When the people's expectation for Prince Rui to return to the capital and ascend the throne became louder and louder, the new emperor began to carry out large-scale construction projects again.
The new emperor summoned migrant workers to build a new summer garden.
Moreover, the new emperor likes rare and rare stones. On this year's Wanshou Festival, the Minister of Civil Affairs presented the new emperor with a strange stone about five feet high and shaped like the word "Rui".
The new emperor was overjoyed and thought it was a blessing from heaven. He named it the "Tianfu Stone" and placed it directly in the Jinluan Palace so that ministers could bathe in the auspiciousness of the "Tianfu Stone" when they went to court every day.
The minister of official affairs offered stones to please the new emperor, but the people were in mourning.
Just because the blessing stone was huge that day, it took thousands of people just to transport it to the capital.
After passing through some prefectures and counties, when the huge Tianfu Stone could not pass through the city gate, the subordinates of the Minister of Civil Affairs had the city gates demolished directly. This was a waste of people and money, and then the Tianfu Stone was sent to the new emperor.
Even if he knew about this, the new emperor did not blame the Minister of Personnel. Instead, he gave the Minister of Personnel the power to call upon the people at will.
This made the Minister of Civil Affairs more and more frantically looking for strange stones for the new emperor.
More civilian laborers were also employed.
Two years later, a civil uprising broke out. The rebel army used the banner of killing the officials and ministers, which caused a great shock in Daqi.
At this time, Nanliang saw an opportunity and sent troops to attack Daqi.
But as soon as Nanliang's army entered the territory of Daqi, they were driven back by the elusive Lingwu Army.
The bravery of the Lingwu Army spread to the court, and the new emperor ordered King Rui to send troops to suppress the uprising militias in various places.
Prince Rui ignored this indifferently, and instead sent troops directly to the capital after several public appeals against the new emperor.
Wherever the Lingwu army passes, they will not harm civilians or harm those who surrender.
The people of Daqi had been suffering from Emperor Zhaoxing and the new emperor for a long time, so they wanted to let Prince Rui ascend the throne so that they could live as good a life as the people of the six states of Changling.
Therefore, when the Lingwu army attacked some cities, some people organized secretly and spontaneously opened the city gates.
After the Lingwu Army sent troops, some of the revolting militiamen disbanded on the spot, while others continued to rebel.
The Lingwu army sang loudly all the way, and within three months, they had reached the capital.
Pull down the new emperor directly.
Later, Lin Jinglan sent troops to suppress the rebel army that is still active.
After everything calmed down and the capital was under his control, he went to Changling Prefecture in person to bring Lin Suxin, Shen Zhiyao and his daughter Yuanyuan back to the capital.
After that, Lin Jinglan ascended the throne as emperor and was known as Emperor Xuanming in history.
Shen Zhiyao was enthroned as the queen and took charge of the newly designated Ministry of Agriculture.
Respecting Lin Suxin as the Queen Mother, she named her daughter Lin Yun the eldest princess.
Zhai Jian, the original magistrate of Changling Prefecture, was promoted to prime minister, General Xiao was made the general of the country, and Shu Yingran was put in charge of the Ministry of Industry, etc.
After ascending the throne, Lin Jinglan worked hard to manage the court.
Shen Zhiyao worked hard to keep the people fed and clothed, promoted the cultivation of cotton, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc., expanded the variety of fruits in Daqichao, and so on.
Three years after Lin Jinglan ascended the throne, some ministers advised Lin Jinglan to expand the harem.
Now there is only the empress in the palace, and the emperor has few heirs. There is only one daughter, the eldest princess, and the ministers are worried.
After listening to the minister's words, Lin Jinglan sneered, only named the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and asked:
"Can Daqi be realized now? Every household will have a surplus of food, each household will have more than twenty taels of silver every year, and every young child will be literate?"
The Minister of Household Affairs said respectfully: "No."
A look of guilt immediately appeared on Lin Jinglan's face: "How can I indulge in pleasure? If the time wasted in expanding the harem is used on the people, I believe that this wish can be realized as soon as possible."
"I hope you will pay more attention to the people in the future. What do you think?"
"yes!"
The ministers nodded and did not dare to urge him any further.
When he went to court, the minister who urged Lin Jinglan to expand the harem met Shu Yingran.
Thinking that Shu Yingran was more favored by Lin Jinglan, the minister spoke earnestly in front of Shu Yingran, with the main idea being that he wanted Shu Yingran to persuade Lin Jinglan.
Shu Yingran: "Don't worry about things that you shouldn't worry about. I remember that your wife is following the Queen and is busy recruiting girls for the girls' academy, right?"
"Your wife is familiar with the Queen. How about asking your wife to tell the Queen about this matter?"
Shu Yingran gave him some advice.
The minister raised his lips in embarrassment.
It's not that he has never done it like Shu Yingran said, but he only spoke tactfully in front of his wife. When she found out what he meant, she let him sleep in the study for a month.
He didn't dare to say anything again.
Otherwise, after the emperor's wishes come true, he will mention this again?
Shu Yingran patted him on the shoulder: "Sir, spring is about to begin. Why don't you focus on spring?"
"That's fine."
Shen Zhiyao also knew what the minister proposed in the court.
In the evening, she smiled and asked Lin Jinglan, "Don't you want to have some concubines?"
Lin Jinglan first joked and asked her if she disliked herself and wanted to push her to others?
Then he said solemnly: "Every man has different needs for female sex. You are enough for me."
Taking a detailed look at the emperors of the past dynasties, they were busy with state affairs during the day and had to spend energy dealing with women in various palaces at night. They were really tired.
And people's hearts are so big. He pretends to be a state affairs and Zhiyao, but he can't and doesn't want to pretend to be someone else.
"Such a sweet mouth?" Shen Zhiyao held his face in her hands, with a smile on her eyes and brows.
Lin Jinglan put his arms around her waist, picked her up, and walked towards the dragon bed, "It can be even sweeter."
