Peace Order

Chapter 1854 - 2: Emperor Ying’s Maneuver

Li Guanyi ate the handmade roasted buns by Shaking Light without changing his expression.

"Delicious!"

The silver-haired girl’s eyes slightly curved.

Then she lifted the next big bundle and opened it. Inside, the buns piled up like a small mountain. The silver-haired girl stood there with no expression on her face, her body gently swaying.

Li Guanyi had spent ten years with her.

He knew this meant Shaking Light was in a good mood.

But looking at so many roasted buns, both Emperor Qin and Qilin felt a bit weighed down.

The silver-haired girl raised her hand and rolled up the cuff of her left arm.

Then she went to roll up the right cuff.

But in this movement, the left cuff slipped down again.

Thrice as such, Li Guanyi signaled to Qilin, and the Little Qilin quickly climbed up. Li Guanyi said, "Let me roll them up for you."

The silver-haired girl blinked and extended her arm.

Li Guanyi, who was much taller than her, bent slightly and rolled up the girl’s sleeves in several folds, securing them, then neatly folded the other side’s sleeve as well. At the camp gate, a Purple-eyed Strategist’s mouth twitched and drooped down.

Shaking Light, White!

You are too mean!

The silver-haired girl thought for a moment, extended her hand, and took Li Guanyi’s arm.

A pair of clear and calm eyes looked blandly at Breaking Army.

She pondered for a while.

According to Martial World stories, she lifted her chin slightly.

Mr. Po Jun: "..."

A scent wafted through the air, as Qilin took the opportunity and, with a mouthful of Qilin Fire, roasted all the buns so that their crust turned slightly golden and cracked discreetly, offering a crunchy texture, while inside remaining soft—each roasted bun delivering a three-layered experience.

Shaking Light successfully forced Qilin to reveal an exceptionally unique culinary skill.

Qilin’s potential was enormous.

For instance, if Little Qilin knew it would have to eat Shaking Light’s personally roasted buns until full, it could prepare, overnight, three dishes and one soup.

Each different from the others!

It was already winter, nearing the year-end festival, and Li Guanyi had Flying Eagle bring back meat supplies from the rear. Everyone went out to find stones, then piled them up in the open spaces between barracks to create marching stoves, hoisted large pots, and broke open the ice on the river surface to fetch water.

They chopped the large chunks of meat and boiled them with various root vegetables.

A steaming, aromatic pot emerged.

Emperor Qin, soldiers, and Colonels dined together, holding spears, singing grand songs loudly, and the three armies’ soldiers all clapped in rhythm and cheered together. Finally, the chorus of these three armies echoed throughout the winter, and everyone laughed heartily, very warmly.

Despite these soldiers feeling some regret for not being able to return home for the festival.

Nevertheless, His Majesty Emperor Qin was here, right ahead, dining with them, remaining here together, so no one felt particularly dissatisfied.

As Emperor Qin remained here, what complaints could they possibly have?!

Leading by example is nothing more than this.

Meanwhile.

Emperor Ying constructed the West Garden, extending two hundred miles; within it lay a sea, stretching over ten miles; featuring divine peaks like Penglai, Ying State, rising over a hundred feet above the water, with pavilions and palaces adorning the hills, as majestic as gods.

Northward lay the Dragon Scale Canal, meandering and flowing into the sea.

Following this waterway, sixteen courtyards were established, all opening towards the canal, each courtyard governed by a fourth-rank lady, featuring halls, palaces, and towers, extravagantly elegant. Since it was winter, with trees shedding leaves, colorful silk was cut into ornate leaves to adorn branches that, upon fading, were immediately replaced with new ones, resembling eternal spring.

In every single one of the sixteen courtyards, beauties revealed their garments, hoping to entice His Majesty’s favor.

An extravagant and indulgent affair indeed.

However, Jiang Yuan quickly grew weary of such play, noticing a beautiful uncle’s wife and, finding a pretext, demoted that uncle to commoner status.

He then instructed the eunuchs to bring a gold box, personally inscribe a seal, granting it to the lady.

The lady, upon seeing it, was terrified inside, suspecting it was poison and dared not open it.

After multiple prompts from the eunuchs, she finally opened it to find several Unity Knots inside, an item quite fashionable in the palace, symbolic in meaning, causing the palace maids to sigh in relief and say joyfully:

"Spared from death!"

The lady opened her mouth, fell to the ground, unwilling to express gratitude or accept the order from His Majesty.

All palace attendants forced her, pressing the lady to kowtow and accept.

That night, His Majesty retired.

The following day, the lady threw herself into a well and ended her life.

Jiang Yuan didn’t care; he merely dressed in elegant attire, rode a fine steed, traversed the lavish garden he had created, feeling relaxed all over, and said to Guo Yanjun beside him: "I now truly understand the immense thrill of being a king!"

"No one in this world dares to defy me, no one dares to say no to me."

"This is the ultimate pleasure, surpassing all extravagant indulgences!"

He wasn’t particularly fond of the lady.

Jiang Yuan was merely addicted to that feeling, overpowering worldly laws with violent authority, letting his power and brutality override others, trampling on human dignity.

Is this the feeling of an emperor?

Li Guanyi, is this what you are addicted to!

The Imperial Censor, Guo Yanjun, suddenly nonchalantly said: "It is said that General Qin Yulong’s wife, from the Xue Family, is Xue Daoyong’s second daughter, and Xue Daoyong’s granddaughter, Xue Shuangtao, was childhood friends with that rogue emperor."

"She also holds great power within the military."

"Yue Pengwu, Yue Qianfeng, those renowned generals, are quite respectful of her, thinking that even if Li Guanyi is somewhat famous and usurps the throne, Xue Shuangtao will still be that rogue emperor’s empress."

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