I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Listening to what the emperor said, the faces of the people present all looked unhappy.

The emperor pursed his lips and paused for a moment before continuing, "There is a lack of military generals in the court now. There are only a few generals who can go into battle. In addition, General Xiao has just returned to the capital. The current situation cannot be underestimated."

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor's gaze fell on Xiao Yizhuo's face.

Xiao Yizhuo looked up to meet the emperor's gaze, pursed his lips and looked solemn.

The emperor cleared his throat and said, "My dear, you just returned to the capital. Logically, you should have a good rest and spend time with your family at home, but now the country is in crisis, and I have no choice but to use you, a great general."

After hearing what the emperor said, Xiao Yizhuo was already prepared.

The emperor summoned him into the palace today, probably because of this matter.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yizhuo took a step forward, clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your trust."

When the emperor heard this, he immediately looked at him with admiration.

"Well, you are indeed my good and beloved minister. You are sensible. I will announce it to the world and let everyone praise General Xiao's righteousness and achievements!"

The emperor waved his hand, and the heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground.

Xiao Yizhuo's reputation as a killing god spread far and wide. Some small countries speculated that Xiao Yizhuo had died, so they dared to cross the line and provoke his great country, Nansheng.

Now that Xiao Yizhuo is back, as long as he leads his troops there, who knows, he might be able to scare the enemy out of their wits just by showing up.

Thinking of this, the emperor felt even happier.

He could even imagine how scared those enemy scoundrels would be when they saw Xiao Yizhuo.

The joy on the emperor's face was so obvious that everyone present could see it.

Upon seeing this, Tang Fusheng hurriedly stepped forward and smiled to congratulate the emperor: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty, to have such a capable general like General Xiao, those small countries will surely bow down to Nansheng again! Your Majesty's foundation will prosper for thousands of years and will last forever!"

The emperor was very pleased to hear Tang Fusheng's flattering words and immediately burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay, what you said is true. I like it very much! Rewards, all of them!"

Zhao Linhe, who was standing aside, was very disdainful of Tang Fusheng's pretentious flattering attitude.

When other ministers saw that Tang Fusheng was rewarded just for saying a few nice words, they immediately began to follow suit and say nice words.

A group of people praised the emperor highly and made him happy with just a few words.

When Zhao Linhe saw this scene, he was immediately disappointed.

Xiao Yizhuo, a man of great ambition who had made great contributions to the country and was about to lead troops into battle, received no reward or commendation.

Tang Fusheng, a treacherous villain who was only good at talking, received a reward of a huge sum of money just for saying a few nice words.

Such a scene is really chilling.

Zhao Linhe pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes turned towards the emperor with a hint of disappointment.

They have always believed in this kind of king...

Zhao Linhe couldn't help but have a question in his mind.

Is such a monarch really worthy of their love? Can such a monarch really bring them happiness and peaceful days?

This was the first time in all his years as an official that Zhao Linhe began to doubt the emperor.

Xiao Yizhuo didn't care whether the emperor gave him any reward or not. He didn't need such material possessions. He just wanted to go home quickly, see Wen Shutang, and give her a hug.

The emperor felt a little elated when he heard the compliments from his ministers.

Zhao Linhe couldn't bear to watch it any longer, stepped forward, clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, let's continue to discuss the urgent war situation on the border."

After hearing what Zhao Linhe said, the emperor realized that Zhao Linhe and Xiao Yizhuo were still present.

He put his fist to his lips and coughed to cover up his previous gaffe: "Well, you are right, my dear minister. In this case, I will issue an order to appoint Xiao Yizhuo as the general and command the three armies. I hope you can report back as soon as possible!"

Xiao Yizhuo nodded slightly and clasped his hands together: "I obey your command."

"Go ahead, take a good rest in these three days and take care of yourself."

The emperor waved his hands, and suddenly as if he thought of something, he raised his head and squinted at Xiao Yizhuo, and said something meaningful.

"My dear, go with peace of mind. I will send someone to take care of your wife and children at home. You can rest assured."

Hearing what the emperor said, Xiao Yizhuo paused and understood another meaning in the emperor's words.

It was simply a warning to him not to act recklessly. If he did, he would have to think about Wen Shutang and the three children who were controlled by the emperor.

Thinking of this, a strong murderous intent flashed in Xiao Yizhuo's eyes.

He went on this expedition for all the suffering people in Nansheng, not for the incompetent emperor in front of him who only wanted to hear good words and be praised.

If his wife and children were in danger while he was away at war, he would simply ignore the people of the world and lead his troops back to the capital to take the emperor's head.

If you can't even protect your own wife and children, how can you protect the people?

Xiao Yizhuo suppressed the murderous intent in his heart and lowered his eyes to hide the surging emotions in them.

"Yes, thank you for your care, Your Majesty. If anything happened to my wife and children, I would not be able to concentrate on leading the troops at the border."

Hearing what Xiao Yizhuo said, the emperor's face froze, and he realized that Xiao Yizhuo was threatening him.

The emperor snorted coldly and clenched his fists: "Don't worry, my dear, I will definitely take care of your wife and children."

After saying this, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's it. All of you can go back first. I will draft an imperial edict and announce that General Xiao will lead his troops out of Beijing in three days and head to the border!"

Several people bowed together and then left the imperial study.

Tang Fusheng looked at Xiao Yizhuo with a smile, his tone full of gloating: "Ah, General Xiao is really too hard-working. I didn't expect that he had just returned to Beijing for a few days, and now he has to leave Beijing again, and go to the bitter cold land over there to lead troops to fight. It seems that General Xiao was born to work hard!"

Hearing his sarcastic words, Xiao Yizhuo glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.

Zhao Linhe couldn't help but retort, "Tang Fusheng, what kind of bullshit are you talking about? If it weren't for General Xiao's noble character, willing to come back and lead the troops to protect Nansheng, do you think you would still be able to stay here and talk nonsense?"

Tang Fusheng snorted coldly: "I advise you not to speak carelessly, so as to avoid being heard by His Majesty and being punished!"

"You!" Zhao Linhe was so angry at him that his heart and lungs ached. He didn't know why there would be such a shameless person.

Xiao Yizhuo pursed his thin lips into a straight line, and there was murderous intent in his eyes as he looked at Tang Fusheng, with a chilling murderous aura surging from his body.

"If you can't speak, shut up. Be careful not to wake up the next day with your tongue gone."