On the other side, Lu Gang, the Secretary of the Army, had rushed into Changle Palace.
After hurriedly asking the eunuch to report, Lu Gang hurriedly entered the rear palace.
Lu Zhi leaned against an expensive soft chair and pretended to be asleep. The two maids beside him were massaging his shoulders and legs, feeling very uncomfortable.
Lu Gang told Empress Lu about the matter of the Imperial Army Drill Ground.
Empress Lu sat up straight.
Anger immediately appeared on his face.
"How dare you, Li Zhi. Who is backing you up?”Lu Zhi was fearless and spoke very casually in the inner palace.
Lu Gang crawled on the ground, not daring to move.
He was afraid of being affected by Empress Lu's anger.
At this moment, a female general walked over and said,""Your Majesty, don't be anxious. The Emperor wants to select a candidate from the Imperial Army to form the Sub-Dragon Guards. There are many people loyal to us in the Imperial Army, so I don't believe that the Emperor can see through everything and eliminate all of our people. If he can't, then wouldn't we be able to control all the movements of the Sub-Dragon Guards and the Sub-Phoenix Guards?”
Lu Zhi's beautiful eyes shook as he deeply agreed. Only then did his furrowed brows relax.
Looking at the female general, she curled her lips and praised,"Concubine Yu's wisdom is indeed outstanding, it's not in vain that this widow thinks so highly of you!”
"Empress is too kind. It is all thanks to Empress 'nurturing.”Concubine Yu smiled. Her beautiful face instantly made the surrounding flowers seem dull.
Only then did Lu Zhi's mood improve, sending Lu Gang away.
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On the drill ground, Li Zhi walked through the Imperial Army and selected 1,300 people.
The people who had been chosen were lined up in another row, and their faces were filled with pride.
Obviously, it was a great honor to be appointed by the Emperor and become a Dragon Guard.
From the Emperor's words, he could feel that the Dragon Guards were closer to the Emperor than the Imperial Army.
Moreover, the Imperial Army was currently in a foul atmosphere, with too many descendants of various clans and aristocratic families joining in.
This made the ordinary soldiers of the imperial court seem out of place and even ostracized.
Only those who compromised with the Empress 'trusted aides could be appointed and promoted.
If he was still determined to work for the imperial court, then his promotion would be like an illusion.
As for those trusted aides of the eighth empress, the emperor did not ask anyone to verify their identities, but he chose none of them.
It was simply too strange.
Originally, they thought that no matter how the Emperor chose, there would definitely be a portion of his trusted aides entering the new team.
This time, their wishful thinking was all in vain.
These people immediately had a terrifying feeling of being left out.
If the bad guys were hiding among the good guys, it would be difficult to identify the loyal ones. These bad guys naturally had nothing to fear. After all, there were many good guys as cover.
Now that all the good people had been chosen, the remaining ones were all bad people. The bad people would feel as if they were naked and had been seen through at a glance.
This was how the Empress 'trusted aides felt.
Li Zhi's sharp gaze swept across the remaining Imperial Army soldiers.
Many of the Imperial Army soldiers hurriedly lowered their heads, feeling extremely guilty.
When Li Zhi was selecting his Dragon Guards, he realized that when he walked past many people, the hair on his entire arm would stand up. It was obvious that this person had a deep understanding of his enemies.
Li Zhi secretly remembered this kind of person.
These people were all time bombs. Once there was a change in the palace, they would definitely be the vanguard.
If he didn't get rid of it, it would be a disaster sooner or later.
But now, he had no reason to get rid of these people.
Although he was the emperor, he had the power to kill anyone. If the monarch ordered the minister to die, the minister had no choice but to die.
However, without a suitable reason, it would be difficult to convince the public, but it would also arouse unnecessary public anger.
For example, Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, was afraid of Yue Fei and wanted to get rid of him. However, he could only use Qin Hui's hand and push all the responsibility to Qin Hui, letting Qin Hui go down in history.
Li Zhi then looked at the Dragon Guards, his eyes much gentler.
Not long after, Fan Kuai and Dian Wei escorted the two men to the drill ground.
They were the ones who had just gone to inform the two empresses, the military chancellor Zhang Mao and the military secretary Lu Gang.
"Emperor, please spare my life! This lowly official was just going out to pay his respects and did not leave his post without permission!”
"It's the emperor, this lowly official also left because of a visit!”
The two of them prostrated on the ground, cold sweat dripping down their backs. They were still trying to quibble.
"Hmph, you're simply spouting nonsense! Send the latrine steward over!" Li Zhi angrily rebuked.
The latrines of the Imperial Army were all cleaned and tidied up by specialized personnel. In order to prevent the smell from becoming too strong and affecting the hygiene, there were always people guarding the latrines. Once someone came out, they were immediately cleaned up.
The moment Li Zhi said this, the two lackeys immediately collapsed to the ground in fear.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life! I won't dare to do it again!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive this lowly official. Empress Lu had a few questions for this lowly official at the last minute, so this lowly official only left for a moment!”
Lu Gang then used his kinship with Empress Lu to directly use Lu Zhi to pressure Li Zhi. He knew that Lu Zhi had great power and was far from being as strong as this cowardly emperor.
When Li Zhi heard Lu Zhi's name, he would definitely be wary and would not dare to kill him.
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