Chapter 444 Why don’t you go and ask?
Doctor Du finished treating the wound on his head and waved his hand: "Don't mess with those things anymore. I'm not angry anymore."
"real?"
"Really, I'm not angry anymore."
Jin Congcong jumped up with joy: "Bubu's method is really effective. It really coaxed you into submission. Master, you take a rest first. I'm leaving now."
"Leave that hairpin behind and get out!"
"Yes, yes, it was originally meant for you, but I forgot about it in my joy."
Doctor Du looked at the bird hairpin carved out of a strange shape and capable of killing people on the table and sighed, "Alas, I probably owed him something in my past life, and I'm here to repay him in this life."
"That thing has no heart. It's jumping around and waving around with a hairpin as sharp as a dagger. Isn't it afraid of stabbing itself to death?"
…
Bu Ruo had been laughing so hard these past few days in the palace while listening to the secret guards reporting on Jin Congcong's movements, and the little girl was speechless for a while.
"Bu Bu said that to Senior Brother because she really wanted him to make something to appease Grandpa, but she didn't expect... Hey, Senior Brother is so disappointing."
"If Grandpa didn't cherish his life, who knows what Senior Brother would have come up with to kill people. Grandpa is truly lucky to have a disciple like Senior Brother who can't even close the door."
"By the way, mother, will the Bu family army and Uncle Di's army be able to reach the imperial city tomorrow?"
Bu Ruo nodded and said, "It's already outside the imperial city. The old emperor got the news a few days ago and has been summoning ministers to the imperial study every day. He has been studying for several days but has not come up with any ideas."
"Let's wait and see what bad idea they come up with."
Imperial Study
"Your Majesty, the Bu and Di armies have already camped five miles outside the imperial city. I'm afraid they'll attack the city tomorrow."
"Now the people are in a state of panic, staying indoors and watching from a distance. Some students are even clamoring to organize an organization to open the city gates and invite the Great Zhou troops in to bring in Beining and bring it down."
"The Regent of the Great Zhou is even more outrageous. Just a few nights ago, he suddenly sent people to surround Prime Minister Zhang's residence. It's been several days, and no one from the Zhang family has come out. I also heard that the Regent... killed Prime Minister Zhang's only son. It's so hot right now, I'm afraid the body must have stank."
Another minister stepped forward and said, "I've heard about this as well. It's said that the Prince Regent sent troops to surround Prime Minister Zhang's residence because Prime Minister Zhang had his men kidnap the young divine doctor Jin, who had come with the Prince Regent from Great Zhou. So the Prince Regent and the Princess became enraged and killed the Prime Minister's son while trying to save him."
"The Prime Minister kidnapped someone to protect his only child, didn't he? He just used the wrong method in his haste. Besides, wasn't Zhang Zize's dethronement the work of the Regent Princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"Why was he deposed? Shouldn't he be deposed for molesting the princess?"
"Then...then you can't be so unreasonable."
"Haha, have you asked about the Regent Princess? She's always making trouble even when she's being unreasonable, and you still expect her to be so reasonable?"
"But the Regent is from the Great Zhou. How could he send troops to surround the Prime Minister's residence? Where did he get the troops?"
"It's the Iron Guard."
"Iron...Armored Guards? Those are armored guards capable of fighting one against a hundred. How did they get into the Imperial City?"
"Why don't you go and ask?"
“You…you…”
The old emperor, sitting on the dragon throne, grabbed his favorite inkstone and smashed it down: "Shut up! This is the imperial study, not a market. What are you doing making such a fuss here?"
"I summoned you here to come up with ideas and solutions, not to have you quarrel like those ignorant, chattering women!"
"Xishun, where is the wizard? Why haven't I seen him these days?"
The personal eunuch knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the secret guards said that when the Prince Regent went to the Zhang family a few days ago, the wizard was also there, and the two sides exchanged blows. The wizard... was injured and fled, and his whereabouts are now unknown."
The old emperor suppressed the blood boiling in his throat and closed his eyes: "Have you sent anyone to look for him?"
"I've looked for it, but...there's no news yet."
The imperial study was filled with silence for a moment. All the ministers lowered their heads and even breathed softly.
Just when everyone thought the emperor was asleep, the man on the throne suddenly spoke: "Is it true that Di Xingjian, who has been guarding the border for many years, has never married in all these years?"
The ministers were stunned by the question, but one still nodded and replied, "Your Majesty, General Di has indeed been single for many years. I also heard that when General Di was young, he had a childhood sweetheart. The two of them were so close that they were even discussing marriage, but something unexpected happened and it didn't happen."
"Since then, General Di has volunteered to guard the border. He hasn't returned to the imperial city in all these years, and I've never heard of him getting married."
The old emperor opened his eyes, a dark glint in his eyes: "Yes, he has never married until now, it must be because he still misses her."
"I didn't expect him to be such a romantic..."
"I married his sister in anticipation of this day, but despite all my precautions, I still couldn't prevent it..."
"Forget it, forget it! Someone, come and pass on my order. Immediately send the imperial guards to surround the Queen's Fengyi Palace. If he dares to attack the city, take the Queen to the city wall!"
"I just don't believe that he would be willing to watch the person he has thought about for so many years die!"
The ministers were completely confused by the first part, but they understood the last part: "Please... Your Majesty, please reconsider. The Empress is the mother of a country. How can you send troops to surround the Empress's Fengyi Palace?"
"And with the Bu and Di armies attacking the city, no matter how hard it is for Beining, we can't bring the Queen Mother to the city walls. Besides, the Queen is a woman, she doesn't understand military tactics and can't lead troops into battle. Even if you bring her to the city walls, it will be useless."
The old emperor chuckled, the sound was like a broken bellows, and even the ministers below felt a chill run down their spines when they heard it.
"How can she be useless? The Queen is the most useful right now, at least more useful than any of you."
"My queen can defeat thousands of troops!"
The ministers in the imperial study all knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, this cannot happen! The Empress has provided disaster relief for many years and enjoys a high reputation among the people. The people are already dissatisfied with the royal family. If the Empress is taken to the city walls...if she loses the support of the people and sparks public outrage, then Beining will be completely finished."
The old emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the ministers: "Public outrage? As long as the Di family army withdraws, the lost public support can be slowly regained."
Looking at the ministers who were kneeling for a long time, the emperor sighed and said, "Do you know that the queen is Di Xingjian's childhood sweetheart?"
"Alright, I have made up my mind on this matter. You all don't need to persuade me anymore. Please leave."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
