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

On the second day, early in the morning, as soon as the bell of the Mao hour rang, Xie Lang changed into the Twelve-Chapter Crown and went to the Weiyang Palace to hold her first grand court meeting as a monarch.

At today's court meeting, except for some officials who were inseparable from their posts, all other officials in Beijing were present.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live long and prosper forever."

Since today's meeting was a grand court meeting, all civil and military officials knelt and kowtowed.

If it is just an ordinary morning ceremony, there is no need to kneel, just bow and kowtow.

"No need to formalize, everyone." Xie Lang walked in slowly, surrounded by a group of people, and sat on the dragon throne, which symbolized the supreme imperial power.

This position is unattainable for others, a symbol of supremacy, and can easily determine the fate of millions of people.

But to Xie Lang, it was just an ordinary seat.

Her great power comes from within herself. Wherever she sits, that is the highest position. No matter how gorgeous the chair is, it is no different from an ordinary chair in her eyes.

After all the ministers stood up, Xie Lang went straight to the point.

"I have heard that the study of state affairs and the management of the countryside is based on astronomy; the establishment of officials and the division of duties are based on human history. Now the position of prime minister is vacant, and the Minister of Personnel Wei Renda is responsible for both internal and external affairs. He has made great contributions to stabilizing the court, so he is appointed as prime minister and in charge of the six ministries."

As soon as Xie Lang finished speaking, the ministers were in an uproar. To them, this matter was both unexpected and reasonable.

If we were to ask who could be the prime minister, Wei Renda would be the undisputed winner. After all, he was the one who supported Xie Lang in becoming emperor from the beginning to the end and had the merit of following the dragon.

But what they didn't expect was that the Prime Minister's meeting would be held today.

Wei Renda was shocked. He didn't expect the surprise to come so soon.

After receiving Xie Lang's order, the female official walked up to Wei Renda with a tray containing the documents of the prime minister and his appointment as prime minister.

Since Xie Lang valued female officials, the things that were originally handled by the chief eunuch were handed over to the female officials by Xie Lang.

Female officials did not belong to the outer court, so even if these court officials wanted to find fault with them, it would be useless.

Now following Xie Lang is the Palace Lady Chen Ziyu. Among all the female officials, she is the most experienced, so Xie Lang brought her to his side.

Wei Renda took the seal and the document of appointment as prime minister, his eyes were moved, and he bowed slowly to Xie Lang: "I will die to repay Your Majesty."

If you treat me with a state officer, I will repay it.

"Prime Minister, please stand up. The country is in danger now. Internal and external troubles have not yet been resolved. I hope you will fulfill your duties and serve the country."

Xie Lang's calm voice echoed throughout the Weiyang Palace. Her voice was so penetrating that even the ministers standing in the corner could hear it clearly.

However, this was not the end. After Wei Renda stood up, Xie Lang's voice continued: "Now the court situation has gradually stabilized, and Daliang City has also stabilized. This is inseparable from the dedication of the court. Therefore, I have decided to promote all officials in Daliang by one level."

With a wave of his hand, Xie Lang promoted all the officials present to a higher rank. It was truly a grand move.

All the officials in the court were no longer calm. If this was not a court meeting, someone would have shouted "Long live the emperor!"

Xie Lang looked at the ministers whose joy was evident in their expressions, but his expression was still very calm. He changed the subject and the atmosphere in Weiyang Palace became solemn again.

"However, the external threat has not been eliminated and the internal worries are still there. The officials of the Ministry of Revenue have reported to me that there is very little silver left in the treasury. When the property was confiscated, more than 4 million taels of silver were seized. This is just the property of a few officials. You can imagine who pocketed the money?"

Xie Lang's words, without any emotion, reached the ears of the ministers, like a bomb dropped into a pool of water and exploded inside.

When the officials present heard this, some remained calm, some looked nervous, and some had trembling legs and feet. In short, there were all kinds of reactions.

Xie Lang took in everyone's reactions, smiled faintly and said to the ministers: "I don't want to embarrass you. I will give you ten days to make up for the amount you have embezzled. Once you have made up, I will forgive you. You should know that I came from the future by destiny and I know all your crimes. I'm sure you don't want to see your heads separated from your bodies, right?"

This is a threat, a naked threat.

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. They had thought that Xie Lang was promoting them out of kindness.

It turns out they were waiting here!

Which official in the whole court is not corrupt? And how many are honest officials?

Now their faces all turned ugly.

Xie Lang presented them with two choices: either pay money to avoid disaster or lose your life.

The problem is that they don’t know how many charges Xie Lang has against them.

This unknown is the most terrifying.

If Xie Lang originally only knew that they had embezzled one thousand taels, but he took out five thousand taels, then he would be at a loss. If he reported less and was caught by Xie Lang, he would not be able to escape the guillotine.

Xie Lang didn't care how ugly these officials' faces were and went straight to the next topic.

"Prime Minister, in the battle between the Emperor and the Khitan, half of the civil and military officials in the court are still alive or dead. You and the officials from the Ministry of War should compile a list of the dead and report it in a memorial."

Xie Lang knew that half of the court officials were not all dead. Some committed suicide after being captured, some were treated like beasts of burden by the Khitan in order to stay alive, and some directly defected to the Khitan and revealed Dayan’s military secrets to the Khitan in exchange for a better position.

Xie Lang has different ways of responding to their different approaches.

The former should be rewarded; the middle ones should not be blamed, after all, the court has let them down; but don't blame her for directly leaking the secrets of Dayan and even giving advice to the Khitan.

Living is not a reason to become a traitor. Does a person who betrays his country and his nation deserve the forgiveness of the people?

"I obey your command." Wei Renda bowed and saluted. He understood what Xie Lang meant.

"Your Majesty, after the Khitan War, the number of officials in the court has been reduced by half, and most government offices are short-staffed. As a matter of fact, we should hold an imperial examination to recruit talents from all over the world."

"In this case, let the Prime Minister be in charge of this matter."

Xie Lang was very satisfied with Wei Renda as the prime minister. As a prime minister, he had to do all the dirty and tiring work. As long as Xie Lang didn't want to do something, he could just throw it to him.

When Wei Renda heard this, he not only did not feel any dissatisfaction, but was very happy. He thought it was a sign that His Majesty valued him. Little did he know that Xie Lang only treated him as a tool.

Now onto the next topic…

Time passed quickly, and soon two hours had passed and the grand court meeting was over.

On the way to Changle Palace, Xie Lang walked in front, followed closely by the female official Chen Ziyu.

Behind them was a large group of palace maids and eunuchs.