Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

But when he saw Honda Tadakatsu's daughter, Inahime, Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes lit up.

Heihachiro's daughter, isn't that his daughter!

After discussing it privately with Honda Tadakatsu and Inahime, Tokugawa Ieyasu asked Taichi to take Inahime into his harem as his "adopted daughter".

As for Sena...Tokugawa Ieyasu's relationship with her had long been in name only, so he showed neither sadness nor joy about the appearance of Sena.

However, the fact that Naotora Ii joined Taichi's army before himself made him become more friendly towards Naotora Ii.

There is no other reason. Naomasa Ii died for himself, so he owed the Ii family something.

In addition, there is now an order of submission. If the Ii family had not lost its second-generation head, he would even be able to bow down to Ii Naotora.

It was at this time that something happened that made Tokugawa Ieyasu drop his jaw.

Because Naotora Ii actually took the initiative to apply to enter Taichi's back room.

And there is only one purpose.

She retained the name of the Ii family and asked Taichi to bless her so that the first child she gave birth to could inherit the Ii family.

But then, Tokugawa Ieyasu became excited.

After all, he and the Ii family have a life-and-death friendship. With Ii Naotora in the rear chamber, Inahime will not be fighting alone at that time. She may even be able to help the Tokugawa family win in future internal competitions.

The proportion of political marriages is indeed becoming increasingly prominent.

Although the trainer was worried about the current situation, Sun Shangxiang was overjoyed.

There is no other reason. The more people who suddenly join in now, the more candidates she will be able to win over in the harem.

In this way, the names on Taiyi's wedding list grew longer and longer.

However, although the fact that Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao's names also appeared on it caused private whispers among other forces, the Jiangdong faction unanimously expressed its approval.

There were even many people who took the initiative to prepare wedding supplies for Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao.

……

"Your Highness Taiyi." Just as Taiyi was looking at the long list and swallowing his saliva, Zhang Chunhua came to him privately.

"What do you want from me?" Taiyi folded the list a few times and stuffed it into the document, then looked up at Zhang Chunhua and asked.

"Actually, it's about your selection of beauties." Zhang Chunhua stood respectfully at a distance from Taiyi, and then stated her purpose. "If possible, please allow Yuanji to compete for the position of 'Beauty'."

"...Ah?" Taiyi looked at Zhang Chunhua in confusion, "Are you sure you are sane now? Wang Yuanji? That's your second daughter-in-law."

"But Zhao'er has not shown up." Zhang Chunhua explained with a fake smile, "It has been quite a while since your Highness announced the matter to the world. If Zhao'er had the heart, he would have shown up long ago, but he still hasn't shown up yet, and there's not even a message."

"And Yuan Ji is different from me. She is still young and has a lot of good years ahead of her."

"...Power can move people's hearts." Taiyi suddenly said this as if with a sigh.

Zhang Chunhua's heart skipped a beat and she almost couldn't keep the fake smile on her face.

This is almost like saying that Zhang Chunhua specially offered her own daughter-in-law in order to consolidate her position and to ensure that after Taiyi founded the country and became emperor, she could really enter the cabinet with Liu Bei as a woman.

Although everyone knows this is the reason, there is really no need to point it out directly.

"Okay, let's put Wang Yuanji on the list of beauties."

In the harem system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, unlike the empress, Zhaoyi, Jieyushi who only had one person and noble ladies who only had ten positions, beauties, palace maids, and talented women had no ranks and at the same time no limit on the number of positions.

The fact that Zhang Chunhua did not fight for the title of noble lady for Wang Yuanji was enough to reveal her true purpose.

"By the way, how about I remember your name too?" Taiyi suddenly looked up at Zhang Chunhua and said.

Zhang Chunhua's mouth twitched immediately and she looked at Taiyi in surprise.

She is already in her mid-thirties, almost forty, and is an old lady.

I never thought that I would have the chance to be included in the future emperor's "Book of Beauties" (laughs).

"...If this list is not made public..." Zhang Chunhua covered her lower abdomen and looked at Taiyi with a stiff expression.

Having tasted the sweetness of power, Zhang Chunhua is now reluctant to give up this power.

So even though it goes against 'Confucian teachings', Zhang Chunhua still wants to make 'sacrifices' to consolidate her own power... So, in this, she is the one who benefits, right?

Chapter 98 Daji: This wave is entertainment

Deep in the underground cave of the ruins of Kozhi Castle, Daji walked in the center, with Sun Wukong and Himiko following on her left and right.

