The third prince wanted to struggle, but just like the prime minister's situation just now, he had no way to struggle because Zhao Ji's reasons were so legitimate.

And the most important reason is that now everyone in the court is Zhao Ji's people.

Once the prime minister left, his lineage was leaderless and there was nothing to be feared at all.

Now the court has become Zhao Ji's one-man show, and the third prince has no way to resist.

After the third prince was taken away, Zhao Ji stood where the prime minister had just stood and looked down at all the ministers.

He showed a trace of sneer on his face: "Now is a critical moment for the court. If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid you will all be written on the list of the country's demise. At this time, I advise you to put away your little thoughts and put the dynasty first!"

"If I find out that someone is secretly colluding with the emperor during this period, I will kill him on the spot in the court!"

Zhao Ji said this with great momentum, and everyone knew that Zhao Ji was not joking at this moment.

With the Imperial Sword in his hand, Zhao Ji could naturally kill anyone he wanted. This was a right given by the emperor, and no one could say no.

Moreover, the people Zhao Ji sent out to take the prime minister away were strangers that these court officials had never seen before.

Some smart ministers have realized that Zhao Ji has royal power in his hands.

So there must be something behind this little royal power.

Not everyone has evil intentions like the prime minister, so they quickly became heroes who knew how to adapt to the times.

Those who were the prime minister's men were all behaving themselves at this moment and did not dare to act rashly.

Zhao Ji smiled with satisfaction when he saw that peace had returned to the court.

"Inform the ladies in the harem that the war situation on the front line is tense now, and we need the front court and the harem to work together. From today on, all the concubines will be gathered in Xianghe Palace. No matter whether they are the queen or the concubines, even the maids, they will all be required to eat and live here. All the money saved in the harem will be donated to the front line!"

After Zhao Ji finished speaking, the clever ministers immediately realized that Zhao Ji was apparently asking the harem to reduce expenses, but in fact he was imprisoning the ladies in the harem together in disguise.

Among them were the queen from the prime minister's lineage, and naturally also the daughters of other ministers in the court.

By doing so, all the forces in the harem are brought together.

The Queen Mother had no idea what was going on. She only knew that a pair of palace guards broke into her palace and asked her to move to Xianghe Palace without saying a word. The white sword was then placed directly on the neck of the Queen's personal maid.

"This is an imperial decree. If Her Majesty Queen disobeys, does that mean she is unwilling to contribute her strength to the front line? Or does Her Majesty Queen hope that the country will perish?"

The young eunuch who came to announce the decree was Zhao Ji's confidant, and his words and actions were extremely strong.

The Queen can't handle such a huge hat.

So the Queen had no choice but to follow these guards and moved to the Xianghe Palace without having time to take anything with her.

Originally the queen thought that she was the only one imprisoned, but she never expected to see other concubines moved in one after another.

Although Xianghe Palace is the largest palace in the harem, it is really crowded with so many concubines living in it at once.

Even the queen could only have a separate room. It was said that some concubines even had to share a bed. There were some people who made trouble during this period, but the one who made the most trouble had his head chopped off and rolled on the ground twice.

After that, no concubines made trouble anymore. Even when they were squeezed to a bed, the concubines did not complain.

There were a hundred guards standing guard outside the Xianghe Palace. None of the concubines brought their maids with them, except the Empress. Because she was the mother of the country, Zhao Ji specially allowed her to bring a maid.

Queen Cheng Jian wanted to see Zhao Ji many times, but she had never met Zhao Ji even once. How could she have the time to see her?

All the concubines in the harem were placed under house arrest by Zhao Ji, but there were still many problems on the front side of the dynasty.

The first to be affected is the current war situation in southern Xinjiang.

Those neutral ministers found Zhao Ji because the war situation had reached a stage where no time could be lost.

But Zhao Ji was not in a hurry at all. He just smiled faintly and said, "The emperor woke up some time ago and found me. I have made some arrangements. All my colleagues just need to wait!"

Having said that, Zhao Ji still selected a few generals and asked them to take 10,000 troops from the capital to provide support as soon as possible.

In fact, the prime minister and the third prince could also mobilize these 10,000 troops, but they did not dare to send them to the battlefield, because what they wanted was for these 10,000 soldiers to protect themselves rather than go to the front line.

Zhao Ji was extremely courageous.

When the three generals led their troops, they knelt on the ground and saluted Zhao Ji: "The reason why the dynasty can move forward is because of loyal ministers like you, Lord Zhao Ji. I am deeply moved and can only repay you with my blood..."

After those generals left, Zhao Ji found a night and secretly brought the emperor back to his bedroom in the palace.

At this time, the emperor had recovered a little under the treatment of the head of the Imperial Hospital.

He was able to stay awake for a few hours every day, but it was obvious that the emperor's physical condition was extremely poor. Sometimes he would cough uncontrollably after just saying a few words.

Even when the sun was shining and the emperor was warm outside, he still needed to wrap himself in a quilt because he always said he felt cold.

The head of the Imperial Hospital privately found Zhao Ji and said, "I advise you to make plans early. Now we can't predict whether the emperor's health will fail first or the news of the victory at the border will come first!"

Zhao Ji looked serious and asked at the end: "Maybe we can use some methods to make the emperor appear in the Golden Throne Hall in the next two days!"

The head of the Imperial Hospital stared at Zhao Ji for a long time, and finally sighed: "Okay!"

Before the head of the Imperial Hospital left, he turned his back to Zhao Ji and said something: "No matter what we do or what happens, the poor people are the most innocent after all. For them, no one cares how the regime changes, but they care about who can feed them!"

Zhao Ji didn't say anything, and the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau didn't want to wait for Zhao Ji to say anything.

On a sunny morning, the emperor sat tremblingly on the throne, served by two eunuchs.

When the ministers saw the emperor's true appearance, their hands were shaking with excitement.

The emperor looked around and wanted to speak, but he couldn't control his cough. After a violent cough, the eunuch next to him handed him a handkerchief.

The emperor wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and hid the blood-stained handkerchief in his hand.