WCSM 31-35

Chapter 31

The news that the system revealed tonight was indeed a huge melon, so big that the emperor enraged and summoned the ministers to the palace overnight.

"I didn't touch him because of the will of the previous emperor! What does he think of Dasheng and the Imperial family?"

"I have never been so extravagant even in the three-year selection! He snatched at the sight of prettier girls he saw. Even the last emperor of the previous dynasty did not do so!"

"He killed a Juren, raped his wife, killed an unborn child, and joined forces with local officials to kill the juren's parents, and dismembered the woman to suppress her. With all these things, is he trying to poke a hole in the sky?"

"Does he still have the Dasheng court and me as the emperor in his eyes?"

The emperor was furious. In front of many ministers, he slammed the dragon table.

The late emperor had seven princes in total. The others either took idle positions and occasionally came to the court, or were rich and idle people who spent their days planting flowers and playing with birds. They didn't even bother to come to the court. Every brother was expressing to him: Your Majesty, I am very obedient.

Only King An was so special, in a place in Jiangnan that the emperor could not reach.

If King An was more obedient, the emperor would turn a blind eye to him for the sake of that will and just think of it as buying peace.

What did this lad do? Knowing that the royal guard was the emperor's confidant, he sent secret guards to intercept, surround, and kill, not letting the royal guard enter Zhou Prefecture. On top of that, he committed such a crime!

Furious, the emperor wanted to be like Chu Hua, want to give a few kicks that cut off his descendants!

When the emperor was angry, the ministers were silent, and no one dared to offend the emperor at this time.

Some people stealthily glanced at the old Grand Preceptor: Grand Preceptor, it's time for you to take the stage!

The old Grand Preceptor was also angry after reading the report, but he was almost seventy years old and had experienced two dynasties and too many bizarre and outrageous things.

He had calmed down, and seeing that the emperor was still as angry as an angry lion, he persuaded: "Your Majesty, calm down. The most urgent thing is to send people to Zhou Prefecture to investigate and collect evidence. There must be enough evidence to prove that King An acted recklessly in Zhou Prefecture, took human lives lightly, and regarded the court and the law as nothing. This way he can be dealt with according to the Dasheng law."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked at King Fushuo on the side intentionally or unintentionally.

King Fushuo was the director of the Imperial Clan Court and the Imperial Clan Court took care of all matters of the imperial family, including compiling and revising the imperial family genealogy jade book, recording the imperial family's merits, and also including cases related to the imperial family.

If the imperial family committed a crime, other departments have no authority to handle the case, and the case must be handled by the Imperial Clan Court and the Ministry of Justice.

In other words: King An's case must wait for the nod of the Imperial Clan Court.

King Fushuo was the younger brother of the late emperor. He made many contributions on the battlefield when he was young. He took over the position of the Imperial Clan Court after he was injured and retired. He had no lack of popularity, seniority, and prestige. The emperor must give this uncle some face.

King Fushuo had a businesslike expression on his face: "The Imperial Clan Court will cooperate with various departments to conduct investigations."

Everyone, including the emperor, breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that King Fushuo would protect King An for the sake of the late emperor.

King An's case involves corruption, violation of rules, murder, bribery, and forced seizure of civilians' wives. None of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Court of Judicial Review could escape.

At least the system's exposure stopped here. Otherwise, if it continued like this, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War may get involved.

Who knew if King An, who had been a local emperor in Zhou Prefecture for more than ten years, would rely on the fact that the royal guard's spies could not enter Zhou Prefecture and collude with local officials, whether he had built any illegal buildings, dug any passages, or made any fortifications and weapons?

Moreover, who knew if King An had privately stockpiled troops?

——Local emperors were still different from real emperors. No one knew to what extent King An's appetite and courage had been raised.

Officials have a headache just thinking about it. This was a very hard bone to chew.

"Should we send the royal guard to investigate first?"

"The royal guards have suffered countless casualties. Isn't it sending them to death?"

"It's true that the late emperor gave them secret guards, but it has been more than ten years now. They should not be as strong as before."

"Why don't we send secret guards too?"

Every emperor had secret guards to protect him. The late emperor had them, and the current emperor naturally had them too.

It was just that the duty of the secret guards was to protect the emperor. Couldn't really let the secret guards investigate such a case, right? They were not good at this.

"The secret guards are scary because they are in the dark and no one knows them." The old Grand Preceptor disagreed, "If they are all put in the open, the secret guards will lose their advantages and will be worse than the experienced royal guards."

But the royal guards’ martial art weren’t as good as the secret guards and couldn’t escape the interception of the late emperor's secret guards!

To deal with King An in public, there was the late emperor's will standing in the way and to deal with King An in secret, there was the secret guards given by the late emperor to block it.

Many officials couldn't help but grumble about the late emperor in their hearts: You really left us a huge mess!

Not to mention the headache of the emperor and the civil and military officials, even King Fushuo was not sure what to do to be safer.

"Let Chu Hua go?" Someone whispered.

The old Grand Preceptor was the first to object: "No, it is only effective in intelligence gathering. Once Chu Hua enters Zhou Prefecture, she will definitely be killed by the secret guards."

The old Grand Mentor also disagreed at first, but after hearing what the old Grand Preceptor said, he suddenly had other ideas.

"But it can know where the secret guards were coming from in advance and we can seize the initiative, surround and kill them, and reduce losses."

"What if it eats the melon too late?"

"Dasheng can't afford to lose it at present."

"Without it, didn't Dasheng get through it before?"

"It's better to eliminate a thing that is still unknown whether it is a human or a ghost as soon as possible."

As they discussed, a group of officials actually quarreled in front of the emperor, one after another, and their faces turned red and their necks thick.

The emperor, who was originally furious, quietly sat back on the dragon throne and watched them quarrel leisurely, without any intention of trying to persuade them to stop fighting.

What to persuade? He wanted to applaud and let them argue more, preferably to the point of losing their minds and talking nonsense.

Only in this way could he know how many people in the court wanted Chu Hua to die because they were afraid that the system would expose their secrets, even though they knew that the system would benefit Dasheng.

The emperor even began to taste tea leisurely.

As the clan director, King Fushuo only dealt with the affairs of the imperial family and did not interfere in the court.

He was like a third party who had nothing to do with everything, watching these people coldly trying to kill Chu Hua and the system for their own selfish interests.

Watching, King Fushuo noticed that the emperor took a sip of tea and ate a piece of cake, as if he regarded the scene of the ministers rolling up their sleeves and fighting as a delicious side dish.

King Fushuo: "..."

The emperor's current performance was completely different from the one who was about to explode just now.

Or... King Fushuo's eyebrows drooped slightly. Could the emperor be deliberately playing them?

Sure enough! You emperors, you have dirty hearts!

Until half an hour later, the group of people stopped arguing once they were hoarse and had to stop. The eunuchs brought tea and they were busy moistening their throats. The imperial study finally quieted down.

The old Grand Preceptor watched for a long time and saw that the time was almost right and sent the Minister of Revenue a look.

The Minister of Revenue couldn't wait any longer and said, "The accounts from four years ago are about to be settled. If anyone rushes to get Chu Hua at this time, don't blame me for making your entire department receive salary promissory notes!"

