Chapter 24
When the news reached the emperor, the old grandmaster and others became anxious.
In just one morning, half of the officials from the Ministry of Revenue used the method taught by Chu Huan to check the twenty boxes of account books, and at the same time, they discovered more than 200 loopholes of varying sizes.
It would have required a lot of manpower and resources to investigate the specific circumstances of the loophole, but with the investigation of the melon-eating system, all the monsters and demons were revealed. It is convenient, accurate, and saves money, and is more useful than dozens of Jinyiwei.
If Chu Huan died, such useful free labor would be gone.
The old master suggested, "Your Majesty, why not send a personal guard?"
The old tutor said: "You can use it as a reason to say that I have offended too many people during the audit of the Ministry of Revenue and my life is in danger."
The emperor thought so too. Although the intelligence that the system could collect was limited, its advantages were speed, accuracy and ruthlessness. It had no blind spots and could easily capture what they had overlooked. It was an invaluable treasure bestowed by God on Dasheng.
"Send two, find one who is familiar with medicine."
This is because they were afraid that someone would secretly poison Chu Huan and let her die quietly.
The old Grand Tutor and the old Grand Master agreed, their only concern being, "What if she doesn't want it?"
The emperor thought viciously: I have to accept it even if I don’t want it!
Even if the fact that they can hear one-on-one conversations is exposed, the amount of gossip they will eat will be reduced and the content will be limited, which is better than losing the system!
Of course, this is the last resort. Only by quietly eating melons without being discovered can you maximize your profits.
As for the fact that the system eating melons will expose everyone's secrets...
In the face of national interests, even the emperor himself sacrificed himself, so why shouldn't others sacrifice themselves?! Why?!
While the emperor and others were racking their brains in the imperial study, Chu Huan was comfortably basking in the sun in the Ministry of Revenue.
【Tong'er, eat melon.】
The system responded instantly: [Alright! I haven't finished talking about that wife and the sow yesterday, so I'll continue right away.]
Wu Rushi came from a humble background, a scholar supported by his entire family. Because of this, his family was poor, had a large family, and didn't have much space to live. It was easy for him to witness such things, and he also saw his sister-in-law taking advantage of her brother's absence to cheat on him.
[When he was young, he didn't understand what it was, but it left a mark on his young mind, invisibly influencing him to marry a wife and concubines, and also to attack the wives and concubines of his brothers and friends.]
Chu Hua: [His brothers and friends never found out?]
System: [He's an extremely good time management master, properly allocating his time and energy to each of his brothers, friends, and wives. It's difficult to notice if you look at them separately.]
After spilling wine on his clothes, he went to the side rooms to change. That's normal, right? And after returning, he changed his clothes. That's normal, right? He went to the toilet and took a walk in the garden to get rid of the alcohol. That's normal, isn't it? Who would think of going there?
Chu Huan: “…”
[This person is quite thoughtful, specifically looking for ways to avoid being noticed.]
Most literati have the habit of drinking and composing poetry, singing songs while drinking, chatting at banquets, and there is also the indispensable drinking table culture and social culture.
This is also the reason why Chu Huan’s tavern business is so good - there are many customers who are rich and love to drink.
Getting drunk, tipsy, and changing clothes are as common in daily life as holding an umbrella when it rains or taking shelter from the rain under the eaves.
The system exclaimed: [Talent!]
Chu Hua: [How many brothers did he cheat on with? How many children did he have?]
The system is very easy to use, and we started signing up.
The censors supervised all officials and would try their best to keep a distance and remain neutral from them, so most of the cuckold victims were censors.
When a long list of names was reported, Chu Huan and the officials who had come to listen after hearing that there was something to be said were stunned.
Chu Huan would let out an "oh huh" after hearing a certain part of it. The "oh huh" sound became so frequent that the eavesdropping officials and Jinyiwei would all let out an "oh huh" sound.
Good job!
There are only a little over a hundred officials of all ranks in the Censorate, and Wu Ru has cheated on a quarter of his colleagues.
When the news reaches the Censorate, it is unknown whether the censors will riot.
Then, the system began to report the list of military generals, including military commanders, lieutenants, general Xinwu... and so on.
