Chapter 8: National Fortune Increases
Seeing Li Qing's look, Daji immediately covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "Hasn't your Majesty heard that being a treacherous minister is harder than being an honest official? I know exactly what I'm doing. Before, I had no choice, but now, I naturally have to assist my husband, stabilize the government, and win back the people's hearts."
Li Qing smiled and raised his index finger to lift Daji's smooth chin, saying, "Having Daji is like having a fish in water!"
The double meaning of this statement made Daji blush, but she then continued, "My king, this Zhaixing Tower should also be demolished. There are also Paolao, these torture instruments are truly cruel and will greatly damage the fortune of the Shang Dynasty. They should also be destroyed quickly."
Li Qing, however, reached out and stroked Daji's smooth back, saying calmly, "There's no need to demolish the Zhaixing Tower, and there's no need to destroy it by burning it alive."
"But, but the people have long been complaining about them."
Daji was immediately puzzled, and looked at Li Qing with big eyes in confusion and asked.
Li Qing smiled proudly, slowly stood up, and put on the gauze underwear. At the same time, he said domineeringly: "I am the emperor of heaven and earth. Even if I made mistakes before, I can correct them, but I don't have to admit it, and I must not admit it! From now on, Zhaixing Tower will serve as your cold palace, and Paolai is the best torture instrument I use to deal with treacherous ministers, traitors, and rebellious officials!"
Having said this, Li Qing had already put on his clothes. He just laughed and said, "As for the people of the world? I will make the Shang Dynasty prosperous! Let them have enough food and clothing! Let the four seas be stable! Let the world be peaceful! Then, will they still care about my little mistakes? Hahahahaha!"
Li Qing's voice was like thunder, resounding all around. He said to Daji, "Be at ease here. After a while, I will forgive your sins."
After saying that, he turned around and strode away.
"The King has decreed! Princess Daji has disrupted the imperial court and framed the Queen. I will now make Zhaixing Tower a cold palace and imprison Daji! I will order her to reflect on her mistakes. When she repents, she will be released!"
After a while, Li Qing's decree resounded throughout Chaoge.
Some were happy and some were sad. Those who were happy were mostly the common people who did not understand the situation, while those who were sad were the various ministers.
Even though Daji committed such a serious crime, she was only banished to the cold palace. And from what the king said, she could be released at any time.
But after all, the king was the king of the Shang Dynasty. Although they had objections, they could not say anything more.
That night.
In the harem, Li Qing, as King Zhou, rarely visited Queen Jiang's residence today.
Although Jiang Qian had suffered injustice during the day, Li Qing's arrival still made her extremely happy. She ordered the kitchen to prepare a lot of meals that the king liked to eat in the past, and then she dressed herself up beautifully.
At this moment, Li Qing was sitting in the upper seat with a smile on his face, watching the maid dancing in front of him while eating the delicious food that Jiang Qian kept giving him.
"Your Majesty, how come you have time to come to my place today?"
Jiang Qian is a woman with very low emotional intelligence.
In one sentence, Li Qing roughly understood why this woman was crushed by Daji and had no power to fight back. Maybe Daji was more beautiful than her, but her emotional intelligence really limited her. After all, she was also extremely beautiful.
Li Qing put down the jade robe, smiled and said, "Why, Qian'er doesn't welcome me?"
Jiang Qian's pretty face suddenly turned red. At the age of thirty-one or thirty-two, in the Shang Dynasty, she was considered old and ugly, but for Li Qing, this age was the best time of her life.
Mature charm and youthful agility come together in one.
Li Qing laughed heartily, stretched out his hand and pinched Jiang Qian's soft hand, looked directly at her, and sighed, "I was not careful at the moment, and Qian'er was wronged. However, it is not appropriate for me to show my guilt in front of the ministers in broad daylight, so I came here to apologize to Qian'er."
When Jiang Qian heard this, she quickly stood up and saluted with a red face, saying, "Your Majesty, I, your majesty, do not feel wronged."
As she spoke, her eyes turned red again and she was about to cry.
Li Qing felt a surge of pity and quickly reached out, pulling Jiang Qian into his arms. He gently stroked her back and said, "You are my first wife, and we have two sons and three daughters together. How can I not understand you?"
Jiang Qian suddenly burst into tears and just cried in Li Qing's arms.
Seeing this, Li Qing smiled lightly, then raised his head calmly. The boundless pressure immediately made the group of maids stop dancing, bowed together, and stepped back.
Li Qing then chuckled and whispered in Jiang Qian's ear, "How about having another one today?"
When Jiang Qian heard this, her whole body trembled slightly and her face turned red with shame.
After all, the king hadn't come to her place to share a room for almost two years.
Li Qing laughed heartily. Although he had spent the whole afternoon in a carousing relationship with Daji, he had practiced the Human Emperor's Tyrannical Art and his body was extremely strong. What was a little fatigue to him?
So, Li Qing just stood up, stretched out his hand, picked up Jiang Qian horizontally, and walked into the bedroom with a big laugh.
A night of passion.
On the second day, Li Qing woke up refreshed, while Jiang Qian's face was flushed and her legs were trembling, but she still gritted her teeth and got up to help Li Qing bathe, dress, and eat.
Li Qing naturally enjoyed it generously, then gently pinched Jiang Qian's pretty face, which seemed to have become several years younger, and said with a smile: "I will come again tonight."
Looking at Jiang Qian who lowered her head in shame, Li Qingchang smiled and left the harem, heading towards the Wanshou Palace.
The king holds court early in the morning.
Today's morning court was obviously different from yesterday's. Yesterday, Li Qing came up with the idea on a whim, but today, all the ministers knew it in their hearts, so most of them arrived as soon as the bell rang, and the king did not have to wait for long.
Li Qing walked up to the main hall with the same gait as a dragon and a tiger. With a wave of his long sleeves, he accepted the kneeling homage of the ministers, then waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please stand."
"If you have something to report, report it early. If you don't, leave the court!"
After Li Qing ascended the throne, the voice of the eunuch Wang Youzhi resounded throughout the Wanshou Hall.
"I have a memorial to the emperor!"
As soon as Wang Youzhi finished speaking, a general stepped out and shouted with a bow.
Li Qing raised his eyes and looked, oh, this general turned out to be Fang Xiang.
If Li Qing had not traveled through time, today would probably be the day for Fang Xiang and Fang Bi to rebel against Chaoge. However, Li Qing restored order yesterday and killed Jiang Huan and Fei Zhong, so there was no subsequent events. So although Fang Bi and Fang Xiang were still dissatisfied with Li Qing's previous actions, how could they dare to rebel against Chaoge?
Only Fang Xiang's information is displayed.
Name: Fang Xiang.
Identity: Former general of the Shang Dynasty.
Strength: Celestial being in the flesh.
Magical weapons: Golden knife swallowed from tiger's mouth, silver and gold armor.
Kung Fu: Liuhe Body Refining Divine Art.
Luck: A little.
Immortal level evaluation: Low
The data is okay, Li Qing thought to himself, and asked calmly: "Fang Qingjia, what do you want to report?"
Fang Xiang shouted, "I report that the treacherous minister You Hun is abusing his power to buy and sell official positions and accept bribes! This is a serious crime!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his head to look at You Hun, who looked a little pale, and said coldly: "My dear You, is this true?"
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