Oh, that's a very bold thing to say.
Although Taiyi, the stargazer, does make sense in what he says and does, this does not mean he is bragging or acting recklessly. Besides, he dares to mention rumors that have no substance at all, and even says that he can definitely find them. He is really just bragging.
So he just wanted to cure this person's habit of bragging. If he liked to brag so much, he would let him know how hard to find this thing is, so that he would not develop this habit of bragging.
This is not a good problem.
So the two of them agreed on a three-day deadline. If they couldn't find anything within those three days, they would come back to receive punishment. To be honest, not only Yitai, but even Zhao Xin didn't know how to punish him.
If he were a young man, about twenty years old and in good shape, he would be able to be so cruel as to give him twenty lashes of the cane, and it would only take a few days for him to recover after he was strong enough.
But he looked to be in his sixties or seventies. It was a relief for someone of his age to be alive in this condition, let alone being beaten. This blow would have crippled him.
Forget it, he simply crossed out this plan and continued thinking.
"Your Majesty...are you thinking about the bet you just made?"
"Hmm... Lord Zhuge, why haven't you left yet? Are you still thinking of discussing something with me?"
"Um."
Zhuge nodded and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, this matter was indeed passed on to us from the Grand Council, and only a few of us knew about it. There is indeed a major shake-up going on right now. Your Majesty's suggestion was truly brilliant, and it also helped eliminate some troubles for the entire team."
"That wasn't the best, but you heard something else."
"Your Majesty, Cao Ziyu has rebelled, and I hear he's gathered all the heroes in the martial arts world just to discredit the Qin Dynasty and your Majesty. I'm afraid this has nothing to do with you, Your Majesty. They're just trying to discredit you from the inside out."
"Of course I know. Besides, the heroes in the martial arts world only listen to one side of the story, so it's normal that they don't know the situation inside the Qin Dynasty."
Zhuge shook his head. It was rare for him to see such an enlightened emperor.
If other emperors encountered such a thing, it would be difficult for them to remain calm. They would probably send troops to crush those gossipers. It has to be said that this person really deserves a beating for his words.
What a shame! It's fun to do your best to discredit others.
"So what else have you heard?"
"Is there any particularly important news right now? It seems that the Cao Ziyu incident has been the most serious from the beginning to the end."
That's right, this person has been causing more trouble than others from the beginning, and has caused more accidents than others, so they are all gathered here now.
"That's right. He was the one who had the most things to do before, so now... it seems like the palace is always dominated by them. As for gossip or something, I haven't heard much about it."
"So, do you have anything else to do?"
"Your Majesty, to be honest, I don't quite understand."
"What do you not understand?"
He was also at a loss for words after being asked this question by Zhuge. Since Zhuge didn't know about it, there was no way he could know it...
"Your Majesty, what exactly is this so-called Celestial Palace Star? How can we still find something that's been around for so long?"
"What?"
What exactly is the Star in the Palace of Heaven? And how can something that has been around for so long be found? Zhuge's question was really incoherent and I didn't even know how to respond.
"What's the meaning."
He may have realized that his speech was a bit incoherent, so he began to explain.
"Your Majesty, you also know that what Yitai just said does indeed echo the standards of the astrologer, but this so-called star in the celestial palace is indeed a bit far-fetched."
"I think so too. He just volunteered to be with me. Besides, I saw it. I didn't threaten him at all from the beginning to the end."
That's true.
"Besides, the Qin Empire requires the elders to come first. How can I refuse since the elders have said so? Besides, it doesn't seem to put me at any disadvantage."
There is indeed no disadvantage. From the beginning to the end, it seems that the emperor is the one who benefits the most.
“That’s true…”
"So since you have nothing else to do, then go back early. After all, I'll need your help in the court tomorrow, right, my dear minister? Haha."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
With a bow, the man began to leave.
After he took his leave, Xiao Chenzi, who was standing outside the door, hurried in. Seeing the emperor raise his hand, he thought of taking the brush and squatted down to grind the ink. The whole occasion was done in one go, and the performance was particularly amazing.
"I have to say you're a lot faster."
"Your Majesty, thank you for your compliment."
"I have to admit it was quite fast, but next time there's no need to run so fast. If you tripped and fell on the table, I wouldn't know whether to feel sorry for the table or the floor."
Xiao Chenzi said that he felt sorry for himself.
So cruel.
"Grind the ink, I really need to see this thing, because I have a tough battle to fight tomorrow."
Although Xiao Chenzi was confused, he didn't dare to ask more questions.
After all, asking more questions about this matter doesn't seem to do me any good... Besides, if I ask more questions about this matter, I'm afraid the emperor will become suspicious. I'm also the eunuch who has stayed with the emperor the longest, so I can't seek death.
"Why, just ask whatever you want to ask, and don't act like you want to go to the attic."
The attic was only the job of the servants doing odd jobs, and Xiao Chenzi had naturally done that job before. The place was not far away, right next to the cold palace, and it looked very deserted. It was precisely because of the loneliness of the cold palace that the entire cold palace became so quiet.
Even though he couldn't guess 100% of what the emperor said, he could at least guess half of it.
If he doesn't speak up, the emperor will most likely replace him with another eunuch.
"Your Majesty... I don't know whether I should say this or not. Besides, I'm just a eunuch, or to put it nicely, a father-in-law. I've been with Your Majesty for quite a long time."
Zhao Xin thought about it, and then combined it with the eunuch's previous experience with the emperor to make a calculation. It turned out that this person had indeed been by his side for quite a long time.
"Well, then what?"
"Even when I was a small eunuch doing odd jobs, I was quite curious about something. Since Your Majesty has just mentioned it, I decided to ask."
"Just tell me."
"Your Majesty, how can you remain so calm? Even with the army approaching, Your Majesty can remain fearless in the face of danger."
this…
Was he asking a question or flattering me in disguise? If I hadn't suddenly noticed his expression, I might have thought that this eunuch had just suddenly felt like flattering me but couldn't find the words...
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