General Lan Yu conquered Japan in January. Although he did not achieve complete success and a large area of land still did not accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty, most importantly, he obtained the silver mine!
Silver flowed into the national treasury like water, and the Minister of Revenue was no longer the man who seemed ready to kick the bucket at any moment; he was all smiles every day, like the Buddha Maitreya.
Just then, news suddenly spread that Lan Yu had angered His Majesty, and when he left the palace, he had a wound on his forehead and looked as pale as a ghost.
Moreover, he was forced to work in the Ministry of Works. The Minister of Works was overjoyed and waved his hand, sending him to the local areas to supervise major projects.
Having a powerful marquis in charge saves so much trouble.
How could the ministers not have doubts? Especially their emperor, he doesn't play by the rules.
Just as people were beginning to feel uneasy, the crimes Lan Yu had committed were finally revealed—
The man embezzled 100,000 taels of silver from the silver mine. His Majesty, with keen insight, discovered the matter and was furious. However, because he truly valued talent, he only gave him a minor punishment as a warning.
The officials didn't believe all of this news, but the rumor that Liu Xian had discovered embezzlement and stormed into the palace to settle accounts was more believable.
One minister chuckled upon hearing this, his heart itching to try it himself. After a moment's thought, he laid out paper and ground ink, and based on the outline of Liu Xian's debt collection, he added his own "slight" imagination—
He wrote a play about this matter as if divinely inspired.
After finishing the script, he felt that the sentences were witty and the story was full of twists and turns. He sighed inwardly, thinking that it was a pity that such a good script could not be put on a play.
Still unwilling to give up, he decided to have his descendants handle it on his behalf.
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In the winter of the fifteenth year of the Hongwu reign, the New Year was approaching.
A cold wind howled outside. Bai Susu, wearing a fine white fox fur coat, hurriedly got off the carriage.
Upon entering the place now openly and secretly referred to as Liuxian Palace, one immediately feels a warmth like spring.
From her perspective, Liuxian Palace seemed like a legendary paradise, isolated from the harsh cold and scorching heat of the outside world, a place only immortals could live in.
That immortal was naturally Liu Xian. Of course, Bai Susu was always grateful to be able to become an immortal's disciple.
She casually shed the luxurious fox fur coat that Er Ya could never have dreamed of, without even flinching.
Her face remained calm and composed. Receiving such immense wealth was a blessing from heaven, so anyone who wanted to destroy this "blessing" would have to step over Bai Susu's bones.
Knock on the door, enter the hall. The spacious hall is empty of servants, and the layers of gauze curtains do not move automatically, revealing only the outline of the "person" inside.
"Immortal Liu, I've inspected the Ministry of Works. Construction of temples has begun in all prefectures of the Ming Dynasty. In Zhili, some temples have already been completed, and the next few are..."
Bai Susu's tone was gentle, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, and her pronunciation was clear, making those who heard her feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.
"Host, isn't Er Ya working very hard? She couldn't read before, but she's become so amazing in such a short time."
The system was extremely proud of its own Er Ya. There was nothing it could do; Er Ya addressed the spirit as "Master" with utmost respect.
Even a unicorn has feelings!
Ling Xiao chuckled softly, her jade-white fingers supporting her cheek as she cast a playful glance at Bai Susu, and said to the system:
"A person like her will never be overlooked. She has seen wealth and honor, yet she is willing to be vigilant even in times of peace. She is willing to endure great hardship in order to hold onto wealth and honor. Tsk tsk tsk."
Ling Xiao found it amusing and interesting that a girl not even ten years old possessed such natural sharpness and ruthlessness. If she were to push her any further...
Coincidentally, the numerous Liuxian Temples scattered throughout the land provided her with a means to absorb faith and achieve godhood, thus inevitably leading to her becoming a colossal entity.
After she leaves, should I give it to Er Ya to play with? It would be a gift from her as her master.
Let's see what kind of mess she can make of the world.
Ling Xiao's thoughts changed freely and wildly. If Zhu Yuanzhang and the Taoist sects knew about her "wasteful" behavior, their hearts would bleed.
The person on the other end nodded foolishly, "That's right, Su Su has been completely transformed under the guidance of this system."
Ling Xiao was too lazy to reply to him and listened to Bai Susu's report with her eyes closed.
If someone were to enter through the gauze curtains, they could see that beneath the seemingly slender and elegant upper body, a snake's tail meandered and coiled, filling every inch of the palace.
The scales on the snake's tail slowly faded and became brittle, eventually falling off silently, revealing new scales that were slightly lighter in color.
As a result, the once seamless white snake tail is now a mottled mess of colors.
The "tool book" sent by the main god was not a trap. Ling Xiao's fragmented and distorted ability system was gradually corrected.
Even her soul, which had been affected by things like evil god blood sacrifices, barbaric modifications, and curses, is being clarified.
Like a snake shedding its skin to be reborn, she is now also waiting for her own rebirth.
Sure enough, after getting rid of that lousy boss at her former company, a kind and cheerful girl like herself won't have bad luck.
At this moment, the palace door was knocked again. The people outside did not receive the same treatment as Bai Susu and could not enter directly.
Bai Susu kept talking, glanced at the gauze curtain, and seeing no movement, a subtle smile appeared on her otherwise pretty face.
She continued speaking.
About fifteen minutes later, Su Su finally stopped, still wanting more, and the palace doors opened.
As expected, the Taoist priest in blue robes appeared, and he lowered his head and composed himself.
"Immortal Liu, someone from the palace just arrived and said that the Empress's birthday is in three days. They would like to invite you to attend."
This future heir of Longhu Mountain is truly at the bottom of the food chain in Liuxian.
Since Ling Xiao collected enough textual data, the system can now translate ancient Taoist texts. Little Zhang Taoist has lost his purpose, but for some reason, he refuses to leave.
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