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

The old butler who was so noisy just now suddenly became timid after seeing this situation. He looked around, his tone began to lower, and he stuttered with nervousness.

"Since...since you know it's the Prime Minister's sedan chair, aren't you afraid of being beheaded?"

"Behead? Damn it! I'm almost starving to death! Do I still care about being beheaded?"

One of the masked men waved his hand, and in a flash, the other masked men rushed forward with knives and put them on the necks of the three men.

"Good...good man, please spare my life! Good man, please spare my life!"

The old butler, who was so arrogant just now, instantly became obedient when the knife was on his neck. He curled up into a ball and begged for mercy.

"I'll spare his life! When you go back, tell Ye Xianggao's family that we're only after money, not life! If they want the Prime Minister back alive, they should prepare a ransom of three million taels and wait for us to contact the transaction location. Also, remember not to report this to the authorities, otherwise we won't guarantee his safety!"

After saying this, the masked man kicked the butler on the butt and yelled, "Did you hear that clearly?"

The butler suddenly fell to the ground, his face covered in mud. He was angry but dared not say a word! He nodded repeatedly and said timidly: "I know... I know...! Hey everyone, I will remember it!"

"Then get out of here!"

"Thank you, my good man! Thank you, my good man!"

Just like that, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet was kidnapped after leaving court.

It has to be said that if this news were to be leaked out, it would definitely cause a stir among the powerful circles in the royal capital!

and……

The most outrageous thing is that no one knows why he ran out of the city and allowed himself to be kidnapped by those robbers.

In short, the housekeeper hurried back home and told the Ye family about this.

The whole family was dumbfounded and stunned, and was shocked!

What kind of crazy criminal is this?

Are you really that brave?

Kidnapping the prime minister at the feet of the emperor?

This old man eats arsenic. Is he tired of living?

For a time, the Ye family was divided into two factions regarding the rescue of Ye Xianggao.

One group of people argued that this was the emperor's territory! Ye Xianggao was the prime minister of the dynasty!

We should report this to the Empress and have Her Majesty order Wucheng's troops and Beiliang Wolf Cavalry to go and kill these ignorant criminals.

The other faction believed that since the criminals had directly reported the position of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, it meant that they came prepared and were targeting Ye Xianggao.

How could this group of desperate people be afraid of the imperial court?

I'm afraid that once this is reported to the court and the empress knows about this, Ye Xianggao will be killed at the same time!

"enough!"

When everyone was arguing and unable to reach a consensus, Ye Xianggao's wife made the final decision!

"A cabinet chief minister earns more than three million taels!"

The Ye family members: "..."

This is a double entendre.

A cabinet chief minister earns more than three million taels!

On the surface, it sounds like a wife's love for her husband and her concern for her family, but in reality, it is an affirmation of the position of a cabinet minister.

Why did Li Jize choose Ye Xianggao, the Prime Minister of the time, as his first kidnapping target?

Officialdom! Who doesn't know the ins and outs of it?

The county magistrate earned 100,000 silver coins in three years!

If we talk about salary, Ye Xianggao, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, only received 800 taels of silver! Even if you sold him, you wouldn't be able to come up with the 3 million taels of silver.

but……

Is it true that the chief minister of the cabinet only receives a salary?

How much wealth does his family have? As his wife, I'm afraid she knows it best.

Three million taels! Although it’s a lot, it’s still affordable for the Ye family!

The lady’s meaning was very clear: the most valuable thing for Ye Xianggao, the chief minister of the cabinet, is to be alive.

It hurts to give away three million, but as long as he can come back, I can get it back with interest after a few more years of greed.

Since the Prime Minister's wife had decided to negotiate, everyone in the Ye family stopped arguing and fell silent.

"Pharaoh!"

The lady looked at the butler and greeted him.

The old housekeeper immediately stepped out and bowed respectfully, "Madam!"

"Since they've kidnapped me and are demanding a ransom of three million taels, have they told me where the transaction will take place?"

"This……"

After hearing this, the old butler looked embarrassed. Under Madam Ye's puzzled gaze, he quickly replied, "Madam, the robbers asked me to come back and inform you first. They also told me the location of the ransom. We will notify you later when the time comes!"

Everyone looked at each other, all with expressions of shock and disbelief.

According to the housekeeper's description, they were kidnapped after leaving the city. Where were they taken? Who knows in the vast wilderness?

but now……

Will the ransom transaction location be notified?

Doesn't that mean...

They have accomplices who are so bold that they stay in the city?

Fanatic!

Under the emperor's feet, they kidnapped the prime minister and dared to keep their accomplices in the capital? What kind of courage does this require?

"Madam! Madam!"

Just when they were shocked by the criminals' audacity, they didn't expect that another more daring criminal would come.

Suddenly, a servant's panicked voice came from outside the door, and soon a servant ran in with an arrow in his hand.

Everyone was stunned!

She saw a piece of paper tied to the arrow. After seeing this thing, Mrs. Ye frowned and understood it instantly.

Say Cao Cao Cao Cao is here!

The kidnappers sent the ransom letter so quickly.

Damn it! This is so audacious, a face-to-face attack!

"Where did this arrow come from?" The old butler grabbed the servant and asked loudly.

He thought that since the other party was able to shoot arrows in, someone must have seen it, right?

Perhaps they could capture the kidnapper's accomplice in the capital, capture him, and reveal the location of the robbers' lair. Then, they could dispatch a large army to encircle and suppress the kidnappers and rescue the Prime Minister.

but……

The servant kept shaking his head, indicating that he didn't see it at all.

"Being able to shoot arrows from an invisible direction and accurately shoot them into the Ye family, it seems that this is a master!"

Instructor Chen, the Ye family's servant instructor who also came from the military, saw that something was wrong with the arrow as soon as he saw it!

Judging by the length and weight of the arrow, the opponent must have used a "strong bow", which cannot be pulled by anyone other than a martial artist.

After hearing Instructor Chen's words and looking at the arrow in her hand, Madam Ye turned to the instructor and asked, "I've heard that these Northern Wolf Riders are stationed on the borders, capable of fighting against the Barbarian Cavalry! And the Barbarian Cavalry are renowned for their mounted archery... Instructor Chen, do you think they can pull off a powerful bow like this?"

Instructor Chen frowned, looked at the bow again, and nodded, "The Northern Wolf Riders are all one in a million. This kind of powerful bow... naturally they can draw it!"

Having said that...

With a bang, Mrs. Ye stood up and her eyes widened.

"So... the people who kidnapped the Prime Minister this time were the Northern Wolf Riders?"

When these words were spoken, the entire Ye family was shocked!

Could it be... that the Li family planned this kidnapping?