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In the first year of Taihe, Shen Rou proclaimed himself emperor in Linjiang City and named the country Yuan, which was taken from the "Book of Changes" "Great is Qian Yuan! It is the source of all things and it governs the heavens."

Yuan means big and first. It also means without beginning or end, boundless and limitless. It is the beginning of all things and the beginning of a new era in this world.

(PS: I am not a Yuan fan, I just think the meaning of this country name is really good.)

Upon hearing the news that Shen Rou had declared himself emperor, the first thing Yun Che did was to sell the city in exchange for peace. He resolutely implemented the policy of pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression, and handed over the five northernmost prefectures to the Northern Barbarians, temporarily calming the war in the north. He then urgently dispatched 300,000 troops to garrison on the other side of the two rivers to prevent Shen Rou from leading a surprise attack.

It had been nine years since Lu Changqing took Qin Luan, Ling Shuang and others away from the capital. After Shen Rou came back, she continued to do what Lu Changqing had done before. In addition, she also did something that the other party had not had time to do, which was to amend the law and legislate.

Especially in terms of inheritance law, since all children are from the mother and the father, it makes no sense for women to have no inheritance rights.

The selection of family heirs is indeed not something the state can control, but when it comes to inheritance of property and estate, Shen Rou’s minimum requirement is that men and women share it equally. It doesn’t matter if it can’t be done, the government and the state will help.

If a sister sues a brother for misappropriating family property and failing to divide it equally, the government has the right to confiscate all the family property, register it, and then return it all to the plaintiff.

What if the sisters get more than the brothers? Sorry, although the law code states that the minimum requirement is to divide equally, it does not say that there will be any punishment if there are more girls than boys.

As soon as the new inheritance law was promulgated, the opposition was even louder than when women were allowed to take the imperial examinations.

The imperial examinations for women only affected the interests of some men, but this new inheritance law affected the interests of men across the country, so naturally there were more people who opposed it.

The method to make these men shut up is very simple. Just catch a few representatives and chop off their heads to serve as a warning to others.

Anyone who dares to rebel will be directly suppressed by force, and will be punished with a one-stop service, regardless of whether they are dead or alive. No male within the three generations or the three clans will be allowed to take part in the imperial examinations.

After several violent suppressions, there were basically no people who dared to jump out and cause trouble, because most of the common people found that this new inheritance law had little to do with them, because their families were already very poor, and they would have to run away hungry at night when rats came, so following those gentry to rebel was completely a waste of time.

They are forced to risk their lives for something that does not benefit them much. They are poor, not stupid.

Yun Che knew about the series of changes in the livelihood policies of the Southern Dynasty. He felt that there must be an expert around Shen Rou. Otherwise, with Shen Rou's brain, how could she think of so many things? And achieve such great achievements?

Even at this point, Yun Che still looked down on Shen Rou.

All I can say is that Yun Che’s loss was not unfair, if anyone was to blame, it was only because he was too arrogant.

In the second year of Taihe, before the spring flood arrived in the two rivers, Shen Rou ordered Luo Huan, Wang Guixiang and Xiang Hongyu to lead 100,000 troops and start crossing the river in three groups.

Before this, most of the Northern Dynasty’s troops had never seen the power of the Southern Dynasty’s gunpowder. Under the power of muskets and explosives, the Southern Dynasty’s army, which was extremely good at water combat, crossed the two rivers at the fastest speed, successfully repelled the Northern Dynasty’s army, and successfully occupied several cities along the river.

The news of the loss of the front line poured into the palace like a flood that broke through the dam. These news fell into Yun Che's hands like heavy snow.

Every piece of information was like a slap in the face, highlighting his incompetence.

Yun Che ordered all the soldiers guarding the capital to be recalled, but how could a mere 50,000 soldiers defeat the 300,000-strong army of the Southern Dynasty?

After Luo Huan and his men defeated the Northern Dynasty army on the other side of the river, Shen Rou personally led an army of 200,000 to meet up with Luo Huan and his men and marched north together.

Shen Rou's army took one and a half months to reach the capital. Looking at the closed gates of the outer city, Shen Rou ordered the army to set up camp on the spot.

Shen Rou was not willing to leave the impression of a violent and murderous person on the people of the capital as he was going to be the emperor soon, so she planned to give Yun Che a chance to go down in history.

Looking at the dark masses of troops outside the wall, the guards patrolling on the wall had trembling calves. Looking at the area behind that was beyond the range of arrows, it was already densely packed with various siege tools.

Yun Che sat dejectedly on the throne with his head lowered. His handsome face looked gray and had a dead air about it.

"Your Majesty! The enemy army did not choose to attack the imperial city directly when they were at the gates of the city. This is obviously out of consideration for the people in the city. Why don't we take this opportunity to negotiate with them? Maybe there will be room for maneuver."

Another old minister stepped forward and rebuked: "Prime Minister, are you using the people as bargaining chips?"

The Prime Minister said sanctimoniously: "Minister Zhang, this is a different time. Since they are the people of Dayong and enjoy the peace and stability brought by Dayong, it is okay to sacrifice for Dayong's hegemony."

Zhang Shangshu said sarcastically, "Really? Then you are the Prime Minister of Dayong, why aren't you the first to open the gate and fight?"

……

Yun Che glanced past the noisy court and looked outside the door of the palace. He was sitting too high up, and because of the eaves blocking his view, he couldn’t see the sky outside at all.

"Okay, let's retreat!"

Yun Che's face turned pale, and he stood up from the ground with staggering steps, as if all the strength in his body had been drained. He ignored the shouts and attempts to stop him from the court, and resolutely turned around and walked towards the harem.

Yun Che walked to the outside of Shen Yin's palace, stood at the red wall and looked at the figure dancing with a spear inside.

He hadn't been to this place for a long time. Every time he came, Shen Yin never had a good look on her face, so gradually he stopped coming.

He thought that Shen Yin would not live well without him. However, looking at her lively appearance, he found that he seemed to be the only one who was not living well in the entire palace.

"Queen."

Shen Yin stopped what she was doing when she heard Yun Che's voice, and saluted him with her gun in hand.

"His Majesty."

"Did you know that Shen Rou has come to the capital?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Shen Yin's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. "I don't know. After all, no one in this palace would dare to tell me these things without your Majesty's order."

Yun Che snorted coldly, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He said with some self-mockery: "Who could have imagined that the person I once looked down upon would one day become the one who would seize my great kingdom? Isn't it ironic?"

Shen Yin did not answer Yun Che's question. She knew that what Yun Che wanted now was not her answer, but a method, a method that could save his kingdom.