Chapter 540

In the basement of Stargazing Tower.

Zhong Li, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating quietly in her room, heard messy footsteps.

At this time, a footstep quickened and came to her door, shouting,

"Senior Sister Zhong, the night watchman has been ordered by Xu Yinluo to escort a group of prisoners to be locked up here."

Zhong Li got up and opened the door, only to see a warlock in white standing outside.

She nodded and then looked at the entrance of the dark corridor, where she saw a middle-aged man with Jinluo embroidery, escorting a group of prisoners with silver gongs and copper gongs.

Zhong Li went up and asked softly,

"What happened?"

The warlock in white said, "Oh," and explained calmly,

"Xu Yinluo and Princess Royal rebelled. They want to lock several princes and brothers, including Yongxing Emperor, in the Celestial Commissioner."

As a warlock in the Celestial Commissioner, it was normal for him to look down on the imperial power.

Zhong Li went up to Jinluo, who was escorting the princes.

The latter cupped his hands and said, "I'm Zhao Jin, and I'm here to escort the prisoners.

Just pick one. "Zhong Li said,

"There are twenty rooms on this floor. Just pick one."

Hearing this, Song Tingfeng opened an iron door next to him and pushed Xu Yuanhuai.

"Go in!"

Xu Yuanhuai slipped and fell hard on the ground. His head hit the iron door and he groaned in pain.

Song Tingfeng sneered, "Useless …"

As soon as he finished his words, he suddenly slipped and fell back, hitting his head on the wall.

As a master in the Spirit Refining State, he was not injured. He just touched his head and looked confused.

Zhao Jin frowned, looked at Song Tingfeng, and scolded,

"You are so impatient."

Then he fell too.

"???" Zhao Jinluo looked confused.

He didn't understand why a fourth-grade martial artist like him, a master of Peak Strength, would suddenly fall when there were no obstacles and no way to walk.

Zhao Jinluo immediately figured it out. He looked at Zhong Li and guessed,

"Is this a tactical array to trap the prisoners?"

The leading warlock in white leaned against the wall and nodded,

"Yes."

Then, the gongs pushed the swearing princes and Emperor Yongxing into the room. In the process, people from both sides fell down for no reason. They either hit their heads on the wall or their faces on the ground.

Zhong Li was responsible for closing each iron door. She put her palm on the door and activated the tactical array.

When they saw that they were done, the night watchmen, including Zhao Jinluo, stuck their backs to the wall and cautiously moved away from the underground.

The warlock in white leaned against the wall and said,

"Yesterday, he was still an emperor, but today, he has become a prisoner. Hehe, it's not bad to let these princes have a taste of what it's like to be a prisoner. Otherwise, how can they know the suffering of the human world? Right, Senior Sister Zhong?"

Zhong Li was.

She stood there for a long time. Her eyes became brighter and brighter.

She said hurriedly, "Go find Xu Yinluo and ask him to come to me."

The warlock in white didn't ask for the reason. He nodded and said,

"Okay. But Sister Zhong, can you go back to your room first?"

He pointed to the open iron door.

The iron door could lock Sister Zhong's bad luck. He didn't want to fall every three steps. The body of a warlock was very precious.

"Oh!"

Zhong Li turned and went back to her room. The moment the iron door was closed, the warlock in white heard a muffled sound. He guessed that Sister Zhong had fallen.

The warlock in white walked out of the underground and went up the stairs to the bedroom where Xu Qi 'an was temporarily staying.

He was about to knock on the door when he suddenly had an idea.

"No, there are three rules to avoid bad luck. Don't listen to Sister Zhong's words, don't stay with her, and don't touch her things."

"I was careless. I almost forgot these three rules."

With that thought, the warlock in white turned around and left silently.

"I should tell Brother Song what Sister Zhong said and let him be the cannon fodder."

…

Celestial Commissioner, inside the Buddha's Pagoda.

Shirohime curled up on the futon and said in a soft voice,

"Why isn't Aunt here yet? Master, let me out. I'm so bored."

