Chapter 53: The whole court is in fear, the strong in the ancestral temple

"Your servant Gao Rui pays respect to His Majesty!"

In the hall, Gao Rui prostrated himself on the ground, his voice trembling with nervousness.

This time, everyone in the court believed that Wang Zhan could wipe out the rebels.

Of course he is no exception.

Therefore, as soon as he received the news from the front line, he couldn't wait to check it and wanted to report this great news to the empress in person.

But what I never expected was that it was not good news, but bad news.

Wang Zhan died in the battle, and twenty Martial Saints, a hundred Half-Saints, five hundred Martial Lords, a thousand Martial Emperors, and two million imperial troops were all wiped out.

When Gao Rui saw the news, he was completely numb.

And then came deep fear.

He could imagine how angry the empress would be when he reported the bad news to her.

"But has there been any battle reports from the front line?" the empress asked with a smile.

"Yes Yes!"

Gao Rui didn't even dare to look up.

"explain."

"Your Majesty, the entire...the entire army has been destroyed!"

Gao Rui stammered.

After these words were spoken, the smile on the empress's face became even more intense.

Many civil and military officials in the court burst into laughter.

"Haha, you are worthy of being Wang Zhan. You wiped out all the rebels in one fell swoop."

"Yes, Wang Zhan is worthy of being the Minister of War. He can easily wipe out a mere rebel."

"Su Jiutian thinks that he can look down on the Great Zhou Dynasty just because he has occupied Tianlang Pass and defeated the imperial army. It's ridiculous."

……

Several people spoke one after another, and Wang Rui was stunned when he heard what they said.

He raised his head quietly, looking at the strong smile on the empress's face, and his whole body felt cold.

Misunderstood.

Big misunderstanding.

It was Wang Zhan's entire army that was wiped out, not the rebels.

Wang Rui's face was filled with despair, as if he had seen his own death.

"I hereby declare that Wang Zhan has made great contributions in suppressing the rebels. I hereby confer upon him the title of Duke of Wang Guo and place him in the Council Hall."

At this time, the empress spoke slowly.

Not only was Wang Zhan to be conferred the title of Duke of the Kingdom, but he was also to be appointed as prime minister in the council hall.

"His Majesty……!"

"Your Majesty, wait!"

Just as the civil and military officials were about to praise the emperor's wisdom, they were interrupted by an even more urgent and louder voice.

This voice belongs to Wang Rui.

He had to tell the truth, otherwise the misunderstanding would get even bigger.

"What's the matter?"

The empress was in a good mood and didn't care about Gao Rui's yelling.

"Your Majesty, everyone, there is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." Gao Rui was sweating profusely, his voice trembling: "The one who was annihilated was... Lord Wang Zhan, not the rebels, not the rebels."

As soon as these words were spoken, the smiles on the faces of the empress and all the officials froze.

In the hall, one could hear a pin drop.

Wang Zhan's entire army was wiped out?

There are twenty-one Martial Saints, one hundred Half-Saints, five hundred Martial Lords, one thousand Martial Emperors, fifty thousand Ice Demon Wolves, and two million imperial guards.

How could we be defeated by the rebels?

"Wang Rui, you eunuch, how dare you speak nonsense in front of His Majesty!"

A young official stood up and shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, it is indeed true. I did not explain myself clearly just now, causing your Majesty and the gentlemen to misunderstand me. I deserve to be put to death, I deserve to be put to death!"

Wang Rui said this while kowtowing continuously.

"Why did Wang Zhan lose?"

The empress suppressed the anger and murderous intent in her heart and spoke coldly.

At this moment, Wang Rui felt like he was falling into an icy cave.

But he did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Martial Saints, Semi-Saints, and Martial Lords under the rebels are all at the Great Perfection level, and are able to fight against many enemies alone."

"Oh, oh, oh, at the critical moment, Master Wu Hai from Fu Tu Temple appeared to help Lord Wang, but a half-emperor also appeared on the rebel side and killed Master Wu Hai easily."

Wang Rui told everything he knew.

The hall fell silent again. It had only been a short while, and Su Jiutian had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, many Martial Lords, Semi-Saints, and Martial Saints.

Now there are even half-emperors.

The speed of strength improvement is too fast.

In a few days, maybe even Emperor Wu will appear.

"Someone, take Gao Rui out and chop him into pieces!"

The empress had a cold expression, and her anger was enough to burn the heaven and earth.

"Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Gao Rui fell into despair and kept begging for mercy.

Unfortunately, the empress did not change her mind, and he was soon pulled away by the guards.

No one in the court, whether civil or military, pleaded for him.

Just a eunuch.

He was originally a private slave of the Heavenly Family.

"Inform Zhao Tianba as quickly as possible about the fact that there is a half-emperor among the rebels." said the empress.

"Yes!"

Shangguan Ling'er spoke in a deep voice, feeling relieved in her heart.

"Your Majesty, there is a half-emperor among the rebels. Even if the court sends out more martial saints, it will be useless. Now, we can only ask the strong men in the ancestral temple to take action. Otherwise, the rebels will surely kill all the way to the capital."

Prime Minister Chen Jingting stepped out and spoke in a deep voice.

The empress sighed softly. At this moment, even she had to admit that the rebels had really become powerful.

If the strong men in the ancestral temple did not take action, they would really kill all the way to the capital as Chen Jingting said.

"I will go to the ancestral temple now and adjourn the court."

After the empress finished speaking, she left.

"Farewell to Your Majesty."

Civil and military officials bowed and saw him off respectfully.

After the empress left, the hall suddenly became noisy.

The empress went straight to the ancestral temple behind the palace.

After less than half an hour, the empress appeared in front of the ancestral temple at the foot of the mountain.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

When the four Martial Saints saw her, they saluted with their fists clasped.

"I have important business to attend to and need to go to the ancestral temple." The empress looked at the ancestral temple and then said.

"Your Majesty, the adults have ordered that no one is allowed to enter." A martial saint spoke in a deep voice.

The meaning is very clear. Even if you are the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you cannot enter without permission.

"This concerns the survival of the Great Zhou. You can go in and report it." The empress frowned slightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, please wait."

A martial saint spoke and turned to enter the ancestral temple.

"Your Majesty is polite."

Not long after, a middle-aged man walked out of the ancestral temple and bowed slightly to the empress.

"You're welcome, Senior Han."

The person in front of him was named Han Rong, a genuine Martial Emperor. Even the Female Emperor would not dare to be arrogant.

"Your Majesty, please." Han Rong stepped aside and invited the empress to enter the ancestral temple.

The empress nodded and walked towards the ancestral temple.

Han Rong stood shoulder to shoulder with her.

"I wonder what your majesty means by saying that this is about the survival of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

After sitting down, Han Rong asked puzzledly.

"Senior Han, you don't know...!"

The empress sighed lightly and recounted in detail how Su Jiutian killed his brother and father, exterminated the barbarians, and started a rebellion.

The more Han Rong listened, the deeper his frown deepened.

"Your Majesty, after the barbarians were destroyed, is there anything unusual in the north of Beiliang?" Han Rong asked with a frown.

"Everything remains normal for now," said the empress.

Han Rong nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he looked at the empress and said, "Su Jiutian was able to gather such a huge force in just one or two months. This person should not be underestimated."

"I came here this time because I want to ask the seniors in the ancestral temple to help kill the rebels." The empress stated her purpose.

(End of this chapter)