Chapter 12 The news came back, the empress was terrified

Su Jiutian was not surprised by this, because he had already known about it on the way back to Beiliang City.

"Let them in." Su Jiutian smiled.

At this time, Xia Hua moved a chair very attentively and placed it behind Su Jiutian.

Su Jiutian sat down and waited quietly.

Soon, Dongxue appeared with a eunuch and a team of guards.

Whether it was the eunuch delivering the imperial edict or the team of imperial guards, they were all cautious and looked nervous.

After all, Su Jiutian is a ruthless man who dares to kill his brother and father.

"Your servant Xiao Huai greets the Third Young Master."

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict did not dare to be arrogant and saluted with a smile on his face.

The same is true for a team of guards.

"It turns out to be Eunuch Xiao. No need to be polite." Su Jiutian said, sitting still.

Xiao Huai coughed lightly, took out the bright yellow imperial edict, held it up in his right hand, and shouted, "Third son of the King of Beiliang, Su Jiutian accepts the edict!"

Seeing this, Su Jiutian showed an expression that was neither smiling nor laughing.

Xiao Huai was startled and quickly opened the imperial edict, reading: "By the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The King of Beiliang has suddenly died, and the third son Su Jiutian is to inherit the throne of Beiliang. After receiving the order, he will immediately go to the capital to express his gratitude. This is the order!"

After reading the imperial edict, Xiao Huai smiled widely, held the edict in both hands, and came up to Su Jiutian.

Su Jiutian took the imperial edict, glanced at it, and threw it on the ground.

You are already preparing to rebel, why would you accept a bullshit imperial edict?

"what!"

Xiao Huai was shocked and couldn't help but speak, but he quickly reacted and quickly covered his mouth.

I was afraid that I would lose my life by accident.

Although the team of guards behind him were loyal to the empress, they did not dare to say anything at this time.

Not to mention the 200,000 troops outside the city, just the few people in this yard were not something they could deal with.

"Third... Prince, His Majesty said that after you receive the imperial decree, you and I will go to the capital to express our gratitude." Xiao Huai hesitated, but still said, "What do you think?"

"If I go to the capital, can I come back alive?" Su Jiutian sneered.

After hearing this, Xiao Huai didn't know what to say.

He knew very well in his heart that if Su Jiutian really went to the capital, he would surely die.

"Since you are so respectful, I won't kill you." Su Jiutian said, "Go back and tell Zhou Ruoyan to clean herself up and wait. The Great Zhou Dynasty has ruled Jiuzhou for three thousand years. It's time for a change of dynasty."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Huai and a team of guards looked at Su Jiutian in disbelief.

Su Jiutian, the illegitimate son who killed his brother and father, actually wanted to openly rebel.

"get out."

Su Jiutian's voice turned cold.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huai and the others left the Beiliang Palace without any hesitation as if they had been pardoned.

“Eunuch Xiao…!”

The captain of the guard wanted to say something, but was scared back by Xiao Huai's look.

"Don't say anything more. We'll talk about everything after we enter Tianlang Pass."

Xiao Huai said this and walked out of the city without looking back.

Inside the Beiliang Palace.

Su Jiutian's eyes fell on Liu Qingmei and said, "Pay close attention to the court's movements. If there is anything, report to me immediately."

"Yes, my lord!" Liu Qingmei bowed her head and clasped her fists.

"Rest for three days. After three days, the army will set out and attack Tianlang Pass." Su Jiutian said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Zhao Yun, Yuan Zuozong, Jiang Wei and others clasped their fists and accepted the order.

The next day, in the capital, in the Imperial Garden.

Empress Zhou Ruoyan was sipping tea and admiring the flowers.

But even the flowers in the imperial garden pale in comparison to the empress.

Empress.

It's like a fairy lotus that is untainted by the vulgarity of the world.

"Your Majesty, Gao Rui requests to see you."

Shangguan Ling'er, who was serving at the side, noticed Gao Rui and bent down to speak in a low voice. The empress nodded slightly, and Shangguan Ling'er gestured to Gao Rui.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Gao Rui prostrated himself on the ground with a respectful look.

"What's the matter?"

The empress's eyes fell on a blooming peony and she spoke casually.

"Your Majesty, I just received news that Su Jiutian has killed Su Haiwu and annihilated 300,000 Beiliang troops." Gao Rui did not hesitate and said, "And... he also killed the Barbarian King and annihilated a hundred thousand troops. The Barbarians, more than one million people, were all killed."

"boom!"

The teacup that the empress had just picked up fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

The empress's beautiful face was full of astonishment and anger.

"You mean, the barbarians were exterminated by Su Jiutian?"

It took a long while for the empress to react and her eyes fell on Gao Rui.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true." Gao Rui said cautiously.

"boom!"

The empress's expression suddenly became extremely gloomy and she overturned the table.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Shangguan Ling'er knelt on the ground.

Gao Rui was even more frightened.

When an ordinary man is angry, blood will spread every five steps; when an emperor is angry, corpses will float for a thousand miles.

The empress was furious, and no one could help but be afraid.

“Su Jiutian, Su Jiutian!”

The empress gasped heavily and let out a low roar, obviously extremely angry.

"Destroy the barbarians. How dare you destroy the barbarians!"

When Shangguan Ling'er heard this, she frowned secretly, not understanding why the barbarians could not be destroyed?
"Your Majesty, I, your servant Gao Ming, request to see you."

At this time, a voice came from outside the Imperial Garden.

Gao Ming, another deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"What's the matter?"

The empress looked gloomy and suppressed her anger.

Gao Ming entered the Imperial Garden cautiously, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiao Huai Xiao sent a message saying that Su Jiutian was unruly, refused to accept the imperial decree, and openly prepared to rebel."

"Humph, a mere bastard's son, with several semi-saints and an army of 100,000 or 200,000 men under his command, who can kill Su Xiao, Su Haiwu, and the Barbarian King, can despise the Great Zhou Dynasty and me. How ridiculous!"

The empress sneered and said, "Pass on my order. Order the three city lords of Sky Blue City, Water Blue City, and Stone Blue City to each lead a hundred thousand troops under their command to attack Su Jiutian and kill him!"

"Yes!"

Shangguan Ling'er did not dare to hesitate at all and spoke quickly.

"Go back!"

The empress said.

Gao Rui, Gao Ming and Shangguan Ling'er left quickly, leaving only the empress in the imperial garden.

Her chest heaved, still raging with anger.

"Su Jiutian, if you destroy the barbarians, you will be courting death. I hope your actions will not bring too much loss to the Great Zhou."

After a moment, she spoke slowly.

Northern Liang Prince's Mansion.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the capital."

In the hall, Liu Qingmei clasped her fists and said.

"Speak." Su Jiutian.

"My Lord, the spies have sent a message. After the empress learned that my Lord had annihilated the barbarians, she was furious. She directly issued an order to the three city lords of Sky Blue City, Water Blue City, and Stone Blue City, ordering them to lead a hundred thousand troops under their command to attack my Lord."

Liu Qingmei told the news she had received in detail.

"The destruction of the barbarians made the empress furious. It seems that the barbarians must have some unknown secrets." Su Jiutian said softly.

Then, he continued: "Tell me about the situation in Sky Blue City, Water Blue City, and Stone Blue City."

(End of this chapter)