When I heard that Queen Qing was going to listen to politics behind the curtain, everyone started talking about it. Since ancient times, men have always been in charge of political affairs. There is no place for women to interfere. Isn't that what the ancient saying says? Women are virtuous. I'm afraid of Queen Qing's limelight.

He will go beyond the emperor. If anything happens to the emperor, it will be Queen Qing who will benefit in the end.

Listening to the government behind the curtain refers to the queen mother attending the court, and the palace is covered with a curtain. The newly ascended emperor needs to listen to the government behind the curtain to help the emperor temporarily handle state affairs because he is young and makes correct judgments on the laws of affairs in the court.

Queen Qing is not like that. The emperor is still on the throne, but Queen Qing actually wants to listen to politics behind the curtain. This does not take the emperor seriously at all, nor does he take the imperial power in his eyes. There are people who support Queen Qing, but they are opposed to Queen Qing hanging behind the curtain.

There are many people who listen to politics. On the first day Queen Qing went to court, some dissatisfied ministers came to make things difficult. Qingzhu had known this for a long time, so before going to court, she had already checked the details of all the senior officials.

It is clear that as long as someone opposes what he says, he will respond accordingly to help himself resist those difficult words.

Qingzhu sat next to the dragon chair. The front was blocked by a curtain. Qingzhu could clearly see the ministers below, but the ministers could not clearly see how honorable the Queen Qing was.

"Ministers, since the emperor has important matters to deal with, I have not been in court for the past few months. Please forgive me. I am entrusted by the emperor to listen to politics behind the curtain this time. I hope that you can tell me what you have to say.

I will definitely deal with it impartially." Qingzhu said to the ministers.

"I will do my best to assist the Queen," the ministers said.

"I have something to report," Ling Heyang, the minister of the central government, took a step forward and said.

Qingzhu asked, "Master Ling, what's the matter?"

Ling Heyang, the Minister of the Central Government, did not expect that Queen Qing would know his name. He thought that Queen Qing must have put in a lot of effort before going to court. Unexpectedly, Queen Qing was also a careful and prudent person. It seemed that Queen Qing also listened to politics behind the curtain.

It's a good thing. Ling Heyang told the content of the memorial in detail: "During these ten months, there are always healthy young people in the city who have disappeared without knowing their whereabouts. I have been ordered by the emperor to investigate the case, and finally there is someone."

Got a clue.”

Qingzhu asked, "What clues are there?"

Ling Heyang, the Minister of the Central Government, said, "Three months ago, I found some bones in a wasteland at the back gate of the Prime Minister's Palace, and some bones were also found in a wasteland at the side entrance of the palace. The physical characteristics were completely consistent with the clothes worn by the missing persons.

"Ling Heyang, the minister of the central government, took out a scroll from his sleeve, held it in front of his chest and said to Queen Qing, "This is the proof that the family of the deceased identified the bones. They have all been signed by the family members. Please see Queen Qing."

Qingzhu opened the scroll and saw that it was all names and fingerprints. Qingzhu closed the scroll and asked the middle minister, "I still have some questions. Didn't Lord Ling just say that there were missing persons in the past ten months? Talent has been dead for ten months.

, how could it become bones? At most, they are rotting corpses. Is Master Ling using the wrong vocabulary because he was too tired from investigating the case recently?"

Ling Heyang, the minister of the central government, said, "This is not a slip of the tongue, but a fact. This is also the most strange part of this case. It is not appropriate to say that it is bones. I have seen these corpses and they look more like mummies."

The ministers were in an uproar, and everyone was talking about it. Such a terrible thing could happen in this city, which made everyone panic. They were afraid that their family members would also end up like this.

"Everyone, be quiet. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter and give everyone a peaceful life." Qingzhu also felt strange when he heard this. "What clues can be found on these bones?"

Ling Heyang, the minister of the central government, shook his head and said, "I can't find any clues."

Qingzhu was stunned, "What do you mean, sir? How can we not find any clues?"

Ling He, the minister of the central government, said patiently, "Because in addition to some dry skin, this mummy has wounds and knife marks."

Before the central minister, Ling Yanghe, had finished speaking, a minister suddenly shouted, "How can it be possible that so many people died without any scars on their bodies? This is simply the work of monsters. It must be because someone has blasphemed the gods, thus attracting divine punishment.

God wants to cut off our heirs, so he will release monsters to capture strong men."

"Pah!" Qingzhu angrily slapped the chair with his hand and shouted angrily at His Highness, "Stop talking nonsense and being superstitious. Who is the person who was yelling below just now? Please tell me his name."

The number one scholar was so frightened by Queen Qing's angry shouts that he knelt on the ground and said tremblingly, "Please forgive me, the Queen. I am the new number one scholar this year."

Qingzhu waved his big hand and said to the imperial guards outside the palace, "Come here, pull out this scholar who doesn't understand the rules and is superstitious and has little knowledge, and beat him with a hundred sticks."

"The Empress, please show mercy." The Prime Minister quickly stood up and interceded for the Number One Scholar. "The Number One Scholar is in court for the first time. He doesn't understand the rules of the court. As the saying goes, those who don't know are guilty. Please give the Queen a light sentence."

"It is a crime to be ignorant? According to the Prime Minister, this nonsense of the Number One Scholar is just because he does not understand the rules of the court? A Number One Scholar is so superstitious that he doesn't even know where he has read the Four Books and Five Classics. He speaks in such a superstitious way.

Can a person without brains be the number one scholar?" Qingzhu looked at the prime minister and asked.

"This" the prime minister was speechless for a moment.

"This is the end of the matter for the No. 1 Scholar. Anyone who intercedes for the No. 1 Scholar again will be punished together with the No. 1 Scholar." Qingzhu changed the subject and said to the Minister of the Central Government, "Master Ling, it seems that this matter is not a trivial matter. I will withdraw from the court soon."

Then you stay and explain the details to me."

"Yes." Ling Heyang, the central minister, said.

Qingzhu asked the ministers, "Who else has something to report?"

Everyone shook their heads to indicate that Ben was going to play.

"Since I have begun this memorial, I will withdraw from the court." Qingzhu said to the ministers.

Just after everyone left, except Ling Heyang, the central minister who was left by Queen Qing, who was still in the palace, there was one person who didn't leave. That was General Hai.

Qingzhu saw that there was still one person who had not left, so he asked, "Who is the person who has not left? What do you want to tell me?"

General Hai saluted and said, "See you, Queen. I am General Hai Zhengming. I have something important to say."

"It turns out to be the General of the Navy. I have heard about the General of the Navy for a long time. I heard that the General of the Navy is very powerful but carries a mace worth a thousand gold. Whenever there is a war on the border, as long as the General of the Navy takes action, he can only win but not lose. It is really powerful.

"Qingzhu was full of praise for Hai Zhengming. How can a mortal be so powerful? He is also a capable person.

General Hai was praised like this by Queen Qing. He scratched his head and said with embarrassment, "Hey, Wei Chen just has a bit more brute force than ordinary people, hehe."

General Hai's honesty made everyone laugh.

"Haha, General Hai is not only powerful but also very humble. He really looks like a general. I wonder what General Hai wants to tell me?"

General Hai said, "Sir Ling just said that someone is missing in this city. I suddenly remembered something. Since the Prime Minister was present, I didn't dare to say it, so I waited until everyone left before I said it."

Qingzhu asked, "What is going on?"

General Hai said, "In fact, not only are strong men missing in this city, but also women are missing. The Prime Minister's daughter suddenly disappeared in the past few months and is nowhere to be found. I asked the Prime Minister many times, but the Prime Minister avoided answering.
Chapter completed!