The Empire and the Kingdom

Feihua Xiaozhu.

The director is burning paper in the yard to play.The curling green smoke rises with the ignited flame, gradually upwards, and dissipates in the air.

Of course, there is no need to ignite the burning paper in the courtyard. With a slight shake of her hand, the paper in her hand ignited a small flame.

Everyone who thought that Feihua Xiaozhu was running into the water came to watch the excitement, and such a thing as being in the water was considered news in Feiyejin.However, when everyone gathered at the gate of Feihua Xiaozhu, they could only see a small cluster of flames in the hands of the director, which was still burning with paper.

"It's so boring." It was Lu Xuemian who didn't know martial arts who dared to complain like this.How old are you, why don't you burn paper and play?

Wen Xiange looked at it for a while, then asked Yin Panliu beside him, "How did this fire start?"

Yin Panliu shook his head, "It's not the same way as mine." The fire in the Frostfire Palace was never extinguished, and the one in charge of the house was obviously an ordinary fire, but the way it was lit was a bit strange.

Relying on her height, Xiao Changyu gave up the good spot in the front row to other people. At this time, she said in the back row: "It should be the Soul Refining Flame who is in charge of the courtyard."

Among the various martial arts practiced in the palm academy, only Soul Refining Flame is the easiest to distinguish, the fiery internal energy of Yanyang can be felt from a long distance away.But at this time, everyone was blocked at the gate of the yard, and they didn't feel Yan Yang's internal force.

"It's the overflow of internal energy, consuming your own internal energy fluctuations." Jiang Fengmin rushed over just after class.

The two martial arts masters have said so, and everyone has no doubts about the ignition.But the next question immediately came up, "Why is the courtyard burning paper?" It was Yue Yingxi who asked.

The crowd was silent.

Hearing the crowd's discussion at the door, the head courtyard couldn't help raising his head, "Why don't you come in?"

"Ah... um... we still have something to do... haha..." Everyone huddled and dispersed, leaving only Jiang Fengmin alone, who pushed her, and now she was standing in the yard inside.

"Why are you running away?" The director continued to play with burning paper.

"You have been entangled with Fenghuo Beast recently, everyone is afraid that you will take your anger on them." Jiang Fengmin said honestly.

The flames of the paper in the palm of the hand roared up to Lao Gao, Jiang Fengmin slapped over, the wind in the palm was extremely cold, and the instant drop in temperature extinguished the flames on the paper.

"Look at you, you get angry when you mention Fenghuo Beast, how grown-up are you?" Jiang Fengmin coaxed the headmaster into the room, and poured a cup of tea for her to calm down.

"That bastard ignored me?" The headmaster was angry with a little grievance.Who is she?From childhood to adulthood, who would dare to ignore her?

"As soon as you meet, you will starve her for three days. She is spiritual, so of course she is afraid of you." Now Fenghuo Beast sees the head of the courtyard and hides away from her, not even daring to look at her.

The headmaster is still depressed, but it's a pity that she doesn't eat the Fire Wind Fire Beast that she made with the soul-refining flame, or else it will hide.

"Okay, don't be angry. You see that Chen Xu's restoration of the country is in sight, and he will be able to return to the academy in a short time. Aren't you happy?" Jiang Fengmin hurriedly picked the topic that would make the head of the academy happy.

Sure enough, when Chen Xu was mentioned, the expression on the head of the courtyard softened a lot. "It's not that fast. Jing Hanyou was also taught by me. If she can't last half a year, she shouldn't come back. She should just apologize with death."

Jiang Fengmin took her hand, "Alright, you said Hanyou again, how dare she come back when you're always like this?"

The headmaster sneered, "It's just fine if you don't come back, don't pester my Chen Xu."

Jiang Fengmin was at a loss for words. As long as Chen Xu came back, even if he was beaten to death by the head of the courtyard, Jing Hanyou would definitely chase him back.She was already thinking about whether to teach Jing Hanyou some life-saving tricks in advance, after all, she was able to survive under the hands of the director for so many years because of her ability.She is already very experienced in being beaten.

After talking about his two apprentices, the director brought the topic to Feng Jingsu. "Jingsu has already seized power, but this step is a bit risky. Let's see if she can hold her back." Although he is not the master's own disciple, but out of love for Wu and Wu, the master still loves Feng Jingsu and Guli a lot of.

"You taught her so many ways of being an emperor, if she still can't stabilize, then I'm sorry for you." Jiang Fengmin was not worried about this. "Yunci, do you think Yushang can undo the soul-stealing technique?"

