latelenovela Chapter 149 History of the Eastern Lin Kingdom
Chapter 149 History of the Eastern Lin Kingdom
As soon as they entered the restaurant, they smelled an enticing aroma.
Long Er strode to the dining table and pointed to the plate of fried mushrooms and chicken legs: "What's this? It smells so good!"
Dongfang Jin watched him walk over. This guy was quite the foodie, and she smiled slyly: "How are you? Is there anything else bothering you?"
Ryuji's attention was focused on the chicken leg and fried mushrooms on the bamboo plate, and he didn't notice anything different about her.
Jun Qirui simply smiled when he saw this, and then sat down in his usual spot.
Just as Long Er was about to take a bite of the golden chicken leg, Jun Wenhui placed a large bowl of rice porridge in front of him and said, "This is yours."
Then Jun Qixian placed a small dish of pickled vegetables and a piece of steamed cod in front of him.
Ryuji: "..."
Is this all you're going to give me to eat?
The porridge smells good, but that chicken leg seems even better; I really want to eat it.
Dongfang Jin pushed him to sit down and pushed the bowl in front of him: "This is your meal. If you want to eat the other dishes, you can have them for dinner."
Long Er reluctantly withdrew his outstretched hand, looking at her with a resentful expression: "Did you do that on purpose?"
Jun Wenhui said with a smile, "You've slept for so long, it's not good for you to eat greasy food. Have some porridge first."
This porridge was specially made for you by Xiao Jin; it's packed with good stuff.
Then he pointed to the cod: "This is also meat, eat this."
Long Er knew they meant well, but the chicken leg smelled so good and was so tempting that he really wanted to eat it.
Ever since those fifteen came here, they've found it hard to swallow food in the palace when they go back.
If it weren't for the fact that the first four of them had been by the Lord's side for a long time, how could he have let Long Jiu and Eleven come here?
Didn't you see how much the food Long Jiu brought back from here was treasured by the Lord every time he returned to the palace to report?
I took a bite of cod somewhat absentmindedly, and... well...
"What is this? The meat is so soft and smooth!" she asked in surprise.
Dongfang Jin was speechless at his astonished surprise, who had never seen anything like this before: "This is a fish, a kind of fish that lives in the deep sea. Stop asking and eat it. You're the only one who gets this treatment."
I found this cod fillet last night when Ruyi was rummaging through the seafood section of the freezer.
Most of the fish in her freezer are sea fish, along with individually packaged and processed sea bass, large yellow croaker, and pomfret.
The most common item is lobster tails, but she can't take those out right now.
Whether they were deliberately trying to provoke Long Er or not, the three children each held a large chicken leg, eating it and shouting how delicious it was.
Long Er was so angry that he kept looking at the plate of chicken legs, but he could only smell them and couldn't eat them. It was so frustrating.
The meal ended in a terrible mood.
After lunch, the group chatted for a while. Under the pretext of checking the three children's martial arts skills, Long Er led them in a rigorous training session.
Seeing that they were all exhausted, I let them take their afternoon rest.
Jun Qirui: "..." This is definitely revenge!
Dongfang Jin: "..." Childish!
However, she didn't interfere; after all, children need to be disciplined from time to time.
It was Long Er's behavior that broke Jun Wenhui and Gu Yumei's hearts.
She glared at Long Er a few times, then silently went back to her work, preferring to stay out of sight and sound.
living room
Dongfang Jin sat to one side, while Jun Qirui and Long Er sat opposite her. Jun Qixian made tea for them.
Long Er then recounted the whole story in detail.
Some of the powerful families in the capital were getting restless and were still determined to pressure Emperor Shengde to fill his harem.
However, Emperor Shengde neither agreed nor disagreed, and continued to use the empty national treasury as a pretext to resist.
The concubines of Emperor Shengde were bestowed upon him by his father when he was still the crown prince.
His crown princess was also arranged for him by his father, the emperor, to maintain balance in the court, thus separating him from his lover.
His crown princess was Zheng Fengyi, the eldest granddaughter of Duke Zheng Sihan of Wu.
She and the then-eldest prince, Cang Lingfeng, were a perfect match, a couple made in heaven.
They frequently attended various banquets and were openly a talented couple.
