[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-as-false-emperor":3,"chapter-eternal-life-as-false-emperor-eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-2":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life as False Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1682648,2149,"Chapter 2: Yin Yang Treasure Mirror","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-2",2,"\u003Cp>\"Is this my golden finger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi turned over and sat up, carefully observing the scene in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ancient bronze mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its diameter was about ten inches, and its thickness was half an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer inspection, the front of the treasure mirror was a brass-colored mirror surface, seemingly reflecting something, yet nothing was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back of the treasure mirror was covered with intricate patterns, filled with a mysterious aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon a closer look, it resembled the sun, moon, and stars, as well as mountains and rivers, quite peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, is the talent Yin Yang? What is Yin Yang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intersex?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi murmured, recalling the eunuch Wang Zhongyi who had just walked out, his tone full of strangeness and confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what, the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror is my golden finger, I must understand its function.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least now I’m in the Imperial Palace, useful to the Emperor, so I won’t be inexplicably killed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about this turbulent world, even the Emperor needs to seek shadows to save his life, one can only imagine how miserable ordinary people live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi came to the window and found that the windows had been locked by someone, only being able to vaguely see the distant sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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 use... But I am in the palace, still the Emperor’s shadow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about the emperors in history, and the fate of shadows, he shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t just die so cheaply...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must practice martial arts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, there is a path of Martial Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid being killed, or dying from illness or poison or other accidents, I must step into the realm of Martial Arts Innate, a peerless master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, even surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, I can still leave calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this in mind, Zheng Yi secretly made a firm decision in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, I’m the Emperor’s shadow now, I can temporarily use his power to cultivate the Martial Dao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had transmigrated into a eunuch or something, that would be a real pain, even if I had wealth and glory... would it be useful?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But being a shadow is really awkward, I could become a scapegoat at any time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless I can become the real Emperor...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s not rush, it’s temporarily safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, I’m a shadow, even if I go out, I’ll be under the guards’ protection... let’s practice martial arts first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wandered around the room, quickly returning to the bedside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this house was quaint and quite serene, it was only about a hundred square feet, could be seen at a glance, and had no interesting features, so he could only wait for tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Wang Zhongyi indeed brought an old man with a white beard to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This person is Elder Master Chen Yushu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, today he will teach you knowledge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Master Chen was the top scholar of the eighth year of Zhengan, you must follow him and study well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Eunuch Wang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Zheng Yi was already wearing a strange mask on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin as a cicada’s wing, perfectly covering his face, but outwardly a stiff-faced middle-aged man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Master Chen gave Zheng Yi a strange look; he couldn’t figure out who Zheng Yi was, only faithfully completing his task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, the content I will explain is ’The Analects: First Chapter of Learning...’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... Elder Master Chen, I can’t read.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Master Chen and Wang Zhongyi exchanged glances, Zheng Yi was also helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The script of this world was very similar to that of his previous life, but fundamentally different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhongyi also chuckled silently, after all, he was a rustic villager, alone, where could he have learned to read?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Master Chen, let’s start with the basics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Master Chen could only nod helplessly and resumed teaching the most basic characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very quickly, half a day passed, and Zheng Yi also learned over a hundred characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were pictographic characters, destined for the same end by different means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did not show it, only trying to write a dozen or so characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhongyi also nodded slightly: \"Good comprehension, next learn the court etiquette.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, an official from the Ministry of Rites replaced him, explaining some necessary court etiquettes to Zheng Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Wang Zhongyi was often not present, after all, he was a confidant of Emperor Zhengyong, he couldn’t always stay by Zheng Yi’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Zheng Yi kept learning the cultural knowledge and court etiquette of this world, while also getting in touch with some knowledge of the Imperial Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was to be the Emperor’s shadow, surely he had to contact the Imperial Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his meals had undergone a tremendous change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as ginseng and deer antler, bear paw, bird’s nest, all kinds of rare ingredients were at his disposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just ten days, his physique began to fill out, and the tone of his skin changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, under the guidance of Wang Zhongyi, Zheng Yi entered the Taihe Hall at around 5:00 AM, dressed in the attire of an eunuch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the place where the Emperor and the civil and military officials discussed state affairs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To wake someone up at 5:00 AM is utterly inhumane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to become the Emperor...