Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 95 Six dragons show their might together, the experience card of "Battle of Poyang"!
[In March of the 28th year of Shengwu, Chu Jibang found a will written by Chu Shizhao in the imperial palace. He read it carefully and burst into tears.]

[It is hard to imagine that what Chu Shizhao left behind was an edict of self-blame. ]

[“I, with my cool virtue, have restored the great throne and revived the world. My original intention was to give the people a rest, to restore the old glory of our ancestors, to let the people enjoy virtue and live in eternal happiness.”]

[“However, the four barbarians were in turmoil, which led to the rise of the Nanyue bandits and the massacre of Qinzhou. This was due to my failure to supervise. We are originally barbarians, and the evil is caused by our children.”]

[“If I had been able to control you properly, how dare you go against my wishes?”]

[“Later, the great general Lan Shu was sent to pacify Henei, and his power spread to the four seas, causing the common people to suffer and bringing disaster to all the people, and punishing those who were unjust.”]

[“The local area has been ravaged again, and the people have suffered again. It is really painful and unbearable. If we don’t take great measures to eliminate it, when will the world rest?”]

[“Raising troops will make the people suffer, and that is my fault.”]

[“If I die, follow the old ways, don’t be extravagant, and bury me lightly.”]

[“I also hope that my son will be a brotherly friend and respectful brother, be diligent in government and frugal, and share wealth with the people. However, destiny has its own destiny. I do not ask for the world to last for a hundred generations, but I hope that the legacy will last for seven generations and not fall short of the expectations of the people.”]

[In April of the 28th year of Shengwu, Chu Jibang wore a blue robe in the court. He did not follow Chu Shizhao's wishes and hastily buried him, nor did he ascend the throne immediately. Instead, he first mourned for Chu Shizhao and handled court affairs as regent.]

[In the same month, although Chu Jibang recognized that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was the successor to the Former Zhou Dynasty, he did not think that Chu Shizhao needed to enter the ancestral temple of the Former Zhou Dynasty to worship and enshrine the ancestors of the Former Zhou Dynasty.]

[“The second generation follows the father. When a country is just beginning, it is necessary to establish etiquette first. Only when etiquette and law are correct can people be harmonious, their hearts be settled, and the upper and lower classes be at peace.”]

【In Chu Jibang's opinion, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty established by Chu Shizhao did not rely on the power of the Former Zhou Dynasty. This is not an example of reviving an old dynasty, but rather the establishment of a completely new order. Although the Former Zhou Dynasty and the current Great Zhou Dynasty have a succession relationship, this is not an old dynasty in essence, so there should be some distinction between them.】

【Chu Shizhao was Emperor Gaozu of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, not Emperor Shizong of the Former Zhou Dynasty. This is what Chu Jibang insisted on.】

【Therefore, a dispute over the concept of "etiquette" broke out between Chu Jibang and his ministers. Chu Jibang demanded that Chu Shizhao be regarded as the ancestor and a temple be built to worship the Eastern Zhou Dynasty alone.】

[This is why he wanted to observe mourning for his father, was unwilling to inherit the throne immediately, and handled government affairs as regent.]

[In the middle of April in the 28th year of Shengwu, tens of thousands of people appeared in Chang'an to keep vigil for the deceased Chu Shizhao. Every household wore mourning clothes, and the people in the city walked in white clothes. The ministers finally compromised with Chu Jibang's approach.]

[In May of the 28th year of Shengwu, Chu Jibang personally carried the coffin for his father, Emperor Shengwu Chu Shizhao, and was posthumously named "Emperor of Chengde Dasheng Zhishen Renwen Yiwu Chenggongzu", and was given the temple name Taizu. He was buried in the Mausoleum of Emperor Shengwu.]

[After Chu Jibang established the new rites and laws and established Chu Shizhao as the first emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, he still did not immediately inherit the throne and became the nominal "emperor". In his opinion, he believed that his talents and abilities were not outstanding. Whether in benevolence, righteousness, martial arts, literary achievements or character, he was not as good as his father. He should not hastily inherit the throne and should observe mourning for three years to show his virtue.]

[So, after Chu Shizhao passed away, Chu Jibang did not use the tricky method of "changing days for months" to mourn for his father. He continued to use the reign title of Shengwu and mourned for three years, just like an ordinary citizen.]

[In March of the 29th year of Emperor Shengwu, Chu Shizhao was buried in the Mausoleum of Emperor Sheng.]

