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

Feeling the softness in his arms, Zhao Yu grinned mischievously, and his hands began to wander.

"My Empress, shouldn't the reward we promised last time be delivered?"

A sly glint appeared in the Empress's eyes. She still remembered clearly how Zhao Yu had stood her up last time.

"Oh dear, what is Your Majesty saying? I don't understand."

Although he said that, Zhao Yu clearly felt a pair of slender hands stroking his abdominal muscles.

"What I said? How could the Empress not know?"

Zhao Yu chuckled and prepared to launch his attack.

But before the battle could begin, the beauty in his arms suddenly got up and left.

Before leaving, she even left a sentence in a coquettish manner.

"Your Majesty, it's still early. Why don't we wait until it gets dark? After dark, I have prepared a big surprise for you."

Zhao Yu raised an eyebrow and said with feigned anticipation:

"A surprise? I'm really looking forward to it. Your Majesty, please don't disappoint me."

"No way, Your Majesty, just wait and see."

The Empress winked at Zhao Yu, a smile playing on her lips.

Afterwards, he left the Jingxin Palace with the palace maids.

As Zhao Yu watched the Empress leave, his smile vanished, and he let out a soft sigh.

This woman is good in every way, except that she has a cunning and ruthless streak.

He talked about surprises, but his acting was obviously fake in front of everyone.

"I hope the surprise tonight isn't Shen Miaochu."

……

The booming sound of cannons continued for about half an hour before gradually subsiding.

Not long after, a eunuch ran over excitedly to report:

"Your Majesty! A great victory!!"

Commander Meng, leading 5,000 imperial guards, successfully repelled the 50,000-strong army of the Wolf Kingdom!

Our casualties were extremely low. Apart from the nearly one hundred men lost by the defenders on the west side, the other three gates suffered fewer than ten casualties!

Zhao Yu remained calm, as if this was expected.

The red-coated cannons were firearms; without martial artists, it would be a joke for an army of 50,000 to break through the imperial city.

You must know that the imperial city is the capital of a country, and its city walls are naturally equipped with defensive features.

With cannons added, it would be strange if they couldn't win.

This introduces the variable factor of martial artists; those at the Grandmaster level can scale walls and even reach the top of city walls.

Otherwise, he wouldn't need to worry about it; he could just send all 100,000 Wolf Kingdom troops and still deal with the artillery.

"By imperial decree, today's great victory is an occasion for the entire city to celebrate!"

Tomorrow at noon, set up a large cauldron at the palace gate and have each civil official bring out a thousand catties of meat. I will send the imperial chef to stew the meat.

Make sure that every resident of the city can receive a bowl of meat soup and have a bite of meat!

The eunuch bowed and knelt in worship.

"Your Majesty is wise! I will take care of it immediately!"

"Wait," Zhao Yu called out to him, "Bring Qiu Ping to see me immediately."

"yes!"

……

Before long, the short and stout Qiu Ping trotted into the hall and knelt down as soon as he entered.

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

"Alright, get up."

Looking at this extremely efficient fat man, Zhao Yu got straight to the point.

"I'm giving you a task."

Qiu Ping straightened his back.

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Yu waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow I will tour the capital to encourage the soldiers. Have the Embroidered Uniform Guards leak this news to the spies of the Wolf Kingdom."

"yes!"

Qiu Ping acknowledged and withdrew.

Zhao Yu began to ponder.

The bait is already in place; now it's just a matter of whether the fish will bite.

As long as he takes the bait, he can plant a seed in the heart of the Howling Moon Golden Blade...

……

At this moment, atop the imperial city walls.

As the smoke cleared, the Imperial Guard soldiers were filled with excitement.

"We won! We won!"

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Great Liang!"

Two battles gave them a taste of victory.

They're completely hooked now; after all, no one can resist the sense of accomplishment from beating up cavemen!

"This red cannon must be a celestial artifact that His Majesty obtained from the Immortal Realm!"

A fervent look appeared in Meng Qianshan's eyes.

When it comes to being a leader, who can be more headstrong than him, the commander?

The Wolf Kingdom's forces were halved before they even reached the city walls.

When they reached the foot of the city wall, they were greeted by rolling stones and hot oil.

The battle was so smooth and stress-free, it was absolutely exhilarating!

"A thousand mountains!"

A deep, resonant voice rang out.

Meng Baishan strode over, looking energetic and vigorous.

"Haha! That was a really exhilarating battle!"

My Qianshan has grown up too, and he's achieved such great results.

Meng Baishan patted his son on the shoulder, grinning from ear to ear.

Meng Qianshan scratched his head sheepishly, "It's all thanks to His Majesty's red-coated cannons and the advance notice."

Meng Baishan's smile deepened, and he praised:

"That's right, Qing'er is truly amazing, she has such a sharp eye, marrying such a wonderful son-in-law!"

Meng Qianshan's expression changed, and he quickly grabbed his father.

"Father! Are you senile? His Majesty is the supreme ruler, a true dragon!"

Meng Baishan was stunned for a moment, then realized that his son did not know the truth. But after thinking about it, he thought that Zhao Yu, as the eldest son, was indeed a true dragon.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's a real dragon! It's the Son of Heaven!"

"I'm so happy I've gone mad, haha!"

……

Outside the imperial tomb, the moon and stars are few.

A sneeze!

Zhao Yu sneezed for no apparent reason.

"Who's talking about me behind my back?"

He rubbed his nose and looked at the sky outside the window.

The moon had risen to its zenith, and its cool light spilled into the courtyard.

"It's almost time."

Zhao Yu dismissed all the guards and walked alone toward the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

Branches—

As the attic door opened and Zhao Yu stepped inside, the blindfolded old man respectfully greeted him.

"This old servant greets Your Majesty."

Zhao Yu raised a hand in a gesture of respect: "Rise. I wish to observe the movements of those three from the Wolf Kingdom."

The old man bowed slightly and moved aside.

"Your Majesty, please follow this old servant upstairs."

The two of them, one after the other, ascended to the ninth floor of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

It was still the same eerie star map, with a huge bronze mirror in the center.

Zhao Yu sat in the main seat with practiced ease and waved his hand.

"Let's begin."

Upon hearing this, the nine blindfolded old men took their seats in their respective star positions and began to circulate their internal energy.

Powerful internal energy was injected into the bronze mirror, which slowly floated up, and then the surface of the mirror rippled like water.

The image gradually became clearer...