As soon as he entered the Manna Palace, two sharp eyes looked over. Sitting on the main seat was a tall, elegant-looking middle-aged man, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, very majestic.

It was His Majesty Xu Yue, the current emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and sitting below was Lu Cangtian, who was rescued by Xu Xiaodong not long ago, looking at him with a smile.

"See Your Majesty, Lord Dean. Xu Xiaodong stepped forward and saluted.

"Excuse me, although you are my nephew, I am busy with government affairs, and I don't see you very often. As soon as Xu Yue raised his hand, an invisible force lifted Xu Xiaodong's body up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xu Xiaodong didn't resist, thinking that you are so busy that you don't even see your son, let alone your nephew.

"Hey, you kid hasn't seen you advance to the middle stage of the Xuan level for a few days!" A flash of surprise flashed in Lu Cangtian's eyes, not long ago, Xu Xiaodong was only in the early stage of the Xuan level, and he was actually promoted to the middle stage in just half a month.

Hearing this, Xu Yue's eyes flashed, and he looked at Xu Xiaodong again.

"It is worthy of being a young genius, the tiger father has no dogs! With a genius like you, it is really the luck of my royal family and the luck of the Southern Tang Dynasty. ”

"Your Majesty praised it. Xu Yue's enthusiasm Xu Xiaodong was a little overwhelmed, what does this imperial uncle mean?

Xu Yue also seemed to find that he was too enthusiastic, and said with a solemn expression: "Do you know why I summoned you over this time?"

"Over the years, I have suppressed the Shepherd too strongly, so that many people mistakenly think that I am jealous of the Shepherd, but in fact, it is not. The Shepherd made a great contribution to my ascension to the throne back then, and he was my half-brother, so I still know his character. Xu Yue continued.

"Your Majesty...... It's because of the ......" Xu Xiaodong vaguely guessed something, meaning something.

"That's right, it's the pressure from the sect, this matter is a long story, so let's talk to you today. Xu Yue sighed and fell into memory.

The Southern Tang Dynasty was founded for hundreds of years, but starting from Taizu, there was a big mountain on his head, and that was Shangzong.

Shangzong has a very long history and is extremely famous in the entire Canglan Continent, and several great empires such as the Southern Tang Dynasty, Ziyun, and Beiyue have their disciples.

Many monarchs of small and medium-sized countries are disciples of Shangzong, and they can be said to be the largest force in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Despite this, at that time, the Shangzong was focused on cultivation, and although its own influence was huge, it did not interfere in the internal affairs of various countries.

This situation was not until hundreds of years ago, when the Southern Tang Empire was founded.

At this time, Shangzong did not know for what reason, and had begun to intervene in the internal affairs of various countries.

As time passed, the level of interference became more and more severe, even in the canonization of the heirs of the nations.

Moreover, there have been cases between countries, and the powerful ministers in the country who have been installed by Shangzong will be replaced if the royal family has any dissatisfaction.

"When I ascended the throne, I killed the prince supported by Shangzong, and during this period, King Mu and Dean Lu made a lot of efforts. I was very dissatisfied with Shangzong's interference in politics, and I made up my mind at the beginning of my ascension to the throne to get rid of his control. Xu Yue stood up and paced up and down the jade steps.

"At that time, I knew that I was not his opponent, and in order to stabilize Shangzong, I deliberately supported their spokesperson Wen Zhentian, making him the prime minister of the dynasty as a five-grade official, and letting the Wen family tilt towards the government and the opposition. Xu Yue's face showed a look of reminiscence.

Xu Xiaodong frowned, knowing that if Xu Yue didn't do this at that time, he was afraid that Shangzong would directly exterminate the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"After more than ten years of Taoguang cultivation, the national strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, and I originally wanted to continue to develop secretly, but not long ago, the news that I broke through the middle stage of the Heaven Rank leaked, and I understood that I could not hide it, and they would not tolerate me surviving in the world. ”

"They are afraid, afraid that if they are not contained, I will break through the late stage of the Heaven Rank in the future and become a Heaven Breaking Existence. Xu Yue's eyes showed disdain.

"So there is this scene of the Purple Cloud Empire attacking me?" asked Xu Xiaodong.

"Purple Cloud Empire!Hmph, a group of clowns who jump off the beam, even the emperor is someone else's puppet, if it weren't for the existence of the Shangzong, I would have destroyed them a long time ago. Xu Yue stared at the Quartet and said disdainfully.

"But it is undeniable that under Ziyun's attack, Nantang is worried about internal and external troubles, and if he is not careful, he will fall into a place of no return. Lu Cangtian said slowly.

