Chapter 346 The Queen's Choice
In the State of Zhao, forced kissing was considered an "indecent crime" and, depending on the severity of the circumstances, the offender could be sentenced to up to five years in prison or criminal detention.
This is the law that Li Nuo just revised.
Regardless of gender.
Without his consent, Her Majesty kissed him forcefully.
She broke the law.
Because the circumstances are minor, the offender shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days and shall also be fined.
This time, Li Nuo did not give her any relevant hints.
But he didn't have time to verify whether the indecent assault was effective, because Yiren strode in, forcibly separated them, glared at them, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Li Nuo looked at Yiren and said, "If I say that Your Majesty is helping me practice, would you believe it?"
After a moment.
Li Nuo sat on the steps outside Zhaoyang Palace and looked back. The palace door was closed and no sound came out. He didn't know what they said inside.
He really didn't expect that the Queen would help him in this way.
But precisely because it is unexpected, it may actually be effective.
It doesn't matter if she is molested. It's not the first time. Last time Li Nuo was trying to save her, and this time she was trying to help Li Nuo.
After some interaction, the two people are even.
In Zhaoyang Palace, Song Yiren put her hands on her hips and said angrily: "Even if you are helping him practice, can't you use other methods?"
Zhao Zhiyi shook his head and said, "We have tried other methods just now, but they didn't work. I can only resort to this last resort."
Song Yiren said angrily, "You can't do that either, you can't..."
Zhao Zhiyi looked at her and said, "To express my apology, I will help you prepare your wedding. Although I don't know how grand your sister's wedding was when she married him, I promise that your wedding will be more grand than theirs..."
“…”
Song Yiren moved her lips, unable to utter any more angry words, and asked in a low voice: "You, you eavesdropped on our conversation?"
Zhao Zhiyi said: "I overheard it by accident."
Song Yiren looked at the ground, her thoughts racing.
He was supposed to be her husband, and she was supposed to be the eldest lady of the Li family. Even if someone else cut in line, she hoped that her wedding could be the grandest and most prestigious among all theirs.
But she also knew that this wish would be difficult to achieve in Daxia.
The wedding of Li Nuo and Song Jiaren Li Anning was organized by the Great Xia court at the request of the Great Xia Emperor.
Even though her wedding was prepared by the imperial court, it couldn't be more grand than Princess Daxia's wedding.
But it was different in Zhao State.
Zhao Zhiyi is the emperor of Zhao State. Whatever she says is the truth. His wish can really be realized in Zhao State.
After a long silence, Song Yiren pursed her lips, looked at Zhao Zhiyi, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were helping him practice. My attitude just now was a bit bad, don't mind it..."
Li Nuo sat on the steps for a while, and the palace door behind him opened.
Yiren and the Queen walked out hand in hand, leaving Li Nuo stunned.
The relationship between women is sometimes really hard to understand.
Zhao Zhiyi was not as smooth-talking as Fenghuang, so even though she and Yiren had met every day in Zhao State for half a year, they had not developed any friendship. Instead, because of this conflict, they even held hands...
Is this what it means to be acquainted without fighting?
Her Majesty the Queen kissed Li Nuo without his consent. According to the new laws of Zhao State, she would be imprisoned for at least five days. However, as the victim, Li Nuo was willing to forgive her. As long as she reflected on herself in the imperial study for an hour and paid more attention next time, everything would be fine.
The moment she stepped into the imperial study, the code finally changed.
As expected, her portrait appeared on the code.
Zhao Zhiyi looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Is this okay?"
Li Nuo nodded and said, "Although the improvement in cultivation is very slight, it is indeed useful..."
In fact, because his motives were impure, his cultivation level did not improve at all, but her portrait was more useful than simply improving his cultivation level.
Song Yiren then remembered something, looked at Li Nuo, and said mysteriously: "Guess who I saw on the street just now!"
Li Nuo asked: "Who?"
Song Yiren said: "The old man who told my fortune!"
In fact, she was about to tell Li Nuo about this matter, but was interrupted by that incident.
Li Nuo's expression changed slightly. From the result of his fortune-telling for Yiren, there was no doubt that the old man must be a Yin-Yang master of the sixth level.
