Chapter 4 — Female Emperor of Tran Giang Son

The emperor did not bother to pay attention to them, immediately turned to look at Truong Cong Cong. "Proclamation!" Cong Truong opened the decree, his high-pitched voice echoed throughout the main hall. "Funh Thien inherited the destiny, the emperor decreed: ""The Song royal family, those with enough talent will inherit. Princess Tong Linh Huyen is naturally intelligent, diligent and studious. Over the past three years, she has studied books and trained in military strategy and formations; her talent is no less than that of the princes. She also won at Nhan Mon Pass, driving the enemy back a thousand miles and safeguarding the peace of Dai Ung.”The expressions of the eldest brother and the others were completely stiff. Cong Truong took a deep breath and used all his strength to read the last sentence: "From today, I hereby appoint Princess Tong Linh Huyen as the Queen Mother, entering the Eastern Palace to assist in handling the court!" I slowly lifted up the hem of my shirt and knelt down to receive the order. "I thank you for your father's kindness!" "Your Majesty! Dai Ung founded the country for a hundred years, and has never had a female military commander!" The Minister of Ceremony had bowed his head until his forehead was torn, blood flowing along the wrinkles, looking extremely frightened. "Even though Her Highness the Princess has military merit, after all, she is still a woman. If she hires a concubine in the future, won't the Dai Ung country change to another surname?" I beg your Majesty to revoke the order and choose a talented person among the princes to become crown prince!” Following his call, more than half of the officials in the court simultaneously knelt down. “Your Majesty, please revoke the order!” The shouts shook heaven and earth. His father coldly looked at the heartbroken ministers below and said nothing. The second royal brother finally recovered from his surprise. He stepped forward, pointed at me and loudly questioned: "Father! Are old people so confused? Linh Huyen is a woman! How can she be a crown prince?!" "Yes, father!" The third royal brother was also impatient. "We are your children. How can you give the country to a daughter who will marry?" Looking at their angry looks, I only felt sadness. Eight lives ago, in order to bring them to the throne, I devoted all my heart and soul. Every time I was reborn, I thought I had chosen the wrong person, so I took turns supporting all eight royal brothers in eight lifetimes. But no matter which of them became emperor, they would all sacrifice their country to someone else because of Han Thien Thien. Now, do they still have the face to stand up and protest? I slowly stood up, raised the royal edict high above my head. "You gentlemen are right, from ancient times until now, there has never been a woman appointed as a reserve army." "But from ancient times until now, there have never been eight princes who, because of a woman of unknown origin, did not attend the royal court, and did not even read the military books!" I turned to look at the eldest brother, my eyes were cold. "Eldest brother, last year the Yellow River broke down, and father sent you to the Household Ministry to monitor the money to save money. support, are you going?" The eldest brother's face turned pale: "I... that day I have to take Thien Nhi to Tuong Quoc pagoda to offer incense..." "That's right, you're not going!" I interrupted in a serious voice. "Because you didn't go, the corrupt officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs embezzled, the 100,000 taels of relief money were only given out to be 20,000 taels! Both sides of the Yellow River were full of starving people!" I turned to look at the third royal brother. "Third royal brother, half a year ago the Ministry of Military assigned you to check the military equipment of the large camp on the outskirts of the capital, have you checked yet?" The third royal brother took a step back, his eyes avoiding. "I... Thien. Nhi said she wanted to go see the lantern festival, I..." "You didn't even check!" I gradually pressed closer. "Because you did not check, the weapons in the large camp on the outskirts of the capital have rusted, fighting

weak code. If it weren't for me bringing back the Huyen Lac war horse I obtained from Nhan Mon Quan, the capital's defenders wouldn't have been able to gather even a single cavalry camp! Which emperor has never gone to the prince's palace three or four times to invite them back to listen to the lecture?" "But what is the result?" "You guys kneel until your legs are broken and your mouth goes dry, can you compare with a sentence from Han Thien Thien? Can the principles of national security in your mouths overcome her 'boring'?!” 6 The old ministers kneeling below were all shocked, some of them bowed their heads in shame. Over the past three years, they have pleaded in every way, even kneeling and not getting up outside the prince's palace, but in return they were only impatient with the princes. My eyes lit up, looking at this group of stiff old ministers, each word resonated strongly: "Now, you You stood up again, opened your mouth to talk to me about ancestral rules, about sects!" "So you tell me, if you hand over the country to these wastes who only know how to talk about love, not even understanding the chapter, can Dai Ung last forever?" The main hall was silent.