Everyone was busy with their own official duties.
After all, they were all well-read and learned people, so how could they possibly look down on Li Lin, an incompetent and parachuted-in superior?
As a result, after listening to a short segment unexpectedly, wow, it was really good!
They listened with great interest, putting down their work to listen to Li Lin tell the story of "Journey to the West".
to be honest.
Li Lin was extremely bored here.
They're all bamboo slips, what's so interesting about that?
The book was filled with political affairs and various official terms, which made his scalp tingle.
Especially when dense small seal script characters are all crammed onto a small piece of bamboo slip, you have to look at each character and sentence to understand it clearly. If you miss even one character, you will feel that the meaning is wrong.
I need to go back and watch it again.
So he glanced at a few bundles of bamboo slips symbolically, then left them there and started telling stories to the servants who were serving tea and water.
Unexpectedly, these people were very fascinated by mythological stories.
He first told the story of Chenxiang splitting the mountain to save his mother, which drew cheers from the group of servants.
He was overjoyed and began to talk about "Journey to the West".
"To know the workings of creation and the workings of the universe, one must read 'Journey to the West: The Tale of the Monkey King.' It is said that in the world..."
As he spoke, he became so engrossed in the story that he didn't notice the growing crowd around him, or even the arrival of the First Emperor.
"That Sun Wukong stole the peaches of immortality, stole the imperial wine, and even flew to the Tushita Palace to eat the elixir of immortality from the Supreme Dao Ancestor! This Supreme Dao Ancestor is no ordinary person; he is..."
Suddenly, just as he was talking about Sun Wukong's failed attempt to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace and his subsequent imprisonment under the Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha, a loud voice rang out beside him.
"Li Lin, you said that if a mortal eats Laozi's Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill, he can instantly become an immortal. How come when Sun Wukong ate it, he could only cause trouble in the sky for a while?"
He looked up unexpectedly!
Wow!
Good heavens!
Isn't this His Majesty?
How did he find the time to come here?
He was internally panicking, but outwardly remained extremely calm.
[How would I know why Sun Wukong, after consuming so many elixirs, could only cause trouble in heaven for a short while? Your Majesty, why don't you sleep with your beautiful concubines in the palace instead of coming to the Censorate to nitpick at me? I'm not the author; if you want to ask, you should ask Wu Cheng'en!]
"Your Majesty, perhaps the gods in heaven are too powerful. Even if Sun Wukong had eaten the golden elixir, he could not compare to them!"
You little rascal.
They clearly don't know, yet they insist on pretending to know in front of me.
By the way, who is Wu Cheng'en?
Could it be that he knows about celestial matters? Is he, like Sima Qian, also an old immortal?
This kid seems to have many unknown things about him; he's keeping them well hidden.
The First Emperor laughed heartily. He was skeptical of Li Lin's story. Although Xu Fu had been proven to be a charlatan and a fraud, one Xu Fu could not diminish his yearning for immortals.
It's safe to say that if there had been a religion at that time, the First Emperor would probably have been its number one believer!
"Li Lin, I promoted you to Vice Censor-in-Chief, and this is how you serve me? Telling these stories here, and all of you censors, why are you all here listening to these stories? Don't you have enough work to do? Hmm?"
Once Ying Zheng recovered, he criticized the group for their passive resistance to work.
Especially Li Lin, the leader who was in charge of slacking off, was so frightened by the First Emperor's fierce glare that he lowered his head.
[His Majesty is terrifying when he gets angry! I was never qualified to be a censor, and they insisted on making me a Vice Censor-in-Chief. What can I do? I'm just sitting here, completely clueless!]
"Li Lin, it seems you still have some dissatisfaction with me?"
"Your Majesty, how could I possibly have any complaints against you? It is my fault. I have failed Your Majesty's high expectations. Please give me another chance!"
Li Lin's outward expression was one of utter remorse, much like someone who hadn't done their homework and was being forced by their teacher to write a confession.
"Alright, I'll give you one more chance. If you do it again, I'll chop off your dog's head!"
The First Emperor smirked smugly: "Little brat, I knew you didn't respect me from the bottom of your heart. Hehe, I'm just going to scare you, not punish you, just play around!"
[This emperor is too easily fooled! Oh well, I'll have to be more careful next time, so he doesn't catch me slacking off. Otherwise, if that old geezer gets angry, I'll lose my head!]
Ying Zheng had just stepped down the stairs and hadn't even reached the ground when he heard these words, and he almost couldn't help but trip and fall.
That brat!
He even makes such assumptions about me in his heart!
And they even called me an old man!
I think he's a complete scoundrel, a total scoundrel!
"Father, you really are here!"
Just as Ying Zheng reached the flat ground and was about to leave the Imperial Censor's room, a young and beautiful girl suddenly walked in from outside.
Her appearance was outstanding; her large, watery eyes were like pearls set in her delicate, flawless face, and her eyebrows were as black as curved blades.
Dressed in light green silk, she flew over with a graceful gait.
"Manyin, what brings you here?"
"Father, you went to Mount Tai for the Fengshan ceremony more than half a month ago. I missed you so much in the palace! I heard yesterday that you were back, so I went to your palace to see you, but you refused to see me. So today I heard that you left the palace, so I came with you!"
She rushed over and hugged the First Emperor.
Looking at her radiant smile, it seemed that the First Emperor was not a stern father in her presence, but rather quite kind and benevolent.
This is quite unexpected for Mr. Li!
[No way? His Majesty is actually this kind? Unbelievable! I don't remember him treating his son Fusu like this. Could it be that the First Emperor was also a doting father?]
Ying Zheng was just thinking of words to comfort his precious daughter Manyin when he unexpectedly heard the voice of that rascal Li Lin in his mind.
He was immediately at a loss for words, so he first stroked her hair and began to organize his thoughts.
[Tsk tsk tsk, this princess looks pretty good. That figure, that face—in China, she'd definitely far surpass any of those "four thousand cut beauties"! If I could just get my hands on her, I might just devote myself to this cheap father-in-law's Qin Dynasty!]
The First Emperor had just uttered words of reassurance, about to burst forth, when he heard these words and his face immediately darkened.
Li Lin, you scoundrel, you're a real lecher, actually setting your sights on my daughter. But if you really did marry my daughter, would you be wholeheartedly loyal to me?
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