"What did you say? Elder Chu rejected my order?"
In the Purple Palace, Xiao Ling was stunned when he looked at the imperial edict he was about to issue.
She seemed to understand Chu Yi's meaning, but she had never expected such an intention.
The cabinet officials delivered the decree, but they were confused about Chu Yi's decision.
However, the official couldn't keep silent about the Prime Minister's decision, so he had to bite the bullet and nod: "Your Majesty, this is what Lord Chu meant..."
Xiao Ling could no longer sit still, and his already worried mood due to state affairs suddenly became irritated.
This Chu thief!
He had just been behaving himself for a while, and now he was openly going against me.
It is true that a treacherous minister cannot stop rebelling and a dog cannot stop eating shit.
Knowing that Chu Yi had done this, she was really angry, and in the end she felt aggrieved.
Why did you reject my imperial edict for no reason and ask me not to issue similar edicts again?
The more Xiao Ling thought about it, the more upset he felt. He wished he could go directly to the cabinet to find Chu Yi and ask for clarification.
But after thinking it over again, she got angry again, thinking that if she went to find him like this, she would definitely be scolded for not understanding war.
After much hesitation, he could only sit on the dragon throne and sulk.
However, before she could wait any longer, Chu Yi arrived at the Zichen Palace.
Hearing the noise, Xiao Ling looked up at him, then turned his sitting position and turned his head over.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what you are thinking, but this decree is truly absurd. It completely fails to reflect your Majesty's previous abilities."
Chu Yi spoke in a serious tone, but he didn't mean to criticize.
He walked over to Xiao Ling and sat down. Seeing that the empress had no intention of paying any attention to him, he hesitated for a moment.
Then he thought of something and teased in a half-joking tone:
"Is it that Your Majesty lacks confidence, or has your brain become less sharp after becoming pregnant?"
"Chu thief!"
This seemed to have touched Xiao Ling's soft spot and touched her most irritable nerve.
Then he turned around angrily, rushed over and grabbed Chu Yi's official robe.
"You only know how to bully me and suppress my rights. I worked so hard to give birth to your child, and you still despise me. I hate you so much!"
Chu Yi: “…”
Looking at the empress lying in front of him and crying, his brain suddenly stopped working.
broken……
Did I do something wrong unintentionally?
Just because I rejected the imperial edict, could it have such a big impact?
And...there was no hint of disdain in what I said just now.
Chu Yi seemed at a loss, and was stunned for a long time before he defended himself: "I didn't..."
"You have it, I'm not blind!"
"I am the Emperor, and I made you the Prime Minister out of kindness. Why can't you even pass on an order?"
Xiao Ling complained, and when she raised her head again, her eyes were red.
"You just think I'm messing around, that I issued this decree to replace the generals at the last minute, and that you no longer trust the current Yan army generals and General Shi."
This made Chu Yi, who was trying to persuade him, confused. Finally, he said with some surprise: "Isn't that what Your Majesty meant?"
"Look, you didn't even give me a chance to explain!"
Xiao Ling was furious upon hearing this. "I am indeed worried about the situation in Yan, but General Liu has been guarding the northern border of Anguo for over a decade and has extensive combat experience. How could I not trust him? If I really want to change the commander, why not just appoint General Liu?"
Chu Yi hesitated a bit when asked, then asked, "Your Majesty, are you worried about General Shi?"
"I guess so," Xiao Ling didn't deny it. "The main thing is, I don't know the specific situation of the war in the north. If it's really a strategic issue like you said, if I change the commander rashly, it will definitely cause trouble."
"I was also worried that General Shi's ideas might conflict with General Liu's, so I finally thought of temporarily appointing General Shi's grandfather to go there. If Yandi remains stable, I will be relieved. If General Shi does indeed do something wrong, I can help him to restrain him..."
When Chu Yi understood these innocent words, he couldn't help but laugh.
It seems that I misunderstood the young empress's intention. Although this decree did mean to let General Shi's grandfather temporarily go to Yan, it was not to the extent of changing the commander.
After understanding the purpose of this decree, Chu Yi felt relieved.
It seems that my little empress is not confused,
"If Your Majesty is simply worried about General Shi's lack of experience, then there is no need for that."
Then, Chu Yi looked at Xiao Ling's beautiful face and explained, "Even if General Shi really has a problem, sending someone over there probably won't help."
“…Why…?”
Xiao Ling couldn't help but sniff, somewhat confused.
Chu Yi spread his hands, his tone helpless: "General Shi abandoned his own family not long ago to care for the whole family. How can it not be awkward for the grandfather and grandson to meet now? Does old Duke Rong still have the courage?"
"Besides, even if General Shi could listen to the old Duke Rong, he's already old. If he were to rush over here, the battle would probably be almost over. Even if His Majesty knew about it quickly in the capital, the news of today's defeat would have been three days ago."
After Chu Yi's explanation, Xiao Ling, who originally thought that his decision was fine, fell silent again.
She only thought that the old Duke Rong had experience in leading troops, and could at least help General Shi discuss combat strategies, but she did forget about the conflicts between the grandfather and grandson.
Who knows if the conflict will escalate at that time?
After thinking it over again and again, Xiao Ling finally calmed down.
Looking up at the Chu thief who was patiently explaining the reason, he no longer felt so unpleasant. After all, the Chu thief's worries were not unreasonable.
"But according to your idea, what should I do now? After all, it's not that I'm worried about her... It's just that the current war situation forces me to do something..."
"Your Majesty should trust General Shi," Chu Yi continued. "There are few generals more suitable to deal with the Qi army than General Liu, and there are few commanders more powerful than General Shi. The current configuration of the Yan army is trustworthy."
Xiao Ling: “…”
She spoke seriously:
"Chu Yi, if the Yan territory cities are completely lost, Anguo will completely lose Bei'an!"
Chu Yi patted her back gently and soothed her: "Don't worry, it won't happen. There are 100,000 Beijing troops in Dezhou, which means that everything is easy to deal with now."
Xiao Ling was a little reluctant to listen. After all, as the emperor, she was very clear about the current situation Anguo was facing and could not gamble away most of the country.
Just when she was about to try to persuade Chu Yi, a red-feather messenger came hurriedly from outside.
Hongyu represents the most important military intelligence on the front line, which concerns the fate of the country!
Chu Yi had his back to the palace door and didn't notice, but Xiao Ling saw the messenger enter the palace.
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