In the early morning, when Li Mu walked out of Li Qing's room, Wanwan and Xiaobai had already returned from shopping for vegetables. They were washing vegetables at the door of the kitchen while discussing a strange thing that was widely rumored by the people of Shendu.
A few days ago, more than one commoner in Zhongjun saw a dragon flying in the sky while they were busy in the fields.
The Divine Capital is located inland, and there are not many opportunities to see the Shui Tribe. The Dragon Tribe has always only appeared in rumors. As soon as the news of the appearance of the Divine Dragon in Zhongjun came out, it triggered widespread heated discussion among the people.
The common people had never seen a real dragon, so naturally they couldn't tell the difference between a dragon and a real dragon.
Li Mu did not take the dragon back to the capital of the gods, but placed him in a river in Zhongjun. After practicing, he waited for Li Mu to send him.
For the sake of local stability, Li Mu also set two rules for him.
First, you are not allowed to appear in front of others and disturb the people.
Second, in the past ten years, his physical problems can only be solved manually. He is not allowed to seduce married women, nor is he allowed to abduct ignorant women. Whether they are human or demon, if they are discovered once, Li Mu will cut them off directly.
His tool of crime.
Ten years later, Li Mu must have entered the sixth realm. He no longer needs this dragon and can let it go free.
Today is the day for Fan Ji and the others to return to the Demon Kingdom. Li Mu personally led the officials of Honglu Temple to escort them out of the city. Fan Ji originally wanted Li Mu to escort her back to the Thousand Fox Kingdom, but Li Mu ruthlessly refused.
Although her identity is extremely special and the Demon Kingdom and the Demonic Way regard her as a thorn in their side, the Queen of the Thousand Fox Kingdom today is no longer the Fantasy Princess she used to be.
Li Mu gave her almost all the property he inherited from the Demon Emperor Baidi. Now even if he fights against the Queen, she may not be at a disadvantage, so she does not need protection from others.
Fan Ji was deeply shocked during this trip to the divine capital.
Without leaving the Qianhu Kingdom, she would never have imagined the difference between the Queen of the Qianhu Kingdom and the Queen of the Great Zhou. Compared with the Great Zhou Shendu, her Qianhu City was at best a barren small mountain village.
Unless she can unify the demon kingdom, become the Queen of Ten Thousand Demons, and raise her cultivation level to the seventh level, will she be qualified to be on an equal footing with Zhou Wu.
At the gate of the city, Fan Ji glanced at the flying boat floating in the air and said to Li Mu, "I'm leaving."
Li Mu looked happy and said hurriedly: "Goodbye."
She is in Shendu, dedicated to driving a wedge between Liu Hanyan and the Queen in front of him. Once she leaves, Li Mu's family will at least be more harmonious. Li Mu has been looking forward to this for a long time.
Fan Ji caught the smile on his face, snorted coldly and asked, "Are you happy that I'm gone?"
Li Mu waved his hand and said: "No way, hahahaha..."
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Watching the flying boat turn into a stream of light and go away from a distance, Li Mu rubbed the area on his waist that was still aching and returned to the palace to recover.
In Changle Palace, Zhou Wu hugged Zhong Ling and asked lightly: "Is that fox gone?"
Li Mu said: "Let's go."
Zhou Wu put her face against Zhong Ling's and said with a smile: "Ling'er, mother will take you to a fun place..."
The little girl said: "Daddy is going too."
Li Mu followed the two of them out of Changle Palace. The queen may have really reached the age of becoming a mother, and she doted on Zhong Ling who had a mother every time. Even Li Mu felt that she had been left out.
However, there was no need for him to be jealous of his daughter. He quite enjoyed the feeling of a family of three having a happy time together.
When I have more free time in the future and have two children with Liu Hanyan and Li Qing, my life will be truly complete.
In the palace, the officials of various ministries and the maids in the palace were not surprised when they saw this scene. Everyone knew that Mr. Li's daughter recognized His Majesty as his godmother. His Majesty loved her very much and often summoned her.
When she arrived at the palace, she asked the royal chef to cook her various delicacies and take her to play in the palace. Everyone in the palace got to know this lovely little girl.
There are different opinions as to where Mr. Li’s daughter came from.
