The World Is Stable

Three months later.

Duanmu Chen often feels that what happened to him is a little unreal recently. He has seen too many intrigues and cruelties in the royal family since he was a child, and thought that he would inevitably experience those things because he wanted the highest position.

But looking back, the process of him becoming the emperor of Gan State was much easier than he had imagined, and he was going to become the master of the world after only one year on the throne? !

With the death of Situ Xie, the imperial power of Liang State was quickly controlled by Qiu Jing, and Yi 𫖯in the army had already turned to Gan State. The process was not simple, and several opposing forces emerged, but none of them made any splashes.

In the face of the new policies and good welfare promised by Gan State after the merger, the people of Liang State did not have much resistance. After all, in order to fight Gan State, the royal family of Liang State repeatedly collected grain and soldiers and increased taxes over the years, and the people had been miserable. Of course, they yearned for the life of Gan people. Now that they have become Gan people directly, at least they can have peace and tranquility in the future, which will not be worse than before.

What is even more shocking is actually the Yan State Emperor Ji Yuebai. He announced to the world in an edict: In order to promote the unification of the world, I quit!

There are many opponents in the Yan State court and the people, and other people in the Ji royal family want to take the opportunity to seize the throne. However, Ji Yuebai is not willing to be the emperor, but it does not mean that he is a vegetarian. He can sit in that position because he does not want Yan State to be harmed by incompetent people. How could he tolerate someone he dislikes taking that position away.

Ji Yuebai does not want there to be another war, which is also the reason why he chose to give up the throne to promote unification. Whether the world is divided into three parts or two, it is only a matter of time before the war is reignited. Although it is said that long-term unity must be divided, what is needed is "long-term unity". Only a unified and peaceful dynasty can develop better and the people can have long-term peace.

So, in the past three months, there have been only some small waves in Liang State, but there have been several major fights in the Yan State court, but no one has defeated Ji Yuebai, which allowed him to take this opportunity to eliminate the unstable factors in the transition period.

Ji Yuebai knew best that those who opposed him were not really for the benefit of Yan State. They were just those royal nobles who were born to be superior and enjoyed a life of high status and were reluctant to give up their wealth and splendor. After all, if they want to do well in the future, they must have real skills. But most of them are good-for-nothings, and even many sanctimonious villains and perverts are found. They rely on their power to bully men and women and do all kinds of bad things. Ji Yuebai dealt with them without mercy.

In this process, officials with real character and real talents do not have to worry about their future. No matter how the world changes, someone has to govern it. Ji Yuebai said long ago that there is only one way to stand out in the future, relying on their real skills. Cleaning up those incompetent people will give more opportunities to those who are talented but unsuccessful.

In the past three months, Duanmu Chen has been so busy that he has lost a lot of weight. A big pie fell from the sky, and he had to catch it, and he had to catch it steadily, so as not to disappoint the good luck that has brought him all the way to today and the expectations of Gu Ling and Su Liang for him.

During the period of change, many things need to be dealt with, and many new policies need to be formulated and promulgated. Duanmu Chen no longer asked Gu Ling and Su Liang to enter the palace. When he encountered problems, he would go to the Su Mansion to ask them for advice.

At first, Duanmu Chen doubted whether Gu Ling and Su Liang knew how to govern the country, and they themselves said that they did not understand. But no matter what problems Duanmu Chen encountered, Gu Ling and Su Liang could always give him a solution that made him very satisfied.

In this regard, Duanmu Chen could only say that the two monsters claimed that they did not understand how to govern the country just because this was something they had never done, and they would never talk nonsense about things they had never done. But this did not prevent them from being top "gods of problem solving", and their starting point was for the people, their thinking was meticulous, and there were many new ideas that Duanmu Chen could not think of at all.

Even with two great gods behind him, Duanmu Chen still felt a lot of pressure, because he really wanted to do this well.

Empress Dowager Xiao cooked nourishing soup for Duanmu Chen in different ways every day, but she couldn't stop him from losing weight. But later, he gradually liked this process, because this was actually his biggest dream since he was a child. It was too easy to achieve, so he had to cherish it.

In Su Liang's words, Duanmu Chen himself has all the basic conditions to become a wise ruler. He will be a qualified and good emperor and govern the new world well.

Late at night, Duanmu Chen opened the last memorial on the dragon case, which was sent from the south. Nian Jincheng and Lin Qi took over the army of Yan State, and there were some troubles, but they have been settled. Ji Yuebai led the remaining people of the Ji family to move to the capital of Gan State. This is to reassure Duanmu Chen that people are under his nose, and also to make the people of Yan State give up.

