The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

In the brightly lit hall, the emperor took a deep breath and raised his hand to pinch his aching brow.

Doctor Shi and Zheng Yuan were both relieved and worried when they saw this. They were relieved that the emperor did not fall ill due to his emotional breakdown. They were worried that the emperor might suddenly become unwell again. Not to mention the master and apprentice who had good medical skills, even the people in the entire Imperial Hospital would not be able to successfully suppress the emperor's symptoms like last time.

The emperor was lost in speculation about the Night King's current situation and did not pay much attention to what Doctor Shi and his disciples were thinking not far away.

He pinched his aching brow for a while, but the physical and mental discomfort still existed. The acupressure method to forcibly suppress all kinds of unhappy emotions did not work.

He suddenly put down his hand, his eyes suddenly sank, and he pointed a finger at a dragon staff guard standing below and changed the subject.

"Gengwa! Um, little...little what, is there any new news from there?"

Geng Wa immediately nodded and said, "Your Majesty, there is news about Xiao Tiao." When mentioning the name "Xiao Tiao", the shrewd Geng Wa deliberately repeated it. After all, the emperor didn't even remember Xiao Tiao's name just now, or the emperor rarely took Xiao Tiao's name seriously.

Geng Wa bent down and continued, "Your Majesty, Xiao Tiao has been staying at Du Ziheng's mansion. According to him, Du Ziheng has lived in the Night Prince's mansion for a long time and only comes back to his own mansion occasionally. And every time he comes back, he takes a batch of medicines from the warehouse back to the Night Prince's mansion. As for other things, Xiao Tiao did not have the opportunity to follow Du Ziheng into the Night Prince's mansion."

Xiao Tiao was the secret agent that the Emperor had planted beside Du Ziheng, a chess piece that the Emperor had been planning for several years. As early as when Du Ziheng was selecting the first batch of candidates for medicine boys, the Emperor had already let Xiao Tiao infiltrate the selected candidates.

After that, the emperor never used Xiao Tiao again, thinking that he would wait for a critical moment in the future and then let Xiao Tiao take action to achieve greater results.

For this reason, Xiao Tiao, the chess piece, only began to secretly reconnect with the emperor's people after the Night King's legs were injured. And when the emperor used Wu Shenyi to cut off the hope of the Night King's legs healing, it was Xiao Tiao, the secret agent, who played a key role as a traitor.

At this time, the emperor heard Geng Wa's serious report, which contained no new information, and it seemed that there had been no new developments in the Night Palace.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. But he himself couldn't tell where this uneasiness came from. Hasn't he felt uneasy enough these days? Maybe it was because he was too busy with affairs, and there were too many troubles in the court, and he was exhausted and thought too much...

The night passed like this.

Today, when everyone was discussing matters in the Night Palace during the day, a small number of people from several states close to Zhongyue Capital, mainly the top personnel of the three major assassin organizations, Soul Stealer, Biluo, and Mushi, all received the news that the War God Prince Zhongyue had recovered and appeared in the world...

The new clues received in this round spread out in waves. Even at night, the news spread rapidly...

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The capital city is located in the heart of Zhongyue's territory, neither south nor north, neither east nor west, but just at a point that is almost the same distance from Zhongyue's four directions: southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest.

If there is news from Zhongyue, it still takes some time for it to reach the capital in the central part. If the news is not an extremely special and serious news like the 800-li urgent military report, it will take even longer to reach the capital.

At present, Emperor Haolian is still unaware of the secrets that are quietly spreading on the eastern and western borders of Zhongyue...

The emperor held a court meeting this morning as usual. Even though he was unwell, he always pretended to be fine and did not reveal any of his condition to the concubines in the harem and the ministers. At this moment, he was still discussing matters with the ministers.

Now that King Di has returned to the capital, he is the new member of the court. King Di stands in front of the team of ministers, quietly.

There was nothing new to discuss in the morning court. All people talked about was that the armies of the Western Barbarians and the Eastern Ocean were still stationed in the prefectures and counties near their borders, and had no intention of moving away from the Zhongyue border.

The imperial army led by the two marquises was still on its way to the border safely. Fortunately, the army's journey was smooth and there were no accidents that hindered the army's progress. Everything seemed to be going according to plan, and the panic atmosphere caused by the potential war also faded a little.

The emperor also deliberately criticized several old officials and generals from Duke Meng's faction. His attitude did not seem so friendly, and there was a sense of oppression from the emperor.

Seeing this, the wise old man, the Right Prime Minister, sighed slightly in his heart. The emperor didn't even want to pretend anymore and directly expressed his dissatisfaction with the people sent by Duke Meng!

In the hall, the Right Prime Minister was not the only one who saw the emperor's subtle attitude. Other knowledgeable officials also held the same idea. The emperor wanted to warn people to show his imperial majesty and regain face.

As for the reason?

Of course, it is mostly because of the selection of generals.

Marquis Xixiang was the general that the emperor wanted to promote, while Marquis Changping was the candidate promoted after consideration by most of the civil and military officials. Of course, the Night King faction also played a role in its promotion.

However, he was well chosen. Marquis Changping is capable and belongs to a neutral faction. Having him lead the army will not easily cause dissatisfaction among people in various camps, and it is also a reasonable arrangement based on the current situation.

But if we look at it in more detail, the situation of Marquis Changping is also somewhat special...

Because Changping Hou had some contacts with Meng Guogong in his early years, the two of them had established some friendship, not very close, but better than nothing. Now that Changping Hou can lead the troops to set off, there is no guarantee that he will not be biased towards Meng Guogong in the future, and Meng Guogong is the grandfather of Ye Wangye's wife.

To put it bluntly, the emperor is just trying to figure out whether Marquis Changping will side with the Night King in the future.

Everyone had different thoughts. Although they didn't say anything, they were all thinking in their hearts and trying to guess what the emperor was thinking.

The elder minister, the Right Prime Minister, glanced at the emperor with a cold face again, and finally gave up the thought of speaking. Too much talk will lead to mistakes, so it is better not to say anything.

In fact, he wanted to remind the emperor that he didn't need to be so cautious, because Changping Hou was a fair man who favored principles rather than friendship. The emperor didn't need to be dissatisfied with Meng Guogong's faction just to be on guard against the Night King. This would not only make his face look bad, but also chill the hearts of Meng Guogong's old subordinates, and also chill the hearts of others!

The emperor's mood improved a little after he secretly admonished a group of ministers.

But soon after, he was no longer happy.

The messenger hurried to the court and brought the important news they had just received.

A few days ago, the emperor asked someone to find out which team the Eastern Empire had dispatched, and now the result has been found out.

It’s — the Black Tiger Army!

The whole audience was in an uproar, with gasps of surprise rising one after another, and the expressions on everyone's faces were extremely interesting.

The man sitting on the dragon throne looked even more embarrassed.

How could it be?! Why did the Eastern Empire send out its strongest army?

If a war really breaks out, Zhongyue will have no power to resist the Xuanhu Army!

But if the regent was here, he could lead the Golden Guards to fight, and perhaps give Zhongyue a chance to resist and win a glimmer of hope for his survival...