Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Chapter 652: Dongfang Jiangbai

"Empress Dowager," Xiahou Zhao stepped forward and bowed to Liang Qian.

The imperial guards poured into the palace like a tide and soon surrounded all the ministers.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

"You, what do you want to do, you vixen?!"

Their faces turned pale, with fear, panic, and anger...

"What?" Liang Qian smiled coldly, her eyes dim and unclear, and she lowered her head to look at the national seal in her hand.

"Don't worry, you'll know in a moment."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the armed imperial guards and secret guards swarmed forward.

The once solemn and dignified Taiji Hall fell into chaos in the blink of an eye, with blood splattered everywhere.

Liang Qian stood in front of the crowd and looked at them indifferently.

All ministers who went to the palace to meet the king had to take off their shoes and swords, leaving no metal on their bodies. Otherwise, they would be suspected of intending to assassinate the king.

Faced with the imperial guards with special skills, the civil officials were completely helpless and could only wail and curse.

As for the military generals, there were some who tried their best to resist, but they were unarmed and were besieged by a united force, so they were ultimately outnumbered.

Soon, amid shouting, the court officials were pressed on the cold, hard floor tiles. Not only were their clothes and hats stripped off, but their wrists were also tied up with hemp ropes, stringing them together in a truly embarrassing manner.

Gu Ya took out the small white bottle from his sleeve, distributed the pills, and forced them to be fed to all the ministers.

The dignitaries who had been acting so arrogantly just now suddenly behaved in an ugly manner.

"What did you give us to eat?!"

"You vixen! What do you want to do?!"

……

Some people stuck their necks out and kept cursing.

Liang Qian turned a deaf ear to the words and looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground expressionlessly. He tightly grasped the cold imperial seal and said, "Please come with me."

Gu Ya, Jin Lan and Xia Hou Zhao stayed behind to guard the palace.

Gongyang Jing and Ao Rubin commanded the imperial guards to escort the ministers to follow Liang Qian.

The ministers were naked and in a miserable state. They cursed in shame and anger.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I stepped over the threshold, I saw Meng and Meng Tao and others.

Unlike the usual gorgeous crowns and clothes, they were wearing plain clothes with hemp scarves, and more importantly, their mouths were gagged and their hands were tied.

Looking at the little emperor standing next to her, his eyes were red and swollen, and he was trembling as he shrank towards Meng, pulling at the corner of her clothes with his little hands, and sobbing with his head down.

Everyone understands this situation.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Meng and Meng Tao looked extremely unnatural.

Before they could escape from Jinye City with the imperial seal, they were tied up and brought back.

Someone came to his senses first and shouted at Liang Qian.

"You seductress, are you going to kill the king and seize the throne?!"

Amid the angry shouts, a figure jumped out from nowhere and pounced towards Liang Qian.

Liang Qian narrowed her eyes and saw clearly that the hand raised high was holding a sharp hairpin.

Before she could dodge sideways, the man was kicked over by someone, fell heavily to the ground, and rolled down the stairs.

The jade hairpin in his hand also broke into several pieces.

The man lay on the ground gasping for breath.

The secret guard's sword was against his neck.

But the man was not afraid at all and cursed even more fiercely.

"You evil woman, the Zhou army is invading, and Da Qi is in danger of extinction, yet you are trying to seize power and usurp the throne!"

As he spoke, he looked around at the imperial guards: "Isn't your duty to protect the emperor's safety? Why do you obey the orders of this witch and help the tyrant to commit atrocities..."

Liang Qian stared and looked at the man carefully for a while.

The pair of dark brown eyes staring at him turned slightly red, flashing with anger and carrying the courage to face death.

"You are a demon woman who has brought chaos to the imperial court. You cannot distinguish right from wrong, loyalty from treachery, and you have done so many evil things. You will not have a good ending..."

The man was stepped on the ground by the secret guard, but he never stopped talking, staring at her and scolding her.

After he cursed like this, the ministers who were held hostage also became agitated.

