His Majesty is plotting a rebellion? Quickly, summon the Imperial Advisor!

At dawn, Xu Bing emerged from the Primordial Space, his aura even stronger than before.

Under Tang Dayu's management, everything in the mansion was in good order.

After getting up and quickly washing up, the servants had already prepared breakfast and brought it over.

It's simply hot soy milk, white porridge, and eggs.

Nowadays, Da Xi's clothing and diet are still relatively monotonous.

But this one meal is something countless people crave but can't have, something they long for with bated breath.

After a quick meal, I suddenly felt a slight chill in the air. I turned around and saw that it was snowing outside.

A thin layer of silver had accumulated on the ground.

Judging by the time, Daehee has officially entered winter.

Winter comes late to Da Xi; it only starts to snow around mid-January.

"Xiao Qiu, go and get two blankets for her."

"Oh, right... bring some wound medicine with you."

Xu Bingchao gave instructions from the side.

He promoted Song Si to be his personal maid, keeping her by his side at all times.

Song Si bowed and nodded, disguising her actions perfectly, and took small, quick steps to fetch the bedding.

She thought to herself that this guy still had some conscience; if he didn't add more blankets for His Majesty soon, she would have to bring it up herself.

At the same time, she sighed inwardly, "The dignified Empress of Da Xi is now unable to even take care of herself. It's truly pitiful."

Xu Bing moved to the front yard.

The servants and household guards were training their bodies in the snow when they saw Xu Bing coming to inspect them, and they all stopped what they were doing.

Xu stopped and gestured for them to continue, telling them not to pay attention to him.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

……

The sound of the Nine-Sound Fist echoed through the air once again.

Xu Bing brought over a small stool and occasionally gave them pointers on martial arts.

It is proceeding in an orderly manner.

There wasn't much commotion in the imperial court.

However… Xu Bing was somewhat worried about the overall situation in Da Xi.

Currently, as long as he controls Ji Yuan, no one can shake him in the court.

As time goes on, his financial resources, material resources, and military strength will become stronger and stronger.

At that point, it will be even more impossible for anyone to sway them.

Winter is coming…

He took a snowflake, his expression somewhat melancholy, "How many more people will not be able to survive this winter?"

"It won't happen next year."

After saying that, he walked out of the mansion.

……

Song Si took a quilt and breakfast for the day and went to take care of Ji Yuan as usual.

She was stunned when she opened the door and saw Ji Yuan.

"ah!"

"Your Majesty, who beat you into this state?"

At this moment, besides the conspicuous restraints on her body, Ji Yuan's left eye was also somewhat bluish.

He was obviously punched last night.

Ji Yuan gritted her teeth and said, "Who else could it be?"

Song Si was silent for a few seconds, then said, “Your Majesty, given the current situation, I think… if necessary, you can make a slight compromise.”

Ji Yuan was furious. Compromise... she... she had been compromising all along.

"Minister Song, let's not talk about this anymore. Have you made any progress? Have you figured out how to save me?" Ji Yuan changed the subject. If they continued talking, she would be driven to madness by the frustration.

The toes inside the cloth shoes were already awkwardly curled up.

When Song Si saw her like this, she already felt incredibly embarrassed.

It's one thing for a dignified emperor like myself to be captured.

His eye was even bruised from being punched.

No matter how you look at it, it's detrimental to the emperor's dignity. What Ji Yuan didn't want Song Si to know was that the eye injury was only minor; the buttocks were the real disaster area.

However, as a dignified empress, she absolutely did not want anyone else to know that she had been treated this way, not even Song Si.

"Your Majesty, do not panic," Song Siyan said. "Although I have lost contact with the outside world, I can return to my original form in half a month when the clouds and fog obscure the moon."

"At that time, I will use magic to help you escape."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Since ascending the throne, her situation would have been much more difficult without Song Si's assistance.

Song Si made an undeniable contribution to the Xuanjia Army incident.

"Minister Song, thank goodness for you." Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, deeply moved. "If I were to regain my freedom..."

"Your Majesty," Song Si's expression suddenly turned serious, "Do you still remember that blessed land?"

"..."

Ji Yuan nodded. "Of course I remember. It has been abandoned due to water source issues. It's a pity that such a large area of ​​blessed land has been wasted. It's a rare find."

Song Si's expression was solemn. "I helped you find a blessed land of forty acres, where we planted nine-grain rice for several years and reaped huge profits. At that time, I deduced that this land could only be used for a maximum of four years."

