Quick Wear: Random Cheats

Chapter 216 The Princess Who Was Killed as a Wife in a Peace Marriage (3)

"Now I'm giving you two choices!"

"Firstly, you recognize me as Princess Anguo, as the Khatun of the Khali Khan, and as the ruler of the Western Rong, and from now on obey my commands. Then, the original sons of the Khali Khan will all be my sons, and the original grandsons of the Khali Khan will all be my grandsons. I can acknowledge your identities."

Secondly, even though you recognize me as the Flame Demon and still regard me as the Lord of the Western Rong, you are all my subjects.

I will become the new god of the Western Rong.

I am the ruler of the divine realm, and I am also the ruler of the human realm.

Now, make your choice.

Regardless of their choice, Ding Shui is in charge. The reason she's letting them choose is mainly because she's unsure how to treat them. So, she'd rather give them the choice. If they consider her their mother and grandmother, treating them as their children and grandchildren wouldn't be a bad idea.

Since I don't have any children myself, from a traditional and ethical standpoint, they can indeed be considered my children and grandchildren.

A stepmother is still a mother!

Moreover, she was the principal wife. In the Tianhong Empire, no matter who became emperor, as long as they were descendants of the previous emperor, they had to honor the previous emperor's principal wife as the Empress Dowager, the legal mother. Even one's own mother had to take a backseat to the legal mother.

It doesn't matter if you don't acknowledge her; if you don't acknowledge her, then you're a demon.

When the supreme God reigns, He will rule with divine authority!

Guyuk reacted the most promptly, or perhaps more sensibly, immediately kneeling down and kowtowing, saying:
"Grandson pays respects to his grandmother, Khatun!!"

After exchanging bewildered glances for a moment, the others gradually came to their senses and then knelt and kowtowed in a very uneven manner. Some called her mother, some called her Khatun, some called her grandmother, and some even called her Princess Anguo "Your Highness!"
They were more barbaric than the Tianhong Empire, and their systems were more primitive, but they were not stupid.

The former at least acknowledged their kinship.

The latter truly represents the difference between humans and gods, and between humans and demons.

Even though they knew very well that Ding Shui would never truly treat them as sons and grandsons, even if it was only in name, it was still better than facing the Flame Demon directly.

"Good, then get up, everyone!"

Since all the tribal leaders are here, let's hurry up and prepare for my enthronement ceremony. Also, send someone by fast horse to inform the tribe whose leader just passed away unexpectedly and became my shadow servant, and tell them to send a new leader as soon as possible to attend my enthronement ceremony.

Furthermore, all aspects of the system will need to be reformed in the future.

After all, I come from the Tianhong Empire, and I'm not particularly familiar with many of your titles, systems, and political structures. But there's no reason for me to conform to your ways, so you'll have to adapt to me from now on. I will make changes after I ascend the throne.

Remember to study hard when the time comes...

Just as Ding Shuigang said, when she has an absolute advantage and absolute power, she cannot lower herself to adapt to others, even if she is in the minority. She must make others adapt to her.

Otherwise, what power would she still hold, and why would she hold this power for?
No one dared to voice their opinions; they could only lower their heads and acknowledge that they understood. Ding Shui then waved for them to disperse and go about their own business, which would also allow them to discuss things privately. He believed that many of them were still somewhat confused and bewildered, and needed some time to process what was going on.

At the same time, Ding Shui also needs some time to carefully sort things out and inquire about the overall rules and regulations of the Western Rong Empire so that he can consider how to modify them.
Although the original owner of this body had been married into the family for nearly two years, she had no interest in learning about the rules and regulations here.

They only knew that this place was inhabited by barbarians and were ignorant of etiquette and law.

It even disrupted the established moral order and ethical norms.

Therefore, the original owner's memories did not contain relevant knowledge, and Ding Shui would need to inquire or consult the memories of those who knew the information.

Meanwhile, the group that had left the Divine Eagle Palace with trepidation had dispersed, forming small groups of three or five, or even dozens of people, and began to negotiate privately.

Noble family members like them.

It was only natural that they came together.

However, no one said anything. Instead, they looked at each other for a long time, because at this point they had accepted Ding Shui's identity as a demon. Once they accepted that he was a demon, they would naturally think that he possessed demonic abilities.

For example, you can hear what they are saying at any time.

So for a moment they really didn't know how to start the conversation or what to say. They were worried that if they said anything disrespectful, they might be burned on the spot.