There was constant shouting inside and outside the hall.

The secret guard raised his sword and was about to chop at the man.

"Wait," Liang Qian raised his hand to stop him, and the secret guard had to put away his sword.

"Madam..." Qingzhu couldn't help but worry.

"It's okay," Liang Qian glanced at her with a smile, then slowly walked down the stairs and looked down at the man, "It's you."

The man was not good-looking and judging by his clothes, he was just a small assistant teacher at the Imperial College.

She opened her red lips and said, "I recognize you."

The man gnashed his teeth and said, "Witch! You have seduced the master and murdered the loyal and good people. You will never have a good end!"

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Liang Qian leaned down, looked at the man and smiled, but did not respond: "That year my brother got married, and during the banquet, bandits kidnapped the fourth lady. In order to save people, Cui Hao stood up and fought with the bandits and was seriously injured, but our Liang Mansion did not reward him. You felt unfair for him and spoke rudely to us. Later-"

She paused, tilted her head and thought carefully: "Later, on the day of Cui Hao and Feng Qingyue's wedding, in front of the Tangyi Marquis's mansion, she angrily scolded Cui Hao for being willing to be a son-in-law. This was both despicable and shameful, right?"

The man snorted coldly and turned his eyes away from her.

Liang Qian didn't mind at all and smiled faintly: "You are honest and upright, but unfortunately you are stupid. It is really rare that you can live safely to this day. No wonder you are still an unknown assistant teacher after so many years."

"You--" The man's face turned red with humiliation.

Liang Qian stood up and said to the secret guards, "Tie him up and keep an eye on him. Don't let him die."

The secret guard nodded his head and said yes.

The man gritted his teeth and said, "Witch! You can kill me or chop me up as you wish. I am not afraid of severe punishment!"

Liang Qian shook her head and laughed: "If you have the energy to curse, you might as well use it somewhere else."

After saying that, he didn't even look at the person on the ground.

The secret guards tied the man up and dragged him away by force.

The restless crowd fell silent and just looked on in wonder.

Liang Qian frowned and turned around, inadvertently catching a glimpse of the faint white light in the sky. She was silent for a moment, lowered her eyes and sighed, "The east is about to turn white."

She took a step forward and signaled the imperial guards to lead the ministers out of the palace.

"Where on earth are you taking us, you witch?"

The high-ranking officials who were tied up in a string behind him walked and cursed all the way.

It was not until they arrived at the Imperial Palace that Liang Qian turned around and looked at everyone, her black eyes filled with coldness.

Seeing that people had stopped, the ministers, whose voices had become hoarse, gathered their breath and forced themselves to shout a few curses.

The biting north wind had already blown them through, and they walked barefoot on the ice and snow-covered bricks and stones. Every step they took felt like torture, and their toes could freeze off at any time.

They no longer cared about their usual etiquette and just huddled together, shivering, trying to block the wind and keep each other warm.

Liang Qian stood still, looking at them one by one with cold eyes.

"You have seized power and accepted bribes, harming the country and the people. Since Heaven will not judge, then I will judge."

All the shouting and groaning stopped, the air became inexplicably quiet, and everyone stared at the figure in front with surprise and suspicion.

Against the backdrop of the majestic imperial palace, it appears so small and frail, like a flower blooming in the cracks of a cliff, standing proudly despite being able to break through any obstacles.

"You, what on earth are you going to do!"

Some people shouted angrily, but their frozen lips and chattering teeth made their anger seem ridiculous.

Liang Qian looked over and saw that it was Shang Shu Pushe (yè).

She pulled a dagger out of her sleeve and walked straight over.

Shang Shu Pushe stared at the unsheathed cold blade and dodged backwards: "You, what do you want to do?"

The tip of the knife gently lifted his chin, meeting a pair of cold eyes, and the tone was half threatening and half intimidating.

"If you want to live, just do as I say. Of course, if you insist on sacrificing your lives for the city, I will grant your wish."