A few days after the winter solstice, Qianji Camp's dark guards brought back the latest news from Beiliang.

Jin Jiande, who was in charge of the Qianji Camp, received the news and hurried to the palace. Just now, he reported to the Empress that Qin Zeqing was by the emperor's side.

But at this moment, the pair of wind eyes in Jin Fengluan's gaze were like piercing ice, and boundless killing intent shot out.

A pair of pale hands were clenched tightly now, sharp nails digging into the palms, as if ready to pierce the skin.

In less than a month, he... he actually wiped out all the Hu horses! He... he actually did it!!

"How on earth did you do this?!" Jin Fengluan roared.

Jin Jiande lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I don't know

As soon as the words left his mouth, Jin Fengluan hurled a scroll from the table towards Jin Jiandé's face. He didn't dodge it.

There was a loud smack.

The memorial struck Jin Jiande's face heavily, instantly leaving a red mark on his handsome visage.

"I don't know what, I don't know anything! What use are you to me?!"

"How many horsemen are there in the Northern Kuku Grassland? At least hundreds of thousands, right?! Right?!"

How could he have killed so many Hu Ma soldiers? Did he have an army of a million?

"Or are the ghosts of the Red Flame Army here again, helping him kill so many Hu Ma soldiers?"

Jin Jiande took a deep breath and said, "No, as it looks now, he only has tens of thousands of troops."

Perhaps before there were more, possibly tens of thousands died fighting the mounted warriors on the Beiku grassland.

Jinfeng Luan, furious, laughed in scorn. "Possible? Possible again?!"

"He went to Beiliang with eight hundred soldiers. The bandits didn't kill him, Huanglong and his cavalry didn't kill him, and hundreds of thousands of Hu cavalry didn't kill him. Now he has tens of thousands of troops and is coming to the capital to usurp the throne, haha."

Hearing those maniacal laughter, Jin Jiande's face grew even uglier. He said coldly:

"Your Majesty! Huang Tianhu is incompetent, a fool! The 50,000 Panlong Army dying on the grasslands is not entirely unexpected. But Qin Ze uses this to scheme against you, talking about clearing away traitors and usurping the throne! It's utterly shameless!"

"Your Majesty! Give it to me! I'll kill him with ease!"

As soon as the words left her lips, Jin Feng's elegant brows furrowed, and she gritted her teeth and said:

"Qin Ze eradicated all Hu horses on the Bei Ku prairie, achieving this unprecedented feat. How can he be moved at will now? If we kill him, wouldn't it let the people of the world know that I openly executed a meritorious officer?"

He has done these things in Beiliang, winning the hearts of the people. If we rashly kill him, will the people of Beiliang not revolt? What would others think?

"Humph! That fool, Huang Long, couldn't even manage a single task given to him. What a waste!"

Now Qin Ze is entering the capital under the pretext of coming to kill him. It seems he is very confident. You say he only has tens of thousands of troops, that's impossible!

If he only had tens of thousands of troops, how dare he come to the capital to usurp the throne? Hmph, there must be more to it...

Jin Feng's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze filled with a chilling glint.

Jin Jiande frowned: "Your Majesty, according to the intelligence gathered by Qianjying, he currently only has tens of thousands of troops. Could it be that he intends to guide peasant uprisings along the way on his journey to the capital?"

Jin Fengluan stroked her chin, silent for a long while before she spoke in a low voice:

"He absolutely cannot be allowed to come to Beijing. Once he leaves Beiliang, he'll be able to make waves!"

"Things got complicated then..."

Speaking of this, Jin Fenglan sneered and said: "Qin Ze pushed Huang Long to be the target of public criticism, wanting to use his name to enter the capital. How could he succeed?"

"This Yellow Dragon is precisely the person I intend to kill!"

“Isn’t he trying to clear the court of me? Perfect! This way I don’t have to go through all that trouble, just kill Huanglong directly!”

"Having killed the Yellow Dragon, I see what right he has to usurp the throne. If he still insists on entering the capital, then it's open rebellion!"

A name that's not right, words that don't flow smoothly, without the people's support, I wonder how he can possibly rebel!

Jin Jiande nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"The news from Beiliang was brought by the Qianji Camp as fast as possible. Huang Long doesn't know about it yet, and it will take about a few days for the news to reach the capital. So... in these few days... would they attack Huang Long?"

Jinfeng Luan nodded slightly, her voice cold:

Good! Deploy troops to surround the General’s Mansion and execute the entire Huanglong family.

Jin Jiande's face was somber, and he bowed respectfully, saying: "Your Majesty, informants have already been placed among the several sons of the Yellow Dragon. It is time to make a simultaneous move."

"Not bad! This is a perfect opportunity. If we're going to kill, then we'll kill them all, not leaving a single one!" Jin Fengluan said without hesitation.

"Yes, Your Majesty, but this time things happened so suddenly. Sending out the execution order to kill his sons will take some time, especially Huang Tianwei who is in the East China Sea. He's far from the capital, so sending the order there will take a considerable amount of time."

Jinfeng Luan let out a cold snort: “It doesn't matter, anyway he doesn't know that there's an informant planted around him. Once the assassination order arrives, they'll act immediately, he won't be able to escape.”

Speaking of this, Jin Feng shook his head and sighed: "The Xiongnu were destroyed, but Qin Ze developed rebellious intentions. Even Xi'jing... is in chaos."

"Why is this year going so badly!"

As soon as he said this, Jin Jiandé looked up and saw that Jin Fengluan's delicate face was filled with worry. This made him bite his lip corner, clench his fists, and then, in a deep voice, he said:

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry, your humble servant will take care of this for you!"

"To kill Qin Ze would be easy; I could do it."

Jin Feng's phoenix eyebrows shot up. "How do you plan to kill him? Right now... it's not a good time to make a move."

Jin Jiande said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, soon the whole world will know that Huanglong intends to kill Qin Ze on the Beikü Grassland. Huanglong and Qin Ze are mortal enemies. Why not take advantage of this situation and use this as an opportunity? Come up with a plan to have him killed by someone else?"

"The Yellow Dragon should be purged, and those who deserve death should be killed. I will have the Qianji Camp impersonate members of the Yellow Dragon faction to assassinate Qin Ze in secret. Afterward, we'll just claim they were avenging the Yellow Dragon."

They are all assassins, highly skilled in martial arts and proficient in various assassination techniques. They are perfect for dealing with Qin Ze!

After finishing her words, Jin Feng's phoenix eyes flickered.

"Well... not bad, this is a good idea after all. Using the Yellow Dragon Party's men to kill Qin Ze, if we succeed, it would be a double win."

"Jian De, your plan is excellent!"

Upon seeing Jin Feng'luan's exaggeration, Jin Jiande's lips curled into a slight smirk. His gaze toward her grew increasingly fervent.

“It is my duty to alleviate Your Majesty’s worries, Jin Jiande said respectfully.”

At this moment, Jin Fengluan again said, “There is still the matter of Xijing that cannot be resolved.”

You already know the news that came yesterday, Tu Yuan Kingdom has sent troops to the border of Xi Jing. Their envoy brought a final letter, asking Xi Jing to declare independence or face a direct invasion and forced independence.

If we agree to let Xijing become independent, they will withdraw their troops and no longer interfere in Xijing's affairs.

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