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Han Ziqian couldn't bear to disappoint Jiang Yuebai, but he could only tell her the truth, "Not yet. The capital has been surrounded. It is inconvenient to send people to search on a large scale."

Jiang Yuebai was shocked and immediately thought of Li Beichen's other imperial uncle, "King Liuyang?"

It turned out that the day after the emperor's personal expedition, that is, last night, King Liuyang, his eldest son Li Beizhi, and his second son Pingjun Gong Li Beixiang were stationed outside the capital.

It was claimed that it was to prevent the Tatar troops from approaching the city, and King Qin escorted them.

Based on the distance between their fiefdom and the capital, it would take at least five days for the troops to march. In other words, they had already set off from the fiefdom, probably on the day King Pingxi launched his army to rebel.

At present, the troops in the capital and in the suburbs are very empty.

The operation of this node is very thought-provoking.

Han Ziqian told the whole story in detail.

Jiang Yuebai felt heavy after hearing this.

I thought that after entering the palace, I would compete with the concubines, testing beauty, talent, scheming, and skills.

Who would have thought that less than a month after joining the company, before he had time to show his talents, he would encounter an economic crisis. The company would go bankrupt and reorganized at any time, and he would be laid off at any time.

"They are not attacking at the moment, probably for three reasons. One is to give the emperor a blow when he returns to the capital. Regardless of victory or defeat with the Tatars, they will definitely be severely damaged when they return, with no ammunition or food, and exhausted. It is better to They are fully prepared to wait for work; one is waiting for King Liuyang or other princes to bring more reinforcements and concentrate on attacking the city; the last is to engage in psychological warfare, sealing off the capital to create public dissatisfaction and panic, and waiting for the traitor to open the door for them."

Just like when Zhu Di finally reached the gates of Nanjing, he did not enter the palace directly, but stationed nearby and waited for the opportunity.

Han Ziqian was surprised in his heart by Jiang Yuebai's sharp and thoughtful thinking, and nodded silently.

I was happy to find that Jiang Yue's white eyebrows suddenly had sparkle again.

Jiang Yuebai: "How is the regent going to deal with it?"

Han Ziqian glanced at Jiang Yuebai's eyes and said calmly, "The Regent and the Government Affairs Council are discussing. The other party is holding troops outside the city. If nothing unexpected happens, the Government Affairs Council will remain unchanged in response to any changes. Send someone to persuade the prince and The county prince disbanded the troops he raised and returned to the fiefdom with the troops originally stationed there. The way to be an official is to leave a way out for yourself in everything, and don't go on the cusp of the storm."

He understands the subtleties of human nature and the ways of officialdom.

The way of officialdom is to do well if you don't do it, and if you do too much, you will make mistakes.

Li Beihong's supervision of the country is of an escrow nature. He takes the initiative to do more. If he succeeds, he will be considered ambitious. If he fails, he will be held accountable and become a victim. But it's completely different if you do it passively. Success is due to the deeds and meritorious deeds, and failure is due to good reasons and excusable circumstances.

The same goes for everyone else in the Administrative Council. First, his actual duties, and then the members of the temporarily formed Government Affairs Council.

So no matter who is in this position, without the absolute trust of the top emperor, the best option is to do nothing.

The smell sounded so familiar to Jiang Yuebai. It is very similar to Zhu Yunwen's attitude towards Zhu Di's friendly and friendly negotiation in real history.

Facing the ambitious princes and governors, they raised their own troops and marched to the city without the emperor's edict. If they had to talk about benevolence, justice and morality, they should be directly labeled as treason.

Jiang Yuebai looked into Han Ziqian's eyes with clear eyes: "Young Master Han, although the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. But there is an old saying that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Anyone who can find rebellious ministers and traitors will be punished. What is the other party's motive? Sima Zhaozhi Everyone knows this. If we don’t want to be attacked later, we need to strike preemptively now instead of just waiting for death and waiting for the other party to strike first before we fight back."

Han Ziqian was noncommittal: "What does the empress mean? I would like to hear the details."

Jiang Yuebai thought for a while and said slowly: "Even if the other party doesn't take action now, we will provoke this matter from three aspects.

First, they sent people to spread the news in the city. The emperor went on a personal expedition to protect the people. King Liuyang came outside the city and tried to rebel. Men, women and children must rise up to resist King Liuyang's attack on the city;

Second, the regent issued an edict claiming that many of the remaining members of King Pingxi’s arrests had confessed to Liuyang King’s conspiracy, and sent people to deliver letters of surrender to King Liuyang, taking the opportunity to poison King Liuyang;

Third, send people to spread the news in the opponent's army. Those who were captured after following the rebellion of King Pingxi were all executed by the nine tribes, but those who followed the rebellion of King Liuyang did not end well. As long as they surrender, they can be pardoned for the crime of treason, and as long as they cut off the prince's head, they can be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Now is the time when soldiers are not afraid of deceit, so there is no need to talk about martial ethics. Regardless of whether they are plotting rebellion or not, the most important thing is to stabilize the rear for the emperor and recruit troops for my use. "

Han Ziqian stared at the face of the woman lying on the bed, and listened quietly to her finishing the three plans. He was secretly surprised by her decisiveness in killing and taking the initiative to solve the problem instead of waiting to see what happened, which was exactly the same as the emperor.

