Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Luojing, Dongcheng.

Princess Mingde Mansion.

Da da da.

Accompanied by a burst of neat and loud footsteps, a thousand-man guard armed to the teeth quickly marched towards the palace gate from three directions. In just a few breaths, they rushed to the Meiren Gate, which symbolizes the supreme imperial power, and then did not stop. After a moment, they lined up neatly, raised their heads with stern eyes, and stared at the bewildered guards in front of the door.

"Who are you?"

Facing so many elite soldiers wearing hard-wearing armor, the guard showed fear in his eyes and even spoke with a trembling voice.

"This is the land given by the late emperor. You are here wearing armor. Could it be that you want to rebel?"

What should have been a powerful rebuke turned out to be very cowardly under his intermittent trembling.

click

Behind the soldiers, a clear sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone immediately lined up on both sides with tacit understanding, leaving a wide aisle in the middle.

A moment later, Fu Hua, who was dressed in black black Xuanwu uniform, rode out on a white horse and looked down at the guards. She opened her red lips and said coldly: "Get it for me."

Not a word of nonsense, as crisp and clear as ever.

The moment he finished speaking, the Xuanji guards behind Fu Hua took action at the same time, and controlled all the guards with swords in a few strokes.

Fu Hua got off her horse and strode toward the princess's mansion.

Zhu Yong and others looked at each other and Fu Hua's bodyguards, and then followed her steps in a tacit understanding.

Although with Fu Hua's strength, their guards seem a bit redundant, but whether they are needed is one thing, and whether they should be done is another. They can't just wait and win, right?

Halfway through the journey, several figures suddenly appeared at the end of the corridor not far away.

The leader was a middle-aged couple dressed in Chinese clothes.

It was Princess Mingde, her sister and consort who had a deep relationship with the late emperor.

Behind them were three young men and women who were also dressed in luxurious clothes. Although they were of different ages, there was a hint of Princess Mingde and his wife between their eyebrows.

Seeing the person coming, the guard behind Fu Hua subconsciously pressed his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist. Spiritual power surged in his body, and there was a fierce aura in his eyes.

Fu Hua narrowed her eyes slightly, with a dangerous light flashing in her eyes.

"Long time no see, Commander Fu."

Before Fu Hua could speak, Mingde's consort Li Dezhao took the initiative to talk to her.

Fu Huan's expression remained unchanged and she strode towards him with rapid strides.

"Oh? The prince-in-law seems to know that I will come."

"nature."

Li Dezhao said lightly.

"Your Majesty, the commander has turned the capital upside down these days. The Xuanji Guards are moving around. Every day, armored men come to pick up people and escort them to the Zhenfu Division. The grievances in the imperial prison are all reaching the princess's mansion. How can I Don’t you know? Nowadays, all the princes in the Manchu Dynasty are in danger. Although I am a relative of the emperor, I don’t think that our family will be able to avoid death after being targeted by Xuanji Guards.”

Hearing this, Fu Huan immediately sneered.

"Dead? Ha."

In both words and deeds, he showed no scruples about the so-called royal relatives.

This was not the first time she had faced the Daxia royal family. When she was Lu Chen's personal guard in Yuzhou, she had faced King Yu Jiang Yunping directly. But at that time, she was extremely cautious and would avoid conflict with King Yu unless absolutely necessary. ,but now.

Now that Lu Chen was targeted by thieves and almost had his heart broken, she didn't have any scruples.

"If my consort likes to play such clever tricks, I will not stop you, and I won't bother to argue with you. As for the reason why I came here today, I think my consort knows it well, so I won't waste my words. I don't know if you, my consort, are going to be captured obediently. Do you want to stay dignified, or do you want me to help you look decent?"

While speaking, her little hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist suddenly moved, and the sharp sword blade was immediately pulled out a little.

A burst of spiritual power suddenly surged out of her hand and rushed toward the blade of the sword. In an instant, it was covered with countless incantations etched on the blade.

The powerful technique was ready to go, and the overflowing spiritual power set off a strong wind.

The Xuanwu suit swayed in the wind, making the already heroic Fu Hua look more majestic than before. Even if she did not unleash the terrifying power of a Guiyi Realm expert, her aura was still extremely powerful.

Seeing this, Princess Mingde Jiang Yunqing couldn't bear it any longer. Regardless of Li Dezhao's eyes, she stood up and shouted: "How brave! I am the aunt of the current saint, and you are just a hawk dog raised by our royal family. How dare you?" You dare to be so disrespectful to my husband in front of me, do you still have me and my Daxia royal family in your eyes?!".

Li Dezhao's expression changed slightly, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes when he looked at Fu Hua.

Fu Hua didn't even look at Jiang Yunqing, her eyes were like daggers, staring at Li Dezhao, waiting for his answer.

Li Dezhao did not speak, but clenched his fists and his eyes flickered.

Seeing this, Fu Hua stopped talking nonsense and directly detonated the spiritual power in the ancient sword——

Ancient Way·Divinity!

