Rewarding Merits, Longevity's Black and White Hair

In the early days of establishing the Yanhuang Empire, Ye Chen immediately established the rule of attending court.

Basically, it was a copy of the ancient Chinese system, but the difference was that there was no need to perform the kneeling ceremony, and one could attend court sitting down.

Of course, the main reason for sitting in court was that some officials were old, and making them stand in court was simply making them suffer, which was not very meaningful.

Also, the time for each court session was set at around seven o'clock in the morning, which was neither too early nor too late, and would be adjusted according to the seasons.

In this way, the ministers would not have to get up in a hurry in the middle of the night, before dawn, and run over in the cold wind in winter.

This was not only meaningless, but also a waste of effort.

Of course, Ye Chen didn't have to get up so early every time to suffer with all the civil and military officials.

After all, although his original intention of establishing the empire was to complete the system task, it was also to enjoy himself better, not to suffer.

If he suffered so much, and he still had to be an emperor for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, how could he survive?

Looking at the civil and military officials, Ye Chen said in a deep voice: "Now the empire's education system has been fully established, and all teachers and officials have entered their designated positions, and those who have contributed during this period will be rewarded by me..."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, his personal guard and secretary-general, Yuan Long, stepped forward, walked to the middle, opened the prepared imperial decree, and began to bestow rewards.

"Zhou Li."

"Your subject is here."

Hearing his name, Zhou Li stood up excitedly and walked to the middle aisle.

Zhou Li was old and gray-haired, and his face full of wrinkles was now like a chrysanthemum. His originally weak body had also become extraordinarily strong.

The surrounding ministers looked at Zhou Li, who had come forward, and could hardly hide the envy in their eyes.

At the same time, they were also curious about how Ye Chen would reward him next.

After all, as subjects, they knew how generous Ye Chen was, especially to those who had made contributions, he was frighteningly generous.

It can be said that as long as you have the ability to do practical things, Ye Chen will not only make you rich for life, but also give you glory and report it to the whole country.

At the same time, there is also a chance to enter the Profound Yellow Records of the empire, and from then on, your name will be recorded in history and passed down for generations.

It can be said that the pursuit of a person's life can be satisfied in Ye Chen's place.

Of course, if you dare to act recklessly and harm the people, once Ye Chen finds out, needless to say, you will be beheaded and your family exiled.

In severe cases, a statue of atonement will be built in the local area, kneeling on the ground for generations to be scolded by the world.

Ye Chen's meaning was very clear, if you want to be an official, then do a good job. If you don't do a good job and have bad intentions, then be an ordinary citizen and live a good life, don't think about other messy things.

A hundred years ago, in the early days of the founding of the country, the system was not perfect, and many indigenous tribes in various places did not accept him. It can be said that it was a chaotic situation. For this reason, Ye Chen can be said to have killed countless people.

In the end, those people were so frightened that they turned pale when they heard Ye's name, and they were as docile as sheep. At the same time, this was also the origin of Ye Chen's name as a tyrant.

Faced with that situation at the time, Ye Chen knew that reasoning was useless, and only using force to suppress it was the right way.

Also, at that time, he was anxious to complete the system's ten-year mission, and he simply did not have the time to slowly subdue those people, which led to great internal conflicts in the early days of the empire, forcing him to use killing to deter others.

In the end, through his long life, he outlived those disobedient people, and at the same time, he subtly brainwashed those newborns, increasing their sense of belonging to the Yanhuang Empire.

"Zhou Li, during the construction of the empire's education, you have worked hard and made great contributions..."

"As a special reward, you are hereby granted one million Yanhuang Coins, a bottle of Longevity Elixir, your noble rank is promoted to the seventh grade, and a mansion in the Sky Wisdom Domain of the Imperial Capital. This is my decree."

"Thank you for your grace, Emperor!"

After hearing the rewards, Zhou Li immediately bowed. Although he didn't know what this Longevity Elixir was, he was happy as long as it was a reward from His Majesty.

Because this was the empire's affirmation of him.

Soon, a eunuch brought up the rewards. On a beautiful jade plate were ten stacks of banknotes printed with Ye Chen's portrait, a mansion contract, and a delicate jade bottle.

At the beginning of the Yanhuang Empire's establishment, Ye Chen established paper money transactions.

Ye Chen knew that paper money was easy to carry and saved a lot of resources.

Looking at these things, Zhou Li respectfully accepted them.

Looking at the appearance of the people below, Ye Chen smiled and said, "Gentlemen, you must be very curious about what this Longevity Elixir is, right? Hehe, the effect of this thing can improve your physique and increase your lifespan."

"Hiss~"

As Ye Chen's voice fell, the people in the hall suddenly widened their eyes.

Lifespan has always been pursued by living beings. These ministers are all quite old. Now that they hear about something that can increase lifespan, how can they calm down?

Seeing the reaction of the crowd, Ye Chen felt satisfied. It was worth the considerable cost he spent to exchange a batch of gene repair potions from the system.

These Longevity Elixirs are products that Ye Chen diluted from the gene repair potions he exchanged. After taking them, they can repair the cells of the human body, thereby improving the physique and extending a certain lifespan.

Now that the empire's education system has been established, the next stage is for the empire to spread its wings and take off. These ministers in front of him are the pillars of the empire that he has painstakingly cultivated. Ye Chen would feel heartache for a long time if he lost one.

Therefore, Ye Chen spent a lot of Civilization Points from the system to exchange a batch of gene repair potions as a reward, just to allow these people to live longer and share more of his burden.

In the Star Palace.

After the meritorious officials were rewarded one by one, only a few ministers received the Longevity Elixir.

The others who did not receive it were envious, but they could only sigh that they had not done enough.

Looking at the expressions of the ministers below, Ye Chen felt satisfied. An emperor should be like this.

There were two purposes for his reward of the Longevity Elixir this time. One was that he didn't want those talented ministers to die of old age so quickly.

The second purpose was to give the ministers a goal to pursue, draw a big cake, and make everyone more motivated to work.

After all, a long lifespan has always been the goal pursued by living beings, and now this goal is in sight. Tell me, will you work hard next?

If you don't work hard, you will die of old age. If you work hard, you still have a chance to extend your lifespan.

In the hall, after Zhou Li and others drank the Longevity Elixir, they immediately felt a heat all over their bodies, accompanied by slight pain. However, fortunately, this pain was not serious, and they could still bear it.

As time passed, the cells in their bodies were repaired by the power of the gene repair potion.

At the same time, after allowing a large number of inactive cells to reawaken, the originally white-haired, wrinkled faces of Zhou Li and the others changed.

White hair gradually turned black, wrinkles disappeared, and the body was slowly becoming stronger. Zhou Li and the others changed in a short period of time, as if they had been reborn.

This magical scene made the surrounding ministers who had not received the Longevity Elixir watch with fiery eyes.