My Empress From The Future
Decisions
Flashback Emperor
I was only sixteen years old when the task of leading a country was assigned to me. I was inaugurated exactly three days after the Emperor's father died. There is no time to cry and grieve.
Since childhood I have received various kinds of lessons, war arts, war strategies, painting, literary arts, all must be studied perfectly, because my status at that time was the crown prince. I knew that someday, I would definitely replace my father's role as an emperor. One thing that didn't match my prediction was that it arrived sooner than I had imagined.
General Liang's dirty ambition to overthrow father power became a pivotal point in my life. I can only watch the battle in the palace without being able to help. The orders of Fathers to save the crown prince and empress as well as her other concubines and children were well obeyed by soldiers loyal to the father.
I could only run away, save a little bit of my life, leaving Ayahanda to fight alone in the palace with some soldiers. Fortunately General Li Hao who was then serving at the border received an important letter from the palace and immediately set out from the border to save the city and its emperor.
However, Tian willed another. The traitor was defeated. The city was captured, the palace was re-occupied, but Ayahanda's life was not saved. He bet his life to the point of blood loss. Leaving behind a will that the crown prince's appointment should be carried out three days after his departure so as not to vacate the throne.
My inauguration as the new Emperor reaps pros and cons. Many officials doubt my ability to take care of the country. This is where the important role of the Queen Mother begins. On the other hand Mother was still crying over the late Ayahanda, but on the other hand she had to pretend to be firm and firm in order to help me take care of the kingdom. Ayahanda only has a prince successor to the throne from the Empress that is me. And the four daughters of two different concubines.
Nine years of struggle to return the kingdom to normal conditions are not easy to pass. To quell rebellions that arise alternately. Working with other governments to stabilize the government made me forget all the gentleness and joy of youth.
In my heart there is only the desire to see my kingdom become a peaceful, prosperous, serene, and prosperous kingdom. To prove to you that I can.
I order the kingdom firmly, I execute laws and regulations with discipline. I punish those who violate the rules and I exterminate them to their roots and make me famous as a cold and cruel emperor in the eyes of the enemy.
My success in leading the kingdom made Wu's kingdom one of the strongest in the five great countries.
Now in the tenth year of my reign, those officials have begun to undermine me to have a companion as a way to carry on the lineage. The Queen Mother also began to choose candidates who she thought were able to keep up with me. For me it's not all that important. Marriage only needs to be done to carry on the lineage. I don't care who will be my queen. For me as long as I have thousands of soldiers loyal to me, anything I can get is easy.
Flashback End
"Your Majesty," call Eunuch Kang. There was no response from the Emperor.
"Your Majesty."
Still quiet. Eunuch Kang saw his Emperor seriously thinking, or say daydreaming. Things no Emperor should do.
"Your highness should go immediately to the court of the queen mother," Eunuch Kang added to the intonation of her voice.
"Eunuch Kang. Be quiet! Zhen heard you!"
"Puni servant, Your Majesty." The old eunuch took two steps back, silent.
"Why do I remember the past? Eunuch Kang, what were you trying to say?"
"Please, Your Majesty, it is time for His Majesty to go to the palace of the queen mother. The competition has begun and you are required to witness it."
"All right let's go!"
"Your Majesty. Get ready for the Queen Mother's palace."
The entourage of the emperor Tian Yi began to leave the Golden Palace, the special palace of the Emperor's residence.
The Emperor walked gallantly in front. Attended by Eunuch Kang, the bodyguards and the servants.
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"Your Majesty the Emperor arrived," a loud cry from the eunuch guard of the court of the queen mother announced the Emperor's arrival. Everyone who was present simultaneously knelt down and began to perform kowtows. No exception to the three candidates for empress.
"May His Majesty the Emperor live for thousands of years."
The Queen Mother looked down to pay her respects, "Hail Your Majesty."
"Mother does not need to pay homage to zhen," Emperor Tian Yi hurriedly addressed the mother.
"All of you wake up!"
The Emperor's eyes swept across the faces of everyone kneeling there. That look stopped long enough on Meihua's face. Unfortunately Meihua did not notice it at all.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Yi'er, I'm glad you want to visit and see your future empress in this competition," the smile of the queen mother grew.
(Yi'er - the queen mother's favorite call to the emperor)
"Mother, this is all for the sake of the kingdom, for the sake of Mother as well, say mother, who is the best candidate that mother thinks deserves to be Zhen's companion?"
The Queen mother looked around and said, "all of you have tried hard. Go home! The final results of the competition will be announced tomorrow."
