Chapter 435: Changing Surname to Bu
The little girl stood up and patted her skirt: "Yes, Aunt Queen, this is the dragon vein of the Guo family. It is the place where the merits and virtues of the Guo family bless their descendants. But now it is not named Guo, but Bu~"
"Only the first two generations of the Guo family were human beings. After the third generation, they only cared about their own enjoyment and didn't care whether the people were living well. That's simply bullshit. So Bu Bu took back the merits of the Guo family's ancestors and made the Guo family lose their protection. This can be considered a benefit to the people."
Bu Ruo: ...
Queen: ...
"Who did you learn these words from, Bubu? You have such a good personality... You have a clear distinction between love and hate, and you hate evil with an utmost hatred."
"She learned it from her beautiful mother-in-law, who is also my master."
The Queen nodded and said, "That's right. So they were taught by the same person. No wonder they have the same temperament."
Bu Ruo: ...
The old emperor stopped the earthquake before his ministers arrived at the imperial edict. Bu Ruo stopped it quickly, and it did not cause any damage to the people and no houses collapsed. They were just startled.
In the imperial study, the emperor frowned as he looked at the ministers below him: "What was that earthquake just now?"
The ministers looked at each other and no one could tell the reason. A few days ago, Prime Minister Zhang coughed twice during the morning court and was heard by the emperor. He then gave him a long vacation on the pretext of letting him go back and rest, which was actually a disguised way of expelling him from the court.
At this moment, the ministers headed by Prime Minister Zhang were leaderless and didn't know who to listen to. When they heard the emperor's questions, they all lowered their heads and said nothing.
The old emperor looked at the ministers and could not help but get angry: "I am asking you a question, why are you all bowing your heads? What use do I have to you?"
"You! You say it!"
The minister who was named fell to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, I...I dare not say anything."
"If you have anything you dare not say, tell the truth!"
The unfortunate minister trembled and kowtowed three times, feeling that he would be dead if he didn't speak. "Your Majesty, I really don't know why the earthquake happened. Every natural disaster in the past has always been preceded by signs, but this time there really weren't any."
"But when I entered the palace, I heard the discussions of the common people and the scholars. They said... said..."
"say what?!"
The minister, lying prone on the ground, dared not look up, and spoke in a muffled voice, "They say... the Emperor and his family are only concerned with their own pleasures. They sent a princess who had suffered a miscarriage to marry, causing dissatisfaction in the Great Zhou. The Emperor even promised the Great Zhou a huge compensation for the princess born to that favorite concubine, shaking the foundations of Beining."
"It's said...during natural disasters, the people couldn't even eat, but the emperor still indulged in extravagant selections. Several princes from side branches took in concubines one after another. He would spend dozens of taels of silver on restaurants, and would spend hundreds or even thousands of taels on jewelry for his concubines without blinking an eye."
"And the people were displaced and lost their homes due to natural disasters. Countless people died of starvation, freezing, and disease, but the Emperor... just pretended to be blind and ignored it. Only the Empress, as the mother of the country, would take out money to open soup kitchens and provide relief to the people during every natural disaster."
"The annual imperial examinations in Beining are completely useless. Those with real insight and knowledge can't even pass the exam to become a scholar, while those with nothing to write can become the top scholar as long as they have money and connections."
"In recent years, the Emperor has been wary of the Di family, so he has promoted generals who haven't even read the Art of War. Some are even illiterate."
"They also said... and also said..."
The emperor's face flushed and he gasped: "What else did they say!"
"They also said... that the death of all the emperor's princes was retribution for his disregard for the lives of the people. This earthquake was also a warning to the royal family, announcing... that Beining was doomed."
"The people are all saying that they really hope Beining will be destroyed and incorporated into the territory of the Great Zhou. They say that the people of the Great Zhou have enough food and warm clothes. Two months ago, the Great Zhou was hit by a natural disaster with continuous heavy rain. Their emperor immediately allocated money, food, and imperial doctors to the disaster area."
"The Prince Regent and Princess Regent even bought food and herbs out of their own pockets before the imperial court's grain and fodder arrived, and personally delivered them to the disaster area, saving lives. Even the incessant heavy rain for several days was stopped by the Princess Regent, a disciple of God, flying through the air. The young princess even used her divine power to save many people who fell into the river."
"They said they were extremely eager for Beining to be conquered. As long as they could survive, they didn't care whether they were from Beining or Da Zhou."
"emperor……"
Seeing the emperor's grim expression, the minister kowtowed repeatedly after he finished speaking: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is all what you asked me to say."
After hearing what the minister said, the old emperor couldn't help but fainted.
It was the next day when he woke up again. The personal eunuch helped his master up and leaned him against the bed, repeatedly admonishing him, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said you must not get angry again. Your body is already being supported by medication. If you vomit blood and pass out again... I'm afraid you won't be able to save him."
The old emperor looked out the window with a gloomy expression: "Xishun, you have been by my side since you were a child. Who do you think will take over Beining after I leave?"
The old eunuch knelt on the ground and dared not say anything. He could only whisper to comfort him: "Your Majesty, please don't say such unlucky words. Long live the emperor. As long as you don't get angry, nothing will happen."
How could a eunuch like him dare to talk about such a matter of appointing a crown prince? If he said it wrongly, he would lose his head.
Besides, the emperor has no prince now, and there were originally seven princesses. The eldest princess of the empress and the seventh princess of Concubine Xian have passed away. Although the background of Concubine Rou's third princess has not been clarified, it is estimated that it is not a good one. If there is to be a crown prince, he will either be chosen from the remaining five princesses or adopted from a side branch.
Although he was in the palace, he heard that the remaining princesses were not easy to deal with. Some of them had connections with side branches, some had connections with kings of different surnames, and some had unclear relationships with other generals before they even got married.
The emperor saw it all, but her health was getting worse day by day and no concubine in the palace gave birth to a prince, so he could only turn a blind eye for the time being.
Besides, given the current situation in Beining, shouldn't they be worried about establishing a crown prince? If the emperor doesn't take action, let alone establishing a crown prince, Beining will be gone.
The old emperor laughed out loud: "You old bastard are very cunning, are you afraid that I will punish you?"
"Oh, sometimes I really regret it. If I had had a one-night stand like my father did and left a prince, wouldn't I have these worries now? I'm afraid Beining will be destroyed by my hands."
Seeing the eunuch about to say something, the old emperor waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything to comfort me. The long live you are all lies. I know my own body well. I only have two months to live at most."
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