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

Liu Hong also laughed and walked towards the harem holding Sang Wen.

A night of tenderness, but not until the morning.

Liu Hong quickly got up and dragged his somewhat tired body towards the imperial study.

Today's grand court meeting will arrange a new round of official appointments for the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Liang, the cabinet's temporary prime minister and concurrently the Minister of Personnel, has probably been waiting in the imperial study for a long time.

When Zhang Liang saw Liu Hong, he bowed respectfully.

"His Majesty!"

"Okay, we are all old acquaintances. You followed me when I was Pei Bo. You don't have to be so humble now."

Liu Hong interrupted Zhang Liang with a smile and seemed to be in a good mood.

Zhang Liang nodded and handed over the list of new cabinet members.

The Minister of Revenue was Fan Sizhe, the Minister of Personnel was Yu Ping, the Minister of War was Ji Xin, the Minister of Rites was Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Punishments was Shi Chanli, and the Minister of Works was Xiao He.

The main members remain unchanged.

But Zhang Liang removed He Kuang, the Minister of Justice, and replaced him with Shi Chanli.

Lin Ruofu was seriously ill and in critical condition, and Huang Ming was also sick in bed, and now it was taken down again.

Of the former old ministers of the Qing Kingdom, only Guo Youzhi was left, who had been in prison for ten years and was almost isolated from the world.

The Han Dynasty's loyalists faction firmly held the upper hand.

When Liu Hong saw the list, he immediately understood what Zhang Liang wanted to do.

He deepened the reform comprehensively and left no aristocratic families in the Han State alive.

Either die, or go to the north and beg for food under the Northern Qi clan, or become a submissive citizen of the Han Kingdom.

Liu Hong nodded slightly and showed approval to Zhang Liang.

Lin Ruofu's reform philosophy is balance.

Zhang Liang’s reform philosophy was stability.

Although he was just the chief strategist who had followed him for a long time, Zhang Liang had already mastered the art of understanding the emperor's intentions.

Liu Hong glanced at Zhang Liang and spoke with interest.

"What about the former Minister of Justice? How do you plan for that?"

Zhang Liang spoke without hesitation.

"Transfer to the post of Governor of Kyoto, retain the honor of being a member of the cabinet, and supervise the affairs of the Ministry of Industry."

"Now Xiao He is in charge of the logistics of the world's army in Jiangbei Road. We can't let the cabinet handle all the matters of the Ministry of Works one by one."

Liu Hong nodded and thought for a while.

"What's more, he was given the title of Marquis of Ningzhou, with a fief of 500 households, which can be regarded as compensation for removing the decision-making level."

Before, as a member of the cabinet and in charge of the Ministry of Justice, he controlled the judicial and law enforcement powers of the Han State and could even interfere in major affairs of the Han State.

Now that the new cabinet has been formed, appropriate compensation must be made, even if it is inappropriate.

Zhang Liang had no objection and put away the memorial.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. Si Gu Jian, who originally lived in seclusion in Jian Lu, has now settled down in Kyoto."

Liu Hong was silent for a while and clenched his palms slightly.

"This is as it should be. Si Gu Jian dared to give his heart to Fan Xian, so he must explain something to me."

Dongyi City is the most suitable soil for reform. It can still maintain the administrative power of the autonomous region and select the content of the reform to implement.

It was all because Liu Hong gave face to Si Gu Jian.

As a result, Si Gu Jian's Grandmaster level dropped significantly and he even became blind.

He even gave a sword heart to Fan Xian.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong felt quite helpless.

The legacy left by Ye Qingmei is too rich.

Liu Hong only took half of it, and now he has almost unified the world.

Ye Qingmei’s connections in the world, her relationship with the four great masters, Wu Zhu’s protection, and she is the shopkeeper of Qing Yu Tang.

The loyal navy of the three major naval divisions, the loyal craftsmen of the three major workshops of the inner treasury, and so on.

In addition, there is support from derivative products like Prince Jing and the Fan family.

Liu Hong was sometimes very curious about how Fan Xian could play such a good hand so badly.

