The Crown Princess is reborn and returns to subvert the world

Jixiang took a few drops of blood from Guard Li and threw it into the space for testing, then let Guard Li leave.

But as soon as Guard Li walked out of the Kunning Palace, he collapsed at the door.

Hearing the guard's shout at the door, Jixiang and Tian Muyu both ran out, only to see Guard Li lying there shivering with sweat on his forehead.

"What's going on?" Tian Muyu was surprised.

"I'm afraid he's been poisoned quite severely. Someone, come, help Guard Li back quickly!" Jixiang shouted.

Soon, two guards came forward and took Guard Li away.

Jixiang turned around and went back to the palace, "Your Majesty, please let the imperial physician treat Guard Li first. I'll be there soon." She still had to wait for the results of the blood test. If she didn't know the results, it would be difficult to prepare the antidote.

However, before Tian Muyu was about to leave, someone hurriedly came to report, "Your Majesty, the Minister of War wants to see you."

"Xuan" Tian Muyu replied.

Soon, the Minister of War came in hurriedly. Just as he was about to kneel down to greet him, Tian Muyu stopped him and asked, "What's so urgent that you have to come to the palace to report?"

"Your Majesty, I just received an urgent report from the border that Ganzhou City in the northwest has been captured."

"What?!" Tian Muyu and Jixiang's faces changed instantly.

Tian Muyu's face was grim. "Go to the Dali Temple and bring Cui Hao to me!"

The guards left immediately.

Jixiang gestured to the Minister of War, "Tell the emperor in detail about the events in Ganzhou City."

After listening to the minister's retelling, Jixiang and Tian Muyu realized that after Cui Hao left, the northwest city of Ganzhou had been raided by nomadic tribes from the northwest.

Originally, those nomadic tribes often invaded the northwest border, but they usually only launched sneak attacks on small villages and towns where there were no troops stationed. They usually robbed money and quickly evacuated. They had never seen a large group of troops attacking a city like this time.

Moreover, those people obviously had support inside the city. When the city gates were opened, those fierce cavalrymen entered the city and started burning, killing and looting. They first targeted the wealthy families in the city, and after robbing and looting them, they set fires everywhere in the city, causing heavy casualties among the people.

The Minister of War sighed, "According to the soldier who delivered the letter, Ganzhou City is now almost in ruins."

"Where is the National Protection Army doing? Aren't they stationed in Ganzhou City? Why didn't any official in Ganzhou City report this?" Tian Muyu asked.

"The soldier who delivered the letter said that Jiedushi Cui Hao was away and Ganzhou City was controlled by a young man. After the attack, the city gates were closed and no one was allowed to leave the city. He escaped from the city with the help of his general."

Jixiang immediately said, "Let the soldier who delivered the letter come to the palace immediately. The emperor wants to know the details."

The Minister of War looked at Tian Muyu, who nodded, "It's best not to expose this person's whereabouts."

"Yes," the Minister of War hurried away.

"Could that young man be the Third Brother?" Tian Muyu was a little worried and motioned to Jixiang to go to the Imperial Study first. Jixiang immediately followed him and said, "I'll go with you."

When the two arrived at the imperial study, before they could sit down, the guards came with Cui Hao.

Cui Hao thought that they were going to release him, and he was somewhat happy. "My people have delivered the silver and horses?"

Tian Muyu said coldly, "I'm afraid your people don't want you to go out."

"What does this mean?! Isn't my life, Cui Hao's, worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and a thousand war horses?"

"It seems not worth it." Jixiang looked at Cui Hao with a smile, which made Cui Hao feel uneasy. What did the emperor and the queen mean? Is there really no one caring about him?

"Your Majesty didn't send my letter?!" Cui Hao glanced at Tian Muyu, "You didn't intend to lock me up in jail, thinking that you wouldn't have to let me out."

"We are not as ruthless as you think." Jixiang snorted, "You are just a military governor guarding the northwest. My Great Saint Dynasty has 16 military governors. You alone cannot influence the situation in the court. What's more, the National Defense Army is no longer in your hands. At best, you are just an old man with no power, no influence, and no freedom."

Cui Hao was stunned. This queen really couldn't speak in a roundabout way.

He was not convinced that he had no power or influence. He had been planning for more than ten years, and those who he had promoted and trained could now be called the backbone of the Great Saint Dynasty. To say that he had no power was to underestimate him.

But he did not refute the queen, instead he was very obedient, "Your Majesty is right, I am indeed old now, not to mention carrying a gun or riding a horse, even eating is not as much as before."

"In my current state, I should have handed over my military power long ago and returned home to enjoy my old age. Well, since my former subordinates no longer have anyone to take care of me, I can be taken care of by the Dali Temple this time. Queen, please send me back to the Dali Temple. I am willing to spend the rest of my life there."

Jixiang didn't expect Cui Hao to be so good at this. He couldn't help but laugh again, "He is indeed an old fox. The general speaks so well. But if you want to go back, I'm afraid you can't go back."

He turned to look at Tian Muyu and said, "I have several houses outside. Ask them to clean up one for Lord Cui to live in."

"I have my own house." Cui Hao was very disdainful. He didn't want to take advantage of the queen, and he didn't want to be blackmailed even more severely later.

"Oh, you have your own house in the capital? That's even better. Tell me where it is and I'll immediately arrange for someone to help you clean it up. After all, you haven't been back for so many years, the house must be abandoned."

Cui Hao had his own house in the capital, and Tian Muyu and Jixiang had already been found out. His house was just west of the imperial palace, separated from the palace wall by only one street.

Moreover, in the network of tunnels that Prince Duan had built throughout the city, his house did not have any entrances or exits to the tunnels, as if it had nothing to do with Prince Duan.

However, whether there is a connection between them cannot be determined by just one entrance and exit of the tunnel. Jixiang and Tian Muyu have both suffered losses at the hands of Prince Duan, and they know that they must be on guard against others. They should be even more cautious against Cui Hao.

"If you want to go back to your own house, no problem, but the conditions are still the same. Princess Linglong and Miss Jiang will each receive 200,000 taels of compensation and 500 war horses. Without these, Lord Cui will have to go back to your favorite Dali Temple prison."

Cui Hao showed a hint of reluctance on his face, and was clearly very resistant to the Dali Temple prison.

Jixiang and Tian Muyu both saw it and understood what was going on.

"Ganzhou City has become an empty city. Does Lord Cui know that?" The smile on Jixiang's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a cold face. His eyes were like two daggers that were about to pierce Cui Hao's heart.

Cui Hao's body tensed up, "Queen, what did you say?!"

"Ganzhou City has been slaughtered to its core, and it has become a dead city!" Tian Muyu slammed his palm on the table next to him, "Cui Hao, do you admit your guilt?!"

Cui Hao was shocked. "This is impossible. When I left, Ganzhou City was still intact. It's impossible. Even if the Xiliang people really wanted to attack Ganzhou, Ganzhou City would not be captured so quickly!"

Cui Hao's face changed drastically. He had lost his previous calmness and fearlessness. He became obviously anxious. "Your Majesty, how did Ganzhou City become like this? I want to know the truth!"

"Humph," Tian Muyu sneered, "Are you still worried about it?"

"That's the result of decades of hard work!" Cui Hao said in agony. "When I was thirty, the late emperor sent me to Ganzhou in the northwest. It was just a small frontier town, and after more than twenty years, it has developed into what it is today. I don't believe it will become a dead city!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed to Tian Muyu and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to show mercy and let me return to Ganzhou City!"

Jixiang looked at Tian Muyu.