"Chief Qin, lords, there's good news from the front!”
"Yue Fei has led his troops to conquer the Western Liang Imperial Capital!”
"Wuqi left the northern border and attacked Qi Country!”
"In addition, General Baiqi also took down the Chen Nation not long ago!”
"General Xie Xuan led the North Manor Army and destroyed the Yan Country with unstoppable momentum!”
The battle reports from the frontlines were placed on a long table in the cabinet.
Qin Liyan, who was temporarily the chief assistant, had extremely complicated feelings at this moment.、
Beside him were the Minister of War, the Minister of Revenue, and the others.
At this moment, they were all looking at the reports of success and fell into shock.
In one day, he had taken down four countries in a row. This was simply an inconceivable battle record!
This was something that had never been recorded in the history books!
It could be said that their Yan Dynasty had really done something unprecedented!
"Now, only the Wu Kingdom is left!" Qin Liyan placed his hands behind his back and looked into the distance. His heart was extremely complicated.
When His Majesty told him that he wanted to unify the seven kingdoms, he thought that it would be a long time later. However, who knew that not long after His Majesty ascended the throne, the seven kingdoms had already pacified four kingdoms.
He was really curious and puzzled. How did His Majesty do it?
Or rather, where did His Majesty find such a fierce person like Wuqi!
"Report! There's good news from the front!"
Just as Qin Liyan thought that there was only one country left, an urgent voice suddenly came from outside the cabinet.
Qin Liyan and the others opened their mouths and didn't know what to say!
The good news came again!
They were really shocked today. Just now, four pieces of good news had been sent in a row. They were all news that Wuqi and the others had conquered his country's Imperial Capital.
Now, it was happening again!
They looked at each other. They were both happy and a little numb!
There were simply too many things worth celebrating today.
After all, the destruction of a country was enough to make the world boil and the entire country celebrate. The destruction of four countries in a row was simply enough to shock people to the extreme.
Soon, under the gaze of everyone in the cabinet, a guard respectfully handed a piece of good news to Qin Liyan.
Qin Liyan opened it immediately after he received the news.
Soon, he saw the contents.
"How is it? Did we also take down the Wu Country?”The Minister of Revenue looked at Qin Liyan expectantly.
The others also stared at him curiously. Although they had some guesses in their hearts, they still had to confirm them.
Qin Liyan held the good news in his hands, his old face expressionless.
Seeing this scene, everyone could not help but be stunned. Could it be that it was not what they had guessed?
Just as they were wondering, Qin Liyan sighed.
"Sigh, General Gao Shun and the eighteen cavalry of Yan Yun have taken down the Wu Kingdom!”
When the ministers heard this, their mouths twitched!
Chief, are you serious? That expression just now was as if our army had suffered a defeat.
If it wasn't for the guard shouting that it was good news, they would have been worried.
"Haha! The Wu Kingdom has been conquered, which means that it's only our Yan and Xia Kingdoms now!”
After criticizing the chief assistant in their hearts, the ministers in the court immediately became ecstatic.
They were only one step away from uniting the seven kingdoms!
Ending the chaos of the seven kingdoms, what a great achievement it would be!
One could imagine that once the seven kingdoms were unified, they would definitely be recorded in the history books.
Even if they could not leave their names in the history books, as long as the future generations mentioned their Yan Dynasty, they would feel honored.
After all, they were the officials of the Yan Dynasty!
"Alright, don't be happy anymore!" Qin Liyan couldn't help but ask as he looked at the crowd, who seemed to be dancing with joy.
"Lord Chief, such a great battle record is worth celebrating!”The Minister of War laughed.
This matter was worth celebrating!
The others had similar thoughts as the Minister of War!
Qin Liyan rolled his eyes and said slowly,"There are no more five nations, but there is still the strongest Xia.”
He was relatively clear-headed. Although his current battle results were indeed worthy of joy, there was still a roadblock in front of him that made him feel a little uncomfortable.
After all, their Emperor could not do anything to Great Xia!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the chief assistant now and be in charge of the country on behalf of the emperor!
Hearing Qin Liyan's words, everyone's expression froze. Then, the smiles on their faces quickly disappeared.
In an instant, they became distressed.
