In the room, a faint wisp of smoke drifted out from the incense burner. It smelled light, elegant, and pleasant. It was the best Ten Miles Sandalwood. Outside the white screen, there was a row of three men in black kneeling. Each of them wore a black bamboo hat and had their heads lowered. Moreover, they were all equipped with a sword. The strings of the sword were inlaid with jade. Their true faces could not be seen at all, but their auras were cold. At a glance, they looked more like guards and killers. They were all waiting for the person in the tent to speak.
The person sitting inside the white muslin screen was a man who was slowly sipping his tea.
He was Li Chen, the current emperor of the Southern Kingdom. He sat on the throne of emperor that was below one person and above tens of thousands of people. This was the royal palace, the royal study.
The bright yellow dragon robe was embroidered with a golden five-clawed dragon, symbolizing the supreme emperor and his noble body.
However, his eyes were filled with ambition that was often not enough.
"Have you dealt with those people?" Li Chen asked lightly, but he was still brewing his tea.
"Master, everything has been settled!”The man kneeling in the middle replied, as if he was the boss.
"Imperial Younger Brother should have arrived at the Southern Kingdom. Do you know what to do?”Li Chen raised his eyebrows and said.
"We know!" This time, the three men in black answered at the same time.
"Remember, don't be discovered!"
"Yes, sir!"
Li Chen waved his hand to dismiss them. In an instant, the three men in black disappeared without a trace.
The door of the royal study opened. A slightly older Eunuch Wei swung his white fur stick and walked in. He bowed to Li Chen in the tent and said," Your Majesty, Minister Zhang and Prime Minister Zhao have something to ask for!”
"These two old fellows came really quickly!”Li Chen said," Let them in!”
"Yes, sir!" Eunuch Wei retreated.
The curtain was pulled open, and two middle-aged men wearing official robes and official hats walked in.
"I, Zhang Chengyou (Zhao Xiang), attend Your Majesty.”Both of them knelt down to pay their respects.
"Get up!" Li Chen said.
The one with the gray beard was Minister Zhang, and the taller one was Prime Minister Zhao.
"My dear ministers, if you have anything to say, just say it!”Li Chen said.
"Replying to Your Majesty, regarding the problems of the court, Minister Chen and Minister have a countermeasure that we would like to discuss with Your Majesty.”Prime Minister Zhao cupped his hands.
Upon hearing this, Li Chen immediately sat up straight and was in high spirits." Really? Then quickly tell me!"
" The General Long Yu sent by Bei Liao is not heading to Yuan Country to form an alliance between the two countries. If the two countries form an alliance, they will definitely attack our country. Therefore, taking down our Zhenggang is simply too much," Minister Zhang said. Then, Prime Minister Zhao walked forward and told them their strategy." What Minister Zhang and I mean is that if Long Yu dies in Yuan Country, it will definitely cause the anger of the people of Bei Liao. As far as I know, the people of Bei Liao have always been very loyal. Moreover, there are rumors about General Long Yu. We've all heard that if Long Yu and his 100,000 soldiers knew that he died in Yuan Country, then the two countries would fight…"
Li Chen gestured for them to stop. He knew what they were saying."I admire General Long Yulong of the Northern Liao Dynasty. If our Southern Kingdom does this, how different is it from being despicable?"”
"Your Majesty, this is related to the future of the Southern Kingdom. If the Northern Liao were to ally with the Yuan Country, the people of the Southern Kingdom would suffer.”Prime Minister Zhao said excitedly.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This is the only way to protect our Southern Kingdom. Now, General Long should be reaching the border of Yuan Country. If His Majesty doesn't make a decision now, it will be too late to stop him.”Minister Zhang said.
Li Chen pondered for a moment." Even if I allow it, who do you think can subdue Long Yu? Everyone in the world knows that General Long of the Northern Liao Dynasty is peerless in martial arts. If it weren't for General Tang guarding the border, my Southern Kingdom would have been destroyed long ago.”
"Your Majesty, let the members of the Blood Underworld Society move out!”Prime Minister Zhao said.
"The Underworld Blood Society?" Li Chen read these three words suspiciously, as if it was the first time he had heard them.
"Yes, I will use this opportunity to get rid of Long Yu by the Blood Nether Union and push the blame to Yuan Country. As long as Long Yu dies on Yuan Country's soil, the alliance between the two countries will become a war between the two countries. Your Majesty, I'm doing this for the sake of the Southern Kingdom!”