"Puff——" An official accidentally sprayed tea.

"Cough——" An official accidentally choked.

The officials silently condemned the Minister of Revenue: Aren't you too hooligan?

Salary promissory notes, this was a funny story about this.

Four years ago, the whole Dasheng was full of natural disasters, and there was still a huge silver and money loophole after robbing Peter to pay Paul. Naturally, the salaries of officials could not be paid on time.

All officials in the Ministry of Revenue were so worried that their faces turned bitter and their mouths were full of bubbles. No one knew where to get some money.

Later, the former Vice Minister of Revenue, who was now the Minister of Revenue, heard about the promissory note from his wife and gave an idea to Yuan Wei, the then Minister of Revenue.

Yuan Wei thought that it was a good thing to issue salary promissory notes instead of silver!

So, the long-overdue salaries of officials in the capital were finally paid in the form of promissory notes, meaning they could receive their salaries with the promissory notes after the treasury was full.

Say the salary was not paid, right? They were paid.

Say the salary was paid, right? But the silver was not received.

That whole year, all the officials in the capital received salary promissory notes.

If some families were really in trouble, they would borrow silver from their colleagues with whom they had a good relationship and then use salary promissory notes to pay off their debts.

After the most difficult period, the treasury had some money and slowly began to pay salaries.

It was just that because there were too many debts, it was not easy to pay them back. Some officials who were not short of money had to wait for several years before they could get all their salaries back with promissory notes.

Everyone finally forgot about that period and was now reminded by the Minister of Revenue. That feeling... couldn't be described.

- You damn old man dare to mention it? If it weren't for you, would we have received promissory notes for a year? !

They glared at him, but the Minister of Revenue was not afraid at all and glared back: "Chu Hua has been in the Ministry of Revenue for eight days and the national treasury had already seized 80 million taels, not including those antique jades and calligraphy and paintings. She is the biggest contributor to the abundance of the national treasury."

"Don't say one Jiangnan, even ten Jiangnans are enough for disaster relief! Dasheng has been founded for 117 years. In which year did the national treasury have so much money? In which year did the Ministry of Revenue allocate funds so easily and generously?"

"If any of you are dissatisfied, go to the Ministry of Revenue and work for a day. I don't ask for a lot. As long as you can earn 10 million taels a day, I can give the Minister of Revenue position to you!"

Once the honest man got infuriated, every word he said hit the spine of all officials.

- Do you have the ability to investigate corruption, confiscate assets, and make money?

- You don't have the ability, so you want to kill my people?

- Shut that stinky mouth of yours that only knows how to mess around all day long!

- Try pressuring again? Believe it or not, I will make you only receive salary promissory notes for your whole life? !

Officials: Quiet as a chicken.

The imperial study was so quiet that only the faint sound of the emperor drinking tea could be heard.

Why had Dasheng been broke for so many years since the founding of the country?

Because the previous dynasty emperor was too good at spending money! He had owe money and didn't pay it back!

Building magnificent palaces, repairing canals from south to north, building three-story tall ships, etc. - he did not miss a single thing for pleasure.

Migrant workers were collected, timber was collected, bricks and tiles were collected, but the payment was always in arrears. Even when merchants and citizens couldn’t survive - he didn't think about money at all.

Dasheng overthrew the previous dynasty, but if he wanted to stabilize the country and people's livelihood, he could only accept the previous dynasty's arrears and fill the holes everywhere.

Otherwise, what was the use of Dasheng being built when most of the people died or fled to other neighboring countries?

Once the hole was filled, it was impossible to give up halfway. In those years, the money in Dasheng's treasury was almost spent before it was put in.

It was called the treasury, but in fact there was nothing in it.

Here was another interesting story. When the thief Miraculous Kong Kong just came out of the mountain to become famous in the world, he actually decided to steal the treasury.

The treasury was full of traps. Miraculous Kong Kong tried his best and finally got through 18 levels. As a result, he was dumbfounded when he entered: it was empty inside, not a single copper coin.

Later, Miraculous Kong Kong still became famous all over the world.

Because he left one-two taels of silver in the treasury as well as a note: buy candy with it.

It was enough that the note was left. After going out, he spread nonsense everywhere, letting everyone in the world know that the treasury was so poor that only dust was left. So poor that the thief couldn't bear it and rewarded them with one-two taels of silver to buy something sweet to eat, so as not to be too bitter.

Dasheng, from the supreme emperor to the small officials without rank, would be asked when they went out: Is there money in the treasury today?

Shame!

The second emperor of Dasheng was angered that he issued a nationwide wanted order.

Unfortunately, he was not caught.

The impact of that incident was greater than expected, so much so that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were still stingy decades later.

How could they not be stingy? If another miraculous thief steals from the treasury and finds that there is not much money in it, will Dasheng and the court still have face? All the officials of the Ministry of Revenue should find some noodles and hang themselves at the door of the treasury!

The old Grand Preceptor's face turned bad when he thought of this incident. He didn't want such a thing to happen when he was close to stepping into the coffin.

"It can get the information of Xirong without spending a penny and get the information of Zhou Prefecture without losing a single person. Can you do it?"

"It saved my Dasheng court from conspiracy. Chu Hua developed cowpox to save the people of Dasheng and developed penicillin to save the officials of Dasheng. If you remember her kind act, you will not let a little girl die."

After a moment of silence, someone whispered back: "She may not die."

Minister of Justice: "If she dies, will you help the Ministry of Justice investigate the case?"

Minister of Revenue: "Will you help the Ministry of Revenue investigate corruption?"

The Chief Minister of Court of Judicial Review: "Will you help The Court of Judicial Review investigate old cases?"

The Minister of Revenue swept his eyes over the four ministers of Rites, Works, Personnel, and War, and threatened them with his eyes: Not speaking? Sure, then don't blame me for the salary promissory note.

This was a threat!

A naked threat!

But none of the six ministries could withstand it - a penny could stump a third-rank official!

The Star Picking Tower built by the Ministry of Works had not been completed yet. The Minister of Works was pinched in the soft spot and had to come forward: "I think this is not feasible."

The other three ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of War: "I second the motion."

Once the old Grand Preceptor, the six ministries, and the Court of Judicial Review agreed, half of the officials in the court agreed and it would be difficult for some officials to oppose again.

At this time, the royal guard commander Lin You stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, according to the royal guard stationed in Chu Hua’s Villa, the research on cowpox is progressing smoothly. The symptoms of people who have been vaccinated with cowpox are relatively mild. Once they are completely cured, the Imperial Academy of Medicine Administrator and the imperial doctors of the vaccination department can start on testing the smallpox."

"One more thing, Chu Hua entered the laboratory tonight and had started the penicillin experiment. Everything is going well."




There was some skill in Lin You's speaking order.

First, he reminded everyone that Chu Hua proposed that cowpox could prevent smallpox and lent the villa and the labor, cows, and things there to the court. Then, she began to study penicillin, which could cure syphilis, and brought out her abilities and contributions outside the system.

The royal guard commander was the emperor's confidant and could only be loyal to the emperor. He must be absolutely neutral in his words and deeds to other officials.

Say he was biased towards Chu Hua? He was just reporting the facts.