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Court session!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All officials, bow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long live, long live, long live Your Majesty...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"State your concerns or dismiss the court!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your servant has something to report!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elder in a vermilion official robe knelt down: \"Reporting to Your Majesty, Qinghe County has suffered from a drought for three years, causing countless grains to fail, and the people resorting to desperate measures for survival. It is feared that this will lead to a major upheaval. I hope Your Majesty will issue an edict for disaster relief and exempt Qinghe County from this year’s taxes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Approved...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, that would be inadvisable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another elder jumped out: \"Your Majesty! Taxes are of paramount importance to the country and cannot be exempted lightly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhongyi quietly stepped back to Zheng Yi and whispered, \"The first minister is Zhao Jun, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, from the Zhao Family of Qinghe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second person is Tian Wenjing, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this person is Wang He, the Imperial Censor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Zheng Yi realize that his task today was to familiarize himself with all the civil and military officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhongyi quietly added, \"In the next few days, you will follow me, and I will introduce you to all the civil and military officials in the court...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Eunuch Wang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe... there’s also a good show today~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the ’good show’ Wang Zhongyi mentioned began!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man in a cyan official robe stepped out and respectfully said, \"King Tang rebelled, and all his accomplices have been captured. Please, Your Majesty, issue a verdict!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Ma Jinwu, the Commander of the Imperial City Department and a close confidant of Your Majesty,\" Wang Zhongyi informed, \"Even he doesn’t know your identity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi felt a chill in his heart: \"The Imperial City Department? Isn’t that the secret agency?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Zhengyong spoke without a trace of emotion, \"King Tang, Zheng Yuanche, rebelled, but after all, he is my own brother. The late Emperor taught me the virtue of ’brotherly love and duty’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"King Tang was disloyal, but I shall not be unrighteous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strip King Tang of all his titles and exile him to Nanyue County.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanyue County, a newly developed region of Great Yu, had been part of the empire for less than thirty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey there was far, with poisonous miasma and rampant beasts, and rumors of ghosts wandering about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain dwellers there were difficult to tame and often attacked government offices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In over twenty years, more than a hundred officials had died in Nanyue County!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exile to Nanyue was virtually a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The advisers, maternal relatives, and in-laws of King Tang, as well as others... execute the nine clans!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Tang rebelled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first major rebellion case Emperor Zhengyong had encountered since ascending the throne two years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chief rival for the throne against Emperor Zhengyong at the time was King Tang, Zheng Yuanche.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His maternal family was the prominent Sun Family from Langya County, also the family of a Noble Consort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Tang himself had been exposed to military affairs from a young age and had trained in the army for over ten years, garnering high prestige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, surprisingly, it was Emperor Zhengyong who firmly held the throne in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In pursuit of the throne, King Tang even led troops to storm the Imperial Palace but was defeated and captured by the incumbent Prime Minister Yang Xuansu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conspiracy involved many officials at court, particularly the Northern Pacification Army stationed in Liangzhou and Binzhou, leading to a prolonged resolution of two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from King Tang being exiled to Nanyue County, all others connected with him were executed, wiping out nine clans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first major event since Emperor Zhengyong’s ascension, stirring the whole of Great Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even surrounding countries engaged in much discussion over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yang Xuansu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi glanced at the middle-aged man in the vermilion robe leading the assembly below the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person seemed about sixty, with white hair and beard, yet with bright eyes, full of vim and vigor, clearly a martial arts expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the current Prime Minister, Yang Xuansu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was rumored that Emperor Zhengyong’s ascension was all thanks to the support of Yang Xuansu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On March 16, Year 3 of Zhengyong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than six thousand officials, aides, and kin of King Tang were executed and publicly displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads rolled, and rivers of blood flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Particularly for King Tang’s mentor, the great scholar of his time, Tang Xiaozu, who was executed by dismemberment for cursing Emperor Zhengyong in prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clan was even exterminated, affecting ten families!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This case shocked the world, commanded the attention of all officials, and greatly bolstered Emperor Zhengyong’s formidable reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>",1734,"2026-06-06T13:34:08.834Z",1,"novelbin.me","4824f64446c1775bec752a62ce70616d94140cb71c80f951a54abb321f046bd7","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-3","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-1",358,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-as-false-emperor-cover.jpg"]