Before we knew it, another three months had passed.
Several major events occurred during this period.
One is that many more people have died in the imperial court.
The Eight Banners incident made the Manchu officials in the court very dissatisfied with Ling Yi. Ling Yi's approach of completely opening up the imperial examinations to Han people directly affected their fundamental interests.
They were bound to resist, and their resistance would be fierce.
Ling Yi didn't necessarily want to kill them, but every single one of these Manchu officials was corrupt.
Ling Yi didn't waste any words with them and directly ordered the eight council elders to find evidence of these people's greed.
Once you confirm one, cut it down.
In Ling Yi's words, with the imperial examinations approaching, there is no shortage of people who want to be officials, good officials, and good officials.
If someone wants to die, then grant their wish. Don't take yourself too seriously.
Ling Yi's domineering and autocratic behavior created an atmosphere of fear and unease throughout the court.
Another thing is that Wu Sangui is dead, killed by Wei Xiaobao. Wu Yingxiong has been returned to the capital and is now under house arrest in a manor.
Chan Kan-nam and his two companions were much more efficient than Ling Yi had imagined.
With Wu Sangui's death and the imperial army pressing in, most of Wu Sangui's generals chose to surrender and be incorporated into the imperial army.
As for those who couldn't see the situation clearly, they were all secretly Thrusting by Chan Kan-nam and his two companions.
After Wu Sangui's death, Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi were trembling with fear. Ling Yi issued an imperial edict, and the two obediently took their families to the capital, thus completely extinguishing their last remaining hope.
Thirdly, the Rakshasa State repeatedly violated the border, and the Rakshasa State's firearms showed a terrifying suppressive power in the war. Ling Yi then arranged for Chan Kan-nam and the other two to go there.
Ling Yi didn't have a specific standard for what they could achieve; it was entirely up to them how they would manage, and how far they would go depended on how much trouble they caused.
Fourthly, A Ke and the Little Shuang'er arrived at the palace.
A Ke was brought back by Hai Dafu, along with the Divine Nun Jiunan and her other disciple, A Nan.
The Little Shuang'er, weren't brought back by Hai Dafu; Chan Kan-nam personally delivered them to Ling Yi.
While in Yunnan, Chan Kan-nam met with Hai Dafu. After learning that Ling Yi was interested in the Little Shuang'er, Chan Kan-nam personally escorted them into the palace.
At this moment, A Ke and the Little Shuang'er were right in front of Ling Yi.
It has to be said that the goddesses at their Pinnacle were truly stunning in terms of looks.
A Ke was arrogant and aloof, looking like she was full of resentment and dissatisfaction, staring coldly at Ling Yi.
Ling Yi immediately lost interest in her.
Some people enjoy conquering these aloof and cold goddesses, but Ling Yi is completely uninterested in this type of woman.
Even disgust.
We all have one head and two arms, so what are you so arrogant about? I don't know where they get their sense of superiority from.
When you look at her again in a decade or so, pshaw!
Hmm, can Ling Yi tell anyone that he got hurt in high school because he pursued a goddess like that? Cough cough!
The Little Shuang'er, however, were very well-behaved, which Ling Yi liked very much.
"Send her out of the palace; she's bad luck. Also, send Jiu Nan and the others out while you're at it," Ling Yi said to Hai Dafu, pointing at A Ke.
"Yes, sir!" Hai Dafu immediately replied.
He could tell that Ling Yi was very dissatisfied with A Ke's attitude, and he himself didn't like A Ke very much either.
A fool brainwashed by Jiu Nan, a pawn used to trick Wu Sangui.
Besides, what kind of woman couldn't the emperor have? If he wanted a beautiful woman, he could simply issue a decree, and all the women in the land would be at his disposal.
A Ke also Perception Ling Yi's disgust towards her, and was quite surprised when she heard that she could leave the palace safely.
Looking at the Little Shuang'er, a question inexplicably arose in her mind: Why?
Hai Dafu left with A Ke, and Ling Yi glanced at the Little Shuang'er, sighing, "The ancient times were so much better!"
"From now on, you shall stay by my side!" Ling Yi said arrogantly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the two women said in unison.
On this day, Ling Yi did not cultivate, nor did Ling Yi attend court. On this day, Ling Yi conducted countless large business deals.
When Ling Yi appeared the next day, his Little Shuang'er behind him had already put their hair up in buns.
At lunchtime, Long'er brought Jianning over.
Seeing the Little Shuang'er sitting beside Ling Yi, serving him his meals, Long'er chuckled and said, "You certainly know how to enjoy yourself."
"I am the emperor, what's wrong with enjoying a little?" Ling Yi said shamelessly.
Before Long'er could say anything, Jianning lost her temper first.
"Hmph, you two lowly maids, what right do you have to sit and eat next to my imperial brother? Get out of here and go to the back."
The Little Shuang'er were startled by Jianning's words. They knew that this was Princess Jianning. Although they felt wronged, they instinctively stood up because they had been taught about hierarchy and etiquette since childhood.
But Ling Yi grabbed their shoulders, his face darkening instantly, and said coldly, " Jianning, apologize!"
"What? Your Majesty, why should I apologize to these two lowly maids?" Jianning said, feeling wronged.
"They are now my women. Because of that, no one but me can make them endure the slightest grievance. And you are no different from them."
