Chapter 145
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Cheng Yeran handed the written newspaper to the emperor to read, "This time we added a second page. The people love to read stories like this. Although many people may just watch for fun, after reading more, they will have more confidence in the country. In the past, they were afraid to see the officials when they encountered problems, and they did not dare to report to the officials. They also did not believe that the court would uphold justice for them. It is a terrible thing for the people to lose confidence in a country."
"And the victim who wrote the blood letter also mentioned that after his father was killed by the government, he reported it to the authorities, but when the prefect of the capital heard that the murderer was the Minister of Works, he drove him away, and then his whole family was wiped out. If what he said was not a lie, the prefect of the capital not only did not take any action, but also told the Minister of Works about his reporting to the authorities." Cheng Yeran was very angry when he said this, "The victim reported it to the authorities, but the government sided with the murderer. How can this not make the people afraid and chilled."
The emperor was not born an emperor. He was also a commoner. Later he traveled through time and space and became the emperor's body. He understood the thoughts of the common people and hated such officials.
"You have done a good job in this matter. Report it first. I will immediately ask the Dali Temple to investigate the whole matter. If it is true, the officials involved will be dismissed and investigated!" said the emperor.
Cheng Yeran felt relieved after hearing this. "I'll go back and have someone add the emperor's words to the newspaper so that the people know how much his majesty loves the people like his own children."
He also mentioned in passing, "However, the Minister of Works seems to be quite close to the Third Prince. I am afraid that if this matter is reported, it will cause dissatisfaction among the Third Prince."
"Your news department can only obey me. You have to write whatever I tell you to write. No one else can interfere. Even the prince cannot interfere in my affairs." The emperor also guessed Cheng Yeran's little thoughts. Although the princes were guilty of the same crime as the common people, this incident might not be related to the third prince. Even if the third prince really killed someone, it could not be written in the newspaper to avoid losing face for the royal family.
He asked Cheng Yeran not to mention it again, and Cheng Yeran also knew how to read people's expressions and stopped mentioning the matter.
After the emperor finished talking with Cheng Yeran, the eunuch came running over and said that the concubine was about to give birth.
This is his sixth child and also his first child.
When he traveled through time, the former emperor already had three sons and two daughters. Although those children were related to the body he was using now, he had no feelings for them. The child born today was the one he had personally conceived through his concubine, and that concubine was also chosen from the selection of concubines after he traveled through time. She was his favorite woman and the first person he fell in love with.
Although he later selected many concubines, the child born by this concubine today was his first child, and he attached great importance to it.
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He immediately went to the harem to wait for the birth of his child.
It would be great if she was a princess. It would be great if Cheng Yeran had a child, so she could be recruited as a prince consort. Cheng Yeran is a good person, and he would be able to educate his children well. If her daughter married him, not only would the Cheng family have royal bloodline, but they would also be able to live a good life.
Soon the eunuch came to report, "The queen has given birth, and both mother and child are safe."
It's a son. Although the marriage is not possible, he is still very happy. Maybe Cheng Yeran's first child will be a daughter, and it would be nice to marry into the royal family.
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After Cheng Yeran's newspaper was published, everyone knew about the scandalous deeds done by the Minister of Works. Although the matter was still under investigation, people all over the world were scolding him, and even his colleagues were avoiding him.
He didn't even dare to go out, and within a few days he was arrested and investigated. The Dali Temple quickly came up with the result and convicted him. Not only was he stripped of his official hat, but the emperor personally ordered his execution in the autumn.
Because of his great influence, the prefect of the capital who protected him was also implicated. Not only was he dismissed from his post, but the emperor also sentenced his entire family to exile.
When the prefect of the capital city received the report from the victim, he wanted to do the Third Prince and the Minister of Works a favor. He was not on the side of the Third Prince, but just wanted the Minister of Works to owe him a favor so that when he got into trouble in the future, the Minister of Works could help him. As a result, his entire family was implicated and exiled. He cursed the Minister of Works' ancestors all the way.
