Chapter 447: Set sail to the sea (III)

"Father, listen, what's the sound?"

In the study room of the old man in Bing Mansion, the Bing family, who had just decided to prepare, suddenly heard a dull bell sound from the sky. Everyone was surprised and didn't know what was wrong.

A trace of shock appeared on the face of the old man in the Bing family. This voice might be very unfamiliar to Gingchuan and the others, but for him, it evoked a long-standing memory. It was sixty years ago, when the Emperor succeeded to the throne, a violent explosion broke out in the capital. At that time, he had just returned from the north and heard the sound of Jingyang Bell for the first time.

The Jingyang Bell will only ring when there are major state affairs or when the country is in danger, so the Jingyang Bell cannot be ringed easily.

As soon as the Jingyang bell rang, all officials above the fifth rank in Beijing, whether they are idle, scattered or sick, have to rush to the palace square after hearing the bell. The time limit is one hour. If they are less than one hour, all officials, regardless of their size, will be dismissed on the spot!

"This is the sound of Jingyang Bell. When hearing this bell, officials above the fifth rank in Beijing must arrive at the Imperial City Square within an hour!" Mr. Bing explained.

"One hour?" Girard took a breath in surprise.

"However, the military officers stationed in the defense are not included. If there are officials from other places in Beijing, they must also go there!" said Mr. Bing.

"Father, I'm going to go too?" Bingshan said with a bitter face.

"You have to go too. Yesterday, the Ministry of War had a big fuss, and then went to the Ministry of Revenue for a fuss. Who doesn't know that you are back in Beijing? If you don't go, you will definitely be caught!" Mr. Bing said.

"No need to delay, let's go quickly!" Mr. Bing shouted, "Prepare horses!"

Ye Hao's death was enough to shock the entire Shangjing officialdom. A large number of officials paid their condolences in the Ye Mansion and were still stranded. Suddenly, they heard the voice of Jingyang Bell, and were even more shocked. Many officials were behind the scenes and didn't know what Jingyang Bell was, but with the reminder of the old ministers around them, they finally understood what it meant. Everyone rushed out of the Ye family and headed straight to the palace!

Although I don’t know what happened, when the Jingyang bell rings, it will be a small matter and a big matter.

The minister who arrived first learned about the situation and learned that the Jingyang Bell was ordered by the emperor to ring, but no one knew why.

The ministers were in panic all day long, but some people didn't know what happened, and all kinds of speculations were released. Naturally, everyone's guess was pointing to one person, that is, Ye Hao who was killed, but Ye Hao's death would not have to ring the Jingyang Bell!

Although Ye Hao's death alone had a great impact on the court, it was not about the fate of the country. The emperor's work became more and more ridiculous. There was nothing major in the capital, so why did it ring the Jingyang Bell?

"Master, I've driven away some old guys who want to see the emperor!" Ning Xiner quietly walked to Xiao Han and whispered in a low voice.

"Well, well done!" Xiao Han praised.

During this period, Xiao Han did not let Sima Shengjie be idle. He asked him to copy the three edicts constantly and then stamp them with jade seals. Xiao Han ordered Sima Shengjie to copy thirteen copies, one of which will be issued next, and nine copies. Xiao Han naturally planned to be one of the nine provinces each. Now it would be difficult for Sima Shengjie to take back these twelve identical edicts. The Bing family controlled the three prefectures. Three of them were naturally controlled by the Bing family themselves, and Xiao Han ordered Bordeaux to go to announce the edict. As for Yi and Yang families, Xiao Han planned to send Kara to complete the matter, and Xiao Han decided to go to the four prefectures controlled by the Ye family!

When the Jingyang bell rang, Empress Dowager Xiao was still on the way back to the palace. As soon as the bell rang, she woke up and ordered to return to the palace quickly.

All officials gathered on the Imperial City Square. As the number of people continued to increase, a group of people became a flock on the square, like a huge vegetable market.

When the Ye family came, they were all wearing lost fathers. Behind the Ye family were from the Yang family, and white ribbons were tied around their waists. The Yi family was the weakest and came.

"That's the case, who rings the Jingyang Bell?" As soon as Empress Dowager Xiao appeared, she shocked the noisy scene.

Several old ministers who were ordered by Ning Xiner to not see the emperor cried and knelt on Empress Xiao’s reluctant words: “Empress Dowager, you have to make the decision for the old minister. The emperor suddenly ordered someone to ring the Jingyang bell, but he didn’t let me wait to enter the palace to see the emperor. He almost ordered someone to beat him out of the bedroom!”

"Where is the emperor?" Empress Dowager Xiao was really angry. It would be fine if the emperor Hu Tian and Hu Di, but can this Jingyang bell be knocked casually?

The killing sixty years ago is vivid in my mind. He doesn’t know how many people will die if the Jingyang Bell rings once?

