The Heroine Mountain! The Beautiful Man of Lanling!

But after she asked the question, all the officials suddenly fell silent.

On the one hand, most officials did not agree with this request and were unwilling to offer suggestions.

On the other hand, all officials need to see how to stand, because it is obvious that this request will be opposed by senior officials. Senior officials have not yet stood up, and everyone does not know who they will offend, so they dare not speak easily.

And the person who is the leader of their team, whom everyone hopes to win, is wondering...

Su Jingyuan (Su Taiwei), who was the Grand Marshal of the Palace Guard together with Gao Yue, was now frowning and looking at Cai Jing with suspicion.

She has always looked down on the treacherous officials in the court, and she was even more dissatisfied with the decision to imprison Lanling Wang. She thought that Cai, Gao, and Tong were afraid that Lanling Wang would come to power and settle accounts with them.

But today...why do they seem to be forming a clique to push Lanling Prince to the throne?

Could it be that they want to persecute Lanling King?

"Clap--"

"I'm asking you a question. Why don't you say anything?"

At this time, Zhao Ling rolled her eyes charmingly again, patted the throne twice and urged.

She was already hungover, disliked tangling with officials, and even more so, hated the trivialities of state affairs. Now, finally, she was in the mood to attend to state affairs, only to find the officials were as silent as dead...

She became increasingly frustrated and angry...

"Your Majesty, I have something to say... I don't know whether I should say it or not." At this time, Gao, who was on the right side of the phoenix throne, suddenly opened her mouth under the mask and spoke in a soft and gentle voice.

"Grand Empress Dowager, please tell me quickly~" Zhao Ling was delighted to hear that and greeted her warmly.

"Your Majesty is already of childbearing age. Why don't you bring my grandson into the palace to meet you in the name of taking a concubine and establishing a queen?" Gao stood dignifiedly, holding her belly with both hands and gently advised.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the silent court became noisy again.

Even Zhao Ling opened her peach blossom eyes wide, with the corners of her eyes curved like a charming phoenix.

A female official stepped forward and spoke loudly.

"The Empress Dowager's words are absurd! Since the reigns of Emperor Shenzong and Emperor Zhezong, we have lived through three dynasties! In each of them, Gao Su was guarded like a caged wolf! How can we let the wolf into the house now?"

Another female official came out and said.

"That's right! Although Gao Su has made great achievements over the past century, bringing blessings to the people, he is a ferocious ruler of the previous dynasty, and a supreme god in heaven! If he gains power, the people will all look up to him. How should the Great Song Dynasty deal with him?"

Hearing this, Gao Yue finally couldn't sit still anymore.

She strutted her long legs, twisting her voluptuous hips as she stepped out of the procession. With a cold and alluring bow, she said, "Your Majesty! As the saying goes, 'It's better to open than to block, and it's better to lead than to open!' When my son was young, he could still be imprisoned, but now is different. The people all know that he is the 'God of Childbirth' who has descended to earth, and he hasn't left Bianjing in eighteen years."

"Let me ask you, if the people knew that such a great talent, both civil and martial, had reached adulthood but remained unappreciated! If the people knew that the divine monarch of the upper realm, who had blessed the people with his grace, had his ambitions thwarted, how could the foundation of our Great Song Dynasty be stable?"

"Therefore, I, your humble servant, have the audacity to agree with the Grand Empress Dowager's advice! I hope Your Majesty will give it careful consideration!"

Gao Yue's charming and seductive face is full of seriousness and arrogance, and her unyielding character actually shows the demeanor of a loyal minister.

After she finished speaking, Cai Jing also smiled and bowed, saying:

"Your Majesty, General Gao is quite right. However, I have three different interpretations. I hope Your Majesty will consider them."

"First, as a common man, Gao Su is a unique man in the world today. Since he is a man and surrounded by daughters, he must have a matchmaker."

"Although I have proposed to him many times in recent years to test his willingness to marry, and he has rejected me many times, he will eventually marry..."

"Let me ask you, Your Majesty is the highest of the highest order. How could you allow the only man in the world to marry someone else? If Your Majesty does not wish to take her as your consort, please issue an edict prohibiting anyone in the world from marrying Gao Su!"

