Chapter 13
Xie Ling was writing with great interest when he heard a "click" sound. He turned around and saw that the teacup in the hand of Emperor Wu, who was "sleepwalking", had been crushed by him with a distorted expression.
The porcelain cup, which was obviously made of fine material, shattered into pieces. Xie Ling was stunned. He didn't expect that the system had always said that His Majesty was a martial arts master, but it turned out that he was so strong that he could have such great strength even when sleepwalking.
But why are you staring at me like that, Your Majesty?
Xie Ling felt creepy when being stared at, and always felt that there was something wrong with Xiao Huan's eyes.
As long as Xiao Huan raised his eyes, he could see the words "Virgin" above his head, and he almost wanted to strangle Xie Ling to death.
It took several deep breaths to calm down.
Very good, he must find out who is spreading rumors about him!
Xie Ling cannot be killed, he tried to tell himself, I just hired a teacher for him and I cannot do business at a loss. Xiao Huan gritted his teeth and looked away.
Um?
It was not until His Majesty suddenly went out that Xie Ling realized belatedly, wait, why did His Majesty's face seem a little red just now?
It is difficult for people to notice any changes on the face of a person with a very powerful aura, because generally no one dares to look at his face.
Just now, Xie Ling was frightened by the broken teacups and didn't dare to look up. He only reacted after His Majesty took a deep breath.
What a strange expression your majesty had just now.
The system had mixed feelings: "Maybe all sleepwalkers are weird like this."
That’s right. Xie Ling nodded: “But is the side hall so hot?”
"He's been here for such a while and he's already so hot?"
System: "Maybe it's because he has strong Yang energy?"
Now it was Xie Ling who remained silent.
"Tongzi, if you don't know how to talk, you can just shut up."
system:……
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Xiao Huan came leisurely and left with a gloomy face. To be honest, the eunuchs around him were used to it. Every time His Majesty came to Master Xie, his mood changes were very confusing.
Wang Bao and the others originally thought that this time it was just a routine provocation, but when the next morning came, the emperor's face was still distorted.
Xiao Huan originally thought that he was not a person who cared much about his reputation, otherwise he would not have killed so many corrupt scholars without blinking an eye. But now... when he thought about the history books actually writing about his private secrets and saying that he was a virgin, Xiao Huan couldn't stand it at all!
During the morning court session, those who were originally involved in the Imperial Hospital case were already worried, and were severely reprimanded by His Majesty. It was later decided that the entire Ministry of Rites and Personnel would be implicated.
The Minister of Rites and others who were in charge of the selection were dismissed from office and imprisoned on the spot, and the group of mediocre doctors were also exiled by Xiao Huan.
After a frightening morning, several old men wiped their sweat and no one dared to speak. Wang Bao also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the day was over.
After returning to the bedroom, His Majesty took a deep breath and said casually, "Call the left and right historians."
Um, ah?
Why suddenly call the historian?
Wang Bao was stunned for a moment, not reacting to the jump in His Majesty's words. He raised his head subconsciously, and immediately bowed after meeting His Majesty's dissatisfied look.
"As you command, I'll go right away."
Did His Majesty suddenly summon the historian because he felt that too many people were killed in the court today and was worried that the historian would talk nonsense, so he wanted to warn him? But His Majesty didn't seem to care about these things when he sent the Queen Mother to guard the mausoleum before.
Although he was puzzled, Wang Bao quickly brought the left and right historians over.
As soon as he came in, Xiao Huan said without further ado: "Bring here what you wrote every day."
Just one sentence made the left and right historians terrified. This kind of thing...can be shown to the emperor?
Isn't it tacitly agreed that the emperor cannot touch history? Even the previous emperor and his people had never touched the history books, so why did His Majesty suddenly want to read this?
For the sake of their own reputation and status as historians, the left and right historians gritted their teeth and spoke.
"Your Majesty, this is not what a wise ruler would do."
Because His Majesty has always been clear about gratitude and resentment, the left and right historians claimed that they had not made any mistakes, so they gritted their teeth and tried to refuse.
What a wise ruler would do?
Xiao Huan twitched his lips. He had already left his name in the history books, so why should he be afraid of the actions of a wise ruler? With a wave of his hand, the two were forced to stay in the palace, and the Eagle Guards, who only obeyed the emperor's orders, immediately went to the homes of the two historians and searched out the things.
Xiao Huan opened the book in front of him, ignoring the words that recorded his brutality, etc., and finally saw at the end: "The emperor is nearly thirty years old and has no concubines or children."
Before that, every time a birthday came, the historian would say one more thing, and even add that he had never even taken in palace maids.
Page after page, picture after picture, all of them were about his private affairs. Veins on Xiao Huan's forehead were throbbing. He could imagine how shocking it would be if these were exposed one day in the future.
The two straightforward words "virgin" kept repeating in his mind, and Xiao Huan's expression kept changing. It was absolutely impossible for him to take concubines because of this. Even though he knew that his method of taking elixirs to seek immortality was wrong, Xiao Huan was not ready to lift his abstinence.
Then we can only...
He paused, expressionless:
"I have been busy with government affairs today and have not yet finished reading it. You can go down first. I will return it to you after I finish reading it."
With just one sentence, the left and right historians who were in tears were sent away.
