Huang Yi'an smiled at Zhang Xi and thanked her for her persuasion and maintenance.

The British duchess was not ashamed when she saw this, and secretly regretted that she had lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and said what she had said before.

Therefore, the British Duchess hurriedly finished the rest of the words: "Although the reason is to fulfill the promise, in the follow-up investigation, Brother Lan found that many of the captured rebel generals were actually ambitious, but they couldn't wait for Wang Shi to go west to recover the lost territory, so for various reasons, they had to commit to a different dynasty."

Despite this, most of these people still cherished their homeland, and most of them refused to do their best in the war with Daqi, so they were captured. In their words, that is to be the prisoner of the Great Qi rather than to face his compatriots......

It was because of the sympathy for their misfortunes and the admiration for their character that they insisted on writing to intercede for them!

"Please also ask the queen to take a look. Brother Lan is by no means the kind of person who is dizzy and hot, and does not care about his family and country for the sake of women! ”

Huang Yi'an said with a smile: "Madame, don't worry, I can naturally trust the conduct of the fourth son." ”

Whether in his previous life or in this life, Zhang Lan's conduct is not criticized.

"At present, there are only two ways, one is that the fourth son took the initiative to ask for guilt, which did not affect the family, and this matter was revealed. As for the fourth son, he can only wait for Zhang Shoufu to make it, and then slowly promote by virtue of his military merits, and the result is unpredictable.

"After all, he stubbornly rejected His Majesty's kindness before, and it was full of turmoil, even if His Majesty had the heart to defend it, he had to take into account the opinions of the courtiers." Huang Yi'an said euphemistically.

In fact, no matter what the courtiers think, Qi Yu was very angry at Zhang Lan's "ignorance" anyway, and felt that Zhang Lan only had personal feelings and didn't care about the overall situation.

At present, this matter is not just whether to redefine the guilt of the captured rebel generals, but the wrestling between Qi Yu and the Northwest Army and Zhang Gui's group.

Zhang Lan relentlessly "helped" the opponent to make trouble at this time, and if she was Qi Yu, she would also have a headache.

For Qi Yu, politics is not simply right or wrong, it is more about the competition and balance of power, and a stubborn person like Zhang Lan is actually not suitable for the court.

Although the British Duke was also loyal, before that, there was a premise, that is, to support the emperor's decision. And when it comes to Zhang Lan, there is only pure right and wrong.

"However, judging from the current situation, the fourth prince will not easily agree." Huang Yi'an sighed and said helplessly.

The British duchess's face was also gloomy, and she secretly scolded Zhang Lan in her heart for her insistence.

"And what's the second?" Zhang Xi hurriedly asked.

As my family knows, Zhang Lan is a younger brother who has been like this since he was a child. As long as it is something he believes, it is that ten cows can't pull it back.

"This second, naturally, is to agree to the request of the fourth prince, as Your Majesty said before, the captured generals of Hamiwei will be dealt with on a special basis, and as for the rest, they will not be involved." Huang Yi'an said, "However, Zhang Shoufu will definitely not agree, otherwise he would not have delayed it before." So to do this, you have to find more people with weight to come forward and help. ”

Huang Yi'an said, turned to Zhang Xi, and said, "For example, General Li, who is known for his prestige in the army. ”

Zhang Xi was stunned when he heard this.

The British duchess also looked at Zhang Xi.

The mother and daughter are not very good-looking.

The smile on Huang Yi'an's lips gradually faded.

The Liaodong Army and the Northwest Army are the two ace armies of Daqi, equal to each other and powerful in the world, not to mention that now that Zhang Xi is married to Li Zizhen, the Zhang and Li families have become in-laws, and they should help each other.

According to common sense, when Zhang Lan came out, the Li family should have something to say, but except for a few innocuous words in the court, the Li family has never said a word for Zhang Lan with a clear stand, even if Qi Yu has always trusted and supported Zhang Lan and the British government.

Huang Yi'an thought that the Li family was to avoid suspicion, so he stayed out of the matter on the surface, and he must have cared about this matter in private, but after looking at the faces of the British Duchess and Zhang Xi, he realized that he was afraid that the Li family had not fulfilled their responsibilities as in-laws from beginning to end.

That's right, although General Li is brave and invincible on the battlefield and has outstanding achievements, he is an out-and-out self-interested element in the court, and he is used to seeing the wind and the rudder, so it is no wonder that he will protect his life when it is not clear.

In his previous life, until Zhang Gui's death, the relationship between Li Zongbing and Zhang Gui was very harmonious, so the Liaodong Army's food and salary were always distributed in the most timely and full amount.

But in this life, Qi Yu had a gap with Zhang Gui early, and the monarchs and ministers who were harmonious in their previous lives are gradually becoming strangers in this life, and with General Li's personality, they will naturally not easily offend any of them.

What's more, Zhang Xi is only the third young lady of the Li family, not the eldest young lady - the future wife of the Li family, and Li Zongbing will naturally not stand hastily for Zhang Lan and the British government when the wrestling between Qi Yu and Zhang Gui has not yet been decided.

However, if Zhang Lan doesn't take a step back, then he can only pull a powerful person like General Li into the gang and work together to deal with Zhang Gui and the huge forces behind him.

Last time Zhang Gui returned to his hometown to bury his deceased father, General Qi, who was guarding the coast, directly sent him a fire battalion to escort him along the way, which shows that Zhang Gui's power has infiltrated into the army.

If the Northwest Army and the Liaodong Army were also captured by it, it would be even more difficult for Qi Yu to regain power.

With Qi Yu's temperament in this life, I am afraid that he will not endure until Zhang Gui's death as in his previous life, in this case, once the power of the monarch and the minister is completely unbalanced, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In his previous life, Zhang Gui smiled at his subordinates' flattery of "without him, there would be no Great Qi"?

The current matter is both a crisis and an opportunity for Zhang Gui and Qi Yu, and whoever wins will be able to accumulate more capital in the next competition.

Therefore, the two sides did not give in to each other, and turned a small matter into a major military event.

Huang Yi'an only felt powerless.

As the queen, she can try her best to alleviate the mother-son conflict between Empress Dowager Li and Qi Yu, but she has no way to intervene in the previous dynasty and persuade Qi Yu and Zhang Gui - of course, she has no ability to persuade this stubborn monarch and minister.

Rebirth is not a panacea.

Huang Yi'an sighed and said, "What about the way, I have already told Madame, as for which one to choose, it depends on Madame and Grandpa Guo."

"Your Majesty, it's not easy to ......"

The British duchess understood, got up and said goodbye: "Thank you to the queen, the courtiers are retiring." ”

Zhang Xi also got up to say goodbye, smiling reluctantly.

Huang Yi'an got up to send him off.

At the time of parting, Zhang Xi asked in a low voice: "Is there no other way to this matter?" ”

Huang Yi'an smiled and sighed: "Yes." That is to let Zhang Shoufu take the initiative to give up. ”