Chapter 110: Deposed Emperor Becomes a Slave (1)
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At Xiao Cheng'an's coronation ceremony, Zhu Qingchen suddenly fainted, and everyone was terrified.
The Regent of Northern Zhou caught him and carried him to a cool place nearby.
The Duke of Zhenguo went to call the imperial physician, General Wei went to get the kettle, and even the emperor rushed down from the altar holding the jade sceptre in one hand and his heavy clothes in the other.
"teacher?!"
"Young Master? Young Master?"
Zhu Qingchen was in a coma and vaguely heard someone calling him.
He tried to respond, but no sound came out.
Yuwen Shu hugged him, unbuttoned his collar, and fanned him with his sleeves: "Don't crowd around here, let him get some fresh air."
"Yes, yes." Then all the officials dispersed.
Xiao Cheng'an pushed through the crowd and rushed forward: "How is the teacher? Quick, go and call the imperial physician, and bring my sedan chair over."
General Wei handed over a cup of water, but Zhu Qingchen certainly couldn't drink the water now. Yuwen Shu waved his hand and asked him to take it away, then pinched Zhu Qingchen's philtrum with his thumb.
Zhu Qingchen didn't respond.
Then pinch it again.
This time Zhu Qingchen reacted a little and snorted.
All the officials were delighted: "Wake up, wake up!"
Yuwen Shu continued to pinch him: "Master Zhu?"
Zhu Qingchen coughed twice, came to his senses, and slapped his hand away: "It hurts... Who is pinching me?"
"I." Yuwen Shu held him in his arms and looked down at him, "Is Master Zhu okay?"
Zhu Qingchen came to his senses, stretched out his hand and tried to push him away.
As a result, it couldn't be pushed open at all.
Yuwen Shu took the cup from General Wei, tested the water temperature, and passed it to his lips: "Drink some water."
"Thank you." Zhu Qingchen took a sip of warm water and recovered a little.
He raised his head and looked over Yuwen Shu's shoulder and fell on Xiao Cheng'an.
Xiao Chengan looked at him nervously: "Teacher, how is it? The doctor will be here soon."
Zhu Qingchen said seriously: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Just now a memory suddenly flooded into his mind and he finally understood.
Good boy, this small world has two protagonists, no wonder it is a “linked world”.
Chu Yunyang and Xiao Chengan worked together, each one more miserable than the other.
Zhu Qingchen was puzzled before. How could Xiao Chengming not destroy his country when he committed suicide like this? It turned out that the country was destroyed by Xiao Chengan.
Xiao Cheng'an was extremely unlucky.
It was Xiao Chengming who was seeking death, and it was Xiao Chengming's cronies who bullied Yuwen Zan. As a result, Xiao Cheng'an had to bear the pain of losing his country, clean up the mess, and in the end even lost his life.
Zhu Qingchen looked away and searched among the officials.
He remembered that the people sent by Northern Zhou this time were also...
Yes, Zhu Qingchen’s gaze passed through the crowd and fell on Yuwen Zan.
This time, the Northern Zhou brought people to negotiate peace, and the leader was Yuwen Zan.
He overthrew Xiao Chengming three years ahead of schedule, and Xiao Chengan ascended the throne three years ahead of schedule.
Yu Wenzan is now just a fourteen-year-old boy who can't hide his emotions.
He stood outside the crowd, watching with an expressionless face, as if everything happening here had nothing to do with him.
Noticing that Zhu Qingchen was looking at him, he immediately put on a concerned expression and looked over seriously.
Zhu Qingchen clenched his fists: "System, can I just rush over and strangle him to death?"
The system wrinkled its little ball: "No, the plot hasn't even started yet, how can we kill someone?"
"The linked world still needs to follow the plot?"
"Of course. The proton plot hasn't ended, and the hunting ground rescue plot hasn't ended either. The small world is still moving forward. You can't kill him now."
"Oh well."
