Chapter 322: Women Should Be Taught a Lesson
The next day!
An imperial edict spread throughout the world.
"Letter to All Peoples of the World"
[I think that since I started the war, I have been able to defeat all enemies with my soldiers and the unity of the generals. After five years of hard fighting, the world has finally been stabilized. Just when I wanted to take a break, it happened that all the ministers strongly recommended me every day, saying that I have a great reputation and can win people over with kindness, I have captured rebels and shown kindness, I have both virtue and righteousness, my achievements are greater than those of the ancients, my reputation will be passed down, and I have the qualities of a sage, filial piety and righteousness. It is right that I should ascend the throne and establish a new world.
I think I am of little virtue and talent, so I declined the position several times. However, the ministers recommended me three times, and I was afraid that you would be discouraged if I declined again. So I decided to establish a new system for me, the Shang Dynasty, and ascend the throne in the Huangming Palace. I named the country Da Shang, set the capital in Beijing, and was named Emperor Shang Yuan. It has been twenty-two years since the founding of the Shang Dynasty.
For 22 years, I have been working hard in all important military and national affairs, recruiting people and major administrative matters, and have never been tired or lazy. I have been working day and night to keep up with the great cause. Thanks to the unity of the monarch and his subjects, the people have lived up to their trust and have been able to survive.
However, after twenty-two years, I have been overworked and am feeling unwell. For the sake of the world, I will abdicate the throne to the Sixth Prince.
The Sixth Prince is extremely intelligent, virtuous, and loves the people. He is blessed by heaven. I hope all the ministers and soldiers will assist the new king to create a prosperous era and a sign of eternal prosperity. 】
A letter of abdication spread throughout the world. When the people heard it, they were all stunned, and many of them even burst into tears.
In fact, for ordinary people, they don’t know anything about the court policies. They only know that if the emperor makes their lives good, it is the emperor’s credit.
Over the past twenty years since the establishment of the Shang Dynasty, the people's living standards have improved significantly. There is no war and they can survive, which makes them very grateful to Emperor Yuan of Shang.
Now that Emperor Shang Yuan has suddenly abdicated, the people are panicking and fearing that this stable life will disappear.
Fortunately, an hour later, the new emperor's edict was announced to the world, calming the panic of the people.
The New Emperor's Enthronement Decree
【With the grace of heaven and the blessing of the gods, we have the foundation of the Shang Dynasty. The royal family of the previous dynasty was incompetent and the people suffered. The previous emperor knew the suffering of the people, so he led his troops to revolt, and received help from benevolent and righteous people, as well as talents in civil and military affairs. At the age of 15, he overthrew the previous dynasty.
The late emperor worked hard to govern the country, created great achievements, established the capital in Yanjing, established peace, laid the foundation for prosperity, and opened a sign of eternal prosperity. I have been deeply favored by the late emperor since I was a child, and now I have been abdicated by the late emperor to inherit the eternal cause.
I will personally work diligently and tirelessly, and I hope that the ministers who guard me will work tirelessly inside, and the loyal and brave men will sacrifice themselves outside, in order to revive the country. Change the country's name to "Chengshan", from the first year of Chengshan to the third year of Chengshan, all local taxes will be reduced by half, and a general amnesty will be granted to the whole country! This is decreed! 】
This edict instantly eliminated the people's panic and anxiety, and many people even began to sing praises to the new emperor.
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An Mansion.
After An Zisheng returned from the palace, he went straight to the study.
"Mr. Lin, the late emperor just mentioned his mausoleum to me. He plans to have all the concubines, except the new emperor's mother, go to the mausoleum to guard his tomb."
Lin Ye listened to An Zisheng's words, was silent for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face.
"The current Emperor Shang Yuan is actually someone I look up to."
"In fact, the wisdom of the late emperor is superior to mine, but he is the emperor and considers things from a different perspective than me."
An Zisheng also understood why Emperor Shang Yuan did this.
