First Secret Agent in History

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" The Prime Minister reacted immediately and knelt down.

Immediately afterwards, the Second Prime Minister and Prime Minister Lin all knelt down, kowtowed and said, "I am guilty."

Then came the censor doctor, censor Zhongcheng and others, all knelt down and kowtowed desperately to bleed.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty, I am guilty."

"If the Lord humiliates me and dies, I will be punished by death, and I will be punished by death." Cheng Yuwenzhu, the imperial censor, kowtowed until his flesh and blood became bloody and his voice became hoarse.

At this time, no words can describe the fear in Yu Wenzhu's heart, because he asked for this Hu Yong from the Ministry of Officials. To a certain extent, this Hu Yong is considered to be his, and everyone is considered a party to Prime Minister Lin.

Now that this person has exploded, what will happen to him, Yu Wenzhu?

Before, Yuchi Duan's son just said at a party that Emperor Wan Yun was fatuous and returned power to the Supreme Emperor, which immediately caused a bloody massacre in Jiangzhou, with tens of thousands of people dead.

Yu Wenzhu witnessed this scene with his own eyes. The hair on his head was so bloody that the imperial envoy, the Minister of Punishment, also had chills running down his back.

But now, the censor of Zuo Qiandu was actually in the court, blocking the emperor's face, pointing at his nose and saying things like being fatuous and incompetent and returning power to the emperor.

What are the consequences of this? How many people will be killed this time?

What was originally thought to be just a small political storm has now turned into a terrifying hurricane.

In just a short moment, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately.

"I am guilty, I am guilty!"

Everyone was really frightened. Hu Yong usually seemed very easy-going and a very sensible person, but it was completely impossible to tell that he was so bloody.

This...this is a dead remonstrance!

"Your Majesty, Hu Yong is dead." Fu Yantu said: "Send Heibingtai immediately to arrest this thief's whole family and kill the nine tribes!"

Nangongcuo, the governor of Heibingtai, immediately came out, ready to receive the order at any time and arrest the nine Hu Yong clansmen.

But how many people will be killed this time? How many people will be implicated?

Emperor Wan Yun glanced at Hu Yong on the ground, it was really tragic.

Especially Fu Yantu's last kick directly broke more than a dozen of Hu Yong's bones, and black blood burst out.

Damn it!

This is dead advice!

Emperor Wan Yun felt his scalp numb at first, and could hardly believe the scene in front of him.

This is in the court. Are there really people who are so unafraid of death?

It is said that hitting someone is not a slap in the face, but this is blocking the civil and military officials, and this Hu Yong actually pointed at the emperor's nose and scolded him.

Emperor Wan Yun has never suffered such humiliation.

He is the supreme emperor. No one dares to raise his head and speak in front of him, let alone insult him.

Back in Jiangzhou, he was a drunk talking nonsense.

But now in the court, a high-ranking official from the Yushitai was giving a sober admonishment.

Next, Emperor Wan Yun felt that there was a conspiracy, a huge conspiracy.

Then there was rage, utter rage.

A killing spree, a killing spree.

Kill the nine tribes, kill the ten tribes.

Kill everyone related to Hu Yong.

Kill all the Yushitai.

They even killed all Hu Yong's kinsmen within ten generations.

But...this thought is just a thought.

When it comes to saving face, Emperor Jiajing is no less important than Emperor Wan Yun.

In terms of power, Emperor Jiajing has been the only one who has been dominant for a long time. He used his lackey Yan Song to kill all the ministers who dared to make a fuss.

As a result, a copy of Hai Rui's "Public Security Manual" was like thunder, hitting Emperor Jiajing on the head, and really slapped Emperor Jiajing crazily.

How did Mr. Hai Rui scold Emperor Jiajing in his "Public Security Shu"?

He only cares about cultivating truth, drains the people's wealth, builds construction projects indiscriminately, ignores the government for more than 20 years, and the law and discipline have been relaxed!

The officials are corrupt, the people are in dire straits, there are no floods and droughts, and thieves thrive.

A good person is a home; a peaceful person is a pure person. In Jiajing, every family is clean.

