Chapter 559 Marriage, God Bless the Revolution!
There was a festive atmosphere in Luoqi's mansion, with lights and decorations all over. Even as the night fell, it was still bright.
"Young Master Qi, a night of spring is worth a thousand gold. We will not disturb you and your wife's spring night. Goodbye."
The guests left one by one, and those who were on good terms with each other even made eye contact. Luo Qi felt the alcohol rising up, her face flushed, and her brain felt dizzy.
“Bang!”
Luo Qi pushed open the door of the bridal chamber heavily, her body swaying, circles in front of her eyes, she felt as if the world was spinning, and everything was a double image.
"My dear."
A soft voice sounded in his ears. Luo Qi raised his head, looked at the pretty face in the wedding dress, and fell over directly, with the fragrance filling his nose.
Although today was the first time the two met, Zhao Hede was easy to recognize. Her biggest feature was that she looked the same as the Empress Dowager.
The only difference is that Zhao Feiyan's eyes are more charming, while Zhao Hede's eyebrows and eyes are more gentle.
The appearance of the Empress Dowager and Zhao Hede together today shocked the guests at the banquet to the point of losing their minds. Even the ministers who often went to the palace to attend court could not distinguish the two people at all.
Unless one lives with the two of them for a long time, it is impossible to tell them apart. Then he looked at Luo Qi strangely. How could he dare to marry someone who looks like the empress dowager? It was too strange that he was not in the boudoir with her.
Under the dim oil lamp, the woman's face became more and more beautiful. She hugged the drowsy Luo Qi tightly, and her beautiful eyes never left Luo Qi's face. It seemed like a long time, but also seemed like a short time. She said in a gentle voice: "My dear, I will undress you."
The waves of warm and refreshing fragrance made Luo Qi a little more awake. Although he was still a little dazed, his strong physical fitness acquired from years of martial arts training would not allow him to fall asleep tonight, so he just picked the person up.
"Be gentle."
The frightened woman screamed.
Fishes and dragons dance all night.
Ji Zhao looked at the prompt that appeared on the system and said nothing.
[Special historical figures and historical status increase your family's imperial luck by 10 years, and the current luck is 420 years. ]
[Special historical figures enter your family, men gain "resistance to gentle places", and women gain the characteristic of "weak and boneless". ]
The imperial luck refers to the time that the Luo family can be crowned emperor. The standard is 400 years. Now, after two increases, it has reached 420 years. If Ji Zhao is willing to peel off the purple energy from the heavenly items and then bless the family, the duration of this imperial luck will be greatly increased.
The next day.
Through the exquisitely crafted windows, the light shone into the exquisitely decorated house. The faint morning light shone on the ground and was reflected in the curtains, and two figures could be vaguely seen.
Luo Qi woke up slowly, with a headache from being drunk. Then he saw Zhao Hede lying beside him. When he saw Zhao Hede's face, he felt the same as everyone else. She was indeed extremely beautiful, but also very strange.
Because most twins actually only look alike to unfamiliar outsiders.
Anyone who is slightly familiar with them can easily distinguish between the two people, and may even think that they are two completely different people.
But the two sisters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede are different. They are not even twins, but they look exactly the same. We can only sigh that this is God's creation.
Luo Qi reached out and embraced Zhao Hede, only to feel her skin as soft as water, with a little warmth between his touch. He still had memories of the bridal chamber, and now that he was sober, he felt that it was three times better than the bridal chamber night. He couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed, "If I had known, I wouldn't have drunk so much wine, I would have been groggy and missed a lot."
Zhao Hede woke up slowly and looked at Luo Qi who was staring at her. She seemed a little shy. She covered her face first, then asked softly with a blushing face, "My dear, do you want to wash up?"
Luo Qi smiled and said, "No hurry, the Queen Mother has allowed me to take a few days off, and then I can go to the palace to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
Zhao Hede heard this and said, "Before I got married, my sister told me to come to the palace to pay my respects on the third day after my wedding, saying that this is the custom."
"The third day?
That's fine."
Luo Qi had no objection. "Now, come with me to meet my father and mother. After meeting them today, they will return to Zhaocheng. As for all the brothers and sisters and nephews of the Luo family, I will take you back to Zhaocheng to meet them when we worship our ancestors next year."
Zhao Hede turned her back and put on her clothes. After putting on her undershirt, she helped Luo Qi change her clothes.
Two days passed quickly, and Luo Qi took Zhao Hede to the palace to pay a visit to the empress dowager. People were in high spirits on happy occasions, and Zhao Feiyan sat in the main seat, becoming even more dazzling.
