Zhu Ying was injured and fled the palace in a panic. Before he left Yingdu, he met Lu Ling who was strolling slowly.
Thinking of the dead Xu Nianqing and the words of the empress, Zhu Ying's hatred for Lu Ling reached its peak.
She charged forward without a second thought, but unfortunately she was covered in wounds and was beaten back the instant she attacked.
Lu Ling attacked without mercy, but his expression was as if he had met a friend and he smiled, "Oh, it's the Southern Witch Saint, what a coincidence?"
Zhu Ying gritted her teeth in anger: "Lu Ling, did you take my Wan Gu powder?"
The Wan Gu Powder can attract all poisonous insects in the world. Although it is packed in a bag, the toxicity of the outer layer is too much for ordinary people to withstand.
She met Lu Ling two days ago, and the Wan Gu Powder disappeared, which prevented her from threatening the empress and caused her beloved to die in front of her.
Now seeing Lu Ling, his hatred was so overwhelming that he wanted to tear Lu Ling into pieces.
Lu Ling casually took out a bag: "Is this what you are talking about?"
Sure enough, he took it!
Zhu Ying shouted angrily: "Give it back to me, you thief."
Lu Ling shook the bag leisurely. "I heard that Nan Wu's Wan Gu Powder is actually the ashes of the previous Gu King. So, aren't you scattering your grandfather's ashes everywhere?"
Carrying your grandfather's ashes with you to scatter is the greatest filial piety in the world!
Zhu Ying: "If I ask you to take care of it, give it back to me!"
Lu Ling raised his hand and threw it back to her: "I don't want it. It's really unlucky to hold the ashes of a dead person!"
However, Zhu Ying took it and looked at it, and instantly collapsed: "What did you do with my Wan Gu powder?"
Lu Ling looked innocent. "I didn't do anything. I just accidentally spilled some in there while drinking, and it got soaked in water while crossing the river. Then I put it on the fire to roast it. Now, maybe... it's a little ineffective!"
As soon as Lu Ling finished speaking, Zhu Ying rushed forward and said, "Go to hell!"
Lu Ling is similar to her, but he is not afraid of her at all. Without the advantage of the poison, Zhu Ying cannot defeat Lu Ling with force alone.
Zhu Ying was bleeding profusely, but she didn't care. Instead, she felt distressed and jealous for Lu Ling.
The blood of the Southern Witch Saint is such a good thing, but it’s just gone like that. What a pity!
Suddenly an idea struck him and he pulled out a roll of rope for tying corpses.
Zhu Ying was so overwhelmed by anger and hatred that even when Lu Ling tied her up, she didn't realize the danger and cursed, "Lu Ling, you lackey of the Empress, I will definitely kill you."
Lu Ling carefully tied a pig knot that was impossible to break free from, and righteously corrected Zhu Ying: "I'm not the Empress's running dog yet, but one day, I will become her most loyal dog."
"......?" Zhu Ying was stunned and even forgot to curse.
Is this guy fucking crazy?
She realized she was tied up and struggled hard: "Let me go, I am the Saint of Southern Witch. If you dare to attack me, everyone in Southern Witch will hunt you down."
Lu Ling was unfazed: "That's not important. The people from Nanwu are also hunting me now, so having a few more people won't matter."
Zhu Ying only then noticed his face: "Are you a corpse Gu? Did you turn yourself into a corpse puppet by playing with it?"
"Haha, you deserve it, you deserve it!"
Lu Ling also smiled: "Isn't it fortunate that I met you, the Southern Witch Saint? The Southern Witch Saint has been born with poisonous blood. She has been carefully nurtured. This blood can nourish all kinds of poisons. I haven't heard that it can cure the poison of corpse puppets, but you can give it a try."
Zhu Ying's smile froze on her face. "Lu Ling, I am the Saint of the Southern Witches. Do you want to be an enemy of my entire Southern Witch clan?"
Lu Ling touched his face and smiled evilly: "I just want to restore my appearance. For this face, I can become an enemy of everyone."
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"Your Majesty, Xia Jie requests an audience!"
Xia Jie was the eldest prince of Beicang. He was the one who instigated the King of Beicang to join forces with King Xian to raise an army. It was also because of that incident that he met Xu Nianqing.
The two of them share the same ideas and interests, so Xu Nianqing chose to come to Beicang to recuperate after being injured.
Xia Jie's goal was to seize the royal power of Beicang, and Xu Nianqing wanted to use Beicang's power to fight back against Longsheng. The two hit it off and decided to seize power first and then send troops to Longsheng.
As a result, the empress arrived before they could take over Beicang.
Now that Xu Nianqing is dead, Xia Jie knows that he must find another way out for himself. However, he is imprisoned and cannot escape at all, so the only way out can only be the empress.
Xiao Li met Xia Jie. Although Xia Jie was the one who rebelled against him, compared with others, Xia Jie was ambitious, had ideas, and had abilities, so he could be considered a man of character.
"Xia Jie pays his respects to Her Majesty the Empress."
Xiao Li raised his hand.
Yang Jun asked with a smile, "Why do you want to see me?"
Xia Jie glanced at the silent empress. Seeing her staring at him, he collected his thoughts and spoke calmly and sincerely, "Your Majesty, Beicang is different from Longsheng. The people there are extremely cruel and ruthless and difficult to educate. Xia Jie is willing to govern Beicang on your behalf. I will pay all the annual taxes and swear on my life that I will serve your Majesty and never betray him."
Simply put, he wants to be the king of Beicang and lead Beicang to submit to Empress Longsheng.
In this way, Beicang is considered a vassal state of Longsheng and does not need to be managed by Longsheng. Longsheng only needs to collect taxes and offerings.
The idea is good, but Xiao Li doesn't need it.
Xiao Li's cold voice rang out: "Xia Jie, Xu Nianqing is dead, did you know?"
Xia Jie lowered his head: "I know."
Xiao Li: "Then why do you think I will use you?"
Xia Jie bent his knees and knelt on the ground with a thud. "My friendship with Xu Nianqing happened yesterday. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, I am willing to bear it. But I beg Your Majesty to give me a chance to serve you."
Ambitious, flexible, not quibbling when faced with things, and able to take responsibility.
If this person were an official, Xiao Li would definitely admire him.
What a pity.
Xiao Li raised his hand slightly, and Yang Jun immediately asked the person to leave.
Xia Jie was unwilling to give in: "Your Majesty, please consider this seriously. Every word I say is sincere and not empty."
Yang Jun sent his men to arrest him, and then he replied, "Xia Jie, don't you understand yet? Bei Cang is gone, so how can there still be a King of Bei Cang?"
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Xiao Li came to Beicang with the purpose of taking over Beicang. Since Beicang did not put up a strong resistance, she did not choose to use military force.
Directly imprison all the royal family and royal relatives, and then leave people to suppress them.
She wasn't even worried that Beicang would rebel.
People from the Ministry of Rites would go to each city and read out the Longsheng Law, which concerns taxation, people's livelihood reforms, and the treatment of officials and soldiers.
Of course, this is less than one-third of the Silver Armor Army, but for Beicang, a poor and remote border country, it is already the ceiling level treatment.
The fact that they don’t have to pay taxes is enough to make everyone in Beicang burst into tears of gratitude.
Wang Wanqing and others checked the files of all officials and soldiers in Beicang. Those that could be used were kept, while those who had committed serious crimes and had poor moral conduct were all confiscated and executed.
Finally, Longsheng's soldiers and officials moved into Beicang, and the families of the officials who had been convicted and exiled before were directly moved to Beicang from their places of exile.
Blood assimilation, text assimilation, consciousness assimilation.
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