Villain: After I died, all the heroines cried themselves to sleep.

A convoy of vehicles is slowly driving out on the streets of Xianyang.

Lady Wei lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked back at the magnificent Liang Kingdom Palace.

After eliminating internal and external troubles and completely securing his throne.

King Zheng of Liang then dismissed the palace women of the previous king and selected daughters from noble families to fill the harem.

A new generation replaces the old.

Lady Wei took one last look at the palace.

For some reason, I recalled the day I stormed into the imperial court, displaying my heroic and imposing presence, looking down upon all the officials and ministers.

But in the end, he withdrew his gaze.

He left the stage in disappointment.

……

The departure of Lady Wei and other former court officials did not cause much of a stir.

At this time, nearly a year had passed since the Battle of Yique.

The internal and external environment of the Liang Kingdom was stable and secure.

Luo Zheng would spend his free time with Zhao Ji and Xia Ji practicing Taoist cultivation and health preservation, and when he had nothing else to do, he would go and tease Bao Ji.

None of the court officials dared to comment on his actions.

They were living a very comfortable life.

"If this keeps up, I'll be so happy I'll forget all about home."

He even has time to joke with himself.

Just then, a gentle voice came from behind.

"Zheng'er, what are you so happy about over there?"

Coming to his senses, he saw Zhao Ji looking at him with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, Luo Zheng is accompanying Zhao Ji and Xia Ji, having tea and taking a break in the pavilion in the back garden.

Before Luo Zheng could speak, a muffled sound came from the other side.

"Alas... Zheng'er must have felt joy upon seeing Lady Qing from Sichuan."

Turning her head, Xia Ji pursed her lips, her face full of resentment.

Just a few days ago, Lady Qing from Ba County came to Xianyang with a merchant caravan and presented Luo Zheng with gold and silver treasures to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne.

The rich woman wanted to buy him a large sum of rice, so Luo Zheng naturally had to meet her in person.

During their conversation, the two exchanged pleasantries and reminisced about their time in Sichuan and Chongqing.

The news that Lady Qing wanted to become Luo Zheng's mother reached the ears of Lady Zhao and Lady Xia.

The two began whispering in Luo Zheng's ear, suggesting that he go and see Madam Qing.

Luo Zheng couldn't resist their coquettishness.

So the next time he received Madam Qing, he brought the two of them with him.

The scene at that time.

I still feel a little scared when I think about it now.

The three women were all smiling and chatting happily.

However, the atmosphere inside the hall had a suffocating, bone-chilling feel.

It was as if even the air itself had frozen.

"Indeed, Madam Qing's family is incredibly wealthy and has been a great help to Zheng'er. She is more suitable to be Zheng'er's mother than I am."

Seeing that Luo Zheng remained silent, Xia Ji immediately lowered her gaze.

Luo Zheng couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.

"Mother, you are overthinking it. Besides the two of you, there is also Consort Zhuang of Tang. There will be no fourth mother."

To be honest, he's really not Wa's junior.

Three mothers are enough.

His goal is to collect wives, not mothers.

"Speaking of Zhuang Ji, I wonder how she's doing in Jinyang..."

Zhao Ji spoke softly, then looked at Luo Zheng.

"Zheng'er, you must take good care of Zhuang Ji. If it weren't for Zhuang Ji's protection back then, Xia Ji and I would probably be in grave danger."

"Compared to Lady Qing, Zheng'er should indeed pay more attention to Consort Zhuang."

Following the topic, Xia Ji also started talking about the past.

"Back then, I dreamt that the sun entered my womb while I was in Zhuang Ji's residence. It was only after Zhuang Ji summoned a physician that it was confirmed that I was pregnant with you."

"Zhuang Ji has been widowed for many years and has no children. She is overjoyed at the appearance of you, Zheng'er, and treats you as her own son."

"Even your name was chosen by her."

"Don't worry, Mother. I am preparing to negotiate with the Tang Emperor to bring Consort Zhuang to live in Xianyang."

Luo Zheng quickly replied.

In fact, he had already sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty.

However, the Tang Kingdom is not prepared to release them easily at present.

……

Luo Zheng spent the afternoon with Zhao Ji and Xia Ji, and in the evening, as usual, he went to Li Si's place for dinner.

Compared to a year ago, Li Si still has the same expression of not liking to smile.

Luo Zheng didn't care what she thought.

His goal was to make Li Si hate or even resent him.

Therefore, you have to go against the other party in everything.

Li Si didn't like to smile, so he insisted that she force a smile.

Li Si didn't like being bothered by him, but he insisted on pestering her and dragging her into his nonsense.

Like tonight.

Luo Zheng then had a huge bird-shaped puppet brought over.

"The night is beautiful tonight. This is the latest Mo family flying kite developed by the Craftsmanship Office. Let me take you up into the sky and let you fly alongside the bright moon."

After excitedly finishing his introduction, he was about to pull Li Si to take off.

Li Si's expression changed slightly, showing strong resistance.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid of heights..."

"You're afraid of heights, not me. If you weren't afraid of heights, I wouldn't be playing!"

Luo Zheng revealed a cunning smile.

He heard that Li Si was afraid of heights, so he had Sui Qin and other laborers work overtime overnight to create this thing.

Seeing that Li Si was still trying to struggle.

Luo Zheng picked Li Si up in his arms and easily jumped onto the flying kite.

Then, spiritual power was poured into the flying kite.

-

The kite seemed to come alive instantly.

With a sudden flap of its wings, it actually carried Luo Zheng and Bao Ji straight into the sky.

