After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

"You dare touch my people?"

Xie Shuheng sneered, "Where are the Turks now?"

Shen Huichuan had a bad feeling: "What's going on, sir? Are we going to fight the Turks now?"

"But our troops are here now, and we can't afford to have another conflict with the Turks."

"What if I killed their prince, who was sent to marry a foreign ruler, and then impersonated him to enter the palace?"

Xie Shuheng had been missing Jiang Zhiyun for a long time. He had previously thought that he would have to wait until later to meet her, and even watch her suffer.

But now... Xie Shuheng felt that perhaps the Turkic issue could be used to his advantage, which would make things much easier.

Upon hearing this, Shen Huichuan immediately said, "This is what I'm thinking. Brother Xie, I'll go with you from inside the palace. Our preparation is to find the secret passage in the palace so that Xie Lin can't escape. As for Xu Yao and Lan Hai, they'll come from the outside and cooperate with us from the inside."

“We don’t need any of our men to go with this small Turkic squad. Just the two of us can kill them on the way.”

Xie Shuheng actually remembered that when Yunniang recalled her past life, she mentioned that there were more than ten Turks in Bianjing City.

With just over ten people... such a small group is quite easy to handle.

Xie Shuheng said this, and then he and Shen Huichuan went off to do their thing.

"In addition, we just need to disguise our appearance."

At this moment, Lan Hai said, "My sister can do it. She's good at these things."

"Then you can go directly to my sister."

"Ah."

Xie Shuheng nodded and thanked him before starting preparations.

They've been eating well lately, with plenty of grain and meat.

Moreover, the provisions prepared by Jiang Zhiyun from the beginning were available in various places, so they could survive for another month.

But Xie Shuheng can keep going, and he can go on for as long as he wants. The people of Bianjing, however, can't.

Before I knew it, a month, two months... three months had passed!

For three months, the people of Bianjing City have not left the city, and the students have no way to communicate with others. All that's happening is large-scale unrest, and now it's not just the students causing trouble, but also many ordinary people.

The desire to leave the city reached its peak.

The ministers had plenty to eat, more food than they could finish, and countless grain reserves at home, but the ordinary people of Bianjing were not so fortunate.

Therefore, no one can withstand such pressure.

The ceremony inside the Taiji Hall had already begun to rage and become noisy; not a single person around was saying anything pleasant.

Almost all of them were reporting to the Emperor:

"Your Majesty, what is Xie Shuheng anyway! Such a person should die. He's plotting a rebellion and guarding this place. I have nothing to fear. Open the city gates! The soldiers of Bianjing have never been cowards!"

"No, no, that's too radical. Although we're not cowards, there are so many people in Bianjing. If they run around everywhere, we'll lose our own homes. War will always affect our lives. Why don't we call Lord Xie in for a proper talk?"

"I think we still need to fight. Is the person currently in charge of the Imperial Guard just a defeated opponent of Xie Shuheng?"

"That so-called General Xiao Su is now completely useless, he has no backbone, he only knows how to be a mute in the Taiji Hall. I think it would be better for such a person to die sooner rather than later."

"..."

For a time, Xiao Su seemed to become the object of everyone's ridicule.

He frowned and said, "What I look like is none of your business."

"I am just a general. I do what the emperor says. Otherwise, if I am accused of having ulterior motives, I imagine you will all be dissatisfied with me. Xie Shuheng's current situation is very likely to be my future."

Xiao Su was aware of this.

He was no longer the man who, on the Northwest battlefield, was manipulated by the emperor into fighting Xie Shuheng out of sheer passion.

After that battle, they truly suffered a crushing defeat. It was only by marrying the Emperor that Jiang Zhiwan was able to save her life.

It's ridiculous.

Jiang Zhiwan had already been torn apart by five horses, but he was still able to live well.

Xiao Su also hated that he was just a walking corpse, unable to protect his own woman, and even thought it was good that Jiang Zhiwan was dead.

After you die... you won't have to worry about anything anymore.

There wasn't even any mockery anymore.

Xiao Su knew that a responsible man should not act like this.

But unfortunately, that's just how dark his heart is.

When he was in the Northwest, his abilities were stronger and his motivation was greater.

