Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Ye Qingzhi didn't want to be named at all because she didn't have any good ideas.

For a swordsman like the King of Qi, he will not be interested even if you give him an official title, a title, or reward him with gold and silver.

Besides, the title of King Qi has already been capped, and he can only be granted more fiefdoms, gold, silver and treasures. This is for the world to see, so no matter whether King Qi likes it or not, he will have to give it to him.

The King of Qi doesn't have a queen yet, but he has no interest in women. If you grant him a marriage, it will probably piss him off to death. It's not a reward, but torture.

If you want to make the King of Qi happy, then you can reward him with something that can satisfy his emotional value, such as a peerless sword, and allow him to travel the world with the sword?

When Ye Qingzhi thought of this, her eyes lit up and she actually had an idea.

“It would be better to give the King of Qi a sword, so that he can have the power to make arbitrary decisions, kill people at will, and act at his convenience. He can execute people first and report later when handling affairs.

Otherwise, given the King of Qi's tendency to draw his sword without saying a word, he would probably be impeached by many people, and people would be very dissatisfied with him."

Ye Qingzhi said,

"But with the Imperial Sword, things are different. The King of Qi will act in an upright manner, and this can have a deterrent effect on corrupt officials.

Moreover, I don’t think the King of Qi is the type to kill people recklessly. With the Imperial Sword in his hands, he will not abuse it due to greed or power.”

The emperor thought about this and thought it was a good idea. He nodded immediately, "Okay, okay! Not bad, not bad!"

Ye Qingzhi turned to look at Xie Jin and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Xie Jin smiled and praised, "Qingqing, this is a very good idea. If the King of Qi doesn't want to stay in the capital, he can serve as an imperial envoy. With the imperial sword, he can kill those corrupt officials on the spot and give them some deterrence."

Before, he was a little worried about the arrangements for the King of Qi, but now he has found a suitable position, and he is sure that the King of Qi will be satisfied with this position.

Qingqing alone can serve as his think tank. She is so smart, but she doesn't want to have children. Well... think about it again, he will think about it again.

"When will the army return? Do you have any other arrangements?" the emperor asked Xie Jin.

"The army won't be back for a while." Xie Jin said, "The emperor's uncle will take some soldiers and the seventh prince back to the capital to take over the formal surrender of Yan State and stabilize the situation there.

The King of Chu and the Ninth Princess will take over the border of Yan State with most of the soldiers to guard against the invasion of the winter barbarians."

The emperor nodded slightly upon hearing this, feeling a surge of excitement in his heart.

They, the Great Zhao, have unified the world now? !

It is true that when brothers work together, they can accomplish anything!

Counting his sons, each of them has talents, but they were not given suitable positions at the beginning, which led to endless fighting and internal friction.

Not only can it not make any contribution, but it will also only make the court a mess.

Think about it carefully, if Xie Jin had not recognized his ancestral roots and allowed the King of Chu to ascend the throne, and if the Queen had been in charge of the government, the court would have become a mess and people's livelihood would have been in chaos just by the two of them fighting each other.

Releasing the King of Chu not only saved the government of Zhao, but also destroyed the internal affairs of Chu, which was a win-win situation.

If it weren't for Master Ye who discovered Prince Ying's talent and made the right arrangements, but instead severely punished him when he was found to be refining elixirs, there would be no gunpowder and firearms, no improved methods of iron and steel smelting, and no other series of scientific and technological advances.

Without these, there would not have been a leap in the military strength of the Great Zhao, and they would not have been able to destroy the Chu and Yan states with a crushing victory.

There is also Prince Duan. In the beginning, he was just a prodigal son who was addicted to poetry and wine, and had to rely on the princess's dowry for subsistence. However, after being reformed by Tutor Ye, he became really capable!

Not only did he run the royal estate successfully, making the powerful and wealthy voluntarily pay money to fill the national treasury, he also led his team to travel around the country, recruiting talents, supervising academies, and mining minerals. His contribution to Da Zhao was no less than that of others.

And the King of Qi, well, just his achievement of assassinating the Emperor of Yan is something he can brag about for a long time.

It would be absolutely a perfect arrangement to let him patrol everywhere with the imperial sword to intimidate those corrupt officials.

His daughters are not bad either, and each has their own talents. Now the royal estate is in the hands of Ling Yue and the second princess, and they are running it successfully, continuously sending money to the national treasury.

