jdhmnovel Chapter 460 Schedule
Chapter 460 Schedule
On the ground, a gentle breeze rustled the leaves. Liu Feng hurried towards the Emperor Emeritus's residence. Finally, he arrived at his destination and stood before the vermilion gate. Taking a deep breath, Liu Feng gently knocked on the door.
"Come in." A calm and slightly authoritative voice came from inside the room.
Liu Feng pushed open the door and entered the room with light steps. There sat the Emperor Emeritus, seated on a carved sandalwood chair, holding an ancient book and reading intently. Hearing footsteps, the Emperor Emeritus looked up, his gaze falling on Liu Feng.
Liu Feng hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down on both knees, and respectfully said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!" After saying that, he bowed deeply.
The Emperor Emeritus put down his book, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Liu Feng before him, asking with a puzzled expression, "Liu Feng, why aren't you serving by the Emperor's side? Why have you suddenly come to see me today? Is there something important?" The Emperor Emeritus knew very well that Liu Feng, as the head of Qin Wu's secret guards, was always by Qin Wu's side, never leaving his side unless there was a major event. For Liu Feng to come in person now meant that something extremely important must have happened.
Liu Feng lowered his head, not daring to meet the Emperor Emeritus's gaze, and replied in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it was indeed His Majesty who instructed me to come. This is a list that His Majesty asked me to bring you, which records all the people who participated in persuading His Majesty to select candidates."
As he spoke, Liu Feng took out a roll of yellow silk from his bosom and presented it to the Emperor Emeritus with both hands.
The retired emperor took the silk scroll, slowly unfolded it, and examined it carefully.
The more he looked, the more gloomy and unpleasant the Emperor Emeritus's face became.
When he finished reading the last part, he slammed the silk on the table and roared, "These audacious bastards! How dare they interfere with the Emperor's selection of concubines! They are utterly lawless!"
Liu Feng remained standing and continued, "His Majesty said that the Retired Emperor should handle this matter personally. If the Retired Emperor finds it difficult to discipline these people, then His Majesty will take over and send them all on their way. At that time, if His Majesty still needs beautiful women to accompany him, he can take advantage of this imperial concubine selection to choose a few for the Retired Emperor to send into the palace."
The retired emperor trembled with rage after hearing Liu Feng's words. He never imagined that even after abdicating for so many years, his ministers would still dare to act so recklessly and attempt to interfere in the affairs of the royal household.
He had heard about talent shows, but at the time he only considered them as casual conversation and jokes.
Who would have thought that it would now be so intricately connected to his own harem! Even more shocking is that, according to Liu Feng, this incident seems to have crossed the line for his son.
The retired emperor suppressed the turmoil in his heart, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.
After a moment's thought, he slowly asked, "So, what specific arrangements does the Emperor have for this matter?"
Liu Feng bowed slightly and replied succinctly, "Your Majesty the Emperor Emeritus feels that the ministers are too idle on weekdays, so he has ordered that arrangements be made for their household affairs. It is stipulated that two people will take turns every day to ensure that these ministers can feel His Majesty's care for them."
Upon hearing this, the retired emperor was once again speechless with astonishment.
He could hardly believe what he was hearing—that the emperor was going to interfere in the private affairs of his ministers.
Isn't this utterly ridiculous? Such an absurd and outrageous act is truly beyond imagination!
However, after a moment's thought, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly: how dare the ministers interfere in the emperor's affairs of the harem? Such overstepping of authority was truly astonishing.
But on second thought, if even ministers can act so recklessly, then it seems that it is not entirely unforgivable for the emperor to occasionally intervene.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a bit amused and exasperated.
At this moment, he was truly impressed by the plan his son had come up with.
After all, only someone with a quick mind like him could come up with such a brilliant idea!
Recalling his time in power, he said that every few years a large-scale talent show had to be held, which really gave him a headache!
Each time he faced a large number of beauties, he had to spend a lot of energy and time selecting and screening them, and the tediousness and complexity of it was beyond imagination.
What's worse, even though he was deeply disgusted with it, he couldn't refuse to hold the talent show due to the circumstances at the time.
Failure to do so could trigger a series of unpredictable consequences, and even affect the stability of the court and the foundation of its rule.
Surprisingly, under the wise rule of King Wu of Qin, the Qin Dynasty is now flourishing and its national strength has reached a point where it no longer needs the power of the harem to check the power of the previous dynasty.
Under these circumstances, even the retired emperor couldn't help but secretly sigh that his son was indeed more outstanding than himself in governing the country and was truly the best choice to assume the throne.
"Well, I will handle this matter properly. If there is nothing else to report, you may leave for now." After sighing inwardly, the Emperor Emeritus issued Liu Feng the order to leave.
Liu Feng quickly bowed and said respectfully, "In that case, this humble subject will not disturb the Emperor Emeritus any longer."
After speaking, he slowly took a few steps back before turning and leaving, his steps light and steady, until his figure disappeared outside the palace gate.
Subsequently, Qin Wu's astonishing order swept through the entire city of Xianyang like a whirlwind.
The moment this news reached everyone's ears, everyone was stunned, their faces showing disbelief.
Because this emperor, known for his decisive and ruthless actions, had never before issued such a peculiar and astonishing decree.
In particular, the matter of scheduling officials for their backyards was beyond everyone's imagination.
Those ministers who had actively participated in the selection process were now struck dumb, their faces turning deathly pale.
They never expected that His Majesty would send someone to create a detailed duty roster for their harem! Moreover, it was stipulated that two women must take turns serving them every day. Even with their profound cultivation and strong physique, they would probably find it difficult to bear such frequent demands! If this continued, they were truly worried that they would eventually die from excessive indulgence in women.
In contrast, those who were not involved began to watch with great interest, eager to see what would happen.
They were eager to know whether these troubled ministers could handle such an absurd arrangement.
For a time, the entire city of Xianyang was shrouded in this strange atmosphere, with various discussions and jeers rising and falling incessantly.