I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 106 The Lin Family Wins Twice

In the early morning, the light falls on my cheeks.

Qin Xiaochan opened her eyes and heard some knocking sounds outside the door.

"Your Majesty, it's dawn...should we prepare to wash?"

"Not for now. I'll rest for a while. Call me back in half an hour."

She gave an order out loud.

"Yes."

"By the way, what day is it today?"

"Your Majesty, it is the second day of April."

"Well, back off."

Qin Xiaochan sat on the bed, pressing the somewhat hard warm jade couch, looking at the familiar palace scenery.

He really is back.

And... only one night had passed.

I stayed there for four or five days.

I subconsciously wanted to check the time, but found nothing.

Before she left, she held the old cell phone in her hand, which was also fully charged, but she was unable to bring it back.

Looking at my palms, they are empty.

Although I only stayed there for a short time, I have already gotten used to holding the mobile phone in my hand at any time and anywhere... It seems to be filled with another world, so fresh and interesting, and so all-encompassing.

Now that she no longer has a cell phone, she has started to experience certain withdrawal symptoms. She always feels like something is missing from her body and that ants are crawling around.

Relying on the willpower of a true warrior to suppress the feeling of loss and regret, Jiang Wanyue stroked his forehead.

"That world is so beautiful that it makes people fall into depravity..."

"I thought that as the Supreme Ruler, I had very low material desires. I was not lustful nor fond of gourmet food. I was neither extravagant nor ambitious. I never wasted the people's money on large-scale construction projects."

"It seems that I have underestimated myself. It's not that I don't like to enjoy myself, but that I don't enjoy it enough."

"I never thought that life could be so easy and that life could be this way."

She gently pulled the corners of her lips, lay on the bed, and murmured: "If I have the chance, I would like to go and see it again."

Once you experience the transition from progress to backwardness, you can never go back.

Jiang Wanyue had also thought about bringing advanced technology and productivity here directly, but she couldn't even handle the underworld of Nanchu, let alone such a big project.

Bai Xuan had never been so carefree when he was the Prime Minister of the Qin State. He suppressed the idea of ​​developing infrastructure because the small peasant economy could not withstand the turmoil.

Jiang Wanyue has studied for too short a time and has only a limited understanding of the subject, so she doesn’t dare to conduct social experiments casually.

Both the courage and preparation are far from enough.

If Southern Chu is to be reformed, it will inevitably face a period of pain, which will give Northern Zhou an opportunity to invade.

Bai Xuan's comment hit the nail on the head - instead of thinking about how to build Southern Chu into a modern society, it would be better to think about how to unify the north and the south.

The emperor sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, meditated, and circulated his energy. The warm jade bed automatically absorbed abundant spiritual energy.

"It turns out that only here can I practice, the spiritual energy is abundant."

"It's very difficult to practice there unless you have spiritual energy, huh? Wait..."

She looked down at the large 'Yangxue Nuanyu Bed' and fell into deep thought.

……

The sky was just getting light and the palace gate had just opened.

Bai Xuan left the palace.

The Forbidden City is too small.

Even the palace gate is only open through the "Vermillion Bird Gate" all year round.

The court officials also took this path.

Naturally, a group of officials in official uniforms waiting to attend court caught a glimpse of a young man in white clothes walking out of the palace.

He walked out of the palace with a gift box in his left hand and a long sword hanging at his waist, looking like he was eating and taking things at the same time.

Don’t say that civil servants are useless.

Moreover, anyone who can become an official in this era, even a civil servant, is likely to have a set of five lightning whips.

Practicing martial arts is not necessarily for the purpose of killing people, it can also be for the purpose of strengthening the body.

The court system of Southern Chu imitated that of the Qin Dynasty. Like the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it had a three-province and six-department system... The difference was that the selection in Southern Chu was relatively fair, with officials from all over the place, and most of them had obtained their positions through the imperial examinations; while the Northern Zhou Dynasty basically relied on recommendations, and even the imperial examinations were just a formality. All positions in the court were clearly arranged by the five major factions. The imperial power was weak, and it was basically not the turn of the civil servants to speak.

