Chapter 291 Finale (Part 1)
The Fifth nodded gently: "I understand. I don't do all these things out of guilt, but I sincerely want to teach medicine and benefit the people."
Feng Qingsui chuckled: "Master is a truly benevolent doctor."
The fifth one smiled gently.
"Master is still a long way off."
Feng Qingsui was puzzled by one thing.
"Didn't the late Crown Prince report the cowpox vaccination to the late Emperor?"
The fifth sighed softly.
"He reported it, but there was no follow-up. The relationship between them was not good. The late emperor may not have read the memorial he submitted, and even if he had, he might not have taken it to heart."
The previous emperor was a mediocre person, and he became emperor because he was the eldest son of the legitimate wife.
The former crown prince was not only gifted and talented, but also looked quite like Taizu. The scholars admired him wholeheartedly and placed their hopes for the revival of the Daxi Dynasty on him.
But the more outstanding the late crown prince was, the more he highlighted the mediocrity of the late emperor, so the late emperor naturally disliked his son.
When the late crown prince was eighteen years old, Prince Yong, the third brother of the late emperor, was reported for illegally opening an iron mine and manufacturing weapons. The late emperor confiscated his property and beheaded him for treason.
The late crown prince's uncles, Marquis of Changping and Prince Yong, both loved Cuju. When they were young, they often gathered together to play Cuju and had a close personal friendship.
The officials who confiscated the property found several letters between the Marquis of Changping and Prince Yong in the Prince Yong's mansion. These letters, which discussed the techniques of Cuju, were interpreted by the Minister of the Dali Temple as satirical and sarcastic remarks about the previous emperor.
As a result, the Marquis of Changping was suspected of participating in treason and his title was stripped and his property was confiscated.
The late queen suffered from imbalance after childbirth and was not in good health. She was also depressed because her natal family was raided. She died in the year when the late crown prince came of age.
How could the late crown prince place his hopes on such a father?
After smallpox broke out in Mo County, he immediately sent someone to submit a memorial to the late emperor, but the late emperor did not send a rescue team until he contracted the disease and died.
"The memorial I submitted may not even be able to enter the palace, let alone appear on my father's desk."
He once said this to the fifth one.
The late emperor was wary of his son, so why would he accept the memorial he sent from the epidemic area?
Even the messages he passed on to the court officials were blocked.
The late emperor wished to lose his son.
After listening to this, Feng Qingsui said sadly, "What a pity."
Then he asked, "How did the late emperor die?"
Diwu Qingqing: "The official explanation is very vague, only saying that he died of an illness. I guess it was from eating too much wild game."
"When Zhao Qi was recuperating in the mountains, I told him about the dangers of eating wild game. The late emperor loved wild game, and after he became the crown prince, he searched everywhere for delicacies from the mountains and the sea for the late emperor to eat. The late emperor might have contracted some virus or parasite from this."
"After the late emperor passed away, all those who served him were buried with him. The cause of his death is unknown."
Feng Qingsui remained silent.
It was no accident that Zhao Qi became the emperor because of his ruthless means and unstable position.
Unfortunately, whether it was the deliberate spread of the smallpox virus or the murder of the late emperor, it happened many years ago, and the evidence had long been destroyed, so Zhao Qi could not be convicted.
However, since official history is difficult to change, isn’t unofficial history also difficult to compile?
Later, she would ask someone to write a book called Miscellaneous Notes of Daxi, recording all the deeds done by the Zhao royal family, such as the jealous son who killed his brother and father and harmed the people. She would print hundreds of thousands of copies and try to pass them on to future generations to fill in the gaps in the official history.
After she told Ji Changqing about this idea, Ji Changqing said, "Let me write it."
Feng Qingsui: “???”
"If you write it, it's not unofficial history anymore, it's a distortion of official history, right?"
Ji Changqing said calmly, "I can use a pseudonym. The harder it is to find the author's identity, the more interesting it will be. I'll ban this book later, and even more people will be interested."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
He is indeed worthy of being called Lord Ji who plays two roles.
