The Emperor's move not only failed to gather the Northwest Army's forces, but also made the Northwest soldiers see the Emperor's coldness.
The scar on Bai Ze's wound hasn't even formed a scab yet, but the Emperor can't wait to gather his forces.
He gathered his forces and consolidated his power, but he also chilled the hearts of the soldiers who fought for the country.
When the Emperor summoned Bai Ze to the capital, the Northwest Army already had the intention to rebel. Now that Bai Ze supports Jiujiu to overthrow the Emperor, the Northwest Army can only support him.
As for the enemy country.
Half a century ago, the three countries stood on equal footing, and no one could do anything to the other.
Although the three countries secretly made many small moves, in reality, their strength was about the same.
But.
With Jiujiu's help in developing their overall strength and a valiant general like Bai Ze, if they were to really fight, the other two countries would not be their match.
If they dare to take advantage of Jiujiu's ascension to the throne, Bai Ze will destroy the other two countries to celebrate Jiujiu's ascension.
After all the preparations, Jiujiu began her ascension.
These days.
The story of the empress that Jiujiu asked Bai Sujiu to make up has spread widely in the streets. Even the palace has heard of it.
When the Emperor heard the empress's story, he became furious and ordered his men to catch those who spread the rumor and torture them to find the person behind it.
When the Emperor heard about the empress, he immediately thought of the Empress Dowager.
Over the years, the Empress Dowager's hands have grown longer and longer.
And he courted disaster by refusing Su Nie's reform and alienating himself from Gu Yuan. In order to gather power, he ordered Bai Ze to go back to the capital to recuperate, but this secretly chilled the hearts of the Northwest Army.
Coupled with the fact that the Minister of Revenue relied on the Empress Dowager to rise, these days he and the other officials have been pressuring him to appoint a Crown Prince.
A few days ago, the Emperor scolded the officials and the Minister of Revenue on the grounds that the Prince is too young to shoulder the heavy responsibility.
These days, the legend of the empress began to spread in the streets.
Thinking of the Empress Dowager's expanding ambition, the Emperor began to wonder if the Empress Dowager is eager to become the Emperor because he won't appoint a Crown Prince.
How can a mountain accommodate two tigers?
What's more, the Emperor didn't have much affection for the Empress Dowager.
He knew very well that if the Empress Dowager didn't have a son, he wouldn't have been able to take the throne.
Moreover, after ascending the throne for so many years, the Empress Dowager had always ordered him around. He had always tolerated the Empress Dowager. Even if he favored any concubine in the harem, it was all to give the Empress Dowager face.
However, the Empress Dowager had become more and more unruly in recent years. Not only did she have to manage the affairs of her own backyard, she even wanted to meddle in the affairs of the imperial court.
Now, he even wanted to make use of the empress's matter to get rid of him.
This was simply going too far.
The Emperor could tolerate the Empress Dowager's little probing moves, but he couldn't tolerate the Empress Dowager trying to do something to the seat under his butt.
Although the Emperor didn't have the confidence to kill the Empress Dowager, he didn't care so much when he thought that the Empress Dowager wanted to kill him.
Three days later at night, the Empress Dowager's trusted aide, Eunuch Fu, came in through the side door with a group of eunuchs, saying that he had something important to report.
The two entered the Empress Dowager's palace, but only Eunuch Fu went out.
Two hours later, an assassin suddenly appeared in the Emperor's Hall of Supreme Harmony. The assassin killed two people in a row, stabbed the Emperor, and fled to the Empress Dowager's Ci 'an Palace.
The imperial bodyguard, Guang 'an, caught the assassin. No matter how the Empress Dowager's palace maids and eunuchs tried to stop him, he had to go into the palace to check.
Guang 'an said in front of everyone, "This matter concerns the safety of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. If I have offended the Empress Dowager, I will come here to apologize to the Empress Dowager after I catch this moment. At this moment, I can't care so much.
Come on, search … "
Guang 'an led a group of bodyguards with machetes immediately rushed into the Empress Dowager's Ci' an Palace aggressively.
But.
To everyone's surprise, the Empress Dowager, who was expected to be furious, didn't get angry. Instead, she sat on the bed and watched Guang 'an search her palace.
Guang 'an finished searching in a quarter of an hour.
The Empress Dowager looked at Guang 'an, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Well, you were just following orders. Since you didn't find this moment, you can go out. Say hello to the Emperor for me.
Ningxiu, send the thousand-year-old ganoderma lucidum to the Emperor to nourish his body. "
After saying that, the Empress Dowager rubbed her forehead and sighed, "I'm old and weak. I'm sleepy after talking for a while. Guang 'an, if you have nothing else to do, you can leave."
After saying that, the Empress Dowager was about to lie down and rest.
However, to the Empress Dowager's surprise, Guang 'an didn't leave. Instead, he stood up again and strode toward the Empress Dowager's bed. As he walked, he said, "There is still one place in the Empress Dowager's Palace that hasn't been searched.
I'm sorry … "In the Empress Dowager's Palace, all the places that could hide people had been searched. The only place that could hide people but hadn't been searched was the Empress Dowager's bed.
Guang 'an's intention was obvious.
The Empress Dowager, who was calm just now, couldn't maintain her calm face when she saw Guang 'an approaching her step by step. She directly scolded, "How dare you! You can't search my bed as you like.
Men, stop this audacious slave for me. "
The Empress Dowager's angry voice echoed in the huge palace, but no one stepped forward to stop Guang 'an.
It could be seen that the people in the Empress Dowager's Palace had been controlled by Guang 'an's people.
The Empress Dowager's face, which was flushed because of her anger, instantly turned pale. Large drops of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.
The Empress Dowager instantly knew that she had been set up.
There had been no assassin earlier or later, but there had been an assassin at this time. This was not an assassin, but an assassin in the name of an assassin to deal with her.
If Guang 'an hadn't had enough confidence, he wouldn't have dared to treat her so stubbornly.
The Empress Dowager's face turned livid, but there was nothing she could do.
Guang 'an approached her step by step.
As soon as he lifted the curtain of the Empress Dowager's bed, he saw that there was obviously someone under the quilt.
Guang 'an said, "Sorry to offend you." Then he lifted the quilt and saw a trembling man hiding under the quilt.
This man was none other than the little eunuch who was brought in by Eunuch Fu. It was unexpected that he would appear in the Empress Dowager's bed.
"How dare you, assassin! How dare you kidnap the Empress Dowager!"
Guang 'an shouted, raised his hand, and pierced the little eunuch's throat with his sword.
At the moment when the throat was broken, blood spurted out like spring water on the Empress Dowager, who was sitting on the bed, and her nose was full of the pungent smell of blood.
The Empress Dowager's eyes almost popped out when she saw Guang 'an's attitude, but she could only close her eyes and take in the killing intent in her eyes. She said in a low voice, "I'm tired and want to rest early. You can leave now."
Compared with the Empress Dowager's gloomy face, Guang 'an cupped his hands in front of his chest and said in a business-like manner, "Yes, Your Majesty."
After Guang 'an finished speaking, he asked people to take the little eunuch's body away and left like a gust of wind.
After Guang 'an left, all the palace servants who were detained by Guang' an's subordinates were released and returned to the Ci 'an Palace.
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