Chapter 36: Are courtiers part of your play?
The emperor was a little uneasy: No, it shouldn’t be that serious!
System: [The Second Prince really made a great sacrifice! In order to keep Doctor Wen stable, he secretly sent a beauty who looked like Doctor Wen's childhood sweetheart to have a tryst with Doctor Wen. Sometimes he would even personally guard the door.]
hiss……
Wait, so it wasn’t that the Second Prince was slept with, but that the Second Prince sent a beautiful concubine to sleep with? Fortunately, fortunately... What the hell!
Everyone held their breath, their pupils trembling: I've seen people being cuckolded, but I've never seen someone being cuckolded like this. And he's actually taking the initiative to guard the door? !
The emperor first breathed a sigh of relief, but then clenched his fists tightly, wanting to beat to death this rebellious son who brought shame to the royal family.
Even Doctor Wen opened his eyes wide with a look of absurdity on his face.
Yuanruan was so surprised that his mouth could swallow an egg:
[What? Take the initiative to give a concubine to the other party? Wait, why is he still standing outside the door?! ]
System: [It says here that the Second Prince was too embarrassed to send anyone here. And after sending the person here, he was still outside the door grieving and encouraging himself, "Han Xin could endure the humiliation under his crotch, and Gou Jian was brave enough to sleep on firewood, so he could accomplish great things by enduring what ordinary people could not endure.]
Crowd: …
If they were not afraid of being beaten to death by His Majesty, everyone would have almost laughed to death.
What kind of stupid brain circuit is this!
Do Gou Jian and Han Xin know that you are so random? !
The emperor was so angry that he fell backwards. No wonder the system said that Daxia would be in chaos in the future. It was all because the second prince was too stupid.
The emperor tilted his head to the crown prince and asked, "Is the teacher who teaches the second prince very bad?"
The prince shook his head in confusion and whispered, "They are all highly respected people."
Yuanruan was also choked for two seconds and added:
[No wonder ten years later, the Second Prince had Doctor Wen torn into pieces. That's how it happened!]
Dismemberment by five horses!
The young officials who were watching the excitement felt a chill down their spines. Wow, how cruel!
Doctor Wen was so angry that he clenched his fists: Hateful! He was completely a victim of deception, why did he end up like this! This Second Prince must be killed in the future!
System: [Yes.]
Yuanruan suddenly paused, and asked the system in confusion:
[Wait, there was no gay sex at all, why are you talking about brotherhood in this situation? And what about breakthrough?]
System: [Look, let me give you a few examples. No matter how outrageous the second prince's orders to confiscate property were, Doctor Wen did them all. For example, in the first year, the second prince couldn't stand being controlled by Prime Minister Li, so Doctor Wen single-handedly plotted to kill Prime Minister Li's entire family.]
Prime Minister Li’s son’s smile froze on his face:???
What the hell?
Is this how my family is being sacrificed?
[The Second Prince succeeded to the throne and was short of money, so he signaled to Doctor Wen, who immediately used the case of witches and snakes to make a lot of money in the court. The first thing he did was to accuse Doctor Wang of embezzlement and misappropriation of money. When he refused to admit his guilt and pay the money, Doctor Wen directly confiscated his property.]
The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, who was secretly thankful that his family's property was small and he should be able to escape the disaster, said:
I have worked diligently all my life and I have nothing to lose. Why am I forced to have my property confiscated?! Be a human being!
[Later, he accused the Minister of War of treason and confiscated his property.]
The Vice Minister of War, who was mocking the Vice Minister of Revenue, was suddenly stunned and his expression suddenly turned grim.
I am loyal to my emperor and love my country, but I was slandered like this?!
…
System: [Let me see. The Second Prince was jealous of the Third Prince's prestige, so Doctor Wen accused the Third Prince of treason. The Third Prince...ah, this seemed to be the fuse that forced the Third Prince to rebel! In the end, the Third Prince succeeded in taking the throne.]
Crowd: !!!
Finally heard the good news!
The next emperor will be the Third Prince, right?
No need to pass down the throne, the Second Prince is so incompetent, so he tries to help the Third Prince take the throne in advance? Oh no, no no no, now that the Emperor and the Crown Prince can hear my voice, the future will definitely be very different.
System: [Wen Langzhong has been domineering in the court for several years. The Second Prince knew that Wen Langzhong was seeking personal revenge for his own interests, but he suppressed all the memorials from other court officials against him. He tolerated everything he did, and Wen Langzhong obeyed all the orders of the Second Prince. The Second Prince also gave him a beautiful concubine and took the initiative to guard the gate. Isn't this more like a brother than a real brother? ]
Crowd: …
The court officials have all become part of your brotherly love play?!
