The empress is wild and cool, and I'll help her secure her throne

Jiumen Admiral's Mansion.

He walked in with squinted eyes and dejected look, looked at Duan Zhenggang who was waiting at the yamen gate, and shook his head slightly.

The meaning is very clear - Ye Qianxuan can no longer be saved.

"How could he not be protected? The Empress obviously values ​​Craftsman Ye very much!" Duan Zhenggang was puzzled and asked questions one after another!

"The Empress herself has stated that before the Millennium Festival, Carpenter Ye will be executed at the Caishikou Market." After saying this with narrowed eyes, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength. "Do you have any wine?"

Duan Zhenggang opened his mouth, but only uttered one word: "Yes."

Duan Zhenggang called his men over, brought several jars of wine, and placed them on the hall of the Nine Gates Governor's Office.

Afterwards, two porcelain bowls were placed on the yamen table, and they drank from them one bowl at a time, without speaking a word.

This frightened the yamen runners of the Jiumen Governor's Office.

Duan Zhenggang has always been a cautious person.

Because he climbed up from the bottom, he cherishes his wings very much and would rather do nothing than make mistakes.

For example, when he was in the Jiumen Governor's Mansion, he never drank alcohol and always kept himself sober.

Not to mention, he was drinking openly in the Nine Gates Governor's Office!

But today, he drank bowl after bowl, as if he wanted to get himself drunk!

At the same time, there is another shocking thing -

The Jinyiwei was responsible for supervising all officials, and they were almost incompatible with all the officials on duty. It was very rare to see the Jinyiwei getting close to any official!

The empress also did not allow the Jinyiwei to have any personal feelings with any official!

But at this moment, this squinty-eyed man, as the co-director of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, actually drank bowl after bowl with the Nine Gates Admiral without any hesitation!

All the yamen runners knew that the two were tacitly plotting something.

And this matter must be related to the lowly corpse tailor who was captured!

With his eyes narrowed and he said under the influence of alcohol: "I know Her Majesty has her difficulties, and Ye Qianxuan did do something wrong.

"What's wrong with General Hongxiu allowing his soldiers to rape some women? It's not a crime punishable by death! That idiot almost hacked someone to death, and the one he chopped off was the last surviving general of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty!"

Squinting Eyes was a talkative person to begin with, and once he opened his mouth he became even more nagging: "It's all my fault! I wasn't able to come out of the shadows in time to stop him! I bear a lot of responsibility for this!"

"What can the Empress do?"

"Even if he's a genius and has helped the Empress a lot, now that things have become so serious, people in the government, the martial arts world, and even the common people are all watching. Do you really want the Empress to openly show favoritism?"

"Where is the empress's prestige?"

"What's more, General Hongxiu is the only general in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty who can be sent out to fight. If the Empress says that this is the end of the matter, there's no guarantee that General Hongxiu won't rebel, which would be a heavy blow to the Eastern Zhou military!"

"Alright, now one will be demoted and fined, and the other will be executed before the Qianqiu Festival. We'll handle this impartially, hehehe..."

"For a long time to come, those ruffians in the Red Sleeves Army will behave themselves."

"Ye Qianxuan's death was not unjust. He also protected the women of the capital for a period of time. It was worth it!"

Duan Zhenggang was surprisingly taciturn today. He just listened to what the man with squinting eyes said without saying a word.

Until, dozens of jars of wine were drunk by the two of them, and only the last jar was left!

"I'm out of wine. Mr. Mi, please wait for me." Duan Zhenggang bowed and stood up to leave.

He squinted his eyes and opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

Because he knew that Duan Zhenggang must be feeling bad too!

Duan Zhenggang returned to his room and sat there for a long time. Then he slowly stood up, picked up a feather duster, and wiped every corner of the room.

Then, he took off his armor and sword, removed his Nine Gates Admiral's uniform, put on his old cloth clothes, and walked out of the hall again, holding these things that symbolized his identity as the Nine Gates Admiral.

All the yamen runners looked at Duan Zhenggang, not knowing what he was going to do.