The headmaster raised his eyelids, "Do you think Yushang is you? She won't agree to something she's not sure about."

As soon as Feng Jingsu's letter asking for help was sent to Fei Yejin, the head of the school called everyone with interest to ask if anyone knew the art of conjuring souls.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally looked at Yue Yingxi in unison.

"Spiritualism and illusion are different, right?" Yue Yingxi jumped.

"We know, but only your heart-eating sutra is on the sidelines, we don't understand." Hua Yihong pulled her to sit down, she didn't understand if she didn't understand, why was she excited?

After a while of silence, Xie Yushang, who had been silent all this time, said, "Let me take a walk."

The headmaster raised his eyebrows.She didn't speak, but asked quickly, "Yushang, do you know how to absorb souls? I haven't heard you mention it before." It was Yun Zuimo who was sitting next to Xie Yushang who spoke.

"What's the point of bringing this up?" Xie Yushang said flatly.

Yue Yingxi took a breath, it was this kind of mysterious tone, it was the most suitable for practicing Soul Conjuration, it was scary to watch.

Xie Yushang stood up, "Headmaster, after I've been to Yunguo, I want to visit Ling Lan." This is asking for leave.

The headmaster nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xie Yushang smiled, and that beautiful face became more kind.Although they have lived together for more than ten years, everyone does not know Xie Yushang very well.Most of the masters in the academy were noisy, and a small number of them were more serious, unable to stand up to the noisy group, so they also made noise.Of course, everyone didn't dare to go to Feihua Xiaozhu to make trouble, and they didn't dare to go to Xie Yushang's Tianjixuan to make trouble. It is said that everyone who dares to be presumptuous in Tianjixuan will be unlucky. As for whether it is true, no one knows.

Xie Yushang quickly went down the mountain, taking her other half, Lu Yaozhou, with her.Counting the days, these two people should arrive in Yunguo soon.

"Yunci, do you think Jingsu is really willing to undo Emperor Yun's insanity spell?" Jiang Fengmin is not really stupid, she has been with the head of the court for decades, and she can see those political methods. Let's see.

"What Jingsu wants is actual power. If the emperor stays awake, he won't be able to last long. At that time, no matter whether it is intentional or not, others will say that Jingsu deliberately killed the emperor. As a king, there is a formal way of succession. Importantly, if it is really not recognized by others, the situation Jingsu will face next will be much more complicated." She herself was enthroned by order and the way was legal, so she silenced those courtiers who did not want a woman to be emperor.Her father was a man of foresight and knew when to let go. If Emperor Yun had this foresight, he would still be able to enjoy family happiness.

The third prince rushed all the way and finally arrived at the capital.As soon as he entered the capital, he first went to his grandfather's house.Fang Zhaoyi's natal family is quite powerful, but it's not enough compared to those Guogongcheng.The third prince came to Fang Mansion, knocked on the door for a long time but no one opened it, he was so angry that he kicked the door, his foot slipped and he almost fell down.

On the street opposite Fang's house, an ordinary green cloth carriage has been parked there.A hidden guard sat on the shaft of the car, looking around, very leisurely.

After all, the third prince didn't knock on the door of Fang Mansion, and walked down the street dejectedly.He looked up at the clear sky, no matter what, he went into the palace to meet his younger sister.

The third prince rode his horse into the palace, and the green cloth carriage followed him from a distance. Seeing that he really entered the palace gate, the carriage turned around and left.

Feng Jingsu, who was discussing government affairs with Xue Xiang in the Hall of Qinzheng, received the news that the third prince had entered the palace without knocking on the door of Fang's house.

She didn't hide it from Xiang Xue, "The Fang family knows the current affairs."

Xue Xiang smiled and said: "Master Fang has been an official for many years, so you can clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of this point."

As long as the Fang family dared to let the third prince in today, the garrison would come to the door immediately. A vassal prince making friends with courtiers is a serious crime of treason. Whether the Fang family and the third prince will live or die depends on Feng Jingsu's will.

Xue Xiang glanced at Xue Ai who was reading the memorial on the other side. His daughter really looked more and more like him. Judging by this calm temperament, this is the person cultivated by his Xue family.

Feng Jingsu followed Xue Xiang's gaze and saw Xue Ai's serious profile.The sunlight outside the window shone in and shone on Xue Ai's cheeks, forming a lovely light and shadow. Everything was so beautiful and peaceful.

Xue Ai has been carefully reading the memorials. She does not have the right to review, but sorting the memorials according to the priority can save Feng Jingsu a lot of time.

