"Your Majesty, you ordered me to investigate whether Prince Jingbei, Xiao Huaiyu, was plotting a rebellion, but you never considered what would happen if you forced him into rebellion?"

Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, Yu Qingli raised an eyebrow slightly and instantly fell silent.

Because of these things, she had never thought about them.

"this........"

But Lin Mo continued, "Your Majesty, an emperor should rule by doing nothing, without bias or favoritism. How can you personally get involved in a debate with your subjects?"

He knew that Yu Qingli had always harbored various forms of hostility towards them, the eunuchs.

The civil official Wu Xun was hostile to the eunuchs because the eunuchs, the secret police and the imperial guards, were taking away their power.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's money is like killing their parents.

Moreover, these eunuchs formed their own faction and were all the emperor's lackeys; it was impossible for them to associate with them.

"Your Majesty knows that you have a lot of opinions about us eunuchs. You always think that we eunuchs are a scourge to the country and the people, but you never think that we eunuchs are just the royal family's lackeys and hounds. The so-called power comes from the top."

Looking at Yu Qingli, who was dressed in a dragon robe and wearing a phoenix crown, Lin Mo finally couldn't help but try to persuade her.

After all, the old emperor valued him highly and entrusted him with important responsibilities, making him the director of the Eastern Depot, a powerful figure in the region.

Therefore, Lin Mo couldn't bear it, worried that the young empress in front of him would be fooled by those civil and military officials, and would be sold out while still helping to count the money.

"Hmph, you eunuchs are power-hungry and greedy for wealth, yet you dare to speak so arrogantly in front of me. What are you barking about?"

Of all the officials in the court, only Lin Mo dared to say such things to the emperor's face.

"Your Majesty!" Lin Mo, seeing Yu Qingli's stubbornness, instantly flew into a rage, shouting, "Why are you so obstinate?!"

Lin Mo shouted loudly, and the Xuanhuang Qi in his dantian surged out.

The primordial energy accumulated over a century surged forth, causing Lin Mo's hair to fly wildly, and his entire being exuded a fierce and overwhelming aura.

"Lin Mo, you eunuch, how dare you speak to me..." Yu Qingli's expression changed drastically when she saw the overwhelming aura of Xuanhuang suddenly emanating from Lin Mo. She pointed at Lin Mo and cursed him.

But she hadn't even finished speaking.

Lin Mo's figure flashed, and he instantly arrived in front of Empress Yu Qingli.

Yu Qingli's pupils shrank suddenly. Her martial arts instincts as a cultivator at the Meridian Opening Realm made her subconsciously raise her hand to block. The Xuanhuang Qi in her body surged out like a tide, condensing into a pale golden Qi wall in front of her.

However, Lin Mo simply waved his hand casually.

The ancient and powerful energy, accumulated over a century, crashed against the wall of energy like a raging torrent.

The pale golden light couldn't even last a moment before shattering into pieces like paper.

Yu Qingli felt an overwhelming force pressing down on her, and she involuntarily took several steps back.

"Lin Mo! How dare you lay a hand on me!" Yu Qingli was both shocked and furious. She gathered Xuanhuang Qi in her hands, turning her palms into blades, and was about to slash at Lin Mo.

Lin Mo didn't even lift his eyelids. He moved swiftly to her side and grabbed her wrist.

His palm was as hot as a branding iron, and his five fingers were like iron hoops locking her slender wrist bones, with such force that half of her body went numb.

"Your Majesty, your cultivation at the Meridian Opening Realm is truly insignificant compared to mine." Lin Mo's tone was calm, as if he were doing something very ordinary.

He twisted her arm behind her back with his other hand, pressing her down onto the large dragon table.

"Bang!"

Yu Qingli's face was pressed against the cold table, the collar of her dragon robe was askew, her phoenix crown rolled to the ground in the struggle, and her long black hair was scattered.

Her chest heaved violently, her breathing was rapid and disordered, and her eyes were filled with disbelief and humiliation.

She was the Empress of the Great Liang Dynasty, the emperor above all others.

But at this moment, she was being pressed down on the dragon table by a eunuch, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Lin Mo, you eunuch, I... I will exterminate your entire family!" Yu Qingli gritted her teeth, her voice trembling slightly.

Lin Mo frowned slightly upon hearing the words "castrated dog," but then relaxed.

He looked down at the empress he had pressed down on the table and suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

This girl's temper has become even worse since she became emperor than when she was a princess.

"Your Majesty, you asked me what would happen if the Prince of Jingbei were forced into rebellion?" Lin Mo's voice was unhurried: "Then I would like to ask Your Majesty, when you sent me to the northern border to investigate Xiao Huaiyu, did you ever consider that this very act would force him to rebel?"

Yu Qingli's body stiffened slightly.

"Shen Wenyuan and Cui Shao handed you a knife; take it and stab forward."

"Didn't you ever think about who held the hilt of this knife?" Lin Mo's voice grew even colder: "When I went to the northern border to investigate Xiao Huaiyu, the news spread, and the 100,000 border soldiers were all in a state of panic. Xiao Huaiyu originally didn't want to rebel, but by then he would have no choice but to. At that time, Shen Wenyuan opened the city gates to welcome the 'royal army,' and Cui Shao coordinated with them from within the northern border."

He paused, then said, slowly and deliberately, "Your Majesty's reign as emperor is probably coming to an end."

Yu Qingli was pressed against the table, her cheek pressed against the cold surface, and her eyes gradually reddened.

She wanted to argue back, to rebuke, but her throat felt like it was stuffed with cotton, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Because of these things, she had never really thought about them.

She was only thinking that if Xiao Huaiyu really rebelled, the Great Liang would be finished, so she had to find out the truth.

But she never imagined that by sending Lin Mo to investigate Xiao Huaiyu, she was actually forcing Xiao Huaiyu to rebel.

"Then... what should I do?" For the first time, Yu Qingli's voice carried a hint of helplessness and fear.

Lin Mo did not answer.

He looked down at the disheveled Empress on the dragon throne.

His disheveled black hair, reddened eyes, and rumpled dragon robe completely shattered the aura of a supreme emperor he had just displayed.

At this moment, Yu Qingli doesn't look like an emperor, but rather like a stubborn girl who has done something wrong but refuses to admit it.

Lin Mo suddenly realized that this girl probably wouldn't remember just by talking.

We need to teach her a lesson.

"Your Majesty, I will teach you a lesson today."

He raised his right hand and slapped Yu Qingli's round, pert buttocks, which were covered by the dragon robe.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound echoed through the spacious imperial study.

Yu Qingli froze completely.

Her eyes widened, her mind went blank, and it took her several breaths to realize what had happened.

Lin Mo, that rebellious eunuch, actually dared to slap the Emperor's buttocks?!

"Lin Mo!!!" Yu Qingli's voice was so shrill it almost pierced the roof as she struggled desperately: "You beast! I'll kill you! I'll exterminate your entire family! I'll..."

"Snapped!"

Another slap, louder than the last.

Yu Qingli's cursing stopped abruptly, and she looked like a chicken with its neck being choked, her face turning red from her ears to her neck.

I don't know if it was from anger or embarrassment.

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