Chapter 172: Lord Shangshu, you are really playing tricks!
There was silence in the room for a moment.
Huangfu Chengyu glanced at him sideways. His eyes were dark and deep. The man's clear pupils reflected Jian Yue's figure, and he had an expression that said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Jian Yue was silent for a moment, then he coughed and said, "I thought about it carefully when I went back just now. Your Majesty is willing to give me this opportunity. It is the blessing that I have cultivated for eight lifetimes. It is the luck that can only be obtained by the green smoke coming out of my ancestral grave. So if I don't cherish this opportunity, I will be ashamed of my ancestors and myself for eight lifetimes..."
Huangfu Chengyu asked, "Is it something you have cultivated for eight lifetimes?"
When Jian Yue heard this, he felt that there was something wrong with asking about this sentence, but he felt that it was just a rhetorical device. Would the emperor keep holding on to him?
Then Huangfu Chengyu said, "So the opportunity you got in this eight lifetimes is for you to be so tactless and stand there in a daze?"
Jian Yue was stunned.
The emperor said to him, "Come here and wipe my hair."
Jian Yue thought he was asked to dress the emperor, after all, he really didn't know how to dress the emperor! Things like drying hair were obviously much simpler!
He said happily: "I obey your order."
Jian Yue walked over in small steps and found the dry towel on the tray not far away. He stood beside the emperor, picked up the towel from the tray, and gently stroked the emperor's hair in his palm. He found that the emperor's hair was extremely black and soft, which was completely different from his strong personality.
My hair was actually a little wet, and it became half dry after a simple wipe.
Jian Yue stood beside him and wiped his hair. Because he had to wipe Huangfu Chengyu's hair directly in front of him, he could see what was in Huangfu Chengyu's hand from his angle.
It's a memorial.
The simpler the content, the easier it is to understand.
It was written here that before the emperor prayed for the country, divine punishment came down from heaven, which meant that the gods did not accept the new emperor. They said that the emperor could not follow the will of the people and was not someone who could truly pray for the country. The common people complained greatly and demanded that a new candidate be selected for the prayer. The King of Chu was to hold the ceremony on their behalf.
King of Chu.
Jian Yue unlocked another new character.
He was rarely absent-minded.
Then the emperor said, "Why, are you also interested in the King of Chu?"
Jian Yue came back to his senses and found that Ji Huaiyu had turned his attention away from the memorials at some point, and his dark and deep eyes fell on him. Although he was still smiling slightly, there was already a hint of danger in the smile. If he had not been aware of this before, Jian Yue would now understand how powerful this smiling tiger was.
The first rule of professional conduct for workers!
You cannot praise other bosses in front of your own boss. This is a sign of professional ethics!
Jian Yue said directly: "I don't recognize the King of Chu."
The emperor became interested instead. He asked, "Don't you know the King of Chu?"
Jian Yue was a little confused, but still said honestly: "Yes."
The emperor said slowly: "The reputation of the King of Chu's bravery is known all over the world, and everyone in Daqian knows him."
Jian Yue thought to himself, I am not a citizen of Daqian.
But he really didn't dare to say this, for fear that he would be dragged out and beheaded if he said it.
Jian Yue said: "I am a subject of your majesty, so I should be able to not know him."
He was serious.
Then he met the gaze of Huangfu Chengyu, who was sitting on the couch and looking at him. Normally, his handsome face always made people unable to guess his emotions, but this time he was just stunned for a moment, and then laughed.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "I allow you not to know."
Jian Yue could see that he was in a good mood and he breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that he was really good at flattery!
"If I hadn't sent someone to check your background," Huangfu Chengyu said calmly, "I would have thought you were a spy sent by the King of Chu."
Jian Yue froze.
Huangfu Chengyu glanced at him and said, "But don't worry, I won't doubt you anymore."
Jian Yue was somewhat moved and asked, "Your Majesty, have you seen my sincerity?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "I just think that even if the King of Chu sends someone, he won't send such a flawed spy."
