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

At this moment, in the Royal Garden of the Royal Capital...

The flowers are interwoven like a dazzling gem inlaid in the depths of the palace.

In the bright sunshine, all kinds of flowers compete with each other in beauty and bright colors, as dazzling as gorgeous brocade.

But its owner, the most powerful emperor in the world, had no intention of enjoying the scenery.

The Empress stood in front of a pavilion, her eyes dull, staring at the flowerbed in front of her without moving...

At this moment, memories seem to be revived!

At that time, she was still a happy little princess, and her brother Ze was just the eldest son of the Li family.

There will be no disputes in the court, no disputes over the current situation, and even less disputes over power!

They are always so happy. After morning classes every day, they travel around to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

I vaguely remember that it was also in the Imperial Garden that she mischievously climbed the rockery and fell down.

At the critical moment, it was Brother Ze who pounced on her and used his body as a cushion to cushion her.

She was fine! But Li Jize broke a rib.

The empress felt extremely guilty. She was so young that she cried loudly in fear. However, Brother Danze endured the pain, held her hand, and comforted her with a smile, "Yan Xi, I will protect you!"

Later facts proved that...

He fulfilled his promise with his life!

But the funny thing is that the empress couldn't keep that "engagement contract".

Call ~

He exhaled heavily, and the phantoms of the boy and girl in front of the flower garden disappeared without a trace.

The empress stood with her hands behind her back, looking up at the world, and muttered to herself, "What a pity! I am no longer a princess! I can't have only you! I have millions of people and the land of Great Qi!"

clap clap clap!

Just then...

There was a sound of footsteps, and a eunuch wearing a three-peaked hat, white-bottomed black boots, and a dragon robe walked in quickly.

The eunuch's identity was not simple. When the eunuchs and palace maids around saw the newcomer, they all bowed and respectfully called out, "Eunuch Gao!"

Eunuch Gao ignored them and walked through the crowd to the pavilion.

He stood silently behind the empress, waiting for his master to contemplate.

a long time……

The empress placed her hands behind her back, looking at the flowers in front of her. Without turning her head, she asked, "Has the decree been delivered?"

Eunuch Gao lowered his body slightly, put on a smile, and said politely: "Replying to Dajia (the eunuchs' personal address to the emperor), the imperial edict has been delivered!"

"how?"

"This……"

Eunuch Gao thought for a moment, still with that brilliant smile on his face, and said truthfully: "Doctor Wang has successfully received everyone's order, but..."

"Why?"

The empress suddenly turned around, squinted her eyes, and said in a cold tone: "Does Li Jize dare to disobey my order?"

Sensing his master's anger, Eunuch Gao was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and hurriedly said, "Everyone! I went to the Li family to announce the decree, but I didn't see Li Jize. It was his father, Li Jin, who received the decree on my behalf."

"Oh?"

When the empress heard that Li Jin had accepted the order, her tone relaxed.

Sometimes, the orders received by Li Jin were more effective than those received by Li Jize.

for example……

In this "releasing military power" operation, if it were not for Li Jin's support, how could the empress succeed so easily?

"Gao Daban, get up!"

“Thank you everyone!”

Eunuch Gao stood up, bent over, and still had a smiling face.

The empress said nothing, but walked into the imperial garden with her hands behind her back.

Eunuch Gao followed behind with a smile...

With these two taking the lead, the large and dense crowd of palace maids and eunuchs automatically followed.

Arriving at the edge of the pond, the Empress looked at the ornamental fish swimming inside and asked meaningfully, "How is he?"

Most people would be completely confused by the emperor's inexplicable words.

But Eunuch Gao! The Empress's personal companion, he had watched her grow up since she was little.

After the empress ascended the throne, one person's success brought prosperity to everyone. Eunuch Gao was not only the chief eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, but also the governor of the East Factory.

and so……

Just this one sentence from the master, "How is he?"

Eunuch Gao immediately took over the conversation.

"Li Jize is a man who is hard to tell the difference between truth and falsehood! If you say he is truly stupid, his words and actions are normal. But if you say he is pretending to be stupid, he plays tricks all day long, which makes no sense."

Speaking of which...

Eunuch Gao paused, secretly observing his master's expression. Noticing the empress's expressionless face, he lowered his head again, smiled, and continued, "Everyone! Shall I send someone to test him?"

The empress looked at the pool in front of her, without saying a word, and fell into a long silence.

Eunuch Gao was not in a hurry either. He always had a smile on his face and waited patiently.

After a long time...

"No need! Whether it's true or not, the great General Tiance and the King of Qin of Qi would use such means to escape? Humph!"

Turning around, the empress put her hands behind her back and continued walking forward.

"I have announced to the world that the King of Qin has suffered a head injury. The Northern Liang Wolf Cavalry will be led by Li Jihuan, the second son of the Li family!"

After that…

She said no more and entered the path among the flowers calmly.

Eunuch Gao was stunned, and then he felt a chill on his back, and beads of sweat the size of beans broke out.

As her best friend, he had transformed from an innocent princess who didn't know the world to a scheming and calculating emperor. The transformation between the two was so fast!

The subtext of the Empress' words is...

Whether Li Jize is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid, it doesn’t really matter!

Because from the moment he had problems with his brain, the empress could use this excuse to take away his military power.

What's even more outrageous is that the empress handed over Li Jize's military power to his younger brother Li Jihuan.

For outsiders, there will be no bad reputation of "killing the donkey after it has done its work", and the military can also accept such an outcome.

But the fact is...

Li Jize is Li Jin's legally married wife, Huang Suqiu's son, and the eldest son!

And Li Jihuan is the son of concubine Chen Anran!

Imagine that Li Jize was mentally ill and had lost his military power, while Li Jihuan was conscious and was given military power by the empress.

This clearly implies that Li Jihuan is the true successor of the Li family!

And Li Jize?

It will be completely transparent and completely excluded from the core layer of power!

High! It’s really too high.

It was obvious that Li Jize's achievements were too great, and the empress wanted to get rid of him and take away his military power.

No matter which dynasty it is, it is a very difficult matter to deal with, and one careless move may cause the army to revolt!

But she!

A power grab that could have caused unrest in the entire court and the entire Da Qi was forcibly marginalized and turned into a power shift within the Li family.

Of course, countless historical facts have proven this!

An emperor obsessed with power struggles and palace intrigues may not be truly capable of dealing with the real country and current affairs!

because……

A huge disaster has befallen Da Qi and is approaching the empress!