"Sigh, how could I forget about Great Xia!”
"I wonder how His Majesty is now! It's really a headache!"
"The Grand Xia is the strongest of the seven kingdoms, and also the most mysterious! The empress alone was enough to rival everyone!”
"Sigh, this old minister hopes that Your Majesty can settle the empress! This way, we won't need to use weapons!”
"Elder Qian, although the atmosphere isn't right now, why do I want to laugh when I hear your words?”
The officials all sighed with bitter expressions. However, when an old man said this, everyone's expression became strange.
Qin Liyan didn't hide the fact that His Majesty had gone to Great Xia from these important officials.
That was because he could not hide it either. Instead of that, he might as well be honest. In any case, with Qin Liyan, Wuqi, and the others around, the entire Yan Dynasty would not be in chaos!
When these important officials first heard the news that His Majesty had been taken away by the Great Xia Empress, they were all shocked. However, in the end, they could only accept it helplessly.
This was a rather humiliating matter. After all, their empress had been taken away by the Great Xia Empress. No matter how one put it, it was not right.
However, Elder Qian was overjoyed at the time. He said that if the two emperors could get along well and become husband and wife, then the two dynasties would become one.
This idea was very strange and was refuted by many people at that time. However, Elder Qian still felt that this might be very promising.
"Old Qian, to be able to sit in that position, how can the empress be like an ordinary woman?”Qin Liyan shook his head in amusement.
To be able to become an empress, her temperament definitely wouldn't be bad. How could she be like those little girls?
He felt that even if something happened between the empress and His Majesty, it wouldn't change much.
"Hehe, Chief Qin, if you don't believe me, we'll wait and see!”Elder Qian said with a smile.
According to his thoughts, if Great Xia also had a male emperor, then they would definitely fight to the death!
After all, only Yan and Xia were left!
However, what was better was that the Emperor of the Xia Dynasty was a woman!
As the saying goes, a mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless there is a male and a female!
Therefore, Elder Qian felt that Yan and Xia would most likely not fight.
Of course, the premise was that their empress could really have something going on with the empress.
Elder Qian felt that there was a high chance of this happening. After all, their Emperor was peerless. Would that woman not be tempted when she saw him?
His Majesty was perfect in every aspect. He did not believe that anyone could resist his Majesty's charm.
Qin Liyan only smiled at Elder Qian's words and didn't agree.
"Get ready! When His Majesty returns, it will be the time for the decisive battle with Xia!”Qin Liyan said to the crowd with a solemn expression.
Hearing this, the ministers nodded with heavy expressions!
Soon, everyone in the cabinet gradually dispersed.
Qin Liyan tidied up the reports on the table and sat on the chair, thinking about what he should do to make His Majesty return from the Xia Dynasty as soon as possible.
"Hmm?"
Just as he was deep in thought, a figure slowly appeared at the door of the cabinet.
"Monastery Master Yi? Why have you come to the cabinet?" Qin Liyan stood up and looked at Yi Qingwu who was walking in slowly. He was a little confused.
"Where is Xu Hao?" Yi Qingwu's eyes were sharp and her voice was cold.
"Don't you know?" Qin Liyan was stunned.”
"What do I need to know?"
Hearing this, Qin Liyan couldn't help but pat his head. He suddenly remembered that only the ministers and generals knew that the Emperor had been taken away.
As for Yi Qingwu, she spent all her time in Lingbao Temple. How could she possibly know about His Majesty?
"I'm sorry, Faction Head Yi. His Majesty was brought to Great Xia by the Great Xia Empress a few days ago!”Qin Liyan smiled awkwardly and said.
He felt that it would be useless to tell Yi Qingwu about this, so he did not let anyone tell her.
"Great Xia's Empress?" Yi Qingwu frowned and turned around, preparing to leave.
Qin Liyan had a bad feeling when he saw his frown.
"Abbey Dean Yi, where are you going?" he asked hurriedly.”
"Grand Xia!"
Yi Qingwu did not even turn her head. Her cold voice resounded in the cabinet.
Qin Liyan was shocked when he heard this. He quickly flashed and stood in front of Yi Qingwu.
The Dean of the Academy, the current Chief Assistant, looked at Yi Qingwu with a bitter smile.
