Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Several conservative old nobles discussed the issue over and over again, but in the end they could not come to a conclusion.

Instead, it made both of them angry!

In the end they broke up on bad terms.

After returning home and calming down, everyone began to weigh several key questions in their minds:

Can this anti-Empress alliance continue?

Will there be rebels among them who will side with the Empress out of fear?

If there is someone who betrays the Empress, will he give himself away in order to prove his loyalty to her?

And...if they were also punished by the Empress, would they be able to resist? And how would they resist the fireballs that fell from the sky?!

One problem after another weighed heavily on their hearts.

A few days ago, they wanted to take advantage of the empress's infidelity to overthrow her rule, and even felt that they had a sure win.

However, now there is no chance of winning, only cowardice and retreat.

In the face of powerful military force, reputation and integrity are of no importance!

As long as your fist is hard enough and as long as you can threaten the other person's life, you can make the other person listen to you obediently.

This is the cruel truth: it is difficult for the weak to have a say and it is difficult for them to have autonomy.

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the other side.

The new faction supporting the empress was also in a meeting. They were so excited that they couldn't sleep. Everything that happened tonight was too shocking.

The main representative of this new faction is Su Ting, who is mainly responsible for diplomatic affairs. It was he who was sent as an envoy to Da Zhao before. He was also the first person to know that the empress and the prince of Da Zhao were biological mother and son.

One is the nephew of the empress, Xue Wenhan, who is also the current prime minister. He is highly trusted by the empress and is also a family member with whom she has vested interests.

Su Ting is usually quite steady. He claims to have great insight into worldly affairs and will not be dazzled by fancy things, so he can see the truth.

However, the series of events that happened tonight still broke his defenses, so he, who was always calm, now blushed with excitement and danced with his hands and said,

"This divine punishment is so cleverly designed, it kills many birds with one stone, and it's full of hype and hype!

To be honest, I was watching outside the Bai family's main residence tonight. If I hadn't known the truth beforehand, I would have been shaken and doubted whether there really was a divine punishment. It was too shocking, really too shocking! ! "

"Indeed, the power of gunpowder and firearms is too strong to be used in such a small-scale battle."

Xue Wenhan was not very excited, but his expression was more solemn.

"If the Great Zhao expands the scale of gunpowder and firearms, I'm afraid that within five years, the world's situation will change drastically."

When Su Ting heard what he said, it was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head. He instantly cooled down from his excitement and corrected himself with a serious face,

"It won't take five years at all. Just wait and see. In three years at most, there will be big changes. Da Zhao is developing too fast.

You haven't been to Dazhao, so you may not have experienced it firsthand. I stayed in Dazhao for half a year, and I can feel the vigorous and upward vitality of Dazhao.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the royal family of Da Zhao. I have never seen any royal family as united as theirs.

The royal family members did not think about winning over ministers or enjoying themselves every day. Instead, they were all very capable. They also tried to trick the dignitaries and nobles into paying money to fill the national treasury, and then used the money to support the army and manufacture weapons.

If the royal family has a good atmosphere, the upper level will follow suit, and the atmosphere in the court will not be bad either.

If the officials were honest, the people would not be exploited too much. In addition, with measures such as reducing taxes, lightening corvée labor, and distributing land, the lives of the people of Da Zhao became better and better.

This forms a good cycle.

In less than three years, their granaries and silver vaults are full, the people support them, and the soldiers have good physiques and weapons. If such a great Zhao were to attack the State of Chu, would it lose? ! "

Xue Wenhan nodded in agreement, was silent for a moment, and then said,

"The affairs between Zhao and Chu are too far from us, and we have no right to interfere. As for our country, what do you think of the attitude of the emperor? How should we proceed from now on?

Will we become a vassal state of Great Zhao in the future? Should we obey the orders of the Great Zhao regime? Who will succeed the throne a hundred years after the emperor passes away?

And now the matter of divine punishment has further strengthened Zoroastrianism, which will inevitably make more people become Zoroastrians.

As the messenger of God, the Fifth Prince will inevitably be deified by the believers. Perhaps compared to theocracy, the believers prefer to obey his orders.

If the imperial power and the divine power were to conflict, would it cause civil unrest and make the country even more unstable?"

After listening to his questions one by one, Su Ting did not rush to answer. He thought for a long time before saying solemnly,

"The issues you mentioned are not something you and I can decide. It also depends on the opinions of His Majesty and the Great Zhao."

"From what you said, what's the difference between us and the vassal states of the Great Zhao?" Xue Wenhan said.

“We have now introduced agricultural talents from Dazhao to help us increase grain production and spread planting techniques to our people.

It is because of the Empress that we can use the firearms and gunpowder of the Great Zhao to help us intimidate those nobles.

As for our economic trade with Da Zhao, in fact, except for the war horses requested by Da Zhao, we got a great deal on everything else.