Long Yu, blame yourself for being from the Northern Liao.
But what was the Blood Demon?
Legend had it that there was an organization that killed people like flies. It was called the Blood Underworld Society. Just the name alone made one's hair stand on end. Those people were cold-blooded and cruel. As long as they had money, they would kill whoever they wanted. However, they had to see whether the other party was good or bad. If they were good, they would not do it no matter how much money they offered. This made some filthy people tremble in fear. Therefore, they became famous in Jianghu and became known as chivalrous heroes by the common people.
The bustling streets were filled with a brilliant atmosphere that belonged to this winter. However, that was not the case.
"Cai 'er, slow down!" Qiuyue Niang called out worriedly from behind, while Cai 'er had already rushed into the crowd and was attracted by those interesting things, causing Ah Xiao to have no choice but to run after Cai' er to protect her.
"Mother, there are so many fun things here. This looks delicious!" Cai 'er excitedly turned her head to look at Qiuyue Niang, who was still behind her, and called out. When she saw the sesame seed cakes made by the roadside stalls, her mouth drooled.
"Sister Ah Xiao, I want to eat this!”Cai 'er turned her head to look at Ah Xiao, who was following her, and mischievously pleaded, causing Ah Xiao to sigh speechlessly,”
Finally, it was Cai 'er who excitedly jumped up.
Qiuyue Niang looked at them, feeling helpless towards Cai 'er.
"Old Wang, why are there always people moving recently?”Some commoners 'gossip came from behind Qiu Yue Niang. She thought that these were just ordinary words, but the next answer made Qiu Yue Niang stop in her tracks.
"You still don't know, but the Northern Liao sent General Long to the Yuan Country to form an alliance between the two countries. Now, the whole city is spreading the news that the Northern Liao and Yuan Country are going to form an alliance to attack our Southern Country.”
"Is this true?"
"I say, you should prepare early too. If you don't leave now, you'll be waiting for the soldiers to come and arrest you for military service. My wife has already packed her things.”……All that was left was a sigh.
"Alliance?" Qiuyue Niang was a little shocked when she heard the words " alliance ". She looked at the bustling crowd around her and noticed that they were all in a hurry. Was Bei Liao going to ally with Yuan Country? If they really attacked the Southern Kingdom, what would happen to the people of Fu 'an City? What would happen to the people of the Southern Kingdom?
"Madam?" Ah Xiao pulled Cai 'er, who was eating a pancake, over. Seeing Qiuyue Niang's wandering expression, Ah Xiao called out softly, immediately pulling Qiuyue Niang back to her thoughts.
"What happened to Madam?" Ah Xiao asked. Even Cai 'er also raised her head, looking at Qiuyue Niang with a greasy mouth.
"No, I'm fine." Qiuyue Niang replied awkwardly. She looked up at the setting sun and said," It's getting late. Let's go back to the village!"”
Upon hearing that they were going back to the villa, Cai 'er unwillingly acted coquettishly,"We're going back to the villa? We've just arrived here and already ate a pancake, and haven't even played yet. Mother, can you be a little later?"”
"No, your father is waiting for us!”Qiu Yue Niang rejected without thinking. Cai 'er pouted, not even having the interest to eat.
"It's not easy for me to come out!" Cai 'er complained.
"Miss, you should be more obedient!" Ah Xiao persuaded.
"Cai 'er is very obedient. Why don't Big Sister Ah Xiao buy me some food to bring back?”Cai 'er mischievously said.
"Good!" Ah Xiao was forced to reply helplessly this time.
"We agreed!"
Qiuyue Niang didn't say anything, looking at the overflowing smile on Cai 'er's face. How she wished that her daughter could smile happily for the rest of her life.
The sun soon set.
After returning to Mu Yun Manor, Qiuyue Niang asked Ah Xiao to bring Cai 'er back to her room to rest, saying that they would have dinner later. Perhaps the little girl was tired from playing, so after returning, she didn't make any noise.
Pushing open the door, it was dark inside. Even the candlesticks were not lit. The servant maids who walked past saw Qiuyue Niang and bowed to her." Hello, Madam!”
"Where's the master?" Qiuyue Niang asked.
"Madam, Master has already gone out for a while!”
"Is that so? You go ahead!" Qiuyue Niang said. She didn't even need to think to know where Mu Zheng was. He must have gone to the appointment.
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