Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

The crying alerted the guards outside, and one of them came in and glanced at the master and servant inside.

Seeing that neither of them seemed particularly unusual, he ignored them.

Instead, they went out and left them behind.

Seeing the guards leave, Li Gou'er looked at Jiang Hao in front of him, his mind racing, and realized that things couldn't continue like this.

Then she whispered in Jiang Hao's ear, "Your Majesty, continuing to be controlled by others like this is not a long-term solution. Whether we eat or drink, our lives are in the hands of others. What can we do?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao stopped crying and asked Li Gou'er, "Then what should we do?"

Li Gou'er thought for a moment and then said, "The ministers in the court are no longer of any use. For now, we can only rely on the military governors who lead troops in various regions. Only when they have troops in their hands can they not fear the tyranny of the Red Emperor."

Jiang Hao thought about it and felt that Li Gou'er made sense.

However, it was also stated, "According to the old decree of Emperor Taizu, regional military governors and members of the imperial clan are not allowed to bring troops into the capital without an order. Those who violate this order will be punished as rebels."

"Now all military affairs, both domestic and foreign, are in the hands of the emperor. How could she possibly allow me to hand over the edict to punish the traitor?"

Li Gou'er thought for a moment, his eyes darting around, and then he had an idea.

He immediately said, “Your Majesty, why not write the edict in your own blood and hide it in your belt? I will then take the edict outside the palace and hand it over to the foreign officials.”

Then, order the regional military governors to lead their troops into the capital, or secretly assassinate Chi Junlin. What do you think?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao's eyes lit up.

He immediately nodded and said, "This plan is brilliant, brilliant indeed. Li Gou'er, you truly are worthy of being my good servant!"

The two then devised a plan, and Jiang Hao made an excuse to the guards to relieve himself.

He then entered the incense room under the watchful eyes of the guards, and alone, he took out his belt and spread it out in front of him.

But Li Gou'er waited outside for a long time, until after a while, he saw Jiang Hao walk out of the incense room with an ugly expression.

The two then went to a secluded spot, where Li Gou'er asked Jiang Hao, "Your Majesty, how is it?"

Jiang Hao, with an embarrassed expression, said, "I have no sharp weapon in my hand to cut my finger, so I have no blood to write on the edict. Li Gou'er, why don't you take my belt and write the edict for me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Gou'er's expression changed drastically.

After a long silence, he finally accepted Jiang Hao's belt with a stern face and hid it in his bosom.

Jiang Hao acted as if nothing had happened and secretly sat back down on the table.

Afterwards, Li Gou'er, wearing Jiang Hao's belt, finished cleaning up the dishes in the room and returned to the kitchen under the watchful eyes of several guards.

The guards did not search him.

But when they reached a secluded spot, Li Gou'er took out the belt, and his expression became hesitant again.

Recalling the treatment he had received over the past few days, he seemed to have finally made up his mind.

He thought to himself, if this plan fails, I'll just die! It's better than living in constant fear and feeling like I'm living a life worse than death.

He then put his finger in his mouth and bit down hard.

A piercing pain shot through his palm, and Li Gou'er's face turned deathly pale. He placed his fingers on his belt and finally wrote out an imperial edict.

When night fell and Li Gou'er returned to Jiang Hao, Jiang Hao saw that his wounds had been bandaged with silk.

Taking advantage of the guard's inattention, Jiang Hao quickly asked him, "Did it work?"

Li Gou'er nodded silently to Jiang Hao with a gloomy expression.

Jiang Hao was overjoyed, feeling that the great task was accomplished!

It seems that the day when he regains power is not far away.

Li Gou'er remained silent, and after serving Jiang Hao his meal, he withdrew.

Jiang Hao hadn't had a proper meal in days, and found the simple food in front of him to be incredibly delicious.

However, unexpectedly, not long after the meal, a military officer came to the West Garden to take Jiang Hao to see Chi Junlin.

Jiang Hao was worried, but he didn't show it on his face. He simply followed the other party to the palace where Chi Junlin was located.

My heart was filled with turmoil.

He secretly wondered if Li Gou'er had failed in his duties, allowing Chi Junlin's men to intercept the imperial edict halfway through its journey.

Or perhaps Chi Junlin has already discovered that Li Gou'er's actions are wrong and is preparing to execute him in front of him as a warning to others.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hao's legs went weak, and he gradually became unable to walk.

Later, he was even carried by several guards all the way to the Jiaofang Palace where Chi Junlin was located.

Upon entering the hall, one sees Chi Junlin, dressed in red, sitting on a couch drinking tea.

What she held in her hand was the imperial edict written in blood.

However, what enraged Jiang Hao was that Li Gou'er was kneeling steadily in front of Chi Junlin, his posture extremely upright.

Upon seeing Jiang Hao approach, he even cast an extremely sinister glance at Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao suddenly felt a surge of energy and immediately lunged at Li Gou'er, cursing loudly.

"Li Gou'er, you bastard! You dare betray me! You're a real bastard!"

Chapter 30: The lingering melody resonated for three days.

Jiang Hao's lunge was too swift and abrupt.

Neither of the guards anticipated this.

Li Gou'er and Jiang Hao were practically wrestling in an instant.

The guards, their faces dark, were about to pull the two apart.

Chi Junlin waved his hand, indicating that it was unnecessary.

Then, with an expression of watching a good show, he sat and watched the two of them fight each other in a ridiculously stupid way.