Emperor Shang Yuan must die.
As the new emperor, he does not want the existence of an emperor emeritus.
For Lin Ye, Emperor Shang Yuan is not dead, so he has to be on guard after all.
For other princes, as long as Emperor Shang Yuan is alive, they still have the opportunity to lay their hands on the throne.
Letting those concubines guard the mausoleum is for the consideration of the new emperor. If those concubines do not guard the mausoleum, they will all be the Supreme Concubine and the elders of the new emperor.
Out of filial piety, the new emperor would be wary of these imperial concubines. Most of these imperial concubines were the mothers of other princes. Keeping these imperial concubines in the capital would only cause fights between the princes.
Emperor Shang Yuan knew this, so he chose to die.
When he said those words to An Zisheng, he just wanted to let An Zisheng know that he wouldn't have to worry about the royal family's revenge in the future.
"What's going on with the Sixth Prince?"
Lin Ye did not participate in choosing which prince would ascend the throne; it was An Zisheng who made the choice.
"The Sixth Prince has the best character among all the princes, and his mother is of humble origin. Most importantly, the Sixth Prince did not have a good relationship with the late Emperor."
"The Sixth Prince has a bad relationship with Emperor Shang Yuan, but he has a good relationship right?" Lin Ye asked.
"The Sixth Prince was my student. I was responsible for teaching the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Sixth Prince."
An Zisheng was not a fool. The reason he chose the Sixth Prince was that the Sixth Prince was his student and that, compared to the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince who had prominent maternal backgrounds, the Sixth Prince had no maternal family support. The most important point was that the Sixth Prince had a softer personality.
At this point, he has to be a powerful minister even if he doesn't want to be one. The emperor he needs is a weak emperor.
"In fact, there is another most important reason, and this reason has something to do with you."
An Zisheng suddenly looked at Lin Ye with a gossipy look. Lin Ye frowned and said, "You are already over fifty years old. You don't think your expression is cute, do you?"
"Hehe, I heard that you have some relationship with the Thirteenth Princess. The Sixth Prince and the Thirteenth Princess are siblings."
Lin Ye: ...
"It was spread by the eunuch beside the late emperor. It is said that the Thirteenth Princess went to find you in person."
An Zisheng made a face and made a noise. If the court officials saw it, they would probably be shocked, because in their minds, Prime Minister An has always been a model of calmness.
No matter what big thing you encounter, you remain calm and composed, with a heart pounding but a face as calm as a lake.
This sentence is used to describe Prime Minister An.
Lin Ye rolled his eyes at An Zisheng, and then asked, "As the Prime Minister, don't worry about these things. How is the matter I asked you to find out going?"
Speaking of business, An Zisheng also put away his joking expression and said, "This is the detailed information of Zhenqing Sect."
An Zisheng handed Lin Ye a document, which contained all the information he had found about Zhenqing Sect.
"Look, I'm going to go take care of things first."
The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and An Zisheng had a lot of things to do. After An Zisheng left, Lin Ye just picked up the document to check it when he heard An Zisheng's exclamation outside the door, and then the door of the study was pushed open.
Liang Ziqing rushed in with an angry look on his face. Behind him, An Zisheng shouted anxiously, "Princess Thirteen, don't be impulsive," while closing the door.
Lin Ye's mouth twitched as he watched.
"Lin Ye, now you are satisfied, my father committed suicide!"
Liang Ziqing was very excited because just a moment ago, Emperor Shang Yuan committed suicide by taking poison in his bedroom.
"What, the late emperor is gone?"
An Zisheng, who had just closed the door, opened it again in an instant, looking a little dazed. Although he knew that Emperor Shang Yuan's fate was doomed, he did not expect that Emperor Shang Yuan would be so decisive.
After all, they have been king and his subject for more than 20 years. It is impossible to say that there is no emotional fluctuation.
"Please accept my condolences, Princess Thirteen. I will go to the palace first."
