"Mm."
Gong Dai washed his hands with a basin of water brought over by a maidservant. He rubbed his hands dry and replied with an indifferent "mm".
The steward continued, "The ascension of the new Emperor is going smoothly. Moreover, the most senior officials have also expressed their stance. They said that the new Emperor is still young, so everything still depends on Your Highness …"
In other words, they had finally switched sides to Gong Dai's camp. From now on, there would be no more voices of opposition. Because those who opposed were all dead.
Gong Dai replied with another "mm" and walked back to his residence like a wandering ghost. The steward followed behind him and reported everything in detail. When he finally finished, he braced himself and asked a question.
"Your Highness, now that the matter has been settled, everyone hopes that Your Highness can also get married and have children and settle down … Your Highness, what do you think?"
He was a senior official in the prince's residence, so he still had some face in front of Gong Dai. At this moment, he slightly relaxed his expression and said humbly, "Zhenxi Of Gojoseon has written many letters, hoping that Your Highness can officially get married and take care of you."
There were many women in the prince's residence. Most of them fawned over Gong Dai. The women sent to him were all beautiful and multi-talented.
However, His Highness didn't like any of them. After so many years, no matter how hard those women tried, none of them left a mark in His Highness's heart. His Highness probably didn't even know their names.
Gong Dai chuckled. Under the warm sun among the flowers in the courtyard, his beauty surpassed the rays of light.
However, when he laughed, he suddenly thought of a woman who was even more passionate than the morning sun. Her brows seemed to contain a vast world. Even though her hands were stained with blood, which made her look hesitant, ferocious, and painful, he still felt that … there was no woman in the world who was cleaner than her.
"They don't deserve it."
The steward was instantly speechless …
Gong Dai snorted coldly and continued walking. He felt that there was no woman in the world who deserved him! Not to mention marrying him. It was simply wishful thinking!
Perhaps there was one? But it wasn't his.
Hmph, since he was going to die anyway, he didn't care!
When it came to GongYimo, he couldn't describe how he felt about her. No matter if it was because he had hurt her, acknowledged her, schemed against her, or was stunned by her for a moment … it was all in the past. After all, he was already dead. He wouldn't keep thinking about someone else's woman, and he wouldn't delve into why he felt these feelings for her …
He didn't regret killing her, because she had already died after coming down from the battlefield. Her eyes were filled with holes and she couldn't see any signs of life. He also didn't sympathize with her, because that woman was the same as him. She didn't need such a ridiculous thing like sympathy.
Seeing that Gong Dai didn't speak, the steward didn't dare to say anything more. If she wasn't worthy, then she wasn't worthy. Perhaps one day Wangye would take a fancy to someone?
Just as he was about to bow and leave, Gong Dai suddenly called out to him.
"Pass down this Prince's order to the Ministers and Ministers. Legislate and draft laws according to the military plans."
"Yes." On this point, the steward didn't have any objections. He had also seen the military plans. It was really hard to believe that such a complete set of laws and arrangements in the court came from a woman's hands!
GongYimo's talent was rare! No wonder she and Wangye each occupied half of the country when she was alive!
Yes, in the eyes of Gong Dai's subordinates, GongYimo was the one who was on equal footing with Gong Dai.
Whether it was her intelligence, strategy, or decisiveness! That woman was someone they were wary of, but they couldn't help but admire. Sometimes they would think that if Wangye wasn't so proud and took GongYimo from the Emperor's hands, perhaps he would be a different person.
But Gong Dai was such a proud person. GongYimo had done everything for Gong Che. Whether he was jealous or admired GongYimo, he definitely wouldn't do anything to her. His pride didn't allow it, but it was also out of respect for GongYimo.
So they would only be opponents, and they wouldn't stop until one of them was dead.
"Pass down this prince's order. The new Emperor has ascended the throne. The people will be pardoned and exempted from taxes for three years."
The steward was delighted and said with a trembling voice, "Yes!"
He knew that Gong Jue was sometimes ruthless, but he was still kind to those who had no strength to truss a chicken and posed no threat to him.
Gong Jue blinked, then thought of something and said.
"Pass down this prince's order. The imperial examinations will be reformed. In addition to studying, there will be three new subjects: arithmetic, agriculture, and business. Have the various departments of the imperial court perfect the subjects and textbooks. Dai Yu State doesn't need pillars of the nation who only know how to recite poems and write essays!"
"Yes!"
The steward was very much in agreement. He also hated those who only knew how to drop books and play mind games!
"In addition, make sex a forbidden item! Strictly prohibit self-control! Establish a Fire Bureau and strictly control it. If there are any special uses, such as building roads, they must be reported for approval. If there are any violations, they will be executed immediately! "
"Yes!"
The steward remembered everything carefully. Seeing that Gong Dai had been silent for a long time, he thought that was about it. Because he was in a hurry to discuss these measures that would benefit the nation and the people, he asked, "Does Your Highness have any other orders?"
Gong Dai stood in front of the door, deep in thought.
"I heard that Su Miaolan had the Grand Scribe tamper with the facts and mislead the future generations? Pass down the order to burn those and have the Grand Scribe rewrite them. "
Gong Dai's voice was very low when he said this.
The steward suddenly remembered that the only thing that Su Miaolan had the Grand Scribe tamper with was about GongYimo.
Su Miaolan wanted the Grand Scribe to smear GongYimo's name. She wanted the future generations to think that GongYimo was a terrifying woman who deliberately started wars for her ambition and caused rivers of blood to flow!
She even said that GongYimo's death in the end had nothing to do with her. GongYimo deserved it. The commoners wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible. When they heard that she was dead, they celebrated.
She even molded herself into a gentle and kind empress! She said that Gong Che could not have become emperor without her many years of assistance. She also said that she and the emperor were deeply in love and that GongYimo had used schemes to seize him from the start …
She was shameless!
And now, the prince had specially asked him to prove the truth?
The steward felt very complicated.
There was no man who did not want to leave his name in history. There was no man who liked to be compared to others, let alone a woman!
But it had to be said that in this era, GongYimo was a woman, but she was more dazzling than any man!
She had done it before, but she had made more contributions!
She had pacified the four countries and unified the world! She had greatly promoted the integration of different races! She had promoted industrial development! She had brought Dai Yu State into a new era! An era of development!
She had also left behind a military map that was enough to benefit Dai Yu State for thousands of years! She had laid the foundation for a prosperous era! The positive effects she had brought about were too many to count! It was difficult to record!
As long as she did not rewrite history, her contributions would be written down by the future generations! Because she was a woman, because of her feats, she would become the only legend of this era!
Now that the political situation had just been settled and there were many things waiting to be done, the prince had given such an order. Was GongYimo different in the prince's heart?
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