After Wu Meiniang sat down, Li Zhi looked at Wu Meiniang with distress again. Although he didn't say anything, everything was silent.

After that, Li Zhi praised Han Yi and then made Han Yi join the list, standing opposite Li Ji.

"Has the Shangshu Ling thought of a method of disaster relief?"

Han Yi had just joined the list, and Zhang Wenguan, who was standing beside him, suddenly whispered.

Han Yi sighed softly: "I had some ideas at that time, but I was not sure, but how could I dare to say that situation at that time?"

When Zhang Wenguan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Judging from the current situation, Shangguan Yi and the others helped Wu Meiniang. If Shangguan Yi and the others had come out to cause trouble, it wouldn't be Wu Meiniang's turn to come forward, then she wouldn't be sitting there today.

Li Zhi glanced at him and said with confidence: "Since ancient times, people have been terrified of locusts. The place where locusts pass by has no grass and the people are suffering. However, the queen went to provide disaster relief in person this time, and I believe you all know that the queen not only did not allow the locust plague to spread further, but also immediately helped the people to restore their livelihoods after the disaster. The harm caused to the people was the lowest in history. While I was deeply pleased, I felt very angry."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers' faces changed slightly, and they were all silent.

This is obviously to settle the accounts after the autumn.

Li Zhi just frowned slightly, and the air in Tai Chi Palace suddenly solidified. "I remember when the disaster just started, many ministers in the court not only did not think about how to rescue the disaster, but instead thought about how to throw the blame over the queen all day long. They also used the name of God to force me to depose the queen, which almost made me a big mistake and caused millions of people to fall into famine. Their intentions are not only angering, but also creepy. Now when I think about it, I feel scared. What kind of people are standing here now!"

This was very heavy, but it really forced him to a great deal at the beginning, which made him lose face, because Wu Meiniang was not an ordinary minister, but his wife. The minister forced him to depose the queen, which was very shameless, but he even planned to compromise at that time because there was no way and he could not stop the natural disaster. Now that Wu Meiniang was in triumph, he certainly had to feel angry.

Moreover, he felt guilty towards Wu Meiniang, so he was waiting for Wu Meiniang in court meeting and must end the matter first, otherwise he would not be able to chat happily with Wu Meiniang.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shangguan Yi walked out of the queue, came to the steps, knelt down, and put the flue plate on the ground, "I know my crime, I would like to punish you."

Success and defeated the enemy. Although no one mentioned their punishment during the bet, Wu Meiniang bet on everything he had. Now that Wu Meiniang has survived, they will never pass the test easily. Since it is a bet, it must be fair.

Shangguan Yi was also a noble family after all, so he still had this kind of demeanor. Don’t scold your emperor, pay attention to your health. I am willing to accept the loss. If you want to kill and cut, you will just listen to the emperor.

Many ministers stood up one after another, knelt on the ground, asking Li Zhi for punishment.

Now that things have come to this point, they also know that it is difficult to get out of here, so they might as well stand up first and show some demeanor.

Li Zhi slapped the table suddenly and pointed at Shangguan Yi and said, "You are all reading sages, and they are all full of knowledge. However, they use what they have learned in their lives to use on the wrong paths. They know that they are in the court, confusing people's hearts, and almost misleading disasters. You are really dead and can't let you go. I will definitely not be able to forgive you today."

Shangguan Yi crawled on the ground, "The criminal committed a heinous crime and slandered the queen. He was ashamed of Your Majesty's love for me. He had no face to see Your Majesty again. He also asked Your Majesty to die."

The officials behind him also said in unison: "I would like to ask Your Majesty to die."

The ministers standing next to them were no one pleaded for them. It was not that they didn't want it, but that they couldn't, because they all knew in their hearts that if Wu Meiniang had not passed the test, then it would be Wu Meiniang kneeling here today, and Shangguan Yi and the others would never let Wu Meiniang go.

"His Majesty."

Wu Meiniang suddenly spoke.

Li Zhi turned his head and looked at Wu Meiniang and asked, "What will the queen do to deal with them?"

Of course he knew Wu Meiniang and would never be spared.

Wu Meiniang said, "Your Majesty, in fact, they not only have no guilt, but have made contributions."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked.

Li Zhi was stunned for a while before saying, "Queen, what did you say?"

This is incredible!

Wu Meiniang said, "Your Majesty, if they had not been aggressive and forced me to the dead end, I would have asked myself that I would not have devoted myself to disaster relief as much as I am now, I would not have achieved such great success. Therefore, I think they are not only innocent, but also made contributions."

After Li Zhi was sure that he had heard it wrong, he was shocked for a while before saying, "Did the queen forget how they slandered you in the first place? She even forced you."

Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "How can I forget this? But as Your Majesty's empress, I naturally have to put Your Majesty first. The main reason why I am able to have a prosperous era in the Tang Dynasty is that you are open-minded, generous, humble, accept advice, know people and be good at placing people, and employ people based on merits. If you punish them just because of their mistakes, then who dares to advise you in the future? You cannot ruin your reputation because of me.

In addition, if they did not say that, the court would not pay attention to this locust plague as much as they do now. This is also the key reason for this success. It is precisely because the government and the people all united in unity that they helped the people in the disaster area to overcome this difficulty. Moreover, when I went deep into the disaster area, I felt a lot of feelings in my heart when I saw the local people suffering. At the same time, I also thought that their remarks were very necessary. As the monarch, Your Majesty should regard natural disasters as God's warning to the monarch, and as God urged Your Majesty to cherish his people more.

Therefore, if encountering natural disasters, the court should do its best to provide relief to the people and protect the people from harm, rather than be superstitious about sacrifices to the world and regardless of the lives of the people, so that God can live up to his painstaking efforts."

After these words, the ministers were moved and admired. Whether they were civil officials or military generals, these words were really touching. They said in unison: "The queen is benevolence and righteousness, so that she can't be ashamed of me."

Li Zhi was slightly stunned and smiled and said, "It seems that the queen has indeed benefited a lot from going to the disaster relief this time!"

Wu Meiniang nodded with a smile.

A gentle smile made Li Zhi feel very moved, and the anger in his heart also disappeared, saying, "Shangguan Yi, since the queen pleads for you, then I will pardon you for your sins this time, and I hope you can know your mistakes and correct them."

Shangguan Yi and the others thought they were dead and had no way to survive. They didn't expect that Wu Meiniang would plead for them. In fact, only Wu Meiniang could save them, but how could this be possible? They didn't react now.

Li Zhi said with a deep eyebrows: "You guys are you going to thank you quickly."

Shangguan Yi was stunned and said, "Thank you for your Majesty for your life, and thank you for your life for your life."

The others also thanked them on their foreheads, and they really got their lives back.

Wu Meiniang suddenly glanced at Han Yi slightly, and saw that the guy closed his eyes and lowered his head, slightly tilted his toes, exuding a hint of impatientness.

In fact, Han Yi's thoughts had already flew to his family, so he had no intention of listening to their nonsense here. He thought, let's finish it quickly.

However, some people are not as good as they wish.

As soon as Shangguan Yi and the others retreated, Hao Chujun stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, as far as I have investigated, when the disaster happened, the governor of Weizhou and the governor of Xiangzhou were the governors of a state, but they did not call on the people to rescue the disaster in time. Instead, they blindly believed that many people became unsuccessful. Your Majesty should dismiss them from office and investigate them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Meiniang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, please spare their lives."

Li Zhi said in a daze: "Why did the queen ask them for mercy?"

Hao Chujun was also stunned. Why is the queen today like a Bodhisattva? She is completely different from the vicious queen before.

Wu Meiniang said: "Hao Shangshu's words are reasonable. They did make big mistakes, which made the disaster worse. But at the same time, they also learned a lesson. They now understand very well that in the face of natural disasters, sacrifices are useless. The only way is to organize the people to actively fight against the disaster. They have learned valuable lessons from it. Although this has cost a huge price, it is precisely because of this that Your Majesty should continue to let them govern the local area. If they are dismissed from office, the people who take office may make the same mistake again. In this way, it will be more than worth the loss."

Liu Xiangdao stood up and said, "The empress is kind-hearted and admires her deeply. She also thinks that the empress is very reasonable. Although they are all unforgivable, keeping them is indeed a good thing for the local people, and the court should put the people first."

Many ministers stood up to support the queen's suggestion.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Let's do this, the Secretariat will write an imperial edict for me, and blame them for remembering this lesson, and hope that they can atone for their sins."

Liu Xiangdao bowed and said, "I obey the order."

Zhang Wenguan suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there is still the Taiyuan plan."

Before he could finish his words, Li Zhi said, "Empress, Shangshu Ling has just returned, and the journey is exhausted. Taiyuan's plan involves a lot of things. It is not something that can be discussed clearly in a while. I won't talk about it today."

He held this court meeting today to settle the score after the autumn. He didn't want to talk about the Taiyuan plan here, so he was more inclined to talk to Han Yi.

"yes."

Zhang Wenguan retreated awkwardly.

Li Zhi said again: "Today's court meeting ends here and the court will be dispersed."

The ministers subconsciously politely said, "I am proud to send you to Your Majesty."

After a while, I suddenly realized that there was a queen there, and hurriedly added another "queen".
Chapter completed!