"Faction Head Yi, I think it's better not to! That empress was very strong, very strong! Even if you go, it won't help. You might even die!”
He could guess that this person was definitely going to make a scene and save the Emperor.
However, with Abbey Dean Yi's strength, he might even die in there, let alone save them!
Qin Liyan didn't want to hear the news of Abbey Dean Yi's death.
If His Majesty knew that he did not stop him, how would he explain it to His Majesty?
This person had helped the Emperor since he was weak. No accidents could happen to him.
"Very strong? Is this the reason why you allowed the empress to take Xu Hao away?”
Yi Qingwu's beautiful face was immediately covered in frost.
It was just that she didn't know. Otherwise, she would definitely appear by Xu Hao's side at the first moment and block everything for him.
Hearing Yi Qingwu's blaming words, Qin Liyan could only say bitterly,"
"Monastery Master Yi, I wasn't there either! However, according to General Wu, His Majesty had gathered more than ten Life and Death Realm warriors, but none of them could stop the empress!”
"In the end, it was also His Majesty who did not want them to die, so he willingly left with the empress!”
He had heard about this from Wuqi a few days ago.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have known anything. After all, he couldn't have been keeping an eye on the Imperial Palace!
In his spare time, he would read and drink tea in the tea room of the Academy.
Yi Qingwu frowned slightly and asked,""Why did she bring Xu Hao back? Why didn't Xu Hao fight to the death?"
She was a little confused!
"There are two theories. The first is that the empress took a fancy to His Majesty's talent and wanted him to work for Great Xia. However, this theory is a little far-fetched!”
"It's impossible to come here and take His Majesty away just because of this. After all, His Majesty is our emperor. How could the empress not know that even if she brought His Majesty back, it would be useless?”
"Rather than that, I might as well kill him. It would save…"
Feeling Yi Qingwu's cold gaze, Qin Liyan quickly shut his mouth.
He stretched out his hand to fan his mouth and said awkwardly,"Look at my mouth. I deserve to be beaten!”
"Continue!" Yi Qingwu coldly glanced at the College Chief and said.
"The second explanation! It's because the empress has taken a fancy to His Majesty. General Wu personally told me that the empress once said that His Majesty might be his future husband!”
Upon hearing this, Yi Qingwu's pretty face turned even colder.
In the end, she flicked her sleeves and walked out of the cabinet.
"Hey! Faction Head Yi, don't go to Great Xia!" Qin Liyan shouted from behind.
"It's best if he's dead!" Yi Qingwu left behind a few words before disappearing from Qin Liyan's sight.
Yi Qingwu finally understood. That guy was obviously lusting after women!
To think that she still wanted to go to Great Xia to save Xu Hao! At this moment, Yi Qingwu was extremely furious.
……
"Is this the imperial capital of Grand Xia?"
Xu Hao looked down at the magnificent city that stood on the ground and could not help but look at the empress beside him.
"What's wrong?" The empress raised her chin and asked. Does the young clan leader not like it?"
Hearing this, Xu Hao's mouth twitched. This woman was determined to make things difficult for him!
On the way, the empress was always mocking him. He didn't know what medicine she had taken wrong.
To be honest, he was a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have come!
Outside the ruins, Xu Hao originally wanted to return to Great Peace City.
However, the empress insisted that he follow her to Great Xia. Otherwise, Great Xia would fight to the death with Great Yan.
This threat was naturally useless to Xu Hao because he understood.
If this woman really wanted to start a war, she wouldn't have said it!
In the end, for some unknown reason, Xu Hao still followed her.
Just take it as a look at this Great Xia that was known as the strongest among the seven kingdoms.
"You won't force me to marry you this time, right?”The corners of Xu Hao's mouth curled up slightly as he looked at the empress with a faint smile.
Ever since Uncle Chen exposed the empress's thoughts in the remains, Xu Hao had taken the initiative.
As long as the empress dared to mock him, he would use this to retaliate.
Although the effect was average, it could still make the empress rest for a while.
As expected, after hearing Xu Hao's words, the empress was stunned for a moment. An unnoticeable blush appeared on her plain face.
"What nonsense are you talking about?”
