The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Upon hearing Monk Bujie's words, Wu Quan was very excited and hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

"Your Highness, there's no need to be so polite. We're both getting what we need. Once things are settled, I hope Your Highness won't forget our agreement!"

The monk Bujie put his hands together and said calmly.

"Master, rest assured, I have always kept the agreement with you in mind and dare not forget it! As long as I am able to ascend to the throne, I will definitely keep the agreement and make Yun Gu Lei Feng the national religion of my Great Jing!" Wu Quan said solemnly.

"Excellent! The Fifth Prince is truly benevolent and virtuous; he is a blessing to the people of Great Jing!"

Having received the promise, Monk Bujie naturally gave an absolutely reliable answer.

Both of them were very satisfied.

Western Eight Countries.

After enduring a long and arduous journey, the saint's carriage finally returned to the Saintess's Temple.

Upon entering the hall, the Holy Maiden convened a meeting with the high-ranking members of the Holy Maiden's Palace.

The theme of the meeting was cooperation with the Grand Chancellor.

Of course, the Holy Maiden had already made decisions on many details. She was only holding this meeting to distribute these tasks and get the royal families of the Western Eight Kingdoms to take action and carry them out.

The Holy Maiden wielded immense influence in the Western Eight Kingdoms; with just a word, the king of the Western Eight Kingdoms approved the plan.

Then, the eight western kingdoms began to assemble their armies and marched from the grasslands of the Kushan Empire toward the Great Jing!

At the vanguard of this massive army, several familiar figures appeared!

It was during the battle of Juebi City that the Yuansheng Dao followers were lucky enough to escape!

The cult leader commands the entire court! The sorcerer Huining!

On the day of the Battle of the Cliff City, the Kushan Empire's allied forces suffered a major defeat. Seeing that the situation was not good, Qingmanchao and Huiningshi led their remaining troops away from the battlefield and headed west to the Western Eight Kingdoms!

This time, after learning about the Saintess's Great Division Plan, Qing Manchao naturally led his troops to join the army!

Two hundred thousand elite troops and two hundred thousand logistics and supply troops, under the personal command of the Holy Maiden, rolled from the grasslands of the Kushan Empire toward the border of the Great Jing!

The saintess sat in the carriage, gazing at the horizon where the grassland met the sky, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

"How dare you spank this Holy Maiden! Such humiliation! No one in the world has ever seen this Holy Maiden's true face!"

"This time, with the combined strength of three dynasties, we will surely cause your Great Jing to fall apart!"

The saintess's voice was as cold as frost!

……

With Ji Bingyan ascending the throne as the new emperor, she naturally has three major initiatives!

She didn't want to be a mediocre and incompetent ruler, but rather wanted to restore the glory of the Great Jing Dynasty!

The first policy was to reduce taxes by 50%, allowing the common people to recuperate and catch their breath!

In this way, as long as people work diligently, they won't go hungry. This wave of reforms has almost won over the hearts of the people.

For ordinary people, it doesn't matter whether the emperor is male or female, as long as they can live a good life, he is a wise ruler!

If I starve or freeze to death, no matter how eloquently you speak, I'll be a tyrant and I'll rebel!

After abolishing some taxes, Ji Bingyan pondered whether to abolish the poll tax as well, because this poll tax was indeed a major problem for the people. For example, in the matter of the government allocating wives, because of the poll tax, many young men dared not have wives, and without wives, the birth rate could not be increased.

However, after this idea was shared with the Supreme Empress, Ji Wuxin stopped him.

This poll tax wasn't much of a burden if you only married one wife. The real burden fell on the wealthy who wanted multiple wives and concubines. Since they were rich, they didn't care about paying more taxes, since they needed to pay military salaries, officials' wages, and money was needed everywhere.

Moreover, what the people oppose is not the poll tax, but other unnecessary taxes.

If we eliminate the exorbitant taxes and levies, that will solve the problem.

If the poll tax were abolished, wouldn't those with a little wealth marry a dozen or more wives? How would ordinary people get married then?

However, this also depends on effective supervision by local government officials.

Otherwise, things will still be chaotic.

Therefore, the Imperial City Guard was given a new mission.

It refers to the local government that oversees various regions!

As a result, there is a severe shortage of manpower.

This made good use of the martial arts figures we had previously recruited, allowing them to receive government stipends!

The power of the Imperial City Guard reached its peak in a short time!

It can be said that it is full of talented people and experts!

In order to ensure that the whole family could be together, Jia Daoshi arranged another relocation.

They brought Shen Li, Yi Qianxiao, Murong Jiu, Di Qinglin, Weng Changting, Haila Sunazha, Xiao Reba... and all the ladies back to the capital!

However, instead of entering the royal city, we went to the royal gardens outside the capital, which covered a vast area and contained mountains, lakes, pavilions, and terraces, with very beautiful scenery.

However, the city of Juebi still needs to be guarded, so Shen Li, Yan Ruyu, and Mu Weishuang will take turns guarding it.

Actually, long-distance relationships aren't that difficult, after all, these three women are all very career-oriented.

That day, Jia Daoshi had just returned to the manor from the Imperial City Guard.

Then they saw a stunningly beautiful woman in a black dress emerge from behind Xiao Rongyu.

This woman was none other than Empress Wuxin, who had changed out of her phoenix robes and become an ordinary woman.

As her skirt swayed, Ji Wuxin's stunningly long legs could be clearly seen.

At this moment, Ji Wuxin was just like an ordinary woman from the martial arts world, her previous domineering aura replaced by a tranquil and quiet temperament.

Jia Daoshi's gaze fell on Ji Wuxin, and he couldn't help but be attracted by her incredibly long legs.

Ji Wuxin blushed inexplicably when faced with Jia Daoshi's gaze.

In fact, one's mindset changes significantly after their identity changes.

That being said, Ji Wuxin is only in her thirties, and her experiences are not much different from those of Hailasu Nazha.

However, Ji Wuxin's living environment was more complex and the pressure was greater.

"The Emperor Emeritus is here too." Jia Daoshi was actually somewhat surprised.

Ji Wuxin nodded: "I'm at the manor, near yours. I just had some free time, so I came to take a look. What, Jia Tisi doesn't welcome me?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not! You may come at any time if Your Majesty wishes to come." Jia Tisi laughed heartily, expressing his welcome, and then said, "I wonder if Your Majesty has had dinner yet? If not, please stay and eat with us. I will personally cook for you today."

"Oh? Jia Tisi can cook?" Ji Wuxin was a little surprised. "However, I won't trouble Jia Tisi."

“How can this be called trouble?” Jia Tisi waved his hand. “The Emperor Emeritus will be eating alone when he goes back. Why not stay here and let everyone have a good time together?”

Since they've come all this way, we should at least have them stay for a simple meal.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Jia Tisi," Ji Wuxin said without any hesitation.