The ministers were furious and cursed Lin Che.

Jiang Li has been in this position for eleven years, and this is the first time she has encountered such unity among the ministers.

Especially the deputy generals of the Ministry of War and a senior official of the Ministry of Justice, who also knelt down and shouted at the top of their lungs, demanding to send troops to attack Lin Che.

He looked as if he would smash his head against the throne and die if the emperor didn't agree.

Jiang Li looked at the kneeling group and flicked her sleeves:

"Someone, go get the great scholar Ji Bu and have him pass on a message to Lin Che. I'll give him a chance to explain himself!"

"As you wish." The eunuch replied and left immediately.

But the ministers were filled with disappointment and indignation: "Your Majesty, at this time, you should send troops immediately."

"Your Majesty, if Lin Che had no intention of rebellion, why did he lead his troops to attack? This is a capital crime, Your Majesty!"

But Jiang Li ignored them and strode out of the Golden Palace.

The ministers refused to leave, and some generals were still kneeling on the ground, unwilling to get up. Even some old ministers were already crying and shouting: "Your Majesty, I am so sorry for not being able to support the Empress and protect the great country..."

"Fa Zheng, shouldn't you stand up at this time?"

"Lin Che is clearly plotting a rebellion. Why don't you say anything? What are you waiting for?" Several generals seemed very reckless and didn't care about the reputation of Duke Qianling. They simply started cursing in public.

"Well. Then I will go and persuade His Majesty." Duke Qian Ling also looked disappointed. He turned his wheelchair and went to meet His Majesty.

After a while.

Duke Qian Ling arrived outside the imperial study. He did not knock on the door, but moved his wheelchair and drove directly into the imperial study.

The shadow guards at the door immediately closed the door and were on high alert.

"Your Majesty."

"No need to bow, do you see anything?"

Jiang Li's voice was calm, and there was no other expression on her beautiful face. Compared with when she was in the Golden Throne Hall just now, she seemed like a completely different person.

Her beautiful eyes stared straight at the letter of challenge, as if she wanted to find out some huge secret from it.

Duke Qianling bowed and said, "Ministry of War Wan Yangshu, Shi Zhihong, and Ministry of Justice Ding Zhongbo. The three of you have behaved... differently than before."

Jiang Li threw the challenge letter onto the table, a murderous look flashing in his eyes:

"This letter of challenge wasn't written by Lin Che! Someone forged it!"

Duke Qian Ling was slightly surprised. He had naturally read the letter of challenge just now. Judging from the handwriting, it was indeed Lin Che's handwriting, exactly the same.

Because there was a poem in the challenge book, and some of the words in the poem were the same as those in the poem Lin Che had written before.

[Swear to kill the traitors and maintain peace]

[100,000 Banners to Kill Yama]

The word "斩" makes it easier to recognize that it was written by Lin Che.

"Your Majesty, this handwriting is exactly the same as Lin Che's. And looking at the righteous spirit that remains on it, only a great scholar... or someone close to that level could write such words. These two points are completely consistent."

"There have been letters between me and Lin Che. I'm afraid they've been seen by someone with ulterior motives, but they don't know..."

Jiang Li paused when she said this. She didn't know whether Lin Che did this on purpose or not.

Every time Lin Che wrote a letter, she would leave a very subtle wrinkle on the lower left corner of the back of the letter. Even she had only discovered it accidentally.

Afterwards, no one mentioned this little secret in the letters between the two.

But every time, both of them seemed to have a tacit understanding and would secretly leave a wrinkle.

But this letter of challenge did not.

"In short, this letter of challenge did not come from him. Someone is using him, and also using me."

Jiang Li looked at Duke Qian Ling. "Wan Yangshu and Shi Zhihong from the Ministry of War are generals of the Black Armor Army. When did Wen Hong's men become so eager for Lin Che's death? And that old fellow Ding Zhongbo from the Ministry of Justice. Whose side does he serve? Prince Wu, or Second Prince Yan Shu?"

Duke Qianling said quickly, "It should be Prince Wu's men. The Second Prince can't have another insider, otherwise, the last big incident at the hunting ground shouldn't have been left to Gong Chengyin, Chi Feiwan and the others."

"That makes sense."

Jiang Li nodded in agreement: "They are using me, so I will cooperate with them and get rid of these veterans of the two dynasties first."

"They want to send troops to attack, fine. I will grant their wish. Pass on my decree and order Wan Yangshu and Shi Zhihong to lead 5,000 troops to Leishi City to cooperate with the Tiance Army to defend the city."

"Leading 5,000 troops? Isn't that too few?"

"My Black Armored Army doesn't want to die in vain like this. Don't we have Prince Wu's troops in Leishi City? They are enough. Moreover, if my guess is correct, Prince Wu will definitely collude with Lin Pojun, and the Zhenyuan Army will come."

Jiang Li's eyes fell on the map hanging on the wall with a determined expression.

Duke Qian Ling sighed softly, "Your Majesty, if this is really the case, the casualties will be our soldiers, and our national strength will be weakened..."

"Fa Zheng, don't forget what the late emperor said to me before his death. I want to protect the people of Dagan for generations to come. Since these soldiers are my Dagan soldiers, their death is a worthy one!"

"If I fail, can this great man still survive?"

After Jiang Li finished speaking, he gently closed his eyes, as if he didn't dare to look at Qian Linggong.

But she knew very well that she had to do this. If she didn't get rid of these pests that were harming the Great Gan, the Great Gan would collapse. What she wanted to do would benefit future generations.

Someone like Lin Che is perfect for getting rid of these parasites for her.

Even if we can't get rid of these termites, it's still a fight between two tigers!

If you miss it, it will definitely be bloodier.

"Your Majesty, I understand!"

Duke Qian Ling replied heavily, and was about to turn his wheelchair and leave, but suddenly he thought of something and hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Your Majesty, if this goes smoothly, it will be the first step of our plan. The second step is for you to choose a husband. Some time ago, the Cangwu Abyss and the Linhai countries were willing to marry, and even some of their emperors were willing to submit to my Dagan. Your Majesty, are you willing at this time?"

Jiang Li shook her head irritably, "Let's talk about it later. It doesn't matter who my husband is. I only want... a mansion with thousands of rooms."

She waved her hand and asked Qian Linggong to leave.

She wanted to continue to review the plan, but she became impatient and didn't even have the mood to read the pile of memorials on the table.

He opened the window of the imperial study and looked out at the desolate garden, his eyes finally settling on a branch of a plum tree.

Lin Che had picked this plum blossom when she arrived in Jiangnan and had it brought back to her by the post station. Unexpectedly, after being buried here and cared for so carefully, it had grown so much.

As he watched, Jiang Li's fatigue seemed to disappear.

She took a deep breath, and her towering parts looked fuller.

"Come here—I have something important for you to do!"