The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Your Majesty, that's all."

The Shadow Guard Commander shook his head and said.

"The barbarians arrived just in time!"

"Xiao Yu has just captured my Yangzhou, and now these barbarians are threatening Yizhou, forcing me to invite my teacher to personally oversee the situation at Guiku Gorge in Yizhou."

Murong Si sneered and said.

Chu Xiu and the others remained silent; there must be some connection between the two.

Before Xiao Yu rebelled, he had already contacted the barbarian tribes.

Whether it was someone else who made the move, we don't know.

"The Xiao family of Yangzhou was just a member of the former imperial family. Although the Xiao family of Yangzhou was not completely wiped out back then."

"However, over the years, our Great Zhou Dynasty has not been without precautions against these former royal families."

"They will never have the chance to grow stronger."

"Even though the Xiao family of Yangzhou has accumulated considerable strength over the years and has received support from the Manichaeism."

"They, too, have no foothold in the border region and are unable to leave Ghost Cry Gorge to contact the barbarians and gain their support."

"The only ones truly capable of doing this are the five noble families and seven prominent clans within our Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"Now that we've excluded the Danyang Wang clan from the Five Surnames and Seven Clans, only six families remain."

A cold glint flashed in Murong Si's eyes as she said in utter indifference, "I want to see which family has reached an agreement with the Xiao family of Yangzhou, and is even willing to betray the country and collude with the enemy to help the Xiao family of Yangzhou!"

Although Yizhou was the territory of the Zheng family of Hanzhong.

However, the Zheng family of Hanzhong may not necessarily have colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country.

Because if the barbarians were to launch a large-scale invasion, it would certainly have a certain impact on Yizhou.

The Zheng family of Hanzhong would never do this unless absolutely necessary.

Therefore, the suspicion against the Zheng family of Hanzhong is actually not very high.

Of course, the suspicion of the Zheng family of Hanzhong cannot be completely ruled out.

only.

There must be people from the other five families in the Yizhou army as well!

The other five families could also do the same, keeping their plans secret from the Zheng family of Hanzhong, quietly leaving Guiku Gorge, contacting the barbarians, and then returning.

Chu Xiu was also pondering who it was that would betray the country and collude with the enemy at this very moment.

"Shadow Guard, send men to investigate the major families. I want to know who did this!"

"We must get to the bottom of this matter as quickly as possible!"

Murong Si spoke to the Shadow Guard Commander with a chilling aura.

"Yes, I obey your order!"

The Shadow Guard Commander spoke with utmost respect.

“Minister Chu, if our teacher goes to Yizhou, then Jingzhou may fall into Xiao Yu’s hands.”

"Minister Chu, who do you think I should send to Jingzhou to oversee the situation?"

Murong Si nodded slightly, frowned, and looked at Chu Xiu, asking him a question.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Jingzhou to take charge!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu's expression turned solemn. He stood up abruptly, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said...

If the Imperial Advisor Qi Tianchen were to go to Jingzhou to oversee things, Chu Xiu was not prepared to reveal the true strength of the Embroidered Uniform Guard so quickly.

However, Qi Tianchen cannot go to Jingzhou now, and the Imperial Guards and the Capital Garrison need to keep an eye on Jizhou, so they cannot act rashly.

Then Chu Xiu prepared to take action personally.

With his current strength, he could even kill someone at the peak of the ninth level of the Human Immortal Realm!

of course.

His greatest strength isn't even that.

Instead, it was nine thousand elite members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

The Heavenly Guard, the Immortal Guard, and the Divine Guard each number three thousand.

That adds up to exactly nine thousand!

Chu Xiu had never even tried a killing blade formation of nine thousand men, the elite of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

With a killing blade formation composed of nine thousand elite Jinyiwei, Chu Xiu would dare to fight even a peak ninth-level Earth Immortal!

The great struggle has not yet officially begun, and those above the Earth Immortal realm will be suppressed by heaven and earth.

Chu Xiu is not afraid of anyone now!

