HCB Chapter 244 The Old Emperor Feels Guilty
Chapter 244 The Old Emperor Feels Guilty
Shen Zhiyi watched quietly.
The emperor, who was originally anxious to save his mother, suppressed his impatience.
His mother is quite old; the other party certainly isn't after her looks.
They didn't kill his mother either, which means the other party didn't care about his life.
That is……
This pretty boy opened the late emperor's coffin!
The old emperor's eyelids twitched.
[Holy crap, this pretty boy is a tomb raider!]
The old emperor couldn't sit still any longer and ordered the Dragon Scale Guards to quickly capture the tomb raider.
After a while.
The Dragon Scale Guard silently asked the old emperor.
"Where is the imperial mausoleum?"
The old emperor: ……
The location of imperial tombs is usually kept secret. Once a tomb is completed, it is guarded by tomb keepers for generations.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager never brought many people with her when she visited the imperial tombs.
The old emperor sighed deeply.
He shouldn't have agreed to let his mother come to Luozhou in the first place.
[Hahaha, he's laughing all the way to the bank! This pretty boy is complaining that the late emperor's burial goods were too meager.]
The old emperor lowered his head guiltily.
[They even complained that the late emperor's burial goods weren't high-class enough, and that there were even fakes.]
The old emperor lowered his head again, feeling guilty.
[Oh, so you complained that the late emperor didn't get gold teeth since he'd lost all his teeth.]
The old emperor lowered his head again, feeling guilty.
[Finally, the comment: What a poor emperor!]
The old emperor seemed to have done some mental preparation and calmly accepted that he had lost face with the tomb raiders.
Shen Zhiyi smiled inwardly for a full ten minutes.
The others couldn't laugh; they just felt a burning pain in their faces.
You have to understand that when an emperor dies, the items buried with him must meet certain standards. If counterfeit items were found, people would just think it's a joke.
Thinking of this, many people secretly went to look at Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites.
At this moment, Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites also looked puzzled.
Why are you all looking at me?
He hadn't passed the exam when the late emperor died.
However, despite this, it was impossible for the Ministry of Rites to make a mistake in such an important matter.
What went wrong?
Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites looked at Shen Zhiyi, who was trembling all over, and wanted to ask her what was going on.
As a member of the Ministry of Rites, he couldn't believe that the Ministry of Rites would make such a big and fundamental mistake.
Shen Zhiyi, who had been laughing for a full ten minutes, finally came to her senses.
[That's not right. Although the late emperor only reigned for a few months, he was still an emperor. How could he be so poor and shabby?]
Yeah yeah.
The surrounding courtiers nodded in agreement; it was indeed a bit embarrassing.
He was, after all, the founding emperor of Daye.
Could it be that the late emperor's tomb had already been visited by tomb robbers?
This possibility is very high.
Look at the emperors of previous dynasties; their coffins were always crammed full. Tomb raiders could make a fortune every time they went. Even the last emperor, despised by all, had a tomb of proper size and didn't look poor at all. How come things changed in Daye?
The court officials of Daye present were filled with shame and indignation.
This is an utter disgrace.
It's one thing if the emperors of the previous dynasty were not as capable as those of the previous dynasty, but how could they be not as capable as the last emperor of the previous dynasty!
Many people began to turn their attention to the old emperor.
The old emperor was still feeling guilty.
He began to hesitate about whether or not to stop Shen Zhiyi!
But a seed of doubt had already been planted in Shen Zhiyi's mind, and driven by her spirit of exploration, she quickly scanned the surveillance footage.
Good heavens, the old emperor was truly a filial son!
Everyone looked at the emperor at the head of the table with a lot of questions.
What does Shen Zhiyi mean by that?
The late emperor's death was dishonorable and abrupt, but he had long ago made preparations for his afterlife, clearly outlining what he needed to be buried with, and even specifically instructing his son, the current emperor.
Shen Zhiyi cleared her throat.
[Ahem, my son, this may only be opened after my death.]
[Hey, the old emperor thought his father was going to tell him something important or that his father had hidden some valuable treasure for him to retrieve, but when he opened it...]
[Hahaha, and then the old emperor was furious.]
The old emperor was furious when he heard this.
Even now, when he's almost dead, he remembers this matter very clearly.
He was overjoyed at the time, but when he opened his eyes, he wished he could gouge his own eyes out.
The late emperor requested that he be dressed in a jade burial suit after his death, but the current emperor replaced it with iron plates.
The courtiers present were stunned and looked at the old emperor.
Wow, isn't that a bit too harsh?
The old emperor still had some conscience; he left a piece of jade for the late emperor.
Everyone:...
The late emperor requested that a large quantity of silk and brocade be buried with him, with exquisite patterns and vibrant colors, but the current emperor replaced these with coarse linen clothing.
The court officials present looked at the old emperor with disapproval.
Your Majesty, this is going a bit too far! It's just clothing!
However, the old emperor still had a shred of conscience; he embroidered auspicious patterns such as dragons, phoenixes, and clouds onto the coarse linen clothing, just as the late emperor had requested.
Everyone:...
The concubines are all from the palace, and they don't cost much money!
The late emperor also demanded that his burial goods include a large number of rare cultural relics to demonstrate that although he came from humble origins, he was actually quite cultured. This way, even if his tomb were ever robbed, the burial goods could still be used to analyze whether he was a refined emperor.
But all those ancient books, paintings, and porcelain pieces were replaced with fakes by the old emperor.
The courtiers present were numb.
If it weren't for the fact that it was the old emperor who did this, they would have already started criticizing him passionately.
Is this right?
Is this really the right thing to do?
However, the old emperor still had a shred of conscience; he did release some genuine items, though a mixture of truth and falsehood.
The old emperor nodded firmly.
He wasn't that ruthless; he actually used real stuff.
But why couldn't these tomb raiders find the genuine artifacts after searching the imperial tomb for so long?
The courtiers present looked at the old emperor with suspicion.
The Emperor must have regretted it later, so he secretly replaced the genuine item with the real one.
The old emperor was a shrewd man, and he immediately understood what everyone meant from their eyes.
He was anxious.
Is he really that despicable?
After all, he's his father, so how could he possibly fill the boxes with fakes? Of course, there must be quite a few genuine ones as well.
The tomb robber was clearly talking nonsense and trying to frame him.
[Did I see wrong? Was the old emperor actually stuffing them all with fakes?]
Shen Zhiyi clicked her tongue a few times.
How cruel.
The old emperor got angry.
Shen Zhiyi, take a closer look, it's definitely not him!
【Wait, that's not right.】
Shen Zhiyi blinked a few times, and finally couldn't help but lower her head.
If it weren't for the constant echoes of her loud laughter lingering in everyone's minds, no one would have known what she was doing with her head down.
[I never expected this! Haha, it was actually her!]
What does this show? It shows that while you're alive, you shouldn't offend too many people, especially...