If you're made a fake emperor, why did you change the country's name?

"My beloved consort, I need your help this time."

Zhao Yu looked at Shen Miaochu with a serious expression.

"No! I haven't even looked at that technique yet."

Shen Miaochu refused without even thinking.

Zhao Yu coughed twice.

"What I mean is, I want you to protect my safety."

A faint blush rose to Shen Miaochu's face, a mixture of shame and indignation on her face.

She thought it was dual cultivation.

"Hmph, five thousand against one hundred thousand, unless a celestial being intervenes, who can protect you?" After saying that, Shen Miaochu stood up and walked towards the door without looking back, but at the same time she left behind a sentence.

"You're just waiting to die!"

Watching the beautiful woman's figure disappear through the door, Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, we've gotten through this hurdle.

Well then, it's time to reward myself.

……

Outside the palace, in the imperial garden.

A procession of palace maids and eunuchs escorted a magnificent phoenix palanquin as it slowly departed.

Shortly after the imperial carriage left, a voice rang out from behind the flowers.

"Your Majesty, this Consort Shen is really annoying. She's just a consort, and she looked down on me this morning, but she even dared to ride in the phoenix carriage in the palace."

Two figures emerged from the shadows; it was the still-plump empress and her personal maid.

The Empress watched the imperial carriage depart, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.

"Who told this little brat to be so alluring? She's the one the Emperor made an exception for."

As she spoke, the Empress's gaze fell on the little palace maid's slightly flat chest, and she smiled.

"If you were even half as good as her, you could also get special treatment from the Emperor."

"Your Majesty~"

The young palace maid blushed instantly and covered her chest coquettishly.

The Empress's smile faded, and she regained her composure, turning her gaze towards the brightly lit palace.

"It seems our 'Emperor' is quite capable. Let's go, it's time to meet our 'Emperor'."

……

Outside the palace.

As Eunuch Li watched Zhao Yu walk out of the hall, his face turned ashen. He leaned closer and lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty, just now, Consort Shen... did she...?"

A playful smile played on Zhao Yu's face.

"We have everything we should have, and we also have things we shouldn't have."

Eunuch Li's hands involuntarily clenched into fists inside his sleeves.

Wei An, who was standing to the side, did not notice the undercurrents in the conversation and quickly stepped forward to offer his congratulations.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your Majesty's divine might has allowed you to capture the Holy Maiden of the Taixu Temple in one fell swoop!"

Zhao Yu waved his hand, intending to say a few more polite words to annoy the old dog.

But Li Fu'an's voice suddenly rang out.

"Does Your Majesty know the consequences?"

At this moment, veins bulged on Li Fu'an's forehead, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"The Emperor's grace must not be dishonored!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids were all terrified and instantly fell silent!

Zhao Yu's smile remained unchanged as he slowly turned to look at Eunuch Li beside him.

"What does Eunuch Li mean by this?"

Secretly, his internal energy had already begun to circulate, ready to summon the Emperor's Sword at his waist at any moment.

That old man has such a weak mentality; he couldn't hold back after just one day of anger.

Now, his use of the imperial weapon is like a child wielding a gun; although its destructive power is immense, the opportunity is only once.

We must strike unexpectedly and kill with one blow.

Otherwise, once Li Fu'an is on guard, he will surely die!

Just as the atmosphere became tense, a clear, cold voice rang out.

"What consequences might arise if the emperor favors one of his concubines?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Empress leading a group of palace servants, walking slowly towards them.

When Eunuch Li saw that it was the Empress, the fierce killing intent on his body suddenly subsided, and he quickly bowed and paid his respects.

"This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress."

The others also knelt down to pay their respects.

The Empress didn't even look at anyone else, her phoenix eyes glancing sideways at Eunuch Li.

"You dog of a servant, do you even have any respect for the Emperor?! Do you even have any respect for me, your mother?!"

Eunuch Li's face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! This servant deserves to die! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

The Empress snorted coldly.

"roll!"

Eunuch Li trembled, gritted his teeth, and got up from the ground. He glared at Zhao Yu with resentment before bowing and retreating.

Kid, you're lucky!

Zhao Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his back already feeling icy cold.

I never expected that this old dog would actually resort to desperate measures. Although I probably won't kill him, he'll likely suffer some torture.

"Is Your Majesty satisfied with the arrangements made for me today?"

The Empress looked at Zhao Yu with a smile.

Zhao Yu forced a bitter smile.

As expected, appearances don't lie. This voluptuous, alluring beauty reveals an undeniably captivating nature.

"The Empress saw it too; this arrangement really gave me quite a fright."

