Chapter 48: Daji in the prosperous age brings disaster to the country and the people
Prince Yan Xiaosong Shanglong held a court meeting every five days. After each meeting, he would be angry for most of the day, and his face was as dark as sesame cake.
"I'm so pissed off..."
In fact, if a tall, handsome and mature man can naturally put on such a pitiful and miserable face, even if he is gritting his teeth and jumping up and down, it is quite cute in contrast.
But Naotaka Komatsu would often start sneering when he was angry, and then in the middle of sneering, he would think of something and his expression would become excited again.
Yuanzi sat on the table, swinging her legs leisurely and eating snacks. When he got angry again and came back to lie on the table to sulk, she would hold his head in her arms. Whenever he viciously called out someone's name (mostly the ministers who were fighting against him), Yuanzi would gently pull the small braid hanging behind his crown, then chew the snacks and say perfunctorily "good boy", sighing in her heart: It seems that playing tricks can really make people stupid.
According to the black-and-white logic that Miss Suzuki Sonoko has followed since she was a child, as long as she has money, what can't she do?
When it comes to Komatsu Naotaka, it means: "Aren't you the king? If you don't like me, just remove me and get someone new."
Shang Long sighed and rubbed against her arms: "I just want to kill them, but I can't find a reason..."
Suzuki Sonoko had taken history classes and knew that the power of the monarch and the power of the ministers were actually mutually opposed and mutually restricted. However, according to her understanding, in the Twelve Kingdoms, the immortal records of all ministers were conferred by the king. This meant that no matter how many generations of monarchs a minister had served, how many hundreds of years he had been an official, and how deeply rooted his power was, as long as the new monarch wanted, he could revoke his immortal record with just a word and let this person die of old age.
So she had always been very curious about what Shanglong was enduring that could make her so angry...
——Ms. Suzuki saw the essence through the phenomenon, but because she did not have a comprehensive understanding of the setting of this world, she thought too sweetly.
Hearing her speak, Naotaka Komatsu finally found something else to distract himself from his anger. He simply got up, rubbed his face, and started lecturing Sonoko again.
Prince Yan first analyzed what wealth is to people.
"Besides tangible things like birth and money, there are also intangible assets like beauty and talent. Finally, there are reputation, fame, connections, and other things that can be acquired through hard work."
"Yanguo Qilin hasn't elected a king for many years, and the country is already shaky. These ministers are working diligently," he said, curling his lips impatiently. "Although they are a bit power-hungry, the people of Yanguo are still grateful to these people for maintaining order in the country.
"The twelve kingdoms chose their kings, regardless of family background or ability, relying instead on the ethereal royal aura that only the Qilin could sense. The people don't even know if the new king can read. How could they abandon the officials who have supported the country for decades and pin their hopes on a king who might abdicate at any moment due to unjust behavior?"
"Putting everything else aside, we are indeed outsiders to this country. When the people are unsure of the new ruler, and I execute the ministers who they believe have been supporting the country for years, what do you think they will think of me?"
Sonoko: “…Ah.”
"So," Shang Long lay back on her lap, "after killing the main culprits, I still need to spend time to take over their power. But I'm afraid that before I can control these forces, Prince Yan will be judged as unjust by the Heavenly Law due to the widespread resentment among the people."
"If we fail to bring this to an end, and Yan Qi falls ill with his righteousness disorder, it will only prove that Prince Yan was wrong from the beginning. If this continues, the result will probably be that we are both placed under house arrest, and then the others will [follow the will of heaven] and work together to bring back the demoted ministers."
"Forget about dying of old age. They may not even have to endure hardship."
Because Shanglong specifically emphasized the sentence "We are both under house arrest", Yuanzi suddenly felt a sense of shared hatred for the enemy.
"I'm suddenly so angry, what's going on..."
Upon hearing her tone, Komatsu Naotaka quickly looked up at her. He held her face in his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and comforted her, saying, "This isn't a bad thing. It's precisely because I'm the chosen king of the Qilin. As long as I demonstrate sufficient ability, the people's hearts, which they've spent years cultivating, will immediately turn to me. This is the power of righteousness and prestige."
After this incident, Shang Long also discovered that although he wanted to make the little fairy happy, every time he did it was like a class, and the development process was completely out of control. In the end, he simply gave up struggling.
Since dating always seems like work, why not combine the two?
This way of getting along actually brought back a lot of memories for Sonoko. This was how she and Reiji Munakata got along in the past.
When I first started reading this stuff, it was really annoying, especially the various memorials Shanglong received, which were filled with a lot of sarcastic nonsense - some of them even kept urging people to listen to advice, saying that since he didn't know anything, he should learn humbly...
Always full of sense of superiority.
But apart from these obviously stupid ones, there are also many reports of incidents that appear bright and beautiful on the surface but are actually very shocking in secret. If one of them is not handled properly, people will start to sigh that Wang really doesn't understand government affairs.
The daily routine in the Yan Kingdom palace usually involves Prince Yan Shanglong sitting on the main seat with his legs crossed, while Queen Yuanzi sits on the edge of the table with her legs drooping and stepping on his knees. Then Xiaosong Shanglong takes a book and slowly turns to the beginning. Without approving anything, he looks up at Yuanzi.
Yuanzi pondered for a long time, and then began to analyze: This person wants XXXXXX.
If she answered correctly, she could have an extra dessert.
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When Shanglong ascended the throne, it was late autumn and the farming season had already passed. Winter soon arrived.
The people of Yan Country knew that as long as they could survive this winter, domestic agriculture would be able to return to normal, but according to the country's current situation, those who could survive until spring would probably be lucky people.
