Chapter 065 Chapter 65
Chapter 65
Bai Fenglin naturally didn't want to ascend the throne. When he heard what the Pavilion Master said, he was shocked all over and waved his hands as if he was scared.
"No, no, no, I'm just here to seek justice for the two children. The throne has nothing to do with me."
Bai Fenglin received an orthodox education in an immortal cultivation sect. To her, these sect affairs were trivial and delayed her cultivation.
She is the master's direct disciple, so she has naturally seen how her master worries about the entire sect. So how could he let her ascend the throne and become emperor?
Just as she didn't know what the emperor of the mortal world was like?
The food, clothing and enjoyment here are not as good as those in the world of cultivation. Her cultivation is not stagnant at the Jindan stage with no progress. Why should she give up cultivation and come to the mortal world to be a queen who works so hard for her?
Bai Fenglin's look of disdain caught the eyes of the ministers present. For a moment, everyone was a little surprised. When did the throne become so unattractive?
But think about it, she is a fairy, and life in the fairyland must be more enjoyable than that of an emperor on earth, so it is understandable that she is unwilling to come.
Didn’t you see that even Marshal Bai didn’t say anything?
Feeling the gazes on him, Marshal Bai smiled bitterly in his heart. Was that something he didn't want to say?
Bai Yue is already a fairy and has a sect. If he, as her father, says any more, he will be annoying.
and……
What Marshal Bai didn't say was that what happened today happened so quickly and so suddenly that he actually thought at first that it was his daughter who had returned.
But now that he had come to his senses, he felt like something was not right.
It was as if the daughter in front of him was not his daughter.
But she clearly has the memory...
Marshal Bai fell into deep thought. In the eyes of the ministers, it meant that Marshal Bai accepted the decision, so they naturally did not say anything to spoil his mood.
However, the ministers accepted it, but some people could not accept it.
Li Sifang knelt on the ground in a daze. He originally thought that the Crown Princess was here to seize power, so he naturally tried to dissuade her according to traditional thinking.
However, people didn't buy it, and Li Sifang's dream was naturally shattered.
But now he'd better worry about his life rather than his shattered dream.
[This scene is like the ancient times when the righteous people defeated the villains after their victory, and the protagonists are all stubborn.] 777 looked at the scene in front of him and complained with emotion.
[No matter what kind of justice you have, if you hurt the people I care about, you are a bad person.] 777 spoke in a rhythmic manner, like an actor who was overdoing it.
Gu Youxing's mouth twitched as he listened to 777's complaints.
[Xiao Qi, this sounds disgusting. It's obviously just a matter of position that determines the point of view. As an emperor, a princess married to a foreign emperor and a small amount of money compared to the cost of war can delay a few years of recuperation. This is too cost-effective.]
Gu Youxing narrowed his eyes: [But as the princess herself and her family, they naturally feel that marriage is a disaster. For a princess, dying young is the norm.]
777 nodded: [This is the norm for humans. It’s just that when you fought the civil servants before, you really looked like that. ]
[How can you gain emotional points if your acting skills are not good? The excellent politicians’ ability of being an actor is just the basic skills. ]
Gu Youxing said casually, looking at Bai Fenglin on the side.
After Bai Fenglin reacted, his expression turned unfriendly as he looked at the ministers in front of him.
But she had no idea how to deal with these people. After all, she didn't live in Dafeng, so even if these people had done something wrong before, she didn't know.
As a child who was raised and spoiled by his parents, the first thing Bai Fenglin thought of was to ask for help from his two elder parents.
I had already drawn the communication talisman on my hand when I remembered that my parents couldn’t come in.
"Oh." Bai Fenglin's face suddenly turned bitter. Could it be that she really had to be entangled with this dynasty for a while?
Fortunately, she quickly remembered something.
Marshal Bai was wondering what was wrong when he felt a burning gaze falling on him.
He looked up and saw his strange girl giving him a very familiar flattering expression.
This familiar expression made Marshal Bai's heart skip a beat.