[Chu Jibang felt that his father had great merits and virtues. If he was to be buried hastily according to his father's wishes, wouldn't it be absurd? ]

[But this went against Chu Shizhao's last wish, so he decided to give his father a grand funeral and keep his own funeral simple to make up for it.]

【This is the story of 'Father Buries Son and Returns'. 】

【Chu Jibang had been the eldest of all the sons since he was young, and he treated his younger brothers with sincerity. When Chu Shizhao passed away, he won the favor of many of his younger brothers, so no one had any objections to his succession, not to mention that Chu Jibang himself was the legitimate heir as the eldest son.】

[In the early days of his reign, Chu Jibang was enlightened in his administration, developed production, and rested with the people. He continued the tribute system of "all nations coming to pay tribute", but he was extremely frugal in his daily travels. ]

[In December of the 30th year of Shengwu, the time of mourning finally arrived, and the ministers proposed many era names for Chu Jibang in the coming year.]

[Chu Jibang finally decided on the new reign title - "Chengle", which means that he hopes to inherit and pass on the foundation established by Chu Shizhao, so that the people can continue the situation since Shengwu and live and work in peace and contentment. ]

[“I don’t have any big ambitions, I just don’t want to disappoint my father’s expectations and the foundation created by my father.”]

[Chu Jibang's style continued Chu Shizhao's generosity. He was willing to accept advice from his ministers. At the same time, he repaired the military equipment and established an orderly defense line, but did not advocate provoking foreign wars. The people of the world got a rest, which was a good inheritance of the glory of "Shengwu Zhizhi". ]

[In the second year of Chengle, Empress Dowager Yin Meiyu fell ill in the palace because she missed the late emperor so much that she died soon after. At her mother's request, Chu Jibang buried the two of them together in the Mausoleum of Emperor Sheng.]

[Yin Meiyu was filial and virtuous. She experienced many injustices in her early years. She acted low-key and came from a humble background, so she was more sympathetic to the suffering of the people. Although she was not well known, people in later generations who were familiar with the "Book of the Later Zhou" generally believed that Yin Meiyu was a wise queen, and that she established an incomparably deep friendship with Chu Shizhao during the turbulent times.]

[The two of them, husband and wife, followed suit, and it was regarded as a beautiful story. ]

[The deep love between the old sword and the old sword is the witness of the most lasting love between the two. 】

[That is, with a strong father and a virtuous mother, Chu Jibang inherited his father Chu Shizhao's generosity towards the people and his far-sightedness, and also combined his mother Yin Meiyu's virtuousness of knowing etiquette and keeping chastity.]

[Emperor Chengle, Chu Jibang, was known throughout the world for his benevolence and filial piety. During his 17 years in office, he emphasized moral governance, promoted etiquette, worked hard to govern, was lenient and frugal, loved the people and emphasized agriculture, making the Eastern Zhou society stable again, the population flourished, and the economy recovered and developed. He continued the "Shengwu Governance" established during the reign of Emperor Shengwu, also known as the "Shengle Prosperous Era". ]

[This is a series of policies adopted by Emperor Chengle after the "Shengwu Reign" that led to the prosperity of the country, including a relaxed governance and a halt to military operations. 】

[Most of the scholars at that time believed that Emperor Chengle's ability was "below three generations, and he could be called a wise ruler!".]

[However, with a happy life of a strong father and a virtuous mother, Emperor Chengle was very persistent in matters of love. Throughout his life, Emperor Chengle only favored Yang Fang's daughter Yang Yuan, and valued this childhood sweetheart relationship, which resulted in Emperor Chengle having only one son.]

[In the 20th year of Chengle, after the death of Emperor Chengle Chu Jibang, he became Emperor Wen of Zhou. The sad news that followed was that his queen Yang Yuan also died of illness at the end of the same year, and their eldest son Chu Zongqian, who was only 12 years old, was about to succeed to the throne.]

[Emperor Chengle Chu Jibang appointed four ministers with different talents to assist Chu Zongqian in his rule. Their names were Yang Xiu, Lu Guang, Qu Yuhe, and Xu Jingwen.]

[However, these four regents were all good at civil administration, which led to a new situation in which civil officials were strong and military officials were weak. Especially when Chu Zongqian ascended the throne at a very young age, these four regents directly took charge of the government affairs. The power of civil officials was unprecedentedly strong, which made the emperor's prestige fall by the wayside.]

