Chapter 238 The End of an Era! Only Each Other!

As the emperor drew out his sword.

Figures appeared one after another and stood behind the emperor.

Five, ten, twenty, thirty!

All of them were top masters, and those who were better than ordinary masters were masters.

Then the four masters, Ning Daoyi, Shen Wuzhuo, Bai Yutang, and Xia Yan, also slowly walked to the emperor.

They all drew out their belts, which contained soft swords.

Everyone was silent, just looking at King Mi quietly.

The emperor was full of absolute will to fight.

Not only will, but also ability.

The moment she drew her sword, her temperament changed instantly.

The sword energy moved in all directions.

The cold light shook the hall.

Mi You gently clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves, closed his eyes slightly, and began to calculate.

After a long while, he gently released his hands and smiled gently.

Prince Ying said slowly: "Xia Yi, you worry too much."

The emperor said lightly: "If you don't want to do it, then let's go."

King Ying stood still.

The emperor said, "You don't do anything, and you don't leave. What do you want to do?"

Prince Xia Jie stood up, knelt down to the queen mother and said, "Mother, I will take my leave first, and I will be back soon to take care of you in your old age."

The queen mother just cried, and couldn't make any sound.

Then, Xia Jie walked out.

When he passed by Ying Que, he couldn't help but look at Ying Que.

Although this light passed quickly, Ying Que still quickly caught his deep hatred, almost crazy hatred.

Strange, where did his hatred come from?

There was no direct feud between Ying Que and him. And this hatred was too strong.

Prince Ying, Prince Mi, the three giants of the cabinet, the two giants of the Privy Council, the four giants of the six ministries, and several princes and dukes followed behind and left.

A full 195 people followed Xia Jie away.

Although the number was only one-tenth of the number of people present.

But this group of people are at the top of the power. It can be said that 70% of the people at the top of the empire followed Xia Jie.

Because the higher the status, the more they are bound by the Sky Book City.

The next Four Seas Hall fell into silence again, and no one spoke.

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After half an hour, Xia Jie, King Mi, King Ying and others should have gone far away.

The emperor said: "My ministers, those who don't want to follow me to Tianshui Province, you can leave."

"Officials in the capital will stay in the capital to assist the queen mother in maintaining the operation of the empire; local officials will return to the local area to govern the borders; princes and nobles will return to their own territories and wait quietly."

As soon as these words came out, nearly two thousand people on the scene left one after another, and even breathed a sigh of relief.

They were afraid of being forced to stay in the hall, and afraid of being forced to be loyal to the empress in front of them.

More than 98% of the people left.

Including Ning Daoyi's elder brother Ning Yuanyi, and Yuwen Lianyi's father Yuwen Fa.

During the whole process, Ning Daoyi never looked at them.

There were only thirty people left except for the Yingque faction.

I don't know whether it should be said that there were only thirty people, or that there were actually thirty people.

Among them, Duke Xia Yan was very embarrassed.

He wanted to stay and leave.

He was a staunch royalist, but he also felt that women should not be emperors.

Just when King Ying and King Mi wanted to attack the emperor, Duke Xia Yan rushed up without hesitation, stood by the emperor, and protected her safety.

But now he couldn't stand on the emperor's side and support her as a female emperor.

The emperor said: "Duke Xia Yan, don't force it, just follow your heart. You stay in the capital, maintain order, and assist the queen mother. You don't have to follow me to Tianshui Province."

Immediately, Duke Xia Yan bowed to the queen and walked out.

Yingque was silent, with a sigh in his eyes.

Sigh, but not regretful.

In the final analysis, this is still a person who is not smart enough.

On the surface, he chose to be neutral, but now is the most difficult time for the emperor. If you choose to be neutral, it is equivalent to giving Xia Jie another support.

Aren't you a royalist? Can you not know that there is a conspiracy of Sky Book City behind Xia Jie?

Which faction of the royal family are you protecting?

Whether the emperor is a man or a woman is not important now. But whether the emperor is from the Xia royal family is very important. This is an essential issue.