Jian Yue: “…”
He won't be nice to anyone today!!!
The thought just came to my mind.
There were footsteps outside, and the palace servant said, "Your Majesty, breakfast has been delivered from the kitchen."
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Send it."
The palace servant hesitated and said, "The Imperial Master said that after calculating the celestial phenomena, we need to wait another hour before eating so that we can better pray for Da Qian. Otherwise, if the gods see us, they will think that we are not sincere and will anger them."
One hour is two hours.
Jian Yue thought that the imperial teacher had become a bad guy, controlling everything, even the emperor's meal times. Maybe he was dissatisfied after being scolded by the emperor in the tent that day, and he thought of this dirty trick after two days after returning home.
Wouldn’t the emperor be so angry that he would die?
Huangfu Chengyu stood up. He was tall and gave people a strong sense of oppression when he stood up. He curled his lips with a faint smile and said, "Will you offend the gods if they see you?"
The palace maid bowed her head and said, "Yes."
"Then block the statue." Huangfu Chengyu waved his hand and said, "If you can't see it, you won't be angry."
Palace maid: “…”
Jian Yue: “…”
Are you really a genius?
Huangfu Chengyu felt extremely relaxed. He stood up and walked out very easily and sat down at the dining table. There was a statue of a god on the wall not far away. The palace people had no choice but to get a screen to block the statue. While they were doing this, Huangfu Chengyu, who was having a meal, did not pay any attention to it.
There was a lot of delicious food on the table.
Jian Yue felt hungry just by smelling it. They, the eunuchs, could only eat after the sun rose. It was really hunger watching the emperor eating!
Huangfu Chengyu was eating while enduring the strong gazes sweeping over him. After a moment of silence, he said to Jian Yue, "Come here."
Jian Yue ran over happily: "What do you want, Your Majesty?"
Huangfu Chengyu said calmly: "I see that I like you, so I let you come closer so it will be more convenient for me to see."
Jian Yue: “…”
You are the devil!
He glared at Huangfu Chengyu with hatred in his heart.
But the man took a few bites slowly and put down his chopsticks. He waved his hand and said, "Go call someone to put away the rice."
Jian Yue was just thinking to himself that it was too extravagant to put away all the food on the table without even eating it. The emperor really didn't know the sufferings of the world. Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Huangfu Chengyu say, "I'll give you the leftovers as a reward."
But then again, Your Majesty is diligent in his work and loves his people. He is truly a rare wise ruler!
Jian Yue's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The emperor usually didn't like people to serve him closely, so there was no one else in the room. Jian Yue didn't know the rules of the palace, so he just sat at a side table to eat. Although he was eating, he was very polite. Even though he was very hungry, he still ate in an orderly manner. Huangfu Chengyu glanced at him sideways and his eyes deepened.
After eating, Jian Yue went out and asked someone to come in.
When the palace servants came in, they thought that His Majesty had a good appetite today, so they moved away the screen covering the statue.
Jian Yue couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the picture on the statue.
The palace servants helped the emperor rinse his mouth and wash his hands. After the emperor finished washing, he glanced at Jian Yue who had been standing by his side and said, "Why are you standing there in a daze? Are you afraid that the gods will be implicated when they are angry?"
The portraits of the emperor here were different from the ones they hung. The statues here were majestic and solemn, wearing masks, but their statures were tall and majestic, giving people a strong sense of deterrence. Moreover, it seemed that there was more than one hand, and each hand held a musical instrument. These instruments were of different types. Jian Yue saw that one of the instruments was a bell, just like the one in his dream.
He looked at the portrait.
The god in the portrait seemed to be looking at him as well.
Jian Yue felt a chill on his back for no apparent reason. After all, he was still a materialistic warrior before entering the dungeon. He turned back to look at the emperor weakly and said, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "I never believe in ghosts and gods."
Jian Yue was shocked. Your Majesty, is this what a big boss of a horror dungeon like you would say? Why do people who engage in feudal superstitions seem to have become themselves? Is this reasonable? !
