A ball of spiritual energy once again flowed into the spiritual liquid in Zhang Beichen's body. The spiritual liquid was refined, and his consciousness was clear. Not only did his cultivation level increase to the middle stage of the second realm, but he also gained many more cultivation insights into Confucianism.
In this world, one could cultivate a variety of techniques from the Hundred Schools of Thought, but often their energy was limited, and would only focus on one of them.
[No kingdom has unified the world in this simulation. You can start the simulation again.] The simulator prompted him that he could actually start the simulation for the third time.
"I'll sleep after winning one round!" It was already late at night, but Zhang Beichen, Wei Yao, and the others who participated in the simulation were still not sleepy.
In the third simulation, Zhang Beichen was still in Kingdom Wei.
Three more options appeared in front of Wei Yao.
Wei Yao already had experience. She was confident that whether Zhang Beichen joined the military or entered politics, she could train him into a gold card and he wouldn't be framed by villains.
"That would be too boring!" Wei Yao's eyes turned, and a playful smile appeared on her face. "I just thought of an excellent way to unify the world, and it'll be very easy!"
"Let's start this round!"
[You recruited Zhang Beichen as an attendant and let him enter Guanglu Office to become a chef.]
Guanglu Office was the Imperial Kitchen at that time, in charge of matters such as sacrifices, court sessions, banquets, and so on.
...
"What's this? What's Wei Yao doing?" Zhang Beichen was dumbfounded when he saw the news. He had been arranged to be a chef, and he was an assistant at that!
"They say once married, the husband and wife would have deep affections for each other. We were husband and wife for a lifetime in the last round! You're asking me to cook? She's truly a big eater!" Zhang Beichen was speechless. Even if he wanted to expand Kingdom Wei, what could a chef do?
"What is she thinking?" Zhang Beichen had no choice but to continue with the simulation.
[The court eunuchs of the Guanglu Office saw that you had no background and no money to gift to your seniors, so they deliberately let you do the dirtiest and most tiring work to collectively bully you.]
The court eunuchs of this era were not all castrated eunuchs like the ones of the future. There were also those who were not castrated eunuchs but had the title of a court eunuch. For example, Zhang Beichen was not only a chef but also a court eunuch, which meant that he was a servant who did odd jobs.
[You swore that you will reach the highest point step by step and let those who have bullied you be punished!]
[You've won the recognition of the empress of Kingdom Wei with your superb cooking skills. She has appointed you as a junior official and you will serve by her side.]
[After you were promoted, you taught those court eunuchs who bullied you a lesson. You've established your authority among the court eunuchs, and with the trust of the empress of Kingdom Wei, no one in the inner palace will dare to challenge your authority!]
[The empress of Kingdom Wei admires your cooking skills and rewards you with a hundred taels of gold. Your intimacy level with the empress of Kingdom Wei has increased by 100 points.]
[The empress of Kingdom Wei has ordered you to go on an inspection tour with her. Your intimacy level with the empress of Kingdom Wei has increased by 100 points.]
[The empress of Kingdom Wei allowed you to go to court with her, but the courtiers objected. However, the empress of Kingdom Wei ignored them. Your intimacy level with the empress of Kingdom Wei has increased by 100 points.]
[The empress of Kingdom Wei has rewarded you with a noble title. Your intimacy level with the empress of Kingdom Wei has increased by 100 points.]
...
Zhang Beichen quickly realized that something was wrong. As the personal attendant of the empress of Kingdom Wei, he had no right to refuse the empress of Kingdom Wei's rewards and orders, and he could also accept her rewards and orders numerous times.
This meant that Wei Yao could keep increasing their intimacy level, and favorable feelings towards each other would skyrocket!
[The empress of Kingdom Wei appoint you as the Chief Steward of the palace, in charge of all internal affairs. Your intimacy level has been increased by 200 points, reaching the 'Love' stage.]
Zhang Beichen was dumbfounded. The simulation time was only a few months, and their intimacy level had increased to love!