Officials and Imperial Guards: Oh wow! Wu Ru is awesome!
Completely led astray by Chu Huan.
It was at this moment that Chu Huan realized something was amiss: [No matter how handsome he is, there can't be so many married women willing to betray their husbands and have an affair with him.]
Liu Yue's case involved such a wide range of issues that I find it a bit strange. Wu Ru's case is also quite unreasonable. Dasheng doesn't value chastity, but it doesn't disregard loyalty. How could there be so many cases?
System: [He has medicine.]
Chu Hua: [What medicine?]
System: [Fushougao, opium, drugs, all mean the same thing.]
Chu Huan stood up suddenly, but accidentally stood up too fast and felt a little dizzy.
After she calmed down, she suppressed her pounding heart and asked hurriedly, "Where did he get this?"
I searched the system and found it!
[Obtained from the Western Rong.]
Chu Huan's eyes suddenly darkened, filled with a certain understanding: [He is collaborating with the enemy?]
The system was surprised and confused: [Huh? Sister Huan, how did you know that?]
How did Chu Huan know this? Of course, it was because she had witnessed an extremely tragic history.
[This thing is addictive. Once you become addicted, the addict will give Xirong whatever he wants. He's even more obedient than a puppet.]
[The Imperial Censors could impeach all officials, and the military commanders held military power. Whether it was obtaining the defense maps of the capital or other regions from them, or having the commanders' wives and concubines take the longevity ointment, they could quietly dismantle the Dasheng court.]
"After all..." Chu Huan's hands trembled with anger. "That thing will hollow out a person's body and disintegrate their will. By then, they won't even be able to hold their weapons, and their lifeblood will be in their hands. How can Dasheng fight against the Xirong?"
The system was terrified by the scene described: [What should I do? There are many of these things in Wu Ru's secret room.]
Chu Hua: [Let me think about it...]
The eavesdropping officials and Jinyiwei were unaware of the consequences of the Fu Shou ointment and were somewhat suspicious that Chu Huan was exaggerating or exaggerating.
But Chu Huan was so angry that she was shaking all over and her voice was trembling. It was obvious that she was very angry and scared.
Is the longevity cream really that scary?
An eavesdropping official turned pale as paper and trembled as he said, "I, I've eaten it several times."
My colleague turned his head sharply and asked, "Have you eaten it?"
The official was so frightened that his mouth twisted. "It's a gift from the people below, so I, I..."
This... The officials looked at each other in bewilderment. The longevity cream actually fell into their hands.
Before Chu Huan could figure out what was going on, this part of the report was presented to the emperor, the old Grand Tutor, the old Grand Preceptor and others.
"Fu Shou Gao?" The emperor felt as if he had heard of it somewhere, but his memory was a little vague.
The old Grand Tutor's hands, covered in age spots, trembled. "Last year, a merchant caravan from the Western Rong offered longevity cream as tribute. The imperial physician diagnosed it as non-toxic."
The imperial physician said it was non-toxic, the system called it a drug, and Chu Huan said it was addictive.
Old Master: "If it is addictive, then it is similar to Wushisan."
Wu Shi San has been proven by users throughout the dynasties: long-term use of Wu Shi San will cause poisoning, as it is a chronic poison.
The emperor finally remembered: "I remember now! It was in a small jar, and they said it was something very rare and precious. I thought it had a strange smell, and I don't know where I threw it away."
"If this thing is similar to Wu Shi San, then it's also a chronic poison. Perhaps the toxin is very small and difficult to detect unless taken over a long period of time. It's possible that the imperial physician couldn't detect it."
There was only a small amount of stuff to begin with, and the imperial physician only took a small amount to test the poison, and could not try it over and over again.
Besides, that thing came from Xirong. The imperial doctors were all born and raised in Dasheng. How could they have had the opportunity to see something from Xirong? It was normal that they couldn't recognize it.
In this way, they knew what the Western Rong was planning: to quietly administer a chronic poison to the officials of Dasheng through the Fushou Paste, and to take down Dasheng without losing a single soldier.
What made them more certain of this guess was that not long after, another report came.
