Chapter 225

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On their way back, the Second Prince and his companions heard the story of Cheng Yeran killing a rebel with lightning. Although the rumor would become more and more crazy each time, it was not exaggerated this time. They could not imagine a more exaggerated scene than arms and legs flying around.

When Shao Hui heard that someone was going to break into the palace and kill Cheng Yeran while he was away, he felt worried and angry when he thought of Cheng Yeran saying that he was a mortal.

But there were also rumors that it was the Queen who ordered it, and this Queen was not the new Queen, but the biological mother of the Second Prince.

When the Second Prince heard this, he was extremely anxious. He didn't know what had happened to his mother and his mood was very complicated. After all, he was just about to nominate Cheng Yeran as the new emperor together with Shao Hui. However, before he could return, his mother might have been struck by lightning by Cheng Yeran and her body might not be intact.

Seeing him like this, Shao Hui didn't know what to say, and even didn't know whether to take him back.

But why did the Queen want to kill Cheng Yeran? If it was for the throne, Cheng Yeran had always said that he didn't want the throne, and that every common citizen was the master of this country.

Although this statement goes against common sense

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Even Shao Hui couldn't understand it, but he just felt that Cheng Yeran was too kind. Why did the queen have to worry that such a simple and kind person would snatch the throne and kill him?

The second prince said to Shao Hui, "Go back first and take a look first."

When they were going back, they originally rode on horses, but later, in order to get back faster, they took the convoy's truck. The truck was very tall and large, and could carry many people and goods. It was also very fast and not as bumpy as a horse-drawn carriage.

"Could this be the means of transportation used by the gods in heaven? He brought so many things from heaven, will it cause dissatisfaction among the gods in heaven?" The second prince asked Shao Hui.

Shao Hui shook his head: "I don't know about that. He not only brought cars, but also brought a lot of heavenly books to increase his manpower."

"Book of Heaven? I once heard a myth. In the past, mortals had no wisdom, and a god spread the knowledge and words of heaven to the human world. He was punished by the Emperor of Heaven. Will he be punished because of us too?" The two of them were worried about Cheng Yeran. They felt that he was too kind, so kind that he would not care about his own safety for the sake of the people. They also remembered that Cheng Yeran had once tested medicine for a village infected with plague. At that time, he also did not care about his own life and death.

The second prince couldn't help but sigh. The deity that he admired so much turned out to be the murderer of his mother. He felt even more complicated.

When they arrived at the city gate, they saw Cheng Yeran and other ministers and people coming to greet them.

After Cheng Yeran moved into the palace, he did not say what his future identity would be. Most people still called him Lord Cheng or Prime Minister Cheng. He never denied it, and he continued to use the previous ministers. He even brought back the ministers who had been exiled by the emperor and restored them to their original positions.

All departments are still operating as before, and even newspapers are published without missing a single issue.

He ordered people to revise the laws, combining the laws in the heavenly book he gave with the current laws. Some of them were required to be revised by him, and some had to be revised in accordance with modern conditions. The officials in charge of this aspect were very busy, and their salaries were also paid, but the treasury was out of money as it had been emptied by the deceased emperor. He would even search the houses of the people or extort money from them to ensure his extravagant life. The officials had not received their salaries for a long time, but after Cheng Yeran moved into the palace, he had money to pay them.

They had heard before that Cheng Yeran made a lot of money, especially from Shen Yuntang's businesses. The combined wealth of the two was enough to rival a country. However, their wealth was not a reason to take out money to pay them salaries.

In fact, what they didn’t know was that Cheng Yeran sold the collection from the emperor’s private treasury to pay their salaries.

The officials thought that he was generous for everyone, and they were more convinced of Cheng Yeran. They thought it would be great if Cheng Yeran could become the emperor of this country. Especially his students, supporters and those officials who had been exiled and were brought back by him, they all hoped that he would be the emperor.

Someone once mentioned it, but Cheng Yeran refused. He said that there should be no emperor in this world. If there is an emperor, there will be oppression.

After hearing this, they were so moved that they wanted to cry. His heart was filled with the world, and his selfless kindness made the officials believe that if he came to sit on the throne, he would definitely be a good emperor, a good emperor who could create a prosperous era.

Cheng Yeran saw the Second Prince and Shao Hui coming back and personally greeted them, "You've worked hard. Go back and rest first. I've prepared a welcoming banquet for you."

He turned around and spoke to the second prince alone: ​​"A few days ago, your mother was deceived by traitors. I have dealt with those traitors. Don't worry. Your mother is waiting for you at home. Do you want to go see her first, or go and have dinner with us first?"

When the Second Prince heard that his mother was still alive, his eyes turned red. He knew that his mother must have been the instigator of this matter, but Cheng Yeran said that he was bewitched and saved his mother's life, and preserved the face of both mother and son. It seemed that Cheng Yeran still cared about him as a friend as before.

"Don't worry about this matter. We discussed something on the way back. The country cannot be without a king for a day. You are the best candidate," the second prince said, and he knelt down to show his submission to him, "Please ascend the throne, Lord Cheng."

After he finished speaking, everyone else suddenly knelt on the ground, shouting slogans, asking him to ascend the throne.

These people included ministers and the people who came to welcome the Second Prince and Shao Hui. They all shouted the same words.

Cheng Yeran was at a loss at first. He wanted to help the Second Prince and Shao Hui up, but he couldn't pull them up no matter how hard he pulled. He went from being at a loss to being angry. "I said that this country no longer needs a king. Everyone is the master of this country and everyone is equal. If I become the emperor, then oppression will still exist."

"You won't oppress anyone. Moreover, if you don't have the power and you are not the emperor, how can you accomplish the things you want to do?" The second prince advised him, "If you succeed in ascending the throne, you can pass on what you want, and no one will dare to go against your wishes. This is also for the good of this country and the people."

Others also said that if Cheng Yeran did not agree to ascend the throne, they would kneel down and never get up.

If they used force to pull him down and threatened the personal safety of him and his family, he could still use explosives to blow them up, but now they were on their knees and couldn't get up, which made Cheng Yeran very embarrassed.

However, what the Second Prince said made sense. The current situation was different. It was not a war. They did not want to change. They would rather suffer and be oppressed than accept new ideas. If they were forced, they might be killed. He was not afraid. Shen Yuntang, Cheng Zhao and Azhu could not be in danger because of him. Shen Yuntang had not left the palace for a long time because he was afraid of encountering rebels who opposed his doctrine of equality.

When he was the prefect, he also used his status as a parent official to let the locals open factories and let girls and boys go to school to become officials and work in factories. If he did not have that status and was just a fairy, no one would listen to him.

Even if everyone is afraid of him for a while, after a long time, they will find that he has no ability to call the wind and rain, and he cannot bring rain when there is a drought, nor can he calm down the earthquake, nor can he drain the flood. Maybe he will be the first one to be roasted.

But if he became emperor, he could use the imperial power to consolidate himself and then develop what he wanted to develop, but this would go against his original intention.

As he was thinking, it suddenly rained heavily from the sky. Everyone thought that he was angry and sent rain to drive them away. These ministers and people became even more excited and shouted that he disagreed and would rather be drenched to death than leave.