Concubine Xuan and Xiao Ling were like transparent people in the palace of the Mande Empire.Although with Concubine Xuan's appearance, she was favored for a while when she was young, but with more and more young and beautiful concubines in Xiao Jinglong's harem, Xiao Jinglong's thoughts no longer fall on Concubine Xuan , coupled with the fact that Qin Xuan's growing strength made Xiao Jinglong feel deeply threatened, Xuanfei and Xiao Ling, two relatives who were related to Qin Xuan by blood, made Xiao Jinglong dislike him even more from the bottom of his heart.

It can be said that if the prince Xiao Ling hadn't been labeled "Cousin Qin Xuan" on his head, maybe everyone would have forgotten him in a corner long ago.

For a while, He Yi couldn't remember the existence of Xiao Ling and Concubine Xuan.Once Xiao Jinglong died, the power of the entire Mande Empire would be in the hands of He Yi. The surge in power made He Yi's self-confidence unprecedentedly inflated. He felt that Qin Xuan and Ouyang Jing had to be dealt with now. It is no longer difficult.

After all, the command of the entire empire's army and a part of the king's organization is in He Yi's hands.

So, taking advantage of He Yi's relaxation of vigilance, Xiao Ling and Concubine Xuan quietly left the palace of the Mande Empire.In order to deceive others, Qin Xuan's two subordinates disguised themselves as Xiao Ling and Concubine Xuan, and stayed in the deep palace instead of them.Unlike Xiao Ling and Concubine Xuan, Qin Xuan's two subordinates are not weak. Once He Yi has the idea of ​​taking them as "hostages", they are 80.00% sure that they will be able to escape unscathed.

Looking at the gradually shrinking imperial star outside the window, Concubine Xuan burst into tears. She felt that she might not be able to return to the place where she was born and raised for a long time.

Xiao Ling embraced his mother's shoulder, patted it comfortingly, and there was a lingering melancholy in his heart, but he also felt relieved.

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The interstellar calendar, the first thousand and 350 years of the Mande Empire, is called "the beginning of the fall of the empire" by later historians.This year, after the military group headed by He Yi secretly killed Xiao Jinglong, the last emperor of the Mande Empire, he issued more stringent laws to suppress the rebels across the country. The Shizhan martial arts gym led by Commander Qin Xuan.

In the name of "Xiao Jinglong", He Yi issued a hunting order all over the country, saying that the members of the Shizhan Martial Art Museum are all restless traitors. In the name of "patriotism", they secretly prepare military forces and intend to overthrow the regime of the entire empire.

He Yi knew that Qin Xuan's prestige in the entire empire was very high. In order to have a sufficient deterrent effect, he added a "joint and several liability" to his decree. That is, like the members of Shizhan Martial Art Museum, they will be severely punished by the empire.

On the contrary, if anyone is willing to directly report their whereabouts to the intelligence agency of the empire after discovering the members of the Shizhan Dojo, they will be rewarded accordingly.He Yi even allowed the imperial police to shoot and kill the members of Shizhan Martial Art Museum, saying that this was allowed by the imperial law and would not be punished.

All of a sudden, the situation in the empire became more tense.Those who have relatives in the family who are Shizhan Wuguan start to feel uneasy, while some greedy people scan the surrounding crowd suspiciously to see if there is anyone who is suspected of Shizhan Wuguan, and look forward to relying on this. Make a windfall.In the beginning of the war, the martial arts hall was forced to turn from light to dark. The gate of the martial arts hall was closed tightly the next day after He Yi's decree was promulgated, and the people in the martial arts hall were nowhere to be seen.

However, the domestic situation is not good, and the international situation of the Mandel Empire is not optimistic.The other four great powers united to blast open the gates of the Mande Empire. Although He Yi's military ability is not weak, after all, one's energy is limited. When he wanted to eradicate Qin Xuan and Ouyang Jing, he naturally The resistance to foreign troops has weakened.

The most important point is that the so-called "like things flock together and people are divided into groups", He Yi is an unscrupulous conspirator, so most of the people around him are people who like to play tricks, and the real capable ministers and generals can be called There were very few of them, and most of them were cast under the banner of Qin Xuan's Shizhan Martial Arts Hall.In this way, no matter how large the imperial army is, without an experienced general to command it, it will be a mess of loose sand, and it can be said that it has no chance of winning against the armies of the four major powers.

The coming of the four great powers was very turbulent, and in the blink of an eye two or three months, they showed a tendency to encircle the Mande Empire.Originally, He Yi adhered to the idea of ​​"resisting the outside world first", and insisted on getting rid of Qin Xuan and Ouyang Jing first. As a result, both Qin Xuan and Ouyang Jing had rich experience in leadership and anti-tracking, even if He Yi With such a strict decree issued, there were very few people who were actually captured and killed by He Yi. On the contrary, many people were mistaken for Shizhan Wuguan and killed.

