Reborn as Murong Fu: This Time I'm the Protagonist

Chapter 484 Mitigating the Calamity
The imperial guards and eunuchs who were delivering the imperial decree were stunned by what they saw and momentarily forgot to do anything.

After a long while, a quick-thinking eunuch finally shouted "Oh my god!" and took the lead in running outside. Then, as if a snowflake had triggered an avalanche, the other dozen or so people also turned around and ran outside. However, the next sentence, which was colder than ten thousand years of ice, instantly froze them in place.

"If you dare to run another step, everyone will die!"

Now no one dared to run anymore; everyone froze in place like wooden figures in a children's play.

Finally, it was the quick-witted eunuch who had led the fleeing earlier who knelt down and pleaded, "Gods, spare us! Gods, spare us! It's all because this man surnamed Sun was blind and offended the gods. We were all coerced. If you want to kill or punish us, then kill this man surnamed Sun. It has nothing to do with us!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Taiting, who was already suffering terribly from the weakened version of the Life and Death Talisman, felt an even stronger urge to kill the little eunuch who had spoken.

The rest of the imperial guards and eunuchs, upon hearing the little eunuch's words, seemed to have a sudden inspiration, and like wheat swept by a whirlwind, they all knelt down and begged for mercy, blaming the leader, Eunuch Sun, for all the blame.

Murong Fu sneered and shouted, "Get up and speak, all of you!"

The group exchanged glances, and finally stood up hesitantly, but each of them huddled in the corner, their figures like quails.

Murong Fu said in a deep voice, "What happened today has nothing to do with you. His Majesty the Emperor is deeply filial, concerned about his grandmother's illness, and has been unable to eat or take off his clothes. Now His Majesty has specially ordered you all to come here to deliver the imperial edict summoning me to the palace to treat the Empress Dowager. This treacherous villain, in order to extort a bribe, not only insulted me but also spoke rudely to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty. You have all witnessed this. I ask you all to be my witnesses here, and when you enter the palace tomorrow to see the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, please be my witnesses."

Eunuch Sun was writhing on the ground like a worm, but the Life and Death Talisman was in so much pain that he couldn't make a sound. Murong Fu deliberately tortured him and even pressed his mute acupoint, making him unable to speak.

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, as if struck by a flash of inspiration, the little eunuch who had spoken earlier hurriedly said, "We all saw it. That scoundrel surnamed Sun was not only extremely rude, but he also said that the Empress Dowager's illness could wait, but delaying his bribery was the most important thing."

Once someone took the lead, the rest of the imperial guards and eunuchs, who were still feeling uneasy, immediately realized what was going on. The person who was going to enter the palace to treat the Empress Dowager was, in any case, an important figure whom even the Emperor had to treat with respect. If this divine physician had any real skills and actually cured the Empress Dowager, that would be truly extraordinary, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he would rise to great heights.

The reason why Eunuch Sun dared to speak so rudely and openly solicit bribes was simply because, based on his experience over the past six months, although there were many physicians in the palace, none of them were truly capable of alleviating the Empress Dowager's illness. Therefore, the eunuchs who were responsible for conveying imperial edicts had become accustomed to using this opportunity as a perfect chance to solicit bribes.

But judging from the fact that this man directly taught Eunuch Sun a lesson today, he is probably very confident in his abilities and could very well be some kind of extraordinary master or hermit.

You must know that beating a royal messenger is a serious offense, especially when it's done so severely.

They watched as Eunuch Sun was beaten but couldn't help him; instead, they immediately begged for mercy. In fact, they had offended Eunuch Sun to the core.

Once someone took the lead, the others followed suit as if waking from a dream.

"That's right. Just now, this guy said that the Empress Dowager is old and that birth, aging, illness and death are normal. Why does she need a doctor to take care of her? This guy's most important thing is to make money for himself."

"This fellow just now criticized the current emperor for being young and ignorant, and not befitting a ruler."

"That's right. Just now, this fellow tried to arrest the divine physician after failing to extort a bribe. We were worried about the royal family's illness and could not tolerate his reckless behavior, so we took him down."

“Excellent. Tomorrow, when we go to the palace, we will definitely report the whole story to the Emperor and make sure he punishes this scoundrel severely.” ...

The group became more and more excited as they spoke, and their stories became more and more detailed. As the saying goes, "Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang." These dozen or so cobblers, having gathered together, were willing to risk their lives and property, and in an instant, they sketched out the image of a wicked servant who bullied others and disregarded the dignity of the imperial family.

Eunuch Sun could neither make a sound nor move his body; he could only silently shed tears on the ground.

Murong Fu listened with satisfaction, without interrupting at all.

When the imperial guards and eunuchs had finished speaking and their voices gradually subsided, Murong Fu waved his hand, and several gentle forces tossed several items in front of everyone, one for each person.

Murong Fu said, "You're right. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it. I hope you will all speak up for me in the future."

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that each person held a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg in their palm. The pearls were not only extremely large, but also had a lustrous and translucent appearance.

The group of people were all worldly-wise, and upon seeing the quality of the bead, they couldn't help but gasp in astonishment. Although they didn't know its exact value, they could only roughly estimate that this single bead was worth at least a thousand strings of copper coins.

You should know that the Imperial Guards' monthly rations and pay, at most, amounted to only two strings of cash, barely enough to support a family. This guy just threw all the money he could earn in his entire life right in front of him.

Some people's hands trembled involuntarily.

Immediately, someone took the lead and shouted, "We can all testify that it's all this traitor's fault!"

Eunuch Sun shed tears of despair.

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Inside the palace, Zhao Xu listened to the young boy's report and his eyes widened: "You mean, that person severely beat up Eunuch Sun, who went to deliver the imperial decree?"

The young boy said in a deep voice, "That's right. According to the Imperial Guard who went with him to deliver the imperial decree, it was Eunuch Sun who used the pretext of delivering the decree to solicit bribes. His words also contained disrespectful remarks about His Majesty and the imperial family. The divine physician was indignant and, when his advice failed, he became angry and attacked."

Zhao Xu laughed heartily: "This divine doctor is quite interesting. Putting aside everything else, his temperament alone makes me happy."

"only……"

The boy hesitated for a long time, but didn't say anything more.

Zhao Xu said, "But what? Tell me!"

The boy said, "That person said that the messenger sent to deliver the imperial edict was a false one. Unless the Emperor himself issues the order to proclaim the edict, he will not obey."