Seeing Luo Qi and Zhao Hede coming, she was very happy and said to the Zhao family in the hall: "What a perfect match. I, Zhao, will spend more time with Master Qi in the future. If I can learn even a little bit from Master Qi, I will benefit a lot."
Luo Qi's expression, which had been a little serious due to some thoughts, gradually relaxed after hearing the Queen Mother's words. She glanced at the Queen Mother, who was dignified and elegant, wearing an intricate and gorgeous robe, and exuding royal majesty.
Loki cleared all complicated thoughts from her mind, and everyone in the hall talked to Loki enthusiastically. Marriage is always the best way to bring people closer together. This is the reason why the alliance system of marriage has been able to continue for thousands of years since ancient times.
With the formation of the marriage, Luo Qi became one of the most critical figures in the world and became the mediator between the reformists and the royal family. The interests of the royal family were guaranteed by Luo Qi, and the royal family's support for the reformists was also guaranteed by Luo Qi. The most stable triangle, a solid political alliance, was formed between Zhao Feiyan, Luo Qi and Wang Mang.
Non-interference and non-aggression!
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In today's world, the reign title is "Shenyou" because natural disasters occur so frequently that people have become numb to them. It is completely impossible to overcome them relying on human power, and we can only pray for the gods' blessing.
In the second year of Shenyou, the reform that had been brewing for a long time finally came out from the forbidden area.
"I have heard that during the Zhou Dynasty, King Su broke away from the Shang Dynasty's system and created Zhou's rites and institutions, and thus Zhou became powerful.
As time went on, it gradually declined, so other countries reformed and became stronger.
This is probably what the saints call the path.
When the road is blocked, you need to change. Once you change, you can move forward, and this is the only way to last long.
The world can no longer go on like this. I am very anxious. Grand Marshal and General Wang Jujun is probably a wise man sent by God. I will listen to his advice and formulate these regulations.
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We must follow the teachings of the ancient sages, treat the people of the world well, achieve benevolent and righteous governance, complete the achievements of the saints, and make the Mandate of Heaven last forever. The powerful officials must set an example, the wealthy must have a benevolent heart, and the people should know what the court is doing.
Inform all the counties and prefectures in the country to follow the instructions and create an unprecedented prosperity. "
Wang Mang did not completely listen to Luo Qi's advice in the end. He thought Luo Qi was too conservative and too pessimistic about human nature.
Such a moral gentleman could become the Grand Marshal and General, and all the people in the world supported him to carry out reforms. This is enough to prove that people's hearts in the world now yearn for light.
He was not the only powerful person willing to make concessions to the people at the bottom of the society. Moreover, as long as enough embroidered officials were sent out to bring those officials who were unwilling to implement the laws to justice, these laws would naturally be implemented.
If you think from the darkest part of your heart, when the Legalists of the Three Jins were carrying out reforms, so many laws that went against human nature were still able to be implemented. Now he is promoting good laws, and anyone who opposes is standing against the hearts of the people.
As long as I make a call from a high place, I can mobilize the people of the world to rise up and destroy it.
No matter how powerful the wealthy and powerful are, can they be stronger than the 50 million people in the world?
As long as the people support me, what do the powerful and wealthy mean to me?
If we don’t smash the darkness with powerful thunder, when will the sea be peaceful and the river be calm?
The common people of the world have the advantage over the powerful and wealthy!
Wang Mang’s idea was not particularly wrong. If he could really organize the people, then no one in the world would be his opponent. The power of the people is extremely great.
Unfortunately, even the Luo family could only be organized within the Zhao Kingdom. At its peak, they could only rely on hanging to organize the people of Luo. If there were more people, they would have to rely on those grassroots powerful people.
Fortunately, Luo Qi was in power for Wang Mang, so he didn't have to offend all the powerful and wealthy people in the world. There was still great hope for reform if he could roll out the reform bit by bit, especially the reform in Guanzhong, which had a relatively great chance of success.
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Decades after the "Lingyou Reform", the rulers of the Han Dynasty broke free from their fear and once again launched a vigorous self-rescue action, known in history as the "Shenyou Revolution."
The reason why it is called "revolution" instead of "reform" is that its various policies are completely beyond the perspective of the rulers.
This was an unprecedented "concession" reform for the ruled class. In that society two thousand years ago, the reformers tried to release vitality to the grassroots people.
The ultimate goal was to alleviate the gap between the rich and the poor, which was large enough to overthrow the dynasty, and to enable the vast majority of the people to change from being refugees outside the dynasty's framework and the most unstable in society to becoming free farmers and small landowners who maintained the stability of the Han Dynasty. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
(End of this chapter)
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