The old monk opened his eyes and said slowly,

"If you feel bored, why don't you study Buddhism with me?"

Shirohime immediately shouted, "I'm a demon.

"I'm a demon. I was born to fight Buddhism. How can I learn Buddhism from you?"

The old monk gave his own reason.

"Only by understanding the enemy can you defeat him. If you learn Buddhism from me, you will be able to find the weakness of Buddhism when you grow up. "

Shirohime was stunned for a moment. She felt that it made sense, but she couldn't think of any words to refute it.

As he spoke, the old monk's ears moved. He smiled and said,

"Your master has returned."

With a flick of his finger, a golden light shot out and bloomed in the room. Then, Mu Nanzi appeared.

She was wearing a peach-colored dress. Her face was haggard, and her eyes were filled with fatigue.

When Xu Qi 'an left, he did not bring the Buddha's Pagoda with him. He left it on the table with the Taiping Saber to protect the Flower Goddess.

After Mu Nanzi woke up, she communicated with the pagoda spirit and was teleported in.

"Aunt!"

Shirohime cheered and turned into a white shadow that flew into Mu Nanzi's arms.

Mu Nanzi caught Shirohime and sat cross-legged on the futon. She put her palms together and said piously,

"Master, I'm enlightened."

The old monk asked,

"What did you comprehend?"

Mu Nanzi was extremely pious and enlightened.

"Form is emptiness!"

The old monk said in relief,

"Good!"

At the same time, he muttered in his heart, These words sound so familiar.

Shirohime sniffled and said blankly,

"Aunt, there's a strange smell on you. It's not your smell …"

"You're smelling wrong."

"No, no, my nose is very sensitive."

"Shut up, little brat. Don't ask too much."

The old monk listened to their argument and stretched out his finger to lightly tap the center of Mu Nanzi's brows.

The Flower Goddess's eyes instantly became empty and she lost her spirit. Her body tilted and she fainted.

This sudden change shocked Shirohime.

"I'm helping her channel her energy. If it gets stuck in her Dantian, it will harm her body instead." The old monk explained.

Overnight, there was a majestic energy that could not be digested in her body. This was the reason why she felt tired.

…

Wang Zhenwen's mansion.

Wang Zhenwen woke up at dawn. After eating lunch and drinking medicine, he opened his eyes and refused to sleep. It was as if he was waiting for something.

After the sky brightened, he heard the faint sound of cannons.

Soon, it became calm again.

He waited and waited, and it was time for lunch.

Wang Zhenwen did not eat anything. Finally, the butler came to report that Grand Secretary Qian and a few other officials had come to visit.

At this point, Wang Shoufu felt relieved and asked the butler to invite them in.

After a while, Qian Qingshu, Minister Sun, and a few other core members of the Royal Faction entered and sat at the round table.

Qian Qingshu moved the stool to the side of the bed and sat closest to it.

Wang Zhenwen looked at their expressions and pondered for a while.

"It seems like it's done, but why do you all look like this?"

His old friends were silent, but not solemn. It was a complicated expression that they did not know where to start.

Minister Sun of the Ministry of Justice and the others exchanged glances and then looked at Qian Qingshu.

Qian Qingshu knew that he could not avoid it and sighed.

"It's done, but the result is a little different."

"Different?" Wang Zhenwen saw that he wanted to say something but stopped. His heart sank and he thought of a possibility.

He said anxiously, "Xu Qi 'an usurped the throne?!

Daibun's fate is not over yet. From the common people to the nobles, everyone still recognizes the royal family. Even the rebels of Yun Province are trying to promote themselves as the orthodox and seek Yongxing's recognition at all costs.

"It's not easy for him to accumulate a lot of reputation. How can he destroy his own future?"

He was so angry that he started coughing violently.

"Calm down, calm down …" Qian Qingshu helped him sit up and patted his back. He wanted to say something but stopped.

"Xu Qi 'an did not usurp the throne. With his character, he would not sit on the throne even if he was given it.

"Do you think he is a person who is willing to bury his head in his desk and deal with government affairs?"

