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

Seven Sons Wolf Army Stronghold.

Central command tent.

"Bang!"

A gilded wine pot was smashed to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Bright red liquor flowed down the ground.

"Damn Jin Dao! What does he take me for! His subordinate?"

He wants my men to be his vanguard in the fight, am I supposed to just give them up?!

ah?!!!"

Xiaoyue Jinshang's chest heaved violently, his face was contorted, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Inside the tent, the Tuoba generals, led by Tuoba Hu, all lowered their heads and dared not speak.

Tuoba Hu broke the silence and cupped his hands, saying, "Zilang, our army has now been forcibly conscripted and incorporated into the vanguard."

Regardless of the outcome of the battle, our army will inevitably suffer heavy losses after this battle.

This will likely negatively impact your performance in front of the Wolf Lord later on.

"Once I become the Wolf Lord, the first thing I'll do is kill that bastard Xiaoyue Jindao!" Xiaoyue Jinshang growled through gritted teeth.

Tuoba Hu shook his head and lowered his voice, saying, "Zilang, the most urgent thing right now is not to hold a grudge against Wuzilang."

Instead, we need to find a way to disrupt the Five Wolves' attack.

Otherwise, before the Wolf Lord could even make a comparison, the Imperial City would likely have been captured by the Five Wolves.

Xiaoyue Jinshang turned around, gritting his teeth as he asked, "What's your plan?"

Tuoba Hu stepped forward and lowered his voice:

"The best course of action now is to have our informants leak the news that Wu Zilang is leading an army of 50,000 to launch a strong attack on the capital to the Gan family."

The Gan family was instructed to find a way to inform the generals of the Liang garrison, so that they could prepare in advance and defend the area with utmost vigilance.

Otherwise, a single misstep could allow the Five Wolves to successfully capture them.

Xiaoyue Jinshang nodded, his teeth grinding together.

"That's what we'll do!"

Under no circumstances can we let that guy Jin Dao take over the capital of Daliang!

Tuoba Hu bowed deeply, his voice steady: "Yes!"

……

Tianji Pavilion.

Zhao Yu looked at Xiao Yue Jin Shang's angry face in the Heavenly Mirror and the corners of his mouth turned up.

This Xiaoyue Jinshang really didn't disappoint him.

From initial hesitation to now wanting to add fuel to the fire.

It seems that Xiaoyue Jinshang's value is still increasing.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else you would like to see?"

The elder of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion bowed and stepped forward.

"It's still viewable?" Zhao Yu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"As Your Majesty's country grows stronger, the number of times the Heavenly Mirror can be used also increases. However, even if there are no more uses, it can still be used forcibly, but it will consume one of the Grand Secretaries. Once the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion is empty, the Heavenly Mirror will lose its function."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu waved his hand.

That's all for today.

"Yes."

Zhao Yu turned around and instructed Wei An behind him, "Little Wei, let's proceed to Xuanzheng Hall."

Zhao Yu's lips curled up in a smile.

He had another brilliant idea, one that would be etched into the hearts of the Five Wolves.

"I hope the Seven Wolves won't let me down."

Departure—

Xiao Weizi's high-pitched voice rang out, and the dragon carriage slowly started moving, heading towards the Xuanzheng Hall.

……

Xuanzheng Hall.

When Zhao Yu stepped into the Xuanzheng Hall again, the scene inside almost made him burst out laughing.

The ranks of civil officials, which should have been full, were now mostly empty.

Those who remained all kept their heads down, not daring to meet his gaze.

"It seems that yesterday's morning court session really hit their nerves pretty hard."

Zhao Yu didn't care. He stepped onto the red carpet and sat down on the dragon throne.

Attending court—

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

"Rise."

Zhao Yu's gaze swept across the entire room, and he spoke calmly, "Commander Meng."

Meng Qianshan, dressed in full armor, immediately stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Take this imperial edict. Follow the instructions on it and make preparations in the next two days."

Wei An immediately handed over a pre-prepared imperial edict.

The instructions above were for Commander Meng to prepare for the attack of the Wolf Kingdom's 50,000-strong army.

Although Zhao Yu was confident he could keep the enemy out of the city with five hundred cannons, it was always good to have an extra layer of protection.

