Chapter 2995 Maintenance
The emperor scanned the entire page, then widened his eyes in shock. Even a thick-skinned man couldn't help but exclaim, "Shameless!"
Gu Zhong, who was serving him tea, had a slight tremor in his hands. He couldn't help but look up and glance at him quickly. He felt relieved that he looked okay. As he served him the tea, he asked with a smile, "What funny thing did Master Zhou say?"
The emperor curled his lips, read the letter in his hand twice, then picked up the envelope and looked at it and said, "Fortunately, she still has the sense of shame and didn't write a memorial. She knew to keep it secret from me."
Although he said so, he handed the letter to Gu Zhong very smoothly and asked him to read it.
Gu Zhong thought the emperor's expression was pretty good, even though he looked disgusted, so he smiled, bowed, took the letter, and unfolded it to read.
After reading the letter, Gu Zhong said: ...
He held it in for a long time before finally uttering, "Master Zhou is truly... a brilliant thinker."
The emperor snorted, "Is this a brilliant idea? This is just laziness, trying to take a shortcut."
Gu Zhong then asked, "Then what Your Majesty means is..."
"They can do what they want. If there's a shortcut, why not take it?" The emperor knocked on the table. "Write a letter, asking the prince consort to write a book of strange stories... miscellaneous books. In it, Taibai can be portrayed as Zhou Man, and she can be in charge of illness and lifespan. If the Tantric Buddhists can write books, why can't they write their own books?"
The appearance of gods can change, even gender can change, so what else can't change?
In the past, Taibai was the symbol of swordsmanship and killing, and had the image of a great general. But now it is generally believed among the people that he is a woman, in charge of disasters and diseases. Since he can change, he might as well change it to be more thorough.
The emperor knocked on the table. "In addition to the information about illness and lifespan, have the consort write about Taibai's efforts to prevent and treat epidemics. Hasn't Zhou Man always wanted to vaccinate people outside the capital? If people really believe she is Taibai, it will be much easier to get them to vaccinate later."
Gu Zhongdu agreed, started grinding ink, wrote the letter himself, and after giving it to the emperor to read, he stamped it with his private seal.
The emperor thought about it and didn't let him seal the envelope. Instead, he added a sentence at the end of the letter, asking Zhou Man and the others to be careful. If the rumors were too excessive and the ministers in the court asked about it, he would not keep it a secret for her.
The emperor was sure he would not tell anyone about it, but this matter was so funny that he endured it for a whole day, but at night he couldn't help but go to the queen to tell her in private.
"There are countless people in this world who want to be immortals, but they only dare to come quietly. Not to mention telling others, they won't even reveal their thoughts. But she went so far as to write to me and ask for my permission," the emperor said with a sigh. "The attendant is kneeling beside me. I wonder what the Grand Historian will write about her in the future. Hahaha..."
The Queen couldn't help laughing and pushed the Emperor. "Your Majesty, you are too mean. If you knew, why did you say it after reading the letter?"
If he didn't tell anyone, could the attendant take his letter and open it to read it?
The emperor laughed heartily and said, "We must let future generations know how this Zhou Taibai came to be, right?"
This traceable path eliminates the last hidden danger for mortals to become immortals.
The queen just scolded the emperor for a moment and did not really blame him.
The daily notes made by the recorder would be sealed after recording. They would only be opened for historical purposes after the emperor's death and a new emperor took over.
Therefore, it didn't matter if the attendant knew about this matter. To be an attendant, the first requirement was to keep a tight mouth. Even the emperor might leak secrets, but the attendant generally would not.
So the queen warned the emperor, "You must not tell anyone else."
The Emperor: "Don't worry, I won't talk about this again."
Because he spoke so confidently, the next day when the court meeting ended and everyone sat down to rest, the emperor looked at Wei Zhi and several ministers, wanting to speak but hesitant, and forcibly suppressed the urge to share.
Wei Zhi glanced at him several times, and when he saw that he was about to speak but hesitated, he withdrew his gaze and remained silent, so he couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, do you have something to say to me?"
"No," the emperor denied it quickly. After a pause, he changed the subject. "Yang Heshu has arrived in Jiangnan, right? Has he returned with any memorials?"
Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel said, "Yes, there was a memorial impeaching him, saying that he had just arrived in Yangzhou and had indulged in a feast. Although he was an Inspector General, he had not fulfilled his duties as an Inspector General."
Minister Li paused and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want him to submit a defense?"
The emperor waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "No need, just suppress it for now."
Yang Heshu had just arrived, and he might not have even had time to warm up his seat yet. The impeachment at this time was just a test of the waters, and the emperor did not want Yang Heshu to put too much energy into arguing.
He said to Old Master Tang, "He's your man now. Please pay more attention to the memorials. For the time being, suppress the impeachment memorial."
Huainan Dao was under the jurisdiction of the Censorate. Yang Heshu, the Inspector, was currently a subordinate of Old Tang, but the Emperor had granted him considerable power. Not only could he monitor officials under Huainan Dao, he could also interfere in civil affairs. The Emperor had even given him an army in Huainan...
Any minister in the court who was not a fool could see why the emperor gave Yang Heshu such great power.
Therefore, before Yang Heshu arrived in Yangzhou, officials from all levels of Huainan Road became nervous.
If he had not been born into the Yang family, which was quite famous and powerful in Jiangnan, he probably would not have been able to even reach Yangzhou.
It is normal to get sick if you encounter a bandit on the road.
Of course, Yang Heshu did encounter some unexpected accidents, but he brought a lot of people with him, so the accidents didn't seem very important.
The emperor nodded at the table and thought, "Bai Shan wants to build a ferry in Beihai County. Does the Ministry of Revenue have any surplus money?"
Minister Liu thought about it seriously and said nothing.
As expected, Wei Zhixian expressed his opposition, "Your Majesty, I have always disagreed with building another ferry in Beihai County. The ferry in Laizhou can be used."
Bai Shan, as the magistrate of Beihai County, was right to seek benefits for the county, but as the prime minister of Dajin, he had the entire Dajin in mind. Therefore, he said, "It would be very expensive to build another ferry. The distance from Beihai County to Laizhou Ferry is not very far."
The emperor thought about it and felt that what he said made sense, so he stopped talking about it and said, "Let's talk about this when the prince comes back."
But Bai Shan obviously couldn't wait. As soon as he returned to Beihai County, he started looking for craftsmen who could build a ferry. Of course, it was not easy to find one. He had to find a craftsman who could draw blueprints and also a craftsman who could make ferry drawings. Bai Shan asked around and found that there was no such craftsman in the whole Qingzhou.
He could only write letters to his teachers and classmates in the capital, asking them to help him find it.
It was almost the Ghost Festival when Mr. Zhuang received their letter.
The Zhou family members were gathered together. They had received Zhou Man's letter a month ago, and had since written to all their sons asking them to come to the capital. They wanted to discuss what to do with the family property: should they follow Manbao's idea, or should they divide the family…
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