Chapter 100: The crazy old Emperor

Taiji Palace!

The great eunuch Qiu Defu walked into the main hall with his waist bowed and small steps, quietly coming to the side of the old Emperor, Emperor Taixing. Behind him followed four little yellow-gate eunuchs, each carrying a basket, and the baskets were full of memorials from the ministers.

Emperor Taixing was over seventy, but he looked like he was in his fifties or sixties. At this moment, he was sitting in meditation and practicing Qi with a group of Daoist priests; this was the homework the old Emperor had to do every day.

Qiu Defu held his breath, not daring to make any movement, for fear of disturbing the old Emperor's homework. He just waited on the side with his waist bowed.

About the time of an incense stick later, the old Emperor finally finished his daily homework and slowly opened his eyes.

Palace maids had long been waiting on the side. Seeing him open his eyes, they silently stepped forward to change his clothes, wipe his face, and knead his shoulders to relax his muscles. Throughout the process, no one spoke, just like performing a silent play.

After the old Emperor finished changing his clothes and his body felt comfortable, he asked Qiu Defu on the side, "What is the matter today?"

Qiu Defu stepped forward with small steps and said softly, "Reporting to Your Majesty, today we received 301 memorials, most of which are impeaching Lord Jiang."

"One after another, endlessly." Emperor Taixing said with great disdain, "Where is Jiang Tu?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Lord Jiang is outside the hall door, waiting for an audience."

"Tell him to roll in."

"Yes!"

Qiu Defu received the order and waved his hand. Immediately, a little yellow-gate eunuch bowed his waist and went out of the main hall to announce Jiang Tu for an audience.

A moment later, Jiang Tu walked into the main hall with his waist hunched and fast steps. Before he reached the center of the main hall, he knelt down, knelt and crawled step by step to the front of the old Emperor, and roared with a crying voice, "The humble official is guilty of death, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"You bastard." Emperor Taixing kicked Jiang Tu over and picked up a memorial, throwing it hard at his head. "Look for yourself, these two baskets of memorials are all impeaching you. And this is just today's memorials; tomorrow there will be more. Have you poked a hole in the sky? The whole court wishes you were dead."

The old Emperor kicked his foot, and Jiang Tu rolled half a circle on the ground, having the illusion of being kicked by great force. Immediately after, he knelt to the front of the old Emperor again, knelt upright, picked up the memorial thrown by the old Emperor, and quickly read a few sentences, then cried and said, "Your Majesty! The guilty official has a thousand faults, but my loyalty to Your Majesty can be seen by the sun and the moon. The court officials are just jealous, jealous that the guilty official, a nameless small figure, can be reused by Your Majesty and have the opportunity to share worries for Your Majesty.

They clearly want to ruin Your Majesty's great cause of practicing Daoism and stop Your Majesty from seeking immortality. They just refuse to understand Your Majesty's painstaking efforts and are wholeheartedly dedicated to destroying Your Majesty's great cause of practicing Daoism. If the guilty official dies, let me die; it doesn't matter. However, the guilty official will never tolerate anyone destroying Your Majesty's great cause of practicing Daoism. The guilty official must fight them to the end."

Jiang Tu's expression was twisted, giving people the illusion that this person was a mad dog.

Those who knew Jiang Tu actually knew that he was a mad dog, a crazy and insane mad dog.

Qiu Defu looked down on Jiang Tu, this petty person, but unfortunately, His Majesty valued this person. He could only lower his head silently, his expression calm, and he must not show the slightest emotion in front of the old Emperor.

"I am the Son of Heaven, possessing the four seas; who does my practicing Daoism hinder? One after another, they won't settle down. You too, can you be more cautious in your actions and gentler in your methods? You have caused so many rights and wrongs. Because of you, that group of court officials harasses me every day and won't let me practice Daoism in peace. At this moment, I really want to behead you!"

Jiang Tu's heart was dazed, first shocked, then happy. He kowtowed repeatedly, crying and saying, "If beheading the guilty official can let Your Majesty practice Daoism in peace, please issue an imperial decree to grant the guilty official the death penalty. It is a pity that from now on, the guilty official can no longer share worries for Your Majesty. In the future, who will build palaces and gardens for Your Majesty, who will collect rare treasures and herbs for Your Majesty, and contribute a meager effort to Your Majesty's great cause of practicing Daoism? Thinking that Your Majesty lacks someone to serve by your side, the guilty official will not be able to close my eyes even in death!"

He said it with true feelings and cried movingly. The key is that he didn't know where he learned the skill; a big man crying and sobbing was actually not ugly and did not damage his handsome appearance by half.

Qiu Defu was very angry, and in his heart, he silently added another stroke to Jiang Tu. What are you saying? What is meant by Your Majesty lacking someone to serve by your side? Are we eunuchs dead? Isn't it just building palaces and gardens, isn't it just collecting money? Who can't do it! There are plenty of people who can do it, and they do it better than the one surnamed Jiang.

The one surnamed Jiang is a petty person, and even at this time, he doesn't forget to gild his own face. This person really deserves to die!

If it weren't for the fact that the old Emperor was still in a fit of anger, Qiu Defu would have to give Jiang Tu some eye drops to let the other party know what is good. Overstepping boundaries is a big taboo. Daring to be sarcastic to their group of eunuchs, hmph, watch out for the day you die without knowing the reason.

"You dog thing, if you die, die, stop crying and sobbing in front of me. A big man, what are you crying for? Shut your mouth."

Emperor Taixing was very disdainful.

Jiang Tu hurriedly closed his crying mouth, but occasionally he would still sob twice, appearing extremely sad.

Seeing him like this, Emperor Taixing seemed to have moved his emotions, and his tone was obviously relaxed a little. "I know you are loyal. But what you have done, dying a hundred times is not enough. What kind of things are under your hands? You incited tax resistance in Jiangnan, and Jinzhou was also harmed, so that the rebels are being suppressed more and more. What on earth are you doing? Since the people below have no ability and do things unfavorably, they all deserve to die!"

"Your Majesty, they are still doing things..."

"You still dare to defend that group of incompetent people; could it be that you want to die for them?"

"The guilty official deserves to die! Your Majesty, whatever you say, do it." Jiang Tu made a decisive decision to abandon the lackeys under his hands to preserve himself. As long as he can stand tall, there are plenty of lackeys, endless, as many as you want.

Emperor Taixing nodded with satisfaction. "Don't be reluctant. Doing things unfavorably means deserving to die. Qiu Defu, draft an imperial decree, let the Embroidered Uniform Guard arrest all the people involved in tax resistance in Jiangnan and Jinzhou, and kill them if they should be killed. In addition, was there a batch of officials who didn't know right from wrong arrested before?"

Qiu Defu hurriedly said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, a batch of officials was indeed arrested; they jointly signed to impeach Lord Jiang."

Emperor Taixing pondered for a moment, seemingly still weighing. A moment later, he made a decision and said, "Behead them all."

Ah?

Qiu Defu was obviously shocked. "Your Majesty, is this appropriate? Once this matter is spread, the masses will be surging."

It is not enough to just behead Jiang Tu's arms; he also wants to behead the officials who were imprisoned before. This is not letting go of either side! If His Majesty plays like this, I am afraid it will incite more surging resistance. Qiu Defu was very worried.

His Majesty's political means seem to be becoming more and more crazy. Just like Jiang Tu, this mad dog.

"Just draft the decree. If any officials resist, just report it to me."

"Does Your Majesty want to consider it again?"

"My intention is decided!" ===== CHAPTER 101 =====