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

Wow!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court was in an uproar.

When they criticized that "the King of Qin should be executed", Duke Deng Fang of Wei was full of indignation and felt sorry for the King of Qin's end.

pity……

He is old! The court is no longer under his control.

Li Jize, the most meritorious noble, was abandoned after serving his purpose. How could he dare to speak up for the King of Qin?

Now that the Great Qi is in danger and the barbarians are about to march south, the Duke of Wei is called upon to propose that Li Jize take command again.

The empress frowned and said nothing.

She originally wanted to "use civil power to control military power" and send Li Jize to the Central Plains to fight against the rebels.

On the one hand, there was a civil official watching him and could suppress him.

On the other hand, his father Li Jin was in the Central Plains. Li Jin was a loyal minister, so how could he watch his son rebel?

But now it's different. The barbarians are coming to attack. Should Li Jize go north? Or go back to Beiliang?

If he leads the Wolf Cavalry back to Beiliang to rebel again, who can suppress them?

Seeing the empress frown, the civil servants were best at changing their attitude according to the situation. The chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, just winked at one of the censors.

The latter jumped out and berated Deng Fang, "Old Duke, are you confused? Li Jize is a fool now, how can he lead an army? Besides, the only one that Da Qi can rescue right now is the Northern Liang Wolf Riders. If they were to fall to a fool, wouldn't that be a joke on our national destiny?"

Deng Fang gritted his teeth, cupped his hands, and bowed once more, saying, "Your Majesty! I've heard that Li Jize isn't completely insane, but his condition is intermittent. Furthermore, the reason the barbarians are heading south again is because of the King of Qin! If General Tiance could lead the expedition again, it would surely terrify the barbarians!"

This is a fact...

It's just a bit embarrassing!

The empress was embarrassed, and all the civil and military officials were also embarrassed.

They were the ones who conspired to depose Li Jize, and now they were being slapped in the face so quickly.

The civil officials were whispering among themselves. Before the Prime Minister Ye Xianggao gave another look, another subordinate was about to step forward...

Unexpectedly, veteran Deng Fang shut these people up with just one sentence.

"Unless... the cabinet can come up with a better candidate, or unless you gentlemen can lead the army on the expedition yourself!"

As mentioned before, everyone in the entire Da Qi was suffering from severe "barbarian phobia"!

The civil and military officials are full of arrogance. If they are asked to deal with the rebels, they may have the courage to do so.

But now...

We have to deal with the barbarian army!

These civil officials are cowardly, especially cowardly!

Looking at the censor who was about to stand up and speak, he swallowed his saliva and retreated silently, and the chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, frowned.

Immediately, he rolled up his sleeves, stepped forward, and spoke proactively, "Your Majesty, what the old Duke said is true! The title of King of Qin can indeed intimidate the barbarians! But... if a commander's mind fluctuates, how can he lead the troops in battle?"

The empress nodded, turned to look at Ye Xianggao, and asked, "Then what should we do according to what the elder said?"

"Your Majesty! In my opinion, the King of Qin can only be deputy commander! The commander-in-chief should be someone else. Only with this combination of civil and military talents can the Wolf Cavalry march with confidence!"

After Ye Xianggao finished speaking, the empress couldn't help but brighten up her eyes and glanced at Eunuch Gao, who always had a smiling expression on his face.

Then, she hummed, and continued, "What the elder said is quite true! But, who among the civil and military officials in this court can be the commander-in-chief?"

"Your Majesty, I recommend the Minister of War, Zhou Yan!"

Good guy!

As soon as these words were spoken, the military generals and civil officials all understood. After going around in circles, they realized that he was promoting "his own people"!

Because, Zhou Yan, the Minister of War, is Ye Xianggao's favorite student!

As expected of someone who can be the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, he is very experienced.

Just imagine, the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry is currently the most powerful army in Da Qi and has always been controlled by the Li family.

Even when the empress took back the military power, she only transferred Li Jize's military power to Li Jihuan.

In this case, leading troops to war is inevitable, so at least the command is in the hands of one's own people, which is better than giving it to a military general.

Secondly...

The Assistant Minister of War was in charge of the military forces of the entire country, which was equivalent to the Deputy Minister of National Defense in later generations. There was nothing wrong with him leading the troops to battle.

The empress looked at Ye Xianggao and somewhat understood his thoughts.

but……

Out of a desire to guard against Li Jize, and also because of the "using civil power to control military power" plan she had previously discussed with Eunuch Gao, she agreed to this plan directly!

However, there was an extra clause at the end: to prevent Li Jize from losing his mind during the expedition and causing delays, the Empress sent an additional imperial physician, Imperial Physician Wang, to accompany him.

Soon, the imperial edict arrived, appointing King Li Jize of Qin as deputy commander-in-chief and leading the troops to prepare to fight against the barbarians.

After receiving the imperial edict, the Li family was filled with confusion and bewilderment. Li Jize was completely bewildered. Why was he still allowed to lead the army to war?

The old emperor is determined to squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of Li Jize!

But Wang Yuanya and Li Jize both breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason Wang Yuanya relaxed was that the Beiliang Wolf Riders were too famous in Daqi. When the rebel army broke through Zhongjing...

On the one hand, these undercover spies were happy for the Northern King, but on the other hand, they were particularly worried that the emperor would be so angry that he would send the Northern Liang Wolf Cavalry to deal with the rebel army.

Now that clear news has been received, Wang Yuanya can smoothly pass on the information to the Northern King, and the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry will head north.

As for Li Jize!

Before, when he heard that the rebels had broken through Zhongjing, he had already calculated that the fate of the Great Qi was over.

It won’t be long before either the barbarians move south or the bandits move north.

By then, the royal capital will become a purgatory!

He had to find a way to pack up his belongings and leave as soon as possible to join his men at Liangshan.

By then, relying on the muskets, cannons and the 70 million taels of silver in his hands, he could take advantage of the chaos in the world and shout "Are kings, princes, generals and ministers any different from ordinary people?"

But Li Jize also understood that the empress was on high alert against him and must have been keeping an eye on him.

How difficult is it to leave the royal capital?

but now……

The opportunity had arrived! Li Jize could take advantage of the expedition to escape smoothly, and perhaps even take some of the cavalry with him.

However, the empress was very suspicious and actually thought of the method of "controlling the military with civil power" and placed a commander "Zhou Yan" above him.

Li Jize did not consider this point.

It seems...

I have to find a way to win over the morale of the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry!

By then, if something unexpected happens to Commander Zhou Yan while we are on the march... then, a group of brothers will have caused me, Li Jize, so how can they let me wear a yellow robe?

Well! This plan is perfect.

"Husband, since Daddy is the accompanying military doctor, can you take me with you?"

When Li Jize was thinking about the follow-up plan, he didn't expect that the ugly wife would make trouble again.