Xu Zang cannot touch these old things, but he has enough time to wear them down.
He was sitting down, while these old bones preferred to kneel, so they remained kneeling on the ground.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Yi Mu has arrived."
Fu Lu shouted from outside, and a crack appeared on Xu Zang's taut face.
He glared hatefully at the group of old parasites, telling them to get out and that if they couldn't come up with a solution by tomorrow, they would be punished with caning.
The ministers filed out, and as they passed by Yi Mu, they all curiously sized up the young man in the wheelchair.
I heard that since the emperor ascended the throne, there has been an extra man in the palace.
The man lived in the emperor's palace, and their relationship was extraordinary; they slept together every night.
Rumors spread throughout the palace that the emperor was fond of men, and the memorials submitted by the censors were like stones sinking into the sea, without a single response.
The harem is now empty of concubines, yet Xu Zang brazenly allows a mysterious man to live in the palace, showing no regard for propriety and acting with utter recklessness.
Ignoring the stares, Yi Mu was pushed by Fu Lu into the inner room.
The palace servants had already cleaned up the mess on the floor. Xu Zang got up from behind the table and gave Fu Lu a look.
Fu Lu bowed and left the study.
Xu Zang didn't know why Yi Mu had come. He walked up to Yi Mu and asked if he felt bored in the palace and wanted to go for a walk.
Yi Mu shook his head: "I have come to see the Emperor because it is important."
He addressed Xu Zang as "Your Majesty," a first for him.
Xu Zang straightened his expression and waited for Yi Mu to continue.
Yi Mu took out a jade pendant from his sleeve. It was a keepsake he always wore close to his body and never parted with.
"A flood is imminent, the national treasury is depleted, and there is no capacity to build dikes. Even if His Majesty were to execute all the civil and military officials, it would be of no use."
Xu Zang suddenly understood what Yi Mu was about to say. He looked at the jade pendant with a complicated expression, "Mu Mu, I..."
Without a word, Yi Mu shoved the jade pendant into his hand. "Before Master left, he instructed that fellow disciples must help each other. I'm here to help you out of your predicament, and I also have a request."
Xu Zang lowered his body, half-kneeling at his feet, and looked at him solemnly: "Whatever you want to do, I will do it for you."
Yi Mu clenched the fabric on his leg. After many years, he finally had the opportunity to clear his family's name.
Two vibrant red blushes appeared on his fair and smooth face.
"I demand that you thoroughly investigate the corruption case involving the former Vice Minister of Revenue!"
Xu Zang was unaware of Yi Mu's background.
Over the years, he has been so focused on surviving and planning everything that he has exhausted all his energy and has had no time to ask about anything else.
Yi Mu was three years older than Xu Zang. He was only able to walk when the Yi family was in trouble. As a child, he couldn't possibly know what was happening in the court.
Now that Yi Mu explained everything, Xu Zang finally understood why Yi Mu possessed such an extraordinary air; he was, after all, a son of a noble official.
If Yimu's father had not been wrongly accused of embezzling government funds, Yimu would not have become a cripple.
With his abilities, whether he enters officialdom or goes into business, he will surely be a person of high standing.
But if that were the case, there would be no second senior brother Yi Mu on Fuyang Mountain, and the silly prince would never have met that gentle older brother who wiped his tears with a silk handkerchief.
Xu Zang promised Yi Mu, "I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and personally announce it to the world to clear Lord Yi's name."
He trusted Emu unconditionally, even though he didn't know the details of the matter.
Yi Mu looked down at the emperor, who was kneeling at his feet, just like when he was in the mountains. His expression was honest and simple, as if nothing had changed.
A smile appeared on his lips, but in his heart he thought that one day, this superficial peace would be shattered.
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