Chapter 907: Resorting to Some Means

The attention of Queen Inhyeon and those with her was suddenly drawn to Liu Zheng.

Success comes from political power, and failure comes from political power.

This statement has already made things very clear.

The Southern Faction cannot govern the country.

And they certainly cannot govern the current Li Dynasty.

They are not even as good as the Westerner Party.

On this point, Liu Zheng is absolutely certain.

Soon, the Li Dynasty will fall into chaos under the governance of the Southern Faction, not to mention that Wa pirates are currently wreaking havoc among the people at the borders.

However.

Liu Zheng needs to accelerate.

Because there is not much time left for him.

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Why?

It is already the month of May, and Xie Tianyao's health must be deteriorating day by day. Liu Zheng must rush back as soon as possible; otherwise, if Longyan falls into great chaos, he fears Xie Chan will not be able to hold on alone. At this historical juncture, he does not wish for Longyan to be in chaos. Peter I has already begun to rise, the Ottoman Empire is reintegrating its vital forces, and France and Britain have both begun to rise. If Longyan falls into internal strife at this time, it will not only be the common people who suffer, but the status of the great power will also be in jeopardy.

Accelerate.

Queen Inhyeon took a deep breath: "Vice Minister Liu, how do you intend to arrange this?"

He must go back.

Only by his return can the bloodshed be reduced.

Over the next few days, Li Hang, Zhang Xuan, and the rest of the Southern Faction still had not recovered their momentum. While they were getting carried away, they had no idea how many chaotic messes the current Li Dynasty had that needed them to clean up.

On this side, Liu Zheng directly took a large sum of money from Liu Dong.

How to arrange it?

It is very simple.

Inspection!

That is right.

What are you doing?

Disaster relief!

If Queen Inhyeon was just putting on a show at the beginning, after walking for a few days, she truly began to immerse herself in this work of observing the people's hardships.

Has the Li Dynasty already reached this point?

Liu Zheng's idea was to use his own money to establish a "Charity Fund" for Queen Inhyeon, allowing her to engage in charitable work and thereby gain more support in terms of public sentiment. This idea was very bold, and the people of the Min Family did not agree at first. But Queen Inhyeon decisively decided that this plan was feasible, and regardless of whether she might be in danger, from this day on, she would wake up early every morning, get into a horse carriage, and begin to patrol everywhere. Although she no longer held the status of Queen, who among the common people did not know who she was?

At this time, the Li Dynasty was in the midst of war, and the people were living in misery. Hancheng was fine, as it was the capital after all, but once one left Hancheng, one would discover that the people were living in unbearable suffering, unable to even fill their stomachs.

Tragic!

Queen Inhyeon's heart ached more and more.

With tear-filled eyes, she looked at those people who were barely clothed and destitute. Because of the war, refugees were running everywhere, beggars along the road were as numerous as crucian carp in a river, and the people who had starved to death by the roadside were enough to make one vomit, yet there was no one who could help them collect the corpses.

Miserable!

"Long live the Empress!"

"The Queen is truly a living Bodhisattva, a living Bodhisattva!"

Is this still the Li Dynasty? They lived in luxury in the palace every day; who could have known that the King's realm had become like this?

"Your Highness!"

Everywhere she went, it was the same.

Queen Inhyeon's reputation was elevated once again.

Queen Inhyeon began to distribute porridge to these people. The commoners and the masses were immediately moved to tears, and when she left, they all knelt along the road, calling her name.

Inside the horse carriage, Queen Inhyeon took a deep breath and gently wiped away her tears.

At first, the people of the Min Family were still worried about this. But unexpectedly, while there were many who came to assassinate Inhyeon, there were even more who protected her. Along the way, the people who saw what Queen Inhyeon had done spontaneously organized a team of young and able-bodied men specifically responsible for protecting Queen Inhyeon! The young righteous man leading this team was named Zhao Keliang (this person is recorded in history and was later killed by the Southern Faction).

Queen Inhyeon traveled further and further.

Of course.

While on the road, she would always encounter people who came to assassinate her.

At this moment.

In the Hancheng palace.

Her reputation also spread further and further.

A group of her subordinates nearby burst into loud laughter.

"Just a deathbed struggle!"

Zhang Yuzhen, who had already succeeded in becoming the Consort, wore attire that had become countless times more luxurious than before.

She looked at the letter in her hand and sneered coldly: "This Inhyeon really does not accept her fate!"

"They all think that the Westerners are just wasting their efforts."

"Hahahaha!"

"The Consort is honored because of her son; with the Crown Prince, who else could possibly turn things around?"

Zhang Yuzhen was very satisfied hearing this. After laughing for a while, her expression turned extremely cold: "We must still send people to find a way to get rid of her completely! I don't know why, but for the past few days, I dream of this bitch every night! What do Minister Li and Minister Zhang say?"

Zhang Yuzhen said indifferently: "No matter where the King goes every day, you must report it to me truthfully, do you hear me?"

"As you command!"

The group burst into thunderous laughter.

"Additionally."

Having finally ascended to the position of Queen, she absolutely could not let go easily. She still believed in her own charm and that she could easily captivate Li Tun, but after all, she had just given birth to a child. She looked distressfully at her somewhat sagging abdomen; how many days had it been since the King had come to see her? How many days had it been since he had favored her?

And at this moment.

A group of people roared their agreement.

Zhang Yuzhen then slowly closed her eyes.

These people were all officials left behind by the Westerner Party after Min Weizhong died.

Why did Li Tun not wipe them all out? It was actually quite simple: the Westerner Party had controlled the government for so many years, occupying countless official positions, both high and low, throughout the ranks. In other words, these people were the pillars of the Li Dynasty's court. If he truly wanted to drive them all out, there was no doubt that the Li Dynasty's court would be paralyzed.

A certain residence in Hancheng.

A group of old and young men wearing the official robes of the Li Dynasty had already gathered together.

At this time, they were gathered here naturally because they had heard about Queen Inhyeon striving to win the hearts of the people.

"Gentlemen, let us all hear your thoughts."

Therefore, except for a few people of the same rank as Min Weizhong who suffered heavy blows, these pillar officials actually remained in the court.

However.

"Lord Liang, the Queen is sending us a message."

"Indeed! It seems Her Majesty the Queen still has the intention to return to the Middle Palace!"

An elderly man who looked relatively aged said indifferently.

The crowd immediately began to discuss it, and the scene became noisy.

The group of people spoke all at once, each with their own opinions.

After they had argued for a while, that Lord Liang chuckled and said: "Gentlemen, do you really think it is that difficult? As long as we, these people, play a few tricks in the coming period, what ability do those of the Southern Faction have? Hmm? Can they memorize the City Defense Map? Can they understand this year's fiscal revenue and expenditure?"

"It is just that in the current situation, we must all keep our tails tucked."

"It is difficult!"

The entire room suddenly fell silent.

He became more and more agitated as he spoke.

"How much grain and fodder should go to the front lines, and how much should be distributed—can they even figure that out!"

Play a few tricks?

This meant that...

These people were going to go through the motions without putting in any real effort?