Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 21 Emperor Qing: I remember you have a sister named Chen Luo?

After Zhan Doudou finished speaking, the ministers all breathed a sigh of relief and were about to kneel down to pay their respects after Qinglong received the order. But at this time, Uesugi Tora, who had been silent all the time, spoke.

Shang Shanhu folded his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have received a secret report that the Nanqing army on the border has been making frequent movements. The Nanqing Crown Prince Li Chengru has entered the border and I am afraid he will invade our Northern Qi soon!"

"I beg Your Majesty to allow me to return to the border to guard against attacks by the Nanqing army!"

Once these words were spoken, an uproar once again broke out in the palace. Although the news of Nan Qing's frequent unusual movements was no secret, this was the first time that it was spoken openly.

War is no small matter. It means rivers of blood, countless casualties, and countless families losing their pillars. No one wants war to happen, especially civil officials.

The outbreak of war would mean that military generals would become important again, which was unacceptable to them, the civil officials.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter needs further consideration. We can send an envoy to communicate first and see Nanqing's intentions before making a decision."

"That's right. General Shangshanhu is the god of war of our Northern Qi. Once he is sent to the border, Nanqing will misunderstand that we have the intention of war. I agree with what Lord Xu said. Send an envoy first. If it doesn't work, then think of other ways."

"We request reconsideration!" All the civil officials kowtowed.

When the generals saw this, they were so angry that their ears turned red. How could they not understand what these people were thinking?

Uesugi Tora also glared at them angrily, then looked at Zhan Doudou, hoping to get a satisfactory answer.

Zhan Doudou and Chen Luo looked at each other. Seeing him shaking his head, Zhan Doudou immediately understood what he meant: "Let's not discuss this matter for now. I'll think about it later. Let's leave it at that for now. The Queen and I are tired. Let's adjourn the court!"

After saying this, he did not give the officials a chance to persuade him, and he and Chen Luo got up and left.

Uesugi Tora looked at this scene, he clenched his fists in anger, veins bulged on the back of his hands. He glared at those civil officials fiercely, scaring them so much that their faces turned pale. He snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Only then did the civil officials breathe a sigh of relief, and then they immediately put on a smile and came up to Qinglong, starting to flatter him, hoping to establish a good relationship and escape the disaster.

"Master Qinglong is young and promising. He is truly the pillar of our Northern Qi!"

"Lord Li is right. From what Your Majesty said, there are now four Jinyiwei commanders? This is truly... a blessing from heaven. May God bless our Northern Qi!"

"Lord Qinglong, are you free tonight? I have prepared some wine in Yaohua Tower. I hope Lord Qinglong and the other three gentlemen can show us the honor!"

Qinglong held the Embroidered Spring Knife and looked expressionlessly at the ministers who were trying to please him: "My Lords, don't worry too much. The Jinyiwei will do whatever His Majesty and His Majesty want us to do!"

"Instead of spending your time trying to please us, you should think about whether you have done anything to let down His Majesty, the Empress, and the people of Northern Qi!"

"If so, don't blame me, the Jinyiwei, for being ruthless!"

The ministers' smiles all turned stiff after hearing these merciless words, but no one dared to refute anything. They could only smile and let Qinglong leave.

After Qinglong left, they turned away with grim faces and turned away their sleeves.

Although they were very angry at Qinglong's lack of respect, they also understood that things had changed in Northern Qi!

The Queen Mother's power is close to collapse, and all power will soon fall into the hands of Your Majesty.

Many smart people immediately discovered the mastermind behind all these changes, the Phoenix Girl sent by the Imperial Master Ku He, the Queen of Northern Qi, Chen Luo. They couldn't help but believe that Chen Luo was really the Phoenix Girl of Heaven. She had changed the entire court situation in just two days!

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Qing Kingdom, Kyoto.

The Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace.

"Your Majesty, Northern Qi's spies have sent a secret report that the national teacher Ku He discovered the destined Phoenix Girl and presented her to the Emperor of Northern Qi. Now she has become the Empress of Northern Qi." Chen Pingping sat upright in a wheelchair, holding a secret letter in his hand.

Emperor Qing was wearing a loose robe. After hearing his words, he paused fiddling with the bow and arrow. A complex look flashed across his eyes. Then he continued fiddling with the bow and arrow and asked casually, "Heavenly Phoenix Girl? Oh, is there anyone more suitable to be called Heavenly Phoenix Girl?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Pingping unconsciously clenched the hand holding the secret letter into a fist, but still had a smile on his face, and changed the subject by answering an irrelevant question: "It doesn't matter whether this Phoenix Girl of Destiny is really real, but she is indeed an extraordinary woman."

"As soon as he showed up, no one in the Northern Qi court dared to say no. He even said, 'All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are his subjects. Zhuang Mohan, a great literary figure in the Northern Qi Dynasty, also spoke highly of him."

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Qing suddenly raised his head and looked at Chen Pingping with stern eyes. Invisible majesty burst out from him. Chen Pingping hurriedly lowered his head, as if he couldn't bear to look directly at him.

Seeing this, Emperor Qing retracted his gaze, put down his bow and arrow, walked to Chen Pingping, took the secret letter and looked at it. After a while, he suddenly burst into laughter.

"What a destined Phoenix Girl! What a wise remark! You are right. She is indeed a remarkable woman, a remarkable woman!" Emperor Qing smiled and casually patted Chen Pingping's shoulder.

Chen Pingping hurriedly bowed, looking terrified: "Apart from Your Majesty, who else in the world is worthy of being called the king?"

Emperor Qing was very satisfied with this answer, and the smile on his face widened a little. He then took out another secret letter and said, "You didn't doubt Shangshan Hu, did you? After all, they are all fifth-rank generals."

"He is actually a good general, but unfortunately he is too filial and too stupid. In order to find Xiao En, he actually wants to insert someone into our Qing Kingdom's court. He really doesn't take you, Dean Chen, seriously!"

As the god of war of Northern Qi, it is impossible for Uesugi Tora to collaborate with the enemy and commit treason. Even if he really wanted to, no one in Qing would believe him.

So the only solution he could think of was to place someone into the Kingdom of Qing, hoping to enter the court and find out Sean's whereabouts.

It’s a pity that Uesugi Tora still underestimated the power of the Inspection Institute. His people were discovered as soon as they arrived, but Chen Pingping did not eliminate them all.

Instead, he kept two of them and fanned the flames, sending them to positions that were neither high nor low. Now they are both fifth-rank generals.

The frequent unusual movements of the border troops this time were the result of Emperor Qing taking advantage of the instigation of the two of them and giving the order.

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "Thanks to your majesty's wisdom, Shangshan Hu now knows that there is a problem, and he has no choice but to go all the way."

"From the latest secret letter intercepted by our Inspection Bureau, Shangshanhu can't wait any longer. He wants to make those two generals clash with the Northern Qi border troops, so that the Northern Qi court will be alert and send him back to the border."

Uesugi Tora's method was not stupid. It seemed that he was giving up the inside line that he had worked so hard to place, but in fact, wasn't it just a decisive action?
He knows what trouble he needs to solve most right now, so he will not hesitate to give up anything he can to help him solve the problem!

Emperor Qing nodded and tapped Chen Pingping's wheelchair with his hand. After a while, he suddenly said in an inexplicable tone: "I heard that you have a sister who was kidnapped by the people of Northern Qi. Her name is Chen Luo?"

Chen Pingping looked up at him, and their eyes met, and everything was said without words.

(End of this chapter)