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

Li Jize didn't want to be involved in the affairs of the empress.

In Buddhism, if you casually involve other people in their cause and effect, you will be subject to their "karma".

To put it bluntly, helping the empress is equivalent to spreading the risk, and you will also be implicated.

Why not help her?

What if this woman is still the same as before, has lost her mind and can't think straight, and directly issues an order to denounce Li Jize as a "traitor"?

Although Li Jize wasn't necessarily afraid of the infamy, he wasn't afraid to take it. But he was worried that the barbarians would take advantage of this opportunity, just as they had previously instigated other southern factions, to force them to admit that Li Jize was illegal! Should they attack Li Jize?

Therefore, from a long-term perspective, if the empress is legitimate, she acknowledges that Li Jize is also legitimate.

People like Zuo Santong and Lin Jiaxuan could not be instigated by the barbarians to stab him from behind.

In reality, the Empress' role is to contain these two families, allowing Li Jize and the barbarians to fight each other peacefully...

In a word, the empress is involved in the south, and Li Jize is responsible for dealing with the north, which is beneficial to both of them!

As for the final outcome, will they fight to decide who will rule over the Great Qi? Or will they simply merge and resolve the issue peacefully? Both are obviously the most advantageous options at the moment.

The hustle and bustle in the world is all for benefit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit!

There are no eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests. This is true.

When Li Jize and the empress had a common goal, both of them were very wise. On the surface, I am the commander-in-chief of the army and you are Her Majesty the Empress. Privately, you call me Brother Ze and I call you Sister Yan.

Actually...

Where is the friendship between childhood sweethearts? The friendship between ruler and subject? They only care about their own business!

Li Jize decisively agreed with the eunuch's statement and immediately announced to the world that he would honor the empress as the true emperor! He admitted that he was the Grand Marshal of the Great Qi Army.

Oops! Good guy!

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The empress got what she wanted and obtained Li Jize's promise.

But Zuo Santong and Lin Jiaxuan in the south were a little uncomfortable. The path they had chosen was, of course, to continue to refuse to acknowledge the empress as the true emperor, but rather a false one! Li Jize also regarded her as a bad person, as the barbarians said! A traitor!

The barbarians are my "allies" and came here to suppress the bandits. Not only did you, Li Jize, refuse to help, you even joined forces with the bandits. If you are not a traitor, what are you? If the emperor you serve is not a fake emperor, what is he?

Li Zhenbei was also a little embarrassed!

Li Jize cooperated with them, they responded to the call and formed an alliance with Li Jize, and also purchased his firearms.

But now...

Dude! That's not right! If you side with the Empress, does that mean our cooperation is no longer valid?

So, Li Zhenbei thought about it and sent Wang Yuanya to investigate Li Jize's attitude again.

Since he was able to send Wang Yuanya, it can be imagined that he attached great importance to this matter. Without Li Jize's weapons supply, how could they continue?

……

Wang Yuanya and Zhang Xiaolan were once again "ordered to go to Qingzhou to look for Li Jize".

But along the way, Wang Yuanya felt a little uneasy and uncomfortable!

What she couldn't understand was how the Empress could possibly have restored her kingdom in the South. How on earth had she done it?

Of course, Wang Yuanya would never have imagined that she had actually helped to accomplish all of this.

Secondly, after the empress was restored to the throne, was Li Jize a bit of a fool? How could he still trust her and return to her charm and become the "Grand Marshal of the Army"?

The most abominable thing is...

By purchasing arms, Li Jize then bought food, iron ore, etc. from the rebels, and the alliance between the two sides became deeper and deeper.

This is something that Wang Yuanya is very happy and delighted to see.

But because of this damn empress, Li Jize turned from a "clear-headed person" into a "suck-up" again!

Not only did they issue a "Joint Declaration", but now they are going back in a hurry!

What happens next?

Will it affect their cooperation? The King of the North was very worried about this issue, and so was Wang Yuanya.

Seeing that the girl's eyebrows have been twisted together since she came here, Zhang Xiaolan, who has been with her day and night, really can't bear it.

So, she tried to persuade him kindly, "Yuan Ya! Li Jize is a mature man. He's a prince! He's also a general who leads troops. Most importantly, he can also handle civil affairs. He..."

Ok?

When Zhang Xiaolan said this, Wang Yuanya turned around and looked at her in confusion.

"Why? Why are you always saying nice things about him today? Do you have any feelings for him?"

Wang Yuanya frowned and asked a question, which made Zhang Xiaolan blush instantly.

"What do you mean by that? Even if I, Zhang Xiaolan, like pigs or dogs, I will never fall in love with Li Jize!"

"Then why are you saying this?"

Wang Yuanya pouted a little angrily.

"I want to tell you that Li Jize is a mature politician! He definitely doesn't do these things out of emotion. How could someone who can accomplish great things be bound by the feelings of his children?"

Ok?

It has to be said that Zhang Xiaolan's analysis gave Wang Yuanya some enlightenment.

but……

Should she be happy or angry?

I am happy because Li Jize may not really be the empress's bootlicker. He may have come to his senses and is only doing this for "political" considerations.

But Zhang Xiaolan said, how could a man who does great things be bound by his children's feelings?

Doesn’t that mean that Wang Yuanya is the same!

Hey, what's going on with this feeling of being both angry and happy?

"Also, Yuan Ya! You must be clear about your own identity. You represent the Northern King! The Righteous Army! If you are so obsessed with your children's personal affairs, you will be biased. If the time comes and the advantage is in either side, how will you choose?"

Yes! Zhang Xiaolan is right.

Is this the time to discuss personal matters? If this benefit stands on the side of the righteous army but harms Li Jize's interests, which side will you support?

In other words, what if it benefits your husband Li Jize, but harms the interests of our brothers in the rebel army?

Wang Yuanya's face flushed red, and she hesitated for a long time, "I... I will stay sober! I... I represent my brothers in the righteous army, and I will stand on the side of my righteous army!"

These words seemed to be spoken to Zhang Xiaolan, but also seemed to be spoken to himself.

Zhang Xiaolan nodded without saying anything more.

in fact……

Didn't she understand that Northern King Li Zhenbei and Military Advisor Jia Fang didn't understand the truth? Why did she insist on sending Wang Yuanya?

Aren't you afraid that she will really harm the interests of the rebel brothers and stand on Li Jize's side?