"what……"

Li Si let out a soft cry.

She hugged Luo Zheng's neck, closed her eyes, and dared not look.

Seeing Li Si cowering in fear, completely unlike her usual indifference, Luo Zheng burst into laughter.

"Why are you doing with your eyes closed? Open them now, or I'm going to let go!"

"..."

Li Si trembled upon hearing this.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally slowly opened her eyes.

"Look at this entire city of Xianyang, I have it all under my feet. The distant mountains and rivers stretching for eight hundred miles are all my empire!"

It was also the first time that Luo Zheng had surveyed his territory, and he enthusiastically began to introduce it to Li Si.

However, Li Si in his arms did not respond for a long time.

Looking down, I realized that the other person wasn't looking into the distance at all.

The gaze was fixed on his own face.

"I told you to look outside, why are you looking at me? I'm holding you like this, aren't you afraid to look at the outside world?"

Luo Zheng was both annoyed and amused.

"..."

Li Si withdrew her gaze and glanced to the side.

Luo Zheng curled the corners of his mouth and suddenly put Li Si down from his arms.

Before Li Si could react, he forcibly turned her body around, making her face forward.

"No, no!"

Li Si was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her legs went weak. All she wanted to do was burrow into Luo Zheng's arms.

Unfortunately, he was restrained by Luo Zheng and could not move at all.

"Hahaha... Where's your usual composure? Scared now, aren't you?"

Luo Zheng stared at Li Si with a wicked grin.

"If you don't want me to leave you behind, then you'd better give me a smile."

"Well……"

Li Si was coerced by Luo Zheng, her delicate eyebrows furrowed and her lips moving.

It seemed as if he was engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

Finally, the corners of her mouth drooped.

Nose is sour.

"Waaah... Your Majesty, you're bullying me..."

Cried.

……

The following day, Luo Zheng dragged his weary body to the Yanqin to handle government affairs.

Fan Ze, Feng Lu, and Li Tonggu quickly stepped forward to greet them.

Luo Zheng waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

I can't exactly tell them that I did something really big last night.

Then, after coaxing Bao Ji all night, he was still scolded by Zhao Ji and Xia Ji, right?

Where is his royal dignity then?

"You guys come here, just say what you have to say."

Fan Ze and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment.

But they quickly got into the swing of things and honestly reported to Luo Zheng.

"Your Majesty, the Mohist who previously suggested building a canal has been investigated by me and found to be an inside agent sent by the State of Zheng. His so-called plan to build the canal is nothing more than to deplete our national strength, thus rendering us unable to attack the State of Zheng."

"So what kind of impact does it have?"

Luo Zheng disagreed.

"Since the canal will have to be built sooner or later anyway, Sui Qin didn't think it would be a problem. Now that it's the off-season for farming, and people have nothing to do, it's a good time to do some water conservancy construction, increase our country's GDP, and squeeze out the last drop of labor value..."

His rambling explanation left Fan Ze and the other two completely bewildered.

There's only one thing I've figured out.

That is--

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The three of them bowed deeply in unison.

"Your Majesty's heart encompasses the entire world; we, your subjects, cannot match it."

"..."

Ah, yes, yes, yes.

Luo Zheng was too lazy to argue with these sycophants.

He was telling the truth.

Because I didn't follow the script, the situation in the world definitely deviated from the predetermined fate.

To be on the safe side.

Luo Zheng plans to bide his time and use his strategic skills to destroy the Nine Kingdoms.

How can you lose when a dragon charges right at your face?

Therefore, Liang currently has two policies.

In foreign affairs, they adopted Fan Ze's strategy of befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones, maintaining good relations with the State of Qi while gradually encroaching on the territories of the States of Wei, Zheng, and Liang.

Domestically, the government continued the Hanyang Reforms, vigorously promoted infrastructure construction, fully exploited the people, and increased productivity.

Then it was Fan Ze's turn to step forward.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the policy of mutual imperial rule proposed to the State of Qi?"

"Didn't Qi refuse? What happened now?"

Luo Zheng raised his eyebrows.

The so-called "mutual imperial rule" refers to the Liang and Qi states jointly declaring themselves emperors and dividing the Central Plains.

The purpose of this strategy was actually to incite hatred against the State of Qi and attract hostility from other states.

Unfortunately, the State of Qi was not foolish and did not agree.

"Your Majesty, although the State of Qi refuses to claim the title of emperor, we have stirred up its desires."

Fan Ze revealed a cunning and shrewd smile.

"Just today, news came from beyond the pass that the King of Song had been assassinated, and the State of Qi took the opportunity to launch a major attack on Song."

"Oh?"

Luo Zheng was slightly surprised.

As far as I remember, the King of Song shouldn't have died so young.

Seemingly noticing Luo Zheng's surprise, Fan Ze continued to explain.

"There is a rumor that Qi and Song met at the border. The King of Qi was attracted by the beauty of the King of Song's daughter and wanted to marry her by force. The King of Song refused, so Qi ordered his men to assassinate the King of Song and launched an attack on Song."

"The King of Qi is foolish and incompetent, and has been bewitched by beauty. Now, if Qi were to annex Song, it would surely incur the hostility and unease of the other states."

"At that time, with just a little provocation, the various countries will surely form an alliance to attack Qi."

"..."

Fan Ze spoke eloquently and logically.

Luo Zheng, however, did not like what he heard.

It feels like I'm scolding myself.

After all, he too would be tempted by beauty and take action to stop Qi from annexing Song.

Because of that daughter of the King of Song.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances.

It was his wife.