In the past three years, Ye Lan had heard enough of her clichés, and what she said today was also deliberately said to her.
Sure enough, Xuan Wu Ji was not a complete sacrificial devotee from the beginning to the end.
"Since you have ambitions and aspirations, there is no need to hypocritically label yourself with morality. Just do your best to get what you want." There was a hint of contempt in Ye Lan's cold voice. He looked down on such hypocritical people from the bottom of his heart.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Wuji's expression turned cold, and she slammed the table and shouted, "Who allowed you to speak to me like this?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the formation under his feet started to work, and the powerful oppressive feeling of the demon god rushed towards the girl.
Before this, Ye Lan would have been unable to move and could only allow himself to be slaughtered.
But at this time, she just stood there, raised her hand and waved it, and in an instant, she dissolved the overwhelming pressure.
"What?" Xuan Wuji was shocked when she saw this and stood up from the table. "Why are your skills improving so fast?!"
Moreover, the girl lives in a fantasy world every day, and her every move is under her eyes.
She didn't even realize that the other party was practicing!
Hearing this, Ye Lan also smiled faintly, "I received a good birthday gift. I just happened to have plenty of time here to refine it."
"..." Xuan Wuji gritted her teeth, "It's that jade pendant!"
When the two people were absorbed into the illusion, the rest of the items on their bodies should have been ignored and disappeared temporarily.
But there is one exception.
Over there is the jade pendant that the man is carrying.
That piece of ancient jade was older than she had lived, and it contained some mysterious power so strong that even she had to avoid it.
Unexpectedly, the jade finally fell into the hands of the girl.
She suddenly looked at Ye Lan with a complicated expression and asked in a sour tone, "Is he fond of you?"
Um?
Ye Lan was a little confused by the question, frowned, and corrected: "We are relatives."
"He is your brother?" Xuan Wuji asked back. Seeing her silence, he became suspicious and guessed again, "Uncle or nephew from a distant place?"
"..." Ye Lan's headache grew as he listened. After a long while, he pursed his lips and said, "According to you, he is my adoptive father."
"Adoptive father? Ha." Xuan Wu Ji sneered and retorted with the same contemptuous and sarcastic tone, "Judging from his appearance, he's only seven or eight years older than you. How can he be your adoptive father? And it seems like you two are acting distantly and don't have any familiarity from spending time together. I think this is clearly a covert plot!"
Ye Lan was practically being scolded and pointed at, feeling very confused. "Even if there is something between us, what does it have to do with you?"
"You!" Xuan Wuji was speechless for a moment. After holding it in for a long time, she snorted coldly and sat back. "Since you already have the ability to break through the illusion, why don't you just go out? Why are you wasting time here with me?"
Are you chasing people away?
Ye Lan felt that this person was becoming increasingly baffling, but he still said calmly, "I promised you that I would untie your knot before I left."
Although she is not a real man, she always does what she says.
Xuan Wuji was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "You mean you want to make those deliberately unearthed stone tablets, books hidden in fish bellies, and auspicious signs from heaven come true? You want to use these inferior means to seize the Liu family's territory."
She had seen everything Ye Lan had done over the past three years, and naturally knew her ultimate intention.
Ye Lan made no secret of this and said without a trace of guilt, "Those in power always only care about the results, not the process. It may be fake now, but it may become true in the future."
“…” Xuan Wu Ji was silent for a while.
She also recalled how Ye Lan had chopped off Liu Yong's head without a word, and coerced the court officials to block the news, and she also stated that as long as she was king, she could write the history books however she wanted.
Now three years have passed, and those court officials have gradually surrendered to Ye Lan after witnessing his great talent and thundering methods day after day. Even the most stubborn old tutor took the initiative to resign a few days ago and no longer interfered in worldly affairs, which was his tacit approval of Ye Lan's plan.
So Xuan Wu Ji had to admit that what she said was true.
Ye Lan was also quick to act. After receiving the victory report from the border the next day, he began to spread the news among the people that Liu Yong was critically ill and the royal family had no children, which was a sign from heaven.
In the past three years, the people of Ming Dynasty have only heard that the emperor is incompetent, while the queen has been running around to provide relief to the victims and deal with corrupt officials, so they are not worried about the king's serious illness.
People even started discussing it boldly after dinner in taverns.
"If you ask me, the Queen of Ming Dynasty is our Bodhisattva. If she hadn't killed the corrupt officials and released the grain three years ago, I would have been eaten by my neighbors."
"That's right. Now our life of luxury and good food depends entirely on the Queen. As long as she is here, we have nothing to worry about. If she is gone, I'm afraid these good days will be over."
"Damn it! If this were the new king, he would definitely not tolerate the queen. There have been a lot of auspicious signs lately, and they all point to the queen. Why don't we all support the queen as our king? Isn't that right?"
…
This voice quickly gained widespread support and soon caused a stir among the people.
First, the local gentry made a golden statue of the queen and built temples and shrines for her. Then, the cities secretly joined together to write a petition to abdicate and submit it to the capital.
Less than half a month later, the news of Liu Yong's death was finally released. At the same time, Ye Lan inherited the throne with the support of the people and changed the country's name to Xuanming.
On the day he ascended the throne, he won a great victory at the border. The territory of the Ming Dynasty expanded to its largest size among the five dynasties, penetrating deep into the heartland of the other four countries, forcing the other four countries to jointly issue a letter of surrender, promising never to send troops to the Ming Dynasty again.
Ye Lan ascended the throne with this letter of surrender and became the first emperor to unify five dynasties.
Half a month later, the army returned to the capital.
Many ministers in the court had been replaced by new faces, so when they heard that Ye Lan was going to personally go to the city wall of the royal capital to welcome General Han Ting, they all showed disapproval on their faces.
"Your Majesty, Han Ting now holds military power and is a reckless man. Those who have the greatest objections to your registration this time are Han Ting's supporters."
"Yes, and Han Ting has some royal blood. If he rebels, it will be easy."
"Your Majesty, you must show your attitude now. You must not appear too close to the general and draw criticism. I think it would be better to give him a warning and let others see who is the king of the capital."
…
The people below were talking at once, but no one noticed that some old ministers were still standing in the corner and trembling.
They were speechless and could only say that these new ministers were too naive.
Right where they stood, the current king had conspired with the general to usurp the throne...
Ye Lan naturally did not listen to their opinions. He had his sedan packed up and led the ceremonial guard from the palace gate to the city gate.
On the city wall, the cold wind was howling, it was already deep winter.
The last time Xiao Yunting left was midsummer, and now three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Ye Lan's physical appearance remained unchanged, except for his improved skills. It was unknown what the other party was like...
As she was thinking, she suddenly saw a team appear at the end of the official road.
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