She noticed that the two people over there were looking at her, put down the memorial and asked, "What do you see me doing?"

Feng Jingsu smiled, "Because you are the prettiest."

Xue Xiang on the side also had a doting look on his face.Xue Ai wrinkled her nose in disbelief.

"Xiao Ai, come here and take a rest, you'll heal from your injuries, don't wear yourself out." Feng Jingsu beckoned, and Xue Ai obediently walked over.She waved her hand, and Meng An at the entrance of the hall hurried over to bring hot tea, and she poured a cup for each of them.

"Father, drink tea." She brought the teacup to Xiang Xue with both hands.

Xue Xiang took a sip from the teacup in relief, and the tea his daughter poured was delicious.

"Sister Su, yours." Xue Ai brought the teacup to Feng Jingsu, Feng Jingsu took it with her hand, and hooked Xue Ai's hand with her little finger while the two were touching each other.

Xue Ai's face flushed slightly, and he didn't dare to look up at Feng Jingsu, for fear that Xiang Xue would see the clue.

Yushu said at the door: "Princess, the third prince is coming soon."

Xue Xiang got up, "Since the third prince is here, I will take my leave."

Feng Jingsu looked at Xue Xiangli's back, "Your father is so cunning, he slipped away so fast."

"Don't talk about Daddy like that!" Xue Ai still wanted to protect his father's dignity.

Feng Jingsu wrapped her arms around her waist, "Your father has run away, you are not allowed to run away."

"I know." Xue Ai took advantage of the absence of the third prince, and kissed Feng Jingsu on the cheek.

This kiss made Feng Jingsu's heart a little itchy, looking at the shy and flattered Xue Ai, she had no choice but to pinch her waist.

Xue Ai ran away twisting his waist, returned to the seat by the window and sat down.

The third prince came in and saw Feng Jingsu sitting where the emperor usually sits, feeling extremely glaring. "Yun Yi, that's the emperor's seat, why are you sitting there?"

Feng Jingsu looked at the beleaguered third brother, "Before my father woke up, I was in prison. Why can't I sit in this seat? Third brother cares so much, do you want to do it too?"

Being told what was on his mind, the third prince's face turned red and white. "Yun Yi, whose permission did you get to supervise the country? Did the elders in the clan agree?"

Feng Jingsu didn't let the third prince sit down, and just looked up at him, "Third brother, don't go around in circles. Didn't you come back to fight for the throne? Oh, no, it's the position of supervisor. But third brother, don't forget, you It's a vassal king, and it's already broken the law to enter Beijing without purpose. My sister, I think about the relationship between brothers and sisters, and I don't care about you. If you are sensible, go back to your Hongjin now, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Do you dare to kill me? That's right, you killed the seventh brother, of course you don't care about killing me one more, kill us all, and you can be the emperor." He was so angry that his whole body trembled, this is Tu Qiong See you?

Feng Jingsu did not deny it, nor did she need to deny it. "Since the third brother understands this truth, why did he come back to die? You see how smart the fourth and sixth brothers are. Only such people can live a long time."

The third prince sneered, "The fourth and sixth are just a matter of time. Why would you keep them to threaten you? Yun Yi, I have never underestimated your cruelty. No wonder Jiang Yiwei said that you are rebellious, and sooner or later it will be a disaster .”

When Jiang Yiwei was mentioned, Feng Jingsu and Xue Ai raised their heads in unison.

"You call your concubine that way, so it shows that the relationship between you is not very good." Feng Jingsu began to talk.

The third prince sneered, "That woman...just uses the title of prince and concubine to do her own business."

"What is she doing? Didn't you ask her to do it? That's what she said." Feng Jingsu acted realistically.

The third prince jumped, "Did I ask her to come back to the capital to be ambiguous with the seventh brother? Am I crazy?"

Feng Jingsu shook her head, she thought she could get some useful news, but it turned out to be such a romantic affair, which is really boring.

"Third brother, listen to me, turn around and be right. As long as you don't become my enemy, I am willing to let you live." Feng Jingsu stood up and walked to the third prince, "You are not alone. How many lives are behind you? You can think clearly."

The third prince took two steps back. He suddenly realized that he really didn't understand this younger sister. He usually only knew a little bit of martial arts that was not inferior to a man. How could he have such a strong aura all of a sudden?

"You...you seek to usurp the throne..." He was already timid, but he was still unwilling.

