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Ling Jing was prepared to drive south to personally investigate and cure corrupt officials as well as the malignant tumor on the side of the disaster.

On the other hand, Su Qi went to the northeast as the messenger to suppress all the traitors from the other two places. Ling Xue and Wenren Wuming stayed behind in the Imperial City with Lord Grim. Flower Speaker and Wen Han followed them south.

Ling Miaomiao greatly admired the Ling Dynasty's seventh holy ancestor, Ling Cen.

Ling Cen had ascended the throne at the age of eighteen. During his forty-nine years on the throne, he had insisted on traveling once a year, personally investigating and dealing with officials who had broken the law for favouritism, were greedy for money and sex, had an iron hand, and created a bright and prosperous era.

At that time, the Four Seas submitted as well, and the outsiders did not dare to invade even an inch of land.

While he was in his prime, Ling Cen had decisively abdicated and traveled the four seas. He had dedicated the first half of his life to the Ling Dynasty and was determined to live for himself. There was no one else in this world who could do as he pleased.

Ling Jing had always wanted to imitate Ling Cen. After he ascended the throne, he had severely investigated more than ten corrupt officials and made an example out of them. For a time, officials were self-disciplined and government officials were very clear-headed.

However, he knew that he would never be able to surpass Ling Chen, because he would never give up his authority and live for himself …

He was the king of this world, and it was impossible for him to leave so easily.

"Right now, the taxes have been reduced, but due to the natural disaster, people everywhere were still displaced and forced to become thieves …" Su Qi Huan said softly.

"Those Green Forest Thieves also took the opportunity to go against the imperial government. This subject recommends that the imperial court allow them to enlist their allegiance." Ever since Ling Xue had read the military strategy book, he had been convinced of his strategy.

He did not like battlefields. Even though he was in the imperial court, he was already in the battlefields.

"The Green Forest Thieves have quite the background, they have the Sky Mountain as their base, it is very difficult to attack them."

Su Qi Huan also nodded, it wasn't only because of the martial arts skills of the people in the forest, but also because the strongholds of these people were all unbreakable, coupled with the continuous danger of the mountain, making it impossible to march.

"These things will not be able to create a climate in three to five years." If it were not for their deceit and deception, how could so many citizens go on a rampage after the natural disaster? They would rather be thieves than to cultivate in the fields?

Therefore, the most important thing was still to solve the problem of internal corruption.

After that, we will recruit those green men.

Ling Jing passed a few secret letters to the six of them. Just as he was about to speak, a report came rushing in from the outside.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has been brought into the Serene Palace." The one who came was Lan Yi, and he had a secret message with Ling Jing.

This time, unlike the time when the empress dowager had punished Ling Tian Qing four or five times in Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Ling Jin was unmoved.

Because of Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Ling Jin knew that the empress dowager would never do something that would endanger Ling Qing's life, and bringing the empress to the Peace Faction in private would not be good.

Her Majesty would not, for no reason, want to offer the Queen a cup of tea and narrate the feelings of her daughter-in-law.

Ling Qing did not understand what had just happened.

She had rested enough in the spirit spring and was preparing to return to the Heavenly Green Palace, but someone took her along the way.

It was one of the empress dowager's men. With the Phoenix Blood Jade in hand, he didn't say a word. He tapped her acupoints and brought her to the Peace Faction.

As soon as she arrived at the Peace Palace, she was forced to kneel on the ground. Ling Tian Qing had been trying to teach her how to break through her meridians with the help of the cold.

Ling Tian's body was like a virus that attacked his system, causing Ling Tian Qing to become even angrier.

Besides, she had to think about what Her Majesty wanted to do.

There was no way something good would happen if he captured her like this.

Her Majesty sat on a high seat, staring at the little queen kneeling stiffly on the ground as she pressed her acupoints.

"Kai Yun, clear her mute acupoint." Her Majesty glanced at the palace maid, then at the petite girl kneeling on the ground, before revealing a smile.

Seeing that smile, Ling Tian's scalp tingled.

Another palace maid came out with a long jade tray with a gold base. On it were three things: a jade cup, a golden dagger, and a white silk cloth.

This was really the standard configuration for a suicide song!

The Empress Dowager wanted to kill him!

"Why did the Empress Dowager want to kill me?" Ling Tian then opened his Acupoint and spoke calmly.

The empress dowager looked at the young girl who still had a trace of delicateness on her face. Her long hair was a little messy and her face was brimming with spirit energy. A pair of elegant eyes shone like the stars.

Her expression was calm and composed, as if she was a mother to the world.

There was a girl that was even more beautiful than her in this world, but there definitely wasn't a girl that was smarter than her.

No wonder the king and Wen Han treated her like a treasure.

One day, when the Phoenix Body became a secondary goal and the heart of beauty became the most important target of battle, then even if there were no more beauties, her hard work would all be for naught.

Her Majesty would never let this day happen.

Thus, the empress dowager had already made up her mind to eliminate Ling Tian Qing.

"You can only blame yourself, you monster." The empress dowager smiled faintly. This demoness would destroy her plans.

"The empress dowager wanted to destroy the phoenix body. Why?" Ling Tian Qing asked calmly.

She wanted to stall for time.

I will definitely come and save her.

