The seductive princess is no longer being pursued; the aloof prime minister is facing a crematorium.

Chapter 279 Lord Pei will definitely have a way!

Chaos.

This is truly a complete mess!
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials who had been high above Jiang Jinshuang, widened their eyes and almost dropped their tablets!

The crowd looked at each other, bewildered and helpless, their expressions filled with fear as they gazed at the emperor at the highest point.

"Your Majesty, it must be that the Black Armor Cavalry is cowardly and has joined forces with the Northern Locust Army to plot a rebellion!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! After Prince Ruiyang's death, the Black Armor Cavalry have always harbored resentment towards you. They must have been instigated by someone!"

"Since Princess Zhaoming and Prince Ruiyang were on good terms during their lifetime, the Black Armor Cavalry might have been acting on her orders!"

"That's right! Princess Zhaoming caused such a scene at the Golden Palace today. What a coincidence that the Black Armor Cavalry led the Northern Huai Army with the intention of entering the capital, without any prior warning!"

"..."

Immediately, officials turned their anger towards Jiang Jinshuang.

Despite being condemned by thousands, Jiang Jinshuang felt a slight chill upon hearing the soldier's report.

Why did the Black Armored Cavalry leave Baiyujing?
When Prince Ruiyang was alive, he left an order that no one was allowed to leave Baiyujing without an imperial edict.

The fact that the Black Armored Cavalry left Baiyujing and came here must mean something is wrong.

Beside Jiang Huayan, the Empress Dowager pointed at Jiang Jinshuang and shouted sternly, "Zhaoming, why don't you confess your crime!"

Jiang Jinshuang looked directly at the Empress Dowager and said, "Your subject is innocent."

"The Black-Armored Cavalry have now joined forces with the enemy, intending to capture Chang'an and plotting a rebellion. How dare you claim to be innocent!"

"Let alone the Black Armor Cavalry not betraying Wan Jin and plotting rebellion, even if they truly harbored such intentions, does Your Majesty really believe it was instigated by your son?!"

Jiang Jinshuang looked coldly at the Empress Dowager, her gaze sweeping over the assembled officials before finally settling on Jiang Huayan.

She chuckled lightly: "Instead of criticizing me, you gentlemen should think of ways to defend against this sudden attack."

In an instant, the Golden Palace was thrown into chaos, and everyone was on edge!

—Those are the Black Armor Knights!
Leaving aside the intentions of the treacherous Northern Huai enemy forces, just consider those 300,000 black-armored cavalry!

Even the mere trampling of iron hooves can carve out a crater!

Back then, the Black Armor Cavalry, a thousand men wielding spears, dared to face an army of ten thousand. This army was like a monster crawling out of hell, invincible in every attack and battle!
If, if the 300,000 Black-Armored Cavalry truly harbored rebellious intentions, then this group of people... is truly doomed!

No one could survive the iron hooves of the Black Armored Cavalry.

The officials, both civil and military, clearly realized this. They looked at each other and saw fear and panic in each other's eyes.

Jiang Huayan sat on the throne in the main hall, his voice cold and stern as he asked the reporting officer, "The border of Beihuai is a thousand miles away from my capital, Wanjin. Why did we only hear of it when the enemy was already at the foot of the city?"

"Your Majesty, the cities we passed through saw that it was black-armored cavalry leading the way, and assumed that there was an emergency in the capital. They didn't ask any questions and opened their city gates to let us pass!"

"No one was injured or killed in the cities the Black Armored Cavalry passed through. The Northern Locust Army followed behind the Black Armored Cavalry without any communication, as if they were complete strangers."

"Don't you know each other?" Jiang Huayan asked coldly. "Don't you know each other? When the Beihuai army invaded Wan Jin's territory, shouldn't you fight to the death to resist?!"

"To pretend not to see it and even clear a path for it—isn't that treason?!"

Jiang Huayan's voice rose higher and higher with each note.