The empress glared at Xu Hao before heading toward Weiyang City.
Seeing this, Xu Hao smiled and followed.
At the city gate, the empress casually took out a gold medallion. The two of them entered Weiyang City without being questioned.
"What's wrong? How could these soldiers not recognize their empress?”After entering the city, Xu Hao immediately started teasing.
The empress couldn't be bothered with Xu Hao!
In the entire world, how many low-level soldiers guarding the city had seen the Emperor's true appearance?
"Eh? Something's not right!"
At this moment, Xu Hao suddenly frowned. He realized that the people in Weiyang City were sparse, and most of them were soldiers in armor.
From the looks of it, it seemed like martial law was about to be imposed!
The Water Empress had obviously noticed it. Without saying a word, she brought Xu Hao to the inner city and walked towards the palace.
When they arrived at the Meridian Gate, there was already a small group of people waiting there!
The leader was a cold-looking woman, and behind her were female internal guards who were all armed with knives!
"Lan-er welcomes Your Majesty!"
"Welcome back to the palace, Your Majesty!"
Upon seeing the empress, the aloof woman and the internal guards immediately knelt down on one knee and greeted respectfully.
After the empress nodded, everyone stood up.
"Your Majesty, the dragon carriage is ready!"
Lan 'er walked to the empress's side and said softly.
As she said this, she couldn't help but glance at Xu Hao, who was beside the empress.
She was very curious as to why the Emperor of Great Yan would come here.
Wasn't he afraid that His Majesty would kill him?
Or did His Majesty really fancy him? Want to make her queen?
"Hey, this lady, although zhen is indeed a handsome man, it's not appropriate to keep staring at him!”
Just as Lan 'er was lost in her thoughts, a strange smile appeared on Xu Hao's face.
Hearing this, Lan 'er immediately glared at Xu Hao, then carefully looked at her Emperor.
When she saw her Emperor's expressionless face, she immediately panicked.
"Alright, let's return to the palace!" the empress said indifferently. Then, she walked onto the dragon carriage and sat down slowly.
"Return to the palace!" Seeing this, Lan 'er hurriedly asked the internal guards to lift the dragon carriage and walked into the palace.
And Xu Hao was standing there alone?
Did you forget that there was still me?
After thinking for a moment, Xu Hao directly followed.
"Impudent! Men are not allowed to enter the palace!”
One of the guards suddenly turned around and pointed his sword at Xu Hao.
"Hey, what do you mean?" Xu Hao stopped and shouted at the empress in the dragon carriage.
Unfortunately, the empress seemed to have completely forgotten about Xu Hao. She sat motionless on the dragon carriage and even closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.
Seeing this, Xu Hao was instantly unhappy. He immediately turned around and said,
"Alright, since you're not welcome, I'll go back!”
After saying that, Xu Hao really left.
One step, two steps…When he reached the seventh step, the empress's angry voice was heard.
"Can't you follow me to the Dragon Carriage?”
Hearing this, Xu Hao was stunned. What did the empress mean? He didn't treat her as an outsider!
Xu Hao smiled, turned around, and swaggered past the guard. With a tap of his toes, he flew into the dragon carriage and sat beside the empress.
The dragon carriage wasn't too big and could barely fit two people.
It was even a little crowded when the two of them sat down, and it was inevitable that their bodies would come into contact.
Feeling the touch on his body, Xu Hao's heart was somewhat floating.
He really didn't expect that even though the empress wasn't very good-looking, she was quite good looking!
"You, can you move over a little?”The empress glared at Xu Hao in embarrassment and annoyance.
It was the first time in her life that she was sitting so intimately with a man. She felt a little uncomfortable.
Xu Hao pursed his lips." Why don't you say that the dragon carriage is so small?" Also, don't look at me. I'm not interested in you.”
Hearing Xu Hao's disdainful words, the empress was furious. She really wanted to slap this fellow down.
The dragon carriage was indeed small, but it didn't mean that the empress didn't have a luxurious dragon carriage!
However, this dragon carriage was meant for use in the palace, so it didn't need to be too luxurious.
If the empress went on a tour, it would definitely be a luxurious and spacious dragon carriage. It was at least the size of a room.
