For a moment, the main system felt that his logic library was about to collapse.
Was this something a human could say???
The main system even began to wonder if Chi Zhao didn't know what that potion was used for but when he asked that question, Chi Zhao replied sensibly, "I know but I have no choice. If I don't deal with these people, the right prime minister will have difficulty too outside. Besides, I will be leaving soon so there is nothing to worry about."
Main system: "..."
That seems to make sense.
——– As if!!
Using that potion to knock down a group of people and then having everyone wake up thinking that something indescribable had happened between them and the young Emperor, what kind of scene would that be like?!
Just thinking about it, the main system felt like a lot of redundant garbage data had fallen out of him. If it continued at this rate, it wouldn't be long until he went bald.
.....
In the main system's eyes, Chi Zhao was planning to do that to all the guards in the palace. Roughly estimating, there were about three hundred of them. That was also why he was so shocked. Chi Zhao however had planned it out and felt that knocking out six of them was enough.
Hong Lei next to him, the palace guard general, the attendant from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the two guards at Qinzheng Hall and the shadow guard who has been protecting him from the shadows the entire time, Seven.
These people were all Shen Wumian's people and are in charge of all the affairs in the palace. After Shen Wumian left, they are now the leaders of the other people, especially the always unsmiling general. Chi Zhao had seen him reprimand Hong Lei several times and guessed that he was probably Shen Wumian's right- or left-hand man.
As the saying goes, to catch the bandits, first catch the ringleader. As long as these people are dealt with, the rest would be easy as pie.
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Hearing Chi Zhao's words, the main system felt that he really shouldn't judge people based on their appearance.
In his mind, Chi Zhao was still a college student in his early twenties. Although his IQ wasn't low, he was only book smart and when forced into a real-life situation, he could only get through it blindly. The current Chi Zhao's analysis was very good. It was indeed as he had said. Those six people hold the lifeline of the palace. If they are properly dealt with, this battle would be half successful.
The main system lightly chuckled. He didn't speak any further. He felt that he had been influenced by the things he heard. The slag shou system would always complain about the task not being completed so he had subconsciously thought that Chi Zhao couldn't do anything well while he was in fact quite amazing.
So in the end, it was still No. 6's fault!
....
The main system was relieved, so he no longer paid attention to this end and went to deal with his other mountain of work. Chi Zhao had initiated the repair program so there shouldn't be much of a problem and that was why the main system was able to walk away without a second thought.
After he left, Chi Zhao looked down at the spray on the table. He then pulled out the piece of clear green jade from his sleeve and looked at it for a long time. Hearing the sound of someone coming in, Chi Zhao quickly stored the jade pendant away. The palace maid busied about doing her work as usual and didn't even glance at the spray sitting right in front of her.
Seeing this, Chi Zhao was completely relieved. That spray was a foreign object and people in this world couldn't see it. Chi Zhao had used it once in the first world. At that time, he had to watch his back because although people couldn't see the spray, they could see that he was holding something. This world wasn't that troublesome because of the large sleeves that could easily cover his hands.
Once the new tea was served, Chi Zhao took a sip, his eyes calm and indifferent.
Changes in the palace can happen very quickly. In just a few hours, the owner of the palace had changed but before the change, it was unknown how many people and how many years of preparation was involved.
With the double attack from the inside and outside, on the seventh day after the prince regent left with his troops, the palace was filled with murderous energy. More than half of the palace guards were killed or injured. Stepping onto the road washed with blood, the fifteen-year-old emperor sat onto the throne he had used for the last five years for the first time with power firmly in his own hands.
There were not many people on the right prime minister's side, but after the young Emperor sat in the throne with overwhelming presence, many officials headed by the left prime minister kneeled to show their loyalty to the Emperor.
Humans are just that fickle. Wherever the wind blew, they would lean that way. Chi Zhao tilted his head slightly as he looked at the officials kneeling on the ground. Just like how he did when he was a puppet Emperor, he said very calmly, "Rise."
For once, the two prime ministers stood on the same side. With their help, Chi Zhao didn't have to worry about any of the outside affairs but there were still a few things he wanted to do himself.
For example, stripping Shen Wumian of his mansion.
On the border, Shen Wumian managed to use his military prowess to repel the barbarians in just three days. While the army remained on the border, Shen Wumian had already hurried back when he heard the news of the changes happening in the capital.
With his speed, he would probably be back in about three or four days. Right now, it just happened to be the tenth day Chi Zhao and the right prime minister had agreed upon.
Hong Lei and the others were all imprisoned by Chi Zhao. The right prime minister wanted to kill them or torture them to get some information out of them about Shen Wumian but Chi Zhao stopped him saying that they will be useful in the future.
