Since they can't beat them, they'll join them! Of course, it's not that they'll join the savages, but that they'll make the savages part of their own! Er Gou will teach them how to tame the savages and how to improve their production...
As Chuan Wen flipped through the text, he noticed something amiss: "[The envoys from the Little Liang Kingdom want to welcome Er Gou back and enthrone him as their ruler!!!]"
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The smile on the face of the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, who was laughing at the small Liang Kingdom, had not completely disappeared when he lost his balance and fell flat on his back. Several colleagues who were crammed into the same stall rushed to help him up, while the others were stunned in astonishment.
What's going on? Isn't the Kingdom of Liang known for its loyalty and unity?! They're abandoning their ruler?!
Fortunately, Er Gou didn't have a penchant for being emperor and refused the envoys from Xiao Liang. Otherwise, if the envoys from Xiao Liang had come all this way and brought back a new ruler, the old king would have been furious!
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, who had struggled to his feet, breathed a sigh of relief. He had almost been sent away by that girl, Chuanwen!
Can you please stop speaking in one sentence at a time and say it all at once?
The Crown Prince silently stroked his chin. If his father heard the imperial edict saying that being emperor was a hobby, he would probably be furious. Although he didn't think being emperor was a hobby, he didn't want to be one either.
The more the Crown Prince thought about it, the more he wanted to meet that Er Gou. Er Gou sounded like he was quite powerful!
It's almost dinnertime, isn't it?
Chuanwen looked outside at the sky, [Go home, go home!]
Then he got up and beckoned Zheng Yan to come downstairs. Zheng Yan was a little caught off guard. They were going back already? Weren't they going to check if that Er Gou had gotten home safely?
But then he realized that he was even more worried about Er Gou than Chuan Wen was! Whose friend was he anyway?
Zheng Yan followed Chuan Wen and, upon reaching the first floor, was surprised to see it filled with familiar faces. He asked, "Why is everyone here? Is this a party?"
Chuanwen, fearing they wouldn't understand the word "party," asked, "Lord Chen, are you having a gathering?"
The Minister of Works chuckled awkwardly, "Ah...yes, yes..."
The others also avoided eye contact with Chuanwen, feeling guilty. Chuanwen glanced at the tea and snacks on their table and thought to himself, "Instead of going to a restaurant for a big meal, we're having tea and snacks? And what a meager amount..."
Chuanwen turned his gaze away from the table of the Minister of Works and his colleagues, and asked the waiter to calculate the bill.
The Minister of Works, who was criticized: ......
Looking at the Minister of Revenue across from him, he saw disdain in the other man's eyes. How stingy to offer such a small amount of tea when you're treating someone to tea!
The Minister of Works had his own unspeakable difficulties. He only ordered such a small amount of tea when he was inviting the Minister of Revenue to tea. He wouldn't be so stingy if he were inviting someone else to tea!
Chuanwen settled all the bills on the second floor, then said goodbye to Old Man Chen and the others.
Old Chen and his group were dumbfounded. Was this really so extravagant?
Then I looked at the waiter, and then at Chuanwen's dashing departing figure. Could he come back and settle our bill too? Although they probably don't need the money, we should save where we can!
Wow! Are they plotting something big? They lied to me about a party, do they think I'm a three-year-old?!
The scholar is gone, but his heartfelt words can still be heard. The group looked at each other, and Old Man Chen was so angry that he wanted to slam his fist on the table. "Yes, yes, you're not a three-year-old child, you're a fourteen-year-old little devil, so why are you asking so many questions!"
Before she could even vent her anger, she heard Chuanwen's inner thoughts: "The Crown Prince is right next door?! Could this be a party organized by the Crown Prince? Wow!"
Chuanwen seemed to have discovered something amazing: "Could it be that the Crown Prince is trying to win over the court officials and stage some kind of palace coup?!"
[But in broad daylight, even if the Crown Prince wanted to stage a palace coup, he wouldn't do it so openly, would he? The Crown Prince doesn't seem that stupid...]
