Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

The empress sat down for a while, chatted with Lu Chen and the others, mainly with Lu Chen, and then prepared to drive away.

Just regaining the power, the world has been ravaged by the Queen Mother's henchmen, countless messes need to be cleaned up, and now it's the barren state rebellion, she is almost too busy to leave the memorial, and can forcefully find time to come to congratulate Lu Chen, Expressing your attitude clearly and letting him relax is already the limit.

After knowing Lu Chen's resolute attitude, she knew that there was no point in consoling her.

The final result of the barren state matter is the key.

"His Majesty."

Just as the empress stood up and was about to turn around and leave, Lu Chen suddenly spoke, sincerely saying:

"In the matter of the barren state, regardless of whether Miss Gu is loyal or treacherous, no matter what the outcome is, please don't interfere. Since I have pledged my wealth and life to guarantee Miss Gu, if she really betrayed the court, I should kill her by the neck. , willing to be punished."

"If your majesty forcibly obstructs it, the reputation of the humble minister will be small, and the damage to your majesty's holy virtue will be great. Even if the humble minister dies, he will never allow your majesty's holy virtue to be damaged!"

Hearing this affectionate voice, the Empress couldn't help trembling slightly.

But in just a split second, she hid her true side well.

"Don't worry, Lu Qing."

She thought for a while, then nodded slightly.

"I will definitely believe in you."

Hearing this, Lu Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but Liu Dongyang and others looked at Lu Chen with extremely complicated eyes.

They wanted to persuade him, but Lu Chen's determination was too firm, and it was impossible to waver. Forcibly persuading him was like cutting his flesh with a slow knife.

For a while, they didn't know what to do, so they could only let the situation develop.

But seeing Lu Chen, such a rare and talented person, step by step into the abyss, they were unwilling to reconcile and always wanted to give him a hand.

Naturally, Lu Chen didn't know what they thought. After getting the answer he wanted, he saluted the empress and said loudly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for fulfilling it!"

"Lu Qing is being polite."

The empress shook her head, then said a few more words, then turned around and left the Lu family.

After returning to the Zichen Palace in Ziji City, she just sat down, then slowly closed her eyes, while the power of the holy spirit surged, she silently said in her heart:

"Brother Huang."

The magic spell that connects the holy relic is suddenly activated.

In the next second, Jiang Chengdao's majestic voice sounded in her ears.

"Your Majesty is here, what are your orders?"

The empress went straight to the point, and said silently: "How is the situation in the barren state?"

"Responding to Your Majesty, the offensive of the vanguard of the rebel army has been disintegrated. Today, our army wiped out more than 50,000 enemies, and killed and captured ten enemy generals. It can be said that we have won a complete victory."

Hearing this result, the empress immediately looked slightly relaxed, but the hard-to-conceal exhaustion on her face became more and more obvious.

It is still too much for her now to activate the supreme sacred art in the jade seal to provide the holy king with a barrier of heaven from a long distance, allowing him to use a certain degree of saintly power in the world.

And the farther the distance, the greater the consumption of Holy Spirit power.

Suzhou and other places are more than 10,000 miles away from Luojing, and the holy king used the power of a saint to fight with all his strength for half an hour, which would almost exhaust the power of the holy spirit in her body.

After a fierce battle today, the power of the holy spirit in her body once bottomed out, but now it has only recovered by 10 to 20%.

After a while, the Empress said again: "Brother Emperor, on the premise of ensuring victory in the matter of the barren state, I hope to see another result."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengdao, who was resting in Suzhou City at this time, couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

Another result?

Apart from annihilating the rebels and clearing out the rebels to deter the world, what else can be achieved?

After thinking for a while, Jiang Chengdao asked curiously, "What result does Your Majesty hope to see?"

The little hand of the empress holding the memorial suddenly tightened.

