Chapter 166 Disparity in Status
I saw him wearing a purple gold dragon robe, with a dragon painted on the robe, which was lifelike. He wore a purple gold crown on his head, which made him look more graceful, noble and inviolable under the sunlight. He stood on the throne with a solemn expression.
, overlooking the civil and military officials below and the common people below, he is naturally Jing Yuan!
"I, Jing Yuan, am worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of the people, and worthy of my heart. Today I comply with the will of the country, ascend the throne, and become the 438th emperor of the Chen Kingdom! Who is dissatisfied?" Jing Yuan said loudly.
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"Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!" All the civil and military officials in the audience quickly expressed their opinions.
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" The people below also roared. Most of them were working people at the lowest level, and Jing Yuan often helped them, so he naturally won the hearts of the people.
"Okay! I declare that, first of all, from now on, all taxes and corvees will be reduced by half! No one is allowed to collect more taxes for any reason. Anyone who violates this will be imprisoned at the least, and at worst, executed!"
"Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is mighty!" As soon as Jing Yuan finished speaking, the people below were all excited. In the past, when Ming Ming was in power, 60% of their annual income was taxed, plus corrupt officials.
, it’s not bad to have an income of 20% a year! It can fill your stomach, but sometimes the harvest is not good and you have to starve! And now...
"Quiet!" Jing Yuan waved his hand to signal them to be quiet, and then continued, "Second, all people, whether they are civilians or officials, as long as they are dissatisfied with me, the system or have better suggestions,
You can bring it up, whether it’s correct or wrong, I will reward you!”
"Third, all people, as long as they are citizens of our Chen Kingdom, must unite as one and fight against the enemy together. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed!"
"Fourth, Xiaotan listens to the order, I will give you to be my personal bodyguard, are you willing?"
"My subordinate is willing, thank you for your gift!" Xiaotan stood up, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully. He never thought that he would become the emperor's bodyguard. In this palace, there are many people with higher martial arts skills than him.
Yes, but Jing Yuan chose him. Was it trust or friendship?
"Okay, today's enthronement ceremony is over. Common people will be exempted from taxes for one year!" Finally, Jing Yuan made a terrible ending.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace! Long live my Emperor!" All the officials and people shouted in unison. The power was so powerful that it made Jing Yuan's ears ring. So he ran away in despair. Of course, these people
It can't be seen.
In the evening, in a simple hall, Chu Xia, Er Hua, Xiao Tan and Rongruo sat around a table. Because Jing Yuan had to deal with government affairs, he was delayed and would not come until later.
"Miss Chu Xia, why don't you have any spiritual energy in your body?" Xiao Tan asked Chu Xia. He was very confused. After all, Chu Xia's cultivation level was higher than him in the past. Now she doesn't have any spiritual energy in her body, but has she ever been injured?
Yes, Chu Xia, why have you lost all your spiritual energy? Have you encountered any difficulties? Rong Ruo frowned, after all, this matter has something to do with Chu Xia!
Bah, bah, bah! Don't talk nonsense. Miss Jirentianxiang, how could something happen? Er Hua glared at Rong Ruo, but her anxious look showed that she was very worried about Chu Xia.
"I don't know how it happened," Chu Xia said with a bitter smile, "I got a magic pen on Devil's Island, so I activated the magic pen to take us out. Later we arrived near Jingsheng Village. I wanted to go early
When I came back, I used the magic pen again, but I didn't expect that I was counterattacked. After being counterattacked, my spiritual energy was gone."
"Miss, I forgot that you said you would not take risks again." Er Hua said to Chu Xia with a straight face.
My good sister, didn’t I do this just to see you earlier? Chu Xia shook Er Hua’s arm and said pitifully.
"Chu Xia, you can't take any more risks in the future!" Rongruo said angrily, how he wished he was the one who got hurt!
Yeah, yeah, I will. Chu Xia said sincerely, Er Hua is getting better too.
Later, very late, Jing Yuan finally came, but not long after, Jing Yuan, who was very tired, took Chu Xia away. As soon as Chu Xia left, Er Hua naturally left too. Xiao Tan and Rong Ruo didn't interact much.
, so he also left, and only Rongruo was left in the hall.
Rongruo was sitting there alone, drinking wine. His mind was full of the scene of Chu Xia and Jing Yuan walking together. He felt very uncomfortable and in a daze, he fell asleep on that table.
superior.
Rong Ruo looked very desolate when he was alone in the huge hall, which made people feel very distressed.
Jing Yuan took Chu Xia back to the room. Now there was a huge difference in identity between the two, which made Chu Xia feel alienated. It felt like he had lost an important person. Jing Yuan no longer only belonged to himself, but to everyone.
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Chu Xia was not very good at hiding her feelings, so Jing Yuan also noticed that Chu Xia was in a bad mood and looked very sad. Moreover, she spoke very little today and almost didn't speak at all. She stayed there in silence.
The same thing happened when she returned to the room. Chu Xia didn't say anything because she had something on her mind.
"Chu Xia, I love you!" Jing Yuan looked into Chu Xia's eyes and said, wanting to prove his feelings, but he saw the confusion in Chu Xia's eyes.
