But what about now?
He would have to have a hole in his head to betray Sui Sui.
Sui Sui was the Son of Heaven's chosen empress.
The Mandate of Heaven was with her.
Even immortals had descended to the mortal realm!
The entire nation now acted according to her will.
This time, Wu Sangui did not even need to ask for anything himself!
The soldiers' pay had arrived.
The reinforcements were ready.
The already difficult-to-attack passes were now even more impregnable.
If not for that,
the Manchu Qing Tartars would not have been hopping mad.
They had clearly been on the verge of entering the pass, yet now all hope had vanished in an instant.
Unable to enter the pass, they could only wait to die.
What else could they do?!
Almost every day, they thought of ways to attack the city, and even put those plans into action.
And then?
Little Eve completed the military reforms.
Sui Sui rectified the administration.
Those who deserved to have their estates confiscated had them confiscated, and those who deserved to have their clans exterminated had their clans exterminated.
Those lucky enough to survive
voluntarily offered up their family treasuries to replenish the national treasury, providing Sui Sui with startup funds in hopes of receiving a lighter sentence.
It had to be said!
With money when money was needed and people when people were needed, no one even dared harbor divided loyalties!
The former emperor, Zhu Youjian, was genuinely green with envy.
But as for him now, being a carefree duke was not bad either. He spent his days accompanying his children and enjoying his twilight years, content with his lot.
After Little Eve completed the military reforms,
the first thing she did
was turn her gaze toward the surrounding regions.
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