Say he was not biased towards Chu Hua? He was reminding everyone of Chu Hua's contribution. When the penicillin experiment just started, he said everything went well.

The officials' minds turned quickly. What did Lin You mean by this? Did Lin You's attitude at this time convey the emperor's meaning?

If the emperor wanted to protect Chu Hua, should they continue to insist? Would they anger the emperor and the six ministers and be kicked into a corner and no longer be used?

The voices of opposition instantly disappeared.

The teacup in the emperor's hand finally dropped: "Since all the ministers agree, let the royal guard go to explore first. Of course, in order to reduce the casualties of the royal guard and to make things go more smoothly, Chu Hua and its help are needed before that..."

The lights in the imperial study were on all night.

The next day, Chu Hua just woke up and heard the system chirping in her ear to report what happened last night.

The melon was not detailed enough to repeat everyone's words word for word, but everyone's position and performance fell into Chu Hua's ears.

In short: the emperor and the Grand Preceptor want to protect her for the benefit of Dasheng, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice want to protect her for the system's melon energy, and the other departments were threatened by money to protect her.

Was the force protecting her not enough?

However, the attitude of Lin You, the commander of the royal guard, made Chu Hua a little confused.

Did this person represent the emperor, or did he carry some bias? Could he be won over?

Chu Hua's brainstorming completely concluded once she arrived at the court.

The royal guard had seized too many corrupt officials these days and there were many new faces in the court today.

Chu Hua should have been happy to eat melons, but she was thinking about something in her heart. She knocked on the system: [Tong'er, start working. ]

The system immediately became energized: [Okay! Turning on the sharing function at once! ]

The next moment, one person and one system started to act.

Chu Hua: [Tong'er, help me see if the second prince has attended court today. ]

System: [Okay. He's present. ]

The second prince raised his head in shock. Did he offend Chu Hua?

The emperor and the officials didn't quite understand. Did the second prince do something wrong again?

Chu Hua: [Okay, then remind me where he GOES after the court. I have to go to discuss something with him. ]

System: [No problem, leave it to me! ]

At first, the emperor and the officials were surprised. Then they remembered the royal guard's report yesterday: Chu Hua was going to dig the second prince's family!

The second prince also remembered, "..."

So should he agree or disagree?

If he agrees, he has to clean up the mess; if he disagrees, Chu Hua would eat melons to vent her fume and the mess would only get worse.

Forget it, he'd better agree.

After making up his mind, the second prince leisurely waited for Chu Hua after the morning court today.

Chu Hua smiled and bowed: "Your Highness, can I have a word with you?"

"Of course." The second prince cooperated and walked to the side. He specially chose a place where the royal guards were squatting, so that it would be more convenient for others to eat melons.

Chu Hua went straight to the point: "Your Highness, I am very busy these days and am too busy to do anything. I want to borrow a few people from Your Highness."

The Second Prince pretended to think for a moment, "What people?"

Chu Hua: "A few family members of the manor. Rest assured, Your Highness, I am only borrowing them for a while."

The Second Prince: "..." I believe you are going to borrow them for a lifetime, right?

He didn't have anything to be reluctant about. Last night, the Second Princess Consort had a heart-to-heart talk with him and she was quite self-blaming. For the Second Princess Consort, he couldn't disagree.

"As long as they are willing."

Chu Hua: "Thank you, Your Highness."

As soon as the Second Prince agreed, Chu Hua left the palace and took a carriage to the Second Prince's manor.

Half an hour later, one carriage after another stopped at the door of the Revenue department. From the carriages came happily smiling beautiful girls dressed in brocade clothes and wearing gold and jade on their heads. There were also a large number of maids around them.

Led by Chu Hua and the Second Princess Consort, the crowd lined up and entered the Ministry of Revenue in an orderly manner. There were at least twenty people.

Officials of the Ministry of Revenue: ???

Officials who came to watch the fun: ???

Didn't they say that there were only a few family members? Wasn't that too many?

It couldn’t be that Chu Hua brought all the women from the Second Prince's residence?

Everyone extended their necks to watch and saw Chu Hua clapping her hands, "Sisters, here are a bunch of big men who haven't settled the accounts for four years. Sisters, let them open their eyes to what real cooperation and real accounting mean!"

Big men: ???

They were all offended.

Next, these big men saw what real division of labor and real speed meant.

The second prince's family and maids divided the work and cooperated with each other. Those who copied Buddhist scriptures were responsible for writing them in. Their handwriting was neat and clean, and there was no need to rework. Those who liked to do business and count money were responsible for accounting, which was fast and accurate without any mistakes. Those who read the story books were responsible for proofreading. They could read ten lines at a glance and could pick out the unreasonable parts.

One of them could do the work of two or even three people. The abacus beads clattered for a long time without a break.

Twenty women did the work of fifty officials in the Ministry of Revenue in the morning, making a group of men so embarrassed that they almost couldn't raise their heads.

Some of them were not convinced and jumped out and shouted: "Women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children! Coming to the Ministry of Revenue is like a hen crowing at dawn!"

Everyone: "..."

The men were shocked: How dare you challenge Chu Hua alone? Where did you get the courage?

The women were silent: They had heard such words too many times and were used to it.

Then Chu Hua chuckled: "You can't beat a woman, so you bring out this trick. Is it difficult to admit that you are worse than a woman? It seems difficult, otherwise you wouldn't jump so high."

"Official Hu, let me tell you a secret."

Official Hu stepped back cautiously: "No need."

Chu Hua smiled: "What a pity."

Just as Official Hu breathed a sigh of relief, he heard the system say in a particularly regretful tone: [Yes, it's a pity. I wanted to tell him that his three sons combined are not as good as his daughter. ]

Official Hu's face turned green.

The Ministry of Revenue officials secretly laughed: WHo told you to mess with her!

The family members and maids who were eating melons for the first time were filled with novelty.

Chu Hua was still adding fuel to the fire: [What's the good way? ]

System: [His three sons can only pass the college and provincial examinations at most, while his daughter is very smart. If she is well taught, she can pass the metropolitan examination. If she meets an examiner who find her to their taste, she may even be able to participate in the palace examination.]

Chu Hua: [Oh my!]

Others: Oh my!

Official Hu's face turned even greener. His sons could only be Xiucai and Juren, while his daughter could be a gongshi or even a jinshi.

What was this? Was this a revenge for him looking down on women and making women stay at home to take care of their husbands and children?




Chapter 32

With Official Hu as an example, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue who didn’t want to socially die in public could only obediently keep their mouth closed.

The family members and maids of the second prince were very efficient. The officials of the Ministry of Revenue did not want to be outdone by the women they looked down on. Under the influence of men's self-esteem, they all stimulated their potential and speedily grinded.

The efficiency of the entire Ministry of Revenue's auditing increased by nearly two times. The Minister of Revenue couldn’t be any more happier. So how could he drive them away?

With the consent of their immediate superior and the tacit approval of others, a group of women smoothly settled in the Ministry of Revenue and in less than two days they became like fish in water.

The arrival of the women added a lot of vitality to the boring Ministry of Revenue.

They used flowers to embellish the daily scenery, and used delicacies to add flavor to the tasteless meals. During the break, they would play with Chu Hua and talk about gossip in the capital. The others could also take the opportunity to listen to them.