"What the dean said is, so we have to strike first. Xu Yue's eyes narrowed.

"Your Majesty, I don't know anything, please advise. Xu Xiaodong asked.

"But it's okay to say. ”

"Why did Your Majesty tell me about such important matters, with my current strength, it will not help the battlefield. Xu Xiaodong voiced his doubts.

"If you don't talk about this, I'll tell you. Xu Yue smiled slightly, "Originally, I didn't plan to tell you, but if you break through to the middle stage of the Xuan level at this moment, it will naturally be different." ”

"Do you know what kind of cultivation I have at your age?" Xu Yue continued: "At that time, I was only in the early stage of the Xuan Rank, and you were already a mid-level martial artist at such an age, and I see that you are restrained, I am afraid that ordinary late-stage Xuan Rank martial artists are not your opponents. The reason why I tell you these confidential things is because I see your potential. If I unfortunately fail, I hope that you will grow up in the future, recover the Southern Tang Dynasty, get rid of the control of the Shangzong, and realize the wishes of the monarchs of the Southern Tang Dynasty. ”

Xu Xiaodong's eyes narrowed and asked, "With our current strength, we still can't deal with Shangzong?"

"Hehe, it's far from enough, the power of the Shangzong is extremely powerful, and there are many masters in it, among which there are extraordinary heaven-level masters. This time the interference of our Southern Tang is only a small number of people from the Shangzong, otherwise our Southern Tang is definitely not its opponent. Xu Yue showed a look of yearning and shook his head.

"So what is the chance of winning against this small number of people from the upper sect this time?"

"But five to five, this is still the most ideal situation, if there is an accident, less than thirty percent. Xu Yue stretched out three fingers.

"Thirty percent is too little to win. Xu Xiaodong frowned, the task of the system is to save Nantang, and this task is not so easy to complete.

"Your Majesty's country is in trouble, and it is your husband's responsibility, not to mention that I am still a member of the royal family, please give your Majesty a position, and I am willing to contribute my meager strength to the empire. Xu Xiaodong's mind turned sharply and he bowed to Xu Yue.

"You're gifted, and this operation is too dangerous to take part in. Xu Yue waved his hand and refused.

"Your Majesty, I often listen to my mentor in the academy, no matter how good the talent is, if it doesn't experience wind and rain, it will be like the flowers in the greenhouse, and it won't help. Xu Xiaodong took a step forward and said seriously. Whether it is his background or his mission, Xu Xiaodong will not sit idly by.

"Okay, that's good! It's worthy of being a good boy of my Xu family, since you strongly ask for it, hmm...... The Praetorian Army now has a vacant captaincy that you dare to take over. Once the Wen family initiates turmoil, the forbidden army is the top priority, and it is also very dangerous, do you dare to go?" Xu Yue looked at Xu Xiaodong and asked.

"Why don't you dare!" Xu Xiaodong took a step forward and said proudly.

Seeing that Xu Xiaodong agreed so happily, Xu Yue's eyes had a touch of praise, and said: "Since this is the case, this position will be handed over to you, and I will make an order later." Let me tell you first, the forbidden army is not so easy to manage, there are many thorns in it, if you can't deal with it, don't force it. ”

"I understand it below!"

"Well, then you go down first, stay safe. Xu Yue nodded, glanced at Xu Xiaodong again, and said.

"The minister retired. Xu Xiaodong left.

Looking at Xu Xiaodong's departing back, Lu Cangtian frowned and said: "Your Majesty, how could you let him serve as the commander of the forbidden army, this is different from what was discussed before, and this forbidden army position is very dangerous, this son has such an excellent talent, if something happens, it will be a big loss to the empire." ”

"That's right, no matter how strong the flowers in the greenhouse are, they're useless. It's better to let him exercise in the forbidden army, just to take advantage of this position to see this kid's ability. Xu Yue said unhurriedly.

"Well, that's fine. Lu Cangtian seemed to be a little worried.

"I said Dean Lu, why do you value this kid so much, this is not like your personality?" Xu Yuehuan looked at Lu Cangtian with interest.

"It's not the girl in my family, the girl is outgoing, if she knows that this kid went to the forbidden army, and I didn't stop it, I will have a headache. Lu Cangtian rubbed his forehead and said with a wry smile.

"I see... Anyway, Caiyu's girl has also reached the age of getting married. Xu Yue laughed. Then his face became serious, "We have to arrange it as soon as possible, the other party is menacing." ”