The First Empress - Chapter 137

Chapter 137 Chaos In Chaos
Linglong brought Qin’er to the upper study. Because Qin’er was a servant, she could only wait outside. Linglong did not know that the Dragon Taboo Lieutenant was already here. She excitedly took a piece of paper in her hand to the Emperor’s warmth pavilion.

“Your Majesty, the Seven Kings Emblem Ye has already opened the city gates and put all the victims into the Imperial Capital. Now that the victims are in chaos and chaos, I’m afraid there will be a violent uprising in a few days. Now that Your Majesty knows about the uprising, it’s not uncommon. If it weren’t for Yu Lin and Lang Delili, they would have been in chaos long ago.” The one who spoke was the Dragon Taboo Lieutenant. Linglong had already walked to Hui Qi’s side. Naturally, there was no time to avoid suspicions. She did not expect to meet the Dragon Taboo Lieutenant here.

Hui Qi didn’t mind and signaled for Linglong to come in to listen. Linglong could only bite the bullet and enter the inner hall. “Continue,” he said.

Huiqi could not tell that he was anxious, but his pupils were filled with indifference. He tightly gripped the string of South Pearls wrapped around his hands, which were tightly stretched on his wrist.

Imperial Guard Long continued, “The Seventh Prince has already sent all the victims to the Imperial Capital. There are already countless trampling incidents, and many of the victims are threatening to …” Imperial Guard Long didn’t dare to say anything outrageous. However, Huiqi’s expression did not change. It was as if his entire body was frozen. Imperial Guard Long adjusted his voice and said, “Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being guilty. I dare to say it.”

“What’s your crime? Tell me.” Linglong looked at Huiqi. The rope in Huiqi’s hand became even more tense. Almost one more breath of resentment and the rope would break, Linglong frowned as she listened. She had heard of such a thing in the past, but she didn’t expect it to be so intense. From what Imperial Guard Long said, Linglong probably understood that the victims had already arrived in a large crowd. Once someone unveiled the uprising, the consequences would naturally be unimaginable. Linglong wrung the paper in her hand.

Listen quietly.

“They said that rather than letting the unconscious monarch sit in the Dragon Court, it would be better for them to recommend someone to replace him.” “Your Majesty, they said that they recommended the Seven Kings Emblem Ye to replace your Jiang Shan. I have already inquired about it. Now, the Seven Kings have opened their own rations and distribute thin porridge to the victims at the gate every afternoon,” said Long Jingwei in a businesslike tone.

Hearing this, Huiqi suddenly exerted force on his hand. A string of South Pearls had already been torn apart. The pearls fell all over the ground. Linglong wanted to comfort Huiqi, but she could tell that Huiqi’s expression was very bad. She could only stand there.

‘”Replacing me? This is truly outrageous. Looks like these victims are not without leaders. Go down and continue to investigate if anyone is stirring up trouble by taking advantage of this matter. If there really is, you can kill them first and then kill them later.” As he spoke, he discovered that it was like a pearl that had landed on the ground. He was slightly stunned and stretched out his hand to open the hidden box in the book case.

He took out a Blue Sharp Sword and said, “I grant the Dragon Taboo Commandant Cheng. Seeing that this sword is like a face lord, I can kill him first and play later.”

The Dragon Taboo Lieutenant caught the treasured sword and said, “I will naturally do my best to prevent the victims from going berserk. Your Majesty can rest easy.”

Linglong tilted her eyes slightly. Seeing the words engraved on the sword, ‘”Huangen Haodang V’s prosperity” unconsciously remembered the words engraved on the gold medal. She did not know why she had thought of it, but her mind turned to look at Huiqi. It was at this moment that Huiqi seemed to understand that she had forcefully pulled Nan Zhu’s rope off.

She placed the beads beside her on the desk one by one and placed them on the table like a formation of soldiers. Linglong could already see what Huiqi meant. This was not a casual arrangement. Linglong could already see the four beads around her. One represented Vermillion Bird Sect, one represented Xuanwu Sect, one was Azure Dragon Sect, and one was White Tiger Sect.

After Hui Qi finished setting up the array, he suddenly brushed his sleeves and all the pillars fell to the ground, causing Ding Lin to clatter.

“Dragon Taboo Lieutenant?” Hui Qi raised his voice and said, “Do you know what I mean? The Seven Kings and Lan Zhenglin are currently suffering from chronic illnesses, and I cannot move. Do the rest of you understand what I mean?”

The Dragon Taboo Lieutenant raised his eyes, which also had the harsh look that Hui Qi would have in them. He nodded coldly and said, “It would be better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go?”

Huiqi placed the last pearl in his hand heavily on the plate beside his hand. ‘”Oh right, there is only one Emperor in this world. It can only be me. It’s good that you understand. I don’t have to waste my breath. If I like you, Imperial Guard Long will like to be here. As long as you go there, there will be no chickens or dogs left. This is great. I have never been disappointed in your work. I hope that I will not be disappointed this time.”

As he spoke, he handed over a piece of paper. “This is the list of people that Imperial Guard Long lost. The silver from the Ministry of Rites has been prepared and distributed to the other party’s house. Do you understand?”

