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Advanced chapter at patreon.com/caleredhair "You are Chen Laoshi?" Seated calmly in the main hall, Xiao Ming’s voice echoed across the room. Ziyuan stood beside him, smiling warmly at Chen Xier. "This humble one is indeed," Chen Laoshi replied nervously. In his mind, people like them—stage performers—were no better than ants in the eyes of the powerful. Back when the Wang and Qin clans still held influence, they were often summoned to perform, and a single misstep could result in beatings or…-
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Jin Ping Mei ended with Ziwan running out of the main hall, her face flushed with embarrassment. Of course, Xiao Ming hadn’t told Jin Ping Mei for the sake of lecturing about feudal moral codes—he was simply using it as an excuse to tell some risqué jokes and take a bit of playful advantage of Ziwan. In truth, Xiao Ming wasn’t in a hurry to overturn feudal traditions. Such deep-rooted things could only be changed slowly, like boiling a frog in warm water. Besides, in his mind, the cultural…
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Rules—in ancient times, the word referred to two different tools: the gui and the ju. The gui was a compass, and the ju was a straightedge used for drawing lines. These two instruments were the ancestors of ancient measurement tools. Because of this, Xiao Ming didn’t have to rack his brains figuring out how to make compasses and rulers. The Great Yu Empire already had them. Now, unifying weights and measures was simply an improvement—not a complete overhaul. So, Xiao Ming asked Chen Wenlong to…
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The snow in Qingzhou had gradually melted, and a trace of warmth spread under the midday sun. At the Eastern Market, crowds of people surrounded the stage, layer upon layer, watching the play. Waves of cheers erupted from time to time. When the villain Huang Shiren appeared, the audience gritted their teeth in anger, wishing they could rush the stage and beat him to death. In this drama, they saw a reflection of their own past—how they, too, had once been oppressed by powerful landlords and forced to…
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"We’ve located the tungsten mine?" Joy instantly washed over Xiao Ming. They had been searching for the mine for nearly a year, and now, finally, there was news. "Your Highness, this old servant's search has truly paid off! What a good omen to start the year with—this must mean you’ll have great fortune ahead," Qian Dafu said, grinning from ear to ear. Xiao Ming had returned from Dengzhou in a somber mood, but this sudden good news lifted his spirits. He said, "Come to the main hall and tell me…
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"You sons of bitches! Brothers, board the ships! Let’s sail to Japan and avenge our families!" "Revenge!" "Revenge!" "Revenge!" Angry shouts echoed across Yutai Village as Yue Yun gently laid down his mother’s body and rushed toward the galleon. "Stop!" Xiao Ming shouted sharply. Yue Yun froze in place, his eyes bloodshot as he turned to Xiao Ming. "Your Highness, you saw what these wokou did to us. Are you saying we should endure this? Shouldn't we avenge our families and make the wokou pay in…
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Advanced chapter at Patreon.com/caleredhair. subscribe to access 10 chapter daily The cold sea breeze, heavy with the scent of salt, brushed against everyone. Meng Youliang’s intelligence left everyone in a heavy silence. In the end, Yue Yun broke the stillness. "Your Highness, Meng Youliang is a traitor. His words cannot be trusted. Maybe he just brought this nonsense to deceive you in order to save his life." "Yue Yun, you fool! Do you know where I was hiding from Yamada Ichiro’s men? It was in…
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The cold sea wind howled over the galleon, pushing it swiftly across the water with its powerful gusts. From time to time, Yue Yun would check their latitude and sailing speed, then mark the ship's exact position on the sea chart. Since they left the estuary and sailed into open sea, Yue Yun had been comparing the coordinates along the route. This journey was a test from Xiao Ming—to see if they could navigate and reach Dengzhou using only their knowledge of navigation, even far from the…
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Advanced chapter at patreon.com/caleredhair "Fire!" At the exact moment the heavy crossbows were loosed, Yue Yun shouted loudly. "Fire!" Voices relayed the command below deck, and the prepared gunners immediately lit their match cords. Boom! Boom! Boom! In a line, the three galleons erupted with bursts of firelight. Smoke from the ignited gunpowder filled the area around the muzzles, as seventy-five grapeshot rounds sprayed into the air, scattering into a rain of deadly pellets. The barrage fell upon…
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After a night of heavy drinking, Xiao Ming still had a headache when he woke up the next morning. It was the first day of the New Year. Traditionally, people would go out to visit friends and family. If he were in Chang’an, Xiao Ming would be making visits too. But in the Great Yu Empire, unless it was something urgent, a prince like Xiao Ming was not allowed to leave his fief. Especially since he was in charge of guarding the border, he had even more reason to stay in his prefecture. Now that New…
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