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Chapter 1141 Finale

"Have you heard? Last night, the Duke of Ying's mansion was looted by the fleeing soldiers of Prince Qing. The Duke of Ying and his son were cut into pieces and their bodies were hung in front of the mansion. It was so tragic."

"But why do I always feel that something is not right? Isn't the Duke of Ying a member of the Qing Prince's party? And in terms of wealth, shouldn't the Duke of Rong's mansion next door be richer? Why is nothing wrong with it?"

"I heard that someone saw Song Mo bringing people into the Duke of Ying's mansion last night."

"Song Mo? Is he the abandoned son who had an affair with a maid during his mother's funeral and was expelled from the Duke of Ying's mansion?"

"Hush, don't worry about your life. The new emperor ascended the throne, and Song Mo was the chief contributor. If he hears about it, he will skin you alive with his father-killing and brother-killing personality."

Half a month has passed since Qin Hao ascended the throne, but the impact of the bloody coup half a month ago has just begun.

At the morning court, an imperial censor stepped out and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, although Prince Qing has been executed, his followers are still at large. I ask Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation and punish them severely."

Suddenly, many princes and ministers in the court shuddered.

Having been in the court for so many years, those present were all experienced old bureaucrats. They saw at a glance that this censor was just a cover and the real person behind the scenes was the one sitting high above on the dragon throne.

As soon as the censor finished speaking, Dou Shishu hurried out and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Qing has long been plotting rebellion and has secretly recruited a large number of officials. If we don't investigate thoroughly, the late emperor will not be able to rest in peace in his grave."

Qin Hao glanced at the ministers present and said in a deep voice, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

"I second the proposal."

"I also second my opinion."

"If Prince Qing's party is not eliminated, it will be unjust."

Under Dou Shishu's eager gaze, Qin Hao did not give the task to him, but looked at Ji Yong.

"Lord Ji, this matter will be handed over to you for full trial. Remember, you cannot wrongly accuse a good person, and you must never let go of any of the Qing Wang rebels."

Ji Yong stepped out of the class and knelt down, "I obey your order."

"If you have something to do, report it early; if nothing happens, leave the court!"

After the court session, Ji Yong was immediately surrounded by ministers, all of whom invited him to a banquet. Dou Shishu felt sad watching this scene. Although Ji Yong had the merit of following the emperor, he was still the elder brother of the current emperor's father-in-law. As a result, such a good thing fell on a junior.

Everyone knows that investigating the rebel party is just an excuse. Qin Hao's real purpose is to cleanse the court and put his own people in some important positions.

However, this is also a job that offends people. After all, all these officials and nobles are related to each other, and the relationships among them are complicated.

If Ji Yong was not too young and inexperienced, and needed this achievement to enter the cabinet, Qin Hao would not have done this.

Ji Yong was very open-minded: "Ji Yong's lifelong wish is to show what he has learned. Even if I don't offend those fat-headed worms today, I will offend them sooner or later. Not only will I offend them, but I will also root them out one by one. As long as Your Majesty trusts Ji Yong, Ji Yong will be fine."

"Don't worry, my dear Ji. You are not Shang Yang, and I am not King Huiwen of Qin."

After Ji Yong left, Qin Hao came to Kunning Palace and found Dou Zhao settling accounts again. He couldn't help but laugh.

"How is it, have you settled the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything. Once he did, Dou Zhao was filled with complaints: "The accountant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs should be dragged out and beaten to death. No, he should be beaten to death ten times. What a mess this account is. It's not as clear as the memory of an ordinary merchant apprentice."

"If they remembered it clearly, how could they do it?"

Qin Hao walked behind Dou Zhao and touched her soft shoulders. "These are all old accounts. Just let your subordinates settle them. There is no need to do everything yourself."

"Well, I've asked An Su to find someone to take inventory for me. Mainly because I don't have much to do on weekdays, and doing some accounting will help time pass faster."

To be honest, Empress Dou Zhao had it too easy. Before this, Empress Wan was the only one favored in the harem, which resulted in Zhu Jianshen having not only few concubines but also short-lived ones. Now there are only three left, and all of them have been conferred the title of Concubine Dowager.

These three concubines were also frightened by Empress Wan. They were extremely honest and stayed in their own palaces every day. They rarely even visited the palaces, so Dou Zhao didn't need to worry about them at all.

As for the harem, Qin Hao had just ascended the throne and the harem was still empty, so naturally there was no intrigue.

"Oh, by the way, my father came yesterday and said that the Duke of Kangguo's Mansion came to propose marriage, and wanted Sister Ming to marry the second son of the Duke of Kangguo's Mansion."

