Chapter 498 A Family of纨绔 (Wán kù, a spoiled and dissolute family) Leads to the Death of the Entire Court (The End)
She can't kill the male and female protagonists, but if they die at the hands of someone else, then she can't be blamed.
When Li Yong was arrested, he still couldn't believe that Jin Shu could be so heartless towards him.
"Jin Shu! You insulted me, beat me, and cursed me, and now you want to kill me?!"
“I am the ruler of a nation, while you are merely a prisoner.”
Upon hearing this, Li Yong's expression instantly became twisted and ferocious with extreme anger.
"Jin Shu!! I will make sure you suffer a terrible death!!"
"May they die a horrible death?"
Zhang Shixu rode over from who-knows-where.
"Prisoner Li Yong has shown great disrespect to His Majesty. Guards, throw him into the water dungeon immediately and never release him without orders!"
Li Yong stared intently at the two people in front of him, his eyes filled with such intense hatred that they almost materialized and engulfed them.
However, this might be the last time he ever saw Jin Shu. As he was dragged away, he screamed his heart out.
"Once I get out, I'll make sure you all suffer a terrible death!!"
Jin Shu didn't know how future generations would judge this war, and she didn't care, but Zhang Shixu did care quite a bit.
After breaching the palace of the Li dynasty, he captured the historian and talked to him for an entire night.
Jin Shu knew the final outcome without even asking; she would most likely become a legendary empress, revered by future generations.
The victors are kings, the losers are villains; the successful write history—this has always been the case throughout history.
Entering the capital city doesn't seem to be a difficult thing.
As for Magistrate Jin, who had been prepared to die from beginning to end, he remained calm for a whole day after hearing that the country had been renamed Jin before he was sure that he was not dreaming.
But he wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing!
Six months ago, he was just a county magistrate in a small town. Six months later, while he was still in a daze, the world changed hands and the surname became Jin. Suddenly, he became the first retired emperor of the Jin dynasty.
This huge difference in status left the Kim couple in a daze until the day of their coronation.
Jin Shu adapted to the process quite well.
After all, this wasn't his first time being emperor, so it didn't matter whether he was one more or one less time.
Kim Soo-an was granted the title of Prince of Ding'an and served as an envoy, whose main job was to engage in verbal battles with other countries.
Now everyone is in danger, living for an uncertain future. Even the emperor seems incredibly small and weak under the threat of natural disasters, let alone the common people.
Therefore, countries can no longer wage war against each other. If they really can't stand each other, they will have a fight, and whoever wins will be in charge.
Jin Shouan was very happy with his job and found it very fulfilling.
As for Zhang Shixu, a founding hero and the most influential man in the country, he originally wanted to appoint himself as prime minister, but Jin Shu directly appointed him as regent to handle state affairs.
All matters concerning the entire country were entrusted to him for decision-making.
This kind of delegation of power is unprecedented in history.
Having witnessed so many instances of "crossing the river and then destroying the bridge" and "using the millstone and then discarding the donkey," Jin Shu's actions seem rather incomprehensible.
Zhang Shixu was ambitious and in his prime. Now that the country had been established, his first task as monarch was obviously to take back power to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands and the throne from being usurped.
But Jin Shu not only didn't take back the power, she even relinquished it, practically handing over the entire empire to someone else.
Those watching from the outside were worried for her, but the Jin family seemed quite relaxed about it.
Magistrate Jin retired with his wife and spent his days planting trees and tending flowers, focusing on studying the few acres of orchard that Jin Shu had planted.
As for Jin Shu herself, she had no interest in national affairs whatsoever, and spent the most time each day in her experimental field.
"Isn't the emperor's most basic task to ensure that all the people in the world have enough to eat?"
You are in charge of foreign affairs and responsible for managing national matters.
As a Christian, my responsibility is to feed the people.
Only when everyone is well-fed can the country be stable.
People who are starving will take risks, which is why heroes often emerge in times of chaos.
Zhang Shixu wholeheartedly agreed with Jin Shu's statement.
Because this female monarch always kept her word and never went back on her word.
"Within a year, I will ensure that no one in the world suffers from hunger."
At first, everyone thought she was exaggerating. So many people in the world are starving. How many kilograms of grain would it take to feed all these people every day?
Now there's nothing left in the fields, where will the food come from?
But no one expected that a year later, Jin Shu would actually conjure up the grain.
The people of the land belonging to the Jin family not only received ten bags of grain, but also land and a bag of rice seeds per person.
The king himself wrote and printed a book on farming methods, which began to be distributed throughout the land.
At first, no one believed that crops could be grown on dry land.
Until a vibrant green seedling stubbornly sprouted from the bare ground, and then the seedling changed every day, growing at a rate that was astonishing.
Problems that cannot be explained by science are attributed to God.
"The Kim family is destined by Heaven, and the Empress is a savior sent by Heaven to save all living beings."
I don't know when this statement got out.
And it's getting worse.
Statues of the Queen began to be worshipped in various parts of the world.
Clearly, they were more devout in their worship of Jin Shu, who could feed everyone, than in worshipping those ethereal deities.
And so, Jin Shu, who never concerned herself with state affairs, managed to secure her position on the throne.
Two years later, news came from the water prison that the deposed king, Li Yong, had committed suicide by biting his tongue.
It seems that this king, who claimed to endure humiliation and hardship, could only endure for a maximum of five years.
He died quietly, and no one cared.
Not long after Li Yong's death, something happened near the capital, neither major nor minor.
Jin Chuyao, who claims to be a member of the Jin clan, wants to return to her ancestral home. Holding the remains of her parents who died many years ago, she kneels in front of the city gate and begs to allow her parents' remains to be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
The Jin family has very few distant relatives, so it seems that Jin Chuyao's father is indeed the closest blood relative of the Jin family.
Jin Chuyao cried and said that she didn't care if she didn't go back, she only asked that her parents' remains could be laid to rest.
Unfortunately, she was arrested on charges of impersonating royalty shortly after she knelt down.
Then they successfully entered the water dungeon left behind after Li Yong's death.
She lasted much less than Li Yong; in less than two months, her body was dragged out of the water dungeon.
Several months later, the natural disaster ended, rains fell, and all things in the world recovered and regained their vitality.
As for Zhang Shixu, who was constantly speculated to have seized power within five years, he actually worked diligently and honestly as regent for a full twenty years.
Over the past twenty years, he has devoted almost all his energy and effort to helping Jin Shu create an unprecedentedly enlightened and prosperous era. The Jin family's empire has risen to become the number one country, conquering the world and becoming the undisputed overlord.
At this point, no one would doubt Zhang Shixu's loyalty anymore.
He was the most loyal protector of the Kim family, wielding great power and ruling the country, yet he never overstepped his bounds.
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