Chapter 125: Afterword

In the fifth month of Tianhe 1263 Year 1, internal contradictions between the states of Yin and Yao intensified. Wei Lingfeng seized the opportunity, ordering Xuan Tian to lead an army of 500,000 to first conquer Yao. Relying on his keen sense of warfare, Xuan Tian boldly appointed young commanders, fearlessly blocking all of Yao's waterways and launching a sneak attack from the rear via the East Sea. Within just three months, he captured Yao in one fell swoop.

In the sixth month of Tianhe 1263 Year 1, part of the forces of the Cold Moon Sect that Aotian Lord had taken over began to infiltrate Yin, attempting to seize control of the court. In the seventh month, he contacted Wei Lingfeng, hoping to cooperate and willing to honor him as his lord. In September, Yao was destroyed, and Wei Lingfeng began to plot against Yin. With Aotian Lord's inside-outside cooperation, Yin fell in just two months, ending its history that had lasted several hundred years. Aotian Lord was placed under a restriction and turned over to Wen Ruobin to oversee, responsible for national intelligence affairs.

In the tenth month of Tianhe 1263 Year 1, Wei Lingfeng swept across the entire Tianhe Continent, ascended the throne as emperor, and established the state name as Qi.

In the first month of Tianhe 1264 Year 1, Wei Lingfeng announced the passing of Empress Qinning, and the empress position would remain forever vacant. Only a handful of people know the truth behind it.

In March of Tianhe 1264 Year 1, Wei Lingfeng ordered more lookout posts at the ports of the east and west seas, to report immediately upon any foreign vessel passing through. In April of Tianhe 1264 Year 1, Wei Lingfeng held his first imperial selection among the commoners, expanding the ranks by one Consort Rong, two Consorts Zhao, two Ladies Jieyu, and numerous Talented Persons and palace maids.

In December of Tianhe 1264 Year 1, Wei Lingfeng obtained a son, whom he named Zining, whose birth mother was the highest-ranked Imperial Noble Consort in the harem, Chen Qianqian.

In March of Tianhe 1265 Year 1, a foreign envoy sought an audience, but unable to communicate, presented a silk handkerchief printed with a pattern. Seeing it, Wei Lingfeng almost lost his composure in public, accepted the envoy's gift, and arranged for his lodging, treating him with utmost hospitality.

Starting in April of Tianhe 1265 Year 1, King Qi Wei Lingfeng began issuing one unprecedented decree after another, but because his policies were beneficial to the state and advantageous to the people, he was deeply revered and beloved by the populace.

In May of Tianhe 1266 Year 1, in the dead of night when all was quiet, a large ship with a white sail bearing the Big Dipper slowly docked at the coast of Izumo Island in the western part of the Tianhe Continent……

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