As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 179: Phoenix Returns (6k)

"Alas... things are not peaceful now!"

"Hasn't Beilie already withdrawn his troops? I heard that His Majesty has passed away, and the Crown Prince has ascended the throne. That should be... not bad, right?"

"How long has it been since you last heard this? The Crown Prince is dead! I heard that Lord Dong... led his troops into the city, slaughtered the royal family, and helped the Fourth Prince ascend the throne!"

"What? Real or fake?"

"No doubt about it! The Second Princess has already defected, otherwise she would have died if she stayed in the capital!"

"How funny! Lord Dong even announced to the world that the Second Princess was plotting a rebellion and poisoning the Crown Prince... Does he really think the people of the world are blind?"

……

Saishu in the north is a prefecture on the northeastern border of Qianyuan.

The Beiliemu River flows eastward into the sea here, dividing the north and the south. The north is Beilie and the south is the territory of Qianyuan Saishu.

The city in the northeastern corner of Qianyuan is called Bailing City, which is a fortress.

To the north is Beilie, and to the east is the endless ocean.

The Beilie Army's cavalry is swift but not good at water battles.

The rivers here flow into the sea, and the river is vast, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. During the war, Bei Lie did not choose to advance from here, but attacked from Lizhou in the inland.

However, he did not experience the ravages of war.

Living by the sea, the people live a miserable life, but at least they can barely survive.

On the city wall, the Qianyuan flag with a black background and a red dragon fluttered in the wind. From this distance, you can see the rushing river flowing into the sea and the endless sea and sky connecting.

It is truly a beautiful scene.

Two soldiers were guarding the city wall with spears in hand. They were bored and chatted with each other.

At that time, the world was in chaos and all kinds of information were confusing. If it were only passed on by word of mouth, there would inevitably be a lag in the transmission.

All people get is the most fragmented information.

Of course, they knew all this, but they couldn't do anything about it. They could only float with the waves like fish in the vast ocean.

"Lao Liu, the wind just blew sand into my eyes, and I can't see clearly! Look, what is that?!"

"Is there something coming from the sea?"

Today should be a very ordinary day, with bright sunshine and cool sea breeze. The soldiers only need to guard as usual.

only……

Today's salty and humid sea breeze seems to have a different flavor.

As the soldier was speaking, he unconsciously glanced towards the vast ocean in the east.

Then, he rubbed his eyes as if he had seen something unbelievable, and kept talking to his companions.

"What? What?"

After hearing what he said, his companion subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction he pointed.

However, when he looked in the direction the other party pointed, his eyes suddenly shrank and his mouth opened wide, as if he had seen something beyond his imagination. His face was full of disbelief: "This... this, what is this? How is this possible?!"

The surging waves hit the fleet of ships, the sea breeze blew the sails of the big ships forward, and the whale shark flags fluttered in the howling sea breeze.

Densely packed large ships drifted in from the distant sea at some unknown time.

This... what is this? !

The black muzzle of the cannon changed direction and headed towards Bailing City.

"enemy……"

The next moment, terrible thoughts flooded their minds, and they understood it instantly, shouting loudly.

The words haven't been spoken yet.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a slight sound was heard in the distance, and the bullet tip cut through the sky and hit the flagpole fluttering on the city wall accurately.

"Squeak..."

The fluttering flagpole broke.

The two guards were shocked and ran backwards, shouting: "Enemy attack!!!"

"Enemy attack!!!"

……

In the center of the fleet cluster, a huge sea serpent pulled the large ship forward.

At the front of the bow, a slender figure stood proudly. She was wearing a simple short dress, her bronze skin gleaming in the sunlight. She was wearing a captain's hat, her head slightly raised, her slightly curly long hair fluttering in the wind, and her pretty face was full of pride and complacency.

As the smoke filled the air, she blew gently, dispersing the smoke around her.

He casually threw the long-pole firearm in his hand aside, pointed forward with one hand, and laughed wildly: "Haha~"

"My fellow seafarers, follow me!"

