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The Southern Wind had already thought it through. With the current strength and body of the Fiery-Scaled Tiger, it didn't usually handle the affairs of state. Most of the affairs of state were handled by the nine days of the palace, with the ministers in charge of the imperial government and the empress dowager secretly taking part.

Even if it was the imperial government, it could not escape the approval of the nine days of the palace. Now that the nine days of the palace had passed, the Southern Champion was bound to fall into chaos.

Originally, the empress dowager was supposed to step in and supervise the handling of matters by the court officials, but now, the empress dowager didn't know. Ji Tian Ning had seized power from the imperial harem and was holding onto the imperial seal in order to control the imperial government.

Nanfeng had no objection to this. After all, the empress dowager was the empress dowager's younger sister. In his heart, it was no worse than if the empress Ji Tianning had temporarily taken care of the imperial court in her place.

"Nan Feng, will Han Xing listen to my orders?"

"Empress, please be at ease. This subject will communicate with the Governor, who will wholeheartedly serve the country and the emperor. He will definitely listen to the Empress and pacify the chaos. "It's just that the Empress places great importance on Yan Zhen. I hope the Empress can reconsider this matter."

"In normal times, when doing extraordinary things, the most important thing right now is to calm the chaos and stabilize the situation. It was much better to pacify the ministers and generals left behind by his royal father than to allow them to cause trouble. If the Ancestral Dragon fell into chaos, the Southern Champion would fall into internal chaos. Not only would there be a huge change at the Fengyuan side, even the Southern Champion would fall into chaos. For now, we must use the fastest and most effective method to calm the great chaos. "

"Your Highness is wise. Your subject is far from being as wise as you are. What is Your Highness planning to do?"

"I have already made an edict, and now that Shang Qiuyuan is the Crown Prince's son, I have made another edict. My royal father has already made several concubines pregnant in the name of the Emperor. If they give birth to a boy, they will be bestowed the title of Crown Prince's son.

Nanfeng muttered to himself for a moment, "Although the Empress's actions can calm the mind of the army and calm the court and the wilderness, the cleansing last night will definitely cause the court to be shocked into chaos. "Feng Yuan has already been conferred the title of Crown Prince's son by the Emperor. Now that we have an army in Feng Yuan and the Empress has issued such a decree, this humble subject is very worried."

"Master Fengyuan is my sworn brother, so you don't have to worry about him. Go ask the commander of the imperial guards to stand guard, and the governor of the imperial guards, the governor, Han Xing, has come to see me."

"Your subject obeys the decree."

After the Southern Wind retreated, Ji Tian Ning heaved a sigh of relief. As long as the Southern Wind was willing to support him, there would be a great deal of hope. What troubled her the most was that she didn't know if these generals who had led the army for a long time would be so rebellious that they would defy her wishes and disobey her commands. After all, she was a woman, and in this place, the imperial harem was forbidden from doing anything.

"Wude, recommend a few talents to me. If you can serve me, you have to listen to my orders."

"Empress, this servant is a eunuch. I do not dare to participate in the imperial government."

"Cut the crap, don't bullsh * t with me. If I ask you, just say so. The imperial harem is not allowed to take part in court politics, and the eunuchs are not allowed to take part in court politics. Just cut the crap out for me."

She was just too unfamiliar with the officials of the Southern Champion Kingdom. She had always been imprisoned by the White Horse Emperor in the depths of the palace and had never had the opportunity to come in contact with the outside world. Now, she wanted to find a few people that she could use, but didn't know who was suitable for that.

"Imperial Concubine, please calm your anger. Imperial Concubine should know about the matter of the former Prime Minister."

He still didn't want to get involved in the court affairs. If he was too arrogant, and Huo Ni Lin woke up, he wouldn't forgive him.

"Wasn't the former prime minister killed by my father?"

"Yes, even though Prime Minister He is dead, the people he replaces are demeaning, killing and sacking. However, at that time, His Majesty was protecting him with all his might. The family of Prime Minister He was not affected, and most of the officials were merely dismissed and disgraced. "

"Who else in He Yutang's family can use it?"