Zhu Qingchen withdrew his gaze and finally looked at Yuwen Shu.
Yuwen Shu had not yet realized that danger was approaching. He just hugged him, touched his forehead with the back of his hand, and compared it with his own forehead to see if he had a fever, with a serious expression.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chengan's sedan chair was carried over.
Xiao Chengan hurriedly said, "Hurry, hurry, help the teacher up and send him to the bedroom. Let the imperial physician take a look."
He was very anxious. While he ordered his servants to help, he also helped himself.
But Yuwen Shu held him tightly and refused to let go. Zhu Qingchen held his hand and whispered to him, "Don't worry, you don't have a fever. You have to be careful of Yuwen Zan."
After saying this, Zhu Qingchen struggled to climb out of Yuwen Shu's arms.
The attendants supported him, and Xiao Cheng'an said, "Quick, quick, quick, this way!"
When Zhu Qingchen saw the emperor's sedan chair, he was stunned for a moment, turned around and was about to run: "No, no..."
He was already suspected of being a "traitor". If he sat in the emperor's sedan chair, wouldn't he be scolded to death by the court officials? No, no! Absolutely not!
Xiao Cheng'an held him back and called out to the Duke of Zhenguo and General Wei: "Come over and help!"
The emperor had spoken, so the Duke of Zhenguo and General Wei had no choice but to rush forward, grab Zhu Qingchen from the left and right, and lift him up.
Zhu Qingchen lifted his feet off the ground and kicked wildly in the air: "No, I'm fine, I just felt dizzy, I'm fine now! I won't go up! Help!"
His Majesty has ordered that he cannot even cry for help.
When Zhu Qingchen landed, he was already being forcefully pressed into his seat.
Xiao Chengan was like a little follower, making arrangements at the side: "Lift the sedan chair! Keep it steady, don't shake the teacher!"
Zhu Qingchen tried to defend himself: "No, I'm really fine. The coronation ceremony is not over yet. Your Majesty, please go back..."
Zhu Qingchen shouted to the court officials behind him, "Why are you just standing there watching? Please take His Majesty back quickly! What are you standing there for?"
"Yes, yes, yes." The court officials finally reacted and hurried forward to pull Xiao Chengan away.
"Your Majesty, the ceremony is not over yet. It is not right for you to run down from upstairs. Go back quickly and finish the ceremony."
"The ceremony is not finished yet. It would be bad if it offends the gods. Let's go back quickly."
Chu Yunyang took the opportunity to get out of the crowd and slid forward: "I will accompany the teacher back to see the imperial physician. I will trouble you all for the ceremony."
The court officials all bowed and said, "Thank you, General."
Only Xiao Chengan looked indignant. Why could he accompany the teacher back?
He is already the emperor, why doesn't he even have the qualifications to accompany his teacher back?
That's too much.
Xiao Cheng'an was invited back to the altar by the court officials to continue the ceremony.
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On the other side, Chu Yunyang escorted Zhu Qingchen back to Changqiu Palace where Xiao Chengan lived.
Of course, Zhu Qingchen didn't dare to enter the main hall, so he had people carry him to the door of the side hall.
As soon as the sedan chair stopped, Zhu Qingchen jumped down from it.
This chair is a bit prickly and he can't sit still.
Chu Yunyang made the small couch with soft pillows and mattresses, let the teacher lie down and rest for a while, and poured a glass of water for Zhu Qingchen.
"The teacher has been working too hard recently. He must have fainted due to overwork. He should rest more."
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen held the teacup with both hands and took a sip. "I'm fine. If the imperial physician hasn't come, don't let them come..." As soon as he mentioned the imperial physician, before he finished speaking, Chu Yunyang suddenly thought of something and immediately got up and went out, saying to the attendant outside: "Go see why the imperial physician hasn't come yet. Did he go to the wrong place?"
After doing this, he turned back.
Zhu Qingchen curled the corners of his mouth.
He wanted the imperial physician to stop coming, not to urge him to come.
