When the civil and military officials learned of this, they all said, "Your Majesty, this cannot be done!"

"Two years ago, there were floods and droughts, and this year, there are earthquakes and locust plagues. The people are struggling to make ends meet, and the harvest hasn't returned to previous years' levels. Tax revenue has also dropped by 30%. The treasury is now empty. How can we listen to the slander of those alchemists and waste people's money to build a tower to listen to the sky?"

Few of the civil and military officials in the court said what the emperor liked to hear.

The emperor was so angry that he left the court and said he would discuss the matter another day.

Seeing the emperor walk away in anger, the remaining ministers looked at each other in confusion, and many of them gathered around General Xia.

"Master Taiwei, what do you think we should do about this?"

"In my opinion, we should drag out and execute all those alchemists who are only capable of deceiving others!"

"Building the Tingtian Tower now is ridiculous!"

General Xia tucked his hands into his sleeves, drooped his eyelids, and shook his head and sighed.

It's really outrageous.

The emperor must be getting senile and confused, right?

But the emperor was only in his fifties, he was just confused, not very old, he was simply afraid of death.

The prince naturally also wanted to build the Tingtian Tower.

Not only did he want his leg to heal, he also wanted the emperor's reputation to be ruined as soon as possible.

It would be best to find a way to kill the emperor.

If the emperor really lives a long life, what should he, who is waiting to ascend to the throne, do?

So one of the prince's counselors came up with an idea to stir up trouble and make the emperor sick with anger.

Emperor Zhengyang would speed up the pace of building the tower, which refuted the opinions of the court officials and was also cursed by the people.

When he comes to power and has the tower, he will step on the emperor to earn a good reputation for himself.

Simply perfect.

So, just when the emperor was in a stalemate with his officials for many days, something happened in the emperor's harem.

A concubine was caught having an affair with a guard.

The concubine probably knew she was doomed, and she actually cursed the emperor in front of him: If this old man wasn't so incompetent, would she be so lonely as to seek out a young and strong guard to satisfy her cravings?!

“.......” Everyone was so scared that they wished they were not there.

Although what he said does make sense.

The emperor was so angry that he fell backwards and lost consciousness.

The emperor was carried back to his bedroom and woke up slowly after a while. A group of people outside looked at him with concern.

The emperor's eyes were filled with resentment, "I want that bitch to be cut into pieces!"

The Queen clutched her handkerchief, wiped her tears, and said, "Your Majesty, the man has committed suicide!"

"!!!" The emperor was so angry that he couldn't breathe.

"Throw the bodies of that bitch and her adulterer to the dogs! I, I want her entire family buried with her!"

Many people died that night.

The entire family of the concubine and the adulterer were slaughtered.

All this happened that night.

Chu Jing only heard the news the next morning.

Everyone in the city was in danger, and many people heard the screams and wails of the two families last night.

Chu Jing was a little depressed.

This is the imperial power, human life is as cheap as grass.

"Xiao Jing." Xie Qiheng knew why Chu Jing was unhappy.

He said, "Xiao Jing, people like that can no longer sit in that position. Otherwise, more innocent people will suffer because of this."

Chu Jing didn't know if it would be better if someone else went up.

All crows are black, and she has no ability to establish a society where everyone is equal in this feudal society.

But at least do what you can.

Chu Jing said to Xie Qiheng, "Did you originally plan to take that seat yourself?"

Xie Qiheng was startled, then nodded: "Yes."

Chu Jing just said, "Okay."

Xie Qiheng is a little bit confusing, okay?

Do you agree that he should be the emperor?

Isn’t Xiaojing afraid that after he becomes emperor, he will have three thousand beauties in his harem like everyone else?

Xie Qiheng was subtly unhappy.

"Xiao Jing, aren't you afraid that I will expand my harem in the future?"

Chu Jing just turned his gaze back to the book and returned to Xie Qiheng's face, "Ah Heng, can you say it again?"

Those eyes were so cold that it made people tremble, and Xie Qiheng was extremely excited.

He rushed over and hugged Chu Jing, like a happy puppy throwing himself at his master, "Xiao Jing really cares about me. Don't worry, Xiao Jing, I won't even look at anyone else except you. Xiao Jing actually trusts me so much, I'm so happy."

Chu Jing: “???”

This guy, ah~ I won’t say anything more.

After the emperor fainted from anger, he clearly felt that his health had deteriorated.

At this time, the Taoists urged again to build the tower as soon as possible.

As expected, the emperor ignored the opposition and ordered people to start building the tower.

Even a few people who died for their advice could not stop the emperor.

The emperor was so angry that he dragged the person who had given his advice to the emperor out and threw him into a mass grave.

Now no one in the court would stop Huangdi anymore.

Within three months, strange phenomena appeared in some places. Rumors gradually spread among the people that the strange phenomena occurred because the emperor was unkind, and that the disasters in recent years were all punishment from heaven.

When the emperor heard these rumors, he fainted again from anger.

Fortunately, after taking the elixir, the emperor was able to be full of energy again for a while.

Several princes began to make moves.

They all planned to find a way to get the emperor to step down.

Under such a conspiracy, the people's abuse of the emperor became even more severe.

It's a complete mess.

The emperor was very angry about this and ordered the soldiers to arrest many people and behead them in public.

It is said that the dried blood is as thick as a finger.

Ever since the chaos outside, Chu Jing hasn't gone out for a walk for a long time.

The emperor collapsed completely before the Tingtian Tower was completed.

Now it has reached the point where if I don’t take the pills, I won’t have the strength to speak.

That day, Xie Qiheng came back from outside and said to Chu Jing, "Xiao Jing, shall I take you back to your fiefdom for a while?"

"I've already asked my father-in-law, and he said it depends on what you want."

Chu Jing realized that the capital might be in chaos.

Chu Jing thought about it and rejected the proposal. "Ah Heng, if I return to my fiefdom at this critical moment, it might attract the attention of those with ulterior motives."

Besides, Xie Tingxuan and Yao Yao are both here, and she would feel uneasy if she left.

"The journey is long, and the road may not be safe."

"I will stay here and not go to the fiefdom."

Xie Qiheng was afraid that there would be times when he couldn't take care of things, and he also didn't want Chu Jing to see the chaos that would happen at that time.

But since Chu Jing didn't want to leave, Xie Qiheng naturally couldn't force Chu Jing to leave.

He was about to nod when he heard Chu Jing say, "But I have another idea."

Three days later, early in the morning, Princess Anyang took a carriage back to King Cheng's fiefdom. The prince sent three hundred elite soldiers to escort her, and the Xia family also sent a team of people.

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