Under the dragon carriage, the internal guards were all submissive and expressionless. As internal guards, they knew what they should and shouldn't hear.
Although he was shocked, he couldn't show it on his face.
At this moment, they were all extremely shocked. Someone actually said that he was not interested in the empress? Didn't they know that the empress was publicly acknowledged as the number one beauty of the seven kingdoms?
Also, they were curious why His Majesty was willing to let this man sit with her in the Dragon Carriage.
This was simply an inconceivable matter. After all, her Emperor was as pure as ice and as pure as jade. The entire palace was filled with women, and there were no eunuchs!
They were really puzzled as to why the empress had fallen for this man.
Although this man did look like a banished immortal!
"Eh? Your bracelet is quite good. It's a magic treasure, right? Take it down and take a look?" At this moment, Xu Hao seemed to have discovered a new continent. His eyes lit up as he looked at the string of crystal beads on the empress's fair wrist.
As he spoke, Xu Hao's curiosity drove him to reach out his hand.
However, the empress quickly slapped Xu Hao's hand away and pulled down her sleeve to cover the string of beads.
"Is there a need to do this?" Xu Hao suddenly muttered in a strange manner.
Wasn't it just a string of beads? It was as if it was a treasure, and he didn't even let her see it!
The empress glared at Xu Hao.”
"Heh, come on, come on!"
"You…"
Soon, the dragon carriage slowly stopped in front of the emperor's bedroom while Xu Hao and the empress were bickering.
The empress got down from the dragon carriage with a slightly red face, and Xu Hao followed closely behind.
Seeing that the empress had entered the palace, Xu Hao was about to follow her in. Shangguan Lan 'er immediately stood in front of Xu Hao and blocked his path.
"Your Majesty, it's already very inappropriate for you to bring him into the palace! How could he let him enter the bedroom now?”
If the news of the Emperor bringing a man into the palace was spread, the ministers in the court would probably explode.
Therefore, for the sake of His Majesty's reputation, she had to remind him.
"Hey, what do you mean? You're making me sound like the empress's male toy!”
Xu Hao's face instantly darkened!
The Water Empress, who was originally dissatisfied with Shangguan Lan, almost burst out laughing when she heard Xu Hao's words.
Letting the young clan leader of an undying family from the Upper Realm be her male toy seemed quite good!
"Alright, I'm only discussing important matters with him!”The empress looked at Lan 'er warningly and walked into the bedroom.
Seeing Xu Hao follow her in, Lan 'er gritted her teeth and walked into the bedroom.
No matter what, she had to stay in the palace today. She couldn't let the Emperor and Xu Hao do anything.
In fact, the empress really had something to discuss with Xu Hao.
As for why he chose the bedroom and not the royal study, that was the empress's opinion.
The royal study was too formal and not suitable!
After entering the bedroom, the empress disappeared from Xu Hao's sight. Lan 'er stood guard at the entrance of a side hall and looked at Xu Hao with a warning gaze.
Seeing this, Xu Hao immediately understood that the empress had probably gone to bathe and change her clothes.
"You're called Lan 'er, right?"
Xu Hao walked around the bedroom and walked to a place not far from Lan 'er. He asked with a smile.
Lan 'er seemed to dislike Xu Hao very much. Hearing this, she snorted coldly and did not answer Xu Hao's question.
Xu Hao smiled nonchalantly and asked," I heard that your empress is the most beautiful woman in the seven kingdoms. Why…"
"Don't talk nonsense! The empress hated people praising her for her looks!”
Before Xu Hao could finish his words, Lan 'er interrupted him with a cold expression.
If it was an ordinary woman who had the title of the number one beauty of the seven countries, she would definitely be proud.
But what was the status of the empress? Why would he care about such things that the world made up?
Therefore, the empress never liked to hear others mention her appearance.
As a result, no one in Weiyang City mentioned the empress's appearance. All they talked about was the empress's wisdom and martial arts!
In fact, the first thing that came to mind when people in the seven kingdoms mentioned the empress was not her appearance, but her methods and achievements!
From this, it could be seen that the empress was not a beautiful vase!
"Alright, alright!" Xu Hao curled his lips and stopped talking. He turned around and strolled around the bedroom.
