The Future Empress Is Given Death At The Beginning, And I Become Stronger When I Am Stupid.

"Sage?" Qin Mu's eyes flickered.

The Sage, Du Yulin, was an old minister of the Three Dynasties and had served the Great Qin Dynasty for over a thousand years.

He had always been loyal to the Great Qin Dynasty, with a low-key personality and a kind demeanor, making him highly respected in the court.

Moreover, his strength was unfathomable. It was rumored that he had reached the realm of a Saint in his early years, but was injured in a battle, causing his strength to decline and never reach its peak again.

However, despite his weakened strength, Du Yulin was still one of the top combat forces in the Great Qin Dynasty.

He was usually low-key and rarely took action.

It was obvious that whatever made him personally come over was not a small matter.

"Summon him to an audience," Qin Mu ordered.

"Yes."

The maid responded and ran off to summon him.

Meanwhile, Qin Mu walked towards the study.

...

Outside the study.

Du Yulin paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, a hint of fatigue showing on his face.

During these days, if Qin Mu was the most carefree and relaxed, then Du Yulin was the most worried and anxious.

As a loyal old minister, he was the one who least wanted to see the Great Qin Empire decline.

He had always treated Qin Mu like a father, protecting and taking care of him in every way.

However...

The other party simply didn't understand his intentions.

Indulging in pleasure and debauchery, acting recklessly.

Now, they were even more unbridled, worsening the already precarious situation of the Great Qin Empire, both internally and externally.

Qin Mu's incompetent actions undoubtedly added insult to injury.

"Ah!"

Du Yulin sighed.

Suddenly, his ears twitched and he looked up.

In the distance, a figure slowly approached. It was Qin Mu!

"Your Majesty!"

Du Yulin's eyes lit up and he quickly went to greet him.

"What has made the Sage so flustered?" Qin Mu asked.

"Your Majesty, you finally appeared!" Du Yulin exclaimed anxiously. "If you didn't show up, this old minister wouldn't be able to hold on!"

Qin Mu was surprised. "What happened?"

"Your Majesty!"

Du Yulin suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth. "Today, the Ash Moon Dynasty sent an envoy who not only acted arrogantly and recklessly in Chang'an City, but also spoke disrespectfully, insisting on seeing you in the court. If you don't attend the court, it means you're afraid of them..."

"Oh?" Qin Mu raised an eyebrow, but he wasn't too surprised.

He had anticipated this situation.

The Ash Moon Dynasty and the Heavenly Essence Dynasty were both located north of the Great Qin Dynasty, especially the Ash Moon Dynasty, whose territory bordered the three northern continents.

Therefore, being the largest in territory and the richest in resources, the Great Qin Dynasty naturally became the target of attacks from the Ash Moon and Heavenly Essence Dynasties.

The three sides had been in constant friction, accumulating grievances for a long time.

However, a few years ago, the newly crowned empress of the Ash Moon Dynasty suddenly changed her approach and no longer sent troops to harass the northern border of the Great Qin Dynasty. Instead, she adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

This brought a brief period of peace to the northern border, and even though the Heavenly Essence Dynasty was still eager to occupy the Great Qin Dynasty, they didn't dare to act rashly.

So, the three dynasties had maintained a delicate relationship in recent years.

Now, with the death of the Northern Guardian King and Jiang Luoshen's betrayal, this delicate relationship had been broken.

It seemed that the Ash Moon Dynasty could no longer sit still...

A cold smile appeared on Qin Mu's lips.

However, what Qin Mu didn't expect was that the other party was so impatient in their actions.

There hadn't been any movement in the northern border yet, and they had already sent an envoy.

There must be a plot behind this, or something unexpected had happened.

"Announce that I will attend the court," Qin Mu said calmly. "I want to see how arrogant they can be."

"As you command!"

Du Yulin, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went to give the order.

Soon, Qin Mu changed into a dragon robe and entered the grand hall.

"We, your subjects, pay our respects to Your Majesty!"

The courtiers all bowed and shouted in unison.

"You may rise."

Qin Mu waved his hand and walked up to the dragon throne, taking a seat.

