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

Li Jize lowered his waist even more, and kept shouting, "Your humble servant deserves death! I dare not!"

The empress narrowed her eyes and looked at the General Tiance in front of her, wondering what she was thinking.

Not only did Li Jize lose his former vigor, but he also became very...

Well, how do you say it?

The empress thought of a phrase, "A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water"!

"Li Jize, do you know? You are becoming more and more like those officials in the court!"

Her cold words expressed her dissatisfaction with Li Jize.

Li Jize: "..."

Does this mean that he is no different from those smooth civil servants in the court?

But precisely because of this, your Empress can favor and indulge the civil servants, so naturally you will let Li Jize go, right?

Sometimes, aren’t officials’ cunning, fear of death, and self-preservation forced upon them by the emperor?

"My decision will not change! The three taxes must be levied, and you... must lead my troops into battle! This is an imperial decree! Do you understand?"

The empress originally sought out Li Jize to discuss matters, but who would have thought that in the end they would have to use an imperial edict to pressure him.

The implication is...

No negotiation!

Yes! Although Li Jize is afraid of death, it has come to this point. You, the Empress, don't care whether I can bear it or not, and you insist on forcing me to fight the barbarians.

Good! It's your choice, Your Majesty.

Then I can only shout "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born with different species?"

Thinking of this, Li Jize gritted his teeth, leaned forward and bowed: "I obey your order!"

Seeing Li Jize like this, the empress had a smug sneer on her face, and it was obvious that she was a little complacent! Power is sometimes so useful!

but……

Little did she know, today's two decisions, imposing the three additional taxes and sending Li Jize to war, would be two intertwined yarns twisted into a single noose for her to hang herself on!

Since the imperial power was used to pressure Li Jize into accepting the imperial edict and forcing him to fight to the death, this was a blow. The next step was naturally to give him a sweet treat!

The empress stepped forward and supported Li Jize's arm with a respectful attitude, saying gently, "Brother Ze, official business is over. Now let me talk to you about personal matters."

Li Jize: "..."

His first reaction was that this woman was trying to win people's hearts!

As expected, the empress pulled Li Jize's arm and shouted directly to the eunuch Gao beside her, "Mr. Gao! Announce the meal! I want to have dinner with Brother Ze."

Eunuch Gao wore a brilliant smile from beginning to end. Upon receiving a signal from his master, he flicked his whisk and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Bring the imperial meal!"

After a while, various delicacies were brought in one by one by the palace maids.

Four dishes, one soup, a pot of wine and a plate of pastries, this is today's breakfast.

The empress looked at the reserved Li Jize and pointed to the seat next to her. She said with a smile, "Brother Ze, sit down!"

"I am terrified! I am terrified!"

Li Jize was so frightened that he tried to be humble.

If you sit down without any hesitation, you will be very close to death!

If you have no sense of propriety and no humility, how can those in power tolerate you?

As for the predecessor?

He was too confident in the childhood sweetheart relationship between him and the empress. He thought that even if anyone in the world betrayed him, the empress would not. Facts proved that it was a joke.

because……

The most ruthless are the "Heavenly Family"!

How could the emperor talk about feelings with you? As long as you threaten her imperial power, not to mention a childhood sweetheart, even her own father and brother can be killed.

This is a difficult situation!

When the empress discovered that the government was in a mess, she seemed to be unable to handle it without Li Jize!

When she realized this, she wanted to continue to repair her relationship with Li Jize as before, but she found that her brother Ze was no longer easy to "fool".

The empress was a little annoyed that Li Jize always regarded himself as a subject and kept his distance.

She pretended to be angry and scolded, "Brother Ze, I've already said it! We were discussing official business before, and now it's over! Now we're discussing private matters, you don't have to be so formal!"

"This……"

Li Jize pretended to be embarrassed, then sighed. He clasped his hands together again and said, "Since that's the case, I'd be disrespectful to refuse!"

Seeing Li Jize finally sit down, the empress showed joy and winked at Eunuch Gao beside her...

The latter nodded in understanding and waved his hand, signaling the eunuchs and palace maids on both sides to retreat.

Seeing this group of people leave, and now only the empress and himself are left, Li Jize's first reaction is not that the relationship between the two of them has returned to their childhood. But...

Is he considering whether to strike first?

The empress was kidnapped!

Well! His brain is not something that ordinary people can think of.

After thinking about it, although these people are not here for the time being, this is still the most heavily defended place in Da Qi.

Even if Li Jize could drag the empress to death with him, he would still feel that he was at a great loss!

Who wants to die with this bitch?

Of course, the empress didn't know that her brother Ze was planning to kidnap her at the moment. If she knew, she wouldn't know how to react.

With a smile on her face, she actually took the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for Li Jize. "Come on! Brother Ze, Xier! I wish you a successful battle in advance!"

Xi... Xi'er?

Li Jize's eyelids twitched at this title. Did they play so wildly when they were kids?

You call me Brother Ze, and I call you Xier?

After all, the emperor toasted you but you didn't drink, and the emperor served you food but you turned the table. What are the obvious consequences?

Li Jize could only politely and respectfully say, "Your Majesty, I don't deserve this! I'm so sorry for this humble servant, so sorry for this humble servant!"

While he spoke the most humble words, he drank the wine in one gulp without hesitation.

Mm! As expected of the imperial wine from the palace, it is so mellow and fragrant that it leaves a lingering aftertaste.

The empress saw that Li Jize was still a little unfamiliar, frowned, and sighed helplessly.

"Ah~"

Ok?

Li Jize, who was still savoring the delicious imperial wine in his mouth, looked at the empress in confusion without saying a word.

Who would have thought…

"Ugh!"

Sigh from the Empress +2!

Li Jize: “???”

"Ugh!"

Sigh from the Empress +3!

Li Jize: "..."

Good boy! He finally understood that she was pretending to be pitiful and insisted that he ask her.

If it was the old "Xier" frowning and sighing, Brother Ze would have been heartbroken. Who and what made his lover so worried?

With just a word from Xier, even if there were 100,000 barbarian soldiers and horses, he could charge in and out seven times without frowning!

but now……

The empress sighed three times in succession. She was surprised to find that Li Jize had transformed into a "straight man of steel" and pretended not to hear! She poured herself another glass of wine and slowly savored it.

this……???

Have you never drunk imperial wine in your entire life?