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

This is a completely normal operation in the court of Da Qi!

On top of that, a bastard named Zhang had swindled a lot of money from these officials, and they were in desperate need of some money back!

In the past, the Northern Liang Wolf Riders were led by Li Jize, the most distinguished of nobles! He also had a special relationship with the Empress.

They withheld wages from other local garrisons but did not dare to touch the pay of the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry.

But now...

What kind of a der is Li Jize!

He was no longer the empress's fiancé, and Zhou Yan was still ahead of him when he went to war. If he didn't deduct money now, when would he deduct money?

Therefore, the empress levied three additional taxes for the expedition, and first gave a part of it to the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry to cover it!

Moreover, now that the expedition is imminent, the food supply is substantial and not insignificant.

But the bad thing is...

The appearance of the Liangshan heroes directly cut off the food supply of the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry.

Not only did they confuse the local authorities, they also deceived the empress. What? There were actually bandits in the local area who dared to rob military supplies?

This is simply unreasonable!

She ordered the local governor to wipe out the bandits and take back the food!

At the same time, he ordered that food be drawn from other places and quickly delivered to the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry.

Even though everything was unexpected, don't panic! It's not a big deal!

But it turns out you're fucking crazy, and this is a big deal.

The prefect mobilized local garrison troops to suppress this army, but not only did they fail to defeat it! Instead, the second batch of military rations was robbed again!

The prefect was terrified!

What kind of bandits are these? I've never heard of them before, let alone knew that there would be such a terrifying force under their rule!

He didn't dare report it to the prefect! He said that such a perverted bandit had appeared under his jurisdiction. He knew that not only did he fail to eliminate the bandits, but he also lost a batch of military rations. He was afraid that his entire family would be executed.

and so……

The memorial he submitted to his superiors stated that some of the bandits had been wiped out and the remaining ones could be wiped out after the new year.

rely on it!

The empress was unaware of the situation and believed that the second batch of military rations had been delivered and the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry could go on the expedition.

In fact...

The Beiliang Wolf Riders gathered along the canal have run out of food at this moment!

Zhou Yan didn't care about this. He only cared about the travel expenses given this time and how much money he could make as the head coach.

And what about the other deputy commander, Li Jize?

He was just pretending to be stupid from beginning to end, carving wood in the camp!

During Chinese New Year, families in other places gather together to have a family reunion. Even the most ordinary people have to find a way to have some meat on this day, right?

But what about them?

Not only were they out of food, but the most abominable thing was that the emperor, who was high above them, ordered them to march out and fight the barbarians.

Damn it! They were Northern Liang cavalry, mobilized from Northern Liang and had already left their homeland.

Now, we have to fight the barbarian army on an empty stomach during the New Year.

They were already full of anger, and now there were rumors in the army that Commander Zhou Yan had embezzled a lot of money, and he and his cronies were eating and drinking well all day long. Someone also saw Zhou Yan on a flower boat on the canal a few days ago, eating and drinking.

How glorious were they when they followed the King of Qin?

The Beiliang Wolf Cavalry is the first army of the Great Qi! They dare to attack even an army of 100,000 barbarians.

but now……

What happened after returning to the imperial court?

The soldiers’ pay was withheld, they didn’t have enough food to eat, and they had to fight the barbarians on an empty stomach.

No matter how loyal a minister is, if you only let the horse run but not let it eat grass, do you think he is still loyal?

Just like that, under the instigation of a few scheming generals...

"Brothers, we never had such hard times with the King of Qin back then! I think the Great Qi will not last long. The world is about to fall into chaos. Otherwise..."

I don’t know who came up with this, but it made everyone tremble with fear!

However, in the past, the cruel military law made them extremely loyal to the court!

How dare you rebel?

Someone else added, "We originally followed the King of Qin! He's in the camp right now. Why don't we kill that corrupt official and then support the King?"

There is another subtext to these words...

Qin Wang Li Jize is a fool! Easy to control!

The world is in chaos now, and the empress wants them to go to the battlefield on an empty stomach, which is no different from committing suicide.

Since we are going to die anyway, let’s rebel!

That's it...

That very evening, when Zhou Yan and several of his confidants returned from a feast, they received the imperial edict and were about to march out to fight the barbarians. As the commander-in-chief symbolically gathered a group of generals who supported him and discussed countermeasures...

A voice came from outside: "Who is it?"

The next moment, a scream was heard. When Zhou Yan and the others turned around to look...

They were shocked!

A group of generals from the military camp, wearing armor and holding bloody knives, rushed in directly.

Zhou Yan was so frightened that he was shaking. He opened his mouth and shouted, "What do you want to do? Are you trying to rebel?"

then……

With a "Puff", the head fell to the ground after one blow of the knife!

On the same night, a group of blood-stained Beiliang Wolf Cavalry generals, carrying the heads of Zhou Yan and others, came to the camp of Qin King Li Jize and knelt down, asking Li Jize to make the decision for them.

It was nothing more than the same old story. Zhou Yan withheld food and wages, leaving the soldiers with nothing to eat! They had to go to war hungry, so in a rage, they killed their commander Zhou Yan.

The idea behind this group of people is simple: first test Li Jize, and if he is really a fool, then support him!

If they succeed, they can control the fools. Even if they fail, he is the main culprit and will bear the biggest blame.

Unfortunately, they were disappointed!

The first thing Li Jize did after taking office was to order the arrest of these generals who had committed treason and dared to kill the commander Zhou Yan!

These guys were still in a state of confusion, not knowing what Li Jize was up to. They didn't expect that the general who had instigated them to kill the commander Zhou Yan would jump out and strike with a knife.

Until this moment...

What don’t they understand?

They originally wanted to use Li Jize, a fool, as a pawn, but in the end they found out that Li Jize was pretending to be stupid from beginning to end! They were the ones being used as pawns.

First, Li Jize used these generals to eliminate Zhou Yan, who was used by the emperor to suppress him.

Second, most of these generals had bad intentions and were Li Jihuan’s confidants who were promoted when he was a general.

Li Jize killed two birds with one stone. Not only did he kill the empress's men, he also carried out a purge within the army.

Moreover, the people below couldn't find any faults. They were taught to be loyal to the Great Qi! These generals rebelled and killed the Minister of War. What was wrong with Deputy Marshal Li Jize killing them?

So far...

Li Jize officially completed the control of the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry. The next order was not to follow the order to fight the barbarians, but to go back!

What?

Go and rob food and silver!