"You've come at the right time... I can't stand sitting in this lousy seat for even a day longer. You can sit here from now on. I'll pass the position to you, how about that?" Fang Zhiyi looked relieved.
Teng Shuchang was somewhat stunned. Wait, why did this person in front of him seem to despise the emperor's position? Was there a trap? But after looking at him carefully for a while, he couldn't see Fang Zhiyi's intentions. Instead, his face was full of sincerity.
"Well, uh, I, I'm just a military commander. As for the position of emperor..." Teng Shuchang glanced at the high dragon throne, "it's up to our sovereign to decide."
"Oh? Okay, hurry up and let him decide." Fang Zhiyi seemed eager to get rid of this position; he even made a gesture of taking off the dragon robe. "Do you want to try it on?"
"No, no, Your Majesty, please don't worry. News of our breach of your city has already been sent back, and we'll have a response within a month." Teng Shuchang was inexplicably embarrassed.
The eunuchs behind him looked extremely ugly at the scene before them, and Dexiang's eyes were filled with shame and indignation.
"Everyone, get out of here. Don't disturb the Emperor," Teng Shuchang said after a moment's thought.
"General, just let me know if you need anything, it'll be easy to handle. My word carries weight in this area!" Fang Zhiyi patted his chest, looking every bit like a seasoned shrew.
Teng Shuchang's prepared lines were completely ruined by this: "Yes, yes, yes, it's really embarrassing to just barge in..."
"We're not even related! You can come here anytime you want!"
"Good!" Teng Shuchang looked at Fang Zhiyi and felt a strange sense of familiarity with him. How could Li Kingdom have such an understanding emperor?
The army withdrew from the palace, and Teng Shuchang wrote a letter overnight, sending it back with his men. He had already received instructions from his sovereign before his arrival, which clearly stated that Fang Zhiyi's life should be spared. Now, given the current situation...
"General, why don't you let us ransack the palace?" the subordinate asked.
Teng Shuchang stroked his beard: "If he hadn't been so sensible, I would have killed those palace servants right in front of him, let alone looted them. But... he actually cooperated so readily..."
"He's just afraid of dying!" one of his men said bluntly.
“Regardless of whether you’re afraid of death or not, remember the king’s orders. If the emperor disobeys, make an example of him. But if he obeys, for the sake of our future plans, we still need to show him the necessary courtesy.” Teng Shuchang glanced at his subordinates. “After all, even if he falls into our hands, he’s still an emperor, no small matter. Have someone keep a close eye on him!”
"yes!"
Fang Zhiyi was lounging leisurely in the chair, humming a little tune, her face full of contentment.
The Grand Eunuch Dexiang stood beside him, hesitated for a long time, and then suddenly knelt down: "It's all my fault! If I were more capable, His Majesty wouldn't have had to compromise so much in the face of the rebel army!"
Fang Zhiyi opened her eyes and glanced at him, then smiled and said, "There's no question of compromising. Isn't this great? Dexiang, you've been in the palace for so long, you must know that being the emperor is good, but it's tiring."
"Tired?" Dexiang asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Aren't you tired? Staying up late and getting up early, you're still outside keeping track of when you're favoring a concubine, and you can't even let her eat what she likes. Don't you know what's going on?"
Dexiang grinned: "But, but the late emperor and the others were all like that."
"Pah, this emperor wouldn't even be a dog." Fang Zhiyi closed her eyes again.
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