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    Chapter 60: Sky Screen Extra: The Flourishing Jingming Era?

    The sky screen still showed the blogger’s face. The blogger, known for narrating history, lowered his eyes and couldn’t help glancing at the stack of documents placed in front of him.

    [Let’s talk about Emperor Jing’s Empress, Lu Yunqi. His achievements are equally undeniable.]

    [He was Emperor Jing’s Empress and also the Duke of Ying of the Great Liang.]

    [He spent his life fighting on the battlefield, accumulating countless merits, and can be fully regarded as a valiant general.]

    [Whatever territory Emperor Jing wanted to take, Lu Yunqi unconditionally supported it and took action, absolutely a fierce general who struck wherever he was told.]

    [Now, let’s rewind to the period when Emperor Jing first ascended the throne. After suppressing the previous dynasty’s harem, he personally went to Wuzhou to welcome Lu Yunqi to the capital as his Empress, promising him a lifelong commitment to one partner.]

    [Of course, Emperor Jing did indeed accomplish this.]

    [The court official responsible for staying in the capital and overseeing the country when Emperor Jing went south to welcome Lu Yunqi back to the palace was the hardworking Prime Minister Lin.]

    [However, Prime Minister Lin strongly opposed establishing a male Empress.]

    [No one knows how angry Prime Minister Lin was at the time. He almost died in the palace to prevent a male Empress from entering, but Emperor Jing turned a deaf ear.]

    [Emperor Jing: You can say what you want, I’ll do what I want.]

    [The final result was that the arm couldn’t twist the thigh. The entire court could only accept reality and obediently act as NPCs, witnessing the imperial wedding.]

    [The entire court: So what if it’s a male Empress? They grit their teeth, stomp their feet, and accept it.]

    The civil and military officials’ hearts beat faster, “!!!”

    Don’t say it! They feel sorry for their future selves!

    The thought of witnessing the birth of the first male Empress in history is giving them a headache.

    Can’t the Ninth Prince like women?

    What’s so good about men? They’re all hard! It’s uncomfortable to sleep with them.

    At this moment, the civil and military officials began to dislike their own gender for the first time.

    The eight princes: “…”

    As long as Ninth Brother is happy, they have no objections.

    Emperor Liang Li wore a sullen face: “…”

    Tired, whatever! As long as the Liang Dynasty’s reign continues, he doesn’t care whether the successor to the throne is Liang Jue’s son or Seventh’s son!

    The blogger put away the smile on his face and continued to narrate.

    [After the imperial wedding, Emperor Jing began to focus on his career, and Lu Yunqi also took over the position of Commander of the Imperial Guards, specifically responsible for protecting the Emperor’s safety.]

    [Lu Jingren, Lu Yunqi’s grand-uncle, was reinstated and transferred back to the capital, starting to work himself to death, running around every day.]

    [Lu Jingren’s wife, watching her busy husband and nephew, as well as Emperor Jing, chose to enter the newly established first women’s academy as a teacher, becoming the first teacher of the Lichuan Women’s Academy, and was later granted the title of Madam Anguo by Emperor Jing.]

    [Since Lu Yunqi’s parents passed away, Madam Anguo and Lu Jingren had treated him as their own son. When they were in Wuzhou, they also regarded Emperor Jing as a junior, and even attended their nephew’s wedding as elders.]

    [Even after Emperor Jing revealed his identity, Madam Anguo still regarded Emperor Jing as a junior, always thinking of Emperor Jing when she had something for her nephew.]

    [It can be said that Emperor Jing felt the care and tenderness of a mother in Madam Anguo.]

    [And Madam Anguo’s only son, Lu Yunxiang, was watched grow up by Emperor Jing. After he grew up and entered the court as an official, he was deeply trusted by Emperor Jing, reaching the position of Minister of Personnel. Later, he was also arranged by Emperor Jing to assist the new ruler by the Crown Prince’s side, experiencing both the Jing and Hui reigns.]

    Far away in Wuzhou, Lu Jingren looked at his wife and then at his stepson beside him.

    “Our family of three can’t seem to catch a break!”

    “But Emperor Jing does trust the Lu family, it’s just that our Lu family doesn’t have a Lu Yunqi now.”

    Where is he going to find a nephew like that?!

    Madam Lu’s heart was filled with mixed emotions, both anticipation for her future self, heartache for Emperor Jing, and pride in her son’s success.

    Lu Yunxiang, who was ten years old at the time: “!!!”