[Soon, the four regents agreed that the Zhou royal family had too much power. They were well-known in their respective fiefdoms, but such power affected the correct governance of the country. All four advocated reducing the power of the fiefdoms.]

[Chu Zongqian was completely unaware of the situation, and these four regents made the decision for him. First, they removed the military power held by Li Shengming, who was stationed in Jinyang, and summoned him to Chang'an, where they executed him for a crime they had fabricated.]

[The relationship between the royal family members in the Great Zhou Dynasty was complicated. They believed that if they wanted to reduce the power of the vassal states, they must first reduce the power of Chu Jimin, who had the greatest influence and the most extensive military power, and who had the closest relationship with the military power among the court officials.]

[Li Shengming served three dynasties. In times of crisis, he joined hands with Chu Shizhao to defeat the Battle of Zhanghe. He made great contributions to the stabilization of the north. When faced with the imperial court's summons, he naturally did not set up defenses. He rode into the capital alone in light armor, but was killed by someone. In the imperial prison, he, with his hair all white, just laughed three times.]

[He figured out the reason, and knew that he was now in a dead end. The past was like a passing glance, which reminded him of the days when he and Chu Shizhao had fought everywhere, and he missed them very much.]

[“Throughout my life, I have lived up to my ancestors and the late emperor. You treacherous villains, you can always find excuses to accuse me.”]

[“I think this should be the day to reunite with my great-grandfather.”]

[“It would be even more wonderful if I could join Your Majesty in the battlefield again!”]

[The gray-haired Li Shengming in prison seemed to see his majestic self in the past, and thought of Chu Shizhao who smiled and stretched out his hand to him. ]

[Looking back, Li Shengming thought about it and wondered whether it was worth it or not, whether he regretted it or not, for Chu Shizhao to have done his best and risked his life for the Eastern Zhou court.]

【His answer is it’s worth it, and he has no regrets. 】

[“Gentlemen, I am late.” Li Shengming looked at the prison wall, determined to die to prove his innocence.]

【Li Shengming also thought of Chu Shizhao who was filling a pot of wine for him and apologizing with a smile.】

【I have finally done my best for you in this life. 】

[If there really is a Yellow Spring, you must remember to drink three cups as punishment.]

【Li Shengming calmly died in prison. 】

[Soon after Li Shengming committed suicide in prison, the Eastern Zhou court determined that Chu Jimin had secretly stored armor in Lu County, and labeled him as "rebellion", summoning troops from all over the country to eliminate Chu Jimin.]

[Li Shengming's younger brother Li Shengquan was also labeled a traitor. He used the Li family's background in Jinyang to persuade the local vassal king Chu Jiyue and gathered more than 3,000 old subordinates to respond to the uprising in order to protect himself.]

[Although Li Shengquan was not as talented as his father Li Jin and his brother Li Shengming, he still had the strength to fight in Jinyang, and he quickly wrote a letter, hoping that Chu Jimin would recognize the situation and rise up to resist the imperial court's butcher knife. As Chu Jimin's uncle, he could only fight to the death at this time to buy enough time for Chu Jimin.]

[Li Shengquan clearly realized that the reason why the Eastern Zhou court wanted to execute Li Shengming and weaken the military power of the Li family was to weaken the vassal state and put Chu Jimin to death.]

[Because they were Chu Jimin's relatives, they were originally an important force for Chu Jimin. Once the feudal system was reduced, the Li family would definitely be an important force supporting Chu Jimin. If the Li family was dealt with first, it would be much easier to deal with Chu Jimin.]

[However, the Eastern Zhou court underestimated the power of the Li family, believing that after Li Jin's death and Li Shengming's execution, the Li family had lost its support.]

[Although Li Shengquan is the least capable and the least outstanding among the three Lis, this does not mean that he is completely incapable of organizing a resistance.]

[Seeing this, Chu Jimin did not choose to sit and wait for death. Not long after the war broke out in Jinyang and Datong, he also raised an army in Lu County.]

[After seeing Chu Jimin raising his army, the other vassal kings also realized that the Eastern Zhou court wanted to deal with the royal family and the vassal kings. If Chu Jimin died, the court's butcher knife would definitely fall on their heads, so they soon raised their flags to rebel against the Eastern Zhou court.]

[It is called in history - "The Rebellion of the Four Kingdoms".]

[Chu Jimin, who was enfeoffed in Lu County, Chu Jiyue, who was enfeoffed in Jinyang, Chu Jibing, who was enfeoffed in Chengdu, and Chu Jixue, who was finally exiled to Jiangling, all responded to this.]