Emperor Shang Yuan committed suicide, and the palace must be in chaos at this moment. He must go to the palace to take charge.
call out!
Liang Ziqing drew a long sword from his waist and pointed it at Lin Ye.
This woman was blinded by anger.
Lin Ye was speechless. How could someone who was not even at the Jingzhe realm dare to draw his sword against a Martial Saint like him? He really didn't know where this courage came from.
"Put down your three swords, or I won't guarantee that your brother will be able to sit on the throne. If a new emperor is appointed, what do you think will be the fate of your brother and your mother?"
For this kind of woman, Lin Ye knew that no explanation would be of any use, and the best way was to hit her weak spot directly.
Liang Ziqing's hand holding the sword trembled.
“3!”
“2!”
“1!”
The moment Lin Ye shouted out the word, Liang Ziqing's hand loosened and the sword fell to the ground with a clang.
Hot tears fell from Liang Ziqing's eyes.
"Why, didn't you want to avenge your father? Now you don't want to do that. Doesn't it seem that in your eyes, your father is not as good as your brother and your mother?"
Lin Ye looked at Liang Ziqing with a mocking expression.
"That's not the case, you're mean!"
Liang Ziqing retorted loudly that her father was as important as her mother, but her father was already dead and she could not harm her mother and brother anymore.
If a new emperor were to be appointed now, no matter which of her brothers ascended the throne, he would never let his brother go, because the fact that his brother had been emperor, even for only one day, would be a thorn in the new emperor's heart.
Otherwise, why would my father commit suicide?
Liang Ziqing stared at Lin Ye hatefully. She knew she couldn't kill the man in front of her, and she didn't want to continue being ridiculed here, so she turned around, opened the door and was about to leave.
"Come as you like, leave as you like, do you think this is a vegetable market?"
Lin Ye's words made Liang Ziqing pause. He turned around and looked at Lin Ye coldly: "Why, do you want to kill me? Fine, do it."
"I won't kill you, but I let you go last time. But if I don't teach you a lesson this time, you really think I'm easy to talk to."
This woman needs to be taught a lesson.
"What are you going to do?"
Liang Ziqing was not afraid of death, but when she saw Lin Ye's eyes at this moment, she suddenly felt a little flustered. This look reminded her of the expression Lin Ye showed when she seduced him on the houseboat that day.
But Lin Ye was pretending that day.
"Since there are rumors outside that your brother was able to become emperor because of the relationship between you and me, then make this relationship a reality, otherwise I will suffer a loss."
Lin Ye raised his right hand, and Liang Ziqing flew towards him.
"Lin Ye, if you dare to use force, I will bite my tongue and commit suicide!"
"If you dare bite your tongue to commit suicide, I will kill your brother!"
Liang Ziqing: ...
After glaring at Lin Ye for a few seconds, Liang Ziqing suddenly felt a chill on her body. She was shocked to find that she had been placed on the bed and her outer clothes had been stripped off.
An Zisheng has a study room. Sometimes he would review documents until late at night, and in order not to disturb his wife's sleep, he would choose to sleep in the study room, so there is a bed in the study room.
"Lin Ye, you bastard, despicable..."
"Whether I am a bastard or not, you will know in a moment. I tell you, if you dare to commit suicide, your brother and your mother will be buried with you tomorrow. You are just a woman, and I don't believe that I can't cure you."
Liang Ziqing: ...
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Two hours later!
Lin Ye sat on the chair very contentedly and glanced at the woman who had collapsed on the bed.
Women need to be taught this lesson. Now be so quiet.
Thinking back on these two hours, Lin Ye couldn't help but sigh, this woman was indeed born with a seductive look. Although her movements in bed were rather unfamiliar and couldn't compare to Chen Xi's, the expression she revealed was extremely stimulating.
