Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

As she spoke, she suddenly raised her hands, revealing the palms in her wide sleeves.

But she saw that she was holding an open bloody scroll in her hand.

Immediately afterwards, she violently threw the opened scroll upwards, and then the scroll was suspended in mid-air, which was extremely strange.

Obviously, this was the Queen Mother's back-up card, a trump card that would allow her to avoid being at the mercy of others.

However, although Jiang Chengdao's expression suddenly changed when he saw this scene, he was extremely calm deep inside.

Obviously, he had expected this scene before him.

After all, the Empress Dowager Zhao has been in control of the world for six years. Every year, she reaches out to the treasury, holds a large amount of gold and silver in her hands, and hides it in a place no one knows. At the same time, she also collects countless rare treasures, among which there must be Qimen Dunjia. , Qiankun bag and other treasures.

After all, with her scheming and extremely cautious temperament, she would definitely leave herself with a foolproof backup plan.

Just when everyone's attention was involuntarily attracted by the Queen Mother's movements, Jiang Chengwan calmly clenched the small hand in the dragon robe. At the moment of a thought, a gleam of golden light suddenly flashed through his originally black pupils.

The next second, a colorless and invisible power quietly surged out of her body.

Immediately afterwards, under the corpses scattered around the hall, the miserable pools of blood began to squirm strangely under the pull of this force, and then boiled violently like boiling water, and a terrifying blood mist formed in an instant. They quickly gathered towards the scroll above.

From the outside, it looked as if this creepy scene was caused by the scroll the Queen Mother had just thrown.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but be startled, but the Xuanwu Guard beside Jiang Chengdao suddenly changed his expression.

"No, she wants to activate the evil forbidden technique!"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother reacted instantly.

Forbidden magic? !

not good!

The blood energy gathered and the red mist filled the air.

Isn't this what often happens when evil spirits perform evil spells?

Only those evil spirits who like to devour living beings and use human flesh and blood as a guide to perform all kinds of weird and incomparable evil spells will have such a gruesome scene when performing their spells.

Moreover, the smell of blood that filled the air at this time covered everything up, and there was most likely a sinister aura hidden in it...

Thinking of this, her expression completely changed. The ease with which she had just taken out her trump card completely disappeared, and there was a hint of panic in her eyes.

What's going on... What I use is obviously a treasure from the Immortal Family!How can this be? !

At this time, not only the Xuanwu guards, but also the golden-armored guards who had loyally guarded the Queen Mother Zhao until the end, as well as other members of the Zhao family, and even the King of Qin Jiang Chengyun looked at her in great surprise.

"Queen Mother, you..."

The Queen Mother defended herself subconsciously: "No, I am pure and innocent. There is absolutely nothing evil about me, and I will not use any evil methods..."

However, before she could finish her words, Jiang Chengdao shouted angrily: "Damn it! No wonder the Queen Mother, who was supposed to care so much about Your Majesty, became so greedy for power. She was indeed controlled by evil spirits! Damn evil evil spirits. , how dare you secretly manipulate the Queen Mother to humiliate the Tian family, bring disaster to the court, and cause trouble to the world, I will definitely cut you into pieces."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother didn't know her situation at this time.

She quickly realized that the immortal thing would never be so terrifying when it took effect. It was probably Jiang Chengdao's people who had tampered with it secretly.

But it was hard for her to explain at this point.

The objects of the Immortal Family are extremely rare. Although they are not comparable to the holy relics, each one is extremely magical. Most owners regard it as their biggest secret, and outsiders know very little about it.

At this time, there were corpses everywhere in the hall, and the diffuse blood mist gradually enveloped everything. It seemed that it was entirely caused by the scroll, and she had no way to explain it.

If this matter spreads, especially from the mouths of people who were once loyal to her, given the overwhelming hatred that people generally have for evil spirits, even if she can escape with the treasure of the fairy family, her reputation and prestige will be lost. It will be seriously affected, and whatever you want to do in the future will be greatly hindered.

Unless you go to the Dangyao Department for verification.

But is it possible?

Give up the chance to escape and go to the Demon Driving Department to prove your innocence?

She is not stupid, how could she do such a stupid thing? As the saying goes, if you keep Qingshan, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Only by living can you have a chance. Once controlled by Jiang Chengdao, everything will stop and there will be no chance of turning around in this life.

She must quickly get out of this desperate situation, so she must suffer the loss of being dumb!

