Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 328: Five-year agreement, all officials kowtow, the King of Han returns the favor, and the Han Kingdom reforms!

Wang Shisanlang threw down the tattered sword case, and there was almost no flesh left on the palm of his right hand.

Looking at the direction of the torrent of sword light.

There was a look of guilt in his eyes.

"King Han, I admit your greatness! But not all greatness will succeed."

"Since I have been entrusted with this task, I must complete it."

Countless sword lights enveloped Liu Hong.

This sword contains Si Gu Jian's twenty years of skills, and one sword is enough to wipe out thousands of soldiers.

Cheng Jushu's eyes were red, and he gathered all his energy, trying to rescue Liu Hong from the torrent of sword energy.

"No!"

However, under the fierce sword energy, Cheng Jushu's head was broken and bleeding.

It still couldn't stop the torrent of sword energy from impacting Liu Hong's body.

In the end, Cheng Jushu knelt on the ground and cried a lot.

He did not fulfill his promise to his brothers, nor did he protect the King of Han.

Wang Shisanlang shook his head. Even if Liu Hong was carrying the sword box in his prime, he would die if he was not careful, let alone now.

He raised his legs and prepared to leave.

As long as he wants to leave, no one below the rank of Grand Master can stop him.

The torrent of sword energy gradually subsided, and the entire courtyard turned into ruins, having only endured a tiny amount of sword energy.

Liu Hong's lazy voice rang out among the ruins.

"So you are a knight, aren't you? Why are you talking about those things about worrying about the country and the people?"

"By the way, didn't the Grand Master behind you tell you that I reached an alliance with the temple messenger?"

Shisan Wang looked at the intact King of Han, Liu Hong, in disbelief.

The temple messenger stood in front of Liu Hong, the iron stick in his hand turned into powder, and golden blood flowed on his body.

This is a bit similar to Ku He's blood.

However, Ku He was in the Vajra Body state, and his blood was dyed golden by the true Qi.

What the temple messenger left behind was just engine oil.

Liu Hong raised his hands and looked at the bewildered Wang Shisanlang with a faint smile.

He is not a fool. How could he let the temple messenger get away with such a good weapon? That's why he set a five-year deadline.

Five years later, he led an army to attack Qing.

Capture Wu Zhu and Fan Xian alive and have the temple messenger bring them back to the temple.

Wang Shisanlang's expression gradually became serious.

Fan Xian didn't tell him that there was a grandmaster standing behind Liu Hong?
The four great masters in the world, plus Liu Hong, make a total of five great masters.

These five people standing at the top of the world are tacitly concealing the news of the temple.

It seems that the temple only needs to be high up and there is no need to reveal any traces or appear in the eyes of the world.

The temple messenger did not glance at Wang Shisanlang, and his eyes showed a human-like look of doubt.

"You knew I would save you?"

Liu Hong casually brushed off the dust on his body and grinned.

"Of course! I am very important to the temple now. If I die, you alone will not be able to bring back Wu Zhu and Fan Xian."

Liu Hong could have gotten away with it.

But he didn't, he needed the temple messenger to take the blow and be seriously injured again.

The temple messenger showed a look of realization.

Fortunately, he is a robot without emotions, and the only instructions were to bring back Wu Zhu and Fan Xian.

If an ordinary person was used like this by Liu Hong, he would probably be furious.

The temple messenger seemed to understand something and walked towards Wang Shisanlang.

"The temple will activate all the messengers. In five years, not only will Wu Zhu and Fan Xian be brought back, but your Han Kingdom will also be destroyed."

Wang Shisanlang's hair stood up all over his body, but the temple messenger did not attack him. Instead, he walked towards the ruins of Dadong Mountain.

He needs to heal again.

There was a trace of confusion in Cheng Jushu's eyes. He didn't understand why the temple messenger said this.

Only Liu Hong had a gloomy look and did not say anything else to the temple messenger.

Now that the Han system has been established and ideas have begun to germinate, the next step is to allow the craftsmanship of the three major workshops in the Neiku to be nationalized and spread throughout the Han state.

This is to change the Han State's backward thinking and backward productivity.

Thoughts, temples can be left alone.

However, with the improvement of productivity and the development of science and technology, the temple will try every means to stifle the development of science and technology, just like Ye Qingmei did back then.

But it’s different from Ye Qingmei.

Liu Hong was already a grandmaster and a founding monarch, and he could rely on his prestige in the Han State.

Gradually promote the development of productivity and let the Three People's Thought spread throughout the Han Dynasty and even the world!

