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

After Li Fu'an left, Zhao Yu frowned slightly.

This has made things serious.

Did the Prince of Zhennan become suspicious, or not?

If he had suspicions, why would he send a message to the Empress Dowager, asking her to flee with him during the crisis?

If there was no suspicion, why send Li Fu'an to test them?

Zhao Yu shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, Qiu Ping has arrived."

Wei An's voice came from outside the door, and then Qiu Ping came in with his body bent and knelt on the ground.

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

"Yes, get up."

Zhao Yu sat down in the main seat and instructed, "I've come to ask you if it's possible to recruit more people to expand the Imperial Guard?"

The Embroidered Uniform Guard only has five hundred men. In the past, this would have been more than enough to monitor the entire capital. However, it is better to be prepared. Once the crisis in the capital is resolved, the nature of the five major families is obvious, and he will inevitably be walking on thin ice. He must make preparations in advance.

"How many does Your Majesty wish to recruit?"

Zhao Yu pondered for a moment and said, "How long would it take to expand to two thousand people?"

"For a normal adult, it would take at least two years to train to become a member of the Imperial Guard."

"Two years?" Zhao Yu was very dissatisfied with this timeframe. He didn't know how far things would have progressed by then.

"If it is a child aged 10-15, it only takes three months, but they can only learn to hide and scout, and they may not be able to achieve martial arts skills."

Zhao Yu waved his hand, "Then let's take the children. There are so many refugees in the city. I'll have the Ministry of Revenue allocate funds to you. You can recruit one for three taels of silver each. Try your best to recruit as many as possible."

Most of the refugees didn't have any relatives and didn't need much money. As long as they could have enough to eat, they would fight over it. But he still chose to give them a settlement allowance, not for any other reason than to make a name for himself.

"There's one more thing. You personally lead a team to keep a close eye on Li Fu'an. Report back immediately if he makes any unusual moves."

"Yes! Your subject obeys!" Qiu Ping responded and withdrew.

After Zhao Yu and the others left, they also began to make plans.

Compared to the Prince of Zhennan, whom we haven't seen for three years, the one who is now in greater danger is Li Fu'an, who has returned.

Although I just dismissed him, once the seed of doubt is planted, it is very difficult to pull it out.

He had actually considered getting rid of Li Fu'an directly, but getting rid of Li Fu'an would be tantamount to telling the Prince of Zhennan that he had a problem.

So this is another dead end.

The most urgent task now is to figure out how to stop Li Fu'an from having any doubts, or at least prevent him from having any time to doubt...

"Your Majesty, it's almost midnight."

Zhao Yu looked outside and realized that it had gotten completely dark without him noticing.

"Set up a display stand, for the imperial tomb."

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

The night was as dark as ink, inside the Seven Wolves Army's stronghold.

Inside the camp.

"Your Highness."

A guard lifted the curtain, rushed in, knelt on one knee, and presented a parchment scroll sealed with sealing wax with both hands.

"Found in the city-destroying crossbowmen squad."

The two recognized it at a glance as the imperial edict from the Wolf Kingdom.

Tuoba Hu speculated:

"Your Highness, this should be a letter from the Wolf Lord to his second son, Lang Xiaoyue Jinquan."

Xiaoyue Jinshang took the imperial edict directly and, without thinking, opened it to examine it.

He untied the string, unfolded the parchment, and looked at the words inside.

[To Quan'er: I am aware of the outcome of the battle in the capital of Liang. This battle was not your fault. Do not let this discourage you. I will send crossbows to support the city as a reward for your contribution of cannons!]

I am aware of the matter concerning the Golden Knife, and I will handle it now. You should focus on preparing for the upcoming decisive battle.

As for that good-for-nothing, he is exceptionally weak, unlike my son.

"waste........"

Xiaoyue Jinshang trembled all over, his eyes fixed on the word "waste".

He couldn't believe that his desperate pursuit of the Wolf Lord's approval had ultimately earned him the label of "useless"!

These words were like a thorn, piercing his heart.

A sense of humiliation welled up in my mind.

The hand holding the imperial edict unconsciously tightened, and the fingers turned white.

Tuoba Hu sensed that something was wrong and asked cautiously.

"Your Highness, what did the Wolf Lord write in his letter?"

"Father is truly blind! He can't tell right from wrong!"

Xiaoyue Jinshang gritted his teeth, his tone full of hatred.

Tuoba Hu's face turned pale upon seeing Xiaoyue Jinshang's appearance, and he quickly advised:

"Your Highness, please watch your words!"