[The Huan family of Liangzhou immediately submitted to Chu Jiyue in Jinyang, and Huan Zhang, the son of Huan Jie, led his troops to help Chu Jiyue. ] [The Eastern Zhou Dynasty fell into unprecedented chaos. ]

[In the same year, when the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was in disarray, the barbarians in various places realized that this was a good opportunity and started to rebel.]

[However, Chu Jixue single-handedly pacified the Shanyue people in Danyang who wanted to take advantage of the situation to rob, using a combination of military siege and appeasement.]

[Throughout the entire process, Chu Jixue ordered his men to strictly guard the borders, enforce the law, and set up settlements for those mountain people who invaded without reason but were forced to be subdued.]

[Afterwards, he mobilized all the generals and sent soldiers to guard the dangerous valley entrances and build siege works to avoid fighting with the Shanyue who were hiding. He also ordered all the soldiers to rush to harvest the ripe rice in the fields.]

[The Shanyue people who wanted to rebel had no new crops and had eaten all the old crops, so they were forced to leave the mountains and surrender due to famine.]

Chu Jixue successively subdued more than 160,000 mountain people, and incorporated more than 60,000 of them into the army. He led 40,000 people himself and distributed the rest to other generals.

[The Xiongnu royal court also wanted to take advantage of the situation and invade, but on the way, they encountered Liangzhou general Huan Zhang who was on his way to support Chu Jiyue. Huan Zhang and Chu Jiyue joined forces to defeat the Xiongnu royal court, forcing the Xiongnu to flee in panic, leaving their weapons and armor behind.]

[As for the barbarians in the south, they had long been educated and brought up by Chu Jibing, so no one dared to act rashly.]

【After experiencing such a large-scale internal strife among the princes as the "Four Kingdoms Rebellion", later generations generally believed, based on the examples of past dynasties, that this was the turning point of the "Eastern Zhou Dynasty" from prosperity to decline. However, what was unexpected was that the five princes born to Emperor Chu Shizhao of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty all had outstanding abilities. It was also the shocking performance of these four princes in the "Four Kingdoms Rebellion" that made people sigh that when the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was founded, it could be said that "six dragons ruled the same court". 】

[However, the chaos of the "Four Kingdoms Rebellion" still led to the outbreak of a large-scale internal war, which destroyed the economy that the people had finally recovered.]

[Even if Chu Jimin, the final winner of "The Rebellion of the Four Kingdoms", relied on his strong military capabilities and became the fourth emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as a vassal king, he could not change the fact that this civil war ultimately caused the people to run around in exhaustion and suffered heavy casualties.]

[It is worth mentioning that Chu Jimin believed that he had obtained the position illegitimately and his hands were stained with the blood of his brothers. Throughout his life, he wanted to establish merit and do his best to make himself famous, so as to prove that it was not a bad thing that the world fell into his hands.]

[This gave birth to a "mad" emperor who was very successful in his political career. According to records, during the 14 years of Chu Jimin's reign, he did not take a single day off. It was also because of this that during the "Four Kingdoms Rebellion", when the dynasty was supposed to be declining, Chu Jimin pushed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which was in a slow process of land annexation, to a new height after a major rebellion.]

[However, the most common and widespread evaluation of Chu Jimin in history books is still - 'he is warlike and does not know how to restrain his warlike heart.']

[However, Chu Jimin still created the third era of prosperity after the "Shengwu Era" and the "Shengle Era" - "Zhengji Zhongxing". ]

What a great story of "Six Dragons in the Same Court". Chu Shizhao was still wondering how to prove that his sons all had outstanding abilities in governing the country, but it turned out that he had put the cart before the horse.

This [Six Dragons in One Court] is completely based on what happened later and was deduced based on the results.

If the "Four Kingdoms Rebellion" had not broken out, no one would know the true talents of Chu Shizhao's sons. It was the "Four Kingdoms Rebellion" that revealed that his sons all had the ability to inherit the country.

During a civil strife, Chu Shizhao's sons defeated all the surrounding countries that were eyeing them covetously.

The problem is that the ending is still very tragic. Although there is no detailed explanation of what exactly happened, there is only one throne after all, so the only option in the end is to fight for it.

The person who emerges from this Shura field is definitely the strongest in terms of military talent, apart from anything else.

What on earth is this Eastern Zhou monster house?

Chu Shizhao had just thought of this when the simulation on the screen had ended.

