Poisonous Pet World: The War King's Heart-stealing Medical Concubine

In the imperial study, Chu Tianlong's face was livid, veins on his forehead bulged, his eyes were wide open, and he exuded a terrifying aura that made people dare not look directly at him. His voice exploded like thunder: "How dare you! Investigate this matter thoroughly for me. Who dares to stir up trouble behind the scenes, not appease the people, and disturb the people's hearts like this! How dare you, one or two of you, talk nonsense in front of me?"

As the words fell, Chu Tianlong slammed his hand on the dragon table, his fists clenched under his dragon robe, and every word he said revealed the emperor's inviolable majesty and anger.

When the ministers saw this, they were terrified and knelt down one after another, shouting in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Lord Lin was a rather rigid censor. He bowed tremblingly and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I have a few words from the bottom of my heart that I have to report. Since Princess Zhaoyang returned to Chu, the North City has suffered such a severe snowstorm. The rumors outside cannot be disbelieved."

Chu Tianlong's face suddenly turned ugly when he heard this. He stared at Lord Lin closely, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes: "Lord Lin, how can Princess Zhaoyang control a natural disaster? You read the books of sages, and you believe such nonsense?"

Lord Lin felt the emperor's gaze and was terrified, but he still answered with a stiff upper lip: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Master knows the art of divination. How about asking the Imperial Master to tell us whether Princess Zhaoyang is a disaster star? Will she become a disaster for our Chu State?"

Chu Tianlong smashed the inkstone on the table to the ground, pointed at Lin Wei and roared: "How dare you! Someone come! Drag this bastard Lin Wei out for me, give him fifty lashes of the cane, and then put him in jail."

Hearing this, Lin Wei turned pale with fear and trembled all over. He knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

"Drag out!"

Seeing this, the Prime Minister at the side quickly pleaded, "Your Majesty, calm down! Lord Lin also spoke without thinking and offended Princess Zhaoyang. However, Your Majesty, think about it, the Imperial Master has always been popular among the people, and his hexagram technique has never been wrong. If you can ask the Imperial Master to tell a hexagram, maybe you can clear Princess Zhaoyang's name."

After hearing the prime minister's words, Chu Tianlong's anger eased a little, but his eyes were still as sharp as an eagle, making people dare not look directly at him.

He was silent for a moment and then said, "What the people want is nothing more than to have enough food, warm clothes and a stable life. The most important thing now is to provide relief to the victims as soon as possible and appease the people. As for the matter of inviting the national master, we can discuss it again."

After saying that, Chu Tianlong stood up, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and looked at the heavy snow falling outside the window, feeling heavy and complicated.

He frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice: "The most urgent task at present is disaster relief and comforting the people. Pass on my order, open the granary immediately to distribute food, send officials to the southeast to build tents, and make sure that every citizen can be properly resettled."

"Your Majesty, I dare to say that the Ministry of Revenue... has reached the end of its rope and cannot come up with any extra silver." The voice of the Minister of Revenue was as thin as a thread, like a string about to break, trembling in the air, and every word was like a heavy stone, hitting the ground hard, and every word was clearly audible.

He knelt on the ground with his head buried between his arms, as if trying to alleviate some of his inner fear and helplessness in this way.

His body was trembling slightly, as if he was suffocating due to an invisible force.

When the emperor heard this, his expression suddenly changed. His already gloomy face was instantly covered by dark clouds. His brows were tightly furrowed, forming a deep groove. The gloom and anger in his eyes raged like a storm.

With a deafening bang, the emperor slammed his palm heavily on the table, making a crisp and harsh sound.

The desk was carefully crafted from top-grade rosewood and was extremely sturdy, but at the moment it could not withstand the anger and let out a dull groan.

"Bastard!" The emperor's roar echoed in the empty hall like thunder, with unquestionable majesty and a bit of hard-to-conceal fatigue.

His eyes were as sharp as torches, shooting straight at Lord Hubu, as if trying to see through his body and into his soul.

The official from the Ministry of Revenue remained kneeling without moving, with cold sweat dripping down his forehead. "Your Majesty, these years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have occurred frequently, especially snowstorms, which have continued year after year. The Chu State is covered with snow all year round, covering the farmland, freezing livestock to death, and the people are displaced and have no means of livelihood. The court has repeatedly allocated silver for disaster relief, but it is ultimately just a drop in the bucket and cannot fundamentally solve the problem. In addition, military expenditures are huge, and the treasury has long been empty..."

When Chu Tianlong heard this, his face became extremely gloomy, and his eyes flashed with anger and worry.

After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly: "Pass on my order to immediately summon all civil and military officials to discuss state affairs."

"Yes!"