Chapter 166
A popular post titled "Selecting Ancient Beauties" recently appeared in the discussion area of a well-known forum.
There have been countless selections and appreciations of beautiful women and handsome men throughout history. Logically speaking, this post is a familiar topic and should have sunk after only a few replies, but it has unexpectedly become very popular.
Many people clicked in out of curiosity and found that the beginning was normal, just listing some beauties often mentioned in poems and ancient books, but it gradually went astray later on.
23l: Seriously? Why isn't Su Di mentioned when nominating ancient beauties?! This isn't just a beauty imagined from words, but a real beauty with visual evidence! Image 1.jpg Image 2.jpg Image 3.jpg
24l: Ah~~ No matter how many times I see it, I still want to say that Empress Zhaoyang is so beautiful, a beauty that transcends time and history.
25l: Shake hands with the person upstairs! When I first saw her photo in a history book, I was amazed. I couldn't imagine that such beauty could be captured by such a crude ancient camera. She was on a completely different level from all those old men.
26l: It's alright. Apart from the first few emperors, the later emperors of the Yu Dynasty were all good-looking, such as Emperor Jingxi, Emperor Zhaoyang, and Emperor Jiading. It's just that Emperor Zhaoyang was particularly outstanding in his beauty.
27l: The three of them are genetic mutations. The emperors after the Yu Dynasty were good-looking. We should thank Emperor Jiading for marrying a lot of handsome men, which greatly improved the royal genes of the Yu Dynasty.
28l: Sigh, I'm so envious of Emperor Jiading. How come we have monogamy now? Hundreds or thousands of years ago, female emperors could marry so many handsome men.
29l: You yourself called her an empress!
30l: Privilege has always been reserved for a special class! No era is an exception!
31l: But Emperor Zhaoyang did not have a harem. She only had one empress, Ye Yan, in her entire life.
32l: That's why he is the greatest emperor of all time, perfect in both career and family.
33l: It's a reasonable guess that Emperor Zhaoyang was too busy to have a harem. Look at her reign, the Yu Dynasty was expanding its territory, developing maritime trade, and making great strides in industrial and technological inventions. She was so busy every day, how could she have time to indulge in male beauty?
34l: Makes sense!
35l: LOL, what a workaholic!
36l: Oh my god, my head is starting to hurt after reading what the 33rd floor said. It reminds me of the fear of being dominated by Emperor Zhaoyang.
37l: Is the person upstairs also a middle school student? I'm trembling with fear. I also think of countless historical and political facts as soon as I see the name Emperor Zhaoyang.
38l: What's junior high? You'll find that in high school, every textbook you open—Chinese, math, history, physics, chemistry—will have the words "Zhaoyang" in big letters.
39l: There's no way around it, after all, there were too many "first" inventions during the Zhaoyang era.
40l: Speaking of which, some experts have always thought that the historical transition during the reigns of Emperor Jingxi and Emperor Zhaoyang was very strange. Social development was too fast and sudden. Especially during the reign of Emperor Zhaoyang, the creation of industrial technology was like a faucet bursting open and gushing out.
41l: Didn't some netizens suspect that someone from the future traveled to ancient times? Hahaha.
42l: Last time I saw someone say that the person who traveled through time was none other than Ye Yan, which is why he was able to monopolize the harem. That cracked me up.
43l: Uh, to be honest, I've read fanfiction with this kind of setting.
44l: Wow, I want to watch it too, please provide the link!
45l: Request a link +1
46l: Request a link +2
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63l: I don't really like reading text-based things. I watched "The Legend of Empress Zhaoyang" which was adapted from history before, and I thought it was quite good.
64l: This drama is relatively respectful of history, but the actor who plays Emperor Jiading is too wooden and lacks any spirit.
65l: Even the actress who played Emperor Zhaoyang isn't good enough. I don't think she's as good-looking as the historical Emperor Zhaoyang.
