After the empress pacified King Xian, she stayed in Yanpingzhou without moving. Judging from her actions, it seemed that she wanted to vigorously develop Yanpingzhou.

But she didn't move, and the others became panicked.

Especially the Yue State, which was attacked and destroyed before.

There are Kangcheng and Liaocheng ahead of Yanpingzhou. These were cities that originally belonged to the Yue State and have not yet been taken back by the Yue State. However, the empress has no intention of taking a step forward. It is unknown whether she wants to take back the Yue State, which now has less than half of its territory.

The reason they cooperated with King Xian was to take back the remaining territory, but their plan was shattered by the arrival of the Empress.

Now the empress neither wants to fight nor leave. The feeling of having a knife hanging in front of her eyes is really uncomfortable.

As for Beicang, after seeing the Empress's attack on Changzhou and Qinzhou, it completely stopped its attacks.

The land of Beicang is comparable to that of Yue State, but half of it is uninhabited. Its national strength is not as strong as Yue State, let alone Longsheng.

The reason why he agreed to join forces with the Kingdom of Yue and King Xian was that he wanted to get a piece of the pie from Longsheng.

But the empress woke up and came back with great force. Judging from her attitude, the chances of winning were slim.

They were afraid of death, so they sent envoys to ask for a meeting and presented gifts, but Xiao Li refused to see them.

She doesn't need that little bit of money, and anyone who dares to join the rebellion will have to bear the consequences.

Yang Jun looked down on Yun Cang: "Your Majesty, why don't you destroy these fence-sitters?"

Xiao Li didn't care much and said, "No rush."

We must fight. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and an emperor who doesn't want to unify the world is not a good emperor.

But Xiao Li has a businessman's mindset.

Compared with the ambition of expanding territory and the pleasure of dominating the world, she thought of the lack of profit.

She didn't want Duan Ji to attack the Kingdom of Yue back then. One reason was that she had just ascended the throne and her power was unstable, and the other was that she thought the Kingdom of Yue was poor.

She has such a large territory and so much money. Wouldn't it be better for her to govern Longsheng well and become a peerless power? Why did she have to conquer those tiny places?

Let's not govern it. It's national territory and it's not appropriate to leave it alone.

As for governance, that is pure poverty alleviation.

Yes, unifying the world is very tempting.

But when she thought about the surge in workload after the victory, she got a headache.

Of course, the root cause is that she is lazy!

If she could leave this world now, she would do it without a second's hesitation. Who the hell would have the time to open up new land?

The sad thing is that she cannot leave and has to continue to be the emperor, but she is a little obsessive-compulsive. Since she is the emperor, she has to do a good job. Although it is a temporary nest, she still has to tidy it up.

The end result was that as an emperor, he treated himself like a beast of burden.

Forced to engage in infrastructure construction.

Damn!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so Xiao Li decided to go on strike for a day.

Do nothing and don't let anyone come to you.

It's your problem if you can't solve it. You are all mature ministers. If you can't handle this situation, then just pack up and leave.

Her Majesty the Empress sent everyone flying, allowing them to enjoy a whole day of peace and tranquility.

It was very hot in early autumn, and the house was still stuffy even with an ice basin in it. Xiao Li simply asked someone to move the couch under a big tree.

It's cool under the tree, with a slight breeze blowing occasionally, making it very comfortable to take a nap.

Xiao Li slept until sunset and woke up, but he was too lazy to move.

She was too dazed to open her eyes, so she slowly put her feet on the ground. However, she didn't step on the cool ground. Instead, a pair of broad hands held her feet, dry and warm.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw Rong Qing kneeling in front of her, his tall body blocking the couch like a small mountain.

A big hand took a pair of black and gold embroidered shoes and gently put them on her feet, looking serious, as if he was completing a very serious and important task.

Xiao Li couldn't see his expression, but he could see that his earlobes were red, his jawline was tense, and veins were bulging on his arms. He didn't know how much effort it took for him to control himself and not be at a loss.

He could wield a broadsword in battle and kill the enemy without any shaking of his hands, but he did not expect that this pair of embroidered shoes would make him feel like he was facing a formidable enemy. However, he still relied on his firm control to steadily put the shoes on the empress.

Xiao Li didn't need his general to help him put on his shoes, but he didn't refuse in this situation. He waited for him to put on one shoe carefully and then stretched out the other foot.

After putting on both feet, Xiao Li was not in a hurry to get up, but leaned lazily on the pillow.

She looked up and down and felt his fresh breath. He was a living person. Lu Ling did not lie to her.

"I'm back."

Rong Qing looked up at her, and that look was the same as before, but there seemed to be some difference.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Rong Qing."

"Your Majesty, please punish me." Although he was not conscious at that time, he remembered clearly that he drank Your Majesty's blood.

Xiao Li was speechless: "Alright, stop apologizing. I'm tired of hearing it. If I want to punish you, I don't need you to ask, and you can't escape."

Rong Qing chuckled softly, "I understand."

Xiao Li looked at him. The traces of death on his face were gone, and his skin had regained its normal luster, but the previously dry areas seemed to have shed a layer of skin, and his skin was a delicate fleshy pink.

So half of his face was flesh-colored and the other half was wheat-colored, and his pupils were silver-gray, which looked very awkward.

Xiao Li raised her hand slightly, but she didn't need to raise it too high, Rong Qing lowered his head and offered his face.

Feeling the soft fingertips gently fall on his cheek, his silver-grey pupils trembled slightly: "Your Majesty, I look a little ugly..."

For the first time, the tough guy who had always been as strong as steel began to care about his appearance, and was filled with anxiety, fearing that His Majesty would dislike him.

Xiao Li raised an eyebrow: "It's not bad."

It just looks a little weird, but it's much better than the half-zombie look before.

"Are you completely awake now?"

Rong Qing nodded: "I'm awake now."

Xiao Li: "Can your eyes recover?"

Rong Qing shook his head. "I don't know. Lu Ling wasn't actually treating me. He was absorbing the poison from me into himself. He was certain that I was fine and wouldn't go into the same bloodthirsty frenzy as before, but he couldn't do anything about these eyes. He could only ask Doctor Cen to try later."

He glanced at Xiao Li and said, "If that doesn't work, see if there's any way to cover up this color."

Xiao Li took a closer look, and it was amazing that the originally lifeless grayish-white color now looked like it was coated with a silver luster.

Apart from being afraid of potential toxicity or affecting eyesight, Xiao Li actually thought that these eyes looked pretty nice.

It fits in perfectly with Rong Qing's rough and muscular face, adding an indescribable charm to him.

"Are you having trouble seeing?"

Rong Qing shook his head: "It's the same as before, no difference."

Xiao Li smiled and said, "If there's no problem, you can ignore it. This color is quite unique. It's a perfect match for the Silver-Eyed General in the Silver Armor Army."

Rong Qing, who was originally anxious about the color of his eyes, was instantly convinced by Xiao Li's words.