This sentence in particular is particularly heart-wrenching: Your Majesty will not be able to protect the people of the world for a long time!

At that time, Emperor Jiajing was so angry that he fainted and wanted to cut Hai Rui into pieces. But the result? We can only lock Hai Rui in a cell and never kill him.

Then Hai Rui was not dead, and Emperor Jiajing died instead.

The current situation is actually more heart-wrenching than what Jiajing and Hai Rui were at that time.

Hu Yong did not submit a memorial, but pointed at Emperor Wan Yun's nose and scolded him in front of the civil and military officials of the court.

And after scolding him, he immediately committed suicide.

This is dead advice!

What kind of public opinion will the world have? Which side will all the people in the world take?

"Your Majesty, immediately order Heibingtai to arrest the nine members of the Hu Yong clan."

"Your Majesty, kill the nine Hu Yong clans immediately."

Many ministers bowed down one after another.

Only the Prime Minister knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. This Hu Yong is a sensationalist who wants to buy his name with his death advice. Your Majesty must not fall into this thief's trick. If you really kill him, I’m afraid that the nine tribes will really be perfected and their fame will last forever.”

In fact, Hu Yong is already going to be immortal.

They say the final conclusion is that he is dead and his character will not collapse again.

Then the next prime minister kowtowed and said: "I second the proposal!"

Then the third prime minister Lin Gong kowtowed and said: "I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

The three giants of the Privy Council also knelt down and kowtowed.

The six top tycoons in the imperial court all warned the emperor not to kill the nine Hu Yong clans.

Killing is not an end, just a means.

At that time, the nine tribes of Xu Fu and the nine tribes of Yuchi Duan were killed in order to act as a deterrent and silence the people of the world.

But is it still useful to kill the nine Hu Yong clans now? Of course it didn't work.

At that time, tens of thousands of people were massacred in Jiangzhou, and the ultimate purpose of shocking the world was to prevent the situation from getting worse and public opinion not to get any worse.

But now... it has deteriorated to the extreme.

The turmoil in Jiangzhou only broke out in the limbs. And everything that happened in the court today had already exploded in the heart of the Southern Zhou Empire.

If we continue to be tougher, the entire world's public opinion will really be like a raging fire, starting a prairie fire wildly.

The emperor closed his eyes for a long time before opening them, and then said slowly: "I decree that the Taiyuan Hospital will send people over. If Hu Yong is still alive, we will do our best to rescue him. If he is dead, we will pretend to be buried."

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, is this such preferential treatment?

The emperor added: "It is decreed to protect Hu Yong's family. No one is allowed to arrest or harm them."

"I'm tired, I'm leaving the court!"

Then the emperor stood up directly and left the hall, looking lonely.

All the civil and military officials kowtowed for a long time and said: "I respectfully send you to His Majesty the Emperor."

At this point, today's court meeting has ended.

The canonization of Fu Yantu as the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Conquest was nothing more than a matter of getting a general to assist the country.

Fu Yantu, the Marquis of Yongcheng, was filled with murderous intent. He stared at Lord Hu Yong's body on the ground and wanted to cut him into pieces.

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At Lord Hu Yong's home, a man wearing a mask appeared in front of Hu Yong's wife. This man was obviously an undercover agent of the Black Dragon Platform of the Great Victory Empire and Hu Yong's superior.

The warriors from the Great Zhou Black Ice Platform are already coming and will soon surround this place.

"Madam, our order to Hu Yong was to detonate, but not to commit suicide. We did not let him commit suicide."

"We really didn't let him kill himself."

"We have deduced it many times. In this case, the emperor will only send him to death row and will not kill him. Even if the emperor wants to kill the cabinet and the Privy Council, they will stop him."

Master Hu Yong's wife couldn't help but think of why her husband was so frivolous this morning. He wanted to be intimate with her so early in the morning. It turned out that he had already made up his mind to say goodbye forever.

Moreover, after Lord Hu Yong left home, he hid a note in the flower beads he gave her.

Let his wife run away immediately, find a place where he doesn't know her at all, and spend this life peacefully with his two sons.

Don't be developed, don't be developed.

