My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

Ning Bu Si's thin fingers grasped the hilt of the knife, his voice trembling:

"I dare you, humble servant!"

Fang Hongming was escorted out of the palace, where the emperor and civil and military officials watched the beheading scene together.

To warn those who have improper conduct in official circles.

If this happened in the past, there would have been civil officials who would have stood up to persuade the emperor that this was against etiquette and law and would offend the emperor.

But seeing Ye Shengxin's eyes sparkling, he was about to urge Ning Bu Si to hurry up.

The civil official who had this thought shrank his neck.

They'd better not offend this evil star.

On the ground, Fang Hongming was still unconscious. Before being beheaded, he would rather not die than let him get away with it.

He was kicked in the back of the chest.

With a sudden kick, Fang Hongming spit out a mouthful of blood and woke up in pain.

With blurred vision, he saw the empress dowager rushing over from a distance.

When Ning Bu Si raised the knife, Fang Hongming's eyes widened.

"stop!"

The Queen Mother stopped him sternly.

The empress dowager walked quickly closer and glanced at the ministers who were standing on her side but watched Fang Hongming being beheaded in front of the palace.

After hiding his angry eyes, he looked at Emperor Jingming again.

"Emperor, beheading in front of the palace, are you confused?"

"Mother, are you here to plead for Lord Fang?" Emperor Jingming asked indifferently.

It’s not impossible. Emperor Jingming was secretly looking forward to it.

With Ye Xingxin around, he actually wanted to see the scene of the old woman being struck by lightning.

At that time, he would have an excuse to send the empress dowager out of the palace and away from the court.

This would avoid him getting involved with some court officials who would always cause trouble for him secretly.

The Queen Mother had a dignified look on her face. She looked down at Fang Hongming who was waiting for her to save him, and said in a cold voice:

"If you want to kill him, it must be because he made a mistake. How can the Queen Mother not understand this?"

"It's just that beheading someone outside the meeting hall is unprecedented in history. If the dirty blood harms the fate of the Zhou Kingdom, how can you and I face our ancestors a hundred years later!"

"Then how do you think we should deal with this, mother?"

"In your opinion, it would be safer to throw Lord Fang into the Heavenly Prison and execute him on a chosen day."

The Empress Dowager did not go as expected, and Emperor Jingming was a little disappointed.

He pointed to the dark clouds in the sky that had not yet dispersed.

"Mother, how can Heaven punish people if it wants to harm the fortune of our Zhou Kingdom?"

"In my opinion, only by following God's will and giving those soldiers an explanation as soon as possible can we ensure the prosperity of our Zhou Kingdom."

[That's right, Queen Mother, you're totally overthinking it. It's just a minister being beheaded in the palace. How can it ruin the fate of the country? ]

[This palace was built over a hundred years ago, and at least tens of thousands of people have died inside. If it were really unlucky, the Zhou Kingdom would now be...]

“Cough cough cough…cough cough.”

"Cough...cough..."

"Hiss..."

Several ministers were frightened and tried to interrupt Ye Xingxin's disrespectful words with sounds such as coughing.

Ye Xingxin didn't notice it. She tilted her head and asked in a low voice:

"Master Xu, why are you pulling my sleeve?"

Xu Changyu exhaled and lied without changing his expression: "It's nothing, there was a mosquito on Lord Ye's sleeve, I just grabbed it."

Ye Shengxin looked at Xu Changyu's clean hands.

"What about mosquitoes?"

"flew away."

Ye Xingxin looked around.

Although it is spring now, the weather is still cold in the morning and mosquitoes have not yet appeared.

[Could it be that the mosquitoes here have thick skin and are not afraid of the cold? ]

Xu Changyu: ...You are quite good at finding excuses.

[No, remember to remind Dongshi to buy some mosquito repellent when you go back later.]

In the field, the empress dowager's excuse was untenable and Emperor Jingming refuted it with just a few words.

There was also a group of people headed by Prime Minister Shangguan who agreed with her, and there were not many ministers on her side who stood up.

Blocking is naturally ineffective.

