Chapter 136 The World

In the Yangxin Hall of the Zhongxia Palace, Emperor Lieyang leaned comfortably on the golden dragon chair, holding the thousand-year-old warm jade sent by Nalan Youqi. The table was burning with a quiet fragrance and covered with snow-white silk. The ink was thick and full, but he did not move his pen, but he just nourished his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. Sitting at the head of him were Luo Yu, the right prime minister, Du Xiaonan, the minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies, Lin Ziqing, the minister of the Ministry of Household, and Huang Sijin, the new minister of the Ministry of War, bent down and stood Zhao Lianshu, the curator of Tongluo.

"Your Majesty!" A little eunuch with dust in his hand quietly pushed the door in and whispered a few words in his ear.

Emperor Lieyang suddenly opened his eyes and coughed one after another without warning. His cheeks flushed and panted, and then hissed, "Let the two of them come in."

The little eunuch hurriedly bent down and retreated quietly. A moment later, the two figures pushed the door and entered. The tall man was wearing black armor. After seeing the emperor, there was a wide long knife behind him, while the other was of medium height, wearing a white Chen Xiuzhe tight robe, which looked very chic. Both of them hung a piece of crystal red jade on their waists.

There is a national scholar's museum in Zhongxia, which is full of talented people. Of course, Chen Xiu masters are indispensable. The state scholars are divided into three levels, green jade, red jade and ink jade. These two are the red jade warriors of the Guoshiguan, the confidants of Emperor Lieyang, who bribed Yuan Zhongzi to assassinate Zhou Yi and others. Both of them are the peak of refining gods. One is called Yu Wenmu and the other is called Situ Yuan.

"Participate in Your Majesty!" The two knelt on one knee to salute.

Emperor Lieyang waved his hand and said, "How's it going?"

Yuwenmu said first: "Your Majesty, the monster sent by Master Yuan Zhongzi is the 'deep forest witch', the peak monster of Aedao. He chased Zhou Yi and others all the way to the middle of the miracle forest. At the last moment, Zhou Yi and others hid into a cube of suspected space teleportation array and were smashed by the deep woodland witch. Zhou Yi and others are likely to have died.

"Hmm!" Emperor Lieyang was about to cough again, but he suppressed it hard, which made his face a little red. He hurriedly took a few sips of tea. "So, he didn't get the Golden Stone Classic?"

The two looked at each other and nodded together. Lieyang's face was even more gloomy, and he threw a newspaper to Yu Wenmu: "Look at it yourself!"

Yu Wenmu's heart sank, hurriedly opened it, and browsed slightly. He couldn't help but be shocked: "Zhou Yi is in the Risang Empire? He robbed the Bliss Manor, led the volcanic magma to destroy more than half of Hezuo City, killed the vegetable field and oil of the Japanese Sang saint, and cut the shepherd's mountain with a knife... He... Is he so powerful?" Speaking of later, I couldn't help but fight with my teeth, and I was afraid. The two took so many crystals and once wanted to kill Zhou Yi in person and swallow these money alone. I didn't expect Zhou Yi to have such a strong strength!

"More than that..." Emperor Lieyang said coldly, "He robbed hundreds of the highest-level female slaves in the inner level of Bliss Manor, took them as his own ban, and threatened to attack Risang Hengjing and the palace. Now, Risang has officially sent a letter from the state, asking Zhongxia to compensate for the losses and assist in catching the murderer. Otherwise, we will send troops to Qingyang Port and provoke a naval battle again!"

"This...this..." The state scholar of the Zhongxia National Scholars Hall has a rich treatment and a title after meritorious service, but he cannot participate in the political affairs of the dynasty. When Yu Wenmu and Situ Yuan heard this, they knew that there were some reasons for their disadvantages, but they did not dare to refute it. Unconsciously, they sweated heavily.

"Zhou Yi's ability is higher than I imagined, but you are not to be blamed."

Seeing that Emperor Lieyang waved his hand, the two hurriedly bowed down and retreated, leaving the house with Emperor Lieyang and three important members of the empire.

"Your Majesty, the small country of Japan has repeatedly said that it is rude and often threaten it with force. Am I still afraid that he will not succeed? If you want to fight, I will immediately prepare!" Huang Sijin is Huang Xian's uncle and brother. Although his cultivation talent is far less than his cousin, he has prestige in the army and is also a good master of commanding war. Especially after the Yongnian Temple incident, he mobilized his strength and suppressed Ye He's rebound and made great contributions.