The Empress covered her mouth and chuckled softly, her eyes filled with seductive charm.

"Then it's my fault, isn't it? Would you like me to... make it up to you?"

Zhao Yu gave a light chuckle and then made a "please" gesture.

"Then please."

"Is Your Majesty still not satisfied? How can I refuse?"

The Empress covered her mouth and chuckled before entering her bedchamber.

After entering, he also gestured to the palace maid.

As soon as Zhao Yu entered, the palace maid closed the bedroom door.

The atmosphere inside the hall changed abruptly the moment the doors closed.

"What is the punishment for impersonating the emperor!"

The Empress gave a stern rebuke, her face devoid of any smile, as if she had become a completely different person.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Zhao Yu remained calm and composed.

"Your Majesty is joking. I don't quite understand what you're talking about."

"Oh."

The Empress gave a cold laugh.

"They're putting on quite a good act."

"If it didn't seem like it," Zhao Yu met her gaze frankly, teasingly adding, "why would the Empress visit so late at night?"

Upon hearing this, the Empress said no more. She walked to the dragon bed and sat down, elegantly crossing her legs and looking at him with interest through her phoenix eyes.

Zhao Yu's gaze inevitably fell on her long, straight, beautiful legs, which were revealed beneath her magnificent phoenix robe.

So white, so long.

The Empress noticed his gaze, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"Five thousand against one hundred thousand, you really dare to dream."

Zhao Yu coughed twice, looked away, and put on a helpless expression.

"I am also helpless. If we don't fight, we will die. If we fight, we have a slight chance of winning."

The Empress raised an eyebrow and looked at him with great interest.

"A slim chance of winning? Tell me about it."

Zhao Yu held up three fingers, his expression calm.

"Five thousand against one hundred thousand seems like a difference of nearly twenty times, but as long as we achieve the three objectives, defending this city will not be difficult."

"Three?"

Zhao Yu nodded and slowly said, "Firstly, the military and civilians must be united, so that the entire city is of one mind and determined to fight the enemy!"

"Secondly, it makes the enemy anxious, causing them to lose their composure and making it difficult for them to make the right decisions."

"Thirdly, it was the amazing fortifications that caused the enemy to pay a heavy price and were unable to break through for a long time."

As soon as she finished speaking, the smile on the Empress's face vanished.

"This is your plan? It's utterly delusional."

Zhao Yu didn't take it to heart. "Why does the Empress say such a thing?"

The Empress snorted coldly and said:

"How could you, the fake emperor, not know how badly Zhao Yu has governed this Great Liang empire?"

He really didn't know.

Zhao Yu had just transmigrated and was so busy finding out what the rich man's plan required that he didn't have time for anything else.

The Empress continued, "The second thing that makes the Liao army anxious is that they are advancing like a whirlwind and are now at the gates of the city. Their morale is high, so how could they be anxious?"

The last one is even more ridiculous.

The fortifications in the capital city have not been repaired or renovated for nearly a century. What kind of astonishing fortifications could there be?

A series of questions, each one reasonable.

Zhao Yu finally understood the situation, but quickly came up with a solution.

"I truly cannot restore the morale of the people of the entire Liang Dynasty."

However, merely winning over the hearts and minds of this city is nothing more than a familiar task for me.

Zhao Yu had his own plans.

In his past life, in order to become a star, what kind of people from all walks of life didn't he come into contact with?

He had thoroughly studied the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

He really knows how to stir people's hearts and unite the people of a city.

We'll see if those civil officials perform well in court tomorrow.

Looking at the inexplicable confidence on Zhao Yu's face, the Empress frowned slightly, unable to utter a rebuttal for a moment.

She could only hum in response.

"I hope so. What about the others?"

"The second one is easy to handle as well," Zhao Yu said calmly. "Draft an imperial edict to order the Prince of Zhennan to come to our aid immediately."

"Drafting an imperial edict?"

The Empress laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"I do not believe that Zhao Yu would leave the Imperial Seal to you when he fled for his life."

As for my imperial decree, don't count on it. That old bastard Prince Zhennan probably wouldn't even bother to glance at it.

"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious."

Zhao Yu smiled mysteriously, then turned and walked towards the side hall of the palace.

The empress watched his retreating figure, filled with doubt.

The palace is divided into a central courtyard and left and right side halls.

In the side hall, Zhao Yu summoned the Ruyi Jade Seal.

On the jade seal, a rolling dragon was carved with lifelike detail.

The Ruyi Jade Seal does not require seeing the actual jade seal; it only requires you to desire a certain type of jade seal, and the seal will automatically transform into that shape.

Generally, there is no difference.