"Brother Emperor! You have finally appeared!" A man dressed in a python robe walked forward and bowed, saying,

"The Ash Moon Dynasty has sent an envoy to seek an audience with Brother Emperor, claiming to have important matters to discuss."

"I already know."

Qin Mu said indifferently.

"Brother Emperor, you must be careful."

This man in the python robe was none other than Sun Scale King Qin Shijing. At this moment, his face was solemn as he said in a deep voice,

"The Ash Moon Dynasty is ambitious and has long coveted the territory of Great Qin. Now, taking advantage of the chaos in the Northern Border Three Provinces, they have sent an envoy to show off their military might. Their wolf-like ambition is truly despicable."

These words seemed to be reprimanding the Ash Moon Dynasty, but in reality, they were subtly mocking Qin Mu.

If it weren't for Qin Mu's incompetence and his senseless execution of the Northern Guardian King, causing Jiang Luoshen to turn against him, the Northern Border Three Provinces would not be in chaos, and the other side would not have had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

After saying these words, Sun Scale King Qin Shijing stood quietly on the side, waiting for Qin Mu's reaction, feeling extremely pleased with himself.

His words had no flaws. They expressed his anger while belittling Qin Mu, truly exquisite!

Qin Mu glanced at Qin Shijing and said, "It seems that Sun Scale King has a great objection to the Ash Moon Dynasty. In that case, why don't you lead the troops to attack the Ash Moon Dynasty? It can be considered as helping me, Great Qin, to share the burden and solve difficulties."

"Me!?" Sun Scale King Qin Shijing stood dumbfounded upon hearing this, completely stunned!

Let him lead the troops to attack the Ash Moon Dynasty? Are you kidding?

The Ash Moon Dynasty has strong power and influence. How could he shake them?

That's no different from sending himself to his death!

"What's wrong? Does Sun Scale King have any objections?" Qin Mu said in a calm tone.

"Your younger brother has no objections." Sun Scale King swallowed his saliva and said dryly, "It's just that the Ash Moon Dynasty is powerful. If we attack rashly, we will undoubtedly suffer heavy losses. This matter still needs careful consideration..."

At this moment, Qin Shijing wanted to cry but had no tears.

The words he had just said now seemed to be lifting a stone only to drop it on his own foot.

Isn't this a typical case of seeking his own death?

Qin Mu glanced at him and said lightly, "Didn't you just say that the Ash Moon Dynasty is ambitious and intends to invade our Great Qin territory? Why are you hesitating now?"

Qin Shijing opened his mouth, sweat forming on his forehead. He stammered for a while, not knowing what to say.

"I heard that the troops in Sun Scale King's mansion are quite good. Now is a turbulent time. If you can help Great Qin capture the Ash Moon Dynasty, it would be a great achievement. What does Sun Scale King think?"

Qin Mu said with a smile.

"Well..." Qin Shijing's gaze flickered, speechless.

That army was left behind by him to seize the throne, not to be sent to their deaths!

At this moment, a plump-faced, meaty-faced scholar spoke up to defuse the situation, "Your Majesty, while the Ash Moon Dynasty's ambition is detestable, it is not yet necessary to launch an attack."

"In my opinion, we should first receive the envoy from the Ash Moon Dynasty and see what they are plotting. There is no rush."

These courtiers were all cunning and sly individuals, offering their advice one after another.

Qin Shijing immediately breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the person who spoke.

This person was named Wang Xing, an official who held the position of Minister of Finance and was in charge of the country's finances. He was greedy and lustful but quite clever. Qin Shijing had won him over.

Qin Mu glanced at Wang Xing, then looked at Qin Shijing's face and said calmly,

"What does Sun Scale King think?"

"Uh... Your Majesty is wise!" Sun Scale King Qin Shijing forced a smile and quickly agreed.

He didn't dare to voice any objections.

Seeing this, Qin Mu's lips curled up in a mocking arc, shaking his head disdainfully, not bothering to say more.

Instead, he shifted his gaze to outside the hall and said, "Summon the envoy from the Ash Moon Dynasty."

"As you command!"

A eunuch respectfully responded and then retreated.

...

After a while,

The doors of the hall opened,

And several figures walked in slowly.