When Bai Yue was a child, whenever she encountered something she didn't want to do or eat, she would look at him with this expression.
Then……
"Dad, Dad, please help your daughter, hehe."
really.
Marshal Bai's mouth twitched when he heard these familiar words.
He just knows it!
He subconsciously wanted to touch his daughter's head, but when he raised his hand, he realized that they were still in the court, so he finally put it down.
Although the corners of Marshal Bai's mouth were still upturned, his eyes were moist.
What familiar words! He thought he would never hear them again in his life.
"You, you just ask your father to clean up your mess."
Bai Fenglin only smiled flatteringly: "Hehe."
Marshal Bai said this with tears in his eyes, and walked forward to discuss the next steps with Bai Fenglin.
*
[Could it be that Bai Fenglin is really Marshal Bai's daughter? She is so skilled at acting like a spoiled child.] 777 said in surprise in Gu Youxing's mind.
[Most daughters who are loved by their parents are like this. But when I chose Bai Fenglin, I didn't expect that these aspects of her overlapped a lot with Bai Yue.]
Gu Youxing sat there expressionlessly with Han Jue's skin on, thinking of himself as just a mascot to fill the scene.
[What if the host has no overlap with Bai Fenglin and Bai Yue, and Marshal Bai finds out at a glance? ]
777 asked curiously, if a father didn't believe his daughter's words, it would probably not be as easy for Bai Fenglin to obtain Bai Yue's identity as it is now.
[Even if Marshal Bai found out, he wouldn't tell anyone. Even if the daughter of an immortal doesn't look much like the previous daughter, just her standing there is enough to save the Bai family.]
As Gu Youxing was speaking, he heard Bai Fenglin actually mentioned him.
"...Now it's a matter of government affairs. Pavilion Master, although my two children have been persecuted like this, I don't want to interfere in government affairs. Pavilion Master, are you willing to help look after them for a while?"
Bai Fenglin looked at the Pavilion Master in front of him with some embarrassment.
She really didn't want to get involved in these matters, and Marshal Bai didn't want to get involved in government affairs either. Marshal Bai had a very clear understanding of himself, and he was only suitable for fighting.
However, she was unwilling to hand the throne directly to the bloodline of Emperor Yuanxing.
She also thought about letting her two children ascend the throne, but the two children were still young, and the suspicion between the master and the ministers had happened even in the world of cultivation.
Besides, the two children will follow her back to the world of cultivation to practice, so let mortals worry about the affairs of the mortal world.
It would be difficult to find a suitable candidate by asking the sect for help now, so it would be better to ask the leader of Tianwen Pavilion to help for a while.
Unfortunately, it seems that the leader of Tianwen Pavilion does not want to get involved in this matter.
Bai Fenglin looked at the Pavilion Master pointing at his blindfolded eyes and shook his head. His snow-white hair swept across his shoulders, making his already fair skin look even more fragile.
This is what rejection means.
Bai Fenglin sighed, his face full of worry.
She wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but after all, there is a law of nature in this world. It would be nice for her to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but if the law of nature caused trouble...
The ministers below were gradually getting a little agitated. If this fairy couldn't find a candidate...
Is it possible that they will be chosen to run the government?
The eyes of the officials present lit up.
Unfortunately, what these officials did not expect was that the white-haired immortal who had refused at the beginning finally provided a candidate.
"Mu Chu is fine for now, it's legitimate and reasonable."
Said the blindfolded white-haired immortal.
Bai Fenglin was about to refuse, but he heard the head of Tianwen Pavilion speak.
"Mu Chu's face-reading skills still need practice."
Bai Fenglin immediately nodded in agreement.
After she came to her senses, she no longer felt that her son had been snatched away. Although Tianwen Pavilion is now not much different from being raised by Huanhai Sect, the name still needs a reason.
The other realms are eyeing the Tianwen Pavilion covetously. No force would mind having too many prophets, right?
And now her son has been rightfully valued by the head of Tianwen Pavilion and accepted as his direct disciple. Isn't this legitimate?