Subsequent newspaper reports also showed how the emperor cared about the people. Although the victim was only a doctor in a small clinic, the emperor personally ordered an investigation and stayed up late to check the progress of the case, not allowing any mistakes. Of course, Cheng Yeran exaggerated the story of staying up late, but that day the officials from the Dali Temple submitted a memorial with details of the case, and the emperor had been reading other memorials until late at night.
The process of the Dali Temple officials solving the case was also written down. The process was even more exciting than a detective novel, and it was very attractive without any artistic processing.
After the newspaper was published, it was sold out in an instant. The news anchor broadcast two shows every day, and each show was packed. Many people could not get enough of listening to it once, and had to listen to it eight or ten times to get enough.
Everyone is saying that they have a good emperor.
The people's words of praise for the emperor also reached the emperor's ears. He had just had a child and was very happy. Hearing the people's praise for him, he was even happier. He rewarded Cheng Yeran with many things and said that he would promote him. However, his promotion was too fast. No one else could match his speed now. He would be promoted again in another year. The emperor asked him what he wanted and he could ask for it.
Cheng Yeran thought that he was only in his twenties and was already a fifth-rank official, which was very impressive, so he was not in a hurry for promotion.
"Since Your Majesty has mentioned it, then I will say it. I just want to increase the salaries of all the officials in our news department. The salary algorithm can also be changed. Whoever's article is used in the newspaper will be paid a fee, and there will be some subsidies for journalists doing interviews." Cheng Yeran has been very tired recently, and the officials under him are even more tired. They have to run around every day, interviewing this and that. When the Dali Temple is handling cases, they also follow behind others and suffer a lot of contempt. They really should be given more subsidies.
At first the people from the Dali Temple were annoyed by them, but later when they heard that their handsome portraits were going to be put in the newspaper, they started to like their news department very much and asked them to just ask if they needed help with any cases in the future.
Cheng Yeran immediately asked someone to do a personal interview with them, which was also published in the newspaper. He wrote down their thoughts when they were handling the case. After the newspaper was published, they received a wave of young fans.
Cheng Yeran also gained another network of contacts, but he knew that these contacts were hard-earned. Everyone in the news department had worked hard and they needed to be rewarded accordingly.
The emperor said to do as he said, "I asked you to ask me for something, you are so good, you are always thinking about others. If you make such a request normally, I will not object. Do you think I am such a stingy person? If you have any other requests, feel free to ask, about yourself."
"I already have what I want. I don't have any other requirements." Cheng Yeran looked very happy. He had such a good husband. He really had nothing to lack. The emperor gave him so many things that he was afraid of retribution.
The emperor had also heard that Cheng Yeran often boasted about his husband to others, "You and your husband are living so well, when are you going to have a child?"
"Well, of course it will be soon." Cheng Yeran didn't expect that the emperor would also urge him to have a baby.
The emperor took the opportunity to propose that after his child was born, if it was a son, he would be made a royal consort, and if it was a daughter, she would marry the prince.
When Cheng Yeran heard this, he felt a little dissatisfied. His child had not been born yet, but the marriage had been prepared. What's more, the other party was the emperor, so it was not easy for him to refuse directly. If others heard the emperor's proposal, they should have knelt down to thank the emperor for his grace. However, he could not be happy when he heard this. The future of the child should be managed by the child himself, and should not be decided by adults like them.
But then he thought of another thing. Wasn't he the emperor's illegitimate son? Isn’t it? Does the emperor simply admire his talent?
I thought I would be able to inherit the throne, but now I am just a talented court official, which makes me feel a little disappointed.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I'm afraid my child is not that lucky." Cheng Yeran declined.
"You are not allowed to say that about your own child. Your child can bear this blessing. It's settled like this, don't say anything more." The emperor was quite angry when he heard him say that his child was not blessed. The child born by Cheng Yeran was his child. Although they were no longer related by blood, he had a special feeling for the Cheng family.
Cheng Yeran returned home worriedly, not knowing how to tell Shen Yuntang the news. After their child was born, whether it was a boy or a girl, it would not be good to marry into the royal family. Being a prince consort would not allow for better development in officialdom. Marrying a prince was even worse, as there were a lot of rules, and she would have to endure sharing her husband with other people. She would not be free and would feel depressed.