The Yin-Yang family of the sixth realm has a unique ability, which is the ability to transfer their own lifespan to others. This ability complements the power of the code, and Li Nuo must find a way to obtain it.
The State Master of Zhao was also a Yin-Yang master of the sixth level, but his identity was too special. He dedicated his entire life to the State of Zhao. Even the Empress had to show enough respect to him.
Li Nuo couldn't do anything to him, otherwise even the Queen's reputation would be affected.
But this sixth-level Yin-Yang master is a very good target.
Zhao Zhiyi looked at Yiren and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
Li Nuo said, "A very powerful Yin-Yang master, whose cultivation may not be inferior to that of the national teacher..."
After listening to him, Zhao Zhiyi pondered for a moment and asked, "If the Yin-Yang family of the sixth realm puts all their efforts into it, can they calculate the result of the succession battle in advance?"
Li Nuo said: "It depends on which country it is. If it is a small country, the Yin-Yang masters of the sixth level can calculate the loss of some lifespans, but they certainly cannot calculate the national destiny of the five great dynasties..."
The Emperor of Zhao was in the sixth realm, and was responsible for the fate of the country and the livelihood of hundreds of millions of people.
The state teacher of Zhao State was only a sixth-level Yin-Yang master. If he could predict the outcome of the fight for the throne, there would be no need for the princes to go through so much trouble for so long. They could just let him tell their fortune.
Even if he risked his life and forced the calculation, there would be no chance for the secret to be revealed.
Thinking of the fortune teller, Li Nuo looked at Zhao Zhiyi and said, "How about your Majesty do me another favor..."
Soon, Li Nuo and Yiren left the imperial study.
Zhao Zhiyi took out a piece of letter from the book and stared at the contents on it in a daze.
Master Gongsun has been by her side since she was very young.
Could it be that, at that time, she had already expected the outcome today?
This is something that even the national teacher cannot do.
Could it be that her cultivation level is higher than that of the Imperial Master?
Then it can only be the saint of Yin-Yang School.
She watched helplessly as Master Gongsun's corpse was burned to ashes by the flames, and her ashes were scattered into the river as she had requested before her death.
Master Gongsun is dead, but the mysteries surrounding her are increasing.
Should she listen to what is written in this letter?
Soon, she made a decision.
For the sake of Zhao, I can only...
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The streets of the capital.
"Measure your fortune and predict your marriage!"
"You are not allowed to ask for money!"
"One divination costs ten cents, no deception for children or adults!"
On a street corner, in front of a fortune-telling stall, an old and young couple watched the passers-by coming and going, shouting a few words from time to time.
People would occasionally take a look, but few would come forward to ask for fortune-telling.
If it was the old man telling fortunes, they might have been a little interested, but the person sitting in front of the stall was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen, which was hard to convince them.
After half an hour, only two customers came. After hearing that it was the girl who was telling fortunes, they shook their heads and left.
The girl sighed, turned around and asked, "Grandpa, aren't we leaving?"
The old man shook his head and said, "I won't leave."
For the Yin-Yang masters, they can see a person's future by counting with their fingers.
This will not change no matter where you go.
Compared with the predetermined fate, the unknown destiny makes him more curious.
In the morning, he told himself a fortune.
It is a good day to go out today.
With no customers coming, the girl was playing with the copper coins in her hand out of boredom.
Suddenly, she saw a shadow appear in front of her.
Several figures in police uniforms with knives on their waists stood in front of the table. The leading constable looked at the grandfather and grandson and said, "It is not allowed to set up stalls here. Come with us..."
The girl turned and looked at the old man.
The old man counted with his fingers, and his expression was a little surprised.
Can’t calculate.
The reason why it cannot be calculated is not due to the Yin-Yang magic itself, but because this matter involves strong people of the same level.
There were only two such people in the capital of Zhao State.
After excluding his old friend, only Her Majesty the Queen is left.
Even the children on the streets of the capital know who is behind the Queen.
He slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said, "Let's go."
Because the grandfather and grandson told fortunes without a license, they were detained in the Ministry of Justice for an hour and fined ten cents. After an hour, they were released.
After leaving the Ministry of Justice, the fortune-teller glanced at the palace, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he whispered: "Good boy..."