So, this is actually a confused person.

Others make choices for the interests of their own families, which is reasonable.

But Xia Yan has no selfish desires. He is dedicated to the empire and the Xia royal lineage, but he made this choice.

Li Ruhai, the Minister of War, is very anxious. Of course, he wants to stay and support the emperor.

He represents the King of Zhenbei in the center of the court. He is an absolutely smart man and fully upholds the position of the family.

Ying Que stared at him, and the meaning was very clear, you leave quickly.

The emperor needed the Li family to maintain a neutral attitude on the surface and stabilize the northern border.

Duke Xia Yan was not a smart man, he was just a sharp sword, so the capital needed a real person, and Li Ruhai was the best choice.

So, Li Ruhai bowed to the emperor and turned away.

The last person who made a difficult decision was Prince Lian, who was also a very traditional and conservative person.

He also couldn't accept a woman becoming emperor at all, he really couldn't accept it at all.

However, he knew that behind Xia Jie was Sky Book City.

He didn't want either result, but if he had to choose one, he would choose a woman becoming emperor, at least her will to defend the Xia Dynasty was extremely firm, and no one could change it.

The emperor said: "Prince Lian, you don't have to force yourself, you stay and assist your mother, right?"

But Prince Lian didn't leave, but asked: "When the little prince is sixteen years old, can he succeed to the throne?"

The emperor smiled and said: "In fact, it's okay to let my son succeed to the throne now. But that would be a cover-up, and it would make me very hypocritical. And I don't like the word queen mother very much, it sounds like I'm very old. But the sooner he succeeds to the throne, the happier I will be. I don't have much interest in power, it's just my responsibility."

In fact, the reason why she was so willing to do so was in a sense just like that.

Her will and determination to defend the imperial lineage of the Great Xia Empire were unmatched.

But she was also a lazy person, who knew everything about power, but didn't like to play.

Prince Lian immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I am willing to follow your majesty in the southern hunting."

The emperor said, "Okay, thank you, uncle."

Then, the emperor said, "Come here!"

Several eunuchs came forward, and one of the big eunuchs handed over a thick stack of papers.

The emperor took one and opened it to take a look.

This is the "World Edict" she wrote herself, with more than a thousand words. But there are no gorgeous words, not because she doesn't know how to, but this edict is for ordinary people in the world to see.

She used very simple and clear words to explain to the world the fact that she is a woman, why she succeeded to the throne as a woman, and that she and Ying Que became husband and wife and gave birth to a prince.

This edict has no sensationalism or high-profile, it is completely objective, even pale.

It's just that at the end of the edict, she wrote a paragraph, if she can't save the country, if it's not for the people's request, she will never return to the capital.

The meaning is very clear. Unless she has made great achievements that surpass those of previous emperors, unless her achievements completely offset the negative effects of being a woman, and unless all the people in the world beg her to return to the capital, she will never return to the throne of Xiajing.

What kind of achievements can surpass those of previous emperors? !

Moreover, she did not attack anyone in the entire edict, nor did she use any conspiracy theory to explain Xia Jie.

She did not call on the people of the world to overthrow Xia Jie and support her, Xia Yi, not a single word.

After checking it once, the emperor said: "Take it out and send it to the scholars outside."

Several eunuchs kowtowed and said: "Yes."

Then, dozens of eunuchs held thousands of copies of the "World Edict" and rushed out.

Just a quarter of an hour later!

Suddenly, a huge noise was heard from outside.

Obviously, countless people were shocked and even subverted by this "World Edict".

It set off a storm, and they couldn't even believe their eyes.

"How can a woman succeed to the throne? Isn't this a mess of the principles of heaven and earth?"

"The empress is deposed, the empress is deposed."

"A woman succeeds to the throne, a hen is a hen, this will cause chaos in the world, this will lead to the destruction of the country."

"Let's rush in and let the empress leave the sacred palace."

At this moment, someone next to him said, "Don't chase her away, she said she wanted to leave the palace, unless the people ask her to, she will never come back."