Therefore, the literati in Southern Chu have a different kind of backbone. They have always wanted to prove that literati can govern the country well, and even one day they can unify the world and let those barbarians in Northern Zhou see what it means since ancient times.

This is not just bragging.

The founding emperor of Southern Chu passed away. The new emperor had just taken the throne and had not yet firmly established his position when the Northern Zhou sent assassins to assassinate him directly in the Golden Palace. Blood splattered within five steps and thirteen civil servants died in the court. These were not ordinary ministers, but high-ranking officials of the fourth rank and above. They risked their lives to slow down the assassins. One of the Ministers of Revenue, who was jokingly called "fat-bellied" by the people, bit the assassin's arm tightly with his teeth. Half of his body was cut open but he still refused to let go. After seeing the assassin was killed, he finally let go with difficulty and breathed his last, leaving behind the last words "Being a little fat has its advantages". He was posthumously awarded the title of Wen Zhong.

The sources of backbone of the civil servants of Southern Chu were rather complicated. Firstly, they believed that they were the orthodox of the Great Qin. However, in the era when Bai Wuming lived, the Great Qin had already become rotten and there was no backbone to speak of. Secondly, they knew that if the Northern Zhou attacked, the literati would never have a chance to succeed.

Since we are all going to die anyway, we might as well fight them.

There were hundreds of officials waiting outside, all of them were prominent figures in Southern Chu. The internal composition was also complex, with parties divided according to their origins, parties divided according to their leaders, and parties divided according to the six ministries.

In fact, it is relatively clear now. The situation fifteen years ago was much more complicated than this. There were various prince parties, foreign relatives parties, Hanlin Huangmen parties, Imperial College parties, censor parties, and favor parties... It's all dizzying to count them all. However, the empress later cut off many parties with one stroke, and wiped them out completely. Instead, the administration became much cleaner. This is very similar to Duterte's operation. Although killing people cannot solve all problems, it can always solve many problems.

Simply put, the quality of this group of court officials is still very good. Although they have various little thoughts, their minds are all in the court and have nothing to do with the people in the martial arts world.

Just being in the court requires them to understand the thoughts of the two people in the palace. The empress's mind is unpredictable and her methods are clever, so they dare not act rashly.

Today, a man in white emerged from the palace, appearing to be eating and taking things. This was the first time these ministers had seen this in over a decade. Even the left and right prime ministers at the front saw him, their sleepy old eyes sparkling with confusion, speculation, and uncertainty.

The bigwigs standing in the front row waiting to enter the hall for the morning court session did not speak, and the court officials behind them naturally did not dare to speak rashly. The personal connections within the court were complicated. Those who really dared to speak nonsense or behave casually in such a situation... were either lonely ministers, or had the emperor's favor, or had a strong enough backing.

For example, the next person greeted Bai Xuan directly.

"Is this Young Master Bai?"

Hearing this address, Bai Xuan paused, turned his head, and saw a handsome man with a long beard walking out of the crowd, who was looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Didn't ask for advice?"

"I'm the Minister of Works." He said with a smile, "I'm from Langya, Lin Aiyu."

Bai Xuan had a good memory and remembered that the three Lin family managers had mentioned this name when they went to the Jiang family.

This should be the minister of the Langya Lin family in the court.

Prominent families usually run their businesses locally and do not send too many people to serve as officials in the court.

In fact, Lin Aiyu's status is even higher. He is one of the three heroes of the Lin family of this generation, and is of the same generation as Lin Bu'ren and Lin Chongxiao.

"According to seniority, you can call me Twelfth Uncle." Lin Aiyu laughed and stroked his beard. "Just as Xiaoluer said, he is indeed a handsome man with a good appearance."

