This is what villains are like

As the Southern Hunting Exercise approaches, divine rainbows can be seen descending in the mountains outside the imperial capital every day, followed by huge and ancient warships.

The generals from all sides rushed back with their mighty armies and stationed them everywhere with an astonishing momentum.

In the imperial capital, the scene was unprecedentedly grand, with crowds of people everywhere, and the number of monks and souls coming and going was far greater than before.

On the wide long street, groups of soldiers wearing dark copper-colored armor can be seen at any time, patrolling and clashing with each other, responsible for the order of this period of time.

During the Southern Hunting exercise, there was a solemn atmosphere of everyone in the imperial capital. No one dared to violate the rules in the imperial capital. Even the aloof and carefree immortal sects from all directions also abided by the rules and rested in their respective stations every day. Dare to make trouble.

In the Chengming Hall, after receiving some important guests from Xiling Prefecture, Emperor Xia rubbed his brows tiredly, then picked up some letters on the slips in front of him and started to read them.

"How are things going in the forbidden palaces these days?" she asked seemingly casually.

"Back to Your Majesty, there are heavy troops guarding all the places outside the Forbidden Palace. General Zhengbei, General Longqi, General Weiguo, the left and right captains of the Duwei Mansion, etc. have all sent many experts to guard them in the dark, guarding them layer by layer. There is a post at ten steps and a sentry at five steps, it is unbreakable." Chunlan said respectfully.

The four forbidden halls deep in the palace are the Changsheng Hall, Ningxian Hall, Zhaohua Hall, and Chenlin Hall.

Each forbidden palace has an extraordinary significance. It is densely covered with forbidden formations and displays many precious objects of the royal family. Deep in the Zhaohua Palace, it is connected to the treasury and contains many treasures and divine objects.

Emperor Xia nodded slightly. After learning about the Blood Immortal Cult's plans for the national weapon Zhenlong Seal, she followed the decision made after discussing with Jiang Lan that day and sent heavy troops to guard the four forbidden palaces.

The National Instrument Town Dragon Seal is enshrined in one of the forbidden halls.

The reason why heavy troops were sent to guard the four forbidden palaces was not only to fool the outside world, but also to clean up the people around them.

In the four forbidden palaces, she has placed similar Taoist artifacts filled with national destiny dragon energy. Unless the news is leaked in advance, it is impossible for the Blood Immortal Sect to use secret methods or rare treasures to detect which forbidden palace contains the national artifacts. Dragon Seal.

In this way, it can also weaken and disperse most of the forces sent by the Blood Immortal Sect to fight for the national weapon.

The most important thing is that it can help her distinguish and judge which of the people around her can be trusted.

The general of Zhengbei, named Xiao Ye, was the eldest son of Xiao He, the king of Zhenbei.

The Dragon Cavalry General's name is Xiao Fu, and he is Xiao He's second son.

Both of them are responsible for guarding the Palace of Eternal Life.

General Weiguo was a general who was promoted step by step from the military camp by Emperor Xia himself. He had no aristocratic family to rely on, and no lineage disputes.

He has been leading troops and fighting in the wild borderlands all year round. He is brave and resourceful. This time, he was summoned back to the imperial capital by Emperor Xia to be responsible for guarding the Ningxian Palace.

The right captain of the Duwei Mansion is Situ Ying, the son of Duke Zhongguo. He is also one of Emperor Xia's confidants and is responsible for guarding the Zhaohua Palace.

Captain Zuo of the Duwei Mansion is named Chongwu. He is from the lineage of Emperor Xia's uncle, Prince Chong'an. He can also be called her current confidant and is responsible for guarding Chenlin Palace.

These generals have great strength and have been fighting for years. It is difficult for the monks in the same realm to go back and forth in their hands. Logically speaking, Emperor Xia would be very relieved if he handed over the guarding of the Four Forbidden Palaces to them.

But... this time the Blood Immortal Sect took such a huge risk and wanted to snatch the Great Xia national weapon Zhenlong Seal during the Southern Hunting Exercise, so they must have something to rely on.

Therefore, Emperor Xia felt a little uneasy.

While he was thinking about it, a eunuch came forward to report and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Zhongguo wants to see you."

"Xuan." Emperor Xia put down the letter in his hand and said calmly.

Soon, an octogenarian man with a high crown and a scholarly face came up under the leadership of a eunuch. His robes were embroidered with patterns such as red luan and auspicious animals, with gold seals and purple ribbons. He was supervising and leading the officials. He was Zhongguo. male.

"Old minister, I see your Majesty." Duke Zhongguo stood still in the palace and bowed slightly.

Emperor Xia looked at him, nodded slightly, and all the maids and eunuchs all retreated in understanding.

"Prince Lao Zhong has put a lot of thought into guarding the national weapons this time."

"The Blood Immortal Sect is really rampant and plotting national weapons. They don't take Daxia seriously at all. This southern hunting exercise is a top priority for Daxia, and there is no room for any unexpected mistakes."

Emperor Xia said that she still respected this veteran of two dynasties. When she was young, it was Duke Zhongguo who stood up in the court and rescued her many times.

Duke Zhongguo cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although I am old, you will definitely live up to your Majesty's high expectations when you entrust me with such an important task."

"As for Ying'er, I have already warned him that nothing will go wrong."

Emperor Xia nodded slightly.

Whether it was Zhenbei King Xiao He, Chong'an County King, or Lord Zhongguo in front of her, she summoned them all alone and informed them about guarding the Four Forbidden Palaces.

For everyone, she said the same thing, telling them that the palace they were responsible for enshrined the real national artifacts, and the other palaces were all decoys, so that they should not be careless, and at the same time, they should not tell them. anyone.

She wanted to take this opportunity to set up a trap and catch all the people from the Blood Fairy Cult.

Of course, only she knows where the National Instrument Town Dragon Seal is.

This was done to deceive others and let people know that she had transferred the national weapon, but only she knew where she had placed it.

Although the process of using the national weapon to suppress the Dragon Seal is very complicated, no one can be sure whether Emperor Xia secretly skipped those processes and changed the location of the national weapon...

After all, this can be regarded as a matter of urgency.

The fictitious and real situation can also better cover up people's eyes and ears. Even if the Blood Immortal Sect used various means in advance to bribe some maids and eunuchs in the palace, they determined in advance the location of the national weapon Zhenlong Seal, and knew the location of the imperial palace. What strong men are there to guard you?

But facing her approach, we could only think of new strategies.

Of course, after doing this, the Blood Immortal Sect will definitely find ways to investigate the situation in the four forbidden palaces. In this way, they will inevitably come into contact with King Zhenbei, Duke Zhongguo and others. When there is a problem in any forbidden palace, they will be able to follow the clues. Take the opportunity to find out where the traitors and insiders are, and clean up everyone around you.

Doing this also involves great risks, because the national weapon Zhenlong Seal is indeed enshrined in one of the four forbidden halls.

If there were no traitors or insiders, the situation should be that all four palaces were attacked at the same time...

After Duke Zhongguo withdrew, a middle-aged man with a handsome face and a five-clawed python robe came to the main hall not long after. He had a square face, broad forehead, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was extremely heroic.

If you look closely, you will find that his eyebrows are vaguely similar to Emperor Xia's, with a kingly air.

The person who came was the Prince of Chong'an County, named Chongzheng, who was also the nominal uncle of Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia's attitude towards Chong'an County Prince was obviously much closer. He asked the maid next to him to give him a seat, and then told her some of her plans this time. Of course, he was also flawless and did not reveal too much about her. Real planning.