coobybook Chapter 145 This Affects My Junior Sister's Battles
Chapter 145 This Affects My Junior Sister's Battles
The moment Xie Xiao finished speaking, Xie Lingchao dropped the chopsticks in his hand to the ground.
She murmured, her voice barely audible, "You're insane!"
The eldest princess slowly rose and looked at Xie Xiao, saying, "Do you know why Father Emperor made me marry so early?"
"They're just afraid of me!"
“I know!” Xie Xiao nodded, the young man standing up and looking down at Xie Lingchao: “Back then, Father was the emperor, so he had the final say. Now I am the emperor, and I have the final say!”
The stubbornness that the young man had suppressed within his thin frame seemed to suddenly surface.
He spoke slowly and deliberately, as if weeping blood: "When you become emperor in the future, you will naturally be the one to call the shots."
The succession and essence of imperial power are all contained in these few short sentences.
Xie Lingchao calmed down, and the woman picked up another pair of chopsticks from the table: "Aren't you afraid of those censors and officials who speak out against us?"
"I am not afraid of the people of the world."
"I am not afraid of the emperor of that neighboring country."
"To ridicule?"
Xie Xiao shook his head: "I have my own ways of dealing with the censors and officials. The people of the world have suffered greatly from the chaos and all they want is a wise and virtuous ruler."
"As for the emperor of the neighboring country, given my elder sister's authority, he probably won't dare to speak after he ascends the throne."
At this point, a relieved smile appeared on the young man's face.
"I was thinking about how to make your ascension to the throne more reasonable." The young man turned around in the hall, his body swaying slightly.
"But I have a way now! Because of General Ji."
Ji Jinjin, who led the Shengyu Army to defend Luoxia Mountain on the battlefield, gave Xie Xiao hope and a reason.
With a woman who proved herself equal to any man ahead of him, he had every reason to ensure Xie Lingchao's successful ascension to the throne. Whether or not he had gained approval beforehand was irrelevant.
Once he ascended the throne, he possessed immense power. He then put those corrupt officials to rest. Xie Lingchao's path was now clear and straightforward.
He can... die in peace!
"Someone come here!" the young man shouted towards the door. Eunuch Lai Shun immediately pushed the door open and entered, carrying a brush and inkstone. He went straight to a table to the side.
Xie Xiao smiled and walked to the table. With a flourish of his brush, he wrote a few lines on the bright yellow imperial edict.
Xie Lingchao walked over and took a look: "This is disrespectful to the Immortal Master!"
Xie Xiao whispered a few more words in the eunuch's ear before smiling at his elder sister.
"I once heard a highly accomplished Taoist say that emperors don't live long in the afterlife, and there's a high chance they won't be reborn as humans in their next life."
"Royal sister... don't be afraid. I'm not afraid either!"
On a street corner in the imperial city, several vendors were resting and chatting when they suddenly saw a group of soldiers dressed in black armor approaching.
"What are you doing?" a vendor asked curiously.
"I don't know, perhaps His Majesty has some other decree!"
The imperial guards had finished posting the imperial edict, and one of them began to read it aloud at the top of his lungs:
"By imperial decree, Ji Jinjin, daughter of Ji Bailing, the former garrison commander of Pengyun City, who was brave and skilled in battle, and who slayed demons and enemies with outstanding achievements, is hereby granted the title of Princess Lingshun and the rank of First-Rank General of the State. Her fiefdom is seven cities in the Southern Region."
The surrounding crowd erupted in cheers, clapping and applauding as if they themselves were the ones receiving the honor.
However, at the outermost edge of the crowd, a little girl dressed in black hurriedly left.
Xue Tong had no idea that she would find out about such things just by going out for a meal. The young girl, carrying the food box and barely clinging to life, ran straight back home. When she entered, she saw Xue Lan sitting in the courtyard, staring blankly at a red thread on her wrist.
"Did you know? The emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty bestowed the title of Princess upon Jinjin!"
Hearing Xue Tong's breathless voice, Xue Lan gave a faint smile.
There was no anger in the girl's eyes; in fact, there was a hint of appreciation.
"This dying emperor is more courageous than his father."
"but……"
"This is seriously hindering my junior sister's battles!"
Looking at the smile on the girl's face, Xue Tong silently mourned for that emperor for a second.
While the Imperial Guards were posting imperial edicts throughout the city, the busy Qianxiu Pavilion also received the Emperor's decree. The Emperor ordered the embroiderers to replace the black military flag in the center of the "Hundred Battles of Luoxia Mountain" painting with Ji Jinjin, who was carrying a black spear.
This really put the embroiderers in a difficult position.
Since none of them had ever seen the legendary General Ji, the embroiderers were like ants on a hot pan, anxiously pacing around in circles.
Amidst a group of anxious embroiderers sat General Cao, weeping alone.
The middle-aged man looked at the embroidered image of the black flag that had been removed and wept uncontrollably.
He couldn't show his emotions while the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree was there, but after the man left, he just couldn't hold back anymore.
That black flag, the flag that should have stood forever in the hearts of every soldier of the Shengyu Army, was replaced by one person.
Even though that person was Ji Jinjin, General Cao still felt an unbearable bitterness in his heart. It was as if a sharp arrow had been shot into his heart that he couldn't remove.
At this point in the Shengyu Army's lineage, it was finally time to discard the only remaining vestige of their heritage.
That black flag is the soul of the Shengyu Army; as long as the flag stands, the army's spirit will never perish.
but now……
The sunset in Luoxia City is always the most beautiful, whether it's because of the constant smoke of war or the bloodstains left behind.
On the barren battlefield, a soldier is planting a black military flag into the ground.
Opposite him, a girl in light black armor with her hair in a high ponytail, carrying a black gun, was directing the soldier.
"Zhao Si, you're inserting it at an angle! Move it a little to the right."
"Yes, General!"
Yin Shishi walked to Ji Jinjin's side, her light green dress making her look incredibly graceful.
Ji Jinjin turned to look at her: "This is a new military flag made by a senior sister from the Jiangyun Sect. Senior Sister Yin, one day, I will definitely plant the flag of the Shengyu Army in every corner of the wasteland."
"I want to make the demons tremble at the mere mention of the name of Shengyu Army."
Yin Shishi replied dismissively, "You've already terrified the demons enough."
Ji Jinjin, a disciple of Jiyuan Peak of the Xuanhuang Sect and the guardian of Luoxia Mountain, has become a role model among the younger generation of cultivators for her ability to defend against the demons with a long spear.
“I’m talking about the whole army, not just me. I’ve never seen a general win a battle just because he’s good at it.”
Yin Shishi teased her with a smile, "But you are Ji Jinjin! You are an immortal!"
Ji Jinjin raised an eyebrow: "Even if I were an immortal, it wouldn't work!"
"The best strategy is for the Shengyu Army, and all the countless living beings in the Yuanming Lower Realm, to unite as one to fight against the demon race."
The girl's eyes were bright, filled with hope for the future of Yuanming Realm and Shengyu Army.
Yin Shishi nodded with satisfaction. Suddenly, she noticed a dark yellow aura wrapped around the wrist of the girl in front of her.
The woman's expression changed drastically: "The dynasty's fate is sealed!"