C2214 Imperial Court of Tian Yu
The Imperial Court, the atmosphere is thick.
All of the officials had come to participate in the court assembly. It was supposed to be the time for the officials to report their memorials, but the hall was completely silent.
Only the long cries of the crows could be heard echoing in the hall. It was so quiet that one could even hear the heavy breathing and heartbeats of the crowd.
Be it the civil servants or the military officials, everyone lowered their heads to their chests and did not say a word. No one dared to make even the slightest sound at this moment.
The court assembly had been held for more than ten minutes, but no one had reported a memorial so far.
"Dear ministers, could it be that the Sun Moon Empire has been peaceful recently and has nothing to report?"
Empress Tian Yu, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes. Her calm and dignified voice echoed in the hall.
However, everyone looked at each other in dismay. Still, no one dared to stand up first. Instead, they lowered their heads even more, afraid that Empress Tian Yu would mention them.
Recently, the world had been in turmoil. Naturally, it was impossible for nothing to be reported. However, there were simply too many things. Furthermore, every single one of them was sufficient to infuriate Empress Tian Yu, long Yan. Hence, none of them dared to speak up first.
"Since all of you are so modest, then I can only call out names..." Empress Tian Yu frowned slightly. The figure hidden behind the golden curtain raised his hand slightly and waved continuously amongst the officials.
Every time Empress Tian Yu's finger was about to reach him, the officials felt their hearts tighten. They could only heave a sigh of relief when her finger brushed past them.
"Phew..."
The Foreign Affairs Minister, matsumoto Chuan, watched as the Empress' fingers slid past him. His violently beating heart suddenly calmed down a little. He subconsciously raised his hand to wipe away the cold sweat on his forehead.
However, it was this action that attracted the Empress' attention. The finger that had swept past Matsumoto Chuan suddenly moved back and stopped on his body.
"Foreign Affairs Minister, I heard that the diplomatic structure of Sun Moon Empire has been in turmoil recently, so I'll let you take the lead!" Empress Tian Yu slowly lowered her arm and said.
"Understood..."
No matter how helpless Song Benchuan felt in his heart, he could only stand up tremblingly. With both hands holding onto a memorial, he walked forward unsteadily.
One of the attendants took the memorial with both hands and handed it over to Empress Tian Yu.
As soon as he opened the memorial, empress Tian Yu's expression suddenly became serious. The extreme anger caused his hands to tremble slightly.
"Your Majesty, in recent days, many of the vassal states under the Sun Moon Empire have submitted applications to remove their affiliation. I have tried my best to dissuade them, but they seem to be determined and won't listen to me at all..."
As the saying goes, a wise man is mature and wise. It was naturally impossible for Song Benchuan to not notice Empress Tian Yu's fury. He suddenly knelt on the ground and explained with a trembling voice.
The conflict between Sun Moon Empire and Capital of Asura shouldn't have involved the other kingdoms. However, as a subordinate kingdom under the banner of Sun Moon Empire , it had also suffered an unexpected calamity. Although Empress Tian Yu was able to keep her cool, it didn't mean that they were able to keep their cool as well.
However, the rise of the Capital of Asura was only one of the reasons. The reason why these vassal kingdoms of the Sun Moon Empire were in such a hurry to break away from the Sun Moon Empire was because the Sun Moon Empire had announced an increase in tribute in recent days, which undoubtedly made the vassal kingdoms suffer even more.
The economy of the Sun Moon Empire had suffered a severe impact. In order to stabilize the development of the country, they had actually ignored the feelings of other countries and announced an increase in tribute in order to make up for the losses that they had suffered in the recent days.
This was originally a disaster for Sun Moon Empire , and they shouldn't have involved their vassal countries. However, empress Tian Yu had asked everyone to pay the tribute for his mistake in making the decision.
In order to not offend the powerful Sun Moon Empire , most of the vassal states chose to swallow their anger and swallow their anger. However, some of them directly announced that they were going to leave the protection of the Sun Moon Empire .
"Matsumoto, you said that you have been a Foreign Minister for decades. I would like to hear how you want to deal with this matter."
Empress Tian Yu's voice was as calm as usual, but the more she spoke, the more everyone felt a chill run down their backs.
"In my opinion, the rise of Capital of Asura is unstoppable. Why don't we push the boat along with the current and help them achieve their goal? I heard that Asura King isn't a petty person. If His Majesty apologizes personally at the World Conference... If he agrees to promote their empire, perhaps we can repair our relationship." Song Benchuan was silent for a moment. Then he summoned up his courage and quickly said.
"Hehehe... Could it be that you're teaching me how to do things?"
Empress Tian Yu laughed out of extreme anger. She stared at Song Benchuan with a sinister gaze as she replied with a question.0
"I dare not. This is just my foolish opinion. Your Majesty, please do not get angry!" Song Benchuan felt as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake. He prostrated on the ground and did not dare to move.
"To think that you are still an old official of the previous dynasty. You can't even handle such a small matter. You even dare to speak nonsense and ask me to apologize to Asura King, that brat who is still wet behind his ears. You are simply deceiving the public!"
Empress Tian Yu, who had been extremely calm a moment ago, slammed the table furiously and sent the memorial in her hand flying. She shouted loudly, "Someone... Drag it out and behead him!"
As soon as she said that, the personal guards on both sides of Empress Tian Yu walked out expressionlessly and forcefully pushed the Foreign Affairs Minister out of the hall.
Although Song Benchuan was a War Spiritualist, his realm was not very high. Furthermore, he was old and weak, so he did not have any strength to resist. He could only allow the two of them to drag him out of the hall.
"Your Majesty, this old official can see the sincerity of the Imperial Family. We can't let the people suffer any more losses. Your Majesty, please think twice..."
Although Matsumoto Chuan was about to face death, he did not have any concerns and kept shouting at the top of his lungs.
However, this sound came to an abrupt stop along with a miserable wail. The noisy hall became silent once again. Instead, the cries of the crows outside the hall became more and more ear-piercing, and the strange sounds of pecking corpses could be heard.
Song Benchuan was an old official of the previous dynasty. It could be said that he had worked tirelessly for the Sun Moon Empire for the rest of his life, but he still ended up dying without a complete corpse.
Although it seemed like Song Benchuan had angered the imperial power by saying something wrong, it was actually Empress Tian Yu killing the chicken to warn the monkeys. Her purpose was to deter those who intended to surrender to the Capital of Asura.
For a moment, all the officials in the Imperial Court felt threatened. The officials who had wanted to risk their lives to persuade her also silently lowered their heads. After all, no one would complain about their life being too long...
"The Foreign Affairs Minister is muddle-headed. I think he is no longer qualified for this position. As a powerful empire in Sun Moon Empire , There is no need to look at other countries' expressions and actions, much less care about the opinions of those vassal countries. As for those vassal countries with ill intentions, we just need to use our lightning quick hands to suppress them. It's just a small matter. My dear ministers, there's no need to panic... "
Empress Tian Yu once again revealed a kind smile, as if the person who had just killed decisively was not her, but someone else.
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