I have to think of a way to refuse the emperor and make him give up this idea.
He can go home early today because the emperor said he would give him half a day off.
The emperor was a workaholic and the biggest paper lover of the dynasty. They had working hours and often stayed up late to review memorials. They got up before dawn and worked all year round. Officials also had one day off every month.
Cheng Yeran was really afraid that the emperor would die suddenly one day and he would lose his backing. Now he had made too many enemies and was afraid of being retaliated against.
His mind was in a mess, but when he returned home and saw Shen Yuntang, all his negative emotions disappeared.
Seeing that he came back so early today, Shen Yuntang pulled him aside and said, "It's just right that you came back early today. There is a variety show at Jinyulou tonight. I'll take you to see it."
"Variety show? What variety show?" Cheng Yeran had participated in variety shows before traveling through time, but how do you act in ancient times?
"You are so awesome. You can even come up with something like this." Cheng Yeran's curiosity was also aroused. He asked Shen Yuntang not to tell him about the content of the variety show first, as he wanted to go and take a look.
Shen Yuntang: "I just brought some future variety shows and games here to use. I guess you're tired of them by now. Don't hold your hopes too high, or you'll be disappointed later."
Cheng Yeran shook his head: "How could that be! What you do must be the best!"
Shen Yuntang said: "I also asked someone to make popcorn and give it away for free."
They don't have corn here, so they can only make rice popcorn, which is also delicious.
This is the first episode of the variety show, and tickets are required. There are some seats around the stage on the first floor, which is similar to a theater. Diners on the inner side of the second floor can also watch it, and they don’t need to pay for tickets if they order food.
Downstairs is the area where you can watch the show without ordering any food. The ticket price is very reasonable, much cheaper than eating here, and it also comes with free popcorn.
Although no one knew what a variety show was, the tickets were still sold out.
Shen Yuntang reserved a good seat for Cheng Yeran. The two of them ate dinner while watching variety shows. Cheng Yeran almost spit out his food with laughter. Those kids were quite good at variety shows and performed well.
The segments that Shen Yuntang set for the variety show are all some of the "you act, I guess" games that future variety shows are tired of using. A topic is given, and several people are separated by a board. After the first person reads the topic, he or she gives the next person a chance to perform, and they perform one by one, and the last person is asked to guess what they just performed.
A few children made the audience laugh so hard that some people laughed so hard that the popcorn given by the restaurant was scattered all over the floor.
The effect was very good, so they performed many shows in a row, using a different topic for each show to add freshness and without any signs of performance. The audience thought they were reflecting the truth and were very receptive to it.
Several groups performed together, and some audience members started to ship the two groups. Some fans also criticized them, saying that a member of the boy group deliberately made things difficult for a member of the girl group, or that a certain guy was difficult to get along with, and was cold to others but smiled happily at the sponsor upstairs.
The discussion became more and more heated, and the whole capital was talking about the idol of Jinyulou.
They were living happily together, but the third prince was furious.
Cheng Yeran and the Third Prince had been at odds with each other and had sabotaged each other many times. This time, Cheng Yeran caused the Third Prince to lose his helper, the Minister of Works. Seeing how miserable the Minister of Works was, the others did not dare to approach him.
He felt that Cheng Yeran was a mad dog who wouldn't let go of him. Didn't he ask the eldest prince to drug Liu Ya? He was just a country boy and the cousin of Cheng Yeran's husband, not Cheng Yeran's biological cousin. Was it necessary for Cheng Yeran to target him like this?
He completely forgot about the last time he sent someone to assassinate Cheng Yeran. He thought that Cheng Yeran had gone crazy and was targeting him, so he had no choice but to seek revenge.
The third prince called his men and asked them to go to Cheng Yeran’s hometown to see if they could dig up any dirty information about Cheng Yeran.
He curled his lips.
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He showed a sinister smile, "You have a good reputation, right? It is your reputation that I want to destroy."
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