Early that morning, Naotaka Komatsu came to find Sonoko like he was knocking on the door, and when she was still drowsy in her quilt, he told her a shocking piece of news.
He planned to demolish the palace and sell it for money.
Suzuki Sonoko wrapped herself in a quilt in shock:...You have once again refreshed my understanding of the word poverty.
However, as a king who was so poor that he had to demolish his palace, Komatsu Naotaka was quite enthusiastic from beginning to end.
He dragged Yuanzi out of bed and watched her dazed as she rinsed her mouth and washed her face. Then, while they were eating breakfast, he held her on his lap and began teaching. "Didn't they say before that they always offer to send you something, but in the end, the actual thing they send is discounted?"
Yuanzi nodded, and later she basically adopted the principle of remaining unchanged in the face of all changes. After all, she had seen a lot of good things, and there was no problem of being unable to restrain herself because she saw everything as strange after suddenly becoming rich.
"You know they did this on purpose, right?"
Sonoko nodded: "I know."
Shang Long stuffed a bun into her hand and said, "Actually, besides expressing rejection, crying poor, and wanting to cause trouble for me through you, this is also a question of positioning. Dismantling the palace and selling the money for food is to cut off the source of the trouble."
Sonoko:?
"Didn't I say this last time?" He pinched Yuanzi's nose: "The country is so poor, and the queen, who was born a seafarer, still wants this today and that tomorrow. Dongguan gritted his teeth and made it, but he still complains about it——"
"Isn't this matter over?"
"The court officials' troublemaking is over. The garden certainly didn't give them an excuse to bully me, but the public opinion still got out..."
"Which direction is the popular trend?"
"Think about it, with a queen as arrogant and extravagant as you around, how will those hungry people in Yan Kingdom view me for letting you do whatever you want?"
"When did I act crazy?!"
wrong.
Suzuki Sonoko, who had already developed some political sensitivity, suddenly calmed down. She turned her head and looked directly into Komatsu Naotaka's eyes, and asked with deep sorrow, "Tell me, I can handle it. Compared to how they see you, I'm more curious about how they see me..."
"Um--"
This is mainly because the superstructure determines the direction of the lower level. The court officials headed by the prime minister hold most of the power, so naturally any news that is not favorable to the king can reach the ears of the people.
On the premise of not breaking up, Naotaka Komatsu felt that the temporary damage to his reputation was completely acceptable to him. He would return it in the end anyway. Those people wanted to commit suicide on their own, so why should he stop them?
Besides, those rumors sound... quite romantic.
After all, Komatsu Naotaka is the king chosen by Qilin. Even if he is really a disaster, he has to die because of his wrongdoings before the Yan Kingdom can openly scold him.
Therefore, according to the rumors spread by some people with ulterior motives, the image of the new Prince Yan is actually not bad. Although his wisdom or stupidity is unclear, he has some abilities and generally follows the basic personality of Komatsu Naotaka.
Except for a slight exaggeration of his bohemian nature.
In fact, it is exaggerated in a positive way: debauchery turns into infatuation.
——Although it is an irrational and stubborn love that seems like a dark cloud covering my mind.
The object of his infatuation is the queen who was born into a family of sailors, Suzuki Sonoko.
It is said that she is a seafarer from Penglai. She is so beautiful that people can forget the world at first sight. She can turn her words into eight twists and turns and add eight spoons of sugar. A light "hello" can make a man's bones crispy.
Prince Yan had been in love with her since childhood, and promised her immortality after he ascended the throne. However, the woman who lived in the Xuanying Palace was still not satisfied. Because of her humble background, she was more and more curious about those rare treasures. She knew that the national strength of Yan Kingdom was weak, but she only saw the wealth and glory in front of her.
Her behavior naturally angered God and people. His Majesty Prince Yan also knew that the national treasury was stretched, but when he saw her frown slightly, he couldn't help but soften his heart. In the end, not to mention scolding her, he even took her with him when handling government affairs, and stayed in the palace together every day, and no one knew what they were doing.
——Such a beautiful woman should be enjoying delicacies and silks without worries. Making her sad even a little bit is a big sin!
As for why King Yan, despite being obsessed with beauty and becoming such a tyrant, still didn't lose his moral integrity...
That must be because Suzuki Sonoko is such a beautiful woman!
——Perhaps she was so beautiful that even the rules set by the Emperor of Heaven felt that [she should enjoy delicacies and silks without any worries and should not be sad at all].
Tell me! How beautiful does this look?
How bad is this temper?
At this point, the compassionate professor slammed his hands on the table in the classroom and sighed to the sky: "What a great Daji! You are a disaster for the country and the people!"
Does Yan Country still have a future?!
The author has something to say: Please imagine what kind of story Yoko will hear when she comes to the world of Changshi five hundred years later o(*￣︶￣*)o
Yuanzi was furious. After all, she wasn't as pretty as the rumors said. Although she thought she was very pretty, other people's first reaction when they met her in the future might be, "How can you be so ordinary? Not thrilling at all!"
I would like to state that I have never driven a car so far, and the ceremony associated with the enthronement did not make me feel involved. Ms. Suzuki is now trying hard to find her true love and refuses premarital sex.
But I think what I wrote is pretty sweet~
Finally, as usual, I'll ask for a message. After arriving at the Twelve Kingdoms, the messages have been dropping like crazy. I know I haven't updated much. Tomorrow is a day off, so I'll try to make up for it by sending a long and thick message.
Good night everyone, muah (づ￣ 3￣)づ
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