"Your Highness, is it time for His Majesty to write the abdication edict?"
In the imperial study, Huo Cenji was discussing the locust plague with several confidants. Just after they had temporarily drawn up a plan, one of the confidants cautiously brought up the matter.
The preparations for the coronation ceremony have been completed long ago and it can begin at any time as soon as His Highness gives the nod.
After all, using the excuse of "Your Majesty is ill" to handle state affairs is not a long-term solution.
Besides, most of the officials in the court have tacitly agreed that the Regent will ascend the throne soon, and only a few cabinet scholars have stayed indoors all day and have not expressed their opinions.
This is not a big deal. In short, as long as those people do not threaten to commit suicide and accuse Your Highness of having rebellious intentions, Your Highness can still tolerate them.
The other confidants exchanged glances with each other and echoed:
"Yes, Your Highness, this is not a long-term solution."
If we wait any longer, who knows when the little emperor will pass away.
By that time, without the little emperor's personally written abdication decree, Your Highness would always be criticized if he sat in that position.
Huo Cenji stood up, and the shadow behind him dragged on the ground, making his posture look even more upright.
His eyes dimmed slightly, and a hint of confusion appeared in his usually cold and steady eyes. However, between opening and closing, the confusion had long since disappeared, replaced by a bit of determination.
Huo Cenji said in a low, hoarse voice:
"Next month, maybe."
Now it is no longer a question of whether he wants to or not. He is not alone, there are also those ambitious people who want to serve the country behind him.
He couldn't hesitate because of that tiny bit of pity in his heart, as this would only let down more people.
So, that's it.
When everyone saw Huo Cenji finally spoke and calmed down, the huge rock in their hearts finally fell to the ground.
They clasped their fists and responded respectfully:
"yes!"
Scattered figures gradually disappeared outside the imperial study, until Huo Cenji was the only one left in the room. He suddenly smiled, his tone revealing a hint of helplessness:
"Tang Yu, do you think this prince really wants to sit in that seat?"
He had never had any idea about that position, otherwise he would not have resolutely chosen to stay in the court and support the young Tang Yu when the ministers in the court secretly supported him.
Along the way, Huo Cenji would rather go back to the gentle and affectionate time with Tang Yu than to that supremely honorable position.
At least... they wouldn't point their swords at each other.
Huo Cenji closed his eyes, with a faint sense of loneliness on his body.
The setting sun reflects the past that can never be returned.
*
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Are you all right?"
The young attendant looked at Tang Yu nervously. After hearing Tang Yu's heart-wrenching cough, he immediately patted Tang Yu's back carefully.
Not until Tang Yu slowly calmed down did the young attendant reach out and take the handkerchief that Tang Yu had just used to cover his mouth.
Then he slowly spread out the crumpled brocade handkerchief, revealing the blood that Tang Yu had just coughed up.
The young attendant's face was filled with worry. Seeing this, he immediately wanted to ask for the imperial physician, but was stopped by Tang Yu.
"Don't go. You know, this is my old problem."
The young attendant reluctantly retracted his steps, turned around and said uncomfortably, "Then shall I pour you a cup of tea, Your Majesty?"
"Well, go ahead." Tang Yu's expression was indifferent, but upon closer inspection, he seemed a little gentle.
The tea in the room had gone cold, so the young attendant had to turn around and go out to ask someone to bring in some tea.
When the young attendant's footsteps had gone far away, Tang Yu suppressed the smile on his face, lowered his eyes, and summoned the system:
"Tong, come out, I have something to ask you."
"What's the matter?" The system had been completely tricked by Tang Yu before, so now it spoke not only without being aggressive as before, but in a rather flattering manner.
If it doesn't say a few soft words, and the host goes back to report to the bureau that there is a problem, it will be really finished.
Tang Yu was very satisfied with the system's cooperation, so he said directly, "There are some problems with this world, right?"
Or maybe it's just that the problems exposed in this world are so big that he noticed them.
"I should have gotten the cannon fodder scumbag script, but...did you tamper with it? For example, in this world, my body isn't simply sick, it's poisoned, right?"
It's quite miserable. Although he is just a cannon fodder, he deserves to die in an unclear way.
The system should have known this a long time ago. With its scanner-like electronic eyes, it only needs to take a casual glance to find out that the pill he just took was poisonous.
The system didn't know how Tang Yu knew this, but that didn't stop it from opening its mouth in surprise:
"Ah... Host, how did you know?"
But in a moment, the system's emotional voice immediately turned into a cold mechanical voice, as if it had changed its core in an instant, and reported to Tang Yu word by word:
[Congratulations to the host for triggering the side quest - finding the mystery of his life experience.]
Tang Yu raised his eyebrows, seemingly not surprised to hear this voice.
On the contrary, he was eager to try. After lazily stretching his "sick body", he happily agreed:
"OK."
If you stick too strictly to the rules, you won't be able to access these hidden branches. It seems that his predecessors were right.
The reason why the taskers work hard for the quick-travel game is not only because of the generous task rewards, but also because of the extra reward points hidden in each world.
After reaching a certain amount, these souls who have signed the "indenture" will be able to regain their freedom and gain a lot of benefits from it.
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