"Duke Søren, please be merciful." Fu Lingxi bowed again and begged.
Every time Søren saw Fu Lingxi, he would sigh. Could time be reversed?
This woman was getting younger and younger. Not only her appearance, but her figure was also younger.
When a woman gets older, her figure would inevitably become more plump and mature. On the other hand, Fu Lingxi's figure was truly that of a young lady.
Søren said: "Are you talking about Marquis Fu 'e?"
"Yes." Fu Lingxi said.
Søren sat down and said: "Madam Fu Lingxi, I have a question."
"Go ahead." Fu Lingxi said.
Soran said, "Because of my wife Yan Nair 'er, the relationship between you and me deteriorated. I can understand that. But after Zhi Li was defeated, according to your character, you should have immediately eased your relationship with me to prevent me from taking revenge on the Fu Clan. When Gao Weng begged you to save my son, it should have been the best opportunity for me to forgive him. You had clearly agreed, why did you go back on your word? "
Fu Lingxi said: "Because he was detained by High Priest Na Lu, I couldn't do anything."
Søren said: "No, you are lying. Na Lu was handling a private matter for Zhi Li, and it was illegal to detain a hostage in the Dragon Temple. Moreover, you have the Chief Judge Rogue behind you. If you really wanted to save Zhi Ning and her son, he couldn't stop you. Moreover, Baobao is your grandson, so it is even more justifiable. Zhi Ning told me that you had already taken Baobao away, but someone came to your ear and said something. Then you went back on your word and returned Baobao to Zhi Ning. "
Hearing this, Fu Lingxi's beautiful eyes trembled slightly.
Søren said: "What exactly did you hear? That's why you went back on your word and tried to kill your grandson? And you looked very excited at that time! "
Instantly, Fu Lingxi straightened her body and said quietly, "Søren, my father has indeed let you down. However, he is still your maternal grandfather. If you really kill him, your reputation will be greatly damaged."
Søren said, "I don't care about my reputation, but I'm really curious. With Fu E's craftiness, why would he go crazy with Zhi Li at the last moment? It's really hard to understand. And at the last moment, you gave up on saving my son, your grandson. What's the reason behind this? What's the secret? "
Fu Lingxi's face became completely calm, and no one could see any fluctuations in her emotions.
Søren said, "Tell me the reason and I will spare Fu E's life. I will not act against your Reverence Fire City."
Fu Lingxi shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, this is confidential. Please forgive me for not being able to help."
Then, Fu Lingxi's eyes revealed sorrow, "But Fu E is my father, I have no choice but to save him. I can't tell you what you want to know, so I can only do one thing. "
Then, Fu Lingxi bent her legs and directly knelt in front of Søren.
There was a saying that if a person made his parents kneel in front of him, he would definitely be struck by lightning.
If this was the ancient times of China, even if Søren sat on the throne as the emperor, his reputation would immediately be ruined by his mother's kneeling.
But at this moment, Søren just quietly looked at Fu Lingxi without any mental pressure.
This woman tried to use ethics to suppress Søren and carry out mental blackmail. She had completely misjudged him. Why would he care about this?
Immediately, Søren smiled and said, "I'm going back to eat with my family. If you want to kneel, then kneel."
As soon as he said this, Fu Lingxi's expression changed, and her eyes became cold. She said, "Søren, do you really want to completely offend the Dragon Temple?"
Søren narrowed his eyes and said, "Offending you is equivalent to offending the Dragon Temple?"
Then, he directly left, leaving Fu Lingxi alone in the living room.
After a few seconds, Fu Lingxi's expression became calm again. There was no anger on her face. She directly stood up and turned to leave.
…
It was already late at night.
Fang Qingzhuo's two little daughters were already sound asleep in another room.
Zhi Ning finally coaxed the baby to sleep.
"The baby's sleeping posture is so cute," Fang Qingzhuo said.
The baby slept on his side, with his two little hands holding his head, and his little body bent like a small shrimp. It was indeed very cute.
"Sister-in-law, have you really gotten over it, or are you forcing yourself to smile?" Zhi Ning asked.
Fang Qingzhuo said, "Are you referring to Zhi Li's matter? I exposed Zhi Li, causing him to be captured by the Dragon Temple and have no way out?"
Zhi Ning immediately regretted it. She should be happy to see her sister-in-law get over it. Why did she mention this matter?
