kvmb Chapter 258 The Strategist and the Prince of Rites
Chapter 258 The Strategist and the Prince of Rites
[That old bastard Prince Li is truly acting like the most cowardly person while doing the most hateful things.]
Prince Li was on the verge of tears. Why hadn't anyone told him sooner that Shen Zhiyi actually had this kind of ability?
How does she know everything?
If he knew that Shen Zhiyi knew what he had done, he would definitely not dare to do it.
[This old fellow is probably trying to use this plague to incite discontent among the people against the court. Who gave him this terrible idea? I don't know if we common folk have any other virtues, but our greatest virtue is our ability to endure.]
At this point, Shen Zhiyi looked up at the sky and sighed, her eyes often filled with tears.
[If you're in kindergarten, you have to endure until elementary school; if you're in elementary school, you have to endure until middle school; if you're in middle school, you have to endure until high school; if you're in high school, you have to endure until university; if you're in university, you have to endure until you start working; and once you start working, that's it—you might not even be able to endure until old age.]
[Well, they might not even have a job to go to.]
"Harmful."
Shen Zhiyi wiped away the tears from her eyes.
She was completely oblivious to the heartache in the eyes of the ministers around her.
Everyone: I never imagined that Shen Lang had such a hard life before. If he hadn't come to Daye, he wouldn't even have a job!
Therefore, how could a mere plague possibly cause the people to rebel and overthrow the Zhou family's rule? It's impossible.
[To take a recent example, the previous dynasty was so corrupt that it lasted for a full eighty years. The people were so hungry they resorted to cannibalism before many finally rose up in rebellion.]
There are no more hardworking people than those on this land.
Prince Li suddenly realized.
The mind, blinded by the throne, finally cleared up under Shen Zhiyi's nagging.
He released the old emperor's leg and lunged at the strategist who had given him advice.
"It's all your fault, it's all your fault, you've ruined this king."
The strategist sneered; the truth had been revealed, and he was no longer afraid.
“If Prince Li hadn’t been greedy, why would he have listened to my words? To put it bluntly, Prince Li himself has a guilty conscience, and I merely drew out that guilty conscience.”
"you!"
Prince Li was furious.
That's what they say, but why did this strategist set his sights on Prince Li? Prince Li is the old emperor's brother, and the next emperor to inherit the throne will also be the old emperor's son.
[Currently, the crown prince is the one certain to succeed. If the crown prince dies, then it's the old emperor's other sons who will be next. But the old emperor doesn't only have the crown prince as a son, so why is this strategist targeting Prince Li?]
Prince Li turned to look at his advisor.
He was quite certain that it was the first time they had met, and he didn't know how he had offended the other person.
He turned around and tried to cling to the old emperor's leg again.
This time, the old emperor easily dodged it.
【So this is ah. 】
The scene suddenly fell silent, with many people waiting for Shen Zhiyi to continue.
So what?
Prince Li has grown accustomed to a life of luxury and has probably forgotten the things he did in his youth.
Prince Li was completely dumbfounded.
Looking at the way everyone was looking at him, and at the strategist's eyes that seemed to wish him dead.
He doesn't understand.
The only bad thing he ever did in his life was to listen to slander and take this medicine.
He spent his entire life doing good deeds and was an honest man.
Prince Li looked at the old emperor with hopeful eyes.
He tried his best to show his honesty and simple nature.
The old emperor ignored her, waiting to hear what Shen Zhiyi had to say next.
This matter feels a bit... well, it's another one that's hard to judge.
Shen Zhiyi scratched her head.
When Prince Li was young, he met a girl who turned out to be the strategist's sister.
Prince Li subconsciously replied, "I don't remember."
Advisor: ? ? ?
He couldn't hear Shen Zhiyi's true feelings and thought that what Prince Li said was nonsensical.
[When he was young, Prince Li and that girl secretly pledged their lives to each other and even went through a wedding ceremony. Good heavens, he was toying with the girl's feelings!]
[That was during a time of war and chaos. Many people simply held a simple wedding ceremony to mark their marriage and start living together.]
The girl felt she had married the young Prince Li, while Prince Li merely thought she was playing house for that little girl?!
Everyone: What's so hard to say about this? This Prince Li is a complete scumbag!
[The Prince of Rei, who had treated it all as a game, left because his foolish, beautiful mother had finally been remembered by his philandering father, who then took her back.]
However, the girl took it seriously. After Prince Li left without saying goodbye, she waited for him forever. Even when she reached marriageable age, she stubbornly refused to marry.
[Later, forced into marriage by her own father, the girl stubbornly committed suicide by jumping into a well.]
Everyone: Indeed, as Shen Zhiyi said, this matter is difficult to comment on.
The system's mechanical voice rang in everyone's ears.
[Isn't this reason for suicide a bit far-fetched, host? Could there be some hidden story, such as Prince Li sending someone to kill him?]
Prince Li shuddered.
Defamation, this is defamation!
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review has a grievance to file!
[It seems the girl really did commit suicide, but her brother blamed it all on Prince Li. If Prince Li hadn't deceived his sister's feelings, she wouldn't have committed suicide.]
[For this reason, the strategist deliberately came to seek revenge on Prince Li.]
If I'm not mistaken, even before the old emperor arrives, this strategist will tell him who the mastermind behind this is. However, this method of revenge is a bit too extreme.
For the first time, the old emperor didn't have that gossip-loving attitude.
He was feeling very conflicted, and seeing the Prince of Li's appearance made him angry.
"Remember to hand over the antidote formula. As for you, go to the jail first."
Everyone involved in the plague was imprisoned.
They also obtained the prescription for the antidote, and the people from the Imperial Hospital rushed to prepare it.
After confirming that there were no problems, it was immediately delivered to the infected benefactor.
The crown prince had just finished drinking his medicine and lay down when he saw the old emperor and his entourage, who were covering their faces with veils, approaching.
"Dad? What brings you here? Hurry up and get out of here, it would be bad if you caught something."
【What's wrong with that? It's like sitting on the dragon throne early!】
"Cough cough cough cough."
The Crown Prince was startled by Shen Zhiyi's startling words.
"Father, please don't overthink it. Your son has no interest in your throne."
The old emperor was so angry that he blew on his beard.
"You have to be interested in this throne, whether you like it or not."
"Where? My father is going to live for ten thousand years."
The old emperor smiled and casually sat down on the edge of the bed.
“Then you’ll become an old monster, son. You have to see through life and death. Don’t be too obsessed with immortality. Look at the emperors in history who pursued immortality. In the end, they didn’t live as long as your old man.”
The old emperor is worried that the crown prince is trying to obtain some kind of elixir of immortality.