Therefore, the scene appeared exceptionally quiet.

After a long while, Prince Aokiyama finally spoke:
"The high priest and the great wizard of the temple are both dead and powerless to resist. There is no one in the temple more powerful than them. And the one who can clearly command the spirits of the dead to become her warriors, to fight and kill for her, those spirits are immortal and indestructible, and cannot be killed."

Whether it is the power of the temple or the power of the secular world.

We are currently helpless.

Now that she is still willing to acknowledge us as her children and grandchildren, I think it's best to avoid any conflict with her unless absolutely necessary, and just listen to her. No god or demon would willingly remain a ruler on earth forever, so perhaps one day when she departs, she will return the throne to one of us, whichever one it may be.

At least it is still passed down in the bloodline of our ancestors.

If you offend her, anger her, and are reduced to ashes, then even if she wants to return the Khanate to you someday...

It cannot be returned to us either.

“I approve of it, and I think there’s nothing wrong with making her the ruler of the Western Rong. After all, we Western Rong people respect the strong, and only the strong can lead us to conquer all directions and be able to dominate the world.”

And which mortal could be stronger than her?
She also has an undead army, a shadow army!!!

But I want to have someone test her a little. As long as she's not particularly inclined towards the Tianhong Empire, or even intends to harm our interests or give back to the Tianhong Empire, then even if we always serve her as our master, there shouldn't be any problem.

Prince Pires did point out the key point.

That is, they can acknowledge Ding Shui as the ruler of the Western Rong Empire, but on the premise that Ding Shui must also recognize them, prioritize their interests, and not constantly infringe upon the interests of their Western Rong Empire to help the Tianhong Empire. If such a situation were to occur, they would swear to never submit.

He specifically mentioned this point in the hope of gaining support from others, and it would be even better if Ding Shui heard it.

"But she's a woman..."

"Demons are like gods and immortals; what difference is there between men and women? Are there no goddesses in this world?"

"The strong are respected; this is an age-old truth."

"Let's compromise first, and discuss the rest later!"

In reality, not only did the royal family decide to submit to Ding Shui after discussion, but the other tribal leaders were in a similar situation. After all, they were originally subordinates of the Great Khan, and now that there was a new Great Khan, they would still be subordinates, so there was little difference. As long as the new Great Khan could guarantee their interests, they didn't care much about anything else.

Besides, they lacked the ability and dared not resist.

So naturally, the next step was to quickly follow Ding Shui's instructions and send people to notify the tribes whose leaders had died, so that they could send a new leader as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, arrangements were being made for Ding Shui's enthronement ceremony.

The succession ceremony of the Western Rong Empire was not particularly grand or solemn. The most important thing was not any rituals such as offering sacrifices to heaven, but that all tribal leaders had to be present to participate in the succession ceremony and acknowledge the Great Khan.

They are more akin to ancient tribal alliances. Each tribe possesses a high degree of autonomy.

If the current Khan is powerful enough, then the other tribal leaders will recognize him. If the current Khan can consistently lead them to victory in battle and plunder enough resources to secure their interests, they will continue to recognize him.

However, if the current Khan is defeated, and his core tribes, that is, the soldiers directly under his control, suffer too many losses and his strength is severely damaged.

Then some powerful tribal leaders would rebel.

Let's compete for the position of Great Khan.

This is an inevitable path for the development of many civilizations. Back in the Western Zhou Dynasty, when the royal army was at its peak, the other feudal lords would obey their orders. After the Western Zhou royal army suffered several defeats and was basically crippled and scattered, the Zhou royal family became a puppet that any of the feudal lords could trample on.

This is bound by etiquette and patriarchal rules.

Without it, it would be similar to the Western Rong Empire.

Therefore, the procedures for the succession ceremony were quickly prepared, and all that was left was for the tribes whose chieftains had died to send new chieftains.

During this period, Ding Shui, based on the current situation of the Western Rong Empire, formulated a new system that was more suitable, with the enfeoffment system of the Western Zhou Dynasty as the main body and the ghost and god sacrifice of the Yin Shang Dynasty as the auxiliary system, abolishing human sacrifice while building a ghost and god system.

In summary, those who obey will enter the Kingdom of God after death.

Those who disobey will become soldiers of the Shadow Legion after death.

Those who have made outstanding contributions can be considered ancestral deities of their clan.

