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

For a moment, everyone who was drinking and eating meat stopped what they were doing and looked at Li Jize in unison.

"How could such a thing happen? How could such a thing happen? Haha... How could such a thing happen?"

Li Jize repeated the same words three times in total. One can imagine how strong the impact of this incident was on him.

Everyone was even more confused and puzzled.

Zhang Tieniu stood up immediately. He was dressed in rough clothes and had a big beard. He asked, "King Qin, are the enemies attacking? Do you need me, Tieniu, to deal with them?"

"I am willing to fight!"

"We are willing to fight!"

Many generals stood up one after another, shouting for battle.

Li Jize waved his hands, sighed, and said helplessly, "Alas, it's not the enemy attacking, but the resurgence of an old friend!"

"The resurrection of an old friend"?

Everyone was really confused when they heard this word.

Where did this old friend come from? Where did this revival come from?

"If an old friend has resurrected, this is a good thing! Why is the King of Qin still worried?"

Aide Chen Yingyuan stood up and looked at the worried Li Jize, asking in confusion.

Yes! An old friend has risen again, which is a good thing and something worth celebrating.

Why should we feel helpless and sad?

Li Jize turned around to look at his subordinates who were staring at him with curiosity, and replied calmly, "The former empress!"

Chen Yingyuan: “…”

Zhang Tieniu: “…”

All the staff and generals: "..."

They finally understood why the King of Qin was so surprised and asked three times, "How could such a thing happen?"

Yes! The rebels broke into the capital, and the empress, as the emperor, was still a woman.

How did she escape?

This is one of the miracles!

How did she get to the south without military escort?

This is the second miracle!

In the situation of "Three Suns in the Sky" in the south, a woman with no power, no influence and no army was able to regain the throne.

what is this?

Her difficulty is no less than starting with a bowl and then running back to fight a hell of a world.

Either the Empress was incredibly powerful, capable of rising again even after abandoning the North. Or perhaps this "Son of Heaven" truly had a destiny! Her luck was so good that she could weather any disaster with her "dragon energy."

How else can you explain all this?

As a materialist, Li Jize was completely stunned when he saw this information!

Wang Defa!

Is there really a "Son of Heaven" in this world? Is the fate of the Great Qi still not over? Is the Empress's dragon spirit still not exhausted?

Otherwise, how did she accomplish such a difficult task?

"King Qin, if this continues... I'm afraid we won't be able to cope with it!"

Chen Yingyuan frowned and said something that hit the nail on the head and touched Li Jize's lungs.

What about you, Li Jize? You announced before that the Empress is in your hands, and now the Empress has appeared again.

Then wouldn’t you, Li Jize, have broken your promise?

Li Jize only has two choices.

1. Like the two southerners, they refuse to recognize the current empress as the legitimate government! They also say that she is illegitimate and is a puppet created by Nguyen Dai Anh and Gao Pan.

2. Submit to the empress and the two of them perform a play together.

Both of these points actually have advantages and disadvantages.

First, let's talk about the drawbacks of refusing to acknowledge the empress as a legitimate conquest. It's likely that only the court represented by Nguyen Da Anh in the South is "active," with the intention of a northern expedition. In other words, according to Li Jize's "Qi people defend Qi land" philosophy, if you don't acknowledge the other side, you're likely to be Li Jize's enemy!

He will be attacked from both sides!

Then let's talk about the second point, surrendering to the empress is like slapping yourself in the face. It's self-deprecating!

Of course, we can also make an excuse by saying that we want to gather everyone together because the south is in chaos and the barbarians are eyeing it covetously.

If you give the empress enough face to back down, both sides will naturally be able to get over it.

But the downside is...

Li Jize is still the commander-in-chief of the army, and she is still the emperor!

If she asks you to go back to the south to quell the rebellion, will you go or not?

If she orders you to attack the barbarians now, will you fight or not?

For a moment, everyone looked at Li Jize again, letting the King of Qin come up with a solution on his own.

Li Jize pondered for a long time before finally smiling and saying, "Why not kick the ball back? What's she going to do? If she wants us to surrender, then we surrender. If she doesn't, then we'll just play dumb! Seeking benefits and avoiding harm, I'll also gain something!"

The last sentence is classic.

If the Empress doesn't make us surrender and doesn't respond, then we'll just pretend to be deaf and dumb.

But what if this woman asks us to fight the barbarians, to fight the other two guys in the south?

Seek benefits and avoid harm!

I will go if there are benefits, but why should I go if there are disadvantages or no benefits?

When everyone at the scene heard this, they felt like they were being stabbed in the ass and their eyes widened.

King Qin Li Jize so "openly" stated this "despicable and shameless" solution, which was also contrary to the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects in this feudal era.

What is there to say?

The rituals are ruined and the music is ruined!

Originally, people in ancient times were very particular about things, but because someone shouted "All's fair in war", everyone started to become less particular.

The ancients attached great importance to etiquette and paid great attention to hierarchy, but someone shouted, "I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me!"

then……

Who would still take the emperor seriously?

Well, Li Jize had set a bad precedent, and that was it...

As he said, the ball was kicked back to the empress's side again.

The two southerners had already issued a statement, claiming the Empress was fake, not real. Meanwhile, the three northerners, Li Jize, Li Zhenbei, and the barbarians, remained motionless, as steady as a rock, watching the Empress's joke.

The empress was very happy because she had finally restored her kingdom and was back on the throne.

but……

The empress was in a lot of trouble! What troubled her was her ambition to take this position and restore the country!

The idea is good, but the reality is cruel.

Her current position was very awkward, being in the middle of the southern land, with Zuo Santong and Lin Jiaxuan near the sea above her, and Li Jize and the barbarians across the river to the north.

In such a harsh environment, it seemed very difficult for her to go to the Northern Expedition or to unify the South.

On the contrary, Lin Jiaxuan is actually in the best position. His only enemies are Dahai, the Empress and Li Jize.

Li Jize and the barbarian were in a stalemate. As long as he was not stupid, there was no way he would give up Qingzhou to fight him.

That is to say...

Lin Jiaxuan is the safest person in the world. He has only one enemy... the Empress!