Liu Hong stretched, pointed at Wang Shisanlang, and spoke slowly.

"I won't kill you this time, but I will ask you to tell Si Gu Jian that either Dongyi City will belong to the Han Kingdom or else."

"Either I wait until my strength recovers, risk getting seriously injured again, and go to Dongyi City to kill Si Gu Jian!"

Wang Shisanlang's whole body was cold, and his voice changed a little as he looked at the King of Han in front of him.

"I have already left Dongyi City. What I did has nothing to do with Dongyi City."

Liu Hong laughed, and even Cheng Jushu, who was usually taciturn, laughed.

It doesn’t matter whether we are related or not!

What’s important is that a former disciple of Jianlu in Dongyi City took Si Gu Jian’s sword case and assassinated the King of Han!

It would be fine if the assassination was successful, but the problem is that it was not.

It was because Si Gu Jian and Ye Liuyun exchanged injuries that it would take at least one or two years to recover from their injuries, and at least five years to regain their strength.

What Liu Hong bullied was that in the past five years, there was no grandmaster in his prime to rule Dongyi City.

"Dongyi City should take its time to think about the treaty!"

The personal guards regrouped and the King of Han's carriage was ready again.

"Go back to Kyoto! The princess of Northern Qi from Qianlong Bay has probably arrived in Kyoto. I will marry her as my concubine."

Liu Hong's calm tone caused some waves at this moment.

It was promised that the Grand Princess of Northern Qi would be released within three years.

As a result, three years passed, and then another three years. Now it has been ten years.

The eldest princess of Northern Qi was turned from a young girl of marriageable age into an older leftover woman.

To be honest, Liu Hong still felt very guilty towards the Grand Princess of Northern Qi.

He was so busy dealing with the power struggle that he forgot about the eldest princess.

The people below saw that he did not show any reaction. Although they treated the Princess of Northern Qi with delicious food and drinks, they gritted their teeth and refused to let her go.

Wang Shisanlang's heart sank when he heard Liu Hong's words.

Ku He was stabbed in the back by Liu Hong and was seriously injured. He was dying and watched the grandmaster's body linger on.

This is a well-known thing.

Now Liu Hong is shameless again and wants to marry the long-lost princess of Northern Qi.

She was also given the title of noble concubine, implying that the Northern Qi royal family, the descendants of the King of Han and the Northern Qi royal family might also become the next emperor of Han.

This was a naked gesture of goodwill to weaken the resistance of the Northern Qi forces.

What's more, the Northern Qi Emperor Zhan Doudou and the Imperial Concubine Si Lili have been together for almost ten years, but they have no children.

The power of the court is already unstable, otherwise Uesugi Tora would not have been so relaxed as to lead his troops from Langya County to Dadong Mountain.

Wang Shisanlang gritted his teeth and suddenly drew his sword.

A dazzling sword light flashed and stabbed towards Liu Hong's back.

Liu Hong grabbed Wang Shisanlang's sword with an indifferent expression.

"Have you run out of tricks? After all, you are not a grandmaster, you can't hurt me at all!"

With a slight force of his palm, the sword instantly exploded into pieces, as if it had spirituality and penetrated into Wang Shisanlang's body.

Wang Shisanlang wanted to escape, but the fragments of the sword blocked all his retreat routes.

"Hiss..."

The fragments pierced into Wang Shisanlang's body, pinning him to the ground, preventing him from moving any further.

Liu Hong retracted his gaze and sat back in the carriage.

So what if it’s a weak period?
Without the grandmaster's trump card, this group of ninth-grade warriors could not hurt Liu Hong at all.

This is the gap in the essence of life, just one step, like a chasm, difficult to cross.

Among the four great masters, Si Gu Jian has already used his trump card.

Now let’s look at the other three.

However, it obviously does not look like a killing technique, otherwise the four of them should have discussed it long ago and taken advantage of Liu Hong's weakness to kill the youngest grandmaster.

Wang Shisanlang was bleeding all over the ground, his voice was weak but firm.

"King Han, if you don't kill me, you will regret it! One day, I will break through to become a Grandmaster and come back to assassinate you."

Liu Hong didn't even raise his eyes.

"Really? Then I'll give you some time to catch up, until you can no longer see me!"

"Perhaps after you break through to the Grandmaster level, not only will you not kill me, you will actually fight for me!"

Wang Shisanlang was like a dead fish, stuck to the ground and unable to move.

I could only watch Liu Hong leave.

Liu Fei ran to Liu Hong's carriage, his eyes revealing great longing.

"Father, I also want to become a Grandmaster like you."