【本次模拟推演结束。】

[The Eastern Zhou Dynasty you established lasted for 319 generations, a total of years, and produced wise rulers.]

【Congratulations on reaching a new height! 】

[Based on your outstanding performance, you have obtained a "Battle of Poyang" experience card. You can choose a person with whom you have established contact and contact to use it. The other person's perspective will be that of a "pawn", so that you can personally experience the "Battle of Poyang" to improve your own abilities, and you can watch the entire experience of this experience. (The user cannot be aware of the source of the use, and the experience card is limited to you.)]

The more Chu Shizhao read [The Emperor's Growth Plan], the more it felt like a simulation strategy game that he had played before he traveled through time.

Especially this training card, isn't it just a trial field where you throw your own subordinate card in to brush up your abilities?

At that time, in normal mode, the ability of the minister card being tested will be improved.

The more experience cards you feed, the stronger the ability of this minister card will be.

Chu Shizhao caught a very ordinary person in reality, won him over to become his subordinate, and then gave him a lot of these "experience cards", which means that a mediocre person can also become a talented person.

Having a court full of powerful ministers is no longer a dream.

The problem is that Chu Shizhao has not established any interpersonal relationships to this day, it is completely blank.

Now, among the ministers he knew who held a certain status, there were only Yang Fang, Guo Qian, and Huan Sheng. However, none of these people had explicitly stated that they would work for Chu Shizhao, and they were just ordinary acquaintances.

You can't just throw this [Training Card] to anyone and use it right away, right?

However, Chu Shizhao thought about his "pretty good" performance in "Battle of Poyang", and it seemed that he was not completely without explanation.

Switching to the [Experience Card] usage interface of the [Emperor Growth Plan], Chu Shizhao observed that a person's name suddenly appeared in front of Chu Shizhao on the list of people who could use the [Experience Card].

Emperor Yongjin of Chu Xuanying.

Chu Shizhao took a closer look and found that the closeness between him and the old man was actually quite high.

This completely meets the requirements for using the [Training Card].

Give his dad some strength?

Being an emperor, you have to play power games and try to find a balance every day. Your ministers and sons have almost figured it out.

The prerequisite for this "Battle of Poyang" is that Emperor Yongjin sent Chu Shizhao to the south to investigate Wang Ruizhen's land case, and later Chu Shizhao was burned to death.

If Chu Shizhao hadn’t been lucky, he would have almost lost his life at the hands of the old man.

The key point is that the old man did go to find trouble for Chu Shizhao.

It is true that he sent ministers to investigate the "Burning of Jin Case", and the old man was quite capable, but he did not completely fall out for the "dead man" Chu Shizhao, especially since Emperor Yongjin was still considering the political balance. In the end, things got messy, and it was all just a lot of noise but little action, and he just wanted to keep the peace.

After all this trouble, Chu Shizhao's life was wasted by the old man.

Use the [Training Card] from "Battle of Poyang" and let me play with yours.

Chu Shizhao has not yet integrated the memory of this simulation, but it makes him angry when he thinks about it.

He must correct his father's character.

In the end, the last bit of affection between them will be destroyed by you.

I hope that after personally experiencing the Battle of Poyang, Emperor Yongjin will understand how difficult and arduous his journey has been.

Change your identity and put yourself in the shoes of those soldiers, ordinary people, and sons to think about how difficult it is.

You should be nicer to this grown-up boy.

Look, in comparison, Chu Shizhao is generally satisfied with his son Chu Jibang. This is a filial son, and this is his attitude.

However, Chu Shizhao also doubted where the intimacy between him and Emperor Yongjin came from.

Are they really that close?
Thinking back carefully, it seems that Emperor Yongjin treated him differently from other princes, because Emperor Yongjin's attitude towards any prince was not very good, but Emperor Yongjin protected Chu Shizhao on the matter of [Public Security Memorial].

It’s hard to say.

Chu Shizhao thought about it carefully and thought that maybe he could investigate it in the simulation later to find out the reason for the closeness between him and the old man. Chu Shizhao felt that this was a matter of the previous generation.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Shizhao decided not to think about these things for the time being.

During the time he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, he had nothing else to do, and this [Training Card] was not of much use to others.

It would be better to let Emperor Yongjin see how difficult it is for him, as a subject, to come this far.

You! You must play with your life for me!
After using it, his father can grow and gain something from it, and Chu Shizhao thinks it is worthwhile.

　It’s my birthday today.

　　It's a new day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)