Chapter 102
The submission system was the result of Chu Huan's careful consideration.
Dasheng has taken too many actions due to the system's revelations, and more and more Jinyiwei are stationed at the Chu family. It would be unreasonable for Chu Huan and the system not to discover any abnormalities.
Rather than being suspected by the emperor and the officials, and having to send the old Grand Tutor and the old Preceptor to test her, forcing her to reveal the truth, it would be better for her to surrender herself proactively, turning the passive situation into the active one, so that many of the things she wants to do can proceed smoothly.
One was forced to hand over the system after being discovered by the emperor, and the other voluntarily handed over the system for the sake of Dasheng and the people. Presumably, the emperor and the officials would prefer the latter and be more tolerant of the latter.
This is what Chu Huan thought, but this decision was not entirely based on calculation.
She was really disgusted by the Dongyi's actions. Regardless of whether she was serving in the court or not, she now only wanted to arm Dasheng to the teeth, and then - kill the Dongyi!
The system had anticipated this day, but it didn't expect it to come so soon.
For this system, the melons produced by binding one person to eat melons and sharing melons with so many people can be different. The latter is more beneficial for it to accumulate private wealth, and it does not need to eat the same melon twice to cooperate with the host's actions.
After a brief moment of thought, the system agreed: "Sister Huan, I will always support your decision, and I hope Dasheng will not let you down."
Chu Huan said solemnly: [Tong'er, thank you.]
The sudden conversation and decision made by one person shocked everyone in the Chu family who could hear it and made them lose all their sleepiness.
The fifth prince knocked over his teacup, Chu Ping paced back and forth anxiously, Wen's face was full of worry, and Pei Mingcheng and other Jinyiwei looked at each other in confusion.
After Pei Mingcheng finished investigating his uncle's case and dealt with the illegal copper mining incident, he stayed at the Chu family after returning to the capital.
Upon hearing that Chu Huan was going to hand it over to the system, Pei Mingcheng had a premonition that it would have a very significant impact on the court. He did not dare to delay for a minute and personally rushed to the palace to report the news.
The emperor felt like he had just fallen asleep when Chen Jiu woke him up. He felt extremely sleepy. "What's the matter?"
Chen Jiu raised his voice excitedly: "Your Majesty, the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, Pei Mingcheng, has come to report that Miss Chu is preparing to hand over the system to the court."
emperor:? ? ?
emperor:! ! !
Is this true? This isn't a dream, is it?
The emperor stretched out two fingers and pinched his thigh hard. The burning pain completely awakened his consciousness which was eroded by sleepiness.
Chen Jiu understood the emperor too well. He was also in disbelief when he first heard the news, and his thigh still hurts now.
"She, she..." The emperor stuttered several times, unable to form any words. "Why is she so sudden?"
First, he asked General Xuanwei to pass on the blueprints of the compound bow, and then he was preparing to submit the system. It felt like a pie in the sky had fallen into his hands, and it happened to be filled with his favorite red bean paste.
After the initial surprise, there was absurdity and suspicion. The emperor was worried about the reason why Chu Huan suddenly made such a decision: Could she have some unspeakable secret?
Chu Huan's actions gave him the feeling that they were very much like the arrangements made by the late emperor before his death.
Although he knew that if Chu Huan died, the system would disappear and there would be no point in handing it over, his mind knew it, but his emotions still made him think of the past.
The emperor even thought: Let the imperial physician take Chu Huan's pulse tomorrow to see if there is anything wrong with her body.
Chen Jiu didn't know what the emperor was thinking, so he replied, "The deputy commander said that he might have been angered by the Dongyi people."
emperor:?
"What did Dongyi do again?"
The look in the emperor's eyes clearly showed: The Dongyi people are not going to steal the silver and copper mines in Dasheng's territory again, are they?
Chen Jiu was silent. As the matter was urgent, he did not ask so many questions, and Pei Mingcheng did not answer in such detail.
The emperor was anxious to know the truth, so he quickly got out of bed, dressed, and summoned the chief and deputy commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
While waiting for the emperor's summons, Lin You had already read the report and had some brief exchanges with Pei Mingcheng to discuss the next arrangements.
Not long after, the emperor finished reading the report. Beneath his calm expression was a surging magma that was ready to erupt at any moment.
"Dong Yi, ha." The emperor condensed all the words he wanted to say into one "ha". Although the word was short, it was powerful.
Lin You and others had no doubt that the emperor hated and resented the Dongyi. Even if they could not attack the Dongyi now due to various concerns, the iron hoof of Da Sheng would sooner or later fall into the territory of Dongyi.
The most urgent task now is to catch the confirmed spy first, and then discuss the issue of handing it over to the system.
The officials who were summoned late at night had different opinions on this.
"The Dongyi are going too far! We must fight them!"
"Can you generals stop thinking about war all the time? How can the treasury have so much money?"
"Shouldn't we arrest that fake Minister of Personnel first? Hey, where's he? Didn't he come?"
"The Imperial Guards have already arrested him and are currently interrogating him in the Imperial Prison."
"Then shouldn't we discuss what to do after Chu Hua hands it over to the system?"
