Shaojun riding the sea

Chapter 221 One-Armed Queen
"I won't make a final conclusion on whether Feng Qiyun lied or not. I'm just telling you the other side of the whole thing. You can make your own judgment after listening to both sides."

As Feng Shuxing spoke, he cast his eyes on the scroll on the table and sighed quietly, "Everyone has things they cannot desire, even saints will feel unwilling to accept it, jealousy and resentment are easy to hide, and inner demons are hard to suppress."

Hundreds of years ago, Feng Qiyun made a divination regarding the dispute over the throne. At the same time, Feng Jiyue also made a divination. However, the two siblings, who had always had a perfect understanding of each other, got completely opposite results this time.

Yes, Feng Qiyun calculated that if Kuang Heng became emperor, it would be a very bad omen and the people of the world would suffer because of it. However, the result of Feng Jiuyue's divination was completely the opposite. Kuang Heng was a dazzling imperial star appointed by heaven. Only if he became emperor could he suppress the restless remnant forces of the previous dynasty and the world could have peace and tranquility. Otherwise, the remnants of the tyrant Xia Fuchong would revive, continue to stir up trouble, start wars, and bring an immeasurable catastrophe to the people.

The matter was of great importance. Because the divination results were completely different, Feng Jiyue even went to find Feng Qiyun overnight, begging him to change his mind and make another divination, so as not to erase Kuang Heng, the emperor star destined by heaven.

But Feng Qiyun flatly refused: "What emperor star? The result of the hexagram is clear. He is clearly a killer star. I will not recalculate it again. He Kuang Heng cannot be the emperor. The only candidate for the new emperor in my mind is Zhongli Fu!"

"Brother, kindness does not suffice in commanding an army, nor does benevolence suffice in ruling a country. Do you really think Zhongli Fu is fit to sit on the throne? Now that the tyrant has been removed, the world is unstable. Only Kuang Heng's thundering methods can shock the world. Otherwise, Xia Fuchong's remaining forces will make a comeback. By then, who knows how many innocent lives will be lost. How can you bear this?"

Hearing the hidden meaning in Feng Jiyue's words, Feng Qiyun was furious and incredulous: "Are you questioning me? Questioning that I targeted Kuang Heng and deliberately distorted the results of the hexagram to oppose his enthronement, and even disregarded the lives of the people of the world for my own selfish reasons?"

"No, Jiyue has absolutely no such intention!" Feng Jiyue hurriedly shook her head. She knew her brother's character very well. He was definitely not a despicable person, but even gods can make mistakes. What she really wanted to say was: "Brother has a saintly heart. He has followed the faith and loyalty of the Fire Phoenix King all his life and would never ignore the people of the world. But brother, you do have a prejudice against Kuang Heng. You have a demon in your heart because of him, so you will make mistakes and cause the hexagram to deviate from the original star track. Can you really be sure that the result you calculated is foolproof? Can't you put aside distractions and calculate again?"

"No matter how many times you calculate it, the result will be the same. Kuang Heng and I have always pursued different paths. I will never follow him!"

"Brother, why are you so paranoid?"

After Feng Jiyue's persuasion failed, he had no choice but to throw out his final words, and even brought up the deceased old priest -

"You and I have our own strengths. I am not as good as my brother in many aspects, but I am better than him in fortune-telling. My stepfather has always said so and asked my brother to listen to my opinions on important matters. Brother, have you forgotten? If you insist on doing it your own way, you will definitely suffer in the future..."

"Enough, no need to say more, you are the one who is truly selfish!" Feng Qiyun could no longer bear it, and interrupted Feng Jiyue in a stern voice, furiously saying: "You are simply biased towards Kuang Heng, and you just want to be his queen. For this, you have disregarded the lives of all living beings in the world, ignored his cruelty and ruthlessness, and now you have been bewitched by him, and you don't care about anything else. You only want to fight for the world and the throne for him, right!"

That night, there was a violent storm outside, and it was freezing cold inside the house. The two siblings, who were once very close, each had their own persistence and refused to give in to the other. They had fought side by side countless times in the past, but now they were standing on opposite sides.