    I’m so awesome when I grow up~ Minister of Personnel is no worse than when Daddy was demoted, and he will also assist Emperor Jing’s Crown Prince.

    However, the mother and son ignored a problem: their Lu family doesn’t have a Lu Yunqi now.

    Emperor Liang Li’s concubines all sighed.

    They lamented that they hadn’t given birth to Emperor Jing, otherwise, how happy would they be!

    The women of the time looked up: “…”

    The female official system, the female imperial examination, the women’s academy – these are all what they longed for.

    However, they didn’t catch the good times.

    When will the Flourishing Jingming Era arrive? They want to fight for themselves!

    The blogger in the sky screen suddenly stopped explaining, lowered his head, rummaged through the cardboard box next to him, and found the photos he took at the museum from the box.

    These photos were all specially developed by him.

    The blogger raised his head again, holding a colored photo in each hand. [Everyone, please see, these two photos are what I took at the Emperor Jing Museum. The person on the left is the Duke of Ying, Lu Yunqi.]

    [The person in the photo on my right is Emperor Jing.]

    [This is my handsome and charming ancestor, Emperor Jing of the Great Liang, Liang Jue!]

    He pushed the photo of Emperor Jing’s portrait towards the camera, allowing the audience in the live broadcast room to see the photo clearly.

    [Emperor Jing is the son of Consort Chen, Jiang Zhuyan, the number one beauty in the capital in the past. His appearance is naturally not bad, pure as frost and snow, a definite high-altitude flower~]

    “Hiss…” Everyone gasped, contributing to global warming.

    They were both surprised by the authenticity and neatness of the photos, and also amazed by the beauty of the people in the photos, their eyes almost glued to the photos in the sky screen.

    “I have to say, Emperor Jing is indeed handsome and extraordinary.”

    Some old ministers who had seen Consort Chen stared blankly at the dignified young emperor, their minds wandering, as if recalling some old events.

    The father of Consort Chen, who had been dismissed from his post for a long time: “…”

    He couldn’t help but raise his hand, as if wanting to touch the face that resembled his eldest daughter.

    “Yan’er, we are finally separated forever.”

    “It’s a pity that I made a mistake back then, and I was so stupid that I wanted to harm your only remaining bloodline, and even caused your second sister to have to marry hastily.”

    “The Jiang family has declined because of my momentary mistake.”

    The Second Miss Jiang, who had been married for fourteen years, stared blankly at the face that resembled her eldest sister, a bitter smile appearing on her face.

    “Father seeks bitterness for himself, and so do I.”

    “Eldest sister, how wonderful would it be if you hadn’t died? How wonderful would it be if I was still the second daughter of the Tutor, protected by my parents and eldest sister, and had not offended the imperial concubines and been forced to marry because of my father’s greed and the family’s plight?”

    “Unfortunately, everything is irreversible.”

    Some women held their handkerchiefs, their eyes sparkling as they stared at the handsome emperor.

    “Emperor Jing is handsome, treats women well, and is a wise and benevolent ruler who unifies the world. It’s a pity that he doesn’t like women, otherwise I would definitely try.”

    “Yes, it’s such a pity.”

    Liang Jue, who was in the Cold Palace, ignored the palace eunuch sent by his biological father and focused on looking at the photo, examining the unfamiliar yet familiar face, and finally determined that Emperor Liang Jing was really not him.

    They just had the same first half of their lives.

    That Emperor Jing is more courageous, more capable, and has a better ending than his previous life.

    That’s really good, he’s very happy.

    Because he saw another possibility from the Emperor Jing Liang Jue in the parallel space-time, which was the complete life he had tried his best but failed to achieve.

    Harmonious brothers, sage ruler and wise ministers, deep love between lovers.

    Emperor Jing also ascended the throne at the time of the Liang Dynasty’s crisis, but was able to turn the tide and change the situation, and achieved achievements that previous Liang emperors had not achieved.

    Unifying the world and creating the Flourishing Jingming Era!

    Liang Jue looked at it and suddenly laughed, the indifferent and lonely aura on his body was instantly dispelled, as beautiful as a butterfly reborn from its cocoon.

    “Emperor Jing, thank you.”

    …Thank you for completely awakening me from the decadence and depression of my previous life.

    This time, he will muster the courage to go on, and he must never give up halfway like in his previous life, nor will he be disheartened and sad because of it.

    He will take the future path step by step!

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