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

Three days later at night...

According to historians, the emperor was in a bad mood and drank some porridge that night.

Afterwards, he ordered people to summon the Duke of Protector Zhu Youmao and the eunuch Wang Zhizhong who were in charge of the defense, but the two refused on the grounds that the defense of the city was more important and the war was difficult!

Secondly, the empress summoned the chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, but he refused on the grounds of old age and poor health!

Then, other cabinet members were summoned, but they still refused to come!

The empress vaguely felt that something was wrong. The only person she could call out to was her husband Wang Tongjiao.

After asking, I found out that the cabinet had not issued an order to appoint Li Jize as the Grand Marshal of the Army! In other words, they denied this statement!

The Empress had a bad feeling! Very bad!

until……

Outside the palace, shouts and cries of killing shook the sky.

The empress stood up suddenly and was about to ask Eunuch Gao to send someone to check what had happened.

Unexpectedly, at this time, two young eunuchs covered in blood ran in in a hurry.

Upon seeing them, Eunuch Gao was shocked. He asked directly, "Why are you two back? Weren't you and Wang Zhizhong supposed to be supervising the army? Why did you leave your post without permission?"

result……

The blood-soaked eunuch fell to his knees and wailed, "Everyone! Wang Zhizhong, that traitor, opened the Zhangyi Gate and welcomed the rebels into the city!"

These words, like a bolt from the blue, struck the empress's heart hard.

Eunuch Gao's eyes widened in shock, his face filled with disbelief. He stepped forward and grabbed the young eunuch by the collar, shrilly demanding, "How...how is this possible? Where's the Protector of the Country? Where are their troops? Why didn't they stop it?"

The young eunuch was in a panic and at a loss, saying that he didn't see the Duke of Huguo and other soldiers! Anyway, there were no other soldiers at Zhangui Gate at that time!

Eunuch Gao was horrified and turned to look at the emperor behind him, only to find that she was pale and bloodless.

Everyone had planned everything, but no one could have predicted that things would come to this.

The royal capital with 14-meter-high walls was finally breached from the inside. It is difficult to prevent thieves from within even if you guard against them day and night!

Eunuch Gao was also panicking at this time. He looked at the empress and quickly persuaded her, "Everyone! Everyone, we should break out of the siege as soon as the rebels come in!"

The Empress looked as if she had lost her soul, her eyes dull as she smiled wryly, "Break out...? We're surrounded by bandits and their troops. Can we really break out? What can we do if we break out?"

"Your Majesty! Li Jize's troops are still outside! If we can go to Qinghe County, then..."

At this time, the prince consort also quickly echoed.

The empress reacted after hearing what she said, but she wasn't happy. Instead, she flew into a rage and said, "Shut up! That rebel is a thief, and Li Jize is also a traitor to the country! If I go to his place, won't I become a puppet?"

Who would have thought…

Wang Tongjiao knelt on the ground and kowtowed. He actually said something extremely classic.

"Your Majesty! A traitor is still a minister!"

Empress: "..."

Eunuch Gao: “…”

The eunuchs at the scene: "..."

The meaning is very clear, no matter whether Li Jize wants to be the Grand Marshal of the Army or wants you, the emperor, to be a puppet!

But on the surface, you are using the emperor to control the princes! He is still your subject, and you are still the emperor.

He would never risk the world's condemnation to kill the emperor!

In the end, he might just play a game of abdication. You're a woman, you're no threat to him! At least you won't die!

But if it fell into the hands of bandits, the outcome would be different.

Let me ask you, would you be afraid if a female emperor fell into the hands of millions of soldiers?

You are not afraid of the millions of people, but what about the tens of thousands of horses?

After the empress figured it out, she gritted her teeth and immediately made preparations for both scenarios.

1. Draft an imperial edict to Wang Tongjiao, asking him to break out in different directions!

The imperial edict appointed Li Jize as the "Grand Marshal of the Army of the World", in charge of all the troops of Da Qi, and ordered him to come to the rescue immediately.

The other route was led by the Empress and Eunuch Gao, who organized the eunuchs and imperial guards in the palace, preparing to break out with their own men.

Even the prince consort wants to cry!

What were you doing before? You didn't want to take responsibility and insisted on throwing the blame onto the cabinet.

But these grandsons in the cabinet are not stupid. Who the hell is willing to take the blame for you? They directly opened the city gates to welcome Li the thief.

Anyway...

These beasts! They would rather surrender to the rebels than let Li Jize lead his troops in.

By the time the empress realized this, it was too late! She was already at the end of her rope.

Even though the Empress is a fool, even though she is stubborn and self-willed, even though she is irresponsible and loves to pass the buck...

But she is the emperor!

In the feudal era, education that prioritized the emperor's power still had a certain probability of producing loyal ministers.

This is not...

Although the eunuchs were running, the palace maids were running, and even the imperial guards had almost all run away.

But the strange thing is that there are still many eunuchs and imperial guards who stayed loyally.

The empress looked at those who were still by her side, tears streaming down her face. She promised that if they could help her break through the siege, she would definitely give them titles!

In this way, under the protection of eunuchs and imperial guards, the empress and her entourage chose to go directly through the Chaori Gate.

But my luck is so bad!

The same thing is happening here, with palace maids, eunuchs, princes and nobles trying to take advantage of the chaos to escape from the city.

The general in charge of guarding the gate gave the order to shoot with arrows! No matter who attacked the city gate, they would all die.

It's very strange! The general is guarding the enemies outside the palace, why should he defend this side of the palace?

Seeing that it was impossible to squeeze through, the empress thought of someone, the Protector of the Country Zhu Youmao!

He is in charge of the Asahi Gate!

and so……

She immediately ordered the eunuch to identify himself and asked the soldiers on the city wall to call the duke over and open the city gate to let them out.

But who would have thought that the soldier's answer was, "The Duke has gone to a banquet!"

The empress was so angry that she wanted to curse! At this critical moment, the rebels have already invaded, and he went to the banquet?

As a result, the empress could not see the Duke of Protectorate, and was threatened by the arrows and gunshots shot by the soldiers on the city wall, so she could only think of going to Anding Gate.

Who would have thought that when they reached Anding Gate, originally wanting to give it a try and break out...

They were dismayed to discover that the gate had been completely blocked. The gate was so strong that they couldn't even open it!

Just like that, I broke through! But it was a lonely breakthrough!

After a night of fighting, all the outward gates were sealed. Rather than saying these soldiers were defending against the rebels, it would be better to say... they were basically besieging the palace! Yes, especially the emperor, the big fish!

If it is presented to the rebels, it will be a great achievement.

After a day and a night of tossing and turning, the empress was tired and exhausted! She gave up!

She sadly discovered...

Hahaha! All the people in the world, no matter if they are her nobles or ministers, have become treacherous ministers! Everyone wants to harm me!

So, that day, she returned to the harem with her loyal followers, carrying her sword. She looked at the late emperor's concubines and her own sister...