Chapter 41: Immortals celebrate birthday, this is a good omen~!

Capital city - Yuan Dadu.

At this time, Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty was singing and dancing with his beloved Empress Ki in the harem.

Today is Queen Ki's birthday.
Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty ordered all provinces to present rare treasures for Empress Ki to choose from and enjoy.

It is said that Queen Ki was a tribute girl from Goryeo. She was born into a noble family in Goryeo and was originally a palace maid who served tea and water to the emperor.

However, she was very smart and beautiful, so she naturally caught the emperor's eye and was favored by him. From then on, he doted on her.

The emperor's first queen was very angry when she found out and beat her.

However, this queen was later implicated in her brother's rebellion and was demoted to a commoner.

The emperor wanted to make her the queen, but was stopped by the prime minister.

However, the prime minister did not expect that he would be dismissed from his position because of this incident.

Historical books say that Qi was a "sly and cunning person who was always trying to show off."

However, Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty liked her, and when he established the second empress, she was also made a concubine.

During this period, because she gave birth to a son who later became the crown prince, she was also named the second queen.

If she only relied on the emperor's favor, Empress Qi might not be able to do much.

The fact that she was able to gain a foothold in the harem was inseparable from a friend she had known since childhood, Park Buhua, who was also from Goryeo and later became a eunuch.

The two of them worked very well together, and both were favored by the emperor. Whenever Empress Ki saw someone she didn't like, she would ask this partner to deal with them.

There are even rumors that the two were childhood sweethearts, and that Pu Buhua would rather become a eunuch than stay by her side.

However, the relationship between Ki Empress and Yuan Shundi has always been very close, and later she gave birth to a son, which made her more confident.

At this time, she was creating an image of a virtuous queen for herself in order to maintain the favor of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty.

Facing the treasures plundered by Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty, Empress Ki did not show any greed.

Instead, he kept wandering among the dazzling array of jewelry and jade, trying to pick out something that could add to his reputation.

suddenly,

Among the many treasures, she immediately spotted a piece of wood that looked out of place in the corner.

Queen Ki was delighted and walked towards the corner of the tribute with charming steps. Then she picked up the wooden ash that looked out of place.

Emperor Yuan Shun's face changed, and he became furious when he saw the wood in his beloved concubine's hand:
"How dare you! Who dares to play tricks on me and send me such a toy to appease me?"

The eunuch in charge of the ritual book fell to his knees on the ground.

"Your Majesty, this catalpa tree was presented by the Darughachi of Shang County, Fengyang, who said it was a treasure he accidentally obtained from the village under his jurisdiction."

Since the Mongolian nobles conquered many other ethnic groups and countries and were unable to rule on their own, they entrusted governance to figures from the local ruling class. This is why the Yuan Dynasty had so many crazy fans after it was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The Yuan Dynasty delegated an outrageous amount of power to local governments, and its main policy was to let people run free.

Of course, they will also send a supervisor to each place.
This supervisor is called Darughachi.
It was above local officials and held the power of final decision to safeguard the rule of the Mongol Khan and the nobles.

These Darughachis held positions ranging from the second to the eighth rank, and were independent of the official system, with obvious ethnic discrimination and oppression in their nature.

Darughachi is Mongolian, and its original meaning is defender, judge, and seal holder.

It is like a modern central commissioner who is responsible for supervising local officials at all levels, and it is stipulated that only Mongolians and Semites can hold this position.
In fact, Darughachi was mainly held by Mongolians, and was often the real ruler in various places.

The Darughachi system was one of the important forms of ethnic oppression implemented by the Mongolians throughout the country.

The one who presented the tribute of elm wood this time was the Darughachi who was in charge of ruling the Shang County Fengyang, and the county magistrate Han Ye was just a "traitor" who ran errands.

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty said angrily with a livid face:
"What does he mean! Sending me a catalpa tree on my big day? To warn me not to indulge in pleasure? To be considerate of the people? How bold!"

A group of eunuchs were trembling with fear.

Everyone knelt on the ground and dared not speak.

Since he was not attending court at this time, Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty did not need to worry about the court officials.

In his view, the Darughachi of Fengyang County was simply mocking him for being obsessed with women and that he should focus on state affairs.

If the person who did this was one of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, he would have to endure it.

