After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 23 Emperor, your farts stink.

Don't come over.

The human-shaped excrement bomb changed direction and headed towards the old emperor.

Shen Zhiyi, with foresight, shrank behind the fake rock.

[Haha, old emperor, why are you running away? Weren't you going to check your precious grandson's homework?]

Old Emperor: Bah! He has a father, what does he need to do? It's just because someone wants to watch the show.

He absolutely refused to admit that he also wanted to come and see the excitement, but unexpectedly he ended up becoming part of the excitement himself.

The news couldn't be kept secret forever, and soon the entire court knew about it.

Because by the next day, Shen Zhiyi's mind was still filled with images of human-shaped excrement bombs.

The Crown Prince's disaster relief efforts in Jiangnan went smoothly, but it seems a minor issue arose.

The old emperor and all the officials were on tenterhooks.

[Haha, sorry, seeing the Crown Prince immediately reminded me of that human-shaped poop bomb grandson, hahaha.]

The old emperor's lips twitched. "Shen Zhiyi, focus on the important points."

"Oh dear, I told you, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. The corrupt officials in Jiangnan Province, knowing they're not far from death, are actually planning to kill the Crown Prince and attempt a rebellion."

The old emperor and his ministers exchanged a glance, and in that single glance, countless ideas flashed through their minds.

[Oh my god, the Crown Princess has demolished all the outhouses in the Eastern Palace! Is this acceptable? Shouldn't this be discussed with the Old Emperor first?]

The old emperor: A mere latrine is not important. What's important is that you tell me quickly, Shen Zhiyi, what exactly is the situation in Jiangnan Road?

I'm so busy, I'll switch between two screens to watch this.

The old emperor: The capable should do more work, so hurry up and take a look.

The areas in Jiangnan Circuit suffering the most severe drought were Hengzhou and Jizhou. After the Crown Prince arrived, he immediately beheaded the governors of these two prefectures. This terrified the governors of the other prefectures in Jiangnan Circuit, who initially kept their tails between their legs. With this scare tactic at the outset, the Crown Prince's disaster relief efforts proceeded smoothly.

[Logically speaking... oh my god.]

The old emperor's eyelids twitched. Who was it? Who had attracted Shen Zhiyi's attention at this crucial moment?

I wonder if this child has some kind of brain disorder; he can never concentrate.

[I never expected that such an interesting thing would happen to the old emperor after I went home to sleep, hahaha.]

The solemn expressions of the court officials immediately turned to curiosity, and they involuntarily leaned towards Shen Zhiyi.

[Hiss, those governors are plotting to kill the crown prince. They're really bold, not even choosing the night.]

The entire court: ? ? ?

They had already completed their actions, so why did they go back?

But it's okay, that's what they want to hear anyway.

Shen Zhiyi turned her head and looked at what had happened to the old emperor last night.

[Hahaha, this is hilarious! Not only did the old emperor's feet stink, but his farts smelled too!]

[He even farted in the Empress's bed, so much so that the Empress was thrown out, blankets and all.]

The poor old emperor spent the whole night sleeping on his daybed, wrapped in his blanket.

[What a pity, I went back to sleep last night, otherwise future generations would know the story of how the old emperor was kicked out by the empress for letting out a stinky fart.]

The old emperor wanted to grind his teeth to dust.

Don't think he doesn't know that the people below are trying not to laugh.

"Cough cough."

The old emperor's habitual cough drew everyone's attention to himself.

[Cough, cough, cough, all you do all day is cough. You're just old, not unwell. Old Emperor, you should cough less.]

The old emperor was slightly taken aback, and was strangely and deeply moved.

"Gentlemen, do you have any further thoughts regarding the Crown Prince's disaster relief efforts in Jiangnan?"

All the officials in the court knew that the old emperor simply wanted Shen Zhiyi to draw attention back to Jiangnan Province.

But our newly appointed Minister of Personnel, who is extremely fond of flattery, will definitely not let the old emperor feel awkward.

He praised the crown prince to the skies, quoting classical texts to make him seem unparalleled, and then went on to praise the old emperor and empress for their good looks.

Even the more pragmatic old emperor was almost swayed by these flattering words.

[Holy crap, no wonder he's a top HR manager in Da Ye. With that kind of eloquence, I could ride eight hundred horses and still only be inhaling their exhaust fumes.]

All the officials: Is that the point? No, that's not the point. The point is the Crown Prince.

[Oh right, how come I only just realized? Jiangnan Circuit is just the area encompassing Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi. The old emperor was truly brilliant; when he divided administrative regions, he grouped these three places together, just waiting for them to cause trouble.]

The old emperor tapped the dragon throne thoughtfully.

[Huh? These governors have finally finished their conspiracy.]

Shen Zhiyi carefully reviewed the events and couldn't help but sigh.

How despicable! How utterly despicable!

To come up with such a despicable trick, you guys are ridiculously despicable.

The old emperor was extremely anxious; that was his own son, the son who had grown up riding on his shoulders since he was a child.

What exactly is this scheme?!

[Jiangnan Province had been suffering from a severe drought for a long time, but these people concealed it until they had almost finished lining their own pockets before planning to report it to their superiors and then embezzle disaster relief funds. Little did they know that the old emperor's Dragon Scale Guard was no pushover and had already received the news long ago.]

The Dragon Scale Guard felt ashamed.

The person who came was none other than the Crown Prince, who was still stationed in Jiangnan Province. He brought disaster relief funds and showed no signs of leaving, making it impossible for them to touch the funds.

[Damn it!]

The officials of the court twitched. The current dynasty is called Daye. In order to avoid taboos, people used to call each other "Grandpa" and now they have to call each other "Aye". Not to mention using "his grandpa's" as a swear word.

Some civil officials, unable to bear it any longer, came up with tens of thousands of words in their minds to impeach Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi was so engrossed in her rather despicable scheme that she was completely unaware of the strange atmosphere in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

These corrupt officials should all be killed. With such horrific scenes of people exchanging children to eat, they still dared to try and embezzle disaster relief funds. They're beasts! No, they're worse than beasts! How can someone like that be a local official? Old Emperor, didn't you supervise properly? What kind of Tom, Dick, and Harry are you letting in?

The Crown Prince shouldn't have only executed two corrupt officials; he should have wiped out everyone in that area.

Shen Zhiyi cursed the corrupt officials of Jiangnan Road for the entire duration of an incense stick burning.

None of the officials knew the dirty tricks those corrupt officials used to harm the crown prince.

After a short break, Shen Zhiyi continued her efforts.

Those corrupt officials are truly despicable; they plan to poison the grain that the Crown Prince worked so hard to obtain, hoping to use the famine victims' anger to deal with the Crown Prince.

[The Crown Prince is in danger. I remember seeing something like a county magistrate who was trampled to death by disaster victims. In the end, the governor used the magistrate's death as a pretext to order the execution of a group of disaster victims.]

The old emperor was so angry that he slammed his fist on the dragon throne.

He originally thought he was a competent emperor, but he never expected that the people under his rule would be so corrupt.