Liu Hong pinched Liu Fei's cheeks and laughed, his eyes deep and far-reaching.

"Then you have to work hard! This will be the best of times, and the worst of times."

Liu Hong could sense that Emperor Qing, who was far away in Qing Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River, seemed to be unable to control his overbearing inner energy.

Even if he could still maintain the realm of a grandmaster, he no longer had the ability to absorb the true energy of heaven and earth as recklessly as he did in the past and use it for his own benefit.

The concentration of true Qi in the world is slowly increasing.

Maybe one day, someone will be able to break through to become a grandmaster.

"Five years..."

Liu Hong held Liu Fei in his arms and passed through more than ten states and counties on the Dongshan Road, and he sighed softly.

He had tried his best, but in the end he could only delay the Han Kingdom for five years.

Shazhou, together with Kyoto and Andong, is the only way to go.

After hearing Liu Hong's arrival, they surrendered.

The prefect of Shazhou and the county lieutenant tied their own hands and feet, awaiting the trial of the King of Han.

The Shazhou navy split into two parts, one of which surrendered under the leadership of the county lieutenant.

Some of them rushed towards Qing State in the south of the Yangtze River through the Yangtze River.

King Liu Hong of Han has been too harsh on the aristocratic families. Now that the world is still unsettled, they still have a choice. Perhaps it would be a good idea to join their old master, Emperor Qing.

Liu Hong did not treat the surrendered prefects and county lieutenants too harshly.

First, let them go to the Military Academy to roughly accept the Han country's ideas, and then study in Guo Baokun's Han Min Party for a period of time, and then they can be transferred to other places.

After all, they were the first group of Qing forces to surrender when the Han Kingdom was first established.

Liu Hong also had to make a certain statement, which could be said to be a concession. As long as these aristocratic families did not hinder Liu Hong's national policy, they could still take root in the Han State.

Liu Fei looked around along the way, his eyes becoming more and more interested.

I saw a magnificent city wall.

We have arrived in Kyoto!

Lin Ruofu, dressed in the prime minister's attire, came with the six ministers to meet the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Hong, the King of Han. Liu Hong burst into laughter when he saw Lin Ruofu, who was in his sixties and still in good shape.

"Prime Minister Lin, how does it feel to be back as Prime Minister?"

Lin Ruofu smiled, gently stroked the badge of the Prime Minister on his chest, and sighed softly.

"It feels like a lifetime ago!"

Liu Hong and Emperor Qing were both emperors with great talents and strategies.

Lin Ruofu could not have imagined that Liu Hong would actually restore the prime minister system that had been abolished for ten years in Qing Kingdom, and even set up a chief minister in the cabinet.

Let the prime minister's power go further.

It can be said that if the emperor is incompetent, the prime minister will be the second in command of the Han Dynasty and the executive vice emperor.

Liu Hong and Lin Ruofu looked at each other.

There was no confrontation between the imperial power and the power of the prime ministers in history.

Lin Ruofu seemed to understand Liu Hong's intentions, but he just couldn't grasp them.

He was the last prime minister of the Qing Kingdom, who enjoyed great prestige throughout the world. He was once a member of a prominent family and a representative of the power of the prime minister.

He was a commoner prime minister who emerged from a wealthy family.

Liu Hong could have given him the position of a top-ranking imperial teacher, just like Emperor Qing, and placed Lin Ruofu on a high pedestal.

But Liu Hong did not do so. Instead, he gave real power to Lin Ruofu and made him the Prime Minister of the Han Kingdom.

Lin Ruofu stroked his already gray beard, looked at Liu Hong who was in his prime, and couldn't help but sigh.

"King of Han! I am already old, I am afraid I can't help you for a few more years."

The three major workshops of Neiku continued to expand production in the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty's system continued to restrict the power of the aristocratic families.

The reason why Liu Hong and the noble families in the territory can still maintain a peaceful attitude.

It’s all thanks to Lin Ruofu, Guo Youzhi, and Huang Ming, the lubricants.

Liu Hong held Lin Ruofu's hand tightly with a sincere smile on his face.

"That's enough, Prime Minister Lin. You coming to help me is the greatest help to me."

Lin Ruofu also laughed heartily.

"The King of Han is still young, why bother to say such sentimental words? Now that the Han Kingdom has just been established, it is not peaceful at all!"

Liu Hong also laughed, handed Liu Fei to Cao, and asked his personal guards to take him into the palace.

Lin Ruofu, along with the six ministers, followed Liu Hong and slowly walked towards the palace.