It turned out to be the system that was digging up the news again: [Sister Huan, your concubine Liu Yue is also taking the longevity cream.]
[Her longevity cream was given to her by someone else. Hmm, there's another melon here. The person who gave her the longevity cream was actually from Xirong, and they're in the same group as the one who gave Wu Ru the cream!]
Wait, the first man Liu Yue met in the wild was a Xirong man. He gave her a longevity cream, saying it was for aphrodisiacs, and it did. After taking it a few times, Liu Yue became addicted. She believed everything he said.
Chu Hua: ???
No wonder! No wonder the delicate and gentle Aunt Liu would do such an outrageous thing. It turns out that she was controlled by the Fu Shou Cream!
【Why didn’t you say that before? 】
System: [The melon-eating system sells these two types of content separately. You wanted to know if she was sick, so I only bought the sick melon.]
【Well, I'll show it to you. 】
As soon as the words fell, a small electronic virtual screen appeared in front of Chu Huan.
It was a page that looked like a Taobao search result. The two words "Liu Yue" were entered in the search bar. There were many small boxes below, each with a photo of Liu Yue. One of them, [Binggua], was shown as read.
There are also other melons of different sizes. The amount of melon needed to purchase is marked in the lower left corner, ranging from thousands to just one.
After watching it for two seconds, the system shut down with a whine.
At the same time, a picture as if with poor contact flashed before the eyes of the officials and Jinyiwei within a radius of fifty meters. Only a blurry picture was seen before it disappeared.
The system gasped in pain: [I know sharing my screen with the host costs a lot of melon energy, but is it really necessary to deduct over 4,000 melon energy for just two seconds? What a profiteer! I finally managed to pull all-nighters to solve the imperial examinations and diligently investigate corruption to earn all that melon energy, sob sob sob…]
Officials and Imperial Guards: “…” Feeling guilty.
They probably knew the reason: perhaps showing Chu Huan alone didn't require so much, but hadn't they all seen it? Even if it was only for a moment, it was still seen.
Chu Huan couldn't help but feel pity for the little system: [Tong'er, don't be sad. If you can't make melons, you can just earn more. It's not good to cry your eyes out.]
System: [But I don’t have eyes, wuwuwu, I’m so miserable!]
Chu Hua: [What do you think?]
The system's attention was immediately diverted: [Huh? Yeah, even though it doesn't have a specific form, I should have eyes, otherwise I wouldn't be able to eat the melon.]
Chu Huan continued: [How do you usually eat melons? ]
When it came to business, the system finally stopped crying: [To see if a person has melons, just enter their name. However, there are so many melons of all sizes on a person that it's impossible to list them all. If you want to see a certain type of melon, you have to add a search condition. These all require melons.]
Chu Hua cursed: [Swindler!]
The system couldn't agree more: [Profligate businessman! ]
Chu Hua: [There are so many people with the same name in the world. How can I be sure it's that person?]
System: [Because after I bind you to me, the GuaNeng network is built with you as the center. I will search for people you know first, and there is a cover photo to confirm.]
The closer the relationship, the less expensive the melons. For example, today, when you came to the Ministry of Revenue, I checked the melons and found that they were all discounted. Many of them were even cheaper than the little gossip I found about the former Minister of Revenue wearing ripped underwear.
Former Ministry of Revenue Minister: "..." Hey! I'm listening!
And...I see!
This is equivalent to spending the same amount of melon energy. Chu Huan can find more melons in a department by taking a real position in that department.
Good thing!
Chu Huan pondered for a moment: [What if I ask you to investigate the Xirong Emperor?]
The system tried it and came back angrily: [The green hat melons are 1,000 each, and there are ten of them in total. Even the bundle is 988, I won't buy it! What a profiteer! I will never buy it! I won't buy it even if you kill me!]
Chu Huan was eager to make a move: [To be honest, I kind of want to know.]
The system cried out, "I want to know too, but I only have less than 300 melons worth. I can't even afford it even if I sell it!"
Seeing this, the emperor's eyes lit up.
The Xirong Emperor's green hat, ten more? Buy it! You must buy it!
He is definitely not curious about the content of cuckoldry, but he wants to embarrass his enemy :)
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