"The system is only bound to Chu Hua. At most, it can be shared with people within a 50-meter radius. Is it still the same as before?"
"After the system is handed over, the initiative will be in the hands of the court. It is up to the court to decide what to eat."
"If that's the case, doesn't Chu Huan just become a middleman? She won't agree, right?"
"She has already decided to hand it in. She should have thought about the consequences in advance."
"She's turned it in now, but if you make an excessive request, she can refuse it."
"She was born and raised in Dasheng. Dasheng has her parents and brothers, and her weaknesses are there. We are not afraid that she will not cooperate."
"No matter what, she submitted it for Dasheng, and we can't let the meritorious officials feel disheartened."
"It seems that some people have forgotten that Chu Huan, besides the system, has other talents that you don't have?" The last sentence had a bit of a map cannon meaning.
The people who were cannon fodder turned their heads in anger, and when they saw the person who was speaking, they silently looked away.
General Xuanwei has a lot of military merits. He was once the emperor's companion and has a special status. He is also Chu Huan's martial arts and military strategy teacher. He just handed over the drawings of the compound bow to Chu Huan two days ago. He is very qualified to look down on them.
Prince Fu Rui had originally decided not to go to the palace to discuss matters in the middle of the night, but today's matter was indeed important, whether it was catching a spy or reporting it to the system.
As soon as all the officials were chattering nonsense, Prince Fu Rui closed his eyes impatiently, deeply regretting that he had been soft-hearted again.
Seeing that General Xuanwei was angry, he raised his eyelids and glanced at the old Grand Tutor and the old Grand Preceptor.
Others were also secretly glancing at the reactions of the old Grand Tutor and the old Preceptor, trying to determine what to do next.
These two are famous for protecting their own people, so they will definitely take action!
Surprisingly, there was no obvious change in their expressions, as if they had been arguing for a long time, and the central figure in the conversation was not Chu Huan.
This makes people even more alert!
At this moment, the Minister of Revenue jumped out and said, "Since you all only care about the system, then Chu Huan belongs to my Ministry of Revenue!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was confronted by the Shuntian Prefecture Governor, the Ministry of Justice Minister, and the Dali Temple Minister: "What are you dreaming about!"
They had a tacit understanding during the confrontation, but after the confrontation, they started fighting among themselves: "She is from our Shuntian Prefecture's Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple!"
Seeing this scene, the emperor was actually relieved: It finally looks good!
"The most urgent issue is how Chu Huan will submit the information to the system and how to deal with it."
Since the emperor had spoken, the officials dared not disobey and could only go along with it.
General Xuanwei gave an example: "At present, she cannot attend the court and is not qualified to see the emperor. She should explain it by having the three teachers pass on the letter."
With the composite bow blueprints passed on by General Xuanwei, this method was very credible and won the approval of most people.
Some officials also believed that Chu Huan might have asked Chu Ping, the Fifth Prince or the Embroidered Uniform Guard to pass it on. The possibility was not very high, but it could not be completely ruled out.
The next topic is: The imperial court has known about the system for a long time, should this be told to Chu Huan?
The Minister of Revenue said frankly, "The system will find out sooner or later, so why not tell us? If Chu Huan knew, she wouldn't be watching outside."
The Shuntian Prefecture Governor seconded the motion: "Chu Huan's willingness to voluntarily hand it over demonstrates her trust in the court. Rather than letting the system uncover the evidence and raise doubts about the court, it would be better to be open and honest. This will better promote friendly cooperation between the two sides."
The Minister of Justice chose to attack from another angle: "If anyone here possessed it, would you choose to hand it over? If so, would you hope to gain the court's complete trust, or would you have some reservations?"
This self-examination touched the hearts of many officials.
If they were to bind to the melon-eating system, their initial choice would definitely be the same as Chu Huan's: hide it and eat it slowly by themselves.
After you have fully explored the system's uses and confirmed that it poses no threat to you and Dasheng, then whether to hand it over will be a matter of personal choice.
But there is no doubt that they all hope that the court can trust them more.
This topic was passed in silence, and the next one was: how to use the system.
General Xuanwei: "Investigate spies."
Minister of Revenue: "Search the property."
Shuntian Prefecture Governor: "Investigate the case."
Minister of Personnel: "Looking for talents."
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Justice, who was about to speak, looked over in surprise: How did you get involved?
If possible, the Minister of Personnel did not want to get involved, but the fact that the second-in-command was a spy sent by Dongyi had a huge impact on him, so that now he thinks everyone is suspected of being a spy and everyone is not a good person.
"Your Majesty, since the system appeared, many cases have been investigated and many officials have been replaced. This time, the search for spies will surely bring down many more officials." The Minister of Personnel cried out heartbreakingly, "Your Majesty, we are short of people!"
emperor:"……"
Officials: "..."
I heard it, I heard it. Don’t shout so loudly.
Compared with corruption, property confiscation and other cases, the issue of vacant official positions is indeed more important.
There must be some problems among the officials arranged by the Vice Minister of Personnel. A wave of replacements from top to bottom will cause a lot of turmoil. If the vacancies are not filled in time, there will be no one to do the work, so how can we talk about house searches and investigations?
