I have long since stopped thinking of those imperial guards as my own. I dared to obey Master Li's command. Obviously, I have been controlled by Master Li long ago.

At the same time, two gray shadows suddenly flashed beside Mr. Li, and rushed towards Wangcai, who was leading the way. Judging from their stretching hands, they seemed not weak. It seemed that these two people should be Mr. Li's last secret weapon.

However, Wangcai's imperial-level skills can fight against the four major priests alone and get a slight disadvantage. Although he is facing two masters of the king, he can still strive to reach the sky with one shot. The cold wind palm forcefully forced the two gray shadows back.

When Di Wangcai climbed the city wall, it happened that the firepower of my Iron Cavalry team was insufficient. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Liu Buyong immediately commanded the cavalry team to retreat more than ten feet back and fill in the bullets again. Because the bullets of the magic machine crossbow gun were designed with finished bullets, it was extremely easy to fill. After the ammunition was filled, it was pressed up again and fired and suppressed the Imperial Gun on the city wall again.

Wangcai arrived on the city wall, not only entangled with two king-grade masters, but also waved his hands to the left and right. With the ice true energy hit from his palm, there was no place that ordinary soldiers could resist. Those who were swept by the cold air either died on the spot or were unable to move.

Dozens of imperial guards led by Zuo Dongtang also arrived on the city wall and began a one-sided killing. They soon occupied the city gate, risked their lives to drive the winch, and slowly lowered the suspension bridge of the Shenwu Gate. Later, they opened the Shenwu Gate.

When I saw the city gate being opened, I waved my hand again. The cavalry team rushed into the palace like a tide and fought with the remaining imperial guards.

I ordered a hundred cavalrymen to dismount and join me in to kill inward. After I rushed into the imperial garden, I could no longer find half of the imperial guards.

I did not relax my vigilance and went straight to Yangzhaizhai, whom I was in the imperial garden. However, I found no one.

Then I headed to the Queen's Kunning Palace again. Before I even arrived outside the palace, I saw the roof of Kunning Palace full of archers, firmly facing us.

I hurriedly shouted: "Stop, I am the emperor."

My words immediately caused a burst of cheers, and the archers on the roof shouted happily: "It's the emperor, it's the emperor who is back."

In Kunning Palace, dozens of figures suddenly rushed out. The leaders took the lead. When they arrived in front of me, they stopped abruptly and said excitedly: "It's really the emperor. I'm going to kowtow to the emperor."

Pingyueli, the general worshippers do not kneel down when they see me. Now, when they are excited, they kneel down to the ground.

Then, Li Linfu and his subordinates of the Jinyiwei were also excitedly kneeling on the ground: "Your Majesty, it's so good that you're back."

"All get up." I felt relieved and headed towards Kunning Palace. It seemed that with these masters protecting me, my family should not have any problems.

As soon as I walked into the door, a scent of fragrance hit me, and cried with joy and said, "Master."

I immediately identified the person, and Qing'er actually returned to the palace. Suddenly, all the girls walked out of the inside, and they rushed to me excitedly and surrounded me, chattering for a while, and it was very lively.

I was overjoyed and saw that all the girls were fine. Especially the Queen and Lan'er, both of them were intact, so I put all my thoughts down. After a little comfort, I asked for details.

The queen said quietly. It turned out that since I went to war, the court had swaying and swaying. First, Master Li disappeared from the prison. Next, there were rumors that Tao Qian and Yue Chao were stolen, and the army was stationed outside the city. Then, there were news that Duan Hong was respectful and now occupied Jiangnan and was planning to attack the capital. What was even more unbelievable is that the missing Master Li suddenly appeared, controlled the Imperial Guard, and surrounded the palace. It was said that he was the emperor's order to protect the palace.

The queen could not determine who was real for a while, so she had to defend with Dongchang, Jinyiwei and the four great worshippers, and no one could help. But no one could step into the scope of Kunning Palace. In order to narrow the scope of defense, the queen also brought all my women and queen mother into Kunning Palace.

I let out a breath, without any damage, which really made the big stone in my heart fall down. The subsequent things were much easier to solve. I ordered the four great worshipers to go to Shenwu Gate to help Wangcai and the imperial guards, and kill the Imperial Guards and Taishi Li.

Then, Li Linfu's Dongchang and Jinyiwei ordered to strictly strengthen the security in the capital. With Kunning Palace as the center, a thread of spinning is spread out in a circle, and anyone who attempts to intrude will be killed.