"Minister Chu, it is too dangerous for you to go to Jingzhou to take charge. There is no need to mention this matter again."

Murong Si resolutely refused.

In her heart, Chu Xiu was more important than Jingzhou.

These are the pillars of her Great Zhou Dynasty!

Sending Chu Xiu to Jingzhou to face Xiao Yu now is tantamount to sending him to his death.

"Your Majesty, I have never used the killing blade formation composed of nine thousand elite Jinyiwei."

Chu Xiu smiled lightly and said to Murong Si, "Perfect timing. I also want to use the blood of the Xiao family of Yangzhou and the Manichaeism to test the power of the killing blade formation composed of nine thousand Jinyiwei direct subordinates."

"Does Minister Chu truly have this confidence?"

Murong Si paused for a moment, then frowned slightly as she spoke.

"Your Majesty, I am confident!"

Chu Xiu said with a confident expression.

Not to mention Jiang Wan'er and Pei Guanyin, even the Commander of the Shadow Guards looked at Chu Xiu with a shocked expression.

Could it be that the killing blade formation composed of nine thousand direct subordinates of the Embroidered Uniform Guard has become powerful enough to rival the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm?

Moreover, being able to protect oneself is not as simple as just having the strength of the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Whether it's the Xiao family of Yangzhou or Manichaeism, there must be such masters among them.

"Very well, then I will trouble Minister Chu to go to Jingzhou to take charge."

"However, Minister Chu must ensure your own safety."

"If things become unmanageable, Minister Chu, you must leave immediately."

Murong Si remained silent for a long while, then looked at Chu Xiu with a serious expression and said, "In my heart, Minister Chu is more important than the entire Jingzhou!"

"Yes, I obey your order!"

Chu Xiu was deeply moved and spoke with a resounding voice.

"Shadow Guard, dispatch your elite troops to Jingzhou to provide intelligence support for Minister Chu!"

"All Shadow Guards heading to Jingzhou must be completely under the command of Minister Chu!"

"Obey Minister Chu's orders!"

Murong Si looked at the Shadow Guard Commander and said decisively.

Clearly, Murong Si was worried that the Embroidered Uniform Guard's intelligence capabilities were insufficient.

After all, the secret agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard have not yet truly matured, and they are certainly not as good as the Shadow Guards.

There are quite a few Shadow Guards, even those at the Celestial Realm level.

In terms of intelligence gathering, they were even more capable than the secret agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your command."

The Shadow Guard Commander spoke with utmost respect.

"Minister Chu, since you are going to Jingzhou, I will not stop you."

"You shall depart for Jingzhou immediately and act according to the circumstances."

Murong Si nodded slightly and said to Chu Xiu.

"Yes, Wei Chen is resigning."

Chu Xiu responded and turned to leave.

Seeing Chu Xiu leave, Jiang Wan'er appeared at the main gate of Taiji Palace ahead of time and instructed the palace maids guarding outside the palace to open the gate and see him off.

Less than a moment.

The main hall of the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters.

"Greetings to the Marquis."

Ximen Jue, Fang Heng, Pei Shiji, Luo Tianxi, and Lin Huaiyu appeared in the hall and bowed respectfully to Chu Xiu.

"No gift."

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Ximen Jue and the others thanked him.

“Ximen Jue, you will select elites from all over the country to enter the Jinyiwei headquarters in the capital.”

"Add the elite troops selected from our Imperial Guards in the capital, and we will form an elite force of six thousand men."

"Teach these six thousand people the Killing Blade Formation!"

"They will be added to the three guards, each of which will be expanded from three thousand to five thousand men!"

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice to Ximen Jue.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ximen Jue said respectfully.

"Fang Heng, Pei Shiji, Luo Tianxi, the three of you, immediately gather all the members of our Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard)."

"After a cup of tea, follow me to Jingzhou!"

Chu Xiu nodded, looked at Fang Heng and the other two, and said in a deep and powerful voice.