Chu Huaibei proclaims himself emperor
Chapter 101: Chu Huaibei Becomes Emperor
During the civil war, the third Mongolian prince Chahan led 50,000 troops to attack Youzhou, but ended in failure.
After several years of training, Jin Hongye can now stand on his own.
Because of his strong arms, this guy became obsessed with throwing grenades as a way of fighting after grenades were invented.
He can control the time it takes for the grenade to explode upon landing by the height and distance it is thrown, achieving perfect precision strikes and leaving the enemy with no way to avoid them.
This method almost killed Chahan, who was so angry that he cursed Jin Hongye in Chinese as a despicable villain, saying that if he had the guts, he should stop hiding behind others and come out to fight him one-on-one.
Jin Hongye scratched his ears with his fingers, pretending not to hear. Now he was very shameless.
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During Chu Huaibei's expedition, all government affairs were handled by Sun Mingsi and the Concubine Dowager, but the Concubine Dowager was only in charge of finances and grain, a position equivalent to the Minister of Revenue. The rest of the affairs were taken over by Sun Mingsi.
After the news of the prince's victory came from the front line, several elders who knew his identity began to ask him indirectly about his enthronement.
Sun Mingsi put these memorials aside and waited for Huaibei to come back before considering how to deal with these people.
He has no interest in being emperor.
In other words, before meeting Huaibei again, he had thought about seizing the throne himself and cutting that man into pieces.
But after Sun Mingde was killed by his own son, his resentment disappeared. His elder brother, named Mingde by his father, did not inherit any of his father's benevolence and virtue.
After meeting Huaibei for the first time, his life was given by her and he only belonged to her.
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Chu Huaibei ordered Qin Feng to lead 50,000 troops to southern Xinjiang to take over the affairs of the Marquis of Zhennan. The obedient soldiers of southern Xinjiang would be recruited, and the disobedient ones would be dealt with directly, with priority given to ensuring the stability of southern Xinjiang.
After she had initially rectified the officialdom in the south and appeased the people, she returned to the northern border with 50,000 surrendered soldiers and the remaining Zhenbei Army.
After returning to the palace, Chu Huaibei first went to pay his respects to his mother, told her the general situation, and finally stated that he was not injured in this expedition. After showing his mother his strong body, he returned to his own yard.
Naturally, the first thing was to kiss Huzhi’s little mouth and touch his little hands, and the rest of the story can be omitted in thousands of words.
Sun Mingsi personally checked Chu Huaibei's body and confirmed that there were no external injuries. It was just a few scratches on the skin, but not as serious as the injuries suffered by Hengheng during his practice.
I took his pulse and, well, except for the dryness and heat in his qi and blood, he was fine.
Chu Huaibei bared his teeth and watched him happily as he did the examination seriously. He had learned a lot from Uncle Deng over the years.
She felt uneasy and wanted to smooth it out.
After Sun Mingsi finished the examination, he pounced on him again and bit his red lips.
The next day, the two of them appeared in the dining hall refreshed. After dinner, Sun Mingsi moved all the memorials that had been suppressed before to Chu Huaibei.
"Huaibei, it's up to you to decide how to deal with these people. I have no interest in being the emperor."
"Okay, let me see who has ideas first."
When Hu Zhi said he was not interested, he naturally meant he was not interested. There was nothing to hide between the two of them. Even if he said he also wanted to be emperor, there were naturally plenty of ways to do it.
After looking at all of them, it was found that they were basically officials who had been favored by the previous emperor. It was normal for them to have such thoughts. At least they were relatively upright and did not write anything overly extreme in the memorial, so let it go.
On this day, Chu Huaibei set off for Fengjing with his entire family and major officials from the northern border.
On the night she attacked Jianye, she sent people to break into the residences of the three ministers of the new emperor and killed all the male members of their families.
She did not touch the other old ministers.
Waiting for someone who knows what's good for him to come back to Fengjing and work for her.
The main officials from Fengjing and the Northern Territory could barely form a board of directors.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Chu Huaibei put on women's clothes and ascended the throne as emperor.
Standing on the altar and completing the final step of praying to heaven, Chu Huaibei turned around and looked through the jade bead curtain of the crown at the civil and military officials kneeling below. The emotions in her heart were too complicated, causing her tone to be quite serious.
"My dear ministers, please excuse me."
Everyone watched the new Imperial College chief academic officer stand up before they all stood up.
Chu Huaibei stood directly on the altar and announced that the country's name would be changed to Chu. She was so willful.
After the coronation ceremony, the empress and her husband got married. After the wedding, the crown prince was enthroned. The successive ceremonies kept everyone in the Ministry of Rites busy.
