This Rogue Is Too Upright: The Empress Calls Him a Treacherous Minister

Li Zhaoyang transmigrates to the Great Li dynasty, right in the midst of chaos.

The empress has only recently ascended the throne. The court is beset by troubles within and threats without, while powerful warlords rule their territories with armies of their own.

Yun Qingzhu: I am now the Divine Might Great General, personally appointed by His Majesty. You’re nowhere near good enough for me. Sign the divorce papers already. Still, since you treated me fairly these past few years, I can give you a chance to be my friend after we divorce.

Li Zhaoyang laughed. “Damn, you sure think highly of yourself. Like I’m desperate for a friend like you?”

The empress roared, “Li Zhaoyang, you dare rebel and strike me in public? Guards, castrate him first, then tear him apart with chariots!”

Li Zhaoyang: “Damn, you’re serious? Your Majesty, I have a plan to defeat the enemy.”

The enemy army outnumbers ours several times over. If we fight by conventional means, we’re bound to lose.

Your Majesty, have you heard of the Fire Ox Formation? Take a thousand oxen used by the common people to plow their fields, douse them in oil, and set them on fire. The enemy’s fate will be too gruesome to look at.

The officials were stunned. “What kind of monster would come up with such a cruel tactic? That’s no human plan, it’s downright beastly!”

Half a year later, Li Zhaoyang asked, “Your Majesty, I won this realm for you and governed the country so well. How are you going to reward me?”

The empress’s brows twitched, her eyes glinting with amusement. “Li Zhaoyang, you’re a treacherous minister through and through. Guards, drag him away and castrate him!”

Li Zhaoyang gave her a wicked grin. “Your Majesty, how about letting me use that trick one more time before you drag me off to be castrated?”