"I hope that the final result of the matter of the barren state is that Gu Simiao understands the righteousness. In order to get rid of the demon queen and the king of Qin, she will not hesitate to bear the infamy to lure them into the barren state, gain their trust through the border war, and sacrifice for the country in the end. I will die with the demon queen and other rebels."

"That's right, I want Gu Simiao to become a hero who dies for the country!"

Jiang Chengdao: "??????"

……………

Just when Jiang Chengdao was confused for a while.

Barren State, Maple Leaf Town.

This small town, which is only a hundred miles away from Xuanxin City, suddenly ushered in a group of special guests today.

They were dressed in thick animal fur coats, their skin was a shimmering bronze color, they were unusually tall, but their hair was disheveled, and there was a trace of brutal wildness on their rough faces, obviously they were not Daxia people.

"So."

Empress Dowager Zhao sat high on the main seat, picked up the wine glass, gestured to them, and drank it down.

"I would like to trouble all the heroes of the Ice Plains to go back and tell you, King Khan, that I have agreed to the conditions of the various ministries of the Land of Heaven. After the matter is completed, the two provinces of Liangzhou and Xichuan will be assigned to your ministry. I think that Daxia will be brothers with all the ministries forever. gift."

"Hahaha!"

A bearded man with a height of nine feet laughed loudly, and the resounding voice resounded throughout the hall.

"The queen mother is really refreshing!"

"At the latest, the day after tomorrow, I will definitely come on horseback with the Turkic cavalry, and help the Queen Mother regain Daxia!"

The other alien races also laughed and raised their glasses to respect the Queen Mother.

For a moment, the guests enjoyed themselves, and the ten thousand years old enmity between the Central Plains Dynasty and the foreign race seemed to be completely eliminated at this moment.

The Queen Mother laughed too.

After drinking for three rounds, a group of satisfied aliens left Maple Leaf with the gifts specially prepared for them by the Empress Dowager—a basket of gold, silver and jewels, and hundreds of terrified and sobbing Daxia women. town.

"Uncle."

After the people of other races left, Queen Mother Zhao turned her head and looked at the only tall figure left by their mother and son in the banquet.

"How are the preparations at Tianyuguan?"

Xia Houyan smiled slightly, and said: "Don't worry, the queen mother, everything has been prepared, and there will be absolutely no one who will hinder the troops from the various ministries of the Heaven-given Land to enter the customs."

"Is it…"

The Queen Mother nodded slightly.

"That's good, Miao'er, is the battle going well?"

A meaningful flash of meaning flashed across Xia Houyan's eyes inexplicably.

"all the best."

Upon hearing this answer, Queen Mother Zhao narrowed her eyes immediately.

"Well, it seems that it's almost time for them to come over and conspire with each other."

"The Queen Mother is wise!"

After the words fell, Jiang Chengyun on the side thought briefly, and then suddenly asked: "My queen, when I was in Luojing, the teacher who taught my children said that these alien races are all ambitious people, coveting my Daxia all the time. land and people, how can you cooperate with them, Queen Mother?"

When asked such a sharp question, Queen Mother Zhao still looked as usual.

She didn't answer right away, but gestured to Xia Houyan with her eyes.

Xia Houyan understood and got up directly.

"Wei Chen will leave."

"Well, let's go."

Xia Houyan turned and left. After his figure disappeared at the door, Queen Mother Zhao turned her head and looked at Jiang Chengyun.

"Yun'er, as the future master of the world, you have to remember that those who achieve great things should not be too attached to small details. Everything should focus on the overall situation, and have a long-term perspective. Don't care about short-term gains and losses."

"So what if you let them be arrogant for a while? As long as you can regain the throne that should belong to you, you are in control, and there is no need to worry about a little trouble. You only need to relax for a while, and you will be able to free up your hands to kill these barbarians. Hurry back to the Heaven-sent Land."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengyun nodded with a vague understanding.

Then he asked again: "Ke Erchen's country and tens of millions of subjects in the two provinces have made them such a disaster..."

"The king is not a mountain, and his subjects are not a river."

