The ministers in the palace gradually walked out and stood outside the palace, looking at Li Ju's back solemnly.
Xia Zhaoyi climbed up the palace gate wall and lowered her eyes to see Butler Zeng who was losing his temper. Her lips curled up into a faint smile and she looked up at Li Ju.
Tens of thousands of pairs of eyes from the crowd further away were also looking at him.
Thousands of people still knelt down, and some stretched out their hands to scold him.
Xia Zhaoyi said calmly: "There are mixed praises and criticisms, and mixed love and hate. This is the state of the world."
Zhan Ning looked at her from the side and finally expressed his confusion: "Second Miss, I have never seen you happy since yesterday... We have killed the Dog Emperor, so we should be happy."
"How can I be happy?" Xia Zhaoyi smiled lowly, "One Li Qian fell, and this dynasty is like a dilapidated and heavy ship. Now, it is weighing on my shoulders."
The fall of a dynasty is never a sudden collapse, and nothing can be changed simply by changing it, because the world does not exist because of any one dynasty or emperor.
No matter it’s a big chapter or a big thing, the world is still the world.
It is a huge silk network built up from bottom to top, layer by layer of rules, secularity, and interpersonal relationships with the patriarchal system as the core.
The so-called dynasty is just a bead born on this silk screen. Its size and power are temporary, and it is not invincible.
What makes Xia Zhaoyi feel heavy now is that she took off the bead and what was left in front of her was this dense and complicated network.
When she first visited Zhuge Mansion, Zhuge Shan asked her who she wanted to be the new ruler of the world if Li Ju died and Li Qian disappeared.
She said at that time that the world is for the common good.
She didn't talk to Zhuge Shan anymore.
Because the difference between the Zhuge family and Li Ju represented by Zhuge Mountain is just great power and small power.
Zhuge Shan, who came from the Zhuge family, has enjoyed great honors since he was a child. His honor is exactly what those poor and humble people kneel in front of and offer him with both hands.
It is true that Zhugeshan is gentle and courteous to his servants, but no matter how good the master is, his identity is still the master.
He does not wreak havoc, it is just that he does not want to wreak havoc. He still has the power to humiliate and trample on others at will.
Therefore, Xia Zhaoyi did not continue the conversation with Zhuge Shan, as that would have affected the other party's interests.
Looking at Li Ju's retreating figure, Xia Zhaoyi's eyebrows became darker and darker.
Her opponent is no longer Li Ju, nor is it just the pampered and powerful ministers under the city wall, but also... this large area of Hejing civilians who are roaring with the "Emperor".
She destroyed the ancestral halls of the Jiang family and the Dong family in Xizhou, and asked Chen Dingshan to sow the seeds of economic prosperity in Mingtai County, but these were still far from enough.
The road ahead will be difficult, and she has never been a blindly optimistic person. She has already seen that this road will take several years, decades, or even hundreds of years.
But she is determined, even if it takes more than her life, she will insist on walking on this road until the last moment of her life.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled bitterly in her heart, who asked her to kill Li Qian and take over other people's mess.
The words of Zhuge Shan were heard in my ears: "Then the world has lost its dogma, order, etiquette, and music."
"Dogma, order," Xia Zhaoyi said in a low voice, "Then, let's build a new one."
Li Ju's back finally went away, heavy and slow. Xia Zhaoyi looked back and smiled at Zhan Ning: "Let's go and wait for Shen Lie."
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Xia Zhaoyi had already informed Gao Zhou about the arrangements for the concubines in the harem in advance. No matter whether Concubine Mu came with Yang Ping today, Xia Zhaoyi happened to have informed Concubine Mu in advance, so she could be mentally prepared.
More than half of the soldiers and horses entering the palace were from Shen Lie's tribe. Xia Zhaoyi had already thought very carefully about where to attack first and then where to sneak attack after entering the palace. After the last small-scale fight, he could directly attack.
Destroy Yanguang Hall.
As a result, the soldiers and horses brought by Liang Jun saved her a lot of trouble. They overran the number of people and she didn't need to make any calculations. The soldiers flowed into the palace and they were victorious, leaving no soldiers injured.
However, Shen Lie's military laws were strict, and these soldiers and horses did not show any disrespect. They stood upright and attacked wherever they pointed, without bullying anyone in the harem.
Xia Zhaoyi handed over the palace to her subordinates, and she and Zhan Ning walked back slowly along the north gate where there were the fewest people.
When they arrived at Yu Street, Zhan Ning said: "Second Miss, this is the road."
Xia Zhaoyi glanced sideways and said with a smile, "I won't go to Shuangyan Palace."
"Huh? Then let's go..."
"Jinxing Restaurant."
Zhan Ning Yile: "Second Miss, since you said you were waiting for General Shen, you should be at Shuangyan Palace. He will come to find you."
After a pause, Zhan Ning added in a low voice: "Don't talk about the short distance to Shuangyanque. I heard that during the cold winter, he rushed from Tanzhou to Youzhou just to see you."
Xia Zhaoyi pursed her lips lightly, but suddenly couldn't hold it back, lowered her head and smiled.
Zhan Ning coughed lightly: "Second Miss, you also like General Shen very much."
Xia Zhaoyi didn't hesitate and said openly and honestly: "I like it very much, but I always feel that it is unreliable to like this thing."
"Stop!" Zhan Ning said, "Second Miss is just too smart and thinks too much."
"This is called inquiry."
"But in other words, the second lady knew that it was unreliable to like this thing, but she still couldn't help falling in love with General Shen. Hehe, it shows the charm of General Shen!"
"..."
The more Zhan Ning thought about it, the funnier she became, and she even laughed out loud.
Xia Zhaoyi shook his head, but was also infected by him and smiled again.
The sky is still covered with dark clouds, and the earth is still damp and watery, but the wind between heaven and earth is very comfortable, and every blow is refreshing and clean.
Du Wenping got down from the sedan with tired steps and walked into Du Mansion.
Nie Huimo was sitting in Mrs. Du's hospital room, and the two were chatting.
Doctor Du didn't care about Nie Huimo and asked Du Wenping to say whatever he wanted.
Du Wenping was extremely sleepy and exhausted, but he still finished explaining everything that had happened word by word.
Doctor Du suddenly smiled.
"Father, why are you laughing?" Du Wenping looked at him.
Doctor Du sighed: "Xiao Wei has experienced many changes in the situation during his lifetime. This life has not been in vain."
Du Wenping's eyes deepened and he said very softly: "Miss Ah Li is really a strange woman."
"Yes," Imperial Physician Du smiled, "The other women have spent their whole lives caring for their husbands and raising their children, obeying the three virtues and being virtuous, but Duke Dingguo's palace has produced two girls who are the best in the world at once. What a wonderful thing the world is, haha!"
Behind Nie Huimo, Ling Yang and Xiang Shan looked towards Nie Huimo.
The man had a handsome and deep profile and a straight nose. He listened calmly to the conversation between the Du family and his son. He did not make a sound during the whole process, but his deep black eyes occasionally showed a hint of a joking smile.
Doctor Du turned to look at Nie Huimo: "General Nie, if you want to make an enemy of Miss Ali, then I'm afraid..."
Nie Huimo curled his lips slightly and did not answer.
The more he smiled, the deeper the frowns on Ling Yang and Xiang Shan's eyebrows became.