At that moment, all the officials began to look for people they knew who were suitable for the position.
*
The next day, Chu Huan woke up early in the morning and heard the system report on what happened in the imperial study yesterday, and she knew the inclinations of the emperor and his ministers.
Chu Huan did as the officials had said and wrote a letter to General Xuanwei to pass on. In the letter, she briefly described the capabilities of the system and then expressed her desire to find spies for the court.
The words are sincere and the expressions are direct.
The emperor was very pleased after seeing it and summoned Chu Huan to the palace to meet him that day.
Led by the palace servants, Chu Huan walked through the familiar palace gate and path without looking around, and entered the imperial study.
In the imperial study, the emperor sat at the top seat, and below him were the old Grand Tutor, the old Grand Preceptor, the six ministers and others. There were not many of them, but they were all the backbone of the court.
Chu Huan stepped forward and saluted: "Your Highness, your servant Chu Huan pays respects to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor."
Emperor: "Stand up."
Chu Huan was well aware of the purpose of this audience with the Emperor. She cut straight to the point without further ado, "I've discovered through the melon-eating system that the current Minister of Personnel is a spy from the Dongyi tribe. If the Emperor sends the Imperial Guards to investigate, I'm sure they'll be able to confirm it quickly."
The emperor gave the Minister of Revenue a look: Come here.
Among those present, the old Grand Tutor and the old Grand Preceptor had the best relationship with Chu Huan, but the matter of explanation and interpretation could not be done by the two elders, so it was handed over to the Minister of Revenue, who had a relatively good relationship with Chu Huan.
The Minister of Revenue said three simple sentences, each one a bombshell: "In fact, we all knew it the first day you linked the system."
"Something went wrong with the melon-eating system. People within a 50-meter radius can hear it."
"Over the past year or so, the imperial court has taken many actions based on the melons you ate."
Chu Huan knew that she didn't have any good acting skills, so she didn't show any special shock. She just looked at the Minister of Revenue with an expressionless face, and then frantically tapped the system.
[Tong'er! They said they could hear it!]
The system's acting was far more convincing than Chu Huan's, and everyone could hear the panic in its voice: [I, I, I heard it! I'm already checking to see what's going on!]
Chu Huan tried again: [Can the Minister really hear me?]
The six ministers all nodded in unison: "Yes."
Chu Huan: “…” You guys are really nice. You answered so promptly and neatly.
The system waited for a moment, then spoke its pre-prepared line: [Sister Huan, I'm so sorry, woooo, woooo. I think I accidentally enabled the sharing function. I was wondering how the melon could be used up so quickly?]
I did some searching and discovered they had truly known about this for a long time. They had even stationed numerous Imperial Guards at the Chu residence for extended periods. They would listen to us jokingly and then get back to work. The emperor and his officials would often stay up all night.
[Everyone is colluding to deceive us!] The system's childish voice was particularly indignant. [Your parents, your brother, your teachers, and even that beautiful Shang Lu are not honest! They all deceived us!]
The emperor and his ministers: “…”
You know we can hear you, yet you're still nagging? How brave of you!
But considering their age, some people's grandchildren are older than the system and Chu Huan, so they won't bother with them.
Chu Huan lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then knelt down and said, "I am guilty, Your Majesty, please punish me."
The emperor said amiably, "Get up. Because of you and the system, Dasheng has benefited so much. How could I care about such trivial matters?"
"I've arranged so many teachers to teach you, and I've also had the Imperial Guards and Secret Guards protect you. Isn't that enough to show that I've never been angry?"
I was indeed very angry in private, but I would not say it openly. To round it off, I can say that I was not angry at all and I will not settle the score later.
Chu Huan immediately walked down the stairs: "Your Majesty, please be lenient. I, your humble servant, feel ashamed."
The Emperor said: "It's all right to talk it out. I will remember all the contributions you have made to Dasheng. I will reward you when you pass the imperial examination and enter the government."
Chu Huan realized something and was surprised. "Did the Emperor agree to allow women to take the imperial examination?"
That's a quick reaction.
The emperor smiled and said, "That depends on your performance."
Chu Huan quickly said, "I am willing to do my best!"
She didn't say any nice words, nor did she make any promises, but she pleased the emperor: "I'll wait."
Next, everyone began to discuss the application of the system and some precautions that they had wanted to remind Chu Huan for a long time, such as not eating melons in crowded places and the need to pay special attention to personal safety.
Afterwards, Chu Huan ate spy melons in the imperial study for an hour, uncovering dozens of spies from other countries for the court. It was not until the system prompted that the melon energy was insufficient and needed to be replenished that she was led out of the palace.
The old Grand Tutor and the old Grand Preceptor watched Chu Huan leave and exchanged glances with each other.
The old master narrowed his eyes slightly: She knew it a long time ago, right?
The old tutor responded with a smile: Do you still need to ask?
They were both old foxes, and Shanglu was also a young fox. How could the student whom the three of them had taught with such care for a whole year be a pure and innocent little white rabbit? Who were they trying to fool?
General Xuanwei:?
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