The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Shen Tianjiao turned and stared at Bai Qishan for a long moment before she spoke, "General Bai, for the sake of my country, the people of Yunli, I'm going to take a risky tactic today. Do you have the courage to follow me?"

Shen Tianjiao changed her self-proclaimed name from "this palace" to "I", which means that the person talking to Bai Qishan at this time is no longer the Queen Shen Tianjiao, but the eldest daughter of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion, Shen Tianjiao.

Bai Qishan's heart trembled, and he bowed to Shen Tianjiao, clasping his fists and bowing. "I swear to follow the Queen until death, and I will never forget the mission on my shoulders. Even if it costs me my life today, I will not hesitate."

"Great! With your words, I feel relieved. The backbone of our Yunli Nation is made up of strong men." Shen Tianjiao gave Bai Qishan a firm hand. "General, don't worry. Since you trust me today, I promise you that no matter what the outcome, I will ensure the safety of your clan."

"As long as your Majesty says this, I will do whatever you want." Bai Qishan had served under the command of the Marquis of Zhenbei for many years. His loyalty was unquestionable both in public and in private.

"General, you don't have to accompany me. I have more important things for you to do." Shen Tianjiao took out the Fenglaichao jade pendant from her waist belt, which symbolized her status as queen, and the dispatch order given to her by her father, Marquis Zhenbei, when she entered the palace, which allowed her to mobilize the military power of Yunli Kingdom.

"General, take these things and go to the city defense camp. Go to Ling Xifeng and Feng Jie and call back all the Yulin Guards. Anyone who obstructs or resists will be executed on the spot without any mercy!"

"I obey your command!" Bai Qishan's answer was full of ambition. As the General of Cavalry in charge of the camp outside the capital, he had been living a very aggrieved life in recent years. If he could lead his troops to defeat the bandits this time, he would be happy even if he died on the battlefield.

The three of them left Yuxiu Palace. Shen Tianjiao took Wang Yunzhi to Taihe Palace, while Bai Qishan went to gather troops and divided them into three groups to retrieve the troops.

When Shen Tianjiao arrived at Taihe Hall, Li Rui was by her side, eating snacks, sipping fragrant tea, and listening to some music leisurely.

"Empress, the Emperor has just taken medicine and gone to bed. Please wait for a moment, I will go and tell him." Changqing, who was guarding outside Taihe Palace, looked embarrassed and stopped Shen Tianjiao.

Shen Tianjiao listened to Wu Yinnong's words coming from the hall, stared at Changqing as if he were a fool, and said in a calm voice: "I am not in the mood to talk nonsense with you now, get out of here, or I will kill you without mercy!"

After Shen Tianjiao said this, no one dared to say another word. The eunuchs and guards in front of Taihe Hall automatically made way.

No one stopped them, and Shen Tianjiao and Wang Yunzhi entered the Taihe Hall unimpeded. When Huang Chunhua discovered that they had come in to remind Li Rui, Shen Tianjiao and Wang Yunzhi had already come in and stood in front of Li Rui.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao suddenly appear, everyone in Taihe Hall was stunned.

Then the sounds of banquet and singing stopped, and all the servants in the hall stood up to welcome the arrival of the queen.

Li Rui, who was already unhappy because of the disturbance caused by Shen Tianjiao's sudden arrival, couldn't hold back anymore when he saw everyone's attitude towards Shen Tianjiao.

"Shen..." Li Rui, who originally wanted to call Shen Tianjiao by her name, swallowed the last two words when he saw Wang Yunzhi following Shen Tianjiao.

Li Rui, with a different expression on his face, looked at Shen Tianjiao and asked, "Why is the Queen here at this time?"

Shen Tianjiao snorted coldly, and without waiting for Li Rui to offer her a seat, she swaggered directly to the main seat. "Why am I here? Of course, it's to ensure that the emperor's throne will last for thousands of years."

"Just now, I was outside the palace and heard that the emperor was unwell and had just gone to bed after taking medicine. I never imagined that there would be such a beautiful view inside the palace."

"Queen, be careful with your words!" Li Rui put on airs and looked at Shen Tianjiao with dissatisfaction, becoming more and more dissatisfied with her.

"Everyone in the palace, please leave. I have something important to discuss with the emperor." Shen Tianjiao didn't bother to pay attention to Li Rui and gave the order directly.

In an instant, all the people in the hall, including Huang Chunhua, retreated.

"Queen, you've overstepped your bounds." Seeing that everyone around him listened to Shen Tianjiao, Li Rui could no longer control his temper and wanted to lose his temper.

"Hmph!" Shen Tianjiao glanced at Li Rui with contempt. "His Majesty the Emperor is so powerful. I wonder how much longer he can enjoy this kind of life."

"What do you mean?" Li Rui didn't look at Shen Tianjiao, but stared at Wang Yunzhi who was standing beside him, blaming him in his heart for appearing in front of him at this time.

"Prime Minister Wang, please tell our Emperor what happened." Shen Tianjiao closed her eyes. She was too lazy to even look at Li Rui.

"Your Majesty, Prince Jin has started a rebellion. He is leading an army of 200,000 and will probably attack Shangjing soon." Seeing Li Rui's behavior, Wang Yunzhi's heart tilted towards Shen Tianjiao again.

"What?" Li Rui thought he had misheard and asked again, "What did you say? Say it again."

"Prime Minister Wang said that Prince Li Bin of Jin has rebelled. He is leading an army of 200,000 towards the capital. He wants to pull you, the emperor, off the throne and become the emperor in your place." Li Rui's behavior made Shen Tianjiao very angry. She couldn't help but complain in her heart about how blind the original god must be to fall for a loser like Li Rui.

"Impossible, this is impossible, I must have heard wrong." Li Rui was fine with using some conspiracy and trickery to win people's hearts and disguise himself to pave the way for himself. But if he were to really handle the affairs of the country based on his own ability, he would be a complete fool.

"Don't doubt it, Your Majesty heard correctly. Everything Prime Minister Wang said is true." Shen Tianjiao looked up at the luxurious Taihe Palace and said sarcastically, "Your Majesty, at such a young age, is he already deaf?"

Li Rui no longer had the heart to argue with Shen Tianjiao. He stood up, walked over to Shen Tianjiao, grabbed her wrist, and said anxiously, "Queen, quickly send the Marquis of Zhenbei back to quell the rebellion."

Shen Tianjiao disgustedly shook off Li Rui's hand that was grabbing her wrist, and flicked the non-existent dust off her cuffs with her hand.

"It's too late. The Northern Frontier is thousands of miles away from the capital, and my father is far away from us. Moreover, if my father returns to the capital to quell the rebellion, who will guard the Northern Frontier? Will the Emperor go there himself?"