Ji Yuan struggled a few times as usual, then continued the conversation: "What you said is right, my dear minister. In less than four years, the water source was indeed polluted and could no longer be used. It is only the cycle of heaven that has brought us together, and everything was preordained."

"Such a large field of blessed land, if I were to discover it myself, I could use it until the blessings are exhausted. But if a Qi cultivator discovers it and then tells me, something strange will inevitably happen, causing it to be abandoned halfway and not be used for long."

Ji Yuan spoke slowly.

This is the law of the world!

Even so, she relied on that field to raise a 10,000-strong Xuanjia Army that intimidated the imperial court.

If it weren't for the sudden onset of Xu Bing.

By this time, Ji Yuan had already established a firm foothold in the court and could implement some policies with a bit more boldness.

“But…” Song Si hesitated for a moment, then took out the white porridge she had cooked early in the morning and fed Ji Yuan a mouthful.

Ji Yuan drank it down in one gulp, and felt a clear stream spread from his mouth, turning into wisps of green vapor that lingered in his pores and limbs.

An indescribable feeling of exhilaration.

“This is…” Ji Yuan’s pupils contracted, “Jiu Mi!!”

She was completely astonished, as if struck by lightning, and looked sharply at Song Si, her eyes filled with intense confusion.

“That’s right.” Song Si nodded slowly, and her next words made the Empress lose all control of her expression, “Now everyone in the Imperial Preceptor’s mansion has started eating this kind of rice.”

"How can it be!?"

Ji Yuan clenched her fists, her disbelief causing her to move slightly too much, making a creaking sound as the ropes were pulled. She continued, "Where did Xu Bing get nine meters from?!"

“Fukuda!” Song Si said solemnly.

"Wasn't Fukuda abandoned?" Ji Yuan's blood rushed, and she was extremely agitated. "Even if it were Fukuda, it wouldn't be possible for it to produce anything so quickly, and even the servants would be able to eat."

"That's something I can't understand either," Song Si sighed softly.

Both women fell silent at that moment.

Ji Yuan's hands and feet were a little cold.

The thought of Xu Bing brings to mind his mystery and enigma.

A sense of "fear" inexplicably began to arise in her heart.

Yes.

From childhood to adulthood, she had always been of extremely high status and had never experienced fear.

But now she feels it.

Moreover, it was from a man that I felt this way.

The fists behind his back were clenched tightly.

At this moment, she desperately wanted to see what was happening outside.

Unfortunately, reality is far from ideal.

She couldn't even get out of bed; moving from one end of the bed to the other was her only range of movement.

"Your Majesty, please get some rest."

Song Si wrapped her in a blanket and turned to leave.

Ji Yuan was left alone, his expression uncertain, sighing and feeling helpless.

……

Xu Bing left the Imperial Preceptor's residence and held an early morning court session to inquire about recent matters within the territory of Da Xi.

Major events are happening one after another.

There is a snow disaster in the north.

There are floods in the south.

Insurgents and interference from neighboring countries.

Refugees, famine...

Endlessly.

These things are now almost beyond Da Xi's control.

After leaving the palace, Xu Bing immediately rushed to Futian and Tancun.

Despite the positive impact of the agricultural boom, the crops continued to grow as usual.

This made Xu Bing very happy.

The ten acres of Futian, shrouded in the halo of advanced agriculture, have a new batch of 9-meter rice that is almost ripe, expected to be ready tomorrow.

The two thousand mu of farmland in Tan Village are only half-grown, but judging from the current growth, it is estimated that there will be a bumper harvest at the beginning of February.

When Xu Binglai came to inspect, two hundred soldiers were forging their first-class armor in the ironworks.

Sparks flew everywhere.

Xu Bing summoned Gong Zhonghou and asked him about the recent accounts, inquiring whether there was any need to add rice or bedding.

Gongzhonghou said, "Grand Preceptor, everything is stable at the moment, and the forging of the armor has begun..."

After listening to the report on matters large and small.

Xu Bing sat on a mahogany chair.

Looking around at the scene.

He instructed, "Very good. Take a break from training for a few days. First, set up all the guardrails and roadblocks, lookout towers, and hideouts near Futian and Tancun. Pay special attention to these arrangements."

"Make sure it's kept secret. Once this is finished, I need you to build me a few large granaries."

Xu Bing had a far-sighted perspective.

After ensuring privacy and security, the next step is to stockpile food.

He felt that there were still not enough people.

He also instructed Gong Zhonghou to recruit more soldiers and reach a thousand men as soon as possible.