Mrs. Zhao was expressionless, as if she was stating a trivial matter of course.

"Yun'er, there are priorities for everything in this world. No matter what happens, you must grasp the essence."

"If the country is not in the hands of you and my mother and son, the power will fall to the side, and everything will be meaningless to us. Therefore, no matter what means are used, no matter what price we have to pay for it, as long as we can regain the country, any sacrifice is necessary."

Hearing what the most trusted queen mother said, Jiang Chengyun couldn't help but scratched his head, thought for a while, and finally nodded.

"So that's the case, my son knows."

"Good boy."

In the wind and snow all over the sky, the two enjoyed themselves happily.

But he didn't notice that on the roof beams, a wisp of air shook very slightly.

At the same time, Xuanxin City, the city lord's mansion.

Just after a military meeting, the corners of Gu Simiao's mouth, who was taking a nap with her eyes closed, suddenly moved, and slowly outlined a cold smile.

"Heh... Is this the so-called orthodoxy..."

After a while, she slowly opened her eyes, and a killing intent flashed quietly in her eyes.

"Where is Cang Yue?"

click...

Accompanied by a crisp metal interlacing sound, Cang Yue's figure quickly appeared at the door, and then walked in with great strides.

"The last general is here, what orders does the general have?"

"How is the war in the southeast today?"

"Go back to the general."

Cang Yue cupped her hands and replied: "As expected by the general, Bao He and other forward generals ignored the general's confession and did not adopt a strategy of fighting steadily, but rushed forward and attacked the city desperately regardless of casualties. , and Suzhou and other places are not stationed by the former imperial garrison, but the well-equipped and brave Cangming Army, whose combat power is not only not inferior to our Cangling Army, but even better."

"Moreover, in some battlefields there even appeared a peerless powerhouse who could defeat ten thousand with one enemy. Under his unstoppable offensive, the vanguard suffered heavy losses..."

"Holy King Cangming... huh..."

Gu Simiao's eyes narrowed slightly.

The cultivator with the highest cultivation level is the return to unity state.

The return to unity state is only the highest state that can be systematically explored at present, and it is not absolute.

After all, the Holy King is an extraordinary existence above the Unity Realm.

Although she, who has truly mastered martial arts, can also be invincible on the battlefield by herself, but she cannot defeat ten thousand with one enemy.

Facing an extremely special existence like the Holy King, even she could not be completely exempted from its extremely terrifying coercion.

Of course, if she followed the Queen Mother wholeheartedly, it would not be impossible for her to contend head-on with the Holy King.

Losing doesn't mean you can't fight.

Trapping is still okay.

It's a pity that there has never been an if in this world...

Cang Yue said in a deep voice, "It's very possible."

"Ben Shuai knows."

Gu Simiao nodded slightly, and then asked:

"Prisoner Immortal Formation, how are you preparing?"

Hearing these words, Cang Yue didn't know what to think of, her heart trembled inexplicably, her plump body trembled slightly, and a flash of shock and fear flashed in her eyes.

It seems that the imprisoned immortal formation that Gu Simiao said is equivalent to the Nine Serenity Hell, which makes people frightened by hearing it.

After a while, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said slowly: "It is fully prepared and ready to be activated at any time."

As soon as the words came out, the fear gradually disappeared, and her face gradually softened.

"All the guards have also assembled, and are now waiting at the edge of the formation, just waiting for your order from the general."

"very good!"

Gu Simiao clenched her fists, then slowly got up.

In the next second, she waved her small hand lightly, and a crystal-clear long sword that seemed to be made of solid ice appeared in her hand out of thin air.

"The time has come, it's time to finish with these rotten things!"

After that, she took a step and walked out.

Cang Yue took a deep breath, calmed down the turmoil in her heart, and then, clutching the hilt of the sword at her waist, she quickly chased after her.

Wind and snow break

At this moment, the haze that had shrouded the entire Great Xia for six years finally seemed to dissipate completely.