Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

After Qin Ji came to his senses, the first thing he did was to ask about the origin of what he saw just now.

"The so-called apostle of the Lord is what people call an angel," Xia Yuxiao said softly, "The one you saw was the one I faced before."

"Your Majesty, you..."

"Don't spread this matter to the outside world. Except for Qin Siyue, you can reveal something, and others, don't reveal anything." Xia Yuxiao specially warned, and at this moment, Qin Ji realized that it seemed that Xia Yuxiao had seen it with himself just now. that thing.

But now Xia Yuxiao looks calm, her golden pupils are calm, as if she has already penetrated everything.

"Is it the real body?"

"To be precise, it is a part of the real body, a part we captured at the beginning. It does not have the level of power of the real body, but its way of thinking, breath and external strength are basically the same."

Xia Yuxiao caressed the armrest on the jade throne, and then slowly held his hand. She could feel the temperature on Qin Ji's hand, which was unprecedentedly high. If it wasn't for her waking him up in time, Qin Ji might have Ji was already subconsciously entering a fighting state.

"Why do you arrange such things in the mausoleum..."

"Commonly known as the crown prince filter, just needed."

Xia Yuxiao's mouth is full of new words.

"What the hell, where did you learn these words?"

"I learned from you, don't you always say something confusing." She smiled, and then pointed to the flashing tablets, "Qin Ji, what you see now is the big Xia’s most secret place, what I showed you just now, is our current enemy.”

"I've thought about it. I guessed before that Da Xia might have to confront that so-called Holy Master head-on, but..."

Everyone is smart, not to mention that Qin Ji, as a captain, always obtains the most reliable information—especially military information.

In this world, although with the help of magic spells and the application of spiritual energy, the productivity of the country can be significantly improved compared with the ancient countries in his world, but no matter how strong the productivity is, it is impossible to raise a child like Daxia. A country with a standing army of one million is really unique.

In the Hedea Empire, which is rich in martial virtue, professional soldiers only support more than 20 people.And the Weixi Empire, with its prosperous economy, rich country and strong people, only raised more than [-] people.

This is already a terrifying scale. In this world, most countries can even have troops of [-] scale, which is already very good.

And Daxia maintains millions of troops all the year round... It can be said that this scale is either because the opponent is crazy strong, or the ruler himself is really crazy.

Xia Yuxiao's ruling is still normal.

Then, the conclusion can only stay in the aspect that the opponent is insanely strong.

Chapter 85 The Survivors of the Patriarchs

"This mausoleum was built by our ancestors for decades. I don't know how much money and manpower were invested during this period, and finally created what it is now." When Xia Yuxiao said this, she stared at the mausoleum. Looking at the flickering lights, "Qin Ji, in your opinion, is it normal for Daxia's Millennium Kingdom?"

"unusual."

Qin Ji spoke very straightforwardly.

The great summer can last for thousands of years, which is quite abnormal even in this world full of magic and aura.

The millennium of Guozuo means that at least dozens of emperors in Daxia must have no one who is fatuous, at least they must be able to hold the field. Not only that, but also means that Daxia's rule cannot always be maintained by force.

The reason is very simple, the subjects are not without memory, although Great Xia can suppress a momentary act of righteousness, but the harder the suppression is, the more poisonous seeds will be planted in people's hearts.

A thousand-year empire, with its merits and demerits, will naturally remain for thousands of years, just like a couple quarreling. In fact, every quarrel may be caused by some small things that are not too big, but when small things accumulate slowly, after all, One day, the "old account" will be overturned, and a riot will break out that may even affect the future married life.

The same is true for Daxia.

That's why Qin Ji and Qin Siyue feel that Daxia is very abnormal. This country can last for thousands of years, but there has never been a corrupt king. It seems that there is an invisible hand that has been manipulating the country. It is inexplicable Terrified.

"The ancestors of Great Xia, in fact, did not realize who our real enemy is from the very beginning," Xia Yuxiao said at the moment as if recalling something, "The ancestors didn't know the enemy Exactly what it looks like and where it came from, it's just that the old man realized one thing: In this world, it seems that all intelligent races have gods that appeared at some time."

"The vampires have their gods, the dragons have their gods, and humans have their gods. Each race has its own legends about the gods, but none of them has seen the gods. The ancestors don't know why, but , At that time, he already knew that every intelligent race has its own gods, which is definitely not a good thing."

"So, Your Majesty, the ancestors founded Daxia?"

Qin Ji asked tentatively.

