"Old Bu." Looking at the old eunuch at his feet, he was surprised.
"Your Majesty..." Zhao Hao gave a simple address, and the old eunuch burst into tears. His voice choked, and he was so moved that he couldn't speak further. He kept kowtowing on the ground.
"Don't knock your head on the ground anymore, the marble floor will be sunk by you ." Looking at the old eunuch, Zhao Hao felt a bit emotional due to the memories in his mind. He even personally bent over and helped the old eunuch up.
Feeling how his memories affected him, Zhao Hao couldn't help but wonder whether he had really transmigrated or if he had reincarnated into this new identity and only now awakened the memories from his past life.
The old eunuch was named Bu Jian. He used to serve Zhao Hao. It can be said that Zhao Hao was brought up by him. Ten years ago, when Zhao Hao was imprisoned by Li Tianba. He was also demoted to a miscellaneous eunuch, and he was often bullied and his property stolen.
In the past ten years, he often secretly went to the harem to visit Zhao Hao. Although he couldn't help Zhao Hao, he did not fail to try. He absolutely loved Zhao Hao like a son.
Zhao Hao had a soft side that was only shown to those who were loyal to him and to those he cared about and therefore he could not bear to see the old man hit his head on the floor in the name of kowtowing.
"Old Bu, you have survived to this day. Your good days have finally come. From now on, you are the chief eunuch and no one in this palace will dare to bully you again."
"let's go."
Zhao Hao waved the sleeves of his imperial robe backward and continued to stride forward after helping the old man up.
"Your Highness, go to bed, Diewu will go to the side hall to rest." Huang Diewu had escorted Zhao Hao to his sleeping quarters and was about to leave.
"What if someone assassinates me after you leave?" Zhao Hao decided to try his luck. As a king, he felt it right to sleep in a beauty's embrace after a stressful day.
"This old slave will retire first." Bu Jian gave a chuckle and left wittily.
"With General Dong Zhuo standing outside, no one can enter and disturb you." Huang Diewu smiled.
"But there are two doors here, Dong Zhuo guards the front door, and no one guards the back door." Zhao Hao said confidently.
"With General Dong's mighty power, the entire hall is completely under his watch." Huang Diewu nodded seriously.
Zhao Hao cursed secretly and decided to give up. He would live to fight another day.
….
Less than 30 meters away from the back door of Hall, in a dark and narrow hut, two men were pressed against each other.
"Use the Turtle Breath Technique to hold your breath, and don't let the masters around the little emperor notice it."
"I have heard the voice of the little emperor. He must be close."
"Me too, I really hope he comes to the hut soon..."
The two Yamada brothers were squeezed back to back in the small hut. The two of them couldn't help but pinch their noses due to the smell. Being an abandoned emperor, the toilet he used was obviously in shambles and had not been cleaned for long. Considering his previous crippled self, he couldn't have done it himself even if he wanted to.
The eyes of the two brothers were starting to tear up due to the smell but the two of them still had a look of excitement, and they couldn't restrain their excitement.
...
Zhao Hao was unsuccessful in deceiving Diewu into staying back, so he decided to take a bath first.
Soaking in the tub, Zhao Hao narrowed his eyes and took a look at the system data.
Host: Zhao Hao
Level: Level 9 of Marrow Refining.
Generals: Dong Zhuo (sword), Huang Diewu (bow).
People: 3.7 million.
Belief value: 160,000.
The current main enemy: Li Tianba.
[Main task: First show of power - Before Li Tianba returns to the court, regain control of the court and stabilize your regime.]
"160,000!" Zhao Hao was startled, his faith value had risen to 160,000 in one day.
"Could it be that if the faith value reaches a certain threshhold, for example, 1 million there will be a system reward?" He wondered.
[Ding]
[If the faith value reaches a certain amount, you will get rich rewards.]
Following Zhao Hao's thoughts, a system prompt sounded. Immediately, his eyes narrowed again.
He obtained a large amount of gold and silver treasures from Li Tianba's mansion and extorted a fortune from the officials. Now he could be said to be rich but the money must not be wasted. He must be pragmatic. Next, he will start the imperial examination, Recruiting of talents and expanding the army...
However, for a series of state affairs, he did not have enough experience to do it himself. For the court to function, replacements for the six officials he had demoted were indispensable.
"Since Li Tianba had signed a treaty of peace, he must be on his way back. From the sea to the Island, he will return in about five days, so I must complete the task as soon as possible." Zhao Hao pondered.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao lost the mood to take a bath. He jumped out of his bath barrel, returned to the main room.
"Diewu, call me old Bu"
…..
Meanwhile in the latrine…
The two brothers were still waiting.
"Why hasn't the little emperor come to the hut?"
"Don't worry, be patient, people have three urgencies, and sooner or later he will have to relieve himself."
...
"Your Majesty, you summoned this old slave."
Soon, Bu Jian had arrived back to the Hall.
"I have been imprisoned in the harem over the years, and many of the court conditions are unknown to me. I want to know, is there any loyalty in the court?" Zhao Hao said.
"Back to the emperor, really...there is none."
Bu Jian looked helpless, and sighed: "Half of the officials above the fourth grade are Li Tianba's confidantes, and half are officials bought by Li Tianba through bribes."
Zhao Hao sneered, and then said, "Is there any official who was loyal to the royal family who served in the six departments before and is still alive?"
"This..."
Bu Jian thought for a while and said: "There is a man named Luo Tie who originally served in the Ministry of Defense and was very capable. Now he feeds horses in the barracks. There is a man named Zhu Quan, who used to be a minister but now works as a treasurer in a money business. Wu Yonggang, the former chief of the criminal department is now a butcher who kills pigs. Fan Mou, a veteran of the Three Dynasties and a prestigious veteran of the Ministry of Rites, is now a teacher in a school. Liu Xuezhi, is an accountant in a shop..."
Zhao Hao heard more and got more angry: "Old Bu, you should go and inform these people at night, so that they will come up to meet me tomorrow morning. "
"This old slave will go now."
Bu Jian understood what Zhao Hao meant, and immediately went away happily.
After finishing the arrangement, Zhao Hao shouted: "Die Wu, I am going to bed."
Suddenly, his face slumped again. "I just drank a few sips of tea and my stomach was a little bloated, I'll have to take a pee before going to bed."
…..
In the hut…...
"Listen!"
"He is coming."
"Quickly, get ready."
Hearing the sound of Zhao Hao coming, the two brothers got excited.
The opportunity was finally here.