Lin Ye probably only has great self-control. If it were in the real world, other than the readers of Nine Lamps, other men would probably surrender as soon as they saw this expression. [If you have pictures, please post a video of Irene Wan's version of Daji being pushed down by King Zhou]
Liang Ziqing put on his clothes silently like a puppet, with a cold face from beginning to end. He didn't even look at Lin Ye. He picked up the sword that fell on the ground and walked out of the room .
Lin Ye looked at Liang Ziqing's departing back and smiled helplessly. This woman shouldn't commit suicide.
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Palace!
"Princess, do you really not need Chuncao to help you?"
Behind the screen, Chuncao looked worried. Her princess had taken a bath immediately after returning from Prime Minister An's residence to visit Lin Ye, and she didn't even allow Chuncao to wipe her body.
She was a little worried that something might have happened to her princess.
But now the princess’s brother, the Sixth Prince, is already the emperor, and the princess’s status is high, so what could go wrong?
"No need, Chuncao, put your clothes on the screen and then go out."
"But Princess..."
"I told you to go out."
After hearing her princess's cold words, Chuncao didn't dare to ask any more questions. She could only hang the princess's clothes on the screen, tiptoe out of the palace and close the door.
In the bathtub, Liang Ziqing looked at the bruises all over her body. These were caused by rubbing with her hands just now. She wanted to rub off the marks left by Lin Ye on her body, but she couldn't rub them off at all. Instead, she punctured her skin. Her skin, which was originally as delicate as a baby's, was rubbed dry.
Liang Ziqing just washed himself without any expression, as if he didn't feel the pain of his skin being punctured.
"Princess, the Sixth Emperor...his Majesty and Concubine Li are here and are waiting for you in the main hall."
The sudden voice of Chuncao coming from outside the door woke Liang Ziqing up from his daze.
"Got it. Please ask my brother to wait for me."
Liang Ziqing walked out of the wooden barrel, frowning, and felt pain all over her body. She then realized that her skin was already broken in many places.
Liang Ziqing endured the pain and put on his clothes, trying to make his posture as normal as possible, and walked towards the main hall in front.
"Royal sister, I heard from the maid that you just left the palace to look for Lin Ye?"
"Um."
Liang Ziqing felt a little better when he saw his brother and mother. At least there were still people who cared about him.
"Then...then..." The new emperor wanted to say something, but he hesitated as if he didn't know how to start.
"Qing'er, mother wants to ask you something. Go find Lin Ye. Is Lin Ye dissatisfied with your brother being the emperor?"
Hearing her mother's words, Liang Ziqing was stunned, then she looked at her brother. When she saw his expectant expression, she tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.
"No, he doesn't care who is the emperor."
"That's good." The new emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
Concubine Li on the side said, "How can it not matter who becomes the emperor? It must be your brother, Qing'er, since you know Lin Ye, you must have a good relationship with him. This is related to your brother's throne. Even though your father has passed the throne to your brother, the princes are not convinced, and your brother doesn't have many ministers supporting him in the court, so Lin Ye's attitude is very important."
Liang Ziqing had been holding back his tears, but this time he could no longer hold them back.
"Don't worry, he won't let anyone else ascend the throne." After saying this, Liang Ziqing turned around and said, "Mother, brother, I'm tired. I'm going to rest first. You can go back too."
"Qing'er, why are you..."
Concubine Li was a little confused, but the new emperor interrupted her.
"Mother, since my sister is tired, let her have a good rest. We will go first." The new emperor had a happy look on his face because he noticed something.
He was well aware of the bright red on his sister's neck. As a man, he knew very well what it meant.
Thinking about the relationship between his royal sister and Lin Ye, he was no longer afraid.
He has secured the throne.
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Lin Ye naturally didn't know what Liang Ziqing experienced after returning to the palace. At this moment, he had just finished reading the information about Zhen Qingzong, and his expression was a little solemn.
He finally understood why Taoism in the world respects the word "Qing" so much.
In the past, because of Qingfeng Temple, he didn't pay much attention to this sentence, but after understanding the strength of Zhenqing Sect, he had a deep understanding of this sentence.