From Xia Yuxiao's words, it seems that the operation of Da Xia is closely related to the existence of the so-called gods.

"How come, Daxia is a country. In essence, it is just a large group of our ancestors hugging together for warmth. Before we felt the existence of gods, we had already established a country," Xia Yuxiao waved her hand, The body leaning on the white jade seat reclined lazily on the back, "It's just that, since then, the ancestors have already begun to deal with it as a future enemy."

"The ancestor, that is, the founding emperor, actually had no way to start. In his poor life, he founded the Great Xia, opened up the territory and expanded the land... After decades of long-cherished and sleepless nights, in the end, he can only hope to share with future generations. gone."

"He nourished his remnants of wisdom with the aura of dragon veins, and kept them in the underground palace forever. Before every prince in the future inherits the great rule, he must come to the underground palace to test his courage, determination, and talent... ... In this way, the crown prince can be the emperor. Since then, when the emperors of all dynasties are in power, they will store their wisdom in the underground palace, and use it to select people who will rule the world for future generations."

When talking about this, Xia Yuxiao smiled wryly, and pointed at the end of the light, a blank tablet with no light on, let alone any words:

"Here, did you see that tablet? It's reserved for me."

Qin Ji stared at those lights, and the answer in his heart was explained.

The Great Xia does not really have any destiny, and its existence is by no means accidental.

Behind the seemingly strong and stable Great Xia is the accumulation of generations doing their best.Every lamp here represents a ruler who once squeezed himself to the extreme for the sake of the country, and among them, Xia Yuxiao's place is naturally reserved.

And in order to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the first emperor and the previous emperors, I don't know how many people in Daxia have shed their blood and sweat.

Qin Ji had read the history of Great Xia. When the first emperor built the ancestral mausoleum, tens of thousands of people were busy day and night, and countless monks chanted and recited. Forged this astonishing mausoleum and entire empire.

"The idea of ​​the ancestors is correct, because the kings of later generations have learned about those seemingly mysterious enemies one after another, and knowing the situation of the enemies, they can have a way to deal with them. From then on, Great Xia began to fight and began to govern the country. The world. As we learned more and more about the enemy, we created the Celestial Master and established the Celestial Master Mansion. As for me... I am just a junior who continues on the road taken by our ancestors That's all."

After saying this, Xia Yuxiao stood up, and the mountains and rivers in the distance seemed to echo each other.

"Qin Ji, we don't have much time. It's a blessing that the Great Xia has lasted from a thousand years ago to the present. It is true that there are considerations for the court and the court to marry you, and at the same time..."

"I also think that you can walk with me on this road."

She looks very serious.

For Xia Yuxiao, from the very beginning, she always felt that Qin Ji was a traitor.

No matter who met Qin Ji at that time, I'm afraid they would think so, because as she got closer and closer to the throne of the emperor, Qin Ji's desire to control power and Daxia also increased wildly.

Xia Yuxiao knew that Qin Ji at that time really had the intention of usurping power and throne.But she also understands one thing:

A treacherous official is certainly hateful, but when he is still a powerful official, complete opposition is likely to kill him.

At that time, she was still acting as the acting government, so she chose to use each other with Qin Ji.

She used Qin Ji's power to win the capital to secure the throne, and Qin Ji used her to get the power she wanted.

Did the Prophet know about this?Xia Yuxiao thought, he probably knew about it, but the late emperor probably had lost his will.During the period before his death, the first emperor no longer had the vigor to gallop the battlefield and kill decisively in the past. If she hadn't acted as an agent for the government, the Great Xia would have turned into a mess sooner or later.

only......

Xia Yuxiao didn't expect that Qin Ji would change slowly.

Power is still firmly held in the hands, but this power machine has become more like a "person" with flesh and blood.

Probably from that time on, Xia Yuxiao began to have a somewhat ridiculous expectation that an emperor should not have:

If someone can make himself no longer a "widow", that would be fine.

Chapter 86 A Race Against Time

When he walked out of the underground palace, night had already fallen.

The location of the ancestral mausoleum is relatively remote. Although it is also on the dragon vein of Tai'an City, it belongs to the category of "suburbs" relatively speaking.

The road back to the palace from here is a bit long, but, after all, Xia Yuxiao is the emperor, and there was a carriage waiting here early.

Only then did Qin Ji discover one thing——

The guards of honor around are basically all people from Tianshi Mansion.