This is not a joke?

"Stop. No one in the Emperor's bedroom may order not to trespass!"

"You bold slut, blinded your eyes. Don't you recognize this as the Queen Mother?"

"Dog courage!" Ning Xiner was not afraid of the Empress Dowager, so she reached out and slapped the palace maid who was dependent on her power!

"Who are you? The Ai family has never seen you in the palace!" Empress Dowager Xiao's eyes were so vicious that she recognized Ning Xiner at first sight.

"Who am I? Empress Xiao will know in the future, but Empress Xiao can enter this emperor's bedroom, but you must be alone!"

"You have taken the emperor hostage?" Empress Xiao's face changed drastically.

"We may not be able to do this. We did not hold the emperor hostage. It was your precious son who invited us."

"Nothing, why would my son invite you?"

"If Empress Xiao wants to see the emperor, please come in. You are only allowed to have one more person, so don't blame me for being rude!" Ning Xiner said, "Also, don't ask people to inform you. Even if the people from the sacrificial court come, they will have to die!"

"Okay, the Ai family will go in alone!" Empress Dowager Xiao thought for a while and said resolutely.

"Empress Dowager, you can't go in!" The guards and palace maids knelt down and begged.

"You don't need to persuade me, the Ai family has decided!" Empress Dowager Xiao said with a solemn look on her face.

Pushing open the door of the bedroom, Empress Dowager Xiao walked in as if she was generous and executed. The person sitting high on the seat was not her own son, but another young man, this young man she once missed a little.

"Empress Xiao, are we meeting again?" Xiao Han smiled slightly, walked down from the imperial throne, and met the gaze with a strong hatred in the complexity of Empress Xiao.

Not far away, Emperor Sima Shengjie, who was writing in a hurry, suddenly looked up and saw his mother. The pen in his hand fell down suddenly when he wiped his sweat!

"What are you looking at? Write it quickly!" Kara, who was supervising the side, reached out and picked up the pen that was about to fall, and knocked Sima Shengjie's head fiercely.

When Empress Xiao saw all this, her pretty face was ashen. Her son's appearance as a king of a country was clearly a pitiful person who was scared out of his courage!

"Xiao Han, you are too brave. You are fighting against the entire Xiaolong Empire!" Empress Xiao's anger erupted.

"Empress Xiao, do you think he can represent the Xiaolong Empire?" Xiao Han pointed at Sima Shengjie and asked Empress Xiao.

"My son is the emperor of the Xiaolong Empire, so he can naturally represent the Xiaolong Empire!"

"Haha, do you know how many people in the Xiaolong Empire want to eat its meat and drink its blood?"

"Nonsense, Xiao Han, if you don't want the Bing family to have nothing to do, it's better to let me go!" Empress Xiao said with a stern look on her face.

"Empress Xiao is indeed Empress Xiao. She actually thought of my relationship with the Bing family so soon." Xiao Han smiled, "But if you want to attack the Bing family, I promise that the Sima family and the Xiao family will completely disappear from the Cangmang Continent from now on. Otherwise, we can make a bet?"

"Xiao Han, you are not a human!"

"I know whether I am a human being, but since your son became emperor, do you ask him, has he done something about human affairs?" Xiao Han sneered.

"Xiao Han, whatever you want, as long as you don't kill him, I can agree to you any conditions!" Empress Dowager Xiao took a long breath. In fact, she was ready to surrender when she walked in, but she was a little unwilling to give in and lost easily. However, her son was afraid of the other party's hands, so she had to bow her head.

"You have these three edicts first!" Xiao Han threw three edicts to Empress Dowager Xiao and stamped them with the emperor's jade seal!

"This, this..." Empress Dowager Xiao was shocked and said with excitement. Her hands were trembling with excitement.

She knew better than anyone else that once these three edicts were issued, they would have a profound impact on the Xiaolong Empire. Maybe it could reverse the deteriorating situation of the Xiaolong Empire, especially the image of Emperor Sima Shengjie, but what he didn't understand was why Xiao Han did this?

With Xiao Han's habit of killing Ye Hao with his vengeance, how could he help them, mother and son?

"What do you want?" Empress Xiao was very smart. These three edicts were too beneficial to the royal Sima family. She didn't know how to repay this gift. Once these three edicts were issued to the public, the Xiaolong Empire might be resurrected, but can her son be the king of Zhongxing?

Suddenly, Xiao Han came up with an idea that made him feel ridiculous, but as soon as this idea came out, it indirectly influenced his thinking, because it was so tempting, and if it succeeded, the pattern of the human world in the entire vast continent might undergo tremendous changes.

"Empress Dowager, can we have a secret talk?" Xiao Han said.

Empress Dowager Xiao met Xiao Han's burning gaze, and a long-lost ripples appeared in her heart. Her pale cheeks couldn't help but turn red. It was rumored that the wind demon Xiao Han was lustful. Could it be that he wanted to?