The prince in the inn: ......
He glanced at the officials who were looking at him, and they all looked up and whistled, but he heard nothing.
Fortunately, no further messages came through, and the Crown Prince and the officials all breathed a sigh of relief.
For the next few days, Chuanwen lived a very comfortable life. He slept until he naturally woke up every day, then ate, went shopping when he wanted to, and lay down like Ge You when he didn't want to, while also listening to the gossip brought back by his cheap grandfather.
What kind of gossip is going on? First, it's unclear how the Vice Minister of Revenue offended the Minister of Revenue, but no matter how he asked for leave, it was refused. Not only was he denied leave, but the Minister also targeted him at every turn.
Chuanwen chuckled to himself, thinking, "I bet Old Wu found out he was mocking someone for being ugly, hahaha!"
Marquis Changxing felt ashamed upon hearing this. Although no one had invited him to the teahouse that day, the Minister of Works later pulled him aside for a chat, telling him gossip about the Vice Minister of Revenue with great enthusiasm. Marquis Changxing then understood what had happened.
He glanced at his gloating granddaughter and thought that the Vice Minister of Revenue would no longer curse that tree as Shi Shen at home, but would have to curse it as his granddaughter.
However, the Marquis of Changxing still asked the Minister of Works why he wasn't invited. The old man was extremely smug. Although he didn't say anything, his expression made it very clear: "You never invited us when you were listening at home. Now that we finally have a chance to know before you, only a fool would invite you!"
Marquis Changxing was speechless at the time, but also a little proud. After all, Wen Yatou was his granddaughter, and he was just so lucky!
Secondly, one day, the Vice Minister of Revenue came home late and was beaten up with a sack over his head, leaving him bruised and swollen! The Vice Minister went to the Emperor to complain, insisting that Shi Shen had beaten him, but he had no evidence. The Emperor summoned Shi Shen to ask what had happened. Of course, Shi Shen denied it and instead accused the Vice Minister, saying that everyone was saying that the Vice Minister had a loose morals and had an affair with a married woman, which was why he was beaten. As a result, the Emperor severely reprimanded the Vice Minister and sent him home. After returning home, the Vice Minister fell ill.
Marquis Changxing had some guesses about this. The Vice Minister of Revenue had said that the Emperor's judgment was poor, and the Crown Prince had heard it. Besides, even if the Crown Prince didn't tell the Emperor, there were so many other officials. If even one of them told the Emperor, wouldn't the Emperor hold a grudge against you? You've clearly become the target of everyone's criticism. You should have just handled it discreetly after being beaten. Why go to the Emperor to complain? Do you think the Emperor would side with you? Fortunately, he's a wise ruler, otherwise, he wouldn't have just let it go with a scolding!
When Chuanwen heard this gossip, she looked it over, because she felt that the emperor was not the kind of person who couldn't distinguish right from wrong. Shi Shen said that the Vice Minister of Revenue was having an affair with a married woman, but there was no evidence. Why did the emperor scold the Vice Minister of Revenue without even asking questions?
[Oh, no wonder! The Vice Minister of Personnel secretly reported to the Emperor that Old Wu criticized him for being blind, mistaking a corrupt official for a treasure, and even presenting him with the words "upright and honest"! Tsk tsk tsk! No wonder the Emperor gave Old Wu a thorough dressing-down; doesn't the Emperor have any dignity?!]
After hearing Chuanwen's thoughts, Marquis Changxing suddenly realized that it was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel who had said it. He should have guessed it sooner!
Thirdly, after the Vice Minister of Revenue returned home and fell ill, he found his front door smeared with excrement the next day. After painstakingly cleaning it, it would be covered again the next day. This had been going on for four days. Enraged, the Vice Minister of Revenue struggled to get up, grabbed a kitchen knife, and rushed to the Shi residence. Naturally, he was thrown out by Shi Shen like a chicken. He stood at the door and started cursing, but when Shi Shen came out with his silver spear, the Vice Minister of Revenue was so frightened that he ran away.
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