Forehead!
Upon hearing this, Cai Yan and Li Mingzhu were stunned, and said with a wry smile, "Although it sounds a bit outrageous, there's actually some truth to it!"
Although it was said to have three thousand concubines in the harem, the actual number was far less, and each of them had a formal title or at least were given an explanation.
Western emperors had only one wife, but countless mistresses, whom they never gave any recognition to. Some of these mistresses even had families. These were completely irresponsible and despicable men.
If that's the case, then the emperor of the East was a completely good person.
"That seems to make sense. My father's mistresses didn't have any official status, and some of them were even ministers' wives."
"Father is incapable of giving them a proper home, let alone taking responsibility. He truly is an irresponsible scumbag."
Princess Anne was completely bewildered and couldn't help but mutter to herself.
Amidst the weight of titles and responsibilities, she increasingly felt that her father was a scumbag, practically a beast.
In comparison, Lin Yi, the Eastern Emperor, is much better. Although he has three wives and one ambiguous relationship, he is responsible in all of them.
Lin Yi immediately beamed and nodded, saying, "Yes, now you know, compared to your scumbag emperors in the West, what I care about is responsibility."
We are by no means promiscuous; we are simply offering a home to the women we love—a lifelong commitment.
Just for this point alone, you Westerners will never learn it in your entire lives!
I am the Emperor of the East, I represent the East, and that's how deep our affection is!
Holy crap!
Zhao Gao, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. So this was the explanation for being a womanizer. No wonder he was the emperor.
It's a pity I'm a rootless person; otherwise, I would have found a few more people, or at least taken on more responsibility. Otherwise, this whole thing would be incomplete.
Princess Anne nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice, "I didn't realize it before, but after Your Majesty said that, Anne finally understand the truth."
Although my father was in a free-love relationship, he was irresponsible and broke up other people's families, which is immoral and makes him a scumbag!
I will definitely tell my sisters to find an Eastern man, not one of those irresponsible scumbags.
Hahaha!
Lin Yi chuckled awkwardly and said, "Well, it's not your fault, Anne. Your father is such a scumbag; he's completely disgraced us men. I'll try to talk him out of it next time we meet."
Li Mingzhu rolled her eyes. If the Emperor wanted to criticize Bill III, he should just say so directly. Why make it so subtle?
"Uh-huh!"
Princess Anne agreed without much thought; her father needed to be taught a lesson.
Moreover, if it weren't for the Emperor's leniency and letting the Frostwest Empire off the hook this time, it wouldn't be the Zhen'an Dynasty that would be attacked now, but the Frostwest Empire.
The fact that the Zhennan Dynasty was breached in an instant demonstrates the terrifying fighting power of the Great Liang, which the Frostwest Empire could not withstand.
Lin Yi nodded slightly, but said nothing more.
The peaceful relations with the Frostwest Empire are, frankly speaking, just a transitional phase. Sooner or later, things will inevitably break down, and when that happens, this little girl won't even have time to cry.
He glanced at Cai Yan and Li Mingzhu, and said with a smile, " Wenji, you and Lele control the mouthpiece of Great Liang. You need to strengthen the shaping of Great Liang's values. I don't want to see too many Zhao Zhong."
What makes intellectuals so terrifying is that they control paper and pen, so they can spread information with impunity, even slandering the emperor at will.
Taking advantage of their lack of information, they could smear the emperor with impunity, which is what makes scholars so dangerous.
However, now that he has taken control of newspapers, books, and other resources, and handed them over to his confidants and women, the situation has reversed.
Now, I can smear whomever I want, and they have no power to resist.
Zhao Zhong!
Upon hearing this, Li Mingzhu sneered. This Zhao Zhong was nothing but a fool, an ignorant person who couldn't distinguish between relatives and friends.
Such a person serving in the court would be a disaster, and it's a good thing that the emperor dealt with him.
She said in a deep voice, " Zhao Zhong is nothing but a clown. How can the struggle between nations be distinguished by good and evil? That's simply foolish! I have already written in the newspapers about the ambitions of the Yamata Nation, and the people of the north are filled with righteous indignation, all volunteering to attack the Yamata Nation once again."
"Newspapers in the south also published similar news, but people in the coastal areas are even more radical, with many forming teams to go there. As for Zhao Zhong, if he were to appear in the south now, he would probably be beaten to death," Cai Yan said with a wry smile.
Compared to the north, the south suffered persecution at the hands of the Yamata Nation, a truly bitter and deep-seated grievance.
Now that we're going to beat a dog when it's down, we can't back down; we're going to fight to the death. As for Zhao Zhong's image, in the South he's already been portrayed as worse than a pig or a dog, a traitorous villain.
Some chivalrous individuals even targeted him, preparing to take his head.
"Haha, this is somewhat unexpected. It seems the people of Great Liang still have some backbone!"
Hearing that many commoners had stormed into the Yamata Nation in droves, Lin Yi was not angry at all. Instead, he felt somewhat comforted, at least the Great Liang had regained its fighting spirit.
If they're all like Zhao Zhong, who would actively plot against Great Liang and then plead for their lives on their behalf, then I'm afraid I'll have to resort to force to teach them a lesson.
For example, Zhao Zhong today.
Now that he's entered the southwestern battlefield, unless he's possessed by Sage Kong, his chances of survival are slim; there's absolutely no hope.
A nation needs courage and spirit; otherwise, it's just a flock of sheep. When faced with a powerful enemy, they'll become nothing more than food, or even spies for the enemy—that's a terrible thing.
Princess Anne, standing to the side, frowned, taken aback by Lin Yi's actions.
She's been quite busy these days, so she naturally knows what a newspaper is. She initially thought it was just a transmission of news and policies, but now it seems there's more to it than meets the eye.
The fact that they easily resolved the impact of Zhao Zhong's actions and strengthened their control over the country was undoubtedly a powerful tactic.
At that moment, she even felt a sense of admiration for the man in front of her.
The ability to manipulate events at will—that's the mark of a true powerhouse. Compared to those muscular Western men, this kind of profound wisdom is truly captivating.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Majesty's two newspapers, one in the north and one in the south, directly connect with millions of ordinary people. This is probably an unprecedented situation in history, and it's truly astonishing!"
Throughout history, emperors have controlled the people through their subordinates, and a chasm existed between the two sides.
This is an invisible distance, making it easy for officials to deceive each other. But now, with this newspaper, the emperor's words and actions directly penetrate the hearts of the people, which is gradually narrowing this gap.
That was a brilliant move!