Xuande Thirty-Two Years –
April 14th, Emperor Xuande decreed Princess Shunde the Crown Princess and abdicated in front of civil and military officials.
April 17th, Crown Princess Shunde ascended the throne.
On the Altar of Heaven, the Crown Princess had just finished reading the sacrificial text.
Then, boundless auspicious clouds gathered, purple mist permeated for three thousand li, and the stars of the heavens flickered. The Purple Star shone brilliantly, transforming into a giant purple dragon that soared into the body of the Crown Princess, and bestowed upon her a set of Ziwei Imperial Robes.
Following this, three hundred and sixty-five star gods appeared.
Congratulating Crown Princess Shunde on her ascension as the Human Emperor.
Countless female immortals and goddesses transformed into streams of light and descended to the mortal realm.
The world proclaimed that the Empress must be the reincarnation of the Ziwei Emperor.
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Shunde First Year –
The Empress enacted reforms, and chaos ensued throughout the land…
Shunde Second Year –
The imperial clan was purged, and tax-exempt privileges were abolished…
Shunde Third Year –
The realm was investigated, bandits and evildoers were eradicated…
Shunde Fourth Year –
Reforms succeeded, officials were compensated with high salaries to encourage integrity, and the law governed the land…
Shunde Fifth Year –
Female officials entered the court, the era of Wu Zetian was revitalized, women's academies were established, equal pay for equal work was mandated, and women's education was encouraged…
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Shunde Ninth Year –
The imperial examination for women was instituted, integrating civil and military officials. From this point onward, even minor clerks could be promoted to officials…
Shunde Tenth Year –
A great flood occurred in the southeast. The Empress offered sacrifices to Heaven, the wind ceased, and the rain stopped…
Shunde Eleventh Year –
The Oirats were destroyed, and the southern barbarians were conquered, achieving great victory…
Shunde Twelfth Year –
Tusi were eliminated, and the lands of Yunnan were completely consolidated…
Shunde Thirteenth Year –
The Zheng He treasure fleet plan was restarted…
Shunde Fourteenth Year –
Coastal Wokou pirates were annihilated, and a million troops annihilated the Japanese…
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Shunde Fortieth Year –
The last Khanate was destroyed. Not only were all the lands of the Yuan Dynasty's peak prosperity recovered, but additional territories such as the overseas lands of Japan were also acquired. The realm was brought to great order…
Shunde Forty-First Year –
The Empress ascended Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to Heaven and perform the Fengshan ceremony. A phantom image of a Fusang tree emerged from the great sun and bestowed blessings. The Empress rejoiced and granted a general amnesty to the world…
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Shunde Ninety-First Year –
In early September, the Empress declared in the grand court that she was weary of being Emperor. All the ministers advised against it, stating that the realm could not be without an Emperor, and that without an Empress, it would be like the heavens without the great sun to illuminate them.
Later, the Empress never again spoke of abdication.
In early November, the Empress reorganized the Grand Secretariat and completely transferred political power to the Grand Secretaries. From then on, she only managed oversight.
She no longer governed…
Shunde Ninety-Second Year –
The Grand Secretariat officially assumed power. The Prime Minister of the Grand Secretariat held authority comparable to that of a Chancellor. The realm officially entered the era of the Grand Secretariat. However, the Emperor's might remained, and any transgression or violation of the law resulted in certain death…
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Shunde One Hundred and Thirteenth Year –
The Empress created the "Light Net," which governed the realm based on the Great Ming Penal Code. Wherever the great sun shone, it was under the jurisdiction of the Light Net. Any unlawful act was judged by the Light Net.
No one could act with impunity, and no one could pervert justice…
Shunde One Hundred and Fourteenth Year –
The Empress's mother, Jingci Heavenly Venerable, vanished as light. The Empress grieved…
Shunde One Hundred and Fifteenth Year –
The Empress's sister, Princess Yongqing, ascended…
Shunde One Hundred and Sixteenth Year –
The Empress decreed that henceforth, Emperors would not be necessary, nor would successors be appointed. The Light Net alone would replace imperial authority to govern the realm and make decisions for the people. As long as the great sun existed, the Light Net would endure.
