The Crown Princess is reborn and returns to subvert the world

When the two looked at each other, they both came to the same conclusion that Cui Hao was not a vicious person. He still had feelings for Ganzhou City and did not want to drag Ganzhou City into war.

With this judgment, Jixiang and Tian Muyu had new ideas in their minds.

"Master Cui, you get up first." Tian Muyu reached out and gave Cui Hao a helping hand. Cui Hao saw the opportunity and quickly got up. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Lord Cui, do you really not know what happened in Ganzhou City?" Jixiang asked.

"I really don't know anything about this! Your Majesty, Queen, please tell me the truth, was Ganzhou City really slaughtered by the people of Xiliang?" Cui Hao asked anxiously.

"You'll know in a moment." Just as Tian Muyu finished speaking, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War brought in a soldier. The soldier had not had time to wash the ashes off his face, and he looked dusty.

"Greetings to the Emperor, greetings to the Empress!" The Minister of War knelt down with the soldiers.

Tian Muyu turned his gaze to Eunuch Guo who was standing aside. Eunuch Guo stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have already asked you about this. The soldier was a personal guard of the National Defense Army named Xiong Sheng. He escaped from Ganzhou City and came to Beijing to deliver a letter under Xiong Sheng's orders. Fearing that the letter would be robbed on the way, Xiong Sheng did not write a letter. He only asked the soldier to go to Beijing and report to Your Majesty the situation in Ganzhou City at that time."

Tian Muyu nodded and turned to look at the Minister of War Cheng Liang.

This Cheng Liang was personally conferred the title by the emperor after he ascended the throne, because he had repeatedly questioned the actions of the former Minister of War Kou Peilin and was even ostracized by him.

Later, Kou Peilin was demoted and he was promoted to the fifth rank doctor and began to emerge in the Ministry of War.

Unexpectedly, Prince Duan later usurped the throne and Kou Peilin was appointed Minister of War again. He was reduced to his original state and became an insignificant figure in the Ministry of War.

After Tian Muyu ascended the throne, he selected available talents from various departments at the suggestion of Jixiang. Cheng Liang thus emerged and became a leader in both civil and military affairs in the Ministry of War. Tian Muyu then promoted him as an exception and became the Minister of War, a rank of fourth rank.

It was precisely because of Tian Muyu's extraordinary promotion that Cheng Liang was loyal to him and was even more motivated in the Ministry of War. In just half a year, the Ministry of War had been completely transformed, with officials not only working together but also working actively.

"Minister Cheng, can we ask this soldier a question now?"

Cheng Liang quickly looked at the soldier and signaled to him, "Yes, Your Majesty, this Li Hu is General Xiong's personal guard in the National Defense Army. As long as he knows something, he will tell you everything."

"Okay, Li Hu, let me ask you, what was the scene like in Ganzhou when you left?"

Cui Hao, who was arranged by Tian Muyu to sit behind the screen, was also anxiously waiting for Li Hu's answer.

"Reporting to the emperor, when Li Hu left Ganzhou, all the gates of Ganzhou had been closed. General Xiong received an order that no one was allowed to leave the city. However, smoke rose in the city, and the people fled everywhere. There were many casualties."

Tian Muyu glanced at Cui Hao and saw that he was surprised and suspicious, so he asked again, "The city was attacked by the Xiliang people and the people were seriously injured. Why did you close the city gates? Who ordered the city gates to be closed?"

Li Hu said without thinking, "The person who gave the order was a favorite of the governor of the National Protection Army, a man called Sun Sanshao. As for why he wanted to close the city gates, our General Xiong seemed to have asked about it. I heard that it was to lock up the Xiliang people who rushed into the city so that they could be killed."

"When you left the city, did you see anyone from Xiliang?"

Li Hu shook his head. "The Xiliang people always come and go without a trace. They never stay in one place for too long after burning, killing and looting, let alone the heavily guarded Ganzhou City. I walked from our military camp all the way to the south city wall for about half an hour, and I didn't see a single Xiliang person."

"Do you mean that those Xiliang people were no longer in the city at that time?" Jixiang asked.

Li Hu nodded. "According to the personalities of the Xiliang people, they should have left the city long ago."

