This answer from Cheng Guogong was once expected by many people, but also a concern for many people.

But at this moment, no one felt anything because the matter had already been settled.

The emperor also had a blank expression on his face.

There was a moment of stagnation in the hall.

"Maybe he wasn't sick at that time." Fortunately, the official who made the suggestion did not forget his mission and said quickly.

"I have asked Miss Jun to go and take a look." Duke Cheng said.

"Miss Jun is a doctor, not a fortune-teller." The official sneered, "If Prince Huai is ill, don't we know to ask for a doctor?"

Duke Cheng smiled.

"That's just one aspect," he said. "I think if we want to get rid of evil spirits, it's better to go to the Imperial City than to the Imperial Mausoleum."

He looked at the Emperor.

"Your Majesty is the son of the Emperor of Heaven, and any evil spirits must stay away."

He had exaggerated like this, could he still say that he was afraid of evil spirits invading the dragon's body? Doesn't that mean that Your Majesty is not the emperor? Some officials didn't know what to say.

"Of course, we don't have to send them to His Majesty in the Imperial City." Duke Cheng said, "We can also fight violence with violence. Evil spirits are also afraid of evil spirits. The soldiers I brought with me are all veterans of the battlefield and have a lot of murderous aura. It's better to select some and send them to Prince Huai's palace to calm down."

They were the only two people talking in the hall, while other officials including Huang Cheng stood aside like clay or stone puppets, which made the atmosphere in the hall look very weird.

Fortunately, the emperor spoke and broke the stalemate.

"Okay, let's do as Lord Cheng said," he said.

Many times the emperor did not make decisions on his own initiative but would consult his ministers for their opinions. But today he made the decision so cleanly and efficiently.

The emperor was very angry. Huang Cheng clicked his tongue in his heart and was so angry that he didn't want to hide it at all.

"What else?" the emperor asked immediately.

The topic was changed just like that. Duke Cheng and the official didn't even have time to say the words of thanks they were about to say. They stopped talking and hurriedly bowed and retreated, looking a little uncouth.

The emperor had to be rescued at this time. If he was not rescued, the emperor would turn away from the court. Duke Cheng would naturally lose face if the emperor turned away from the court, but the emperor would also lose face.

Naturally, he didn't care about Duke Cheng's face, but he had to maintain the emperor's face.

He had been prepared for this and had invited several officials who had reached retirement age this year to come out and express their gratitude and say some nice words to make His Majesty happy. Huang Cheng was about to wink at the people around him when he heard someone shouting, "Thank you, stand up."

These old guys are quite discerning. Huang Cheng looked back and his face immediately darkened.

It was not the old guys who came out, but seven or eight young officials, led by Ning Yunzhao.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace in sending us additional personnel. Now the Qingdu Chronicle has been completed." He said loudly, and then knelt down and kowtowed. "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty."

The rest of the people also kowtowed to express their gratitude.

Not only did the book revisions complete, but some people were also transferred to the Hanlin Academy because of their work on the book revisions, and they took the opportunity to express their gratitude to the emperor.

Perhaps it was in line with what Ning Yunzhao said that young people are all sincere, their words to the emperor were so embarrassing that many officials present lamented that the young people nowadays are really worse than the previous generation.

The emperor was also laughed at.

"Alright, alright, doing your job well is the greatest reward for me." He said, and his originally gloomy eyes disappeared.

At this time, the retired officials finally had the opportunity to come out and express their gratitude, but no matter how nice they said, that was all they could say.

Nothing can compare to helping someone in need.

The grand court meeting ended in a joyful atmosphere. Most of the hundreds of officials dispersed, and only the important officials of high status followed the emperor to the Qinzheng Hall in the rear to begin handling real government affairs.

However, this time the emperor did not summon the officials as usual. He dismissed the eunuchs, and the door of the Qinzheng Hall was closed as the emperor entered.

The emperor walked in without a smile on his face. He raised his foot and kicked over the round stool in front of him.

"He's in good spirits and his speech is coherent," he said.

These two sentences are exactly what Duke Cheng had just said when describing Prince Huai.

"Why? This child is so good, is he suitable to be the crown prince?"

The emperor continued, pacing the room like a trapped beast.

"What an ungrateful idiot!"

"That dead man is so nice, he still thinks about me!"

The emperor became more and more angry as he spoke, and he simply started to curse, in a low voice using Shandong dialect. Not to mention that there were no eunuchs in the room at the time, even if there were, they would not be able to hear or understand what he said.

But the eunuch Yuan Bao, who was walking outside the door, understood what was said. He stopped and stopped the other eunuchs.

This is the custom to deliver breakfast.

"What are you doing? His Majesty is waiting for us to serve him." said the chief eunuch, looking somewhat unhappy at the eunuch who suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Wait a moment." Yuan Bao said, "It's not convenient now."

The chief eunuch was even more unhappy.

When will it be your turn to teach us?

He snorted and ignored Yuan Bao as he walked forward.

"Your Majesty." He stopped outside the door and called out with a smile, "Good morning..."

He was interrupted by the emperor before he could finish his words.

"Get lost."

The leading eunuch's face suddenly turned red and he stepped back in embarrassment.

Yuan Bao gave him a sarcastic look.

"Has Lu Yunqi arrived?" the emperor's voice came from inside.

Yuan Bao hurried forward and answered through the door. This time the leading eunuch did not stop him.

"I will call Lord Lu right away." Yuan Bao said, then turned around and left.

"Is it Yuan Bao?" the emperor called again.

Yuan Bao replied yes.

There was a moment of silence inside.

"No need to call him, just come in," said the emperor.

Yuan Bao felt proud in his heart. You see, as long as he was there, even Lu Yunqi would have to stand back.

He responded respectfully and walked in amid the jealous gazes of a group of eunuchs.

…

The ministers waiting in the duty room seemed somewhat depressed and uneasy, and many of them paced back and forth.

"It seems that His Majesty will not discuss court affairs today." Someone whispered.

"You must be very angry." Someone whispered.

They whispered and looked at Duke Cheng who was standing with several generals.

Everyone knew why the emperor was angry.

Duke Cheng was talking in a low voice with several generals in a relaxed manner, seemingly unaware of the atmosphere in the room.

There were footsteps outside the door, and several eunuchs came in and delivered the news that the emperor would not hold a meeting today.

"You can submit the memorials, and we can discuss other matters later," he said.

Hearing this, the officials in the room were ready to leave, but Huang Cheng took out a memorial. When the officials around him saw him take out the memorial, they were shocked.

"Your Excellency, this is not appropriate now." An official whispered.

"No, now is the most appropriate time." Huang Cheng said.

"But, Your Majesty is very angry with Duke Cheng, but you want to ask for a reward for Deshengchang. Deshengchang has sponsored Duke Cheng and is a great help to Duke Cheng... How can Your Majesty be happy..." another official also whispered.

"Whether you are happy or not, you will know after trying it." Huang Cheng said, stopping them from trying to persuade him and handing the memorial to the eunuch.

The eunuch left, and the officials also dispersed. What happened today was very important, and everyone had to discuss and deal with it in private.

But before Huang Cheng had walked far, he was stopped by the eunuch.

"Sir Huang, His Majesty invites you."