Qin Hao teased, "I heard that the second son of the Kangguo Mansion is very handsome, skilled in archery and horse riding, and quite talented. The Kangguo Duke is willing to spend money to curry favor with his wife."

Dou Zhao rolled her eyes at Qin Hao and said, "You are trying to get close to me, but you are actually trying to get close to you. After all, my husband is the current emperor."

After the laughter, Dou Zhao asked hesitantly, "Is the second son of the Duke of Kangguo's Mansion really that good?"

Dou Zhao has always looked down upon the children of prominent families, and he is also well aware of the methods used by those prominent families. Many things can be exaggerated by even the most despicable people as long as the lid is kept well covered.

"My wife is so kind-hearted and cares so much about Wang Yingxue's daughter."

Facing Qin Hao's teasing, Dou Zhao said quietly, "The main reason is that I don't want to embarrass my father. Besides, women in this world have a hard time. Wang Yingxue has already gotten her retribution, so why should I involve others?"

"My wife is very open-minded, and I admire her for it."

"You are so sweet today, tell me, what is your purpose?"

Qin Hao said seriously: "Madam, don't you think this harem is a little too deserted?"

"Isn't it possible to choose a concubine during the national mourning period?" Dou Zhao blinked.

"To liven up the harem, is there no other way except selecting concubines?"

"What else can I do?"

Qin Hao told Dou Zhao the answer directly with his actions. He picked her up and strode towards the bedroom.

Dou Zhao finally understood what Qin Hao meant. She struggled with shame and anger: "My husband is now the emperor. How can we ..."

Before Dou Zhao could utter the last two words, Qin Hao blocked his lips.

……

While Ji Yong was clearing out some important positions in the court under the pretext of investigating Prince Qing's cronies, Qin Hao also ordered the establishment of a special examination to select talents.

In order to ensure the fairness of the examination, Qin Hao asked the Jiying Guard to strictly control all the processes of the examination. All officials involved in the examination were also monitored and would be immediately taken down if any problems were found.

For this reason, a group of cabinet members headed by Lord Wu advised Qin Hao to disband the Jiying Guard.

Qin Hao naturally would not do such a thing as to undermine his own martial arts, and not only did he not disband the Jiying Guard, on the contrary, he expanded the Jiying Guard. In addition to the original North and South Pacification Offices, he also added the "Dark Shadow Hall" which specialized in handling domestic intelligence, and the "Jueying Hall" which specialized in handling foreign intelligence.

After the special examination was over, Ji Yong, under the instruction of Qin Hao, selected a group of new scholars to participate in the promotion of potatoes.

However, even with the imperial edict, the promotion of potatoes was still difficult. For those evil gentry, potatoes allowed the common people to have enough food, but it undoubtedly cut off their way to annex land.

In Linjiang Prefecture, the largest local squire, Mr. Liu, joined forces with several wealthy households and not only refused to try to grow potatoes on their own fields, but also incited the villagers to make trouble and surrounded Li Ming, a newly-minted Jinshi who went to persuade them, at the gate of the county government office.

In response to this, Ji Yong directly beheaded all the wealthy people who led the riot and displayed their heads to the public. The bloody heads rolled down, which also made those evil gentry lose the confidence to incite riots.

Of course, memorials like snowflakes poured onto Qin Hao's desk, all of them impeaching Ji Yong.

That night, those who took the lead in making the report were invited by the Jiying Guard to have "tea". After a great memory recovery session, these people confessed the mastermind behind them one by one.

For a time, the prisons of the Dali Temple were overcrowded, and the imperial prison of the Jiying Guard was also crowded. From then on, no one dared to openly oppose the promotion of potatoes.

In just one quarter, potatoes had a bumper harvest. Those people who refused to plant potatoes could only watch others carry baskets of potatoes from the fields into their homes.

In the first year of Sheng Qian, which was the first year after Qin Hao ascended the throne, good news of bumper harvests came from all over the country. It was also the same year that the north suffered a large-scale snowstorm.

It just so happened that potatoes came in handy at this time. A large amount of potatoes were used as disaster relief food to save countless victims from starvation. In previous years, after disasters, the people could only eat clear porridge with few grains of rice. This time, they ate potato porridge. Not to mention how it tasted, many victims felt that it was the first time in their lives that they could eat something thick in a disaster year.

"Long live your Majesty."

"Your Majesty is holy."

People like Wu Ge Lao, who had previously opposed the full promotion of potatoes, have also changed their attitudes.

"Your Majesty, General Song passed away last night, and Duke Dingguo's Mansion is arranging his funeral."