The right prime minister was very suspicious of this. Although he hadn't interacted with the young Emperor much, he could see that His Majesty wasn't a cruel and ruthless person. As far as the palace changes are concerned, he was never actually involved with any of killings and only listened to the others in silence or handed the task to the people below to deal with.
His Majesty's soft-heartedness wasn't a good thing, but it also wasn't a bad thing. It at least meant that he wouldn't be a tyrant in the future. The right prime minister was worried that the young Emperor wouldn't just be soft-hearted to the common people, he would also be soft-hearted to Shen Wumian.
The winner takes all. When some people lose, they absolutely cannot remain alive. This was something His Majesty should be fully aware of.
The right prime minister still wanted to further probe Chi Zhao out but an eunuch suddenly reported that Doctor Xun from the Imperial Hospital came.
Doctor Xun was the old doctor with strong personality. No matter what happened the past few days, the young Emperor still continued to see the doctor every day and got him to write him the prescription for the day.
Seeing Doctor Xun come in, the right prime minister felt that in some senses, His Majesty was quite amazing. For one to consistently drink medicine to nourish the body without fail every day, it wasn't something ordinary people could do. Something like this, only His Majesty could do it.
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Chi Zhao waved his hand to send the right prime minister away. The right prime minister bowed and very obediently left. His expression while leaving seemed to show some relief.
If he found out that Chi Zhao's reason for taking his medicine on time every day was because it was Shen Wumian's instructions before he left, he might have died on the spot from anger.
...…
What happened in the palace was nothing more than a fart to Imperial Doctor Xun and it was not worthy of his attention. The young Emperor who used to be a puppet Emperor had now become the proper Emperor of Chen Empire but he only closed his eyes to get his pulse without saying anything unnecessary.
Watching the old doctor who was only mentioned a few times in the main plot line examine him, Chi Zhao blinked a few times and suddenly asked, "Doctor Xun, I heard you sent a report last year saying that you want to return to your hometown to retire?"
The imperial doctor raised his eyes, meeting the young Emperor's bright and lively eyes. His old and wrinkled face seemed to have moved slightly.
...…
Once he finished drinking the medicine sent over by Doctor Xun, under the mighty protection of a large group of people, Chi Zhao went to the prince regent's mansion which no longer looked as majestic as it once did.
If Shen Wumian didn't transfer all his strongest subordinates to the palace before he left, their attempt this time probably would not have succeeded.
Chi Zhao didn't want to kill Shen Wumian's subordinates but when he broke into the mansion, two of the shadow guards died. They had wanted to attack Chi Zhao and kill him in secret, but they were seen through by the others. After some blows were exchanged, the two guards were dead.
The changes had happened too quickly. When Chi Zhao turned his head, he could only see the other party crumble onto the ground.
The so-called stripping the mansion involved distributing stolen goods and also planting stolen goods. The right prime minister next to him furiously recorded all of Shen Wumian's crimes. In total, it added up several dozen. Chi Zhao followed the main system's instructions and was on his way to the dungeon when a guard suddenly ran over with a look of panic on his face.
He leaned to whisper in the right prime minister's ear for a moment and, after listening for a few seconds, the right prime minister's face started to change.
In about the time it took for one to finish a cup of tea, under Chi Zhao's order, that guard pulled out pieces of paper he had found in a secret compartment in the study.
There were roughly forty or fifty of them, all of which were paintings of the same person. Some were new, some old and each of them were all a little different.
Looking at so many of his own faces, Chi Zhao didn't express any of his opinion.
The right prime minister gritted his teeth, "Shen Wumian that shameless bastard!"
When Chi Zhao heard those words, he handed the pictures back to the right prime minister. The right prime minister thought he was upset and quickly tried to placate him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This old official will get these burned."
"No need."
The right prime minister was taken aback.
Chi Zhao looked down at the paintings and pondered for a moment. He then decided, "Keep it. This is also one of Shen Wumian's crimes."
A look of surprise flashed across the right prime minister's face. He wanted to say something but Chi Zhao had already moved on, so he had no choice but to keep up.
Reaching the entrance to the dungeon, Chi Zhao ignored the pleas from the official and guards and insisted on going in alone. The right prime minister felt that he was being too reckless, but Chi Zhao had already confirmed with the main system that there was only Shen Sixteen down there.
As Chi Zhao walked through the darkness, he expressed internally. As expected of daddy, his navigation ability was better than that trashy system.
Main system: "...…."
Are you happy you have a more advanced electronic dog?
...…
After spending more than a year in a dungeon without seeing the sun, Shen Sixteen no longer looked like how he used to look. After all, no one would go out of their way to bathe, shave or help him change. If not for a certain someone occasionally coming to self-abuse himself, he probably wouldn't even have the chance to have his face washed.
And so, when Chi Zhao finally saw that person, he felt very complicated.
This cave man...…did he really look like Shen Wumian?