However, when the ministers heard that the two immortals above had so easily handed over the entire country's government to a child who was only 8 years old, they wanted to say it was ridiculous. But what right did they have to resist?
Marshal Bai also felt that this decision was a bit too crazy, but after thinking about it, couldn't he send a few aides to his grandson?
What's more, could it be possible that the officials in the court were dead?
And it's only for a period of time, until the right person is found. Who knows, maybe my fairy daughter will bring the child to the fairyland.
So with all the ministers looking confused, the next person to handle the affairs of state was decided.
Now that we have someone to handle state affairs, the next things will be quick.
Marshal Bai took the imperial seal in front of everyone and pressed the seal on the abdication edict.
Prince Chungnyeong, who was still sleeping in the back hall, suddenly became the little emperor.
Emperor Yuanxing wanted to resist, but if he moved the porcelain piece embedded in his foot, it would remind him of his existence, and he could not even walk, let alone resist.
Only at this time did Emperor Yuanxing understand why those women screamed so miserably when they bound their feet.
Just as Emperor Yuanxing's abdication edict was written, Prince Chungnyeong woke up in the back hall.
So the ministers present looked at King Chungnyeong, whom they were very familiar with, with a confused look on their faces as he was escorted to the throne by the guards.
"Ah??? I am the emperor now???"
*
When Weiyuan Hou returned home, he looked extremely haggard, even more haggard than before. Frightened, Lu Yirou quickly stepped forward to support her father, who was already a little shaky.
"Father! What happened in the court? I seemed to see an immortal descending from the sky..."
What Lu Yirou said was also seen by the wife of Marquis Weiyuan. The two of them had originally discussed at home that after the storm had passed, the wife of Marquis Weiyuan also wanted to participate in the design of the clothes.
However, there was a sudden unusual noise in the sky, followed by a loud roar that could be heard throughout the capital.
The mother and daughter were stunned at the moment, but fortunately the servants had not forgotten all the training that Lu Yirou had given to her servants in order to prevent riots.
Under the command of Lu Yirou and Lady Weiyuan Hou, everyone closed the doors and windows, and then gathered in the main hall, while the servants stood outside the main hall with their weapons in hand.
These arrangements were not removed until Marquis Weiyuan returned.
"It's not just something that happened in the court, it's simply blown the roof off the head."
After returning home and seeing the worried faces of his wife and daughter, Weiyuan Hou let out a long sigh and fell heavily into the chair.
Then he recounted everything that had happened in the court.
Mrs. Weiyuan Hou and Lu Yirou were stunned by what they heard.
Some young prince offended Emperor Yuanxing, so Emperor Yuanxing ordered him to be beaten to death. However, at the critical moment, he was saved by the former Crown Princess who fell from the sky.
It turns out that the former Crown Princess came to the mortal world to experience hardships. After returning from the experience, she couldn't leave her two children behind. She was finally able to go down to the mortal world, but she happened to see the child she had given birth to at the cost of her life, being beaten to death by the emperor of the mortal world.
It was said that the former Crown Princess cured Prince Zhongning and Marshal Bai with a few pills, and then she rushed into the imperial study, pulled Emperor Yuanxing up to the sky, and started whipping him.
The guards and ministers below wanted to rescue but had no way to do so. The empress dowager even came out to plead for mercy. Princess Funing came over at this time. When the former crown princess saw her daughter's feet, she went mad and forcibly wrapped Emperor Yuanxing's feet into three-inch golden lotus.
After that, the young prince's master came down to earth, and he looked like a fortune teller. There was also a struggle at the court meeting, and in the end, King Chungnyeong succeeded to the throne...
"…Prince Chungnyeong was not happy at first, thinking that the court was really making things difficult for him, but after his immortal master promised to help him clean up the mess, Prince Chungnyeong was happy."
At this point, Marquis Weiyuan was speechless. He really couldn't imagine how chaotic the government would be in the future. Fortunately, there were two immortals to back him up. Even if their little emperor made more trouble, it would probably be a matter of the immortals just raising their fingers.
