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Chapter 42: Bound in a Cocoon

Before we knew it, the stars retreated and the sky began to brighten. The footsteps of eunuchs and palace maids rushing to the road were heard from the streets outside.

Dongfang Yun, who was in memory, put away his memory, stood up and stretched, turned around and washed up, looked up at the increasingly "significant" face in the mirror, handsome and unconventional, spotless, with both the elegance of a man and a little bit of a woman's tenderness. These are all the sequelae of practicing the "Sunflower Book"!

He shook his head helplessly, grabbed the whisk placed aside, and Dongfang Yun walked out of the door and went out for a walk.

Nowadays, stage dramas have been formed, and qualified candidates are responsible for screening programs and performing programs. As long as those with talent and ability are on stage, they will show their style and faces, attract cheers and honors behind them, which is also a grand event in the palace.

In addition to occasionally answering some difficult questions in stage dramas, Dongfang Yun has become more leisurely in life. Every day, he puts a whisk on his arm and swims in and out, making him feel uncomfortable.

Walking around, the eunuchs and palace maids he met along the way came forward to greet him respectfully, and he responded with a smile on his face. Then he went to the imperial kitchen. Although he no longer served the rich father-in-law, he would come to help him occasionally when he had time to spare.

When the sun showed half of its head in the sky, Dongfang Yun who had wandered around returned to his courtyard. Soon, someone brought breakfast on time, four hot dishes and one boiled soup, plus a few steaming steamed buns. According to Dongfang Yun, life was so exciting.

The little eunuch who was delivering the meal was about to eat. When the door was pushed open again, the old eunuch Wu rushed in with a cold wind, rushed to the table and sat down. Without saying a word, he picked up a pair of chopsticks that had been prepared beside him and picked up the food and ate it.

Old Eunuch Wu once said that eating alone is not as fragrant as two people eating together, so Dongfang Yun had to prepare two more pairs of bowls and chopsticks from time to time to prevent Old Eunuch Wu and the rich brother-in-law from coming to the scene at any time.

After drinking and eating, the old eunuch Wu put down the bowls and chopsticks, leaned back on the back of the chair, and breathed a long sigh of satisfaction, saying, "Your life is really leisurely!"

"Ha, you can do it too, but who said you were once a general and knew a lot of things. The emperor wanted to ask for your opinions on everything!" Dongfang Yun has cultivated his mind and nature over the years, and his mind has become much more calm. Although he still likes to play pranks sometimes, it is rare for the old eunuch Wu to be seen.

Seeing that the old eunuch Wu frowned a little, Dongfang Yun asked with a smile: "What's wrong? What's the problem? If it's not a secret opportunity, you can tell it and focus on your ideas. Maybe I can give you some advice!"

The old eunuch Wu rubbed his eyebrows, sighed helplessly, and said, "Our Donglai Kingdom is going to fight against the Ahan Kingdom again."

"Oh, don't you fight every few years?! It's been fighting for hundreds of years, just fight. We are not afraid of them. Why are you anxious about this?" Dongfang Yun was a little confused.

"This time the situation was a bit bad. Last summer, there was a severe drought in the northeast and no harvest, while in the southwest, there were floods and floods and people were displaced. In order to help the victims, the treasury took out a lot of money. But now it is about to fight, so the military resources are naturally lacking!"

Dongfang Yun said with a shameless idea: "Then please collect some from the wealthy officials below. After all, the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible!"

The old eunuch Wu gave him a blank look and said, "It sounds nice. If those officials do not pay money from the treasury, even if they are the saints of Qingliu, they still want them to take the initiative to pay for it, that is impossible!"

"Then I will find a few corrupt and powerful people, or arrogant and domineering operations, demoted them to civilians, and confiscate their property!" Dongfang Yun continued to make a fool of himself.

"That's that easy thing. If you embezzle, he will also embezzle. If you talk about greed for corruption in the treasury, then none of the civil and military officials can escape. If you need to investigate and deal with it, you can immediately involve a large group of people. Have you ever thought about how to end it? So, generally speaking, as long as those officials are not very corrupt, even the emperor can only turn a blind eye!"

Holding his thumb and index finger, Dongfang Yun stroked his chin, his eyes narrowed with evil light flashed, and he smiled thoughtfully: "I have another idea, which will definitely work, but it is more sinister, and someone will sacrifice his reputation and even his life!"

When the old eunuch Wu heard this, he was excited, straightened his waist, widened his eyes and looked at Dongfang Yun, and said with interest: "What's the idea? Let's talk about it, the emperor is so anxious about this matter. If your idea can work, the emperor will definitely reward you!"

"Look for someone who is willing to sacrifice his reputation and even can sacrifice his life when necessary, and establish him as a villain who is particularly good at pleasing the emperor in front of all officials. This person must show a greedy personality in front of all officials, and bully civil and military officials from time to time. When the civil and military officials sue him, the emperor will be angry and show his willingness to protect him. In this way, it will not take long for the officials to know that this person has become the new favorite celebrity around the emperor. At this time, let the emperor deliberately find some officials who dislike him. When the officials are scared to death, they will secretly imply those officials.

It is most suitable for this matter to find the heroes around the emperor. In order to preserve their name and official rank, there will naturally be someone who will bring money to find the person you arranged. After a few days, the emperor will be in a good mood and relieve the blame of those officials who have made mistakes. Those officials will realize the importance of this person. If anything happens in the future, they will bring money to him to do it. After a few years, although this person's reputation has become bad, he can make a lot of military expenditure for the emperor, which can be regarded as a goal. If this matter is too big and the impact is very bad, then let the person sacrifice himself, demote or kill him. At that time, the evil will be gone, and the public will calm down and shout that the emperor's wiseness will be fine."

When Dongfang Yun said this, his voice became low and gloomy, saying that the old eunuch Wu who was used to the simple Dongfang Yun was not used to it, but he still seriously considered what Dongfang Yun said.

After a moment, a knowing smile appeared in his eyes and said, "Well, it's not bad. The emperor can't help but collect money from the officials below. Then find a guy who takes the blame. A good way. Wait until the Sa family goes to talk to the emperor. This method is probably feasible!" After that, he got up and hurriedly left.

When the night lights were on at night, Emperor Zhenlai suddenly sent the old eunuch Wu to summon Dongfangyun to Kunning Palace for a while.

Looking at the playful smile of the old eunuch Wu, Dongfang Yun suddenly realized that the shameful idea he had made in the morning was clearly a cocoon.
Chapter completed!
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