Two in one! The Yun Kingdom aspires to be king, overestimating its own capabilities! ...

After deciding what to plant in the field, Shen Zhiwei suddenly had some free time.

The affairs of the court were all handled by the ministers, and the crops in the fields had to wait for a while before they could be harvested. The weather was already at its hottest, with the sun blazing overhead, and the princes were unwilling to bother at this time.

So for a moment, there seemed to be an illusion that the world was at peace.

Because of the heat, Shen Zhiwei's horseback riding and archery training originally scheduled for the daytime was moved to the evening and early morning. She got up very early every day, and after class, she would either go to court or go directly back to the bedroom to take a bath and then have a sleep.

The days are so regular.

With such a regular routine, Shen Zhiwei almost didn't recognize herself. When she was in modern times, how could she go to bed early and get up early, and not stay up all night every day? She would consider it a waste of her youth and the only respect she had for her meager salary.

If you follow a regular routine for too long, you will feel uncomfortable all over.

Shen Zhiwei didn't know if others would feel this way, but she felt very uncomfortable.

One morning in July, Shen Zhiwei woke up but did not rush to get up. Instead, he lay in bed, emptying his mind and began to think about the meaning of life.

No, she shouldn't think about such profound questions.

She began to think about what to eat this morning.

Knowing that there was wheat in this world, Shen Zhiwei sent people to find a lot of wheat and asked Baigongfang to make a stone mill and a sieve.

The process of grinding wheat into flour is very tiring, but fortunately this is the royal palace, so there is no shortage of people to work and no shortage of donkeys to pull the mill.

Thanks to the efforts of all parties, Shen Zhiwei has been eating buns for breakfast these days.

There is also soy milk. The stone mill is clumsy and difficult to push, but what it produces really saved the appetite of a modern man like Shen Zhiwei.

Decided, make some tofu today!

Since beans are intercropped in the farm, they cannot be wasted. Beans can be ground into tofu, and there are treasures everywhere, and many by-products can be made from them.

At that time, it will not only enrich Shen Zhiwei's dining table and spread to the people, but also allow the common people who have eaten hard meals all their lives to eat something soft and protect their overly worn teeth.

Shen Zhiwei actually didn't know how to make tofu, and she had never made it herself in modern times.

But she had never seen a pig run but had eaten pork, and many time-travel novels mentioned the steps of making tofu. By copying a little here and moving a little there, she could barely make tofu.

Shen Zhiwei only needed to give instructions from beginning to end, and someone would help her do everything.

So when it wasn't so hot in the afternoon, Shen Zhiwei ran to the kitchen again and watched the chef research new food for her.

During this period, Shen Zhiwei had many "wonderful ideas" and then asked the kitchen workers to realize them. At first, when they saw the king coming, the kitchen workers were so scared that they didn't dare to breathe. Now that they saw the king, these people were able to do things easily.

Under the guidance of the king, tofu was made within five days.

Shen Zhiwei used an iron pan to stir-fry some green onions and tofu. After eating, his eyes became dry and his nose felt a little sore.

It was so touching. Since she traveled through time, she finally had her first bite of food that was no different from modern food!

Meat buns are actually similar to modern ones, but they don’t have as many seasonings as modern ones. They are made with mutton, and even if you use wine to remove the fishy smell, there is still a bit of mutton flavor.

Where can I find delicious scallion tofu?

Shen Zhiwei was eating happily here when Hu Youan hurried in, bowed and saluted, then opened his mouth to tell Shen Zhiwei some bad news.

"Your Majesty, this is bad! The King of Yun wants to be king!"

Shen Zhiwei paused while picking up the food, and looked up at Hu Youan expressionlessly. It was impossible to tell whether she was happy or sad, as if she didn't take the news seriously at all.

The next second, Shen Zhiwei resumed the action of picking up the food, slowly took a bite of the food, picked up the steamed bun beside her, took a bite, and she ate two bites quietly.

Seeing that the king was very calm, Hu Youan's brain, which had been boiling with anger over this matter, gradually calmed down.

When she thought about how she had barged in while the king was having a meal, cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead.

Shen Zhiwei silently quickened his pace and finished the remaining meal in two or three bites.