Fang Qingzhuo said, "I've really let it go, especially at the last moment before we were arrested. Zhi Li's humanity returned again, which made me feel even more at peace. Ever since he lost the battle with Søren and was implanted with the Evil Demon's blood, he had become a completely different person. He didn't even seem like a human anymore. To be able to return to my human nature at the last moment, even if it's only for a moment, I feel very satisfied. "
Zhi Ning nodded. "I've already gotten over it a long time ago. I thought he was completely dead. Anyway, the only thing in my world now is the baby. As long as he is healthy and safe, I don't care about anything else. "
Fang Qingzhuo said, "Don't you want to get back together with Søren?"
Zhi Ning shook her head and said, "It's impossible. He slept with me at that time just to use me to save Tianshui City. That burning passion has consumed all of our ill-fated karma. "
Fang Qingzhuo said, "But, the baby's birth allowed your fate to continue. Do you plan to be single for the rest of your life?"
Zhi Ning said, "That's not a bad thing."
"Of course it's not good." Fang Qingzhuo said, "You and I are different. You are still very young. Moreover, my husband is dead, but Søren is still alive. "
Zhi Ning's beautiful eyes dimmed. She shook her head and said, "It's impossible between me and Søren. In his heart, I am as light as a floating cloud. And my feelings for him haven't reached the point where I have to stick to him. If I hadn't returned to the Raging Wave Kingdom, I would have forgotten him. Neither of us will take the initiative, so it's impossible. "
Fang Qingzhuo's face turned slightly red. She said embarrassedly, "What about that night, when he … when he pinched you, didn't you feel it?"
Zhi Ning recalled the scene that night.
Because Søren played tricks and gave the baby green vegetables with chili peppers, Zhi Ning couldn't help but slap him. Sauron, on the other hand, took advantage of her and pinched her buttocks.
How to describe that feeling?
When she was in the Yan Empire, she forced herself to be strong. The whole world was filled with children who were about to be born.
After the baby was born, her heart was filled with the baby. She really almost forgot about Søren.
However, ever since Søren rescued her and the baby at the critical moment, especially when she saw the baby's happy face in his arms, Zhi Ning felt that her heart gradually melted.
That night, when everyone sat down to eat together, the baby was in Søren's arms.
That kind of warm feeling, like a flood, swept through her whole body.
All along, in order to protect the baby, she could make herself strong and wrapped her body with a hard shell.
But now, Søren appeared and easily took the baby from her arms, becoming her new protector.
Suddenly, Zhi Ning felt her body become sluggish, and she unconsciously wanted to lean on him.
What she was very concerned about was that when she and Søren were together, there was a barrier between the two of them, as if there was nothing to talk about. This made her wonder if there were still feelings between the two of them.
However, when Søren played tricks on the baby, she scolded him and even hit Søren.
This kind of flirting seemed incomparably natural, and it completely diluted the barrier between them that there was nothing to talk about.
And when Søren pinched her butt!
How should she say it? Zhi Ning was embarrassed to say it out loud. She felt that half of her body was numb. Her body was already extremely mature, and the moment she was pinched, she even felt a little itchy between her thighs.
Of course, she would never say it out loud even if she was beaten to death.
"I don't feel anything, anyway, I won't forgive him." Zhi Ning crawled under the covers and said with her back facing Fang Qingzhuo, "Alright, sister-in-law, I'm going to sleep."
…
After the family went to sleep, Søren continued to work until late into the night.
The Raging Wave Kingdom's court system was also inherited from the Dragon Emperor's Fire Dragon Empire.
The cabinet and the Supreme Command were side by side.
The cabinet had a prime minister, two deputy prime ministers, and six ministers.
Sometimes, the deputy prime minister was a full-time job, while other times, the six ministers were part-time.
And the six ministries were modeled after the six ministries of China's ancient dynasties. They were divided into the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Criminal Law, and the Ministry of Works.
However, the authority of the Ministry of War here was greatly suppressed. Basically, they could only manage the second-line armies of the various provinces and counties.
In this world, the level of military power far exceeded that of ancient China, and martial artists were above the literati.
Moreover, the theme of the Raging Wave Kingdom for hundreds of years was the expansion of military power. Therefore, not only was the Supreme Command on par with the cabinet, but it was even above the cabinet.
And the members of the Supreme Command basically had six to seven people.
The First Marshal, the four generals, and the commander of the Imperial Guards made up a total of six people.
And sometimes, the crown prince of the royal family would take a part-time job in the Supreme Command, so there were seven people.