"Mainland, here I come~"

After saying that, he jumped into the vast ocean without hesitation.

She is a tyrant raised by the sea, who unified the countries of the Broken Islands and has been wandering in the sea for hundreds of years. It is time for them to come ashore and take a look!
The slightly salty sea breeze brushed across my cheeks, blowing my hair upwards.

"Alliance leader!!!"

"Alliance leader!!!"

"Oh, leader, be careful!"

Behind my ears, I heard the exclamations of the ministers.

"thump!"

The woman raised her arms and dived into the sea in a standard posture.

The captain's hat floats in the waves.

next moment,
"Whoosh!"

A nimble figure suddenly emerged from the sea and happened to catch the fluttering hat.

The dolphin jumped out of the water, arched its body in mid-air, and threw out a few drops of sea water, carrying the unrestrained and wild woman on its back, rushing towards the land she had longed for.

"Boom boom boom!"

Along with it, the cannon's fuse was lit.

The pitch-black shells broke through the air and hit the towering walls of the city.

……

"Gentlemen, the governor is dead. He fostered bandits and plundered the people. His crimes are unforgivable!"

"The new king is unkind, and treacherous ministers are in power. He is not a wise ruler. Qianyuan is in imminent danger!"

"Did you see that astonishing golden scale swimming towards the sky that day? I saw it with my own eyes. It was the princess who swore an oath with blood, moving the heavens, the earth, the sun and the moon, and even drawing the mountains, rivers and the fate of the nation to her protection!"

"Princess... No, Your Majesty is the wise ruler!"

"This is a sign that Pang Jun personally gave to the bandits. I'm a villager from a village a hundred miles away. I won't lie to you!"

"Let us run to His Majesty!"

Cangzhou, Jixun City, this is the city center of Cangzhou and the most important place where the governor is located.

At this moment, in the middle of the city, a young man was holding a bloody head, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes.

Shouting loudly.

However, people looked at each other, and the only response he received was silence.

Is the head held by the young man the governor's?
Blood dripping, expression ferocious, some can't see clearly...

It seems that the governor has gone to the capital?
"What?! Haven't you heard about the rampage of the Blood-Cloaked Bandits? The Blood-Cloaked Army is in the south. How can they reach our Cangzhou in a week?!"

Yun Zheng's eyes widened, his face filled with grief. He shouted to the civilians below in a questioning tone: "My parents were killed by them. My today is your tomorrow!"

"Be bold!"

There were the sounds of footsteps behind them, and people dressed as yamen runners hurried over. Looking at the young man who was misleading the crowd with his lies, they kept shouting, "Master Pang is out of town on official business. Stop misleading the crowd with your lies."

"Zhi!"

However, the next moment, a flash of knife appeared.

Blood splattered and the head flew high into the sky.

The guards disguised as civilians attacked and chopped off the head of a yamen runner.

"Inverted!"

"Kill! Let's go to the princess!"

"Pang Jun is a traitor!"

"Kill!"

The voices that had been arranged long ago came from all directions.

The young man held the head high in his hand and questioned the people below: "At this point, do you still want to be fooled and bullied to death?!"

"Fuck him! My mother died at the hands of bandits. I won't be a human being if I don't avenge her!"

Suddenly, a voice appeared among the crowd.

"Inverted!"

"Go to the princess. I've heard she's kind and righteous!"

"I also want to join the princess..."

Gradually, the second, the third... the corresponding calls came one after another.

The young man holding the head in the middle of the square finally lowered his eyes, looked at the angry people below, and smiled.

He knew that he had passed the examination to enter the civil service.

……

Beijing,

"Xiao Xinyue has already arrived in Baizhou and has taken over Qizhou and Yuezhou."

"The Blood-Cloaked Army's offensive was swift and unstoppable, and they captured another state..."

"A rebellion broke out in Cangzhou and things got out of control..."

The bad news keeps coming.

In the palace, Dong Zhenghong looked at the information that had been received and his expression became increasingly grim.

"Report!!!"