Who didn't love to eat melons?

Eating melons during work hours was even more popular.

So it was like this. This was what Chu Hua said before: one of the four great pleasures in life: slacking off at work.

It was really fun.

Today, the gossip mentioned by the Second Prince's Cefei that was surnamed Wu was: "The deputy commander of the East City Military Command just got married a few days ago. His wife went back to her maternal home and cried and demanded for a divorce. No one knew what happened."

As she spoke, she looked at Chu Hua intentionally or unintentionally.

Usually, Wu Cefei would not waste her saliva on such nonsense gossip, but who let Chu Hua have a gossip system. As long as she was interested, there would be first-hand accurate information?

If it weren't for this, they wouldn't be persuaded by the Second Princess Consort to come to the Ministry of Revenue to help.

Everyone else either drank tea or ate preserved fruits with an expression of ‘I don't like gossip’, but in fact, everyone listened carefully with their ears perked up.

Chu Hua recalled that there were five city military command offices in the capital, namely the south, east, north, west, and central, who were responsible for daily patrols, catching thieves, firefighting, and part-time patrol police and firefighters.

Each part of the city had a commander and four deputy commanders, and the deputy commanders were neither big nor small.

Knowing what they wanted, Chu Hua poked on the system that followed for melon-eating: [Tong'er, start working. ]

System: [Checking. ]

Many people's eyes lit up.

As soon as they heard of this news, they had made many guesses, but they didn't know which one was true.

Many thanks to the melon-eating system!

After reading it, the system remarked that it was outrageous: [This man was accidentally injured when practicing martial arts when he was young. At the age of blood and vigor, he couldn't be a real man. During this period, his family secretly was looking for famous doctors everywhere, but he was not cured even when he reached marriageable age. ]

[He is a military general. Since he didn't pass the imperial examination to enter the officialdom, he couldn't use the reason of preparing for the imperial examination to get married later. Seeing that if he didn't get married and would arouse suspicion from others, his family could only find a family of lower status for him. ]

[They were thinking that due to the power, such a family would not dare to say anything even if they really discover something. Who knew that the girl was spoiled by her parents since young and couldn't stand being wronged. Once she found out, she quarreled and insisted on a separation. ]

Chu Hua guessed the general situation after hearing the situation and sighed: [No wonder she wants a separation. This miss doesn't want to be a widow. ]

The Second Princess Consort who made her sisters live as a widow: "..."

The second prince's family who was forced to live as a widow: "..."

There was a feeling of happily enjoying the gossip and end up eating their own melon, which was not very happy.

[More than that! ] The system said, [If the matter had been made clear before the marriage, the miss could have chosen whether to marry or not. No matter what, it was her own choice? In the end, she wasn't told before and after the marriage. It was only after the miss went back to her maternal home and her mother asked about the disharmony in that aspect and discovered the weirdness. How could she not be angry after asking in detail? ]

This was equivalent to a fraudulent marriage.

Chu Hua wanted to say: If it were me, I would explode too.

But in her previous life, she was a hard-working creature of society who worked hard to buy a house and a car. She had no interest in marriage and having children, which cost a lot and might end in misery. So when encountering such a thing...

[If he had waited a few more years, maybe I would marry. ]

The system was shocked: [Huh? ]

Others were also shocked: What's going on? Had Chu Hua seen the deputy commander of the East City Army?

Chu Hua: [I have no interest in marrying, having children, and serving my parents-in-law. It’s only cooperating with him in acting. How easy it is. ]

The family members of the second prince couldn't understand: Aren't you afraid that others will accuse you of being childless for many years and that you are a hen that can't lay eggs. Every time you go out, you will face strange looks from others. Even if you don't go out, there will be rumors reaching your ears?

The system asked for them: [Then you will have to bear the reputation of being childless for him. ]

[What's wrong with this? ]Chu Hua saw it very clearly. [One woman's infertility may be her possibility, but if two or three women were infertile, it must be the man's problem. ]

[Besides, the more people knew the secret, the greater the possibility of exposure. So their family dare not find other people to cooperate in acting and can only wrong the wife to bear the reputation of being childless. At that time, they will only be better for me. ]

It would be fine if Chu Hua revealed her thoughts to others when she was clueless. Now she knew, she said this for the consideration of the family members of the second prince.

The second prince had not slept with concubines for three years and even during the pregnancy of the Second Princess Consort, he did not go to other people's rooms. The main reason should be that he really loved the Second Princess Consort and did not want his wife to be wronged.

But the concubines had already entered the door and the second prince couldn’t casually find an excuse to send them away.

It was easy for the concubines to leave, but the cefei were on the imperial jade book. How could they be removed from the jade book without a legitimate reason?

Chu Hua currently had no ability to help them, so she could only let them think about the problem from a different angle and guide them to focus on their careers.

What can they do with men? If one wants to do something, pursue a career!

Maybe one would find that career was true love and men were just an optional seasoning?

Chu Hua uttered the words that she believed in for more than 20 years in her previous life: [Men will definitely betray you, children may betray you, but only career will never betray you! ]

The men present: "..."

The pupils of Wu Cefei and others were shaking. Wasn’t this, this idea a bit too rebellious?

But after pondering about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.

Men will have three wives and four concubines, have outside mistresses, and may also visit prostitutes. Children will be won over by their stepmothers, fathers, and grandmothers. Only their careers were firmly in their own hands. If they were robbed or stolen, they could go to the government office to complain.

As long as they don't give it away carelessly, the illegally taken career could be taken back.

Even the Second Princess Consort was a little tempted.

The second prince was very good to her now, but beauty will eventually fade. There were so many beauties younger and more beautiful than her in the backyard and outside. Who dares and who can guarantee that the second prince can be faithful to one person?

The system contemplated a bit: [Didn't you say you were going to the second prince's manor before? ]

Wu Cefei and others: Huh? Why haven't they heard of it?

If Chu Hua really comes to the second prince's manor, won't they be able to eat melons all day? Great! Come quickly!

Chu Hua: [The situation of the imperial family is too complicated and not as comfortable as ordinary families. ]

It instantly dawned on the system: [You mean, the second prince is not as easy to bully as ordinary people? ]

Chu Hua smiled: [You understand me very well. ]

Everyone: "..."

For a moment, they didn't know whether they should feel sorry for the second prince or ordinary people.

After this side’s news was passed up, the topic of ‘whether women other than Chu Hua should enter the Ministry of Revenue’ in the Imperial Study came to an abrupt end.

Official Hu was like the chicken that was killed to scare the monkeys, frightening those people with ulterior motives at once.

Do you think only people with secrets will be sanctioned and killed? No, it can specifically target your weaknesses.

--The melon-eating system was far more versatile than everyone imagined.

Maybe even they were ‘jealous that women could easily enter the Ministry of Revenue’, or ‘worry that women do too well and men lose face', or ‘worry that women will squeeze out the already scarce official quota’... These reasons could be dug out.

Compared to other people's little thoughts, the emperor didn't care.

He was planning to let Chu Hua go to court in her own identity, so he had to test the officials' reaction to women being officials.

At present, it was not very optimistic. Have to wait and see until Chu Hua does a better job.