The wind and rain were howling, the sky was dark, and it was difficult to see the dawn. Feng Jiyue left in disappointment. Before leaving, he only said to Feng Qiyun with his back to him: "Brother, I have a private love for Kuang Heng, but I have no selfish desires for the world. All I want is peace and stability in the world. But as I said, I wish for a peaceful and prosperous world. One day, you will understand me."

The chessboard was crisscrossed with obstacles, and the four major families had worked together to build the territory. The new dynasty was about to be established, but it was deadlocked at the last critical point. In this difficult situation, Feng Jiyue finally turned the tide. After persuasion from both sides, they finally found a third way.

Yes, the person who broke the impasse was not Feng Qiyun, nor was the person who went alone to negotiate with the Kuang family. The person who truly broke through the numerous obstacles on the chessboard and found the third way was Feng Jiyue.

It was she who, after weighing the pros and cons of the situation, came up with the solution of being kings across the sea. Kuang Heng and Yue Zhiqing went to establish the new Dongmu Dynasty and rule the country by law, while Feng Qiyun and Zhongli Fu stayed on Yunzhou Island, established the Tonglu Kingdom and implemented benevolent policies.

The two sides will each become a country, establish their own laws, and sign a peace treaty. They will not interfere with each other, will never go to war, and will live in peace. This will allow the people of the world to live and work in peace and no longer live in turmoil.

Feng Jiyue worked hard, devoted all his energy, and gave his all to stabilize the situation and prevent it from deteriorating step by step and eventually becoming uncontrollable.

Even an ambitious man like Kuang Heng, who knew that unifying the world was the right way to go, made concessions for Feng Jiyue, agreed to her request, and fulfilled the righteousness in her heart.

"Jiyue, I've said before that I will do my best to fulfill all your wishes. Just consider that I, Kuang Heng, will marry you with half of my kingdom as a betrothal gift. Are you willing to be the queen of my new Dongmu Dynasty and the only one in my harem?"

A king's promise is heavier than a thousand mountains. That burning oath was engraved in Feng Jiyue's heart. Looking into the affectionate eyes of her lover, what reason could she have to refuse?

So she will not only become Kuang Heng's wife, but also the first queen of the new Dongmu Dynasty, a "one-armed queen" with a special identity who was suppressed by Kuang Heng despite countless criticisms.

The world was finally divided into two. Mountains and rivers meandered on the chessboard, and all things revived. Dongmu and Tonglu began to prepare for the coronation ceremony of the new emperor. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner. Originally, this would be a win-win situation, but at this moment -

"I know that there was a riot in the prisoner-of-war camp. The Feng women who were once taken to Xia Fuchong's harem released the captives of the Helan clan, a member of the previous royal family, in order to repay their gratitude. Is that right?"

Amid the quiet and lingering fragrance of tea, Shi Xuanling stared at Feng Shuxing and said solemnly, "There must be no deviation in this matter, right? Kuang Heng wanted to burn the Helan royal family at the stake as a sacrifice to the heavens, but the Feng family women couldn't bear to rescue their benefactor and let the Helan family go. Later, they were imprisoned by Kuang Heng, who wanted to burn them at the stake as a warning to others, right? There can't be another version of this, right?"

Feng Shuxing smiled when he heard this, and while pouring another cup of tea for Shi Xuanling, he said, "That's generally true, but it may not be the whole picture. Whether the truth is biased or not depends on whether you know a person or not."

"Know...who?"

"The commander of the prisoner-of-war camp, Deng Chixuan."

Shi Xuanling was startled when she heard the name, but she quickly reacted: "I really don't know this person, so what exactly...what happened in the prisoner-of-war camp back then?"

Shi Xuanling had already guessed something vaguely. Her breathing became slightly disordered and her heart couldn't help but tighten.

As expected, Feng Shuxing sighed and shook his head, saying, "Some irreversible mistakes have occurred, which have led to the intensification of the conflict. Both sides are on the verge of a fight, and no one can turn back."

"Deng Chixuan was Kuang Heng's right-hand man. He was one of the four great generals of the Allied Forces back then. Apart from Yue Zhiqing, he was the one who made the most contributions and was the most popular among the soldiers. Unfortunately, he died on Yunzhou Island that year, at the hands of those... Feng women you mentioned."