The Queen Mother's eyes flashed with displeasure as she failed to save face for her party's courtiers and ensure their long-term loyalty.

But there was nothing we could do.

Finally, he only said: "Lord Fang is a minister of my Zhou Kingdom after all. Although he has committed a serious mistake, he has been beheaded. After his death, let him rest in peace and complete the grace of my royal family."

Emperor Jingming looked down upon the little struggle and naturally ignored it.

Without any obstruction, Ning Bu Si grasped the hilt of the knife again.

Under Fang Hongming's frightened and pleading eyes, he stabbed her with his knife and blood splattered everywhere.

It comforted the souls of thousands of soldiers.

Fang Hongming's body was carried away. The Queen Mother had no reason to stay, so she turned and left.

He just glanced in the direction of Ye Shengxin before leaving.

The person that An Hewang asked her to be wary of is this young man?

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, and the sharp edges of her armor unconsciously rubbed against her gorgeous cuffs.

What's so scary about a yellow-haired kid who looks like a simple person?

-

Order was restored in the court, and no one dared to object to Ye Shengxin's appointment as the fifth-rank Jingzhao Yin, so Emperor Jingming appointed him on the spot.

Official uniform and official seal were also prepared for her.

Ye Shengxin took it happily and thanked the emperor for his grace.

After returning to his original position, Ye Shengxin couldn't wait to go back and try on his official uniform.

only--

[No one has submitted a memorial, why hasn't the emperor ordered the court to be adjourned yet? ]

[Does everyone like working overtime so much? ]

Everyone:...

Ignoring Ye Shengxin's mumbling, Emperor Jingming looked at Ning Bu Si, a woman dressed as a man, sitting below him.

His brows were furrowed.

How should he deal with her?

The ministers also looked several times at Captain Ning, a man of small frame and upright character in the hall.

I have a severe toothache.

How could they show without being impolite that they knew that it was a woman's business to prefer not to die?

woman!

There has never been a woman holding an official position since ancient times.

It was almost like their jaws dropped.

In particular, this woman won the appreciation of the emperor and many generals with her own abilities.

This time, by exposing Fang Hongming and seeking justice for thousands of soldiers, Captain Ning should be promoted.

But how can she, a woman, get promoted?

If they are promoted, doesn't that mean they acknowledge the fact that women can be officials?

Now that they all know about this, they certainly can't pretend they don't know.

Sooner or later there will be a solution.

Everyone had a myriad of thoughts in their minds and their expressions kept changing.

But no one has ever stepped forward to expose this matter.

In the palace, Ning Bushi fought bloody battles on the battlefield for three years, and his keen intuition saved her many times.

The looks of the ministers around her, either angry, sighing, or scrutinizing her, made her feel overwhelmed with a sense of crisis.

Why do they look at her like that?

I always feel like they see through me.

As I was thinking this, an idea suddenly came to my mind.

——Do these people know that she is a woman?

As soon as the thought came to mind, Rong Ping stood up.

He knew that since the matter had been exposed, it must be resolved.

He had a natural liking for Captain Ning.

Moreover, she fought for the Zhou Kingdom for three years and was an upright person, making her a good candidate worth cultivating.

Even though she was a woman, Zhou Guo shouldn't have let her down because of her identity.

That's why he stood up at this moment, just to protect him.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

When the matter came, Emperor Jingming straightened his back and said, "My dear minister, please speak."

"I want to report that Captain Ning would rather die than die because of a woman."

Rong Ping had no evidence, so he looked at Ning Bu Si calmly.

"Captain Ning, if you want to refute it, do you dare to let the palace maid examine you?"

I would rather die than dare.

Her premonition came true, and her face turned pale as she looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne with an expression that could not tell whether he was happy or angry.

She couldn't understand how Lord Rong had discovered her identity when she had hidden it so well.

But after struggling for a few breaths, she knelt down again.

"Your Majesty, there is no need for a maid to examine my body. I would rather die than be killed. I am indeed a woman."

She raised her hand and pulled off the hairband on her head, and her long black hair fell down.