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.

The diameter is about ten inches and the thickness is half an inch.

Looking closely, the front of the treasure mirror is a brass mirror, as if reflecting something, but nothing can be seen clearly.

There are a large number of mysterious patterns on the back of the treasure mirror, filled with an inexplicable aura.

Looking closely, it looks like the sun, moon, stars, mountains and rivers. It is very strange.

"Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, the talent is Yin Yang? What is Yin Yang?"

Hermaphrodite?
Zheng Yi murmured, thinking of the eunuch Wang Zhongyi who had just walked out, his tone full of weirdness and confusion.

"No matter what, the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror is my golden finger, and I must always understand its function."

"At least I am in the palace now. I am still useful to the emperor and will not be killed for no reason..."

Think about this turbulent world, where even the emperor has to find a shadow to save his life. You can imagine how miserable the lives of ordinary people are.

Zheng Yi came to the window and found that all the windows were locked. 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 and figure out its function... But I am in the palace and I am still the emperor's shadow."

Danger!

Thinking about the fate of emperors and shadows in history, he shuddered.

"I can't die so easily..."

"I want to practice martial arts!"

This world has the path of martial arts.

If you want to avoid being killed, or dying from illness, poisoning or other accidents, you have to step into the realm of martial arts and become a peerless master!

By then, even if I am surrounded by thousands of troops, I will be able to leave calmly.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yi secretly made up his mind.

"Fortunately, I am now the emperor's shadow. I can temporarily use his power to practice martial arts."

"If I were to travel through time and space and become a eunuch, I would be so miserable that I would have no tears to cry. Even if I could be rich and powerful... what would be the use?!"

"But the identity of Shadow is really embarrassing. I could 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, so even if I go out I will be under the protection of the guards... I will 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 100 square meters after all. It can be seen at a glance. It is not interesting and can only wait until tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Wang Zhongyi came to see him with an old man with a white beard.

"This person is Master Chen Yushu, a scholar from the Hanlin Academy. He will teach you knowledge today."

"Master Chen is the top scholar in the eighth year of Zheng'an. You must study hard under Master Chen."

"Yes, Eunuch Wang."

At this time, Zheng Yi was wearing a strange mask on his face.

It was as thin as a cicada's wing and covered his face perfectly, but he looked like a middle-aged man with a stiff expression.

Master Chen looked at Zheng Yi strangely. He didn't understand who Zheng Yi was, but he just faithfully completed his task.

"Today, I will talk about the first part of "Learning" in "The Analects of Confucius"..."

"Um...Mr. Chen, I can't read."

"Ok?"

Master Chen and Wang Zhongyi looked at each other, and Zheng Yi was also helpless.

The writing in this world is very similar to that in the previous life, yet completely different.

Wang Zhongyi also laughed in silence. After all, he was just a country boy, and all alone. How could he learn to read and write?
"Master Chen, let's start with the basics."

"This is!"

Master Chen could only nod helplessly and started teaching the most basic characters again.

Soon, half a day passed and Zheng Yi had learned hundreds of characters.

After all, they are all hieroglyphs, and they lead to the same goal.

However, he did not show it, but just tried to write a dozen words.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Wang Zhongyi nodded slightly when he saw this: "You have a good understanding. Next, let's learn the palace etiquette."

This time, an official from the Ministry of Rites was sent to explain some necessary court etiquette to Zheng Yi.

During this period, Wang Zhongyi was often absent. After all, he was Emperor Zhengyong's confidant and it was impossible for him to always be with Zheng Yi.

In the next few days, Zheng Yi continued to learn about the cultural knowledge and court etiquette of this world, while also learning some court knowledge.

After all, if he wanted to be the emperor's shadow, he would have to come into contact with the court.

In addition, his meals also underwent tremendous changes.

He was given all kinds of precious food, such as ginseng, deer antler, bear paw, bird's nest, etc. In just ten days, his body began to plump up and his skin complexion changed.

On this day, under the leadership of Wang Zhongyi, Zheng Yi, dressed in eunuch's clothes, actually stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony at around five or six in the morning.

This is where the emperor and his civil and military officials discuss state affairs!

Waking people up at five in the morning is so fucking inhumane!

If I were the emperor...

"Go to court~!"

"All officials kneel down!"

"Long live my emperor, long live long live...!"

"If you have something to do, start the show, if nothing happens, leave the court!"

"Your Majesty... has a report to make!"

