Emperor Zhengde

Chapter 129: Let You Betray All the Gentry in the World (Fifth update, please subscribe, please vote!)
Kang Rui, the daily recorder, listened to the creaking sounds in the house and the woman's screams, and finally had to confirm that what Emperor Zhu Houzhao said was right. His friend Yang Tinghe's condition was indeed aggravated due to excessive indulgence. He could only record it truthfully according to what Zhu Houzhao said so that it could be used as a reference for future historians.

After a fierce battle, Yang Tinghe was sweating profusely, as soft as a puddle of mud, his eyes were frightened, his cheeks were flushed, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. He was half dead.

Yang Tinghe knew that the reason why he suddenly felt so lustful must be due to the aphrodisiac effect in the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician. He also knew that Zhu Houzhao must have wanted to create the impression that he had died due to excessive indulgence in sexual activities, which led to a worsening of his illness. After all, he was already seriously ill, and if he suddenly became aroused and had sex again, it would only lead to a lack of energy to store strength, and his body would become even more exhausted.

Yang Tinghe did not expect Zhu Houzhao to be so cruel, and he did not expect how Zhu Houzhao knew what he was thinking, because Zhu Houzhao's actions were what he had long wanted to do to Zhu Houzhao in the future. He even had people secretly spread rumors that Zhu Houzhao was lustful.

"How many spies did Zhu Houzhao plant around me? Why did he know so clearly what I wanted to do to him? Was he really blessed by the gods? Was he really because he was the emperor? Was he really smarter than me, Yang Tinghe? Oh my God! What kind of king am I, Yang Tinghe, facing? He knows me so well, but I don't know him very well!"

Yang Tinghe was really scared! He didn't know how Zhu Houzhao would deal with him next, and after seeing himself spitting blood all over the floor, he was still afraid of death.

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die! Please, let me see His Majesty! I confess, I, Yang Tinghe, confess!"

When Yang Tinghe saw the imperial physician was about to feed him medicine again, he started crying.

After Zhu Houzhao received the news, he personally visited Yang's residence. Seeing the emaciated Yang Tinghe, he was quite touched.

But what touched him even more was that the methods he was using on Yang Tinghe were the same ones that Yang Tinghe had used on Emperor Zhengde. He couldn't imagine what kind of harm he would have suffered at the hands of these civil servants if he were not a time traveler, but still the simple and kind-hearted Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao.

But now that Yang Tinghe had become like this, Zhu Houzhao no longer planned to hide it. He asked Yang Tinghe directly: "Yang Tinghe, do you know why I treat you like this? I'm telling you the truth. I already knew that you hated me in your heart! As for why I knew it, you don't have to think about it. You can't figure it out. I'm the Son of Heaven. I just know one more thing than you!"

Yang Tinghe had already begun to respect Zhu Houzhao. Now, after hearing Zhu Houzhao's personal admission, he became even more convinced that Zhu Houzhao might really be more powerful than himself, or that there might really be divine assistance. He said feebly:
"Your Majesty! I know my crime! I confess! I have always hated Your Majesty in my heart. I hate Your Majesty for being cruel to us, the literati. I hate Your Majesty for being cruel to us, the scholars. Also, I am afraid that Your Majesty will find out sooner or later that I have colluded with the traitor Li Dongyang and others. I am afraid that Your Majesty will kill me after knowing it, so I am thinking about waiting for a chance to get rid of Your Majesty in the future!"

“So I am thinking that I can get rid of Your Majesty in the future, and I will use the same means that Your Majesty is using against me now. I believe Your Majesty already knows what I am thinking, otherwise he would not be so clear.

However, I plan to do all these things after I become the Prime Minister. Now is not the right time at all. I plan to gain your Majesty's trust first, and at the same time deepen the conflict between your Majesty and the gentry, and secretly slander your Majesty, spread rumors that your Majesty is stupid and lustful, and it will naturally be in your favor to get rid of your Majesty in the future!
This time, I will use the death of Wang Ao to let Yan Hanlin, Zhuang Zhongyun and other upright officials mobilize the students to write a letter to Your Majesty asking Him to execute Yan Song and demolish the Imperial University to vindicate Wang Ao. This is to anger Your Majesty, because based on my understanding of Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely kill these students. Even if Your Majesty does not kill them, I will strongly persuade you. In this way, I will gain Your Majesty's trust and make the gentry hate Your Majesty's cruelty even more!

Of course, the reason these students dared to write to the emperor was that I promised to intercede for them in advance, but I lied to them. I actually wanted to use their blood to deepen the conflict between Your Majesty and the gentry, to solidify Your Majesty's image of cruelty and ruthlessness, and to make all the gentry in the world hate Your Majesty. In this way, it would be easy for me to get rid of Your Majesty in the future."

Yang Tinghe told Zhu Houzhao all of his sinister thoughts. He was really afraid of Zhu Houzhao and dared not hide anything anymore. He also secretly looked at Zhu Houzhao. He thought that Zhu Houzhao might have known his thoughts, otherwise he would not have suddenly harmed him like this and used the same method as himself.

Therefore, Yang Tinghe endured the pain in his body and continued:

"I am aware of my grave sins! I also know that I can no longer live. I only ask Your Majesty to give me an end! Please do not blame my family. They really don't know. I just had this idea in my mind, but I haven't started to implement it yet!" Yang Tinghe begged bitterly.

Zhu Houzhao was indeed frightened after hearing this, thinking what a terrible person this was! If he were not a person from the future, he would not have been able to see Yang Tinghe's conspiracy, and he might even have really regarded him as the most trusted person at the beginning, as he said.

"Well, I knew it a long time ago!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded.

Yang Tinghe began to cry: "I know, I know, that's why I am confessing to Your Majesty now! Please, Your Majesty, forgive my family's sins for my final confession!"

"There are many people in the world who want to kill me. It's not surprising that you, Yang Tinghe, have this idea in your heart, but your current goal is to make me hated by all the gentry in the world, and you have already put it into action, so I want to punish you for this crime. If you can make all the gentry in the world hate you, Yang Tinghe, I can spare your family's death penalty, but it's just a death penalty! I believe in your wisdom, Yang Tinghe, and you can do it!"

Zhu Houzhao knew that the group of students might cause trouble soon, and he would definitely deal with them, otherwise how could he keep his Imperial University! But he knew that if he took extreme measures, he would definitely be stopped by all the civil officials such as Ma Wensheng, so he wanted Yang Tinghe to take the blame for him before he died.

Upon hearing this, Yang Tinghe couldn't help but burst into tears: "Your Majesty! Aren't you asking me to betray all the gentry in the world? Even if I die, they will hate me and scatter my ashes, and they will also hate my family!"

"It depends on your choice, Yang Tinghe. Do you choose to have you and your family hated by all the gentry in the world, or do you choose to have your family killed by me because of you?"

Zhu Houzhao said coldly.

Yang Tinghe thought for a while and could only say: "I am willing to offend the gentry of the world on behalf of Your Majesty, and I have an idea!"

So Yang Tinghe started talking.

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao said, "Send the imperial physician Li Yanwen to come and extend his life for a few more days!"

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