This is pure Qiu Yizhi's nonsense - after he greeted loudly, he pushed the door and entered the palace. Even if the emperor wanted to summon him, he had no time to convey his order.
Therefore, the Queen was immediately furious after hearing Qiu Yizhi's almost unreasonable and sophistry, and said: "Okay, then I will withdraw the words 'without authorization'. I will issue another decree, asking you to leave the palace immediately, I have something to say to the Emperor."
Qiu Yizi bowed his hands, but had no intention of retreating. He said, "How dare I not obey the order of the Empress Dowager? However, I have an extremely important matter to discuss with the emperor. Please move to the Shuli Palace now."
The Grand Empress Dowager immediately slammed the table and stood up: "How can this be called a 'please'? It's clearly a threat to the Emperor. I will make the decision for the Emperor. I will not go anywhere and will stay in this 'Lizheng Palace' today."
Qiu Yizi frowned and said, "The Empress Dowager has watched me grow up. From childhood to adulthood, have I ever done anything that is detrimental to the interests of the Zheng family or the dignity of the royal family? I really can't bear the word 'blackmail'!" He didn't know which words in his words touched his heart, and his eyes suddenly became moist.
The Empress Dowager also felt that what she had said just now was too much, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.
But Qiu Yizhi said, "To be honest with you, Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, I came to the palace today not for trivial matters. Your Majesty is diligent in government affairs and military affairs, and I'm afraid you know that the decisive battle between the court and the traitor Zheng Xin is imminent. Zheng Xin is very aggressive, and I'm afraid it may be difficult to win in a head-on confrontation. I'm just asking Your Majesty to lead the army in person to defeat the traitor. I believe that when the time comes, the soldiers of the three armies will be able to see your majesty's grace and demeanor, and their morale will be greatly boosted, and they will work hard, and it will not be difficult for our army to win. I hope Your Majesty can agree to this suggestion."
Although Emperor Zheng Qi was still a child of about ten years old, he knew that war was dangerous and he might not be able to escape unscathed once he went to the battlefield, not to mention that the enemy he faced was his own father.
But he didn't know how to reject Qiu Yizhi, the powerful official who helped him ascend the throne, so he looked at his grandmother with a pleading look, repeating: "This... this... this..."
The Empress Dowager had the same idea as the Emperor, so she said to Qiu Yizhi: "Yizhi, the late Emperor also admired your use of troops. It is enough to have you lead the army. Why does the Emperor have to risk his life?"
Qiu Yizhi immediately replied, "What the Empress Dowager said is not true. Last year, the late emperor personally led the army south to put down the rebellion of the Lingnan Palace. Now our talents are far inferior to the late emperor, and Zheng Xin is even more cunning and sinister than the Lingnan prince. For the sake of the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty, how can I not make full preparations? Therefore, I ask the emperor to emulate the remaining power of the late emperor and lead us to fight against the rebellion. We will surely win the battle and create a peaceful and prosperous era for the Han Dynasty again."
Qiu Yizhi presented such a set of great principles that the Empress Dowager could not refute it. She had to use the name of family affection and almost begged: "Yizhi, look, the emperor is less than ten years old this year. There are no eyes on the battlefield. What if something goes wrong? You are the son of the late emperor, and you grew up by my side. You are a family member. Can you bear a little more for the emperor for this little bit of affection?"
Qiu Yizi certainly had some affection for the Zheng family, especially Zheng Rong's family, but after Zheng Xin's incident, he became furious whenever he saw anyone from Zheng Xin's family, and he could no longer remember the brotherhood they had back then.
In fact, Qiu Yizhi's decision to make Zheng Xin's second son Zheng Qi the emperor was just a temporary measure. His real plan was to defeat Zheng Xin, hold a funeral ceremony for the late emperor Zheng Rong, and then posthumously recognize Zheng Miao as the emperor. Finally, he would hold a coronation ceremony for Zheng Qi in the name of Zheng Miao's son and officially make him the emperor. After that, he would immediately hold a wedding for Zheng Chao - the queen was naturally designated by Qiu Yizhi - give birth to a son as soon as possible, and then find a random excuse to abolish Zheng Qi's throne and make his baby the emperor. This baby would be raised by Madam Qin, and would have no idea what kind of person his father was.
Only in this way can Zheng Xin's blood relationship in the royal family be diluted as much as possible and Zheng Xin's position in the history of the Han Dynasty be completely erased.
It is precisely because of this that although Qiu Yizi's current task is to save the life of Emperor Zheng Qi, the importance of his life is not ranked first among all matters. Naturally, there is no need to withdraw her request for the emperor to lead the army in person in order to protect the emperor's safety.
Then Qiu Yizhi's eyes flashed, and he shouted to the outside of Lizheng Palace: "Zhao Chengxiao, bring all your brothers in!"
Zhao Chengxiao was stunned outside the palace for a moment before he replied, "Yes, sir!" Then he led everyone into the "Lizheng Palace".
Before the late emperor gave Zhao Chengxiao the name "Chengxiao", he already had the common name "Zhao Heizi". He was big and black, like a huge pillar made of cast iron. In addition, he had experienced many life and death experiences in the past few years, and the murderous aura on his body became even stronger, as if it was about to burst out from the black skin and strong muscles all over his body.
