In order to save himself, the prince summoned 100,000 dragon riders at the start.

He cursed Zhao Kuanying as a good-for-nothing in his heart.

Not only did she fail to capture Lu Yuan, she also lost her 200,000 Imperial Guards once again!

This further damaged her dignity as an empress!

But the person she hated even more was Lu Yuan!

Lu Yuan's strength has already exceeded her control, to the point where she has to take him seriously!

"My esteemed ministers, do you have any strategies for dealing with Lu Yuan's matter?"

Zhou Linglong coldly asked the assembled court officials for their advice.

"The traitor Lu Yuan has come with overwhelming force, and his strength exceeds everyone's expectations!"

"Now that Beiyang City has fallen, it is suspected that Jiang Shicheng, the governor of Liangzhou, has defected to the traitor Lu Yuan."

"The entire Liangzhou region has probably already fallen into Lu Yuan's hands!"

"Hmph! That Jiang Shicheng has always been on good terms with the Lu family, so his defection this time was to be expected!"

"It's a pity we should have taken down Jiang Shicheng sooner!"

.......

The courtiers chimed in with their own opinions, but none of them got to the point.

nonsense.

Who would be willing to step forward at this critical juncture?

The previous case, Zhao Kuanying, is already a good example!

Besides mocking Zhao Kuanying for being a fool and throwing his life away, he also became more wary of Lu Yuan!

Looking at the ministers bickering, a frosty expression gradually appeared on Zhou Linglong's pretty face.

"damn it!"

"Once I have complete control of the Great Zhou, I will execute all of you parasites!"

Zhou Linglong was filled with intense anger.

How could she not see through the fact that these shrewd courtiers were passing the buck to each other?

All factions are weighing their own pros and cons; who is truly thinking of the Great Zhou?

only.

For her, as an empress, to ascend the throne was already extremely difficult.

To outsiders, she was an empress, wielding absolute power and unparalleled in the world.

At least that's how it looks on the surface.

But she didn't dare go too far with these powerful officials and nobles!

Without the support of these powerful families, it wouldn't be easy for her to completely control this complex and intertwined court!

"Yang Yan, what's your opinion?"

Upon hearing the Empress's majestic voice, Yang Yan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

How could he see that?

Can he still look at it upside down?

However, as the Minister of War, he was also a trusted confidant whom the Empress had personally promoted.

Yang Yan pondered for a moment and then said:

"Your Majesty, Bingzhou and Liangzhou are adjacent. We should now mobilize a large army to Bingzhou and organize Lu Yuan's army to continue south!"

"Since 200,000 elite troops can't take down Lu Yuan, then send 500,000, or even 1 million!"

"My Great Zhou has millions of elite armored soldiers; I refuse to believe we can't take down a mere Lu Yuan!"

Don't say anything else.

There were seventy imperial guards protecting Chang'an... cough cough.

Now, there should only be 400,000 left.

Four hundred thousand elite troops, if each of them spat on the ground, could drown Lu Yuan!

"Minister Yang is absolutely right!"

"However... I've heard that Lu Yuan's army has several experts at the semi-saint level!"

"With so many semi-saint level experts, we should also send out some experts to keep them in check!"

At this moment, a courtier said with a worried expression.

A half-saint, being the person closest to the saint realm, is no joke when it comes to combat power!

Even a large army in formation poses a significant threat to a semi-saint level expert.

But don't forget, the other side also has a large army!

A semi-saint level expert, taken out of context, might not be a threat.

But a half-saint level expert combined with a fierce army is truly unstoppable!

therefore.

In large-scale battles, high-level combatants on both sides will usually restrain each other!

And now, this is a point of concern for everyone.

Although there are quite a few half-saints in the Great Zhou, very few of them truly obey the Great Zhou!

Most of them belong to those sects that transcend worldly affairs.

As for the Great Zhou, they always listen to orders but never obey proclamations!

......

"Damn it!"

"When did so many half-saints appear around Lu Yuan?!"

Zhou Linglong's face turned ugly.

of course.

This was also the point that puzzled her the most.

Semi-saint level experts all possess their own pride and are almost never willing to submit to others.

Lu Yuan, on the other hand, was nothing more than a useless person who couldn't cultivate.