Ever since Duan Zhenggang was promoted to the position of Governor of the Nine Gates, all the yamen runners knew that Duan Zhenggang attached great importance to this status.

It is taken seriously to the point of paranoia.

He would always wear his uniform and armor and was reluctant to take them off.

Everyone also whispered about how much Duan Zhenggang, who had climbed up from the bottom, cherished his identity as the Nine Gates Admiral.

But today, why did he take it off? !

All the yamen runners followed behind Duan Zhenggang, whispering to each other, and none of them understood what Duan Zhenggang wanted to do.

"Admiral Duan, why are you so…"

He said this with squinting eyes, but when he raised his eyes, the second half of the sentence was choked back.

It was obvious that Admiral Duan was not going to get the wine.

"What are you doing?!"

He asked blankly with narrowed eyes.

Duan Zhenggang held the sword that came with his uniform in both hands with his squinted eyes and a puzzled look on his face, ignoring the whispers of the yamen runners behind him!

"I am Duan Zhenggang. I started as a soldier at the East Gate of the capital in the first year of the Empress' reign. Appreciated by the Empress, I was appointed to the Nine Gates Governor's Office. I have always been conscientious and dedicated to my duties. My belief is to protect the people of Kyoto, and my goal is to serve the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."

Duan Zhenggang said in a loud voice:

"For the past two years, Duan Zhenggang has worked diligently, never neglecting his duties or breaking the law, never abandoning his post without permission, and never oppressing the innocent. I thought his passion would bring peace and prosperity to the people of Kyoto!"

"However, for the past two years, I have witnessed court officials oppressing the people and forcibly seizing women, but I was powerless to do anything."

"A lowly corpse-sewer can still protect three common women in Kyoto!"

"Duan was the governor of the Nine Gates, but because he was afraid of factional strife and losing his job, he turned a blind eye to General Hongxiu's soldiers looting and beating women. This is why Master Ye made such a horrible mistake."

"Duan, reflecting on my own actions, is truly incompetent as the Nine Gates Commander who cannot protect the people of Kyoto!"

"So I resign and leave. Please ask Mi Tongzhi to exercise the power of the Jinyiwei and release me from my official uniform!"

"Duan has always been aloof and self-sufficient, but this is intolerable!"

"Duan Mou can't bear it today!"

After saying the last sentence, he threw his uniform and sword to the ground with all his might, discarding them like old shoes, in front of the dumbfounded eyes of the Nine Gates Governor's runners around him!

Squinting, he froze, anxiously jumping up and down:

"Duan Zhenggang! Are you crazy?"

"Stop talking like that with me!"

"Otherwise, if the Empress hears, you'll be slapping Her Majesty in the face!"

"Even the Lord can't protect you!"

He squinted his eyes and glanced at all the yamen runners, warning sternly:

"You must keep your mouths shut, or else don't blame me for being ruthless with my Embroidered Spring Blade!"

All the yamen runners were dumbfounded!

A mere lowly corpse-sewlager actually made Admiral Duan Zhenggang want to abandon his hard-earned official position?!

What kind of magic power does that lowly corpse tailor have?

"Mi Tongzhi, I have made up my mind!"

"Today, not only will I abandon my official position, but I will also commit a heinous act!"

As Duan Zhenggang spoke, he stretched out his hand and actually pulled out the knife of the yamen runner beside him. Then he turned around and went straight to the Jiumen Governor's Prison!

Everyone present reacted instantly - Duan Zhenggang was going to break the prison!

But dozens of yamen runners did not stop him, no one said a word, they just stared at Duan Zhenggang blankly, thinking he was crazy!

Was it worth it for him to go from being the all-powerful Governor of the Nine Gates to a fugitive hunted by the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, all for the sake of a lowly corpse seamstress?!

"This...should we stop them?" a yamen runner said weakly.

The other yamen runners all looked at him coldly!

"Everyone! Forget what happened today! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Mimiyan suddenly became anxious!

Did Ye Qianxuan give Duan Zhenggang some medicine?

We must stop this Duan guy from going crazy!

Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!