The moment the spiritual technique was activated, an extremely powerful suction suddenly surged out of the ground, enveloping Li Dezhao, his wife, and others in the blink of an eye.

Li Dezhao felt his body suddenly sink, and every part of his body felt as if it was being pressed down heavily by Mount Tai. No matter how hard he resisted, he could not move at all.

"ah!"

Accompanied by a burst of screams, Li Dezhao and others hit the ground at the same time. Their entire bodies were pressed against the hard white jade slab, and were firmly absorbed and squeezed by the earth. At this time, they could not even stand up, even if they moved their fingers. Headache has become a luxury.

Even King Yu, who had countless resources and accumulated a lot of cultivation, couldn't resist Fu Huan's spell, let alone them.

After subduing the Prince Consort's family in an instant, Fu Hua made a gesture.

"Take it."

"yes!"

Zhu Yong immediately led people forward and dragged Li Dezhao away, who was like a dead dog at this time.

After the business was done, Fu Hua turned around and left without any hesitation.

She is very busy now and has no time to talk.

It’s not like she’s arresting people randomly.

Although the empress gave her the power to make temporary decisions, and she had the power to arrest no matter whether they were ministers or officials or princes and nobles, she still did not abuse this terrifying power. Every time the Xuanji Guards were dispatched, they would inevitably I have got the ironclad evidence.

If Li Dezhao was innocent, she would never personally lead a team to "visit him."

Princess Mingde is the sister of the late emperor and has a deep affection for her, so her family background in the Princess Mansion is not bad, and Li Dezhao is very popular with the princess. He can decide all matters in the Princess Mansion. If he is determined and everyone resists, maybe he will It will cause some trouble and be detrimental to subsequent actions.

That's why Fu Hua went out in person.

It's just that I didn't expect that the arrest operation would go so smoothly.

Princess Mingde was considered a prominent figure among the princes and nobles. Her consort was suddenly caught and interrogated overnight, which immediately caused an uproar in the capital. The next day, some clan members went to the clan mansion, and then the clan mansion Send someone to Zhenfusi Yamen.

As a result, he couldn't even get through the gate of Zhenfu Division.

Fu Hua didn't pay attention to the so-called royal family members at all, and was too lazy to pay attention to these moths that would only eat away at the foundation of Daxia. If the other party made too much trouble, she would have them beaten with sticks without any mercy. Do not stay.

She even dared to kill the relatives of the Bazhu Kingdom, let alone the royal family that the empress never cared about.

After a night of interrogation, a list of names and documents about the whole incident in Xingping County appeared in Fu Huan's hands.

Looking at the densely packed names on the list, Fu Huan, who had not slept for several days and nights, had a cold murderous intent on her face.

But she didn't act immediately like before. Instead, after writing down the list, she frowned and thought about it, as if she was worrying about something.

After a while, she took out a confidential letter envelope from her arms, put the list and documents in it and sealed it with the confidentiality seal. Finally, she called a Xuanji guard and asked him to deliver it to Xingping County as quickly as possible. Empress.

After watching the messenger leave, Fu Huan planned to leave the public house and prepare for the next move.

However, as soon as she stood up, a Xuanji guard came outside the door.

"Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Liu Dongyang, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Mr. Fang Fangfang, Yushi of Zuodu, would like to see you."

Um?

Fu Huan paused in his steps and his eyes swayed slightly.

Liu Dongyang.Fang Ping

Two high-ranking officials who were trusted by the empress, and who were very close to Lu Chen, stood up for Lu Chen many times in the court.

Of course, of these two old guys, one offered to get married to Lu Chen and wanted to betroth the talented girl known as "Little Xiao Yun" to him; the other recommended his close disciple to Lu Chen as the founder of the Tiangong Division. When the situation started, they were all beautiful women with good looks. Fu Huan also remembered this very clearly.

Before leaving Luojing, the empress specifically told them to assist Princess Linqing in supervising the country and stabilizing the government.

In this extremely sensitive special period, after the capture of Mingde's consort, the two of them came together to find her, the commander of the Xuanji Guards. Fu Hua had to think carefully about their purpose before deciding whether to meet him. These two old guys.

After a while, she frowned and ordered Xuanji Guard waiting outside the door: "Bring them here."

"yes!"

Not long after, Liu Dongyang and Fang Ping arrived at Fu Hua's apartment under the leadership of Xuan Jiwei.

After bringing the person there, the Xuanji guard left.

"Two adults, please take a seat."

Fu Hua personally made a cup of tea for the two of them and placed it on the table in front of them.

"Thank you."

Liu Dongyang bowed his hands towards Fu Hua.

Although he is a second-rank official and has a much higher official position than Fu Huan, Xuanjiwei was born in the Xuanwuwei and is a soldier in the Cangming realm. He is only responsible to the emperor and the Holy King of Cangming, and his status is no higher than that of the king of the country. Important ministers are low.