"Prince Xia Jie is back, he is the legitimate heir to the throne, let's support Xia Jie."

"Yes, let's support His Highness Xia Jie."

The tens of thousands of scholars outside were completely in an uproar.

It was completely blown up into a pot of porridge.

This boiling, this shock, will soon spread to the entire capital, the entire empire.

This incident happened too suddenly.

The people of the world can't even accept it at all.

For thousands of years, there has been no such precedent, and it has never been heard of.

If a woman becomes an emperor, won't that turn the world upside down? Isn't that a sign of destruction?

Is it true that a country is about to perish, and evildoers will appear?

And this was revealed in an instant, without any buffer.

Ministers and nobles could not accept it, let alone ordinary people.

People in high positions are knowledgeable, more calm, and will consider issues from their own interests.

But most ordinary people only have emotions.

Moreover, in this "Great Edict", the emperor did not beautify himself at all.

It was too real, even a cold and arrogant reality.

It was even a fact that completely ignored whether ordinary people could accept it.

She was too proud!

She was so proud that most of the time, she was probably not suitable to be an emperor.

But now is not most of the time, now is the most special moment, all logic has changed.

If it was an ordinary time, then the throne would be given up. But now, as long as it is given up, the thousand-year imperial lineage of the Great Xia Empire will be completely destroyed.

At this most special moment, the most important quality of the emperor is not power, but will.

And in this regard, Ying Que and the emperor are almost the most determined pair of male and female in the world.

In the minds of both of them, they were determined to die.

They would rather fail and die than live in vain.

Moreover, this male and female pair were equally arrogant, equally pessimistic about human nature, and even indifferent.

They were equally full of bottom-line thinking.

Prepare for the worst in everything and never have any illusions.

So in the vast crowd, once two people discovered each other, they immediately walked together.

The two are not only lovers, but also confidants.

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The emperor turned a deaf ear to the noise and shouts outside the palace.

Instead, he ate quietly with the Queen Mother.

This is a bit like the last supper. The emperor will never return to the capital palace for a short time.

She was driven away by Prince Ying and King Mi, but in the final analysis she was driven away by all the ministers and people of the world.

Therefore, unless all the people in the world kneel down and beg her to come back again, she will never come back in her lifetime.

If she cannot conquer all the people in the world, it will be her failure.

Of course, it was also the failure of the thousand-year imperial lineage of the Great Xia Empire.

At this time, the queen also woke up and sat quietly at the table to eat.

Did she just raise her head and take a look, but what she saw was not Ying Que, but the emperor.

After being husband and wife for so long, this was the first time she saw the emperor who looked like a woman.

The more I look at it, the weirder I feel, and the more I look at it, the faster my heart beats.

"Empress Dowager, I have finished eating and take my leave." She did not have the courage to speak to the emperor.

The emperor said: "Just make some preparations and follow me south tomorrow."

The queen wondered, why did she want to go south?

The emperor said: "If you don't follow me south, you won't be able to survive. Those remarks outside will drive you to death."

The queen said tremblingly: "Yes."

Then she ran away quickly.

After the queen left, there were only three people left at the dinner table: the queen mother, Ying Que, and the emperor.

At this time, the Queen Mother finally couldn't bear it anymore, held the emperor's hand and cried: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

She was apologizing for today's behavior. If she had not admitted Xia Jie's identity so directly and shown such deep love between mother and son, maybe the emperor would not be so passive.

If she firmly sides with the emperor, will the situation improve?

The emperor said softly: "Mother, you did nothing wrong. You are not a cold empress dowager, you are a qualified mother. When you see your biological son, you cannot pretend not to see it or deny it."

The Queen Mother cried: "But he must be related to Sky Book City. My attitude has completely encouraged Sky Book City's conspiracy. I knew clearly that they wanted to destroy the Xia family's thousand-year imperial lineage, but I still indirectly helped them."

The emperor was silent.

The Queen Mother is not a cold-blooded political figure. If she were, she would be even more disappointed.