When she thought of this, a chill filled her heart.

This Holy King of Cangming is indeed the first ambitious Holy King in history. Although he is extremely powerful, he is also so scheming. After noticing her backhand, he can immediately think of the best way to benefit himself. The way to deal with it is really terrifying!

At this time, Jiang Chengdao pointed at the Empress Dowager Zhao and said angrily to the others: "The evil spirit has appeared. Do you still want to be stubborn and help the tiger? If you don't capture and kill the evil spirit now, how long will it take?"

Hearing this, all the golden-armored guards were immediately shaken, but no one took action first.

Seeing this, Jiang Chengdao gave a fatal blow without hesitation: "I can promise you, as long as you can kill the evil spirit in time and perform meritorious service. Considering that you are all bewitched by the evil spirit, what you have done in the past will For what you have done, I will definitely ask His Majesty to pardon you and let bygones be bygones."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the golden-armored guards who had been able to endure the siege of the black armor soldiers for a long time completely changed.

The Queen Mother was also keenly aware that if she didn't activate the magic, she would never have a chance again.

So she only had time to glance at Jiang Chengdao with hatred, and quickly took King Qin's hand. The moment her mind moved, a golden light suddenly came down from the scroll above that had gathered a lot of blood, shrouding them in it.

In just one moment, before the golden-armored guards could take action, the figures of the Zhao family completely disappeared into the air and were no longer traceable.

Chapter 9

Such a huge change occurred in Luo Jing, and the entire capital was like a frightened bird. They locked the door tightly and watched in horror as groups of black-armored soldiers shuttled through the streets outside the door.

All the people in Beijing prayed at home, not to be involved in this turmoil.

They have suffered enough in the past few years.

Since the Queen Mother came into power six years ago, the lives of the people in Beijing, which could barely be considered relatively prosperous, have gradually plummeted.

Taxes are getting higher and higher, there are more and more tax items, and labor is becoming more and more onerous.

At the same time, the number of arrogant and domineering dandies in the capital was increasing day by day. Especially in the first two years of the Queen Mother's reign, the Xiuyi Guards and the Yulin Guards were frequently dispatched to arrest "rebellious ministers" and "corrupt officials" and raid the mansion. , is to eliminate a certain "rebel".

Frequent turmoil has disturbed the lives of the people in the capital, and many wealthy families with considerable wealth have moved away from the capital.

It can be said that since the late emperor took over a country that had turned into a mess from his father who only cared about enjoying himself and ignored government affairs, he worked hard for 25 years to create a rejuvenating situation and accumulated a strong family fortune. It took only six years after the Empress Dowager Zhao came to power. He was defeated in seven or eight years.

That is to say, things have been going well in the past few years, otherwise who knows what will happen.

Of course, ordinary people do not understand the current situation in the court. They only know that their living standards have become so poor. It is probably because there is a traitor in the court. The emperor is not aware of it and allows the traitor to deceive the superiors and deceive the people.

Therefore, the empress's prestige among the people was extremely limited. Even if an emperor were changed immediately and the "virtuous and famous" King Qin became the emperor, the people would not react at all.

Some people even clapped their hands and cheered.

Not to mention the aristocratic families, sects and gentry that are rich in "people of insight".

In their eyes, the empress was nothing more than a transitional puppet. Not only was she powerless in the court, but she also had no background outside the court and the public. She had no control over military affairs and could be manipulated by anyone. Flat iron waste.

Therefore, even if they were beaten to death, they would not have thought that the tiger and wolf divisions patrolling the streets of Luojing at this time were actually men and horses taking orders from the empress.

Of course, until now, they still don't know that the empress has completed a desperate comeback.

I just knew that Ziji City had changed hands.

Because those Xuanjia soldiers wearing Xuanjia and exuding a bloody evil aura could not be the Queen Mother's men at all, and the Yulin Guards and Imperial Guards controlled by the Queen Mother were dying and escaping, so naturally Zi Zi News of a huge change in Ji City was conveyed.

All day long, Xuanwu Guards were running around the city, and from time to time a series of horse hooves could be heard on the streets.

Sometimes there will be sounds of begging for mercy or fierce clashes of weapons, and then there will be a frightening smell of blood.

After two days of uneasiness, on the third day early in the morning, the palace, which had completely calmed down, issued a large-seal announcement document and a peace notice.

After seeing the content above, almost everyone's eyes widened in shock.