"This humble general obeys the imperial decree!" Meng Qianshan accepted the imperial decree and returned to his original position.

Zhao Yu's gaze then slowly shifted to the mostly empty ranks of civil officials.

He leaned back on the dragon throne, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest, and spoke with a half-smile.

"More and more of my ministers are catching colds. With so many vacancies in the court, the workload will soon pile up like a mountain."

These words startled all the civil officials present.

broken!

This means the emperor is about to replace him!

Even though they knew, not one of them dared to voice their opposition.

Zhao Yu chuckled softly.

"In that case, let's first select a prime minister to lead all officials and prevent the administration from falling into disarray. What do you all think?"

The civil officials looked at each other, all seeing the worry in each other's eyes.

In the end, the Minister of Personnel gritted his teeth and decided that he could not sit idly by and wait for his fate, so he walked out cautiously.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Chancellor Gan has held the position of Chancellor for nearly forty years. He is experienced and has made great contributions. I... I suggest that Chancellor Gan be reinstated."

After he finished speaking, he buried his head deeply, not daring to look at Zhao Yu's expression.

Just then, a message came from outside the hall.

"Servant of the Gan family, present the invitation!"

Zhao Yu's smile deepened: "Announce."

A simply dressed servant strode into the main hall, knelt down with a thud, and held a folded document high in his hands.

"Your Majesty, this is my master, Gan Qing's, petition to retire and return to his hometown. We humbly request Your Majesty's permission!"

boom!

These words shocked the entire court!

The Minister of Rites, who had just proposed reinstating Gan Qing, suddenly raised his head, his face full of disbelief.

Has Minister Gan retired and returned to his hometown?

How is that possible!

Zhao Yu had Wei An take the folding book, and without even looking at it, he lightly weighed it in his hand.

"It seems that Prime Minister Gan is too old to serve my Great Liang any longer."

Do you have any other candidates?

The entire hall was deathly silent.

No one dared to speak again.

"Since none of you ministers have a choice," Zhao Yu's voice held a hint of amusement, "then I will choose one for you."

"I heard a few days ago that a ruthless magistrate has emerged in Shuangfeng City, possessing considerable courage and talent. Has he arrived yet?"

Wei An immediately understood and raised his voice.

"Summon—King Zhang—to an audience!"

Outside the hall, a middle-aged man dressed in the robes of a seventh-rank county magistrate trembled with nervousness upon hearing the voices coming from inside.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his official hat, and strode into the Xuanzheng Hall.

Reaching the center of the main hall, he knelt down without hesitation and shouted:

"Your subject, Wang Zhang, pays respects to Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Zhao Yu looked down at the resolute-looking middle-aged man and nodded in satisfaction.

"Wang Zhang, you were able to serve as the magistrate of a place like Shuangfeng City and even break the curse of 'short-lived Shuangfeng magistrates,' so you can be considered to have some ability to govern the world."

He also had the courage to lead the people of a city to hold off the main force of the Wolf Kingdom when the Northern army was in complete defeat.

I wish to appoint you to the position of Prime Minister, to lead all officials. But I do not know if you are capable of undertaking this great responsibility.

Therefore, I hereby appoint you as Acting Prime Minister. Do you have the confidence to do so?

Wang Zhang was struck dumb, completely stunned.

Acting Prime Minister?

They said they wanted him to take up a post in the capital, but they didn't say it was the position of prime minister!

Previously, he was just a low-ranking official facing mortal danger from the traitors of the Wolf Kingdom; now, he has become the acting prime minister.

It's like achieving instant success!

After realizing what had happened, Wang Zhang immediately kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, I will certainly not fail to repay your boundless grace!"

"good!"

As soon as Zhao Yu finished speaking, a eunuch brought out a brand-new prime minister's official robe embroidered with a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix and walked up to Wang Zhang.

The civil officials inside the hall finally began to stir.

Although he was acting prime minister, those in the know understood that the civil officials had lost all power!

But they dared not make a sound, for a great terror was still sitting on it.

With the help of the eunuchs, Wang Zhang, his hands trembling, accepted the official robes that symbolized his position second only to the emperor.

Zhao Yu watched this scene and slowly stood up.

"Dismiss the court."

Wei An shouted, "Dismiss the court!"