The cabinet and the Supreme Command were the core governing body of the entire Raging Wave Kingdom. Søren's change of blood in the court of the Raging Wave Kingdom would start from these two core areas.
Political power came from the barrel of a spear. The change of blood in the Supreme Command had already been completed, and the cabinet was not even informed.
Søren personally became the First Marshal of the Supreme Command, Chu Ye became the commander of the Dragon Guards, his father-in-law Yan Yan became the commander of the Northern Army, Count Tulick became the commander of the Southwestern Army, and the commander of the Southeastern Army was temporarily held by Søren.
The change of blood in the cabinet had just begun.
Duke Ling Ting replaced Yan Wuzhi as the prime minister of the cabinet.
Next, Yan Wuzhi and Gui Xingfu would both enter the cabinet. Gui Xingfu would enter the Ministry of Criminal Law and control the world's prisons. This would be beneficial for the great purge of the bureaucracy of the Raging Wave Kingdom.
The minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Hei Mu, was considered one of them, so he would definitely cooperate.
Yan Wuzhi would enter the cabinet as the governor of Fengdu.
Although Fengdu was not a province, other than the royal city, there were five counties and 37 counties under its jurisdiction. Whether in terms of area or population, it was no less than a province.
The previous governor of Fengdu was personally held by Zhi Li, so the city guards of the royal city had always been firmly in the hands of Zhi Li. This army was the main target of Søren's great purge and change of blood.
Among the cabinet members, there was one person that Søren had to replace.
That was the Minister of Finance, Suo. Yes, his surname was also Suo, but he had nothing to do with the Suo clan of Tianshui City. Moreover, he was absolutely a direct descendant of Zhi Li. This person must be killed by Søren.
So who would take the vacant position of Minister of Finance?
Søren really did not have any candidates at hand, not even half.
He had two ideas. One was to let Duke Ling Ting temporarily hold the position. Although it was somewhat against the rules, it was not unprecedented. For example, if a member of the cabinet died suddenly, or was arrested for corruption, the cabinet prime minister or deputy minister would temporarily hold the position of a minister.
The other idea was to let Seagull take the position.
This was because Seagull was writing a memorial at this time, requesting Yingzhou Island Province to be attached to the Raging Wave Kingdom, which was a big gift for Princess Jung Yeon's ascension to the throne.
From then on, the Hai family of Yingzhou Island would become the 19th feudal lord of the Raging Wave Kingdom, and would replace the Ashina family as the first feudal lord of the Raging Wave Kingdom.
Seagull's ability in fighting was not bad, but his ability to make money and spend money was amazing.
However, it was still very inappropriate for him to enter the cabinet as soon as he was attached to the Raging Wave Kingdom.
If there was really no other way, he could only let Duke Ling Ting take the position. Capable people do more work.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites also had to be replaced, but not immediately.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites was very important. Not only was he in charge of the kingdom's foreign affairs, but he was also responsible for contacting the Dragon Temple, and all the affairs with the feudal lords of the kingdom were all handled by the Ministry of Rites. Not only that, the Royal City College, the various provincial colleges, and the prefectural colleges were also under the Ministry of Rites' control.
Søren planned to give Jian Yong a chance. He was the dean of the Royal City College, so Søren planned to let him take the position of Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Rites. If he was sensible, he would let him take a step forward in the future and become the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, entering the cabinet.
After the cabinet and the High Command were replaced, it was the turn of the provinces and prefectures!
This was a long process. In order not to cause political turmoil in the kingdom, it was better to boil the frog in warm water.
The transition of the entire royal court would take at least two years.
As for the expansion of the barbarians' territory in the south, it would be at least five years later.
Ruling a big country was like cooking a small fish, and it definitely could not be rushed.
…
"Master!" Zhuang Zhixuan's voice sounded from outside.
Søren noticed that Zhuang Zhixuan's voice was full of trembling, which had never happened before.
"What's wrong?" Søren asked.
"My former master is here," Zhuang Zhixuan said.
Then, the entire Princess Residence was filled with an enchanting fragrance.
Princess of Elf Continent Wan Wan slowly walked in, gave Søren a coquettish look, and said coquettishly: "A scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at in a different light. I didn't think that the current Sir Søren would actually become the ruler of a country."
Søren looked at the demoness and said coldly: "What business do you have with me?"
Princess of Elf Continent Wan Wan said: "I'm here to take Zhuang Zhixuan away. Dear, let's go, come home with me."
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