I became emperor in the Tang Dynasty by relying on the palace fighting system

Li Zhao breathed a sigh of relief as he knew they weren’t here to collect debts.

The main system threw a bottle of blue potion at her: "Here you go, soul nourishing liquid to repair your soul, three times a day, one spoonful each time, remember to drink it!"

"I've told you to be careful, but you still dared to act so recklessly. Now you're getting your comeuppance, right?"

Li Zhao put away the potion and said stubbornly: "I just lost my way for a moment. Who would have known that in such a desolate place like Tubo, there is such a master of witchcraft!"

The main system sighed: "This is a low-magic world. Many witchcrafts do not require spiritual energy to perform. You are too careless."

"The [Happy Face Puppet] is a UR-level item, but when you use it, your spiritual consciousness is connected to it. The enemy's physical attacks cannot hurt you, but mental attacks can bypass the system firewall and directly attack your brain and your soul."

Li Zhao thought of a question: "Oh, main system, since Tubo has such a powerful wizard, why don't they use witchcraft to deal with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"

The main system said: "Because this is a low-magic world, the emperors and generals are all protected by the luck of the human race!"

She nodded at Li Zhao: "And your soul does not belong to this world. Unless you become an emperor, you will not be protected by the destiny of the human race!"

Li Zhao: Ah, this……

Li Zhao lowered his head and accepted the lesson: "Okay, I was careless this time. There won't be a next time."

"Thank you for coming to see me, Master System."

The main system snorted: "It's good that you know, and——"

She glanced at Qingluan beside her and said in a voice transmission: "Pay attention to Qingluan. She seems to be evolving a second time and has developed self-awareness."

Li Zhao was stunned. Is Qingluan going to evolve again?

System assistants can also evolve. By factory default, they have no gender and no emotions.

After the initial evolution, they will have gender and emotions, and will be able to cry, laugh, get angry and curse. This is a level that most system assistants can achieve.

The second evolution is very rare, they will develop self-awareness.

When a system assistant grows to this stage, there is basically no possibility of being cancelled unless he makes any serious mistakes.

The main system left: "I'm leaving."

As soon as she left, Li Zhao called Qingluan, who was peeling fruit for her, over and said, "Qingluan, come here for a moment. Let's talk."

Qingluan put down the half-peeled pear and flew over: "What's wrong, Zhaozhao?"

Li Zhao looked her up and down suspiciously, which made her feel uneasy: "Qingluan, what's wrong with you recently?"

Qing Luan: "What's going on?"

Li Zhao stroked his chin and said, "In the last world, you never questioned me. Why do you always contradict me recently?"

Qing Luan lowered her head: "I didn't, I just corrected your behavior based on my own calculations."

Li Zhao said "oh" and tried a different way of testing: "Then... could it be that you are being rude to me because you want to change jobs and leave me?"

Qing Luan raised her head suddenly and raised her voice: "I am not!"

"Zhao Zhao, I didn't mean to contradict you!"

Qingluan said anxiously: "I don't want to leave you either! But...but..."

Li Zhao frowned: "But what?"

Qing Luan lowered her voice and said, "But I find that I seem to understand you less and less, and I also understand this world less and less."

Qingluan said sadly: "I have the most powerful search engine, which can browse billions of information. I used to be familiar with all kinds of human knowledge. I know so many things..."

"But now, in front of you, I can't even tell who the Wanli Emperor is and who the Tianqi Emperor is, and I don't even understand what you want to do..."

Qing Luan's voice was so low that it almost faded into the dust: "Recently, I have been watching a lot of videos about politics without your knowledge."

"But I found that even if I stored them all in my chip, I still couldn't understand their meaning."

Li Zhao: Have you all learned to watch political videos behind my back?

She never did anything behind my back before!

At this moment, she was like a parent who had just discovered that her child could play games, with a look of surprise and confusion on her face.

"I just feel that you are becoming more and more terrifying, but I don't know why you have become more terrifying."

"I always feel that what you do in this world is very dangerous. I always want to persuade you and question you, but I don't know what I am arguing with you about..."

"I really miss the days when I first evolved and did missions with you. At that time, our relationship was simple. I did whatever you said without any worries."

Qingluan looked worried: "Is my chip broken?"

Li Zhao: "...No, you are out of your mind."

Qingluan's eyes turned red and tears welled up in them.

Li Zhao waved his hands to clarify: "No, no, no! That's not what I meant. I meant——"

"Congratulations! Qingluan! You have developed self-awareness!"

"You are about to usher in the second evolution of your life!"

Qing Luan stopped crying: "Really?"

Li Zhao looked at her with a loving gaze and held her in his arms: "It's true. It was the main system that reminded me of this."

"I'm sorry, I neglected you during this period."

"After the system assistant evolves for the first time, it will follow the initial program and obey the host in everything."

"But when they evolve a second time, their temperaments suddenly change. They always question their hosts and act stupid and slow. I should have thought of this earlier."

To put it simply, Qingluan has entered the rebellious period of youth.

Li Zhao looked self-blaming: "I am also responsible. You are my best partner, but in this world, I am only concerned with how to seize power and change ancient society."

"I didn't notice your situation the whole time and treated you like a lackey. I was wrong."

"Can you forgive me?" Li Zhao asked sincerely.

Qingluan wiped her face and said happily: "No need to forgive me! I have never blamed you! It's just..."

Her mood became depressed again: "I haven't completed the second evolution yet. I'm so stupid, will I hold you back?"

Li Zhao rubbed her back: "How is it possible!"

"Who am I? A gold medal executor in the Quick-Pass Bureau!"

"With my intelligence, I'm not afraid of being a burden at all!"

She pinched the base of Qingluan's wings and lifted it high up: "From now on, this host will take you flying!"

"Just focus on your work and wait for the second evolution!"

One person, one system, and peace as before.

The long river of history took a new turn this month.

In October, Princess Wencheng Li Lexian, the Usher of the Star God, returned to the country. The emperor and empress ordered the crown prince to go out of the city to welcome her and set up a residence for the princess and the same residence as the prince.

The emperor accepted the empress's advice and appointed the princess as Shaoqing of Tongwen Temple, with a rank of fourth grade.

The red makeup era of the Tang Dynasty began in this year.

In October of the same year, the Queen requested an imperial decree to perform the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai!!

In the Shanglin Garden of the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Wu Meiniang and Li Zhao sat opposite each other and drank tea.

Li Zhao's injury had almost healed. She smiled and sipped her tea. While drinking her tea, she asked, "Empress, did the Emperor ask you to come and ask about me again?"

Wu Meiniang smiled sweetly: "Yes, Your Majesty would like to ask Xuanzun whether Xuanzun can go with you to offer sacrifices to the Heaven and Earth as the first person to make offerings."

Li Zhao snorted: "I see them every day, what's the point of offering sacrifices? Let the emperor present this poem himself!"

"I'm going to play over at Mount Tai for a while and just watch from the side."

"By the way, Queen, will you also go to the sacrifice this time?" Li Zhao asked with a smile, his bright eyes wide open.

Wu Meiniang's eyes were firm: "This is natural."

"The sky is yang and the earth is yin. Since we are offering sacrifices to the emperor of heaven and the empress of earth, how can there be no women?"

"In Fengshan, men have always been superior to women, and women are not allowed to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. Have you figured out what to do?" Li Zhao looked at her with a smile.

"I think women should stand together with men and offer sacrifices to the heavens and the earth. What about you?"

Since Li Zhao had expressed his opinion, Wu Meiniang naturally did not hesitate: "I agree with you too."

Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "Today, I will break this stinking rule of men being superior to women!"