"Then why did that Third Young Master Sun order the city to be sealed off?" Tian Muyu looked at Cui Hao hiding behind the screen as if talking to himself, "Li Hu, do you know the reason?"

Li Hu thought about it and shook his head, "Your Majesty, I don't know the intentions of the superiors."

Jixiang frowned, "When the Xiliang people entered the city, what were the soldiers in your camp doing?"

When Li Hu heard Jixiang asking him these questions, tears suddenly fell from his eyes. He kowtowed three times to the two of them, "Your Majesty, Queen, this is not General Xiong's fault! We found that when the Xiliang people entered the city, the food and grass in the camp had been set on fire. General Xiong left some people to save the food and grass, and then took people to stop those Xiliang people."

"But those Xiliang people were well prepared. They rode on their horses and never got off. They rode all over the city, chopping down anyone they saw and burning down any house they saw. The city was soon ruined beyond recognition. General Xiong was almost injured by a horse."

"How many troops are there in your Ganzhou city?" Jixiang asked.

Li Hu thought for a moment, "There are only two thousand people in the city, and the remaining eight thousand are outside the city."

"When the Xiliang people entered the city, were there only these two thousand people in your city who resisted?"

Li Hu nodded. "Because of the limited streets in the city, we were unable to use our strength when fighting against the Xiliang people, and most of our soldiers were killed or injured."

"Did the eight thousand soldiers outside the city come into the city to help you?" Tian Muyu asked again.

Li Hu still shook his head.

“Impossible, this is impossible!” Cui Hao walked out from behind the screen, walked straight up to Li Hu and raised his foot to kick him, “Did Xiong Sheng ask you to talk nonsense?!”

Tian Muyu glared, and Eunuch Guo quickly stepped forward to stop Cui Hao, "Master Cui, this is the imperial study, please be patient."

Cui Hao finally reacted and quickly saluted Tian Muyu, "It's all my fault for being so reckless just now."

When Li Hu saw that the person in front of him was Cui Hao, he kowtowed and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency." Then he was about to cry, "Your Excellency, Ganzhou is in danger!"

Cui Hao couldn't tell whether what Li Hu said was true or false. "Did the Xiliang people really enter the city?!"

"Yes, I won't lie to you. When I left, the arrow in General Xiong's body hadn't been pulled out yet. Most of the houses in the city were on fire, and there was no way to save them!" But he quickly realized, "Sir, why are you in the capital? Didn't you go out of the city to check the border guards?"

Cui Hao showed a trace of embarrassment, "Don't bother with my business!"

Li Hu didn't dare to say anything else and just lowered his head to look at the ground.

Jixiang and Tian Muyu looked at each other and signaled Eunuch Guo to take Li Hu away first.

Eunuch Guo immediately stepped forward and said, "Lord Cheng, General Li, let's go down first. The Emperor and the Empress are probably going to discuss this matter."

So Cheng Liang and Li Hu stood up obediently, bowed and left.

After they left, Tian Muyu looked at Cui Hao, "Master Cui, do you have anything else to say?"

Cui Hao was speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth with difficulty to say something, but shook his head mindlessly, "Your Majesty, I really don't know about this matter. If you let me go back to the northwest now, I will definitely fight those Xiliang people to the death!"

"Who exactly is Young Master Sun? Why is the person you wrote to ask for help Young Master Sun, and he is also the one giving orders in Ganzhou City? Does he have a clone?!" Jixiang asked sternly.

Cui Hao was struggling to make a decision, not knowing whether to tell the Queen and the Emperor.

"If you still want to protect that Third Young Master Sun, then you can forget about leaving the Dali Temple prison!" Jixiang suddenly stood up and walked towards Cui Hao. "A governor who colluded with foreign enemies to harm our Great Saint people is not worthy of leading the army to defend our Great Saint territory. Your Majesty, put Cui Hao in death row. I will personally lead people to the northwest!"

Cui Hao was shocked. The Queen was going to the northwest?!

How is this possible? The Great Saint Dynasty is a country ruled by men. How can a woman control the army at will? !

"Your Majesty, only I can lead the National Defense Army. As a woman, the Queen cannot control those soldiers. Please allow me to return to the northwest. I will avenge the people of our Great Saint!"

Tian Muyu snorted coldly, "Come here, tell General Xiong of the Xiong Family Army to enter the palace!"