After transmigrating into the villain's daughter, I lie down and win

Chapter 773 The whole family is a rebel (57)

No one cared about Shi Ming's resentment because Zhou Jin launched an indiscriminate attack. He seemed to have taken mad drugs and pointed at all the civil and military officials who attended the court.

Military generals bore the brunt of the attack.

These military generals who served as officials in the court stayed away from the battlefield after the country was stabilized and began a life of luxury and debauchery.

These people, let alone fighting against the brutal Huns in battle, would probably be at a disadvantage even if they were trained like ordinary soldiers.

As military generals, they knew their own situations best, so when Zhou Jin called out their names, they either looked around and ignored it, or tried every means to find excuses for themselves. In order to avoid going to the battlefield, some of them even announced to the world that they had "hidden illnesses".

After the last military general who could speak in front of the emperor apologized, everyone realized that the emperor's face was terribly gloomy.

The emperor's tone was cold, "Among all these generals, is there not a single one available?"

All the generals present knelt down and pleaded guilty, "We deserve to die!"

Damn it?

Ah.

The emperor was so suspicious, and they had all made great military achievements. If they had not surrendered their military power long ago and deliberately avoided the attack, the grass on their graves would have been so high.

Just when all the ministers were holding their breath, fearing that something might go wrong and anger the emperor, Zhou Jin spoke at the right time.

This time, he directed his attack at the civil servants.

It takes a thousand days to raise an army and only a moment to deploy it. The usefulness of military generals does not have to be reflected at a moment, but what about those civil officials who are just sitting in their positions doing nothing?
What are they doing?
When the Huns invaded the border, plundered and killed the people living on the border, they shouted that peace was the most precious thing and wanted to send their princess to marry them.

When the Huns were defeated and fled, and their revenge on the border was finally taken, and the people were finally able to live in peace, they said that as a great country, Daxia must be tolerant and kind to its neighbors. Not only should they not kill the Huns, they also proposed to send Daxia's advanced culture and technology to the Huns to achieve the purpose of education.

They argued in the court and hindered the progress of the army, resulting in the Huns licking their wounds and then coming back to massacre people in the border areas, robbed their food, and abducted women, causing one round of brutal wars after another in the border areas.

However, such a tragic lesson still did not make them see the reality.

Xiao Ji had just driven the Huns back to their homeland when these civil officials returned to their old ways. On the one hand, they shouted that killing them all was against the harmony of nature, and on the other hand, they slandered the soldiers in the north, annexed their land, and enslaved their families.

Such pests are the cancer of the court and are the ones who should be eliminated!

Zhou Jin opened and closed his mouth, and after criticizing all the civil and military officials in the court, he once again emphasized Xiao Ji's crime of holding his own troops and proposing that Xiao Ji be escorted back to Chang'an for trial.

He looked at the emperor and bowed deeply, "Your Majesty, Xiao Ji is ambitious and should not be underestimated. Please issue an edict immediately to escort Xiao Ji back to Chang'an for trial!"

As soon as the words fell, the hall fell into silence.

The ministers looked at each other, all showing confused expressions.

If we replace Xiao Ji, who should we send to garrison the north?
Shi Ming?

Before everyone looked over, Shi Ming was already panting with difficulty, "Your Majesty, I cannot go to the battle, I am guilty!"

Everyone looked at the next general.

As expected, the man apologized again, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I am from the south, I grew up in the south, and I made my achievements in the south, which I am familiar with. I suddenly went to the north. The biggest problem is not whether I can command the brave and combative northern soldiers under the general, but the water and soil problem. Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

silence.

Deathly silence.

Zhou Jin did not call out any more names, but the civil officials' eyes swept over every military general one by one. They seemed to have forgotten the embarrassment of being pointed at and scolded by Zhou Jin, and they all looked down on the generals present.

As a military general, what's the point of keeping him if you can't go into battle and kill the enemy?

In such a strange atmosphere, an official in charge of etiquette came out and pointed out many unreasonable things about Xiao Quji, a man, living in the palace. He listed many things that violated the etiquette and palace rules, and finally concluded that Xiao Quji could not live in the palace.

After him, several more people asked for orders at the same time.

Everyone was talking at once, but the emperor was reluctant to express his opinion until Zhou Jin stepped out and said, "I heard that all the princes have close contacts with Xiao Quji." Then the emperor's expression suddenly changed.

A young and healthy prince.

An important official with heavy military command.

These two are the ones that the emperor fears the most.

If these two things were combined, working together from inside and outside, wouldn't he, the aging emperor, be sidelined?
The faces of several of his sons flashed through the emperor's mind, as well as the figure of a great general galloping across the battlefield. Finally, he looked at Zhou Jin, his eyes full of trust.

Among all the ministers in the room, only Zhou Jin loves me!

……

Three days later.

"My Lady, there is news from the previous dynasty that you and the Second Young Master can leave the palace."

When Zhao Ying told Jin Yan about this, Jin Yan had already heard the good news from five palace people from different palaces.

She guessed that the emperor would not let them stay in the palace for long, but she did not expect that the emperor would compromise so quickly.

It seems that the emperor's suspicion of the princes is far more serious than they imagined, and this can be used to their advantage.

Jin Yan did not treat badly those palace maids who risked their lives to pass on messages for her. She sent silver, money, cotton clothes and other needs to those palace maids and the people they cared about through the prince's spies in the palace.

Jin Yan's act of "giving warmth" not only made those palace servants who were already inclined towards her more loyal, but also successfully made more palace servants choose to join her.

Not long after, Xiao Quji came back and was about to share the good news. Seeing Jin Yan's happy expression, he guessed that she already knew what had happened in the court.

He took out a piece of rice cake that was still warm. Just by smelling it, Jin Yan's eyes lit up. "This is the taste of the north."

Xiao Quji curled his lips slightly, "Try it."

Just as Jin Yan was about to open it, her expression paused. She understood and asked, "Did you see Qin Shu?"

Xiao Quji was surprised and said in disbelief: "How did you know? You haven't even eaten yet..."

Jin Yan looked proud. She took a bite of the warm rice cake and said, "I taught him this way of wrapping things."

Good boy, my teaching was not in vain.

As Jin Yan was eating, he was puzzled. "Why did he enter the palace? Was he attending a banquet with Lord Li or was he a tutor for the prince?"

Xiao Quji was speechless again.

He gave a helpless smile, "Really? Nothing can be hidden from you."

Qin Shu entered the palace not only to attend the banquet, but also to participate in the selection of the prince's companion. However, three days ago, Zhou Jin raised the issue of the prince and important officials being too close in the court, so Qin Shu's participation in the selection was probably just a formality.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Jin Yan say, "Lord Qin holds an important position and has served as an official in the North. Given your Majesty's suspicious character, he will never be selected."

Xiao Quji: "..."

What should I do if my sister is too smart?