A eunuch's voice sounded outside: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Rites request to see you."
Huangfu Chengyu opened his lips and said, "Announce."
We have official business to handle here, all other servants must evacuate.
Jian Yue naturally followed the main force to retreat, but Huangfu Chengyu spoke before he could leave, "Grind ink for me."
Most of the eunuchs and palace maids in the room had left, running as if there was some ferocious beast here. Jian Yue stopped to see if there was anyone else, only to find that he was the only servant left in the room!
If I don't do it, Your Majesty will lose face!
Jian Yue gritted his teeth and stayed. He walked to the table in front of the emperor and bent down to grind ink. Soon two people came in from outside. They walked steadily and wore official robes. Only an older but steady voice was heard: "Your Majesty, your servant Xue Ming greets you."
Another voice, slightly younger, said, "Minister of Rites Ji Li greets His Majesty."
The emperor said, "My dear ministers, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up."
Both men stood up.
Jian Yue didn't dare to look up, for fear of being suspected of being a spy again.
Then he heard the prime minister say: "Your Majesty has just recovered from a serious illness and is now in the temple. You can go to the rooftop tomorrow to prepare for the blessing ceremony and other matters."
The emperor asked, "Is everything ready?"
The prime minister hurriedly said, "Everything is ready."
The emperor curled his lips and smiled, "Since everything is ready, why did the Prime Minister bother to ask me?"
The prime minister's expression changed and he asked, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
"I heard that the King of Chu is on his way back to the capital to Bailu Mountain." The emperor said slowly: "The Prime Minister is the King of Chu's teacher. Have you heard about this?"
The prime minister had not expected the emperor to be so well-informed. He quickly said, "I don't know. The world is in turmoil right now. I'm afraid His Royal Highness the King of Chu came here to pray for blessings."
The emperor asked, "Why do I remember that the princes could not return to the capital without being summoned?"
The words were spoken lightly, but they contained a hint of murderous intent.
The prime minister was already sweating a little, and could only say: "This... This is probably because the Queen Mother missed the King of Chu and summoned him, but Your Majesty was ill a few days ago, so she didn't know about it for the time being."
The emperor smiled and said, "I see."
It looks like everything is fine.
But the next second, the smile disappeared, and the emperor said calmly: "I thought he was going to rebel, and I almost planned to kill him on the spot."
The prime minister's hands were shaking a little. He said, "The King of Chu is your majesty's brother. Your majesty is joking."
The emperor's evil eyes raised slightly: "I am indeed joking, why isn't the Prime Minister laughing?"
The prime minister found it difficult to smile. At his age, he could not retire gracefully. He could only smile awkwardly and wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Pre-Fall
The Minister of Rites finally found an opportunity and said, "I wonder why Your Majesty has summoned me here?"
The emperor seemed to have finally noticed him and said, "The library in the temple has not seen the light of day for many years. These days, you should arrange for some people to sort out the books in it. If there are any books that are useful to the people, you can print them and send them out."
The Minister of Rites was obviously hesitant. He said, "Your Majesty, the books in the library are all passed down from our ancestors. Our ancestors have ordered that the library cannot be opened without permission. I'm afraid..."
The emperor asked, "Ancestors? Do you mean the late emperor?"
The Minister of Rites said quickly, "Yes."
"You also said it was the late emperor." The emperor said coldly, "Then do you think that if I want to chop off your head, the late emperor will run out of the imperial mausoleum to pardon you?"
The Minister of Rites' face turned pale.
Jian Yue almost laughed out loud at the side. What a joke the emperor was. He always said things that made people want to die. Was his mouth really so poisonous?
The face of the Minister of Rites turned pale and blue, and he knelt down angrily: "Your Majesty, how can you insist on doing it? I am doing this because I am following the wishes of the late emperor. I usually abide by the etiquette and dare not overstep the boundaries. I am willing to sacrifice my health for Daqian. I would never dare to do such a treasonous thing as opening the library!"
