chsdbacks Chapter 240: Announcement, General Zhangjing of the Prince of Zhenbei!
Chapter 240: Announcement, General Zhangjing of the Prince of Zhenbei!
Chapter 240: Announcement! The Prince of Zhenbei is returning to the capital! (The End)
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Just as the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
A soft footstep suddenly rang out in the quiet palace.
"who?"
Empress Dowager Xiao and her entourage frowned and looked over upon hearing the sound.
At this moment, Pei Kan, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, arrived at the place.
"Pei Kan?"
Upon seeing that the visitor was Pei Kan, Empress Dowager Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately sensed something was wrong.
He muttered to himself, "What's he doing here?"
While others were unaware of Pei Kan's identity, she knew it perfectly well: one of the twelve captains of the Black Ice Guard.
Although his cultivation level is not high.
They have not yet reached the realm of celestial beings.
But his every word and action was enough to represent that person in the North, making her extremely wary.
“It’s quite lively.”
After Pei Kan arrived, he glanced around.
He went up to the Star-Picking Tower on his own and arrived at the top.
He bowed to the Empress and said, "Your subject, Pei Kan, Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, pays his respects to Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite."
The Empress turned around, her cold eyes looking at Pei Kan.
With a complicated tone, he waved his hand and said, "Do you know why I summoned you here today?"
"I don't know."
Pei Kan shook his head.
Although he had some guesses before he came, they were just guesses.
Seeing Pei Kan's reply.
The empress turned around without directly stating her intentions.
Instead, he asked, "Pei Qing, what are your views on the world today?"
"The world?"
Pei Kan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
He really hadn't expected the Empress to ask him that.
"Return to Your Majesty."
After a moment's consideration, Pei Kancai said, "The world today is in turmoil, with all sorts of people mixed together. The Great Wu Dynasty is in grave danger. If we are not careful, we will fall into an abyss of no return, the country will change hands, and the world will collapse."
Pei Kan said this.
The Empress has not yet said anything.
The royal patriarch beside him glared at him.
He angrily rebuked, "How dare you! You mere Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, who gave you the audacity to speak so recklessly about the fate of the Great Wu Dynasty and utter such arrogant words?"
"Shut up!"
Unexpectedly, the old ancestor had barely finished speaking when...
The Empress's reprimand followed: "I told Minister Pei to speak, not you. Get out of here."
"This"
The old ancestor's expression changed after being scolded.
He wanted to say something more, but after feeling the chill emanating from the Empress, he stopped.
He swallowed the words that were about to come out and didn't dare to speak again.
"Yes."
After the royal patriarch slunk away.
The Empress sighed and said, "The world is in turmoil. Since I ascended the throne, all my uncles have harbored ambitions to seize my throne and take my place."
"Although the Prince of Jin has rebelled, he has been kept out of Chongli Prefecture by me and is unlikely to amount to anything. The Prince of Qin and the Prince of Wu are now also intimidated by your master and dare not act rashly."
"King Zhou is plotting with a tiger, intending to use Dali to seize my throne."
"I also took countermeasures, sending the old Duke ahead to Gu'an Prefecture to join forces with the garrison commander Lan Rong to keep the enemy at bay and prevent them from advancing further."
At this point, the Empress suddenly stopped speaking.
A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes as he looked at Empress Dowager Xiao and her entourage.
And Pei Kan.
Upon hearing this, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Just because the Empress had just...
He revealed his identity in a single sentence. Although he did not say it explicitly, it was already clear to everyone. Otherwise, he would not have said that the King of Qin and the King of Wu were intimidated by their masters.
"I have only recently ascended the throne."
The Empress gazed at Empress Dowager Xiao.
He said in a calm tone, "Having achieved this much, Pei Qing, how do I compare to the previous rulers of the Great Wu Dynasty?"
"His Majesty is ordained by Heaven."
Pei Kan cupped his hands in greeting, and words of flattery slipped out of his mouth.
