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

Chapter 40: A hidden agent in the net? The scapegoat
Huwei City, Villa.

After reading the secret letter in his hand, Chen Luo threw it to Haitang Duoduo's pet bear to play with.

Haitang Duoduo smiled and said, "Why do you look so unhappy? Is things not going well on the front line?"

Hearing her provocative words, Chen Luo couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He turned over weakly and faced away from her.

Today's Haitang Duoduo has unlocked a new way to play.

Who can understand the feeling of having the soles of your feet tickled by feathers for more than an hour?
He finally realized that Haitang Duoduo had a strange habit.

I like seeing him cry.

What a pervert, a big pervert!!

When he becomes stronger, he will make Haitang Duoduo pay him back tenfold!
No, a hundred times!

"System, sign in!" Chen Luo was full of anticipation.

If he could sign something that would make him suddenly stronger, then it wouldn't be revenge in the future, but revenge now!

[Congratulations to the host for completing the sign-in and receiving the reward: One thousand Luowang sixth-grade hidden agents (all in Qing Kingdom)! ]

One thousand six hundred rank secret agents of Luowang? And they are all in Qing Kingdom?
Chen Luo smacked his lips, very satisfied with the reward.

With these one thousand sixth-rank secret agents, he could control most of the information about Qing Kingdom.

It will be much more convenient to do anything afterwards.

The plot takes place in Qing Kingdom. Since he has traveled through time this time, how can he not participate?
After all, she is Chen Pingping's "sister", the princess of Qing Kingdom!
The Qing Kingdom, where old silver coins are gathered, is very interesting!

Suddenly, he felt a pair of cold hands reaching out to him.

Chen Luo calmly clapped his hands and clapped them on that hand.

"We're going to Shanhai City tomorrow, can't you just behave yourself?"

Haitang Duoduo withdrew her hand somewhat aggrievedly, but did not reach out again.

Chen Luo yawned and took the initiative to lie on top of her, or to be more precise, on his own 'pillow'.

He has been bullied like this, it’s not too much to use a pillow, right?

Feeling Chen Luo's movements, Haitang Duoduo stiffened for a moment, and then relaxed.

Listening to Chen Luo's steady breathing, she gradually fell asleep.

A dreamless night.

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Qing Dynasty court meeting.

The atmosphere at today's court meeting was particularly depressing, and the ministers dared not even breathe.

They all received more or less news from the border early in the morning.

The Shanhai City they captured was recaptured by the Northern Qi, and all the 10,000 defenders in the city were captured.

This was another defeat following the defeat at Huwei City. It was just as quick and just as ugly!

It can be said that the prestige of their Qing Kingdom was cut in half after these two wars.

Chen Pingping, the number one civil servant Lin Ruofu, and the number one military officer Qin Ye all closed their eyes and remained silent.

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince standing opposite them looked unhappy and said nothing.

The hall was so silent that you could hear a pin drop!
"Didn't you all receive the news? It doesn't matter if you didn't, I will tell you in person!"

"Last night, the Shanhai City we captured was recaptured by Northern Qi, and all the Qing soldiers in the city were captured. So, we have more than 80,000 soldiers captured by Northern Qi, right?"

Emperor Qing's tone did not fluctuate much, as if he was telling a plain story.

But the ministers who knew him well knew that this was an attitude that only Emperor Qing would have when he was extremely angry. The heart of an emperor was hard to predict, and the mind of Emperor Qing was even harder to predict.

The ministers who had followed Emperor Qing for a long time could only vaguely guess his emotions, but they dared not be too sure.

They had no idea what Emperor Qing was thinking.

Therefore, all the ministers kept their heads down and kept silent, trying their best to reduce their presence, for fear that if they said something wrong they would become the target of Emperor Qing's anger.

"You don't want to talk? Then I'll say it!"

Emperor Qing's face turned cold. He stood up and walked in front of the ministers. His eyes, which seemed to contain ten thousand years of ice, swept over the ministers, scaring them so much that they trembled and felt cold all over.

The war with Northern Qi failed, and someone needs to take the blame and bear the people’s curses!

It doesn’t matter who that person is. What matters is that this person exists, otherwise the people’s dissatisfaction will be vented on the emperor.

They didn't know who would be the unlucky one to take the blame, and could only pray silently that it wouldn't be them.

This is a huge blame that could lead to the confiscation of property, or even extermination of the entire clan. No one can bear this responsibility!
"The battle with Northern Qi really opened my eyes!"

"I have always believed that the soldiers at the border are all elite and are the foundation of our Qing Kingdom. But now I see that this foundation is not as good as that of Northern Qi!"

"We lost two battles and eighty thousand people were captured. My eldest prince has also become a prisoner. Good, very good!"

Emperor Qing closed his eyes, his tone filled with suppressed anger.

The ministers lowered their heads even lower, their official robes soaked with cold sweat.

Suddenly, Emperor Qing cast a stern gaze at a minister who had white hair and beard and was trembling like a sieve.

"Minister of War, can you tell me why this happened? Why did we lose these two battles?"

"Are our soldiers inferior to those of Northern Qi? Isn't heaven on our side?"

"Or is there a traitor from Northern Qi among our generals? As the Minister of War, you are in charge of all military affairs. Can you tell me?"

‘Poof! ’

The Minister of War knelt on the ground in despair, with his head hung, unable to utter a word.

Emperor Qing seemed to have asked several questions and given him several answers, but none of the answers could keep him alive.

Does he dare to say that the soldiers of Qing are not as good as those of Northern Qi? No!

Does he dare to say that God does not bless Qingguo? No!

The remaining general is an undercover agent. This is the answer chosen by Emperor Qing for him, and it is also the origin of his death penalty!

The ministers all looked at the Minister of War with sympathy and breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

The prince clenched his fists in his sleeves. He had finally managed to win over the Minister of War, but he didn't expect that he would be gone just like that.

All he had done before was in vain!
The second prince lowered his head to hide the smile on his face, but his slightly shaking shoulders showed that he was having a hard time holding back his laughter.

After a long while, the Minister of War finally spoke tremblingly: "This old minister... is guilty!"

"It was because I, as an old minister, failed to judge people and made the wrong choice of people. I allowed the treacherous people from Northern Qi to sneak in and cause such a huge loss to the Qing Kingdom. I, as an old minister, shall be held responsible for this!"

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly stood up and slammed into the pillar of the hall, blood splattering on the spot.

The ministers who saw this scene closed their eyes one after another, secretly sighing that after all, he had been the Minister of War for so many years and was indeed a smart man.

His confession and then suicide by banging his head was equivalent to taking all the sins on himself, and it was also another way of asking Emperor Qing to spare his family.

The Minister of War was gambling with his own life, betting that Emperor Qing would spare his family for the sake of benevolence.

Emperor Qing narrowed his eyes and said with a sigh: "Old ministers of two dynasties, how many contributions have you made for our Qing country?"

"Although he was a misjudge and caused great losses to Qing, he is still a meritorious official of Qing after all. Give him a respectful burial. His people...will be exiled thousands of miles away and will never return to Kyoto!"

(End of this chapter)