"Secondly, as the Tiger General and Wolf King, Gao Su is a peerless divine commander and a king of the ages. Given this, how can a mere Gao Mansion and a mere Bianliang serve as a prison for a man as imposing as a tiger?"

"Therefore, I dare to make a suggestion. If Your Majesty still wants to imprison this tiger and wolf in the future, you should either shrink the cage and put it in the harem! Make it the Imperial Concubine!"

"Or expand the cage, use the country and the world as a cage, and appoint him as a general! Make him a loyal minister and a wise king!"

"Third, as a divine monarch from the upper realm, Gao Su is deeply loved by the people and is the husband of all the people. Since this is the case, why don't you use the divine monarch to command the people and use Gao Su's reputation to strengthen the foundation of our Great Song?"

"I believe that even if Your Majesty is unwilling to sincerely make Gao Su your consort or empress, you should still treat her with kindness and reward her."

"Otherwise...it will only chill the hearts of people all over the world~"

Cai Jing smiled and gave three reasons, all of which had roundabout options, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that... there was clearly no choice!

Zhao Ling blinked her peach blossom eyes after hearing this, and her brain, which was originally groggy from the hangover, was almost awakened.

At this time, all the officials in the court also understood the situation.

First, Tong Gongfeng whispered a few words into the emperor's ear, and the emperor agreed to Prime Minister Cai's proposal. Then the emperor consulted the ministers, and Empress Dowager Gao made another suggestion. Then, General Gao and Prime Minister Cai both seconded the proposal.

If there is only one person, there are still people who can stand up and compete with him.

But with Tong Gongfeng, the Empress Dowager, Prime Minister Cai, and General Gao all raising objections at the same time, who could possibly offer any advice? Even if Prince Lanling himself came to object, it would be futile!

So all the ministers immediately seconded the proposal.

"Your Majesty! I believe the Grand Empress Dowager is right! The late Emperor Zhezong died young without ever having a child, leaving no daughter to inherit the throne! Does Your Majesty also want to..."

"Your Majesty..."×N

Just as the ladies-in-waiting were making a fuss...

Zhao Ling suddenly widened her peach blossom eyes, clenched her cherry teeth, slammed the phoenix throne hard and shouted!

"Boom-"

"Put on four!!!"

"Are you my subjects or am I my subject? Is it your turn to teach me???"

Zhao Ling was defeated. She was tired of managing state affairs and just wanted to be a princess of calligraphy and painting for the rest of her life. It was because her sister died too early and had no daughter to inherit the throne that she was forced to take this position!

As a result, there were some ignorant ministers who brought bad luck to her!

I have been on the throne for less than a year, and although I dare not touch the Tong Gongfeng, I dare not touch the Empress Dowager, I dare not touch the Grand Tutor Cai, I dare not touch the Grand Marshal Gao...

But don’t you dare to take action against a minor official and make an example of him?

"Someone, come! Drag out and execute the man who mentioned the late emperor! How dare you compare me to the late emperor? Are you cursing my early death?!"

Zhao Ling stood up, glaring at the female official who said "there is no princess to inherit the throne" with her phoenix eyes. Her movements were so big that the tassels on the phoenix crown flew off and shook continuously. Her huge breasts made the golden sun pattern on her chest rise and fall continuously with her rapid breathing.

But then Tong Lan suddenly came up and said in a loli voice, "Your Majesty, you must not do this! Have you forgotten the 'Second Room Oath'?"

Zhao Ling was stunned when he heard this, and recalled that when he ascended the throne, after offering sacrifices at the Taimiao, he went to the inner room to memorize the warnings of Song Zu...

I remember it was an oath monument about eight feet high and four feet wide, with three oaths engraved on it: "Descendants of the Chai family shall not be punished for their crimes. Even if they commit treason, they shall be executed in prison. They shall not be executed in the market, nor shall their relatives be implicated."

"Scholars and officials, or those who submit petitions to express their opinions, shall not be killed."

"If any of my descendants break this oath, Heaven will punish them."

This means that the descendants of the Chai family (the royal family of the Later Zhou Dynasty) were exempted from the death penalty. Even if they committed treason, they could only be imprisoned and forced to commit suicide. Moreover, the literati (aristocratic families) and ministers who made suggestions could not be killed.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ling couldn't help but feel sad. She closed her beautiful eyes and took a few deep breaths...

