After this incident, Fang Zhiyi asked to go out for a walk. Teng Shuchang thought about what Fang Zhiyi had been doing recently, but he didn't say anything.
"Your Majesty may take a stroll, but you will need my men to accompany you."
"It's a deal!" Fang Zhiyi was overjoyed.
Teng Shuchang once again felt sorrow for the people who had left the court.
Fang Zhiyi began his vacation. After changing his clothes, he took a few of Teng Shuchang's men and swaggered out onto the street. He spent the whole night either listening to music and drinking or looking at beautiful women on the street. He was very generous, and the soldiers who followed him also benefited.
"What do you think is the purpose of a person's life?" Fang Zhiyi asked after a few drinks.
Among his men was a lieutenant, who also drank a cup: "What else could it be but fame and fortune?"
Fang Zhiyi shook her head, her eyes blurry with drunkenness, and looked at the other one: "You say it."
"To get married and have children."
"Hahahaha." The others burst into laughter.
"Your Majesty... why do you say that?" The deputy general looked at Fang Zhiyi. He had heard about Fang Zhiyi's unconventional behavior, but this was the first time he had seen it in person. This emperor was completely different from the emperors they knew; he had no airs at all.
"Why? To live for the moment, to experience the full spectrum of life!" Fang Zhiyi opened her arms. "Have you ever seen anyone come into this world and leave alive?"
His words silenced everyone present.
"Mother, the Emperor is different. Unlike those civil officials in our Great Mang, we can't understand what he's saying."
"That seems to make sense."
Fang Zhiyi laughed and said, "Right? You think being an emperor is comfortable? I don't know about you fighting wars, but do you know what kind of life I lead?"
He began to complain, and the soldiers, who had never heard the emperor talk about his own affairs before, were all mesmerized.
"Isn't this going too far? Do we have to time our trips to the toilet?"
"What do you think? Everyone thinks you're so glamorous, seeing people kowtow to you, but in the end you're not even as good as a nouveau riche." Fang Zhiyi pouted.
“That’s true. Now that you mention it, I don’t think being an emperor is all that great.” A soldier nodded.
The lieutenant slapped him: "You're unlikely to become emperor."
"My dream is to be a nouveau riche, wandering around the streets with a few henchmen every day, looking at any interesting things, and then strolling around these romantic places at night, tsk tsk tsk."
A burst of laughter erupted.
Although he didn't live in the palace, as a puppet emperor, he still had to attend court.
The next day in court, Fang Zhiyi was full of energy, while Teng Shuchang, sitting to the side, could barely keep his eyes open.
Fang Zhiyi still behaved like a foolish ruler, showing no concern for state affairs.
Xie Wanyuan stepped forward again: "Your Majesty..."
"Guards! Drag him away and beat him! Forty strokes in total!"
Xie Wanyuan was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, I haven't said anything yet?" He had been pondering the meaning of Fang Zhiyi's words all day, but he still couldn't figure it out.
"I don't care whether you said it or not, just attack!"
The guards who came in helped Xie Wanyuan up, but looked at Teng Shuchang. Teng Shuchang vaguely heard a word and immediately opened his eyes: "Get out, get out."
The guard bowed and withdrew.
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