The princess returns strongly, and the divorced regent is busy chasing his wife

Ouyang Yi looked at Ouyang Miaoling in confusion, wanting to know what was going on?

Ouyang Miaoling shrugged helplessly. She was indeed very confused about this matter because she didn't know what exactly had happened.

Just when both of them were at a loss, Xiaoyun's panicked voice came from outside the door: "Master...someone has come from the palace, asking the prince to go and receive the decree."

Upon hearing this news, Ouyang Miaoling turned to look at Ouyang Yi and said, "Son, isn't this the answer? Go and see why the emperor not only did not approve my resignation letter but promoted you instead?"

Ouyang Yi was also full of doubts, but he still bowed respectfully, clasped his hands together, saluted Ouyang Miaoling, and then walked out.

Ouyang Li asked curiously: "Mother, why did the emperor issue the imperial edict first and then issue the imperial decree to my brother?"

Ouyang Miaoling thought for a moment and replied, "Perhaps the emperor was worried that if he announced the imperial edict first, your brother would refuse it, so he simply announced the appointment to the world first and then read the imperial edict. This way, your brother would have no chance to regret it."

Ouyang Li suddenly realized, "Oh! So that's how it is... I understand."

The fact was indeed as Ouyang Miaoling had guessed. During the emperor's morning court session, he received the resignation letter sent by the Regent Princess. He was also confused when he received it.

He knew that his decision would chill Ouyang Yi's heart, but it was also a helpless move. After all, the Queen's only request was to spare her mother's family.

If they let Fan Yao's people go, they couldn't accuse him of too serious a crime, so he made a big deal out of it. This was probably the reason why Ouyang Yi lost confidence in him!

However, the emperor did not want to give up Ouyang Yi easily, as he knew that his kingdom needed a loyal minister like Ouyang Yi to protect it. So he came up with a strategy - kill first and report later.

The emperor decided to issue an edict to all his subjects, directly declaring Ouyang Yi as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Qi Army and bestowing him generous rewards and honors.

This made it difficult for Ouyang Yi to refuse. Then, the emperor personally wrote an imperial decree, granting Ouyang Yi the military power of the Grand Marshal, hoping to keep him.

Ouyang Yi took the imperial edict and felt very conflicted. He understood the emperor's intentions, but still had a grudge against the emperor's previous decision.

He thought for a long time and finally decided to accept the emperor's appointment, because he knew that his responsibility was not only to the emperor, but also to the entire Northern Qi and the people.

The eunuch beside the emperor saw Ouyang Yi gladly accept the imperial edict, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He then bowed to Ouyang Yi and said, "Grand Marshal, please follow me into the palace to express your gratitude?"

Ouyang Yi actually didn't want to see the emperor now. He wanted to meet Ouyang Miaoling first and hear his opinion before entering the palace.

However, the sudden invitation from the eunuch disrupted his plan. He did not dare to disobey the order, so he decided to follow the eunuch into the palace to express his gratitude and then tell his mother when he came back.

After Ouyang Yi followed the eunuch into the palace, Ouyang Miaoling in the backyard was completely unaware of what was happening.

It was not until Gu Ying came to explain the situation that she realized that her son had gone straight into the palace after receiving the imperial edict.

After listening to the report, she signaled Gu Ying to leave. Suddenly, she felt uneasy. She only asked Ouyang Yi to come to the palace to express his gratitude and not let anything happen.

Ouyang Yi, who had followed the chief eunuch, sat in the carriage that belonged exclusively to the palace. He kept guessing in his heart what the emperor's intention was.

After finally entering the palace, he got off the carriage and followed the eunuch behind him towards the emperor's palace.

The emperor was still writing in the imperial study. When he heard the eunuch at the door report that Ouyang Yi had arrived, he threw away the brush in his hand and said anxiously, "Quick...quickly, please come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ouyang Yi walked in, led by the eunuch beside him.

"Your Majesty, I, Ouyang Yi, greet you." Ouyang Yi walked into the imperial study and quickly knelt down to pay homage to the emperor.

"Quick, no need to be polite..."

The emperor told Ouyang Yi to stand up, and then they started to get down to business.

When Ouyang Yi raised his doubts, the emperor had already stood up and walked down from the dragon throne. He approached Ouyang Yi and said, "Yier, I know that my decision this time has disappointed you. It was you who used yourself as bait to lure the thieves to let down their guard, and then caught them all in one fell swoop. In the end, I handled it unfairly, which made you resentful and disappointed the regent princess, so she helped you submit your resignation."

The emperor paused for a moment, as if he had something to hide and didn't know how to start.

Ouyang Yi was a smart man. He understood the emperor's intention, so he quickly persuaded the emperor, "Your Majesty, everything is over. I have no grudges. It's just that my mother didn't want me to serve as an official in the court, so she made the decision for me and submitted her resignation letter on my behalf."

"I just don't know what the emperor means by this. Not only does he not approve my resignation, but he also wants me to command all the troops in the world and become the commander-in-chief?" He expressed his doubts.

The emperor took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to Ouyang Yi, motioning him to read the contents before speaking.

The note was an urgent secret letter sent over an area of ​​800 miles. Normally, such secrets could only be known by the emperor. But now the emperor handed it to Ouyang Yi so clearly. It must be that something major had happened, otherwise the emperor would not have made an exception.

After reading the above content, Ouyang Yi was suddenly shocked. He looked at the emperor nervously and said, "Your Majesty, Lengyue Country has assembled 200,000 troops on my border. Their intentions are very obvious."

"Yes... They might attack Northern Qi. I received an urgent message from eight hundred miles away, and I need to deploy quickly. How many people in the whole Northern Qi can take on this important task? Only you, Ouyang Yi, so I acted first and reported to the world later, and then read the imperial edict, for fear that you would refuse. Now that the country is in crisis, I hope and request you to take on the important task and lead the troops to repel the enemy." After the emperor said this, he looked at Ouyang Yi sincerely, asking him to agree with pleading eyes.

He was afraid that Ouyang Yi would refuse, so he quickly added: "I kept the queen not because of a favor or because she saved my life, but because when the emperor's uncle left, he came to the palace and made an agreement with me. Keeping the queen is still useful."

"My uncle has also sent me a secret letter. The resurrected Second Prince has also begun to prepare for a rebellion. I am now facing both external and internal troubles. The only ones I can rely on are my uncle and you."

After listening to the emperor's sincere explanation, Ouyang Yi realized that the emperor had another hidden story. He was too narrow-minded and wrongly blamed the emperor.

So he quickly knelt down and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Since Your Majesty trusts Yi'er, Yi'er will definitely not let Your Majesty down. I will definitely lead the troops to resist Leng Yue's attack and protect the people of Northern Qi from being eroded by war and live and work in peace."

"Okay..." When the emperor heard Ouyang Yi's agreement, he was very happy and immediately gave him the tiger talisman of the Grand Marshal, and asked him to gather the troops and march to the Lengyue border in three days.