flstandardbreds Chapter 188: I hope I die soon
Chapter 188: I hope I die soon
The original owner was willing to assist, not only because of the friendship between them as study companions since childhood, but also because of her trust in Zhou Yichen.
But being willing is one thing, and Zhou Yichen being able to feel her good intentions and believing them without a doubt is another.
If the plot of the original novel really goes to the finale, Chu Xi can escape from this novel and this body. Then the original body only waited until Zhou Yichen was crowned the crown prince, but failed to wait until he actually ascended the throne, assisted him, and witnessed the beginning of the true prosperity of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Thinking of this, how could she not feel mixed emotions?
The original body did not see the situation he wanted to see, and died to protect Zhou Yichen. At this moment, Zhou Yichen kept saying that he wanted to witness the future grandeur of the Great Zhou with Chu Xi.
Little did they know that with their efforts to clear the fog, Zhou Yichen successfully ascended the throne of the crown prince, but his most loyal followers and defenders were unable to see with him the situation they described.
Seeing Chu Xi was silent for a long time, Zhou Yichen subconsciously patted Chu Xi's shoulder with his hand, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
Chu Xi shook her head, raised her eyes to face Zhou Yichen's caring gaze, and curled her lips.
The elegant face makes the inviolable temperament even more cool and elegant.
"Nothing, I was just thinking about the scene that Your Highness had sketched out, and I thought it must be wonderful."
Zhou Yichen naturally saw through Chu Xi's "insincerity", but he didn't think much about it. He just thought it was because the current situation of the fight for the throne really made it difficult to predict who would win in the future?
I lacked confidence at the moment, so I delayed answering my own question.
"The last time you came here to report on your work, you must have risked your life on the way. Last time you were assassinated in Huzhou City, His Majesty has issued an order to let Tang Yuhuai go to "suppress the bandits". I think some people are going to shoot themselves in the foot!"
Chu Xi quickly understood the deep meaning of these words. His mind instantly sketched out the scene of that person being extremely angry and smashing things. He couldn't help but curl his lips.
"I hope Tang Yuhuai can find the bandits hiding in the mountains and forests outside Huzhou City as promised. After all, if such rampant bandits are alive, it will make it difficult for the people in the city to sleep and eat!"
They talked about banditry, but they knew whether it was actually a banditry, and some of the people behind the scenes knew it, and some sharp-minded court officials in the court also had doubts...
It’s just that there are some things that everyone knows, but they won’t expose them openly.
Chu Xi curled her lips. She had a little idea of Tang Yuhuai's character.
His family is somewhat similar to Rong Qingzhu's. Both families do not take sides and are only loyal to the "Emperor". No, it should be said that they are loyal to the Great Zhou.
At least Chu Xi had never seen too much recognition and respect for His Majesty in Rong Qingzhu and Tang Yuhuai's eyes.
It can be seen that the reason why they are loyal to His Majesty now is only because he is the one sitting on the throne. If it were anyone else, they would do the same.
This kind of temperament is still beneficial to Chu Xi and Zhou Yichen. At least they will not favor either side.
Whatever truth they discovered through their own investigation, even if it would offend one party, they would write it down in a memorial and send it to the desk of His Majesty the Emperor.
"There are too many hidden "bandit troubles" in the Huzhou area. If nothing unexpected happens, Your Majesty should soon receive a secret report from Tang Yuhuai and know the source of those bandit troubles..."
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The facts were exactly as Chu Xi had expected. Tang Yuhuai tried his best and despite being almost assassinated several times, he finally got to the bottom of the truth.
At the same time, he also wrote several memorials, both openly and secretly, which were sent to the capital via different routes to inform His Majesty of the whole story.
As for His Majesty, he received a memorial from Tang Yuhuai's confidant after noon that day. This confidant was also recruited into the palace and went straight to the Qianqing Palace...
After reading the memorial, His Majesty lowered his eyes and looked at his confidant who was still kneeling on one knee for a long time. The other party was dressed in casual clothes, a light gray coarse linen shirt, and his face would have been extremely pale.
I’m afraid that the five or six wounds hidden under these layers of clothes will not be discovered by Your Majesty at all.
Your Majesty is indeed not as capable as the late emperor. You are of a steady and deep temperament, only care about enjoying yourself, and have a bad reputation.
But after all, he had fought his way out from among his brothers and ascended the throne to become emperor, so he naturally understood...the soldiers who took this memorial to the capital were doomed to an unsafe journey.
His face was cold, and the dark shadows under his eyes became particularly gloomy and terrifying at this moment, making him look like he was ready to draw his sword and kill someone at any time.
Tang Yuhuai's cronies had been waiting for the command "Stand Up" for a long time and almost thought they would not be able to leave the palace. At this moment, the emperor finally spoke slowly and asked him to leave.
The confidant swore to complete the task assigned by Tang Yuhuai at all costs. Just as he was about to return to the general's mansion to report on his work, the eunuch beside the emperor smiled and asked him to stay in the palace to recuperate for the time being and not to leave the palace in a hurry.
The relative's heart tightened, and he saluted with a look of trepidation, not daring to refuse, "Yes, thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty."
The senior eunuch gave the junior eunuch beside him a look, signaling him to take the man away, "Remember to make good arrangements, and never let him suffer any injustice."
The young eunuch understood what was going on and nodded gently, then he took the initiative to lead his trusted followers out from the left side of the Qianqing Palace...
When the eunuch returned to the inner hall of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor inside had already turned completely black in face and was so angry that he ignored his emperor's demeanor.
He sneered repeatedly, "Great, great, you are really my good son. After raising him for so many years, I actually raised a greedy wolf!"
"They all hope that I will die, just to take my throne. I really gave birth to a lot of good sons!"
They also crossed out all the serving soldiers who should have been registered and falsely reported them as dead. As a result, they were all secretly hidden in the mountains, using the excuse of mountain banditry!
He secretly embezzled money to forge a large number of weapons...
What is this going to do?
Even though Emperor Tianwu had not taken state affairs seriously for a long time, he knew his intention. It was clear that he was planning to rebel at any time!
The eunuch didn't dare to offend His Majesty, so he could only kneel on the ground with a look of fear on his face, and said carefully, "Your Majesty, anger is harmful to your health, please take care of yourself!"
Emperor Tianwu sneered again, "Take care of your body? What else is there to take care of? My death will just be what they want. It will save them from scheming against each other and hoping for my early death!"
The chief eunuch lowered his head and kowtowed repeatedly with considerable force. Judging from his behavior alone, he seemed to be loyal to the emperor.
However, Emperor Tianwu no longer believed in anyone. The results of the investigation shocked him...
He suddenly realized that he was really old, and his sons were really... grown up, and were all eyeing his position and drooling over it.