Chapter 1: Mountains, Rivers, and States
Zhou An woke up as usual and prepared for a busy day. But as soon as he opened his eyes, the information he received from his senses made him a little confused.
The first scene that caught his eye was an unfamiliar ceiling. Then the touch on his body made his heart tighten, his heartbeat quickened, and two different scents entered his nostrils.
These scents made his blood boil. In his nervousness and anticipation, he turned his head and saw two women in thin silk pajamas lying beside him, hugging him on both sides and sleeping soundly.
Moreover, both women were extremely beautiful, which made him feel unbelievable and suspected that he was still dreaming.
Although this sleeping position was actually very uncomfortable, he really couldn't bear to disturb him, not even to move his hands or feet.
Looking at the two women, he swallowed his saliva. Each of them was a real natural beauty, with impeccable skin, face shape, facial features, hair color, and body odor.
"Am I dreaming? This is a good erotic dream. It feels too real. Forget it. It's such a good dream. I won't wake up. I'll be late for work if I'm late."
Zhou An thought that since he worked diligently, it shouldn't be too much for him to be lazy for a while. This was the first time in 26 years that he had such a real dream. He couldn't miss the opportunity, otherwise there might not be a second time in his life.
After making up his mind, he immediately prepared for his first morning exercise in his life.
As soon as he moved, the touch really made his blood boil. At this time, the two women woke up, which made Zhou An nervous. After all, he had been a single man for more than 20 years. Facing two beautiful women, sleeping on the same pillow, he was too nervous and didn't know how to start.
"Your Majesty, you are awake. I will help you get dressed."
The woman beside him hurriedly stood up, quickly took down the clothes hanging next to her, and stood beside him waiting. She didn't care about her exposed body, but instead deliberately showed some temptation.
However, when Zhou An heard the title of Emperor, he showed a surprised expression and found that a lot of memories appeared inexplicably. He was stimulated by these two beauties and his mind was a little unclear.
The extra memories were quickly scanned, and he realized that he had really traveled through time and space and became the emperor of the Qianyuan Empire, but a puppet emperor.
The people who control the court are the Queen Mother and her family. Basically half of the ministers in the court are her people.
Due to some reasons, the Queen Mother's own son died in infancy, so she could only choose one from among the princes.
The young emperor Zhou An was cowardly and obedient, and was considered a "good emperor" in the eyes of the empress dowager.
The eldest prince, who was a man of both civil and military talents, was assassinated on the night of the death of the late emperor.
In fact, all the civil and military officials in the court knew the reason, but no one dared to speak it out.
The Second Prince, who was born with military talent, was sent to the west by the late emperor to guard the border. He holds military power, and with the sworn defense of the last loyal generals left by the late emperor and the secret protection of a few ministers in the court, the Second Prince has survived until now. However, he can never enter the capital again for the rest of his life, otherwise he will surely die.
The other princes either died of illness or accidents, leaving only Zhou An in Kyoto.
Most of the princesses were married off to other countries, leaving only the tenth princess who was only 12 years old.
After knowing this, Zhou An was no longer as excited as he was at the beginning. He soon realized an important issue: the empress dowager wanted to be the emperor herself because she needed some time to prepare to be the emperor.
The country cannot be without a king for a day, so he needs to fill the position himself, and except in necessary situations, the Queen Mother rarely allows him to contact with ministers.
He usually did not need to attend court, and could only spend his days in the harem, reveling in debauchery and carousing with beauties presented by ministers and states.
The empress dowager slaughtered loyal officials who opposed her and seized power, and the emperor could take the blame for all of this, because all the orders were signed with the emperor's own seal.
Only half a year after ascending the throne, everyone in the world knew that the current emperor was a licentious and immoral tyrant who killed loyal and good people.
This was naturally the result that the Queen Mother wanted. When she was ready, she could use this reason to execute the Emperor and replace him with herself.
After realizing this, Zhou An's lustful thoughts disappeared instantly. He didn't know when the empress dowager would be ready and when she would cut off this leek from her.
At this moment, the two stunning women in front of him suddenly lost their appeal. These two women were the beauties presented by the treacherous ministers. Although they were concubines, their purpose was to make him indulge in female beauty.
After he calmed down, he got out of bed and stood up. He felt a little weak, his feet were lightheaded, and he felt a little dizzy when he stood up all of a sudden.
