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Chapter 51 I am the King of a Country (1)

Near Daliang Palace.

On a solemn and majestic building, the words "Ministry of Rites" are written.

The six ministries are not located in the palace. Instead, they have buildings outside the imperial palace. This is where the Ministry of Rites has its office.

Chen Ziyu brought a few female officials here holding umbrellas. Because it was snowing lightly, their clothes were a little wet.

"This is the Ministry of Rites, not a place for you to come, why don't you leave now."

Several clerks on duty at the front door of the Ministry of Rites wanted to scold Chen Ziyu and the others when they saw them, but when they saw that Chen Ziyu was dressed luxuriously and had an outstanding temperament, and was not someone they could afford to offend, they softened their tone and just told them to leave.

"I am a palace lady, and I have come to the Ministry of Rites at the request of Your Majesty to read out Your Majesty's oral instructions."

Chen Ziyu took out her identity token, which not only allowed her to enter and exit the palace at will, but could also be used as proof of identity.

The clerks outside the door looked at each other, their eyes full of doubt.

This is the first time I have seen a female official read out the emperor's oral instructions. In the past, such things were done by eunuchs.

One of the clerks didn't believe it at all and shouted, "How dare you! Do you know that falsely conveying an imperial edict is a capital crime? In the past, it was always the eunuchs who came to convey the imperial edict, how could it be your turn? This is the Ministry of Rites, not a place for women like you. Besides, how can a female official leave the palace? If you want to make up a lie, you have to make it up."

The clerk spoke in a high-pitched and righteous tone, as if it were really the case.

These petty officials had no chance to enter the palace, so they had no idea what the female officials' attire looked like. Therefore, they did not think that they were female officials, even though they produced tokens to prove it.

The female officials behind Chen Ziyu were a little overwhelmed because it was the first time they faced such a thing.

"This is not your problem. You just need to report what I said." Chen Ziyu was not cowardly. She was now a third-rank official. In terms of status, she was on the same level as the Minister of Rites. She could not afford to underestimate them.

These petty officials doubted her, and she didn't need to explain to them. It was normal for them not to understand based on their cognition. Since they couldn't understand, she should let those who could understand come over.

Several clerks looked at each other again. Seeing that Chen Ziyu seemed to be serious, they decided to believe it and finally one of the clerks went in to report.

After a while, several officials from the Ministry of Rites came out with frowns on their faces. The clerk said to them, "My lord, it was them. They said they were here to convey the emperor's instructions. That's why I..."

"How could it be a female official? Reading imperial edicts is not something women should do. They should just serve people in the palace. Is it appropriate for them to come to the Ministry of Rites so blatantly? This is a holy place for scholars. Letting a woman come here is simply desecrating the holy place."

"Yes, this is too outrageous. No, let's jointly submit a petition to His Majesty to wake up and uphold the rites and laws. It is our duty."

"..."

The voices of those officials did not subside and reached the ears of Chen Ziyu and other female officials directly.

The faces of the several female officials behind Chen Ziyu were very unhappy. The words of these officials were too harsh to hear.

Some even had thoughts of self-doubt.

At this time, these officials had already walked up to Chen Ziyu.

One of the officials, Liu Zheng, spoke in a gentle tone, as if he was thinking of them, but his expression was unconsciously filled with contempt.

"Ladies, I give you a sincere advice. You should work hard in the palace in the future. For women, the most important thing is to take care of your husband and children. If you show up in public like this, it will easily attract gossip and criticism, and your reputation will be bad if it gets out. For your own sake, your parents, and even more for your future husbands, you should think carefully."

"But forget it today. Your Majesty's order is more important."

As soon as he finished speaking, several officials who came with him secretly admired him in their hearts. Lord Liu was indeed a gentleman. He was able to reason with the young lady's ridiculous behavior. He not only admonished these female officials, but also did not anger His Majesty. It could be said that he killed two birds with one stone.

"What is your position?"

Chen Ziyu did not panic. She knew that having come to this point, some criticism was inevitable. If she began to doubt herself because of these criticisms, it would be better for her to resign early and go home to take care of her husband and children.

This is an opportunity to change your own destiny, so you must not be timid about it.

What's more, she now represents the emperor's face, so it is impossible for her to take a step back.

"I am a fifth-rank doctor." Liu Zheng patted his chest.

"what about you?"

Several officials stated their ranks one after another, but none of them was higher than Liu Zhenglai.

"You are the highest rank of the fifth rank. I am a third rank palace lady appointed by His Majesty. The ladies behind me are also of the fifth rank. According to the law, you should salute me, and then salute the ladies behind me."

Chen Ziyu held the token high, almost slamming it in their faces.

The faces of several officials suddenly turned grim, as they knew that the token was real.

Their official positions were not even as high as those of the female officials in the palace.

Seeing that they were still hesitant to perform the ceremony, Chen Ziyu glared at them angrily and said, "What? Have you forgotten what etiquette is, or are you trying to commit insubordination?"

Liu Zheng's face looked grim. He hesitated for a few seconds before he bowed to Chen Ziyu and said, "Your humble servant greets the lady of the palace."

Then she bowed to the other female officials, who also returned the greeting.

Seeing that Liu Zheng had saluted, the other officials had no choice but to do so even if they were reluctant, because their official positions were not as high as those of the female officials.

"Where is Minister Chen?" Chen Ziyu continued to ask.

"Lord Chen is not here. He is discussing matters related to the imperial examination with the Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty has ordered Yang Zhan, the Minister of Rites, and other officials from the Ministry of Rites to discuss the placement of the Emperor's concubines."

There was no need to kneel down to receive an oral order, so these officials just bowed.

After delivering the oral instructions, Chen Ziyu said solemnly to the officials: "I will report your remarks to His Majesty truthfully. I hope you will take care of yourself."

After saying this, he ignored the officials whose faces had turned blue and left without staying for a moment.

On the way back to the palace, several female officials behind Chen Ziyu started chattering: "Those officials were very arrogant and wanted to teach us, but after being taught a lesson by the Shang Gong, they lost all their temper. It's so funny to see their faces."

"You must remember one thing. We work for His Majesty and represent His Majesty's reputation. We must be neither humble nor arrogant in front of the court officials and must not be influenced by them. We must just do the things His Majesty has told us to do."

"Yes, Lady Shang Gong."