He just finished speaking.
He looked like he was refusing to obey and was of high moral character.
As a result, no one else has spoken yet.
A golden light flashed in front of Jian Yue:
【Eight Triggers】:
[Rumor: The Minister of Rites suffered from poor health because he accepted bribes from officials and had sex with three women in one night. He came to pray for blessings and brought his two concubines with him. Before coming to see the emperor, he even fooled around with his concubines and even planned to have sex behind the library! ]
The message fell.
Jian Yue: “…”
Minister of Rites: “…”
Jian Yue looked at the Minister of Rites in disbelief.
"Follow the Rules"
"Don't dare to do anything that is extremely outrageous"
Jian Yue even felt that he didn't recognize these words anymore. The water in the palace is so deep. Your Excellency the Minister, you are really playing tricks!
When their eyes met, the Minister of Rites was also shocked, wondering how the emperor and his men knew such a trivial matter. Could it be that they called him here to warn him? !
When the emperor saw the Minister of Rites looking at him like this, he said slowly: "It is really admirable that you are so loyal to Daqian. Since you insist on doing so, then I..."
The emperor had not yet finished speaking.
The Shangshu was already sweating profusely, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have thought about it carefully. Although this goes against the rules of our ancestors, Your Majesty is the child of the late emperor, and Your Majesty's meaning is the late emperor's meaning. Since you said so, it is only right that the library be opened!"
The emperor raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.
The prime minister was also shocked, thinking, "Shangshu, you must have been kicked in the head by a donkey. You actually cooperated with the emperor so well today? Aren't you the one who likes to go against the emperor the most?"
When the Shangshu was looked at by the two of them, he thought that his affairs had been exposed long ago and they were judging him.
The emperor just smiled and said, "Your Excellency Shangshu is really enlightened. It seems that I don't know you well enough. Well, get up."
If the Shangshu is pardoned.
The prime minister looked at the scene in confusion.
The emperor said, "Now that the matter has been discussed, you two ministers may return."
After receiving the order, the two men had no choice but to leave.
Jian Yue watched them leave, feeling that things were not over yet. He was lost in thought. When he turned around, he met Huangfu Chengyu's gaze. He asked, "Does it look good?"
"...It doesn't look good." Jian Yue said against his conscience.
Huangfu Chengyu didn't seem to care. He just asked, "Do you know what they are doing here this time?"
Jian Yue was subconsciously curious: "What?"
After asking this question, I wanted to slap myself in the face. Why did I talk so quickly? Now I am curious about everything and want to ask about everything. Now I really act like a spy.
Huangfu Chengyu smiled and said, "The Imperial Master wants to come and see if the poison has really been cured. And Minister of Rites, do you know why he is unwilling to open the library?"
Jian Yue thought that the Minister of Rites was afraid that the ridiculous affairs between him and his concubines would be exposed. He thought so subconsciously, but after meeting Huangfu Chengyu's gaze, he felt that things might not be that simple.
But he didn't understand why Huangfu Chengyu was willing to tell him.
Jian Yue said subconsciously: "No, slave..."
I haven't finished talking yet.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Because most of the books in the library have been secretly taken away, he was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he didn't dare to open it."
Jian Yue looked at the emperor with eyes wide open in shock!
The emperor smiled with some pleasure when he saw how shocked he was. He seemed to really enjoy appreciating the stunned look of this little eunuch, especially the one who was obviously very curious but pretended not to be curious, but pricked up his ears to listen after he was told something, and finally looked shocked, which was even funnier.
He was very curious about this eunuch.
He checked the eunuch's background and found nothing. Those who approached him all had a purpose, for power, for wealth, for the throne, but he could not see why Jian Yue did that.
Huangfu Chengyu has been a patient person since he was young, and he will definitely get the answer he wants.
He waited for Jian Yue to ask him why he told him.
As a result, Jian Yue said: "Then he must have made a lot of money secretly! This is really abominable!"
