As time went on, Liu Yunying became more and more in control and more and more confident.
What Liu Yunying didn't know was that everything went smoothly because Ling Yi was secretly helping her.
Whether it was developing explosives and firearms or scheming for imperial power, Ling Yi was the ultimate executor.
Liu Yunying was only responsible for coming up with the ideas and plans, while Ling Yi was responsible for helping Liu Yunying implement them.
For example, Liu Yunying had Eunuch Zhu poison the emperor, causing his death.
She simply told Ling Yi to do it, but provided no detailed instructions on how.
How to win over Eunuch Zhu, how to leave the Fourth Prince's mark on Eunuch Zhu, and how to be discovered by the other princes.
All of this requires Ling Yi to do.
For anyone else, it would be very difficult, but for Ling Yi, it was very simple.
If this "Hundun Skill is used, everyone will become an actor playing Ling Yi.
Three days later, the emperor died as scheduled, and the fourth prince, who had been hiding behind the scenes, was brought to the forefront.
He became the enemy of all the princes.
The six princes, each employing their Divine Ability, are vying for the throne.
In an instant, the entire imperial city was in chaos, with people dying and fighting every day.
The eldest prince was assassinated first, followed by the second and fifth princes.
The sixth prince and the third prince Alliance to fight against the fourth prince.
During this period, Prince Li temporarily assumed power and did not participate in the struggle for the throne.
It wasn't until a month later, when an army of 100,000 silently appeared outside the capital, that Prince Li truly revealed his true colors and, with the support of the Empress Dowager, forcefully declared himself emperor.
Liu Yunying did not appear during this process.
He had been sitting on the sidelines watching the tigers fight, and hadn't even brought out a musket yet. He had only secretly had Feng Liu train a special forces unit of only two thousand men as his last trump card.
In the prison of the Punishment Bureau.
Liu Yunying led Ling Yi and Feng Liu to a prison cell.
Inside the cell was Chen Qiao, who was already dressed in prison clothes and had disheveled hair.
The two are completely different from how they were two months ago.
At this moment, Liu Yunying was dressed in a phoenix robe shimmering with rosy light, which was the Empress's exclusive attire.
On the contrary, Chen Qiao has become a prisoner.
"I should have killed you long ago." Chen Qiao looked at Liu Yunying, her eyes bloodshot.
"Wow, you seem to be in good spirits!" Liu Yunying said with a smile.
"To be honest, when I first entered the Prince's residence, I didn't have any particular intentions towards you, and I even wanted to please you, because I knew that you were Prince Li's true love."
"It's a pity you brought this upon yourself, constantly plotting against me and trying to kill me. I can't just sit here and wait to die, can I?"
"If you had just stayed a good Little White innocent, you would have lived a life of ease, with no worries about food or clothing, and enjoying wealth and luxury for the rest of your life. Unfortunately, you are insatiable."
"From the moment you tried to use the Fourth Prince's power to kill me, your fate was sealed."
"You just got lucky, I don't accept that!" Chen Qiao shouted.
"Lucky? You're really Tianzhen. You should get going sooner rather than later. The fact that I came to see you off is a favor to you as the female lead."
Liu Yunying waved her hand, and Feng Liu walked over carrying a tray.
Three items were placed on it: poisoned wine, a dagger, and a white silk ribbon.
Chen Qiao was so frightened that he quickly backed away, shaking his head frantically, but by this point, it was no longer up to him.
As she walked out of the prison, Liu Yunying let out a long sigh of relief.
She has now defied fate and escaped the inevitable death of a cannon fodder female supporting character.
Not only did she survive to the end, she also became the empress.
But being merely an empress could not satisfy her ambitions.
Prince Li never trusted her, even though she had provided Prince Li with much assistance and was the queen of the country.
It's possible that Prince Li, out of excessive fear of Liu Yunying, might find some pretext to kill her.
" Chunying, it's time to expand the special forces. I need a musket legion of at least 10,000 men within three months."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, it won't take more than three months; it will only take one month."
Ling Yi glanced at the progress bar; it was already at 90%, just 10% more and the progress bar would be full.
However, Ling Yi could clearly sense that Liu Yunying had begun to doubt him and even harbored murderous intent towards him.
Liu Yunying wasn't stupid; she could see Chunying's Changes.
It can be said that Ling Yi deserves 90% of the credit for Liu Yunying Yunying's success.
Is it possible for a personal maid to possess almost omnipotent abilities?
In the original book, Chunying was just an ordinary maid, clumsy and not very bright.
But what about Chunying now?
It's like he's omnipotent; no matter what order or task she gives, he can complete it with ease.
Why has Chunying Changes so much?
The only thing Liu Yunying could think of was that this Chunying was probably no longer the Chunying she used to be.
They are very likely time travelers, just like me.
But Liu Yunying still needs Chunying now. She will interrogate Chunying when she achieves her goal and ascends the throne.
In the following time, Liu Yunying began to increase her reputation.
They used explosives to Mountain Splitting and solve the flood problem.
Vaccines were made using cowpox to combat the smallpox Plague.
They improved farming tools, modified planting methods, and "created" horseshoe technology, greatly reducing the wear and tear on warhorses.
Occasionally, he would compose some poems expressing his concern for the country and its people, and offer some Great Dao of governance.
On the contrary, Prince Li's health has been deteriorating day by day since he ascended the throne.
