But I never imagined that such a method of destroying an entire family would be thought up by that tyrant emperor.

He was so shameless that he used it to teach all the officials a lesson, calling them good-for-nothings.

Does she even know what this means?

For the first time, I felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

What use are ambitions and loyalty to the emperor and the country in front of such a tyrant female ruler?

I found my junior brother, apologized to him, and talked things out to avoid him holding a grudge. Then I went alone to do this thing that would end my family lineage.

I originally wanted to handle this matter alone. Even if I have to take the blame one day, it would be enough if I died alone.

But I didn't expect that Lao Wei insisted on helping me and I couldn't drive him away no matter how harshly I spoke to him.

Good brothers are good brothers after all.

During those days, Lao Wei and I didn’t know how much criticism we had to endure.

Every time I go out, I feel like someone is watching me and I feel like there are thorns in my back.

As expected.

At the instigation of someone with ulterior motives.

The victims eventually rebelled. Tens of thousands of them gathered in the mountains and became robbers. They even killed countless police officers.

At this time, the junior brother came up with another idea.

Work-for-relief.

You can't even give people enough food, and you still make them work. Are you a human being?

Are you worried that the people won't rebel enough or fast enough?

Of course, I couldn't let him do whatever he wanted, so I immediately made a decision and nipped this idea of ​​mine in the bud.

But these millions of disaster victims are ultimately a problem.

Lao Wei and I racked our brains but couldn't come up with any good solution.

What surprised me even more was that this incompetent female ruler was diligent for once and convened a grand court meeting overnight to discuss countermeasures with her ministers.

The left prime minister consulted ancient books and found several feasible strategies.

Unexpectedly, he was devalued by this tyrant woman.

Then, he took out his junior brother's sinister plan.

——Work-for-relief.

The moment I heard it, I felt like I was struck by lightning. I was burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, but I didn’t die.

As the saying goes, those who survive a great disaster will be blessed in the future.

This tyrant woman has given me this huge scapegoat...

this……

I can no longer remember my mood or feelings at that time.

I only remember that I walked to the government office in a daze and informed my two junior brothers to escape.

Lao Wei said that the junior brother must be having an affair with His Majesty. How could there be so many coincidences in the world? If it happened once, could it happen twice?

yes!

Although Your Majesty is a tyrant, he is just cultivating immortality and building a Taoist temple or something.

When have you ever done such a ridiculous thing?

There is only one truth.

The junior brother is His Majesty's lover, and they are having an affair.

But the junior brother flatly denied it and explained it very carefully.

Indeed, I thought too much.

If Junior Brother really had an affair with His Majesty, why would he come to the Jingzhou government office?

I don't know where he went to get his gold plating.

After all this, the heavy atmosphere eased a lot.

Then, Lao Wei and I were fooled by our junior brother and went to work with the book "Sunflower Manual" he had written.

There is nothing we can do anyway, Your Majesty has spoken.

You have to take the blame whether you want to or not.

If you answer it, you will die later. If you don’t answer it, you will die now.

What else can I do?

Let's give it a try.

What if it works?

So, Lao Wei and I went to work.

We received the news right after we arrived at the disaster area for inspection.

Your Majesty, for the safety of Jingzhou Prefecture, I have sent my junior brother out to suppress the bandits.

Ah, this...

Isn’t this female tyrant too much?

Taking advantage of the Jingzhou government office to fleece the sheep?

The whole Great Zhou is blamed on the unlucky guys in the Jingzhou government office, right?

Where did this tyrant come from!

You have to drag all of us out to sacrifice to the gods, right?

Lao Wei and I immediately dropped our work and rushed to find my junior brother, suggesting that he pack up and run away.

Those outside Jingzhou City, are they bandits made up of disaster victims?

That's clearly the regular army!

When I was young, I also served in the army on the frontier with a sword and killed the enemy.

I am very familiar with people who come from the military.

Junior brother, isn't this kind of scholar seeking death by going out to suppress bandits?

But, Lao Wei and I never expected this.

This junior brother is far more outrageous and ridiculous than we imagined.

As the commander-in-chief, he was not prepared to lead the troops into battle, but handed over full authority to the chief officer of the palace troops - Li Yaoshi.

If the commander-in-chief is afraid of fighting, how can his soldiers still have the will to fight?

Fortunately, my junior brother saved his life and escaped in time when he saw that the situation was not good.

With the influence of my mentor, it is not impossible to let my junior brother hide his identity.

After being fooled by my junior fellow apprentice, Lao Wei and I were confused and unknowingly took over the logistics work of the army.

never mind.

Anyway, Lao Wei and I will die sooner or later, so it might as well get my junior brother out.

As expected.

Without the commander-in-chief, the soldiers were even more disorganized, lacking even the proper military appearance. They looked like a bunch of useless people.

Lao Wei and I could only smile at each other and welcome the coming storm.

This Great Zhou will never be stable.

Maybe it's time to say goodbye to my youthful and frivolous self.

I am old.