It was August 2nd, 4pm in the afternoon.
Luo Feng City, palace.
In the quiet imperial study, Great Jin's Queen, Feng Qiuhuang, was reading through memorials. The frontline was in a tight spot, and Feng Qiuhuang wasn't familiar with military affairs. All she could do was sit in the capital, stabilize the people, and ensure the logistics of the army.
She could only rely on the two generals, Guo Ziyi and Meng Tian.
Guo Ziyi was currently leading the Blazing Flame Army to defend against the Great Zhou Army, while Meng Tian was leading the Imperial Guards to guard the capital, the last line of defense for the Great Jin Dynasty.
As the frontline was in a tight spot, the rations were frequently harassed by the Great Zhou Army. Guo Ziyi was leading the Blazing Flame Army to retreat towards the capital, preparing to join up with the Imperial Guards to defend the city.
Emperor Kangxi was looking forward to the Great Zhou Army destroying the Great Jin Dynasty, while Feng Qiuhuang was looking forward to the Great Xia destroying the Great Qing Dynasty.
Although the two of them weren't related, they could sympathize with each other.
This was the wilderness. Only the strong could control their fate, while the weak could only submit to fate.
Although Feng Qiuhuang had always been unwilling to admit that she was a weakling in the wilderness, without the direct reinforcements from Great Xia, the Great Jin Empire was forced to retreat step by step without any means to retaliate. This made Feng Qiuhuang realize that the Great Jin Empire wasn't considered an expert in this wilderness arena where heroes fought for supremacy.
A huge wave could destroy the Great Jin Dynasty.
This further strengthened Feng Qiuhuang's determination. If the Great Jin Dynasty could survive this calamity, Feng Qiuhuang was prepared to submit to Great Xia and learn from Bai Hua and the rest.
There was no room for her to dance alone in the wilderness.
Seeing that Great Xia had revealed its ambition to unify China, Ouyang Shuo was willing to save Great Jin once, but he couldn't send reinforcements every time without asking for anything in return. Even if Ouyang Shuo was willing, the civil and military officials of Great Xia wouldn't be willing.
Submitting to Great Xia was the best choice.
Thinking of this, a trace of melancholy flashed between Feng Qiuhuang's brows.
The day before yesterday, when Feng Qiuhuang expressed his intention to submit to the Xia Kingdom for the first time in a clan meeting, he was met with a wave of opposition.
"Why?" Feng Qiuhuang was puzzled.
From Feng Qiuhuang's point of view, she would suffer the greatest loss if she submitted to Great Xia. However, the Feng Family would be able to put down their pressure and enjoy a comfortable life, so they should be more than happy.
Take Bai Hua as an example.
Back then, Bai Hua led Lingxi City to submit to Great Xia. In a short span of two years, he rose to the illustrious position of Southern Border's Protector-General. His power and status were comparable to the current Feng Qiuhuang.
The White Birch Family also benefited, becoming a prominent family in the Huaxia Region.
It wasn't that Feng Qiuhuang was arrogant, but with her abilities and the wealth of the Great Jin Dynasty, her future achievements wouldn't be any weaker than Baihua's after she submitted to Great Xia.
For the Feng Family, there were many advantages and no disadvantages.
Facing Feng Qiuhuang's questioning, the Feng Family's members stuttered and couldn't come up with a reason.
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After the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Feng Family became a royal family in one fell swoop. This was something that the ancestors of the Feng Family had never done. It was really the most glorious period of the Feng Family.
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Feng, Qiuhuang, immediately understood and was disappointed.
In the eyes of the Feng Clan, they treated Xia Ming Jin as a free bodyguard and enjoyed the protection of Xia Ming Jin. From their point of view, even if Xia Ming Jin unified China, there would be a place for Jin Jin.
In fact, they were eager for Xia Ming to be unified so that they could rest easy.
"The human heart is indeed the most unfathomable."
Feng Qiuhuang was disappointed and said, "Regardless of whether you agree or not, I will choose to submit.", ending the clan meeting.
Feng Qiuhuang, who left in a hurry, did not notice the strange look in the eyes of the elders.
…
"Sister, have some tea and rest!"
The one who spoke was Qing Luan, a scholar from the Secret Literature Pavilion. As she spoke, she handed her a cup of tea.
In the first year of Gaia, Feng Qiuhuang, with the support of Ouyang Shuo, successfully broke away from the clan and became an independent lord. At that time, Feng Qiuhuang had four good friends who were also her helpers. They were Qing Luan, Zhu Que, Black Swan, and Xue Yan. Only Qing Luan stayed and accompanied Feng Qiuhuang until now.
Qing Luan's loyalty was rewarded handsomely.
After the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, Feng Qiuhuang used Xia Ming's model to perfect the system of the imperial court. Qing Luan was immediately appointed as the Palm Seal Scholar of the Secret Literature Pavilion. She was Feng Qiuhuang's most trusted official.
Feng Qiuhuang did not mind and drank the tea.
Who would have thought that the tea would be poisoned? After drinking the tea, Feng Qiuhuang couldn't speak or move. He collapsed on the chair and became a vegetable.
