One month later.

Above the court.

A messenger also knelt under the court. All the civil and military officials around him were silent and did not dare to speak. The atmosphere in the entire court was very solemn and depressing.

I just sent an urgent report saying that enemy troops are invading south of the dynasty and they are in urgent need of support.

Xia Ningyan frowned, and looked around at the civil and military officials below with her beautiful eyes, and said coldly: "There is an emergency on the southern border. I have given 50,000 troops. Who is willing to go to war and annihilate all the enemy troops?"

Xia Ningyan had only been in office for a month, and she had to deal with a lot of things. All the people who had a relationship with Yue Tianyou were directly demoted. Some were even first-grade officials, and they were directly demoted to fourth-grade officials, giving most of them

People's official positions are insignificant places, let them manage them.

Then he promoted people he trusted, hoping to take this opportunity to purge those who were the prime minister and consolidate his imperial power.

I didn’t expect that in just one month, someone would dare to invade the border. It’s really audacious.

"I am willing to go, and I will never return to the capital until I defeat the enemy's army."

A general in his early thirties who had just been promoted by Xia Ningyan said.

Xia Ningyan nodded happily and said, "Go ahead. If you don't finish it, don't come back to see me."

"As commanded."

Three days later.

News of enemy troops came from the eastern border.

Seven days later.

News of enemy troops came from the western border.

Ten days later.

News came from the northern border that the enemy troops had breached the border.

Twenty days later.

Of the 50,000 soldiers sent by Xia Ningyan to deal with the enemies on the southern border, only 10,000 soldiers were left at this moment. The general was killed, and the rest began to evacuate backwards.

In the court room.

The entire atmosphere was very depressing. All the civil and military officials present did not dare to take a breath. They could all feel Xia Ningyan's anger.

"My dear friends, may you have some strategies to deal with the enemy?"

"Wei Chen has something to say that may make the empress unhappy, but for the sake of the dynasty, Wei Chen is willing to risk his own life to remonstrate."

"But it doesn't matter, I will forgive you."

"At the beginning, these neighboring countries did not dare to take action against us because the prime minister had a certain deterrent effect on them. Wei Chen thought to himself, should we let the prime minister take the blame and perform meritorious service to deal with the enemy."

"To report to the empress, I also agree to give the prime minister a chance to make meritorious deeds. If he fails, it will not be too late to punish him for several crimes."

There were also some ministers present who expressed their thoughts. These were also civil servants. What they wanted to preserve was their official positions. If the enemy troops continued to invade, the Great Xia Dynasty would be in crisis, let alone their official positions.

Maybe even my life is at risk, so I am naturally scared.

Bang!

Xia Ningyan's jade hand aimed at the armrest of the phoenix chair and slapped it hard. The hearts of all the civil and military officials in the entire court trembled because of it, and they did not dare to take a breath.

"You mean to say that those people are afraid of Yue Tianyou, but they don't take this emperor seriously, right?"

"I don't dare! The empress is so majestic that the enemy troops are naturally frightened. However, the empress has a body of ten thousand gold and should be honored. It is only appropriate to leave the task of killing the enemy in battle to criminal ministers like Yue Tianyou."

”

Xia Ningyan had only been in power for a few months, and the powerful neighbors around her came to attack her, and they were always at a disadvantage. This made Xia Ningyan not angry.

Xia Ning's smoke returned, but she didn't understand in her heart that what those ministers said was not unreasonable.

Although Yue Tianyou was extremely arrogant and despised the imperial power, he treated the old emperor as if he were in the palm of his hand. The world only knew that there was a prime minister, but not an emperor.

But when Yue Tianyou was in power and was not imprisoned in the sky prison, no one in the Great Xia Dynasty dared to invade at will. Even if they were, they would suffer a heavy price.

On one side were the powerful ministers who once dominated the government and on the other side, and on the other side was the imminent war. Naturally, Xia Ningyan was in a bit of a dilemma.

I have already thrown Yue Tianyou into the sky prison. Do I want to release him now?

"To the empress, I am willing to go to war to meet the enemy! If I lose, I am willing to serve as a military commander!"

"I am also willing to go! With only 30,000 troops, we will annihilate the enemy forces in the north in one fell swoop!"

At this time, the young military commander also stood up to kill the enemy and fight. For their military commanders, of course they were the first to bear the brunt.

Xia Ningyan waved her jade hand lightly and said, "Let me think twice, that's the end of the day."

Xia Ningyan stood up and left the throne.

"Retreat from the court."

"Long live the empress, long live, long live the empress."

In the Empress's chamber.

After careful consideration, Xia Ningyan decided to temporarily release Yue Tianyou and let him deal with the enemy situation.

Otherwise, if this consumption continues, all the people killed and injured will be the people of the Great Xia Dynasty, and Xia Ningyan cannot bear it.

Although Yue Tianyou is arrogant, he is indeed a capable person, so let him take the blame and make meritorious deeds.

Moreover, the old emperor was afraid of Jun Tianye and had no choice.

But Xia Ningyan is not afraid. She makes the best use of resources and people to make the best use of their talents. Xia Ningyan then thought about it, why not let Yue Tianyou play his role, as long as she can suppress him.

After all, he is the emperor and he is his minister, so why should he be afraid of him? There is no need to imprison him in the sky prison, he should be used as his chess piece.

"That's it!"

After figuring it out, Xia Ningyan also asked one of her confidants to go to Tianlao, take Yue Tianyou out, and then serve herself.

.....

The lowest level of Tianlao.

Yue Tianyou still looks calm and relaxed, sitting on a chair. Although he is wearing prison uniform, he still has no loss of aura, making people feel full of momentum.

It's as if he is not imprisoned, but like a strong man in control of the overall situation.

Ta da da...

Under the dark and cold sky prison, at this moment, a crisp sound of footsteps came. From the darkness, through the candlelight, a beautiful and heroic woman wearing silver armor could be seen walking.

Come here.

This person is none other than Xia Ningyan’s confidant, Aofei Xue.

"You step back."

"As commanded."

When the jailer saw the person coming, he didn't dare to say any more words and immediately retreated.

Ao Feixue sat on a chair outside the cell door, with a condescending attitude, looking at Yue Tianyou in the Tianyao, and said: "As a big man, life in the Tianlao must be difficult."

"I am already a commoner, and your choice of words seems a bit inappropriate, General Ao."

Yue Tianyou didn't even look at Ao Feixue, and continued to look at the book in his hand.

Ao Fei Xuedai frowned slightly, but she did not get angry.

After all, Yue Tianyou once dared to despise even the imperial power. Although he is now a prisoner, he may want to maintain his dignity as the prime minister, so it is normal not to look at her.

There is no need for Ao Feixue to be angry at such an unreasonable behavior by a prisoner.

Ao Feixue said: "Now there is an opportunity for you to make meritorious service and help the Great Xia Dynasty quell the enemy troops who have recently offended the border. This is the mercy of the empress. Considering that you have also made meritorious service for Great Xia, give me

If you have a chance, shouldn’t you kneel down and thank God for your grace?”

Snap.

At this time, Yue Tianyou closed the book and put it aside.

He stood up and walked to the door of the prison, staring at Ao Feixue with a pair of deep black eyes. For some reason, it was clear that he was a prisoner and he was a general, but he still felt a strong sense of oppression.
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It was as if there was an invisible mountain pressing down on her, making her breathless.
Chapter completed!