The horizon is broadened.
She was still thinking of printing the book at her own expense and giving it away for free, but he actually wanted to make it a bestseller.
She couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised, "Your Majesty's writing is brilliant. This book will surely be passed down through the ages."
Ji Changqing curled up the corners of his lips and was about to speak when he suddenly felt heat on his hands and a smell at the tip of his nose.
(￣ω￣;)
My daughter pooped.
Busy carrying the child to change diapers.
Ji Xin is a quiet child. He eats and sleeps, and eats and sleeps. Except for crying out when he has a bowel movement or is hungry, he rarely makes a sound at other times.
Feng Qingsui was not used to it at first. He woke up in the middle of the night and saw that there was no movement in the cradle beside him. He panicked and immediately went to check the baby's breath.
When I felt the air flow, my heart finally settled down.
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The quieter you are when raising a child, the more uneasy you become.
On the day when Ji Xin turned one hundred days old, the Daxi navy officially declared war on the pirates. With their powerful ships and guns, they cleared all the sea areas in just three months.
In September of the same year, Ji Changqing sent treasure ships south to establish diplomatic relations with coastal countries.
In the summer of the following year, the treasure ship exchanged silk, porcelain and tea for countless treasures, and brought back sweet potato vines, and Daxi began to plant sweet potatoes extensively.
In September of the same year, the treasure ship headed south again and headed west, returning two years later with potatoes and corn.
Zong Hebai led the fleet and traded with merchants from various countries, making a fortune. Seeing the profitability, the dignitaries and merchants of Daxi joined in one after another, and going out to sea became very popular.
A large amount of silver flowed into Daxi.
With high grain yields and a large amount of wealth, Ji Changqing embarked on land reform, collecting land taxes at a tiered rate, making large-scale land occupation unprofitable.
They also opened up salt and iron franchises and maritime trade licenses, exchanging land for licenses, and gradually nationalized the land annexed by wealthy families and then distributed it to farmers for cultivation.
Farmers can use the allocated land permanently, but are prohibited from buying and selling it, thereby curbing land annexation and preventing powerful people from becoming too powerful and endangering the country's foundation.
At the same time, handicraft industries such as textiles, smelting, and ceramics were developed to absorb surplus labor and promote technological innovation.
In the tenth year of Xihe, the tenth year since Zhao An ascended the throne, the people of Daxi had no worries about food and clothing, and the national treasury was as full as the sea.
Zhao An voluntarily abdicated and made way for someone more capable.
Ji Changqing declined three times before he finally complied with the will of heaven and accepted the abdication.
After he ascended the throne, he changed the country's name to Jing, the reign title to Jingyuan, and named Ji Xin the crown prince.
Ji Xin inherited his parents' intelligence and practiced both civil and military skills since childhood. At the age of nine, he could draw a half-stone bow, recite the Four Books and Five Classics, and use a sand table to deduce the border terrain.
Her greatest hobby was reading the memorials written by her father when he was an official.
One day, she saw her father expressing his loyalty to the emperor in a memorial again, and she couldn't help but ask, "Father, wasn't your original aspiration to be a loyal minister? Why did you end up plotting to usurp the throne?"
Ji Changqing corrected him, "I succeeded to the throne legitimately and did not usurp the throne."
Ji Xin: “…”
If Zhao An had a choice, would he give up being the emperor and become a prince?
"Well," she said, changing the subject, "why do you want to be emperor?"
Ji Changqing sighed deeply.
"Your mother kills people wherever she goes. You can't stop her if you're not the emperor."
Ji Xin: (●__●)
"Doesn't the Queen Mother treat patients wherever she goes? When did she kill anyone?"
Ji Changqing was about to reply when Feng Qingsui came over, glared at him, and said to his daughter, "Don't listen to your father's nonsense. He's just a lucky guy. If I hadn't led the way for him, he would still be kowtow to his enemy respectfully."
Ji Changqing: “…”
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