sjar Chapter 524 Intrigue
Chapter 524 Intrigue
However, they didn't know what the emperor was thinking. Chen Er and Zhang Shaoqing exchanged a glance and immediately rushed up in a panic. It was obvious that the emperor had drunk too much.
The emperor's face was already flushed. When he saw Chen Er arrive, he immediately grabbed Chen Er's hand and shook it repeatedly.
"Chen Er, tell me, what should we do next? Zhang Xingchen has completely become the Empress Dowager's man. Even if I jump into the Yellow River, there's no way I can turn the tide. Alright, let's not talk about these bad feelings today. The three of us will drink until we drop."
After the emperor finished speaking, he drank the Daughter's Red wine in his cup in one gulp.
Chen Er sighed. Originally, Zhang Shaoqing wanted to go up and stop the emperor, but Chen Er stopped him.
"Lord Zhang Shaoqing, let His Majesty drink a little more. Only His Majesty himself knows his current mood." Chen Er's words made the Emperor chuckle, and he patted Chen Er's shoulder vigorously.
"In this Ming Dynasty, I feel that only you, Chen Er, truly understand my thoughts. There is no emperor here; you are all my confidants. Let's drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. I am already someone who has lost everything."
After the emperor finished speaking, to the astonishment of the two men, he suddenly grabbed the jar of Daughter's Red wine with both hands and began to drink it down in one gulp.
Is the Emperor drinking? He's revealing his inner turmoil; he's only drunk a small portion of the wine, most of it dripping from his lips onto his clothes.
The emperor didn't even notice that his clothes were completely soaked. Chen Er felt that being an emperor was truly not an easy task.
Every day, the emperor had to watch as numerous civil and military officials schemed against each other, and he also had to carefully contend with the Empress Dowager. Finally, at this critical juncture, things came to a head, and Zhang Xingchen's choice caused the emperor to suffer a mental breakdown.
The emperor was like a tap that had been turned on, venting his frustrations to the fullest.
Chen Er grabbed the jar from the emperor's hand and smashed it to the ground with force. Chen Er's action displeased many eunuchs, all of whom were dressed as ordinary people.
They were only sitting at the table next to the emperor when they saw that Chen Er had smashed the emperor's wine jar, and they all stood up.
The eunuch wanted to grab Chen Er, but the emperor stopped him. Even Zhang Shaoqing was startled by Chen Er's actions, though he knew perfectly well what was going on.
The Emperor is already on the verge of anger, and now Chen Er has smashed the Emperor's wine jar at this critical juncture. Isn't he just asking for trouble?
Just as Zhang Shaoqing was about to say something in defense of Chen Er, Chen Er spoke indifferently: "Your Majesty, I feel that you are not worthy of these two words at all, in my eyes."
The Emperor must be someone who fears neither heaven nor earth; otherwise, he wouldn't be called the "Dragon Body." Do you understand what the dragon symbolizes?
Chen Er felt that the Emperor had really drunk too much today, and the Emperor's words made Chen Er very dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, you are mistaken. In my heart, I believe that your explanation is not just one-sided, but also represents the power and domineering spirit of the bank, and represents an unwillingness to admit defeat. As a royal being, are you really going to be defeated by the difficulties before you?"
"We could only watch helplessly as the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by that wicked woman, and ultimately fell into the hands of Wei Zhongxian." Chen Er said, constantly observing the changes in the emperor's expression.
The emperor's facial muscles were twitching, and his eyes were fixed on Chen Er like an eagle's, as if he was about to explode at any moment. However, Chen Er ignored him for a moment.
When Zhang Shaoqing saw that Chen Er was about to continue speaking, he was really worried about Chen Er.
After all, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. Although the current emperor has no power and seems like a paper tiger, even a dying camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the emperor wanted Chen Er dead, it would only be a matter of a word.
However, he was Chen Er and was not frightened by the emperor's terrifying gaze.
Chen Er, without any tension or panic, continued, "Your Majesty, if the empire your father built with his own hands were to fall into the hands of a dead eunuch, I'd like to see how you would explain it to your father. I'm actually quite looking forward to it."
Chen Er's words made the emperor unable to hold back any longer. The emperor slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his lips trembling.
The Emperor seemed genuinely angered by Chen Er, while Zhang Shaoqing on the other side kept trying to soothe him.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Chen Er absolutely did not mean that. Please don't take it to heart," Zhang Shaoqing immediately tried to defend Chen Er. However, Chen Er didn't take it to heart and continued to look seriously at the Emperor and Zhang Shaoqing.
"What I just said came from the bottom of my heart. If the emperor I know is really a coward, then I would rather I had never met you. In my opinion, the Ming Dynasty will eventually belong to Wei Zhongxian."
After Chen Er finished speaking, he didn't even look at the emperor and turned to leave.
These eunuchs were already quite close to the emperor, and now that they saw Chen Er, a mere official, actually getting angry at the emperor, they couldn't contain themselves any longer.
The eunuchs, without a second thought, blocked Chen Er's path, intending to capture him and hand him over to the emperor for punishment.
"Lord Chen Er, you can't leave yet. Without the Emperor's permission, you should go back and sit down."
A eunuch said in a low voice. In fact, Chen Er didn't take these eunuchs seriously at all. Although there were some martial arts practitioners among them, they didn't seem to be very strong.
Chen Er wanted to leave in front of the eunuchs as if nothing had happened. If Chen Er wanted to, it probably wouldn't even take a minute. The eunuchs immediately laughed. Chen Er turned to look at the emperor and asked.
"Your Majesty, is this what you mean? Are we not even allowed to say a few words of justice? If Your Majesty is not pleased, then just kill me now. If I, Chen Er, even blink, then I have lost."
Chen Er's words did not anger the emperor.
Instead, the Emperor clapped and exclaimed, "A single conversation with you is worth more than ten years of study. It seems the wise sayings left by our ancestors still have some use." After the Emperor finished speaking, he looked at the eunuchs.
"What are you all doing? Get out of here right now! No one is to come up here without my order." After saying this, the emperor finally put his arm around Chen Er.