Quickly wear "I am the empress"

"He is the Protector, we are nothing."

The junior who just spoke broke away from the hand covering his mouth and said angrily.

Zhiyu looked at him funny when he heard this, "What, you still want me to seal you all to protect you?"

"Do you think you have the qualifications?"

When the Guo clan members heard what Zhiyu said, their expressions were not very good. Zhiyu was looking down on them nakedly.

Seeing their expressions, Zhiyu snorted with some disdain, "What? Did I say something wrong?"

"My cousin Kuang is an astonishing talent. After I gained power, he trained my troops and supervised the country for me. During this period, he worked diligently and never made the slightest mistake."

"And you, how can you compare with my cousin Kuang?"

Jian Zhiyu looked at them with eyes as cold as frost. The patriarch Guo Ling endured the complexity in his heart and stood up.

"Your Majesty, no matter what you say, you should not send half of your clan to the Western Regions. This will not be beneficial to the Guo family."

Zhiyu sneered, "If it's good for the Guo family, is it bad for me?"

"This...why did your Majesty say this?"

Zhiyu sneered, stood up and walked to Guo Ling and said sadly: "I have been walking on thin ice in my life. It is not easy to reach where I am now."

"As my tribe, you can't help me, but you shouldn't plot against me secretly."

"I conquer the world, not for the Guo family, not for individuals, but for the common people."

"The things you did secretly make me feel that you are simply not worthy of being a member of the clan."

Hearing this, the eldest elder of the Guo family sneered disdainfully: "Oh, Your Majesty is very upright and upright, but do you know what kind of life we ​​live as a clan?"

"Is there any clan member in the world who is like me, the Guo family, and has no reward from the entire clan?"

"That's because you are incompetent."

"Except for the famous and talented officials in our Ning Dynasty, which one is not promoted from the imperial examination? The Guo family is such a large family, and only a few people pass the examination every year. Instead of reflecting on yourselves, you want to blame me?"

"Why, could it be that I personally marked the exam papers for them and they failed?"

The great elder was silent upon hearing this.

Guo Ling looked at the elder who was rendered speechless by the spray, and couldn't help but come out to smooth things over and said: "Your Majesty, this..."

Zhiyu waved his sleeves and glanced at the people present with cold eyes, "I have made up my mind. People within the age specified by the Guo family must go to the Western Regions in half, otherwise, there will be consequences."

After saying that, Zhiyu stepped out of the door, not wanting to talk to the Guo family again.

Outside Chang'an City, Guo Kuang was dressed in official robes and stood three steps away from Zhiyu, as tall as a pine tree. "Your Majesty, I have sent you off for a thousand miles, but I have to say goodbye at the end, so you can send me here."

Zhiyu covered up the sourness in her heart, cupped her hands to Guo Kuang and said, "Second cousin, we have to say goodbye today. I wonder if we will see each other again in the future."

"Azhi is here, I will say goodbye to my cousin first."

Deng Yu also bowed to Guo Kuang at this time, his eyes full of reluctance, "Brother Guo, the Central Plains and the Western Regions have been separated from each other for a long time. It may be difficult for you to leave, so take care."

Guo Kuang smiled warmly, bowed his head to the two of them in return, and then said loudly: "Azhi, Brother Deng, you are waiting for my good news."

"I am going here to open up the path of Bowang Hou (Zhang Qian) and establish diplomatic relations with the countries in the Western Regions, so that my reputation in Daning can be spread to all directions."

Guo Jing stepped forward and patted Guo Kuang on the shoulder, saying with complicated eyes: "Brother, goodbye."

Guo Kuang nodded: "Goodbye."

As Guo Kuang got on his horse, other people who were saying goodbye to their families also returned to their places.

Guo Kuang looked back at Zhiyu, who was wearing a black dragon robe majesticly in the crowd, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Kuang is leaving."

Zhiyu stretched out her hand and shook him, "Cousin Kuang, take care."

Guo Kuang nodded, "Kuang is leaving here, and his return date is unknown. Your Majesty, please don't miss him."

"I hope that when Kuang comes back, Daning will be in a prosperous future."

Zhiyu nodded, looked at Guo Kuang with burning eyes and promised: "Okay, when brother returns to Chang'an, our country will be in a prosperous era."

"It was as prosperous as the period of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, and as powerful as the period of Emperor Wu."

Hearing Zhiyu's words, Guo Kuang smiled brightly and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you, brother."

After saying that, he spurred his horse and turned around, shouting: "Let's go."

Looking at Guo Kuang's majestic figure on horseback, Zhiyu felt mixed emotions in his heart. Guo Kuang's trip was full of dangers, and he didn't know if they would ever see each other again.

"Feng Yi, when you go, you must protect the Protector."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

It wasn't until the mighty team disappeared from sight that Zhiyu withdrew his gaze and said to everyone present:

"Go back."

The people of the Guo family watched Zhiyu leave surrounded by the ministers of the court. Their hearts were filled with congestion, but they were helpless. Their faces were as pale as vegetables, and they felt even worse than the death of their own father.

This time Guo Kuang took away half of the sons of the Guo family. The Western Region had been out of control for many years, and no one knew what was going on there.

That half of the sons may never come back, but that's not certain. How can they not feel resentful in their hearts.

But there is nothing they can do if they complain. Now, how can they still have the ability to challenge He Zhiyu...

After a long time, the clan leader Guo Ling sighed and said to the Guo clan members behind him: "Your Majesty sent half of the clan's sons to the Western Regions this time to warn us."

"From now on, everyone should keep a low profile. If you make His Majesty unhappy again, I'm afraid the other half of my Guo family will go attack the Huns."

After hearing this, everyone felt a little unwilling. The Guo family had an emperor, but they couldn't get anything. How could they be reconciled?

But Zhiyu is not under their control, and they really can't...

"From now on, no one is allowed to go to Guo Kuang. If anyone violates the rules, he will be expelled from the clan directly."

After speaking, Guo Ling glanced sharply at each elder before waving his sleeves and leaving.

After Guo Kuang went to the Western Regions, the prime minister's position became vacant. Everyone in the court looked at the empty position next to Deng Yu, and everyone stared at him with eager eyes.

The last person to take this position was Li Chunhua, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

With her outstanding political achievements, she defeated all the officials in the court and was promoted to prime minister.

Speaking of Li Chunhua, she was also a famous figure. She was an official from Langya. When she was young, she married a descendant of the Langya Wang family at the behest of her parents and gave birth to a daughter.

When her daughter was two years old, her husband was killed by the revolting Green Forest Army. Because she had no children, the Wang clan occupied her husband's property, and her parents-in-law also spoke ill of her.

She cut the knot quickly and not only sued the Wang clan, but also publicly announced that she would sever all relations with her parents-in-law and take her daughter back to her parents' home to live alone.

After the news of the scientific expedition at Prince Ding's Mansion reached Langya, she resolutely took her daughter on the road to Kuaocheng, regardless of her family's obstruction.

Fortunately, Huangtian paid off, and she successfully entered the staff department of Prince Ding's Mansion with an outstanding score of second place in the literary examination that year.

After that, she worked hard and rose through the ranks of the civil service. In just two years, she was promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and became the desperate Sanniang in the eyes of Daning's courtiers.