Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 1

Ch 1: Map of Mountains and Rivers

Zhou An woke up as usual, preparing for a busy day. But as soon as he opened his eyes, the information from his senses made him a little dazed.

The first thing he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling, and then the sensation from his body made his heart tighten and his heart beat faster. Two different fragrances entered his nostrils.

These fragrances made his blood vessels swell. In his nervousness and anticipation, he turned his head and saw two women lying beside him in thin silk pajamas, sleeping soundly on his left and right.

Moreover, both women were as beautiful as flowers, giving him a feeling of disbelief, suspecting that he was still dreaming.

Although this sleeping position was actually very uncomfortable, he couldn’t bear to disturb them, and he couldn’t bear to move his hands and feet even a little.

Looking at the two women, he swallowed. Each of them was a true natural beauty, and their skin, face shape, features, hair color, and body fragrance were all impeccable.

“Am I dreaming? This erotic dream is amazing, it feels too real. Forget it, it’s such a good dream, I won’t wake up. I’ll just be late for work.”

Zhou An thought, he has been working diligently, it shouldn’t be too much to slack off for half a day, this kind of realistic dream is the first time in 26 years, the opportunity cannot be missed, otherwise there may not be a second time in this life.

After making up his mind, he immediately prepared for his first morning exercise in life.

As soon as he moved, the real touch made his blood vessels swell. At this time, the two women woke up, making Zhou An nervous. After all, he has been single for more than twenty years, facing two women as beautiful as Alluring Beauty, and sleeping in the same bed, he was too nervous and didn’t know how to speak.

“The Emperor, you are awake. Your Subject will serve you to dress.”

The woman next to him quickly got up, quickly took off the clothes hanging next to her, and stood aside waiting. She didn’t care that her spring scenery was exposed, but deliberately brought a three-point temptation.

But when Zhou An heard the title Emperor, he showed a surprised expression, and realized that he had a lot of memories for no reason. He was stimulated by these two beauties just now, and his mind was a little unclear.

The extra memories were quickly scanned, and he really traveled through time and became the Emperor of the Qianyuan Empire, but a puppet emperor.

The one who controls the Imperial Court is the Empress Dowager, and the people of her family. Basically, half of the ministers in the entire Imperial Court are her people.

The Empress Dowager, for some reason, her biological son died young, so she could only choose one from the Imperial Prince.

Zhou An, this little emperor, is weak in character and more obedient. He is a “good emperor” in the eyes of the Empress Dowager.

The Great Imperial Prince, who was both civil and military, was killed by assassins on the night of the Late Emperor’s death.

The reason is actually known to all civil and military officials, but no one dares to say it.

The Second Imperial Prince, who was born a general, was sent to the west by the Late Emperor to guard the border pass. He held military power, plus the loyal generals left by the Late Emperor who swore to protect him, and a few ministers in the Imperial Court who secretly protected him, allowed the Second Imperial Prince to live to this day, but he would never want to enter the Capital City again in his life, otherwise he would surely die.

The other Imperial Prince either died of illness or died accidentally, leaving only Zhou An alone in the Capital City.

The Princess were basically married to other countries, leaving only the Tenth Princess who was only 12 years old.

After knowing this, Zhou An was no longer as excited as he was at the beginning, and quickly realized an important problem. The Empress Dowager wanted him to be the Emperor because she needed some time to prepare to be the Emperor.

A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, so he is needed to fill the gap, and except for necessary situations, the Empress Dowager does not let him contact the ministers very much.

He doesn’t need to attend court on weekdays, he only needs to spend his days and nights in the harem, singing and dancing with the beauties offered by ministers and allied countries.

The Empress Dowager can let the Emperor take the blame for the killing of loyal and good people who opposed her and seizing power. Anyway, all the instructions are stamped with the Emperor’s jade seal.

Only half a year after ascending the throne, everyone in the world knows that the current Emperor is an ignorant and cruel tyrant who kills loyal and good people.

This is naturally the result the Empress Dowager wants. When she is ready, she can execute the Emperor for this reason and replace him herself.

After figuring this out, Zhou An’s lust disappeared instantly. He didn’t know when the Empress Dowager would be ready, and when she would cut off his leek.

At this time, the two beautiful women in front of him were no longer attractive. These two were beauties offered by treacherous officials. Although they were Imperial Concubine, their purpose was to make him indulge in women.

After he calmed down, he got out of bed and stood up, feeling a little weak, his feet were weak, and he felt a little dizzy when he got up all of a sudden.

