Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

"Good idea, you really aren't afraid of being laughed at at all."

“That’s because someone is jealous, I can tell the difference.”

Tang Yu instantly and gently hooked her arm around the person in front of her, then kissed and pecked at him.

For the next three years, apart from fighting the troops sent from the north, the south mainly carried out sweeping reforms.

Tang Yu deliberately let the money go, so a large number of merchants, landlords, and pedantic scholars fled north with their families.

At first, the northern court thought that a large amount of wealth and people were coming to join them, while the rebels in the south were unpopular.

However, after three years, and with a large number of farmers fleeing south, the northern court finally realized something.

Young and middle-aged men and disillusioned scholars from the lower classes all flocked to the southern court, leaving behind a large number of people with connections and the elderly in the north.

Southern farmers could be allocated land, artisans and doctors could get better jobs, and lower-class scholars could take exams to become officials.

The wealthy people who flocked from the north all spent money to buy their way into official positions, which led to frequent miscarriages of justice in the north.

A large number of unrelated merchants and minor officials were expelled, while the families who fled with their wealth bought official positions, directly blocking the upward mobility of ordinary talents in the north.

The entire court's administration became increasingly corrupt, while the high-ranking officials within the court grew increasingly wealthy.

Over the years, too many people who have fled here have bribed them with money.

Therefore, the situation in the northern court became one where the country became increasingly poor while the officials became increasingly wealthy.

Ji Yong, who was highly valued by the emperor, despaired to discover that he could not kill all the corrupt officials.

Officials from top to bottom are all corrupt. No matter what methods he uses to crack down on it, in the end he just replaces them with a new batch of corrupt officials.

The reason is simple: the emperor's trusted right-hand men and their families cannot be dismissed, nor can the empress's trusted family members be driven away.

In the end, the army that Ji Yong started from scratch was able to train elite soldiers and prevent their pay from being embezzled.

But it was too late; Ji Yong could see through the secrets of heaven.

He thought he had the ability to turn the tide, but in the end he found there was no hope; he had overestimated himself.

Therefore, after realizing that the southern army had decided to march north, Ji Yonglai met with Dou Zhao.

"Dou Zhao, take all your property to the south. As long as you abide by the law, the southern court is very lenient towards women who go out to be merchants. There are even many women who become officials there."

Dou Zhao had never seen Ji Yong so insecure.

"Is there really no hope left for the imperial court?"

Ji Yong sighed.

“I could let the army I trained put up a fight for a while, but it would be pointless. As long as I’m not around for a month, the soldiers’ pay and rations will be cut off.”

No one in the entire court wanted to deal with the southern army; everyone just wanted to make as much money as possible and then surrender later. No one could save a court like this.

It was only this year that Ji Yong understood what Tang Yu had said back then: one person's efforts were simply not enough to change this corrupt court.

That girl was right; only by breaking things down and rebuilding can a new order be established.

Dou Zhao had certainly learned about the situation in the south over the past few years; after all, she was a businesswoman with excellent connections.

But everything changed after the Duke of Dingguo died. It took her a long time to realize that this was a brand new life.

This change may not be a bad thing; at least she can gain freedom.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Six months later, the army began its northern expedition.

The northern court and army were utterly powerless to resist, and within a year, the north suffered a complete defeat.

At this time, the barbarians in the north wanted to take advantage of the chaos to move south. Tang Yu did not hesitate and directly led his army to deal with these people.

During the civil war, she was actually quite gentle in her methods, trying to persuade soldiers to surrender whenever possible, since they were forced to go to the front lines to fight.

However, there's no need to be polite to those who want to go south to burn, kill, and plunder.

Two years later, the situation in the north finally stabilized.

What followed was a vigorous reform in the north, which was met with much resistance.

However, the south had long since cultivated skilled governing officials who were not afraid of the resistance and disruption caused by this group.

So what followed was governance and reform.

We can't continue to govern the country using the imperial system.

This era is destined to move towards an industrial society, during which many contradictions and changes will inevitably occur, bringing about many ideological transformations.

Therefore, the whole world is changing rapidly.

A monotonous life is meaningless, so Yuan Shen was very excited when he saw the factory and railway appear, even though he was already old at this time.