Xiao Huan waved his hand to signal Wang Bao to drag the man away. Although he knew that what the two said was true, it was his personal matter, and if they continued to face each other, Xiao Huan was afraid that he would be unable to hold back and vent his anger.
"My two lords, please follow me."
Wang Bao smiled awkwardly. He didn't expect His Majesty to withhold the history books so openly. He didn't dare to disobey at this time. He could only smile awkwardly at the two historians who dared to be angry but not speak.
"Master Zhou, Master Sheng, please."
Zhou Wenjie, Prosperity from: …
The two historians wanted to say something but hesitated, but they did not dare to risk their lives, so they could only leave with mixed feelings.
What happened in Yuanji Hall just now was not spread out, but there was some news about what happened in the morning court. Zheng Daru was not a devilish teacher. When Xie Ling finally got some time to go out after the morning class, he heard the whispers of two young eunuchs beside the woods.
Following my sight, I saw chaos and noise at the Imperial Hospital, as if something big was happening.
Xie Ling couldn't help but look at him: "What's going on with this young eunuch?"
"What happened at the Imperial Hospital?"
Xie Ling did not have any distinctive clothing on him, and the eunuchs who were on duty in the remote palace all year round had never seen him, so they did not recognize him as the favorite of His Majesty.
Although he was somewhat puzzled when hearing Xie Ling's question, he still answered subconsciously: "Well, what else could it be? Your Majesty is wise and powerful. A group of termites were recently found in the Imperial Hospital and they are now cleaning them out."
"You must not go over there, the scene is extremely scary."
Xie Ling was good-looking and had a nice voice. He looked like a gentleman but he was not arrogant. The young eunuch couldn't help but say a few more words.
"What do you think these people are after? They went through so much trouble to send these second-generation rich kids in here, but once they are investigated, they will be exposed."
"Hey, what do you know? I heard that the selection of medical officers first involves the Ministry of Rites' examination and then the Ministry of Personnel's selection. There are several factors involved in the process, and the most important one is the current emperor's uncle."
"Lord Han was the Minister of Rites at the time, and he selected all these imperial doctors. Those marquises and nobles gave Lord Han a lot of money to find opportunities for their useless sons."
"Now tsk tsk ..."
"But who would have thought that most of them came from aristocratic families and looked decent, but those imperial doctors were actually such trash? When Lord Han accepted bribes for doing things for others, he probably didn't expect that after working in the Imperial Hospital for more than ten years, the other party would not be able to withstand investigation at all."
The amount of information was too much, and Xie Ling was afraid that he had heard it wrong, mainly because he had heard of Han Guangzong's name before. He was the great uncle of Emperor Wu.
Empress Dowager Sun was not Xiao Huan's biological mother, but only his stepmother. His mother, Concubine Han, died before he was a month old. At that time, Emperor Wu grew up alone in the palace.
This Lord Han was actually the elder brother of Emperor Wu's mother. In order to establish this third son as the emperor, the late emperor specially promoted Han Guangzong because he saw Xiao Huan's talent. He was the backer of Emperor Wu, who was still the crown prince at the time. However, he did not expect that this uncle had mediocre ability and did not make many achievements even after taking the high position. Later, after Emperor Wu ascended the throne, he was directly removed from his position and given a leisurely official position.
Unexpectedly, the mastermind behind this incident was his audacious uncle.
The long-hidden scandal of official selection was exposed, and Uncle Han did not get away with it. He was thrown into prison along with a group of people involved. It was obvious that Emperor Wu had no intention of showing mercy or considering relatives. Recently, people outside the palace even tried to contact the inner court, hoping to use the face of his late mother to help Han Guangzong escape.
Don't underestimate these young eunuchs; they know every little movement in the palace.
Xie Ling listened with great interest, but was still a little confused.
"Eh? I remember that the history books didn't seem to mention that Emperor Wu reorganized the Imperial Hospital. Do you have any impression of this, system?"
While eating melon, Xie Ling recalled in his mind and couldn't help asking the system.
The system that knows how this rectification actually came about:...Isn’t this related to you, the living devil?
However, this could not be said. The system could only say: "Reality and history books may not completely match. Maybe this incident was not recorded in history books."
Oh, that's right.
Emperors often revised and reorganized history, just like a certain emperor who usurped the throne before and changed the history books to a great extent. It is normal that some parts of the history books are different from reality.
Xie Ling nodded and suddenly thought: If that’s the case, then is the record he saw before that Emperor Wu was a virgin true or false?
To be honest, who wouldn't be curious about such a thing? After all, a feudal emperor, a feudal emperor with great power, an emperor who could be ranked as one of the greatest emperors in history, actually remained single all his life without any concubines. Who could believe this? Moreover, he remained a pure virgin until his death.
Well, Xie Ling blinked and was actually a little skeptical.
"Is he actually...not able to do that?"
There is no water to drink but I feel as if I am choking on the system.
Xie Ling: "Well, in order to verify the authenticity of the history books, do you think I need to observe Emperor Wu quietly the next time I see him?"
Of course, it is impossible that he is exploring such a head-losing thing just because he is too curious!
So, after Xiao Huan tore off the page in the history book about his "no harem" and burned it in an attempt to cover up his mistake, as soon as he saw Xie Ling, he saw that the guy who was reciting in the library suddenly raised his head, saluted, and looked at him strangely.
Xiao Huan, who felt somewhat guilty about revising history for the first time, said:
Tsk, could this guy know something?
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