Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 74 Chu Shizhao suddenly had an epiphany! The conditions for enlightenment in Longchang were triggered!
[In August of the 30th year of the Yongjin reign, the Yongjin Emperor died of illness in his bedroom. When he passed away, his eyes flashed with a long-lost clarity. He looked at Chu Shixu who was kneeling respectfully in front of him and sighed deeply.]

[“You think some are good officials and some are bad officials, but in fact they are not necessarily good officials, nor are they necessarily bad officials. Whether they are loyal or not, you should judge them by their words and deeds.”]

[“The truly loyal ministers are those you can kill whenever you want.”]

【“Because your power is above theirs.”】

【"remember--"】

[“A ruler should never trust even one of his ministers.”]

[Having said this, Emperor Yongjin looked at Chu Shixu, who was crying with his head down and looking up at the same time. He knew very well that Chu Shixu might not be able to shoulder such an important responsibility.]

[“Father, who can I rely on now?” Chu Shixu cautiously asked.]

[“Yang Fang and Lu En can both be used. With the three prefectures’ army, there is no need to worry.” Emperor Yongjin pretended to sleep and was unwilling to say more.]

[In September of the 30th year of the Yongjin reign, the Yongjin Emperor appointed Chu Shixu, the Prince of Qin, as the Crown Prince. Not long after, the Yongjin Emperor passed away and was posthumously named "Qintian Yingyi Shengxuanwen Guangwu Hongren Daxiaodao Emperor" and buried in Dingling.]

[King of Qin Chu Shixu asked his ministers to first decide on a temple name for his father before discussing the matter of changing the reign title.]

[Ministers wrote to the emperor one after another, saying that Emperor Zhengguang was the legitimate heir, while Emperor Yongjin was the successor of the elder brother, so he was suitable for the temple name of Sejong. Moreover, Emperor Yongjin was better in that he "started the world from then on" and "took over the great heir and established a new government", and lived up to Sejong's praise. They all thought that Emperor Yongjin's temple name of Sejong was the best.]

【King of Qin Chu Shixu agreed to establish his father Emperor Yongjin's temple name as Emperor Shizong. 】

【Afterwards, among the reign titles proposed by the ministers, one named "Kaiyang" was chosen. 】

[I think that my own warmth facing the sun, the rising sun, is the scene that the Great Zhou should see in the future. 】

[In October of the 30th year of Yongjin, Chu Shixu favored Wang Shi because his mother was from Wang Shi, which made Wang Shi's power rise rapidly in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty.]

[In the same month, Huan Sheng resigned from his post and left the court.]

In the picture, Huan Sheng and Huan Yi were sitting in a carriage and heading towards Liangzhou.

Huan Yi clenched his fists.

Chu Shizhao's death was unclear, but the attitude of the Great Zhou Dynasty towards Chu Shizhao's death was only to hold Wang Ruizhen and some low-level officials in the Jiangnan officialdom accountable. It was obvious that they were used to take the blame.

You call this revenge?

Huan Yi really wanted to curse to death the cowardly royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Emperor Yongjin.

Your son was killed by someone, and your rage is as big as a raindrop.

Taking another look at Emperor Yongjin who passed away a year later, Huan Yi smiled with relief on the spot. What a talent, what a talent.

She urged her elder brother to return to Liangzhou and not waste time in the court of Chang'an. Wouldn't it be better to return to Liangzhou to accumulate strength than to leave his life and property in Chang'an?
At first, Huan Yi wanted to keep Chu Shizhao in Chang'an, just to see if he could succeed to the throne through normal means. If he succeeded directly, he could save a lot of troublesome steps, such as immediately deploying troops from Liangzhou to assist the court.

The Liangzhou Army Corps joined forces with the Three Prefectures Army. It was not easy to deal with those restless Jiedushi, but it was also easy to quell the rebel army.

Because in Huan Yi's opinion, the sooner these military riots are dealt with, the easier it is to deal with them. In the future, when each one becomes too powerful, there is no point in dealing with them. All you have to do is wash your neck and wait for death.

But now it seems that staying in Chang'an will bring more difficulties than problems. If we solve one problem, there will be another one. It is better to just use force.

The more I look at it, the more I feel like getting into Chang'an might be easier than the other options.

[In November of the 30th year of the Yongjin reign, Wang believed that the power of the Jiedushi in various places was too great, and that the powerful armed forces should be used to reduce the power of those vassal states that were out of control and did not obey the orders of the imperial court.]

[The first person they thought they wanted to replace was Ma Su'an, who was stationed in Fanyang. He was a foreigner, and he became the governor of Fanyang because he was a former official of Lu En.]

