My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 132 The First Angel (5000)

She bowed her head in silence.

Everyone knows that today's people hate corrupt officials and local wealthy families the most. They rely on their power to oppress good people, but they can often escape punishment.

The emperor must punish him even more severely when he sees it.

But today, His Majesty, for the first time, pardoned his father who had committed mistakes during the Zhengde Dynasty, and had no intention of pursuing him for pretending to be Su Zhen's daughter.

Since Lu Fang could make a special trip to tell him that his father's family had been pardoned, it was impossible for the emperor not to know what he had concealed.

Is this the emperor's silent compensation?

The emperor made a deal with himself in this euphemistic way.

He didn't want to really let conflict break out between the two of them.

Su Ziping thought.

Although she looks like the most open-minded among the three people in Jingyang Palace.

But at this time, facing power, she was the humblest among them and the one who dared not resist the least.

If Li Siyi were here, I'm afraid she would ignore him and immediately cry and make a fuss to ask Zhu Houcong to return the child to her.

And if Yin Huaisu was here, he would definitely take advantage of the official celebrations the next day to confront the emperor directly, write a letter home directly, and initiate a memorial to the imperial censor to confront the emperor in court.

But she is just herself, the daughter of a sinner, who only got the chance to enter the palace by relying on the mercy of others.

Moreover, as the eldest son of the emperor, the child in his arms has a bright future and may not have the chance to inherit the entire Ming Dynasty in the future.

Do you really want to ruin this child's future for the sake of a daughter?

Besides, that terrifying, all-too-real dream——

Su Ziping already had the answer in her mind.

"I will keep your words in mind, Eunuch Lu."

Seeing the imperial concubine's reaction, Lu Fang couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The relationship between the Tian family is harmonious, and servants like them can suffer a lot less.

"The empress has given birth to a dragon son, which is a great achievement for the country. When the empress recovers, your majesty will hold a banquet with all the ministers. The empress will hold the prince together with your majesty, and jointly accept the congratulations of the ministers..."

Su Ziping nodded and closed her eyes.

Signaling Cui Er to see off the guests.

Lu Fang smiled and shook her head, said no to the maid, and closed the room.

The candles in the room went out.

The bright moon is hanging outside the window, and the moonlight shines brightly on the earth.

……

The royal guards emptied the royal ornamental fish pond next to Taiye Pond.

Buckets of beast essence and blood were poured into the pond, but in an instant the blood level in the blood pool that had just risen dropped again. It was obvious that something was constantly devouring the blood in the blood pool. .

The Jin Yiwei could only speed up their pace, and all the cooks in the imperial kitchen over there were called up to help the Jin Yiwei slaughter various animals in the Xiyuan Garden.

As a royal garden, Xiyuan has been hosting the emperor since the Xuanzong period to train the imperial army, and to hunt with the generals in spring and autumn.

It occupies a vast area with numerous woodlands, in which many rare and exotic animals live.

There are not many natural enemies on weekdays, and some people keep them regularly. As long as you pay attention when the emperor and generals are hunting, life will be pleasant.

But now Zhu Houcong said.

You seem to have had too many good days.

The Jin Yiwei quickly bled, filled the buckets, and were then taken away by the Imperial Guards on horseback, or simply carried several buckets on their shoulders with poles and ran to the Taiye Pond.

Zhu Houcong stood by the pond, and the surrounding land was stained red by the blood splashed from the bucket during transportation.

Bubbles bubbled up in the pond, and the thing sank to the bottom of the pond, like a bottomless pit, drinking all the tons of blood and essence in the pond into its stomach.

The Imperial Guards ran hard under the emperor's order, like a giant beast running on the plains, but they still couldn't keep up with the speed of the blood line's decline.

"You guys, please step back—"

Zhu Houcong realized that her awakening was imminent.

He signaled all the surrounding Imperial Guards to retreat and stand guard all around.

He picked up a red blood fur cloak that he had prepared a long time ago.

Finally, the blood pool calmed down.

There was a heart-wrenching sound of tearing skin and flesh tissue.

Just after it calmed down, the blood-red pond exuding a warm and fishy odor rippled again.

