266. Golden Body Great Battle 1

At this moment, everyone in the Imperial Court was familiar with the "Left Minister" directly addressing the Empress Dowager.

This was "Zuo Jicun," one of the four Great Grandmasters of the court, officiating as the Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu, who had long been stationed at the Western Frontier.

Lately, he had returned abruptly, citing official duties. The reason for his return needed no explanation.

Though Grandmaster Zuo looked robust and piercing in gaze, he exuded an aura of decline, suggesting he was on the brink of exhaustion.

Everyone knew well—Zuo was resolute and loyalty personified, his Golden Body shattered multiple times in battle for his country, which had damaged his foundation beyond repair, hastening the end of his life.

In the face of such a man close to death, the Empress Dowager certainly did not take him seriously, her tone was cold as she said,