Forget it, let's leave it at that.
Zhu Qingchen lowered his head and drank the water in the cup.
As luck would have it, the system set off electronic fireworks next to his ears: "Wow, Chenchen, you are a heartthrob!"
Zhu Qingchen was choked: "Cough cough cough..."
Chu Yunyang quickly stepped forward to pat him on the back: "Teacher?"
The system continued: "Your students love you, civil and military officials love you, even the villains love you, everyone loves you!"
Zhu Qingchen coughed even more violently, holding his chest, and was almost choked to death by the water.
Just at this time, an old doctor with a white beard came with several younger doctors, carrying medicine boxes to see the patient.
Chu Yunyang hurriedly called out to them: "Hurry, hurry, hurry! Come here!"
"Yes." The old doctor's face froze when he saw Zhu Qingchen coughing so violently. He thought he had some serious illness, so he put down his medicine box and hurried forward to take his pulse.
But Zhu Qingchen was so busy patting his chest to calm down that he couldn't spare the time to feel their pulses.
The old doctor grabbed his hand, and he quickly withdrew it.
"Hey... Young Master, this..."
Zhu Qingchen coughed twice and came to his senses: "I'm fine, I just choked while drinking water."
The old doctor firmly held his hand and said, "Young Master, please stop being so stubborn. Let me take a look."
Zhu Qingchen weakly defended himself: "I really just choked."
The old doctor narrowed his eyes and took his pulse carefully.
Not long after, the coronation ceremony at the altar ended, and the emperor and a group of court officials hurried over. When they saw the imperial physician taking the patient's pulse, they immediately fell silent.
After the old doctor withdrew his hand, Xiao Chengan asked, "Old doctor, how is the teacher?"
The old doctor stroked his gray beard and said, "Well, based on my many years of medical experience, I can infer that..."
Xiao Chengan poked his head out: "Hmm?"
Zhu Qingchen also looked at the doctor seriously: "Hmm?"
The old doctor sighed and said sternly, "Young Master has been toiling day and night for state affairs, working day and night, so he has too much to do and eats too little, and his body is weak."
"Your Majesty is so happy to be crowned today. A huge stone in my heart has finally fallen to the ground. I was so happy that I fainted due to the shock in my heart."
Zhu Qingchen:?
No, he just choked on the water. What is this old doctor saying by opening and closing his mouth?
He turned his head and looked at the others.
Xiao Cheng'an's expression was moved, and all the court officials were touched and looked at Zhu Qingchen with satisfaction.
Young master has worked hard for the country and set an example for all officials. He has worked so hard.
No, Zhu Qingchen looked confused. What were they doing?
Zhenguogong, why are you still wiping your tears? Isn't this too exaggerated?
Xiao Chengan said to the imperial physician in a serious tone: "Open my private storehouse. It doesn't matter what kind of medicinal tonic you use. As long as it can help you get better, it's fine."
Zhu Qingchen curled his lips: "Thank...thank you very much, Your Majesty..."
Xiao Chengan held his hand and gave him a slightly childish smile: "Teacher, don't worry. The imperial physician in the palace is very skilled and will definitely allow you to live to be ninety-nine."
"Hmm..." Zhu Qingchen met his sparkling eyes and felt a little confused.
Does this kid want him to live to be ninety-nine so that he can help him handle state affairs?
Is there such an emperor? A 99-year-old man, with almost all his teeth falling out, is still helping the emperor to handle state affairs?
Zhu Qingchen had a complicated expression and silently withdrew his hand.
He became cunning as soon as he ascended the throne.
The old doctor said that Zhu Qingchen still needed to rest.
The court officials then withdrew, leaving Xiao Cheng'an to accompany him.
Xiao Chengan sniffed and asked him again: "Is the teacher really okay?"
Zhu Qingchen said with a straight face: "It's okay, I can still help you handle government affairs for a hundred years."
"That's not what I meant." Xiao Cheng'an said, "I'm really worried about the teacher."