…
Zhaoyang Palace.
The portrait of the old fortune-teller finally appeared on the code.
Although Li Nuo does not have the cultivation of Yin-Yang School at the moment, he has a wealth of knowledge about Yin-Yang School.
The Yin-Yang School is extremely mysterious, and the classics he has read only contain the most superficial introductions.
Taking advantage of the one-day validity period, Li Nuo plans to digest some of this knowledge.
There are several major factions within the Yin-Yang School, and each faction has different theories. It is precisely because of the differences in theories that the original Yin-Yang School went from unity to division.
These major factions each have their own theories, but generally speaking, they can be divided into two factions: the North and the South.
The Northern School is an optimistic school, believing that although fate is determined by heaven, the Yin-Yang school can change one's destiny.
For example, according to Yin-Yang calculations, a person has only one year to live, but with the intervention of a Yin-Yang master, he can die a few months earlier or extend his life for a period of time.
The Southern School is relatively pessimistic, believing that fate cannot be changed and that the actions of the Yin-Yang School to change fate are included in a larger fate.
They firmly believe that the fate of this world has been determined since its birth.
The Southern School also believes that there is a creator above the sky.
And this entire continent, and even the entire world, every blade of grass, every mountain and stone, all living and non-living things, were created by the Creator. This Creator is the source of all destinies.
The Legalists also held similar views.
In order to publicize their own ideas, the ancient Legalists also preached that all the laws of the world were established by the Creator, and that the Legalists were the carriers of the Creator to maintain the rules, thus making all countries respect the Legalists.
The legendary calligrapher also holds the same view.
Yin-Yang masters can only see the future, and at most can increase or decrease a person's life span. Calligraphers can rewrite a person's life with just a pen, making a beggar an emperor, an emperor a beggar, a saint lose his cultivation, an ordinary person become a saint in an instant, or even make a living person die and the dead resurrect...
Creation and destruction of the world are just a matter of words.
Calligraphers believe that there is also a creator, but their view is different from that of the Legalists. They try to make people believe that this world is actually a book, and all destinies have already been written in the general outline...
As night fell, Li Nuo rubbed his dizzy head.
The Yin-Yang Master of the Sixth Realm was so knowledgeable that under Li Nuo's active exploration, all his life's experiences and insights flooded into his mind, making Li Nuo's thoughts extremely confused and he stopped exploring on his own initiative.
No wonder the Yin-Yang School went crazy at the end of their cultivation. At the end of their cultivation, almost all of them would think about who they are, where they came from, what is the essence of this world, and how it works...
Even the Yin-Yang masters of the sixth realm do not know the answers to these questions.
Perhaps, only when he enters the seventh realm, can he unveil a little of the mystery of this world...
Li Nuo stopped thinking about these questions. Instead of thinking about philosophy, he would rather play a few games of Go with his beloved. The loser would kiss the other.
When he played with An Ning before, whoever lost had to take off a piece of clothing, but he and Yiren had not yet reached that level...
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As time went on into June, the lines of people lining up to file complaints gradually disappeared in front of the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and the Zongzheng Temple.
In the past half month, nearly a hundred officials and dignitaries have been punished by the court.
The cultivation of officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple has greatly improved, and there are more than ten officials who have broken through.
This was the first fire started by the Queen after she ascended the throne.
Her second initiative was to reform the medical system.
The Queen has officially issued an order to accelerate medical reform. The first batch of state-owned hospitals in the capital are almost completed to ensure that every citizen can see a doctor and afford medical treatment.
In addition, many reforms of the court are also progressing steadily.
Zhaoyang Palace.
Li Nuo looked at the numbers on the almanac and found out that they set off on the sixth day of the first lunar month.
Today is the ninth day of the sixth lunar month. It has been five months since he and Yiren left home.
In the past half month, he dealt with many officials and dignitaries, and his cultivation level improved slightly. The lost life span was also fully recovered, and even more.
The reason why life expectancy has increased so rapidly is due to the changes in the laws.
He has verified that greater benefits can indeed be obtained by amending the law and increasing the sentences.
The fact that the code was passed means that it also felt that the original sentence was too short.
A thirty-year prison sentence can increase one's life expectancy by one month.
