At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"hateful!!"

"Damn!!"

"Those damned people of Nanyu—"

The location of the southern capital of the Murong Dynasty.

The Southern Courtyard Prince's Mansion.

The roars echoed, creating a suffocating and oppressive atmosphere. Inside the main hall, Murong Gu, seated on his throne, had a fierce look in his eyes, his chest heaving as anger surged from the depths of his heart. The expressions of the people gathered there varied, but most revealed their anger; no one had expected things to develop this way.

The army led by Karayo suffered heavy casualties.

Wu Mouhan's troops were attacked by Nan Yu at night.

Lankun City was suddenly attacked by the Southern Yu army...

News kept coming back from the front, but to everyone's surprise, it wasn't good news, but a series of devastating tragedies!

Especially around dawn today, news came that Lan Kun City had been ambushed by the Southern Yu army, resulting in severe damage to its stored grain, supplies, and warhorses. This enraged Murong Gu completely!

Lankun City is located in the heart of the Tuowu Mountains. The various kinds of goods stored here account for nearly 30% of the total reserves, and now they are all gone!

Murong Gu had no idea what the garrison commander of Lankun City was even doing!

All signs indicate that the people of Nanyu were not bluffing from the beginning, nor did they simply want to ask for an explanation; rather, they were considering fighting them!

He'd been scammed!

This was the last thing Murong Gu could accept.

How dare the people of Nanyu, whom he looked down upon, act in such a way? Are the emperor of Nanyu and his ministers all insane?

There's internal strife in Nanyu.

How could the people of Nanyu possibly do something as foolish as fighting on two fronts?!

Murong Gu's fierce gaze swept across the hall, but finally settled on one spot. When he looked at Murong Tianxiang, whose brows were slightly furrowed, Murong Gu's breathing became rapid.

'It turns out I was deceived by them from the very beginning.'

At this moment, Murong Tianxiang was completely unaware of all this. Before her eyes appeared the cold and aloof figure of Emperor Chu Ling of Nanyu, and the playful figure of Prince Rui of Nanyu, Chu Hui... But at this moment, these figures gathered together, and the expressions they revealed were all cold and arrogant. Murong Tianxiang clenched her hands tightly, and a surge of anger arose in her heart.

I was actually fooled by them!!

They actually joined forces to favor me!

Feelings of shame and anger surged within her. Murong Tianxiang felt like a fool, completely manipulated by the rulers and ministers of Nanyu!

This is something Murong Tianxiang cannot accept.

"Ning An, didn't you say that Nan Yu was in turmoil and couldn't send troops on its own initiative?" Under these circumstances, Murong Gu's questioning voice rang out, bringing Murong Tianxiang back to her senses, and all eyes focused on her.

"Why is it like this now? What were you doing when you went to the heart of Nanyu with the delegation?! You need to give me a reasonable explanation!!"

"An explanation? Uncle Wang, don't you find it ridiculous to say that?"

Murong Tianxiang, her face cold, met Murong Gu's angry glare and said in a deep voice, "I did mention before that Nan Yu was experiencing internal strife, but I never mentioned that Nan Yu would not send troops on its own initiative. In fact, I repeatedly advised you, Uncle, to put away your arrogance and contempt for Nan Yu. But did you listen to me?"

"you!!"

Murong Gu slammed his fist on the table and angrily pointed at Murong Tianxiang.

The atmosphere here suddenly changed.

The hearts of everyone gathered there were racing. No one in the entire Southern Courtyard Prince's Mansion had ever dared to treat Murong Gu like this.

Standing before the crowd, Juqu Anzhong's expression was complex. He never expected things to turn out so quickly, nor did he expect the people of Nanyu to be so ruthless.

Obviously...

Murong Gu and Murong Tianxiang were not the only ones who were deceived.

Juqu Anzhong was also deceived.

