Chapter 704: Violent Proton + Crazy Princess 70
At this moment, a hurried sound of footsteps came from far away, and then two graceful figures and two agile figures were seen hurriedly running into the hall.
Looking closely, I saw that they were two princesses and two princes.
At present, the emperor has many children, including seven princesses and eight princes.
The four people who came this time were the fifth princess, the seventh princess, and the two princes who were also ranked fifth and seventh.
Yesterday, Yun Youran had announced that those who supported her and were willing to stand on her side should come to the court today to express their stance.
Although everyone had their own thoughts about this sentence, these four people still chose to appear here at this moment.
Maybe some of them just wanted to give it a try, or maybe some had to come simply to save their own lives.
But no matter what their real motives were, they came anyway.
The four men trotted in, all of them panting and with red faces.
Seeing this, Yun Youran, who was standing in front, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a barely noticeable smile.
Although she didn't know why these people came here or what kind of mentality they had, at least they all arrived as promised.
Among this group of princes and princesses, only the crown prince was detained by her and lost his freedom. As for the others, they were not subject to any restrictions and could do whatever they wanted.
If they are unwilling to come today, it only means that they disdain Yun Youran and do not want to have anything to do with her.
Since they were disdainful, Yun Youran didn't want to pay attention to them.
The reason why she proposed to let those who supported her come to court was just to give those kind and innocent people a chance.
Eunuch Ji read out the crucial imperial edict, and everyone held their breath and listened quietly.
When he was halfway through reading, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps in the distance. He saw the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince running towards him. They looked very embarrassed, just like two rabbits being chased. Their running around attracted the attention of everyone present.
Yun Youran, who was standing aside, nodded slightly, very satisfied.
Six princes came to submit to him, which was a good start.
A barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
The emperor, sitting on the high throne, slowly shifted his gaze to the six children below. His face instantly turned ashen, as if water could drip out of it.
He could never have imagined that these rebellious sons of his would surrender to a woman so easily!
This is simply a great humiliation for the royal family!
However, even though the emperor was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, he knew that this was not the time to lose his temper.
After all, it is human nature to be afraid of death, not to mention that these princes are all from wealthy families and have been spoiled since childhood. How could they really not be afraid of death?
If they were punished at this moment, it would probably only cause greater chaos and might even lead to the situation getting out of control.
So, even though he was furious, the emperor still forced himself not to explode on the spot.
As soon as Eunuch Ji finished reading the imperial edict, the court officials knelt down one after another, "Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
They felt that the emperor was really crazy.
It would have been fine if the throne was not passed to the crown prince, but it was passed to a woman, and a married woman at that.
What is your Majesty going to do? Are you going to give the Yun Kingdom to the Yuan Kingdom?
The emperor was about to open his mouth to explain something, but Yun Youran interrupted him and said:
"Father, since you have abdicated, all matters in the court will be handed over to your son. You can go and rest now."
After that, she looked at Eunuch Ji and said, "Take good care of our father. If anything happens to him, I will only ask you for help."
Eunuch Ji was terrified and said respectfully, "Yes, I will take good care of your majesty."
After the emperor left, Yun Youran lowered his voice and asked Po Jun, "Did you order anyone to monitor him?"
"Master, rest assured, everything has been arranged."
Yun Youran glanced sharply at the court officials kneeling on the ground.
He neither spoke nor asked them to stand up.
After a long while, she said, "Those who do not support my ascension to the throne, please stand up."
After hearing Yun Youran's words, the court officials all looked up at her at the same time.
Seeing her stern expression and powerful aura, people dared not look directly at her.
The ministers all had frowned brows, and their looks looked as if they could pinch a fly to death.
Some court officials were sensible enough and left without even saying a word to the emperor. Some princesses and princes ran to the hall to support him, so they knelt on the ground with their eyes lowered, not saying a word.
As Yun Youran finished speaking, two-thirds of the court officials stood up.
They were furious and said, "How can you, a woman who married out of wedlock, ascend to the throne?"
"What's wrong with being a woman? What's wrong with being a married woman? This is a royal matter. Even my father didn't say anything. Why are you, a bunch of officials, standing out and making a fuss? Do you want to show off your abilities?"
Yun Youran didn't have time to pay attention to them. She walked up the stairs by herself, came to the dragon throne, and sat down with great momentum.
Afterwards, she said to Po Jun: "All those who stood up will be taken away by me and imprisoned in prison.
Those who are honest in their deeds can just take off their official hats.
Those who embezzle or accept bribes will have their property confiscated, be exiled, and not be allowed to take the imperial examinations for three generations."
Originally, she planned to execute those corrupt officials, but she thought of the barren lands that needed manpower to cultivate and farm, so she decided to spare their lives and let them farm for her.
There is no need to pay workers, and the grain grown can be sold or used to feed the army, which is simply killing three birds with one stone.
It can also save a lot of money.
The system said: "Xiao Ran, you are really smart!"
"That's right. This is called recycling. Death is the end of everything. Living is the hardest thing."
At this time, the court officials kneeling on the ground were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats and trembled.
They really didn't expect Yun Youran to be so powerful.
They don't allow anyone to refute them. They just arrest people without giving them any chance to prepare.
Those who are slow to react can only wait for death.
too frightening.
No wonder, the emperor was fine yesterday and did not behave abnormally, but suddenly abdicated today and passed the throne to her.
It must have been forced.