But it's too late to say all this now.

The current situation is not one where blaming anyone can solve the problem!
Jiang Jinshuang lowered her eyes, her pupils darted around a few times, and a person appeared in her mind.

His grip on the knife hilt tightened slightly, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

The court officials discussed among themselves, and someone in the crowd spoke up first: "The Grand Secretary once commanded the Black Armor Cavalry, perhaps he has a solution!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present grasped at it as if it were a lifeline!
"That's right! Among all the ministers, the Grand Secretary should be the one most familiar with the Black Armor Cavalry!"

"That makes sense! If Lord Pei were here, he would surely be able to come up with a good solution!"

"Now the Black-Armored Cavalry and the Northern Locust Army are at the city gates. We beg Your Majesty to consider the bigger picture and allow the Grand Secretary to atone for his crimes!" "We beg Your Majesty to consider the bigger picture!"

"Your Majesty, please consider the greater good!"

In an instant, Jiang Huayan was driven to a dead end.

Look at that, that's the status Pei Du has.

Even if Jiang Huayan intentionally suppressed Pei Du and didn't want him to show off his talents too much, in times of crisis, he would be the first person everyone thought of.

Even these ministers themselves didn't realize it—

When danger struck, they all seemed to feel that as long as Pei Du was there, they would have a pillar of strength to hold them back.

This crisis can be weathered smoothly.

Pei Du certainly had the ability and resources to achieve this.

This time, however, Jiang Jinshuang was very curious about how Pei Du could help Wan Jin overcome this crisis.

……

"This humble servant has no solution."

In the Golden Palace, Pei Du, dressed in snow-white robes, was still perfectly clean despite having only spent a few hours in prison.

He looked at the emperor in the Mingtang Hall, his tone clear and indifferent, devoid of any emotion.

He stood side by side with Jiang Jinshuang.

The combination of red and white is very eye-catching.

The Empress Dowager was furious and said, "Pei Du! You can't act like this in the court! You've only been imprisoned for a few hours, yet you utter such irresponsible words!"

The man stood below the throne, his posture upright like a pine tree, exuding a more imposing aura than the two men in higher positions.

His expression remained indifferent and aloof, unconcerned by the raging Empress Dowager: "Every word I have said is true, and I am not acting out of anger."

He paused for a moment, then said calmly, "I have only met the Black Armor Cavalry once. They are His Highness Prince Ruiyang's private army and obey only his orders. Even I cannot interfere."

"So you mean to let the Black Armor Cavalry raze Chang'an to the ground and let Beihuai occupy Wanjin?!" the Empress Dowager said sternly.

"Although I cannot ascertain the Black Armored Cavalry's thoughts, I do know a way to resolve this crisis."

"Speak quickly!" Jiang Huayan urged.

Pei Du did not speak immediately.

Instead, he turned slightly and looked at Jiang Jinshuang beside him.

The woman was dressed in fiery red, her robes billowing like the most magnificent red kite in the Jade Palace.

He saw the blood-stained scimitar in her hand.

He also noticed the bloodstains on the hem of her skirt.

I even saw the violence and anger in her eyes.

But he just smiled and pursed his lips.

His tone was gentle and clear: "Your Highness and Prince Ruiyang are on good terms. The Black Armor Cavalry may not obey Your Majesty and me, but they might obey Your Highness."

Jiang Jinshuang frowned slightly, and her gaze finally fell on Pei Du as the man spoke.

She didn't understand, she didn't quite understand why Pei Du suddenly took this matter upon her.

"Nonsense!"

The Empress Dowager retorted sharply: "Jiang Jinshuang is merely a princess of a nation. Does the Grand Secretary truly believe that she, a mere woman, can withstand the hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry of Beihuai and the Black Armored Cavalry?!"

Pei Du glanced at her and said, "Your Majesty, if you're asking for a favor, there's no need to be so condescending and aggressive."