Guan Yingying was panicked and at a loss.
"Don't panic, speak slowly. There's no time limit, say whatever comes to mind."
"If you're hungry, there's food; if you're sleepy, there's a bed over there. You can go back to your cell whenever you feel you've said everything."
Guan Yingying boldly asked, "If I don't finish speaking, can I live in the palace outside?"
"Can!"
Guan Yingying thought she could talk slowly, for a lifetime...
"My time is precious. If you deliberately dawdle, then I will kill you! You know that killing you will have no impact on Yulong or on me."
Guan Yingying was sweating again. Indeed, that world was too far away. Whether she spoke or not, it wouldn't have much impact on Zhou Shaoyu.
Every day when Zhou Shaoyu went to court, Guan Yingying was kept under Nanxing's watchful eye as she wrote outlines.
If the outline is unclear, there will be no lunch.
Every day, Zhou Shaoyu sat on the dragon throne, listening to Guan Yingying tell stories about the future world, about future clothing, food, housing, transportation, astronomy, and geography.
The second issue of the "Yulong Daily" was published.
Given the immense popularity and widespread public discussion surrounding the first issue, Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao recognized the newspaper's enormous potential and thus established a dedicated newspaper office.
The team collected information, interviewed journalists, edited, reviewed manuscripts, and even worked on graphic design, gradually improving the structure and increasing the number of people from just a few to fifty.
The newspaper still had six pages, but the content was more substantial than the first time.
The first printing was 50,000 copies, and the second printing was 100,000 copies.
As usual, it was snapped up as soon as it was released.
In less than three days, in just two days, the 60,000 copies reserved for the capital were snapped up.
Zhou Shaoyu specifically ordered the post stations to send newspapers to every prefecture and state across the country by express courier.
In remote areas, people would receive the newspaper a month or two later than in Kyoto. But this did not diminish their fervent enthusiasm for the newspaper.
The envoys from the five countries were still staying at the post station when, with the permission of the imperial court, the five national teachers, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Rites, personally went to the Gokoku-ji Temple in Tokyo.
The three national teachers, Jialuo, Dingzhe, and Wuyan, who were determined to find the Holy Buddha, devoutly worshipped Buddha at Huguo Temple for several days, but still did not see the Living Buddha Yuanji.
The cunning Matsushita Ichiro and Tetsuo Rinpoche seize every opportunity in Tokyo to inquire about Xie Zhaozhao's past.
When asked, almost everyone said the same thing: "Dignified and graceful, kind-hearted and beautiful!"
As for how she became empress? Everyone says she was forced into it by the old emperor.
Matsushita was somewhat agitated; it sounded like Emperor Andi didn't quite resemble their ancestor.
Is Xie Zhaozhao really their ancestor?
They have been stranded in Yulong Kingdom for two months, and if they stay any longer, they will probably be disliked and expelled.
Just then, the spies sent by the Emperor of Dongli returned with a letter, saying that during the New Year, Emperor Chen and Emperor An had stayed at the inn owned by Tian Yaozu's father.
In most cases, Tian Yaozu presented the Six Paths of Reincarnation Diagram to Emperor Chen.
That's practically giving it to Emperor An!
Therefore, the ancestor is still Emperor An!
Matsushita returned to Daming Prefecture in high spirits. He discovered that the second, third, and fourth issues of the "Jade Dragon Newspaper" had already been published.
He held the newspaper, ignoring the front page headlines, and specifically searched for page five, the "Millennium Dreams" column. Sure enough, every issue featured an article by "Smoker".
The first episode is about the future of travel, where Yanke talks about his daily commute – by car.
The second phase is about the future of "food." Smokers say that with abundant resources, once things have expired, everyone, whether from wealthy families or ordinary people, will throw them away.
The third phase is about the future of "living". Yanke said that living in a high-rise building means having a climate control system in both summer and winter, so you can have whatever temperature you want.
The fourth phase is about the future of clothing, with sun hats and sunglasses for summer and extremely lightweight yet warm down jackets for winter.
"She is our ancestor! Yanke must be the reincarnation of Guan Ying!" Shuxia Santiao and Songxia sang excitedly while fencing.
They pleaded with the King of Qi again to see the "smoker," no matter the cost.
The King of Qi refused to see him, and the steward said that it was inappropriate for his subjects to make private connections with foreign envoys.
Matsushita Ichika and Kyuushita Sanjo were so anxious they were scratching their heads, but there was nothing they could do.
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Ling Xun came to offer his condolences to the envoy.
Three men under the tree handed Ling Xiang ten thousand taels of silver notes, begging him to show them the way to see the King of Qi.
Ling Xun reluctantly accepted the silver note and quietly offered some advice—
"May 16th is Emperor An's birthday, and it's the first time he's celebrated his birthday."
King Qi's favorite was Emperor An, and the ocean-going transport fleet of the Jade Dragon Kingdom belonged to Emperor An. King Qi wanted to give Emperor An the largest cruise ship as a birthday gift.
"If you can acquire the newly built Tanjung Parit Lock ship in Johor this year and present it to King Qi, you will surely get what you want."
The three people under the tree immediately looked downcast upon hearing the name Tanjong Parit boat.
Dongli Kingdom is an island nation, relying entirely on ships for transportation. This ship was built under the supervision of the Emperor for ten years in Johor, costing no less than five million taels of silver.
A free gift to the King of Qi?
Seeing him frown and remain silent, Ling Xun smiled contemptuously and said, "If His Highness the Third Prince is unwilling to spend money, then pretend I never said anything. However, His Highness the Third Prince has been away for a long time; His Majesty the Emperor of Dongli must be worried, right?"
Why are you staying in our country for so long and still not leaving? Are you planning to retire here?
Matsushita gritted his teeth and said, "Prime Minister Ling, please tell Prince Qi that the Danrong Bala ship is being delivered by our Dongli Kingdom!"
Don't even mention a boat, I'd give you half of Dongli!
If you can find the smoker, you've found the ancestor.
If we can find the ancestor, the entire continent will belong to Dongli!
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