What surprised Li Nuo even more was that after he modified the upper limit of prison sentences, the upper limit of life expectancy that could be increased by the death penalty also changed.
It seems that in the eyes of the legal code, the death penalty should not add less life than a prison sentence.
When the maximum prison sentence is five years, the death penalty can only add ten days.
When the maximum prison sentence is ten years, the death penalty can be increased by twenty days.
When the maximum prison sentence is fifteen years, the death penalty can be increased by thirty days.
After that, the prison sentence will be increased again, but the additional life expectancy from the death penalty will remain unchanged.
In other words, for an ordinary prisoner, it can add at most one month to his life span.
Twelve death row prisoners can extend his life by one year.
He always felt that the law was too stingy. One prisoner's life could only buy him ten days. It was too disrespectful of human life. Now it seemed that he did not master the method at the beginning.
The ability of the code needs to be developed by oneself.
After returning to Daxia, the first thing he did was to reform the law.
At the beginning, officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and the Zongzheng Temple were too busy to handle the work.
But these days, there are not many new cases.
Li Nuo's cultivation and lifespan have almost stagnated, and it is time for him to go back.
In the imperial study.
Zhao Zhiyi was reviewing a memorial when his arm trembled slightly and a blot of ink spread across the memorial.
She stood up and asked, "Are you leaving?"
Li Nuo nodded and said, "I have been in Zhao for almost half a year. It is time to go back."
Zhao Zhiyi didn't say anything else, just asked: "When are you leaving?"
Li Nuo said: "Tomorrow."
She raised her head and blurted out, "So fast?"
Without waiting for Li Nuo to answer, she lowered her head again and said to herself: "You have been away from home for so long, you should have wanted to go back a long time ago..."
She thought for a moment and said, "I'll arrange for someone to take you back."
Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "No need."
Although less than half a year passed between coming to Zhao and returning to Daxia, the situation was completely different.
Yiren is already a martial arts master of the fifth realm, Li Nuo himself has reached the fifth realm of the Legalist school, and the strategist has also reached the peak of the fourth realm. The only one who can pose a threat to them is the sixth realm.
Unless she personally sent them back, the several guards of the fifth realm would be completely useless.
Zhao Zhiyi thought about their strength and said, "Then I will send you out of Zhao State..."
Li Nuo wanted to refuse, but Zhao Zhiyi did not give her a chance to refuse and said, "That's it."
Li Nuo didn't say anything else. With her escort, they could save a lot of time on the journey.
Because they were leaving the next day, Zhao Zhiyi asked the imperial kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal for them in the Zhaoyang Palace in the evening.
The three of them drank a lot of wine. Although Li Nuo was drunk, he did not use his true Qi to sober up.
There should be some atmosphere on the farewell night.
Yiren also drank so much that her pretty face turned red. After the farewell banquet, Zhao Zhiyi took her hand and said, "You are leaving tomorrow. Let's sleep together tonight. I have something else to say to you..."
Song Yiren did not hesitate, nodded and said, "Okay..."
A moment later, inside the Queen's bedroom, Zhao Zhiyi looked at Song Yiren and asked, "When do you plan to get married? I'll ask the Ministry of Rites to prepare for you in advance?"
Song Yiren asked uncertainly, "Will the Zhao court agree?"
Zhao Zhiyi smiled and said, "I am the queen, they have to listen to me. If they disagree, I will make you a princess, and then they will have to agree even if they don't agree..."
Song Yiren hugged her arms and was touched: "Zhiyi, you are so kind..."
Zhao Zhiyi waved his hand to turn off the lights and said, "Go to bed early. You still have to travel tomorrow..."
The two of them lay on the bed, sleeping next to the Queen of the Sixth Realm. Song Yiren felt very relieved and fell asleep quickly.
As her breathing gradually became stable, Zhao Zhiyi's closed eyes slowly opened beside her.
It's late at night.
Zhaoyang Palace, another room.
Being in the imperial palace, inside the Queen's bedroom, Li Nuo naturally didn't have to worry about any assassination. After returning to his room, he fell asleep drunk.
He was sleeping soundly and didn't know that a figure had quietly come to his bedside.
(End of this chapter)
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