This will be the first grand court meeting of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Hong sat high on the throne of the former Emperor Qing, watching the consumption of hundreds of officials.

The civil officials were headed by Lin Ruofu, Zhang Liang and Versace.

The military generals are headed by Han Xin, Er Gouzi and Cheng Jushu.

There is also the propaganda department, Ji Xin, and Guo Baokun.

The power of the royal family, Li Chengqian and Li Chengze.

Hong Zhu looked at the court of the United States, which was full of talented people, and his eyes became moist.

"If you have something to do, start the show, if nothing happens, leave the court!"

Liu Hong sacrificed too much for today, even his eldest son Liu Ying and Fan Ruoruo were trapped in the Jiangnan Qing Kingdom.

Han Xin threw his robe behind him and saluted with his fists.

"King of Han! Now our Han Dynasty controls Qianlong Bay, Dingzhou in Xiliang Road, seven counties in the capital area of ​​Jingdu Road, Shazhou, Dongshan Road, and Jiangbei Road."

"Although the King of Han is the best in the world in terms of civil and military achievements, it still cannot change the weak national strength of the Han State, since the national policy of 10% tax has been determined."

"In order to conquer Qing in the south, Qi in the north, and Dongyi City in the east! Please ask the King of Han to reform!"

Behind Han Xin, General Er Gouzi and the generals from all directions knelt down and shouted in unison.

"Please ask the King of Han to reform the law!"

The only way is to reform and work hard to govern!
By utilizing the advanced productivity of the three major workshops, the entire Han State was transformed and its military capabilities were improved.

Use the Three People's Thought to rectify the administration of officials, expand the ruling base of small and medium-sized landlords, manual workers, and small merchants, and educate the people.

Only by making full use of both ideology and technology and implementing a policy of elite troops could the Han Dynasty's national strength be rapidly enhanced.

There was some unrest among the civil servants group headed by Lin Ruofu.

The Minister of Personnel Zhang Liang had a gloomy look in his eyes and wanted to speak up to dissuade him.

Once the reform is implemented, perhaps even the temple will change its attitude of support and become the opposite of Liu Hong.

This was another heavy blow to the emerging Han State.

But Zhang Liang just couldn't say it.

Liu Hong has been patient for ten years for this moment. Is he afraid that the temple will stop him and stop the reform that everyone is united in?
Lin Ruofu pondered for a while, slowly bowed, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Please ask the King of Han to reform the law!"

The civil servants behind the scenes spoke up one after another.

Since Liu Hong wanted to establish an unprecedented dynasty, he should take advantage of the founding of the country, when the Han Kingdom still had no heavy burdens, and bravely strike at himself.

Liu Hong looked at the civil and military officials who all supported the reform, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

The power of aristocratic families is restricted, and the national policy is to impose a maximum tax of one-tenth of the water.

If you want to quickly improve the strength of the Han State, you have to reform!

By stimulating the people's enthusiasm for production, the circulation of products and the improvement of military equipment levels.

Take another path and push the Han State towards becoming a powerful country!

Liu Hong suppressed the smile on his face and spoke in a deep voice.

"Everyone, do you know that once the reform begins, the countries will not accumulate strength and will immediately strangle the Han Kingdom."

Under the prestige of the temple, even though the temple messenger was seriously injured, the other three robots were waiting to be activated.

He can also make use of his own reputation and the fear of great masters such as Emperor Qing.

Crazy attack on the newly born Han Kingdom.

By that time, the Han State would be engulfed in war, the domestic military strength would be weak, and the aristocratic families would take the opportunity to rebel.

Lin Ruofu stroked his beard gently, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Know!"

Liu Hong nodded and continued to ask questions.

"You all know that the territory of our Han country now connects to the Western Hu, Northern Qi, Eastern Yi, and Southern Qing. It can be called a place of four wars."

"Once any strategic location is lost, the Han Kingdom will be divided into two or even several enclaves."

Han Xin stood up and spoke in a deep voice.

"I know! But we soldiers will not watch this happen. Even if a great general like me personally takes the lead, we will not let the Han Kingdom become an enclave."

Liu Hong's eyes became much more serious and he continued to ask questions.

"You all know that once the reform is carried out in depth, you may also become one of the victims of the reform."

The court fell into silence.

This is the revolution...

The Minister of Works Xiao He stood up, glanced at the silent civil and military officials, and laughed out loud.

"King of Han! If such a day really comes, then we'll talk about it. If not, hang my head on the gate of Kyoto to declare your determination to reform."