"Sir He also had a younger brother, He Yichuan. He was originally serving in the imperial court. Although he was young, he was full of poetry books. If he wasn't exempted from this, he would be a rare talent."

"Where is he now?"

"The Ancestral Dragon was imprisoned in the Sky Prison all along."

"Bring him to me."

"Understood."

Wude went out to give some orders, then sent someone to the Sky Prison to bring He Yichuan to see Ji Tian Ning.

Ji Tian Ning rubbed his temples and ordered the imperial chef to bring him some porridge to drink. Not long later, he reported to the imperial guards' general, Han Xing, asking for an audience.

The duo walked in swiftly and knelt on the floor to pay their respects.

"Please sit, my dear ones."

"There is no seat for this humble subject here. This humble subject dares not be impolite."

He was not familiar with Ji Tian Ning, even though he had heard of the myths of Ji Tian Ning and knew that the person who had changed her surname was the evil fiancée of the past, Ji Tian Ning. However, everyone knew about this, and no one would say it openly.

"Take a seat, I don't have that many bad rules here, just sit down so that we can discuss things."

"I thank the empress for the gift."

The two of them addressed the empress as' the empress' and recognized Ji Tian Ning's position. After all, they were both very clear on how important this esteemed woman was to them, and how the edict had already been announced to the world.

Yan Shouzheng raised his eyelids slightly as he sized up the rumoured 'scoundrel'. He saw that, in front of him, there was an indescribably elegant and beautiful woman. Although her appearance wasn't impeccable, she wasn't as devastatingly beautiful as the Empress had been.

He wore a large, bright yellow phoenix robe, and his belly bulged slightly as he lazily leaned against the chair. His face was like a peach, but the corner of his mouth had a cold, elegant, purplish-blue color.

The stars that filled the sky seemed to fall into her eyes. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her hair hung casually in front of her. The collar was open, revealing a touch of seductive white, the sleeves rolled up, revealing her arms. Her slender hands were placed on the armrests of the chair, looking like beautiful jade.

Yan Shouzheng couldn't help but be stunned and was absent-minded for a moment.

Ji Tian Ning smiled slightly and didn't blame her. Even though it was rude for Yan Shouchuan to look at the emperor's woman, especially at the empress, Ji Tian Ning didn't mind.

After all, there was no man who wouldn't want to take a few more glances at a beautiful woman. In the modern world, this was child's play.

The charming smile drawn on the corner of his mouth made him even more absent-minded. The sunlight shone on Ji Tian's bright and yellow phoenix robe. Yan Shouchuan turned pale with fright. He thought about how rude it was for him to stare at the empress like that.

He hurriedly knelt down and cold sweat dripped from his forehead. "The Empress is truly an immortal. This humble subject has never seen such a celestial appearance. I have been impolite and offended you for a moment, and I beg for your forgiveness."

He kowtowed deeply. As a Minister, it would not be excessive to die for such disrespect. The Fire Ni Lin's usual prestige was too deep. When he thought of the emperor's callousness, his heart couldn't help but tremble.

His gaze landed on Ji Tian Ning's legs. However, he discovered that underneath the phoenix robe, there was a pair of slippers. It was white as sheep fat and jade-like legs. Her skin was as exquisite as silk, and her fingernails were smeared with a purplish-blue color.

He lowered his head deeply, his forehead almost touching the ground as he stared awkwardly at the ground before him.

He had long since heard about this scoundrel. She was dressed in strange clothing in the imperial harem, but he hadn't thought that she would be so bold as to not even wear a simple dress when she summoned the official.

Although the current weather was a bit hot, and the Southern Champion was located in the south, and it was already in June, and it was about to be the time for the fire of July, as a noble empress, wearing such clothes in front of the imperial court's officials, he had absolutely never expected that.

"He really is an evildoer!"

Yan Shouchuan harrumphed in his heart as he raised his head to take another look at those alluring jade feet. He realized that he had offended the esteemed empress already, luckily the emperor wasn't here. Otherwise, he would have already been punished. Although his heart was filled with fear, he was not afraid. He had also heard that the Empress was very kind and kind. She would definitely not punish someone for that.

A soft and gentle voice rested on his arm. "Do not stand on ceremony, my beloved lady. Stand up and sit."