During this period, Qin Feng wrote to him, saying that the situation in southern Xinjiang had been sorted out and he wanted to return to Beijing.
After obtaining Jin Hongye's consent, Chu Huaibei made some adjustments. Xue Zhan stayed in the northern border to guard it, Jin Hongye went to guard the southern border, and Qin Feng returned to Beijing in return.
"Your Majesty, I am back."
Qin Feng looked at Chu Huaibei who was wearing casual clothes. She looked really good in the dragon robe, better than the two previous emperors.
His eyes were blazing and astonishingly bright.
"Qin Feng, when did you find out that I'm a woman?"
Chu Huaibei thought about it several times to make sure that he had not revealed his true identity.
Before Qin Feng could say anything, his face began to turn red. He was a man who always spoke his mind, but suddenly he started to act shy.
Finally, he made up his mind and spoke.
"I found out after you gave birth to Hengheng."
"I've been sensitive to smells since I was a child. When you had your period, I could smell blood, but you were often injured at that time, so I didn't think much of it."
"After you gave birth to Hengheng, you carried a milky scent on your body. At first, I thought it came from you carrying the child. But one time, when the Mongolian army made a move, you stayed in the barracks for five days, and the milky scent lingered on you for a long time."
"My second sister-in-law was raising my nephew at the time. I could smell something while the family was eating, and that's when I realized what was going on."
While Qin Feng was speaking, his eyes never left Chu Huaibei's face.
Chu Huaibei then realized that this boy was born in the year of the dog.
Then she fell silent. No wonder Hu Zhi had to change his clothes every time Qin Feng came to the palace for dinner.
"Your Majesty, I..."
Qin Feng's words were stuck in his throat and he hadn't finished speaking when Sun Mingsi, wearing the dress she would wear for tomorrow's wedding, walked into the imperial study.
"Huaibei, does my wedding dress look good?"
"It looks great on you!"
What to do... Chu Huaibei felt inexplicably guilty. Although she had no romantic feelings for Qin Feng, he was her brother who had blocked the knife for her without hesitation on the battlefield.
In the current situation, Hu Zhi must have known that Qin Feng had returned, so he changed into his wedding dress and came here.
"General Qin, do you think my clothes fit you well?"
Sun Mingsi knew that he shouldn't have come and shouldn't have said these words, but when he got angry, he didn't want to endure it at all.
From the first moment he saw Qin Feng in the palace, he could see the shadow of Huaibei in his eyes.
"It looks good. It suits you very well."
Qin Feng looked at the bright red wedding dress on Sun Mingsi, and couldn't suppress the jealousy in his eyes.
"Qin Feng, we will be married tomorrow. I hope you can find someone to spend your life with. I will only be with Hu Yi in this life."
Chu Huaibei felt that the atmosphere in the imperial study was suffocating. The guards outside the door lowered their heads and shrank their bodies, wishing they could disappear on the spot.
If you don't speak up, Huzhi is very likely to move in and sleep with Hengheng tonight.
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng stared into Chu Huaibei's eyes, trying to confirm whether what she said came from her heart.
The light in Qin Feng's eyes gradually disappeared, and slightly red bloodshot crawled up his eyeballs. He tried hard to control his emotions.
"I wish Your Majesty and the Emperor a long and happy marriage in advance."
After bowing his head, he turned around and walked out without looking back.
"Huaibei, will you be angry with me?"
After Qin Feng left, Sun Mingsi realized that her childish behavior might bring her some trouble, so she walked forward to the dragon throne and sat in the empty seat she had specially moved aside.
"How could it be? When did I become so stingy? If you don't come, I won't agree. What I just said to Qin Feng is true. In this life, I only have you."
Chu Huaibei grabbed Hu Zhi's hand that was pinching the clothes on his leg, put it in his own hand and squeezed it, staring into Hu Zhi's eyes and repeating his previous words.
"I, Chu Huaibei, will spend my entire life with Hu Yi."
Sun Mingsi's anxiety during these days was completely calmed down by her.
Ever since Chu Huaibei ascended the throne, rumors have been circulating that a general election will be held soon after the new emperor ascends the throne.
If he wanted to ask, he would ask anything else without hesitation, but for this matter, he could not ask her to be with only him for his own selfish reasons.
This is no longer a private matter between two people, but a major event for the court.
If the door of the imperial study had not been open, Sun Mingsi would not have just hugged Chu Huaibei tightly.
Chu Huaibei realized belatedly that today's incident was probably caused by him being too busy to remember and not telling Hu Zhi about his plan.
