Joy of Life: I am Li Chengze, and I have mastered the Eight Wonders

Chapter 67 Lie down
When Emperor Qing said this, how could the shrewd people in the court not understand the deep meaning behind it?
If you really want to refuse, just refuse directly and sternly. Why bother asking for everyone's opinions?
Aren't you trying to use our mouths to pave a way for you to step down?

"Your Majesty, I think the Second Prince's opinion makes sense. Punishment is not the key at this moment. The most important thing is to handle the matter properly!" Chen Pingping spoke first, with a double meaning in his words. He was both pleading for Ye Zhong and exonerating himself, because the Supervisory Office was also blamed for its negligence.

The shrewd people had already seen through Emperor Qing's thoughts, and those who reacted a little slower, seeing that Chen Pingping had already given the "answer", also followed suit and expressed their opinions.

In addition, Li Chengze's disciples in the court are also a force that cannot be underestimated. They all expressed their agreement with Li Chengze's point of view.

"Has my second brother's influence grown so strong without me noticing?" The prince was surprised when he saw this scene. He saw Li Chengze openly defying His Majesty's order, but His Majesty chose to give in.

When the prince saw that all the officials in the court spoke up for Li Chengze, he felt even more ashamed.

However, on second thought, even if the second brother is very powerful, what can it do? His Majesty is a powerful master, with a lifespan of 200 years! Even if he really gives up the position of crown prince to him, what practical significance does it have?

Thinking of this, the prince felt sad again. He seemed to have lost interest in the turmoil in the court.

This state of mind is similar to the mentality of young people in modern society. Perhaps they also have similar frustration and feelings, and have lost their enthusiasm and motivation for certain things.

They thought, no matter how well they did or how hard they tried, they would never be able to ascend to the supreme throne in the end, so why bother trying so hard?
Let’s not discuss what the prince is thinking inside.

Emperor Qing sat high on his throne, quietly listening to the court officials expressing their opinions.

After everyone had expressed their opinions, Emperor Qing nodded slightly.

"Since all the ministers think that what the Second Prince said is reasonable, then I will follow the public opinion."

"Ye Chong, in view of the Second Prince and his ministers' pleading for you, I have decided to revoke my previous order."

"But you must find the assassin's trail within ten days. Otherwise, you will be punished for all your crimes and will not be let off lightly!"

This actually happened! ?

Recalling what happened yesterday at the Hanging Temple, the Second Prince had said that he would do his best to protect the Ye family, but Ye Chong refused at that time.

He believed that the Second Prince's efforts were futile and would only annoy His Majesty for no reason. Such efforts were meaningless.

However, now it seems that the Second Prince actually succeeded? He actually made His Majesty withdraw his order?
After being stunned for a moment, Ye Zhong finally came back to his senses and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, and thank you, Second Prince!"

"System prompt: Complete the mission 'In-laws' and get a bronze treasure chest*1!"

At the moment when Emperor Qing made the decision, a system prompt sounded in Li Chengze's mind.

Bronze-level treasure chests usually only contain some daily necessities, so Li Chengze did not have much expectation.

Gong Dian next to him remained silent. Although the Ye family was pardoned, he himself was not forgiven.

As long as the Ye family has not fallen, Gong Dian believes that he still has a chance.

For him, this was like seeing a ray of hope in the abyss!

As long as there is hope, it is something to be thankful for!
As the Ye family’s affairs were settled, all the important matters that Emperor Qing wanted to discuss were mentioned.

Next, of course, some matters of the six ministries in the court needed to be handled by Emperor Qing himself. In the past few days, Emperor Qing had been recuperating in the Hanging Temple, so naturally there were a lot of matters piled up in the court waiting for his decision.

In this way, I was busy until almost noon, and finally these things were almost dealt with.

Let’s leave the situation in the palace aside for now.

On the other side, Li Chengze has returned to his palace.

"Your Highness, Commander Ye doesn't have much time left. Should we start the action?" Fan Xian slowly spoke beside Li Chengze. "Is everything ready?" Li Chengze asked.

"Of course, everything has been arranged to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Fan Xian nodded in response.

Li Chengze hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Where is Wuzhu? Did he agree to it?"

Fan Xian was silent for a moment, then replied, "Uncle Wu Zhu agreed without even thinking about it."

Although he knew that this was a fake death and he could be resurrected with the help of Shuangquan, he still felt a little uneasy because Wuzhu had to "die" once after all.

"He is so loyal to you." Li Chengze sighed. Although he already knew Wu Zhu's loyalty to Fan Xian, he still couldn't help but sigh.

For Fan Xian, Wu Zhu is not afraid of death. This kind of trust and loyalty is truly rare.

"Second Prince, is Uncle Wu Zhu's loyalty based on subjective consciousness, or..." Fan Xian hesitated, as if the next words were difficult to say.

"You want to ask, as a robot, does Wuzhu have independent consciousness?" Li Chengze saw through Fan Xian's thoughts and asked directly.

"That's right, Your Highness. That's what I wanted to ask." Fan Xian nodded in acknowledgement.

"The robots in the temple are just robots after all. Their actions are all controlled by programs..." Li Chengze explained, his words revealing his understanding of the nature of robots.

"However, Wuzhu is a special case!"

"Even if his memory is erased, as long as he comes into contact with people and things from the past, he may gradually recover his memory."

"That's why, after he fought with Ku He of Northern Qi that day, he headed to Jiangnan..."

"He wants to visit the places he and your mother used to stay in, and try to recover some memories." Li Chengze explained to Fan Xian.

"I see!"

After hearing what Li Chengze said, Fan Xian's mood became complicated. He could neither say he was happy nor unhappy.

Logically speaking, Uncle Wu Zhu has an independent consciousness, which means he has a complete soul, and Fan Xian should be happy about this.

After all, although his body is a robot, his soul is independent, which is almost indistinguishable from that of a human being.

However, thinking about how he had let Uncle Wu Zhu fake his death, and if Uncle Wu Zhu's soul existed independently and had subjective consciousness, Fan Xian felt even more guilty.

"Okay, now you should put yourself in his shoes and think about it. If Wuzhu needs you to fake your death once, are you willing to fake your death for him?"

Seeing Fan Xian's expression, Li Chengze roughly guessed what he was thinking, patted him on the shoulder and asked.

"Of course I am willing!" Fan Xian answered without hesitation.

"Then, will you blame Wuzhu for this?" Li Chengze asked.

"Of course not!" Fan Xian answered without hesitation.

“So, trust is mutual.”

“As the saying goes, do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.

The same goes for the other way around. You won't blame Wuzhu for all these years, so naturally, he won't blame you if you treat him like this." Li Chengze concluded.

(End of this chapter)