This was because she was the phoenix body that Ling Xiang had met, this half of the mountain.

As for the Empress Dowager, why did she want to get rid of the mountains and rivers?

Ling Tian could not understand this point.

Even if he didn't like her, even if he wanted to help the gentle and obedient Zhou Fangyi get on her throne, he could not ignore her son's influence.

Such a cheat for his son …

"Why?" The empress dowager looked at her bright eyes and smiled again. "You don't need to know the reason. This place isn't a place you should be, is it?"

"But I don't want to die." Ling Tian Qing looked at the beautiful tray that was placed in front of him and actually revealed a smile. "I don't want to die foolishly either."

If it was April last year, she would have been happy to have the empress dowager take the pill for herself. But now, she had found a ray of light and was trying to escape from the darkness while the empress dowager was trying to kill her.

Furthermore, it was impossible for her to commit suicide. As long as she had the thought of dying, the pill would poison her.

"Little demoness, you've grown up. You know how precious life is." The empress dowager actually called her Little Demoness as well. Looking at Ling Tian's calm and collected expression, she thought back to last year's miserable state when she begged him to bring her away. The difference was too great.

He did not expect that in a short year, that naive and innocent girl from before had already gained the power of a phoenix.

"I'm just curious about the reason why the empress dowager destroyed the phoenix body." Ling Tianqing was calm, and even in the face of death, she was calm.

"Go ask Yama if you want." The empress dowager smiled at her. "A cup of Deadly Wine, a golden dagger, and ten meters of white silk cloth. This Dowager will give you one choice …"

Ling Tian Qing was sighing in his heart.

In this world, not only would there be people who would try their best to cheat their father, there were also people who tried their best to cheat their son.

No wonder he had such a violent temper!

"I won't choose anything!" Ling Tian Qing looked at the empress dowager and said indifferently, "If the empress dowager wants my life, she has to at least tell me one reason."

He could just continue stalling for time, even if he had to speak nonsense. In short, he couldn't leave his life here.

"You don't deserve to know the reason." The empress dowager's smile was very gentle. "If you don't choose now, you won't have a chance. This Dowager will choose for you, so why don't you use the Life-Extermination Bar? It'll look better after you die."

"The empress dowager isn't afraid of the king's rage?" Ling Qing asked as he saw Kai Yun walking towards him with a bottle of wine in his hand. He was unable to hold on any longer.

"That's my problem, it has nothing to do with you." Her Majesty signaled for Kai Yun to fill his glass with wine.

It doesn't matter, if she dies.

Kai Yun laughed sinisterly as he pinched Ling Qing's cheek, sending the wine cup into her mouth.

"How is it unrelated? I am the queen. "

The Empress Mother saw that Kai Yun did not move an inch, but the young girl kneeling on the ground actually gave off the aura of a queen, jumped up from the ground, and coldly stared at her as she spoke.

He had finally broken through his acupoints, and at the critical moment, he had managed to stop Kai Yun.

But... She could only deal with the defenseless Kai Yun. The people in the empress dowager's palace were all experts, so it was impossible for her to defeat them.

So it would only take a few minutes.

"You actually …" Someone, capture her and kill her! " Her Majesty also sensed that something was wrong and immediately gave the order.

Suddenly, seven or eight figures approached Ling Tianqing from the back.

"Your Majesty, you've finally arrived." Ling Tian Qing suddenly raised his voice.

Suddenly, everyone stopped and looked towards the outside with a bit of panic.

Everyone's reverence towards Ling Jin was still deep-rooted. Even the empress dowager's face trembled when she heard the word 'king', even though she knew there was some trickery in his words.

As such, Ling Tian Qing took the opportunity to roll away like a lion, breaking out of the encirclement and fleeing for his life.

Earlier, she had hastily calculated the time it would take for the rescue troops to arrive. Assuming that Ling Jin was still in the imperial harem, if he was in the imperial study, it would take at least two incense sticks of time to reach the empress dowager's Serenity palace.

Who told the harem to be too big? Even if she were to ride a horse, she wouldn't be able to make it in time to save her.

Moreover, she had just been brought in, and the door to the Serene Palace was immediately shut tight. The palace maids held the Phoenix Blood Jade in their hands, and no matter who it was, they were not allowed to take a single step inside … She wouldn't be like the legendary Xiang Fei, right?

The fortune-teller said that she could live for two hundred years. She wasn't even twenty years old yet, but her fortune-teller had shrunk too much!

As such, Ling Tian Qing had to save himself, rather than being saved, he might as well save himself.

Although her movements were agile and were related to her own life and she was even faster than a commando, she still couldn't compete against this world's lightness skills.

Before she could even reach the door, two palace maids with swords were already standing in front of her.

"Ling Zui, save me!" Ling Qing didn't dodge but said to the palace maid behind her.

This time, they wouldn't be fooled.

The hand of the sword-wielding palace maid shook and the sky of sword flowers fell from the sky, tightly wrapping the charming young girl in the shadow of the sword.

Instantly, wherever the sword Qi touched, his clothes would be ripped apart.

Ling Tian sighed as he closed his eyes.

Humans are really funny.

He wouldn't die even if he wanted to.

When you don't want to die, Death is standing right in front of you.

"Bang!"

A loud sound shook the entire hall, causing it to tremble.