It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Lu Xingchen entered the palace. The palace was dead silent.

This place that was originally admired by everyone in the world is now so depressing here that it makes people feel suffocated.

This is what is meant by being a loner.

Sitting in this position, you are the only one left. There is no one above you, and it is difficult for anyone to get close to you.

The emperor was lying on the bed, barely breathing, and was no different from a dead person.

"Your Highness the Prince of Qin..." Eunuch Su knelt on the ground and saluted her.

Lu Xingchen called him up.

"How is His Majesty?" Lu Xingchen asked.

"Your Majesty has always been like this." said Eunuch Su.

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, then looked at the emperor lying motionless on the bed.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to see you. I'm Lu Xingchen."

When the emperor heard her voice, his fingers could not move and his eyelids trembled violently.

Eunuch Su showed a surprised look on his face and called out anxiously, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

After a while, the emperor's eyes actually opened.

His eyes were cloudy and almost lifeless.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to see you. How do you feel?" Lu Xingchen sat there, not at all flustered.

Eunuch Su was already calling for the imperial physician.

The emperor stared at her with his eyes fixed on her, his pupils were so deep that one could not see the bottom.

The emperor made a gurgling sound in his voice.

He seemed to want to say something, but no sound came out of his throat.

"My troops have already entered the capital, and the capital is now under my control."

"Not only the capital, but the entire Daliang is under my control."

The emperor's eyes kept widening, and finally bulged out of his eye sockets and swelled into a ball.

He slowly raised his arms, as if wanting to strangle Lu Xingchen's neck.

Lu Xingchen sat there motionless, with an indifferent expression on his face.

Eunuch Su rushed in with the imperial physician.

At this time, the emperor was stretching out his arms and staring at her with his huge eyes.

Lu Xingchen sat there without moving.

The imperial physician rushed over to examine the emperor.

However, the emperor was already a dead man, and this was just his last burst of vitality.

Sure enough, the emperor's arms fell on the bed, his head tilted

Eunuch Su knelt on the ground and cried loudly.

The imperial physician shook his head slowly.

The emperor died.

People live for a lifetime, plants and trees wither for a season, and when they die, no matter how glorious their past was, it will be gone.

Lu Xingchen felt that the emperor had been waiting for her. He was hanging on with all his strength to see her for the last time.

That kind of unwillingness, the way he pretended to be a ghost and wanted to scare her to death before he died, really was a huge breath he was holding back.

But Lu Xingchen didn't care.

The emperor passed away without leaving any edict of succession.

Lu Xingchen notified all the officials.

The emperor lay half-dead on his bed for more than half a year, and everyone knew that death was a matter of time.

But what should we do with this country?

The emperor called together the scholars of the Hanlin Academy and the Prime Minister Feng Yuan.

"Write an abdication edict." Lu Xingchen looked at Feng Yuan coldly.

Feng Yuan didn't hesitate at all. He picked up the pen, dipped it in ink and started writing.

He has never stopped writing since he picked up the pen, as if the abdication edict had already been in his heart.

He wrote the entire abdication edict in one go, with confidence.

The Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy looked at Feng Yuan without even pausing for a moment, and was secretly amazed.

No wonder Feng Yuan could become the Prime Minister.

Lu Xingchen watched Feng Yuan write an abdication edict without even stopping, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Lord Feng is truly talented."

Feng Yuan knelt in front of Lu Xingchen with the abdication edict he had just written in his hands.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to ascend the throne."

Immediately afterwards, all the officials knelt on the ground and shouted for Lu Xingchen to ascend the throne.

Feixue and Lingxiao hadn't realized what was happening yet, but when they saw everyone kneeling on the ground, they hurriedly knelt on the ground as well.

These officials are really good at changing their stance according to the situation.

Then, the sound of cheers of "Long live the emperor" came from the palace.

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly, took the abdication edict from Feng Yuan's hand, then took the jade seal and pressed it hard on it.

So, naturally, Lu Xingchen became the new generation emperor.

Lu Xingchen looked at Feng Yuan, "Lord Feng is so sensible and has such good social skills, do you still want to be the Prime Minister?"

Feng Yuan shook his head. "I am already old. I only hope to have a wise ruler who can bring peace to the people of the world and let the people live a stable life."

"Your Majesty is the new emperor chosen by heaven. Under your Majesty's rule, the new country will surely prosper and the people will surely live and work in peace and contentment."

“This is what the old minister is looking forward to.”

Feng Yuan was moved as he spoke, his eyes became red and tears streamed down his face.

"I was a Jinshi in the early years of the Song Dynasty and served as an official in the court. Come to think of it, it has been nearly forty years."

"These forty years have seen four dynasties. This old minister's life has not been lived in vain."

“As dynasties change, everyone has their moments of glory, but everyone also has their moments of desolation.”

"I am sitting beside Xiao Yan's bed, looking at him. He was once an arrogant emperor. Sitting on the throne, he also wanted to unify the world and command the people."

"It's a pity that only a few years later, he lay in bed motionless, like a dead tree, without any vitality."

"Fortunately, Your Majesty is young and has great talent and strategy. I hope Your Majesty can unify the world and bring peace and prosperity to the people of the world."

After Feng Yuan finished speaking, he knelt on the ground, his body trembling slightly.

"I beg Your Majesty to let me return to the countryside and retire."

Lu Xingchen said in a leisurely tone, "My court does not have a prime minister, but since Lord Feng is so concerned about the country and the people, then he should stay in the capital and become a scholar of the Imperial Academy!"

"I can also ask Lord Feng for advice on anything."

After Lu Xingchen finished speaking, he patted Feng Yuan's shoulder gently.

The news that Lu Xingchen had led his troops into the capital and had received the abdication edict spread to Yuzhou, and cheers broke out throughout Yuzhou.

Lu Kui, Lu Yunfeng and others hurriedly left Yuzhou and rushed to the capital.

Lu Xingchen went to the East Palace to meet Xiao Qiwen.

Xiao Qiwen is the prince of Daliang.

But Xiao Qiwen is just a nine-year-old child.

Xiao Yan had a wife and children before, and his eldest son was already in his twenties. But before he started his army, his wife and children were all killed by his enemies.

His two current children were born to his later marriage.

When Xiao Qiwen saw her, he trembled with fear.

"The throne has been given to you, what else do you want?"

Lu Xingchen looked at the child in front of him with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

For Xiao Qiwen, perhaps he didn't want to be born into a royal family.

But reincarnation is a technical job.

No one knows which belly will be chosen?

"I will take good care of you. I know you will be very scared these days, so I came here to tell you in person."

"I will make you a prince. I will also give you a county fief. At least you will have enough food and drink for the rest of your life, and live a stable life."

"But if you have other ideas, don't blame me for being cruel."

"No, I won't." Xiao Qiwen shook his head frantically.