"It's okay that the Crown Prince is stupid, but it took the Emperor so long to realize something was wrong? What a worthy Emperor he is!"
Xiao Hei laughed and said, "Why don't you look down."
Fang Zhiyi lowered his head and saw the bright yellow dragon robe he was wearing.
"Shift!"
A eunuch leaned forward from outside the door, his expression respectful: "Your Majesty, it's time to attend court."
Fang Zhiyi nodded: "Yes." He walked out of the door, looked up at the still dark sky, and a feeling of misery arose in his heart.
"Are all these emperors sick? He goes to court so early in the morning? Doesn't that make him look diligent?" Fang Zhiyi muttered. "Why not just announce his abdication today? The crown prince wants to take the throne anyway, so let him take it!"
Xiao Hei didn't say anything after that. He was already used to Fang Zhiyi's complaints.
You have to know that being an emperor is a trivial matter for others, but for others, it is more comfortable to be an idle prince with money but no power, parading around with a bird cage and a few lackeys every day.
"By the way, what was this time-traveling girl like before she came here? The Xu family must be interested in me because I am a loyal and honest family." Fang Zhiyi asked as they walked.
Xiao Hei replied, "Following the principle of appointing the eldest son over the most capable, the original owner appointed Fang Jingqi as the crown prince. However, he was truly incompetent. Several times, he was asked to take on tasks, such as disaster relief, and he messed things up. Local officials embezzled some relief grain and then had people mix rice and bran to make porridge for the victims. He was a jerk, investigating the matter and becoming furious. He then used the imperial sword you gave him to chop down the local officials on the spot. That would have been fine, but he actually held them accountable. As a result, local officials, both great and small, were either arrested or executed, paralyzing the implementation of local disaster relief efforts and causing many people to starve to death."
"This idiot, in this kind of situation, of course you have to scare them first, and then wait until they have done the job before settling the score! How is this guy going to become emperor in the future?" Fang Zhiyi cursed.
Xiao Hei nodded: "The original owner thought similarly to you, but he didn't want to give up the prince either. As a result, he became even more outrageous later."
"Then the Crown Prince was on a border patrol on behalf of the Emperor. Guess what? The soldiers on the frontier caught a family of villagers acting suspiciously. He saw them. I guess he was attracted by the beautiful daughter of the family and immediately felt pity for her. He ignored the soldiers' attempts to stop him and kidnapped her. Afterwards, the incident was reported to Xu Hu, who was serving as the General Guarding the Frontier at the time. When he heard it was the Crown Prince, he didn't take it seriously. After all, the Crown Prince was kind and benevolent."
"Of course, the consequence was that this family was actually spies for the enemy nation, having stolen the defense map and fled. The worst part was that later, this girl even wrote an apology to the Crown Prince, and he accepted it!"
Fang Zhiyi was speechless.
"There are so many outrageous things. Anyway, the Xu family thinks the prince must be a benevolent monarch. But that time-traveling woman probably also has a filter, thinking that nothing the prince does is wrong, and that the emperor is just stupid."
"Later, the emperor couldn't help himself and began to consider replacing the crown prince. However, the news leaked, and this group of people decided to make a big move right after the meeting. However, without the time-traveling woman's spoilers, they didn't realize that the emperor had already planted an accomplice among them. The end result was that the Xu family was dismissed from office and exiled, and the crown prince was imprisoned."
Fang Zhiyi stared, "You didn't even chop off his head? My dear Lord."
Xiao Hei smiled and shook his head, as if thinking of Fang Zhiyi's rebellion and forcing the emperor to exterminate his three clans.
As he said that, he walked into the hall. Fang Zhiyi seemed to be very familiar with the situation. As for the emperor, he was more or less a skilled worker. He sat down on the dragon throne with a pout, and Fang Zhiyi grimaced. What is this thing that is so hard?
But he soon saw the ministers who were respectfully present below, and...Xu Jiao at the back.
"Xiao Hei."
"Um?"
"What did she say?"
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