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

In the past, the empress dowager wouldn't have to say anything, as they would have drowned Xie Lang with just a spit from each of them.

But during this period, Xie Lang is indispensable.

Not only did the Empress Dowager's anger fail to ease the situation, but more and more officials knelt down.

Some officials simply could not understand why Xie Lang had openly usurped the throne, but they did not take her down and instead openly supported her. However, since everyone else was kneeling, he might as well kneel, otherwise he would seem too abrupt.

There were also some officials who were purely fence-sitters. Seeing that the empress dowager could not do anything to Xie Lang, they also knew that the matter could not be changed, so they knelt down as well.

Of course, there were also some officials who were deeply influenced by the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues and could not accept a woman as an emperor, let alone usurping the throne.

But these people had no military power and could not influence the entire political situation, so they were stuck in a stalemate.

The person with the ugliest expression at this moment was Wang Min. Apart from the empress dowager, he was the person who least wanted Xie Lang to be the emperor.

He knew that he had offended Xie Lang to death, but even if he disagreed, it was of no use now.

Wei Renda was the Minister of Personnel, the head of the six ministries, and his position as the Minister of Punishment was not as high as his. Wang Lin was the General of the Imperial Guards, and now he controlled all the troops in Daliang City.

All other high-ranking officials died in the disaster, and their lives and deaths were uncertain if they did not die. On the surface, these two people were the ones who held real power in the court.

They all supported Xie Lang, and others had no choice but to agree no matter how much they disagreed.

His only hope now is to place his hopes on Li Chongguang. As long as Li Chongguang comes back, he can restore order and bring order back to the court. How can the world of Dayan be allowed to be controlled by a woman?

But nowadays, a real man can bend and stretch, and a temporary compromise is nothing, so he also knelt on the ground: "Please Queen Mother, please put the country first and make the princess the queen."

As Wang Min knelt down, all the ministers knelt down again.

A few seconds later, all the ministers in the hall knelt down, and no one was left standing in the hall.

When the Queen Mother saw this scene, she felt extremely sad.

His anger had reached its peak, and he pointed at Xie Lang and cursed at the ministers.

"She is just the daughter of a lowly palace maid. Does she deserve it? How can she be worthy of the throne? Are you doing this to the ancestors of the Li family? Are you doing this to the country of Dayan? Are you doing this to His Majesty?"

Faced with the Queen Mother's questioning, the ministers remained indifferent. They knew that the Queen Mother had no other options left and could only step in to put pressure on others.

In terms of birth, Li Chongguang was both the legitimate son and the eldest son. If he had not encountered this incident, no one could shake his throne.

He was the one who caused the current result. If he had not ignored the advice of his ministers, how could he have led 450,000 soldiers to die? If he had not insisted on his own way on the battlefield, how could he have been captured by bandits?

"Is the Queen Mother raging without any reason? However, this is of no use."

“Do you know what the saddest thing about people is?”

Xie Lang looked at the Queen Mother calmly, his calm eyes seemed to contain mockery and pity for the Queen Mother: "The saddest thing about people is that they think their birth represents everything, but they never recognize the situation clearly."

"Why do I deserve to be the emperor? Just because I can save the country from collapse and turn the tide; just because I can stabilize the government and the people; just because I can save countless people from disaster; just because I can repel the enemy thousands of miles away; just because I can get the support of the civil and military officials in the court; just because I can get the support of the people; just because I can bring your son back from the Khitan."

"Is this enough? If not, I can tell you."

Xie Lang stood on the steps and looked at the empress dowager. She was wearing gorgeous ink-colored court robes and holding a sword at her waist in her right hand. Her temperament was very unique, like a bright sun, shining brightly, with a calm aura, as if nothing in the world was worthy of her attention.

The Queen Mother suddenly looked at Xie Lang, as if she knew why Xie Lang had the support of so many court officials.

Not only does he have enough courage and strength to match it, he also has the aura to look down on everything.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's expression became sad. Despair and powerlessness filled her whole body. For a moment, she seemed to have aged a lot.

At this time, Xie Lang's calm voice continued to sound: "Queen Mother, you have to know that in this world, strength is the key. The position of the Son of Heaven is also for the capable."

The Queen Mother subconsciously wanted to refute what Xie Lang said, but she never opened her mouth and looked dejected.

Having said that, that was her son's throne. As a mother, how could she accept this result?

Without the throne, even if her son came back, he would be in an awkward position.

Wei Renda, who was kneeling below, saw the Queen Mother's miserable look and could not help but persuade her: "Queen Mother, the Emperor has fallen into the hands of the enemy. As long as the Emperor is still the Emperor, the Khitan will not let him go, and will use this as a threat to force Great Yan to make concessions. The previous incident of Shuoyang City knocking at the gate is a lesson for us. This time it was the Khitan who pretended to be Your Majesty. If it is true next time, how will Great Yan respond?"

"The only way is to establish a new monarch and respect Your Majesty as the Supreme Emperor. This way, we will not be controlled by others and have a good opportunity to welcome Your Majesty back. Please consider Your Majesty and the country of Great Yan and establish Princess Nanyang as the monarch. I will be deeply grateful for your kindness."

Wei Renda's words came from the bottom of his heart, as he knew that the Empress Dowager was concerned about Li Chongguang.

And now he told the Queen Mother directly that if she wanted Li Chongguang to come back, he could not be the emperor.

Sure enough, when Li Chongguang was mentioned, the Queen Mother was persuaded.

"I want you to swear to heaven that you will bring my son back safe and sound." The Queen Mother stared at Xie Lang. She knew that she could no longer stop this. Even if they could hold out here, it wouldn't last long.

Her son must not make any mistakes, this is her bottom line. She was afraid that Xie Lang would take the throne and use tricks to make Li Chongguang die in Khitan.

Xie Lang narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this. The Queen Mother's request was reasonable, very reasonable.

But she felt very unhappy. She didn't like being threatened, and she didn't like swearing to the sky. To her, swearing to the sky was a very stupid thing to do.

Only the weak will swear to the heaven in front of the strong and beg for forgiveness.

"I won't swear."

When Xie Lang's calm words were heard, all the ministers and the Queen Mother looked at them strangely.

The Queen Mother's request was not excessive at all and was very reasonable. However, Xie Lang refused it now. Does it mean that she has never thought of letting Li Chongguang come back and wants him to die in Khitan?

Just as the Queen Mother was about to get angry, Xie Lang continued, “I will make sure Li Chongguang comes back safe and sound, but it will never be because of your threats.”

"Li Chongguang is the emperor of Great Yan. This is related to the reputation of Great Yan. He cannot die in Khitan, nor can he be held hostage by Khitan forever. This is too shameful."

"Before Li Chongguang comes back, I will not do anything to him, let alone use any shameful tricks."

Xie Lang looked at the Queen Mother calmly, his temperament was indescribably upright: "This is my dignity as a strong man."