[The Lu family is quite influential in the Fanyang area. The combination of the two is a threat. ] [Lu En tried his best to ensure that Ma Suan had no ulterior motives. ]

【So under the pressure of Wang, the ministers submitted a memorial, asking Ma Su'an to send his eldest son Ma Wei to Chang'an to show that he had no ulterior motives. 】

[Ma Su'an, who received the imperial edict, really had no "disloyalty" and sent his eldest son Ma Wei to the capital as a "hostage".]

[However, how can such behavior satisfy the interests of the court officials, especially the Wang family? What they actually want to do is to transfer the post of Fanyang Jiedushi to their own family.]

[In December of the 30th year of the Yongjin reign, Ma Su'an's overtures to the court caused the court to change its target, so Xu Hao, the governor of Datong, was summoned to the capital, and a son of the Wang family, named Huai, took over Xu Hao's position.]

[In January of the first year of Kaiyang, Wang Huai took over the position of Jiedushi of Datong, and quickly eliminated all the original forces in Datong, causing many people to resign and be dismissed from their official positions.]

[This caused dissatisfaction among many people.]

[The Great Zhou Dynasty launched strikes against the Jiedushi one after another, making the Jiedushis guarding the borders in various places feel greatly threatened.]

[In February of the first year of Kaiyang, the court once again questioned Ma Suan's governance in Fanyang, and a large number of impeachment memorials were presented, which made Ma Suan extremely uneasy.]

[In the same month, a Taoist sect named "Five Pecks of Rice Sect" arose in the south. During the reign of Emperor Yongjin, a large number of Taoist sects arose. The emergence of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect made many people believe in it.]

[The leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was named Zhang Zhengjun. He had a follower who was a farmer's son and stood out among them. His surname was Wang and his name was Shouyi.]

[In March of the first year of Kaiyang, Chu Shizhao observed the sufferings of the people in Jiangnan and understood why they rose up. He practiced medicine everywhere and empathized with the local people.]

[In April of the first year of Kaiyang, the Xiongnu invaded the country on a large scale and launched a fierce battle with Li Jin of Jinyang. Both sides paid a heavy price.]

[The Xiongnu suffered 7234 casualties, and nearly 12495 of Li Jin's men were killed in the battle.]

【Jiang Chun, a close confidant of Emperor Kaiyang Chu Shixu, believed that Li Jin was ineffective in guarding the border and should be dismissed from his post.】

[In May of the first year of Kaiyang, Ma Su'an found Li Jin with a letter, hoping to unite with Li Jin to resist the court. He believed that the court's intention to reduce the power of the vassal states was obvious, so instead of waiting for death, it would be better to fight to the death.]

【Li Jin read the letter but did not submit it to the court, but he also did not agree to rebel with Ma Su'an, but continued to garrison in Jinyang without moving.】

[The reason for his doing this is that once the letter is handed over to the court, Li Jin's credibility will be questioned by others. After all, this is a tip-off, which will not be conducive to his gaining trust in the future. Moreover, will the court think that Li Jin is clean after reading the letter? That may not be the case.]

[Secondly, if Li Jin read the letter but did not mobilize his troops, Ma Suan would be the first to rebel because he was afraid that the truth would be exposed. With Ma Suan as a trigger, the court might not dare to take action against him in Jinyang.]

[Even if Ma Suan later said that he had given a letter, Li Jin could deny it.]

[In this way, Li Jin was not only spared from the court's attack, but was also relied upon by the court to quell Ma Su'an's rebellion. He also did not lose trust in others because of trivial matters, and he also knew Ma Su'an's plan in advance.]

【Ma Suan saw that Li Jin was not taking any action, so he did not dare to speculate on Li Jin's attitude rashly, lest he be attacked from both sides. In this way, Li Jin was the person that both Ma Suan and the Chang'an court wanted to fight for.】

[In June of the first year of Kaiyang, the Fanyang Rebellion broke out, and Ma Su'an raised an army to purge the emperor's followers. In the same month, Ma Wei, who stayed in Chang'an, was killed, which made Ma Su'an very sad and angry.]

[In July of the first year of Kaiyang, Chu Shizhao had been wandering in Chang'an for several years. By constantly contacting and helping the people, he gradually perfected the principle of unity of knowledge and action.]

[Under certain conditions, Chu Shizhao, in combination with his own current situation and abilities, triggered a special golden event - Enlightenment in Longchang.]

[Wandering in the countryside amidst the chaos, Chu Shizhao, through his practical actions of constantly helping the people, went from being a prince to a poor man. In this unequal transformation of identities, while being in this quiet yet difficult environment, he reflected day and night on his experiences over the years.]

[One night, Chu Shizhao suddenly had an epiphany, which was the famous "Longchang Enlightenment" in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.]

[Longchang Enlightenment: Your learning and summarizing abilities are improved. You have a chance to create a new theory. No matter what you do, you will get twice the result with half the effort. Your knowledge +10, your command +10, your morality +10, your charm +10. (Only for this simulation round.)]

(End of this chapter)