"I know." Zhu Qingchen touched his head and suddenly remembered something. "Oh, by the way, I happen to be free today, so I need to sort out the eunuchs and attendants who serve you from the beginning."
"These things are not urgent, teacher, can you take a rest for a while?"
"I'm fine. This matter needs to be done now."
Zhu Qingchen is still brooding over the character Chen Xun in the plot.
It would have been fine if he had bullied Xiao Cheng'an and stolen his things. Xiao Cheng'an only gave him twenty lashes of the board and asked him to leave the palace, but he actually ran off to surrender to the enemy!
Keeping this person by Xiao Chengan's side is like burying a bomb that may explode at any time.
Shovel it away quickly and send it away.
Zhu Qingchen climbed up from the bed, smoothed his clothes, and walked out.
Xiao Chengan followed behind him.
When they reached the door, Zhu Qingchen stopped, turned around and pulled Xiao Chengan up: "Your Majesty, why are you walking behind me? Your Majesty is the king, I am the minister, your majesty should walk in front."
"Oh." Xiao Cheng'an is still not used to his new identity.
Arriving at the main hall, Xiao Chengan sat down in the main seat.
Zhu Qingchen sat down beside him and called out, "Someone come here."
The older eunuch came in immediately and bowed respectfully, "What do you want, young master?"
"Are you the new chief eunuch of Changqiu Palace?"
"Yes, I'm your old servant Cheng Rui." Eunuch Cheng is in his forties, with a fair face and no beard. He is neatly dressed and looks very decent and neat.
"I order you to gather all the eunuchs and attendants in the palace within half a cup of tea and have them wait in front of the palace."
"Yes." Eunuch Cheng took the order and quickly went down to work.
Zhu Qingchen picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip.
Less than half a cup of tea had passed, and all the eunuchs serving in the Changqiu Palace were standing in the open space in front of the palace.
Xiao Cheng'an ascended the throne three years earlier, but he still had the mentality of a child. He only knew that after he came back, these eunuchs dared not bully him anymore, and they did not think of replacing him.
Zhu Qingchen was careless for a moment and only asked someone to pick a new eunuch chief who was loyal, honest and steady, but no one else was replaced.
So these people are the ones who used to serve King Kang.
Not many, just about ten.
The eunuchs stood with their hands hanging down.
Zhu Qingchen only let Eunuch Cheng stand in the shade of the hall, and the others stood in front of the open space. He was not in a hurry to speak, and continued to sip his tea leisurely.
The sun was shining brightly, and the eunuchs were sweating profusely. Relying on Xiao Cheng'an's good temper, they all raised their hands to wipe the sweat off their faces, and huddled together, whispering to each other.
They are not innocent.
He had bullied Xiao Chengan in the past, and no one knew how much money he had gotten from him. Now that a child was sick, he only dared to say "I'm sorry".
Let them show off now, compared with the means they used to torture Xiao Chengan, it is just a drop in the bucket.
Zhu Qingchen said nothing, drank the tea silently, and placed the teacup on the table.
There was a slight "click" sound, and the eunuchs were startled and shut their mouths.
Zhu Qingchen supported himself on the table, slowly stood up, walked out of the hall, and stopped in front of the threshold.
Zhu Qingchen folded his hands and spoke calmly: "I know that you are not ordinary eunuchs. You are all old eunuchs who have been in Changqiu Palace for ten years. You have great magical powers and no one can stop you, right?"
When the eunuchs heard that his tone was not right, they were all a little stunned and put down their hands wiping their sweat: "Young Master..."
"You have been sneaking around and bullying His Majesty for more than ten years. You have been getting fat and full, right?"
"Young Master, please forgive me!" The eunuchs were shocked. He was right. They knelt down and kowtowed. "We know we are wrong. Please forgive me, young master!"
The group kowtowed and begged for mercy in a hurry. At this time, Zhu Qingchen's personal guards also came up carrying a few boxes.