After seeing this suicide note, Hu Yong's wife was sure that her husband was determined to die.

Regarding Hu Yong's identity, his wife actually knew it.

Hu Yong never told her about this matter, but the relationship between husband and wife was too close and the relationship was so good, so naturally this secret was no longer a secret.

Hu Yong's wife burst into tears while holding her husband's last suicide note, and then said calmly: "I don't care who you are? Protect our son, don't... don't let them do this, and then you can leave." !”

"Madam, the order we received is to rescue you no matter what."

Hu Yong's wife shook her head and said: "It's useless. Even if you rescue me, I will still commit suicide. I am just a weak woman and can't bear such a blow. You go away, you go away, people of Heibingtai They're coming soon, and when they come, you won't be able to leave, and my husband will be ruined, and I don't want him to die with the reputation of a traitor."

"Madam, goodbye! I swear that I will stop your son from engaging in such a dangerous career."

Hu Yong's wife bowed and said, "Then I thank you."

The undercover agent of the Great Victory Empire's Black Dragon Platform was about to turn around and leave.

But when he walked to the door, the Heilongtai undercover suddenly turned his head and took off his mask.

"Don't be like this, don't be like this. I am a very weak person. If they torture me, I will not be able to bear it and may confess to you." Hu Yong's wife covered her eyes desperately, but he had already Saw it.

She knew this person. He was actually... a very high-ranking general in the Imperial Guards of the Southern Zhou Empire.

What's his name?

Xu Wenliang! General Qian Niuwei did not expect that he was also an undercover agent of the Southern Zhou Empire.

"Madam, I have been lurking in Southern Zhou for many years. I don't know who my comrades are. I have guessed many people, but I really didn't guess that Lord Hu Yong would be my comrade, at least for three days. I didn't know it before, but I struggled to support myself in loneliness every day." Qianniuwei General Xu Wenliang said hoarsely: "I don't know how to comfort you at this time, any words are pale, I just want to tell you In a word, we are not careless people, and we will not let others sacrifice for us calmly."

Qianniuwei General Xu Wenliang paused for a moment and then said: "Your husband's actions today deeply touched me. When it is my turn one day in the future, I... will regard him as a role model."

At this time, Hu Yong's wife stopped covering her eyes.

This action of the other party really warmed her heart and made him feel that her husband's sacrifice might not have been in vain.

The other party's move was very irrational, even stupid. It was tantamount to leaving life and death completely to her.

And this is completely unnecessary, Xu Wenliang can just walk away. He has been lurking for so many years. How painful would it be if he was exposed because of this mistake? How unwise?

But...Xu Wenliang really couldn't help it, and he did it as soon as his mind got hot.

Hu Yong's wife saluted him again and said: "I don't understand what you are doing, but I believe you can protect my son. Let's go, let's go quickly..."

Qianniu Guard General Xu Wenliang bent down to the end, then turned and left.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The Black Ice Terrace warriors of the Southern Zhou Empire surrounded this home.

Nangong San walked into the house and immediately saw Hu Yong's wife, who was holding her husband's suicide note in her hand.

"Don't worry, madam, we won't arrest you, we won't kill you, and we won't torture you. We are just protecting you." Nangong San said: "By the way, at the right time, could you please answer a few questions for me."

Hu Yong's wife said slowly: "I want to ask you something."

Nangong San said: "Madam, please speak."

Hu Yong's wife said: "After searching my house, don't make it too messy. I...I'm afraid that his ghost will not be used to it after he comes home. He...he is very weird. Every time something moves, he will It’s very uncomfortable.”

Nangong San said: "Okay!"

Then, he watched Mrs. Hu Yong slowly fall down, blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. His face twitched slightly, the husband was so determined and the wife was so infatuated that she committed suicide.

"Sir, she committed suicide by taking poison. It was arsenic. Do you want to be treated? It may be too late to pour feces and water to induce vomiting now."

Nangong San shook his head and said, "Stop being mean to others and let them die with dignity."

Next, Heibingtai searched every place in Hu Yong's house and found nothing suspicious.

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"Your Majesty, Hu Yong's wife also... committed suicide." The great eunuch Hou Zhengdao said: "It was suicide, not suicide."