Liu Hong looked at Xiao He, whom he seldom met, and his eyes were somewhat touched, but he shook his head.

"You are just the Minister of Industry. I'm afraid that the lives of the cabinet members are not enough to deter them."

Er Gouzi stood up with a reminiscent smile on his face.

"King of Han! What about adding a General of Chariots and Cavalry?"

Liu Hong looked a little surprised.

Ergouzi had many wives and concubines, and the craftsmen of the Hanging Temple were reluctant to give him silver and grain.

He also questioned himself many times for not rebelling.

Now Ergouzi dares to use his own life as a bargaining chip for reform?

Er Gouzi looked at Liu Hong, whose face was rosy, with a smile full of pride. He looked at all the officials in the court and spoke loudly.

"Everyone! To be honest, I don't understand why the reform is necessary, and what the Three People's Thoughts are about. I am just a gangster, a rough guy."

"To be honest, if it weren't for the promotion of the King of Han, I would probably still be a gangster, muddleheaded and doing nothing every day."

All the civil and military officials laughed out loud. There was no sarcasm in their laughter, only goodwill.

Er Gouzi's mouth corners slightly raised.

"But I am willing to sacrifice my life and all my wealth for the King of Han!"

"The King of Han has done enough for us. It's time for me to repay him. I also have a selfish motive. This is not for the King of Han, but for my elder brother!"

The laughter stopped abruptly, and countless eyes fell on Ergouzi, examining, probing, and doubting him.

Er Gouzi faced it calmly, and responded to all the civil and military officials with the word "calm".

Liu Hong sighed softly and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could understand.

"Er Gouzi..."

Lin Ruofu laughed.

"Since you young people dare to sacrifice your lives and start a reform, then I, an old man, will go crazy with you."

Countless civil and military officials knelt down again.

The voice was extremely loud and firm.

"Please ask the King of Han to reform the law!"

There was Huang Ming, the Minister of War who restored order, He Kuang, the Minister of Punishment, and Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Rites...

There are Er Gouzi, Fatty Lu, and Cheng Jushu who accompanied Liu Hong in building his empire...

There are people who truly understand the benefits of reform, such as Han Xin, Zhang Liang, Xiao He...

There are also Versace and Guo Baokun who have gone through hardships but still remain true to their original aspirations...

These people are closely united by their gratitude to Liu Hong, his personal charm, prestige and ideals.

He supported Liu Hong and launched a vigorous reform in the Han Dynasty.

Every official has, more or less, had some grand ideal of serving the country and the people and creating a peaceful and prosperous era for the world.

Under the generous and resolute monarch Liu Hong.

It chose a different path from previous feudal dynasties.

No one knows whether this road is suitable to continue, but at least at this moment, they are not doing it for themselves.

He was the King of Han who was willing to give up everything to carry out reforms.

They are the people who are full of beautiful hope for life.

Liu Hong glanced at everyone and felt a little sad.

He slowly stood up and bowed deeply to the civil and military officials.

"Thank you for your support, even if some of you don't understand why the reform is needed, you are willing to support me."

"In that case, I declare in the name of the King of Han that the Han Kingdom will begin to reform!"

"Split it up and expand the three major workshops in the inner treasury! Important industries such as ironware production and salt will be handed over to the Ministry of Industry, and factories will be set up."

"The technology of making colored glaze, cloth and other daily necessities will be made public to the public. The public will be allowed to set up factories and compete freely under the macro-control of the Han State."

"In the prefectures and counties, we will set up public opinion assemblies on a large scale, with farmers, workers, merchants, landlords, officials and soldiers, five major classes, jointly supervising the progress of the reform. The opinions of the public opinion assemblies at all levels will be uniformly submitted to the cabinet for handling, and prefecture and county officials will have no right to interfere."

"Encourage the people of Han to grow food. Farmers who are good at growing food can be promoted to agricultural envoys of various levels at the discretion of the government, enjoying the treatment of the third to ninth ranks. The decision will be made by the cabinet!"

"Encourage the manufacture of weapons and civilian production technology. Those who have made some progress can be promoted to scientific research envoys, with the same treatment as agricultural envoys."

Liu Hong finished talking about the content of the reform in a series.

He said it almost in one breath, without any hesitation.

Obviously, he had prepared these words for a long, long time... so long that Liu Hong didn't even know when he had memorized the content of the reform.

All the civil and military officials spoke in unison.

"I will follow the orders of the King of Han!"

Everyone understood that after the King of Han returned to Beijing.

A vigorous reform of the Han Dynasty is about to begin in full swing.

(End of this chapter)