"Third brother, be careful. Father is still here, so why am I trying to usurp the throne? The Duke of Ding made trouble, and the seventh brother was the one who wanted to usurp the throne. I was the one who stabilized the situation in the capital, otherwise you will just come back." I can see a mess." Feng Jingsu pursed her lips, "Because you came from afar, I'll give you a day, if you don't leave the city by this time tomorrow, it's the feudal lord who has no purpose to return to Beijing, and you will be punished for treason .”

The third prince is gone, he is going to see Fang Zhaoyi in the harem, as to whether to fight to the death or take the opportunity to leave, he still has to consider.

"Sister Su, you're still soft-hearted after all." Xue Ai actually disapproved of Feng Jingsu's approach, and just killed her and it's over, so why waste such words?

Feng Jingsu admitted that her heart had softened, just like she didn't kill the seventh prince at the beginning, she still didn't want to kill her brother with her own hands. "Let's give him a way out. Seeing that Mr. An's mansion has never caused any trouble, don't let the Miss Guan family become a widow. After a while, Miss Guan will be promoted as the concubine, and Xuejing will have face at home in the future. Yes." The way of being a king is aimed at checks and balances, fighting and killing is not suitable, not everyone can beat the table like the head of the courtyard back then.

Xue Ai nodded, "It makes sense."

"Of course." Feng Jingsu said proudly.

"You are so powerful, what's your opinion about the drought in the east?" Xue Ai piled up a lot of memorials in front of her. "These are reports of disasters from various places in the east, and they look very serious."

"What do you think?" Feng Jingsu asked while reading the memorial.

"Of course it's for disaster relief. I heard that there is a big river in the east that floods every year. It's just that it has been unmanaged for many years, and the waterway is blocked and there is no way to flow into various places. The best way is to send people to dredge the waterway. This will not only solve the flood problem but also solve the problem. Drought." Xue Ai's tone was not relaxed after she finished speaking, her father taught her a truth, if the obvious solution is not done, it means there must be a big problem.

"So why hasn't anyone done this for so many years? Father just ignored political affairs recently, but he was still in charge before." Feng Jingsu asked without raising her head.

"Probably there is difficulty in dredging the waterway." Xue Ai is a boudoir woman after all, so she doesn't know where the specific problem is.

"I think so too. I'll ask the officials of the Ministry of Industry when I go to court tomorrow morning." Letting go of this topic, there will be cases reported by the Ministry of Punishment, money received by the Ministry of Households, regulations drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, and personnel appointments and dismissals by the Ministry of Officials. Feng Jingsu had to check each of them one by one, and then give her own decision.How can it be so easy to be the ruler of a country? Seemingly boundless power, but also boundless responsibility.

The two of them got busy and even forgot their dinner, it was Cuidie who brought Xiaozhu Xiaoduomeng'an and a few maids to bring in the food, and they noticed the darkening sky outside.

"Ouch, I'm so tired!" Xue Ai moved her sore wrist quickly, Feng Jingsu felt sorry for her, and pulled her over to rub her wrist.

Cuidie and the others wanted to see such a loving couple, and the maids all retreated out after the meal was prepared.

Although eating at the same table, because Xue Ai is still in the detoxification period, they still eat their own food.Just looking at each other is sweet.

At night, the two people who were already exhausted and paralyzed really had no energy to toss about, so they hugged each other and fell asleep.It's just that when Xue Ai wakes up in the morning, half asleep and half awake, he feels that he has been eaten.When she woke up, there was no one around her.Xue Ai hugged the quilt and looked at her body, and there were indeed traces.She squinted, why didn't she do this kind of thing when she was sober?I didn't enjoy it myself, I felt a loss.

Feng Jingsu came back early, still following Xiang Xue.The three had breakfast together.Recently, Prime Minister Xue came to the Palace of Qinzheng every day to grab a meal, and it was very natural.

After eating, the three sat down again, Xue Ai looked at the two of them, "Is there any result about the drought?"

Feng Jingsu pointed at her, "Xue Xiang, the suggestion to dredge the waterway is Xiao Aiti's."

Xue Ai is a little confused, what's wrong?

Xue Xiang nodded, "Although the idea is good, it is unrealistic."

Xue Ai looked at Feng Jingsu, and Feng Jingsu spread her hands.

Feng Jingsu waved someone to spread a geographical map of Yunguo.Xue Xiang pointed to the place where the big river was, "This river is close to the border and turned a corner in the territory of Anguo. Over the years, our country has dredged it many times, but there has been no action on the side of Anguo. If you want to dredge the waterway, you must get permission from Anguo. It is too difficult to agree to cross-border unblocking.”