"Your Majesty!" Du Xiaonan, the Minister of Ceremonies, hurriedly got up and said, "Non no!"

"Why not?" Huang Sijin said dissatisfiedly.

"Sarmy, murder weapon, is not easy to use." Du Xiaonan said in a low voice, "What's more, Zhou Yi is a native of Zhongxia. He made trouble and killed people in Risang. It's my fault. At present, the ships of the Charles Empire frequently appear in the southeast sea, which has many constraints. China lost more than half of the ships in the battle of Japan and Sang. If there is a war, there is still a difference between victory and defeat.

"Lord Du is right." Lin Ziqing got up and said, "The local finance has been depressed for a long time, and the income of the imperial court is decreasing. However, the cost of an intermediate warship is as high as 60,000 taels of silver, which is really unbearable. Moreover, our naval guns are not as good as Charles, Risang and other countries. It's better to give up coastal defense, strengthen the city defense, and wait for work, so that we can fight.

"Rat's eyes are short-sighted! "Rat's eyes are short-sighted!" Huang Sijin is thin, but her face is thin and very handsome. His sword eyebrows were upside down and his face turned red. He looked at Du and Lin, said two words firmly, and said to Emperor Lieyang, "Your Majesty, looking at the future of the mainland, one is in the ocean, and the other is in the refining. Local corruption mainly lies in large-scale door valves, thin taxes and thin service, and smuggles. And ordinary people with heavy taxes are struggling to die of hunger. Today's plan should take two measures to enrich the people and strengthen the army, open sea ports, refine prizes, and pay taxes as a large door valve. At the same time, we should whole the army and the sea to strengthen our coastal defense..."

"Lord Huang!" Lin Ziqing interrupted Huang Sijin coldly, "As a minister of the Ministry of War, you have come to take care of the affairs of my household department. Isn't this hand too long? Large door valves do not pay taxes and are ancestral systems. Do you want to abandon the law of Taizu and ignore it?

"Your Majesty, my minister..."

Emperor Lieyang waved his hand to stop several people's argument and said, "This matter should not be too implicated. First, Zhou Yi is the source of the chaos. He told the provinces and immediately reported its movements to the court without any mistakes. Second, the Tongluo Museum is responsible for dealings with the Risang season, which can apologize and make a little compensation, and must not be arrogant. Third, seize the time to consolidate coastal defense, check all past ships, and attack the sea. Private things..."

The emperor has always been big. After speaking simply and clearly, he did not give Luo Yu and others a chance to speak, so he waved his hand. Seeing that the emperor's face was full of fatigue, Luo Yu had to salute and retreat.

"Princess Xuanjian." Emperor Lieyang picked up his pen and wrote a big word "country" on the silk, and ordered the little eunuch without raising his head.

Soon, the light fragrance came from afar, followed by the sound of jingling. Nalan Lingqi's charm was as usual, but the fireworks-like loneliness occasionally flashed in her eyes.

"See your father!"

"Qier, don't be polite, sit here." Emperor Lieyang looked up, and a trace of gentleness flashed in his eyes, pointing to the brocade round stool in front of the dragon case.

"Thank you, Father. Father, you are not feeling well. Why don't you rest so late? Nalan Lingqi frowned slightly.

"Aren't you sleeping? I see you are sad, but what problem have you encountered?

"Father, the world is in danger."

Nalan Lingqi's words made Emperor Lieyang laugh slightly, "What do you say? A little heavy, isn't it?"

"Father, forgive the child's unfilial piety. This time, you arbitrarily killed the four uncles in one fell swoop and swept the Ye He clan, implicated many important ministers of the imperial court, and indeed hurt the country..."

Emperor Lieyang frowned slightly, and his face showed some impatience and anger: "Qier, are you accusing me? Isn't my intention for you two sisters? I have no children. More than 30 years ago, I had a scuffle with him. If his descendants succeed to the throne, is there still a way for you and Youqi to live?

"I dare not!" Nalan Lingqi's face turned pale, but she still said stubbornly, "This year has been under harvest, and the crystal minerals have gradually lagged behind the Charles Empire. In addition, after Zhou Yi's disturbance, the emperor's authoritative letter decreased. In addition, the practitioners were banned by martial arts, and the hungry people followed, and the rebellion of the Southern Brave Martial Arts League gradually grew.