This bedroom was quite large. The bed that belonged to the empress was also very large. It was covered with a thin veil, and one could vaguely see the bright yellow sheets inside.
"This is?"
At this moment, Xu Hao saw a scroll lying quietly on the ground beside the dragon bed.
He probably rolled down from the dragon bed.
Out of curiosity, he walked over and picked it up.
When he opened it, he saw a portrait of a handsome man with his hands behind his back.
Beside the man, there was a line of elegant words.
"I want to get to know you, and I want to be with you!”
Xu Hao raised his head and raised his eyebrows. The man in the portrait was almost identical to him, and he was full of charm.
Looking at the portrait, it was as if he was looking at a living Xu Hao!
Was this drawn by the empress herself? Or was it drawn by someone else? However, Xu Hao was certain that it was definitely done by a woman!
Frowning, Xu Hao continued to read because there were many beautiful words on the scroll.
"I don't know where this love started, but I feel that it has no end!”
"There are some people who feel like they have something in their hearts just by hearing about his deeds!”
"Why is it that I'm already worried about him before I see him?”
"Could it be that I already knew him in my previous life? Why do you only hear his name, and your heart palpitates?”
"Zhen wants to see him!"
The lines of elegant words caused Xu Hao's mind to be filled with the image of a woman whose heart was in a mess.
Xu Hao was really curious. Could this really be the empress's?
But looking at her attitude towards him, it didn't seem like it!
"You, what are you doing? Who allowed you to look at my things?”
At this moment, a voice filled with shame and anger suddenly sounded.
Xu Hao was stunned for a moment. He turned around with the painting in hand and saw an unfamiliar woman in a bright yellow dress standing in front of Lan 'er.
The reason why it was unfamiliar was because Xu Hao had never seen it before.
"This…How can there be such a beauty in this world?”
Very soon, Xu Hao's eyes could not help but reveal a hint of amazement.
This was because this woman was simply too beautiful. He could not use words to describe her beauty.
What could make the fish sink and the geese fall? What could cause the downfall of a country? In front of her, they all seemed to be unworthy!
It was as if she had walked out of a fairyland. Her wet black hair was casually scattered, her beautiful eyes were like autumn water, and her black eyebrows were as slender as distant mountains!
Her nose was small and exquisite, and her red lips were exceptionally charming.
Her neck was as fair as a swan, and her collarbone was faintly discernible under her gauze dress.
Her skin was as white as snow, as if it was frozen. Her figure was tall and slender, with curves that could be said to be perfect to the extreme.
Especially her temperament, she was like a goddess descending to the earth, dignified and domineering!
Xu Hao was stunned on the spot. He didn't even notice that the scroll in his hand had fallen to the ground.
Looking at Xu Hao's infatuated eyes, the woman's eyes flashed with a trace of pride. She gently sucked with her hand, and the painting flew from Xu Hao's feet to her hand.
Seeing that the scroll had been opened, the woman's face blushed and shyly.
"The empress?" Xu Hao called out tentatively after he came back to his senses.
"Uh-huh!" The empress lifted her chin proudly and humphed lightly as a reply. She seemed to be very satisfied with Xu Hao's reaction, and even her mood improved a little.
"You…are you really that ordinary empress from before?”Xu Hao's eyes widened in disbelief.
Although the empress from before wasn't ugly, she could be said to be ordinary.
And now, the person standing in front of him was like a fairy.
Compared to the two, how could there be a world of difference? The gap was huge to the extreme.
"That's right! I am indeed ordinary!" The empress glanced at Xu Hao with her beautiful eyes. She was very pleased with herself, but her expression was indifferent.
At this moment, she was overjoyed!
Look, look! You looked down on me and said you were not interested in me.
Now, are you shocked by my beauty?
This feeling was too wonderful!
The corner of Xu Hao's mouth twitched. It was no wonder that the rumors in the world said that this empress was the most beautiful woman in the seven kingdoms!
Now, it seemed that the others were not blind, but he was!
The empress's current appearance could indeed be said to be the number one beauty of the seven kingdoms.
Of course, Xu Hao felt that there were still people who could match up to her. For example, Yi Qingwu. The beauty of this stunning Daoist nun was not inferior to Yi Qingwu's.