She asked the palace maid to bring water for rinsing her mouth and clear the food off the table, and then she allowed Hu Youan to excuse himself.

Meal time is personal time, how can it be used for work! Shen Zhiwei really hates being forced to work overtime.

But she is the king now, and all kinds of things in the world will not happen during her working hours. No one has the awareness of going to and leaving get off work.

It's so annoying.

Shen Zhiwei thought expressionlessly, and after spitting out the mouthwash, she asked, "What's going on?"

Let her hear what the King of Yun wants to do.

"This is news that just arrived. Two days ago, Yun State's King Yong summoned all the ministers to discuss matters. He said that the emperor was young, Yun State was powerful, and the position of Viscount was too low, so he declared himself king. Not only did Yun State's King declare himself king, he also intended to make his own son king!"

Shen Zhiwei had long been mentally prepared for the princes to declare themselves kings; this was something that was bound to happen.

Whether looking at her original history or the current situation, the princes are eyeing the world covetously, and sooner or later they will find a legitimate reason for themselves.

If he cannot become king, then in the future when he conquers the world, his status will never be higher than that of other princes. But it will be different if he becomes king. The king will have an independent country and may even no longer be a vassal of the Zhou emperor.

From a modern perspective, the previous period was the Spring and Autumn Period, and now we are entering the Warring States Period.

Shen Zhiwei just didn't expect that the first prince to be king was not the powerful Bian Kingdom, nor the troubled Bei Kingdom and An Kingdom, but the Yun Kingdom.

Yun State is located in the south and is rich in rice. Shen Zhiwei had always wanted to grow rice but had no land. Yun State is full of paddy fields for growing rice.

A little jealous.

Shen Zhiwei quickly shook her head to get rid of the dangerous thoughts in her mind. She was not a very cruel person. How could she want to attack someone just because they had land at home?

Besides, she is living a good life now. What she will do next is eat, drink and enjoy life, and then wait for the country to be destroyed in the future.

But she can't struggle any longer. Taking over Donghai Salt Field and Taisheng is her best effort to have delicious food!

"Your Majesty, the Yun Kingdom's actions will likely lead to chaos throughout the kingdom. The other princes will likely follow suit. If this continues, where will the emperor's authority be?"

Although Hu Youan calmed down, the anger in his heart did not diminish at all, and it even became more intense.

Her words reminded Shen Zhiwei at once.

"We really can't just ignore everything."

If everyone rushes to become king, won’t they all be on the same starting line?

One of the main reasons why the Warring States Period lasted so long was that the power of the various vassal states was too close.

They fight to the death, when will she become the king of a fallen country?

Shen Zhiwei felt that she had to work harder for those princes.

When Hu Youan heard Shen Zhiwei's words, he was certain in his heart that as long as the king intended to stop it, it would not be so easy for the monarch of Yun State to be crowned king.

"The matter of conferring a kingship should not be taken lightly. The monarch of Yun State has the lowest rank, which is indeed not commensurate with the strength of the country. For the time being, he will be conferred the title of Duke, the same rank as the monarch of An State. If he declares himself king, all the princes can take the king's order and punish him for his disrespect."

Since they want a legitimate reason, Shen Zhiwei will give them one.

The State of Yun was not adjacent to the States of An, Bei and Bian. There were several vassal states in between, among which the most powerful was the State of Ping.

The seven most powerful countries among the vassal states are roughly ranked according to their overall strength: Bian, Bei, Ping, An, Yun, Ning, and Sichuan.

The closest state to Jingchang is Anguo, followed by Bianguo and Beiguo, and Yunguo is the farthest away.

Shen Zhiwei was unable to reach out and was surrounded by the two countries of Bian. Yun State was the farthest away from Jingchang, so it was also the first country to think of making it a king.

If Shen Zhiwei had not conquered Taisheng before, Yun Kingdom would have declared itself king at this moment, and Shen Zhiwei's struggle would have been useless.

Because all the princes wanted to proclaim themselves kings, and Yun State set an example for them, they would definitely be eager to follow suit, and no one would care what the emperor thought.