The emperor sat quietly, motionless, as if he had not heard.

The emperor had been silent for several hours without saying a word.

He seemed to be thinking.

"Hou Zheng, am I a foolish king?" Emperor Wan Yun suddenly asked.

"No." The great eunuch Hou Zhengdao said.

Emperor Wan Yun said: "Is it wrong for me to launch a war in Borderlands?"

"That's right." The great eunuch Hou Zhengdao said: "Ao Xin once said that His Majesty was not wrong in launching this war. We have almost won. If there is just a little chance, the Borderlands is already ours, and even The southwest province of the Great Victory Empire will also be captured by us."

Emperor Wan Yun said: "After I ascended the throne, I transferred Ao Xin back from the southern border. Is it wrong?"

Great Eunuch Hou Zhengdao: "That's right, because the power of the Great Protector of the Southern Territory is too great, no one can stay in this position for too long. Even if you are a loyal person, something will happen if you stay in this position for more than ten years. , even if he doesn’t think wildly, the people under his command will. Moreover, after Duke Zhou Lian became the Protector of the Southern Territory, he continued Ao Xin’s policy.”

Emperor Wan Yun said: "Then you are really unwilling to compromise with the rebels in the south and summon a large army to go south to quell the rebellion. Is this wrong?"

The great eunuch Hou Zheng remained silent and knelt down directly on the ground.

Emperor Wan Yun was stunned. It was obvious that Hou Zheng was admonishing him, and then he slowly said: "If you have anything else to say, just say it!"

The great eunuch Hou Zheng hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty is a wise master because of his great talents and great strategies, but I think your Majesty may be a little too impatient."

Emperor Wan Yun stared at Hou Zheng for a long time.

Hou Zheng still knelt on the ground motionless, extremely respectful. But this respect comes from loyalty, not fear.

Even after saying this, he planned to be beheaded.

No matter how favored he was, he was still a eunuch without roots and a domestic slave of the emperor alone. Killing him by the emperor was really like killing a dog. Moreover, eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics.

"Hahahaha..." Emperor Wan Yun said with a smile: "What do you, a dog, know? What do you know? Go and guard the imperial mausoleum!"

"My slave obeys the order!" The great eunuch Hou Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then kowtowed again.

That night, he left the palace and went to the imperial mausoleum in the western suburbs alone, his back looking desolate.

At this point, the eunuch Hou Zheng, who was most trusted and favored by the emperor, was driven away, and he was considered defeated.

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The entire capital of the Southern Zhou Empire was deathly silent.

Almost no one dared to make even the slightest sound.

Because the sky is really falling at this time, and you may be crushed even if you make the slightest movement.

Everyone was waiting for the emperor's reaction.

Has His Majesty changed his previous strategy, or is he stubborn?

Hou Zheng was just a eunuch, and eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics.

But he still risked his life to remonstrate, asking the emperor to try Ao Yu's strategy and continue Ao Xin's previous policy in the south.

Don't let Fu Yantu, who is addicted to massacre, become the governor of the Southern Conquest, let alone lead an army to suppress the rebellion in the Southern Territory.

And once the emperor changed his strategy, it also meant that Ao Xin's family might be able to survive.

Because if it is decided to appease the southern border, it cannot be Ao Xin’s family.

And some people are even waiting for the Emperor's reaction.

Your Majesty, the situation has reached this point, why don't you come forward?

By the time it is completely out of control, it will be too late.

Isn't the Southern Zhou Empire in danger enough at this time?

But there was still no sound from Emperor Wan Yun's side.

The gate of the Supreme Emperor's Shangqing Palace was still closed, and there was no movement.

Ao Xin has been transferred from Zongzheng Temple Prison because he has been stripped of his title and has no power in Zongzheng Temple.

However, he was transferred to a darker prison.

Yun Zhonghe is still in Blackbingtai Prison in Southern Zhou Dynasty, and all other members of Ao Xin's family are in Dali Temple Prison.

The whole family is in a cell, and they are in three different prisons.

