Zhao Yunwan and her daughter were brought to justice.
Emperor Hui was in a coma, and Xiao Ding's power was not yet fully established.
Because of the signing of the ceasefire agreement, the Great Liang Kingdom did not invade the Southern Chen Kingdom again.
Back in the Great Yue Kingdom, Huangfu Chuxiong learned that his plan had been exposed and flew into a rage in the imperial court.
However, they dared not send troops, since they were in the wrong.
The top expert of the Great Yue Kingdom is still in Xiao Sheng's hands. If the Great Yue Kingdom makes any moves, the army of the Southern Chen Kingdom will press on the border, and the Great Yue Kingdom will be in grave danger.
The court of Nan Chen Kingdom has been purged by Xiao Sheng.
Any minister who had used opium was dismissed from his post and ordered to return to his hometown.
Furthermore, individuals or officials involved in the cultivation of opium will be investigated and punished throughout the entire Southern Chen Kingdom.
The public is encouraged to monitor and report any individuals found to be growing, using, or selling opium directly to the imperial court through the Heavenly Guard.
Xiao Sheng reactivated the Tianji Guard, summoning back all the Tianji Guards who had been dismissed by the late emperor to the Flying Tiger Army.
The investigation into opium is focused on ensuring that there is not a single opium plant in Nanchen Kingdom, that no one smokes opium, and that opium is not sold through any other channels.
Those who become addicted to opium and lack the willpower to quit will eventually be tormented to death by their addiction.
The victims died a gruesome death, and the people who witnessed this tragedy were even more afraid to touch opium.
Some opium users with a conscience wrote articles about their experiences.
Upon learning of this, Xiao Sheng ordered the establishment of libraries in all prefectures and counties of Nanchen Kingdom, to print out those articles and place them in the libraries for people to read.
Li Xingran was surprised by the booklet that Xiao Sheng gave to her before the New Year.
Why did Xiao Sheng write his thoughts in a booklet and give it to her?
Then I thought about it, Xiao Sheng should know that I am a modern person, so could Xiao Sheng also hear my thoughts?
But his behavior didn't seem like he knew.
Never mind him, since he's now the emperor, their paths will cross less and less, and they won't be able to hear from him anymore.
Upon reading what Xiao Sheng had written, Li Xingran exclaimed in amazement, "He truly is the kind of person who would be an emperor."
Some of his ideas are not far removed from those of modern people.
After the New Year, Li Xingran asked Li Ting to return the booklet to Xiao Sheng.
When Xiao Sheng saw it, Li Xingran annotated all of his ideas and even gave more innovative suggestions.
He was overjoyed.
He wanted to thank her in person, but he was too busy.
With the new emperor ascending the throne, there are various matters to attend to.
However, Xiao Sheng, who was just over eight years old, acted like an emperor quite well with the help of the prime minister and other senior officials.
The old minister saw this and was delighted.
This person is more like an emperor than Emperor Hui.
Emperor Hui had almost no ideas of his own; he would ask the prime minister how to handle the situation after all the officials offered their opinions.
When Zhao Yunshu was still alive, it was Zhao Yunshu who advised Emperor Hui on what to do.
After Zhao Yunshu was murdered, Zhao Yunwan made decisions that deviated from the national policy of Nanchen Kingdom.
The prime minister submitted memorials to the emperor multiple times, but Emperor Hui ignored them.
Fortunately, Li Ting was still in charge of the Northwest, preventing any major chaos.
After taking over, Zhao Yunchen did not act rashly.
In addition, thanks to the accumulation of Nan Chen Kingdom over hundreds of years, and the fact that Li Ting discovered it early, Nan Chen Kingdom was not destroyed under Emperor Hui.
However, the people are living in dire straits, and public resentment is about to erupt.
Fortunately, Xiao Sheng seized power in time, and after a series of measures to appease the people were implemented, the people were able to live their lives in peace.
After the start of the year, Xiao Sheng discussed with his court officials the establishment of a special Ministry of Agriculture to manage the agriculture of the Southern Chen Kingdom.
Spring sowing and autumn harvest, serving the people.
In addition, the gantry gate produced a large number of tools that were beneficial to agricultural production.
The national treasury funded the purchase and distributed the tools to various prefectures and counties, where people who needed them could borrow them.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
The Qianji Gate sent craftsmen deep into the countryside to teach people how to use and make tools.
Xiao Sheng was deeply moved.
The Li family played a decisive role in consolidating his regime.
However, Li Ting was unwilling to become an official.
The Li brothers had no interest in officialdom.
After the New Year, Xu Yushan and his wife, along with Li Ruizhang and the disciples of the Qianji Sect, returned to Mingzhou.
Mingzhou has developed well in the past two years. Although it is located in the southwest, its agriculture, industry and tax revenue are approaching those of the Jiangnan region.
Tang Yanshan, the prefect of Mingzhou, has been promoted to a position in the capital, and the vacancy has been filled by a forty-year-old local official from Mingzhou.
He's also a pragmatist.
Under his leadership, the various tasks in Minnesota at the beginning of the year proceeded smoothly.
In addition, since the mechanism gate is located on Tianji Mountain, the people of Mingzhou are always the first to be able to use any newly developed mechanism.
Minnesota's economy is developing at an increasingly rapid pace.
Xiao Sheng had also personally witnessed the local customs of Mingzhou, so he asked Tang Yanshan to write down his governance experience for other regions to learn from.
However, suggestions were also made, hoping that each prefecture and county would adapt to local conditions, focus on its own strengths, and improve the living standards of its people.
Xiao Sheng studied the Cangxuan Continent and learned from Huo Shan that there was more than just the Cangxuan Continent on this land; there were other civilizations as well.
He then conceived the idea of trading with overseas countries.
But he didn't know what to do.
He first consulted Fan Zu'an, who then explained to Xiao Sheng all the foreign trade knowledge he knew in modern times.
Xiao Sheng had it recorded in detail.
When Fan Zu'an entered the palace, he also told Xiao Sheng about his discoveries during the autopsy of Huangfu Chuying's body.
"Your Majesty, I have dissected Huangfu Chuying's body and discovered something strange."
Fan Zuan placed a crystalline particle that he had taken from the corpse in front of Xiao Sheng.
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