But it is different now. Shen Zhiwei has already revealed some of her power as the Son of Heaven. Although it is far less powerful than at her peak, it should not be underestimated. At least a small country like Taisheng cannot ignore the Son of Heaven.

The weight of the emperor's order has increased a lot. Shen Zhiwei gave the group of princes a legitimate reason to attack the Yun Kingdom, and they can even join hands to attack the Yun Kingdom. They will waver between following the Yun Kingdom and becoming kings, or continuing to obey the emperor's order.

Any major country that obeys the emperor's order to attack the Yun Kingdom will lead a large number of princes to follow suit.

By then, the Yun Kingdom would be no match for the four. At best, it would be defeated and severely damaged. At worst, it would be directly destroyed, and then everything on its territory would be divided up by the surrounding princes.

It is impossible that there is no enemy in Yun Kingdom who would rather not be crowned as king than not want to kill it.

This is an open and aboveboard conspiracy. It just depends on which circle Yun Country will jump into.

If the title of king is withdrawn, the result of changing the rules every day will be that Yun State will lose most of its voice, and Yun State will once again jump into the Zhou Dynasty system. It will be difficult to jump out in the future because no one will believe it.

Shen Zhiwei hoped that the monarch of Yun State would be a little tougher and more stubborn, and directly crown him king, which would go against her royal order.

By then, the progress bar of the Warring States Period will definitely be much faster.

She could complete the task earlier, return to modern times, get the money and live a carefree life!

Shen Zhiwei smiled when he thought of this.

In Hu Youan's eyes, this smile was a disdain for the heroes of the world and a mockery of the Yun Kingdom's king's arrogance.

Hu Youan did not immediately realize how big a trap there was in Shen Zhiwei's order, but she knew that the king must have a deeper meaning by doing this, so she immediately went to find Gui Yang and asked Gui Yang to help convey the king's order to the world.

After Gui Yang became the Prime Minister, these became his responsibilities.

He keenly felt that there was a big flaw in the king's order, but a similar plan had never appeared before, and as an insider, it was difficult for him to sense it instantly.

He just felt that once this order was issued, the life of the King of Yun would not be easy, whether he continued to be crowned king or not.

"Let Yang handle this matter. Doctor, rest assured that Yang will spread the king's order throughout the world and let the king of Yun know what to do and what not to do."

It also made other princes understand that the current emperor was not the previous king, nor was he an ignorant child who had just come of age. He had enough means to govern the world and recover the territories lost by the Zhou Dynasty.

The Zhou Dynasty still exists and will not perish.

Ever since Gui Yang came back from the salt field, he has had a mysterious confidence in Shen Zhiwei, because Shen Zhiwei really promoted him to the position of Taizai, a high position he had never dared to dream of before.

And before anyone could stop it, the princes and nobles were like dumb, and no one stepped forward to stop it.

Although he felt a little regretful that he did not get the position of Prime Minister that the king personally established for him, the current situation is also very good.

Gui Yang decided to be a contented person.

When Hu Youan listened to Gui Yang's words, she suddenly got goose bumps all over her body. She always felt that there was something else behind Gui Yang's words.

"I'll leave this matter to the Dazai. By the way, You'an has something I want to tell the Dazai. Lately, I've seen guests from the Dazai's residence making friends and visiting people everywhere. These are turbulent times, and the Dazai, having reached such a high position at such a young age, needs to be cautious and prudent."

Hu Youan decided to give Gui Yang a warning. She didn't want unrest in Jingchang City. This was the king's capital. If the capital was not peaceful, the country would not be at peace. If the country was not at peace, the king would not be happy.

"Don't worry, Doctor. Yang knows what he is doing."

Gui Yang's eyes narrowed when she smiled, like a pair of fox's eyes. It was hard to see the shrewdness in them, but Hu Youan felt a hint of threat.

"The princes are constantly on the move, and the world is uncertain. It is enough for the Great Prime Minister to understand that stability is hard to come by."

Hu Youan couldn't figure out what Gui Yang was going to do, so he had to repeatedly emphasize the word "stability".