This time in the underground palace, Xia Yuxiao explained some things to him, but she did not explain many details.For example, what kind of irreplaceable work are the celestial masters in the celestial master's mansion doing now, and how many celestial masters there are in the entire Great Xia, and what are the changes in the dragon veins that have appeared before... ...

Xia Yuxiao seemed to trust him a lot, but she still had some reservations. As for why, he didn't know.

He only knows one thing, that is, apart from the crown prince who is considered qualified to inherit the throne, other members of the royal family do not know about the underground palace.

Everything in the underground palace seems to be prepared for the future emperor, and Xia Yuxiao is the emperor who has undergone all the training and tests of the underground palace. If this selection method is adopted, then the Great Xia can continue forever It is not an unimaginable thing.

Great Xia is like a state machine, whenever it will, it will screen out the parts without problems to supplement the core components of the machine, and then continue to operate in an efficient mode.

Surrounded by the people around her, Xia Yuxiao got into the carriage, and then she poked her head out of the carriage: "You come up too, I don't prepare a horse for you, we just go back together."

"Ah? Ah, yes."

Qin Ji didn't react for a while, until a celestial master made a gesture of invitation, Qin Ji realized one thing clearly - this is the legendary treatment of sharing a ride with the emperor.

The curtain of the carriage was pulled down, blocking the view from the outside, and then, under the urging of the coachman, the carriage moved forward rhythmically on the streets of Tai'an City.

Xia Yuxiao's carriage is not luxurious, but it is still comfortable. The carriage is a bit bigger than the officials' carriages, and there is more space inside for office work and lying down.

.......................

Along the way, the two did not speak.

Qin Ji hadn't recovered from the fear before, and Xia Yuxiao seemed to have things in her mind all the time, she didn't have the mind to think about other things at all, the two of them seemed to be having some trouble It was awkward, the air pressure was so low that the disciples of the Celestial Master outside did not dare to speak loudly, for fear that what they said would blow up the powder kegs of the two people inside.

Of course, both of them were just thinking about their own affairs.

After a long time, it was Xia Yuxiao who spoke first:

"The Tianshi Mansion is now actively building new weapons and equipment. In fact, I tried to expand Daxia's troops before. On the one hand, I wanted to ensure the concentration of power, and on the other hand, I also hoped to increase even a little bit of Daxia's power as much as possible. The time given to us is running out now, and I don't want to be the king of subjugation in the future population."

In front of Qin Ji, Xia Yuxiao would always let go a little bit. For her, facing such an enemy, her spirit was always tense, and what brought about was that urgent administration.

She was in such a hurry that Qin Ji almost forgot that Xia Yuxiao had only been on the throne for about a year now.

In about a year, she initially carried out domestic military restructuring, resolved the catastrophe in Hexi County, raised money, food and talents to build canals, but at the same time, she did not forget to fight two foreign wars.Although she is not the commander of the war, as the emperor, she is still the one who finally determines the foreign strategic policy.

She was too fast. In one year, she did many things that the emperor might not be able to accomplish in ten years.

If it were any other emperor, he would have been resisted by the officials under him for such a radical change and such a vigorous and vigorous ruling style. In addition, he was a female emperor. It's a very normal thing.

However, the reason why Xia Yuxiao dared to let go of her hands and feet was precisely because of Qin Ji's presence.

Thinking about it this way, although the two of them didn't work together at the beginning, they were at least complementary, each taking what they needed.

"Qin Ji, the situation in the west has stabilized for the time being, and the south has been stable. Even if you want to make trouble, there will be no big troubles. As for the north, the matter between us and the Saar Dynasty will end sooner or later. This time, Uheya will go back. , Whether it is victory or defeat, it will be a big blow to the Saar country. It can be said that it is only a matter of time before the grievances with the Saar Dynasty are settled."

"However, there are still a lot of things to do in the future. The ancestors handed over the country to me, and I will be responsible for the country of Daxia. When I went back to rest today, the Weixi Empire sent me A set of albums, it is said that there are projects that they hope to cooperate with us. These are related to the future of the Great Xia, and I dare not carry them out casually, so you just come and see if there is any problem."

Qin Ji took the brochure from Xia Yuxiao's hand.

In that booklet, the scholars of the Weixi Empire conceived a unique "tower", which can transmit different messages through fixed spells and use aura as a medium, and build similar tall towers at intervals. Tower, you can ensure the rapid transmission of information.

Qin Ji looked at this principle and immediately understood what the scholars of the Weixi Empire wanted to do.

Communication base station.