Duanmu Chen closed the memorial, breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from the dragon chair, and moved his sore neck and wrists.

"Where will the emperor rest tonight?" Chang'an asked. Duanmu Chen had no eunuchs around him originally, and now, under Su Liang's suggestion, the eunuch system was completely abolished. The eunuchs in the palace could choose whether to leave or stay.

"Let's go to the garden." Duanmu Chen said. In fact, he wanted to see the child, but it was too late.

Xing Yuyan gave birth to a healthy son for Duanmu Chen. She had a difficult delivery, but fortunately Su Liang was there, and she was safe.

On the second day after Xing Yuyan gave birth, Situ Yao gave Duanmu Chen a daughter. She had been depressed since she became pregnant. Duanmu Chen often visited her, comforted her with kind words, and apologized for his past unhappiness, but the contradiction between the two was not something that could be solved by feelings, but was destined by birth. Situ Yao was upset, and no one could persuade her.

With the demise of the Liang Kingdom's Situ clan, Situ Yao finally couldn't hold on. She was born prematurely, and she was weak and had no will to live. In the end, the child was taken out by Su Liang through caesarean section. She almost didn't survive, and Su Liang tried his best to treat her, but still couldn't save Situ Yao's life. At the last moment of her life, Situ Yao clenched Su Liang's hand with tears. Su Liang knew that it was Situ Yao asking her to help take care of the child.

Now Duanmu Chen's daughter is out of danger and is being raised by Empress Dowager Xiao. She has half of Situ's blood in her body, and Situ is a famous beauty in the world. The little girl is very beautiful and loves to laugh. Duanmu Chen named her Duanmu Zhen and asked her to recognize Su Liang as her godmother.

Walking in the imperial garden late at night, Duanmu Chen thought of his children, and his fatigue dissipated a lot. Sitting down in the pavilion, he asked Chang'an, "If I hadn't asked to go to Bei'an County that time, would everything be different now?"

Chang'an nodded, "Yes."

Duanmu Chen smiled, "This is 'He who wins Suliang wins the world'. But I still think that the stone in Huguo Temple was man-made."

...

On a sunny day, Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu were pushing Gu Xiaonuan to play by the lake, and suddenly heard a loud shout, "Nuannuan!"

"Who is it?" Ji Xiaoshu turned around and saw a white-haired old man rushing over.

Zheng'er smiled, "It's the third master! The third master is back!"

Qiu Cong came to the car and looked at the delicate little girl in the car. The fatigue of the journey dissipated instantly, and his heart melted. He reached out and picked her up, shaking her gently, "My disciple is the most beautiful in the world!"

Qiu Jing walked over with a smile, greeted Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu, and after seeing Gu Xiaonuan, he went to see Nangong Qian.

From the death of Situ Xie to today before returning home, Qiu Jing's ears were covered with calluses by Qiu Cong's nagging. Qiu Cong wanted to come back early, and Qiu Jing wanted to too, but things had to be done and done well, and no mess could be left. Although Liangguo was a little better than Yanguo, there were also many problems, and Peng Fan was almost exhausted by Qiu Jing's "exploitation".

Qiu Jing had told Qiu Cong to go home first many times, but although Qiu Cong complained about him, scolded him, and even beat him, he just wouldn't leave. He said he was afraid that there would be remnants of the Situ family to assassinate Qiu Jing, and that Mo Yan's group would make a comeback.

The matter was finally resolved, and Xing Ji had gone there, so Qiu Cong and Qiu Jing got away and came back. Passing by Xuanbei City, they brought Min Rou back. Halfway through, Min Rou went back to Min Shangshu's mansion and said she would come to see Su Liang later.

When he saw Su Liang, Qiu Cong asked if there was any progress on Lao Bai's matter.

"Second Master and Fourth Master went to Xingluo Island, and there is no news for the time being." Su Liang said.

After chatting with Qiu Cong for a few words, Su Liang went to the palace. She now goes to check Duanmu Zhen's body every other day.

...

Duanmu Chen happened to be at Empress Dowager Xiao's place to see his daughter.

"Why didn't you bring Nuannuan?" Duanmu Chen asked this because Su Liang brought Gu Xiaonuan and Gu Ling with her when she came the day before yesterday.

"My third master is back." Su Liang said. If she took Gu Xiaonuan away from Qiu Cong, Qiu Cong might turn against her.