If Liu Hong had traveled through time to Fan Xian's body, he wouldn't have been a bandit at the beginning and would have been eliminated before the first chapter.

Instead, he came directly to Kyoto and slapped Emperor Qing in the face. He wanted the position of emperor.

"Let Si Gu Jian enter the palace during the grand court meeting."

Liu Hong was not worried that Si Gu Jian would suddenly attack and assassinate the important officials of the Han Dynasty.

Now Si Gu Jian has fallen from the level of a grandmaster, and the sword heart has been given to Fan Xian. It can be said that only one tenth of his strength remains.

If he dared to make a move, Liu Hong would slap him to death.

Zhang Liang nodded and walked towards the main hall of Weiyang Palace.

Liu Hong's expression became erratic, and his aura covered every corner of Kyoto, locking onto the old blind man at the Dongyi City Post Station.

In Kyoto City, at the guesthouse of Dongyi City Post Station, the white-haired Si Gu Jian raised his head slightly and felt the vague gazes focusing on him.

Kyoto was the core area of ​​Liu Hong's reform and could be said to be his base camp.

The inner sage and outer king's true energy is unprecedentedly powerful. In Kyoto, Liu Hong can deal with two or three grand masters without being at a disadvantage.

Wang Shisanlang, who hurried back from Nanqing, suddenly drew out his sword, with large beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

A soft sigh was heard.

"Si Gu Jian, you shouldn't have come."

Wang Shisanlang swung his sword in the air, but unexpectedly, there seemed to be an invisible air barrier that bound him firmly in the space.

Si Gu Jian raised his dark eye sockets, as if he could penetrate the space and look at Liu Hong.

"Emperor Gao, you should know what Fan Xian is doing, right?"

"Fusing with the body of a grandmaster, forcibly breaking through to the grandmaster level, I knew that since Ku He's body was stolen and your sword heart was given to Fan Xian."

Liu Hong's voice sounded quite unhappy.

These four great masters are really something, some are dead, some are disabled, and they still won’t stop.

A trace of pain appeared on Si Gu Jian's face.

"I was wrong……"

"I made a wrong judgment again. Fan Xian is not Ye Qingmei. He does not have Ye Qingmei's ambition to care for the people. He just wants to protect his own little world."

"Emperor Gao, you are the only one who can stop Fan Xian now."

Liu Hong's expression was slightly moved.

He just guessed that Fan Xian wanted to gather the bodies of the four great masters and become the first artificial grandmaster in history.

However, Liu Hong is still unclear about the specific actions.

Fan Xian hid it very well and only told a few of his closest people.

"You can talk about it during the grand court meeting."

Liu Hong quickly cancelled the Qi transmission.

Even in Kyoto, transmitting sound through Qi consumes a lot of Qi.

Si Gu Jian looked lonely, and his wrinkled face was almost wrinkled together.

Wang Shisanlang felt relieved only after he felt that the energy lock was cancelled.

He looked at Si Gu Jian with some confusion.

It was Si Gu Jian's idea to give Jianxin to Fan Xian.

It was also Si Gu Jian's idea to rush to Kyoto in person to persuade Emperor Gao to take action against Fan Xian.

Wang Shisanlang didn't understand what his master was thinking.

Si Gu Jian just gently pressed his dead heart and looked out the window in silence.

"The Ye family has also fled to Kyoto, right? When the time comes for the grand court meeting, let Ye Zhong and the others come as well."

Wang Shisanlang nodded and walked towards a nearby tavern.

Liu Hong sat quietly in the imperial study, thinking for a moment, and for the first time his eyes showed some doubt.

What is Fan Xian planning to do?

It allows Si Gu Jian, who wants to hand over Dongyi City and Jianxin to Fan Xian, to come to Kyoto.

It looks like he's preparing to turn against us.

Hong Zhu could only make some guesses from the fragmentary conversations exchanged through the Qi, and when he heard Fan Xian, he spoke with some emotion.