However, it did not end well. Now, in Bianjing, all that is gold and jade is rotten inside.

He knows everything better than anyone else.

Even though most of the Imperial Guards were from wealthy families, it seemed like they were just there to get a job.

How do we train for these skills, and where do we start training?

Those soldiers who were driven back almost all followed Xie Shuheng.

Not a single one of these people had any lingering affection for him, this so-called former general...

Anyway, ever since that great battle, Xiao Su felt completely drained; he truly had nothing left...

He moved his lips, but even though the people around him called him a coward, he still had nothing to say.

The emperor certainly knew what the imperial city looked like.

How could he possibly defeat Xie Shuheng?

He said, "Shut up, all of you."

"If that's the case, and Xie Shuheng is unwilling to withdraw his troops, then we will arrange a marriage alliance with the Turks."

"The Turkic soldiers are brave and skilled in battle. They are very good at using people and even have ideas and strategies. In this regard, I am more supportive of other countries supporting us."

"Otherwise, this imperial city will fall sooner or later. I am more clear-headed than you are."

Almost all of the officials below were civil officials; as for military generals, they had long been disliked and demoted by Xie Lin.

Even the civil officials were mostly incompetent, only good at flattery and sycophancy, taking the dross and discarding the essence. In any case, all the essence was demoted.

But even with these "dregs," we now know where the problems lie.

Seeing the Emperor hesitate, he said, "Your Majesty, when internal strife breaks out in our own region, we have to ask other places for help. Even you, Lord Xie, can't handle it. So how can you guarantee that people from other places will help you in the future, instead of knocking you down?"

"..." Xie Lin slammed his hand on the table and stood up: "Shut up! Am I really that incompetent?"

"..."

For a moment, no one dared to speak, no one said... that the emperor was really that incompetent, mainly because everyone's current state was hard to describe.

The Emperor's performance in front of everyone was just that incompetent.

What did he do? After he came to power, besides killing people, beheading people, and making various sarcastic remarks about changing sides, he did nothing else.

A person like that... that's all there is to their life.

But this is the emperor. Even if his subjects can't stand it or find fault with him, he is still the emperor.

"Wait a couple of days. After the Turks arrive, Princess Jinxiu will go to marry them."

"?"

The court officials were all puzzled: "Who is this Princess Jinxiu?"

"Where did our royal family get an extra Princess Jinxiu? Your Majesty, are you joking?"

Everyone was confused at that moment.

The Emperor said, "You all seem to be getting senile. Princess Jinxiu has been raised in the Empress Dowager's palace, secluded and hidden away. It's time to send her away. Didn't Princess Jinxiu cause trouble in our Taiji Hall just a few days ago? She's a princess, otherwise I would have kicked her out long ago!"

"..."

Now, all the ministers stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

So this is the so-called Princess Jinxiu...

That Jiang Zhiyun, Xie Shuheng's wife—if Xie Shuheng were to storm in, who knows what the Emperor would face?

Although they now only have one master, the Emperor.

However, if a change of dynasty really happens later, and Xie Shuheng becomes the emperor, then it will be time for reckoning, and the matter concerning Jiang Zhiyun will definitely be the focus of that reckoning.

So at this point, everyone pretended not to know.

They all chuckled and said, "So there really is a Princess Jinxiu! The Empress Dowager has been keeping it well hidden!"

"Then let's choose an auspicious day to let Princess Jinxiu meet with us. We should also bestow a title upon her, and then we need to meet with these Turks outside, otherwise they won't believe us!"

"I wonder what's going on with these Turks, how badly they've caused this, and why they haven't come yet..."

Although the method the Emperor proposed today was a solution, it only made everyone more solemn after it was spoken.

The court officials felt even more hopeless.

If the Turks came, they would feel that Lord Xie Shuheng was better.

After court, they began to discuss in small groups:

"I dare not speak for others, but Lord Xie has pacified all directions, from the northwest and southwest to the northeast. The people there all say he is the most powerful general."

"Our Emperor should wake up a bit more. He doesn't know how to use people as talents, but only knows how to exploit them and wants them dead. To be honest, I feel that the Emperor and Lord Xie have a personal grudge."

"Now you want to send someone else's wife away? Doing such a thing is really not the act of a gentleman."