The difference was that both of them had their own temperaments!
"I'm very curious. You're clearly so good-looking, so why are you pretending to be an ordinary woman?”
Xu Hao looked at the empress in confusion.
When the latter heard this, she gently pursed her bright red lips."I'm willing. What can you do?"
"Then, how did you disguise yourself? I clearly don't see any traces of disguise on you.”
"Hmph, do I need to disguise myself?" the empress said disdainfully. Then, she took out a string of beads.
This bracelet was crystal clear and looked very beautiful.
Seeing the bracelet, Xu Hao immediately understood. No wonder the empress didn't allow Xu Hao to touch her bracelet on the dragon carriage.
It turned out that this hand bead actually had the power to conceal one's aura and appearance!
Moreover, it seemed that the grade was not too low!
Looking at the arrogant empress, Xu Hao was a little enlightened. Was this still the empress?
In fact, the empress was only 26 years old!
In front of outsiders, she might be the domineering and cold Emperor!
However, in front of Xu Hao, she put away all her disguises and became what a woman should be.
"Did you draw that painting? And the words on it?"
"No!" The empress denied it without hesitation. However, her perfect face was flushed and flustered.
It was as if the secret that he had been hiding well had been discovered.
Alright, Xu Hao finally understood that the empress always said one thing and meant another!
Although you said no, can you please make your expression more serious?
It was simply full of loopholes!
Xu Hao was almost 100% sure that this painting was drawn by the empress!
However, he was a little curious as to when the empress had painted it. There were a few sentences on it that seemed to prove that the empress had not seen him before when she had painted it.
Lan 'er had been silent ever since the empress appeared. At this moment, she felt a little bitter as she looked at her empress flirting with a man.
She didn't know why it was like this! He was just inexplicably unhappy with Xu Hao.
The empress had never put on rouge, but today, she was wearing an unprecedented thin layer of powder!
She was almost certain that the empress had dressed herself up after her bath!
It was obvious that her empress really had a soft spot for this man named Xu Hao. However, she didn't know why the empress was like this.
When Xu Hao's name was first introduced to the palace, Her Majesty was already interested.
Not long after, he drew a painting from someone else's description.
What was surprising was that the Empress, who had never seen Xu Hao before, was able to draw a portrait of Xu Hao that was at least 80% similar in both form and spirit.
Lan 'er sometimes wondered if the Emperor and Xu Hao were really destined to be a couple. Or perhaps he had seen it in his previous life? Otherwise, how could he have done this?
"Your Majesty!"
At this moment, Lan 'er seemed to have recalled something and immediately spoke.
The empress frowned and said unhappily,"What is it?"
How could this girl not have any judgment? Can't you see that I'm chatting with Xu Hao to increase our relationship?
"Your Majesty, I forgot to report something to you just now!”
"Not long ago, a spy sent news that Great Yan's soldiers split into five groups and attacked Qi, Western Liang, and the other five countries!”
"In just a few hours, the various armies of Great Yan went straight to the main city and attacked the capital cities of the various countries. Emperor Qi, Emperor Yan, and the others were all killed!”
Great Xia had spies in various countries, so this news had spread back last night.
"What did you say?" The empress was shocked. Five nations were destroyed in just a few hours. This was too fast!
Even Great Xia would not be able to do it!
Great Xia was strong in terms of top-notch combat strength and foundation. The soldiers under them were only slightly stronger than the Qi Kingdom.
"Beautifully done!"
Xu Hao was not surprised by this news at all! Because this was expected.
Wu Qi and the others were all in Life and Death Realm! His soldiers were all in the Overturning Sea Realm!
Such a powerful lineup could be said to look down on the world! They couldn't take down the five nations in just a few hours? Then he might as well find a piece of tofu and kill himself.
"No wonder you have the confidence to declare war on Great Xia! So, you're the one who's hiding a trump card!”The empress looked at Xu Hao with a complicated expression.
This man was always able to do a series of unexpected things!
She felt that if it wasn't for her powerful cultivation, Great Xia would have followed in the footsteps of the other five nations.
Perhaps Great Yan's army had already invaded Weiyang City!