Xiao Han also felt strange. Empress Dowager Xiao looked so embarrassed that she wanted to swallow it alive just now?

Then he thought, it must be that the beautiful empress dowager had misunderstood. If he misunderstood, he would be too lazy to explain. He would be more and more unlucky!

The two of them came to the side hall. Empress Dowager Xiao should have been the master, but now she turned around and Xiao Han was in charge of the family.

"Have the Empress Dowager ever thought about becoming an emperor?" Xiao Han asked suddenly.

Empress Xiao jumped up in shock: "You, what did you say?"

"I mean, did the Empress Dowager think about being the emperor himself?" Xiao Han asked seriously.

Empress Xiao was so shocked that she was at a loss. She had never thought about this question. However, when Xiao Han asked this question, this idea grew irresistible. She had the power, otherwise the empress dowager would not be her turn to do it. Unfortunately, she gave birth to a stupid son, which was not her fault. In the harem, she had no time to take care of her son. Moreover, the royal rules were strict, and the prince would not be given to her mother to raise. For decades, the mother and son had only a few times to talk together. It can be said that they did not have too deep feelings except for blood relations!

Empress Xiao secretly hated that she was a daughter. If not, with her talent, it would be more than enough to be an emperor!

"With the talent, courage and foresight of the great power, it is not an exaggeration to be a king of a country." Xiao Han said.

Empress Dowager Xiao is a woman with strong power, otherwise she would not have been working so hard to help her son who could not stand up to the wall to constantly wipe her butt. Mr. Bing resigned on his own initiative, and in fact, the beautiful empress dowager was credited with the beautiful empress dowager.

"Although the royal family is powerful on the surface, it is actually a strong outside and a middle-aged man. It is good to have one of the ten truly talented people. In contrast, which of the four masters is not full of talents. To the south of Longhe River, the people only know that there is the Ye family, but not the emperor. The so-called imperial edict is just a piece of white paper full of nonsense when they arrive!" Xiao Han continued.

"Xiao Han, what do you want to do?" Empress Dowager Xiao's voice was trembling, not only because of excitement, but also because of fear. The Queen, this is something that no one in the mainland has ever been able to do in millions of years.

Even if there are women who are kings, they are just small countries and they cannot last for a long time. The only one that lasts the longest is the Loulan Kingdom. However, no woman has ever become the emperor of a large empire, which is really crazy.

"If the Empress Dowager is willing, I can support the Empress Dowager in charge of the Dragon Empire!" Xiao Han's eyes flashed with excitement. The Dragon Empire is too far away from him and does not have much conflict with his own interests. If he can form an ally with the Dragon Empire, it will be beneficial to him to open up the situation in the western region.

There are opponents, the Ye family must not stay, as there will be endless troubles. However, relying solely on the power of the Bing family, it is too difficult to eradicate the Ye family, and he cannot come forward directly. He has to worry about the relationship between the Ye family and the Dragon Clan, so he can only use his strength!

He was not worried about how dangerous the Xiaolong Empire would be to him. Besides, there was also a Bing family. The Yang family and the Ye family were paired with each other. The Yi family was too ambiguous and weak, and he was worried that he had no courage. Only the royal Sima family could use it. Of course, Xiao Han only used the imperial power, not the royal Sima family, so he decided to support Empress Xiao. As for whether she could reach that position, it depends on her ability!

The Xiao family is also quite powerful in Jiangnan, which is what Xiao Han values.

"Are you really helping me?" Empress Dowager Xiao's cowardly and asked cruelly again.

"Who has the strongest armor in the world and whose sword is the sharpest?" Xiao Han asked.

"Of course it's the dwarf tribe!" said Empress Xiao, "Even the best blacksmith in my Xiaolong Empire cannot create weapons comparable to those forged by dwarfs!"

"The Queen Mother still doesn't know that the dwarf tribe has been defeated by orcs. In this world, except for orcs, I only have weapons cast by dwarfs!" Xiao Han said.

"You mean you can provide me with fine weapons cast by dwarfs?" Empress Xiao said in surprise.

Although the Xiaolong Empire ranks first among the four empires and its combat effectiveness is very strong, the quality of this weapon casting is still not as good as the other three empires. The Purple Gold Empire has the best weapons, so its army has few people, but its combat effectiveness is extremely strong. In addition to its strong martial style, it is also the sharp weapon.

"How about 100,000 pieces sets in the first year, 300,000 pieces in the second year, and 500,000 every year in the future?" Xiao Han threw out a huge bait.

Empress Dowager Xiao's breathing was a little rapid. Such a large amount of military purchases were probably not something she could decide alone, and the distribution of interests was also the most difficult to deal with.

"Condition?" Empress Dowager Xiao said with difficulty.
To be continued...