"You dare to yell at me for the sake of two lowly maids?" Jianning said angrily.
Ling Yi shook his head; Jianning's problem was no longer simply that she was spoiled.
She Ignore life and showed no respect for others. When she was in a bad mood, she would beat and scold her servants. Her master-slave mentality was deeply ingrained.
Many eunuchs and palace maids were beaten, injured, or crippled.
If he were the Kangxi from the original story, he might not care too much, since imperial power was something deeply ingrained in Kangxi's very being.
But Ling Yi is not Kangxi.
What Ling Yi found most unacceptable was that Jianning was influenced by Manchu culture and looked down on Han people at heart.
Ling Yi had thought that the 80-plus points of Bond Affection should be enough to restrain Jianning's behavior, but now it seems that it's completely useless.
This greatly disappointed Ling Yi.
No wonder that in the original story, Wei Xiaobao disliked Jianning the most; her personality was simply unlikable, even if she was a goddess and very beautiful.
"If you don't apologize, get out of here!" Ling Yi said coldly to Jianning.
Jianning snorted angrily, kicked over the stool next to her, and ran out.
Ling Yi shook his head in utter disappointment.
It seems that Bond Affection of over 80 points isn't as powerful as Ling Yi had imagined.
Or rather, Ling Yi's understanding of the system's Bond Affection system was somewhat flawed.
Affection, not Loyalty.
Bond Affection of 80 or higher can only guarantee that your secrets won't be leaked, but you can't expect to change someone's personality based on that alone.
Selfishness remains selfishness, and evil remains evil.
Only when the Bond Affection reaches the maximum value of 100 points will she wholeheartedly care about Ling Yi's thoughts and feelings.
Ling Yi took a deep breath to calm himself down and said to Long'er, "You rarely come here, is there something you need?"
Long'er glanced at the Little Shuang'er, Ling Yi instantly understood her meaning, smiling, "They're family, no need to hide it."
"My cultivation has broken through; it's time to return to the Mystic Dragon Cult."
Ling Yi's eyes lit up, and after a moment's thought, he said, "I'll go back with you."
"You are the emperor now, how can you just leave like that? Besides, this time it shouldn't be too long, you'll be back in ten days to Half Moon at most."
Ling Yi shook his head and said, "With the eight council elders here, as long as nothing major happens, whether I am present or not is not important."
"Heh, after chopping off so many heads recently, those guys won't dare to cause trouble again. Besides, I've left myself plenty of backup plans."
"It's good that you have made arrangements!"
It would be wonderful if Ling Yi could accompany me back.
Moreover, spending so many years in the palace felt like being trapped in Prison, Long'er had long since grown tired of her current identity as a fake empress dowager.
With Ling Yi accompanying him, the journey of sightseeing and enjoying the scenery could be perfect.
Ling Yi wants to leave the palace, not only to accompany Long'er back, but more importantly, to accumulate plot points, or rather, to gather footage for his scenes.
Now most of the plot has been ruined, and most of the scenes are set in the palace—how can this be acceptable?
"Go back and prepare. I also need to make some arrangements here."
"Alright, I also need to make some arrangements on my end, after all, the Empress Dowager can't just disappear without a reason."
Ling Yi nodded, then said to the Little Shuang'er, "You two follow Long'er for now, and we'll leave the palace together tomorrow!"
Little Shuang'er nodded in agreement, without asking any further questions.
Look, they're both women, but how well-behaved Little Shuang'er? And look at A Ke and Jianning, even though we know it's a horned creature setting, this is still a real world.
After Long'er and the others left, Ling Yi opened the system interface with a thought.
[ Movie Extra Roleplaying System ( Master Sing Exclusive Edition)]
[Host: Ling Yi ]
[ Combat: 4277 (150,000)]
[Current World: The Deer and the Cauldron ( Unification ) (45%)]
[World Completed]
[1. King of Kings 2000 ] [Enter] [Exit]
[2. King of Comedy ][Enter][Exit]
[3. The God of Cookery ][Enter][Exit]
[3. Flirting Scholar ] [Enter] [Exit]
[ Bond (Note: When the Bond Affection with the character reaches 80, the Affection will be permanently fixed!)]
[1. Lau Piu-piu, Bond Affection 100 (Can be taken to other worlds and her identity will be automatically optimized!)]
[2. Jianning, Bond Affection 80, Affection is permanently fixed!]
[3. Long'er, Bond Affection 100 (Can be taken to other worlds and her identity will be automatically optimized!)]
[4. Big Shuang'er, Bond Affection 100 (Can be taken to other worlds and her identity will be automatically optimized!)]
[5. Little Shuang'er, Bond Affection 100 (Can be taken to other worlds and her identity will be automatically optimized!)]
[Exclusive Customization: Custom-designed Invisibility camera, custom-designed USB drive!]
After this period of training, my Combat has improved considerably.
The story's timeline is 65% complete, meaning that in another four to five months, this world's story timeline will be finished.
At that time, it will be included in the system.
The time span was shorter than I had imagined.
Ling Yi also noticed that Jianning's Affection had dropped from 86 points to 80 points.
"So that's what they mean by 'permanently fixed Affection '!"
Thinking of this, Ling Yi tried communicating with the system: "Could you remove Jianning from the [ Bond ] list?"
After waiting for a long time, the system still didn't respond.
Okay, looks like it can't be deleted.