Looking at the two concubines helping him to dress himself, he no longer felt any joy in his heart.
When I saw the wine jug on the table in front of me, I suddenly thought of a more pressing issue and a cold sweat broke out on my forehead.
"Your Majesty, why are you sweating so much? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Let me wipe it for you." A concubine immediately took out a piece of silk and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Zhou An stared at the wine jug and thought, the former emperor would only turn 16 in two days, and had been on the throne for less than a year. No matter how much he indulged in lust, he would not die. The only possibility was that someone poisoned him.
The concubines had eaten the food and wine with me last night, and they were fine, which meant there was nothing wrong with the food and wine.
“What is it that only you have eaten?”
Zhou An thought that he remembered that in order to conquer the two women last night, he took some kind of aphrodisiac drugs, which were sent from the Imperial Hospital.
"In two days, it will be my coming-of-age ceremony. At the same time, the country cannot be without a queen. I will marry her then, and she will be Shangguan Rong, the fifth daughter of the Queen Mother's family.
These were all decided by the Queen Mother. She couldn't become the Queen so quickly, so she made so many arrangements and deceived the people of the world.
So now I am still needed, it is impossible that the Queen Mother had someone poison me. There are still people in this palace who want to kill me. "
When Zhou An thought about this, his good mood about traveling through time and space to become an emperor was completely gone. Not everyone could be the emperor. Although it seemed like a good start, it was actually a dead end.
He was a puppet trapped in the palace, which was filled with imperial guards, as well as three terrifying spy agencies, namely the Purple Guards, the Green Guards, and the Black Guards, which were personally trained by the Queen Mother.
A weak person like me is like a pig in a pen, waiting to be slaughtered by his owner.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
While he was thinking about how to break this deadlock, the two concubines called out to him.
Zhou An came to his senses and instantly felt his hands and feet sore. He felt powerless in his heart and sat on a chair with the help of two concubines.
How could an ordinary office worker like him understand the politics of the court and the calculations in people's hearts? Each of these people is a man of both wisdom and strategy, and they have deep-rooted connections and all-powerful means behind them.
Not to mention the Queen Mother and the powerful group behind her, he couldn't even find out who was trying to poison him in secret, nor did he have the ability to investigate. He had no confidants and no one listened to him.
In his despair, a scroll suddenly appeared in his mind. After it opened automatically, the first thing that appeared was the five large characters "Map of Mountains and Rivers and States" written in a flamboyant style. Then a painting of mountains and rivers appeared.
However, except for the imperial palace, the rest of the map is currently shrouded in white fog, and nothing can be seen clearly.
The picture was incredibly detailed, as if looking down at the surface of a planet from outside the atmosphere, and the map could be enlarged according to his thoughts.
When he looked at a place, he could see the details of that place, even the roof and the ground were clearly visible.
"The Mountain and River State Map is open. Host, do you want to light up the Changle Palace?"
This neutral voice without any emotion suddenly appeared in his mind. Soon he showed joy and quickly replied with his mind: "Light it up."
"Light up Changle Palace and you will be rewarded with a Guyuan Pill."
Zhou An quickly discovered his own space. He didn’t know if it was a system space or something else. A brown-yellow pill was floating in it.
He showed a look of joy and saw that the two concubines beside him were looking at him worriedly. Because they were helping him to dress, they were still wearing thin pajamas.
He smiled and said, "I'm fine, you guys put on your clothes first and have someone bring some food."
"Yes." The two women bowed, walked to the bed and began to get dressed.
Zhou An turned his back to the two women and stretched out his palms. With just a thought, the Guyuan Pill in the system space appeared in his palms.
This Guyuan Pill can strengthen the body and consolidate its essence, which is to consolidate the body. It is generally used to lay the foundation for martial artists.
He swallowed it in one gulp without thinking. Now the only thing he could trust was this map of mountains, rivers and the country.
After taking the pill, I could feel the warm feeling coming from my abdomen and spreading to my limbs. My feet, which had been a little weak, slowly began to have strength, and my complexion also improved a lot.
At this time, he discovered that the Changle Palace in the Mountains, Rivers, and States Map changed from black and white to color, as if the palace had come alive, and he could see the wind blowing the flowers and plants.
From the big tree in the yard, you can see the leaves falling to the ground.
(End of this chapter)
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