After being reborn in the Mass Grave, she overturned her predecessor's power

After the news that the Hunan-Chu Army had reached Qingwu reached Beijing, all parties could no longer sit still. Shengjing, which was also in a state of peace and prosperity, also had a tense atmosphere.

"I believe that we should quickly send troops to Qingwu City and never let the city fall."

The Minister of War had a lot of white hair in just half a month. "There are more than 100,000 troops in the northeast to quell the war. The 200,000 troops near Yan can't be moved, and the rest are almost difficult to withdraw."

This is the predicament of the court, with no troops to send.

When Chen Wangfei died, the Phoenix Army defended Xiangchu alone. Later, when Xiang Wang returned, the Wolf Fang Army also rebelled. The loss of these two powerful armies was originally a critical blow to Xiling’s military strength.

The ministers in the imperial study were arguing with each other and could not come up with any effective or feasible solution.

Xiao Linfeng slammed the memorial on the table with a loud bang, "So we can only wait for the Hunan-Chu Army to come in, and then we can all sit back and wait to die, right?"

The ministers looked at each other and no one spoke.

He said in a deep voice, "Gather all the troops you can and head to Qingwu."

This is a bet of everything on Qingwu, to decide the outcome.

The Minister of War said with a cold sweat on his forehead, "Your Majesty, this is too risky. Once Qingwu is defeated and the city is captured, the Xiangchu army can march straight into Shengjing."

"So do you have a better solution?" He sneered, "If we don't send more troops, Qingwu will only be defeated faster."

This was just the beginning. Within a few days, bad news continued to come.

As the war was about to break out, forces from other places began to stir, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to get a piece of the pie.

The army in Yan territory, which is also feared, has recently started to move frequently, and it seems that they are also ready to take advantage of the opportunity to start a war.

Xiao Linfeng was almost in a situation where he was surrounded by enemies on all sides. Everyone wanted the throne and wanted to take over Shengjing.

He was surprisingly calm, but his body was getting worse and worse.

Xiao Linglong wore the queen's clothes for the first time in a long time and came to see him in her best makeup.

"Let her in."

She came in and knelt down, saying, "I beg Your Majesty to let the concubines in the harem leave the palace and give them freedom."

Three years ago, the concubines who were pushed into the fire pit by their greedy families and entered the palace spent three years in the harem, wasting their time.

Without the emperor's favor, they were gradually forgotten in the deep palace and no one cared about them.

"You have good intentions."

"Since ancient times, after the fall of a country, the concubines in the harem have all suffered a miserable fate." She said word by word, "They were pushed out by their families and are innocent. Your Majesty, you have never visited them, so why not set them free."

There wasn't much she could do, just saving every one she could.

Xiao Linfeng didn't say anything. She stood up and walked to his side. "No matter if there are blades or a sea of ​​fire ahead, I will accompany you to the end. Let these innocent women go."

"This is the last thing I would like to ask of Your Majesty as the Queen of Xiling."

She had accompanied him in this deep palace for so many years. Although he hated the Xiao family, he still had a little sympathy for her.

He had always known that she was a good girl, a good queen even.

"Okay, I promise you."

Soon he issued an edict to allow the concubines in the harem to leave the palace and marry freely.

More than a dozen women cried together. Xiao Linglong gave them one last piece of advice. "I will allow you to take away the belongings in your rooms. In troubled times, beauties are the most unfortunate. You better take care of yourself."

Sure enough, on the day they left the palace, no one came to pick them up. The family that sent them in knew it was a pit of fire, hoping that they would rise to prominence and become phoenixes.

Now that they had failed, they were naturally abandoned. No good family would dare to marry the emperor's nominal women who came out of the palace.

Having lost their value, they are naturally abandoned.

Finally, they took the letter written by Xiao Linglong to the largest women's college in Shengjing. There, they found a place to stay, either teaching or doing odd jobs, and found their own value.

Xiao Linglong herself dismissed the female officials around her and tried her best to find a way out for them.

After sending away the trusted maid who was brought into the palace, she stayed alone in the palace, waiting for her final fate.

At night, she stood alone outside Fengyi Palace, looking at the starry sky.

Xiao Linfeng strolled over to her side, and she stood side by side, "I have arranged a retreat for everyone, so what about you?"

She smiled and said, "I am the queen of Xiling, so I must stay until the end. How can I run away before the fight even starts?"

Xiao Linfeng felt a bit complicated. He didn't expect that the person who would stay with him till the end was actually her.

All the old friends were either dead or had turned against each other. There was really no one around him anymore, so it was good that he had no worries.

At this point, she looked at him deeply and asked the old question, "Does Your Majesty regret it today?"

"Why should I regret it?" He asked in return, "It's fate that has brought me to this point. There's nothing to regret."

The Xiao family and the Snow Clan did not give him the opportunity to choose back then. Because of hatred and resentment, he was indeed ambitious.

"The only pity is that I used all means to get to this position, but I feel it's nothing special."

It turns out that becoming an emperor does not mean you will be happy and have everything, and it turns out that this position is not omnipotent.

It turns out that it is a lie that if you sit in this position, you can have everything.

Xiao Linglong said softly, "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. It would be great if the Xiao family stayed like when they first came to Beijing. They wouldn't be so powerful, but the family would be happy together."

Ambition destroyed the Xiao family and indirectly destroyed her.

"Without ambition and the Snow Clan, the Xiao family would only be an inconspicuous small family in Jiangnan. How could the overwhelming wealth come from? Success and failure are all due to Xiao He."

They all made the best choice for themselves at the time, but the final result was not satisfactory. It cannot be said that they made the wrong choice at the time, let alone regret it.

"Power is indeed a terrible thing. Once it touches a person, it will change him beyond all recognition."

The two of them just stood there, talking calmly and casually.

Until the sun rose, they watched the sunrise together, watching the sun illuminate the entire palace.

"This place is so huge, so big that it's scary."

Although she had lived in this palace for so long, she still couldn't like it.

Xiao Linfeng said calmly, "Let me send you off. This may really be the last time."

In the end, he didn't go all the way, probably because of the affection she had for him when she pulled his clothes and called him "Third Brother" when they were young.

"Since you have taken on the title of Queen and enjoyed the rights of a Queen, you should naturally shoulder your responsibilities. With a war imminent, it doesn't make sense for the Queen to run away first."

Xiao Linfeng looked at her for a long time, "You are different from the other people in the Xiao family."

It was time to go to court, so he turned and left.

Xiao Linglong looked at his back and said softly, "Third brother, I will stay with you until the end."

This is the sin committed by the Xiao family, and she has to pay for it.

Xiao Linfeng paused for a moment, but he didn't turn back in the end.

He looked at the sun rising in the distance and felt dizzy and as if he were in another world.