These were things that were searched from their rooms, and their names were labeled on them.
The eunuchs knelt on the ground, and their faces changed when they saw these things.
The last time Xiao Cheng'an went with them to burn incense, they stayed in the Changqiu Palace and took a lot of things.
Later, Xiao Cheng'an had a great fortune and was about to ascend the throne when he returned.
The palace was under martial law and they couldn't go out. They had no way of selling their belongings to people outside the palace, and they didn't want to send the things they had obtained back, so they just kept them.
Anyway, His Royal Highness Prince Kang is going to be the emperor, so he will definitely not bother with them about these things.
They waited for a few days, and indeed saw that Xiao Cheng'an did not punish them, so they thought the matter was over.
But who would have known... who would have known that it would be dug out by the young master.
Zhu Qingchen casually opened a box and took out a small golden lock from it.
It's obvious that this belongs to Xiao Cheng'an, and his name is engraved on the golden lock.
Next, there are all kinds of things.
Xiao Cheng'an's jade crown, tonics sent from the Imperial Hospital, and even clothes and handkerchiefs!
Even their underwear is taken away, these eunuchs...
If the stolen items were fabrics, that would be fine, as the fabrics can be sold for money.
But the underwear and handkerchiefs had already been cut, so why would I steal them?
Zhu Qingchen suddenly had a bad thought in his mind. Wouldn't these eunuchs still...
Zhu Qingchen turned around and glanced at Xiao Chengan who was sitting obediently in his seat.
He closed the box and took a look at the name on it——
Chen Xun.
Good, very good, it turned out to be him.
Zhu Qingchen winked at Eunuch Cheng, then turned and walked back into the hall.
Eunuch Cheng followed Zhu Qingchen and watched. Seeing his expression, he quickly understood.
It would be disgraceful for the young master to personally go and argue with a group of eunuchs in order to deal with them; he, the chief eunuch, must do it.
This was also a test of his abilities by the young master.
If he can't even handle such a small matter, he, the eunuch in charge, will have to be replaced.
Eunuch Cheng immediately became solemn and asked, "Who is Chen Xun?"
After a moment's silence, a young eunuch who was about the same age as Xiao Cheng'an stood up slightly and moved out from the crowd.
"To answer your question, my name is Chen Xun."
The young eunuch knelt on the ground with his head lowered, and his rosy cheeks and round chin could be vaguely seen.
His complexion is better than Xiao Chengan's, and he is taller than Xiao Chengan, which shows that he lives a comfortable life.
The handkerchief he hid was soft and beautiful, with hidden patterns on it. However, the handkerchief that Xiao Cheng'an used to convey the message to Zhu Qingchen was actually made of wrinkled coarse cloth.
Eunuch Cheng asked sternly, "Why did you hide His Majesty's handkerchief and clothes?"
"I..." Chen Xun couldn't answer, his eyes rolling around, "I..."
Eunuch Cheng deliberately asked, "Are you in love with His Majesty and are you defiling the palace?"
Without waiting for his answer, Eunuch Cheng turned around and reported to Zhu Qingchen: "In reply to what the young master said, this boy has evil intentions..."
Chen Xun panicked and said quickly: "No! No! I don't dare to have any thoughts about Your Majesty! I just..."
"Just what? What are you doing with your Majesty's handkerchief and underwear?"
"Yes..." Chen Xun stammered, "I used it myself."
Eunuch Cheng was shocked: "You used it yourself?"
"Yes, I was short of food and clothing in the palace. Your Majesty felt sorry for me, so he gave me some things..."
Zhu Qingchen winked at his personal guards, who strode forward, grabbed Chen Xun's hand and pulled him up from the ground.
Lift up your sleeves.
Sure enough, under the eunuch's blue clothes was a jade-white inner garment with dark patterns.
My goodness, Zhu Qingchen still remembers the first time he met Xiao Chengan. Xiao Chengan was injured and took off his outer clothes, revealing his inner shirt which could not be any shorter.
