I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

As soon as Xu Ning finished speaking, Chen Liu and Duanmu Yuanchen looked at each other, and they could see the shock in each other's eyes.

"Xu Ning, what nonsense are you talking about, old man?" Chen Liu started cursing.

"I think your eyes are blurry. What's that Greedy Wolf Star? You must have seen it wrong!"

Although Chen Liu was cursing, it was not difficult to see how important this matter was to him.

Tan Lang has been the star of killing and destruction since ancient times. Whenever Tan Lang shines brightly, there will inevitably be chaos between heaven and earth.

Duanmu Yuanchen raised his hand with a sullen face to signal Chen Liu to shut up. "Lord Xu, I want to ask you, are you sure you've seen it carefully?"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. How dare I joke about the head on my neck?" Xu Ning said quickly.

Chen Liu snorted again, "Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense. We have already wiped out the Zhao Dynasty in the past few months. The world is now stable. How could there be a major chaos?"

"This old fellow must have made a mistake. If it were accurate, why didn't your people from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory come to report that they saw some star light up when the Zhao Dynasty revolted last year?"

"Now that the Zhao family is completely finished, you're saying that Tan Lang has broken into Zi Wei. Isn't that nonsense?"

Xu Ning shook his head with an indignant look on his face: "General Chen, you may not believe me, but you must not doubt the celestial phenomena!"

"Your Majesty, everything I have said is true. I hope Your Majesty will take more precautions!"

"Xu Ning, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that what you said is not credible at all. I don't understand who else in this world can cause chaos." Chen Liu also spoke helplessly.

"Besides, when the Zhao family started their rebellion, why didn't I see you mention the world in chaos? The war is over now, and you say there's going to be more chaos?"

"No! That's not the case!"

Xu Ning quickly raised one hand and waved it back and forth.

Duanmu Yuanchen looked at Chen Liu helplessly: "Let Xu Aiqing finish what he has to say."

Seeing this, Chen Liu shut up in disappointment.

Xu Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief at this moment: "Your Majesty, the situation is this: the fundamental reason why there were no unusual astrological signs when the Zhao family launched their rebellion last year is that the Zhao family's fortune was already approaching."

"The remaining energy is simply not enough to cause any change in the celestial phenomena. And indeed, this is the case. Zhao's army was defeated within a year of its founding."

"But the situation this time is different. Tianlang has already broken into Ziwei. Is it for, is it for, is it for..."

Xu Ning stuttered but still couldn't say the last sentence.

Chen Liu was a little anxious: "Just tell me what it is. If you think what you said is true, it's already urgent to take it, so don't keep me in suspense!"

"My dear, please feel free to speak." Duanmu Yuanchen also spoke.

Xu Ning gritted his teeth and nodded, "Your Majesty, this is a sign of regicide!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into silence. Chen Liu looked around subconsciously. It was completely silent, with no sign of any Tibetans at all.

"Xu Ning, this is not something you can joke about." Chen Liu's face darkened.

Xu Ning nodded solemnly: "Your Majesty, if there is even a trace of falsehood in what I said, you will be punished as you wish!"

At this point, Duanmu Yuanchen felt a tingling sensation on his scalp for no reason. Regicide, doesn't that just mean killing him?

"Don't worry, my dear. Tell me slowly and carefully what you saw."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Ning nodded hurriedly.

Then he stretched out a finger and pointed to the sky: "Your Majesty, please look, the direction I am pointing is the Purple Star..."

"Are you kidding? How could Ziwei Star be so weak? There's not even a little light." Chen Liu asked in confusion.

Xu Ning smiled wryly and nodded, "That's exactly what happened. The Purple Star is weak, while the nearby Tan Lang is radiant. That's why this celestial phenomenon occurs."

"During the final battle between our dynasty and the Zhao Dynasty, the Purple Star shone brightly, which led to our subsequent great victory."

"According to records, whether it's the previous dynasty or all the dynasties, if you count carefully, whenever a dynasty is about to go to war, it will always be when the Ziwei star is weak and the Tanlang, Qisha and other stars are strong."

"Okay, I understand. Please continue." Duanmu Yuanchen frowned.

"Your Majesty, according to my humble observation, great chaos will come from the west..."

"The West?" Duanmu Yuanchen looked at the west in surprise. That was the direction of Southern Liang. Over the years, Southern Liang had not been peaceful.

Chen Liu touched his chin and asked doubtfully, "No way, the west is Southern Liang. We have a full 200,000 troops stored at the border. It's impossible for Ning Fei to be defeated, right?"

"Your Majesty, this is all I can see. But in this crisis, there is a glimmer of hope, in the south." Xu Ning spoke again.

Duanmu Yuanchen hesitated for a moment, then nodded and waved: "Well, I understand, you can go back first."

After taking Xu Ning away, the two could no longer hold back and walked towards the imperial study.

A moment later, in the imperial study, Duanmu Yuanchen and Chen Liu were looking at the feng shui map in front of them.

"That's right. There is only Nanliang in the west. If it is Dangu, it should be in the southwest direction." Duanmu Yuanchen looked at the feng shui map in confusion.

Chen Liu's expression was solemn as he asked, "Your Majesty, do you think we suffered a major defeat on our border? Did the Southern Liang invade us?"

"That's unlikely. Although Nanliang is powerful, there are 200,000 troops on the border. There is no reason for them to lose. Moreover, Ning Fei and Qing Zhu are stationed at the border."

"These two are not easy to deal with. There is no reason for us to lose." Duanmu Yuanchen shook his head.

After a while, Chen Liu suddenly raised his head and pointed at the location of the border on the feng shui map with trembling fingers.

"Your Majesty, do you think it could be Ning Fei?"

Duanmu Yuanchen's face changed instantly. After all, they had beaten the Ning family half to death last year. After such a long time, it was reasonable for the news to reach Ning Fei's ears.

"Chenliu, is there any news from the border?"

"Your Majesty, no. According to the information my spies gave me a few days ago, Ning Fei and Qing Zhu have been there the entire time, and there is nothing unusual."

"If I have to say there is a reason, it might be that Nanliang has been quite peaceful recently, but that's not really a problem, right? Maybe it's because the weather is too hot and everyone is too lazy to go out?"

The two discussed for a long time but still couldn't figure out where the problem lay.

Finally, Duanmu Yuanchen waved his hand and said, "Let's forget about this for now. Didn't Xu Ning say there's still a glimmer of hope in the south?"

Chen Liu's face was filled with confusion: "Your Majesty, this makes me even more confused."

"The South, but the key is that we have nothing in the South. Even the three southernmost states just went through a war a while ago and are currently struggling to protect themselves. I really can't imagine where there is hope."

Little did they know that when the two were thinking about these questions.

At the gate of the imperial palace.

A carriage was slowly leaving the palace. Judging from the number of guards and the horses pulling the carriage, it was the Queen Mother who was leaving the palace.