"What, how dare these parables rebel!" A pat of the dragon case of the Emperor of Lieyang.

"Father, my son and minister have sent messages to Youqi layer by layer to ask her to transfer troops to suppress the rebellion, but the brave military alliance suddenly gathered in the mountains and forests and suddenly attacked the city and plundered the land, which is really difficult to deal with. But this is not the worst news.

"Oh?" Emperor Lieyang's heart sank.

"The Risang Empire has always been eyeing me, and the Charles Empire will also reach out into our waters. Since the defeat of the Japanese and Sang Empire in the naval battle against the Charles Empire, they have always been convinced and sent autumn waves. I'm afraid... they will unite to invade our country.

"What? Will they unite? Emperor Lieyang said, and suddenly his throat was itchy and a violent cough.

"Father!" Nalan Lingqi felt a pain in her heart and ordered the maid next to her, "Told the imperial dining room to make a bowl of rock sugar bird's nest porridge!" In a blink of an eye, she caught a glimpse of the teacup in front of Emperor Lieyang, and saw the brown and red, and the faint fragrance of roses came, which made people feel inexplicably warm.

"What kind of tea is this?" Nalan Lingqi said strangely.

"This is the warm soul tea given to me by Youqi, which is said to have the miraculous effect of calming the mind and nourishing the sun."

"It's rare to have a piece of filial piety." Nalan Lingqi nodded and smiled, but then frowned again, "Father..."

"If you have anything, just ask." Emperor Lieyang.

"Now the world is in chaos, especially the Risang Empire and the Charles Empire, and the Inca Empire is also frequently unclean in the valley. As a princess of prison, there are no elite soldiers in his hands, and he often feels flinching. Father, can you... give me the twelve big cities and 59 mid-city guardian beasts in midsummer?

"What?" The light flashed in Emperor Lieyang's eyes, which scared Nalan Lingqi to stand up in a hurry, and her heart fluttered into a ball.

Public demand for military power has always been a royal taboo. Nalan Lingqi had no choice but to barely speak, which really caused a huge rebound from the emperor.

"Father, in order to strengthen the imperial power, you took the city's guardian beasts back to the imperial capital. One state only retains one city with the heart and energy tower, and only you know the summoning formula. Now the world is turbulent and there is a war at any time. Although Mr. Chu successfully rescued Marshal Mo, he did not find the Jiulong Tianbao knife. Father, it's really time to return the heart of the city and the energy tower to the original city!"

"This... we'll talk about it later!" Emperor Lieyang's eyes wandered and didn't know what he was thinking.

"But..." Nalan Lingqi felt that her father's thoughts and behavior were becoming more and more strange, more and more perverse, and she couldn't help but feel upset.

"Don't talk about this anymore." Emperor Lieyang waved his hand, "Do you have anything else?"

"Father, there is indeed one more thing..." Nalan Lingqi hesitated, "Although Zhou Yi killed a lot in the palace, everything was caused by the fourth uncle, which really has nothing to do with him. Do you think you can..."

"Hmm!"

Nalan Lingqi didn't mention Zhou Yi. As soon as she mentioned Zhou Yi, Emperor Lieyang immediately became angry and his whole face twisted, "Zhou Yi! When will he pay attention to his father-in-law! How dare you plead for him! I didn't kill Shangguan Fengyun, so I already took advantage of him. What else do you want to do?

"Ah?"

Nalan Lingqi didn't expect her father to react so much that she was stunned for a moment and couldn't speak.

"Okay, okay..." Emperor Lieyang waved his hand, "Qier, help me manage the government well, promote a group of competent ministers as soon as possible, and ensure the normal operation of the country. This is your responsibility. If you are not qualified, I don't mind recalling Youqi and letting her replace you as the princess of the country!"

Nalan Lingqi saw the expression of Emperor Lieyang, and her heart was stunned and hurriedly said, "I respect my father's teachings!"

"Okay, you go!"

"Yes...Father, shall I help you have a rest?"

"No!" Emperor Lieyang waved his hand and said, "Let me calm down for a while."

Nalan Lingqi looked at her father doubtfully, saluted deeply and retreated with breath.