It was just that he was afraid that the system would make it awkward for them and could only scare them for a while, but not for a lifetime.

Once their vital interests were violated, these officials would never hold back because of temporary feelings.

Thinking of this, the emperor said: "Since beloved courtiers have no other opinions, then let's leave it this way. The next topic: Autumn Hunt."

Dasheng was conquered on horseback. In order to let future generations not forget the skills on horseback, Autumn Hunt was held every three years.

At that time, court officials and their families would head to the enclosure to hunt. The emperor would reward the top five based on the number and value of the prey hunted.

If the top three perform well, they could skip the recommendation and directly become military officers to enter the court.

If one performs very well, one may become a royal guard and directly become a close minister of the emperor, and serve by his side.

The autumn hunt was proposed by the third emperor of Dasheng, i.e. the previous emperor. At that time, the treasury had a little money. The children of the official families in Dasheng were more inclined to enter the officialdom through the imperial examination. There were very few people who practiced martial arts, and the phenomenon of emphasizing literature over martial arts became more and more serious.

In order to encourage the noble families and the common people to practice martial arts, the previous emperor offered a generous reward, and all officials agreed with a pinch of their noses.

Still, there were many participants in the autumn hunt. All the expenses to and fro were paid from the treasury. Quite a hefty price. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue fainted a few times in the court, so the original once a year was changed to once every three years - saving as much as possible.

The frequency of holding it once every three years was the same as the imperial examination. In everyone's mind, the autumn hunt was equivalent to the imperial examination for military officers.

This was not the first time that the issue of the autumn hunt had been raised.

The emperor mentioned it once a month ago, and the then Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Yuan Wei fainted and the issue had to be shelved.

Now that it was brought up again... the emperor and his ministers all turned to the Minister of Revenue.

The Minister of Revenue smiled generously: "The Ministry of Revenue has Chu Hua and got money, so let's hold it!"

Emperor: "..."

Others: "..."

The topic of the autumn hunt could be discussed properly and this year it was estimated that it wouldn’t be frugal to the point of all officials and their families solving their own food problems, but...

Why did they feel so unhappy with this honest man?

With the rich Ministry of Revenue giving the green light, the topic of the autumn hunt ended quickly.

The emperor took the opportunity to open the next topic: cowpox.

Lin You stepped forward to report: "People who recovered from cowpox did not get infected after contacting smallpox. The time is short and the imperial doctors dare not make a rash conclusion. We have to wait another seven or eight days to make a final conclusion."

Minister of Rites: "Who are these people in the experiment?"

Lin You: "From the imperial prison of the Pacification Division."

The officials stopped talking and the emperor continued: "There is still nearly a month before the autumn hunt. If it is confirmed that cowpox can prevent smallpox, start vaccinating all officials."

Many officials’ faces changed slightly. They just tried a group of people and wanted to vaccinate. Wasn't the emperor too anxious?

The emperor naturally had a reason to be anxious: "The Xirong failed to get all officials infected with venereal disease? What if they use smallpox instead?

At this time, all the officials' faces changed completely. Even Chen Jiu, who was accompanying him, trembled.

Everyone knew how terrible smallpox was. Once it got out of control, they would have to burn the village and burn everything. But what if the whole capital or the whole Dasheng was infected?

It will become a death of a country of death; a real hell for a country.

Although Xirong had no good way to treat smallpox, if Dasheng was infected, Xirong would also be affected. So they shouldn’t be that crazy, but who can guarantee that there were no madmen?

Making all Dasheng officials get venereal disease; wasn't this a plan thought up by a madman?

The old Grand Preceptor was the first to agree: "It is a confirmed fact that people who have had cowpox will not be infected with smallpox. The Imperial Hospital is now experimenting with how to infect people with cowpox more accurately and treat it more quickly. It is not dangerous."

"I am willing to be the first to get the cowpox vaccination." The old Grand Preceptor stood up and took the lead.

The emperor's lips trembled. He knew that cowpox was not dangerous, but he was not sure whether an old man in his seventies could get the vaccination.

No, the teacher was old and couldn’t be the first to get the vaccination!

The emperor was about to object when he saw the old Grand Preceptor shaking his head slightly and his firm eyes.

Only when a seventy-year-old man is in good health after vaccination would the minister of the main first rank be the first to be vaccinated and prove to all the people of Dasheng that there is no danger in vaccination.

The old Grand Preceptor was willing to use his life to support the emperor's decision and maintain Dasheng's rule.

The emperor felt bitter.

The next moment, the old Grand Mentor stood up too: "This old minister is willing too."

Another sixty-nine-year-old minister of the first main rank.

The emperor knew that his decision was right, but he couldn't help but worry when he saw that these two were willing to try it first.

If something goes wrong, wouldn't he personally bury two loyal ministers who were extremely loyal to him and Dasheng?

Since the old Grand Preceptor and the old Grand Mentor both stepped up, the six ministers had to come out to express their opinions. On top of that, there was also the worry that ‘Xirong might poison smallpox’. So this topic was also carried out smoothly.

After today's meeting, the emperor locked himself in the imperial study for a long time, and then summoned Lin You: "Ask the Imperial Academy of Medicine Administrator how sure he is."

After a pause, he said: "Go ask Chu Hua too."

"This subordinate complies." Lin You went to Chu Hua's villa to ask the Imperial Academy of Medicine Administrator. After getting the answer, he rushed back to the city.

At this time, Chu Hua had finished her duty and was taken to Tianxianglou, the largest restaurant in the capital, for dinner by the second prince's family members.

Lin You was wearing a bright red flying fish suit and had an imperially bestowed embroidered spring sword on his waist. He was arrogant and eye-catching. As soon as he entered Tianxianglou, he attracted everyone's attention.

He learned the whereabouts of Chu Hua and others from his subordinates, and went straight past the front yard of Tianxianglou and headed straight for the backyard. Although it was called a backyard, it was also a small courtyard that was very large and specially used for dignitaries to entertain guests.

As soon as Lin You opened the door of the suite, the laughter in the box disappeared instantly and everyone became tense.

"Official Chu, could we step out for a moment."

"Sisters, don't worry, I'll be back soon." After Chu Hua comforted the sisters, she went to the center of the empty courtyard with Lin You. There were not many people here, so it was more convenient to talk.

Lin You didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "How confident are you about the cowpox?"

Chu Hua was stunned for a moment: [Tong'er? ]

The system said hurriedly: [Oh, I know, all officials in the court must be vaccinated and the emperor is worried so he sent him to ask. ]

Chu Hua said, "The cowherd boy is fine even when he’s casually treated. The imperial doctors are more meticulous. How can there be any problem?"

In order to avoid sounding too absolute, she added, "As long as the cowpox vaccine is not replaced, contaminated, or poisoned, and the person who is vaccinated is healthy, the possibility of an mishap is very small."

"Thank you, Official Chu." After getting the confirmation, Lin You immediately went back to the palace to report.

"Truly busy. It's not easy to be the emperor’s frontline favorite." Chu Hua shook her head and was about to go back. A slightly disheveled figure came out from the rockery in the small courtyard.

The clothes were made of very ordinary materials, washed a little white, worn in some places, wrinkled, with a lot of dust on the boots, and a lot of sweat and dust on the face. It seemed that he was in a hurry to travel and didn't change for many days.