Song Mo did not survive the winter. Song Yichun falsely accused Song Mo of having an affair with a maid during his mother's funeral. When using the family law, he poisoned the stick, causing Song Mo's hair to turn white overnight.
On the night when Prince Qing rebelled, Song Mo, with the tacit consent of Qin Hao, led his troops to surround the Duke of Yingguo's mansion. After cutting Song Yichun and Song Han into pieces, he was already at the end of his strength and had been recuperating at home ever since.

"Lord Ji, please go on my behalf to express your condolences."

"I accept your order."

……

In the third year of Shengqian, after two years of keeping a low profile, Qin Hao sent an army of 200,000 to expedition to Liaodong.

Li Zhen, who had been jumping around in Liaodong, was beaten in an instant and fled into the deep mountains and forests. Even so, Qin Hao did not let them go and issued a high reward for other small tribes in Liaodong.

For a time, the Lizhen tribe was killed to the point of becoming an endangered species, and eventually disappeared completely from the land of Liaodong.

In the fifth year of Shengqian, Qin Hao ordered the Fukuting navy to march to Fuso, defeating the arrogant Oda Nobunaga and forcing him to flee in embarrassment, thus ending the Muromachi shogunate era.

After the victory, Fukutō's navy did not withdraw, but instead built towns in coastal areas and gradually encroached on Fuso's homeland.

During this period, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a general of Oda Nobunaga, led the disabled soldiers and joined forces with Tokugawa Ieyasu to try to drive the Fukutomi navy into the sea. However, they were defeated. Toyotomi Hideyoshi fell directly into the sea and drowned, while Tokugawa Ieyasu was captured alive and sent to the capital.

Qin Hao conferred him the title of "Duke of Wa" and imprisoned him in the capital.

At the same time, the news that Fukutie's navy had discovered a large amount of silver mines in Fuso spread quickly, and soon attracted a large number of merchants to Fuso to explore. As a result, they really discovered a large amount of silver mines.

Now the sea merchants were all jealous and quickly sent more people to Fuso. Mining naturally required manpower, and transporting people from inland was too troublesome and costly.

So these sea merchants set their sights on the local Japanese. At first they pretended to hire them, but later they just started to rob them.

The daimyo of Fuso gradually discovered that there were fewer and fewer farmers in their fiefdoms, and large areas of land were becoming deserted. Upon investigation, they found that they had all been captured and used as mine slaves.

Some daimyos were more violent and directly led their samurai and peasants to fight against the maritime merchants' escort teams.

The result was obvious. The maritime merchants' escort team won a complete victory. In order to surround the silver mines, these maritime merchants were willing to spend a lot of money. The guards were all armed to the teeth, while the daimyo's samurai did not even have complete protective gear, let alone those farmers holding hoes.

Some smarter daimyo went to negotiate with the Futing navy, but the Futing navy naturally denied it and said they had no connection with those merchants. They asked the daimyo to negotiate directly with the merchants. Some daimyo secretly sent people to the capital to file a complaint, but as soon as they arrived in the capital, they were arrested by the Jiying Guards and taken to the imperial prison.

In the tenth year of Sheng Qian, the daimyo of Fuso were basically in name only. A large number of their peasants were captured and made into mine slaves. As a result, there was no one to exploit them, and they were so poor that they could only tighten their belts to survive. At first, they planned to return to their old business and rob merchant ships, but they found that their small sailing boats were no match for the merchant ships of thousands of tons.

In the 15th year of Shengqian, Qin Hao made his eldest son the crown prince.

It was also in this year that envoys from all nations gathered in the capital, shouting, "Long live the Heavenly Khan."

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A wooden bed occupied a corner of the room, covered with a patched quilt. Next to the bed was an old wardrobe, the paint on it had peeled off, but it was wiped clean.

Qin Hao opened his eyes, and a memory came to his mind.

In this world, his parents were workers who came from Yangzhou to Huainan to support construction. His father worked in a leather factory under the Foreign Trade Bureau, and his mother worked in a flour mill.

In 1962, although the dual-income family was short of supplies, the life of the three of them was still relatively comfortable.

Qin Hao was still adjusting to his child's body when he heard a hurried knock on the door next door, so he walked out of the yard.

I saw an old lady with a kind face and a little girl of about eight or nine years old.

"Who are you looking for?"

The old lady squatted down and asked, "Little boy, do you know where this family went?"

Before Qin Hao could say anything, the door to the yard opposite was pushed open by a little girl.

"Are you Uncle Changsheng's family?"

"Yes, I'm his mother, and this is his daughter. Little girl, do you know where the whole family has gone?"

"They went to the health center. Aunt Mei Xin is giving birth. My mom asked me to wait for you here."