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

Prime Minister's House.

Inside the study, civil officials dressed in their robes gathered together. They had rushed here as soon as the court session ended, each one as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"It's over, it's over! That little emperor must have planted someone in my residence too!"

"I don't know about your household, but I certainly have people in my Ministry of Rites! What should we do?"

Just as everyone was chattering, the study door was pushed open.

Gan Qing walked in, leaning on his cane, his face grave.

He had just received the news from the palace, and his heart was also filled with shock and turmoil.

An affair may seem like a small matter, but the fact that such a secret came out of the young emperor's mouth as if it were transparent shows just how powerful his spies were.

He never imagined that the young emperor Zhao Yu would be so cunning!

When the crowd saw Gan Qing, they felt as if they had found their pillar of support and quickly surrounded him.

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, you've finally come out!"

"What should we do now? Please make a decision!"

Gan Qing raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to be quiet.

He said in a deep voice, "What's the panic? No matter what, we've achieved our goal. We can discuss the rest at the morning court tomorrow."

An official, his face contorted with despair, cried out, "But Prime Minister, His Majesty has spies in the palace. We...we probably won't be able to sleep a wink tonight!"

Gan Qing glanced at him and said coldly, "Then shut your mouth! As long as you don't spout nonsense, you don't need to worry about having spies around!"

Upon hearing Gan Qing's words, everyone wisely kept quiet.

After all, they have no other options now.

"Come back tomorrow," Gan Qing said, and then began to shoo them away. After exchanging glances, the crowd bowed and took their leave.

Soon, only Gan Qing remained in the study.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed.

In court, the emperor only mentioned the affair, not the red cannon, without saying a word.

Was it because he didn't know about the Red Cannon, or... did he have ulterior motives?

But whatever the purpose, one thing is clear.

The emperor is about to take action against these civil officials.

Gan Qing let out a long sigh.

He muttered to himself, "After the war in the Wolf Kingdom, this young emperor truly terrifies this old man...it sends chills down my spine."

After a moment, as if he had made up his mind, he called out towards the door.

"Someone come here."

A servant boy immediately ran in.

Gan Qing instructed, "Go to the palace immediately and deliver a letter to His Majesty. Tell him that this old minister is old and frail and will submit a memorial at the morning court tomorrow to resign in full."

The servant was startled and quickly responded.

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The servant accepted the order and hurriedly left.

Just then, a man swaggered into the hall with an arrogant gait.

Gan Qing saw the person who came in, but didn't even raise his eyelids before speaking directly.

"The things are already in the woodshed in the backyard. Go and get them yourself."

The man chuckled.

"As expected of a good friend of my Wolf Kingdom, my son will remember Prime Minister Gan's friendship."

After saying that, he turned around and arrogantly left.

As the footsteps faded away, Gan Qing scoffed disdainfully, cursing inwardly.

"Those worthless lackeys of that bastard dare to be arrogant!"

……

The Imperial Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhao Yu looked at the secret letter presented to him by the eunuch and a smile appeared on his lips.

Gan Qing does have some brains, after all.

Knowing that he was about to take action against the civil service, he chose to give up the position of prime minister and withdraw from the political arena in advance.

This not only saved himself, but also set a good precedent for his next move.

Zhao Yu casually handed the letter to the eunuch beside him and spoke indifferently.

"Tell Gan Qing that I have read it."

"Your humble servant obeys."

The servant bowed and withdrew.

Just then, a figure dressed in a flying fish robe strode into the main hall.

"Qiu Ping, Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, pays his respects to Your Majesty."

Zhao Yu nodded.

"There are two main things I wanted to talk to you about."

First, has news of the Prince of Zhennan's arrival to aid the Wolf Kingdom been relayed to the Wolf Kingdom through those spies?

Qiu Ping immediately replied, "Your Majesty, all the spies in the city have received the news and passed it on immediately. I estimate that the Wolf Kingdom has received it by now."

Zhao Yu nodded and calmly began to speak:

"Then let's start cleaning up. Except for the one in the Prime Minister's residence, remove all the others."

Furthermore, the spies in the Prime Minister's residence must be placed under my complete surveillance; I must know their every move.

"Yes!" Qiu Ping replied in a deep voice.

Zhao Yu continued, "Secondly, have the Imperial Guards sent to Shuangfeng City set off yet?"

Qiu Ping said, "They've already gone. They're all experts at the peak of the Innate Realm. Judging by their pace, they've probably arrived by now."

As soon as the Wolf Kingdom's army withdraws, the Embroidered Uniform Guard can immediately enter the city to deliver the imperial edict and bring Magistrate Wang Zhang back.

Zhao Yu nodded.

"Make sure that Wang and Zhang are present at the morning court session tomorrow."

"yes!"

Qiu Ping accepted the order and bowed as he withdrew.

Zhao Yu stood up and began to think.

Twin Peaks City is neither close nor far from the imperial city. With the speed of a cultivator at the Innate Realm, riding a royal steed, it would only take half a day to reach it.

To save Wang Zhang, the main thing needed is a loyal "henchman".

The fact that Wang Zhang could catch the eye of the wolf king's son is enough to show that he has some strength.

Moreover, given that the five powerful families controlled the officialdom of Liang, there are some reasons why Wang and Zhang were able to remain as county magistrates in Shuangfeng City for so long.

Firstly, Twin Peaks City has a special geographical location. On one side, it is adjacent to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, which is teeming with monsters, and on the other side, it is adjacent to the chaotic territory of sects, which is a tough job with little reward and high risks.

Although the five prominent families looked down on him, they still put some pressure on Wang and Zhang.

However, this also proves that he has the ability to quell the chaos in the area.

Zhao Yu's lips curled up in a smile.

Everything is ready.

Now, let's see if this favorable wind will arrive as promised.

He turned around and spoke softly to the empty hall.

"Let's proceed to the imperial mausoleum."

............

Before long, the imperial carriage stopped at the entrance of the imperial mausoleum.

After Zhao Yu came down, he waved his hand.

"Wait here. No one is allowed to enter without my order."

"Yes."

The crowd responded.

Zhao Yu strode into the imperial mausoleum and headed straight for the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

Branches—

The doors to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion opened automatically, as if sensing something.

Zhao Yu didn't think much of it and went straight in. As before, the old man with the first star Ziwei rose up and said, "This old servant greets Your Majesty."

"Just like yesterday, I want to see the movements of the three sons of the Wolf Kingdom."

"Your Majesty, please follow this old servant." The old man Ziwei led Zhao Yu toward the ninth floor.

As always, there was an additional old man leading the way on each floor.

Until Zhao Yu arrived on the ninth floor.

"This old servant already understands Your Majesty's intentions. Please be seated, Your Majesty."

Using the same chair, having learned from experience, Zhao Yu sat down and calmly said, "Let's begin."

Upon hearing this, the nine elders of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion all sat cross-legged within the star formation.

As internal energy was activated, the Heavenly Mirror quickly reacted, slowly floating up, its surface rippled...