Chapter 1549: Step by Step

Emperor Qian was very satisfied with the current situation, because his daughter had become the queen mother of Luopan and held half of the military power. She also promised to merge Luopan into Daqian within ten years, which was what he was most satisfied with.

As an emperor, if he could not expand the territory, he had to protect the ancestral foundation. He always remembered the loss he suffered in Luopan. It took his daughter five years to "send" back the three occupied cities. He became more and more confident about his daughter's promise.

Therefore, Emperor Qian personally asked about the envoys sent this time. He did not stop the gifts sent by the queen and the prince to Anping, and asked the delegation to set off as soon as possible.

When the delegation arrived in Luopan, there were only three days before the succession ceremony. Lianyi personally met with the representatives of the Daqian delegation and happily accepted their gifts.

The courtiers and generals of Luopan Kingdom were somewhat dissatisfied with Daqian, but for the sake of the Queen Mother, they did not cause any major trouble. They just ridiculed the envoys verbally and made some small moves in private. The envoys had received instructions from Emperor Qian, so they were very restrained.

Five-year-old Luo Shang held Lianyi's hand to complete the entire succession ceremony. The child looked nervous, but there was no mistake. In the end, Lianyi held him to the throne.

After Lianyi returned to the bedroom with Luo Shang, she sighed with some regret. Fulin immediately asked:

"Queen Mother, are you feeling unwell?"

"No, today's succession ceremony went too smoothly."

Lianyi put Luo Shang on the bed in the bedroom, and then asked Yuejue and Yuelang to help her take off the heavy Queen Mother's dress.

Fulin ordered the maid to help Luo Shang change his clothes. He asked with a puzzled look:

"Queen Mother, isn't it good that the prince's succession ceremony went smoothly?"

Lianyi glanced at Luo Shang who had begun to doze off, and then said faintly:

"These people are so patient and did not cause trouble at the ceremony. Instead, they left me no excuse to kill them. There will be more trouble in the future."

Fulin shut up when he heard this. This was not something he could ask about.

"Forget it. You are tired today. After dinner, you should go to rest. Shang'er will go to court tomorrow."

"Yes, Queen Mother!"

On the second day of court, Lianyi still held Luo Shang and sat on the throne. First, she rewarded a group of people, including Luo Tang.

Because he killed the assassin who assassinated Luo Lu, he got the false name of guerrilla general and continued to stay to protect the safety of the new king Luo Shang.

Lianyi also appointed a group of new nobles and allowed them to move into Nahe City. Because there were not many people and the reasons were sufficient, they did not cause too much dissatisfaction. The queen mother still had to take care of her face, because the Daqian army on the border had not withdrawn yet.

Lianyi took advantage of the situation to take over the government and began to compete with the ministers of Luopan. She gradually eroded the power of the old dynasty and established her own power. At the same time, she issued policies that benefited the country and the people, allowing Luopan to slowly develop.

Lianyi felt that this kind of brain-consuming thing was really troublesome and time-consuming, but occasionally when she was tired, she would go to the army for a walk. Military power was her reliance.

At the beginning, the generals in the army were respectful to Lianyi, the queen mother, only because of the existence of the military token, but after Lianyi challenged several generals, they looked at Lianyi differently.

Jingqing, a small country near Luopan, encountered a drought. In order to survive, a large number of refugees flocked to the border of Luopan. The soldiers and generals of Jingqing also began to enter Luopan to plunder.

Lianyi felt that the time was ripe, so she let Luo Shang stay in Luopan, and she personally led the troops to the place where the two countries intersected. She felt that it was time to merge Jingqing into the territory of Luopan.

Lianyi's personal expedition caused a great reaction in Luopan. Some people disagreed, thinking that it was inappropriate for a woman to lead the army, and Luopan was not short of good men.

There were also people who agreed that the queen mother should be taught a lesson, and even secretly planned to get rid of Lianyi, and then replace her position, become a family that assists Luo Shang, and finally replace him.

Some people were just watching the fun, wanting to see if Lianyi had real skills or was just trying to gild themselves. In short, everyone was waiting to see Lianyi's joke.

Among them, the only one who was really worried about Lianyi was Luo Shang. He was already nine years old this year, and he already knew the importance of his mother. If it weren't for his mother, he would definitely be eaten alive by the group of court officials who were eyeing him, so he prayed every day that his mother would return triumphantly.

Lianyi did not disappoint Luo Shang. Before winter, he led his troops to attack the palace of Jingqing Kingdom, and then dealt with the incompetent rulers with an iron fist, took control of Jingqing Kingdom, appeased the refugees, and then arranged for people to garrison Jingqing, and sent people back to Luopan Kingdom to summon ministers to Jingqing to deal with the aftermath.

The courtiers who were named to go to Jingqing Kingdom included both new nobles and old ministers. They never thought that occupying a country would be so easy, and they felt that it was a bit of a joke. Some people even spread rumors privately, saying that Lianyi was able to attack Jingqing Kingdom so quickly because of the capable young generals around him.

After Lianyi heard the news from Duoduo, he did not hesitate to let Sundial execute those who spread rumors and made trouble, and made their crimes public.

The other party of the rumor also stood up to clarify, cursing and swearing that he was not even worthy of carrying the shoes of the queen mother, and that the queen mother was truly wise and brave, and a natural general.

After Lianyi returned to the court, she punished those families who spread rumors and caused trouble. Didn't they look down on her? Then don't enter the court or the army. She wanted to see how many generations such a family could last.

When Emperor Qian received the news, Jingqing Kingdom had already been incorporated into the territory of Luopan Kingdom, which made him feel sorry but proud.

Because Luopan separated Daqian and Jingqing, it was difficult for him to send troops even if he had an idea. He would at most take the opportunity to annex a few cities, while his daughter was more courageous and directly took over the entire Jingqing Kingdom. Although it was a small country, it was also land and population, representing wealth and resources.

The crown prince Qian Zhaoning had been attending court for four years and had also participated in the court affairs, but the third prince had always been eyeing him, and the Nangong family also frequently had problems, doing things under his banner, which made him very annoyed, and Emperor Qian was already a little unhappy about this.

This time the queen stood on the side of her son, but her mother's family was not strong, always thinking of taking advantage and making trouble for her son. She simply did not contact the family and only managed her own piece of land in the palace.

On the contrary, her daughter who married far away had been supporting her son, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Five years later, Lianyi had completely taken control of Luopan State and became the real power holder of Luopan State. The fifteen-year-old Luo Shang was about to take power in one year, but his mood was not as good as he had imagined.

"Mother, I have something to tell you."

Luo Shang said politely standing in front of Lianyi.

Lianyi smiled slightly, let Luo Shang sit next to her, and then said:

"Shang'er, are you worried about something? I feel that you are always absent-minded recently."