The world is broken, the cubs mend it

After Daddy's guidance, Yuanyuan could roughly understand what those people meant.

After breakfast, she followed her father to the imperial study to review memorials. Looking at the pile of memorials in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

Pei Zhiyan read out many unfamiliar characters to her one by one, teaching her how to mark and how to respond to questions in memorials from ministers.

Yuanyuan studied quietly, but after watching for too long, she couldn't help yawning and lazily lay down on the desk, wanting to sleep.

"Being an emperor is more tiring than practicing martial arts..."

"It's only the first day and you're already feeling tired. Do you still want to be the emperor?"

Pei Zhiyan put down his pen and glanced at her. She was getting lazy faster than he thought.

"Being an emperor is something you have to do, but no one says you can't be lazy when you're an emperor."

Yuanyuan yawned, put her face in her hands and came over to look at him. She got up too early in the morning and was really sleepy now.

"You are allowed to be lazy for a while. If you feel sleepy, go take a nap and rest your mind."

There's nothing she can do now anyway, so why not let her play for a while longer while she can still relax.

Yuanyuan obediently lay on the table with her eyes closed to rest. In a short while, she fell into a drowsy sleep. When she woke up, she was already lying on her own little bed.

Now it is no longer suitable for her to sleep in the same room with her father, so she sleeps alone in a side hall.

According to the rules, the new emperor should move to Zhaohua Palace after ascending the throne. Since she was still young and needed her father's care, she put the matter of moving the palace on hold.

As time drew closer, the formulation of a reign title was put on the agenda. The Hanlin Academy selected several reign titles and presented them to the new emperor for selection.

Yuanyuan looked at the newly proposed reign title, shook her head to express her dissatisfaction, and waved her hand to have it taken away.

The next morning -

The little emperor sitting on the dragon throne dropped a bombshell in the calmest tone.

"I have read the new reign title proposed by the Hanlin Academy. After careful consideration, I have decided to change the country's name to Yuan and the reign title to Jiatai. What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Changing the country's name means changing the dynasty, and Daqing will become a thing of the past.

"No! Your Majesty has violated the ancestral system by ascending the throne, and now even the country's name is being tampered with. Wouldn't that make you a thief who is seeking power and usurping the throne to overthrow the world? Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

As the first person to come out and refute the Prime Minister, Lord Jin, it was against the will of heaven for her to sit on the throne.

He has been on the throne for less than a month, but his ambition has already expanded to the point of changing the dynasty. How can such a traitor be worthy of being the ruler of the world?

"Master Jin, am I the son of the late emperor?"

"No ..."

"I am a member of the royal family?"

"No ..."

"Do I have the last will and testament of the late emperor?"

"There has never been..."

"If that's the case, why should I continue to use the name of the previous dynasty? If I don't change the name of the country, don't you think I'm a thief who is seeking power and usurping the throne?"

Yuanyuan stood up and walked down the white marble steps of the Golden Throne Hall. The small figure stood beside Prime Minister Jin, staring into his eyes with a cold face.

Each word was childish but clear to the ears. The court officials who asked the question lowered their heads, not knowing how to answer.

If she regards this as a stain, everyone can use it to attack her. If she does not regard this as a stain, even if the other party has a thousand mouths, they cannot do anything to her.

"Since all of you have no objection, this matter is settled. Please do not mention the past events of the previous dynasty again."

After saying that, she flicked her sleeves and looked up at Pei Zhiyan who was standing in front of the emperor. The other party followed her wishes and shouted to adjourn the court.

The court officials watched her disappearing figure, their heads hanging like defeated roosters.

After the country's name was changed, it would mean that what Pei Zhiyan had done would become a thing of the past. The new emperor's decision not to allow anyone to mention it was clearly intended to cover up what he had done.

After receiving the news of changing the country's name, the King of Shu, who had been entrenched in Shu, under the banner of supporting the previous dynasty, naturally designated his fiefdom as territory and became the king of Shu.

The coronation ceremony was held as scheduled half a month later. The Daqing Dynasty came to an end and the Yuan Dynasty began. Pei Yuanyuan became the first female emperor in history.

She wore a dragon robe and led all civil and military officials to offer sacrifices to heaven. After the ceremony, the steward came forward holding the crown and robes table and the treasure table, and Pei Zhiyan personally put on the dragon robe and the crown for her.

All the officials stood in order and began to kneel down and kowtow to the young emperor who was sitting on the golden chair as the musicians played music.

The ceremony of the coronation ceremony was complicated. In order to ensure the normal progress of the ceremony, Yuanyuan had not eaten since morning, and her little face was as wrinkled as a bun.

The ceremony was over only after the guards outside the hall cracked their whips and all officials once again performed the ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows to the new emperor.

After all the court officials left, Yuanyuan was so hungry that she took the cakes prepared by Caizhi and ate them slowly.

She is now the emperor, and her every move must be in accordance with the demeanor of a emperor. She can no longer wolf down food like before.

"Drink some tea and don't choke. The food in the kitchenette will be ready soon. After dinner, go to bed early."

Pei Zhiyan poured her a cup of hot floral tea. He had not eaten today either and was very hungry, not to mention how uncomfortable the child would feel.

"I know!"

Yuanyuan's expression relaxed. She dismissed all the palace maids and eunuchs, took off the crown on her head and threw it aside.

"My neck is about to be twisted."

Wearing this heavy hat for a whole day is really unbearable.

Caizhi immediately stepped forward to pick up the crown and put it away, and helped her take off the complicated robe so that she could relax and take a breath.

"Your Majesty, please don't throw things around. Let this servant do it."

"Dad, can I not go to the morning court tomorrow? I'm too tired and I want to sleep in."

Yuanyuan came over, grabbed his sleeve and shook him, begging pitifully.

"Go to bed early today..."

Pei Zhiyan rubbed her head and asked someone to go to her room to light some calming incense.

"..."

Yuanyuan pursed her lips, understanding that the old man's father meant to refuse her. She would have to get up early every day from now on because she was the emperor and had to be a role model for the people of the world.

As the four seasons change from winter to spring, the Yuan Dynasty, under the leadership of the empress, developed silk and aquatic product trade, opened up trade routes and reduced taxes.

Five years later, people's lives have gradually become more prosperous, and the streets and alleys are peaceful and bustling.

The people don’t care who sits on the throne, they only care about whether their lives are good. A good king is one who can provide them with enough food and clothing.

They gradually accepted the change of dynasties and also recognized from the bottom of their hearts the empress whom they had once resisted and despised.

However, most of the civil and military officials in the court still did not submit to the young emperor.

Most of Pei Yuanyuan's achievements were attributed to her by Pei Zhiyan. Without that eunuch, she would be just a little kid who knew nothing.

These people mocked and abused Pei Zhiyan openly or secretly, but they had to admire his thunderous methods of governing the world.

After studying state affairs with her father for five years, Yuanyuan has long been able to read memorials independently and make judgments and decisions. Her father will give her some hints when she is not sure.

In recent days, the memorials submitted by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue always contain some random things that have nothing to do with the affairs of the court.

There are many officials who do this, but he has been doing it more and more frequently recently, and he even wants to write the word "perfunctory" on the memorials.