He never imagined that because of him, the Seven Wolves would end up like this.

Xiaoyue Jinshang raised his head and, with a 'rip' sound, tore the imperial edict in two.

"Pass down the order! The entire army, lightly armed, will infiltrate the imperial city tonight through the secret passage!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and he said through gritted teeth:

"I'll show Father who the real loser is! Who can truly win this hunt!"

"Your Highness... *gulp*"

Tuoba Huben wanted to persuade him further, but when he met Xiaoyue Jinshang's bloodshot eyes, he could only bow and agree.

"Yes."

……

Tianji Pavilion.

As Zhao Yu gazed at the shimmering scene reflected in the Heavenly Mirror, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Having not watched it for a day, Xiaoyue Jinshang was actually provoked to the point of wanting to launch a night raid on the imperial city through a secret passage.

But a night raid on the imperial city via a secret passage?!

Such an outrageous method, how could he even think of it?

You should know that the widest part of that secret passage was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side, and more importantly, the entrance was in a small grove of trees three miles outside the city wall.

With several thousand men, they wanted to enter through a secret passage? Did they really think the imperial guards on the city wall were blind?

However, there's no need to wait for the Imperial Guards to discover it. The Wolf Lord will find it when it's five miles away, and he won't even need to lift a finger; it will be stopped.

"Next."

The mirror surface ripples like water, and the images change accordingly.

……

Inside the Five Wolves Army's tent.

"Father! It was Xiaoyue Jinquan! He's the one who betrayed the Wolf Kingdom!"

Xiaoyue Jindao was agitated, his bare right arm exposed to the air.

"That's what the Emperor of Liang said himself! He's planted his people in our brothers' armies!"

So when they learned that I was going to infiltrate the capital, they tipped off the Emperor of Liang!

I've already found out who his men are hiding in our army; they're right outside!

The wolf lord frowned deeply.

He naturally knew that Xiaoyue Jinquan had planted people in the two men's armies. Moreover, based on his understanding of Xiaoyue Jinquan, he should have planted people in every wolf cub.

However, he did not believe that Xiaoyue Jinquan would inform the Emperor of Daliang in order to kill Xiaoyue Jindao.

But there was one point he couldn't understand. Xiaoyue Jindao said that this was said by the Emperor of Liang himself.

This left him somewhat bewildered.

Given Xiaoyue Jinquan's shrewdness, it would be impossible for his other brothers to know that he had planted people.

But if that's the case, how did the Emperor of Liang find out that Xiaoyue Jinquan had planted eyes?

Could it be... that Xiaoyue Jinquan is really behind this?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Wolf Lord shook his head in disapproval. With Xiaoyue Jinquan's intelligence, he shouldn't have done something so foolish.

"Father! Order the arrest of Xiaoyue Jinquan right now! Avenge me!"

Seeing that his father remained silent, Xiaoyue Jindao urged him impatiently.

"There's still fighting tomorrow, now is not an option."

"Why not? I'll handle the war. As long as the Emperor of Liang doesn't cower inside the city, I'm guaranteed to win!"

The wolf lord looked at his dim-witted son and shook his head slightly.

Having lost the will to explain, he simply said:

"This matter ends here. Without my order, no one is allowed to lay a hand on Xiaoyue Jinquan."

The Wolf Lord's voice was not to be questioned.

The Howling Moon Golden Blade could not comprehend it.

"Why not? The evidence is conclusive, Father!"

"Because it's my order!"

The wolf lord shouted sternly.

In the Wolf Kingdom, the Wolf Lord's orders are law!

This idea has long been ingrained in people's minds.

The Howling Moon Golden Blade was stunned into place by the rebuke, and could only swallow back the anger in its belly.

"……yes."

Just then, the tent flap was lifted.

Xiaoyue Jinquan walked in slowly. He glanced at Xiaoyue Jindao, whose face was ashen, then ignored him and walked straight to the Wolf Lord.

"Father, the manpower has been prepared and we are ready to depart at any time."

The Wolf Lord nodded, stood up, and said something to the Howling Moon Golden Blade, who was still staring at the Howling Moon Golden Power.

"I'm taking your men with me now."

After saying that, he walked out of the tent with Xiaoyue Jinquan.

Inside the tent, only Xiaoyue Jindao remained.

He watched the two figures leave, his chest heaving violently, before he unleashed a powerful punch.

boom!

With a loud bang, the wooden table shattered into pieces from his punch.

"Howling Moon Golden Power! I'm crippled now, are you satisfied?"