amaotonovel Chapter 611 Tu Jie: Suffering Without End
Chapter 611 Tu Jie: Suffering Without End
It's still the Imperial Garden.
"Tu Jie, come and look at what's written on these papers. What can you tell us?"
The better Emperor Zhu Chongba slept the day before, the angrier he became the next day.
Can't sleep, can't sleep at all.
After bringing these crumpled papers out of the prison, Emperor Zhu Chongba immediately unfolded them and began to read them.
secret!
Upon hearing those two words from Zhao Zheng's mouth, Emperor Zhu Chongba did not hesitate for a moment and immediately took all the unused paper from Zhao Zheng's puppet.
This maneuver left Zhao Zheng's puppet completely dumbfounded.
I almost called the imperial physician for him.
After all, if it takes so much paper to solve something, it's bound to cause stomach upset.
The prison is nothing like other places.
If a stomach ache and isn't treated promptly, it can really be fatal.
As for why he was called the Imperial Physician, Emperor Zhu Chongba at that time was so focused on concealing his purpose that he didn't have any extra energy to spare.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Tu Jie, who had just been released from the cabinet, was in a similar mood, not exactly happy either.
There's no way around it, the cabinet is so great.
Good pay, plenty of food, leadership position, and little work.
Who knew he would be released so suddenly, only to be forced to stand on the opposite side of the Zhao family again.
Is that my major, Tu Jie's major?
Your Majesty, aren't you overestimating me?
With a jumble of thoughts, Tu Jie reluctantly took the paper, which was clearly unfolded from a crumpled ball.
After reading the contents, his brows furrowed even more.
"You don't understand either?"
When Emperor Zhu Chongba saw him like this, he knew that he was not much better than himself, and a shadow of gloom couldn't help but flash through his heart.
They finally obtained the secret, but couldn't understand it.
Could it be that no matter what I do, I can't find any fault with the Zhao family?
"Your Majesty, the content drawn on this seems to be all about mathematical calculations in the sacred texts, and they are all what Minister Zhao calls summary formulas."
"If it is a common arithmetic expression, even one involving combined operations, I can still understand it to some extent."
"But there are very few numbers on it; it's all just various abstract symbols..."
Tu Jie excels at two skills: reading people's expressions and finding a way out for himself.
You say greed? That's not a skill, that's instinct.
For example, even when he served as acting prime minister in the cabinet, he showed no airs of a prime minister whatsoever. On the contrary, he consulted with the other three officials even more than when he was not prime minister.
The same is true now.
Although Emperor Zhu Chongba seemed to intend to give him an important position, it was only an appearance after all.
Skills, activate!
Tu Jie is useful, but not that useful.
"If you understand it, give us the result; if you don't, then there's no point in discussing it. Don't try to play tricks on us!"
Unfortunately, whenever Tu Jie needed to activate his skills, he was either facing Zhao Zheng or Emperor Zhu Chongba.
None of his skills were effective against either side.
For example, when faced with his cleverness, Emperor Zhu Chongba gave him a harsh scolding.
boom!
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent!"
Tu Jie's passive skill activated, and he immediately begged for mercy.
"But this is really not my fault. I think only a living saint can understand the sacred principles of the Zhao family. I am just a mortal, how could I possibly comprehend them?"
"So you're saying that even our emperor can't understand it, and is therefore inferior to the sage of the Zhao family?" Emperor Zhu Chongba instantly glared and puffed out his beard.
"Your Majesty, God rules over all directions, while Arhats guard one region. How can people say that Arhats are stronger than God?"
"You are very sharp-tongued."
No wonder there are treacherous officials under the emperor. Even though Emperor Zhu Chongba was mentally prepared, his anger completely disappeared when he heard Tu Jie's flattering words of pleading for mercy.
The way he looked at Tu Jie changed several times.
"Your Majesty, this is the truth!"
"If it weren't for your recovery of our lost territories, even if Minister Zhao had wanted to present the sacred principles long ago, there would have been no scholars from the Academy of Sciences to pass on his knowledge to him."
"Not to mention, even Vice Minister Zhao only knows a little about the sacred principles. More of the sacred principles need to be studied and discovered by the people blessed by His Majesty."
In just a few words, Zhao Zheng presented the "Sacred Principles of the Zhao Family," but in Tu Jie's words, the prefix "Zhao Family" was removed, and the adjective "inherited through generations" was subtly added.
It must be said that Emperor Zhu Chongba was particularly pleased to hear this.
Yes.
The sacred principles of the Zhao family are so profound that even the head of the Zhao family cannot comprehend them.
That must be something passed down from all the sages and hidden sages throughout history.
The Zhao family was probably just lucky; perhaps a fortunate sage once passed it down to them.
To create, to inherit.
Both words are great, but their fundamental meanings are completely different.
"So what secret do you think this contains?"
"We've been studying this for ages, but we still haven't figured out a direction."
Once Emperor Zhu Chongba understood, his subsequent claims of ignorance were entirely based on confidence.
This only made things harder for Tu Jie.
If his level is considered that of a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations, then the knowledge contained in these papers must be at the level of a top scholar.
The gods and Buddhas that the top scholar prayed to.
The kind that flies in the sky.
How could a petty corrupt official like him possibly understand this!
But he couldn't continue to say he didn't know, after all, the emperor in front of him was a ruthless person who grew vegetables in the imperial garden.
The Imperial Garden, for growing vegetables?
Got it!
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and can only vaguely discern that these formulas seem to be related to the cultivation of high-yield grain varieties."
Tu Jie's words were firm, but his heart was trembling.
'Lord Bowang, if you are watching over me from heaven, you must protect me!'
"High-yield grain varieties!?"
However, it seemed that Heaven was truly moved by Tu Jie's words. When Emperor Zhu Chongba heard these words, he actually put his mind to something!
"Erhu! Erhu!"
The cold-blooded Song Zong withdrew, and the arrival of the familiar General Erhu made Tu Jie even more excited.
It's alive! It's alive!
Only God knows what a miserable life he had in the cabinet!
Although he was called the chief minister, the three deputy ministers were actually in cahoots.
Can a leader be considered a leader if none of his subordinates obey him?
Similarly, if everyone is willing to be driven by him, does it still matter whether he is the superior or not?
Now, his suffering has finally come to an end!
"Your subordinate has arrived!"
"Find the crop data records from the Zhao family's experimental fields."
Meanwhile, Emperor Zhu Chongba began issuing orders while selecting the paper with the most patterns and numbers from the crumpled paper and heading directly to his own field.
Tu Jiefeng glanced at the paper and saw only some squares, two enclosed regular polygons, the number one, and the number 618 on the next line.
What are you talking about?
The emperor truly understands!
Why couldn't I, Tu Jie, see anything?
Tu Jie also harbored a dream of becoming a saint, especially since even the emperor had descended to earth; he followed suit...
What are you doing following us?
"Go to the Ministry of Works and find Vice Minister Zhao. You're an expert at making money, and our Minister Zhao is currently researching money shortages. This money shortage will be yours from now on!"
Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhu Chongba stepped into the field without any problems, but when Zhu Chongba followed suit, he was immediately warned by the emperor.
Who was it that just now acted as if they wanted me to help cause trouble for the Zhao family?
Tu Jie's eyes widened and then quickly shrank back, leaving him feeling utterly aggrieved.
He lost his position as Grand Secretary, and it seems that his original post as Vice Minister of Works was also not reserved for him.
Yet they were still threatened and forced to become spies for Zhao Zheng!
God!
After hardship comes happiness!