The prince is very cruel

A hint of disappointment flashed across Guan Ning's eyes. This old man was too cautious. He hadn't even come close enough.

"Where is Zhao Tai?" He took the initiative and roared loudly with full energy, echoing throughout the official road.

At this moment, he had changed his appearance many times and was not afraid of being discovered.

On a fiery red warhorse, there was a tall and burly man, his eyes flashing with the oppression and majesty of a superior. He looked at Guan Ning with narrowed eyes. There was a feeling of familiarity, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"I am here!"

"Who is coming over there?" He bowed, neither humble nor arrogant.

Guan Ning took out his token and shouted, "I am the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, Yang Qing!"

"I'm here on His Majesty's orders to deliver this imperial edict. Zhao Tai, receive it!"

He held the imperial edict above his head with one hand.

Suddenly, everyone became tense. The prince really dared to take it. The token did not belong to the palace guards at all, but to the Guan family.

Zhao Tai frowned. Guan Ning put the token away before he could see it clearly from such a distance. He did not doubt it, but was just wondering why His Majesty suddenly conveyed the imperial edict?

He hadn't received any news, and was intercepted halfway. His first reaction was a little disbelief, but where he looked, the palace guards opposite didn't seem to be pretending. None of them showed any hesitation, especially the leader, who didn't seem to be pretending at all.

He hesitated for a while, but finally dismounted.

After all, this is an imperial edict. Even if it is him, if he doesn't accept it, he would be blatantly looking for trouble.

"Your Majesty, I kneel to receive the imperial edict!" He knelt on one knee.

The large number of cavalrymen behind him also dismounted and followed closely to receive the order, while always keeping a distance of ten meters between them.

Suddenly, everyone's heart was in their throat, including Lou Xinyue, who didn't know what to do.

It's obviously impossible to kill him at this distance!

But the other party didn't come, and the fake imperial edict had no content at all. What should we do next?

Guan Ning thought quickly and without blushing or beating his heart, he pulled open the imperial edict and shouted.

"It's destiny, the emperor decreed!"

Lou Xinyue was shocked when she heard these eight words.

"I've heard that banditry has resurfaced in Guangdong and Guangxi. They've taken over the Beikou area, killing civilians and robbing government vehicles. This is intolerable!"

"I order the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhao Tai, to raise an army immediately to suppress the rebellion."

"Appreciate this!"

The fake imperial edict without a single word in it made Guan Ning read out the majesty of the emperor.

In an instant, the Zhao family army was in an uproar.

"When did Beikou become plagued by bandits?"

"We don't know, how does Your Majesty know?"

Zhao Tai narrowed his eyes and also felt it was strange and weird.

But before he could say anything more, Guan Ning closed the imperial edict and said, "Governor Zhao, are you still not going to accept it?"

Zhao Tai's eyes flickered, and he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. He thought about accepting the order first and then talking about it.

"Yes, I accept your order!"

He had to stand up and go forward to receive the order.

Instantly, everyone was ecstatic. It worked! He was coming! Their eyes gleamed with sharp intent. If Zhao Tai dared to get close, he would be dead!

Invisibly, Luo Zhongtian and others revealed murderous intent.

Zhao Tai had a cunning sense and his steps suddenly stopped.

When Guan Ning saw this, his heart skipped a beat. Oh no!

Zhao Tai looked up, his face showing difficulty, and changed his mind: "Deputy Commander Yang, to be honest, this Governor just returned from suppressing bandits. While fighting with the bandits, I accidentally injured my left leg, which is really inconvenient."

"Why don't you let me get it?"

Guan Ning said coldly: "Governor, this is His Majesty's order. You are making it very difficult for me to handle this."

Zhao Tai was unwilling to take another step forward. "Don't worry, Vice Commander Yang. I will personally submit a memorial to Your Majesty to apologize for this matter. My left leg can no longer walk."

"Your Majesty has always been very sympathetic to my military campaigns away from home, so I'm sure he won't say anything."

Although Guan Ning looked calm, he was cursing Zhao Tai in his heart. He was clearly riding a horse at full speed just now, but now he said he couldn't leave. It was obvious that he didn't trust him and was unwilling to receive the imperial edict in person.

Since the other party is so vigilant, forcing it will only make Zhao Tai more suspicious.

So almost in an instant, Guan Ning made the decision.