The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Everything was going well, and all the civil and military officials were now at peace.

At least, they won't think of becoming traitors until the situation becomes clear.

At that time, Wang Tongjiao and the Empress would discuss privately whether the position of Grand Marshal of the Army could be exchanged for Li Jize's troops.

Unexpectedly...

What no one expected was that at this critical moment an old minister stepped forward and knelt down directly to the empress.

"Your Majesty! This old minister has something to report!"

Everyone looked and was surprised to see that it was Ye Xianggao, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

The happy empress was stunned when she saw Ye Xianggao, and raised her hand: "Please speak, Lord!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ye Xianggao stood up and spoke bluntly, "Your Majesty, since the King of Qin has already led his army here, and has warships to support him, why doesn't he just attack and catch the bandits off guard? Instead, he keeps his troops in Qinghe County. Could it be that... the King of Qin is trying to be another Zuo Santong?"

Wow!

After these words were spoken, all the ministers at the banquet were shocked.

That's right! They were just stunned by the empress's passionate speech, and the sudden letter from the prince consort, Li Jize, had arrived! They were all stunned and their minds were unable to react for a while.

Now that Ye Xianggao asked this question, everyone finally understood!

Li Jize, that old idiot, was it them who were besieged, not him? If they really wanted to come to the king's aid, why didn't they just launch an attack, but instead stationed troops in Qinghe County?

What is the difference between this operation and what Zuo Santong did to the barbarians before?

It's true. If someone had asked this question before, the empress might have found an excuse in such a crisis. The King of Qin is arranging his troops. You don't understand military affairs.

But I had trusted Zuo Santong once before and was cheated out of everything.

The empress was truly afraid that Li Jize would end up like Zuo Santong, simply standing by and watching. What if the million-strong army, fearing the rebellion, did not advance? What if they sat back and watched the capital being breached and the people being slaughtered?

Thinking of this, she looked directly at Wang Tongjiao and said in a cold voice: "Prince Consort! Since the King of Qin has already led the troops, why don't you attack?"

"This……"

Wang Tongjiao was a little embarrassed. He could only make up an excuse and forcefully explain, "Your Majesty, the rebels number millions! Moreover, there's no communication between the city and the outside world, so he asked me to come in first to inform Your Majesty. As for why he didn't send troops, I think the King of Qin has his own reasons!"

Just as the empress breathed a sigh of relief, Ye Xianggao sneered, "Prince Consort! Let me ask you this: if the King of Qin wants to rescue the city, the bandits have been sieging the city for over ten days! Isn't this the perfect time for them to attack, exhausted? Besides, this is the capital of the Holy Emperor, how could he be so calm? If anything goes wrong, can Li Jize take the responsibility?"

After saying this, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet winked at the Duke of Protector of the Country: Zhu Youmao.

Zhu Youmao quickly stepped forward and spoke, "Your Majesty! I am responsible for supervising the Royal Guard. The battles of the past few days have been extremely difficult, and our men have suffered heavy casualties. The enemy's vanguard has breached the city walls several times. If the King of Qin does not provide assistance, I fear the fall of the capital is imminent."

Good guy!

The empress was frightened when she heard this.

She immediately asked her subordinate, the eunuch Wang Zhongzhi, who was also in charge of supervising the army, "Is this true?"

Wang Zhongzhi stood up and looked at the expressions of the Chief Minister Ye Xianggao and the Protector of the Country Zhu Youmao. He fell to his knees on the ground, crying and speaking even more exaggeratedly.

Some bandits had already captured one side of the city wall, and in the end it was he and Zhu Youmao who led the army in a heroic counterattack and recaptured the city wall.

Seeing that the situation had already deteriorated to this extent, as the saying goes, "When it doesn't concern me, I stay out of it." When there was no danger, she could of course shout "I am the Great Qi, invincible!" But now, her safety was threatened, and the empress was a little panicked.

She asked Wang Tongjiao, "Prince Consort! Has the King of Qin said when he will send out his troops?"

"This……"

Facing the gazes of all the civil and military ministers looking at him, Wang Tongjiao felt uncomfortable and aggrieved!

If I tell you the truth, you definitely won’t be able to accept it. If I don’t tell you the truth, wouldn’t that be a crime of deceiving the emperor?

Seeing that the prince consort didn't say anything, the empress was furious. She looked at Zhao Xinzhi and asked, "You! Tell me, did Li Jize say anything? When will he send the troops?"

Who would have thought that Zhao Xinzhi, this despicable and shameless eunuch, would not care about any occasion! He would not care about the overall situation!

He only knew that he had been feeling aggrieved for too long and had been bullied by Li Jize and his gang of bastards for too long.

With a "wow", Zhao Xinzhi started crying in front of his master like a child who had found his mother.

"Your Majesty! Li Jize said... Li Jize said that if he wants to send troops to rescue, he will be appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Army!"

Wow!

At this moment, everyone at the banquet was in an uproar, and the empress froze on the spot, with the weirdest expression on her face.

Ye Xianggao had a sinister smile on his face as he turned to look at his colleagues. He seemed to be talking to himself, but also to be telling everyone, "That's not surprising! That's not surprising!"

Without saying anything more, he leisurely returned to his seat.

All the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, some smiled bitterly, and some shrugged.

That’s right! This is the style of Li Jize, the old man!

The Northern Liang Wolf Riders had previously requested food and wages three times in Qinghe County, but none arrived (they were actually kidnapped), so he turned against them and led his men overseas. This time, they requested assistance with even more troops and horses. How could he possibly only want a "prince" in name only?

What is that, Your Majesty?

The empress's husband! There might be countless princes who stay in the harem to sleep with him.

Then your troops are naturally the emperor's troops!

How cool it is to be the commander-in-chief of the army. All the troops in the world are under your control. The emperor is just a puppet. You can go to the emperor's harem whenever you want and stay the night there whenever you want, right?

The empress froze in place, her face twitching a little bit, and finally she was so angry that she swept all the food on the table away.

"Traitor! Li Jize, the traitor!"

"No... no, Ji Ze won't do that!"

At the critical moment, Huang Suqiu was stunned!

Her son Li Jize was a loyal minister who could lead 3,000 people to fight against the 100,000-strong barbarian army for the sake of the Great Qi, and could stay awake for three days and three nights to save the disaster!

How could he do that?

How could he use this as a threat to ask the empress to appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the army when the capital was in danger?

Huang Suqiu fell to her knees and kowtowed to the empress, crying out in tears, "Your Majesty! There must be some misunderstanding. Ji Ze is loyal to Da Qi and the imperial family! He would never do this."

result……

The empress, already furious, pointed at Huang Suqiu and shouted, "Shut up! The facts are before my eyes, how can I slander him? Come! Capture all the people from the Li family!"

At the emperor's command, the imperial guards rushed directly towards the Li family.