The Zhou Series
Completion and VIP date: April 12, 2024
VIP chapters begin: Chapter 20
A woman disguises herself as a man. This is not a wish-fulfillment story about revenge, nor is romance its main focus. Read with caution.
The term "servant of the state" comes from Mozi's "Heaven's Will, Part Two." It has no profound meaning: it simply means "a subject of the state." The State's Servant is also known as The Glazed Bell, which has no profound meaning either. It comes from Li He's poem "Bring in the Wine: The Glazed Bell."
I
"The wind and rain come at the right time, and love blooms just as it should."
Wu Zichang was only four or five when she first came to live with the Zhao family. She was especially mischievous, often driving the eldest son of the Zhao family to his wits' end and making him stamp his feet and shout, "Wu Zichang, keep this up and I'll start cursing!"
But no matter how furious the eldest son got, he never actually cursed the little monkey. Usually so mature and composed, after stamping his feet he would sigh again and again, then comfort the little monkey, who was still pretending to cry. "Be good, A Chang. I'm right here with you. Don't cry, all right?"
II
"I have a dream: that little children need only learn music and dance, and white-haired elders need never know the horrors of war."
The reforms failed, and the He clan launched an attack in court. Zhao Lida, the leader of the reforms, was put on trial by the aristocratic clans and sentenced to beheading.
On the day of the execution outside the city, Zhao Lida jokingly asked the young man who had come to see him off, "I heard Tingnu charged into the hall with a knife. Who did he want to kill?"
Beneath the execution platform, Zhao Mu, Zhao Lida's nephew, had red-rimmed eyes and clenched teeth. Every word rang out like steel: "Kill the foreign invaders, kill corrupt officials, kill this court that lets the clouds blot out the sun!"
In the howling wind, Zhao Lida, weighed down by a heavy wooden cangue, threw back his head and laughed. "For those three things you want to kill, my Zhao clan would gladly give up everything. Gladly!"
The three feet of blood spilled on the execution platform that year drove Zhao Mu forward, and he never turned back, in life or death.
III
"I have a wish: that all the people of the realm may stand tall as human beings, with full bellies, warm clothes, and happy faces."
When a new empress took the throne in the palace, and Zhao Changyuan was appointed Minister of Culture and took up his post in the Three Offices, four hundred imperial guards carried coffins behind him.
Lin Zhuyu, the Minister of War, asked, "First Minister, what is this?"
"Cleaning house." Zhao Changyuan still looked as gentle and composed as ever.
A hundred coffins stood outside the gates of the Three Offices. Ninety-nine held corrupt officials. One held me. This dynasty must be cleansed, no matter what!
***The leads are not each other's only partners. Read with caution.*** This is a fictional setting, not based on any real dynasty.***
When money is mentioned in the story, just convert it to modern currency: one wen equals ten cents; one qian equals one yuan. For silver and gold, use one tael of silver equals 200 RMB, and one tael of gold equals 2,000 RMB, or ten taels of silver. Don't worry too much about the rest. Keep it simple and enjoy the story.
Theme: Dare to fight injustice to the very end.
It's no surprise that it ended like this. The first half of it is really amazing. Moreover, the main plot of this story is not as full as Su Zhongfo. Otherwise, most of them would not be narrative. Although there is no fighting plot like that one with a knife and a horse, the weakness lies in the atmosphere created. It is difficult to express how powerful and ruthless Zhao Changyuan is in politics because the court created feels too good. There is no contrast or supporting plot. I feel that everyone is impartial, law-abiding, low-key, honest, hard-working and capable. This official and powerful person is probably different from many others, but few people know about it. On the one hand, the writing of this part is so modern. It is far inferior to writing about the Republic of China. It is just the sharp writing and the sharp political pattern. I am afraid that I will be locked up. Sometimes the power of climbing from the bottom to the top is more eye-catching than the high ground rooted in the common people. I like reading your article, but there is no such political pattern. I am also speechless to myself, hehe, but I still want to support you. I'm looking forward to your next work with a love-in-your-mouth style. I'm really not afraid of abuse, but afraid of being boring. Are you considering writing some martial arts novels? Or a wheelchair strategist with an online IQ? Haha come on
After reading it, the author's writing style is very good and the details stand up to scrutiny. Among them, the details of women disguising themselves as men are the best. Many articles about women disguising themselves as men ignore some problems, such as Huqing, Adam's apple, voice, etc. (The author even considers using prostheses to solve the problem of stripping for imperial examinations and peeing outside. I admire them very much.) The author cleverly uses drugs to solve this problem when the protagonist is in his teens. In fact, it can be understood as injecting male hormones. In this way, at least the bug of women disguising themselves as men will disappear when they grow up, and they don't have to worry about the crime of deceiving the emperor and implicating the nine tribes.
Although I rarely comment, I am never absent every day. Every work is my treasure. I hope you will not be too harsh on yourself and work together to see the light. I am not very good at encouraging others. I will always be your loyal reader and look forward to the next work.
I still prefer Jiayin and Zhao Mu co.
I saved up to read it in one go and read it non-stop. I really love the way you describe her relationship and daily life. It is really the life I dream of. Two people live hand in hand. The author's writing is really getting better and better. With a few simple sentences, you can imagine the scene after reading it. I am looking forward to the next book!
Huh? What did they do and why were they late for work? (Quack quack)
Fall asleep halfway through
These two cute people are so restrained, haha
Hahahaha, didn't you even look at the car exhaust?
I spent a whole day reading it yesterday. It was so beautiful that I couldn't stop reading it. I especially liked the details the author wrote about daily life. Of course, the main plot also attracted me very much. Looking forward to the next one~