However, the rules of the Light Net were not immutable.
Every five years, a Grand Council of the Light Net could be convened. If eighty percent of the populace supported a particular rule, it could be modified, added, or directly removed from the rule sea of the Light Net.
With this decree, the Empress opened access to the Light Net.
Thus, all the people of the realm could use it.
The Empress, on the following day, transformed into a giant tree that covered the sky and ascended.
Shunde One Hundred and Seventeenth Year –
The people of the realm jointly proposed and vigorously developed aerospace technology, so that they could follow Empress Shunde in the future…
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Shunde Two Hundred and Thirteenth Year –
The Space Administration landed on the moon and discovered the Lunar Palace Base…
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Since the discovery of the Lunar Palace Base, information related to it has remained at the top of the trending search list.
#Is the Lunar Palace Base Chang'e's residence?#
#Who landed on the moon before us?#
#Is the legend of Chang'e true or false?#
#Was the Lunar Palace Base built by aliens?#
#Shunde Empress's遗物 discovered at the Lunar Palace Base!#
#The Lunar Palace Base was built by Jingci Heavenly Venerable!#
#Was Jingci Heavenly Venerable an alien or an immortal?#
#Did Jingci Heavenly Venerable really die?#
#Was Empress Shunde also not human?#
[Reading the trending searches, I'm completely bewildered. So the officially confirmed information now is that Empress Shunde's mother, Jingci Heavenly Venerable, was already able to travel to the moon over two hundred years ago and, on her own, built a large, self-sustaining ecological base on the dark side of the moon?]
[If I remember correctly, over two hundred years ago, they hadn't even invented the steam engine yet?]
[So cultivation is real?]
[I always thought that Empress Shunde's ascension mentioned in historical records actually meant her death.
At the time, I was thinking that Empress Shunde, who lived nearly 150 years, was quite long-lived. Now they're telling us that Empress Shunde truly ascended, and even lived and stayed in a base on the dark side of the moon for a period?]
[This is utterly absurd!]
[Actually, it's only you common folk who are surprised when you see this. We from the old families of the imperial palace are not surprised at all.
Because we all know that Jingci Heavenly Venerable's sister is still alive and living in the imperial palace as an ancestor.]
[Oh, and there's also a talking tree in the imperial palace. That tree has been alive for over two hundred years, not just as a tree, but it's been able to talk for over two hundred years. There's still much you don't know. If you were surprised every day, wouldn't you be scared to death!]
[According to this, were the strange phenomena recorded in history on Empress Shunde's ascension day also true? I always thought they were made up!]
[I went back and thoroughly reviewed all the official and unofficial histories, and I found that all the changes we considered incredible actually originated from Jingci Heavenly Venerable. It was after she showed signs of successful cultivation that Empress Dowager Zhang regained her youth, Emperor Xuande gained longevity, Empress Shunde was able to cultivate, and various other strange events occurred!]
[So there's only one truth: Jingci Heavenly Venerable is either an immortal or a true alien.]
[Let me secretly reveal some information: we once managed to obtain some of Jingci Heavenly Venerable's sister Hu Shaanwei's tissue cells for research and analysis. The result showed that genetically, she could no longer be considered human, leaning more towards a plant. Her cells could even perform photosynthesis, which is the core reason for her longevity.
However, we haven't been able to replicate it yet.
Animal experiments basically turn into plants, and it's difficult to maintain their original appearance, which is why it hasn't been revealed.]
[Although it's amazing, it has nothing to do with me.]
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For as long as the Lunar Palace Base was being excavated, the trending searches remained active. Only when the Grand Secretariat initiated the Lunar Palace Migration Plan, transporting a group of people to the Lunar Palace Base, did the related heat gradually decrease.
The focus then shifted to vying for eligibility for the lunar migration.
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Decades later, a meteorite fell, almost destroying humanity. Suddenly, a giant Fusang divine tree appeared in the sun, waving its branches to destroy the meteorite. Afterward, Empress Shunde and Princess Yongqing flew out from Jupiter, exclaimed "Mother" in surprise, and flew directly into the sun, chasing after the Fusang divine tree.
Leaving behind countless speculations and myths.