"Heh," the Empress sneered.
He interrupted Pei Kan, and said with a half-smile, "Does Minister Pei truly think so?"
"Shouldn't Pei Qing feel the same way?"
"Is your master the one destined for greatness?"
The Empress's words were like a thunderclap that exploded in Pei Kan's heart.
That nonchalant expression.
At that moment, things changed, and even beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"You seem nervous?"
Seeing this, the Empress's tone turned slightly cold. Pei Kan's face also darkened: "Your Majesty, I do not understand what you mean?"
"I am tired."
As the empress spoke, a hint of weariness appeared on her exquisitely flawless face.
She was indeed tired.
Time and again, intrigue and backstabbing.
The simulations were repeated, the failures were repeated, and he was saved by Jiang Xuan time and time again.
She was tired and didn't want to struggle anymore.
Rather than letting the Great Wu Dynasty's empire fall into the hands of others, it's better to give it to him.
"tired?"
Before Pei Kan could even grasp the deeper meaning behind the Empress's words...
Shangguan Yun on one side.
His pupils suddenly contracted, and his expression changed drastically.
He exclaimed in alarm, "Your Majesty, please don't act impulsively! I beg Your Majesty to reconsider!"
Others might not know what the Empress was saying, but as her confidante, she knew it all too well.
Your Majesty intends to recall that person today!
"No need to say it."
He saw Shangguan Yun kneel down to dissuade him.
The Empress shook her head and looked at Pei Kan, saying, "Pass on a message to your master."
"I"
"Today, summon him back to the capital."
When the Empress uttered these words.
I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders; the heavy burden on my shoulders seemed to vanish in an instant.
Upon hearing this, Pei Kan...
The shock she felt was no less than that felt by Shangguan Yun.
Even more victorious.
He asked the Empress in disbelief, "Your Majesty, is this really true?"
"Do you think I'm joking with you?" The Empress snorted coldly, her gaze fixed on Pei Kan.
A chill ran through him: "Why don't you contact them immediately?"
"Here."
Pei Kan was startled again upon hearing this.
He quickly and respectfully accepted the order, and this was the first time he had been so respectful to the Empress since entering the court.
Immediately, Pei Kan took a deep breath.
He made a hand seal, releasing this news that was enough to shake the world.
The message was sent back to the Northern Kingdom's palace.
north.
Zhenbei Palace.
In the courtyard, Jiang Xuan had nothing to do.
He was lounging lazily in a wicker chair, watching the clouds drift by in the sky, and sipping his tea.
Suddenly, Jiang Xuan stood up abruptly.
'boom! ’
An incomparably terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body.
The heavens trembled in shock, and the world lost its color.
"Your Majesty."
Under Jiang Xuan's burst of aura.
One after another, powerful figures appeared in the courtyard, their expressions solemn.
Like an enemy!
Even Qing'er, who always had a blank expression.
At this moment, he also appeared solemn, with the sound of sword energy reverberating around him, as if a formidable enemy was about to arrive.
"Qinger."
Given the reaction of his subordinates.
Jiang Xuan took a deep breath, and his breathing gradually calmed down.
But the sharpness in his eyes did not diminish at all. He looked at Qing'er and said, "Go to Chang'an immediately."
"Chang'an?"
Qing'er was taken aback upon hearing this.
But he didn't ask any more questions, only nodded slightly.
With light, graceful steps, she stepped into the sky and transformed into a stream of light, heading towards Chang'an.
This day.
A terrestrial deity has appeared in Chang'an, intending to suppress the Great Wu Empress with his great supernatural powers.
But they were stopped by a woman in green who came flying through the air.
Kill it with one sword!
Empress Xiao and her entourage were arrested and imprisoned.
The following day, the Empress issued a decree that shook the world.
The contents of the imperial edict were very simple.
It consists of only six short characters: "Announcement: The Prince of Zhenbei returns to the capital."
(End of the book)
(End of this chapter)