He was so engrossed in the palace that he often neglected state affairs for days on end, leaving most of the memorials to be handled by Empress Liu Yunying.
Every now and then, they issue some completely out-of-place decrees.
Gradually, rumors began to circulate among the people.
It is said that Prince Li only knew how to lead troops, but not how to govern the country, while the empress, although a woman, was able to handle the affairs of state in an orderly manner.
Moreover, a series of policies that benefit the people have earned him the deep affection of the populace.
The calls for the empress to declare herself empress grew louder and louder.
In the imperial court, the officials held Empress Liu Yunying in the highest esteem.
Was Prince Li truly incapable of governing the country?
Of course not, everything is Ling Yi, still Ling Yi, and can only be Ling Yi.
Six months later, Prince Li finally "woke up" and, in front of all the Wenwu, suddenly announced that he would depose Empress Liu Yunying.
He also dismissed Liu Hui, the prime minister of the time.
However, by this time, the court was filled with Liu Yunying's "people," and not only were Prince Li's orders not carried out, but they were also collectively rejected by a group of ministers.
Some even shouted in the imperial court, "The country can do without Emperor Li, but it cannot do without Empress Liu."
Everyone responded enthusiastically.
It was only then that Prince Li truly "woke up" to the fact that Empress Liu Yunying harbored ambitions to become emperor.
But by the time they realized it, it was too late.
Three months later, as Prince Li continued to make foolish mistakes, Liu Yunying repeatedly turned the tide.
Especially when foreign tribes invaded, Liu Yunying, as the empress, personally led a large army to fight against the invading tribes.
In just a few months, they annihilated hundreds of thousands of foreign troops and marched all the way to the foreign royal court.
This forced the royal court to sign an agreement to submit to the emperor for generations and pay tribute every year, accomplishing a feat that no emperor in previous generations had been able to achieve.
Riding the wave of his great victory, he deposed Prince Li and ascended the throne as emperor.
This day marked the Empress's ascension to the throne, and also exactly one year since Ling Yi transmigrated to this world.
" Chunying, I know that I am in this position entirely because of you."
In the Imperial Garden, Liu Yunying, dressed in a dragon robe, picked a peach blossom and turned to Ling Yi, saying...
"You want to kill me?" Ling Yi asked, glancing around.
"I won't be at ease until you're dead," Liu Yunying nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, the Wang Family is the most Emotionless. But are you sure you can kill me?"
"Why not? There are hundreds of guns pointed at you now, how can you not die?"
Ling Yi snapped his the Snap, and the surrounding soldiers turned their guns, which were originally aimed at her, towards Liu Yunying.
Liu Yunying's face immediately turned pale.
"How did you do that?" Liu Yunying asked, unwilling to give up.
"Don't you have any self-awareness? Everything, inside and outside the court, throughout the empire, is arranged by me."
"You think you can help me become emperor because you think you're the Protagonist of this world? You really think you're One Dish?"
"Am I the Protagonist?"
Ling Yi glanced at the ten-minute system countdown and scoffed, "You think you're a transmigrator, but in reality, you're just a character inside a book yourself."
"I see."
"Then, what are you? And who are you?"
A flash of light appeared around Ling Yi, transforming him from Chunying into Ling Yi.
"You, you're actually a man?" Liu Yunying exclaimed in shock.
It's worth noting that before Liu Yunying became empress, Chunying helped her change her equipment almost every time.
Even when she was taking a bath, only Chunying was by her side.
Liu Yunying was wary of Chunying, but Chunying was the only one she could trust.
"My name is Ling Yi, Ling as in 'reaching the Ling Jue,' and Yi as in 'strange.' I've traversed Myriad Worlds; this is merely one stop on my journey."
"I'll kill you!" Liu Yunying pulled out a six-barreled musket and pulled the trigger at Ling Yi.
"Bang, bang bang!"
Unfortunately, the bullets hit Ling Yi Ling Yi even tearing a scratch on his clothes.
The "Unmoving as a God" skill means that as long as you stand still, you are invincible.
It wasn't just Ling Yi's body that was invincible, but also Ling Yi clothes.
[Ding! You have gained Liu Yunying's Regret Points, Regret Points +999!]
[Ding! You have gained Liu Yunying's Regret Points, Regret Points +999!]
A series of system notification sounds rang out.
It's clear how much Liu Yunying hates Ling Yi now.
Compared to Ling Yi's true identity, Liu Yunying was more concerned about the fact that Ling Yi was actually a man who had transmigrated into a woman.
Oh, by the way, it was mentioned in the original storyline that Liu Yunying has mysophobia (a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder).
In the original storyline, only the touch of the Prince Li could prevent her from feeling disgusted; even the slightest touch from anyone else would make her uncomfortable for a long time.
This is probably one of the reasons why Liu Yunying, despite suffering so much, still fell in love with Prince Li.
[Ding! Gained??? Regret Points, Regret Points +500,000!]
This is feedback from the World Consciousness, but with only 500,000 Regret Points, the World Consciousness is indeed a bit stingy.
Ling Yi glanced at the system interface. The world's World Consciousness hadn't left him a backdoor?
This isn't just being stingy, it's self-loathing?
But why?
However, the countdown had ended, and Ling Yi no longer had time to ask.
It seems we need to find the World Consciousness of other worlds and ask them for the reason.