There was a report coming from outside the door.

"A call for assistance has arrived from the North. A large number of ships have appeared on the sea and captured Bailing City in Saizhou."

"They call themselves the Jinglan Alliance. Their weapons are extremely strange and can accurately kill people from hundreds of meters away."

The subordinate reported to Dong Zhenghong in a deep voice.

With every word he spoke, Dong Zhenghong's expression became uglier.

"Jinglan Alliance..."

Dong Zhenghong gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

The issue of the princess was not handled properly, and there were blood-stained rebels in the south, and rebellions broke out in the prefectures and counties.

Just at this moment, they all appeared one by one.

There is also Bei Lie in the north who is eyeing us covetously!

"Father-in-law, what's wrong?"

"You look so ugly?"

Xiao Anhong, wearing a dragon robe and holding a beauty in his arms, walked in so boldly.

"Father-in-law, I want to select a concubine. Please help me arrange it..."

This guy's casual tone undoubtedly added fuel to the fire of Dong Zhenghong.

"What kind of concubine should I choose?"

Dong Zhenghong, who had been patient for a long time, finally exploded at this moment.

"Snapped!"

The old man's face was grim. He took two steps forward and slapped him hard across the face. "As an emperor, you spend your days enjoying yourself and living a dissolute life! Have you ever taken care of state affairs? Have you ever worried about the future of the dynasty?"

I have been carrying the burden for you and am almost becoming a loyal subject!

"you!"

"Dong Zhenghong, do you know what you are doing?!"

Xiao Anhong covered his face with his hands, his eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

He is the emperor, how dare this old man do that?

"I am the emperor. Don't think that just because you are a follower of the emperor..."

Before he could finish his words, he was slapped again.

"You're crazy!"

"Be bold!"

"Here comes someone..."

How could the emperor's majesty be violated? Xiao Anhong's face was full of anger and he glared at him fiercely.

Several guards walked in from outside the door.

Xiao Anhong shouted angrily: "Catch this traitor for me!" However, after the emperor finished speaking, no one obeyed.

Two guards stood upright beside him.

Dong Zhenghong frowned and waved his hand at the guards: "Drag him away and execute him until he writes the edict of abdication."

Choosing a very stupid idiot as emperor doesn't seem to be a good idea either.

"you dare!"

"you dare!"

"How dare you! How dare you! Dong Zhenghong, you will not live a good life!"

"Let me go, let me go!"

Xiao Anhong's furious roar gradually faded away.

There is no turning back on this road.

Dong Zhenghong glanced at the surrounding scenery with a calm expression.

He was tired of all the hypocrisy. Since everyone knew he was a thief, he might as well be a thief.

At least I don't have to waste my energy hiding it anymore.

"Master Dong..."

"It seems you have finally taken this step."

At this moment, a sinister voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

A cold wind blew through the hall, and Dong Zhenghong was shocked. He turned to look at his side. A pale-faced woman appeared beside him at some point.

With a casual wave of his hand, he took the life of the beautiful girl brought by Xiao Anhong.

She had a sinister smile on her face, and her eyes seemed to be prying into people's hearts.

"Humph, what does it have to do with you?"

"I boasted so much back then, but in the end I couldn't keep the princess and almost got myself killed."

"Are you well now?"

This monster is neither human nor ghost, neither male nor female.

Dong Zhenghong didn't want to stay with him any longer.

This person was none other than Tong Wuchang, whose spell was forcibly broken by Mingchen that day, and all five ghosts were scattered, leaving him seriously injured.

Fortunately, Xiao Ling had broken the jar earlier, leaving behind a ghost, so he barely survived.

Tong Wuchang's face darkened when he heard this, and he looked at Dong Zhenghong with a dangerous look.

The battle with Mingchen was the biggest setback he had ever experienced in his life.

To this day, he still doesn't want to think about it.

Dong Zhenghong's words were undoubtedly a knife stabbing into his soul.

