Chapter 23 It's too hot for the eyes
[Father is so smart. It seems that Daxia will not be destroyed for a while. I can enjoy a few more years of peace and happiness.]
Lu Yanshi gritted his teeth. This kid, can't he just hope for something better? He just thinks about the end of Da Xia every day.
He decided that he would bring Lu Li to court!
Let Lu Li use that melon-eating system to help him catch all the treacherous officials and corrupt officials in the court.
He just didn't believe that even if all the losers were cleared out, his Great Xia would still be ruined.
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[Hey, is this the hall where my father holds court in the morning? There are so many people.]
This is Lu Li’s first time here, and everything she sees is new to her.
The court officials kneeling below were all surprised.
Why did the emperor bring the ninth princess here?
When pampering the Ninth Princess, one must know the limits.
So Li Zheng, the counselor, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to bring the little princess with you to discuss matters in the palace, right?"
Without waiting for Lu Yanshi to answer, he began to speak proudly, citing classics.
It sounded as if if Lu Yanshi brought Lu Li to court, Daxia would be destroyed the next day.
Lu Li stared at him angrily.
[Who is this? My father was willing to bring me here, what is it to you? ]
Lu Yanshi was just about to help his daughter figure out what was going on when he heard her exclaim "Ah".
【Oh, it turns out to be the Imperial Counselor Li Zheng. 】
[Your wife has taken her lover home, so why did my father bring me to the morning court?]
Lu Li excitedly ate the melons from Li Zheng's house.
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, the son is not his own? This Lord Li is too pitiful. I don’t know whether I should laugh or not.]
Hearing Li Zheng being so unlucky, Lu Yanshi, who was originally unhappy, was no longer angry in an instant.
"My dear Li, please leave the court first." Lu Yanshi interrupted him.
"What?" Li Zheng was stunned.
He looked sad and angry. He was just doing it for the emperor's own good, so why did the emperor send him off from court?
He was about to continue to use the words of the sage to oppose Lu Yanshi for bringing Lu Li to the court, when he saw Lu Yanshi whispering a few words to the eunuch Cao Dehai next to him.
Then Cao Dehai came to him.
Then, all the court officials saw Li Zheng's expression change.
"I will take my leave."
He hurried home.
The emperor actually said that his wife had brought her lover home, so what did it matter if he brought the little princess to court?
Impossible! His wife has always been very timid. How could she do such a thing?
As a result, when he returned home and opened the door, he found his beloved wife rolling naked in bed with a man.
His eyes were bloodshot and he was so angry that he rushed over and beat up the two men on the spot.
In the court, Lu Li was eating melon with great relish and didn't notice that Li Zheng had left.
[Wow, the majestic general who supports the country is actually controlled by his wife? Was he punished by his wife to kneel down because he secretly ate a chicken leg last night? ]
[What? It turns out that the Grand Master is a bad chess player. He always hides the chess pieces during the game! No wonder my father always loses to him.]
[Grandmaster Ye Yu's three daughters? Hmm? What does Ye Yu's three daughters mean? ]
Lu Yanshi's face darkened. He wondered if the lady's melon-eating system was reliable. How could she let her children see such things?
But then again, the Grand Tutor is already over seventy years old this year, how can he still have sex with three women at night?
He is really getting stronger with age.
While Lu Yanshi was listening to the ministers' reports, he was also paying attention to his daughter's thoughts.
He felt helpless.
My daughter is just looking at all this mess, why doesn't she tell him who the corrupt officials are so that he can catch them in one fell swoop?
However, after Li Zheng left, no one among the court officials mentioned letting Lu Li leave.
Anyway, the Ninth Princess is still young and can’t understand anything.
If the emperor is willing to take it, then he can take it. Why bother making trouble with him over such a small matter?
Li Zheng is just too old-fashioned and too stupid!
I just don’t know what the emperor told Li Zheng, but he left in such a hurry.
Everyone started guessing in their hearts.
After listening to the gossip of the court officials, Lu Yanshi could no longer look directly at the ministers who seemed serious.
Especially the Minister of Rites, a guy who always talks about propriety, righteousness, and integrity, but he actually likes to dress like women?
It’s not that I like women, but that I like dressing up as women!
Lu Yanshi looked at the gray-haired Minister of Rites and could not imagine him wearing a skirt and putting on rouge.
It's too eye-catching.
"If you have something to report, report it. If you have nothing to report, leave the court."
After Cao Dehai shouted this, no court officials spoke, and Lu Yanshi announced the adjournment of the court, and then sent the sleeping Lu Li back to Weiyang Palace.
The fact that Lu Yanshi brought Lu Li to court caused an uproar in both the court and the harem.
The troublemaker Li Zheng stopped talking, and some people wanted to follow his example and admonish the emperor.
Lu Yanshi just stared at him with a smile and asked Cao Dehai to say a few words to him.
After hearing what Cao Dehai said, those who opposed it fell silent.
No matter how much their colleagues asked, they refused to tell what the emperor had said.
For a time, this became the most mysterious thing in the court.
Many court officials secretly speculated whether the emperor was going to make Xia Zhaoyi his empress. Now, even more people tried to curry favor with the Xia family.
All the civil and military officials in the court thought so, not to mention Concubine De.
She couldn't bear it any longer. She had to get rid of Xia Shuyi and her daughter before she was crowned queen.
But knowing what happened to Xie Ruizhu before her, she had to act with caution.
If she couldn't kill him with one blow, she couldn't just do it rashly.
Soon, a great opportunity came.
Beiyong suddenly attacked Daxia, and General Shen led his troops to resist, but was defeated. The commander was captured alive, had his throat slit, and was hung on the city wall, humiliating Shen's army.
The news of the defeat came back at the time of Lu Li's 100th day banquet.
"Have you heard that the Ninth Princess is an ominous creature?"
"Didn't you realize that when she was one month old, the imperial concubine died. Now, after a hundred days, the army has been defeated."
"Because of her, the Third Prince's sternum was broken and he has been lying in bed for more than two months."
These rumors quickly spread among the people.
The people did not know that Xie Ruizhu committed suicide, nor did they know that Lu Heng was injured while trying to save Lu Li who was dumped. They only knew that the Shen family army, which had always been invincible, was defeated.
It must be because of this unlucky princess that Da Xia was defeated.
Even the fact that it hasn't rained in recent days is Lu Li's fault.
There are more and more people dissatisfied with Lu Li.
The story got more and more outrageous as it was passed around, until it became known that Lu Li was an evil star that had descended to earth, and whichever country he landed on would be destroyed.
When Lu Yanshi learned about this, he slammed the table hard.
"Nonsense, all nonsense!"
[I’m so angry, I’m not some demon star! ]
[I am a little koi that I have cultivated diligently! I am also a koi that has crossed the dragon gate! ]
Lu Li waved her fist angrily.
After a moment, she sighed again.
[However, to some extent, they can also be considered as prophets. If the emperor cannot change his fate, then Daxia will really be finished in three years.]
Lu Yanshi became even angrier when he heard this.
Xia Shuyi had already received the news, but she had been keeping it to herself so that the emperor could hear about it.
She waited for so long, and Concubine De finally moved.
It's time to close the net.