The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Inside the palace.

The weather was perfect today. Emperor Ming had his morning court. He did not go to the Qinzheng Palace to serve as trustees, but entered the inner palace with great interest. He wanted to find Concubine Meng, who had won the most sacred heart, and went for a walk in the Imperial Garden.

As soon as Emperor Ming stepped into Concubine Meng's Chongyang Palace with a smile on his face, the chamberlain rushed in hurriedly and presented an urgent military intelligence report from 800 miles away to Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming opened the report and took just one glance. The smile on her face froze, and her hands couldn't help but tremble.

Gaoshan Kingdom suddenly raised 300,000 troops and pressed heavily on the territory. Hangu Pass fell overnight.

If Hangu Pass is lost, the biggest barrier guarding the south is lost. If the enemy is not contained quickly, large areas of the city in the south will be in danger.

Emperor Ming hurriedly ordered: "Quickly recruit important cabinet ministers and military attachés above the first rank to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters."

As soon as Emperor Ming stepped out of the gate of the Chongyang Palace, another urgent report came up.

The Huns' cavalry invaded the border, and the three cities in the north were suddenly lost. The Huns' cavalry burned, killed and looted all the way, and was heading towards the capital with great momentum.

It is true that misfortunes never come singly, and the successive bad news made Emperor Ming almost lose his temper in anxiety.

Li Dequan hurriedly supported Emperor Ming. Emperor Ming was so anxious that he stamped his feet and shouted: "Quickly recruit important ministers to discuss matters in the Qinzheng Hall. Hurry! Hurry!"

As soon as Emperor Ming arrived at the Qinzheng Hall, Li Ling was the first to rush over.

When Emperor Ming saw Li Ling, he felt as if he had found a savior. He quickly took his nephew and told him: "Boyue, I just received the report that Hangu Pass in the south has been lost, and the Huns from the north are attacking again. Oops! Attacked from both sides, it's urgent.

What can we do?"

Li Ling was inspecting the generals in the camp when he suddenly received news from Ling Xiao in the palace that Empress Cao had issued an edict and demoted his wife to a concubine. After hearing this, Li Ling was so angry that he got on his horse and rushed to the inner palace.

He went to Emperor Ming to reason with him, and now that he heard Emperor Ming talking to him about these urgent military situations, Li Ling felt angry and sad at the same time.

He, Li Ling, worked hard for Da Qi Jiangshan, but the royal family never gave him any respect, and he did such a thing to his wife.

Li Ling glanced at Emperor Ming's anxious look, with a cold face, he replied calmly: "This world belongs to the Zhao family. If the enemy army comes to invade, what does it have to do with me, Li Ling?"

Li Ling was a loyal man. When Emperor Ming suddenly saw his attitude, he was so furious that he didn't recover for a moment. He stared at Li Ling and said: "Bo Yue, what happened to you today? You are me.

A first-class general of Daqi, now the enemy is approaching, have you been fooled?"

Li Ling glanced at Emperor Ming displeasedly, and still said in a tone that had nothing to do with him: "I am here to address His Majesty today."

As he spoke, he took out the military talisman from his waist and placed it on Emperor Ming's dragon case with a click: "From today on, I, Li Ling, am no longer a first-class general of Da Qi. If your majesty wants to retreat from the enemy, please order good generals."

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Emperor Ming glanced at the military talisman placed on the desk by Li Ling, and then fixed his gaze on Li Ling's frosty face. He said in disbelief: "Bo Yue, what's wrong with you? You're fine, why did you suddenly lose your temper?"

With that said, he picked up the military talisman, put it into Li Ling's hand, and said half-coaxingly: "You are my nephew. If you don't share my worries at this time, who can I count on? If you have any request, just follow me.

I'll just mention it, now I'm really anxious and furious, you are my nephew, are you going to get angry with your uncle at this juncture?"

When Li Ling saw this, he knew that Emperor Ming had already forgotten what he had promised him yesterday. Facing his uncle who was getting older and more confused, Li Ling sighed helplessly. He looked directly at Emperor Ming and asked: "Your Majesty, yesterday

I have clearly promised not to interfere in my family affairs, so why did I ask the queen to issue an edict to demote my first wife to a concubine?"

When Emperor Ming heard this, he came to his senses.

He breathed a long sigh of relief, patted Li Ling on the shoulder and said, "I thought it was some big deal worthy of your being so angry, but it turns out it's just for this."

Emperor Ming looked at Li Ling with a look of hatred, and said earnestly: "You think your child is too straight? Which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? What's wrong with me giving you a princess?"

Okay, you are my nephew, and I will wait for you to do so.

, is my half son. Isn’t this the best of both worlds? Besides, if you are reluctant to let go of Mrs. Shen, I will not force you and will just demote her to a side room. How you doted on her in the past, how you will do it again in the future.

That’s it, she’s just a woman.”

Everyone has different temperaments, and their thoughts and actions are also very different. Emperor Ming could not understand the behavior of Li Ling who was so weak that he insisted on drinking a spoonful alone, and Li Ling also looked down upon Emperor Ming's indiscriminate behavior and broken promises.

Before Ming Emperor Xu Xu's "preaching" was finished, Li Ling planned in a cold voice: "If Your Majesty does not allow the Queen to take back her life, I will have no choice but to take my wife and children and return home."

With one cold word, the eloquent Emperor Ming was completely speechless.

Emperor Ming saw that Li Ling was unable to make progress, so he had to compromise. He had been emperor for decades. Although he was not proficient in the art of emperor, he was very good at acting.

Seeing that Li Ling was unable to get enough oil and salt, Emperor Ming was determined to find the Shen family. He rolled his eyes, sighed deeply, pretended to be heartbroken, and said to Li Ling: "This Cao family is worthy of being my queen."

It has been more than ten years, but she has always done things that are not what I want. A few days ago, she mentioned to me that she would demote Shen to a side wife, and then give Qingluan to you as your wife, but I just don't agree."

As he spoke, he spread out his hands, pretending to be innocent, and continued: "Tell me, this Mr. Shen did not do anything wrong at all. He demoted someone's wife as a concubine for no reason. If such a thing were to spread, wouldn't it be possible?

Isn’t it detrimental to the royal family’s face?”

"I really didn't expect that after I tried so hard to persuade the queen for a long time, she still insisted on having her own way."

"This Empress Cao is so ungrateful and virtuous, so irritating and hateful!"

Emperor Ming sighed, stepped forward and patted Li Ling on the shoulder again: "Boyue, you have to believe me. I really don't know about this matter."

As he said this, he put the military talisman into Li Ling's hand again and said in a friendly manner: "Now the enemy is attacking from two sides and we are in urgent need. This is a joke that cannot be delayed. I have just ordered the important ministers of the court to come to discuss it. They will be here soon. You can wait."

Don't get angry again."

Faced with Emperor Ming's overtures, Li Ling remained unmoved. He took two steps back and said with a cold face: "Since Your Majesty is not aware of this matter, please order the Queen to withdraw the decree."

As he said that, he once again placed the military talisman given to him by Emperor Ming on the table: "When the queen takes back the decree, apologizes to her wife in person, and promises not to cause trouble to her wife in the future, I will accept your majesty's military talisman."

After Li Ling said these words, he turned around and strode out of the Qinzheng Palace without even offering a courtesy.