The seven emotions and six desires are all my nourishment

Now Yuan Zhou was embarrassed. Even though they were good at talking, they couldn't beat so many storytellers. If they advertised this one trick, they would be defeated miserably.

They ended up losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken. They did not kill Qin Rui, nor did they persuade Liu Ruyan to rebel. Instead, they disgraced themselves and made Qin Rui and his wife's reputation even worse!

I am so angry!

That night, one of the envoys was so angry that he vomited blood!

Originally, there were five kingdoms in a tripartite alliance. However, it became the current tripartite alliance of three kingdoms because the old emperor of Northern Qi successively obtained magical weapons and conquered and annexed two countries.

I originally thought that the new emperor was weak and useless, but who knew that after he came to power, not only did he have a good reputation, but all the people living in the border areas were attracted away, and entire villages were moved away!

If they leave, who will grow the food?

This time they had planned to use tactics to sow discord between them. As long as they killed Qin Rui, there would be a loophole in Northern Qi. Even if the emperor made good policies, without the general guarding the gate, Northern Qi would just say that it was in their pocket.

As Yuan Zhou became stronger and stronger, Wu and Northern Qi no longer had any problems. On the contrary, the stronger Northern Qi became, the more Yuan Zhou had to survive in the cracks.

All the plans were going smoothly, but they didn't expect that Liu Ruyan would live like this at home!

Yuan Zhou and Dong Wu also intermarried, and they also selected outstanding girls from aristocratic families to marry into the alliance, and they were taught this at home.

What is Liu Xiang doing!

Who would raise a daughter to hate her family and her country so much!

What a shortsighted person! Not only did he not treat his daughter well, he even called her a jinx!

Bah, what a jinx!

If it was a jinx, why was Northern Qi getting better and better!

One of the three envoys vomited blood, one was uneasy, and the other was full of worries.

In silence, the three of them said goodbye and left.

The one who vomited blood died on the way.

The one who was distracted took the opportunity to stop and stayed at the border on the pretext of handling funeral matters. After the worried envoys left, he went straight to the State of Wu!

……

"When will the net close? Hmm?" Qin Rui buried his head in Liu Ruyan's neck and took a deep breath. His confined posture was full of possessiveness and longing.

"That person has been praised too highly, and recently he has been obsessed with doting on the talented ladies in the harem..." Liu Ruyan adjusted her posture in his arms, but only said half of the sentence.

Qin Rui paused, "I will make sure he has enough food and clothing in the future."

Liu Ruyan chuckled lightly but didn't answer. "Oh, you should take my son with you to attract the people from the border. Recovering the land should be something that everyone should be happy about."

"You have to know that the highest level of warfare is to make the enemy surrender without a fight." Having said that, Liu Ruyan sat up, looking arrogant, as if she was determined to win.

Qin Rui's eyes lit up, "Okay!"

Three years later

The gentle and mild-mannered emperor of the past is no longer a person.

Because she was anxious to have children, she wasted too much time on the selection of concubines and spent a lot of time among the beauties in the harem, and her body was no longer in good health.

In recent years, the government was controlled by Qin Rui and Liu Xiang. It was not until a series of requests for abdication were placed before him, and seeing that Liu Mingxin was one of them, that the emperor finally woke up from his dream, but it was too late.

But his final stubbornness made him unwilling to abdicate the throne to Qin Rui, which was his last act of willfulness and unwillingness.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of that year, Qin Shi officially abdicated, and the new emperor Qin Yufeng ascended the throne and changed the country's name to Hua.

Five Years of China

The power of Northern Qi far surpassed that of the other two countries.

Following Liu Ruyan's strategy, Qin Rui took his son to visit the border areas to show the prosperity and people-friendly policies of Northern Qi.

Many people from other countries flocked into the territory of Northern Qi. Even some border soldiers were attracted by the scenery of Northern Qi and were unwilling to risk their lives for their own country.

Yuan Zhou and Wu were extremely anxious in the face of this situation, and internal conflicts continued to intensify.

The Yuan and Zhou dynasties suffered from massive population loss, economic collapse, and public resentment; the Eastern Wu court lost all prestige due to its previous diplomatic failures.

At this time, Qin Rui led the Northern Qi army to the city, but there was no big battle as expected.

I saw a white flag hanging on the city wall!

It turned out that the people of Yuan Zhou and Wu spontaneously organized themselves and demanded that their monarchs surrender!

They knew very well that life would be better under the rule of Northern Qi!

In this way, Northern Qi unified the world without any soldiers and truly won the hearts of the people.

Qin Rui held Liu Ruyan's hand and stood on the city wall, overlooking the unified land, his heart filled with satisfaction and pride.

……

The world was initially settled, and Qin Rui and Liu Ruyan began to govern the country.

They knew very well that the people had experienced war and urgently needed rest and recuperation.

Emperor Hua then issued a series of policies to reduce taxes and levies, encouraging the people to reclaim wasteland and develop agriculture.

Qin Rui did not disband the army, but instead sent more troops.

After all, the barbarians, bandits and pirates everywhere still need to be cleared out.

Emperor Hua ordered the establishment of schools in various places to recruit talented people regardless of their background.

Liu Ruyan and her daughter Qin Peijia focused on girls' education and opened a girls' school to teach girls reading and writing, knitting, arithmetic and management knowledge.

For a time, the whole of China was prosperous!

But beneath the calm, there were undercurrents. Some of the old nobles, dissatisfied with their weakened power, secretly colluded and attempted a rebellion. Qin Rui had long been aware of this and quietly made his plans.

One day, the rebels thought the time was right to rise up. Little did they know they had fallen into a trap, and Qin Rui personally led his troops to suppress them!

Soon, the rebellion was quelled.

After this incident, Qin Rui became more determined to reform.

He and Liu Ruyan supported each other and pushed China to its peak of prosperity during his reign.