Influenced by the previous battle and by Emperor Chu Ling of the Great Yu, the Northern Barbarians, especially those in the area of ​​the Southern Court Prince's Mansion which borders the northern border of the Great Yu, all developed a disdain and contempt for the Great Yu. Deep down, they did not take the Great Yu seriously at all.

Because the Great Yu is no longer the Great Yu it once was.

The fact that the Great Yu chose a young emperor signified its decline from prosperity. It was this mindset that led to the Northern Barbarians suffering defeats in the initial battles.

As the commander-in-chief of this Northern Expedition, Sun Bin grasped this psychology of the Northern Barbarians. What the Great Yu had lost in the northern frontier, he was determined to take back completely this time!

"Uncle Wang, I'd like to remind you of something."

Under these circumstances, Murong Tianxiang calmed herself down and said with an extremely serious expression, "It is very likely that the rebellion that has been troubling Nanyu has been suppressed by the Nanyu army by now."

"My niece even has a concern: Zhang Hui, the military hero of Nanyu who was ordered by the emperor of Nanyu to quell the rebellion, may very well lead his elite troops north to join the war!"

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

The people gathered in the hall looked on in astonishment.

"That's impossible."

"Yes, even if the rebellion is quelled quickly, it still takes time."

"Are there really such capable people in Nanyu?"

"Could this Zhang Hui be as powerful as Han Qing? That's impossible."

"If he's really that powerful, why was he nowhere to be seen when Nanyu faced such a crisis..."

One voice after another rang out here. Even now, the Northern Barbarian generals and officers in Nandu still couldn't believe that Nanyu was so powerful.

But they forgot one thing.

The Great Yu Dynasty lost an emperor and was replaced by a new ruler, but the backbone of the Great Yu army remained unchanged. The older generation had all passed away, but the middle and younger generations were still there. They had doubts and concerns about the new ruler before, but now it was no longer the first year of Yongchang, but the fifth year of Zhengtong!

Chu Ling, the emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty, has been on the throne for six years.

Chu Ling was no longer alone; he had a group of loyal men under his command who were willing to die for him. This was the source of Chu Ling's confidence in looking down on the world.

Those groups who opposed Chu Ling forgot one crucial point: Chu Ling's grandmother used every means at her disposal to help her grandson consolidate his throne, laying a solid foundation for him and transforming him from an illegitimate child into a legitimate one. Even though Huang Hua's position as Empress Dowager was bestowed upon her by Chu Ling, from the moment Xu Zhen was deposed, the Great Yu Dynasty only had one Empress Dowager, and that was Huang Hua!

Everything was brought about step by step in the past.

"Since the people of Nanyu want to fight, then let's fight!!"

Seeing the scene unfolding before him, Murong Gu slowly rose, his eyes fierce as he declared, "Immediately, in the name of the Southern Court Royal Palace, issue a war order to all the tribes under its jurisdiction, and expand our borders! I will let these Southern Yu dogs know the price they will pay for invading the territory of my Murong Dynasty!!!"

The great battle had finally begun.

Murong Tianxiang felt a deep sense of worry. Although she wanted to persuade Murong Gu not to do this, after all, Dadu and the Northern Frontier had suffered major changes before, and even the Emperor Emeritus had been assassinated, Murong Tianxiang could not say such things in the face of the current turbulent situation.

Reason told Murong Tianxiang that Murong Gu's decision was the most correct one, and the entire Nanyu, which had been plotting for a long time, would not let this opportunity slip by.

'Could it be that Nanyu knew about what was happening within the imperial court from the very beginning?'

Thinking of this, a terrible thought arose in Murong Tianxiang's heart, and after this thought arose, Murong Tianxiang became more and more determined.

If they can send spies and informants to Nanyu, why can't Nanyu send spies and informants to them?

But how exactly did Nanyu manage to do it?

Even before this, Nanyu was already in such a mess.

Who exactly did this?

This also brought to mind Chu Ling's cold and handsome face, especially his extremely cold eyes. From him, Murong Tianxiang felt an unprecedented coldness...