When facing colleagues of equal status, Liu Dongyang had to abide by etiquette even if Fu Huan was about the same age as his daughter.

"I wonder why the two adults came here specially?"

Liu Dongyang and Fang Ping looked at each other, and then Fang Ping coughed lightly and said slowly: "It's a matter of government affairs, so I won't be polite to you, Commander Fu. Mr. Liu and I came here together for the sake of Mingde's consort." thing."

clatter…

Fu Hua put down the teacup and said expressionlessly: "You two adults suspect that I have arrested the wrong person, or that I have beaten him into a trap, and want to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents?"

"No."

Fang Ping shook his head.

"Lu Shangshu once told me that Commander Fu is an upright man. Although he has extraordinary strength, he never bullies the weak. He has a high position but does not bother to use his power to bully others. How could he do such despicable things? Now that he has personally gone to see it. If the German Prince Consort is captured, there must be sufficient evidence to prove that this beast is related to the incident in Xingping County, and even if he is not the mastermind, he is one of the participants."

Hearing this, especially hearing him mention Lu Chen, the cold look in Fu Huan's eyes dissipated slightly.

"So, you two adults are not here to get people?"

"of course not."

Without waiting for Fang Ping to respond, Liu Dongyang took the initiative to take over the conversation.

"I came here because I wanted to know what happened in Xingping County and how many people from the court were involved."

He didn't go around in circles anymore, but bluntly explained his purpose.

"To be honest, Commander Fu, as many officials have been taken away by Xuanji Guards for questioning in the past few days, people in various departments of the imperial court are now in panic. Officials in various departments are distracted and their work efficiency has become increasingly low. Many government affairs have not been dealt with in time. Yesterday, Mingde's prince-in-law was caught and sent to prison, and a considerable number of officials asked for leave or even resigned that day."

"Now there are signs of instability in the DPRK. If this momentum is allowed to develop, the central government may be at risk of paralysis."

Hearing this, Fu Hua immediately understood their purpose of coming here.

At this time, Fang Ping added: "Of course, I know that Xuanji Guard will not unjustly accuse good people, and those who are arrested deserve their punishment. However, not all those affected by this matter are the prince's comrades, and many officials are just dissatisfied. If the imperial court does not leave any dignity to the scholar-bureaucrats, it will be a tragedy for the rabbit to die and the fox to die."

At this point, he sighed inexplicably.

"Your Majesty has only been in power for more than a year. Although he has the support of such learned and loyal kings as Lu Shangshu, and the Holy King Cangming dominates the world, his foundation is still too shallow. Now the government and the public are not stable, and the hearts of the people It’s uncertain, but we still need to keep the overall situation in mind when we act, and we must not act too hastily.”

Fu Huan was silent for a moment, then took out a backup list from her arms, handed it to the two of them, and said expressionlessly:

"I am just a warrior. I am the sword in Your Majesty's hand. Wherever Your Majesty points, I will stab you there. Unless Your Majesty stops midway, I have no control over the rest."

Upon hearing this, Liu Dongyang and Fang Ping's expressions darkened at the same time.

Then Liu Dongyang picked up the list and glanced at it casually. A trace of sweat broke out on his face, and the hand holding the list subconsciously trembled slightly.

"This...how is this possible..."

Fang Ping's reaction was not much better than his, his eyes widened as he looked at the list.

"The Duke of Yan, Duke of Zhao, Duke of Xing, Duke of Yuanping County, Prince Fu, Prince Consort Mingde, Prince Yongqing... there are so many nobles involved in this matter, this..."

He didn't dare to think about it any further.

No wonder the prince-in-law was just caught and imprisoned, and the list of his accomplices was released so quickly...

If this list is implemented, if Xuanji Guards arrests all these people according to the list, and pokes a big hole in this network of relationships that has been woven for hundreds of years and now seems to be airtight, it will not be easy for Daxia The sky that has stabilized may soon collapse in half!

no!

We can no longer allow the situation to worsen!

Liu Dongyang immediately stood up and bowed heavily to Fu Hua.

"Commander Fu, I want to ask you something."

Fu Hua glanced at him.

"Master Liu, please speak."

After a pause, she added: "If it's nonsense like asking me to show my superiority, Lord Liu, you'd better not say anything."

"Commander Fu, please don't worry, I still want to lose face."

Liu Dongyang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I will never stop Commander Fu from doing business, but things will go well if things are slow. Please give me one day, give Daxia Jiangshan one day, and let me write a letter and send it to Your Majesty. .”

"After one day, no matter whether the message can be delivered or whether His Majesty replies, I will never bother you again until the matter is settled."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Ping suddenly stood up and bowed heavily to Fu Hua.

"If His Majesty is to blame, I and Mr. Liu are willing to shoulder all the blame."

"Commander Fu, please."

Fu Hua stared at the two of them deeply.

The two of them remained motionless, their expressions extremely determined.

After a long time, Fu Hua finally looked away and nodded lightly. (End of chapter)