Su Liang gave Duanmu Zhen a routine check-up, and there was nothing wrong. She played with her for a while, and Empress Dowager Xiao took her granddaughter away and asked Su Liang to talk to Duanmu Chen.

"Any news?" Duanmu Chen asked.

Su Liang shook his head, "Not yet."

Lao Mu came back two months ago, when he received a letter from Su Liang with news about Lao Bai. At that time, Situ Xie was dead. Lao Mu said that he was going to Xingluo Island. If he could see Mo Yan, he could tell Su Liang that she was his granddaughter. At that time, Min Rou did not see Mo Yan outside Nanping City. It is very likely that He Wei and Sheng Yue concealed Su Liang's life experience and deliberately urged Mo Yan to leave to prevent him from shaking his original plan.

Gu Ling and Su Liang also planned in the same way. But it is possible that if Lao Mu went, some people on the island would have been on guard and would prevent him from seeing Mo Yan. But in any case, it is worth a try.

Because now there is a place that is still advantageous for Gu Ling and Su Liang: the people on Xingluo Island should not know that Min Rou has seen the route map to Xingluo Island and wrote it down and told Su Liang and Gu Ling.

In this way, Xingluo Island may still be the same, so the route provided by Min Rou, including the location she suggested to secretly go to the island, will still be useful.

Originally, Lao Mu wanted to take the still alive He Qianqian with him, thinking that it could be used. But in this case, he had to control He Qianqian and not let her run away, which would greatly slow down his speed. In the end, he decided not to take her with him.

Cen Man proposed to go with Lao Mu. She had lived on the island for many years in the past. Although she could not see anything at that time, she also knew a lot of skills in sailing on the sea. The two of them could take care of each other.

So, Su Liang prepared some things and let them set off. He told them to run away if they saw something wrong, and to take care of themselves first.

Now more than a month has passed, and there is no news yet.

Duanmu Chen sighed, "That group of people will come to assassinate me sooner or later, right? When they left, they probably planned to wait until we unified the world before taking over."

Su Liang nodded, "It's not that easy."

Duanmu Chen looked around and asked Su Liang in a low voice, "Gu Ling can predict the future, right?"

Su Liang shook his head, "Of course not. If he was so powerful, we wouldn't have to be nervous."

Duanmu Chen looked like "I knew you didn't have to hide it" and smiled, "You said it's impossible. Anyway, after that time, I'm not really worried about my future safety."

Su Liang snorted, "What if I'm not in the capital?"

Duanmu Chen's face froze, "You can't be irresponsible to me!"

Su Liang: ...

Duanmu Chen said seriously, "My throne and this world are all obtained with your help. If you leave and something happens to me, will Gu Ling come back to be the emperor?"

Su Liang shook his head, "If something happens to the emperor, there is still Ji Yuebai."

Duanmu Chen held his forehead, "I treat you as my best friends."

"Just kidding. Your Majesty, don't worry, even if we have to leave, we will solve the problem of Xingluo Island first." Su Liang said. Duanmu Chen used to be just their partner, but now he is a real friend.

"That's more like it." Duanmu Chen stood up after saying that, "I'm going to see my son, you go back. By the way, Ji Yuebai should be here soon, I plan to make him a prince, but I can't think of a suitable title."

Su Liang chuckled, "Prince Yan?"

Duanmu Chen's lips curled slightly, "If he has no objection, I think it's good."

...

When Su Liang returned home, Gu Ling had just finished his work. He is making a new weapon recently.

"Zhenzhen is very nice and recognized me." Su Liang said to Gu Ling, "You are her cousin. I saw today that she does look a bit like Gu Xiaonuan." Duanmu Chen said this at the beginning, but Su Liang didn't see it at the time.

Gu Ling learned that Duanmu Chen planned to make Ji Yuebai a king, and also said, "Just call him King Yan."

Su Liang told Ji Xiaoshu during dinner that his father was coming soon.

Ji Xiaoshu was very happy, "Really? That's great! Does the emperor want me to live with my father? Tell him it's impossible!"

Su Liang couldn't help laughing, "You can tell him next time you see him."

A few days later, Ji Yuebai and his party arrived at the capital of Gan State. Duanmu Chen had arranged a large mansion for them in advance, with everything they needed.

Although Ji Xiaoshu said that he didn't miss his father at all, he still begged Gu Ling to take him to the city gate early that day.

Gu Ling said he didn't want to go, and Ji Xiaoshu hung on him like a monkey and refused to get off.