Finally, she waved her slender hands and said, "Forget it! Drag him away and give him thirty strokes of the cane!"

After saying this, she sneered self-deprecatingly, then slowly stood with her hands behind her back, facing the officials. The pearl tassels on the phoenix crown gradually slowed down until they were still...

So, all the officials watched helplessly as the minister was dragged away by the female guards in front of the palace.

The court immediately returned to calm and no one dared to speak.

"Heh~ I remember... this advice was originally just to order Gao Su to catch the thief, and then I asked you to offer a plan to test him, right? How come in the blink of an eye... it turned into asking for a concubine and a queen?"

Zhao Ling stood proudly before the Phoenix Throne, hands behind her back, speaking in a cold, seductive voice while narrowing her peach blossom eyes like a fox, tilting her head to glance at Tong Lan...

Then he slowly turned around, his sharp eyes sweeping over the ministers, glaring at Cai Jing and Gao Yue, and finally turning his head to lock his eyes on Gao...

"Hmm? Tell me... why is this happening? Are you guys trying to plot against me this time?" Zhao Ling pouted her cherry lips that should have been smiling, and asked sternly with her teeth clenched.

But Gao was not at all nervous. Instead, she spoke tenderly and lovingly in front of all the officials: "Ling'er, I have watched you grow up. I know you love to play, so I am worried about you and the great Song Dynasty."

Zhao Ling was stunned. Her eyes, which had been narrowed like a fox's, slowly opened and returned to their amorous, peach-shaped form. "What do you mean, godmother?"

Gao walked forward, gently grasped Zhao Ling's slender hand, lifted it up, and placed it between her large breasts, pressing it gently. She said earnestly: "Godmother is worried about you~ Worried that you can't defend the Song Dynasty~ Worried that the people will talk about you~"

"Alas... Godmother once lived during the reign of Emperor Shenzong... I witnessed the incompetent Emperor Shenzong and that Wang Xuzhu's reforms and chaotic politics... bringing disaster to our Great Song Dynasty!"

"Later, my godmother took charge of government affairs, assisting the young Emperor Zhezong in abolishing Wang Xuzhu's Xining Reforms. This restored a clean and honest political situation to the Song Dynasty, and brought peace and tranquility to the people!"

"So, whether it's the Great Song Dynasty... or your Zhao family... I have deep feelings for you..."

"But I am old and may not live long. If it were just Returning Star, it would be fine, but I am really worried about you...I am worried about the great Song Dynasty!!!"

"Look at you, you spend all day fiddling with calligraphy, poetry, and paintings, but have you ever cared about government affairs? Have you forgotten what you promised your sister? Are you still going to defend the Song Dynasty?"

"Do you know why my godmother wants my grandson to enter the palace? She's worried that he still has ambitions, that he has no feelings for you, and that he's heard about your lazy and playful ways. She's worried that in a fit of rage, he might commit the same regicide he did five hundred years ago!"

"He's a traitor! But he's also a God who can't be killed! He's a killer who's slaughtered millions! But he's also an emperor who cares about the people of the world! He's also an eternal saint who's taking back the Pure Land, inch by inch, for the surviving people!"

"Godmother wants you to lock him up in the harem to prevent him from gaining power, to build a relationship with him to mitigate his murderous tendencies, to marry him and have a son to inherit the throne, to use him wisely to govern the Song Dynasty, and to drive him to conquer lost territory and expand the territories..."

"Has Godmother done anything wrong? Does Godmother feel any guilt towards the Song Dynasty? Has Godmother ever treated you...indeed?"

Gao was like a sentimental old woman, and she chattered a long string of words to Zhao Ling in one breath.

Zhao Ling felt annoyed and upset, but also soft-hearted and uncomfortable.

So she reluctantly shook off Gao's hand, sat on the phoenix throne, crossed her legs, and rested her elbows on her armrests, her head supported by her palms. She was silent for a long time...

Then, as if he had thought of something, he angrily shouted at all the officials, "You keep saying that Gao Su is some kind of divine monarch... but I've never even seen him! I've never seen him manifest his divine power! What kind of divine monarch is he?"

Zhao Ling had no choice but to throw a tantrum like a child.

It was obvious that all the women who had prayed for children were proving that Gao Su was a god, but she insisted on denying it on the grounds that she had never seen him.

