All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 225 The Worst Emperor in History

"My throat is uncomfortable today, please forgive me."

After they were seated after the formalities, Li Shishi came up and said that she was not feeling well, which immediately made the atmosphere three points colder.

Those who don’t understand are confused, and perhaps some people even think that it is not suitable for deep stuff.

People who can understand, like Chen Ran, understood its meaning instantly.

If your throat is uncomfortable, first, you can't sing, second, you can't drink, and third, you should talk less.

It was obvious that although he received Chen Ran and his party for the sake of General Gao Qiu's face, he really looked down on them and was too lazy to even socialize with them.

"Why are you trying so hard to show off? It's just a courtesy name."

Chen Ran remained calm and turned to talk business with Hu Yanzhuo.

"I have seen the recent official documents, and the Vegetable Demon Cult has been rising in Jiangnan, and it has reached a point where it can no longer be suppressed."

"I estimate that something will happen in Jiangnan within a few months at most."

The so-called Vegetable Demon Cult is actually the Vegetable Eating Demon Cult, also known as Manichaeism, and has a more familiar name, called the Ming Cult.

They were introduced to China very early. Unlike Buddhism which took the upper-class route, they took the civilian route.

By the Song Dynasty, its scale and influence had become extremely large, and its shadow was behind many uprisings.

Hu Yanzhuo frowned immediately. "You mean, Suhang Yingfeng Bureau?"

Zhao Ji loved to enjoy life and considered himself to be an artist. He liked rare things such as exotic flowers and plants, rugged rocks, etc.

As the saying goes, what the superiors like, the subordinates will follow.

Naturally, some people would take the initiative to take advantage of his hobby.

Zhu Jie, who was in charge of the Suzhou and Hangzhou Yingfeng Bureau, plundered the people's wealth on a large scale under the pretext of collecting rare goods for the government.

In other words, they wanted exotic flowers and plants, strange rocks from Taihu Lake, and all kinds of wealth and food.

Zhao Ji was not a fool. In fact, it was during his time in the Northern Song Dynasty that the imperial power was expanded to its extreme. He was naturally aware of the extortion by cruel officials in various places.

The reason why they ignored it was because the court's expenses were too high and money and grain were needed everywhere.

No matter who it is, as long as he can get money, food and other valuables for him, he will use them.

And if the situation really gets out of hand, these people will be the best scapegoats.

Zhu Jie's plundering was extremely cruel. It was like stealing cattle from a house, leaving no one alive.

Amid the boiling public resentment, the Southeast has become a powder keg that could explode at any time.

"The people in the southeast have no extra money, and they have difficulty in getting food and clothing." Chen Ran smiled slightly, "Either they starve to death, or they rebel."

"If that's the case." Hu Yanzhuo understood what he meant. "Will the court send me to fight?"

"It's natural."

Chen Ran smiled again, "After all, you just wiped out two major bandits in Jingdong, and you are in the limelight. This kind of thing is definitely a professional match."

Seeing Hu Yanzhuo's happy expression, Chen Ran poured cold water on him, "You have to pretend to be sick in advance. You can't go."

"Why?" Hu Yanzhuo was puzzled. "It's obviously a good opportunity."

It was indeed a good opportunity to make a contribution, but "Have you forgotten how you wiped out the bandit Song Jiang?"

The words awakened Hu Yanzhuo from his dream. He then remembered that he had not even been able to defeat the bandit Song Jiang, and had even been captured as a prisoner.
He wiped his forehead and said hurriedly, "Zihou, why don't you and I join forces?"

"I won't go." Chen Ran flatly refused. "The scale of the turmoil in the southeast is very large and cannot be controlled by ordinary forces. The court has not even given me food and wages, so why should I go?"

Li Shishi looked at the two people who were talking in some surprise.

In the past, there were indeed people who came to her who wanted to attract her attention by talking a lot.

But the ultimate goal is to arouse her interest.

However, these two people were different. They were really talking about serious matters and were too lazy to even glance at me.

This feeling made the highly sought-after Li Shishi very dissatisfied.

"Everyone."

She stood up with a cold face and said, "I am not feeling well. I will leave now."

After saying that, he turned around and left the main hall.

What official business are you talking about? I have no interest in listening to you gentlemen talking about official documents here!
Hua Rong and others were stunned for a moment, and after they realized what was happening, they wanted to explode on the spot.

It's unprecedented that the women in the brothels dared to be so disrespectful!

Fortunately, Hu Yanzhuo knew the inside story and quickly stopped several people.

He quickly took a few sips of wine, then stood up and said goodbye.

After leaving the courtyard and coming to the busy street, Hu Yanzhuo said with an apologetic look, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have arranged for you to come here. Don't worry, brothers. I will make amends for this matter!"

While they were talking, a large number of soldiers in military uniforms suddenly came to clear the street.

When Hu Yanzhuo saw those people, his face changed immediately and he told Chen Ran and others to leave quickly.

"Who is this? Why are you so scared?"

"Those are all people from the Imperial City Bureau." When they reached the corner of the street, Hu Yanzhuo looked around and breathed a sigh of relief. "The Imperial City Bureau is here, so it must be the emperor who has come."

Chen Ran's mind was slightly moved, and he immediately said with a smile, "Can the commander-in-chief help introduce me?"

"This." Hu Yanzhuo was very embarrassed.

He felt that if Chen Ran wanted to meet the government, he must be trying to seize the opportunity to climb up.

Logically speaking, he should help, but he rashly disturbed the official's entertainment.
Seeing him hesitate, Chen Ran immediately changed the subject and said, "If it's difficult, then forget it."