The other party opened his mouth and uttered, "Chu Hua?"

Chu Hua was certain that she did not know this person and did not dare to respond casually; fully ready to run away and shout fire.

The man seemed to notice Chu Hua's defense and did not approach casually, only saying: "I was introduced by your elder brother Chu Qin. He said you need me."

Chu Hua:? ? ?







Chapter 33

Chu Hua: "Give me more details."

She called in her heart: [Tong'er, help me take a look.]

The system was worried that the host was in danger and searched for a one-stop service for a quick buy: [Hey, he was really introduced by your elder brother.]

The other party also spoke: "Surname is Li and my name is Chen. Courtesy name is Peizhi. I am the son of the county magistrate of Yining County. I was rescued from the river by Brother Chu half a month ago. After knowing my life experience and grievances, Brother Chu gave me some money and told me to go to the capital to find you, saying that you can definitely redress my father's grievances."

Chu Hua:? ? ?

Brother, Elder brother, do you have any terrible misunderstanding about your sister?

At the same time, the system also said: [Isn't there a flood in Jiangnan? His father was in charge of building the dam in Yining County. Since the shoddy project was washed away, the court wanted to settle accounts and his father was pushed out as a scapegoat. ]

Chu Hua: "..."

The corruption in the TV series was an old routine. Not surprising at all. There was a 99% chance that Father Li was a great official who was wronged.

If it were in the past, it would really take a lot of effort to seek justice.

Now with the system, investigating the truth only required some melon energy. It was just like opening a God's perspective; too easy.

"What did Chu Qin say?"

Li Chen honestly replied: "He said you have a lot of creative ideas and can help me find a solution."

Chu Hua: ? ? ?

This was really a real brother.

The system piped up again: [Li Chen and his father are both excellent river management talents. The reason why his father built a shoddy project was because the wood and stone were secretly replaced by corrupt officials. Even so, it blocked the flood for a long time. ]

[If the court had given enough budget and didn't use random wood and stone to fool around, I believe the flood in Jiangnan would not be so serious. ]

[Elder Sis Hua, if you want to expand your influence in the court by your achievements, achieve the achievement of women being officials, and compete with men on the same stage, this person is indeed what you need and is indispensable. ]

With the life-saving grace, Li Chen and his father will preside over the construction of the dam in the future. The credit will go to Dasheng and credit will be passed down to future generations and also go to Chu Hua.

Perhaps after this incident, Chu Hua can smoothly enter the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Works. It was easy to enter the Ministry of Justice by investigating the case through the system. However, it was difficult for the Ministry of Works.

By making her famous, other people who have suffered injustice can know about Chu Hua's existence. Perhaps they will take the initiative to seek her for help; therefore show kindness to others and recruit talents.

All of the above were considered from the perspective of Chu Hua's personal benefit. The reasons from the overall perspective were: saving honest officials, punishing corrupt officials, clarifying rewards and punishments, cleaning up the officialdom, and creating a prosperous era.

There were too many indispensable reasons.

Chu Hua knew that this person had to be saved and she didn't intend to refuse.

"How did you find this place?"

Li Chen: "I asked around for Chu Qin and heard that Brother Chu is still in court. I secretly followed you a few times. It’s only today I followed you and heard you talking that I was sure that you should be Chu Qin's younger sister."

Chu Hua was slightly relieved, but still quite cautious.

"Go to the Chu Family first. Say you are my friend, they will settle you down."

The emperor arranged so many royal guards in the Chu Family due to worry for her safety. They would definitely be suspicious of friends who appeared inexplicably and secretly investigate.

In fact, there was no need to go through so much trouble. The two royal guards sent by the emperor have already discovered the clues.

Jia Yi and Cai Gang noticed that Chu Hua and the commander had something to discuss, so they did not come to disturb them. Later, when they found that there was one more person, they had quietly gathered around. When they heard this, they were no longer invisible.

The two walked out of the shadows together.

Once Chu Hua noticed them, she had other ideas: "Cai Gang, send him to my house. Don't let anyone hurt him."

Cai Gang: "Yes!"

As soon as Cai Gang took Li Chen away, Jia Yi was afraid that he could not handle the sudden situation alone and he stood closer to Chu Hua.

After Chu Hua finished her work, she did not rush back to the suite to reunite with her sisters, but instead stood in the middle of the yard and looked up at the moon.

Seemingly thinking deeply about the problem but was actually chatting privately with the system.

System: [Elder Sis Hua, that happened too sudden just now and I didn't open the sharing. What if others didn't hear it? ]

Chu Hua: [It's fine. We’ll talk about it slowly after going back. ]

System: [Wouldn't they be suspicious that you didn't call me in that situation just now?]

Chu Hua: [In that situation just now, if I called Jia Yi and Cai Gang, or even shouted "fire", it would be more useful than calling you, right?]

Jia Yi and Cai Gang were just a few steps away and could come immediately. While if "fire" was shouted, the whole street would probably come if it was shouted louder.

Compared with these two, what else could the system do except eat melons?

System 188 reflected on itself and reluctantly admitted: [Indeed.]

It had nothing except melons.

Chu Hua comforted: [It's okay. I know how to protect myself.]

[Tong'er, look through the specific melons carefully and give them a sleepless night tonight.]

[Oh, another sleepless night.] The system rubbed its hands excitedly, [Then I have to do it well and make sure you can see a bunch of giant pandas tomorrow.]

Chu Hua smiled and returned to the suite.

"Official Chu, are you okay?"

"Official Chu, what does the royal guard want to see you about?"

"Does Official Chu need our help?"

The sisters were anxious. The impatient Wu Cefei directly touched her and was relieved to confirm that there was no injury.

Chu Hua was touched, "Don't worry, sisters, it's just some official business."

When it comes to official business, the sisters stopped asking, "Come, let's drink. The green plum wine in Baijiu Pavilion is the best!"

That night, everyone gathered until late at night.

Chu Hua returned to Qianhuaju to wash up. It was already after 9pm. She was very sleepy but couldn't sleep.

"Qingzhu, how is the person I asked Cai Gang to send back?"

Qingzhu: "Madam had arranged him to the guest house. Official Cai had called a few royal guards to guard him."

"That's good." Chu Hua patted her legs, "Good Qingzhu, give me a massage."

Qingzhu: "Yes, Miss."

Chu Hua closed her eyes and enjoyed the massage of the beautiful maid: [Tong'er, let's start! ]

System: [Coming right up! ]

The people of the Chu Family and the royal guards became pumped up. They knew that something was up with the man who suddenly came to the Chu Family today. Fortunately, they insisted on not sleeping! Wasn't the fresh and hot big melon here?

The drowsy Chu Ping immediately got up, worried that he would fall asleep before finishing the melon, and walked back and forth in the room.

Mrs. Wen: "..." So silly.

The system pulled out the lines it prepared long ago: [There was a flood in Jiangnan, but not the entire Jiangnan was flooded. Yining County where Li Chen's father Li He was located was one of them. ]

[The dam in that place had actually been damaged once in a flood four years ago. Wasn't there no money in the national treasury at that time because of needing disaster relief everywhere? The budget given was not much. ]

[No matter how Li He calculated, he couldn't use the money to build a dam. He could only beg the local wealthy businessmen. He thought that the money he got could barely build a dam. Who would have thought that the money he had worked so hard to get was embezzled by others? ]

Chu Hua was suffocating just thinking about what happened to Father Li.

