I didn't expect that this kid would become so powerful now, and he could actually catch all his moves.
Seeing that the Flame Army was about to lose to Qin Huai's men, only Li Huo was strong, and the rest had lost their strength and were beaten to the ground unable to get up.
At this time, Commander Wu arrived with his team, "Your Majesty, I have come to rescue you. Please rest for a while."
Qin Huai saw that it was Commander Wu. They were no strangers to each other. They had both participated in the martial arts selection for the Great Expedition.
Seeing Commander Wu coming, Liehuo took the regent and retreated to the military camp first.
"Your Majesty, let's go back first and leave this place to Commander Wu."
The regent did not object. He mounted his horse, feeling full of frustration. This time his Flame Army suffered heavy losses.
When I think of what the Duke said, I really regret it.
"Qin Huai, I haven't seen you for so many years. I never expected that you would collude with bandits and fight against the imperial court. Let's see how I deal with you today."
"Brother Wu, you misunderstood me. I was forced to do nothing by Feng Nantian. If you let me go today, I will definitely repay you in the future."
"Don't think about it. I came here just to destroy you. You harmed the local people and your crime is unforgivable."
Qin Huai really never did these things, it must have been done by those bandits.
"Brother, I really haven't done any of these things. They were all done by the bandits. Their stronghold is inside. I can take you there. But you have to act in a play with me."
"What show, you say?"
"You pretend to force me with a knife, and I will take you to find them."
This was a good idea. Commander Wu put a knife on Qin Huai's neck and led his men to eliminate the bandits. Qin Huai and his remaining men were also brought back and secretly met with the Duke of Guo. .
"My lord, I hope you can give me a way to survive."
"Okay, you will follow the team secretly for the time being, and I will find a way to include you after we return."
In this way, they disguised themselves as the team led by Wu and returned to the capital.
Feng Minyi has known the news for a long time, and his spies are everywhere. Today, the court is waiting for a good show.
This time the regent was on the bench. Everyone knew that he used the wrong tactics and was too conceited, which resulted in heavy losses. His Flame Army used one million taels of silver every year, which itself made everyone very dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, this time we went to exterminate the rebels. The regent insisted on his own opinions and completely ignored the overall situation, resulting in heavy damage. Fortunately, I sent Commander Wu to support him, and finally defeated the rebels and bandits and saved the people. In water and fire."
"Your Majesty, I was just negligent for a moment."
"Don't make excuses, Prince Regent. Was it also a moment of negligence when you went to Lingyun Mountain last time?"
"yes."
"No, the regent has always been conceited and doesn't listen to anyone's opinions."
There was a lot of discussion below the court, but the regent couldn't say anything and was very annoyed.
Faced with such a huge controversy, the emperor had no choice but to obey the wishes of his ministers.
Feng Minyi remained silent and did not speak. This time he just wanted to be a theatergoer.
"Quiet, please listen to what I have to say. Prince Regent, you have been working hard on state affairs and are tired now. Why not take a good rest at home for a while."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty..."
"Okay, don't say any more, let's just decide like this. If there is nothing else, please retreat first. I'm tired too."
Everyone kept looking at Feng Nantian with strange eyes on the road. He was also furious and could only endure it.
After two consecutive defeats, everyone has lost trust in him, and now his military strength has been weakened. If the military attachés concentrate their forces, plus the emperor's patrol camp and the army led by Wu, they can definitely fight with him.
confrontation.
The regent did not go back to his palace, but came to the queen mother. He wanted the queen mother to put pressure on the emperor.
"I see the Queen Mother"
"Nan Tian, what's wrong with you? You look so bad. Come in quickly."
Feng Nantian sat on the chair with a frustrated face. The servant served him his favorite tea, but he was not in the mood to drink it.
"Because of the failure to suppress the rebels this time, the emperor asked me to take a good rest at home. The Duke of Guo interfered with this. I didn't expect that the emperor was so partial to that old thing. I also asked the queen mother to go and persuade the emperor."
"If this is the case, the old stubborn Mr. Guo is sincerely opposed to you. Well, the Ai family will go find the emperor right now."
The Queen Mother was very angry when she heard this. After all, she still had to rely on the power of the Regent. If the Duke took control of the government this time, she would not have a good life.
"Aunt Hui, accompany the Ai family to see the emperor."
In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was chatting with Gao Zhan about what happened in the court today.
"Gao Zhan, do you think what I did this time was right?"
"Your Majesty, this is your first step. You must rely on everyone's strength to weaken the regent's power bit by bit. I want you to tell me that the heavy losses of the Flame Army may not be a bad thing."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"In the past, the regent relied on his own Flame Army and never took anyone seriously, and everyone was afraid of him. But it is different now. He has been defeated twice. Everyone thinks that the Flame Army is nothing more than this, and they feel worried in their hearts.
It’s about to start moving, but everyone has been suppressed for a long time and can’t breathe.”
"The analysis is correct. The Duke played a big role this time. In the court today, no one objected to my decision. Those who supported the regent before did not dare to speak for him."
Gao Zhan was about to continue talking when someone outside informed him that the Queen Mother was here.
"My son, please pay homage to your mother."
"Why are you reading the book again? The Ai family has made a bowl of pear soup, please try it quickly."
The emperor knew in his heart that the Queen Mother came here to intercede with the Regent, "Mother, do you have something to do when you come here this time? Don't be polite to me."
"Well, the Ai family heard that you asked the regent to go home and recuperate, so you don't have to go to court these days."
"Mother, the regent has led troops to battle twice and is very tired. I specifically allow him to rest for a while."
Everyone could tell that this was an excuse. It was to remove his military power so that he would not be able to participate in government affairs from now on.
"Don't use this excuse to fool the Ai family. You just listened to the nonsense of the Duke and wanted to kill the donkey. You ascended the throne at a young age. If it weren't for the regent..."
"If it weren't for the regent, I wouldn't be here today, right? Yes, now in the whole court, if anyone doesn't say anything behind my back, I'm just a decoration. Everything depends on the regent's face. But I don't want to be like this anymore. Now the ministers treat him
I am very dissatisfied. I cannot lose the trust of all the ministers in me just because of him."
Looking at the Emperor's firm eyes now, the Queen Mother felt a little dazed. Her son, who had always been weak and uninterested in government affairs, seemed to have changed into a completely different person.