The unscrupulousness of the invaders has aggravated the seriousness of the domestic situation. Many ordinary people have awakened from a series of harsh decrees promulgated by the supreme ruler of the empire. They gradually calmed down the fear in their hearts, and replaced it with unprecedented dissatisfaction and anger—since the bastards of the empire's ruling class didn't care about the lives of ordinary people like them, why did they bother to maintain the rule of the Xiao Dynasty? !

As a result, fewer people reported the whereabouts of Shizhan Wuguan members, and some people even consciously provided cover for Shizhan Wuguan members.Resentment towards the invaders and dissatisfaction with the rulers inspired their inner blood, even an unarmed old woman might pick up the things around her and throw them at the policemen who came to arrest the members of Shizhan Martial Arts Hall.

He Yi saw the situation getting more and more chaotic day by day, and his mood gradually became restless.

He finally understood that it is impossible to obtain the supreme ruling power of the empire through a gradual method, because the common people have lost all confidence in the highest ruling layer of the Mande Empire. If you insist on tying yourself to this boat, you may end up with the Xiao Dynasty one day.

So, after killing Xiao Jinglong, He Yi made his next decision. He found an opportunity to get in touch with the rulers of the other four major powers—he wanted to temporarily ease the situation of being attacked by enemies.

Historians of later generations dubbed He Yi the title of "traitor", and their evaluation of him was extremely low, not even comparable to the last emperor of the Mande Empire, Xiao Jinglong.

Because, no matter how stupid and arrogant Xiao Jinglong was, he never did the act of handing over his country to others, but He Yi did it, and he did it without any regrets.

He Yi held a secret video conference with the rulers of the other four empires. After the meeting, He Yi signed a series of unequal treaties in the name of the supreme ruler of the empire.The treaty not only included the cession of many high-yield ore stars, resource stars, and important military planets, but also promised a "reparation" that was almost equivalent to nearly three quarters of the imperial treasury.

After these rulers got what they wanted, they agreed to temporarily suspend their aggression against the Mande Empire for a period of three years, and provided He Yi with military support to win the civil war.

At this point, He Yi no longer intends to use the name of "Xiao Jinglong" to give orders. He has completely exposed his ambition to the sun—except for Xiao Ling, Xiao Jinglong's other sons have hardly realized what happened. Whatever happened, they all died suddenly overnight, including the children they gave birth to, and they all died one after another without exception.

In the past few years, He Yi has eliminated all those who had the same ambitions as himself in the ruling class of the empire one by one. The children of those century-old noble families died, and the rest were silent, and no longer dared to speak to He Yi. challenged the decision.

Therefore, the death of all the princes of the Xiao Dynasty did not cause any disturbance in the court.

The Xiao Dynasty, which lasted for more than 1000 years, had already existed in name only by this time, and was replaced by the warlord rule headed by He Yi for five full years.However, although He Yi killed the descendants of the Xiao family and received support from the other four great powers, his rule was not stable.

This kind of rule is like being built on a cliff. Without the foundation of popular support, if you move it a little, you will fall off the cliff and be smashed to pieces.

In the 350th year of the Mande Empire, during the three-year rule, He Yi still failed to find the location of Qin Xuan and Ouyang Jing, but almost exhausted all the treasury stocks left by the Xiao Dynasty. .Many large and small "warlords" like He Yi have appeared all over the country. He Yi sent troops to destroy the "warlords" in the east one day, and a new power group appeared in the west the next day. It is hard to guard against .

In this kind of endless consumption, the military support that He Yi received from the four major powers through unequal treaties will soon be exhausted. Without armaments and losing popular support, He Yi will face a very dangerous situation .

After much deliberation, He Yi planned to "sell" the empire's territory again.

He knew that this kind of practice was undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst, which would make the loss of people's hearts even worse, but at this time, He Yi had already lost his original confident state of mind. He felt that the land was gone, and he could regain it in the future, but if Without military supplies as his backing, an ordinary soldier could kill him.

In short, in He Yi's heart, his own life is much more precious than the dignity and destiny of the country.

He Yi contacted the rulers of the other four major powers again, and wanted to discuss with them about military supplies.As a result, he was rejected by the other party.

It turns out that the other four major powers have also experienced varying degrees of turmoil. The affairs of their own countries have not been dealt with properly. How can they have time to pay attention to the changes in the situation in other countries?

What's more, although He Yi ceded those planets belonging to the Mande Empire to other countries, the residents on the planets are not so easy to talk to. Under Qin Xuan's secret command, the residents of these planets can give those few The rulers of the country have created many "accidents".

He Yi failed to get the result he wanted, not only that, but a bigger blow was waiting for him ahead.

The people who started the battle at the martial arts gym finally appeared, but with devastating power, they directly attacked He Yi's few imperial troops that were already close to being vulnerable.

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