"Well the Queen Mother."
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After they all left the Hall of the Queen Mother Palace, then began the conversation of the Mother and child.
"Yi'er, there are three girls that Mother thinks are appropriate to accompany you. Kang Hongmei is the daughter of Kang Li Bo. Chu Mingfen, Chu Fan Yao's daughter, and Li Meihua General Li Hao's adopted daughter."
"Who do you think is the fastest?"
"Propay my son. They were all beautiful, clever, meek, understood literary arts and music, mastered various skills. But there is still consideration between one girl and another."
"Weak soft? I'm afraid one of them doesn't have that trait, Mom."
The Queen mother smiled. He understood who the girl the Emperor meant.
"Li Meihua was indeed just an adopted daughter. Apart from his father a loyal General who served in this kingdom. He is polite, talented, and one thing that makes Mother wonder, Meihua understands very well the art of war and strategizing also governs state policy. Isn't she just a foster daughter? Isn't he from a small village?" The Queen Mother.
"So according to my mother? Meihua deserves to be Zhen's companion?"
"Yi'er, Meihua's background is the Li and Bai families. The Li family is a military family that has sustained our kingdom since the days of the ancestors. The Bai family was a noble family renowned for its economic strength. Hongmei's background is the Kang family and the Liao family. Generations of Kang's family had always been ministers in the palace, they were learned and many became scholars," the queen mother took a breath and drank her tea again.
"Mingfen came from the Chu family, his father a righteous law official. Punish the guilty fairly and uphold justice for the persecuted.His reputation is clean and he is a smart official. Mingfen was born to a second wife. Yi'er this time you're gonna have a hard choice."
"Mother, thanks for the explanation. Mother relax. Zhen had decided only that girl would become Empress Zhen."
"Your highness, which girl?"ask the Queen Mother.
"Mother will know Yi'er's choice tomorrow. When that comes, trust your son. The choice will not be wrong."
"Goodoo. Whatever Yi'er's choice, the mother was sure it was the best, the mother would tell the maid to tell them to come back to the palace tomorrow."
"Thank you Mother."
Emperor Tian Yi left the palace of the Queen Mother's residence and returned to the Golden Palace. In the sky, the moon shone brightly, accompanied by many flickering stars as if confirming the future of the Wu kingdom with the empress to be chosen soon, would be as bright as the view that night.
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"Eunuch Kang, get some rest! The night air is not good for your body!" The soft words of the order responded to eunuch Kang with a smile.
"Thank you for your attention. Slave's okay, you better get some rest."
"Zhen will soon rest after this one last report. Eunuch Kang go!"
"But your majesty..."
The old eunuch felt objected to leaving his lord alone.
"That's it. Zhen will call you if you need anything. Now rest!"
"Good on."
After Eunuch Kang closed the door, Emperor Tian Yi lowered the report he read.
"Get out!"
A man came out from behind a curtain in the corner of the room. The candle lights up part of his face. The face of a young man who was in his twenties.
"Greet Your Majesty."
"Jun Li's. You back? How's your investigation going?"
"Supervice report. The movement at the border is nothing suspicious. It's just, two days ago a servant saw a mail courier."
"Mail mail?"
"really. The courier was headed for the border of DongYi. The useless servant, couldn't catch the courier after tailing him all day."
"That's it. Not salahmu! We need to stay vigilant. Now tell me, what did your members find in the General's residence?"
"There is nothing strange, Your Majesty. Miss Meihua was at the residence every day. No contact with anyone outside the home. Two days ago only the deputy general, Hao Chen visited him."
"Hao Chen?"
"really. Maybe he visited because they were brothers. Then the servant found traces of another spy watching the General's residence."
"Where are they from?"
"Their identities are not known."
Jun Li pensively pensively, his manner did not escape the sharp eyes of the Emperor.
"Say what's the matter again?!"
"Hamba didn't dare say it."
"Say!"
"For Your Majesty. Do you intend to make Miss Meihua a wife? Because all the time Miss Meihua would shout not wanting to marry the cruel Emperor."
"oo. She said that?"
"true."
"intriguing. Since he said Zhen was cruel, then Zhen would grant his wish."
Jun Li was silent. Every thought of the Emperor he could not guess.
"Go! Do your job carefully!"
"Good."
Meihua oh Meihua's. Since you insist on not wanting to become the empress of Zhen, then Zhen can only grant your wish.
note: After this chapter 10 I will update the story every 2 days;) Thank you