He took away my feelings.
While Chen Xun was struggling, a golden lotus pendant fell out of his arms with a "ding-dong" sound.
The guard immediately picked up the pendant and presented it to Eunuch Cheng, who then held it in both hands and presented it to Zhu Qingchen.
Zhu Qingchen held the pendant in his palm, pursed his lips, and looked at Chen Xun coldly.
There are such eunuchs in the world!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Xun knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed repeatedly: "Young Master, please spare my life! Young Master, please spare my life!"
"These things are..." He looked up and saw Xiao Cheng'an sitting in the hall. He suddenly shouted, "They are rewards from His Majesty!"
Zhu Qingchen opened his eyes wide in disbelief, and even Xiao Chengan stood up.
What is he babbling about?
Seeing that Zhu Qingchen didn't say anything, Chen Xun thought he had calmed him down, and continued, "In the past, His Majesty saw that I was about the same age as him, and felt sorry for me for entering the palace at such a young age and having little food and clothing, so he gave me these things as rewards. Otherwise, how would I dare to wear these clothes openly?"
He mustered up his courage, raised his head, and said to Zhu Qingchen: "This is the order of His Majesty. The young master insisted that I stole something..." His voice became smaller and smaller: "Are you trying to disobey the order?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Chengan said in a stern voice: "What nonsense! Nonsense!"
He stood up suddenly, shook his head at Zhu Qingchen, and said softly: "Teacher, I didn't."
He never rewarded Chen Xun with anything.
Every time the palace distributed something, Chen Xun would rush to receive it.
At the beginning, Chen Xun hinted and cried to him about how hard his life was. Xiao Cheng'an was young and soft-hearted, so he always shared his things with him.
Later, after this happened many times, Chen Xun didn't ask any questions and just took the things back to his room. Whenever someone asked about it, he would say he had nothing.
Fortunately, he was the only one in Changqiu Palace who was similar in stature to Xiao Chengan, so he could occupy Xiao Chengan's clothes year after year, and no one would snatch them from him.
Now he even has the nerve to say that it was given to him by Xiao Chengan.
Xiao Cheng'an said sternly, "How can I reward you with something I have never seen before? You are talking nonsense. Who gave you the courage to attack the current imperial tutor? I think you are tired of living! Someone, come here!"
Zhu Qingchen tugged at his sleeve, asking him to calm down, and then raised his chin towards Eunuch Cheng.
You go ahead and teach him a lesson.
Chen Xun still wanted to struggle: "It is indeed a reward from your Majesty. Your Majesty is forgetful, but I dare not forget..."
The next second, a crisp sound was heard.
Chen Xun's head tilted to one side, and his fair cheeks suddenly swelled up.
Eunuch Cheng said sternly, "You bastard! Who brought you into the palace? Who taught you the rules? Who taught you to make random accusations and slander officials in the court? His Majesty is still here, how dare you say that the young master is disobeying the emperor's order?"
Chen Xun covered his face and shed two lines of tears: "I... I know that I was born a slave and was sent to the palace after my family was confiscated, but how could the eunuch bully me like this?"
Eunuch Cheng asked back, "You still know that you were born a slave? Your grandfather's family was confiscated by the emperor himself because he embezzled military funds and colluded with foreign enemies. Could it be that when the government confiscated your family's property, they told you to come to the palace and become a precious little prince?"
"You stole His Majesty's things, isn't that presumptuous? You are a habitual liar and you make random accusations against important officials in the court, isn't that presumptuous? You eat delicacies from land and sea, wear silk and satin, and now you are caught red-handed, how dare you act so whimpering and pretending to be bullied by others? It's so outrageous!"
Chen Xun couldn't refute a word and just covered his face with tears.
Xiao Cheng'an was sitting in the hall, watching Eunuch Cheng scolding people, and was completely stunned.
He is so good at scolding! I need such a person around me!!
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