
Year 9 of the Wu empire.
The current reigning emperor was Wu Tian Yi. The youngest emperor in the history of the Wu empire. At the age of 16, Wu Tian Yi was crowned emperor. Wu Tian Yi succeeded his father who died of General Liang's betrayal.
The beginning of Emperor Wu Tian Yi's reign was marked by a series of rebellions. The rebels were carried out by some royal officials as well as remnants of rebels from the stronghold of General Liang. They thought the coronation of emperor Wu Tian Yi was a joke. It is possible that the young and spoiled child is able to lead the country.
But the pain of losing the figure of the Father and the betrayal committed by those closest to him, made the emperor Wu Tian Yi a different figure than before. Wu Tian Yi seemed to become an adult just overnight.
During his three years of rule on the imperial throne, Wu Tian Yi attempted to quell the rebellion. Replacing the ranks of ministers and government officials with people of good ability and loyal to him. Renew the rules concerning the people and the kingdom and strengthen the ranks of soldiers by forming a special team in charge of protecting the emperor.
The next fourth year, the emperor Wu Tian Yi made a visit to the neighboring kingdom, the Kingdom of Wei. Emperor Wei welcomed the arrival of Emperor Wu with open and lively. Direct friendly relations are established between the two great nations. The relationship brings benefits to both sides.
The years that followed were peaceful in Wu's kingdom. Emperor Tian Yi ruled decisively and wisely. Progress in various fields was felt by all the people, their economy increased, security was assured and the whole country prospered.
It was hard to believe that the emperor, whom they had previously considered a spoiled child, was able to bring prosperity to his people. In the nine years of the reign of the emperor Tian Yi, Wu became one of the strongest kingdoms in the five major countries.
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That morning, the court of the palace had begun. Ministers and officials of various levels have been in their respective positions. They discussed each other discussing various issues and some were chatting on light topics.
"The emperor has arrived" eunuch Kang exclaimed. Emperor Tian Yi's. Simultaneously with the exclamation the main hall that had been boisterous with the voices of conversation became silent. Each head bowed in honor of their Emperor.
Only the sound of the Emperor's footsteps could be heard dominating the hall. Great step of a leader. Emperor Tian Yi stepped calmly with a glare of sharp eyes, even the aura of majesty felt condensed in the large room.
Emperor Tian Yi arrived at the throne, twisted his body in graceful movements and sat down with great authority.
"Honor to the Emperor." Eunuch Kang again exclaimed.
"Honor to His Majesty the Emperor. May the emperor live for thousands of years." All ministers and officials.
"Dear officials. Rise up!" The resolute tone of the Emperor was clearly heard in the quiet room.
All the officials got up and marched in their respective positions quietly.
"My office, is there anything you want to say?"ask emperor Tian Yi.
One of the lines came forward and began to respect before speaking. It was Prime Minister Liu. "His Majesty the Emperor. Let your servant convey something to you."
"Zhen allow!"
"Thank you Your Majesty. Your Majesty, the Wu kingdom is currently in a prosperous and prosperous condition. People live quietly and adequately. It's just that the people need a queen to lead them. The queen could be their mother. Your Majesty the Emperor, I beg you to immediately seek a companion for the welfare of the people."
"Is that? Then are there the best candidates of all of you, my officials?"
"Your Majesty, there are currently two best qualified candidates to become a Queen. The daughter of the Chu family, Ming Fen was also the daughter of the law official and the daughter of the Kang family, Hongmei. The daughter of the tax minister," replied Wu's official.
"What do you think?" Asked emperor Tian yi.
"Your majesty, it may be necessary to hold a competition for both," a turn of Lau officials expressed their opinion.
"What competition is Lau's office? Explain it!"
"Competition which includes the battle of skills, art and literature of His Majesty," replied the Lau official.
"Your idea is interesting. Zhen will talk to the Queen Mother about this. General Li Hao how are the training progress of our soldiers?".
The great general Li Hao who was summoned then came out of line and respected his reverence. " Inspond His Majesty. The training progress of our soldiers continues to improve well. Border conditions are at peace. No movement of the rebels was seen".
"good. We need to stay alert. Don't give them the slightest gap. Remnants of rebels who used to stage coups are certainly still hiding out there. They are waiting for the right moment. But Zhen trusts you fully General Li. You can handle it."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."
The regular meeting continued to discuss issues concerning the state and people. Emperor Tian Yi had only stopped the discussion, as he felt he was already quite satisfied with the performance of the ministers and officials.
"alright. If you don't say anything anymore. Disband!"
"Court's done!"eunuch Kang shouted.
The entire office knelt down and paid their respects again. "See you, Emperor."
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Meanwhile Bai Meihua who suspected herself to be dead while drowning in the sea slowly opened her eyes.
"Where is this?" Sluggishly. "Am I dead? Is this in heaven? But there's no way I'm going to heaven, didn't I kill myself?"
There were many questions in his heart. Bai Meihua circulated her gaze throughout the luxurious room where she woke up.
The wall was red with a golden dragon engraving on its left side. A large bed that looked luxurious and padded, with a golden silk blanket folded over the innermost side of the bed was on the other side.
In front of him is arranged a set of tables and chairs that are no less luxurious. Scrolls of paper and ink were neatly arranged, as well as a stack of small books on the edge of the table. A good quality wooden shelf full of various kinds of books was behind the table.
"Whose room is this why so fancy? Is this heaven? Room in paradise this fancy, huh?"
Then Bai Meihua heard the footsteps leading to the room where she woke up. In an instant the large red double door opened, a pair of large, sturdy hands were seen closing the door. Then for the first time in his life, Bai Meihua felt her heart stop beating along with her heated cheeks.
That face was the most beautiful face he had ever seen. A face that looks handsome but cold at the same time. The firm jawline, red lips and charming black eyebrows shade the eyelids with black netra as dark as night. His view is hard to interpret. Eyes that seem to hold a million mysteries.
"Who are you?"
The owner of the handsome face asked with cold and suspicious eyes. His gaze was as if piercing coldly towards Meihua. Unfortunately Meihua who was still stunned by the face was unaware of the question for her, nor the cold tone in the question.
Lord. It turns out there are creatures of your creation that are so beautiful like this? Ahh very lucky for me, after death there is a god who welcomes me, inner Meihua.