"Your Majesty, you and Fan Xian were once called the Twin Stars of Qing State, one civil and one military, the pillars of a great country." "I never expected that we would end up in such a state today. I still don't understand why Fan Xian is unwilling to reform."

The reform is good, it will make the country rich and the military strong.

As long as there is a relatively clean official system and a highly prestigious leader.

No matter which path you take, it is better than standing still.

The system passed down from ancient times is definitely not suitable for use today, so we need to adjust it, adapt to the times and make changes.

When Liu Hong heard Hong Zhu's sigh, he felt an indescribable amusement when he mentioned Fan Xian.

"Hong Zhu, if you were an ordinary person and one day became one of the most powerful people in the world, and reforming the law would endanger your own interests, would you still be willing to reform the law?"

When Hong Zhu heard Liu Hong's description, he understood instantly.

Liu Hong strode towards the main hall of Weiyang Palace, where the ministers had been waiting for a long time.

Cabinet member and Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi looked gloomy while Si Gu Jian and the Ye family fled to Kyoto.

As the Minister of Rites, he was completely unaware of this and was seriously derelict in his duty.

"Welcome Your Majesty..."

When the ministers saw Liu Hong coming in a black dragon robe, they all bowed.

Liu Hong also bowed in greeting.

The relationship between the monarch and his subjects is not that of slaves, but that of employer and employee.

Zhang Liang gently opened the list and announced the policies of the Zhang Liang cabinet.

All the officials listened attentively, trying to guess the interests involved.

Hong Zhu brought a large group of eunuchs, took the prime minister's uniform and placed it in front of Zhang Liang.

The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was not like that of the Ming Dynasty, who only had the power of advice and was almost the emperor's slave. He naturally had the power of the Prime Minister.

Zhang Liang took over the prime minister's clothing and bowed three times.

In the third year of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang became the second prime minister and chief assistant of the Han Dynasty, following the first prime minister Lin Ruofu.

After everything was done, Guo Youzhi took a light step forward and spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, Si Gu Jian from Jian Lu in Dongyi City and Ye Zhong, the head of the Ye family, are waiting outside the palace gate."

When Liu Hong heard that the Ye family had also come, he looked a little surprised.

At the beginning, he sent Dingzhou Governor Hou Bo'an to guard Ye Chong and Gong Dian, and then Kyoto was captured.

The Ye family simply gave up their high-ranking and lucrative positions in the Han Kingdom and fled south across the river to the Qing Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River.

And now the Ye family is back?
After the atmosphere was silent for a while, Liu Hong spoke slowly.

"Let them in..."

Si Gu Jian, supported by Wang Shisanlang, and Ye Zhong and Gong Dian, who were both looking submissive, entered the hall.

When Ye Zhong saw Liu Hong, he immediately knelt down and burst into tears.

"Please ask the Emperor Gao to make the decision for my Ye family."

"My Ye family has been loyal for generations. We have made no contributions to the Kingdom of Qing, but we have not done anything wrong either. However, the Emperor of Qing summoned our ancestor Ye Liuyun and attacked and killed him."

"They even killed all of our Ye family. There are more than 3,000 Ye family members, but now there are only a dozen left."

The ministers all looked strange at first, because everyone knew that the Han Dynasty and the Qing Kingdom were sworn enemies.

Let Emperor Gao decide for you.

Then, when they heard about the tragic experience of the Ye family, they were all shocked.

The foundation of Emperor Qing's rule over the Qing Kingdom is basically the four major factions: Ye, Qin, Prince Jing, and Fan.

Now Emperor Qing has destroyed his own foundation. Not only has he killed Ye Liuyun, but he has also wiped out the entire Ye family.

This is too cruel!
Liu Hong listened for a while and remained indifferent. He was the one who chose his master.

You will bear the consequences yourself!

Liu Hong looked at Si Gu Jian, who now looked even older and hunched over, as if he would collapse and fall to the ground at any moment.

Si Gu Jian coughed, his voice hoarse.

"Emperor Gao, Fan Xian has obtained three of the four great masters' organs, and only Emperor Qing is left. Why don't you make a move?"

