"And then what happened?" Emperor Mingxi and his officials, especially the military generals, all wanted to know what that weapon on the battlefield was and what happened to it afterward.
Later, that person deliberately appeared when Young Master Zhou was at his lowest point and helped him without expecting anything in return.
They provided him with all the materials to make that thing, and a year later, just as Young Master Zhou was about to complete the improvement, he inadvertently discovered the man's true identity.
He immediately destroyed everything and fled overnight, later hiding under an assumed name to evade their search.
In the end, he had no choice but to disfigure himself and disguise himself as a beggar, hiding in a dilapidated temple in the capital to eke out a living.
Years later, he witnessed enemy troops using the very weapon he had initially developed to conquer his country's cities.
With a vague suspicion already in his mind, and in utter despair, as the city of Dayan fell and the country was destroyed, he chose to perish together with Zhou Fushan, who had already surrendered to Beili!
Hearing "Moonlight" again still left me feeling a little melancholy.
This young master Zhou Qi'an is her target.
It's a pity that such a brilliant talent was born in the wrong era; if he were alive today, he would be a top-notch weapons expert and scientific research genius.
However, due to family circumstances and the times, he died young before he could fully mature.
The system's mission for Moonlight was to prevent all of this from happening and to protect this new star.
She knew that even with the system as a cheat code, an eight-year-old girl like herself couldn't do much.
It was impossible for him to interfere in the family affairs of the Marquis of Changqing, but Emperor Mingxi could.
Yue Fuguang glanced subtly at Emperor Mingxi, who sat at the head of the table, noticing his inscrutable expression.
The glances he made at Zhou Fushan contained a flickering, cold glint.
She curled her lips into a smile and continued speaking to the system, "It's a pity that such a genius as Young Master Zhou is like this. If he were a thousand years later..."
Which country wouldn't protect such a scientific talent? Alas, it's a pity he didn't have a good father, and he was born in the wrong era!
"Little Pearl, from what you're saying, is that adulterer not an ordinary person either?"
[Hehe, Master is really smart. He is indeed not an ordinary person. In fact, his true identity is Ji Changyue, the illegitimate son of Ji Taishi of Beili, who was sent to Dayan by Beili.]
Twenty years ago, Ji Changyue, who was only fifteen, was sent to Dayan by his Grand Tutor father.
After killing a young man surnamed Xu in Dayan, Ji Changyue took his place.
A few years later, Xu Changyue began to operate in various parts of Dayan.
His cover identity was that of a wealthy businessman who traveled between countries for many years.
Meanwhile, in order to gain a foothold in the capital, he joined Zhou Fushan's entourage and became Zhou Fushan's hidden money bag.
Because he was willing to spend money and people, Xu Changyue was able to do business steadily in Dayan for so many years, and his business grew bigger and bigger. Zhou Fushan, his backer, contributed a lot to this.
Sending his pregnant concubine, Zuo Yu, to Zhou Fushan as a concubine and helping him rise to power was part of his plan; however, the arrival of Concubine Hua in the Zhou family was an unexpected turn of events.
"Unexpected? His old lover and daughter are serving the same man? Xu Changyue is really tolerant! Is he a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?"
Men will sacrifice nothing for power.
Yes, Aunt Hua was sold into the Zhou family by her own 'adoptive father,' who, like Zhou Fushan, was unaware that he was raising someone else's child.
Yue Fuguang was speechless, and said with a somewhat complicated expression, "This Xu Changyue is just like a bird that always lays its eggs in other people's nests! Don't tell me he has offspring elsewhere."
The system tumbled around in the system space and cheerfully said, "There really are. The youngest son of the wealthy Qian family in the capital, the second daughter of Hu's Rice Shop... He will gradually recognize most of these children."
They will all become spies for Beili in the future; they played a significant role in the fall of the Dayan Dynasty.
Upon hearing this, the banquet fell into an eerie silence once again, as if even the wind had been frozen by the icy atmosphere.
Marquis Changqing, Zhou Fushan, Bei Li, the Ji family, Xu Changyue, you are all... doing very well!
The emperor and his ministers of Dayan were grinding their teeth to powder as they suppressed their rage.
If it weren't for the occasion and the fear of being discovered by Yue Fuguang, I would have loved to pounce on Zhou Fushan and tear him to pieces right now.
As for why he knows nothing at all?
Didn't the Divine Artifact Master say that the new weapon is already in his hands? He hasn't presented it to His Majesty yet, so it must have been sent to that fake son.
They certainly knew that with just a small Changqing Marquis's mansion, Xu Changyue could not possibly shake the mighty Dayan.
But even the strongest dam can be breached by an ant hole. If there are too many parasites like Zhou Fushan, even the strongest dam will inevitably collapse.
Fortresses are often breached from within!
Moreover, Little Immortal Lord Yue Fuguang said that besides those who died young and those who died tragically when the country was destroyed and the city was destroyed, there were also those spineless cowards who surrendered.
Who can say that none of those who surrendered had colluded with foreign powers beforehand?
Another question lingered in the minds of the rulers and ministers of Dayan: how did Beili manage to conquer Dayan with only one country?
What kind of decay will Dayan become in ten years so that a small Beili can take advantage of the situation?
The first victim was Zhou Qi'an, who was falsely accused by Aunt Hua of harassing his stepmother, but in fact he did nothing wrong.
He drank a bowl of ginseng soup sent by Lady Hou and was drugged with aphrodisiac. Even so, when faced with the concubine Hua who threw herself at him, he used his strong willpower to resist his instinctive desires and treated her with courtesy.
In the end, he used his last bit of willpower to knock himself unconscious, but even that couldn't save him from being framed.
The Zhou family could not tolerate a son who coveted his father's concubine.
This also gives Marquis Changqing the perfect excuse to depose his eldest son whom he does not love.
Alas, if Emperor Mingxi could properly nurture such talent, putting aside everything else, their expertise in Dayan weapons alone would make them the strongest among the six kingdoms for the next ten years!
Upon hearing his words, Emperor Mingxi gripped the chair tightly, his sharp gaze sweeping over Zhou Fushan's slightly overweight face.
A chilling killing intent flashed by, and Emperor Mingxi's eyes met those of Lu Qi, the Minister of Works, who was also looking at Zhou Fushan with disgust.
The other party immediately understood the Emperor's meaning.
Then Emperor Mingxi gave Qian Gui a look, and Qian Gui immediately understood.
The Ministry of Works also followed the Imperial Guards to the Zhou family to pick up Zhou Qi'an. But if His Majesty didn't know about such a talent, that would have been fine. Now that he does, he will definitely protect him and train him well for the use of the Great Yan.
It's impossible to let those filthy women in the Changqing Marquis's household ruin things again.
This was also the best time for Emperor Mingxi to bestow favor upon this future weapons manufacturing master of Dayan.
Only when Your Majesty personally bestows your imperial grace upon the hearts of your subjects can you better inspire talented individuals to serve Your Majesty and the Great Yan Dynasty to the death!
This Zhou Qi'an is not only a rare talent, but also a loyal subject of Dayan. He died together with his father, who surrendered to the enemy country. Not everyone can do that.
Before even meeting him, Lu Qi, the Minister of Works, already had a very good impression of Zhou Qi'an, his future subordinate.
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