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Within a few days, Ji Tianning had delivered the edict to add the title of general, as Shang Qiuyuan had requested. When the remaining soldiers of the Shoulder King saw that Shoulder King had been brought to the Hongmeng Palace in his name, and that he had decreed that the tomb of the Emperor should be built, and that his descendants should be given the title of Shoulder King, they calmed down.

As the orders were passed down one by one, Ji Tian Ning finally announced the day he had been imprisoned, buried in the palace for nine days, and sealed in the palace for nine days. Furthermore, he ordered Shang Qiuyuan to return to the imperial court. He also conferred him the title of Crown Prince's Protector, bestowed upon him the position of military advisor, bestowed him with a great fortune, and gave him the command to lead the three armies.

At this point, Shang Qiuyuan became the person with the highest rank among the Southern Champion martial generals. Not only did he wield military power, he also participated in the imperial government, and his authority was not inferior to that of the Nine Heavens Palace.

Initially, Ji Tian Ning wanted to bestow the title of Regent on Shang Xiuyuan, but the scale of fire was still present and the prince was not yet born. This was rather inappropriate, so she decided to temporarily bestow the title of Imperial Protector on Shang Xiuyuan.

At this moment, Shang Qiuyuan had already begun returning to the imperial court. The imperial edict of nine days had arrived first, and the edict bestowed upon Shang Qiuyuan was followed closely behind. This plan had originally been set by Shang Qiuyuan and Ji Tian Ning, using it to calm the anger of the soldiers left behind by the side of the King.

At this point, the soldiers saw that an order had been issued to bury the King side by side. The decree had been changed to bestow the King's heir, and the generals were rewarded for their deeds. The generals were rewarded according to Shang Qiuyuan's wishes, pacifying the chaos and calming the army.

Ji Tian Ning quietly sat in front of the bed with the reverse scale. He looked at the pale-white, paper-like face of the reverse scale. It had already been more than ten days, and the majority of the reverse scale was unconscious.

Of course, this was mostly due to the effects of the pill she had used. There was also the reason that the Fire Reversal Scale had lost all of its energy due to her internal organs being damaged by the sword energy.

She felt very tired, dealing with the imperial government instead of the Fire Lin Dynasty. Although there were many disgruntled officials, military power was greater than anything in this chaotic world, and so was the Southern Champion. The military general had controlled the imperial government for a long time, so the position of a civil official was far lower than that of a military general.

With the support of the Imperial Guard's Capital Commander, Han Xing, and the head of the imperial guards, as well as the support of Yan Zhen and his other trusted generals, although the officials were unwilling to accept this, and repeatedly opposed Ji Tian Ning to take over the imperial government in place of the Fire Inverse Scale, as time went on, those who opposed it were either demoted or dismissed, and were replaced by new members.

Thus, after a peaceful purge, the ministers in the imperial court had already changed into people who were loyal to Ji Tian Ning and were highly valued.

"But now, you are doing well. You meditate here every day, and being an emperor is not something a human should do. There are a lot of things that you have to deal with every day. It's such a headache."

"It's been hard on you, my beloved concubine."

The Fiery-Scales slowly opened its eyes. Its originally cold and piercing eyes were now devoid of light.

"My beloved concubine, how is the government these days? What's the situation like? "

In the past few days, Huo Ni Lin had been awake for a long time, but he still needed to rest, and his body was powerless.

Ji Tian Ning briefly introduced the situation and rubbed her temples, "This is how I handled it. Don't be dissatisfied with me. Moreover, the Nine Heavens Palace has done well in opening up the empire. They have buried the emperor in his name, so it would not be a disgrace to him. "

"I didn't expect that my beloved concubine would have such great wisdom in governing a country. If it weren't for the fact that I was stung, how would I have ended up like this? That's fine, that's all. But why is it that the Queen Mother did not manage the court affairs, and instead her beloved concubine took care of it in my place? "

"The empress dowager will act according to the original plan. She will massacre the Ancestor Dragon, purge the court officials, and the Ancestor Dragon will be thrown into great chaos. Seeing that it was so inappropriate, she asked the empress dowager to rest. After all, the empress dowager was the father's sister, a member of the palace family. To think of Her Majesty. After so many years of hard work, it's time to spend the next few years. "

"What a good method. You stole my palace while I was unconscious?"

"I am too lazy to care about court affairs. I have been busy all day hitting the back of my head. If it wasn't for the child in my womb, in order to give him a peaceful Southern Champion, do you think I would be willing to trouble you? If according to your original plan, you were unconscious from your injuries and the empress dowager had used powerful methods to clean up the imperial court, would you think that the soldiers your father left behind in Fengyuan would be useless? As for the trusted aides left behind by the Ancestral Dragon and the various royal fathers, would they not take this opportunity to cause trouble? "

"Sigh …"

Huo Ni Lin sighed weakly, "How is my body?"

"Go recuperate. The sword qi has damaged the vital organs. It's not something that can be recovered in a short period of time." Now that you're a little better, don't think too much about politics. I'll do my best to deal with it. Right now, I have already ordered my class to return to the capital, and when my sworn brother returns, with his assistance, we can settle the Southern Champion down. "

Huo Ni Lin was silent and didn't say anything. He closed his eyes, knowing that he didn't have the energy to bother with national affairs anymore.

"Ning'er, I'm afraid those stubborn old fogeys won't accept a girl like you."

"Therefore, in the next few days, I will have a few important officials come to meet you. You will tell them to your face and I will temporarily take care of the imperial government in your place. I just do not know if you trust me to handle the matters of the court, or are you blaming me for seizing the palace's power to bury you, my royal father? "

"Ning'er, let's do everything according to your plan. I know that all of this is for my sake."

