Xie Zhaozhao and Zhou Shaoyu quickly received the news of the inn's subtle actions.
Xie Zhaozhao couldn't help but smile.
These people are really something. Don't they think that if they close the door, "I can't see you, so you can't see me"?
How could the secret guards of the Jade Dragon Kingdom not be monitoring the post station?
The Xie family's information camp is now in the hands of Xie Rongyu (Xiao Xin).
Once the Jade Dragon Kingdom was established, Xie Rongyu became her right-hand man, and the country developed even faster. The abilities of its members far surpassed those of the original Xie Clan Information Camp.
The Information Battalion was renamed the Embroidered Uniform Guard, or it could also be called the Brocade Uniform Guard.
Some of the functions of the Imperial City Guard were incorporated into the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which focused on gathering the most secret information.
Therefore, Xie Rong reported all of the five countries' supposedly clever interactions at the post station to Xie Zhaozhao's desk in less than half an hour.
Xie Zhaozhao: Am I the ancestor of the Eastern Li Kingdom?
Stop disgusting me!
It should be noted that historical records and secret accounts state that the ancestor of Dongli was a despicable person who did despicable things, which led later generations to refer to the people of Dongli as "despicable people".
Unfortunately, they were very short, and the character for "filthy" was difficult to write, so from some generation onwards, it was recorded as "wogua" (倭瓜).
The ancestor of pumpkins? Pshaw!
She said to Xie Rongyu, "Send someone to keep an eye on the post station."
Xie Rong replied "Yes" and left the palace.
Xie Zhaozhao shook her head slightly. The people of Dongli are like rats in the shadows, unable to stand in the light, yet they still dream of unifying the world.
She summoned Bei Chen and said, "Bei Chen, have people keep a close watch on the area around the palace. If any foreigners make any trouble, don't let a single one get away with it."
"kill?"
"Can."
Bei Chen accepted the order and left. Xie Zhaozhao said to Yuanyuan, "Summon Princess Yurong."
Guan Yingying was imprisoned in a cell in the Yongxiang Alley of the Imperial Palace.
Every time Guan Yingying left Xie Zhaozhao's place, she racked her brains to think about what to talk about next, because life without computers, cell phones, books, newspapers, and people to talk to was too terrible.
She now longs to speak with Xie Zhaozhao, and every time she does, she wants to mock Xie Zhaozhao for being a feudal woman.
Despite being repeatedly outmatched by Xie Zhaozhao, she still enjoyed it immensely.
Upon seeing Xie Zhaozhao, she knelt down skillfully and began eating the snacks on the small table next to her.
Xie Zhaozhao looked at her and said, "You seem to have gained some weight? But your height doesn't seem to have changed much; you're still so short!"
Guan Yingying, having been out of the sun for a long time, had become quite plump and fair-skinned. When Xie Zhaozhao said she was short, she immediately jumped up in anger.
There was nothing she could do; it was as if by some curse that the bodies chosen for her in her past and future lives were all less than 1.5 meters tall.
Standing in front of Xie Zhaozhao, one's aura is completely suppressed.
"Guan Yingying, were you a Japanese before?"
"No, I am a genuine citizen of the Great Dragon Kingdom..." Guan Yingying suddenly frowned and said, "In the history books we studied, there was no Dongli Kingdom or Yulong Kingdom at all."
She muttered to herself, "I'm not a descendant of the Jade Dragon Kingdom. Otherwise, wouldn't Xie Zhaozhao be my ancestor?"
"Guan Yingying, how about you write a memoir of your past life? If it's well-written, I'll pay you a fee."
"If I don't write, and I don't use a pen for a long time, I'll forget how to write many characters."
"Didn't you read and write in your time?"
"With mobile phones and computers, who still writes by hand? The internet, computers, mobile phones, and even the TV—just scroll through short videos and watch short dramas..."
Guan Yingying fondly remembers that era. Although she didn't have an easy time back then, it was much more interesting than now. With just a mobile phone, she could control the world.
"No print media?"
"Paper? You mean newspapers? Those are ancient relics from so many years ago," Guan Yingying said dismissively, clearly disgusted.
Newspapers are old items from the 20th century. When she transmigrated, no one cared about newspapers, and no one even watched television.
Xie Zhaozhao keenly grasped the word "newspaper." In Guan Yingying's eyes, newspapers were extremely backward, but they were probably once highly regarded!
She said to Yuanyuan, "Bring me paper and a quill pen."
Guan Yingying doesn't know how to use a calligraphy brush, but her handwriting with a quill pen is quite good, although there are many "misspelled words" (modern simplified characters).
Xie Zhaozhao handed Guan Yingying the paper and pen and said, "You can draw, right? Draw a newspaper for me to see?"
Guan Yingying said, "How can I not draw? I received nine years of compulsory education."
She drew out what the newspaper looked like while explaining it.
He asked smugly, "How was it?"
Guan Yingying felt extremely pleased. So what if she became the emperor? She was still an ignorant "feudal woman".
Xie Zhaozhao glanced at her a few times but didn't respond.
"Hibiscus ointment, can you give me some?" Guan Yingying missed that stuff, she didn't know why, she knew it was harmful to herself and others, but she just really wanted to eat it.
"No!" Xie Zhaozhao said calmly. "I have ordered that such things are not allowed to enter the Jade Dragon Kingdom. Anyone who dares to touch them will be executed along with their entire family."
Guan Yingying shuddered. Touching the panacea meant the extermination of nine generations of one's family!
“You’re really different from before. You’re decisive and ruthless!” Guan Yingying sighed. “Before, you were very dignified, submissive, and always listened to men.”
“But you haven’t changed. You’re still the same as before, using the Panacea to harm people,” Xie Zhaozhao said. “I dare not let you go out, otherwise you will still be messing with the Panacea.”
"..."
"I have other matters to attend to. You may return now."
"No, I haven't said enough. You can't just lock me up like this. I know a lot more. Let me tell you, I know about waterwheels, hand pumps, siphons, the lever principle..."
"I'm very busy," Xie Zhaozhao called Manman over, "Manman, go and summon Prime Minister Ling."
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