Lifting his head slightly, he saw that on his arm, the softness was still there. His body could not help but tremble slightly as he hurriedly kowtowed. "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness. This subject is eternally grateful."

He hurriedly got up from the ground and carefully sat back down.

Han Xing almost laughed out loud. He also saw Ji Tian Ning's exposed arms and feet. However, he was much more familiar with Ji Tian Ning than Yan Ying. Thus, although he secretly glanced at Ji Tian Ning a few times, he did not lose his mind like Ji Tian Ning did.

"My two dear sirs, there is no need for me to explain the current situation. The Emperor is unconscious and injured, so he entrusted me with the country's affairs. At this moment, the Ancestor Dragon was in chaos. As the two great officials of the Emperor, I can only hope that the two great officials will be able to stabilize the situation and ensure the peace of the court and the peace of the country as soon as possible. This way, we will not disappoint the kindness that Your Majesty has shown to the two of you. What do you think of this? "

Han Xing stood up and bowed. "This humble subject shall serve the nation and do my utmost for the king. This humble subject shall follow the orders of the Emperor and pacify the rebellion."

The south wind had already communicated with him, and Han Xing had also thought it through very clearly. He also did not want the Ancestral Dragon to fall into chaos, or the Southern Champion Kingdom to fall into chaos. Currently, the Emperor was gravely ill. Ji Tian Ning had been bestowed the title of Empress due to her pregnancy and represented the imperial government. Although he would not show his loyalty to Ji Tian Ning, he had no choice but to swear fealty to the Southern Champion and to the reverse scale of fire.

He also understood that with the reverse fire scale, Ji Tian Ning's prince had already been chosen by the emperor as the ruler of the kingdom. However, because he wasn't born yet, he didn't have a clear decree.

He was the Fiery Inverted Scales' trusted aide, so how could he not know about this? Thus, he expressed his attitude and helped Ji Tian Ning calm her down, but that didn't mean he was loyal to her.

There were not many requests from Ji Tian Ning. Han Xing's attitude was sufficient, as long as Han Xing was willing to follow his orders, she could use the Fire Reversal Scale's order to unearth the potential of this governor of the imperial guards at any time.

As for the imperial edict, the imperial seal was in her hands and she could issue several edicts to Han Xing at any time.

"My beloved official is loyal to his country, loyal to his heart. I believe that in this time of crisis, he will not disappoint the hopes of the Emperor and myself."

Yan Shouchuan was in a trance. He lowered his head and continued to stare at Ji Tian Ning's jade-like feet. When he heard Ji Tian Ning's question, he hurriedly knelt down, just so he could get closer to her feet.

Faintly, he seemed to smell some kind of strange aroma. His mind was in a whirl, completely forgetting where he was. He almost wanted to reach out his hand to love that jade foot.

The yellow light before him and the phoenix embroidered on his robe reminded him of something.

He stretched out his hand and pressed it against the floor, "This official shall do his best to pacify the chaos and serve the Empress. This official will do anything to prevent you from disobeying my orders."

"Cough, cough …"

Han Xing somewhat mockingly lowered his head, using his sleeve to cover his mouth as he coughed softly a few times. "Your Highness, please forgive me. Your subject's throat hasn't been feeling well recently."

Ji Tian Ning smiled slightly. Since Yan Shouzheng had said so, she could put down a lot of worries in her heart.

In June of the year 346, the Nanyun imperial edict announced that the royal palace was next to each other for nine days, and that the expedition would lead to the recurrence of the old diseases and the death of the old ones. The emperor, known as the brave, was buried in the Celestial Pillar Mountain.

Only meritorious officials or the royal family could be buried here. The grandmist palace on the Heavenly Pillar Mountain was the place where all emperors ascended to the throne to pay their respects and pray for blessings.

Following the announcement of the decree to bury the Emperor in the nine heavens, another decree announced to the world that Princess Qingxian, Tian Ning of the Azure Immortal Palace, was bestowed the title of Empress.

The series of news shocked the four kingdoms. At this time, Feng Yuan no longer existed, and he had broken through the five kingdoms' situation. The only ones left were Yun Meng, Nanke, Northern barbarian, and Jinghai.