However, when Gui Yang heard the word "peaceful," he became unhappy. He fanned his feather fan and said dissatisfiedly, "The doctor conquered Taisheng and achieved great military success. Naturally, he doesn't understand how anxious we, the ministers who have no military achievements and lack confidence, are. Moreover, the world is about to fall into chaos. The doctor has endless battles to fight and endless military achievements to earn. The king will rely on the doctor even more in the future."

The word "safe and stable" sounded so ridiculous coming from the mouth of Hu Youan, a general who had made a name for himself with his military achievements that Gui Yang couldn't help but mock him.

Gui Yang knew very well why he was in his current position, because the king valued him.

Once the person the king values ​​most is no longer him and his position is replaced by someone else, he may not be able to keep his position as the prime minister in the future.

The number of high-ranking officials is limited. In order to maintain his own position, he does not want peace and stability in the world.

The stability that Hu Youan wants is what Gui Yang least wants.

"Your Majesty is not a cold-hearted person. Dazai is loyal to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will not treat Dazai unfairly in the future."

Hu Youan didn't like Gui Yang saying bad things about the king, especially when Gui Yang hinted that the king would change his mind in the future.

Gui Yang covered his mouth with the feather fan, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Hu Youan became a little strange.

Gui Yang thought about it. Since the first time he met the king, he had never seen the king happy. Most of the time, the king sat there with a blank expression, and no one could tell what the king was thinking.

The king secretly sent him to kill Hui'an Jun, spread rumors to anger An Gongshou, and then looked for skilled craftsmen to make iron and swords, built salt fields in the east, and captured Tai Sheng in the west. In all these things, Gui Yang did not see any ordinary warmth in the king.

Hui'an Jun is the king's brother. Although they are not blood relatives, he has called him many times. When he attacked, the king did not even blink. As for facing the enemy, the king was even more decisive.

The king is a qualified monarch and the most perfect monarch in Gui Yang's mind.

The only shortcoming of the king is that his harem has been empty until now. Sometimes when he sees the king sitting on the throne, he feels like he is seeing a statue of a god.

Gui Yang thought for a moment and said to Hu Youan, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and she is a child of Heaven, a god living in the world."

He didn't think the king was indifferent, he just felt that as a mortal, he couldn't influence the king's thoughts at all.

Because he couldn't figure out the king's likes and dislikes, he could only try his best to strengthen himself.

Hu Youan did not understand Gui Yang's thoughts, because in her opinion, the king is the king. He was the princess who gave her food and protected her safe growth out of momentary pity in the past, and he is also the emperor who cares about the world and protects all the people.

The conversation ended in a bad mood again. Hu Youan felt that she would never be able to understand what was going on in Gui Yang's mind. She could only be more vigilant and be ready to suppress any trouble that Gui Yang was about to cause.

After Hu Youan left, Gui Yang devoted herself to working for the king. She put aside all the things at hand and sent people to various vassal states to publicize the king's orders.

The order must be spread throughout the world before the King of Yun is officially crowned king.

Yun State's King Yong did not hear about the royal decree until half a month later. He was indeed too far away from Jingchang. He had only just heard about the order when An State, Bian State and Bei State had all expressed their willingness to obey the emperor's order.

The sacrifice that had already been arranged was hastily stopped. The ministers and the monarch of Yun State gathered together, frowning as they discussed how to deal with this royal order.

The relationship between Yun State and Ning State was very good. The King of Ning State was very supportive of Yun State's monarch's self-proclaimed king, and even sent the Prince of Ning State to congratulate Yun State's monarch on his becoming king.

Now the Prince of Ningguo is in the capital of Yunguo, waiting for the sacrifice to begin. If Yunguo does not hold it now, Ningguo will definitely be angry.

After all, it is really rude to make people make a wasted trip.

But if they continue to do so, it would be a blatant defiance of the king's order. According to the content of the king's order, the Yun Kingdom would almost become the enemy of the world.

Some officials felt that the royal family was no longer as powerful as it used to be, and that they could completely ignore the emperor's orders and continue to confer titles of king. The title of duke was not as good as that of a real king!

Some officials were afraid that the other vassal states would attack Yun State with the king's order, as Yun State was not yet strong enough to go to war with the other vassal states.