A pair of hands stretched out from the bottom of the lake, followed by a head and upper body——

This is a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old covered in blood.

She had an exquisite appearance, like a celestial being, and was completely naked. From the bottom of the lake, she stared blankly at the man next to the pond who exuded the aura of blood connection.

The cool autumn wind blew through the forest, carrying the girl's ignorant first cry in the world.

"Father--"

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"We will live here from now on——"

Zhu Houcong pulled her, and she changed her clothes, still wearing the first blood fur cloak that Zhu Houcong gave her.

Zhu Houcong pointed to the Wanshou Palace in front of him, where craftsmen from the Ministry of Engineering worked in three shifts, lighting lanterns and working day and night.

He touched the little head wrapped in the smooth black hair of the girl next to him and said.

At this time, Zhu Changning looked at the majestic palace in front of him, which although it was not completely built, but could already be seen from its outline, his eyes widened in surprise.

Zhu Houcong came to a side hall of Wanshou Palace that had been built, which was slightly repaired on the basis of the original Xiyuan building complex.

The two walked into the temple, and the newly born girl was curious about everything around her.

She was dizzy, absorbing everything she saw hungrily. Although she was ignorant, she was so satisfied at this time.

And Zhu Houcong specially ordered someone to vacate it, and a row of mahogany cabinets in the center were filled with mountains of jewelry that shone with the candlelight in the hall.

All kinds of rare treasures from all over the world.

It almost dazzled Zhu Changning.

There are also countless new and beautiful clothes hanging in the closet on the side.

In the central palace of the palace, people had already prepared fine wines and delicacies, and six tables were filled with hot and cold dishes.

This can be called the most sumptuous royal banquet Zhu Houcong has requested since he ascended the throne.

Since the establishment of the foundation, Zhu Houcong rarely eats these mortal foods to replenish his energy because he has resources from another world.

In the eyes of outsiders, it is naturally a symbol of the extremely simple life of the emperor who came to Beijing as a vassal king because he was well aware of the suffering of the people.

Even after jumping off his horse and stopping his march to conquer all directions, the food, dishes and soups he enjoyed in the palace amounted to only three dishes.

He doesn't drink on weekdays. Only when he attends major national sacrificial events or participates in grand national celebrations with courtiers, he drinks a few drinks with the courtiers in the warm atmosphere.

Even the most demanding censor could not find any points of attack on the young emperor's life style. At most, he wrote a mild letter to advise the emperor not to indulge in martial arts and to spend more time. Stay in the capital as long as possible, listen more to the opinions of the officials, and attend more court meetings to let his ministers know the truest thoughts of their king and father.

But with the great victory of the Ming army in the southwest, the Silun family, which had been plagued by cholera for a century in the southwest, was completely defeated by the emperor who was determined to conquer in person. This was a feat that even Hongwu and Yongle had not accomplished!

The sacrifice to heaven was also a complete success!God responded to the emperor!The rain of blood that can cure all diseases seems to be admiring the emperor's brilliant martial arts.

The imperial censors fell silent. The emperor's only few attack points were that he was mean and unkind. He killed the relatives of the previous dynasty too much and had no mercy for the officials and scholars in the world.

If any official made the slightest mistake, he would be severely reprimanded and punished by the emperor.

The greed for money and power is common to everyone. As long as it does not endanger the country, why should we be so harsh on scholars?Many veterans who were accustomed to the imperial court's kindness to scholars since Xuande and until the Zhengde period, after the Ming court's strategic contraction, were puzzled by this.

Even in his later years, when Taizu was faced with the endless corruption and perversion of the law by his officials, he could only sigh leisurely in despair, "I want to get rid of all the corrupt officials, but how can I kill them in the morning and commit them in the evening?"

The simplicity of the emperor is certainly gratifying, but it also makes many people anxious who are looking for opportunities to rise to power.

But tonight, the emperor suddenly ordered the palace chef to prepare a feast.

Naturally, everyone tried their best to win the jackpot in front of the emperor.

"delicious!"

Zhu Changning next to him smelled the fragrant smell in the air, and subconsciously grasped Zhu Houcong's sleeves. He looked at the two tables full of food in front of him with straight eyes, and saliva flowed from his mouth.

