Chapter 213 Test
The emperor was already over forty years old. Years of hard work in government affairs and the blow of Concubine Yun's death had already made his health not as good as before.
Normally, he did not favor his concubine very often. Even if they were together on the couch for a quarter of an hour, that was the best time.
But tonight, for some reason, he felt his blood boiling, as if he had returned to his youth when he first experienced love. Concubine Chun took advantage of his unpreparedness and quietly took out the small bottle given to her by Prince Yu from under the bed. She pretended to groan in pain and bit the emperor's shoulder.
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Chun's shout made the emperor feel numb all over instantly. At this moment, Concubine Chun put the poisonous insect into the place where she had bitten.
The bug quickly drilled into the wound, but the emperor at this time didn't notice the pain at all.
After the sleepover, Concubine Chun sent someone to bring a letter to Prince Yu, saying that she had succeeded.
When Prince Yu learned about this, he was overjoyed and decided to try out the effects of the soul-eating insect to see if it was as magical as the legend said.
The next day, he found a reason to go and see the emperor.
——Imperial Study——
"Father, these are the evidences of crimes committed by corrupt officials that I have learned through my investigation. Please take a look." Prince Yu presented the evidence he had prepared at home. The people on the list were either supporters of the King of Qin or some conservative neutrals who did not get along with him.
The eunuch handed the memorial to the emperor, who opened it with a puzzled look and read it. He frowned and asked, "Prince Yu, this Junior Official of the Dali Temple has always been upright and honest. How could he bend the law for personal gain and accept bribes? Are you sure about the evidence?"
Prince Yu thought: This evidence is definitely fake! How could the Dali Temple Shaoqing accept bribes? He had tried to bribe him many times, but he was rejected. Although he did not support the King of Qin on the surface, he would definitely find a way to get rid of such a person who had rejected him.
So, Prince Yu tried to activate the mother Gu in his body to control the emperor. As he spoke, Prince Yu looked into the emperor's eyes and said, "Father, the evidence here is a little vague and it is difficult to prove its authenticity, but there is no smoke without fire. Since there are people talking about it, he must have done these things to some extent. People like this are what you hate the most. I beg you to severely punish the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. Even if you can't put him in jail and convict him, you can demote him."
The emperor's clear eyes suddenly became a little dazed, and his brain felt even more chaotic. He could only nod unconsciously and said, "You are right! There is no smoke without fire. The Dali Temple Shaoqing must have done something before people say it. Come, demote the Dali Temple Shaoqing to..."
The emperor was a little confused when he spoke. At this time, Prince Yu was proud and immediately added, "Father, demote him to the position of Chief Clerk of the Dali Temple. Promote the previous Chief Clerk to Junior Secretary and swap their positions. This is also a simple internal personnel transfer."
"Okay! Then demote him to the position of Chief Clerk of the Dali Temple, and promote the former Chief Clerk to the position of Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple!" The emperor followed Prince Yu's words.
Prince Yu was delighted when he saw the emperor's reaction. It seemed that the Soul Devouring Gu was really effective! He struck while the iron was hot and punished several ministers who had opposed him, replacing them with his own men. More importantly, he removed the leaders of the Imperial Guards who were responsible for guarding the imperial city and replaced them with his own men.
The emperor was completely confused and agreed. The emperor's personal eunuch, watching this scene, naturally found something strange and even reminded him in the middle.
Prince Yu's eyes darkened and he said, "Father, this eunuch beside you has an evil heart! He is just a eunuch, but he wants to interfere in the affairs of state! Father, you can't keep such a cunning servant any longer!"
"Yes, this cunning slave cannot be kept!" The emperor followed Prince Yu's words.
The eunuch standing by was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat and immediately knelt on the ground begging for mercy. "Your Majesty, please spare my life! I know I was wrong. Please forgive me for the decades I have served you!"
But how could Prince Yu let him go just like that? Isn't it a great opportunity to replace this old eunuch and place his own people around the emperor?
So, Prince Yu said to the emperor: "Father, Eunuch Fu is old, it is time for him to retire. In my opinion, it is better to let Eunuch Fu return home and let young and capable eunuchs serve you!"
"Okay! Eunuch Fu, you are old, so just retire and return home!" The emperor was like a puppet, following Prince Yu's words.
"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Fu looked at him in horror. He was not even fifty years old, so why was he retiring and returning to his hometown?
He was an orphan who grew up with the emperor! Where were his relatives in his hometown? Did the emperor just abandon him? But obviously, the emperor didn't listen to him at all. He let Prince Yu have Eunuch Fu driven away and arranged a new eunuch to serve him closely.
After being driven away, Eunuch Fu felt reluctant and unwilling. Combined with the emperor's strange behavior today, he felt that something was wrong. He had experienced many ups and downs in his life, and had also seen the former emperor being controlled by the soul-eating insect. He felt that something was unusual.
After thinking about it for a while, he decided to leave the palace and tell the King of Qin about it. After the King of Qin learned about it, he immediately went to find Pei Jingchuan and others.
After hearing what King Qin said, Pei Jingchuan and Xu Qingyan knew that King Yu had started to take action. He and Xu Qingyan both smiled faintly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry! You just need to speak up for the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple and the former leader of the Imperial Guards when you go to court tomorrow. The emperor will naturally wake up then." Pei Jingchuan looked at the King of Qin and said.
The King of Qin was still somewhat puzzled and asked, "Is that it? Father, will he really wake up tomorrow?"
"Your Highness, you will know when you go to court tomorrow. I will never lie to you." Pei Jingchuan nodded.
"Okay! Then I understand." Although he didn't know the reason, King Qin still believed in Pei Jingchuan.
——The next day, morning——
When the emperor woke up, he saw that the eunuch who came in to serve him had been replaced, and he became confused. He asked the palace servant in a deep voice: "Where is Eunuch Fu? Why doesn't he come to serve me?"
For so many years, he has been served by Eunuch Fu, and he has long been accustomed to Eunuch Fu's service. If he suddenly disappeared, he would naturally ask immediately.
The new eunuch appointed by Prince Yu stepped forward respectfully and reported: "Your Majesty, yesterday Eunuch Fu was unwell, and you allowed him to retire and return home. Eunuch Fu then recommended me to serve you closely."
Although he didn't know why the emperor would ask this question out of the blue, he was a smooth eunuch after all, and he quickly thought of an excuse for himself.
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