Wang Zhenwen thought about it and felt that it made sense. He calmed down and asked,

"Who is he going to appoint?"

Qian Qingshu said quietly,

"Princess Royal Huaiqing!"

"Cough cough cough …" Wang Zhenwen coughed violently again. His face was red.

Minister Sun quickly poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over.

"Have some tea to calm yourself down."

Wang Zhenwen reluctantly took a sip and suppressed his coughing. He then asked impatiently,

"Did you agree?"

Qian Qingshu said helplessly,

"We thought that we would appoint Prince Yan, but we found out later that it was all a bluff and we were all fooled.

"At that time, the arrow was already nocked and the ship was already on board. How could we go back on our words?"

There was no turning back when he shouted "Your Majesty, please abdicate".

Moreover, Yongxing and his brothers were firmly under the control of Princess Royal. Even if the Royal Faction wanted to go back on their words, there was no suitable candidate.

The brothers of the former emperor and some of the princes were not qualified enough.

Moreover, the princes and princes were obviously unwilling to accept Huaiqing and might not be willing to take the risk.

Wang Zhenwen was furious.

"A woman proclaiming herself as Empress? Nonsense!"

Minister Sun suddenly said,

"It's not unacceptable. There is a precedent of a woman proclaiming herself as Empress in Great Yang.

"Moreover, in terms of talent, courage, and ability, Princess Royal is the best. She is far better than Yongxing and the other princes as Empress."

Wang Zhenwen said in disbelief.

"What benefits did she give you?"

Minister Sun looked at Qian Qingshu. The new Grand Secretary said in a low voice, "Nothing much.

It's just that Yongxing promised us before, but he hasn't fulfilled his promise because of the stability of the court.

"Moreover, the court will be reshuffled, and the vacated positions will be divided between us and the Wei Faction. From now on, there will be no more fights between factions."

Wang Zhenwen stopped talking.

Because he knew that his objection was useless. Huaiqing had given too much, so much that the Royal Faction could not refuse.

Even if they knew that she would definitely support other factions in the future and would not let the Wei Faction and the Royal Faction grow, no one would refuse the benefits in front of them for the sake of the future.

This had nothing to do with intelligence, but human nature.

"Good plan. Compared to the Yongxing Emperor, she is more like Yuan Jing."

Wang Zhenwen snorted. "Since things have come to this, I can only go with the flow."

What else could a bedridden man like him do?

"However, I have a piece of advice for you."

Wang Zhenwen glanced at everyone in the room and said in a low voice,

"For a woman to become the Emperor, even if there is a history to back it up, it is not the mainstream norm. It won't be easy for her to sit on the throne. "

Qian Qingshu stood up and cupped his hands.

"Brother Wang, please speak."

…

Xu Qi'an returned to the Celestial Commissioner and came to his bedroom. He saw Song Qing lying outside the door.

"As expected, someone came to see me. Fortunately, I have made some preparations …"

He muttered in his heart. He picked up Song Qing and slapped him a few times to wake him up.

Song Qing woke up in a daze and said blankly,

"Prince Xu, you are back … Eh, my face hurts."

It's not that exaggerated. I just gave him two light slaps. Oh, I am already a Second Grade Warrior … Xu Qi'an changed the topic.

"What do you want from me?"

Song Qing rubbed his red and swollen face and said with a stutter,

"Junior Sister Zhong sent a message saying that she wants to see you."

Poor Zhong Li is looking for me. Xu Qi'an nodded.

"If you are not in a hurry, I will find some time to go over.

"Oh right, Senior Brother Song, have you been staying up late to do alchemy experiments? Have you not slept for a long time?"

Song Qing was stunned.

"How do you know?"

If you were smart, you would not have accepted Zhong Li's mission. This is a very simple reasoning … Xu Qi'an did not explain and respectfully sent away Song Qing who was not very smart.

After watching him leave, Xu Qi'an wiped off the strong anesthetic on the door and pushed it open.

The room was empty and the bed was messy. Without the number one beauty of Daibun, the irregular stains on the bedsheet were already dry.

