You were asked to write a political intrigue drama, but you wrote "Da Ming 1566".

"If Yan Song dares to utter a single comment on the auspicious or inauspicious celestial phenomena today, his fate will be absolutely tragic! You dare to presume to comment on the celestial phenomena that are exclusive to the emperor, which is enough to prove that you, Yan Song, no longer respect the emperor's authority and dare to trespass into the forbidden zones of imperial power. Then you would absolutely have the guts to do this thing—using the banner of the Textile Bureau to tarnish the imperial reputation and buy up farmland from the people at a low price!"

"If that time really comes... Yan Song will surely die!"

"The Jiajing Emperor was using this seemingly random statement as a final test and confirmation, to see if Yan Song was truly behind this earth-shattering incident in Zhejiang!"

After this expert fully explained his progressive analysis, the viewers in the live stream belatedly realized what a turbulent undercurrent and what a deadly intent capable of shattering a person was hidden behind this seemingly ordinary question!

Everyone gasped involuntarily, feeling a chill run from their feet to the top of their heads.

"Wow, Emperor Jiajing truly deserves his title as the greatest riddle master of the Ming Dynasty! His mind is incredibly deep!"

"Such a simple question, yet it hides so many intricate thoughts. My god, this is terrifying, it's chilling."

"Yan Song and Lü Fang are no ordinary people. They actually managed to serve the Jiajing Emperor, who is so cunning, for decades. They must have been on high alert every single moment of their lives. If they were not careful, they could have been devoured alive by the evil dragon that Jiajing was hiding in the deep palace!"

"If I had gone in there, I probably would have genuinely thought that Jiajing was simply asking me how the Imperial Observatory explained the celestial phenomena, and I would have foolishly blurted out all my thoughts, only to have my head roll on the spot, cleanly and unequivocally!"

"The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is not a place for ordinary people to navigate; one wrong word and you'll lose your head!"

While the viewers in the live broadcast room were still immersed in shock, Yan Song in the script had already vividly demonstrated his superb skills in serving the Jiajing Emperor for more than 20 years.

[Your Majesty, I did not inquire.]

The Jiajing Emperor slowly narrowed his eyes, his insightful gaze seemingly concealing a mixture of surprise and suppressed rage. [What?]

Yan Song lowered his head, hunched over, and slowly continued speaking.

[The auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of celestial phenomena is not something a subject can arbitrarily discuss. Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, the supreme ruler who governs the people on behalf of Heaven, can personally summon the Imperial Observatory to inquire about matters of great importance concerning celestial phenomena.]

Upon hearing this answer, the viewers in the live stream, who were not part of the script, all showed expressions of sincere admiration and couldn't help but praise it repeatedly.

"That's amazing! That's an incredible answer!"

"Although I despise the character and actions of Yan Song's faction, I have to say that Yan Song was simply acting as if he had God's perspective and was watching the script. He was too ruthless. He immediately sensed the life-or-death test in Emperor Jiajing's question and refused to cross the line as a subject."

"Just like what he said to Xu Jie before, it's not difficult to be careful for a year, or even two years. What's difficult is to be careful every single moment of your life. Yan Song was by the side of the Jiajing Emperor, and he was cautious for his entire life!"

"Most importantly, Jiajing had deliberately pretended to be both surprised and angry, asking, 'What?' If it were me, I would probably have panicked by now and started to doubt whether my judgment was wrong. But Yan Song did not waver in the slightest from beginning to end; his mind was frighteningly steady."

"No wonder he held the position of Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty for twenty years without anyone being able to dethrone him. His composure and resolve are beyond the reach of ordinary people."

The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but let out a soft sigh of relief, their hearts finally calming down a little.

In this way, Yan Song has finally managed to safely pass through this life-or-death test with Emperor Jiajing, right?

But the next moment, accompanied by the increasingly heavy tapping of Chen Yu's fingers on the keyboard in the live broadcast room, a chilling and piercing murderous aura suddenly erupted from between the lines of the script.

The Jiajing Emperor's voice suddenly turned icy and chilling, devoid of any human warmth.

"So, according to you, the fact that it didn't snow all winter last year and there's no wind this summer is all my fault?"

The moment those words were uttered, even the viewers, separated by screens and outside the script, clearly felt the chilling killing intent and life-or-death crisis emanating from them. They all felt their scalps tingle and their hair stand on end, and couldn't help but unleash a barrage of curses in the comments section.

"No way, Jiajing, you riddle-solving man, when will you ever stop?! This relentless pressure is driving us crazy!"

"Damn it, if you want to kill someone, just issue the decree directly! This back-and-forth testing and torturing is too cruel!"

"Serving an emperor like Jiajing is the worst luck imaginable. It's not like being an official; it's like having your head on the line, constantly teetering on the brink of death!"

"Damn it, if you want to kill someone, just issue the decree directly! This back-and-forth testing and torturing is too cruel!"

"Serving an emperor like Jiajing is the worst luck imaginable. It's not like being an official; it's like having your head on the line, constantly teetering on the brink of death!"

"No way, Jiajing, you riddle-solving man, when will you ever stop?! This relentless pressure is driving us crazy!"

"Damn it, if you want to kill someone, just issue the decree directly! This back-and-forth testing and torturing is too cruel!"

"Serving an emperor like Jiajing is the worst luck imaginable. It's not like being an official; it's like having your head on the line, constantly teetering on the brink of death!"