After I issued the order, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. I comforted my concubines. Especially the Queen and Lan'er, who has been pregnant for more than nine months and is about to give birth. The Queen is already erect and has a big belly, so it is not very convenient to walk.

After going out for several months and returning home, I naturally feel a different kind of warmth.

...

This battle to quell the riots took three days and three nights before it could wipe out all the remnants. The peripheral battle was very fast. If he hadn't quickly surrounded the entire capital, he would probably have been escaped by Master Li.

The subsequent turmoil took more than three months to gradually subside. After the civil war, almost all the city guards were annihilated and all the imperial guards were annihilated. Yue Chao lost 30,000 troops and Duan Hong lost 180,000 troops and 20,000 troops.

I sat in the south study, listening to the battle reports and money loss calculated by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue. I couldn't help but frown. The civil war was indeed unbearable. A civil war actually caused me to lose 150,000 troops in total. The direct loss was converted into silver and it turned out to be more than 5.3 million taels tall. I really felt very distressed.

However, this civil war also has its benefits. It exposed who is loyal and who is annihilated. In addition, I took advantage of this opportunity to eliminate nearly 30% of the ministers with dissidents in the court in one fell swoop.

After Liu Zhenming finished the report, he immediately sighed and said, "Your Majesty, what crime do you want to convict Tao Qian? In theory, he did make a rebellion, but in the end he directly helped the emperor achieve the final victory."

I also raised my eyebrows and thought to myself. Since Tao Qian's death, Yingying has resigned from the Ministry of Revenue and has been staying at home. No one is seen. Even I have been turned away several times.

Now I am the winner, and how to treason is just a matter of my verbal slander. If Tao Qian is really convicted of treason, I am afraid that the Nine Clans will be implicated, and even Yingying will be implicated, which is something I very unwilling to see.

But to be honest, if it weren't for Tao Qian, I would have been fooled by Master Li. Even if he failed to rebel, my losses would have been absolutely not so little.

After several months of hesitation, I finally made up my mind to say, "I posthumously named Tao Qian as the Hou of Zhongyi, and his wife as an imperial deed. The whole country's surname commends Tao Hou's various deeds." As I said, my eyes looked at Liu Zhenming with a gloomy look: "Liu Aiqing, do you know what to do?" Liu Zhenming is now awesome. While being competent for the Minister of Revenue, he is now temporarily appointed as the Minister of Rites.

When Liu Zhenming saw my eyes, he was shocked. He had seen my methods to deal with the ministers in the past few months. Many people with dissatisfaction were verified by the Jinyiwei and the East Factory. At the least, they were sent to the Heavenly Prison and executed at the worst.

Only when there is a great chaos can there be a great rule. If it weren't for such a chaos, how could I have drasticly rectified the court? Especially some incompetent people, although they have no disagreements towards me, their abilities are very low and they are confused all day long. Such people stay in the court and waste food, which makes the operational efficiency of the entire court very low, seriously hindering the development of the Great Wu Empire.

I slowly stood up, patted Liu Zhenming's shoulder twice, and said kindly, "Liu Aiqing, you don't have to be jealous with a dead person."

Liu Zhenming, who had seen through my thoughts, suddenly sweated all over and knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I will never dare to do it again."

If there is another advantage in this chaos, it is that it finally pushed me to maturity again. After experiencing a big setback, I should have ushered in a new life.

...

Next day, in the court, Liu Zhenming, in accordance with my will, released a series of awards. In this war, many people who made contributions were rewarded generously.

Especially Tao Qian, Liu Zhenming used the most gorgeous words to praise this colleague who used to be a secret fight with him. The court was quiet.

Subsequently, Gu Hongliang, the Minister of Personnel, made a list of: "Emperor, the empress, after several assessments, found a group of unqualified officials."

Xiao Duozi hurriedly took his memorial to me. I pretended to read it and then angrily said, "It's just a group of people who corrupt the court. Gu Aiqing, I ordered you to investigate and deal with this group of officials immediately, and at the same time keep the barriers for the new officials."

Gu Hongliang's face turned right and he knelt down on the ground and said, "I will definitely not let the emperor down."

We, the king and the minister, have played this trick of singing and harmony in the past few months. When the civil and military officials in the court saw us, they started playing this trick again. Although it was already winter, sweat was still on their foreheads.

After cutting off most of the incompetent officials, I selected a group of officials who were not recognized or were excluded. Of course, before they received the notice, they had to undergo secret assessment from the East Factory.

Duan Hong, Minister of War, immediately stepped out and said: "Emperor, I have something to say."

"Tell me." My face remained unchanged and I waved my hand slightly.
Chapter completed!