The more the emperor thought about it, the happier he felt. He had been disliking Xie Jin these days, but now he liked him much more.

However, the retired emperor thought again and felt that Tutor Ye's contribution was greater. Without her advice and suggestions, he would not have been able to arrange such suitable positions for others and allow them to display their talents.

It is Master Ye who has made great contributions.

"Your Majesty, you must reward Tutor Ye well. She came up with a brilliant idea." said the emperor.

"Yes, I have the same idea." The emperor said with a smile.

"Master Ye, what do you want?" the emperor asked with a smile.

"I lack nothing. As long as the emperor respects my wishes in the future and does not force me to do things I don't like, that will be enough." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile.

Xie Jin, ...

Qingqing is really taking advantage of every opportunity to criticize me.

The emperor didn't know there was a story behind this. When he heard Ye Qingzhi's words, he immediately said,

"What's so difficult about this! Your Majesty, do you hear me? Don't force Master Ye to do anything. Coax her. Only when she is happy can you be happy."

Xie Jin, ...

Father, listen to what you are saying. Is this something you can actually say?

Ye Qingzhi couldn't help wanting to laugh, and even more wanted to applaud the emperor, but this perception seemed a little ahead of her time.

"Why are you staring at me? I just realized this truth as well. You can think about it yourself." The emperor said this and turned away.

"...How did father suddenly realize it?" Xie Jin asked Ye Qingzhi.

"What else can I do? I was enlightened by the Empress." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile.

"I heard that the emperor always wrote a lot of letters to the empress. With more exchanges, he naturally gained new insights."

Xie Jin, ...

My father is really free.

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By the end of August, the weather turned cooler, and Emperor Xie Jin and Ye Qingzhi returned to the palace.

"After going out for a while and coming back, I still feel more comfortable in the palace." The queen smiled and said to Ye Qingzhi,

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is in half a month. The emperor said that this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet should be grand because Prince Su will also be returning from Jiuyan, and we should celebrate their success."

Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh at the Queen's energetic look, and said jokingly, "Your Majesty finally has something to do, congratulations."

The queen also laughed and said with emotion, "Don't you think this person is too weird? It's uncomfortable to be too idle, and it's boring to live too comfortably.

It is not good to have too many things to do, as it will make you too tired. It is best to do the right things. "

Ye Qingzhi smiled and nodded when she heard this, "That's the truth, so it's important to find something you like to pass the time."

"Qingzhi, don't you plan to have a baby? Having a child of your own will immediately make you feel different. You will feel more hopeful and happier, although there will be times when you feel upset."

The Queen looked at her and said,

“To be honest, I was afraid that you would give birth to a child, that the emperor would be partial to you, and that Mingyan and Mingyu would be wronged because of it.

However, in the past year or two, I have observed the emperor's attitude, watched the development of the world, and thought about what you once said to me. I also feel that the future of my children does not necessarily require them to compete for the throne.

I think the emperor can make his brothers obedient. In the future, Mingyan, Mingyu, Mingqian and other brothers and sisters should be able to unite and stop fighting among themselves.

So, I am not afraid of you having your own child now, you should have one while you are still young."

Ye Qingzhi was really moved when she heard the Queen's words.

Because she knew how valuable these words were. They were truly rare and they showed the Queen's trust and sincerity towards her.

"My Queen, I am really happy to hear you say that." Ye Qingzhi said to her with a smile.

"However, I have already told the Emperor that I do not want to have children. Although the Emperor is still considering it, he should agree in the end."

The queen looked at her in surprise, and was a little incoherent for a moment.

"Oh! You, why don't you give birth? Is it because you are worried about me? Seriously, I have really thought it through! Is it because you don't like the emperor? Giving birth to children is actually for us women to give birth to ourselves, and it really has nothing to do with men."

Ye Qingzhi,...

Your Majesty, I didn’t know your thoughts were so advanced. What you said is so wonderful!

Ye Qingzhi felt that their roles were reversed, and it was now them who often amazed her.

"Empress, no, I just don't want to have a baby." Ye Qingzhi explained to her that she was afraid of the painful cost of childbirth and said that she didn't want to take any risks.

As a woman, how could the Queen not understand these things? The fear and terror Qingzhi talked about were all things she had experienced.

So after listening to Ye Qingzhi's words, the queen could completely empathize with her, and it even reminded her of the sad things in her heart.