Su Liang asked why Gu Ling had to take him there, Ji Xiaoshu had his own reasons: I have to let my father see that Master loves me very much!

Su Liang: ... Maybe Ji Yuebai said that Gu Ling is not easy to get along with.

Of course, Gu Ling still loves Ji Xiaoshu very much. He let him make a fuss for a long time, and finally took him there. Ji Xiaoshu also called Zhenger. He wanted to take Gu Xiaonuan with him, but Qiu Cong didn't let him.

Gu Ling sat in Wanjia Restaurant with the two children, waiting for Ji Yuebai to show up.

Ji Xiaoshu was wearing new clothes today, his hair was combed neatly, and there was a small purse made by Gu Ling hanging around his waist. That was the birthday gift he wanted.

"Why haven't you come yet? My father won't be assassinated halfway?" Ji Xiaoshu lay on the windowsill, half of his body leaning out, looking in the direction of the city gate.

Zheng'er grabbed Ji Xiaoshu's legs, fearing that he would fall headfirst, "Xiaoshu, don't be such a pessimist, it won't happen."

Finally, a team appeared in sight and came slowly.

Ji Xiaoshu's eyes lit up, watching the team approaching, and jumped down from the windowsill, "I can't let my father know that I'm waiting for him, he might be so proud! I don't miss him!"

Zheng'er suggested, "Xiaoshu, when your father is about to get down, you can jump down from above with Qinggong, land on his horse's back, and give him a surprise!"

Ji Xiaoshu's eyes lit up, "This is good! But it's not a surprise, it's to let him know that my Qinggong is very powerful!"

Zheng'er nodded, "Yes, yes, you are right."

Zheng'er was responsible for "reconnaissance", and when he saw Ji Yuebai was almost in position, he gestured to Ji Xiaoshu.

Then Ji Xiaoshu grabbed Gu Ling, "Quick! Master, pick me up!"

Gu Ling skillfully picked up Ji Xiaoshu and walked to the bedside, and "threw" him out.

There were many people watching on the street. Suddenly, a little kid flew out of the restaurant, causing a burst of exclamations.

Ji Yuebai, who was sitting on horseback, reached out to catch his son. Gu Ling, who was standing at the window with a smile on his face, waved, "Little Gu, we meet again."

Onlookers: So this person from Yan State is familiar with Marquis Changxin?

"Dad!" Ji Xiaoshu called out, "Is my Qinggong good?"

Ji Yuebai was stunned for a moment, "Qinggong? Where? It's all because of your master."

Ji Xiaoshu was about to get off the horse angrily, "Master, help! My dad is going to beat me!"

Gu Ling silently closed the window, and Zheng'er sighed, "I know who Junior Brother Xiaoshu's personality is from."

In the evening of that day, Ji Yuebai sent Ji Xiaoshu back to the Su Mansion.

When he saw Su Liang, Ji Yuebai bowed, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for taking care of Xiaoshu these days."

He thanked Zheng'er again, which made Zheng'er embarrassed.

Ji Yuebai said this to Gu Ling only, "Xiao Gu, my son said that he washes dishes every day in your house and gets beaten every day?"

Ji Xiaoshu hid behind Su Liang silently, and Gu Ling nodded calmly, "That's right. If you are not satisfied, take him away."

Ji Yuebai coughed lightly, "That's not necessary... Washing dishes is good, and it must be his fault to be beaten."

Ji Xiaoshu: ... I dare not speak, otherwise I will really be sent away, which is terrible. He doesn't want to leave Master's wife!

After chatting for a while, Ji Yuebai was very talkative. He asked about Bai Yang and said that he was very grateful to Duanmu Chen for treating Ji Yuexuan well. He would talk about letting Ji Yuexuan and Bai Yang get married when he entered the palace tomorrow.

Ji Xiaoshu interjected, "Do people have to get married?"

Ji Yuebai smiled, "Not really. But if you meet someone you like, you can get married."

"I like Master's wife the most!" Ji Xiaoshu said loudly.

Gu Ling's eyes were cold, Ji Yuebai was a little embarrassed, and then he heard Ji Xiaoshu continue, "The second favorite is my sister, so can I marry my sister in the future?"

Ji Yuebai curled his lips slightly and looked at Gu Ling.

Gu Ling shook his head very straightforwardly, "No."

Ji Xiaoshu hugged Zheng'er, "Then I will marry my senior brother, I like him too!"

Ji Yuebai choked on a mouthful of tea, "Son, you can consider this kind of thing when you grow up, don't rush."