After today's events in the court were concluded, the entire main hall was in silence. Both the servants and maids stood there in a daze.
The wife of Marquis Weiyuan and Lu Yirou were even more stiff.
If the wife of Marquis Weiyuan was shocked, then Lu Yirou was terrified.
This is completely different from my previous life!
She is fourteen this year. In her previous life, when she was fourteen, the entire capital was calm and peaceful without any disturbances, not even the Huns invaded.
When the Huns invaded before, she thought it was because of her rebirth and everything happened in advance.
Including the matter of Princess Funing's marriage.
But where did the former Crown Princess come from?
When she died of childbirth in her previous life, the former Crown Princess was still a dead person!
Lu Yirou tried hard to recall the differences between her previous life and this life, and finally remembered the goddess temple in the suburbs.
"Yes, that must be the case. In his previous life, King Chungnyeong didn't build the temple for some reason, which is why the former Crown Princess couldn't come down to earth from the immortal world!"
After finding the reason, Lu Yirou's originally panicked mood finally calmed down.
But what followed was confusion.
From now on in this life, everything will be different.
Prince Zhongning has now become the little emperor, and whether Pei Muli, who was supposed to ascend the throne, can survive is another matter.
The entire court situation was shrouded in mystery.
No one knows how the little emperor, who has two immortals backing him up, will handle state affairs.
"...Fortunately, His Majesty has just ascended the throne and will not act rashly. After the coronation ceremony, some news should be able to be spread."
As Weiyuan Hou spoke, an expression of relief appeared on his face.
Fortunately, he had not offended King Chungnyeong before, and he kept his mouth shut on the topic of marriage, so even if there was a reckoning, it would not be his fault.
The wife of Marquis Weiyuan was also very grateful, but Lu Yirou at the side had a bad feeling.
My parents had little contact with King Chungnyeong, and my father only had short contact with King Chungnyeong during the grand court meetings twice a month.
They had no idea what kind of willful and reckless character King Chungnyeong was.
It was after Lu Yirou entered the studio that she began to have some understanding of King Chungnyeong's temperament.
Just as she was about to speak out her guess, she heard the faint sound of horse hooves coming from outside the door.
“Da da da da—”
Marquis Weiyuan, who had just been feeling grateful, looked at his wife with horror, and quickly asked the servants to be careful and climb up the wall to see what had happened.
After the servant climbed up the wall, he brought good news and bad news.
The good news is that the soldiers are not coming for them.
Bad news, they went to other houses to search and confiscate their property.
Wei Yuanhe slumped in his chair, a thought echoing in his mind.
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of a rebellion by the court officials?"
*
Facts have proved that they are really not afraid.
The next day, Marquis Weiyuan and several other marginal nobles, who did not have to attend court, sat in a daze in the teahouse, looking at the huge crowds of people in Caishikou.
Their house was searched yesterday and today they executed them.
The young emperor even took advantage of the hustle and bustle of the vegetable market to post a notice on the side. As if afraid that the common people would not understand, he asked the clerk to tell the common people that his fairy mother had gone to the border to help fight the Huns and that Marshal Bai had finally set out on the expedition.
"…And the most important thing is, the taxes have been reduced! The taxes have been reduced! His Majesty just confiscated the property, and now that he has money, he will reduce your taxes!"
The clerk's words were simple and crude, but they attracted everyone present. No matter they were hawkers entering the city, farmers, or residents of the capital, they all gathered around him after hearing about the tax cut.
It soon became clear that their Majesty reduced taxes because the homes of those corrupt officials had been raided, and since His Majesty had money, he did not want their money.
"This little money is not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth."
Several vendors who were fortunate enough to have seen King Chungnyeong suddenly remembered what he had said in front of their stalls.
After repeated confirmation, the common people, starting from someone unknown, suddenly cheered "Long live the emperor", thinking that His Majesty was simply the best emperor.
Looking at the cheering civilians, Weiyuan Hou and his men immediately understood why His Majesty was not afraid of a rebellion by the court officials, nor was he afraid of the impact of his own aggressive actions on the court.