While Yuchi Jiming, who was following behind Zhao Chengxiao, had a clear face, the other soldiers who were born as bandits were all big and strong, with faces full of hostility. Many of them had scars left on their faces from swords and knives, one red and one blue, which made people feel a little scared.
The Empress Dowager followed the late emperor step by step from the Prince of Youyan's Palace in Guangyang to the Forbidden City in Luoyang. She had seen some big scenes and was able to keep her composure.
But the young emperor Zheng Qi was a member of the royal family who had been raised in the deep palace since childhood. Seeing such a scene, he was already frightened and hurriedly leaned on his grandmother, almost fainting from fright.
But Qiu Yizhi pointed at his personal soldiers and said, "Your Majesty, please count how many of my personal soldiers are there?"
The emperor raised his fingers and counted them, then checked again and said, "There are eleven people..."
"That's right! Your Majesty is wise and virtuous, there are eleven of them. These guards under my command were originally recruited by me from Funiu Mountain. There were exactly eighteen of them. They followed me to destroy the evil cult of Tianzun, fight against the Japanese bandits, and fight against the Lingnan Palace. Their great achievements were praised by the late emperor when he was alive. If the emperor has not forgotten, they were the first to lead the ceremonial procession when the late emperor went south to fight."
Qiu Yizhi paused and continued, "But it was this group of people who went through so many tough, fierce and dangerous battles, fought against Japanese pirates, fought against evil cults, and defeated the King of Lingnan, without losing a single person. But in the process of protecting my third brother, your father, Zheng Miao, seven of them were killed by the bandits sent by Zheng Xin!"
Emperor Zheng Qi was stunned when he heard this, and it took him a while to realize that his biological father Zheng Xin was no longer his legal father... He had no choice but to answer with a "yes".
Qiu Yizi nodded, and then ordered his personal soldiers: "Take off your shirts!"
Upon receiving the order, everyone took off their clothes without thinking, revealing a body of strong and muscular muscles that looked like pieces of solid rock. However, above the muscles were scars that were some long, some short, some deep, some shallow, which was terrifying to see.
The Empress Dowager saw this and said hurriedly, "Yizhi, what are you doing? I am a woman, isn't it a bit too impolite of you to do this?"
Qiu Yizi sneered, "The Empress Dowager is the mother of the country. The people of the Han Dynasty are all your subjects. What is there for a son to be shy about in front of his mother?"
His two sentences left the Empress Dowager speechless again.
Qiu Yizhi continued, "Then please Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager take a good look at the scars on these people! These scars are left when they sacrificed their lives for the Han Dynasty and the Zheng Dynasty. Each wound is a book, please read it carefully. Understanding this book is much more useful than reading thousands or tens of thousands of quotations from saints!"
Zheng Qi was so frightened that he didn't even dare to lower his head and avoid it. He could only stare blankly at the chests of Qiu Yizhi's bandits and soldiers rising and falling.
Qiu Yizhi pointed at Yuchi Jiming again and said, "Does the emperor know this female knight? Have you seen her methods?"
Emperor Zheng Qi quickly shook his head.
Qiu Yizi chuckled, picked up a copper pot from the table, stuffed it into Yuchi Jiming's hand, and said, "Jiming, show your skills to the emperor."
Yuchi Jiming nodded silently, took the copper pot, and kneaded it into a ball like a piece of dough, and rubbed it in his hands. In just a moment, he had kneaded the copper pot, which was carefully made by a foreign vassal and presented to the imperial palace, into a copper ball.
Even people with considerable insight would not have imagined that a woman like Yuchi Jiming, who looked so weak, could have such extraordinary and extraordinary skills.
Emperor Zheng Qi was so frightened that he was dumbfounded. He only heard Qiu Yizhi say, "This Miss Yuchi is the 'Leader of the Martial Arts World' recognized by the court. Of course, her martial arts are very strong. But her father Yuchi Lianghong's martial arts were no weaker than hers, but he still died on the battlefield - and the culprit who caused Yuchi Lianghong's untimely death was none other than the traitor Zheng Xin!"
After hearing what Qiu Yizhi said, Yuchi Jiming recalled the scene of his father being seriously injured and dying at Tongguan. He was immediately filled with grief and indignation, and could not help but throw the copper ball made of the copper pot in his hand to the ground with all his strength. This copper ball was infused with Yuchi Jiming's supreme inner strength, and it smashed a deep pit about a foot deep in the ground of the "Lizheng Palace" made of extremely hard white marble. The copper ball was deeply embedded under the hole, and the gray and white dust that was smashed out was still rising from the hole.
Even the Empress Dowager was shocked and opened her mouth wide, unable to speak.
Seeing this, Qiu Yizi hurriedly added fuel to the fire and said to Yuchi Jiming, "Jiming, please be patient. You have all these abilities, and you will have a place to vent them. The emperor is about to lead the army to attack Zheng Xin, and you will be able to help him. I promise that if anyone dares to hinder you from avenging your father - including me - you will punish him on behalf of the emperor!"
After hearing this, Yuchi Jiming pursed his lips and nodded twice.