He let out a light breath, finally letting go of everything, and raised an eyebrow at Dong Zhenghong: "Master Dong, do you just want to be the emperor for the last minute, satisfy your desire and be done with it?"

"With rebellions raging everywhere and troubled both internally and externally, even if Lord Dong becomes emperor, how long can he remain so?"

"You will die, your family will be slaughtered, and everything you have gained will be lost."

"History will not remember you. They will only call you a thief, a usurper, and a pathetic careerist."

"You will never have a good ending, whether in life or after death!"

Tong Wuchang also used real damage on Dong Zhenghong, and the two stabbed each other.

Kyoto is now in a precarious situation, with enemies on all sides and trapped both internally and externally.

The Blood-Clothed Army, the Princess, Bei Lie, and the newly emerged Jinglan Alliance surrounded Qian Yuan tightly.

The fall of the dynasty is only a matter of time, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

Dong Zhenghong paused, lowered his eyes, and looked at him sternly: "So what? What does it have to do with you?"

Tong Wuchang leaned closer to him and said in a low voice, "What if you win? History is written by the victors. If you win, Master Dong, then you will be the founder of the new dynasty, the founding emperor, and a revolutionary. All the scandals can be whitewashed..."

Dong Zhenghong's eyes widened when he heard this, and his breathing stopped for a moment: "What?!"

"What else can you do?"

Tong Wuchang narrowed his eyes, a hint of weirdness in his strange eyes, and uttered two words: "Invite the gods!"

“Since Lord Dong wants to be the emperor, he is qualified to bet the country, use the country’s fortune to support ghosts and gods, reverse yin and yang, return to the underworld, and be immortal!”

Hearing Tong Wuchang's solemn whisper, a chill came over me.

Dong Zhenghong shuddered unconsciously.

……

"Can this seed really increase yields? Is it resistant to pests?"

"You can buy a bag for just one copper coin!"

"But it seems like there's a purchase restriction... Your Highness's reputation is reliable. I'll buy a bag and try it out! I'll plant it this year!"

"Master Ming? Did Master Ming come up with this? Master Ming is truly a genius!"

"Who is Master Ming?"

"You haven't heard? Let me tell you, it's all thanks to Lord Ming..."

"Have you heard the rumors? The golden scales leaping through the sky that day were the work of His Highness. Your Highness must be the Lord of Heaven!"

……

Baizhou, Linguang.

The country is in chaos and the people are living in misery.

Compared to other cities, life here is actually pretty good.

Firstly, the city has a good foundation and is a granary with abundant supplies.

Secondly, the foolish ruler is dead, and neither Ling Yu before nor the Second Princess who has arrived now has exploited the people.

The transfer of power went smoothly, and now Xiao Xinyue has been recognized by the people here.

She is talented, has vision and ambition, and has been carefully trained by Xiao Zhengyang.

Even without anyone by her side, she is now independent enough to be a leader.

With her arrival, a series of policies that had been repeatedly considered were implemented, and many problems that had troubled Ling Yu were also solved.

The city is thriving and full of vitality.

At this time, the people were standing in front of the newly established agricultural management department, looking at the notice and whispering to each other.

Why is Xiao Xinyue recognized by people?

Because her decisions are always in the interests of the people, like now, when she sells new species.

Food is the most important thing for people, and grain is always the top priority.

It can increase yield, resist pests and drought... Having these advantages is undoubtedly exciting.

The people don't ask for much, they just want to have enough food and clothing and live a rich life. They will support whoever makes them happy.

With the princess's credibility as a backing, the people also believed in her.

However, this time Xiao Xinyue did not take all the credit for herself, but instead announced Mingchen's name.

After all, these seeds were given to her by Mingchen, and if they were gone, she would have to go to Mingchen to get more.

Although Mingchen didn't want it, Xiao Xinyue was willing to give this fame to Mingchen.

Those in power should be more generous and give the glory that belongs to their subjects to them, so as to encourage more people to serve them.

Mingchen, who had been silent for a long time and had been relatively unknown, became famous in the city because of this incident. Some people still knew about his past deeds and spread the word about him.

