Chapter 39 Filial piety, too much filial piety
Yuanruan's voice also echoed:
[Hmm? This melon can be related to the prince? It can't be the second prince. 】
System: [Hey, Ah Ruan, you are really smart, it's him. Didn't we say before that those fake officials were recruited by the court officials? They were recruited by the second prince's confidants. A few years ago, the second prince wanted to compete for the throne, but he was short of money. It happened that the officials under him reported this matter, so he came up with a trick, using these officials to find the daughters of remote wealthy merchants to take them as concubines, with the purpose of defrauding the wealthy merchants of their wealth and eventually eating up the whole family.]
Crowd: !!!
The young officials looked at each other in bewilderment. This, this was too despicable.
The prince took a deep breath and frowned: How dare my second brother do such a thing.
The emperor was so angry that his face turned green. This was unprecedented, lawless and shameful.
He shouldn't have thrown his second son to the clan house before, he should have thrown him to the Ministry of Justice prison!
Yuan Ruan's eyes widened:
【This is so outrageous! 】
System: [Yes! Take Yu Hongyu’s family as an example.]
Yu Hongyu's face darkened when he was suddenly named: ...
System: [The Second Prince asked the trickster to memorize Yu Hongyu's background information, and then sent a few people to follow him, both as a cover and as a surveillance. The girl's family was deliberately spoiled to be lawless and overbearing. Then the trickster found an excuse to go home to attend a funeral, and then immediately arranged for people to convict the girl's family and confiscate their property. The local officials gained a good reputation, and the Second Prince got money from it.]
Everyone suddenly realized:! ! !
Daxia officials were evaluated every year, and those who solved major cases would generally receive an excellent grade, and eventually be promoted to higher positions. If the second prince used the method of "catching bullies" to bribe those officials, those people would cooperate even if they saw some problems.
The Minister of Rites sighed heavily and muttered, "It's over. It looks like the information of officials who have been rated as "excellent" in recent years will be dug out and reviewed again! Who can escape such a heavy workload? It's really worrying me."
But before he could finish his words, he was grabbed by an acquaintance.
The Minister of Rites followed the other person's panicked gaze and found that the emperor's face was so black that ink could have dripped from it.
System: [But this Second Prince is quite smart. Not only is the layout well done, but the after-sales service is also very good. He has arranged a suitable long-distance escape method for everyone.]
[For example, he sent the Minister of Rites's mistress and son to the Minister of Rites' hometown, because the Minister of Rites's wife was as fierce as a tiger, so he didn't dare to bring the mistress home, so he could only secretly raise the mistress's family in his hometown. His family members in his hometown really helped and raised them secretly. ]
Minister of Rites: ???
Fuck! You actually slandered me for being henpecked! Why would people back home believe that?
Ahhh! All this money is my money!
The rest of the people didn't want to laugh, but everyone couldn't help but want to watch the excitement.
[For example, he sent the beautiful concubine and son of the Minister of War to the Minister of War's home, on the grounds that the Minister of War had sacrificed his life for the country and was a great hero. Unfortunately, the Minister of War did not know that he had been worshipped by his family.]
The Minister of War choked up in the middle of laughing, he never expected that there was still something to do about him.
Being offered the first incense? !
Hey! I'm still alive!
The Minister of Rites, who had been mocked before, sneered at the scene and said, "Why aren't you laughing? Are you born not to like laughing?"
[Ah, the most outrageous one is still Your Majesty. ]
Crowd: Pupils tremble.
How dare the Second Prince make up stories about even his own father?
What reason can be given for this? No one would believe that the emperor is afraid of his wife, so he must be placed in his hometown!
[The method he used was that Your Majesty went on a secret visit, sleeping with women and confiscating the property along the way. Haha, Ah Ruan, I am dying of laughter. I think half of the credit for the title of tyrant should be attributed to the Second Prince confiscating the property in his name. Let me count... um, a total of 18 concubines. ]
Filial piety, so filial!
"Pfft" someone couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The emperor was so angry that his fingers were shaking.
He looked over with a dark face, and saw only a dark mass of heads and the shoulders of the courtiers shaking as they couldn't hold back their laughter.
Yuan Ruan also burst out laughing:
[Hahaha, filial piety is the best! Filial piety is killing me! Hahaha…]
Yuanruan's little face is full of excitement:
[Tong'er, since the side quest given by the National Destiny Mission is about the real and fake Li Kui, could it be possible that the Second Prince knows where the gold is hidden? Tong'er, if you see the Second Prince, can you directly tell the melon where the gold is hidden?]
emperor:!!!
Yes, with a system like this cheating device, interrogating people with a little fame is like adding wings to a tiger.
System: [It is possible. But I heard that the Second Prince was taken to the clan residence, so it is not easy to touch him.]
Yuan Ruan: [How about I go back and secretly write a letter of accusation to my brother? ]
System: [Aruan, you are only nine months old! You can’t even hold a pen. ]
…
The emperor and other courtiers knew very well how Yuanruan and Xizhi's brainstorm led the matter to the second prince, but the emperor was reluctant to take Yuanruan and Xizhi with him this time.
Nothing else, the emperor just wanted to provide a fig leaf for the royal family and ease his self-esteem a little.
The prince saw the emperor's complicated feelings and whispered, "Father, although we have found out that this matter is related to my second brother, it is getting dark. I beg you to take my ninth sister back first."
The emperor's eyes lit up.
Yuanruan:!!!
[Oh my god! Is my nephew so powerful?! He even found out clues about the second prince?! Wait, I won't go back.]
Seeing that the opportunity to gain national destiny points was within reach, Yuanruan grabbed the emperor's shawl tightly, turned her head away desperately to reject the prince's embrace, and refused to come down.
[Brother, take me with you! I want to complete the mission of national destiny! I want to obtain the supernatural power and make a shining appearance at the altar of heaven and earth! ]
[Brother! I won’t leave!]
…
Young courtiers: !!!
Supernatural power?
The magical power that Xiao Guoyun wanted so much must be very powerful.
They immediately felt longing for it.
Several courageous court officials saw that Yuan Ruan was extremely reluctant to leave.
The leader, with the emperor's stern face, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard that the little imperial teacher knows astronomy and geography, and can seek good fortune and avoid disaster. We just had a meal, so why not take the little princess with us to investigate the case and help digest the food together?"
Several others echoed, "Your Majesty. As the saying goes, if children want to be healthy, they need to spend more time outdoors. Why not take them with you?"
"If Your Majesty is worried about not being able to take care of them, I have brought up my three younger siblings since they were young and have plenty of experience in raising children."
"Your Majesty, I have raised all the family members, young and old, and I am more suitable to be the young imperial tutor."
…
Seeing that the topics of the young court officials were becoming more and more off-topic, they were about to start a fight over who could take better care of the young imperial teacher.
"Shut up!" The emperor pinched his eyebrows with a headache.
The young courtiers fell silent instantly.
The emperor looked down and saw Yuan Ruan clinging to him, her big round eyes filled with desire and expectation.
Finally, the emperor sighed helplessly, hugged Yuan Ruan, and climbed onto his horse.
He rode at full speed and headed straight to the clan house.
Seeing this, the young court officials also went to look for horses, but there were too many people and too few horses.
Under the horrified gaze of the people of Daxia, a horse was carrying two or even three people, galloping along the street.
The young court officials tried hard to follow the emperor, and even when the emperor occasionally turned his head to look at them with dignity, they deliberately pretended not to see the emperor's eyes.
There’s no way, the royal melons are too fragrant.
The little imperial teacher's magical powers are too tempting.
The clan house must be charged!