Because the eldest prince, Cang Lingfeng, was from the Nangong family, the Duke of Yingguo, although the late emperor was extravagant and dissolute during his reign, he was still sensible at times.
He knew perfectly well that if the Duke of Yingguo and the Duke of Wuguo joined forces, then the Eastern Lin Kingdom would definitely not be ruled by the Cang family in the future.
Both of these ducal mansions were families that existed during the Cang Sheng Kingdom period.
These two families had supported Emperor Shunde, the first emperor of the Eastern Lin Kingdom, all the way back then. After Emperor Shunde ascended the throne, these two families were granted hereditary dukedoms...
Dongfang Jin...
Isn't this balancing act a bit too much?
Emperor Shunde reigned for fifty-eight years, and it can be said that during the most difficult period, he personally led troops to quell rebellions bit by bit.
That's how the present-day Donglin Kingdom came to be. Donglin Kingdom is also the largest country in terms of land area after the Cang Sheng Kingdom split up.
Besides the fiefdoms of the vassal kings, there were nine provinces, each with twelve to fifteen prefectures...
The last emperor of the Cang Sheng Kingdom and Emperor Shunde were actually the same grandfather.
Emperor Shunde's father was one of the princes.
Dongfang Jin...
They were originally from the same family!
The various vassal kings all wanted to reclaim that position, which led to war.
Although the last emperor of the Cang Sheng Kingdom was extremely licentious, the country was still relatively peaceful and the national treasury was abundant.
After the war broke out, he knew that none of the men he had sent had returned, and he knew it was all over.
In a fit of rage, he ordered his most capable subordinates and members of the secret service to burn down not only the palace, the national treasury, and the library...
He also ordered the Dragon Guards to burn down more than 120 academies in the Cang Sheng Kingdom, and even instigated bandits during the war to massacre scholars and their residences, burning anything they encountered and killing anyone who resisted...
Dongfang Jin...
So that must be the reason for that fault line.
As one wishes……
So that's how it is, what a ruthless person!
Then came the second emperor of the Eastern Lin Kingdom, Emperor Jingde, who reigned for forty-seven years.
Because the first emperor laid the foundation, this emperor only needed to carry out the goals left by his father and follow the development.
He did a good job, but he also sowed the seeds of trouble and encroached on other people's interests...
The third emperor of the Eastern Lin Kingdom, Emperor Changde, reigned for thirty-one years.
When this emperor ascended the throne, the Eastern Kingdom had become the strongest among the surrounding countries, and its treasury was full.
Unfortunately, he couldn't hold on; his reign lasted less than ten years, and the Eastern Kingdom began its decline...
This is also related to the hidden dangers his father had created.
Emperor Shengde was the fourth emperor of the Eastern Lin Kingdom. He had only been on the throne for eleven years, and he still hadn't cleaned up the mess and troubles left by his father.
This shows how capable Emperor Changde was; an emperor actually owed money to his subjects.
How ridiculous this is.
Long Er said that when the late emperor bestowed the granddaughter of the Duke of Wu upon Cang Lingyuan, who was then the crown prince, he knew about Zheng Fengyi and his elder brother's affair.
Therefore, he did not consummate the marriage with her after the wedding.
Crown Prince Cang Lingyuan was aware of his situation; he had never touched any of the women in his harem.
He didn't want to have any weaknesses, because his position as crown prince was also fraught with difficulties.
Later, the Crown Princess became pregnant and gave birth to a son, but they both knew that the child was not Crown Prince Cang Lingyuan's.
Dongfang Jin...
Is this him being cheated on?
Don't understand?
However, this Emperor Shengde was truly patient.
For the sake of the royal family's reputation, no one dared to break the unspoken agreement.
In his later years, the late emperor became even more dissolute and indulged in unrestrained eating habits.
At first, those treacherous officials were still somewhat restrained, sending him gifts secretly. But when they returned, they brazenly and openly sent all sorts of beauties into the palace.
At that time, several princes followed suit, searching all over the country and even going to other countries to find handsome men and beautiful women to send to the palace to please their father, the emperor.
Dongfang Jin...
Speechless! His mother opened the door for him, speechless to the core!
From then on, whenever an official in the imperial court brought this up...