Huangfu Chengyu: "..."
Jian Yue asked with concern: "Your Majesty, you must pay attention to this matter!"
Huangfu Chengyu didn't expect this person's focus to be here. He was silent for a moment and then said, "I will pay attention to it."
Jian Yue developed an inexplicable possessiveness towards his boss's money. After all, this was the person who paid his salary. If his money was less, wouldn't his own money be in danger?
But now Jian Yue has something more important to care about.
The translation he was looking for was most likely in the library. The Shangshu had stolen the book, so had the one he wanted been stolen as well?
The emperor's voice was gloomy. He said slowly, "Little Prince, I am telling you this. You should understand what I mean, right?"
Jian Yue was shocked!
He had heard a saying: The more you know, the faster you die.
"Your Majesty, how could I be so lucky to be valued by Your Majesty..." Jian Yue said weakly.
The emperor said, "Really? I was planning to send you to the library to investigate. Now that you say so, forget it..."
Jian Yue said quickly: "But I am willing to go through fire and water for your majesty. As a subject, if your majesty wants me to go east, I will definitely not go west. If your majesty wants me to go north, I will definitely not go south!"
The emperor was silent for a moment.
The audience in the live broadcast room was also silent for a moment.
After a while, the audience burst into laughter:
"You, little prince?"
"The mouth is like the face."
"Why do you have to change your expression so quickly?!"
The emperor looked at Jian Yue for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "It's enough to have this intention. The library will be renovated tomorrow. Go and look up the information about the wishing flowers for me."
Jian Yue said: "I obey your command."
The emperor reminded him: "This is a very dangerous matter. If the Imperial Master and others find out, they will probably not let you stay. Are you willing to go?"
Jian Yue thought that this was his system task. He would have to go even without the emperor's order. With the emperor's order, it would be easier to arrange. He said, "As long as your majesty needs me, I will do my best! Your majesty, just wait and see. I will do this for you beautifully!"
Huangfu Chengyu: "..."
Where on earth does this kid get so much energy every day?
The emperor was suspicious by nature, but he was more tolerant of Jian Yue. Others had flaws, but Jian Yue was different. He was full of flaws, and he was so suspicious that people didn't even bother to doubt him.
Huangfu Chengyu asked: "Why are you so loyal to me? Is it for money or power?"
Jian Yue really wanted to say, it must be for money!
But he was about to speak.
The system panel refreshed and displayed: "Current health value decreased by 5%. It was detected that the tasker was about to do something that violated the character's personality. Warning!!"
Jian Yue: “…”
"I don't ask for anything!" Jian Yue said generously, "I just want to help your majesty solve his problems!"
Huangfu Chengyu asked, "You don't ask for anything?"
Jian Yue nodded. It was not that he didn’t want to, but the system didn’t allow him to beg!
Huangfu Chengyu waited for a long time but Jian Yue didn't say anything else, so he could only say, "Go down."
Jian Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. He walked out, and before he took a step forward, he ran into Concubine Yin. He cursed inwardly. Sure enough, as soon as he knelt down, Concubine Yin asked excitedly, "Is it you?"
Jian Yue begged in his heart not to say anything...
Concubine Yin said excitedly: "You, you are the eunuch who has a crush on His Majesty and secretly came to sleep with him, why are you still here?!"
Jian Yue's heart finally died. He guessed that the emperor was still not far away. He didn't know whether he heard it or not. He just said that he had no request. What was the difference between this and public execution?
He could still rescue her.
Jian Yue tried to test him: "Your Excellency has recognized the wrong person, not me."
“How is that possible!” Noble Lady Yin said, “I would recognize you even if you turned into ashes, but why are you still here with His Majesty? You wouldn’t… you wouldn’t still have thoughts about His Majesty, would you? Does His Majesty know about this?!”
Jian Yue: “…”
It is not certain whether Your Majesty knows this or not.
I thought to myself, if you speak louder, everyone in the hall will know.
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