The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 222 Da Zhen
"It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make sense!"

"Your Majesty, how can you allow a eunuch to treat an old minister of the royal family like this!"

"How dare you be so presumptuous!"

The old clan member looked at the imperial guard's hand on the hilt of the sword, and suddenly his face turned red with anger, his hair and beard trembled, and he cursed loudly.

"Grandmaster, please calm down. Your Majesty has given the order for today's matter, and there must be no mistakes. I am only following your orders."

The young eunuch spoke respectfully but in a cold tone.

"If there is any offense, you need to vent your anger until today's matter is over-"

he said coldly.

"I will leave it to the Grand Master to decide."

After saying that, he bowed, turned around and left.

The old clan member took a look at the imperial guards who were still blocking the door and took two steps forward. The imperial guards then slowly pulled out their swords an inch and also took two steps forward, forcing him back.

"Presumptuous! Presumptuous!"

"you!"

The old clan member pointed at the noses of the imperial guards with trembling fingers and shouted angrily.

After all the royal family members' attention was drawn to him, he stamped his feet angrily and turned back into the hall.

When some members of the royal family came over to ask questions, he spoke indignantly. Then, while everyone was not paying attention, he glanced at Zhu Zai from a distance.

Since he had taken the lead in testing the waters, now was the time to attract attention, so he could no longer go back and talk to Zhu Zai carelessly.

He shouted angrily just to attract everyone's attention, firstly to plant the seeds of suspicion in the minds of other clan members, and secondly to make room for Zhu Zai to speak.

Zhu Zai understood and nodded, then he took the clan members to a secluded corner and spoke.

"It happened so suddenly that we didn't have time to come up with a perfect plan, so we could only let Big Brother take the risk and try it out. Fortunately, Big Brother is fine, and the result of the test has been obtained."

"Everyone, how are you?"

Several members of the royal family nodded with grim expressions.

"My elder brother is the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty, and a senior official who has served three dynasties. Although he is old and has no real power, he is highly respected. Without the order of Your Majesty, that little eunuch would never dare to treat him like this, and the imperial guards would never dare to draw their swords against him."

"What you said is true."

"Brother has diverted our attention, but it won't last long. I'm afraid we won't be able to come up with a proper solution for the time being, so we can only adapt to the situation on our own."

The middle-aged royal family member bowed to Zhu Zai.

"Brother."

"Today's matter and the safety of hundreds of members of my Zhu family depend on you."

Zhu Zai nodded.

“You are all smart people, so I don’t need to say more.

"Disperse after a while, and we won't have any more conversation."

"We'll act accordingly."

Several people nodded and dispersed.

Over there, the old clan members had successfully used their seniority and reputation to incite fear and anger among the other clan members.

Several members of the royal family wanted to leave the side hall for various reasons, but they were all stopped by the imperial guards ordered by the young eunuch.

A confused young member of the royal family tried to force his way in, relying on his good martial arts skills, but was slapped on the chest by the eunuch, who looked only in his teens. He immediately started bleeding from his mouth and nose and flew backwards.

"Uh, cough, cough—"

He rolled on the ground, coughing up blood, but no one dared to come forward to help him.

The young eunuch didn't even look at the injured young member of the royal family. He walked slowly to the center of the side hall, bowed respectfully, and saluted towards the royal family members.

"Everyone, I am under the Emperor's order. I hope you will forgive me if I have offended you."

The young eunuch stood up straight with a cold expression.

"All of you are the pillars of the country. Your Majesty will entrust you with important tasks today..."

"So, for your own sake, for Dashuo's sake... for the sake of your descendants, please don't make things difficult for me."

"I'm here, thank you in advance."

After saying that, the young eunuch turned his head and looked at the sky outside.

"The time is near, everyone."

"It's time to hit the road."

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The sacrificial ceremony of Dashuo is called "Dasi".

Almost everyone has noticed that something is wrong with this sacrifice.

It was not an auspicious time, so there was no fasting, no officials accompanying him, no "sacrifice ceremony", and he even brought along all the female members of the royal family. When he passed through the streets, there were no people kneeling on both sides to greet him. Instead, there was no one. The guards were on duty on the roof, holding the hilts of their swords, looking back and forth.

The key is the time of travel.

If we set out at noon, we would probably arrive at the imperial tomb at sunset.

When offering sacrifices to ancestors in the middle of the night, are we worshipping our ancestors or ghosts?
Zhu Zai had been walking slowly with his head down, hiding among the panicked royal family members, but suddenly he felt a chill on the back of his neck and a chill in his heart.

He turned his head involuntarily to look.

Among the imperial guards on the left side of the street, two elderly men dressed in dragon robes looked very old and their eyes intertwined with Zhu Zai.

They smiled at Zhu Zai.

Zhu Zai lowered his head suddenly.

He knew that they were two celestial beings offering sacrifices to the imperial court.

The emperor had become suspicious of him and had specially sent two priests to keep an eye on him.

After another while, when the emperor's carriage finally appeared in the sight of the royal family members, several of them could no longer hold back and left the team, wanting to step forward to pay homage to the emperor.

Halfway through their journey, the young eunuch had already blocked their way.

"Everyone... I have just asked you not to embarrass me, and not to embarrass yourself."

The young eunuch said coldly.

"Please come back."

"Your Majesty is tired. There are many things to do tonight, and it will take a lot of energy. Your Majesty does not want to meet anyone at this time."

The young eunuch had previously injured the young member of the royal family. The members of the royal family had all seen it, so they did not dare to move forward. Fortunately, the emperor's carriage was slowly moving in this direction.

Finally, when the imperial carriage approached, several members of the royal family shouted in unison.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

The wind blew up the curtain of the carriage, revealing the emperor's face.

"His Majesty."

The young eunuch turned around and saluted.

The emperor glanced and waved his hand.

The wind stopped and the curtain closed again.

"Yes."

After the carriage left, the young eunuch stood up and turned to look at several pale-faced members of the royal family.

"Slap the mouth, break the legs, bring it, don't let any blood see."

He said, and then left.

Behind him, a muffled scream from someone's throat sounded.

The young eunuch walked quickly to the side of the carriage and spoke in a low voice.

"His Majesty."

"I checked the headcount this morning and found that one member of the royal family was missing."

The emperor's interested voice came from inside the carriage.

"Oh? Who's missing?"

"I am incompetent and have not found out."

The young eunuch said in a deep voice.

"Before he left, he tied up more than a dozen members of the royal family who lived nearby and took them to a courtyard. He pressed their acupuncture points and injured their heart meridians. They couldn't wake up within three days, so we couldn't ask them about their identities."

"The bones and appearance of these clan members have also been adjusted by some unheard-of technique. Their faces and bodies have changed beyond recognition. It is hard to tell who is who."

"Ah."

A sneer from the emperor came from the carriage.

"It's better to leave. It will save you from trouble."

"Have the Imperial Mausoleum Guards and Imperial Guards been transferred there?"

"Yes."

"Let the worshippers go to the imperial mausoleum first, and together with the imperial guards, kill the Xiaoling guards."

"Yes."

"Keep an eye on Ju Jae."

"I always feel that he is not that clean."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)