"What are you talking about? The Queen Mother and some of the courtiers, as well as the Yulin Guards and the Imperial Guard generals have been controlled by the evil spirit. In the past few days, they frantically mobilized the Yulin Guards and Imperial Guards to plot evil? And His Majesty saw through the evil spirit's movements in advance and secretly reported to Cangming The Holy King asked for help and made arrangements in advance, thus breaking the evil plot in one fell swoop?"

Luojing West City, in a slightly shabby small courtyard.

Lu Chen looked in disbelief at Luo Xiaoyu, who hurried over to tell him the "good news" with an excited look on his face.

"And after the conspiracy failed, Xie Sui used the terrifying Xie Sui secret technique to escape with the Queen Mother under the siege of Cangming Army?"

"Yes, cousin, that's what the announcement says!"

Luo Xiaoyu put her small hand on her chest, suppressing her violently beating heart, and said happily: "This is really great. Originally, I thought there was a rebellion in Luojing City. There must be rebels everywhere outside. I am afraid of rebels every day. Breaking in..."

She spoke quickly and confided to Lu Chen her feelings over the past few days.

To be honest, she had been staying at home shivering and scared for the past few days. She listened to the footsteps outside from time to time and the occasional screams. Faced with this situation that she had never experienced since she was a child, she Several times I nearly collapsed in extreme panic.

I didn't sleep for a whole day and night. Even if I couldn't bear to take a nap, I still had to carry a pair of sharp scissors in my arms.

Now that she saw the announcement and knew what was happening outside, her tense nerves finally relaxed and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"And now that the Queen Mother has been abducted by evil spirits and her life and death are unknown, there is definitely no way to remove your cousin from your official position."

Speaking of this, she seemed to suddenly think of something, and a bright color suddenly flashed through her moving eyes.

"Oops! Cousin, now that the Queen Mother is missing, and His Royal Highness the Holy King has come all the way from Cangming, thousands of miles away, to see King Qin, I think he will definitely step forward to help His Majesty stabilize the situation. In this case... wouldn't His Majesty want to be in charge? Cousin, you have braved the disgrace of the world to speak out and request the Queen Mother to return power to Your Majesty. Although Your Majesty did not say anything on your lips, you will definitely keep your loyalty and friendship firmly in mind... ..”

Hearing this, Lu Chen's mouth suddenly twitched.

What Xiao Yu can think of, he can naturally think of.

Because of this, he felt that things seemed to be developing in a direction that was not good for him.

The ominous premonition grew stronger.

Xiao Yu, who became more and more enthusiastic as he talked, didn't notice the strange look on Lu Chen's face at this time, and continued with a happy face:

"Wow!! Cousin, you are probably a blessing in disguise!! After this incident, His Majesty must know that you are an unparalleled loyal and virtuous minister. Maybe he will entrust you with an important task soon, and because of the friendship from last time, Your Majesty will certainly not dismiss officials at will like the Queen Mother. Cousin, you have always taken the world as your own responsibility, and you have an upright character. You can't tolerate sand in your eyes. It is easy to offend others. But with this friendship, your Majesty will not like my cousin in the future. If you speak out and remonstrate, I will not dismiss you directly. At most, I will arrange for you to have a well-paid idle position, and I will not treat you badly, cousin."

Hearing this, the corners of Lu Chen's eyes suddenly twitched crazily, and his face gradually showed a look of despair.

To him, it didn't matter whether the Queen Mother was really controlled by evil spirits as stated in the announcement.

The confessions of the top masters who had fought tooth and nail to protect the Queen Mother, and Zhu Xie Si's testimony that those masters did not lie were not important.

What's important is that his plan to stand up to the Queen Mother's Ling Tianfengwei, just to anger her and be dismissed from office, failed inexplicably.

The decree of dismissal from office that should have been issued two days ago was also the key to his transformation into immortality, but it was just gone.

After all, he only offended the Queen Mother. With the Queen Mother gone, this extremely important imperial edict to him would have been aborted without even thinking about it.

What's even more deceiving is that, as Xiao Yu said, as long as the empress is not a ruthless white-eyed wolf, her previous performance in Tai Chi Hall must have been remembered by her.

If she really takes power, it will definitely not be a good thing for him who only wants to be dismissed from office reasonably.

Originally, one could be dismissed casually and become an immortal immediately after completing the system conditions. However, after such a period of time, the difficulty suddenly increased visibly to the naked eye.

Lu Chen became extremely angry when he thought of this.