Some people say that he was born to Mrs. Li in his early years, but it has not been made public until now.
Some people also say that he was born to Mr. Li and the Queen of the Demon Kingdom, and was sent back recently.
Some officials in the court could naturally tell that Lord Li's daughter was not a human being or a demon, but a spirit, most likely the child of Lord Li and a ghost.
It's not surprising at all that this happened to him.
As we all know, Mr. Li is neither a partisan nor a clique. He is upright and dedicated to serving the people and the country. He is only lustful and surrounded by beauties. Not only is there rumors about His Majesty, but he is also said to have a close friendship with the Queen of the Demon Kingdom.
This actually confirmed His Majesty's love for him from the side. Throughout the ages, kings have made many children of important ministers princesses, but it is very rare for them to recognize their relatives directly.
In the palace, Zhou Wu took Zhong Ling into the ancestral temple, and Li Mu followed suit.
This is not the first time he has come here. Compared with the last time, there have been great changes in the ancestral temple this time. The furnishings and arrangements here are still the same. Thirty-six small tripods are connected to one big tripod and one big tripod.
The golden dragon wanders uncertainly in the cauldron.
But the golden light on each small tripod was much more dazzling than the last time Li Mu saw it.
The most dazzling one is naturally the one in the middle that belongs to Zhongjun. The telepathy power of the people in Shendu is the most powerful, which is equivalent to the other cauldrons combined into one. When Li Mu came last time, the telepathy cauldrons in all counties were
It is far less bright, which shows that in the past two years, the people's awareness of the imperial court has increased greatly.
On the one hand, the abolition of the Substitute Silver Law and the punishment of corrupt officials made the people more trustful in the court.
On the other hand, after the establishment of monster divisions in various counties, the monsters in the Great Zhou Dynasty also contributed a lot of telekinesis.
In addition to the smaller cauldron being brighter, the golden dragon on the big cauldron was also a full circle fatter than the last time Li Mu saw it, and was currently swimming happily in the cauldron.
Three old men wearing four-clawed dragon robes are guarding here. They are strong men from the Xiao royal family. Since the Zhou family stole the emperor's energy, the Xiao family has sent three strong men from the clan to guard the ancestral temple to avoid the emperor.
If something goes wrong again, these three people are almost the top combat power of the Xiao royal family.
When the three old men saw the Queen coming in with Li Mu and Zhong Ling, they just raised their eyes and closed their eyes again.
Zhong Ling stretched out his hand to catch the golden dragon, but Li Mu hurriedly said: "You can't touch this."
Zhou Wu glanced at Li Mu and said calmly: "Is there anything I can't touch?"
She looked at the golden dragon and said, "Come here."
The golden dragon flew over shivering, and was caught in Zhong Ling's hand to play with. It was originally an invisible thing, but Zhong Ling was also a spirit, so he easily grabbed it in his hand and kneaded it wantonly.
Zhong Ling played with the spirit of telepathy for a while and then lost interest.
Although they are both spirits, she relies on the source power of heaven and earth. This dragon is a condensed mind power and cannot be absorbed by her to practice, so it quickly let go of the dragon.
The golden dragon regained his freedom and immediately got into the cauldron without daring to show his head.
Zhong Ling obviously didn't know that this was the most important place in Dazhou. He just felt that it was claustrophobic and boring, and he soon clamored to leave.
After the family of three left, the ancestral temple returned to silence.
Of the three people who were practicing in the corner with their legs crossed and their eyes closed, two of them slowly opened their eyes.
The old man on the left frowned slightly and murmured: "What does she mean? Why does she suddenly recognize a daughter?"
The old man on the right said lightly: "What's there to guess? As long as she doesn't pass the throne to the Zhou family, whatever she does has nothing to do with us. Take a good look at this imperial energy. According to the current speed of telekinesis, it will take as little as five years."
, as long as ten years, this new imperial energy will mature, and by then, as long as you get ahead of the Zhou family, you can establish the overall situation in one fell swoop."
After speaking, his eyes showed emotion and said: "She has only been in power for five years. No one expected that the emperor who condensed the imperial aura the fastest in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty was actually her..."