Looking at the two Imperial Concubine serving him to dress, he no longer had any joy in his heart.

When he saw the wine pot on the table in front of him, he suddenly thought of a more urgent problem, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“The Emperor, why are you sweating so much? Is there anything uncomfortable in your body? Your Subject will wipe it for you.” An Imperial Concubine immediately took out a silk handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Zhou An stared at the wine pot and thought, the original Emperor was just over 16 years old in two days, and he had only been on the throne for less than a year. No matter how lewd he was, he wouldn’t die. The only possibility was that someone poisoned him.

The wine and dishes last night were eaten with him by the Imperial Concubine. They were fine, which means there was no problem with the wine and dishes.

“What was the only thing I ate?”

Zhou An thought, in his memory, he ate some kind of aphrodisiac medicine last night in order to conquer the two women. These were all sent by the Imperial Hospital.

“In two days, it will be the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, and at the same time, the country cannot be without an Empress. At that time, I will marry Shangguan Rong, the Fifth Daughter of the Empress Dowager’s family.

These were all decided by the Empress Dowager. She will not be able to become Empress so quickly, so she made so many arrangements to deceive the eyes of the world.

So now she still needs him, it is impossible for the Empress Dowager to let people poison him. In this Imperial Palace, there is someone else who wants his life.”

When Zhou An thought of this, the good mood of traveling through time to become an Emperor was completely gone. Not everyone can be this Emperor. It seems like a divine start, but it is completely a dead end.

He is a puppet trapped in the Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace is full of Imperial Guard, as well as the Purple Guard, Azure Guard, and Dark Guard, three terrible spy agencies cultivated by the Empress Dowager.

A person like himself, who has no power to restrain a chicken, is like a pig raised in captivity, waiting for the master to slaughter him.

“The Emperor! The Emperor!”

While he was thinking about how to break this dead end, the two Imperial Concubine called out.

Zhou An came back to his senses, and instantly felt sore in his hands and feet, and a sense of powerlessness arose in his heart. He sat on the chair with the support of the two Imperial Concubine.

How could an ordinary office worker like him understand the calculations of Imperial Court politics and people’s hearts? Which of these people is not a person with both wisdom and strategy, and their relationships are deeply rooted and their methods are heaven-reaching.

Not to mention the Empress Dowager and the group of powerful ministers behind her, he can’t even find out who secretly wants to poison him, and he doesn’t have the ability to investigate. He doesn’t have any confidants, and no one listens to him.

In his despair, a scroll suddenly appeared in his mind. After it automatically opened, the first thing that appeared was the five big characters “Map of Mountains and Rivers” in a dragon-flying and phoenix-dancing manner, and then a landscape painting was displayed.

It’s just that, except for the Imperial Palace, the other maps are covered in white mist, and nothing can be seen clearly.

The painting is detailed to an unbelievable degree, as if looking down at the surface of the planet from outside the atmosphere, and as his mind moves, the map can be enlarged.

After he looks at a place, he can see the details of this place, and even the roof and the ground can be seen clearly.

“Map of Mountains and Rivers is activated. Does the host want to light up Changle Palace?”

A neutral voice without any emotion suddenly appeared in his mind. Soon he showed joy and quickly answered with his mind: “Light up.”

“Light up Changle Palace, reward Essence Solidifying Pill.”

Zhou An quickly discovered the space that came with it. He didn’t know if it was a system space or something else. A brownish-yellow Elixir was floating inside.

He showed joy, looked at the two Imperial Concubine beside him looking at him worriedly, because they were helping him dress, so they were still wearing thin pajamas.

He smiled and said, “I’m fine, you guys put on your clothes first, and have someone send food over.”

“Yes.” The two women saluted and walked to the bed to start dressing in a rustling manner.

Zhou An turned his back to the two women and stretched out his palm. With just a thought, the Essence Solidifying Pill in the system space appeared in his palm.

This Essence Solidifying Pill can solidify the body and cultivate the essence. It is generally used to lay the foundation for martial arts practitioners.

Without thinking, he swallowed it in one gulp. Now he can only believe in this Map of Mountains and Rivers.

When the Elixir entered his mouth, he could feel a warm warmth coming from his abdomen, spreading throughout his limbs and bones. His originally weak feet slowly began to gain strength, and his complexion also improved a lot.

At this time, he discovered that Changle Palace in the Map of Mountains and Rivers had changed from black and white to color. It seemed that this Palace had come alive, and he could even see the wind blowing the flowers and plants.

On the big tree in the yard, he could even see the fallen leaves landing.