After Qin Feng returned, he got drunk and appeared among the ministers on time the next day. Given his position, he was naturally the first in the first row of military generals.
With red eyes, he deeply engraved the image of Chu Huaibei in his bright red wedding dress in his mind. On the second day after the wedding, he resigned and went to garrison the northern border, replacing Xue Zhan who returned to Fengjing to serve as the Minister of War.
Chu Huaibei personally helped Qin Feng up and gave him a Frost Sword that could cut through iron like mud to thank him for saving him for many years.
She used a gun, Xue Zhan used a knife, and Qin Feng used a sword.
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After the crown prince's enthronement ceremony was over, Chu Huaibei announced that he would hold a special examination three months later to recruit ambitious people from all over the world.
Before Chu Huaibei heard what the public opinion was, articles criticizing the empress for being a hen crowing at dawn came from the south, where literature was already flourishing.
My goodness, do these literati really think that she is the emperor of the previous dynasty and treats literati with extreme preferential treatment?
However, those people bet right, she would not kill anyone directly.
Chu Huaibei sent people to the south overnight to track down the author of the article. After finding the person, all the participants were arrested and brought to Fengjing.
At the same time, he ordered people to mark out an area of about 20 square meters next to the east door and enclose it against the wall. Then he went to the market and bought 20 old hens and put them in the area, and arranged for people to feed and clean the chicken coop every day.
The officials did not understand the empress's actions, and the people were even less confused. However, out of curiosity about what the empress was trying to do, the people in the surrounding area came to the chicken coop every day to see.
Half a month later, the people from the Tiger Roar Camp captured the three instigators and brought them before the emperor. Why was it so fast? It might be because of the literati's overwhelming confidence, they were all proud of it...
Chu Huaibei met these three people with curiosity. Well, two old men and a middle-aged man, no wonder they are so brave.
He waved his hand and had him taken away and locked up in the chicken coop, ordering people to guard him day and night. Anyone who dared to leave the chicken coop without permission would be hacked to death on the spot.
Hearing this, the three of them started quoting scriptures and cursing again.
Chu Huaibei didn't bother to pay attention. Being scolded wouldn't hurt her. But if they were to scold her at the east gate, someone would naturally defend her.
As a result, the east gate is bustling not only during court hours but also on weekdays.
The people pointed fingers at them, and officials who came and went argued with them from time to time. Even though no one abused them, they were provided with three meals a day, delicious food and drink, and the chicken coop was cleaned every day, the three men's faces still became more and more ugly.
However, their days did not last long. In the fourth month, the three discovered that one of the twenty hens had grown a comb and long feathers on its tail, and its crowing sounded loud, just like a rooster.
The people who managed the chicken coop every day also discovered it, the people who came to watch nearby every day also discovered it, and the officials who attended court every day also discovered it.
So this is what Your Majesty meant.
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During this special examination, Chu Huaibei unexpectedly discovered that there were women from the Tuoba tribe on the list submitted. She had specifically instructed that the Tuoba tribe could also participate in the examination, regardless of gender.
The woman opened a separate examination room in the examination hall and assigned someone to supervise her throughout the examination.
The two women have passed the academy examination, the provincial examination and the prefectural examination in succession. She can observe the palace examination in half a month in person.
On the day of the palace examination, the two women wore simple Han Chinese double-breasted skirts, tied their hair up and fixed it with a wooden hairpin, and sat in the middle of the last three rows of the examination room.
His eyes were clear and his writing was fluent, which showed that he was well-educated.
I didn't expect that these two people have such a good talent for studying.
When the exam results came out, although their essays were not as good as others, she personally appointed them to official positions, one to stay in the Ministry of Rites and the other to be sent to the Imperial College.
Compared to others who had to wait for the court officials to discuss and decide, these two people were incredibly fast in appointing officials.
On the third day, even the specially made women's court robes were delivered to the two of them.
Take office directly.
Chu Huaibei took this opportunity to announce the school system. Children under eight years old will start primary school, with boys and girls taking the same courses. After enlightenment, girls over eight years old can continue to attend middle school. The school is divided into two colleges, one for girls and one for boys, but the teachers are the same.
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the girls from aristocratic families who had been unable to continue their studies due to their age began to fight against their families and strive for the opportunity to study.
Chu Huaibei started with the Imperial College, converted it into a college for men and women, and slowly recruited students. This matter could not be rushed, and one could not expect the people to change their minds all at once.
Then the prefectural school was rebuilt and gradually extended to the state schools and finally to the private schools in the countryside.
In the same year, Liang Song, the Minister of Justice, finally completed the compilation of the first criminal code of the Great Chu.
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