A wave of tiredness entered his mind and he fell into a deep sleep. He would think about national affairs when he was slightly awake for the past few days. He also understood that he could only continue according to Ji Tian Ning's wishes, allowing his ancestor to calm down. After all, he couldn't go to court now. Letting the Southern Champion settle down was the best way.

Looking at the reverse scale of fire on the sickbed, this cold-blooded king, who used to be full of energy, was now extremely weak. His life was like a candle in the wind, and he couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

"Hate? Yes, I once loved you and hated you, said no hate without love, really. When I look at you now, there is no hate in my heart and no love. Meeting you was already a mistake. I appeared on the battlefield and met you, Monk Qiuyuan. At that time, I had no other choice but to be captured by you and sent to the deep palace. If I have the choice, I won't enter the palace with you. "

Her misty gaze shifted to the window. Although she had a deep impression of the Fiery-Scaled Sword, it was not as unforgettable as Shang Qiuyuan's.

"The affairs of the world are fooling people. If it wasn't for this, I might have been together with Qiuyuan a long time ago. As for Li Hantian, he is the elder brother and friend that I can rely on the most. Or perhaps, his feelings for Tian Tian are more like friendship and kinship. "

Remembering the past and re-examining the relationship between him and these men with a calm heart and gaze, Ji Tianning discovered that he had engraved Shang Qiuyuan in his heart from the moment he saw him. Even if it wasn't love at first sight, that man had long been deeply engraved in his heart.

When the Fiery Inverted Scale of Flames kidnapped her to the Imperial Palace, it was more of a revulsion than a desire to accept the Fiery Inverted Scale of Flames.

"You have so tyrannically plundered my freedom, plundered my body and my heart. Perhaps towards you, what I feel in my heart is mostly helplessness in accepting, or perhaps I have already developed feelings for you a long time ago, but I just suppress it within the depths of my heart. "

Gently stroking her stomach, a gentle smile appeared on her face. Her child was growing up, and she couldn't help but think of Shang Qiuyuan.

"Qiuyuan, ever since we first met, we should have appreciated each other. After being in contact with each other for a few times, we have reached a mutual understanding. However, at that time, your heart was too heavy, and you could no longer put down anything, even good friendships and love. "

She stood up and left the Fiery Inverted Scale. Usually, the ones attending to it by its side were the imperial physicians of the great hospital. Every day, she would find some time to come over and take care of it.

In the secret room, the Empress Mother lay on the couch, unable to speak or move. Everything was taken care of by the servants.

When Ji Tian Ning entered the secret chamber, the two servants quickly knelt down and greeted, "Your servants pay their respects to the Empress."

"All of you can leave. I'll come see the empress dowager and chat with her."

After the two of them left, Ji Tian Ning closed the door to the secret room. As a result, she was no longer able to hear what they were saying.

"Is the empress dowager well? Do you know the story of this secret room? "

The empress dowager glared furiously at Ji Tian Ning, wishing that she could jump up and bite him. Ji Tian Ning smiled faintly, "This secret chamber was prepared for me by the emperor. That day when you forced him to send me onto the fire execution platform, he had already prepared a secret passageway beneath the fire execution platform so I could escape through this secret passageway and hide in this secret chamber. "Now that I've let you use this secret chamber, it's just right for you."

Ji Tian Ning looked down at the empress dowager's charming face. "You've worked hard for so many years, so rest here. Don't worry, no one will disturb you here. It's the most suitable place for you to rest." No need to be angry, much less hate. I have more right to be angry and hate than you do. Here, you can quietly reflect on everything that happened in the past. How many people did you kill, and how many things you have done to destroy the conscience of heaven.

"Mhmm …"

The empress dowager hummed a few vague notes from her nostrils, causing Ji Tian Ning to smile enchantingly.

"Don't think that someone will save you. Even if they do, without my antidote, you will die within three days. Your time is over, it's my time, it's my time, the era of the Witch. "

Ji Tian Ning helped the empress dowager take the medicine before turning around to leave. He locked her up in a secret room and told her that the empress dowager had suffered a severe stroke and needed to be treated in the palace for a long period of time.

After the palace had been cleaned up, everyone was in a precarious situation. No one dared to ask about these matters.

Ji Tian Ning had not only seized control of the harem, but also of the imperial government. The concubines and servants of the harem only wanted to keep their lives; no one dared to cause trouble. There were a few ignorant people who had been dealt with by the five virtues a long time ago. Thus, the turbulent harem was incomparably peaceful.

In the morning assembly, the officials were waiting respectfully in the throne room, discussing something in low voices.

Initially, he had thought that he would have complete control over the Nine Heavens Demise and not have to look at the face of Gong Jiu anymore. He didn't expect that just as he was preparing to display his big picture, he would be taken as the unreal Minister of the Left, and the position of the Right Minister was actually taken by He Yichuan, who had been released from prison.

His heart was filled with unwillingness, but he did not dare act rashly. This was because his mansion had already been closely watched by Yan Zhen. If there was any movement in the wind, he might not be able to protect his life.

He was waiting, waiting for the time to come.

Many ministers were also encouraged to join hands to oppose Ji Tian Ning taking the place of the emperor to manage the affairs of state and court. However, Ji Tian Ning did not hesitate to dismiss those ministers and immediately issued an imperial edict to replace them.

After so many times, there were no more objections from the court officials. The wise officials had been in office for a long time, so how could they not understand that if they continued to cause trouble, it would only be to create an opportunity for the sinful Empress.

These people were naturally deeply grateful to Ji Tian Ning. Moreover, Ji Tian Ning held an imperial edict in her hands and used the name of Fire Reversal Scale to replace the Emperor. Thus, it was natural for Ji Tian Ning to go to the morning assembly.