"Don't be embarrassed!"

Hu Yanzhuo made up his mind that even though he kept talking about repaying a favor, he had to take actual action eventually, otherwise he would be looked down upon.

He straightened his clothes and walked over immediately. After a few steps, he was stopped by the people from the Imperial City Bureau.

"Your Highness, I, the Commander-in-Chief, Hu Yanzhuo, would like to ask for an audience with Your Majesty."

The Imperial City Bureau was well-informed and knew that the commander-in-chief who had returned with great merit had already won the emperor's favor, so they gave him face and helped to pass the message.

Zhao Ji had just arrived at the gate of the academy and had not yet had time to get off the carriage when someone from the Imperial City Bureau came to report that Hu Yanzhuo wanted to see him.

Zhao Ji immediately showed an unwavering expression.

He came here to have fun, but before he even entered the door, he was blocked by the ministers.

In the past, I would have just waved goodbye.

But tonight was different. He still remembered the news that Hu Yanzhuo had pacified the bandits. He felt that he was a very capable general who would definitely be useful in the future.

After a slight hesitation, he agreed.

Hu Yanzhuo, who got the response, waved to Chen Ran hurriedly.

"This is Chen Zhaotao, the deputy envoy of the two routes of Jingdong to suppress bandits. We are waiting to see your Majesty and report the bandit suppression to the emperor."

Hu Yanzhuo explained a few words for Chen Ran.

After all, not everyone is qualified to get close to the government.

After checking that the two men were not carrying any weapons, the people from the Imperial City Bureau let them pass.

When he arrived in front of the carriage, the curtain was lifted, revealing a well-maintained face that looked like an immortal.

'I met the historical figure Zhao Ji. He was a qualified artist, but a terrible emperor. He was fierce on the outside but weak on the inside, and he loved to show off. He was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. He ignored the suffering of the people, loved delicious food, coveted beautiful women, and was extremely power-hungry. He was the worst emperor in history.'

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

"Indeed, there is." Chen Ran nodded slightly. This is what he wanted.

After a little thought, he moved his finger slightly and changed "like delicious food" to "like pig food".

The word "美" in "贪欲美色" was erased and changed to "男".

"Now that I'm here, there's basically no chance that you'll go to Wuguo City and be treated as a sacrifice by the Jin people."

"It would be too boring to simply kill you. I need to make you suffer enough."

While he was busy revising it, Hu Yanzhuo had already said a few words.

When he was about to introduce Chen Ran to the emperor, Zhao Ji waved his hand impatiently and said, "After some time, you can speak nicely when you see His Majesty."

After saying that, he simply lowered the car curtain.

This is just like serving tea to guests, except that you are chasing them away.

Hu Yanzhuo had no choice but to go back to the alley with Chen Ran.

"Don't worry, Zihou." He continued to promise, "I will definitely meet with you tomorrow when you see me, Your Majesty."

Chen Ran didn't pay any attention at all. His eyes were watching Zhao Ji getting off the carriage, and then entering the courtyard surrounded by the crowd.

"Not bad." Chen Ran smiled and clapped his hands. "Let's go and experience the bustling night scene of Bianliang City."

Inside the courtyard, Li Shishi, who had already put on a happy smile, was pouring wine for Zhao Ji tenderly.

Many novels describe Li Shishi as being very chaste, and how disgusted she was with Zhao Ji's usurpation but how powerless she was to do anything about it. That's all nonsense.

A girl from a prostitute was favored by an official, and from then on she had the most powerful backer in the world.

He has status, wealth and fame, so which woman would be disgusted?

This is all nonsense.

In the modern world, how many women dream of such things, but cannot achieve them.

Li Shishi, who had been cold as ice in front of Chen Ran and others and was so arrogant that she didn't even want to say a few words, now smiled like a crazy fan.

However, Zhao Ji, who used to be very fond of this kind of thing, was completely uninterested when he saw the beauty so close to him.

He withdrew his gaze and scanned the delicious food on the table in front of him.

He frowned and said, "What the hell is this? Can't you make something delicious?"

Li Shishi was obviously frightened, and subconsciously explained, "These are all the fine products of Wufulou, and they were the favorites of the officials in the past."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Zhao Ji standing up and looking at him with a cold gaze.

After saying "it's boring", he turned around and left without looking back.

Li Shishi was completely dumbfounded. What does boring mean?
The government is no longer interested in me? Doesn't that mean I have no one to rely on?

If this is the case, then how many people inside and outside Tokyo would want to become like-minded people with the government through themselves~~~
Li Shishi shuddered at the thought of that terrifying number.

We can't accommodate you even if we are open all year round.

Zhao Ji felt very annoyed.

All the delicious food and beauties that I loved most in the past were now of no interest to me.

He lifted the curtains on the way back to the palace. The aroma of food coming from the many famous restaurants and street stalls along the way was not attractive to him at all. Instead, it was disgusting and felt like pig food.

It wasn't until he saw stray dogs eating garbage on the street corner that his eyes lit up.

If there weren't so many people around, he would probably have rushed down and competed for food with the wild dogs.

He returned to the palace with regret. When the eunuch came to ask the emperor which beauty he would like to call to serve him tonight, Zhao Ji felt only annoyance.

When he turned around, he saw that all the eunuchs had handsome features.

He kept the one he liked the most and drove the others out.

After a short while, the eunuchs' terrified shouts were heard from the palace.

"Official, official. It hurts..."

(End of this chapter)