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

"yes!"

Qiu Ping bowed and accepted the order.

Zhao Yu watched his retreating figure and added, "If you find him, remember not to alert him. I still have a use for him."

The decapitation operation, cutting off the eyes of the Wolf Kingdom, was only the most basic step.

To maximize profits, we must make good use of this eye.

As luck would have it, the Embroidered Uniform Guard was adept at surveillance and disguise, and could easily provide misleading information.

Qiu Ping responded again and quickly retreated.

Zhao Yu then turned his gaze back to the map of the imperial city, slowly moving his finger across it as he began searching for a suitable ambush location.

Before they could search much, Wei An's high-pitched voice came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, the Empress requests an audience."

Zhao Yu looked up, somewhat surprised, but still said, "Summon."

Soon, the Empress, dressed in a phoenix robe, walked in, still looking as elegant and graceful as ever.

As soon as she entered, she waved to the palace maids and eunuchs serving in the hall.

"You may all leave now."

"Yes."

No one dared to say anything more, and they bowed and withdrew.

Once only the two of them remained in the hall, Zhao Yu put down the map in his hand and asked with a smile, "My Empress, what brings you here in such a hurry?"

The Empress smiled alluringly and sat down beside Zhao Yu. "I heard that you led my father and the others to an unprecedented victory."

Zhao Yu pulled her into his arms, feeling her softness, and chuckled softly.

"So, is the Empress going to reward me? Then I won't stand on ceremony with the Empress."

After saying that, Zhao Yu prepared to eat.

"Eh!"

The Empress extended her slender finger and gently pressed it against Zhao Yu's lips, causing him to stop eating.

"We can talk about the reward later. I came here to remind you of something else."

Zhao Yu feigned ignorance and asked, "What is it?"

But his hands started to wander.

The Empress playfully patted Zhao Yu's hand before beginning to speak:

"I heard that the Wolf Kingdom is leading their Seven Sons Wolves this time."

"right."

Zhao Yu was also deeply impressed by Xiaoyue Jinshang. It was rare for someone to tell the enemy all their plans just to talk a good game before the battle even started.

The Queen spoke again:

"The Wolf Kingdom's system is different from our Great Liang. It is a strict class system, just like a wolf pack, where the alpha wolf enjoys the greatest power."

The banner of the Seven Sons Wolf represents the seventh offspring of the alpha wolf.

However, I've heard that these seven wolves are infamous in the Wolf Kingdom, utterly useless. Don't let this victory make you complacent.

Zhao Yu immediately became interested.

"Where did the Empress learn all this? And how much does she know?"

The Empress raised her chin triumphantly: "This is all thanks to that slut Shen Miaochu."

I had someone investigate the martial arts world for her sake, and discovered that it contains not only various strange and interesting stories, but also many secrets of different countries.

As for how much I know, I don't know either; what I know is all over the place.

Zhao Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he pressed on, "If the wolf lord dies suddenly, will the other wolf cubs fight among themselves for the position of wolf lord?"

"That shouldn't be the case."

The Queen shook her head and explained, "It seems that there is a rule in the Wolf Kingdom that all the offspring of the Wolf King are initially referred to as 'Cub Wolf'."

Only after being personally "named" by the Wolf Lord can he be called "Young Master".

Only a young master with a title can inherit the position of Wolf Lord.

She paused, then continued her analysis: "If I'm not mistaken, the fact that the Wolf Kingdom's ruler could divide his 100,000-strong army into three branches during this invasion of Daliang is most likely because he set aside a spot as a reward for his three sons to compete for."

Naming rights?

Zhao Yu fell into deep thought.

This is getting a bit troublesome.

If this is the system, then even if he manages to kill the Wolf King who is far away in the Wolf Kingdom, this army may not necessarily retreat.

The most likely outcome is that the heir who receives the title will immediately lead his troops back to the Wolf Kingdom to participate in the internal strife.

But before the internal strife, those people will definitely send their unnamed heirs with the remaining troops to launch a frenzied retaliatory attack on the Great Liang.

In that case, his situation would be even more dangerous.

Zhao Yu looked up at the Empress: "Do you know which of the princes might be invading Liang this time?"

"How would I know?" The Queen rolled her eyes at him. "But if we're talking about competing for the title, the eldest son, Wolf Howling Moon Gold Kingdom, and the fourth son, Wolf Howling Moon Gold Fire, who have already been named, are out of the question."

The rest are all possibilities.

Zhao Yu nodded.

It's already quite impressive that we were able to glean so much information from rumors circulating in the martial arts world.

The Empress looked at Zhao Yu's pensive profile, licked her rosy lips, and drew circles on his firm chest with her slender fingers, her breath sweet as orchids.

"Your Majesty, what are you still thinking about?"

Zhao Yu, however, seemed oblivious to her seduction and suddenly stood up.

"The reward will be postponed for now; I need to investigate some things."

After saying that, he walked straight past the Empress and strode out of the palace.

The empress's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, her alluring expression instantly turning into shame and indignation.

She gritted her teeth and stomped her foot.

"You shameless man! How dare you disobey me! You just wait!"

She called out towards the outside of the hall, "Peach Blossom!"

The personal maid, Peach Blossom, immediately ran in.

The Empress leaned close to Peach Blossom's ear and whispered a few words.

Upon hearing this, Peach Blossom's face instantly turned bright red, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Ah! Your Highness, again!"

The Empress glared at her: "Go now!"

"Oh……"

Peach Blossom could only respond and then disappeared in a flash.

At the entrance to the imperial mausoleum.

"You will wait here. Without my decree, no one is to set foot in the imperial mausoleum!"

Zhao Yu stepped down from the imperial carriage and gave the order.

"Yes"

The crowd responded, not daring to say anything more.

Zhao Yu walked alone up the white jade steps and entered the imperial mausoleum.

Upon entering, one is greeted by an incredibly vast platform plaza, entirely paved with massive bluestones, covering an area of ​​over ten thousand square meters.

On both the left and right sides, there are several magnificent and imposing tombstones.

Zhao Yu looked at the empty platform and a smile appeared on his lips.

This is it!

The imperial mausoleum is a sacred site, and no one dares to approach it except for grand sacrificial ceremonies.

Later, I will issue another imperial edict, citing the peace of our ancestors, to completely designate this place as a forbidden area.

In this way, no one will know that the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion is located here!

A thought flashed through his mind, and the system page opened.

"Place it here, Tianji Pavilion!"

[Tianji Pavilion, covering an area of ​​500m², located deep within the Imperial Mausoleum plaza.]

[Placement confirmed?]

"confirm!"

[Placement in progress...]

1%...10%...50%...

Placement successful!

Just as the system notification sound ended.

Something strange has happened to the area in the center of the square!

The foundation of a pavilion just "grew" out of thin air from the ground!

It grew higher and higher until it reached nine stories, at which point it stopped growing.

A three-story pavilion, ancient and full of mystery, stands in the very center of the square.

On the plaque of the pavilion, three large characters are engraved in a flamboyant style.

Tianji Pavilion!