Even if reforms are necessary, they cannot be too radical at once; we cannot directly transition from a system resembling an ancient tribal alliance to a centralized system.

Moreover, this system is not well-suited to nomadic peoples.

Therefore, Ding Shui did not carry out a comprehensive and radical reform directly, but instead carried out a certain degree of Sinicization, moving towards a tribal alliance that was similar to a tribal alliance, but one that he was more familiar with, while also following certain established patterns.

You can copy the homework directly.

You don't need to rack your brains to come up with new ideas.

After the direction and purpose of the reform were determined, the next step was mainly to wait. About half a month later, all the tribes whose leaders had died sent new leaders or junior leaders to participate in Ding Shui's succession ceremony.

At first, they were somewhat skeptical, and even considered leading their troops to plead for their deceased leader.

The people who went to inform them spoke kindly and advised them that other major tribes had submitted, including the royal family, including Guyuk. They told them not to court death, or at least to go and see for themselves.

With everyone present, the enthronement ceremony proceeded as normal. During the ceremony, Ding Shui specially summoned his flame avatar again to intimidate the leaders and young leaders he had never seen before. Only then did he announce the reforms he was going to implement in front of everyone.

For example, the Great Khan was changed to the Great Emperor.

The slave system was abolished, and the keeping of private slaves was prohibited.

The various tribes were ranked according to their strength as dukes, marquises, earls, and viscounts. However, the viscounts did not pledge allegiance to the earls, and the earls to the marquises. Instead, they all pledged allegiance to Emperor Ding Shui, although they were still autonomous internally.

Furthermore, tribes are prohibited from engaging in arbitrary warfare.

If there are any conflicts, go to Ding Shui for mediation.

Secondly, there are some changes to the laws. Although each tribe can govern itself, the core laws must be followed.

In other words, some details can be created independently, but the core code promulgated by Ding Shui must be obeyed by all tribes. There are many more such examples, but Ding Shui only gave a brief overview. She will compile the rest into articles and distribute them, and everyone can only leave after they have learned them.

In terms of divine authority, this meant abolishing the old temples.

Only offerings to Ding Shui or ancestral gods are permitted.

At the same time, the abolition of human sacrifice and other bloody rituals guided theocracy in a more civilized direction.

Ding Shui may subsequently gain control of the interpretation of scriptures.

However, we can't handle it all in a short time.

So we're just setting a general direction first.

After explaining these changes, Ding Shui noticed that many tribal leaders present looked quite displeased. After all, while Ding Shui's changes might not completely strip them of their rights, they would undoubtedly have some impact on their interests.

In particular, the abolition of the slave system.

Because slaves were actually a form of asset for many nobles.

Abolishing slavery is essentially tantamount to robbery.

"Slavery must be abolished. I will not allow anyone other than myself to arbitrarily take the lives of others. All living beings should be equal under my rule."

"However, I can offer you some compensation."

You may send your existing slaves to me in exchange for goods from all over the world.

Including products or technologies of the Tianhong Empire!
Small quantities require different products; large quantities require different technologies.

In reality, even without abolishing slavery, Ding Shui still wanted to improve the overall productivity of the Western Rong Empire. After all, she was the ruler of a country; it would be unacceptable for her to live a life worse than that of an ordinary citizen in the future. Now, by liberating the slaves, she could at least consider it a great deed.

"I can obtain anything in the world at will, and I can also acquire all the world's technologies and secret formulas."

Fearing they wouldn't believe him, Ding Shui explained again.

"Your Majesty, I have brought three hundred slaves with me this time. I wonder how much steel, or salt and tea, I can exchange for them!"

After a moment of bewilderment, everyone looked at each other.

Prince Aokiyama was the first to probe.

"You're too narrow-minded. There are so many things in the world besides what you've mentioned. All of these are things that can be exchanged!"

After chuckling, Ding Shui waved his hand, actually ordering Xiao Hei to project a virtual screen filled with all sorts of supplies. There were hundreds of types of tea alone, not to mention thousands of kinds of fruit, countless kinds of meat and seafood, and even things they had never seen before.

It encompasses everything, as long as Ding Shui consumes energy.

It can then be easily manifested using the Illusory Realm of the Great Void.

They are all very ordinary things, without anything extraordinary, so the energy they consume is quite limited.

The water supply is affordable.

Moreover, for some simpler things, once Ding Shui provides the technology, there's probably no need for her to materialize them.