66l: But her acting skills make up for some of her shortcomings in appearance. After all, it's hard to find an actress who is both beautiful and talented.
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94l: Hey! Don't go off-topic! I meant my Su Di is so beautiful! Why wasn't she nominated!
95l: Are you serious? Why are you still so fixated on this?
96l: Don't understand +1
97l: Let me tell you why, because there's absolutely no need for that. What aspect of Empress Su can't you compare with others? Usually, Empress Su's fans compare her achievements with other emperors' political accomplishments. There aren't many fans like you who compare her beauty.
98l: Agreed, beauty is only the least significant advantage of Emperor Zhaoyang.
99l: Exactly! This is Emperor Zhaoyang! You're not comparing her military prowess, her political achievements, or her significance in advancing the development of an era, nor her crucial role in the Yu Dynasty at that time. Instead, you're comparing her beauty. Is that reasonable?
100l: But we can't just ignore it because of that! I'm a huge fan of Su Di's looks, and I disagree! Su Di's beauty is enough to dominate history books! She should be ranked! She should be ranked!!
101l: Shouldn't we create a separate ranking of Emperor Zhaoyang's looks?
102l: Then why bother with a ranking? Isn't this just a pre-selected winner?
103l: The other emperors said: Don't bully us!
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449l: Speaking of which, I've always been curious, after Emperor Zhaoyang abdicated, where did he take the Empress with him? Was her abdication legitimate?
450l: Are you kidding me? At that time, all the officials in the court were Emperor Zhaoyang's people. She had a deep grasp on the politics. If she hadn't abdicated normally, how could Emperor Jiading have taken over so smoothly?
451l: Seriously? Someone actually suspects that Emperor Jiading, who was obsessed with his aunt, had an illegitimate rise to power? Have you guys never read any books? There must have been at least eighty or a hundred poems and essays she wrote in remembrance of her aunt, Emperor Zhaoyang.
452l: Indeed, it's included in the twelve-year compulsory education!
453l: Sorry, I've written too many poems about Emperor Zhaoyang, and I really can't recall any about Emperor Jiading right now.
454l: However, Emperor Zhaoyang disappeared too thoroughly after his abdication, as if he suddenly vanished into thin air without a trace.
455l: Yes, two years ago, during the protective excavation of the tombs of the Yu Dynasty royal family, her coffin was empty, with only a few pieces of clothing she had worn.
456l: Thinking about it this way makes it even more mysterious. Could it really be time travel? Hahaha
457l: Maybe the most unexpected answer is the truth?
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P.S.: I like writing in a forum style, hehe. The third world is over, and I have to say a few words. This world is completely different from what I originally imagined!
Back in 2021, I had already planned out the first three worlds of this book. The third world was set as "The Beloved Little Princess," with the emphasis on being the beloved princess. However, when I actually started writing about this world, I realized that it didn't make sense.
With Su Su's abilities and intellect, and Ye Yan's soul carrying his memories, they clearly possessed the means to improve the ancient world. Would they do nothing?
Faced with a backward and declining feudal dynasty, is it possible to improve everything simply by relying on Su Su to become empress, instead of focusing on productivity?
Does that mean an empress can become one simply by wanting to, without needing any training or mentorship?
These ideas, once they appeared in my mind, wouldn't leave, and so the world took a direct turn, retaining a small group of favorites while the general direction became "joint infrastructure construction".
Although I changed my original plan, and although I omitted many detailed descriptions due to the quick transmigration element, and although Tomato (a popular Chinese writer) didn't recommend it much and I didn't get much benefit, I had a lot of fun writing this world, a lot of fun!
I'm sharing my happiness with you all, 360-degree kisses and hugs!
If I have the opportunity in the future, I might write a long novel based on this world (of course, I don't know when that will be, because I already have a rough idea for my next book, and the outline is almost complete. The infrastructure requires a lot of data reference and research, which takes a lot of effort. It's not something I can write just because I want to. It's not on the list for now, qaq).
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