Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Dark clouds covered the sky and rumbling thunder seemed to explode in my ears. In an instant, heavy rain poured down from the clouds, pouring onto the ground and forming streams, flowing away to more distant places.

The damp cool breeze, carrying the smell of grass, trees and soil, rushed in unscrupulously through the window, causing the gauze curtains in the wooden house to flutter.

Liang Qian leaned over the desk, staring at the map in front of her in a daze.

The tea at her hand had already gone cold, but she was unaware of it.

The Zhou army was pressing forward and the fighting was fierce on the front lines, but the complicated infighting within the Qi royal family had not abated, but became even more crazy than before.

After Hulu Qiguang's death, Gao Anato took over the supreme military power.

Although he is the emperor's confidant, he is truly a coward.

Ever since he was defeated by Sima Bo in the Battle of Dongyangpo and was nearly captured alive, he was so frightened that he petitioned the emperor overnight, claiming that he was seriously injured and might no longer be able to lead the troops into battle and serve the country.

The current emperor exists in name only, and is obsessed with elixirs every day. The court has long been controlled by Sun Liangping and Queen Yuan.

Seeing that the emperor's confidant voluntarily handed over military power, the two men were naturally more than happy to accept it. While approving it, they also took the opportunity to promote their own people.

The ministers had originally turned a blind eye to the affair between the Queen and Sun Liangping, but the Queen intended to interfere in state affairs and allowed Sun Liangping to do whatever he wanted, even endangering the interests of everyone. Naturally, they could no longer ignore the affair between the two.

Several parties fought each other, and no one was willing to give in, and the situation ended up being divided up.

This time, Hejian King Gaozongyou, with the support of Pengcheng King and others, won over the most elite Xianbei army.

After defeating the Qi army three times in a row, the King of Hejian won a lot of prestige in the army.

But from some day on, songs about Prince Hejian began to be sung in the streets of Ye City, Jin.

He was praised for his supreme military exploits, his ability to cleanse the world, and his status as the savior who saved the people of Qi from dire straits.

Within two days, the ballad reached the palace and even the ears of the emperor, who had one of the few moments of clarity.

It is said that after hearing the ballad, the emperor's face immediately darkened. Just when everyone thought he was going to capture the King of Hejian, he did not get angry. Instead, he ordered an immediate nationwide search for the person who sang the ballad.

Within a few days, several people were arrested. Under severe torture, they simply said that it was a trick played by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

I thought the matter had come to an end, but who would have thought that half a month later, a court official would submit a memorial to impeach Hejian Prince Gaozongyou, accusing him of being greedy for money and bribery, and abusing his power for personal gain.

After the King of Hejian was sentenced to death for embezzling military pay, the worried people finally felt relieved. However, since then, the Great Qi no longer had any generals who could compete with the Zhou army.

The Zhou army, which had captured Xizhou, was already in high spirits, and became even more aggressive after learning that the King of Qi had ordered the death of Gao Zongyou.

The Zhou army advanced eastward in four directions.

The court is so dark and inactive that not only the common people but even the soldiers in the army are demoralized.

Liang Qian sat quietly. If we put aside the party disputes, Gao Zongyou was indeed an excellent general.

What a pity.

Liang Qian lowered her eyes. Now Yuwen Jue had successfully taken over Xizhou and Yunchuan.

However, it is said that Yunchuan’s old injury relapsed after this battle.

Liang Qian knew Yanyou Mountain. It was raining a lot this season, and it would be hard for him to survive if his old injury relapsed...

This battle lasted from early winter to summer, and in a few days, it will be the beginning of autumn.

Liang Qian's fingers caressed the map unconsciously.

How easy is it to completely annex a country?

If he had acted as ruthlessly as he did before, it would have been much faster. But now, he must have had many concerns, so he did this—

In the rain outside the house, someone was running towards this side through the lush wintersweet grove holding an oil-paper umbrella. The sound of his footsteps in the puddles was almost covered by the thunderstorm.

Liang Qian came to her senses, first looked at the heavy rain outside the window, then looked at the map on the desk, then she stood up and walked to the door.

Under the porch, Gu Ya was panting, closing her umbrella and shaking off the raindrops on her body.

Half of her body was wet, and her rain-soaked hair stuck to her forehead.

Liang Qian pulled out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve. "My face is all wet."

Guya put down her umbrella and took the handkerchief with a smile. "I didn't expect the rain to come so fast. Even with the umbrella, I still got wet."

As they were talking, the two of them entered the house.

As soon as Gu Ya stepped into the room, she immediately said, "Queen Mother, I just heard a piece of news."

Liang Qian glanced at her still dripping skirt and pushed her into the inner room. "No hurry, go change your clothes first."

Gu Ya quickly shook her head and stood still: "I heard the palace people whispering that the King of Pengcheng and the King of Langya have started a rebellion."

Liang Qian's eyebrows sank: "Rebellion?"

Gu Ya nodded: "Yes, he said he was dissatisfied, dissatisfied with the Queen and Sun - he wanted to purge the emperor's side."

Liang Qian smiled, her eyes cold.

It sounds so nice, but it's just a legitimate reason for him to become emperor.

She patted Gu Ya: "Okay, go change your clothes first, don't catch a cold."

Guya responded.

Liang Qian sat aside and made ginger tea for Gu Ya.

When Gu Ya came out after changing into clean clothes, there was a cup of ginger tea with white steam on the table, but there was no sign of the empress dowager.

When I turned around again, I saw Liang Qian walking in from the door, holding a small porcelain jar in her hands.

"Wintersweet fruit? What are you going to do with that?" Gu Ya was surprised.

Liang Qian pursed her lips and smiled softly: "The time has come."

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In the stone boat of Liuhua Garden.

Gao Hao covered his chest, vomited a large mouthful of black blood, and knocked away the spoon that was extended to him.

Everyone present was shocked.

After a shout of "Protect the Emperor", the imperial guards rushed in.

The eunuch next to him shouted "Imperial Physician" in a hoarse voice.

Rouze, who had been sitting beside the emperor and giggling, suddenly widened her eyes and turned pale with fear.

Before she could figure out what was going on, the soup bowl in her hand fell out and she was kicked to the ground.

Gao Hao's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Bitch, how dare you try to murder me!"

As the tip of the sword faced herself, Rou came back to her senses.

She was shaking, and fell to the ground in fear, crying and shaking her head: "Your Majesty, no, it's not me, I would never dare to do that..."

Yuan Yun'e and Sun Liangping glanced at each other quickly, both of them knew nothing.

Could it be that I took too much medicine?

Both of them changed their expressions.

The emperor must not die at this time!

After being stunned for a while, Yuan Yun'e realized something was wrong and shouted, "Why don't you arrest this vicious woman!"

She turned her head and glared at the kneeling man, her eyes bloodshot: "Bitch, who ordered you to do that!"

Sun Liangping was about to rush over to check, but he heard a clang.

The sword fell to the ground before it could be chopped down, and Gao Hao fell over uncontrollably.

Yuan Yun'e's head buzzed, and she didn't care about her physical discomfort. She rushed forward and half pulled and half dragged Gao Hao to help him up: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Gao Hao was spitting blood.

Yuan Yun'e shouted at the top of her lungs: "Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician! Send for the Imperial Physician!"

"Yuan Yun'e, you are so bold that you dare to murder the master!"

Someone hurried in with the imperial physician, followed closely by Ao Rubin, who led another wave of imperial guards to surround everyone.

Yuan Yun'e stared at the person who came: "Lu Wanying!"