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In Heibingtai Prison, Yun Zhonghe had already thought of how to seduce Princess Xiangxiang.

This is really harder than climbing to the sky.

Because he was in Heibingtai Prison, it was dark and completely isolated from the outside world, and there was no one to send a message for him.

Princess Xiangxiang is extremely mysterious and spends most of her time in the Shangqing Palace of the Supreme Emperor. Only on the seventh day of every lunar month will she return from Shangqing Palace to the palace for three days.

Yun Zhonghe couldn't see her.

But he has to find a way to attract her and meet her.

It was really an impossible task, but he still thought of a way.

Now, he is waiting for the seventh day of the Lunar New Year to arrive.

Even Yun Zhonghe still didn't know about everything that happened in the court.

Heibingtai completely hid it from him, so he didn't even know that a comrade died tragically for him.

He still didn't know that the Great Victory Empire had already launched a rescue plan for him, and it was a huge undertaking.

He is still focused on saving himself and waiting for the seventh day of the lunar month!

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Lord Hu Yong sacrificed himself to detonate the situation in the court and prevent Fu Yantu from serving as the governor of the southern expedition.

This is already a big deal.

However, this is only the beginning of the plan to win the empire.

Next, one piece of shocking information was introduced into the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Great Victory Empire's army has been mobilized abnormally. At least 200,000 troops have entered Borderland. Including the original garrison, the Great Victory Empire's army in Borderlands may exceed 400,000, or even more!"

"This is a sign that once our army goes south to suppress the rebellion, the Great Victory Empire may take advantage of the situation and come out from the Borderlands to attack our Jinzhou defense line."

"Once that happens, we will face a situation of being flanked by the north and the south."

After the emperor received this information, he still had no reaction.

The Imperial Army was still gathering near the capital, and Emperor Wan Yun had no intention of changing his strategy.

Ao Xin's whole family is still in prison, with no sign of being released.

Fu Yantu, the general of the auxiliary state, has frequently inspected the Forbidden Army and has begun pre-war drills, ready to go south at any time and enter the Southern Barbarians to counter the rebellion.

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Two more days passed.

The atmosphere in the capital became more depressing and terrifying.

But there was still no response from Emperor Wan Yun and the Supreme Emperor.

Another new piece of information came.

"Your Majesty, our fleet discovered a merchant ship in the eastern waters and conducted a routine inspection. As a result, it encountered strong resistance and lost two warships. The navy immediately sent a large-scale fleet to conduct a search at sea for several days. After a few nights, the merchant ship was finally surrounded."

The emperor asked: "What's in that merchant ship?"

"The merchant ship was outnumbered and sank at sea. Our sailors dived to the bottom of the sea to salvage it and found a large amount of weapons and armor."

Weapons and armor? This is a very dangerous signal.

"Your Majesty, this is just a merchant ship that we accidentally discovered, so there is definitely not just this one merchant ship that smuggles weapons and armor, but many. According to our inference, this merchant ship should belong to the Empire."

The emperor said: "The Great Victory Empire is secretly transporting weapons to the south? Are they going to support the native rebels?"

"I'm afraid they are not natives, but... the Shi family of Zhenhai King."

Emperor Wan Yun's eyes suddenly shrank.

This is an even more dangerous signal. Why did the Great Victory Empire secretly smuggle an astonishing amount of weapons and armor to the Shi family?

Is the Shi family colluding with the Daying Empire?

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The next day!

The emperor received a memorial from King Zhenhai, with only one content.

When King Zhenhai heard about the rebellion of the natives in the south, he was very worried. The master humiliated the minister and died. All this was the fault of the Shi family.

The imperial court canonized the Shi family as King of Zhenhai in order to monitor the natives and guard the southern border for the empire.

However, now that the natives are rebelling, as a vassal king of the imperial court and a loyal minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Zhenhai Palace is willing to pay all costs to quell the rebellion for the empire.

In the memorial, King Zhenhai asked His Majesty the Emperor to rest assured that even if they were shattered to pieces, all the native rebels would be wiped out and a peaceful southern territory would be provided to His Majesty the Emperor.

This news is most deadly.

All this was as analyzed by Yun Zhonghe to Emperor Wan Yun at that time.