The Dragon Taboo Lieutenant took the paper and nodded heavily. “Long live my loyalty to the Emperor. Long live my loyalty. Don’t worry. I know what to do.”

Linglong felt bitter in her heart. Hearing their answers, it was clear that she wanted all the victims to die. These people would not be left in the Imperial Capital because they listened to the slander and did something wrong.

The Dragon Taboo Lieutenant glanced at the sword in his hand, then put it away and walked out.

Both Hui Qi and Ling Long’s eyes landed on the plate. The lonely pearl landed heavily on the plate’s Gai Xin.

“There is only one Emperor in this world. It can only be me, it can only be me!” Huiqi clenched his fists.

Seeing the Dragon Forbidden Lieutenant leave, Linglong hurriedly picked up the South Pearl on the ground. She wiped it carefully and placed it next to Hui Qi. She handed the list in her hand to Hui Qi and said, “This is from my palace. I don’t dare to hide my secrets. Now that it’s all finished, the Emperor will take a look.”

“49,500 silver taels?” Huiqi could not believe that there were so many gold, silver, and jewelry in a palace in Jieyu. He looked at Linglong and said, “Do you remember correctly?”

“This concubine and Qin’er Li Sheng counted them together. There is no false rumor.” After saying that, Linglong pointed at the paper and said, “This is only from my palace. As for the rest, I don’t dare to speak rashly. It’s useless for me to ask for these things outside of my palace. I’m willing to use them all as official relief.” Linglong spoke openly. Huiqi glanced at Linglong and found that there were no beads around her hair. She said, “It’s good to be more beautiful, but if you save too much, you will be suspected of being shabby. You still have to have something on your head to avoid being laughed at.”

Linglong said with a smile, “This concubine has already left these things.”

Hui Qi looked at Ling Long and said, “You heard it just now. Hui Ye really did not dare to interfere with so many victims. I wonder what he meant by sending all these homeless old, weak, women, and children to the Imperial Capital. What’s the good thing?”

Linglong’s heart tightened as she said, “Your Majesty, just now you …”

‘”I also know that I went a little too far just now, but you have to understand that it is impossible for the victims to retreat without a strong suppression. I can give them a good life, but they can’t advance an inch. Do you understand? If someone wants to replace them, I will not let them off lightly, their hearts can be executed!” As he spoke, he slashed his palm in the air and said, “Do you understand?”

“No matter how stupid I am, I know that I will support the emperor. However, when I think of the disaster victims, I have already made things worse. The emperor must not be impulsive. To say that the disaster victims are for rebellion, that means that I am disorderly. There is no reason, Your Majesty …” Linglong suddenly knelt at the emperor’s feet. “Right now, grief is everywhere. Your Majesty shouldn’t have killed them all, Your Majesty.”

‘”Linglong, I’ve always been optimistic about you, but do you know what you’ve done wrong this time?” Hui Qi’s expression was filled with disgust.

Linglong also knew that she had eaten the courage of an ambitious leopard today. However, Linglong did not want to yield. Instead, she kowtowed three times towards Huiqi. After that, she said, “Your Majesty, this concubine has a single point of view. Let Your Majesty hear it. If Your Majesty feels that this concubine’s words are unreasonable, then Your Majesty is willing to deal with this concubine at will.” At this point, Linglong’s words changed slightly and she said, “However, Your Majesty, if this concubine is lucky enough to succeed, I would like to ask Your Majesty to spare the lives of the commoners of the world, alright?”

Hui Qi said coldly, “Tell me about it.”

Linglong lifted her lips and said, “The victims are in the same precarious situation as the Imperial Court. Naturally, they want a mouthful of food to wrap around their stomachs. The Emperor’s demands are very low. The Emperor can’t take advantage of this to bribe people. Since Seventh Prince is able to provide disaster relief outside, why can’t the Emperor?” When Linglong said this, Huiqi suddenly reached out and pulled Linglong up. Linglong stood up. Only then did she feel a faint pain in her knee. She looked at the ground and knelt on a pearl.

“Continue, I want to hear your opinion?” Huiqi moved his wrist and strung the beads one by one. Linglong looked at Huiqi and said, “Your Majesty, it takes strength to revolt. Now that the victims don’t even have anything to wrap their bellies, how can they revolt?” Besides, there is a saying from ancient times called “official-forced-people rebellion”. Your Majesty, think about it, how many people have received kickbacks from disaster relief silver nowadays? “Why don’t we capture one and kill the other in the Imperial Capital? Let all the victims know that the Emperor has issued a policy, not to mention being corrupted by these people to make ends meet. The Emperor’s kindness and prestige will naturally be loved by the victims.”

Huiqi’s expression changed a lot. He could even vaguely see the faint smile on his face.

Linglong continued, “All the victims want is a happy family and three meals for one night. It’s very simple. Your Majesty, you can give it to the victims. While this is the time to bribe people, don’t you think this is an excellent plan to kill two birds with one stone?” “Of course, some of the corrupt officials are from Seventh Prince and some of them are from Lan Zhenglin. The Emperor can even say that these people did something to the money for disaster relief. Isn’t it justifiable to get rid of these people, Your Majesty?”

Linglong felt that her back vest was a little chilly. Huiqi put her cloak behind Linglong and said, “Tell me, I really want it to last forever.”