If you're made a fake emperor, why did you change the country's name?

Upon hearing this, the Vice Minister of Rites in the audience immediately showed joy and quickly cupped his hands in greeting.

"It is certainly good that Your Majesty intends to restore order!"

Zhao Yu's smile grew increasingly mysterious.

"Alright? Then let the Vice Minister of Rites draft the decree."

"Your Majesty, I kowtow in gratitude... Ah?" Minister Sun was completely stunned, and subconsciously blurted out, "Your Majesty, decrees should be drafted by Your Majesty yourself, not by your subject!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Yu's face on the dragon throne instantly darkened, replaced by a murderous look in his eyes.

"Oh? You know that I, the Emperor, make the final decision?"

I thought this decree should be decided by you, Vice Minister Sun!

The sound wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap, exploding in Vice Minister Sun's mind.

This statement sounds as if he is plotting a rebellion.

This is a capital offense punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family!

The color drained from Minister Sun's face quickly, and he looked completely flustered.

Zhao Yu shouted, "Kneel down!"

thump!

Minister Sun knelt down on the ground, his forehead pressed firmly against the cold floor tiles, his voice trembling.

"Your Majesty, spare my life! I...I had no such intention! I would never dare!"

The entire court, both civil and military officials, was stunned by this scene.

Thoughts raced through everyone's minds.

Why does Your Majesty seem different today?

In the past, when faced with questions from his ministers, His Majesty would always argue with reason and persuade them with logic.

Never before have we seen such a thing, where a mere disagreement leads to such a blatant attempt to escalate the issue and use the charge of treason to pressure people.

For a moment, everyone felt a surge of tension.

There is no doubt that the current emperor makes them feel somewhat suffocated.

At this moment, a system notification sounded in Zhao Yu's mind.

[Ding! Reprimanding a subject and upholding imperial authority, performance score +0.02%!]

[Reward: 500 Red Cannons!]

Zhao Yu was overjoyed.

Red-coated cannon!

This thing is great!

As far as he knew, the Great Liang Dynasty in this world did not have gunpowder. Wouldn't the red-coated cannon be a devastating weapon in this era of cold weapons?

only……

Zhao Yu glanced at Li Fu'an.

I just don't know how lethal this thing is to these martial artists.

"Your Majesty! Your subject, Dong Zuo, Vice Minister of Revenue, has a memorial to present!"

Just then, a fat figure stepped out.

Zhao Yu remembered this person; he was standing right behind the old man with the crane-like cane.

It seems that the old man with the crooked leg understood.

When Li Fu'an saw the fat official, his expression changed again, and he quickly signaled to Zhao Yu with his eyes.

At the same time, his right sleeve slipped down slightly, revealing half of a bright yellow imperial edict inside.

Zhao Yu naturally understood his meaning; he wanted Li Fu'an to read out the imperial edict that had been prepared in advance.

However, times have changed.

If the real emperor Zhao Yu were still alive, he would naturally be more restrained and wouldn't reveal too much.

But now, Zhao Yu has run away!

Then why would he let Zhao Yu use the prepared move? Wouldn't that be crazy?

Zhao Yu leaned back, reverting to his lazy posture, completely ignoring the old eunuch's actions.

"My beloved minister, what do you wish to report? Speak."

Seeing Zhao Yu's dismissive attitude, Li Fu'an's forehead veins bulged.

That kid! He actually ignored us!

Damn it! Damn it!

At this moment, the Minister of Revenue below the stage cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty! The Wolf Kingdom's sons are ambitious and ruthless. They are now advancing with overwhelming force. According to military intelligence, they will be at the gates of the capital in no more than three days!"

Today, our armies of Great Liang are far away guarding the frontier, and distant water cannot quench a nearby fire.

To preserve Your Majesty and the fate of our Great Liang, I humbly request Your Majesty to temporarily endure humiliation and write a memorial to the throne, respecting the wolf, to negotiate peace first!

Once our Great Liang has regained its strength, we will avenge our humiliation and drive the wolfish bandits out of the Central Plains!

As soon as he finished speaking, the civil officials behind him stood up and shouted in unison.

"We second that proposal!"

"We second that proposal!"

.........

"Your Majesty, you mustn't!"

A loud shout rang out, and the general standing alongside the general in the python robe stepped forward.

"The barbarians of the Wolf Kingdom are incredibly cruel!"

If peace is negotiated, they will surely enter the city and commit widespread burning, killing, and looting!

At that time, the people of my capital will suffer terribly!

Are we going to reach the capital in just three days?

Zhao Yu frowned slightly. As an actor, he was powerless and had no strength to even kill a chicken. How was he supposed to fight the wolf army?

However, this general seems to be someone we can win over.

If we add those five hundred red-coated cannons, I don't know if we can hold out.

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Revenue sneered:

"If we do not negotiate peace, when the wolf army launches a strong attack and breaches the city, it will not only burn, kill, and loot, but leave no one alive!"

General Meng, are you trying to kill His Majesty and all the people in the city?

General Meng's eyes were bloodshot. He ignored him and knelt down directly on the dragon throne in front of Zhao Yu with a thud.

"Your Majesty! Your subject, Meng Qianshan, is willing to lead five thousand imperial guards from the city to live and die with the capital!"

"Defend the city gates to the death, never retreat a single step!"

The Vice Minister of Revenue chuckled.

"General Meng, you are truly capable! You think a mere five thousand Imperial Guards can stop the Wolf Kingdom's one hundred thousand iron cavalry? What a fool's dream!"

One hundred thousand wolf soldiers!

Zhao Yu's heart sank. Even with the red-coated cannons, the chances of holding out were slim.

笃.

笃.

笃.

The sound of a cane hitting the ground rang out.

It was the old man with the crane-head cane who was the head of the civil officials.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Zhao Yu.

"His Majesty.

Holding out to the bitter end is an act that harms both the people and oneself.

The only option now is to negotiate peace, which may offer a glimmer of hope.

Although the Wolf Army is powerful, the world is not just our Great Liang.

Given their concerns, they will surely agree to peace talks.

Otherwise, if we anger our Great Liang, we will only suffer losses together.

This old minister is willing to use his frail body to stand beneath the city gate when the wolf army enters the city, and to urge their commander to lay down his sword and not harm the people of my capital!

Upon hearing this, the civil officials all spoke up.

"The Prime Minister's righteousness is boundless!"

"Prime Minister!"

Immediately afterwards, they all knelt down in unison.

"We, your humble servants, are willing to join the Prime Minister in offering our remonstrance!"

Zhao Yu's lips twitched involuntarily.

Having acted for so many years, he can tell at a glance that these guys are acting, and their acting skills are only mediocre at best; their expressions are too exaggerated.

Just then, a voice like that of a venomous snake rang out in his ear.

"Kid, if you dare agree, we'll take your life right now!"

Well, now it's either death or peace.

A glint appeared in Zhao Yu's eyes.

Since that's the case, we'll just have to give it a shot and hope the system works its magic.

Zhao Yu sat up straight again and asked with concern:

"Wouldn't that be asking the Prime Minister to lower himself?"

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister sensed something amiss in the tone, but he couldn't dwell on it at the moment. He cupped his hands and said, "I wouldn't dare, it's all for the sake of the Great Liang!"

The people behind him also spoke up: "We are all loyal subjects of the Great Liang, and this is what we should do."