There is nothing to be afraid of if the natives rebel, but the Shi family must be careful.

Even this time, the rebellion in the south was behind the scenes of the Zhenhai Prince's Shi family.

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The next day!

An even worse intelligence appeared in front of the emperor.

In the name of countering the rebellion, the Zhenhai Palace gathered a large army and began to march north.

In an instant, earth-shaking pressure surged in.

In the court, Hu Yong's death remonstrance detonated the entire court, causing Emperor Wan Yun to suffer the most serious public opinion crisis in history.

Next, hundreds of thousands of troops from the Great Victory Empire gathered in the Borderlands, and may move south at any time to attack the Jinzhou defense line of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Then, the Daying Empire secretly colluded with the Shi family of the Zhenhai Palace and secretly transported a large amount of weapons and armor to the Shi family.

Finally, in the name of suppressing the rebellion, the Shi family's army marched north.

Is this embattled on all sides?

Crisis from all directions swept over like a tsunami.

It seemed that the entire empire was in turmoil.

Even seeing this situation, the Emperor of the Great Victory Empire would not be able to help but fake it and really attack the Southern Zhou Empire, right?

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Emperor Wanyun of the Southern Zhou Dynasty stayed up all night and sat motionless under the lamp.

"Your Majesty, lure the mercenaries from Baiyun City into the empire!" Someone finally made this suggestion to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Baiyun City has a powerful fleet and the most elite warrior group, and has always been closely related to our Great Zhou. If we ask for help from them, the Lord of Baiyun City will definitely agree."

The emperor waved his hand and drove the man away.

This is the biggest crisis he has faced since taking the throne.

How should we get through it? Do we really want the Supreme Emperor to come out and clean up the mess?

After Emperor Wan Yun sat there for more than an hour, he began to copy scriptures.

Copy it over and over again.

While copying, my mind seems to be getting clearer and clearer.

The blood seemed to be boiling all over my body.

The sword in my heart seems to be getting sharper and sharper.

His eyes seemed to have transcended the palace, seen through layers of fog, and seen thousands of miles away.

Of course, this is just a feeling, a very mysterious feeling.

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The next day!

The seventh day of November has officially arrived.

Great meeting!

Emperor Wan Yun announced in public that he had issued an edict to sin against himself!

finally! The day has come.

The emperor really issued an edict of sin and admitted his mistake to the people of the world.

As soon as this edict came out, the whole court was shaken, and then the whole world would be completely shaken.

In Chinese history, it is true that there were monarchs like Emperor Wen of Han who issued edicts to sin against themselves, but more often than not, it was emperors like Emperor Chongzhen who destroyed the country who issued edicts to sin against themselves.

Even when Yuan Shikai abdicated, he also issued an edict against himself. The emperor admitted his mistake. Isn't this shocking enough? It's a huge political event.

However, just when everyone thought that the emperor was going to compromise and release Ao Xin to quell the rebellion in the south.

The emperor issued a second decree, and the third decree shocked everyone.

All the courtiers were horrified. Is His Majesty the Emperor crazy? Is this going to be a war that will overwhelm the country?

Because of the second decree, the emperor named Fu Yantu, Marquis of Yongcheng, as the Governor of the Southern Conquest. Three days later, the army swore to go south to put down the rebellion.

The emperor's will remained unchanged and he still sent a large army to suppress the Nanman rebellion. He still adopted the strategy of iron-blooded massacre.

In other words, the emperor will still kill Ao Xin's entire family to sacrifice the flag after three days.

The third decree is the most shocking.

The emperor decided to hunt Jinzhou north and form the Jinzhou defense line.

This... this is the emperor's defense of the country. He wants to personally go to the Jinzhou defense line to resist the possible southern invasion of the Great Victory Empire.

All the ministers felt that the emperor was really crazy.

And at the same time!

The gate to the Supreme Emperor's Qing Palace finally opened.

The unparalleled beauty, peerless, mysterious and charming Princess Xiangxiang walked out of this door.

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Note: This is the second update. It was so difficult to write. I actually wrote it until three in the morning. I was exhausted.

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