In the end, his eldest niece was woken up, and the little princess was transferred to the emperor's hands.
[This is so easy!]
His eldest niece wiped her drool, stretched her shoulders, and a smile spread across her face.
The emperor looked at his youngest daughter in his arms. How heavy was his little girl? How could she be tiring her out? Besides, she had always been held by the wet nurse before being placed in her arms!
The emperor closed his eyes, decided to let it go, and began the process of having matters to report and adjourning the court if there was nothing else to report.
There's never a quiet time like this. Fang Daren stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, recently a church called the Star Worship Cult has become popular in the capital. It has bewitched many people and is likely the work of sorcerers. I think we should thoroughly investigate this Star Worship Cult!"
As soon as Fang Daren spoke, the officials began to whisper among themselves. The main reason was that this Star Worship Cult had indeed become very popular recently, and many officials' wives and daughters had believed in it, and even joined it, inviting the Star Lord to be worshipped at home.
Chuan Hai perked up his ears upon hearing this, as his wife was also worshipping this star deity.
The emperor gave a cold laugh. The matter of him ordering the Imperial Guards to investigate those rumors was related to this Star Worship Cult. It seemed that this Star Worship Cult really did have some problems.
“In the previous dynasty, some people rebelled under the guise of missionary work, so we must be wary of this Star Worshipping Cult.”
The Minister of Works also spoke, and everyone else was startled, especially the women in their families who had joined the Star Worship Cult. They almost panicked and knew they had to get back and throw that so-called Star Lord out as soon as possible.
Just as he was feeling panicked, Chuanwen rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked, "Where were we? The Star Worship Cult? Do all their members worship stars?"
That's really true.
Fang Daren said, "I heard that the star they worship is Venus, and they believe that Venus can bring good fortune and ward off disasters, ensuring their safety throughout their lives. They also say that their leader is the reincarnation of Venus, and many people believe it, donating grain and money to them."
[Hey, why does Fang Daren have such big dark circles under his eyes?]
Upon hearing Chuanwen's thoughts, Fang Daren stiffened. Wasn't the focus supposed to be on the Star Worship Cult? How did it get to his dark circles...?
The emperor was deep in thought when he glanced at Fang Daren's dark circles under his eyes, and then he heard Chuanwen's unrestrained inward mockery.
[It turns out Fang Daren is henpecked! He dares not speak out against his wife, but seeing that she prays to some star deity every day, he secretly replaced her with a piece of mud when she wasn't looking, hahaha... Anyway, he covered it with a red cloth, so as long as the shape was similar, it wouldn't be noticeable. His wife prayed to a piece of mud for more than a month, hahahaha]
Fang Daren's face turned red. "Laugh all you want, I don't believe you've never made a fool of yourselves!"
[His wife found out yesterday and made him kneel all night...tsk tsk tsk, in this freezing weather, how pitiful!]
After Chuan Wen finished speaking, Fang Daren even sneezed in response, making his face even redder. "Okay, okay, I'm too ashamed to go to court now. I'll ask for leave tomorrow!"
"Your Majesty, I believe this Star Worship Cult is definitely not a good cult. Anyone who believes in it should be thoroughly investigated, especially officials in the court. Any female relatives in their families who believe in this cult should also be investigated thoroughly!"
Zhao Dajia spoke eloquently, his head bowed, but his words were directed at Fang Daren.
When he contemplated suicide, many colleagues went to check on his health, including Fang Daren. However, while others were there to show concern, Fang Daren, who had always been at odds with him, was clearly there to laugh at him!
So you can't be too smug. You laughed at me back then, now it's my turn to trip you up, hahaha.
However, Zhao Dajia's intentions weren't entirely to trip up Fang Daren. He had also heard about the Star Worship Cult these past few days, and it was clear that it was an evil cult that had bewitched so many people!
So, is it really true that officials' family members are religious? Or could it be that the officials are colluding with cults and using their family members' religious beliefs as a cover? What are these officials' true intentions?
Zhao Dajia presented his analysis in a very logical and reasonable manner, which panicked not only Fang Daren but also half of the officials in the court.
Zhao Dajia! So you're just spouting nonsense all by yourself? Who's colluding with any cult? They're absolutely loyal to the imperial court!
Besides, does having a large number of believers automatically make it a cult? Maybe it's just an ordinary church!
This Star Worship Cult is truly a cult!
As Chuanwen recounted the plot, he thought to himself with awe. The officials below paused, then gasped! It really is a cult!
But there was something even more terrifying for them!
[This is outrageous! The leader of the Star Worship Cult is using donated money and supplies to recruit soldiers and horses; this is tantamount to rebellion!]
Of all the civil and military officials, only Zhao Dajia was smug. "See? I told you, that's a cult! They're going to rebel!"
Just as he was feeling smug, Huang Wang suddenly knelt down beside him, startling him. Looking at Huang Wang's face, it was even more unsightly than if he had been crying!
What's wrong?
A thought popped into Zhao Dajia's mind: Brother Huang, could it be that the women in your family have also joined this religion?
There was no one who didn't understand. Not only Huang Wang, but half of the officials in the court knelt down!
Chuanwen also spotted his own uncle among the kneeling officials.
Uncle, has anyone in our family converted to a religion? Did they also consult one of those star deities?
Chuanwen was getting anxious. It was rare to see such emotions in Chuanwen, who was usually indifferent to everything and could even push things to an even more surprising level. Everyone was puzzled.
There's explosives hidden inside that statue of the Star Lord; it'll explode!
Explosives?
What is it?
Could it be gunpowder?!
But why would the Star Worshippers hide gunpowder inside the statue of the Star God?
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