"Daji-chan, is there anything here worth your recollection?" Himiko fanned her little hands in front of her nose, trying to block the hot air from entering her nasal cavity.

"Ah, Himiko can't hear it." Daji showed a sinister smile, "What about Sun Wukong? Did you hear it? That voice."

"Like the little brat, I didn't hear your so-called 'sound'." Sun Wukong shrugged his shoulders listlessly and replied, "Besides, I'd rather fight with the 'new emperor' than come to this godforsaken place with you guys."

"Are you so eager to die?" Daji tilted her head and looked at Sun Wukong and asked, "Even after knowing that man easily killed the demon snake and the incarnation of Master Yuanluzhi, you still can't wait to challenge him."

"How can you be so sure that I have no chance of winning without a real fight?" Sun Wukong retorted unconvincedly, "Besides, when have you ever seen me giving my all?"

"Well, as long as you are happy." Daji gave up trying to persuade Sun Wukong.

“Hmm——” Himiko suddenly stopped.

"Daji-chan, something extremely bad has appeared." Himiko frowned and looked reluctantly towards the deepest part of the cave as she reminded.

[Come over here quickly]

The voice that Daji heard in her ears became clearer and clearer.

"It seems that we have found the real culprit." Daji replied with a smile, patting Himiko's head.

"Tsk, such a strong evil aura." Sun Wukong raised his eyebrows and looked into the deepest part of the cave. "What the little brat said is right. Something very bad has appeared."

"I'm here! Come out quickly!" Daji shouted at the top of her voice.

"Daji!" Sun Wukong shouted angrily, then took out his weapon vigilantly and looked around.

A huge rock more than two meters high appeared in front of the three people.

It was as if the rock had been placed there from the beginning, and the three of them only noticed it now.

"Ah, this is it, the voice that called me here." Daji said as she jumped a few steps and looked at the huge rock in front of her.

"Not good, not good, it's really not good." Sun Wukong looked at the boulder nervously, scratching the back of his head. "I have an impression of this stone. Although I can't remember it clearly, it's best not to get too close to it."

"How could the fearless Sun Wukong be so cowardly at times?" Daji looked at Sun Wukong with amusement and mocked him unscrupulously.

"If you want to continue, I'd like to ask you to leave." Sun Wukong said this calmly, almost declaring his separation.

"Well, one less monkey isn't a big deal to me." Daji stared at Sun Wukong for a few seconds, then agreed to his leaving the team.

"Daji-chan, I also think it's best not to get too close to this rock." Looking at the back of Sun Wukong turning away without any nostalgia, Himiko suggested somewhat unhappily, "Who knows what is sealed inside."

"No, Himiko, this may be a good opportunity for us to turn things around." Daji shook her finger and reminded, "You don't want us to be captured by that scary guy again, do you?"

"Next time he might get mad and eat us!" Daji said while putting on a 'scary' posture to intimidate Himiko.

“Hmm——” A hesitant look appeared on Himiko’s face.

"So, Himiko-chan, can you use your magical powers to break the seal on this rock?" Daji came behind Himiko, hugged her in her arms and said in a tender voice.

"Since Daji said so." Himiko was easily persuaded by Daji.

……

Jianye City is expanding.

In preparation for Taiyi's coronation ceremony in the near future, surrendered forces from all sides are working hard to rebuild Jianye City into a more glorious one.

Among these, the reconstruction plan of the "Imperial Palace" was put on the agenda very early, and now the progress has reached two-thirds.

Taiyi's preliminary agriculturalization plan for the world has also achieved great results.

At least enough food to support one million people for half a year, and the grain for next season has been successfully harvested and stored.

Seeing the truckloads of grain and seeds entering the warehouse, the investment from all parties became more and more positive, and they worked hard to make themselves progress.

"The Cao Wei Group still hasn't made any moves." Taiyi sat in the main seat and sighed helplessly.

"It's Cao Mengde after all." Liu Bei on the left shook his head with an expression of 'I expected this'. "If it was Cao Cao in the early years, there might be some possibility, but the Cao Mengde who came with us is Cao Mengde who holds the emperor hostage to control the princes. It is more difficult to make him inferior to others than to let him die."

"It is just as Lord Xuande said." Zhang Chunhua on the right nodded in agreement. "Every one of the Cao family has been influenced by Cao Cao's words and deeds. The possibility of them surrendering is very small."

