King Cheng now realized that he was in trouble, but he still wanted to struggle.
"Father, I am clearly the victim. Why do you not want your son anymore?"
Concubine Zhang Shu said anxiously: "Why don't you quickly kowtow and thank the emperor for his grace."
When King Cheng saw that his beloved mother did not stand on his side, he pointed at the fake Taoist priest who was kneeling with his hands covering a certain part of his body.
"Father, what about him?"
The old emperor took a sip of tea and said casually, "Chop it off."
Prince Cheng's hand trembled, and the next second Concubine Zhang held it down forcibly. Finally, she forced his head to kowtow to the old emperor to express her gratitude, and then Concubine Zhang could not wait to take Prince Cheng away.
As soon as the others left, Chen Decai whispered in the old emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, keeping them here is a hidden danger."
It was indeed a hidden danger, but Concubine Zhang not only accompanied him for almost his entire life, but also did him a favor.
If he just ordered to kill the child whom she had raised for so long, it would be somewhat chilling to her heart.
But the journey to Lingnan is long, and many things can happen along the way.
[Is this the end? Tsk tsk tsk, if anyone else dared to do this, your entire clan would be killed.]
[Even in Daye, where the bureaucratic system is already very mature, the aristocratic system is still unavoidable. Class privileges have existed objectively from ancient times to the present.]
[Ahhhh, I didn't expect such a profound sentence to come out of the mouth of a science student like me. ]
Listening to Shen Zhiyi's excited voice, the old emperor felt that the breath stuck in his throat seemed to be smoother.
[If the old emperor knew that this King Cheng was a prince of the previous dynasty, he would definitely find a way to kill him.]
Old Emperor: It sounds like he is so inhuman and cold-blooded.
"Chen Decai, let those people outside come in."
After hearing the old emperor's laughter, the court officials who were about to leave were all pulled back.
The old emperor sneered and started to find fault with everyone.
"Minister of Industry, you old fellow have been very idle lately? Are you busy with the Yellow River control project? And the road construction project across the country? And the promotion of cotton spinning machine improvement project? Have you finished all of them?"
The Minister of Industry stammered, "No, no."
"Why are you still here if there's nothing else? Go away."
The old emperor waved his hand and began to walk towards the Minister of Revenue next to him.
"What? Have you figured out a way to make money?"
"No, I haven't."
"Then why are you still standing here? Go away."
[Oh my, old emperor, please slow down! ]
[On the 1st day of the month of Wushen, the Emperor went to the Yanying Palace and said to the Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue, "Get lost."]
Old Emperor: ...
It makes him look so vulgar.
So the old emperor walked back, ready to find someone who would make him less angry.
As soon as he saw the Minister of Taichang Temple, he became furious instantly.
"Minister of the Ministry of Rites? I think you are quite rare."
"Your Majesty, I came here to report something to you."
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites, who had always been very low-key, pretended not to hear the sarcasm in the old emperor's voice.
"Go ahead."
"Your Majesty, I recently planned to compile a book specifically recording the auspicious and disaster events in Daye. However, I have only been the Minister of the Ministry of Rites for the past two years. After checking the previous records, it seems that there are some omissions."
The old emperor was puzzled and asked, "Why did you personally handle such a trivial matter? Is there no one left in the Taichang Temple?"
"No, no, no, I just want to complete this record myself."
【Auspicious signs and disasters?】
[Pfft, this Minister of Rites is a little suspicious that there were no auspicious signs when the old emperor was born.]
Old Emperor:!!!
My goodness, this Minister of the Ministry of Rites is coming for him.
But he also had to rely on the power of Shen Zhiyi’s artifact system to check the celestial phenomena of that year.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites lowered his head with a sneer, but still tilted his head towards Shen Zhiyi with unyielding determination.
[You guessed right, there really is nothing. What auspicious sign? It's simply nothing happening.]
The old emperor raised his head in frustration.
So what?
He has become the emperor. All the emperors before him did something good for themselves. He just added a sign of good fortune. It’s not a big deal. Why does the Minister of Rites have to be so particular about it!!!
[Heroes emerge in troubled times. Old Emperor, you yourself are the sign of good fortune. Why do you need to pretend? It's all fake. You unified the entire dynasty, ended the war, and the people's lives are stable. This is the real thing! ]
The old emperor was almost overwhelmed by the flattery and couldn't suppress the smile no matter how hard he tried.
Shen Zhiyi, you really win my heart.
[No, no, the power of the people is the most important, so it is a sign of good fortune when the people unite to overthrow tyranny.]
[Pooh, pooh, pooh, I almost said the wrong thing. It's not okay to be a hero.]
The corners of the old emperor's mouth suddenly lowered very easily.
The corner of Taichang Temple Minister's mouth curled up when he got the answer. He really made the right decision to come this time.
[This Minister of Rites is really a serious official. Could he please stop writing greetings to the old emperor every day? I am so tired of writing.]
【A bunch of meaningless nonsense. 】
Shen Zhiyi's cheeks puffed up in anger, and his eyes were still looking at the surveillance video above everyone's heads.
[Eh? It seems like there is something wrong with the Taichangsiqing family recently? ]
[Is it because of this that I have been trying to find something to do recently instead of sitting around at work writing records of auspicious events and disasters?]
In an instant, Shen Zhiyi looked at the Minister of Taichang Temple with pity in his eyes.
The corner of Taichang Temple Minister's mouth that was raised immediately dropped.
He saluted to the old emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have something else to do, so I will go first..."
"etc."
The old emperor simply put one hand on the other's shoulder.
"Why are you leaving? I still have something to ask you. How is the late emperor's mausoleum doing recently?"
"Everything is fine."
The old emperor asked questions here and there, but he didn't realize that the two ministers who were originally ordered to leave did not escape.
[It seems like the mistress of the Taichang Temple is about to have an affair. ]
Everyone: Oh, it’s really pitiful.
If the woman at home wants to cheat on her husband, it is most likely because the man outside is not attractive enough.
The Minister of Rites could not help but whisper, "Minister of the Ministry of Rites, I have a book on how to control your wife. Can I give you a copy?"
The old emperor couldn't help but sneer: "Forget it, old thing."
He is terribly afraid of his wife, and yet he doesn't know how to control her.
[The wall seems to be the best friend of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, called Mr. Tianya, who seems to be very good at painting and is very famous in Dajing.]
Everyone: Oh, that seems quite pitiful!
It's one thing for a wife to cheat on her, but now she's cheating on her with her best friend. That's simply double the tragedy and extremely pitiful.
[The relationship between husband and wife has broken down, and they may be getting divorced soon. ]
Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment, rubbing his eyes to carefully identify what he saw.
[Wait, why is this divorce letter in the study of the Minister of Rites? ]
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