Bai Xuan thought of Lin Jiaolu and forced a strange smile: "Isn't this a bit awkward? I'd better call him Minister Lin."

"It's inevitable that we'll feel a little awkward when we first meet. In the future, why don't you come to my house and stay so we can get closer?" Lin Aiyu was quite enthusiastic. "We'll be family sooner or later."

Bai Xuan was confused.

At this time he was still unaware of the engagement.

Lin Aiyu didn't point it out, but simply asked, "Did you spend the night in the palace last night?"

"Yes, His Majesty is hosting a banquet, so he left the palace at this time."

"You have made great contributions this time, and you deserve it."

After a few greetings, the front door opened and the team moved forward. Lin Aiyu adjusted the black hat on her head and said goodbye.

Bai Xuan also left.

Only then did several colleagues come closer and ask, "Master Lin, who is this Mr. Bai?"

"Didn't you see the Heaven-Repairing Book from a few days ago?"

"Wow! I remember now!" A military official slapped his thigh. "Could he be the one who topped the Crouching Dragon List?"

The eavesdropping officials pricked up their ears, and after reaching this conclusion, they passed the news forward while whispering.

"I saved His Royal Highness Prince Yun and killed the leader of the Crouching Dragon, the incarnation of the Great Poison Sect..."

"That White Moonlight..."

"Qingming Sword!"

Anyone who makes it onto the Bu Tian Book will surely be talked about by people all over the world, especially Bai Xuan, who is the only one in history and the first person to reach the top of the list.

"I didn't expect that Minister Lin is also familiar with this young man Bai."

"Hey~" Lin Aiyu said modestly, "It's our first meeting just now."

"First time?"

"However," the Minister of Works changed the subject, "My niece is very familiar with him. Sooner or later, she will become the son-in-law of my Lin family."

Upon hearing this, there were a few cold snorts.

"Are you, Lin, so confident? Are we, Cui, any worse than you?"

"Your Cui family's legitimate daughter is already married and has given birth to two children, and you still have the nerve to say that?"

"Then I, the daughter of the Wang family, might as well give it a try!"

"You're pushing out an eleven-year-old girl? Do you have the nerve to do that?"

"Then I, Ruan..."

"You, the daughter of the Ruan family, are indeed famous throughout the state, with both talent and skills. But unfortunately, I heard that you are entangled with the tenth on the Crouching Dragon List, oh, now eleventh? I'm afraid you can't compare with my daughter of the Lin family."

Lin Aiyu opened fire at full power, spraying four with one powerful blow.

The Minister of Works is not a lone minister, nor does he like to form cliques. Because he has the Langya Lin clan standing behind him, he is bound to stand firm in the court. He does not need to consider anyone's mood when speaking, and he can hang anyone he wants. In one word, it is really awesome!

only……

The news here will inevitably spread at an extremely fast speed.

The person who reaches the top of the Sleeping Dragon List in one step will become the son-in-law of the Lin family, which means that the Lin family is very likely to have an extra heavenly position.

This is something that many forces do not want to see.

They will definitely find a way to prevent this from happening.

The battle for talent has begun quietly.

Doesn’t Lin Aiyu know this?
He knew it, but he still wanted to speak out.

In order to spread the news, in order to tie Bai Xuan to the Lin family's warship... At the same time, because Lin Jiaolu was serious, as an uncle, he should naturally fight for his niece and let the Lin family win twice, which is a win-win situation. He really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

"My Lords, please don't argue...it's not a good influence."

In the end, a Chief Censor stepped forward to smooth things over.

This is pretty funny, because during court sessions, the ones who are the most vocal and willing to bite anyone they can are the mad dogs in the Censorate.

"Hahaha!" Lin Aiyu nearly choked with laughter. She stepped forward with her hands behind her back and said with a proud smile, "I know you must be unwilling to accept this, but it's a pity that you're a step too late!"

(End of this chapter)