Compared to being cold-blooded, it is better for her mother to be an ordinary person with warmth.

It must be full of emotion, warmth, far-sightedness, wisdom, and decisiveness.

This is too difficult.

So far, she has only met one, and that is Ying Que in front of her.

Of course, there may be one more person to add, and that is Princess Liyang.

It's just that Princess Liyang is more pure.

That's why the emperor wildly wanted the three of them to live together and not be separated for the rest of their lives.

The Queen Mother continued to cry: "If my stupidity leads to the destruction of the Xia family's thousand-year imperial lineage, then I will die."

The emperor said softly: "Don't worry, no, no. Your statement can give the enemy the illusion that you are not a threat, but will help me."

"Besides, if we can't save the thousand-year imperial lineage of the Great Xia Empire with all our efforts, then let's just destroy it. There is nothing to regret about something that has exhausted its power."

The Queen Mother cried even more after hearing this. She could not be as free and easy as the Emperor.

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Evening time!

In the emperor's palace, she and Ying Que boldly made love, extremely wild... wild.

I wish I could try all the scenes in "Yellow and Black", but Ying Que is not the dark devil.

It feels so good to no longer have to hide in an underground secret room and have sex, and no longer have to wear a skin to walk on the ground.

Although the cost is extremely high.

After the intimacy, the emperor asked softly: "Husband, are you afraid of failure?"

Ying Que said: "I'm not afraid, not at all."

The emperor smiled and said: "I'm not afraid either."

Ying Que said: "Perhaps what we both enjoy is the process, not the result."

The emperor said: "The results are probably boring."

Then, she added: "Of course, except our baby. But I suspect that when he grows up, he will probably be a very boring person."

Ying Que smiled and said: "Real emperors are all boring, except the queen!"

The emperor asked: "Then what do I smell like?"

Ying Que said: "It's different from others, a little salty, a little sweet, and a little fresh."

The emperor said seriously: "You said it makes me want to try it myself."

She always speaks very wild words with a very calm attitude and pure eyes.

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The next day!

The palace gate is open!

At this time, there are still tens of thousands of scholars guarding here outside.

A large part of them was to scold the emperor and advise him why the imperial line of the Great Xia Empire should immediately give way to Prince Xia Jie.

They want to plead for the people, and they want to speak out for the world.

They even wanted to angrily scold the emperor for being a hen and a hen, reversing yin and yang.

But...

When the emperor walked out slowly.

Everyone was stunned.

The beautiful emperor, wearing a specially made dragon robe for women, looked so free and easy, so luxurious, and so unworldly.

She was very indifferent and did not pretend to be majestic.

But her aura completely shocked the whole audience.

In the past two or three years, she has experienced too many big scenes.

Facing the threat of a full-scale war from the Sky Book City, facing the forced abdication of the princes and ministers of the world.

What is this scene in front of her?

These scholars were like children in front of him, and they were not the kind of children who knew nothing, but the kind of children who knew a little bit.

In front of tens of thousands of scholars, she stopped and looked at the whole audience with her beautiful eyes.

Everyone was puzzled, what was she going to say?

"If you want to scold me, hurry up, you probably won't have a chance in the future." The emperor's cold voice resounded over the palace square.

Then, she waited quietly.

No matter how unpleasant the words are, she won't care.

However, countless scholars who want to scold loudly, countless people who want to admonish the emperor, and even die admonishing are silent.

This is an atmosphere, a mood.

At this time, no matter who jumps out and says anything, it is inappropriate.

All the admonitions, all the rebukes, seem to become jumping clowns.

There is no reason, they just have this perception.

After waiting for a few minutes, no one still spoke.

"If you don't scold, then I will leave."

Then, she really left.

Under the eyes of everyone, the emperor left the palace and Xiajing with great determination!

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Note: It is two hours later than the scheduled time, I am very sorry.

Then can I still ask for a monthly ticket? !

Going to bed, I hope I won't have insomnia today, sleep well, sleep well.