The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

"This time, I won't wait in the back row. I'll marry you as soon as I get back to Dayan!" Jiang Fan comforted her softly. He felt even more compassionate towards Zhong Ling.

"You said it, so don't say it again, otherwise, I will... I will ignore you!" Zhong Ling snorted lightly, and the expression on her face became much lighter, and the sadness of last night quickly dissipated.

Jiang Fan held Zhong Ling tenderly for a while, then someone came to inform him that it was time to go to court.

After Li Changle returned, she sorted out Jiang Fan's series of decrees and decided to issue them in the court.

However, if Jiang Fan had not been there to intimidate the court officials, it would have been difficult for her to issue her decrees.

Although many court officials were purged after the last Ling Wang incident, it was impossible for the entire Daxi Dynasty to be without anyone available. Some court officials stayed.

Otherwise, if all the court officials in the Daxi court were killed, the Daxi court would be paralyzed.

However, although most of the court officials were retained, there were still many who were not convinced by the empress Li Changle.

The leaders were the three great families and some old scholars. The three great families were considered the leaders of the entire Great Western Dynasty. Relying on the power of the families, they did not dare to openly confront Li Changle.

But there was no lack of hypocrisy, and several great scholars, although they attended the court, said nothing, as if they were just puppets.

These people were quite talented, but they just didn't accept the empress's rise to power. Of course, they were wary of Jiang Fan, the God of Killing, but not too much.

They are not afraid of death. The reason they temporarily surrendered is that they don't want their families to be implicated. However, it is difficult to ask them to contribute to the current Daxi Dynasty.

Even many court officials were waiting to see the joke, watching the empress finally step down and Jiang Fan leave the Great Western Dynasty in disgrace.

Jiang Fan, under the protection of Zhong Ling, came to the Daxi court. At this time, Li Changle was already sitting on the dragon throne, she was wearing a dragon robe, and she looked extremely powerful.

Her cold and indifferent eyes revealed a sense of majesty. At least for the time being, she was still relatively qualified to be the empress.

Looking at her sitting there, with her slender figure, fair skin, and the aura that made people want to conquer her, Jiang Fan thought of the absurdity of last night. His heart was slightly heated.

The look he gave Li Changle became somewhat unscrupulous.

Li Changle felt Jiang Fan's fiery gaze and looked over. When she saw Jiang Fan, this girl didn't know what she was thinking of. Suddenly, a trace of shyness flashed across her face, and she no longer had the intimidating aura she had just had.

The court officials were surprised to see Li Changle like this. They followed Li Changle's gaze, and when they saw Jiang Fan, most of them showed jealousy.

Everyone knows the relationship between Jiang Fan and Li Changle. Even if the two of them didn't say it out loud, everyone knows that Li Changle is Jiang Fan's woman.

The King of Qin of Yan was the real master of the Great Western Dynasty, and Li Changle was just a puppet in his hands. However, this puppet emperor not only had no sense of shame and guilt, but also had eyes full of love for Jiang Fan. It would be strange if they could balance their hearts.

If Jiang Fan's army had not controlled the entire capital, these people would probably have jumped out and torn Jiang Fan into pieces.

Under everyone's jealous gaze, Jiang Fan came to the seat below the dragon throne and sat down. The only person who could have a seat in the court was Jiang Fan.

Even several elderly ministers did not receive such treatment. Everyone looked at Jiang Fan with even more anger.

"The court meeting has begun!" As the eunuch shouted that the court meeting had begun, all the court officials had no choice but to kneel down and shout "Long live the emperor!"

It was not that they were willing, but they had to submit. At the first court meeting, some court officials clamored that Li Changle was not worthy of the position and that a woman could not be emperor.

Then, those court officials were dragged out! They were soon found to have committed corruption and abuse of power, and the evidence was made public. Then, they were despised by the people, and the rest were simply frightened.

It's not that Jiang Fan is cruel, he just wants to intimidate these people, so he has to make them afraid. If you expect these people to be obedient, you are wrong.

Many of them, for the sake of so-called integrity, are not afraid of death, and are not even afraid of the extinction of their family members.

They are willing to do anything to leave a name in the so-called Qing history.

Therefore, if you want these people to obey you, it is useless to threaten them with death. Only by leaving a bad reputation for eternity can they submit.

Of course, among these people, some are truly corrupt and hypocritical, while others are honest and upright.

However, in order to deter others, Jiang Fan could only accuse them of a false crime. The common people were easy to fool anyway. With a little encouragement, the problem would be solved.

Therefore, although those honest officials who were imprisoned felt that it was unjust, they could do nothing about it.

Jiang Fan beheaded those who were truly corrupt and seeking fame, and as a warning to the public, Jiang Fan did not kill those honest officials except for tarnishing their reputations. He did not even touch their families, but dragged them to the main hall.

These people are just confused for a moment, and they insist too much on the bullshit of benevolence, righteousness, integrity, and etiquette! If you can subdue these people, they will definitely work for you in a down-to-earth manner.

Compared to those truly cunning villains, they may be more loyal. Of course, they are more useful than those cunning villains.

After Li Changle asked everyone to stand up, the six people who were escorted over looked at this side coldly, with mockery on their lips.

They are the few honest and upright officials left behind by Jiang Fan.

As for why Jiang Fan and Li Changle didn't kill them, they were all puzzled, but also full of contempt.

The other people in the court had different thoughts. Most of them were just watching the fun, while a few were resisting. As for those who truly submitted, there was not a single one.

After all, no one is optimistic about the current court. Everyone thinks that as long as Jiang Fan leaves, Li Changle, the empress, will not be able to continue to rule.

Even if Jiang Fan was there, he probably wouldn't be able to issue any decrees in the end. It would be no different if the court existed or not.

"The Imperial Edict states that, effective immediately, the court will establish a cabinet consisting of 18 officials, without rank... who will be responsible for handling memorials. Effective immediately, the positions of the left and right prime ministers will be abolished, and the six ministries will only be responsible for implementing government orders..."

As all the ministers stood up, Li Changle asked the eunuch to read out the first imperial edict.

As the imperial edict was issued, everyone's face changed slightly, with shock in their eyes. They didn't expect Li Changle to make such a big move right after he came up.

The power of the prime minister was directly dismissed. Once the cabinet was formed, it was equivalent to taking away all the power of the prime minister. Once the power of the prime minister was taken away, all power would be concentrated in the hands of the emperor.