"I really hope that next time I can go to the modern world where Ayu once lived."

"There's definitely a chance of that happening. When I see you then, I'll restore your memories immediately, okay?"

Yuan Shen nodded with a smile.

"So, death isn't scary, right?"

Tang Yu felt a pang of sadness, but still nodded gently.

"That's right, death is no longer scary; all separations are for the sake of meeting again."

Yuan Shen smiled and took a walk with the person beside him.

"Don't bother extending my life. I've read folk tales where immortals and demons would do foolish things in order to extend the lives of their loved ones."

Since we've met a second time, there will be a third. I'll wait for you.

Tang Yu's eyes reddened, then she forced a smile.

"Therefore, being a military officer can easily leave hidden injuries on the body and shorten one's lifespan."

Yuan Shen sighed, "I shouldn't have mocked Huo Buyi back then."

"Really, you still remember this."

Yuan Shen turned to the side and kissed Tang Yu's eyes.

"My wife is the gentlest and strongest person in the world."

So don't be afraid, there will always be someone waiting for you ahead.

Chapter 1 Sherlock Holmes

"Wait, say that again?"

In apartment 221B, where Holmes and Watson lived, Sherlock asked a young man who came to him for help.

"Sherlock said he suspects his father was cursed to death."

"John, shut up and make him repeat what he said earlier!"

The young man sitting in the chair paused for a moment, then repeated what he had said.

"More than a dozen of my father's good friends, including my father himself, all died of stomach cancer. It must be a curse!"

Mr. Holmes, my father was in great pain in the months before his death. He insisted that he was cursed and that he had offended the gods…

Sherlock's eyes lit up with excitement. He began to ask questions carefully until he had obtained all the information about the people who had died of stomach cancer from the young man. He then jumped up excitedly.

"Great! Where's the body!"

When Sherlock and Watson went out and got into a taxi to see the body, Watson asked in confusion.

"You suspect this is murder? But can cancer be controlled? While it's strange that a group of people you know died of stomach cancer, murder sounds even more unbelievable."

Sherlock's face lit up with excitement.

Lately, the people coming to him have all been dealing with trivial cases, the truth of which is obvious at a glance. Life has become incredibly boring.

Now, an interesting mystery has finally emerged.

"John, listen up. In the UK, the incidence of stomach cancer in men is only 0.0149%, but now there is a group of men over 40 who know each other and have died of stomach cancer one after another in the past few years?"

This is statistically absurd! It could never be a natural coincidence.

So, the question arises: what methods did the cunning killer use to meticulously plan this seemingly flawless murder?

An excited Sherlock arrived at the morgue and began to examine the body thoroughly.

Everyone else had already died and been cremated, so this one who just died could be autopsied.

Therefore, Sherlock believed that the corpse would reveal the truth!

However, a few days later, all the autopsy data came out, and no abnormalities were found. Watson sighed in dismay.

"Perhaps it really is just a coincidence?"

"No! That's impossible! There must be something I've overlooked!"

Sherlock quickly clasped his hands together, rested his chin on his hand, and stared intently like a hawk, lost in thought.

If the autopsy revealed nothing wrong, then these dozen or so people must be connected in some way.

In the month that followed, apart from this unsolved mystery, Sherlock and Watson had solved several other cases.

Then, Sherlock finally discovered something interesting.

“John, look at this photo. There are 15 people in total. 14 of them are already dead. Do you think the last one could escape? If I keep an eye on this person, the killer will definitely come out on his own.”

John couldn't keep up with Sherlock's train of thought at all.

"What did those fifteen people do? Why is only this man left now?"

Sherlock first let out a short, contemptuous sneer.

"Ha, they're nothing but a bunch of greedy, stupid cannibals. They started plotting to eat human flesh more than a decade ago."

As Sherlock spoke, he began pacing rapidly around the room, his eyes and brows radiating excitement.

"And now, it's clear the killer is launching a revenge attack. Look at this method—stomach cancer? What an ingenious 'curse,' a masterpiece! How did he manage to do all this? This method is absolutely fascinating!"

At this point, Sherlock's speech quickened, his cheeks flushed slightly with excitement, and his eyes gleamed with the excited light of a hunter about to capture his prey.