The people of the Chu Family and the royal guard fumed at these corrupt officials. They were greedy for this money? Do they still have conscience? !

In the guest house, Li Chen couldn't sleep and came out to watch the moon. He was really confused when he heard the conversation between Chu Hua and another person.

He looked around and didn't find any trace of Chu Hua, so he continued to listen without saying a word.

Some details in this were not clear to him, the person involved. Such as the money his father used to build the dam was gained from begging.

System: [They bribed the servants of Li Manor. As long as Li He was ready to go to the scene, they would quickly send out the news and that side would be ready. Li He went to the scene many times, but he was a county magistrate and had a lot of things to do on most days, so it was impossible for him to go every day. ]

[The common people didn't know at first and thought that Li He was in the same group with that group of people; using rotten wood because he was corrupt. They hated him so much that they didn't talk to him at all. Later, Li He went to the scene again and again. The number of times of covering up became more and more, so the people noticed some clues. ]

[A young man named Lu Wei went to Li Manor to tell him everything when no one was around late at night. Li He was furious, but the dam was almost built and he had no money to buy other wood and stone to overturn and rebuild. ]

[Li He mulled over it for a night. He didn't know who was corrupt and who was not involved in this matter, so he decided to report this matter to the capital, but the memorial was suppressed before it was sent out of Yining County. Lu Wei also died. His tongue was pulled out and his body was thrown at the door of Li Manor. ]

Chu Hua instantly opened her eyes: [So arrogant? ]

Chu Ping was so shocked that he shouted: "How is this behavior different from that of Prince An?"

The women turned pale because of this tragic death. The royal guard sneered and recorded it word for word, fiercely venting in his heart: Everyone in Dasheng is afraid of the royal guard, and we are not as arrogant as you!

But what surprised and shocked everyone was that the matter was not over yet.

System: [Li He was furious, but the dam matter was of great importance. How could dare he hide it? The second memorial was sent out. ]

[That memorial was intercepted again. As a warning, the servant at his side him hit by a carriage when he went out to buy books. His limbs were snapped, his neck was broken, and his body was covered in blood. His death was tragic. ]

People of the Chu Family: !!!

Royal guard: !!!

"Is there still a law?" Chu Ping was steaming as he slammed the table. Many people had the same reaction as him. They couldn't believe that under the Dasheng law, such a thing would happen again and again.

Only Li Chen, who knew the truth, sneered: "It's not just that."

The system continued: [Li He was so angered that he vomited blood at the sight of the body of the servant and insisted on sending a third memorial. ]

[But the doctor who was invited to the Li manor had been bribed and tampered with Li He's prescriptions and medicinal materials, causing him to be bedridden for a few years. It was very energy-consuming to handle official duties. So naturally he couldn't take care of other things. ]

[There was no response to the memorial he sent nor was his health getting better. Li He knew something was amiss and wanted to persist. This time, his wife and daughter were kidnapped by a group of robbers on their way to the temple to burn incense. When they came back, they no longer looked human. They died soon. ]

[Damn it! ] Chu Hua couldn't help but swear, [Attacking women again! Just because we women are easy to bully, right? ]

People from the Chu Family: !!!

Royal guard: !!!

"Too rampant!" Chu Ping was so enraged that his eyes turned red. He also had a wife and a daughter. He couldn't imagine how desperate Li He would be if he encountered such a thing. He probably wished it was him who died.

Mrs. Wen's eyes were wet, with both sympathy and endless fear.

The system did not explain in detail, but the four words "no longer looked human" were enough to explain how terrible the mother and daughter had suffered. In such a prosperous world, women were so weak.

Li Chen's face was filled with grief. His father was upright and honest and did no wrong to the emperor and the people. But he caused the tragic deaths of Lu Wei, his servant, his wife, and his daughter.

How innocent were they? How innocent was his father? !

The system couldn't help but sigh for this tragic situation: [After this incident, Li He's body was almost broken. He didn't dare to submit memorials anymore and hid himself. ]

[It seemed that he was frightened and stopped resisting. In fact, he knew that he couldn't compete with these people. He had been collecting evidence in secret. Unfortunately, his body was not good and there were few people he could use. He had to cover himself up, so he made very little progress. ]

[Li Chen thought his father was weak and he often quarreled with Li He, calling him a weakling. Li He would tell him to kneel in the ancestral hall every so often. The relationship between father and son was so bad that the whole Yining County knew it. ]

[This year, the dam collapsed again due to floods. Those people used Li He as a scapegoat. Li He gave the evidence he collected to his son and sent him away. Only then did Li Chen know why his father had been forbearing for many years. ]

Chu Hua also sighed: [Li He retreated and made everyone know that the father and son had a bad relationship. It should be to protect his son. ]

Many parents in the Chu Family sighed with regret. If they were in their place, they would do the same.

Li Chen had already burst into tears. He had also experienced many pursuits along the way and struggled painfully between life and death. Only then did he understand his father's painstaking efforts.

He hoped it was not too late to save his father!

This time, the system was silent for a long time: [As soon as Li Chen left, Li He was captured and tortured. His health was not good to begin with. Don't know how much longer he can resist. ]

[Elder Sis Hua, what should we do? ]

At this point, the system's role was almost over and the baton was passed to Chu Hua.

Chu Hua hesitated: [I can't investigate this matter in the Ministry of Revenue. I'll talk to my father tomorrow. After all, he is a director in the Ministry of Justice. He can't fail to handle such a small matter, right? ]

Chu Ping: ? ? ?

Chu Ping: ! ! !

What did she mean by a director in the Ministry of Justice? What did she mean can't fail to handle such a small matter? No, he couldn't stand this grievance!

After the report was passed, the emperor was so infuriated that he smashed three cups: "Outrageous!"

Officials from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice, and the Court of Judicial Review were shocked. Other officials were speechless. This was a complete disregard for the emperor and the court.

That night, Chu Hua slept soundly, while the people in the imperial study discussed again until dawn.





Chapter 34

The atmosphere of the morning court that day was very glum.

Officials' tones were very low when they reported, as if everyone had a few major things occupying their chest that made them breathless.

In recent days, many things have happened in the capital.

A third-rank official was dismissed, a prince was demoted to a commoner, and many corrupt officials were raided overnight. Each one shocked the eyes of the onlookers more than the other, and the storytellers in the teahouses and restaurants did not have time to compile their stories.

The Minister of Justice reported the recent handling of corrupt officials: "... the officials above who embezzled more than 10,000 taels have had their homes searched, and those who embezzled less than 300 taels were ordered to repay the money soon..."

Throughout history, there was no dynasty where officials were not greedy at all. Even if there were one or two honest and upright officials, there wouldn’t be thousands or tens of thousands of officials in the court who were.

So before Chu Hua had investigated all the other officials, many people had already gathered the money and filled the deficit, hoping that this page could be turned over quickly.

As long as they were not too greedy and did not harm others for it, the emperor was willing to turn a blind eye.

