Luo Wanqing's gaze was somewhat peculiar as she sized up Ye Zhuchan: "Little girl, have you secretly played some nasty trick on Senior Uncle Jiang again?"

"Heaven's secrets should not be revealed."

Ye Zhuchan pressed her jade-like finger against her lips, mischievously winking like a cunning fox.

Ye Zhuchan approached the old man at the tea stand and softly said:

"I've never understood why you left Mo Ruye behind when you had the chance to escape with her. Why did you abandon even your own daughter Mo Jiang?"

The old man at the tea stand lowered his head, silently tidying the chess pieces.

Ye Zhuchan said lightly: "Yeying is now Jiang Shouzhong's wife, so you're like Jiang Shouzhong's father-in-law. I won't kill you. However, as compensation, this little girl will stay by my side as a bodyguard."

The old man showed a bitter face: "There's no need to, that kid already has so many women."

Apparently, the old man thought Ye Zhuchan was expanding her man's harem.

Ye Zhuchan glanced at Zhou Yiyi and smiled:

"If she truly has the skill to climb into Brother Jiang's bed, then that's her fate. However, for now, I happen to need a sharp knife, and this girl fits perfectly."

——

Forty-nine days can be neither long nor short.

During this period, Jiang Shouzhong was like a tireless perpetual machine, never resting.

One could say Jiang was ironclad, while the Demon Venerable and Ran Qingchen came and went like flowing water.

Meanwhile, the affairs of the court were jointly governed by Ye Zhuchan and Luo Wanqing.

After successfully signing an alliance with Yanrong, Ye Zhuchan seized the opportunity of the newly established dynasty to boldly implement a series of reforms.

Hence, the name of the dynasty "Dazhou" was aptly changed to "Jiang."

It's inevitable for a new dynasty to face numerous chronic problems left by the previous regime.

Issues like corruption, livelihood deterioration, etc.

Therefore, Ye Zhuchan's reform measures inevitably touched on various aspects of society, including governance, taxation, agriculture, and law.

Like rectifying governance, reducing taxes, improving irrigation, revising laws…

To outsiders, such complex and arduous reforms seemed almost impossible, yet Ye Zhuchan managed them with ease, handling everything methodically.

And some of the policies she introduced were completely unheard of.

Their advanced concepts and forward-thinking approaches were awe-inspiring.

Even Empress Dowager Yan Rong, originally hostile to her, could not help but genuinely admire this remarkable woman's abilities upon witnessing these reforms.

In fact, people were unaware that during the time Ye Zhuchan cared for Jiang Shouzhong, she profoundly delved into his memories using the secret technique.

No one could comprehend the shock Ye Zhuchan felt when she saw modern society through Jiang Shouzhong's memories.

Technology, medical care, education, livelihood, systems…

All of these far exceeded Ye Zhuchan's understanding; she never imagined the world could exist in such a vibrant and advanced form.

Initially, she merely intended to use Jiang Shouzhong.

However, as she excavated Jiang Shouzhong's memories, she seemed to walk into Jiang Shouzhong's life path, becoming more familiar and understanding of the man.

From the youthful memories of his adolescence to his journey of growth.

Those joys and sorrows, those ups and downs, those twists and turns…

Ye Zhuchan seemed to accompany Jiang Shouzhong through his early life in a unique way.

In this process, Ye Zhuchan gradually fell in love with him.

If Jiang Shouzhong liked Ye Zhuchan because she was his white moonlight.

Then Ye Zhuchan's love for Jiang Shouzhong was more like the purest affection brewed by time.

This love was stronger than any other form.

Through Jiang Shouzhong's memories, Ye Zhuchan repeatedly refined and improved those advanced policies and systems from the modern era in her heart.

She knew clearly that it would be like forcing a square peg into a round hole if she merely copied the modern model.

In the current social environment, not only would it be ineffective, but it could also make things worse.

Jiang Shouzhong had once said that he knew many methods to nourish the people and excellent strategies to govern the country; however, these strategies couldn't be implemented successfully in the current social context and might even backfire.

The root cause was the environment.

Different environments yield different soils, and different soils produce different fruits.

Ye Zhuchan had indeed harbored thoughts of drastic change, wanting to overthrow everything and lead everyone into a brand new era.

But when she calmed down and carefully weighed the possible consequences, she realized such an approach was overly radical and might bring unpredictable disasters.

After careful consideration, she ultimately chose a relatively moderate, compromise path.

The transformation of systems is never accomplished overnight; it requires the sedimentation of time.

During this process, it is also necessary to gradually change people's ideological concepts.

Like improving the soil.

Only by making the "soil" suitable will the seeds of the new era be able to flourish.

Fortunately, Ye Zhuchan had the experience of being an emperor, and her rich experience in governing and managing the state allowed her to flexibly integrate and improve these advanced ideas, policies, and systems.

Without causing much dissonance in this society.

Of course, the path of reform has never been smooth.

Some conservative former courtiers or noble families, clinging to the ways of the past or other interests, resisted these new policies in every way, vehemently opposing them.

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