Xu Qian's gaze naturally fell on the saber on the table.

He raised the saber and pointed it at the Buddha's Pagoda.

Xu Qi'an nodded and immediately turned into a golden light, flying into the pagoda.

On the empty third floor, the old monk of the pagoda was sitting cross-legged on a cattail hassock while Mu Nanzi was lying crookedly on another cattail hassock, unconscious.

Shirohime moved closer to her and kept sniffing with the tip of her pink nose.

"What are you doing, you little fox!" Xu Qi'an said in his heart, "Are you molesting my wife?"

Shirohime was very happy to see him come in, but then said in confusion, "There is a strange smell on my aunt.

"There's a strange smell on your body. Hmm, it feels very familiar."

Xu Qi 'an was shocked. He thought to himself, "How could you be familiar with it? You are still a child."

Shirohime stared at him for a moment and suddenly realized, "I remember now.

"I remember now. Every time Big Sister Yeji finished mating with you, she would smell like this."

It raised its claws and slapped the meditation cushion hard.

"Did you mate with my aunt? She is mine. You are not allowed to take her away."

"Don't worry, she will still hug you, eat with you, and sleep with you." Xu Qi'an comforted her.

"Give you a comfortable pillow …" he added in his heart.

Shirohime was satisfied and raised her furry fox tail.

At this time, the old monk of the pagoda found an opportunity and said,

"I helped her to sort out her Qi. Others may not be able to cultivate such a majestic Qi even after ten years."

This was all the Qi that Xu Qi'an injected into her body.

After a pause, the old monk said,

"There seems to be another power awakening in her body. It is very magical. I think it must be the Immortal Tree's Spiritual Essence."

The pagoda spirit was also present when he communicated with the Nether Silkworm.

Xu Qi'an nodded, carried Mu Nanzi out of the pagoda and returned to the bedroom.

He came back early to help her channel her Qi. Flower God did not cultivate and could not circulate her Qi by herself. This way, the Qi that Xu Qi'an injected into her body would condense in her Dantian.

As time went on, it would be harmful to her body.

Now that the pagoda spirit helped him, he saved a lot of effort.

Xu Qi 'an placed the Flower Goddess on the bed and took off her embroidered shoes. He stared at her fair and delicate feet for a while.

"I can't trouble you anymore, beauty."

He quietly covered her with a blanket.

At this time, he felt someone hit the back of his head, so he took out the Book of the Earth fragment to check the situation.

Fish Pond One sent him a private message.

[Three: Your Highness?]

[One: I sent someone to comfort Lin An. Although she is not in a good mood, she is fine.]

[Three: Huh? Is that so? I have no idea.]

Huaiqing looked at the Book of the Earth fragment in the imperial study and chuckled.

[One: Just now, Grand Secretary Qian came to me and gave me a few suggestions.]

Xu Qi'an did not say anything and waited patiently. Not long after, Huaiqing sent a long speech.

[One: It is a huge obstacle for a woman to become the Empress. I can suppress the officials and the army, but I may not be able to suppress the officials, guards, and the people.

[Therefore, before the coronation, the first thing is to control and guide public opinion. Let the restaurants and teahouses in the capital talk about the deeds of the Great Sun Empress and let more people know about it.

[Then, parade the Cloud State envoys in the streets to win the hearts of the people.

[Finally, Grand Secretary Qian suggested that if there is an auspicious sign on the day of my coronation, the hearts of the people will be settled.]

Boasting about the achievements of the Great Sun Empress in advance will let the people have a foundation in their hearts and dispel their resistance as much as possible … Parading the Cloud State envoys in the streets is a way to win over the hearts of the people. Yes, this is a common method in a "free country" in my previous life, and it is very useful.

To put it bluntly, the auspicious sign is the way Liu Bang killed the White Snake Uprising to give himself a justifiable reason. And this is the most important point. The words "the hearts of the people" should never be underestimated.

Xu Qi 'an analyzed the situation in his mind and sent a message.

[Grand Secretary Qian has the talent to govern a country.]

