Chapter 2 Yin Yang Treasure Mirror
"Is this my golden finger?"
Zheng Yi turned over and sat up, carefully observing the scene in his mind.
It was an ancient bronze mirror.
It is about ten inches in diameter and half an inch thick.
Looking carefully, the front of the treasure mirror is a brass-colored mirror, which seems to be reflecting something, but nothing can be seen clearly.
There are a lot of mysterious lines on the back of the treasure mirror, full of inexplicable aura.
If you look closely, it looks like the sun, moon, stars, mountains and rivers, which is very strange.
"Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, talent is Yin Yang? What is Yin Yang?"
Intersex?
Zheng Yi murmured, thinking of the eunuch Wang Zhongyi who just walked out, his tone full of weirdness and doubt.
"No matter what, the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror is my golden finger. I must always understand its function."
"At least I'm in the palace now, still useful to the emperor, and won't be killed for no reason..."
Think about this turbulent world, where even the emperor has to look for shadows to save his life. You can imagine how miserable ordinary people must live.
Zheng Yi came to the window and found that the windows were locked, and he could only vaguely see the sky in the distance.
"I don't know what the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror does. The best way is to find a safe place to hide it and figure out its function... But I am in the palace, and I am still the shadow of the emperor."
Danger!
He shuddered when he thought about the fate of emperors and shadows in history.
"I can't die so cheaply..."
"I want to practice martial arts!"
In this world, there is a path to martial arts.
If you want to avoid being killed, or dying from illness or poisoning, you have to step into the martial arts innate and peerless master!
When the time comes, even if there are thousands of troops surrounding me, I will be able to leave calmly.
Thinking of this, Zheng Yi secretly made up his mind.
"Fortunately, I am now the shadow of the emperor, and I can temporarily use his power to practice martial arts."
"If you travel through time and become a eunuch or something, you will cry without tears. Even if you can achieve glory and wealth... is it useless?!"
"But the identity of Shadow is really embarrassing, and he will become a scapegoat at any time."
"Unless I can become a real emperor...!"
"Don't worry, it's still safe for now."
"I am a shadow after all. Even if I go out, I will be guarded by guards... Practice martial arts first!"
He walked around the room and soon returned to the bed.
Although this house is antique and very quiet, it is only more than a hundred square meters after all. It can be seen at a glance. It is not interesting. We can only wait until tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Wang Zhongyi came to see him with an old man with a white beard.
"This man is Master Chen Yushu Chen, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He will teach you today."
"Old Master Chen is the number one scholar in the eighth year of Zheng'an. You must study hard with Old Master Chen."
"Yes, Eunuch Wang."
At this time, Zheng Yi had put on a strange mask on his face.
It was as thin as cicada wings, covering his face perfectly, but his appearance was that of a middle-aged man with a stiff face.
Old Master Chen glanced at Zheng Yi strangely. He didn't understand who Zheng Yi was, but he just completed his mission faithfully.
"What I'm talking about today is "The Analects of Confucius·The First in Learning"..."
"Um...Old Master Chen, I don't know how to read."
"Huh?"
Old Master Chen and Wang Zhongyi looked at each other, and Zheng Yi was also helpless.
The words in this world are very similar to the words in the previous life, but they are completely different.
Wang Zhongyi also laughed dumbly. After all, he was a villager in the mountains and he was alone. How could he learn to write?
"Old Master Chen, let's start with the most basic ones."
"This...is!"
Old Master Chen could only nod helplessly and teach the most basic writing again.
Soon, half a day passed by, and Zheng Yi also learned hundreds of words.
After all, they are all hieroglyphics, with different paths leading to the same destination.
But he didn't show it, he just tried to write about ten words.
"Hmm...not bad."
Wang Zhongyi nodded slightly when he saw this: "You have a good understanding, let's learn court etiquette next."
This time, an official from the Ministry of Etiquette was replaced to explain some necessary court etiquette to Zheng Yi.
During this period, Wang Zhongyi was often absent. After all, he was a confidant of Emperor Zhengyong and could not always be with Zheng Yi.
In the next few days, Zheng Yi has been learning the cultural common sense and court etiquette of this world, while also getting in touch with some court knowledge.
After all, if he wants to be the shadow of the emperor, he must come into contact with the court.
On top of that, his meals also changed drastically.
He can eat all kinds of precious ingredients such as ginseng, deer antler, bear's paw and bird's nest. In just ten days, his body began to fill up and his skin complexion also changed.
On this day, Zheng Yi, led by Wang Zhongyi, stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony at about five or six o'clock in the morning, wearing eunuch clothes.
This is the place where the emperor and civil and military officials discuss political affairs!