However, Xiao Xinyue gave it to the wrong person this time.

In front of the Nongguan Pavilion, people came in an endless stream and talked a lot.

But he didn't notice that a petite figure was hiding behind a pillar, holding the pillar with her claws, her small eyes a little nervous, staring at those who were buying seeds.

It's a rare occasion that Shushu didn't farm today, but instead came here to see the people's reactions.

When it saw the people buying seeds and leaving contentedly, it blinked unconsciously, and a little tear appeared in its eyes.

Thank you, sir...

It doesn't care whether people know its name or not, it only hopes that people can believe in its seeds.

This is a good beginning.

One day... it will make this world free of famine.

It thought to itself,

At this moment, he seemed to notice something, and suddenly raised his head and looked towards the sky.

"Quick, look up in the sky, what's that?!"

"What a beautiful bird!"

"Here I come..."

"Isn't that a divine bird? Is it a phoenix?"

……

The people in the city also paused, and unconsciously looked up at the sky with eyes full of amazement.

"Wow~"

At some point, clear chirping sounds came from afar, and the wind seemed to become warmer.

Under the warm sunshine, beautiful and noble birds flew across the sky, and their colorful tail feathers dropped starlight.

The legendary divine bird flew across the sky, leaving an unforgettable mark of wonder in people's hearts.

……

"Your Highness, it's time to eat."

"You'll ruin your health."

In the governor's mansion, Chun Ya came forward with a dish of food and said to the person sitting at the table with some concern, "Your Highness..."

They are indeed siblings.

The workaholics all have the same personalities.

After Xiao Xinyue arrived at a safe place, she began to work day and night.

Handle daily affairs, arrange personnel to go out and recapture prefectures and counties, and prepare for the upcoming journey north to ascend the throne...

A lot of mess.

Every day Xiao Xinyue either holds meetings with her team or sits in this office to handle affairs.

Even slept here.

If you want to accomplish something that ordinary people cannot accomplish, then you must make efforts that ordinary people cannot achieve.

Xiao Xinyue believed it firmly.

"Chun Ya... leave it here. I'll eat it later."

Xiao Xinyue rubbed her eyebrows, raised her head and said to Chunya who was walking towards her.

Chunya opened her mouth and finally sighed, "Yes!"

The maid left and everything returned to silence.

The princess, whose thoughts were interrupted, let out a sigh and picked up a steamed bun to eat.

While eating, he unconsciously raised his head and looked towards the south.

Time passed quickly, and the person she cared about had not returned yet...

Damn lazy bum!
It's a busy time when people are needed, but he chose this time to go out and be lazy.

While chewing her food, Her Royal Highness's mind was already elsewhere.

She lowered her eyes slightly, her thoughts wandering.

The Blood-Clothed Army is definitely not a good group, and I don’t know if he is in danger.

He is so smart and has so many tricks up his sleeve, he should be able to protect himself.

You haven't come back for so long and didn't even send me a message.

Could it be that he thought the Blood-Cloaked Army was doing well and chose to stay there?
If you stay there, you should at least send a letter back...

The road to Qingzhou had been opened, and she would now prepare to head north to Qingzhou to officially ascend the throne and announce it to the world...

"Wow!"

Suddenly, a clear cry was heard.

Xiao Xinyue was shocked all over, put down the half-eaten bun, and walked out the door quickly.

Looking up at the sky, the gorgeous phoenix comes into view.

However, she did not focus on the divine bird, but looked at the inconspicuous person behind it.

Sure enough, it's him!
came back!
This playboy is finally back!
A leader needs to be dignified and have a clear class gap with others.

During this period, Xiao Xinyue occupied the main position and also accumulated her own momentum and majesty.

But at this moment, the proud princess unconsciously raised the corners of her lips and revealed a gentle smile.

There was a light in her eyes and her pretty face was slightly flushed.

It was as if... it was like an ordinary woman meeting her beloved lover.

"Someone, I need to go out."

(End of this chapter)