Princess Rouyao chased after him and asked Zhuangzhuang, "Has Zi'an been found?"
Zhuangzhuang shook his head, "No, I just told her that so that she wouldn't die willingly."
Rouyao's eyes were dim, "I thought I found it."
Zhuangzhuang looked at the miserable situation in Stone Village and said, "She will come back."
The downfall of Prime Minister Xia involved a series of corruption cases.
The wealth and prosperity of the prime minister's mansion are inseparable from these corruptions.
The Ministry of Justice dug up a bunch of big rats in the country. When Prime Minister Xia surrendered to Grand Tutor Liang, these officials were all introduced to Grand Tutor Liang. It can be said that when Prime Minister Xia fell, these people would follow Grand Tutor Liang.
The reason why Taifu Liang took a fancy to Prime Minister Xia was simply because of his connections in the court. Now that he had them, naturally Prime Minister Xia could be discarded and there was no need to keep him.
He was very proud. Although the zombie disease disrupted the government and was eventually solved by Murong Jie, he also gained a group of people.
Taifu Liang did not think that Murong Jie could crack down on this group of people. They all held important positions. If they were to really investigate, it would mean a major reshuffle of officials in the court.
Those were the people who once followed the late emperor and the emperor. If the regent takes drastic measures, it will definitely arouse public anger.
However, what surprised Taifu Liang was that Murong Jie started to take action against this group of officials even before executing Prime Minister Xia.
Instead of letting the Ministry of Justice try the case, he took a stack of evidence and threw it out at the morning court.
Then, an edict was issued to kill without mercy!
This decisive political tactic made Taifu Liang see the ruthlessness of the regent of Liang State, and his ruthlessness in everything he did to the country.
Moreover, he handled the matter extremely well, without any delay or giving anyone a chance to defend themselves. With one imperial decree, more than a dozen heads were chopped off, all of whom were officials of the fourth rank or above in the court.
This ruthless move did not arouse public outrage as he had previously guessed, but instead shocked a group of people.
Officials who had remained neutral before, and even some people who disdained the regent, all showed respect to him and were willing to serve him as their leader.
Moreover, Murong Jie's popularity among the people was growing, and the people loved him very much.
Master Liang began to panic.
All the zombie patients recovered after taking the medicine, but Xia Zian's whereabouts are still unknown.
Everything slowly returned to order, the Cao Gang gave up on the rescue, only Murong Jie still sent people to search.
At the morning court that day, after Murong Jie finished discussing state affairs, he planned to announce the end of the court as usual.
However, a loud shout came from outside the palace, "The Queen Mother has arrived!"
Murong Jie looked up and saw the Queen Mother coming in accompanied by Eunuch Sun.
All officials knelt and bowed, "Your Highness pays respect to the Empress Dowager!"
The Empress Dowager came over with a smile on her face. Eunuch Sun was holding an imperial edict in his hand, looking very respectful.
After the Queen Mother took her seat, she first glanced at Murong Jie, then looked at the officials and said, "All of you, please stand up!"
All the officials stood up to thank the Emperor, and they were all wondering what the Empress Dowager was going to do.
Murong Jie also looked at the Queen Mother, "My Queen Mother, you are here at the morning court. Is there something important?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "It's not that I have anything important to do. I'm just here to announce the decree."
"Announce the decree? Announce whose decree?" Murong Jie was slightly stunned.
All the officials looked at each other, wondering if it was the Empress Dowager's own will or if the Emperor had woken up
The Empress Dowager pressed her hands and said to Eunuch Sun, "Announce the decree!"
Eunuch Sun stepped forward, opened the decree in his hand, and slowly opened it to all the officials, reading: "My lords, old and young, it has been three or four years since I left Beijing, or five or six years, or maybe ten or twenty years. I am old and confused, and I can't remember clearly. But if you still remember me, please do me the honor of visiting the Regent Palace in three days to congratulate my great-grandson Murong Jie on his wedding. Due to the short time and insufficient preparations for the wedding, the wine and dishes are meager. Please bring generous gifts and a heart that does not despise me to come and drink a glass of water. I decree this!"
When this decree was issued, everyone looked at each other. Was the person who issued this decree the Empress Dowager
But, is this an imperial decree? But if not, what are the two words "Qinci" at the end? This is not an imperial decree granting marriage, this is an imperial decree for everyone to drink wedding wine, and the decree states that there is nothing good to eat, but you grandsons must bring generous gifts. Who would do such a shameless thing
It’s Queen Mother Long!
The Empress Dowager had a funeral and was buried. Of course, many ministers knew that the Empress Dowager was not dead. This funeral was just a farewell to the royal family and the government.
But does the sudden appearance of this imperial decree mean that she is going to come out again
Moreover, Murong Jie wants to get married, who is the bride? You have to know that the eldest daughter Xia Zian is already dead, so if you want to get married, you need a bride.
After looking at the Queen Mother, everyone looked at Murong Jie and saw that he looked stunned, as if he didn't know about this either. This was strange, could it be that even the groom didn't know that he was going to get married
Murong Jie stood up and said to the Queen Mother, "Mother, let's talk in private."
The Queen Mother knew that he had many questions, so she said, "Let's adjourn the court."
After all the officials had left, Murong Jie ordered the palace doors to be closed, and everyone except Eunuch Sun was ordered to leave.
"Mother, what does the ancestor's decree mean? I am going to get married? Who shall I marry?" Murong Jie asked.
The Queen Mother also shook her head. "I don't know. To be honest, when I received the imperial edict today, I had many questions just like you. In addition to this imperial edict, there is another one for me, asking me to host your wedding within three days. The wedding should be held according to the standards of a prince. How can I host it according to the standards of a prince in such a short period of three days? This really gives me a headache."
"What about the bride?" Murong Jie asked.
"Take a look." The Queen Mother took out another decree, which was for her.
Murong Jie took it and read it. The decree clearly stated that there was no need to worry about who the bride would be. As the regent of the current dynasty, he had to get married and have children. This was his responsibility.
Murong Jie didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "No, I won't marry you. I'll go to Hanshan for a visit."
"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is not in Hanshan." said Eunuch Sun.
"Where did you go?" Murong Jie asked.
"I don't know either." Eunuch Sun said regretfully.
Murong Jie said angrily, "How could the old ancestor do this? He sent an order for me to marry, but he didn't even ask me if I wanted to get married."
The Empress Dowager advised: "No matter what, you have to carry out this decree. The ancestor will not let you marry any woman casually. This woman must be very outstanding if she is favored by her."
"No matter how outstanding she is, I don't want her." Murong Jie said angrily.
"I know you still miss Xia Zian, and you haven't given up yet, thinking that she will come back. But, you and I both know that this is impossible. You can keep a place for her in your heart. Life must go on. Besides, you should get married. Maybe after you get married and have children, your mother's mentality will change. After all, when she gets older, she yearns for a life of playing with her grandchildren. It's time for her to find a place to rely on and completely forget those ambitions that shouldn't exist."
Murong Jie said coldly: "No, I don't agree."
The Queen Mother shook her head. "Silly child, you should know that there is nothing that the old ancestor cannot do. Since she has issued this decree, you must get married. You cannot disobey her. If you don't obey her, be careful that she will give you a pockmarked face."
(End of this chapter)