It's so inhumane to wake people up at five in the morning!
If I became the emperor...
"Go to court~!"
"All officials kneel down and worship!"
"Long live my emperor, long live long live...!"
"If there is something to do, we will start to act, but if there is nothing to do, we will retreat!"
"I...have a starting point!"
An old man in a vermilion court uniform knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Qinghe County has been experiencing a severe drought for three years. There have been countless grains, and the people have exchanged their children for food. For fear of great changes, I hope that your Majesty will issue a disaster relief order and exempt Qinghe County from this year's drought." Taxation..."
"Accurate performance..."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
Another old man jumped out: "Your Majesty! Taxation is an important matter for the country and must not be exempted at will..."
Wang Zhongyi quietly retreated to Zheng Yi and whispered: "The first minister is Zhao Jun, the Minister of Rites, who is from the Zhao family in Qinghe."
"The second person is Tian Wenjing, the Minister of Civil Affairs."
"And this person is Wang He, the imperial censor..."
Only then did Zheng Yi suddenly realize that his mission today was to get to know the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Wang Zhongyi whispered again: "In the past few days, you have been with our family, and our family has introduced you to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty..."
"Yes, Eunuch Wang."
"Hehehe...there is another good show today~"
"What?"
Soon, the 'good show' that Wang Zhongyi said came!
"Start your Majesty!"
Another middle-aged man wearing a blue court uniform came out and said respectfully: "The King of Tang has conspired to rebel, and all his followers have been arrested and brought to justice. Please judge them!"
"This person is Ma Jinwu, the commander of the Imperial City Department, and a confidant of His Majesty." Wang Zhongyi said: "Even this person doesn't know your identity!"
Zheng Yi's heart trembled: "Imperial City Division? Isn't it a secret service?"
Emperor Zhengyong said without any emotion in his voice: "Tang Wang Zheng Yuanche is rebellious, but he is my biological brother after all. The late emperor once taught me to be 'brothers, friends and brothers.'"
"The King of Tang is unfaithful, and I cannot be unjust."
"Deprived of all titles of the Tang king, exiled to Nanyue County."
Nanyue County was a newly developed county of Dayu. It had submitted to Dayu for less than thirty years.
The land is far away, miasmatic and poisonous, haunted by wild beasts, and there are rumors of ghosts wandering around.
Moreover, the people in the mountains and wilds here are extremely difficult to tame and often attack the government offices.
Over the past twenty years, more than a hundred officials have died in Nanyue County!
Being exiled to South Vietnam is basically equivalent to death.
"The Tang King's staff, mother clan, wife clan and others...kill the nine clans!"
The king of Tang is plotting rebellion!
This is a major treason case that Emperor Zhengyong experienced after he ascended the throne. Two years ago, Emperor Zhengyong ascended the throne.
At that time, the person who was qualified to compete with Emperor Zhengyong for the throne was the then King of Tang Zheng Yuanche.
Her mother's family is the Sun family, a large family in Langya County, and she has the status of a noble concubine.
The King of Tang himself had been exposed to the military since he was a child. He had been practicing in the army for more than ten years and had a great reputation in the army.
Unexpectedly, it was Emperor Zhengyong who finally secured the throne.
In order to seize the throne, the king of Tang even led troops to attack the palace, but was defeated by Yang Xuansu, the prime minister of the dynasty. He was defeated and arrested!
Because of their treasonous connections, a large number of officials from the DPRK and China were implicated, especially the Zhenbei Army guarding Liangzhou and Binzhou, so it took two years to get the result.
Except for the Tang King himself who was exiled to Nanyue County, the rest of the Tang Dynasty were all executed by the Nine Tribes!
This was the first major event since Emperor Zhengyong ascended the throne, and it caused a shock in the entire Yu Dynasty.
It even caused a lot of discussion in several surrounding countries.
"Yang Xuansu..."
Zheng Yi glanced at His Highness, all the middle-aged men in red official robes.
This man is about sixty years old, with white hair and beard, but bright eyes and high spirits. He is obviously a master of martial arts.
He is the current prime minister, Yang Xuansu!
Rumor has it that Emperor Zhengyong was able to ascend the throne because he received the support of Yang Xuansu.
In the third year of Zhengyong, March 16th.
More than 6,000 officials, staff and other relatives of the Tang king were beheaded in public display.
Heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers.
Especially Teacher Tang Wang, the great scholar Tang Xiaozu was executed by Lingchi because he cursed Emperor Zhengyong in prison.
His clan was even killed by ten clans!
This case shocked the world and made hundreds of officials pay attention. Emperor Zhengyong's reputation was so great that it was unparalleled for a while.
(End of chapter)