No matter how corrupt an empire is, there will always be pillars who are committed to their cause; no matter how hypocritical an army of rebels is, there will always be heroes who are willing to shed their blood for their dreams. How to effectively screen them out is the job of Night Raid and Hunters.

Due to the threat to his life, the hunter has the full support of the empire; in order to push the king off the throne, the rebels' intelligence network also opened the door to night attacks.

Once the resources held by the two are combined, then for Xiaohao, there will be no so-called secrets in this world.

No matter how grand the blueprint is, it is just a piece of waste paper before it is realized.

Because he had conducted in-depth research on illusions, Xiaohao knew very well that truth would come to light sooner or later. Even Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami had a fatal flaw.

Therefore, in order to increase the authenticity of the blueprint he drew, Xiaohao must let the night attack see some hope and give these drowning people a shot of adrenaline.

Serious illnesses require strong medicines, troubled times require severe punishments, the kingly way is to kill, punish and intimidate, and that is the law!

The profound meaning of this is nothing more than this.

Unfortunately, as the scapegoat of this world, the minister's son Sheila became the sacrifice used by the trumpet to appease the military.

If there is a hell in this world, Xiaohao might be very interested in talking to him. In fact, Xila should not blame Xiaohao. He should only blame himself for being the son of a minister.

In the trumpet's design, in order to gradually erode the internal noble group, Sheila could have lived in humiliation. Perhaps such a life would have no dignity at all. Perhaps he would not be able to bear it and choose to commit suicide.

But after all, he can live, right?

If the minister's accidental death might not arouse the remaining blood of the empire, Xiaohao would not be in a hurry to use him as a sacrifice, right?

Everything was just as Xiaohao had expected. The battle between Hunter and Night Raid, which had been going on with both sides winning and losing, was instantly broken because of Sheila's unexpected death.

For a successful man, the most painful thing in life is to see the young die before the old.

After seeing Sheila's torn body, the originally harmless minister instantly turned into a prehistoric beast that wanted to devour anyone. He admired red flowers in the black market and secretly formed a new imperial weapon team, the Wild Hounds...

All of this revealed the minister's anger.

However, his impotent rage could not scare Xiaohao who had fought his way out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood, and Xiaohao also tasted something different from his anger.

Timid, humble, trembling...

You cannot panic when doing things, because the more panicked you are, the more confused you will be, and the more confused you are, the easier it will be to make mistakes; similarly, you cannot be afraid when being a person, especially when being a powerful official, because fear means that you can change your offense and defense.

As the son of a powerful official, it was impossible for Sheila's death to be dismissed so hastily. Esdeath resigned because of this incident and was sent to the border to suppress the foreign races.

But the emperor was not a fool. In order to take Xiaohao's feelings into consideration, Esdeath did not go to the southwestern part of the empire where the rebel army was rising, but to the northern snowfield that had been razed by Xiaohao not long ago.

Apart from the obvious surprise of returning home in glory, the northern snowfields is the base of the trumpet after all. With her own army there, Esdeath's authority will not be reduced too much.

As for Xiaohao himself, he was a good fighter and became the second leader of the hunters.

There was no other reason. The ministers were afraid, so they formed the Wild Hounds; the emperor was afraid, so he naturally needed a reliable person to lead the hunters. Looking at the empire at that time, Xiaohao was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

As for the rebel forces in the southwest that are still causing unrest, their existence is just a minor problem. As long as the empire recovers, they can be destroyed easily.

After all, he was an emperor. Due to his age, although he did not receive systematic royal education from his father, he did learn a lot in the past few years of ruling the country and gained some understanding of the so-called checks and balances.

Judging from these orders, I believe that as long as the young emperor can outlast his ministers, it will be a bit difficult for him to become a ruler of revival, but it will be more than enough for him to become a ruler who maintains the status quo in the future.

But he should never, ever, keep the trumpet with him. You have to know that royal power is not part of his values!

The clash of forces will not stop because of Esdeath's withdrawal. That period of time is undoubtedly the darkest era for the empire, and the fear of the imperial weapon users is spread to almost every corner of the city.

There were corpses lying in the streets every day, and everyone hid in their homes, fearing that this unknown terror would affect them.

But no matter how much they don't want to accept it, they have to face this so-called reality.

During Esdeath's northern expedition, she came into conflict with the rebel army. Under the suppression of the border troops, the rebel army lost two-thirds of its troops. The rebellion had been suppressed. The survivors were afraid to fight and began to retreat to the southwest, implementing the so-called policy of striking the local tyrants and dividing the land. In just one month, several major battles broke out between the Wild Hounds and the Night Raid Team. According to the news brought back by the hunters, the Wild Hounds were vulnerable and could not withstand the offensive of the Night Raid. If it had not been for proper support from their side, the imperial capital would have been breached by now.

No matter whether it was the ministers or the emperor, they all had some doubts about Xiaohao's answer, but when they looked at the confiscated Night Raid Imperial Equipment, they could not find any other faults.

What's more, Xiaohao's sister had made great contributions in suppressing the rebel army not long ago, and now she has deployed troops outside and established her own regime. No matter how stupid they are, they would not choose to cross the river and destroy the bridge at this time.

Even if they were unhappy in their hearts, they had to be patient and serve this gentleman for the sake of their own lives.

Finally, when General Budd, the supreme commander of the Imperial Army, who led the Palace Guards and wielded the imperial weapon Thundergod's wrath, died, it was as if the last fig leaf had been torn off, and the original suspicion instantly turned into real fear.

The Wild Hounds were indeed vulnerable. After all, in addition to facing Xiaohao, they also had to face the double-sided attack of Night Raid and Hunters. If this could allow them to escape, then Xiaohao's position as a general would become a joke; similarly, Night Raid's imperial weapon was naturally real. It was nothing more than an item. Is it difficult to transfer from the left hand to the right hand? The imperial capital sent out a signal for help, and various troops came to the king, but could they move as fast as Esdeath? If Xiaohao had not killed 400,000 northern foreigners, Esdeath would have traveled thousands of miles to the king's aid. At this time, the snowfield was empty, and perhaps a border war would have really broken out. But now, the foreigners can only do nothing.

Oh, by the way, it seems that there are still rebel troops available. If the country is promised, they may not necessarily refuse to help. But what needs to be clarified is, what role did the two-thirds of the team that Esdeath wiped out originally play?

As for the national guardian mecha god left by the First Emperor - the Supreme Throne, the trumpet has been entrenched in the imperial capital for so long. If it can still be opened, would he still have the nerve to call himself an outlaw?