But how dare you, a mere county-level Darughachi, complain and demand so much?
Do you really think you won't kill the Mongols? Just when Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty was about to get angry and let that guy know why the flowers are so red,

Empress Qi returned to Emperor Yuan Shun with the wood and said charmingly:

"Aiya, Your Majesty, how can you blame him? He has good intentions. Those who risk their lives to give advice are all loyal ministers. Besides, now everyone says that I am causing trouble for the government. I will set an example for you by helping you to cultivate a piece of land in the Imperial Garden, so that the people will also know that your Majesty feels deeply for the victims and has personally cultivated the land."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuan Shun was greatly relieved. He embraced Empress Qi and said with a smile:

"As expected of my beloved concubine, you are sensible. You are not like those other stupid women in the palace who talk about government affairs all day long. I am so tired of listening to them!"

Queen Ki's eyes were as charming as silk, and the seductiveness emanating from her eyes was captivating.

"Your Majesty~I just feel sorry for you."

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty laughed:
"You are worthy of being my beauty~"

Seeing that Emperor Yuan Shundi was in a good mood, the eunuch knelt down and reported in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, there is also a letter accompanying the wood ash. The Darughachi of Fengyang County does not want to offend your Majesty, but this wood ash is indeed a fairy treasure."

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty narrowed his eyes and looked at the eunuch: "Hmm?"

Beads of cold sweat appeared on the eunuch's forehead.

If the money had not been collected early, he would never have gotten involved in such matters.

Emperor Yuan Shun waved his hand and sneered:

"Immortal treasure? Then tell me about it. I want to see the origin of this broken wood catalpa."

"Yes."

The eunuch then repeated to Emperor Shundi the rumor that Zhu Yuanzhang moved the gods by burying his mother and was rewarded with treasures.

When Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty heard that this wooden shovel could actually shovel the ground as easily as tofu, he immediately became interested.

He took the wood from Queen Ki and weighed it twice.
"Very good. In that case, I will go to the Imperial Garden to give it a try. If what he said is true, I will reward him handsomely! If it is not what he said... then he is guilty of deceiving the emperor! Let's go!"

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty sneered and said that he didn't believe in such things as gods and land gods.

The eunuch was not at all panicked when he was charged with deceiving the emperor. Instead, a hint of pride appeared on the corner of his mouth.

How could he just accept such a thing that was just a whistle in front of a saint?
He had tried it many times, and it was indeed very easy to shovel soil with this elm wood, and it was absolutely foolproof.

The group soon arrived at the imperial garden of the harem.
Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty threw the wood to a young eunuch and ordered:
"You, go try this catalpa!"

The young eunuch received the order and hurriedly knelt down to take the wood and ran to a tree.
As he shoveled the catalpa tree onto the ground, the head of the catalpa tree instantly sank into the soft soil.

The young eunuch widened his eyes, looked at Emperor Yuan Shun with shock and said in a surprised voice:

"Your Majesty, this wooden hoe really has magical powers! We didn't even use any strength, and it went in!"

Emperor Yuan Shun's eyes narrowed.
He immediately pointed to a more solid aisle and shouted:

"Go! Try this!"

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch immediately ran to the trampled dirt road and dug it with a shovel.

Without any surprise, Mu Qiu inserted it directly in again like a small spoon into tofu.

In order to prevent Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty from not believing it, he easily dug a large pit.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty walked forward in doubt, kicked the young eunuch away, snatched the wood from him and tried it himself.

"Hiss~ Is this thing really that useful?"

The eunuch who took the money immediately flattered the emperor and said loudly:
"Auspicious, auspicious! Empress Ki is the mother of the country. Your Majesty and her husband are deeply in love. The immortals are celebrating your birthday. I have specially sent down auspicious signs to wish you a happy birthday~!"

Queen Ki was overjoyed when she heard this. With this thing, who would dare to say that she is not virtuous enough?

"Your Majesty~~"

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty laughed loudly twice: "It is indeed the immortals who are celebrating my birthday. I deserve a reward!"

After he finished speaking, he shoveled the ground again.

With a crisp sound of wood breaking, the wood in the hands of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty instantly broke into two.

Suddenly, the scene became silent...

(End of this chapter)