The Great Zhao also governs the country with benevolence and justice. The Great Zhao royal family cares for the people under their rule and does not only think about invasion and enslavement. Therefore, I think there is nothing wrong with being a vassal state of the Great Zhao. "

Su Ting said unexpectedly.

Xue Wenhan looked at him in surprise, and after thinking about his words carefully, he said, "If it can be like this in the future, then there is really nothing wrong with it."

"Are we committing treason?" Su Ting couldn't help but wonder again.

Xue Wenhan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Weren't you the one who was talking so excitedly just now?"

Su Ting, ...

I am talking excitedly and you are listening excitedly too.

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As for the subsequent development of the divine punishment, Ye Qingzhi said she would not participate, and she really would not participate.

She began to take the Crown Princess and the children out for strolls on the streets every day, and of course, they were followed by a group of servants and guards.

Safety is no problem.

Now is also the safest time for the royal city. Those who were ready to draw their knives against the empress have temporarily laid down.

They would never offend the royal envoys of the Great Zhao, as that would absolutely be an act of seeking death. The empress would probably immediately seize this opportunity and bring divine punishment upon them as well.

Also, because the empress's birthday is in five or six days, now is also the most lively and prosperous time in the royal city.

Envoys and merchant caravans from other small countries in the Western Regions also came to the royal city, bringing with them many specialties from their countries.

Therefore, at this time, the specialties from all over the Western Regions gathered in the royal city. If you go out for a walk every day, you can discover new things, hear new accents, and see people who dress differently.

very interesting.

Ye Qingzhi felt the joy of traveling again. She also liked the Western Regions very much and wanted to stay here longer.

I just don't know why the Empress didn't take the initiative to keep her?

Even if the empress wanted to keep her, the prince probably wouldn't be happy.

Ye Qingzhi was secretly thinking about how to seize this opportunity to be sent abroad, as the opportunity would never come again.

However, the Crown Princess felt very ordinary and did not like the Western Regions. She would occasionally complain,

"The weather in the Western Region is still too dry, and I don't like the food here. I hope we can return to Da Zhao as soon as possible after the Empress' birthday celebration."

As for the crown prince, he has been busy discussing with the empress what the future political direction of the Gulan Kingdom should be.

Should we allow Zoroastrianism to continue to expand, and then design a few more divine punishments to establish Zoroastrianism as the state religion and turn it into a theocracy that can compete with the imperial power, or should we stop it here?

This also concerns the subsequent method of unifying the Western Regions.

Should we choose to use gentler and more long-term means, such as using religious theocracy to educate people's minds and tame them to become our own people, or use violent force to force them to surrender.

After much discussion, the empress finally announced Zoroastrianism as the state religion, with imperial power and theocracy working together in governance.

The imperial power is responsible for the country's secular affairs such as politics, economy, and military, while theocracy focuses on spiritual levels such as religious beliefs and moral education.

Use each other, restrain each other, clarify division of labor, and find a balance.

However, this also has a prerequisite. The doctrines of Zoroastrianism must be added on the previous basis. On the one hand, they must partially obey the will of the empress, and on the other hand, they must partially benefit the rule of the regime.

For example, the empress is also a messenger of God, the status of women is improved in the doctrine, believers must practice monogamy, respect and love women, etc.

The Fifth Prince, as the first messenger of God who can hear the will of God, naturally has the highest status in Zoroastrianism.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is the Pope.

When the Fifth Prince learned of his status, he was stunned. He was excited but also a little bit nervous.

"Let me, let me be the Pope?" The fifth prince looked at his mother and asked nervously.

I can't believe it. I can't believe it.

"If it's not you, who else could it be?" The empress glanced at him.

"I heard that after you put on the priest robes, you really seemed to be possessed by God and behaved like a madman. Well, that's very good. You will have no problem being the Pope."

The fifth prince automatically ignored the word "crazy" and thought that his mother recognized his ability. He immediately lost his fear and agreed excitedly.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will do my job as Pope well and guide the believers so that they will support and protect you.

Let them obey the orders of the Queen Mother, work together to purify those dark evil gods, unify the Western Regions, and make the Western Regions the most beautiful and brightest place in the world."

I have to say that the Fifth Prince, who has awakened the soul of a middle school student, is full of a sense of mission as soon as he opens his mouth, and he always talks about light, purification, and darkness.

Empress,...

Is this a sign of sudden development of potential?

I feel that my stupid son is indeed better at speaking now than before, and his ability seems to have improved as well.

It's just that something has become a little weird.

Crown Prince Xie Jin had almost the same feeling, so, did the Fifth Prince's transformation plan succeed? Or did it fail?

Looking at the Fifth Prince's vigorous face, his energetic fists, and his eyes burning with fire, Xie Jin said he had seen all of these in his other brothers.

So, this should be a success!