Suo Rong trembled without end. Hu Yang's mocking words had frightened him so badly that he wet himself, drawing unrestrained laughter from the ministers.
After the court assembly ended, Suo Rong was so weak he could not walk and had to be carried back to the posthouse by four Soldiers.
It took him three days to recover. He took the imperial decree drafted by Hu Yang and slunk back to the Yue Kingdom capital.
When the Yue Country Emperor eagerly opened the decree, he collapsed to the ground. There were only two words written on it: surrender.
"It's... it's over!"
The ministers had no idea what it meant and hurriedly asked. Once he had recovered somewhat, the Yue Country Emperor handed the decree to them.
The civil officials sighed mournfully after reading it, while the military officials gritted their teeth in fury.
"Your Majesty, we request permission to fight!" All the generals knelt and pleaded for battle.
Seeing this, the Yue Country Emperor shook his head with a bitter smile and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, fight! We may not be without a chance of victory. I refuse to believe Hu Yang has Three Heads and Six Arms!"
"We second the motion!"
The Yue Country Emperor furrowed his brows and sighed again.
"Alas... rise. We shall discuss this matter later."
"Your Majesty!"
"Alas..."
After the court assembly, the generals gathered together. After deliberating for a long time, they decided to conceal it from the emperor and join forces to raise an army against Hu Yang, vowing to fight him to the death.
In the eighth year of the Xing King Era, the Dark and Overwhelming Expanse of the Yue Kingdom army marched toward Jin Zhou City.
Hu Yang soon received the news. He sneered disdainfully and immediately issued an edict to