usatvline Chapter 508 Joy of Life 64
Chapter 508 Joy of Life 64
Upon hearing this, Xie Bi'an froze on the spot, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face.
He had initially thought that his lord was reaching a certain age and starting to crave women, so he was trying to select a few suitable candidates for him. Little did he know, he had completely misunderstood.
Li Chengze shook his head, then popped another grape into his mouth, utterly bewildered as to how Ye Qingmei had managed to squander such a winning hand and ultimately bring about her own demise.
Judging from Fan Jian's intention to reveal Fan Xian's true identity to Si Gu Jian in order to get the latter to help Fan Xian, Ye Qingmei must have had a close relationship with Si Gu Jian in the past.
Therefore, Emperor Qing at that time was just a Prince Cheng's heir with no hope of ascending to the throne, while Ye Qingmei not only owned the Ye Family Business, which gathered wealth from all over the world, but also the Supervisory Council, which was independent of the court and had people all over the country.
She also has Xiao Zhuzhu, who is comparable to a Grandmaster, Si Gu Jian from Dongyi City, who is her old friend, and Ku He from Northern Qi, who also respects her greatly because of the temple.
In addition, she possesses a wealth of advanced knowledge and technology, and the box contains a sniper rifle powerful enough to kill a Grandmaster.
With this configuration, it's not enough to just conquer the whole world; it should at least be more than capable of overthrowing and rebuilding Nanqing.
But Ye Qingmei just wouldn't do it!
She insisted on eliminating the two princes and chose to support Emperor Qing, a nobleman accustomed to maintaining the existing order, to ascend to the throne. She even sent him money, people, and had children with him, only to be killed by Emperor Qing in a fire in the end.
What is she after?
Li Chengze was completely baffled.
I can't figure out what Ye Qingmei is trying to do.
If Ye Qingmei's goal is to change the world and make it the ideal country described on the stone tablet, then she should personally ascend to a high position and promote change from top to bottom.
Why place all our hopes on Emperor Qing?
As a nobleman, Emperor Qing was born into the elite class and was born at the top of society. How could he possibly genuinely pursue equality?
How could he possibly allow those ordinary people to be equal to him?
Thinking of this, Li Chengze suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a possibility.
Perhaps Ye Qingmei supported Emperor Qing and bore him a child not only because she had feelings for him, but more likely because she hoped to cultivate a prince with egalitarian ideas, and then support this child to ascend the throne, thus realizing her ideal.
If that's really the case, then Li Chengze... understands even less.
To change the world, one must first rise to a high position and possess sufficient strength and influence.
Don't believe that nonsense like "men conquer the world, women conquer men".
Those are just excuses women use to please men and comfort themselves when they lose power. Just listen to them and don't believe them.
It's better to have it yourself than to have it from someone else.
Whoever holds power can dominate everything.
For someone like Ye Qingmei, who possesses so many resources and abilities, to place her hopes for changing the world on others and voluntarily relinquish her rights and control is simply courting death.
Li Chengze clicked his tongue a few times and shook his head.
Someone like him, who wanted to go home after leaving home and pursue power, could never understand Ye Qingmei's decision to voluntarily give up power and place her hopes on others.
Although every time he became emperor, he would do his best to change the world and strive to benefit all people.
But he would never voluntarily step down from his pedestal to live a life where everyone is equal.
The pursuit of equality during the Yongzheng era was merely out of curiosity; people wanted to see what a truly equal world would be like.
Once he had seen that kind of world, his curiosity was satisfied, and he stopped pursuing it.
Moreover, in that world, he was still the emperor, and his very status constituted part of the inequality.
Therefore, Li Chengze had never truly seen what equality for all looked like.
In other words, he refused to engage with and understand true equality.
People like Li Chengze, born into aristocratic families in feudal society, are natural defenders of their class in order to protect their own interests.
For them, the existing social structure and hierarchy are the foundation for protecting their status and interests.
So even though Li Chengze had explored a world of equality for all out of curiosity and briefly experienced that kind of life.
But even after that, he still chose to maintain the existing power structure.
In fact, if it weren't for the existence of time travel, no matter how curious he was about a world where everyone is equal, he would never have actually practiced or pursued such an idea.
Because within the framework of feudal society, giving up one's power and current status would not only result in the loss of personal interests, but could also endanger the safety of oneself and one's family.
Li Chengze absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen.
Li Chengze stopped trying to understand Ye Qingmei's thoughts because he simply couldn't.
This was completely beyond his comprehension.
Once understood, his thought system would be completely overturned.
Osmanthus flowers are in full bloom outside the window, and a gentle breeze carries their sweet fragrance.
Amidst the swaying shadows of the flowers, a carrier pigeon nimbly flitted among them, flapping its wings as it flew into the room.
Xie Bi'an quickly recovered from his embarrassment, stepped forward to catch the carrier pigeon, took a note from its leg, carefully checked it, and only after confirming that there were no problems did he present it to Li Chengze.
"Your Highness, this is a message from the people stationed around the Prince Jing's residence."
"Oh? News from the Prince Jing's residence?"
Li Chengze snapped out of his daze and, somewhat surprised, reached out to take the note.
After he broke Li Hongcheng's leg last time, Prince Jing sent him an invitation, wanting to meet with him, but he politely declined.
Given the sensitive circumstances at the time, maintaining a proper distance was the wisest choice for both sides. This was not only about protecting himself, but also about protecting Lee Hong-sung's life.
Although Prince Jing appears carefree and unconcerned with details on the surface, he is actually meticulous and has a keen insight.
If Ye Qingmei hadn't chosen to support Emperor Qing back then, who knows who would be sitting on the dragon throne now?
Upon seeing that Li Chengze refused to meet, she immediately understood and decisively went to the palace in person to plead guilty on behalf of her son.
In the past, in order to avoid arousing Emperor Qing's suspicion and dissatisfaction, Prince Jing acted cautiously and discreetly, rarely entering the palace or making any requests to Emperor Qing.
This time, for the sake of his son, he made an exception and pleaded with Emperor Qing. The emperor, remembering his past obedience and docility, did not make things difficult for him. He was lenient towards Li Hongcheng for interfering in the affairs of Baoyue Tower, and ultimately only sentenced him to ninety days of confinement as punishment.
Li Chengze originally thought that the Jingwang Mansion would temporarily restrain its sharpness and remain quiet for a while because of this incident, so he did not pay any more attention to it with his mental power.