#166 - My dears, please stand up.
Southern Border.
The Southern Border is home to over ten thousand妖 kingdoms, both large and small.
Some of these妖 kingdoms are only the size of an ordinary human city.
Others have territories comparable to the ten great dynasties of the human race.
In this chaotic place that is the Southern Border, wars break out almost every day. Some妖 kingdoms are destroyed, some are annexed, and others are divided.
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The only妖 kingdoms that have stood the test of time, like the human dynasties, number ten.
Among the Ten Great妖 Kingdoms of the Southern Border, there is one known as—Myriad Images.
On this day, the court and the common people of the Myriad Images妖 Kingdom were shaken.
The long-lost Tenth Princess, the sole bloodline of the late Emperor of the Myriad Images Kingdom—Princess Bingsheng Bai Libing, has returned.
There is no need for blood to prove kinship, nor is there a need to verify any background or identity.
The White Phoenix Honghu bloodline within Bai Libing is the best proof.
When Bai Libing, escorted by Black Dog and Bifang, returned to the妖 capital of the Myriad Images Kingdom, even before entering the city, the civil and military officials were already lining the streets to welcome her.
Looking at the civil and military officials, some faces were familiar, and some were unfamiliar. Bai Libing did not show any timidity and walked forward slowly.
After returning to the palace, Bai Libing, attended by palace maids, took a bath and changed into the court dress of the Myriad Images Kingdom's royal family.
Bai Libing walked into the imperial study, her expression involuntarily dazed.
Ten years ago, it was in this same familiar room.
Her father was reviewing memorials, her mother was serving by his side, and if she had nothing to do, she would often enter the palace.
But now, her father had died in that rebellion, all her brothers had died, and her mother's whereabouts were unknown.
This vast palace was now left with only her.
During the journey back to the Myriad Images Kingdom, Bai Libing also learned that.
After her bloodline was sealed by her mother and she was forcibly sent out of the Myriad Images Kingdom, her mother disappeared without a trace. Besides that, she didn't know what had happened.
The Prime Minister and the Grand Pillar General of the Myriad Images Kingdom led forces loyal to the royal family and continued to fight against the rebels.
It took another three years for the court to quell the rebellion. Those rebellious feudal lords and princes were all killed, and the Myriad Images Kingdom returned to peace.
However, the current Myriad Images Kingdom is only superficially calm.
Because all the princes of the Myriad Images Kingdom had died, leaving only her, the Tenth Princess, wandering abroad, many people believed that she was also dead, so they proposed to let a collateral relative of the宗室inherit the throne.
However, the Prime Minister and the Grand Pillar General of the Myriad Images Kingdom refused, saying that it was too early to choose a collateral relative of the宗室as the ruler, and the Tenth Princess could still be found.
Although many people disagreed with the words of the Prime Minister and the Grand Pillar General of the Myriad Images Kingdom, the civil and military officials could not reach a unified opinion because they also had their own皇室relatives to support.
Different people wanted the person they supported to become the ruler of the Myriad Images Kingdom. Unable to reach a consensus, they simply left the position vacant in the name of "Princess has not died, searching for the Princess."
The national affairs of the Myriad Images Kingdom were naturally resolved through consultation between the Prime Minister and the cabinet.
In addition, the reason why the Prime Minister and the Grand Pillar General of the Myriad Images Kingdom were able to quell the rebellion was because they had the support of many feudal lords and generals behind them.
Were they only loyal to the royal family?
Some were, but more wanted to take sides and seek greater benefits.
After the rebellion was quelled, didn't you need to reward them?
As a result, the territories of those feudal lords who had been exterminated were divided up.
Now, not only has the power of the feudal lords of the Myriad Images Kingdom not been weakened, but it has become even stronger.
Seemingly a vast Myriad Images Kingdom, it is actually on the verge of disintegration.
If it weren't for the fact that there were too many妖 kingdoms in the Southern Border, and many妖 were eyeing the Myriad Images Kingdom, and that the Myriad Images Kingdom was bordering the Wu Kingdom, they had to maintain a certain degree of unity, at least to maintain the appearance that "even a dying elephant is still an elephant," and that the Bai姓royal family of the Myriad Images Kingdom had been supporting retainers for two thousand years.
Otherwise, they would probably have established their own kingdoms long ago.
Bai Libing sat in her father's seat, somewhat absent-minded. Bai Libing's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
She missed her mother, her father, and that person who often called her "Silly Goose."
In fact, Bai Libing knew that her best choice was not to come back.
Because even if she came back, what could she do?
Could she command these courtiers?
Could she make the various feudal lords submit?
In the eyes of most people, she was just a puppet, a tool for them to continue their power.
But Bai Libing knew even more that she had to come back.
She came back for those who could not return.
For her dead father, for her dead brothers, for her mother whose whereabouts were unknown, she had to guard this land and not let it fall into the hands of others.
And could she not come back?
If she did not come back, it would bring endless trouble to Xu Ming.
"Your Highness, it's time for us to meet the courtiers."
Bifang Miaohuo, who had already changed into a court dress, was serving by Bai Libing's side, becoming Bai Libing's personal guard.
"Then let's go." Bai Libing nodded.
In the history of the Myriad Images Kingdom, there had been empresses, so even if Bai Libing was a woman, she could still become an emperor.
But she still needed to go through a process.
"The Princess has arrived!"
In the Phoenix Cry Hall, Bifang's voice echoed continuously.
The ministers who had already arrived hurriedly saluted: "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Bai Libing walked to the throne on the high platform, but in the end, she sat on the chair next to the throne.
"The Princess's return to the Myriad Images Kingdom is a blessing for our Myriad Images Kingdom. Now, the Myriad妖 Kingdom needs the Princess to preside over the overall situation!" An official stepped forward and shouted loudly.
"The Myriad Images Kingdom cannot be without a ruler for a day! Your subject begs Your Highness to guard the Myriad Images!"
"Your subject begs Your Highness to guard the Myriad Images!"
The ministers bowed to Bai Libing one by one.
It seemed that they very much hoped that she would ascend the throne. In fact, Bai Libing knew that they had to do so. She sat in this position not only because she was the Princess of the Myriad Images Kingdom.
But because this was the result of the weighing of interests by various interest groups.
Scanning the crowd—Prime Minister Qishan of the Myriad Images Kingdom, Grand Pillar General Lin Wu of the Myriad Images Kingdom, National Preceptor Guangchen of the Myriad Images Kingdom, Minister of Personnel...
Many courtiers felt Bai Libing's gaze and did not know what she was doing, and even felt a little secretly unhappy in their hearts.
You should quickly decline a few times, and then we will ask for your orders, and after declining two or three times, it will be about right, and everyone's face will be saved.
Then you can obediently be a vase.
But.
This Princess did not say a word.
Bai Libing stood up and sat directly on the throne, reaching out her hand:
"Esteemed ministers, please rise."
Xu Ming, you always talk about the dirty court.
Now, I want to see it.
