Translated by Novice Translations
Executive Summary: The whole world often looks forward to the moment the Regent gets kick out of the Princess"s bed.
The Regent is a Henpecked Male1
The name of the former dynasty was called “Kunpeng Dynasty”. Hearing the former name, it can be felt how magnificent the founding emperor was. In the past dynasties, only this master kept his words and took the two characters to use as the official name of the nation, and this dynasty lasted for more than 900 years, which was also very rare in the history of imperial dynasty for the past millennium.
During the final years of the Kunpeng Dynasty, every big influential family and old scholar received the command "The hidden dragon wasn"t useful", they no longer took up an official position, rather they closed their door to study, or provided for various warlords to be used for a certain matter. In this era, the military force was above all else, the scholars merely were advisors that existed and didn"t have the mind to dally with songs and poems.
When the Zhao family obtained the monarchy at this time, it was named "Ming w.a.n.g". After the country was founded, the official named used was "Ming". The word "Ming" was highly revered by the Regent. The interpretation was to take the sun and moon from the sky and the whole world would be clear and bright. However, in reality, it was the most profound Dynasty in Lu Wu Shuang"s previous life, "Don"t cut the land, don"t pay reparations, no political marriage." This was the correct meaning, no one knew except for the imperial princess dian xia.
All over the world, the people merely knew that the imperial princess a.s.sisted the child emperor to be named "Ming w.a.n.g". At that time, the Regent raised the banner and said: "Since the history of past dynasties, it was regarded as important to clumsily use a political marriage. This country will depend on the Ming master for safety of married women. How can we have a jade appearance and afterwards plan to be quiet against the non-Han dust? The underground millennium bone, the a.s.sistant minister2? Our monarch will uphold the t.i.tle "Ming" which means, don"t cut the land, don"t pay reparations, no political marriage and stabilize the world."
This speech shook the world.
At that time, the Kunpeng emperor was dying, the foreigners were rampant in wreaking havoc, and the scholars and common people in the world suffered. Under this banner, Zhao Zhi was aiming for supremacy to proclaim hegemony, countless scholar came to join her one after the other.
Lu Wu Shuang was able to say these words, which showed that she had an unyielding att.i.tude towards the foreigners. In the process of fighting for hegemony, they were more threatened, looted, hara.s.sed and humiliated by foreign forces. Even after the founding of the new country and its emperor, the Dang Xiang people had already joined forces with Jin w.a.n.g at a critical juncture. Xiao w.a.n.g sent a letter to confer: "Princess Zhi of the Ming Dynasty is as beautiful as a flower, color art double3 and is well-known to be lonely. The princess"s independence is very lonely. The two masters are very unhappy and can"t help but worry. There is no self-entertainment, and everything is easy4."
Gu Lao5 has long heard of Zhao Zhi, the big princess of Ming was a beautiful person and was also talented with looks. At present, she was still unmarried and lived alone. They were both unhappy and alone, unmarried. Shouldn"t she marry the lonely w.a.n.g and they can mutually comfort each other?
Zhao Zhi saw that doc.u.ment and was furious. She dragged the emissary down and drove him back. There was only one word to reply with - kill!
At that time, Lu Wu Shuang"s anger was bad. While the army was under pressure at the border, the enemy was strong, and they were weak. This malicious woman endured it forcibly. However, she began to hold a grudge since then. In the fifth year, Ming declared its military triumph in every battle and attacked their enemies ruthlessly. The Regent, Lu Wu Shuang dian xia began to sell land, people, livestock of all kinds that could or couldn"t be sold.
(TL Note: every time they conquer the enemies" lands the regent would sell everything on that conquer patch of land out of her grudge regardless if it was sellable or not.)
Where did she sell it to? The territory of the Tuyuhun and Dang Xiang people. Look, benw.a.n.g6 now demands to go to war. First, she auctioned the spoils of wars beforehand to the highest bidder.
(TL Note: So, she auctions off the spoils before the war happened to show how overbearing and confident, she was, it showed how deep her grudge was.)
This single action caused the civilian court officials to be greatly dissatisfied, they believed the Regent had the "mannerism of a merchant, not of a n.o.bleman." However, this was the Regent"s morality and conduct, nothing could be done. She was a treacherous court official with the authority, no one dared to scold her, anyways that great aunt didn"t care! In any case, that person"s image, the imperial princess understood her conduct.
Still thus, the Regent headed the generals who liked it! The country"s machination operated quickly.
Merchants in this world, was a type of occupation that engaged with a broad range of contacts. Even the most fierce and tough nomadic people would not refuse a merchant. What about a merchant? If there is a 50% profit, they would immediately take risks. If there was a 100% profit, they would immediately dare trample all the world"s laws. If there is a 300% profit, they would immediately dare commit any crime, even at the danger of execution. In this war, how many merchants of the Ming Dynasty tripled their profits?
As a result, before the war began, the enemy"s intelligence has been delivered in an unending stream!
What? Why does it seem as if the Regent has beneficially obtained the Tuyuhun"s important diagram and was marching? Laoye7, I already purchased six thousand Tuyuhun slaves! Six thousand, merely at the price of 100,000 yuan! Ah, it was only 100,000 yuan! If this war ends in defeat, where can I find my slaves?
Ah? Oh, what are you asking? Why would I be brave against the Dang Xiang people, at the danger of execution, to obtain and resell horses for w.a.n.gye"s benefit? w.a.n.gye promised me in the future, the horse farm on the east side of Pingding field in Hedong will be mine! Merely with a payment of three hundred warhorses! Worth! My wife said that this business deal"s profit will be a fortune!