Jiang Hao was physically weak, and hadn't been eating properly for the past few days. Li Gou'er was nothing more than a eunuch without testicles.

The fight between the two looked intense, but it was nothing more than women pulling each other's hair and scratching each other's faces; no one was actually killed.

The people around them watched leisurely for a while, and then the two guys couldn't take it anymore.

They sat on the floor, panting and staring at each other.

Chi Junlin waved his hand, signaling the guards to leave the main hall.

At this moment, Jiang Hao and Li Gou'er, their faces covered in nail marks from each other's scratches, stared at each other menacingly.

Chi Junlin chuckled and tossed the imperial edict in his hand in front of Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao trembled slightly, not daring to look up at Chi Junlin.

He stared at Li Gou'er with only a sinister and fierce gaze.

They seemed to wish they could eat its flesh and sleep on its skin.

Chi Junlin casually called out, "Li Gou'er."

"The slave is here!"

Li Gou'er immediately knelt down respectfully before Chi Junlin, showing the utmost reverence.

Chi Junlin thought for a moment, then asked him, "What position did Jiang Wanqian hold in the palace before?"

Li Gou'er immediately replied, "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, it is the Grand Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial and concurrently the Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Palace."

Chi Junlin nodded and casually said, "Then this will be your position from now on."

Upon hearing this, Li Gou'er was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly to Chi Junlin, saying, "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief! Thank you, Commander-in-Chief! From now on, this servant will serve you with utmost loyalty and devotion..."

"Alright." Chi Junlin interrupted Li Gou'er with slight displeasure.

Li Gou'er immediately understood that his new master did not like people who spoke in a nonsensical manner.

So he just kowtowed and said nothing more.

Chi Junlin said again, "Step down."

Li Gou'er respectfully replied, "Yes, Commander-in-Chief. This servant will take her leave now."

Then, he bowed slightly and took small steps, respectfully retreating before Chi Junlin.

At this moment, only Jiang Hao and Chi Junlin remained in the hall.

Chi Junlin turned to look at Jiang Hao again, and Jiang Hao trembled again, looking extremely terrified of Chi Junlin.

Clearly, after witnessing Chi Junlin exterminate Fu Wen's entire clan that day, he was genuinely afraid that Chi Junlin would kill him, even though he was the emperor.

At this moment, Jiang Hao's fear of Chi Junlin was exactly the same as Emperor Xian's fear of Cao Cao.

But Chi Junlin did not blame Jiang Hao at all.

She walked slowly to Jiang Hao, then reached out a hand and gently helped him up from the ground.

He slowly began to speak, "In this world, there are only subjects who kneel before their rulers. How can there be a subject who is made to kneel before his ruler?"

Jiang Hao looked up at Chi Junlin, but saw only a deep, terrifying look in Chi Junlin's eyes.

The instinct to survive surged from the depths of his heart, and tears welled up in Jiang Hao's eyes instantly.

With tears streaming down his face, he said to Chi Junlin, "Commander-in-Chief, don't believe him! That dog of a servant is framing me. I didn't write the edict! I didn't write it!"

“Yes. I know.” Chi Junlin nodded, as if to comfort Jiang Hao, “That edict was written by Li Gou’er.”

She patted Jiang Hao on the shoulder, indicating that he could rest assured. It seemed she was trying to convey that she would absolutely not kill him.

He then sat back down on the couch and exclaimed, "Your Majesty has a wonderful Empress!"

Then, before Jiang Hao could react, Chi Junlin raised his hand again.

The guards took Jiang Hao back to the palace.

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When Jiang Hao walked out of the palace where Chi Junlin was, he felt a wave of fear.

However, when Chi Junlin was no longer in front of him, his original fear was overshadowed by anger.

Suddenly I felt like I could do it again.

He thought to himself that he, as the emperor, was being coerced by a mere subject.

This emperor's reign is far too humiliating; why should he be treated like this?

So he couldn't help but turn his head and glance in the direction of Jiaofang Palace.

But to his surprise, when he turned around this time, Jiang Hao saw someone he hadn't expected.

It was none other than Consort Yu, whom he had been longing for. She was carrying something and striding into the main hall with a joyful expression.

Jiang Hao was stunned for a moment.

Because he had never seen such a happy smile on Consort Yu's face before.

It was like the beautiful smile of a young woman in the throes of first love, about to meet her sweetheart.

Jiang Hao was immediately filled with fear.

He was unwilling to accept this reality.

That was Consort Yu, whom he was absolutely loyal to. In reality, he was not forced by Jiang Hao, but rather willingly threw himself into her arms.

Could it be that the two of them are in love with each other?

No! impossible!

My beloved concubine Yu only has eyes for me.

How could she possibly seek a new love and throw herself into someone else's arms without any hesitation...

However, the truth of the matter is no longer for Jiang Hao to investigate.

Because he was already under the guard of the soldiers, he had no choice but to leave Chang'an Palace and head to the quiet and desolate West Garden.

Meanwhile, inside the Jiaofang Palace.

As soon as Consort Yu entered the main hall, she saw Chi Junlin sitting on the couch, still looking at the edict written in blood by Li Gou'er.

His eyes were bright and alert, as if he were deep in thought.

Upon seeing this, Yu Xiao blinked her eyes and walked to Chi Junlin's side, snuggling into her arms like a docile kitten.