An empress was betrayed by the person she trusted the most.
Perhaps this was not considered a betrayal. Because from the beginning, Qing Luan was a chess piece that Di Chen had planted beside Feng Qiuhuang. She did not leave in the first year of Gaia because she wanted to hide deeper.
Only now was she activated by Di Chen.
The culprit, Qing Luan, did not look happy at all. Looking at Feng Qiuhuang, who had collapsed on the chair, Qing Luan's face was covered in tears.
Humans were not plants. How could they be emotionless?
After spending five to six years together, the two of them were not sisters, but they were closer than sisters.
If it was possible, Qing Luan would rather not be "activated" for the rest of her life. But fate was cruel, so cruel that it made people helpless. Not everyone could control their own fate.
Qing Luan was such a pitiful person who was teased by fate.
In reality, Di Chen had done Qing Luan a favor. He even held Qing Luan's weakness. He could consign her and her family to eternal damnation.
Qing Luan had no choice but to carry out Di Chen's request.
Qing Luan knelt in front of Feng Qiuhuang and cried, "Sister, I know you can hear me. I have let you down. This crime is committed by me and cannot be forgiven. I can only atone for it with my death. "
As she spoke, Qing Luan bit the poison in her mouth and committed suicide. Then, she turned into light and left. Looking at the white light in front of her, a teardrop fell from the corner of Feng Qiuhuang's eyes …
Qing Luan left.
After reincarnating, she disappeared from Luo Feng City and this game world. She did not see her again until the end of the game.
This day was called the Qing Luan Tribulation.
… …
Soon, the abnormality of the Imperial Study was discovered by the guards outside.
Imperial Guard Commander Ran Min received the report and dealt with it calmly. He ordered the palace maids to send the Empress to her bedroom and ordered the imperial physician to detoxify her. At the same time, he informed the ministers and members of the royal family to enter the palace to discuss how to deal with the situation.
The front line was in an intense battle. If the news of the Empress being poisoned were to spread, who knew what kind of uproar it would cause. Ran Min was very responsible. He quietly sealed the palace, trying to make it look loose on the outside but tight on the inside.
Bedroom, Outer Hall.
Great Jin's Prime Minister Meng Yi and the three core members of the Feng family gathered together to discuss how to deal with the aftermath.
Unlike Great Xia, which had a large number of civil officials, Great Jin had limited civil officials. Feng Qiuhuang referred to Great Xia's model and made some adjustments to the structure of the dynasty.
The biggest change was not to set up a cabinet, but a Prime Minister.
As the only civil official in Great Jin, Meng Yi was naturally the best candidate for Prime Minister. Other than that, the Feng family also held positions in Great Jin's imperial court. They were a force to be reckoned with.
Feng Qiuhuang, who was born in an aristocratic family, was subconsciously used to ruling the country.
The atmosphere in the Outer Hall was a little gloomy.
Just now, Great Jin's three best imperial physicians had examined the Empress one by one, but none of them had a clue. They said that the poison was strange, but it had a special characteristic, which was that it could be cured without being attacked.
As long as she recuperated for a week, the poison would be cured.
But what time was it now? The enemy was about to arrive. If the Empress did not wake up for a week, it would be strange if nothing happened. Perhaps before the Empress woke up, Great Jin would already be gone.
Therefore, they had to think of another way.
Actually, it was not difficult to cure the poison. As long as they gave Feng Qiuhuang a substitute doll and 'killed' Feng Qiuhuang, the poison would be cured after she reincarnated.
The problem was that killing Feng Qiuhuang was equivalent to 'regicide'. Other than the members of the royal family, no one else would dare to do it.
That was the strange part.
The people of the Feng Family would rather wait than "take this risk".
Feng Qiuhuang's brother, Great Jin's First Rank Marquis, Feng Tianlie, said: "Death is a taboo, not to mention the death of the Empress. In my opinion, we should wait for a week. As for the matters of the imperial court, the Empress is not around, but the royal family is. We can handle it on her behalf. "
"Could it be that the imperial court will not function if the Empress is not around for a week?"
Faced with such a question, what else could Meng Yi say?! Although he instinctively felt that there was something fishy about this, this was an internal matter of the royal family. It was not something that a foreign official like him could interfere with.
Just like that, the matter was decided without any reason.
Later that day, the imperial court announced that the Empress was ill and needed to recuperate. For the time being, the First Rank Marquis and the Empress' brother, Feng Tianlie, would be the regent to handle all government affairs.
The first thing Feng Tianlie did after becoming the regent was to close the teleportation array in Luo Feng City.
The secret agents of the Mountain Sea Guards stationed in Luo Feng City only realized that something was amiss after the announcement. They did not dare to delay and immediately reported it to the headquarters.
…
Luoyang City, another courtyard.
After Ouyang Shuo read the urgent report from the Mountain Sea Guards, his face was frighteningly gloomy. Before Ouyang Shuo could react, Feng Tianlie actually took the initiative to call Ouyang Shuo that night.
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