……

Liu Hong was speechless. Didn't he want to take action?

Even though Wuzhu's computer was down, it still remembered Ye Qingmei's order to stay and protect Fan Xian.

What's more, no one can tell where Fan Xian has escaped to now.

Si Gu Jian gave Wang Shisanlang a testing look.

Wang Shisanlang was somewhat reluctant to leave, but he still took out a sword case from his back.

When Liu Hong saw the sword box, his eyebrows raised.

If he was not sure that the sword box had no true energy at all, he would probably have taken direct action to stop Wang Shisanlang.

"Your Majesty, this is the precious sword that Master has nurtured for decades. It is called Zhanlu. Please appreciate it for yourself."

Wang Shisanlang raised the Zhanlu sword above his head and showed it to all the officials.

"Zhanlu..."

Liu Hong's expression changed slightly.

The Zhanlu sword is pitch black as ink, and the pattern on the hilt seems to be engraved with an eye, gazing at the people of the world gently yet coldly and ruthlessly.

However, the Zhanlu sword lacks the final craftsmanship, which is sharpening the blade.

Si Gu Jian looked at the sword, somewhat reluctantly, and spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Gao, you must not allow Fan Xian to possess the bodies of the four great masters, otherwise no one in the world will be able to kill him."

"You also know that after becoming a Grand Master, you will always find your own path."

"For a Grandmaster who relies on replacing his body, his path to becoming a Grandmaster will probably be filled with blood and gore."

Liu Hong knocked lightly on the dragon throne with a cold expression.

"So...even though you knew that Fan Xian's path to becoming a Grandmaster would be filled with blood and gore, you still gave him your swordsmanship."

No matter how weak the grandmaster is, it is not a problem for him to kill a ninth-rank master with one breath.

Si Gu Jian felt extremely embarrassed and smiled sheepishly.

"Because no matter what Fan Xian is like, he is Ye Qingmei's son after all. This also relieves me of a big thing."

"What's more, Emperor Gao is now trying to unify the country. No matter what happens, he will take care of the aftermath for us, right?"

Si Gu Jian's remarks indeed left Liu Honggan speechless.

After a long time, Liu Hong uttered a few words from between his teeth.

"My hot horse!"

Fan Xian seized the bodies of the four great masters, and at most he was at 80% of the Grandmaster realm, but he walked out of his own path, which was the perfection of the Grandmaster realm.

By then, the Grandmaster's body will have a rejection reaction due to the mutual exclusion of their techniques, causing Fan Xian's body to be on the verge of collapse.

As long as Fan Xian doesn't want to die, he has to find other suitable bodies to temporarily replace them.

An ordinary person’s body won’t do, it’ll have to be at least that of a ninth-grade master.

If Fan Xian becomes a grandmaster, it will be a disaster for the martial arts world in Joy of Life.

Because he keeps changing bodies.

"Come here, escort Si Gu Jian back to the Sword House in Dongyi City and never let him leave for the rest of his life."

Liu Hong stood up slowly.

Si Gu Jian has grown old, his swordsmanship has been lost, and his level of grandmaster has fallen. He doesn’t have many years left to live.

The Zhanlu sword flew into Liu Hong's hands.

Liu Hong looked more resolute and solemn than ever before.

"Gather five thousand imperial guards and follow me to lead the allied forces of the vassal states to destroy Nanqing."

"Everyone remember, the first battle is the decisive battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle!"

"I will obey His Majesty's will!"

All the ministers came to pay homage.

Originally, Liu Hong wanted to boil the frog in warm water and slowly kill Qing Kingdom.

But Fan Xian wanted to become an alternative grandmaster, which made Liu Hong a little uneasy.

After all, Liu Hong executed Fan Xian's sister Fan Ruoruo, and Fan Xian became the grandmaster. Given his character, he would definitely take action against people close to Liu Hong.

Si Gu Jian laughed and did not show any sign of loss because he would be imprisoned for life.

Anyway, he is going to die soon, and he has passed nearly a hundred years, so what is there to be afraid of? (End of this chapter)