Chapter 455

Huangfu Wuji's brows relaxed, "Very well, you shall contact the Desolation God Cult."

Shen Xudong immediately became anxious, "Your Majesty, please reconsider! Cooperating with the Desolation God Cult is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house. It will leave a thousand years of trouble for our Central Plains! "

"Hmph! I have already made up my mind! "

Huangfu Wuji's eyes turned cold and his domineering aura spread out.

Under the impact of the domineering aura, Shen Xudong's body only swayed a little before he stabilized himself, but his face revealed a pained expression.

When the previous emperor was still alive, he was able to follow the advice of others, but this Huangfu Wuji acted arbitrarily. He only cared about his own benefits and never thought about the problems of the people in the nine provinces a hundred years later!

"My Lord, the leader of the Desolation God Cult, Dongfang Zhen, is not an easy person to deal with. I'm afraid that if you want to form an alliance with him, you will have to personally make a move."

The Man with a bamboo hat spoke again, drawing Huangfu Wuji's attention back.

"I have nothing to say to those evil cultists."

Huangfu Wuji frowned. In fact, he felt that the Desolate God Sect's teachings were simply laughable to the extreme. If it wasn't for a rebellion occurring, he would utterly not allow an evil sect like this to exist and threaten his rule once he unified the continent.

"It is precisely because My Lord has always scoffed at the Desolation God Cult that you need to personally make contact with them. Back when My Lord was still the Central Plains War God, your Sky Mirror Mansion had suppressed the followers of the Desolation God Cult many times. If it is only this subordinate making an appearance, they will inevitably feel that My Lord is lacking in sincerity. "

The Man with a bamboo hat analyzed.

"Very well, I will personally make a trip." Huangfu Wuji weighed the pros and cons and agreed.

"Also, now that the front line is in a state of emergency, does Your Majesty have a suitable candidate for commander?"

Huangfu Wuji's expression turned gloomy when he heard this question. After Huang Fuyi's death, his Huangfu Clan seemed to have withered even more.

The army stationed in Qingzhou was his main force, so he should send someone with prestige and trust to be the commander. However, there was no suitable candidate in the Huangfu Clan.

He did not trust the officials of the imperial court and the leaders of the various sacred lands and sects, afraid that traitors like the Thousand Smelting Saint Sect would appear.

He was originally prepared to be the commander himself, but now he had to make contact with the Desolation God Cult's leader.

"If you don't have a suitable candidate, I'm willing to lead the army!"

The Man with a bamboo hat said something shocking.

"Oh? Are you willing to be the commander? "

Huangfu Wuji was pleasantly surprised. Although the Man with a Bamboo Hat was his right-hand man, he had always liked to act in the dark. Not to mention assuming any position in the imperial court, most of the time, he didn't even show his face in front of the officials of the imperial court.

At this time, he took the initiative to take on a heavy responsibility, which was very rare.

Although he had never held any position in the army, Huangfu Wuji had no doubts about his ability.

The Underworld God Palace had been established with his help, and he had also been the one who had given him advice and plans for the great empire that he had built over the years.

He was definitely a suitable candidate. He was trustworthy and had absolute authority in the Netherworld Army.

"Very well, you shall be the commander of the Nethersky Legion and oversee Qingzhou."

Huangfu Wuji said. After he finished speaking, he glanced at Shen Xudong, who was still standing there, and coldness surged in the depths of his eyes.

"State Preceptor Shen, capable people do more work. You shall also follow the Man with a bamboo hat to Qingzhou and take on the position of military advisor!"

Shen Xudong's eyes turned cold, but he didn't dare to refute. "This humble subject shall obey the order."

"Alright, all of you are dismissed. This Emperor and the Man with a bamboo hat have other matters to discuss."

Huangfu Wuji waved his hand and let the others leave.

When only he and the Man with a bamboo hat were left in the hall, the Man with a bamboo hat said. "Haha, Lord, why do you want Shen Xudong to follow? No matter what, that Overlord is his grandson. Aren't you afraid that he will take this opportunity to join the other party?"

"Don't I still have you?" Huangfu Wuji sneered. "This Shen Xudong is always going against This Emperor, and every time he opens his mouth, he talks about the common people. This Emperor already doesn't want to tolerate him anymore!"

"Directly killing him will cause the court officials to protest and cause the people's hearts to waver. It's better to send him to the frontlines. When you get there, find an opportunity to kill him and frame the Celestial Court. This way, the Confucian Faction won't be able to blame This Emperor, and the Overlord will be accused of murdering his family! "

Huangfu Wuji smiled sinisterly.

"So that's how it is. Killing two birds with one stone, Lord is indeed brilliant."

The Man with a bamboo hat praised.

"Alright, Shen Xudong isn't important. Let This Emperor ask you, if you take the initiative to fight this time, what are your chances of winning?"

Huangfu Wuji's expression turned solemn. The Netherworld Army was his strongest military force. If the Man with a bamboo hat were to lose, then his empire would truly be at risk.

"It's hard to say what my chances of winning are, but this subordinate's new experiment has already produced results. This is a good opportunity to give it a try." The eyes of the Man with a bamboo hat flickered with a dim light.

…

At night, in the depths of the Huangfu Clan's hidden underground palace.

Huangfu Wuji left the imperial palace without anyone knowing. After many months, he once again stepped into the dark and damp underground prison.

"I didn't expect you to come see me again in such a short time. It seems like your situation is worse than I imagined."

In the prison cell, the old man with disheveled hair ridiculed in a hoarse voice. After speaking, he suddenly coughed.

"Hmph, This Emperor can't be bothered to talk to you today."

Huangfu Wuji was expressionless. He knew that talking to the old man was just giving him information, so he simply didn't say anything. He directly opened the prison cell and untied the two purple-gold chains that bound him.

"What are you doing?"

The old man's tone became stern. He had already stayed in this prison cell for several decades and had never left. Huangfu Wuji had also never done such a thing.

"This Emperor is going to leave Tyrant City for a while. I can't be at ease leaving you here, so I'm changing places for you."

Huangfu Wuji said coldly.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect your situation to be this bad!"

When the old man heard this, he disregarded the wound on his chest and laughed loudly and ridiculed.

Huangfu Wuji had left Luoyang countless times over the years, but he had never thought of moving him.

He didn't expect that now that he had become the Emperor, he was still worried that something might happen when he left.

This could only mean that he felt that even Luoyang wasn't safe anymore. It showed how weak his heart was!

"Is it my son? He's already very close to you? "

The old man clearly knew that he would offend Huangfu Wuji, but he still asked agitatedly.

Huangfu Wuji's face was as cold as frost. This Gu Yuan had been locked up here for several decades, but his brain was still intact.

He only needed to say one or two sentences, and he could guess so much!

However, how was he supposed to answer this question? The one who forced him to move Gu Yuan away for the sake of caution wasn't his son, but his grandson!

If Gu Yuan knew about this, he would probably ridicule him even more crazily!

"Shut up. After I move you to a safe place, you must give This Emperor the answer I want the next time we meet! "