"Unless your army crushes them and then completely defeats Cao Wei head-on, it will be possible for the Cao family's less ambitious people to submit... But Cao Mengde and Cao Pi are people who will never submit."

"The north..." Taiyi looked at the newly made map on the table and scratched his earlobe helplessly.

"Your Highness, you don't need to worry too much." Liu Bei stretched out his hand and drew a few circles on the map. "At present, except for Cao Wei, Oda and Mori, all other forces have surrendered to the new country, and the three forces that have not surrendered have been defeated long ago and are no different from scattered soldiers."

"What's more, not to mention the demon army that is still roaming outside, just the surplus food on hand of these three parties makes them inherently doomed to failure."

Some time ago, Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were tied up and sent over by their originally loyal henchmen as a token of their surrender.

In order to win over the morale of the various forces that had come to his side, Taiyi did not execute the two men, but imprisoned them, keeping them like pigs.

Anyway, there is no shortage of food for two people now.

As for Jiao... Taiyi sent Lü Lingqi, Zhu Rong, Guan Yu and Jiang Wei to lead the troops to defeat the cities under his control one by one.

The elite soldiers and generals at Jiao's disposal were coordinated by Taiyi to form the Liaodong team led by Chai Xianghua, the Huanmeng team led by Sakura, as well as Rachel and Hongye, to carry out targeted sniping.

Now Shuten-doji has been taken away by Taigong Wang for research, and Jiao has been killed on the battlefield. The last organized force of the demon army has been completely defeated.

Chapter 99: Cao Wei Rebellion

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

On the noisy battlefield, Zhen Ji shouted at the top of her lungs.

However, the Cao Wei army, which had long lost the ability to distinguish between friend and foe and could only frantically attack everyone around them in order to protect themselves, turned a deaf ear to him.

"Lady Zhen Ji, the situation is now so chaotic that it is impossible to sort out our thoughts. Let's take those who are still conscious and evacuate the battlefield first." Zhang Liao looked at his colleagues who kept falling around him, came to Zhen Ji with a sad face, and after repelling the Cao Wei soldiers who intended to assassinate Zhen Ji, he began to persuade her.

"What's going on? What exactly happened?" Zhen Ji looked around in embarrassment.

At the end of the battlefield on the left, the man riding on a tall horse is her current father-in-law, Cao Cao Mengde, the lord of Cao Wei.

At this moment, the man had a blank look on his face, as if he was oblivious to everything that was happening before his eyes.

But he was the one who started the war in the first place.

At the end of the battlefield on the right, the man who was awkwardly using his sword to maintain his balance on the ground was her second husband, the young master of Cao Wei - Cao Pi Cao Zihuan.

He had a broken arm.

The broken arm was cut off by Cao Cao himself.

Cao Pi, who was driven mad by this, called on the death squad he had trained to counterattack Cao Cao.

The war began from then on and quickly spread to the entire Cao Wei camp.

No one knows whether the people around him are from the lord's army or the young lord's army.

If you can't tell friend from foe, you can only kill indiscriminately.

Zhang Liao at most gathered around him a dozen personal guards, and they were able to hold on until now by uniting together.

But in this meat grinder where there is no distinction between friend and foe, a dozen people alone cannot hold out for long even if they are united.

Zhang Liao even noticed that some of the dozen or so personal guards around him had turned traitor.

"The current situation is unclear. We need to retreat as soon as possible. Only by finding the source of the chaos can we regroup." Zhang Liao saw that Zhen Ji was having a hard time accepting the reality, so he quickly persuaded her, "We don't know what happened to the lord, and the young master Cao Pi hates the lord to the extreme because of his broken arm. He even started a war for it. He won't listen to any advice at the moment. The only person who can break the situation is you, Lady Zhen Ji!"

"Zhang Liao! Immediately win over whoever you can, and we will retreat immediately!" Zhen Ji bit her lip and gave an order.

Now, both my husband and father-in-law are unreliable. If I want to survive, I can only rely on myself.

Well, that’s what Zhen Ji thought, but others didn’t.

Almost everyone moved in other directions without hesitation after seeing Zhen Ji.

Everyone has worked in Cao Wei for so many years, and they have a pretty thorough understanding of the affairs between Zhen Ji and Cao Cao and Cao Pi, father and son.

After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he wanted to take Concubine Zhen into his harem.

Unexpectedly, after the son entered the city, he became wild and actually took the lead in marrying Zhen Ji.

What can Cao Cao, as a father, do?