Quick Wear: The Demon Lord blew up the tomb at the beginning

"Outrageous, outrageous, outrageous..."

The Queen Mother was furious and said "outrageous" three times.

But Xie Lang remained unmoved and even tilted his head.

In her view, this was nothing more than the impotent rage of the weak.

Although it seemed that the Queen Mother was sitting at the top, in fact, she had already lost.

The ministers would not listen to her. Her words made them even more disheartened, except for those pedantic nerds who had gone crazy reading the books of sages.

"If the Queen Mother really cares about the Emperor, she shouldn't pin her hopes on the enemy's conscience. Giving money to the enemy is just the act of a fool." Xie Lang's tone was calm, as if he was stating the facts. Just when the Queen Mother was about to get angry, Xie Lang said, "The Queen Mother wants to save His Majesty, and I happen to have a way."

The empress dowager, who was originally furious, immediately suppressed her anger after hearing these words.

She put her hands on the table, leaned forward, looked at Xie Lang, and said word by word: "What can you do?"

"If you dare to joke with my son's life, I will make sure you die without a burial place."

Enormous pressure was pressing down on Xie Lang, but Xie Lang seemed not to feel it and looked at the Queen Mother calmly.

There was no emotion in Xie Lang's eyes, but the Queen Mother sensed a hint of contempt in his calm eyes. It was the contempt of the gods for the common people. In her eyes, she seemed to be no different from an ant.

At this moment, Xie Lang said calmly: "I never joke."

"The Queen Mother only needs to answer whether she wants to bring His Majesty back intact."

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place fell into dead silence.

All the ministers present were greatly surprised when they saw this scene. Even Wei Renda, who had been in the officialdom for more than 30 years, showed a look of shock.

It seemed as if they were meeting the princess for the first time today, and her tone was extremely calm. However, within this calmness, she revealed her extreme arrogance and confidence.

When the Queen Mother saw Xie Lang's extremely confident attitude, she inexplicably felt convinced, but this attitude was really... too arrogant.

But her son’s life was more important now, so she asked, “What are you going to do?”

Xie Lang spoke calmly, his eyes still as calm as ever.

"I want the position of regent. From now on, all government affairs will be in my hands. No matter how big or small the affairs are, they must be reported to me."

Take control of the power of the state.

This is her purpose.

There is nothing more reassuring than having power in your own hands.

As for Li Chongguang, he must be brought back. As for what happens after he is brought back, that is another matter.

Everyone present was shocked by Xie Lang's words.

When Li Chongguang went on a campaign, the princess did share some of the government affairs.

But there has never been a time like this when he directly asked to take over the country's affairs.

Should I give it or not?

"Princess, your majesty is now trapped in the enemy camp, our army has suffered heavy losses, and half of the civil and military officials have been killed or wounded. At this critical moment, if a wrong decision is made, the consequences will be disastrous. If the princess takes charge of the government, what will happen if something goes wrong?"

A man stepped out from among the civil officials. He was about forty years old and prudent. He was the Left Vice-Censor-in-Chief Zhang Yuming. As the Left Censor-in-Chief had gone on the expedition with Li Chongguang and his life or death was uncertain, he was the highest-ranking official in the Censorate today.

Zhang Yuming continued: "This is a difficult time. We should work together to overcome the difficulties..."

"It is precisely because this is a difficult time that the court needs a leader. If the government cannot unify its policies and decisions are delayed, it will delay military operations, which will be the biggest disaster."

"As for the person in charge, you have no other choice except me."

"As the daughter of Emperor Zhao of Yan, the younger sister of the current emperor, a descendant of the royal family, and the princess of Great Yan, I have the qualifications and the right to take charge of all government affairs."

Xie Lang interrupted Zhang Yuming directly, saying that in prosperous times, it is necessary for all ministers to offer advice and express their opinions, while in troubled times, it is necessary for orders to be issued by one authority and the government to be unified.

There only needs to be one voice in the court.

That was her, Xie Lang's voice.

Fortunately, the Li Jingming she possessed already had a foundation in the court, and this was also the point that she was most satisfied with Li Jingming.

If she is really a princess outside the court, then extraordinary means will have to be used.

As Xie Lang finished his words, the hall fell silent again.

Xie Lang's words were indeed arrogant, but the court really needed someone to take charge of major affairs.

When the emperor went on an expedition, there was no one in charge, many decisions could not be made, and one opinion could be discussed for a long time.

If an urgent military report came in and everyone argued about it endlessly, with one person saying something at a time and no result could be reached after a long discussion, then the front line would have been doomed long ago.

However, if someone is needed to take charge, the empress dowager is not the right person. She has lived in the deep palace for a long time. She may be good at palace fighting, but state affairs are not palace fighting. It is related to the rise and fall of a country and cannot tolerate any mistakes.

The Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Justice were not qualified, and as for the prime minister who was qualified, he also went with the army.

The other members of the royal family are not in the capital, and as for the others, there is no need to consider them.

It seems that, just as Xie Lang said, there is no other choice except her.

Wei Renda and the others were still thinking, but the Queen Mother couldn't wait to ask: "Can you really bring my son back intact?"

"I never tell lies."

Li Chongguang was nominally the king of Dayan. If he died in Khitan, it would be a laughing stock.

Either he commits suicide to apologize to the world, or he is punished by Dayan. This is Dayan’s internal affairs.

How could his life and death be decided by the barbarians?

So Li Chongguang must be brought back.

How can I ask him to apologize if I don’t bring it back? How can I take revenge if I don’t bring it back?

The Empress Dowager's issue has been resolved, and now it's the court officials' issue. For the court officials, the opinions of the Minister of Personnel Wei Renda and the Minister of Justice Wang Min are enough.

There are only two of them who are still high-ranking officials in the court. As for the others, their ranks are not high enough.

"Queen Dowager, please allow me to report. What the princess said just now is not without reason. Dayan needs someone who can make decisions now. The princess is of noble status and is familiar with state affairs. There is nothing wrong with her taking charge of state affairs."

Wei Renda agreed with Xie Lang's statement. The more chaotic the situation was, the more people were needed to stand up and stabilize the government.

As for why the princess has changed so much, she used to be very humble and polite, would listen to other people's opinions, and would never be as dictatorial as she is now.

He guessed that maybe the defeat of our army had stimulated her, or maybe this was her nature and her previous modesty was just a disguise.

After Wei Renda finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Wang Min, as he was the only one left to speak.

Wang Min frowned. His position was different from Wei Renda's. Wei Renda believed that the country was more important than the monarch, while he believed that if the monarch wanted his subjects to die, the subjects had to die.

He also attached great importance to ethical traditions and believed that women should not stand in the court.

Therefore, he could not accept the appointment of Xie Lang as regent. However, everyone was watching him, the Queen Mother and Wei Renda also supported it, so it would be unreasonable for him not to support it.

She could only bite the bullet and said, "Now is a special time. The princess is the regent only because of the emergency. After His Majesty returns, the princess should not be greedy for power. After all, the world belongs to His Majesty."

Xie Lang remained calm when he heard this, but he already had murderous intent in his heart. In Li Jingming's memory, he was the first to support Li Chongguang's restoration.

For this alone, he deserves to die.