Xiao He: "!!!"

"Si Yu, you are shameless! How could you use your beauty to seduce His Majesty?" He was so angry that he spoke without thinking.

Having his most private parts exposed, the emperor's face darkened instantly: "Insolence!"

He picked up a memorial from the table and slammed it hard on Xiao He's forehead: "You dare to meddle in my affairs? You've gone too far!"

"There is no need to discuss this matter further. The imperial court will focus all its efforts on dealing with the Heavenly God Cult and must wipe them out in one fell swoop."

After the emperor finished speaking, he stood up and left without even glancing at Xiao He, whose head was bleeding from the blow.

Once the emperor was out of sight, Xiao He stood up grimly: "Si Yu, well done."

After saying that, he glared at Si Yu and left.

The courtiers who were with Xiao He looked at each other in bewilderment, and one by one they followed him out of the main hall, leaving only Si Yu's group in the end.

"Prime Minister, we..."

Si Yu raised her hand to stop them: "Let's talk outside the palace."

Upon arriving at the Right Prime Minister's study, Si Yu looked at the room full of colleagues who supported him and said heavily, "Now, the world is plagued by disasters and famines, and heroes are rising up everywhere. However, His Majesty is becoming increasingly absurd, and the court is controlled by Xiao He. Tianqi is no longer the Tianqi of the past."

He glanced at everyone present: "I think none of you want to follow in the footsteps of the Masako family, right? So, we should start making plans soon."

On the surface, the incident at General Yuezheng's mansion did indeed appear to be a setup by Du Hong, but as officials in the capital, who among them didn't know that it was all Xiao He's doing?

Everyone in the room immediately recalled the blood-stained streets of the capital that day, and their expressions changed instantly.

Who doesn't have family or relatives?

"We'll listen to the Prime Minister!"

Si Yu nodded with relief. Fortunately, none of them were the kind of people who were blindly loyal. He told everyone to go back and prepare to flee the capital. As for where to go?

Need I say more?

Naturally, it's Nanyue County. After all, his son's Fengchuan County is there, and the Yuezheng family is also there.

I've heard that the boss, Losi, is quite an interesting person!

According to the news, the miraculous seeds and the medicine that can cure the plague that that old scoundrel Xiao He recently obtained were brought over from Luo Xi by a man named Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi?

Ha, he actually betrayed Nanyue County to become a concubine's son in the Left Prime Minister's mansion. His brain must be full of tofu dregs.

The Left Prime Minister's household has countless illegitimate sons; why would they need one more?

After seeing his colleagues off, Si Yu summoned his confidant and wrote a letter about the situation, instructing him to deliver it to Si Jia immediately. He also urged Si Jia to do everything possible to help Nanyue County. To this end, he told Si Jia about the influence that the Right Prime Minister's Office had cultivated over the years, and asked his son to consider how to utilize it.

"Tell Erlang that I can only help buy some time, but based on my understanding of Xiao He, he will definitely not let this go. Tell Erlang to tell Chief Luo to be prepared, as the imperial army may attack at any time."

The trusted aide nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Master, I will definitely deliver it."

Meanwhile, Xiao He's plans to send troops were aborted due to Si Yu's interference, and he was so angry that he smashed several antiques from the previous dynasty.

"Men, seal off Nanyue County for me. If they can't send out troops, we'll trap them until they're starved to death."

"yes!"

The people below dared not delay and quickly mobilized all available troops to surround Nanyue County even more tightly. In the past, they only guarded the official roads leading to Nanyue County, but now, even the mountain paths were blocked. Not only were goods not allowed to pass, but people were also not allowed to enter or leave. The people dared not speak out against their anger.

The imperial court doesn't care about their lives, and now they're not even letting them find their own way. They're trying to force them to their deaths.

But the arm can't twist the thigh. With so many soldiers blocking the way, the people can only watch from afar and endure it, praying in their hearts that Nanyue County can survive this time. Otherwise, they don't know where to go.

Is there really nothing we can do but... wait to die?

When his subordinates relayed their arrangements to Xiao He, he was extremely satisfied: "Heh, that's exactly how it should be done. I want to see how a tiny prefecture can contend with my mighty Tianqi Dynasty."

When Nanyue runs out of ammunition and food, the war on the side of the Heavenly God Sect will surely be over, and Your Majesty will have no reason to disagree with sending troops.

No matter how powerful Luo Xile Zhengfeiyuan is, without salt, weapons, or medicine, how can they withstand the imperial army?

That lowly maid's son may be of lowly status, but the things he brought back were indeed quite good. Although Du Hong had mentioned them before, I had never actually seen them and therefore hadn't believed him. But this time…

Xiao He still vividly remembers how the wheat in the field grew so rapidly; it was truly incredible. He was determined to obtain this secret recipe.

What, Roxi?

Oh!

Does a woman who just appeared out of nowhere deserve this?

However, Xiao He waited and waited, but still received no news from his subordinates that Nanyue County was in dire straits.

"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on things over there and let me know if there's any good news?" He called the head of the messengers over to the secretary and asked.

The leader glanced cautiously at Xiao He: "Sir, but... even now, our informants haven't discovered that they've run out of ammunition and supplies."

"How is this possible?" Xiao He didn't believe it. "Food is one thing, but what about salt? What about medicine? These things are consumed in large quantities every day, how could we not be short of them?"

The leader shook his head again: "No."

Xiao He found it strange.

Suddenly, he slammed his fist on the table with a "bang".

Yes, Toyokawa County, how could he have forgotten about that?

“You, don’t just focus on Nanyue County, keep a close eye on Sijia’s Fengchuan County too. It seems that this time we might be able to kill two birds with one stone.”

If we could really wipe out the Si family in one fell swoop, that would be wonderful. That old bastard Si Yu always likes to go against me. If we could put him in his place too…

Thinking of this, Xiao He felt completely at ease.

The leader, naturally aware of the relationship between the Si family and the Le Zheng family, brightened up and said, "Yes, sir."

Believe it or not, this time it really worked. No wonder Nanyue has never seemed to lack supplies. It turns out that while they were sealing off Nanyue County for a long time, people and goods were coming from Fengchuan County.

"My lord, you were right. The Si family is finished this time." The leader handed the evidence he had collected to Xiao He.

Xiao He took it and laughed heartily: "Good, well done! I will go and see His Majesty right away."

He instructed the leader: "You immediately lead the troops to surround the Right Chancellor's residence. Don't let that cunning old fox get wind of it and escape."

"yes!"

When the emperor heard that Si Yu had colluded with the rebels, he was stunned for a moment before saying, "I know. You can decide what to do with it yourself."

He didn't even look at the evidence before he started having fun with a room full of beautiful women. It's unclear whether he knew this would happen or simply didn't care.

Xiao He: "..."

He frowned and stared at the emperor, who was surrounded by women on either side, for a long while before turning around and leaving without looking back.

Apocalypse, there's really no hope left!

Then don't blame him...