Keke! This brother, shouldn"t ask so much, ah? Why shout, “Why are you betraying your own friends?" Xiao Sheng was patriotic and love the people. He was ready to punish his own family if justice demanded it! Although, w.a.n.g and Xiao Sheng were schoolmates, but the other unexpectedly was the big general of the Ming Dynasty whose raised path was filled with blades and benefited from selling Tuyuhun at a high price. Moreover, the two-army confrontation was extraordinary in this period, in this way, wouldn"t the dynasty"s ordinary soldiers be killed? Three hundred knives were on the raised path, ah, 300,000 black, truly black…. ah, Wu military officer, Wu military officer, Xiao Sheng is here! You are coming for Zhao Xiao Sheng, right? Xiao Sheng is the person who reports…what? General, you already raided w.a.n.g jia? That was really fast? …. Ah, no, no, no, naturally don"t dislike the speed! Xiao Sheng is merely amazed! …w.a.n.g jia"s family property adds up to a total of 450,000 yuan? 225,000 yuan of that belongs to me? G.o.d, is this true…en? No, no, no, this matter is Xiao Sheng"s duty.
At that time, all over the country, the people united all the way to occupy Tuyuhun and Dang Xiang like a hot knife through b.u.t.ter. After the occupation, it was even unnecessary to have that many troops to stand guard, nor the need to have many civilian court officials to manage the government, because this territory including the city gate"s brick were all sold by Lu Wu Shuang.
Look, this is precisely the att.i.tude of the big Ming Dynasty against foreign enemies.
Therefore, when Lu Wu Shuang wanted to open the border market for Tartar country, this single action was opposite to her unyielding att.i.tude and made her appear weak. How could the princess dian xia not be angry?
Lu Wu Shuang wanted to explain it carefully, such as economic strategy and war currency and so on, ah! But her family"s princess absolutely won"t listen at all! What can be done if she won"t listen? Is it possible that she will have to sleep outside the palace hall door?
The Regent was a well-known poet in the world, she was a great expert on literary poems and was known as a highly skilled pract.i.tioner, no one could be compared to her in ancient times. Her poems enlightened everyone, they fully experienced the esteem poems and spread them by word of mouth everywhere.
All the common people knew that the Regent was an expert at writing love poems, naturally it was about her girlfriend, the imperial princess…and the imperial princess"s previous love rivals. Of course, the lover was the current Regent who already at an earlier time dared not be pregnant. However, the poems were plagiarized for more than ten years from her mutual love towards the princess, and the poems have piled up like a mountain whenever she "remembers". Every time the imperial princess kicked the Regent out of her hall, the Regent, Lu Wu Shuang"s train of thought in writing collapses during that time.
(TL Note: Regent uses famous poems she remembers and plagiarizes. The only time her memory stirs up is when she"s kicked off the princess"s bed.)
As a result, scholars all over the world are always looking forward to the moment when the Regent is kicked out of bed by the imperial princess. What is "the golden wind meets the jade dew, it wins, but there are countless people8", what is "every day I think of you and don"t see you, we drink the river water together", what is "having crossed the vast ocean, it"s difficult to be water, but Mt. Wu isn"t a cloud9", for a long time these verses moved the whole world.
Every morning when the Regent was kicked out of the Shufang palace door, imperial Zhao arranged a long table outside the imperial palace with rice paper spread across it so she can compose poems. The literate eunuchs and palace maids" backs were worked to death, as soon as the Regent turned around, they plagiarized the poem to sell it for ten liang of silver which was pa.s.sed off as the genuine work of a famous artist.
Henpecked male - was in last chapter but forgot to define it… the wife managers so under her wife"s thumb. It"s equivalent to telling a guy that he"s "whipped by his woman". Underground millennium bone, who is the a.s.sistant minister? - This uses historical poetry from the Tang DynastyThe married woman/marriage refers to the ancient Chinese emperors who would used the method of marrying a royal woman for a marriage with other national rules to seek for the two people to be kind and avoid intrusionJade appearance - symbolizes those royal married women for political marriagesDust - refers to the smoke, on behalf of warMillennium bone - refers to the bones of the Han courtiers (married royal woman sacrifice for political marriage) who are the true a.s.sistant ministers (of the Han country since they sacrifice themselves for the sake of their country and are the true a.s.sistant ministers). Color art double - describes a woman"s beauty and skills are unique and very beautiful. Note: It"s mostly used to describe a woman in a brothel.Last 3 verses are taken from Han Shu Vol. 94 which records the exchange between two people after the death of someone. It"s a historical record of the diplomatic words exchange by the two countries in Ancient China. The last verse means to accompany that w.a.n.g to bed. This was an insult to the Han empire; this is obscene. Gu Lao - regular patron (at brothels); hahah this dude has a funny name. Benw.a.n.g - means "this king" how a t.i.tled king would refer to himself (not an emperor). The Regent is on the same level as a king, so the Regent refer to herself as "this king" aka benw.a.n.g. Laoye - (respectful) lord; masterThe golden wind meets the jade dew, it wins, but there are countless people (famous verse) - If two people who love each other happens to meet each other, although their love is short-lived it is also commendable. Even if they only meet this time, it is better than the thousands of other people in the world. Having crossed the vast ocean, it"s difficult to be water, but Mt. Wu isn"t a cloud (famous verse) - since meeting my beloved wife, I feel like other women cannot even be considered as women. I"m so sad, I don"t have experience in the ranking system for China…so whenever I wrote long-time princess it was meant to be the t.i.tle "Zhang Gongzhu" which is imperial princess….!! G.o.d d.a.m.n! Sorry readers, I never studied the imperial system before. T^T;;
This chapter shows how bada.s.s Lu Wu Shuang is with her grudge and plotting of 5 years to demolish 2 adjacent country of the Ming dynasty…