Looking at the childlike innocence of the girl next to him, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but smile a little.The surrounding attendants have been ordered to withdraw by Huang Jin. Neither the craftsmen nor the attendants are allowed to approach this palace. Not only tonight, but this will be the case for a long time to come.

He stopped Zhu Changning, who was trying to climb onto the table to eat delicious food like a greedy cat.

"From now on, whenever I am in the capital, I will hold a banquet like this for you every month."

The girl did not fully understand her father's words.

Her language comes from her extraordinary thinking and spiritual system.

Just through the night chatter of more than [-] people in the palace, he successfully learned a new language.

Her progress made Zhu Houcong a little stunned.

However, considering that she is the fire that inherited the huge legacy of another civilization, which is equivalent to a moving library, such a memory does not seem strange.

"trade--"

Zhu Changning blinked.

She knew the meaning of this word, and it was something that happened all the time in this forbidden palace.

I will have an endless supply of beautiful clothes, delicious food and even fine wine both now and in the future.

Everything was provided by the father in front of him who looked about the same age as himself.

But what do I have to pay?

She thought of—

And with the sterling silver piece handed over by Zhu Houcong, engraved with the Black Bird Hundred Winds Mask, the answer will also be revealed.

"From now on, except when you are in this palace, you can take off the mask, at other times, you will wear this mask and appear in front of the world as the commander of the forbidden army as my general——"

"Don't worry, it won't take long. When you turn 15 and grow up, you can take off the mask. Then you can appear in front of everyone with your truest image."

Zhu Houcong promised.

The girl in front of her was confused, but she couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food, so she nodded subconsciously.

After getting Zhu Houcong's confirmation, she screamed and threw herself towards the fragrant rice in the hall.

However, the girl who had no image and filled her mouth with unusual greed suddenly raised her head, as if she had thought of something, and asked Zhu Houcong, who was looking at the reports about the shark intrusion sent by the state capitals in the southeast. road.

Perhaps her experience in the embryo made her fear of hunger so strong that she became particularly interested in eating.

"Did dad do the same thing when he was a kid?"

"Absolutely - you know, we live in a dangerous and hierarchical society. Although the strong can break it at will without any scruples, the majority of people who rely on rules and laws to survive have to fight for the strong. Pay a heavy price for your willfulness——"

"They are the foundation of our race. After all, most of the strong are born from the weak and are supported by those who seem to be weak. Our mission is to protect the foundation of our race and civilization."

"But the world is trapped in the appearance of the world and bound by rules and regulations. They will only worship those who are strong within the system, and will have many incomprehensible fears and fears towards aliens... Adapt to this rule and satisfy their requirements for the law. Blind trust in laws and rules will save us a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Zhu Houcong replied.

"Where is father? Father hasn't answered my question yet?"

Zhu Changning in front of him saw Zhu Houcong looking around and talking about him. He swallowed half of the roast goose angrily and asked dissatisfiedly.

"me--"

Zhu Houcong put down the memorial in his hand and fell into long memories.

He remembered the days when he had just traveled to Prince Xing's Mansion. He was born to remember things earlier than others, which made Prince Xingxian and Mother Jiang very proud. They often showed off Zhu Houcong to other relatives until Zhu Houcong was almost pregnant. secret.

Realizing the horror and weirdness beneath the peaceful surface of this world, he could only carefully hide himself and wait for opportunities before coming into contact with the truth of this world.

If there were no treasure mirrors from the heavens, I would probably be like the original history.

After knowing that Xuandu Temple around the palace did have some methods to deal with strange things, but not for long.

Then he would use his identity as a prince and his knowledge of the future to go to Longhu Mountain, the center of Taoism in the world, to find a way to escape.

Maybe, as recorded in history, people will be sent to Changling to worship Zhu Di and give him the title of Zu, in order to ask for the protection of this true king of demons.

He even made a deal with the Huode Destiny under the southern suburbs, drank poison to quench his thirst, and hid in the Longevity Palace, dedicated to cultivating the Qing Dynasty in order to fight against the evil demons who were eyeing him from all sides inside and outside the capital.

Zhu Houcong's thoughts wandered far away.