The old man on the left glanced at him and asked: "Isn't this a big deal? Don't think about how she got the throne. If she gave this imperial energy to her goddaughter, what else would we have?
matter?"
The old man on the right shook his head and said: "This is impossible. You also know that the girl is just a spirit body and her origin is unknown. She cannot accept the emperor's energy. The officials and the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty will not accept her as the emperor. If Zhou Wu really wants to do that
Even if we do it, the four major academies will not just sit idly by."
The old man on the left looked at him and said calmly: "That girl is impossible, but what about the others? If she likes this feeling and plans to have a child, will the people still object? Will the four major academies also object?
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As soon as these words came out, even the old man in the middle who had always closed his eyes suddenly opened his eyes.
In the past two years, the situation in the divine capital has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The old and new parties that once controlled the entire imperial court have long lost most of their say in the court. Many officials, led by Zhang Chun, began to stand firmly on the side of the queen.
Two years ago, the four major academies clearly supported the old and new parties. In the past two years, their attitudes have become increasingly unpredictable.
The reason is that everyone thought that the Great Zhou Dynasty would be destroyed in the hands of a female emperor, but the fact is exactly the opposite. Today’s Great Zhou Dynasty is the most powerful and cohesive in the past fifty years. The four major academies
There is no longer any reason to interfere with the Queen's heir creation.
With the Queen's current public support and the power she holds in her hands, I am afraid that as long as the decision she makes is not too outrageous, neither the people nor the four major academies will object.
It is not out of the ordinary for her to give birth to a child and pass the throne to him in the future.
The three of them thought about this possibility, and suddenly discovered that the Xiao family had completely lost control of Da Zhou since unknown time.
They looked at the imperial aura in the cauldron, their eyes becoming more and more fiery. The fact that the Xiao family had lost power could no longer be reversed. This imperial aura might be their last hope.
After a long silence, the old man in the middle slowly spoke: "We must not sit back and watch this matter. Let Prince Ping tell them so that they can take precautions..."
Changle Palace.
After leaving the ancestral temple, Master Mei and Shangguan Li took Zhong Ling to play in the Imperial Garden. Only Li Mu and the Queen were left in the hall. In fact, Li Mu was thinking about the question a long time ago. In the most supreme position of the Zhou Dynasty, who is the Queen?
Who are you planning to pass it on to?
He had asked insinuatingly through Master Mei before, and Master Mei warned him not to speculate on the Holy Will without authorization. This was not a question he could ask.
At that time, Li Mu was not very familiar with the Queen, but now he felt that he could ask.
Li Mu's tone was calm, as if he asked casually: "Has Your Majesty decided who to give the imperial aura in the ancestral temple to?"
Zhou Wu said: "Give it to the Xiao family."
When she said this, she did not hesitate, and she had obviously already planned it.
This is exactly what Li Mu guessed.
If she had not thought about passing the throne to the Xiao family, she would not have allowed the three old men of the Xiao family to stay in the ancestral temple. This shows that the queen had already made this decision when she came to the throne.
Based on Li Mu's understanding of her, she must also feel that the throne of the Zhou surname was obtained unfairly. The Xiao family has ruled the Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years, and the concept that the Xiao family is a royal family has become deeply ingrained.
It is reasonable and reasonable to return to the Xiao family.
Zhou Wu looked at Li Mu and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Mu said: "I will all obey your Majesty."
He used to think that it would be better for the Queen to pass the throne to an outsider than to give birth to one himself, but judging from how much the Queen doted on her children, I am afraid that she would not be willing to let her own children suffer this fate.
It's just that the world that the two of them, the monarch and his ministers, finally conquered, was in vain to benefit the Xiao family.
Although there had been some speculation about this, after receiving confirmation from the Queen, Li Mu became more relaxed about court affairs and no longer looked as energetic as before.
He didn't pay much attention to Shen Guo's provocation in the border counties and the strange decrease in Nanjun's telepathy, leaving it all to the Zhongshu Province to handle.
For three consecutive days, Li Mu arrived late and left early. Today he still left early and left work early. When he returned home, he received a wedding invitation from Wanwan.
Li Si and Chen Miaomiao gave birth to twins. They invited him to their house for a drink tonight. Naturally, Li Mu would not refuse and took Zhong Ling with him that night.