Han Ziqian said expressionlessly, "You are forcing them to rebel. The city is empty of defenses, mostly old people, young women, children, and remnants of rebels. What if the enemy is forced to attack directly?"

Jiang Yuebai helplessly looked out the window at the already dark sky, and said worriedly:

"Otherwise? Just sit back and wait for death? You can't have any illusions about them. If it's not a rebellion, it would be easier. Just order people to go to the city wall and shout an imperial edict, asking them to set off and return to the fief immediately. If they don't return, throw firearms at them. But I predict that they will launch a strong attack at midnight tonight and tomorrow. If we don’t take action, I’m afraid it will be too late.” Han Ziqian looked at Jiang Yuebai, “How can you be so sure?”

He suddenly felt that the woman in front of him was very similar to him, with the same clarity and self-control, the same insight into the fire.

"I'm not sure, I'm guessing." Jiang Yuebai took a deep look at Han Ziqian, and the helplessness in his eyes could be seen clearly, "If the city is captured, please ask Mr. Han to arrange for someone to escort my parents away. I will stay here. Accompany Jinxiu.”

She has a point.

There is news brought back by spies that several concubines of King Liuyang are rushing here. They will arrive in the next two days and they will probably attack the city in the middle of the night.

Han Ziqian wanted to say that no matter what happened, she would never be allowed to die here, but he just stood up and said coldly, "I will go find the regent now."

His eyes seemed to be tempered with stars, and when he was angry, he looked very majestic.

Jiang Yuebai was stunned by the indescribable emotion in Han Ziqian's words.

She didn't even know which words offended the other party.

"and many more."

Seeing Han Ziqian turn around and leave, Jiang Yuebai called out to Han Ziqian and took out the Wudu Powder and Confused Soul Powder that had just been redeemed from the system from under the pillow.

"The big blue bottle is for Wudu Powder, and the small blue bottle is for its antidote. The other one is for Mihun Powder and its antidote."

Han Ziqian carefully put away the four small bottles as delicate as jade and looked at Jiang Yuebai inquiringly. He was sure that there was nothing under Jiang Yuebai's pillow.

Where did these two bottles come from?

Are you a demon, a ghost, or a god?

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Han Ziqian asked, his voice suddenly softer and more respectful.

Jiang Yuebai heard the difference in the voices and thought it was because the other party was short-handed with people and things, so he didn't take it seriously. After thinking about it, Han Ziqian was just a father-in-law who took care of him now, and he was also a member of the harem. In theory, he was not allowed to participate in politics. The king may not listen.

"Did Mr. Han see my token made of a piece of gold with the word 'Imperial Edict' written on it?"

"Yes," Mr. Han nodded, "I put it in your pillowcase."

"You take it to the Prince Regent."

Han Ziqian knew that she was doing it for his own good, but refused: "No need. That is a token from the emperor to you."

Li Beihong was also his student.

It wouldn't be a problem to meet and talk, and the only one he could influence was the regent. It is difficult to say what the Government Council will ultimately decide.

"It's better for you to hold it, so that your words can have more weight. Sometimes it is necessary to pretend to be powerful."

You speak softly, why should the regent listen to you and give blind orders?

When Han Ziqian heard Jiang Yuebai speak so straightforwardly, he almost lost his expression and laughed out loud.

"it is good."

After all, he could not overcome Jiang Yuebai's stubbornness, so he took out the token from her pillowcase and held it in his hand.

Han Ziqian was sitting on his horse. The sky was completely dark and dotted with a few stars. The sound of shouting, killing and fighting could be heard in his ears.

The image of cranes circling and screaming around the funeral palace came to mind, while Jiang Yuebai, a woman, ran out of the sea of ​​fire alone, carrying the unconscious emperor on her back.

The warm light of the flame shone on her body, splashing out a heart-wrenching light.

Then suddenly he saw her climbing up the tree with a human head tied around her waist, calmly and calmly, but she suddenly panicked when she saw him.

That is the peerless elegance of a beauty, and the unparalleled beauty of a hero.

Is there another woman in this world who would tie the enemy's head around her waist?

Han Ziqian couldn't help but ask again: Are you a demon, a ghost, or a god?