11.13 – Finally… had he managed to find the Boundary Master?

translator: xiin

editor: Macabre kF9dO3

Summer was nearing its end. Catching up with the last days of summer, the army was ready to set out again.

Their destination was the w.a.n.g Family in the North, a large family that had been prominent for generations, their line of inheritance continuing uninterrupted. Their people had been spread across the North since long ago, and even if they surrendered, it would be very difficult for Xue Ling to make a move against them. What's more, the w.a.n.g Family had no intention of establis.h.i.+ng positive relations.h.i.+ps with Xue Ling at all.

The terrain they occupied was in the North, and advantageous to them. The w.a.n.g Family seemed fearless, but Ying Sheng set out with a laugh and told Xue Ling that he was inviting him to watch a good show.

Xue Ling was not worried that there would be things he couldn't achieve. He simply helped him adjust his armor and told him, "I hope you can come back before the New Year." TW3Guj

Ying Sheng met his eyes, laughed, and bowed his head to kiss his forehead. "I will. When I come back, I will accompany you to see the Lantern Festival in the Capital."

Xue Ling was stunned for a moment, then recalled what he had said to the man on the fifteenth day of the New Year. He couldn't help laughing, and any lingering worries were thoroughly let go. "Good. I'll wait for you to return in triumph."

Ying Sheng's army set out towards the autumn wind, and Xue Ling also turned back to begin dealing with matters regarding the Shu King.

The Shu King had written to him to tell him that his royal mother was being well taken care of. He would bring the Empress Dowager with him to visit the Capital and see Xue Ling. Xue Ling had replied with a letter saying that they were warmly welcomed, then turned around and laid down orders through Mu Ge. As soon as the Shu King entered the Capital, he would bring his people to seize him as quickly as possible. uwjkND

Xue Ling had already prepared charges for him as well as Deng s.h.i.+, and would not let them go so easily. Under normal circ.u.mstances, if they did not intentionally jump up in front of him, Xue Ling would have been too lazy to deal with them. Only this time, the Deng Family had left their brains behind when they fled in such a hurry, and believed that Xue Ling was still the same Emperor from the past that they could manipulate. They thought that he had only returned to power thanks to Ying Sheng's support, and were now in a hurry to come back and take control once more.

Xue Ling was ready to charge Deng s.h.i.+ and the Shu King with the crime of poisoning the former Emperor. Once this charge was carried out, the entire Deng Family and all nine generations would be implicated and executed, their properties confiscated. The Shu King would also have to die; unfortunately, he was an Imperial Uncle, and Xue Ling had no way to condemn his entire family to death together.

After making the preparations to deal with these two people, the trajectory of this world had already been thoroughly adjusted.

Li Yuan's life was very busy now, but everything he did was practical and useful. After successfully putting his ideas into practice one by one, he finally understood why he had felt empty and disconnected from reality when he had been with Ji Ronghan. It was probably because Ji Ronghan had only considered himself, and not the people of the kingdom. Aotd4Y

The people who lived in the Capital were more intimately aware of what changes the Emperor had brought to their lives. Based on this year's policies, the common people had surplus food by the end of the year, and on several occasions, they felt proud when they discussed the Emperor - even if he was a ger.

The common people did not care about the ident.i.ty and status of the person at the top. As long as they brought positive changes to their lives and made the kingdom more prosperous, they would consider them to be wise rulers, and such rulers were worthy of their respect and support.

Xue Ling prevented the collapse of Xue Kingdom by eliminating its root cause. He even found a small child from the royal lineage and began to train him as the next Emperor. The imperial clan had never lacked for children, and Xue Ling had decided on this boy at a glance. He brought him into the palace and immediately gave him the position of Crown Prince. Despite the courtiers' objections, he directly added him into the Royal Family's genealogy, changed his name, and had him marked down as his child.