The young officials first expressed their gratitude to Yuanruan: "Thank you very much! If it weren't for your melon, we would have lost our lives."
Afterwards, they glared at Doctor Wen, rubbed their hands together, and some even secretly kicked him a few times.
Doctor Wen was so annoyed that he had made so many enemies just after entering politics that he was already considering whether to retire early and return home.
The Grand Scholar, who was on good terms with Doctor Wen, stepped forward and kicked Doctor Wen, then suddenly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Doctor Wen is young and inexperienced. He said that the Second Prince was deceived by me, but he was the one who was deceived. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to show Doctor Wen some evidence of crimes that are under investigation."
Everyone: ???
What? The Grand Master is investigating the Second Prince's crimes?
Yuan Ruan was surprised: [No wonder the plot kills the brother first. When powerful people are alive, there are many variables.]
At this time, everyone saw that the Grand Secretary seemed to have given Doctor Wen a breath of air.
Everyone understood immediately: this is a "reasonable" false testimony.
The emperor looked at the doctor, who was sweating profusely, and said meaningfully, "You know what to do now!"
Doctor Wen immediately knelt down and said, "I swear to be loyal to Your Majesty until death. I will never give up until my death."
Young officials: !!!
Your Majesty, do you still want to use him? He is a cruel official who has confiscated countless properties!
The prince was not surprised that the emperor would make such a choice. In the future, his property would be confiscated countless times, but now it has not been confiscated yet. More importantly, this information shows that this person is very powerful. On the other hand, it completely prevents Doctor Wen from joining his second brother.
As expected, the emperor said calmly: "I'll leave the matter of the Zhou tribe's relocation to you."
Doctor Wen was about to burst into tears: "I obey your order. Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Yuanruan sighed:
[The Second Prince's capable general was transferred away just like that? It seems that as long as my brother is around, any plot line may change. ]
The system is curious: [Oh, the Second Prince and Doctor Wen used to communicate through letters. Now that they are far away, it takes several months to send letters back and forth. I don’t know how they can maintain it. ]
Doctor Wen got goosebumps all over his body: Back off! Back off! Back off!
…
Doctor Wen followed Zhou and left.
The prince brought back the good news about the stalemate between the Xiongnu and the State of Chen. The problem of the treasury's shortage of money was partially solved by the ore contributed by the Zhou family. He also got potatoes, and he was sure that he could hear Yuan Ruan's voice.
Even though he had not yet found any clues to the national destiny mission, the emperor was still in a good mood.
He waved his hand and invited all the court officials to a banquet at the nearest tavern.
The young officials naturally yearn for it with joy.
The emperor walked inside with Yuanruan in his arms, and just in time heard her casually chatting with the system: "Cooking is the best medical beauty for men."
Although the emperor didn't know what medical beauty was, he could guess that it was a good term.
When he was the crown prince, he had personally cooked soup for the late emperor and received widespread praise, so now he suddenly had the idea to express his respect for Yuan Ruan. So the emperor asked the crown prince to hold Yuan Ruan and he went to the kitchen of the wine shop.
After a while, the chef in the restaurant started serving the dishes one by one.
The emperor didn't come, so the prince and others didn't eat.
Soon, everyone watched in amazement as the emperor personally brought a bowl of fish soup over and wanted to feed Yuan Ruan.
The young official was just about to exclaim, "I've never seen anything like this before! This is the first time I've seen the emperor personally feed the fish soup."
System: [Wow! Host, this is the fish soup made by your elder brother himself! ]
Young officials: !!!
What?!
Your Majesty, who kills without blinking an eye, not only feeds the fish himself? He also cooks the fish soup himself?!
Yuanruan's eyes widened: [Ah! Then I have to taste it carefully. The white soup is rich and looks delicious. ]
The emperor smiled and handed over a spoon.
System: [How is it?!]
Some people also looked over curiously.
Yuan Ruan paused for a moment, and suddenly sighed:
[After eating this fish, well, I feel like this fish really died in vain. ]
emperor:……
The hand holding the spoon was trembling slightly.
The rest of the people chuckled.
The prince looked up at the sky, trying not to reveal his expression.
The Minister of Justice took a deep breath and held his skin to prevent himself from laughing.
The Minister of Works thought about almost all the most tragic things in his life before he could barely hold back his laughter.
The Vice Minister of Rites and the Vice Minister of Revenue looked at each other, one praising the thickness of the soup, the other praising its fragrance, and they responded with a series of flattering words for the bowl of fish soup.
Yuan Ruan was stunned:
[As expected of an official, he flatters without any effort. 】