"Chu Xia, what's wrong with you? If you have something to say to me, I will be sad if you do this." Jing Yuan couldn't stand it anymore, and he also didn't understand what Chu Xia was like now.
"I...I feel like I'm dragging you down too much, Jingyuan, you no longer belong to me only, you are everyone's king now, and our relationship has also changed." Chu Xia's words shocked Jingyuan.
It was something he didn't expect.
Jing Yuan no longer knew how to answer,
"Chu Xia, you can't think like this. I, Jing Yuan, will only love you in this life, and I will never marry another woman." Jing Yuan said sadly.
Chu Xia couldn't believe it anymore. She hadn't thought about it earlier. Now that Jingyuan has become the emperor, things are different. She can't believe it, and she can't believe that as the emperor, he will definitely have three thousand beauties in the harem to tempt him.
With so many things, how can you only love yourself?
Chu Xia felt very insecure and started to cry. Why is she crying so much now?
Jing Yuan was a little overwhelmed and quickly wiped Chu Xia's tears. "Chu Xia, I will feel bad if you do this."
Jing Yuan was also helpless and didn't know what to do. He could handle things so well outside, but when facing Chu Xia, he didn't know what to do.
"I, Jingyuan, only allow Chu Xia to be alone in this life. If I violate it, I will die a good death." Jing Yuan suddenly swore, which surprised Chu Xia. This was not the result she wanted. She just felt very insecure.
"Jing Yuan, I just have no confidence in myself. I don't even have spiritual power now. Are you getting further and further away from me?" Chu Xia lay in Jing Yuan's arms, feeling helpless.
"You think too much, how could I stay away from you? I will always be by your side." In this way, the two of them cuddled each other. Chu Xia must have been tired from crying, and fell asleep after a while.
Jing Yuan looked at the petite Chu Xia in his arms and couldn't help feeling a little distressed. He slowly put Chu Xia on the bed, gently covered her with a quilt, and Jing Yuan left.
Jing Yuan was about to go back to his room, but he met Su Xiqu on the way.
"Why haven't you rested yet?" Jing Yuan spoke first, and Su Xiqu was startled, with some unexpected surprise. "I came out for a walk when I had nothing to do." Su Xiqu glanced at Jing Yuan in front of him, and his heart beat a little faster.
, she didn’t expect that she would meet Jing Yuan when she came out.
Jing Yuan couldn't bear to see Su Xiqu wearing such thin clothes, so he took off his outer shirt and handed it to Su Xiqu. Su Xiqu was a little surprised and took the clothes happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Su Xiqu was very shy, and Jing Yuan left without any other thoughts. However, Su Xiqu had already thought about it a lot, and looked at Jing Yuan's leaving back, feeling excited in his heart.
Wearing Jing Yuan's clothes, Su Xiqu returned to her room and smelled the fragrance on the clothes, which belonged only to Jing Yuan.
"Jingyuan~" Su Xiqu said his name softly, having a bold idea in her mind.
"Why can't I be the queen? Chu Xia has become a loser now. How can I be worse than Chu Xia? Maybe the emperor likes me too. He was worried about catching the cold and gave me his clothes." Su Xiqu already had a small idea.
Yes, jealousy drove her crazy.
She also likes Jing Yuan, he has a peerless appearance, he is considerate and caring, and now that he is the emperor, if she marries him, it will be the happiest thing.
Su Xiqu had a plan in mind, and she wanted to fight for her own happiness.
Then Su Xiqu fell asleep with a happy smile.
Early the next morning, Chu Xia woke up. She didn't know why she fell asleep yesterday, and she felt regretful thinking about being so decadent yesterday.
Before Chu Xia could finish cleaning up, Er Hua knocked on the door, "Miss, open the door quickly, it's urgent."
When Chu Xia heard that Er Hua was so panicked, she was afraid that something might happen in time, so she quickly opened the door and saw that Er Hua was very anxious.
"Miss, the ministers all know that you have lost your spiritual power, and they say you are a loser. They can't help but go to court to discuss this matter." Er Hua was very worried.
Chu Xia was also surprised and worried. She had lost all her spiritual power and only the people around her knew about it. How could it be spread out now? But she couldn't doubt that the people around her were the people she trusted the most.
"Er Hua, don't be anxious." Chu Xia pulled Er Hua back into the house. It was useless to worry now. Chu Xia also wanted to see what Jing Yuan did.
"Help me dress up." Er Hua was a little puzzled by Chu Xia's calmness, but he didn't ask any more questions and helped Chu Xia dress up.
In the court hall, all the officials gathered and waited for Jing Yuan. They were all thinking about Chu Xia's loss of spiritual power.
"Your Majesty, the harem is vacant, and it's time to choose a maid. Look..." Jing Yuan didn't want to hear these things the last thing, but he couldn't avoid it.
"It's not urgent, I have my own plan." Jing Yuan could only prevaricate, because choosing a palace maid was also a big deal, and he couldn't stop it, he could only delay it for a while.
"Your Majesty, is there anyone who can take the position of Queen?" The ministers insisted on this matter.
Chapter completed!