Where there are timid ones, there are bold ones. The bold ministers directly proposed to continue to confer the title of king, and then persuade the King of Ningguo through the Prince of Ningguo to form an alliance with him, to jointly become king and fight against the world!

"Since the monarch has the heart to establish himself as a king, why has he lost the courage to make an enemy of the world? To declare oneself king is to act before the world. With over a hundred princes under heaven, if the monarch wishes to be stronger than the others, he must shoulder greater responsibilities! The king's orders are difficult to disobey, but if the monarch is king, whose orders should the princes obey? Isn't that obeying the king's orders?"

This person's remarks caused the originally fifty-fifty situation to change rapidly.

There is never a shortage of stubborn people who share this idea.

The king of Lianyun State was also very stubborn. If he was not stubborn, he would not have dared to be the first to claim the throne.

"What the Prime Minister said is correct. Since I have the ambition to be crowned king, I should have the courage to fight against the entire world! When I become king, the princes should obey my orders!"

The King of Yun State slammed the table and decided to continue the sacrifice tomorrow. He had to give it a try to see who would win and who would lose in the end!

In fact, the matter of crowning a king cannot be stopped at all. According to the course of history, it will happen sooner or later.

What Shen Zhiwei has to do is not to stop it, but to speed up the process of annexation and fighting between countries.

The king of Yun State was determined to have his own way and insisted on being crowned king. Moreover, his prime minister actually used his mouth to persuade the prince of Ning State to support Yun State, and even persuaded the king of Ning State.

The two great powers joined forces and successively became kings. This move was like throwing a fire into the boiling oil pot of the world. In an instant, the flames burned fiercely, burning many people to the point of losing their minds.

The small vassal states looked at the two royal decrees that spread throughout the world. On one side was the powerful new king, and on the other side was the orthodox emperor. They were extremely embarrassed and really didn't know which side to support.

The three kingdoms of An, Bian and Beiguo quickly assembled their armies and wooed the surrounding princes to launch a war against Ningguo and Yunguo.

They also want to proclaim themselves kings, but they want the territories of Ningguo and Yunguo even more!

The matter of being crowned a king can be done at any time, and it does not necessarily have to be at this juncture. However, a chance to legitimately attack other vassal states is extremely rare, and they cannot bear to miss this opportunity.

On the surface, the An-Bian-Bei Three Kingdoms Alliance is the power of the emperor, while the Ning-Yun countries are another force. In fact, the emperor Shen Zhiwei has no power at all. She is just the one who sits on the mountain and watches the fight between tigers.

She was waiting to see which tiger would win so she could log off quickly.

Who knew that when the declaration of war spread throughout the world, the system came online to remind her, and she took the initiative to trigger a special event.

It goes without saying that this special event refers to the struggle between several vassal states that are about to go to war.

When Shen Zhiwei saw the notification, she was puzzled at first. When did she trigger it? It wasn't her who asked Yunguo to choose to be tough and form gangs to fight with other countries.

Then she remembered that the real trigger of this incident was actually the royal order she issued.

If she had not given the order, the king of Yun would have been crowned king quietly. With his start, other countries would have successively proclaimed themselves kings, gradually breaking away from the control of the Zhou emperor in name and achieving true separatism.

Her royal order indeed triggered a special event.

Just trigger it, Shen Zhiwei turned around and started playing idle games. It was absolutely impossible for her to run to the front line to increase her participation and try to get an SSR ending.

This time it is not an attack on Taisheng, this is a real multi-national melee. If she dares to step out of the palace, she may encounter assassins squatting on the roadside who want to kill her, the emperor, first.

That's right, someone arranged an assassin to kill her, the "mascot" of the Zhou royal family.

Shen Zhiwei didn't meet him. It was Hu Youan who told her that he had caught several assassins who intended to enter the palace and asked her how to deal with them.

What could Shen Zhiwei do? She asked Hu Youan to act according to the old rules, and she couldn't save anyone.

Besides, she really couldn't save the assassin who wanted to kill her unless she was seriously ill and insane.

After all, saving and killing your own enemies sounds very crazy.

Shen Zhiwei just wants to stay in the palace and live a peaceful life, but there are always people who can't stand her comfort.

A few days after the war began, someone came to her and persuaded her to send troops.