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

"Report! Urgent news from the border! The barbarians are mobilizing their troops and may be heading south!"

When the news from the border was rushed over 800 miles to the capital, to the imperial palace...

Not only the palace was in a panic, but all the officials also began to panic.

How could this be?

In the heart of the Central Plains, rebels broke into Zhongjing, the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, and cooked and killed the King of Yin.

In the royal capital, the emperor, officials and merchants encountered a "Ponzi scheme" and lost all their money.

Is there anything worse than this?

Facts have proved that there is no worst, only worse!

The barbarians gathered their army and prepared to march south.

These guys eat raw meat, drink blood, burn, kill, and plunder. Whenever life gets tough, they head south to rob Da Qi! When they run out of food, they rob Da Qi! When they can't hunt in autumn and winter, they still rob Da Qi!

It’s not like they haven’t been here before, it’s just…

At that time, there was General Tian Ce and his Beiliang Wolf Riders!

just now……

The Beiliang Wolf Cavalry was called back to guard the capital, and the King of Qin has been driven crazy!

After such a long period of fermentation, the news must have reached Beiliang, and the barbarians should have reacted.

Now that their strongest opponent is gone, it would be strange if they didn't take action.

If we had to choose the enemies of the Great Qi, the threat from the barbarians would definitely be greater than that from the bandits.

because……

In the eyes of the court of the Great Qi Dynasty, the rebels are just a minor matter, but the barbarians are another regime!

After receiving the urgent message from eight hundred miles away, the empress immediately rang the "court bell" and all civil and military officials gathered for a meeting.

When I heard that the barbarians were making unusual movements and were about to move south...

Panic! Everyone panicked!

It wouldn't be a big deal if the rebels occupied Zhongjing, as it was far away. But if the barbarians moved south and attacked through the border, the capital would be the first to bear the brunt of the attack.

The court officials chattered and discussed a lot, and after arguing for a long time, they could not make out the reason.

after all……

They are civil servants!

As for those generals who didn't speak.

On the one hand, the empress's act of abandoning the donkey after it has served its purpose forced them to protect themselves.

On the other hand, they also knew that they were not cut out for it. Who else in the entire Great Qi except King Qin Li Jize could withstand the barbarian army?

From the emperor to the officials, and from the officials to the soldiers, everyone in the Great Qi had already suffered from "barbarian phobia".

The empress, sitting on the dragon throne, looked at the civil servants below who were chattering like a vegetable market, and smiled coldly.

Good! This is my good official!

When you all urged me to say "The King of Qin should be executed", you were very active. How come now that the barbarians are attacking us, none of you can say a word?

Seeing that the civil officials were really useless, the empress subconsciously looked towards the military generals.

Unlike the noisy and argumentative civil officials, the military officials were quiet, with everyone lowering their heads and counting their toes.

"Why don't you say anything, my dear ministers?"

The empress suddenly spoke, and the court, which was originally as noisy as a vegetable market, suddenly became quiet.

Hulala...

The civil officials stopped talking and turned their gazes towards the military generals, all with sneers on their lips.

The dispute between civil and military officials actually occurred in the court of every dynasty.

Should we respect martial arts or should we respect martial arts with civility?

The person in power is the emperor!

Generally speaking, the emperors who founded a country in its early days would choose to honor military power, because they themselves had to be a "horse emperor" before they could establish a dynasty.

But once the empire is conquered, the emperor will be wary of the generals who hold heavy troops, and they will choose to "control the military with civil power"!

In order to ensure the stability of the country, it is best to have civil officials in charge.

Originally, this was fine, but the problem is...

How can you guarantee that your dynasty will last forever?

The previous emperor thought that this was the right thing to do, but in the later period, when there were rebellions and chaos in various places and foreign invasions, using civil power to control military power and an amateur leading the experts was not seeking death?

But the civil officials were used to being in power and suppressing the military generals. When the factional struggles began...

They don't care about the national interest! They only think about their own interests!

It was for this reason that when the empress wanted to eliminate Li Jize, they supported her and helped her kill the King of Qin.

The Empress took back the military power! They overpowered the head of the nobles and gained the final say in the court.

A win-win situation for both parties! Congratulations!

only……

After the champagne was opened at halftime, the barbarians and the rebel army broke in. What should we do?

Seeing that the generals still kept their heads down and didn't speak, the empress instantly became angry.

A bunch of losers!

Military generals who don't stand out in battle are considered more hateful than civil officials in the eyes of the empress.

“Duke E Guo!”

Seeing that no general spoke, the empress simply called out their names.

During the Great Qi Dynasty, there were a total of thirty-six nobles.

They all followed Taizu to conquer the world, and were eventually granted titles and inherited them from generation to generation.

Of course, the greatest noble family among them was the Li family, because the Li family produced a "king of a different surname" Li Jize.

Now the Li family, Li Jin sent to rescue Zhongjing, Zhongjing has been broken! He is still thinking of ways to recruit soldiers and horses, and find a way to deal with the bandits.

As for the two sons of the Li family, Li Jihuan was seriously ill, and no one knew whether it was true or not! Anyway, the doctor who went there said that he was indeed seriously injured.

As for Li Jize...

He was a fool in everyone's eyes, a thorn in the flesh that the empress feared! No matter what, it was impossible to hand over military power to him.

In this case, the empress could only look among the military generals to see if there were any descendants of the thirty-six meritorious officials who followed her great-grandfather, or if there could be another figure who could be like an ancestor.

The person who was called was "Eguogong Changtai", a middle-aged veteran.

After stepping out of the line, he immediately knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! I believe that the barbarians are coming south only to plunder! We should fortify the city walls and clear the fields, allowing all the people to enter the city. If the barbarians cannot plunder food, they will naturally retreat."

I have to say that this is an opinion worthy of being put forward by the thirty-six nobles.

After careful consideration, it seems to make sense!

The barbarians started to plunder when autumn and winter came and supplies were scarce. Once they failed to plunder anything, they would naturally retreat.

but……

Deep well ice!

The people are all hiding in the city? How do you know when the barbarians will come? After the fortification, the people are all hiding in the city.

The barbarians have no food, but the common people also need it!

Who will bear this burden?

The Great Qi was now impoverished. If a rat showed up in the treasury, it would have to leave crying. The empress had also been cheated out of her silver.

How can this method of killing one thousand enemies while injuring eight hundred of our own people be used?

as predicted……

Chang Tai, the Duke of E who proposed this idea, was criticized and ridiculed by civil officials, and his ancestors for eighteen generations were cursed.

Waste people and money!

How can we not criticize civil officials who claim to be "making decisions for the people" for such a good thing that seeks fame?

The empress was also troubled. Whether this trick would harm herself or not was another matter. The key point was that it would be bad for her reputation. It seemed that using this trick would make her a tyrant.

"Duke Wei! What do you mean?"

The empress looked at one of the gray-haired old men.

And the latter...

After a brief thought, he gritted his teeth and stood up and said, "I think we should ask General Tiance to come out again!"