"No matter how strong the army is, didn't you still forcefully kidnap me to Weiyang City?”Xu Hao smiled, his words full of ridicule.
At the mention of this, the empress couldn't help but blush!
That was because her thoughts had been exposed by Uncle Chen at the remains!
She had indeed found an excuse to get Xu Hao to Great Xia openly.
As for forcefully kidnapping him? When the empress thought of that terrifying old man, she was speechless.
If she went with killing intent, she would probably be slapped to death by Uncle Chen!
Rather than saying that she forcefully kidnapped Xu Hao, it was more like Uncle Chen saw through her thoughts and was happy to see it.
"Since you've already taken down the other five nations, let's talk about us!”the empress said to Xu Hao after some thought.
Xu Hao nodded and sat down with the empress at an exquisite tea table.
"Are you the one who wants Great Yan to merge with Great Xia, or?”The empress looked at Xu Hao and asked seriously.
Even if the two countries wanted to merge into one, they had to discuss who was the leader.
"There can only be one country name, and that is Yan!”
"Do you mean that we have to abandon the name of our country?”The empress was a little unhappy.
After all, it was passed down from their ancestors. It was somewhat unreasonable to let it disappear just like that.
She was willing to let the man in front of her unify the entire seven countries, but the premise was that the country had to be named Xia.
She had already formed a relationship with Great Xia and Great Yan, and the name of the country was Xia!
In exchange, she would give up the throne!
"After all, this time, Yan is the leader!”Xu Hao frowned.
"Xu Hao, how long has Yan Cai existed? Whether it was the people or the subjects, they did not have much sense of belonging to this country. They only respected you!”
"But Grand Xia is different, because it has existed for thousands of years! All the citizens of Great Xia had a strong sense of belonging to the name of Xia!”
"Moreover, the important officials in the court, even the ancestors of Great Xia, will probably not be happy to see the name of Great Xia disappear just like that!”
There was a hint of pleading in the empress's eyes as she voiced out her thoughts.
Although she really liked Xu Hao, she really didn't want the name of Great Xia to disappear because of this.
It could be said that Great Xia had been in operation for thousands of years. No matter who it was, they all had a strong sense of belonging to the name of Xia.
If the name Xia was removed and Yan was replaced, many people would resist it.
" This..." Xu Hao couldn't help but frown because what the empress said seemed to be the truth!
If they directly destroyed Great Xia, then there was nothing to worry about! However, it seemed that this possibility was almost impossible now!
In addition, just as the empress had said, he had just established Yan not long ago. Almost everyone respected him, but they did not have much sense of belonging or honor towards the name of Yan.
Comparing the two, it seemed that it was most appropriate to name the dynasty after the two countries merged as Xia.
"Xu Hao, I only have one request. As long as you agree to it, you can say whatever else you want and I'll agree to it!”
At this moment, the empress didn't even mention me anymore. Her tone was filled with sincere pleading.
She was really afraid that Xu Hao would bite her to death and call the country Yan! Because if that was the case, she really might not reject him.
She really did not have much resistance against Xu Hao. Otherwise, she would not have asked Great Xia to do nothing and directly join Great Yan.
Xu Hao stroked his chin and pondered. He was carefully considering the gains and losses.
"It seems that the system only said that it wanted to unify the seven countries! There was no detailed rule that after the unification, the country must be named Yan!”Xu Hao thought about it and made a rough decision.
In any case, he should be going to the Upper Realm soon. As for the name of the country, it did not seem to matter.
Moreover, it was indeed as the empress had said. After unifying the country, it would be most beneficial to name the country Xia!
In any case, Great Flame had not been established for long!
Most importantly, how could he remain indifferent to the pleas of such a beautiful woman?
"Forget it, do whatever you want! In any case, if I go to the Upper Realm, you will most likely be the emperor of this dynasty.”
Previously, Xu Hao had asked about the empress. She wouldn't be going to the Upper Realm for the time being. She wanted to stay!
Therefore, Xu Hao felt that it was not a bad idea to hand over the power of the dynasty to the Empress after he left.
After all, he could tell that the empress really liked him. She liked him to the bone.
"Alright, go and announce it!" Xu Hao got up and looked at the stunned empress before urging her.
He was just one step away from upgrading his system!
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