The first day of March in the 39th year of the Yuan Xian of the Chinese Empire.

The annual meetings of the Central and Privy Chambers begin today. Zhou Quan, who has been the emperor for thirty-nine years, appeared in front of everyone, which made many people stunned for a moment.

"I know you'll be surprised to see me today, yesterday I was full of black hair, but today I'm gray." On the rostrum, Zhou Quan told a joke very easily, and a slight laughter suddenly sounded below.

"Because today I am standing here without dyeing my hair - in the past, the empire did not need an emperor who was too old, but after today, it will be different, the empire needs an old emperor." Zhou Quan said again.

This time no one laughed, on the contrary, some people burst into tears.

Although there have been rumors for a long time, and the wind has blown more than once, when Zhou Quan really put his question of going and staying in front of everyone, everyone was still reluctant.

During his reign of thirty-nine years and nearly forty years, Zhou Quan brought too many changes to Huaxia.

First of all, the territory, China now has a total of 96 provinces, 11 governorates, 247 special cities (colonial cities), the whole of Nanyang is the inland sea of China, that is, 40 years ago was desolate Huzhou, now also divided into four provinces and one governorate. The territory is so vast that according to the new system, it is as high as 28 million square kilometers, and wherever the sun shines, there must be the land of China, which makes the small countries of Europa and other continents envious, and they call China the country where the sun never sets.

Then there is the population, Zhou Quan has always encouraged the population, especially the Han nationality to have subsidies, plus willing to invest in medical and health care, especially penicillin and other sharp weapons, so he reigned for 39 years, the population has doubled one after another, has reached 560 million, and is still growing rapidly. Zhou Quan even said that his hope in terms of population is to see that in his lifetime, the population of China will exceed one billion - anyway, there are places, even if the population of China is two billion, there is enough living space!

These two items alone are enough to make Zhou Quan famous in the annals of history and become the first emperor of the ages.

Zhou Quan did not look back on his exploits, today is his curtain call, but he is not ready to make himself the protagonist of today. His eldest son, Zhou Yu, should be the protagonist of today, and will take on the responsibility of leading the future path of Huaxia.

Zhou Yu came to Zhou Quan's side under the reminder of the ceremonial officer, and Zhou Quan handed him the heirloom jade seal that symbolized the emperor's position.

Although Zhou Quan did a lot of things in the last ten years of his reign to divide the imperial power and cede power to the Central Committee and the Central Council, the Chinese Emperor was still the supreme head of state and ruler in China, and the power of the prime minister was still limited. Zhou Yu also knew that Zhou Quan's purpose in restricting imperial power was not for him alone, but for future generations, to prevent people like Zhao Ji and Zhao Kai from ascending to the throne.

After handing over the jade seal to the ceremonial officer, Zhou Yu, who had mixed feelings, bowed deeply to Zhou Quan, and then the father and son hugged each other, and the applause around them was like thunder.

"This burden will be yours from today onwards, for my father, I can finally be at ease for some time, and while my body is still good, I want to go to Huzhou, Chengzhou, Europe, and Kunlun for my father." Zhou Quan whispered in Zhou Yu's ear.

Zhou Yu was taken aback, Zhou Quan's plan to travel around the world had never been mentioned to him!

"Father, you are ...... body"

"Don't worry, my body is still fine, if I don't take advantage of it now, I may not be able to run in a few years." Zhou Quan smiled quietly: "Moreover, because the father is not there, it is convenient for you to do it." ”

Zhou Yu understood what his father meant.

The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, since he became the emperor, even if the ministers left by Zhou Quan are capable, he will be replaced. The difference is whether he changes all at once, or slowly and step by step.

Since Zhou Quan left the country to give him the opportunity to let go of the substitution, then he will also do a better job, and he will not replace all Zhou Quan's old people at once.

In the "long live" call of the central and central chambers and the political participants, Zhou Quan made a group and then retreated.

Now, this country and this era completely belong to Zhou Yu's generation.

Over the years, Zhou Yu has also experienced many things, after the Battle of Waterloo, he served as a governor in Europa, and then returned to China to serve as the provincial secretary in two provinces, and then returned to the center, served as a scholar, and served in the Privy Council and the Chinese Academy. These rich resumes not only improved Zhou Yu's ability to both the military and the government, but also made him familiar with the operation of the empire.

Therefore, he took the jade seal, although he was a little scared, but he still knew it.

"What I inherited from my father was a great and rich kingdom...... We produce more steel, cement, glass, and food than all other countries combined......"

Zhou Yu began to speak, first reviewing Zhou Quan's exploits.

Zhou Quan was already sitting in the car at this time - although the car was only invented by Lu You and others ten years ago, but in ten years, it has developed very maturely, Zhou Quan is of course special, and there is even a car radio in the car, and the radio is the invention of Zhou Quan's other son Zhou Shi.

Zhou Yu announced that in order to continue Zhou Quan's concept of governing the country, he would not change the yuan, so this year is still the 39th year of Yuanxian, and next year is the 40th year of Yuanxian.

Hearing this, Zhou Quan smiled slightly, this son, who has been polished for so many years, has really matured politically.

"Your Majesty...... But where? ”

"I'm not Your Majesty anymore, huh...... Let's go to the big library. Zhou Quan said slowly, glancing at the palace behind him, somewhat reluctant.

Having enjoyed the supreme power for forty years, once giving it up, it really takes great perseverance.

The car drove smoothly on the main road, the green belt on both sides quickly retreated, and the buildings farther away also went backwards. It didn't take much time for the car to arrive in front of a large cluster of classical-style buildings.

Zhou Quan didn't get out of the car, and looked at the large building through the car window.

Located in the heart of Yingtian University Town, this large library is also a large museum, with countless books and cultural relics from all over the world. This is the building complex built in the last ten years of Zhou Quan's reign, and it is also the last project of the main project of the entire university town.

In other words, the construction of this university city began before Zhou Quan ascended the throne, and it is not completely completed until now.

It is enough to accommodate more than 200,000 students to study and research here, and in the case that Zhou Quan gradually ceased to provide guidance for practical learning, it will determine the future of China, whether China still has more than two generations of technological advantages in the face of Zhuyi, and decide whether it can achieve economic transformation with technology alone in the face of crisis.

Zhou Quan looked at the big library thoughtfully, and after a long time, he said softly: "Let's go, go back...... Oh, go to Changle Palace. ”

Changle Palace will be his retirement place, but although the name is very atmospheric, it is actually not large, that is, a manor of about 100 acres. Since he abdicated, the Daming Hall where the emperor lives naturally has to be ceded.

Adjusting his mentality, Zhou Quan put aside the last trace of melancholy, and began to imagine his next trip around the world with joy and longing in his heart.

After his car, night fell, but the fireworks set off to celebrate the new emperor's accession to the throne had just taken off, illuminating the ancient land in all colors.

He has done everything he can, he has quite a good successor, he has left a rich and powerful country to the next generation, at least in terms of the country and the nation, he has nothing to regret.

His era is over, but the era of China is only the beginning.