These civilians are the answer.
As long as Your Majesty has the support of the people, the court officials will not be a big problem.
The thing that is most abundant in the world is people who want to be officials.
——There is no shortage of people like them who are aware of the current situation and are fence-sitters.
Marquis Weiyuan sighed and turned to look at the execution platform with a complicated expression.
Those kneeling on the execution platform were all their colleagues who had stood in the same court with them yesterday.
Among them was Prime Minister Liu.
When the charges were read out, many civilians shouted that the house search was a good thing because of the tax cut.
Some even threw rotten vegetable leaves and stones at Prime Minister Liu.
The charges against Prime Minister Liu were not fabricated at random. Corruption and bribery were just the basic ones. The most crucial thing was that Prime Minister Liu played an important role in slandering the prince for treason.
The young emperor had no idea what the rehabilitation of the prince's treason case meant. He just wanted justice for his father and mother.
But Prime Minister Liu's political enemies would not miss such a good opportunity, and they would take every opportunity to trample on the Liu family.
All the things that were originally hidden were now revealed, and many families were implicated. The political enemies of Prime Minister Liu played an indispensable role in the fact that there are so many people on the stage now.
As it was noon, the executioner gave an order and began to work quickly.
But what’s strange is that even though people were chopped, the atmosphere at the scene was quite lively.
Marquis Weiyuan was shocked as he watched the civilians in front of him cheering collectively. These civilians would obviously hide in fear when they saw people of noble status, but when faced with beheading, they seemed to be accustomed to it and were not afraid at all.
They were even discussing it at the same time.
"Although your Majesty was a bit of a dandy when he was still a prince, King Chungnyeong still paid for things at that time." said a man in shorts.
“It’s just that he’s a bit overbearing. No one else can snatch the things he likes from him,” said another vendor.
"Your Majesty is only eight years old, and what kind of report is this? This is called the appearance of an emperor." An old lady rolled her eyes at the vendor and said.
Others also praised the newly enthroned little emperor.
Some scholars wanted to refute that King Chungnyeong was purely plotting treason, but seeing the atmosphere around them because of the tax cuts and the executioner's sword flashing with a cold light on the stage, they finally shut up.
For a while, the entire capital was singing praises to the little emperor.
Now the ministers who had originally wanted to wait and see could no longer sit still.
They want to take over Prime Minister Liu's position, but they don't want to be overtaken by the little emperor!
Originally these ministers were still thinking of some conspiracies and tricks, but unfortunately after seeing the young prince in court, all these conspiracies and tricks were useless.
——The little emperor openly tied the talisman given by the immortals around his waist!
*
The capital is dealing with the Liu family and others, and Bai Fenglin at the border is also dealing with the Huns.
In the face of overwhelming force, the Huns were just a group of pigs to Bai Fenglin - but apparently nearly 400,000 pigs could do some damage.
So as soon as he arrived at the border, Bai Fenglin launched a surprise attack on the Huns in the middle of the night, put all their weapons and armor into a space bag, and even took away all the horse harnesses.
And all the horses were let go.
When the Huns woke up the next morning, they were stunned to see the dead sentinels and the empty armory.
Bai Fenglin didn't even let go of the kitchen knife.
At this time, the soldiers on the front line and the refugees who had lost their loved ones rushed forward.
As the saying goes, no matter how skilled in martial arts one is, one is still afraid of a kitchen knife. When the unarmed Huns encountered these armed soldiers, even if they were warriors on horseback, they could only be ruthlessly overwhelmed.
Bai Fenglin used these means to recapture Ningyun Pass.
Looking at the corpses scattered all over Ningyun Pass, Bai Fenglin was also infected with sadness, and the Bai family army who returned to Ningyun Pass burst into tears.
Marshal Bai went to prepare the head for the sacrifice with tears in his eyes. Bai Fenglin originally wanted to help, but the sudden appearance of the talisman interrupted her action.
She clicked on the message and looked confused.
"The sect wants to help the mortal world test their spiritual roots?"
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