An old man in scarlet court robes knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Qinghe County has suffered from a severe drought for three years. There are no grains left. The people have to trade their children for food. To prevent a major disaster, I hope Your Majesty will issue an order to provide disaster relief and exempt Qinghe County from taxes this year..."

"Permission granted..."

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

Another old man jumped out: "Your Majesty! Taxation is a national priority and must not be exempted at will..."

Wang Zhongyi quietly stepped back and came to Zheng Yi's side, whispering: "The first minister is Zhao Jun, the Minister of Rites, who is from the Zhao family of Qinghe."

"The second person is Tian Wenjing, the Minister of Personnel."

"And this person is the Imperial Censor Wang He..."

Zheng Yi suddenly realized that his mission today was to get to know all the civil and military officials in the court.

Wang Zhongyi whispered again: "You have been following me these days, and I have introduced you to all the civil and military officials in the court..."

"Yes, Eunuch Wang."

"Hehehe... Today, there is another good show~"

"what?"

Soon, the "good show" that Wang Zhongyi mentioned came!
"Start your Majesty!"

Another middle-aged man in blue court robes came out and said respectfully, "The Tang prince was conspiring for treason, and his followers have all been arrested. Your Majesty, please judge!"

"This man is Ma Jinwu, the commander of the Imperial City Department, and a close confidant of His Majesty." Wang Zhongyi said, "Even this man doesn't know your identity!"

Zheng Yi's heart trembled: "Imperial City Bureau? Isn't it a secret service agency?"

Emperor Zhengyong said without any emotion: "Prince Tang Zheng Yuanche plotted rebellion, but he is my brother after all. When the late emperor was alive, he taught me to be friendly and respectful to my brothers."

"The King of Tang is disloyal, so I cannot be unrighteous."

"Strip the King of Tang of all his titles and exile him to Nanyue County."

Nanyue County was a newly developed county town of Dayu and had been under the rule of Dayu for less than 30 years.

The place is far away, full of miasma and poisonous gas, roaming with wild beasts, and rumor has it that there are ghosts wandering around.

Moreover, the people living in the mountains and wilds here are extremely difficult to tame and often attack the government offices.

Over the past twenty years, more than one hundred officials have died in Nanyue County!
Being exiled to South Vietnam was basically the same as being dead.

"King Tang's staff, his mother's family, his wife's family, and the rest... all nine clans will be killed!"

The King of Tang is plotting treason!
This was a major case of treason that occurred after Emperor Zhengyong ascended the throne. Two years ago, Emperor Zhengyong ascended the throne.

The one who was qualified to compete with Emperor Zhengyong for the throne at that time was the then King of Tang Zheng Yuanche.

Her mother's family is the Sun family, a large family in Langya County, and she even holds the position of imperial concubine.

The King of Tang himself had been exposed to military affairs since he was a child, had more than ten years of experience in the army, and had a great reputation in the army.

Who would have thought that the one who would finally sit firmly on the throne would be Emperor Zhengyong.

In order to seize the throne, the King of Tang even led his troops to attack the palace, but was defeated by the Prime Minister Yang Xuansu, and was captured!

Because his treason involved a large number of court officials, especially the Zhenbei Army stationed in Liangzhou and Binzhou, it took two years to produce results.

Except for King Tang himself who was exiled to Nanyue County, all other members of the King Tang's lineage were executed!
This was the first major event since Emperor Zhengyong ascended the throne, and it caused a shock to the entire Dayu.

It even caused a lot of discussion in several surrounding countries.

"Yang Xuansu..."

Zheng Yi glanced at the Grand Prince and all the middle-aged men in vermilion official robes.

This man was about sixty years old, with white hair and beard, but his eyes were bright and his spirits were high, and he was obviously a martial arts master.

He is the prime minister of the current dynasty, Yang Xuansu!

Rumor has it that the reason why Emperor Zhengyong was able to ascend the throne was because he had the support of Yang Xuansu.

The third year of Zhengei, March 16th.

More than 6,000 officials, staff and relatives of the Tang King were beheaded in public.

Heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers.

Especially Tang Wang’s teacher, the great Confucian scholar of the time, Tang Xiaozu, was executed by slow slicing for cursing Emperor Zhengyong in prison.

Ten clans of his clan were even killed!
This case shocked the world and attracted the attention of all officials. Emperor Zhengyong became extremely famous and unparalleled at the time.

(End of this chapter)