[One day, you served the empress of Kingdom Wei, drinking and having fun until late at night. The empress of Kingdom Wei is tipsy and has ordered you to serve her tonight. That night, the two of you made love.]
Zhang Beichen was confused. "??? That's so fast. I'm not even ready!"
However, what surprised him more was what happened next. Zhang Beichen was still thinking about how to strengthen Kingdom Wei, but Wei Yao's thinking was completely different from his.
[A few days later, the empress of Kingdom Wei invited you to admire the moon. That night, she ordered you to sleep with her, and you gladly accepted the order.]
[A few days later, the empress of Kingdom Wei went on an outing with you. That night, you two were inseparable.]
[The next month, it was the empress of Kingdom Wei's birthday. You congratulated her on her birthday and both of you went crazy with each other for the whole day.]
[At the end of the month, it's the birthday of the tiger raised by the empress of Kingdom Wei. To celebrate, you spent an exhausting night with her.]
[Next month, you served her in bed.]
[Served her in bed.]
[Sleep.]
...
Zhang Beichen looked at his decreasing lifespan and stamina and felt like crying. If the simulation was real, he could just endure this bit of 'pain' for a while.
However, this was a simulation of a dynasty's power struggle. Why was Wei Yao pulling him to bed every day?
Looking at the world's situation, the surrounding Qin, Chu, Zhao, and even the weak Han had developed!
If this continued, Wei would definitely be the first kingdom to be destroyed!
"No, I have to think of a way. Wei Yao indulged in men and neglected state affairs. I have to rely on myself!" Zhang Beichen started to work.
[You began to use the power of the empress of Kingdom Wei to interfere in court politics, support your accomplices, and eliminate dissidents. This caused dissatisfaction among the officials, but the empress of Kingdom Wei was extremely biased towards you and forcefully suppressed it.]
[The empress of Kingdom Wei is becoming more and more extravagant and indulging in pleasure. She went from attending court once every three days to once a month. Half a year later, she simply doesn't attend court anymore. All the affairs of the court will be handled by you.]
[The empress of Kingdom Wei is pregnant. She is resting in the palace. Ten months later, she gave birth to a healthy boy named Wei Ren.]
Zhang Beichen no longer bothered about what Wei Yao was doing. He continued to expand his power in Kingdom Wei. If the empress of Kingdom Wei ignored the state affairs, he would do it in her stead!
[The next year, the empress of Kingdom Wei got pregnant. Ten months later, she gave birth to a healthy boy, named Wei Yi.]
[One year later, the empress of Kingdom Wei got pregnant. Ten months later, she gave birth to a beautiful girl named Wei Li.]
"..." Zhang Beichen was speechless.
This time, Zhang Beichen was completely speechless. Wei Yao in the simulation this round, other than eating, drinking, and having fun, would just take care of the babies!
Moreover, she had a special constitution. It could be said that it was very easy for her to get pregnant, and the children she gave birth to were smart and healthy.
[The empress of Kingdom Wei neglected the court, causing dissatisfaction among the officials. They all submitted petitions, asking the empress of Kingdom Wei to preside over the court again. The empress of Kingdom Wei ignored it and continued to focus on taking care of herself during pregnancy.]
[In order to have fun, the empress of Kingdom Wei spent a lot of money and manpower to build a feast of meat and wine. With a feast of meat and wine, she indulges in pleasure day and night, but only with you.]
"Foolish ruler, foolish ruler! I can see that Wei Yao is a fatuous ruler!" Zhang Beichen didn't have the strength to complain. Wei Yao had often made some irrational decisions before, but in general, she was more restrained.
However, he did not know what had happened in this round. Wei Yao suddenly let herself go and started to enjoy herself!
"Don't tell me that she was suppressed for too long after I let her be a fair beauty who was taken advantage of in the last round? Or is she planning to ruin it all this round?" Zhang Beichen couldn't guess what she was thinking.
At that moment, the simulator prompted that a new skin had been unlocked.
[A Feast of Meat and Wine: Wei Yao], zero star gold.