However...

"Your Majesty! We were visited by the goddess Guanyin in a dream last night. She said she was sent by Gao Su to change the smell of our private parts so that older women would not be ashamed to have children!"

A female official stepped out and bowed, and then all the officials in the court followed suit.

"Yeah~ My bottom tastes like malt sugar now~"

"Yes, yes, yes~ My bottom has also tasted like lychees~"

"Yes, yes, yes~ I will also change..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ling's face suddenly turned strange. In front of all the ministers, she quickly reached under her phoenix robe... Then, she pulled out a slender finger and placed it between her nose and sniffed gently...

Huh? A scent of peach blossoms... and they're golden peach blossoms?

When the officials saw Zhao Ling's actions, they immediately twitched their lips and frowned, but they didn't say much.

But then...

"Nonsense! There is clearly no smell down there! If you don't believe me, come and smell it!" Zhao Ling pointed a slender finger at the ministers, opened his peach blossom eyes wide, and lied without blushing or beating his heart.

Humph~ Whoever dares to come up and ask me will be punished for the "crime of polishing the mirror"!

All the officials were stunned when they saw this scene, and Tong Lan and Gao Shi beside Zhao Ling couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.

"Hehe~ I told you that Buddhism is not trustworthy~ You insist on saying that Goddess Guanyin appeared, then how come I am not interested? Humph~ Unless the Taoist goddess appears, I just won't believe it!" Zhao Ling smiled frivolously, and her lustful peach blossom eyes narrowed into fox eyes.

After saying this, she rubbed her slender finger across her nose vigorously as if to show off, which made the civil and military officials of the prince feel uncomfortable both physically and mentally.

But at this moment, the Grand Marshal Hong Luohe suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty! Yesterday, Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain sent a Taoist child to deliver a prophecy! It also said that the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens would soon descend to the earth to rest!"

When these words were spoken, Zhao Ling was immediately frightened, and her huge breasts almost popped out from under the phoenix robe.

"What prophecy is this? Present it to me and let me see it!"

As he was speaking, two pretty little girls with pigtails and wearing Taoist costumes walked in from outside the hall, holding a rosewood tray with a prophecy written in gold lacquer on red paper.

"Ah~ Is this really what Tianshi Zhang predicted? I...I'm sorry for not coming to greet you!"

Zhao Ling hurriedly stood up from the phoenix throne and waved her slender hand to call the female guards in front of the hall to come up and help carry the wooden tray.

Her belief in Taoism was genuine; it was simply driven by a desire to become an immortal.

After Emperor Zhenzong of Song signed the "Tanyuan Alliance," public sentiment began to unravel. To stabilize public sentiment and maintain the image of the Zhao family, Emperor Zhenzong proclaimed himself a descendant of Zhao Xuanlang, the ancestor of Taoism (who was reincarnated as Emperor Huangdi), and held a ceremony at Mount Tai to fully establish the status of Taoism.

Zhao Ling was different. He yearned for freedom by nature and dreamed of becoming an immortal, where he could paint, appreciate poetry, travel around mountains and rivers, and live a carefree life in the world every day.

It was not until Gao Su came down to earth that her dream of becoming an immortal gradually turned into disappointment. She had actually been paying attention to Gao Su, but she found that Gao Su was not free and unrestrained in the mortal world, but was imprisoned by mortals, and had no magical powers other than delivering children.

So she could only hope to become the elegant prince of calligraphy and painting. Even if she could not be as free and easy as a god, she could at least live happily for a hundred years in the world.

Moreover, she had witnessed her mother, Emperor Shenzong of Song, gradually ageing after her birth, and finally passing away before she was forty. Therefore, she was extremely afraid of having children, worried that she would have no energy for fun after the ten months of pregnancy, and that she would age rapidly after giving birth and would not be able to enjoy the world.

But her elder sister died young, and she was the only one left in the Zhao family... and she had to succeed to the throne, trapped on this golden lacquered throne with carved phoenixes!

This couldn't help but rekindle her desire to become an immortal, because she knew that Gao Su prayed for ascension after becoming the Emperor of Man, and there have always been immortals who ascended to heaven through poetry and painting throughout history, so she became more and more intoxicated with poetry and painting, and longed to escape from the cage.