Will you succeed——

Perhaps relying on the experience of his previous life, he has lived longer than all emperors, but victory still seems out of reach...

"Father……"

Hearing his daughter's dissatisfied voice next to his ear, Zhu Houcong came back to his senses.

"Yes! We are all the same people."

"But you are physically mature before others, and my father is mentally mature much earlier than the people around you - you are familiar with the rules, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity to succeed!"

"Is that so?"

The girl blinked, her eyes were crooked, and she took another bite of the chicken leg.

It seemed that he was very satisfied with Zhu Houcong's answer.

"There are some idle books in the southeast of the room, mostly palace etiquette albums, anecdotes about the world, and the like... I'm going to prepare some elixirs. If you feel lonely, you can take a look at them and kill some time."

Zhu Houcong stood up and said casually that he still underestimated the girl's genius memory and thinking.

The next morning, when Zhu Houcong walked into the gate of Longevity Palace with the blood coagulant extracted from the three-tailed demon cat for use by Huang Jin and other eunuchs.

What I saw was an oriental aristocratic girl who was well-dressed, exquisite in appearance, elegant and calm in her dining ceremony, as if she had been tempered for thousands of times, and whose etiquette was perfect.

At this time, she picked up the ivory chopsticks, and with the service of the maids on both sides, she picked up the piece of food from the golden bowl in front of her. It was presented to the emperor by the Jurchen envoys. It is said that these are the outstanding Jurchen sailors who came from the northernmost land, on the ice. Where the giant white bear hangs out, extremely precious iceberg snowfish are fished out from beneath the layers of ice.

The most important part of the fish belly.

Because it was so precious, it was covered with ice along the way. First, the Jurchen sailors followed the ocean currents through layers of wind and waves and landed in Kamchatka. Then they changed ships and arrived at the Liaodong Peninsula. Finally, the local government used fast horses to send them to the capital day and night.

"Well...it tastes good."

The fish melted in your mouth, and the girl couldn't help but shine at the extremely delicious taste.

"Tell those Jurchen tribute envoys that the emperor likes this glacier snow fish very much. He praises it very much and orders them to come to court next time - no, let them send more next month. If they arrive on time, the emperor will naturally not hesitate to reward them. ! If not! It will make Long Yan furious and tell them to be careful with their heads!"

Looking at the girl in front of Huang Jin with a wry smile on his face, Zhu Houcong had not yet realized what happened to the girl who was definitely a genius in this world in just one night.

"The next course——"

Huang Jin blinked and sang with a wry smile.

The beauties on both sides rubbed their shoulders and rubbed their legs. Zhu Changning twisted his neck, and immediately Rou Cat began to rub it with skillful techniques.

"The next dish is high-quality tribute beef. The royal chef in the palace cooks it using Western Yi Fanbang techniques..."

At this time, the girl nodded and listened to the introductions of the attendants beside her ears and stretched out her arms.

In Zhu Houcong's shocked eyes.

I saw the maids swarming up, each taking their belongings in an orderly manner.

When they dispersed, Zhu Houcong was stunned outside the palace. He saw that the girl in front of him had been replaced by a new and luxurious Western dress.

In front of me, the traditional Oriental food bells and golden ivory utensils were replaced in the blink of an eye by the double-pointed knives and forks that have only become popular in the West in the past century.

The girl put on her napkin gracefully and took a small piece of beef from the plate to taste.

For a moment, his expression became a little strange.

"The heat is a bit too much!"

She swallowed hard.

The maid standing respectfully next to him immediately understood and wiped his mouth with a white towel and said dissatisfiedly.

"Who made this dish! Tell him that if he makes it like this tomorrow, he can pack up his things and go home to take the baby!"

"The next course——"

Huang Jin passed on the dishes, and the palace maid beside him introduced the dishes.

"The next dish is dragon tail prawns, taken from Nanyang..."

Little brat!You've ordered the food, right?
Outside the door, Zhu Houcong blinked his eyes and became furious after confirming that he was not dazzled.

The emperor likes it very much?The emperor likes shit!

I have never even seen that tribute fish!Little bastard, you tasted it for your father first, right?

Just take a bite of such a big fish!Your father and I have never eaten a bite!

(End of this chapter)