[One: This is the idea of the former Grand Secretary Wang Zhenwen.]

[Three: Why is Your Highness telling me this?]

[One: An auspicious sign … I have thought about it, but I can't think of a suitable idea.]

You can't ask me this. I'm just a vulgar Warrior … Xu Qi'an lampooned in his heart and made a suggestion.

[Let the spirit dragon carry Your Highness around the capital?]

[One: The commoners of the capital don't know the spirit dragon and are flirting with the blind.]

[Three: I'm proficient in beast taming and can attract hundreds of birds to pay homage to the phoenix.]

As soon as he finished speaking, he rejected this suggestion.

The capital wasn't the south, and there were almost no birds in winter. This year's winter was especially cold, and many birds with high cold-resistance had frozen to death.

Even if he worked himself to death, he could only summon a limited number of birds. There was no point in making a small fuss, and it wouldn't highlight the ceremonial feeling of the empress's coronation.

[Three: Hold the Nation Suppressing Sword and drive the spirit dragon around the capital?]

[One: Anyone with royal blood can hold the Nation Suppressing Sword. Furthermore, the commoners have limited eyesight. If they fly too high, they won't be able to see it. If they fly too low and circle the capital, it will seem like I'm trying to impress the public.]

Huaiqing thought about that scene and felt that it was too embarrassing.

Then go and find the Warlocks and Confucians. They are the showy ones. I'm just a vulgar Warrior … Xu Qi'an frowned.

[Sorry, I have no other choice.]

[One: Forget it!]

In the imperial study, Huaiqing put down the fragment of the Book of the Underworld and sighed softly.

Qian Qingshu, who was in the hall, immediately said,

"Your Highness, does Xu Yinluo have any ideas?"

He didn't recognize the fragment of the Book of the Underworld and only thought that it was an artifact used by the Celestial Commissioner for communication.

Huaiqing shook her head slightly.

The Left Imperial Censor Liu Hong said,

"If it really doesn't work, we can let Zhao Shou manifest the Dragon and Phoenix Cry during Your Highness's coronation."

Civil officials like them couldn't do anything about auspicious signs, so they could only seek help from Extraordinary Masters. Xu Qi'an had no other choice but to look for Zhao Shou.

Qian Qingshu pondered for a while and said,

"This method is passable, but the scene is slightly lacking. It's not enough to impress the people."

Zhang Xingying agreed with the words of the Royal Faction's bigwigs.

"Your Highness ascending to the throne is an unprecedented feat for our dynasty. It is extraordinary, so the bigger the auspicious sign, the better."

They wanted the kind of auspicious signs that would shock the capital.

The civil officials searched through the history books and learned from their predecessors. They found a total of three methods. The Dragon and Phoenix Cry was the best, but Huaiqing was still not satisfied.

Of course, if it was a natural phenomenon, there were many methods, but a phenomenon didn't mean that it was auspicious.

In fact, most of the large-scale natural phenomena represented disasters.

For example, the earth shook, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and blood soared into the sky …

…

Isn't the best auspicious sign me carrying you around the capital? I'm Daibun's most famous auspicious beast … Xu Qi'an complained as he put down the fragment of the Book of the Underworld.

Suddenly, he smelled the fragrance of flowers and the fresh scent of plants.

She looked around in shock. The interior of the room had changed. Mu Nanzhi was lying in a field of flowers. Colorful flowers and green grass grew out of the bed and the quilt.

They grew from the bathtub, the coffee table, the pillars, and all the wooden furniture.

At that moment, Xu Qi'an suspected that he wasn't sitting in his bedroom, but in the greenhouse.

This, this is ridiculous … Xu Qi'an was dumbfounded.

To be honest, this kind of ability was rare even among Extraordinary Masters. The Flower Deity's Spiritual Accumulation was terrifying.

He was worried about how to clean up the plants in the room when he suddenly had an idea. He took out the fragment of the Book of the Underworld and sent a private message to Huaiqing.

[Your Highness, I have an idea. It can make your coronation an auspicious sign that will be recorded in the history books.]