"Princess Consort of Great Chu, please save Aunt Songdao." Long Shengxiujun's kneeling startled many people in the hall.

Chiyo Tachibana quickly knelt down as well.

Kaoru Matsushima was stunned and stood there in shock.

This is the Emperor, the Emperor of Yamato!

The emperor knelt before others for her sake!

How could she possibly bear such a responsibility?

Matsushima Kaoru tried to help Takamori Hideaki up, but Enra was faster than her.

The moment Long Shengxiu knelt down, Yanluo grabbed her and helped her up.

Su Ruojin spoke up, "Your Majesty, I will do my best to treat him, but I cannot guarantee success."

Today, Kaoru Matsushima wasn't wearing her signature black teeth and cherry lip makeup. Su Ruojin immediately noticed that her lips were a bit purple, a sign of heart disease.

However, she hasn't treated Matsushima Kaoru yet, and doesn't know the specifics of her condition.

Some heart diseases are congenital, and in this era, without the high-tech technology of later generations, surgery is impossible, so it's possible that she couldn't be cured.

As a doctor, the worst thing you can do is to make definitive statements and give patients unwarranted hope.

"Thank you, Princess Consort of Great Chu." Long Shengxiujun was not a person without discretion.

She knew that there were many incurable diseases in this world, but as long as Su Ruojin said she would do her best, she would definitely do her best, and that was enough.

"Your Majesty, are you still planning to let him continue impersonating you?" Su Ruojin suddenly asked.

Long Shengxiu sighed, "Until a suitable successor emerges, this is the only way."

Because she's a woman.

She had only thought about avenging her parents and hadn't considered much else.

Now that Tokugi Yasuhito is dead, we need to confront this issue.

"Who says a woman can't be an emperor?" Su Ruojin looked at her and suddenly said this.

Long Shengxiu was stunned, not understanding the meaning behind Su Ruojin's words for a moment.

Xiao Yanchu also spoke up: "Ah Jin is right. Who says a woman can't be an emperor? Just because it didn't happen before doesn't mean it can't happen now."

He understood Su Ruojin better than anyone else. In A Jin's philosophy, men and women are equal. What men can do, women can do too, and some women can even do it better than men.

Ah Jin herself has proven this point, hasn't she?

Moreover, the Great Chu needs a ruler like Long Shengxiujun.

If a new one is brought in, who knows what kind of trouble might arise?

From any perspective, Takamori Hidetoshi is destined to become empress; she will be the first female empress in Yamato's history.

As for whether anyone would object, Xiao Yanchu didn't take that question to heart at all.

If you're not convinced, then beat them into submission.

Uesugi Katsukage and Takeda Shigenobu are the best examples.

Masako Izumi understood what Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu meant, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Yes, who says a woman can't be an emperor?

Now that Deyi Kangren is dead, Longsheng Xiujun has the full support of Da Chu, and she is the only bloodline of the Longsheng family. Isn't everything just a matter of course?

"Shujun, Aunt Masako believes in you. You will definitely be the best emperor in Yamato's history," Izumi Masako encouraged.

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With Tokuyoshi Yasuhito dead, and with Uesugi Katsukage and Takeda Shigenobu intervening, plus the support of the Emperor from the Great Chu, the other daimyo dared not voice any opinions and could only retreat to their domains to plan for the future.

Six months later, the Great Chu sent 20,000 Great Chu soldiers to Dahe.

Accompanying the army were talented individuals from various fields of the Great Chu, including agriculture, water conservancy, textiles, and shipbuilding.

Under Su Ruojin's arrangement, the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion brought medicinal herbs to Yamato and, together with the people of Xiaoye Pharmacy, established a Heavenly Medicine Pavilion belonging to Yamato.

At the same time, doctors were sent to Yamato to establish medical schools and teach acupuncture and other medical skills to Yamato doctors.

Merchants from the Great Chu also arrived later.

To encourage merchants to do business in Yamato, Xiao Yanchu reduced or exempted all taxes for merchants who came to Yamato to do business.

The people of Dahe were very curious and shocked to see the goods from Da Chu, and they bought them one after another.