At Li Si's house, Li Mu met Zhang Chun, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He had just returned from a business trip. He didn't know if it was Li Mu's misunderstanding. He always felt that Zhang Chun was avoiding him intentionally or unintentionally tonight.
After the banquet ended, Li Mu was waiting outside the door. When he saw Zhang Chun coming out, he asked: "Old Zhang, have I offended you?"
Zhang Chun shook his head repeatedly: "No, how could it be..."
Li Mu asked: "Then why are you avoiding me?"
Zhang Chun said flatly: "No, why am I hiding from you when I have nothing to do?"
Li Mu could only think that he was overthinking it. He pointed at Zhang Chun and said to the little girl in his arms: "Ling'er, this is Uncle Zhang."
Zhang Chun smiled unnaturally at Zhong Ling, and Li Mu asked doubtfully: "Why aren't you surprised, who did I have this child with?"
Zhang Chun shook his head repeatedly: "It's not surprising, I'm not interested in this matter at all. I have things to do at home, so I'm going back first..."
Li Mu looked at his back in surprise as he walked away. He had not seen him for more than a month, but he had changed so much. He was no longer like the gossipy Zhang Chun that Li Mu knew.
The streets of Shendu are as lively as ever, with all kinds of news and conversation gathered here.
What the people are most interested in today is the private affairs of the Li family.
A child suddenly appeared next to Mr. Li, which caused a heated discussion in the capital of the gods, even more so than the illegitimate child incident that caused a huge uproar during the late emperor's time.
There are different opinions as to who this child was born to, Mr. Li. Some said it was Mrs. Li’s, some said it was the queen of the demon kingdom. I don’t know when, there were rumors that this child was born to Mr. Li and His Majesty. If
In the past, the people naturally did not dare to talk about His Majesty, but since the reform of the law, the Zhou Dynasty no longer condemns people with words, and the topics of conversation among the people have become more and more bold.
At a temporary tea stall on the street, the tea seller whispered to the tea guests: "Hey, have you heard that Mr. Li and His Majesty gave birth to a daughter..."
A tea guest heard this and said happily: "Is this true?"
The clerk was stunned for a moment and asked in astonishment: "This is something that goes against ethics. You seem very happy?"
The tea guest said without hesitation: "Of course, a tiger father has no dog sons. The children of Mr. Li and Your Majesty will definitely be among the best in the future. If she can inherit your Majesty's position, our descendants can also live a good life."
Already..."
Hearing this, all the tea guests responded one after another.
"Really or not, is there such a good thing?"
"If it's true, that would be great!"
"This is the best news I have heard this year, no, in recent years..."
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The tea stall boy looked at everyone in confusion. He thought that this matter would be criticized and discussed by the people, but he never expected that the people would react like this. They seemed to be more happy than they themselves had given birth to a child...
Li Mu also heard the rumors circulating in the market. Common people generally do not have the courage to criticize the queen. Someone must be behind this matter.
As for who was pushing it, Li Mu knew it without even thinking.
Either the Xiao family or the Zhou family, their purpose is nothing more than to use the pressure of public opinion to eliminate the possibility of the Queen passing the throne to others in advance.
Unexpectedly, the people's voice for the pairing of Li Mu and the Queen was so loud. In just two days, many people called on the Queen to make him their queen.
The people behind the scenes are stealing the chicken but losing the rice.
More importantly, given the Queen's magnanimity, no one knows the consequences of offending her better than Li Mu.
When he walked into Changle Palace, he saw that the queen's face was extremely ugly.
When Zhou Wu saw Li Mu walking in, she said in a deep voice: "I have changed my mind."
Li Mu asked doubtfully: "Why did you change your mind?"
Zhou Wu said coldly: "I don't want to give that imperial aura to the Xiao family."
Li Mu said in a daze: "Your Majesty wants to pass it on to the Zhou family?"
Zhou Wu said: "No."
Li Mu thought for a while and said in shock: "Does your Majesty really want to have a baby by yourself?"
Before Zhou Wu could speak, Zhong Ling in Li Mu's arms clapped her hands and said happily: "Okay, okay, I already have a younger brother or sister to play with me. Dad, mother, please have another one..."