Can't search them all, right? There was more money in the treasury, but who will do the work then?

Too harsh punishment would only make people afraid and they would do more terrible things. Therefore some room must be left.

For example: everyone knew that killing people would lead to death, but if robbing a tael of silver would lead to death, then the criminal would definitely kill the witnesses while robbing.

As soon as the Minister of Justice finished speaking, an official began to plead for mercy because of their old acquaintance and the same faction.

"Your Majesty, the family of Official Yin, the Vice Director of Justice, is really poor..."

"Your Majesty, the Chief Clerk of the Imperial Household Department knows he is ashamed to face the court..."

Or they play the pitiful game, talking about how poor someone's family was, or playing the emotional card, expressing that he knew he was wrong and tears washed his face every day, etc.. Each one of them was sincere and heartfelt, truly opening Chu Hua and the system's eyes.

It also gave Chu Hua a strong sense of déjà vu when watching those variety show talent shows in her previous life, where they should have competed in talent, but inexplicably competed in misery.

It was so boring. Chu Hua chose to chat with the system: [Tong'er, is the emperor in a bad mood? ]

The system took a look: [Yes. ]

Going along with the logic, Chu Hua started the topic: [I guess, the emperor has three matter that is vexing him now. ]

System: [I guess, the first should be how to deal with the rebellious King An. The second is the case of Li He being wronged that just came to light last night. These two things are ignored by the court and the emperor. He must be fuming. ]

[What is the third? ]

Chu Hua: [The third is of course the treasures of the previous dynasty. ]

The system didn't understand: [After confiscating so many corrupt officials, the cash in the national treasury is tens of millions and he is still thinking about those treasures? ]

Chu Hua decided to educate this newly produced small system: [Before, he was thinking about the treasures of the previous dynasty because both the national treasury and the private treasury were short of money. Now the national treasury has money, so what about his private treasury? ]

It instantly dawned on the system [Yes, the emperor can only use money from the private treasury, and he is still a very poor emperor. ]

Chu Hua: [Besides, if the treasure of the previous dynasty is left there, what if there is another prime minister of the previous dynasty who is ready to restore the previous dynasty? He will not feel at ease unless such a large amount of treasure is truly in his pocket. ]

System: [It is quite tiring to be an emperor. ]

Chu Hua smiled and made no comment.

Some people were interested in mountains and rivers, poetry, wine, and carpentry, but were forced to be emperors. While some people just like to be emperors, like the high and cold dragon throne above millions of people.

The ambitions were different, so there was no need to talk about whether the latter was tired or not, they were happy to do it.

Chu Hua: [Tong'er, start working. ]

The system immediately turned on the sharing function and the conversation of one person and one system could be heard by everyone within a radius of 50 meters.

[Elder Sis Hua, will you continue to investigate corrupt officials in the Ministry of Revenue later? It seems that you can't find Li He there. ]

Emperor:?

Officials:?

Didn't this girl say that she wanted to ask her father for help?

The emperor and the ministers swept their gaze to Chu Ping in the queue: What happened? You don't want to help?

Chu Ping was so sad that he wanted to cry but there was no tears. Was this a question of whether he was willing to help? He didn't have the authority!

The Ministry of Justice had four departments, namely the Justice Division, Personnel Division, Verification Division, and the Internal Affairs Division. Each division was managed by a director of the Ministry of Justice. There were five directors in the entire Ministry of Justice - there were two in the Justice Division.

Chu Ping was in the Internal Affairs Division, which was responsible for the entry and exit of people, ie, the household registration, road permits and other documents that the people needed to use to pass the palace gates, city gates, and other passes. They were also responsible for things lost when entering and leaving.

He, a director of the Ministry of Justice, was neither conspicuous nor valuable.

If Li He's case really goes to the Ministry of Justice, it will go to the Justice Division: the department in charge of laws and case reviews.

Before that, it was very likely that the Court of Judicial Review would conduct a preliminary review.

Chu Hua spoke out: [Before going to court, my father gave me a detailed introduction to the four departments of the Ministry of Justice. If he intervene, it will be an overstepping of authority. ]

The emperor looked up at the sky silently.

He did not forget that Chu Ping was a small official, but he felt since he had made too many exceptions in Chu Hua's case, he did not care about this overstepping of authority.

Ahem, this was not good. It must be changed.

The officials did not expect Chu Ping to really do anything, but they did not expect this lad to be quite disciplined; not his duties so be completely uninvolved.

He was not flexible and not very motivated, but fortunately he was disciplined, not likely to cause trouble, and not easy to cause trouble for Chu Hua.

System: [Then how will you investigate? ]

Chu Hua: [The ins and outs of the incident and various details are already available, but there is a lack of a reasonable way to present them. ]

System: [How about letting Li Chen go to Shuntian Prefecture to file a complaint? ]

Shuntian Prefecture Governor raised his head at once; it works!

Although it was not in line with the rules, it was a good way to bring the situation into the light.

Last night, the emperor and the ministers had already discussed how to deal with this matter. The deputy commander of the royal guard rushed to Yining County overnight to collect evidence and arrest people, trying to protect the honest county magistrate Li He who was about to be wrongly killed for Dasheng’s sake. The only thing missing was a clear way to avoid Chu Hua's suspicion.

Chu Hua: [According to Dasheng's laws, cases must be appealed to the county, prefecture, state, prefecture, and central government level by level. This is called appealing level by level. Li Chen’s appeal jumped from the county to Shuntian Prefecture, which is a higher level appeal. He has to be punished with forty sticks before he can utter a word. ]

[Li Chen rushed all the way from Yining County, sleeping in the open, being chased by people, falling into the river, and experiencing knife wounds, abrasions, and colds in a short period of time. He was relying on rage to hold on. Do you think he can survive these forty sticks? ]

System: [hiss——]

Emperor, officials: hiss——

Last night, they were busy focusing on how much unfair treatment Li He's family suffered. Seeing that Li Chen was still alive and kicking, they thought that he was young and in good health. Why did they detect that Chu Hua's tone wasn’t very good?

Could it be that he had a fever in the middle of the night? They hadn't received the news yet?

The Minister of Justice took two steps back and whispered to the Shuntian Prefecture Governor, who was also a third main rank official: "Lighter?"

Executing punishment had its own skills. Some of them appeared horrifying on the outside, but in fact, they were not hurt at all inside. Some of them were hard to see on the outside, but in fact, they were already broken inside. Just find two experienced yamen runners to beat them skillfully.

Shuntian Prefecture Governor naturally understood, but... "Does she know?"

The Minister of Justice: "..."

These were the unspoken rules that only internal personnel could know. It was unlikely that Chu Hua knew about it.

"Let her father go and tell her."

Vice of the Ministry of Justice had a pained expression: "Chu Ping may not know." After all, they were in different departments.

Minister of Justice: "..."

Shuntian Prefecture Governor: "..."

Once again, they hated that Chu Ping was a lowly official and not making progress!

If Chu Hua was the daughter of the Minister of Justice, the Vice Minister of Justice or the Shuntian Prefecture Governor, why would she have so many worries? !

At the same time, the emperor was also secretly sighing: If Chu Hua was his daughter, why would he need so many empty words? Just chat face to face and implement it directly!

System: [Li He is in danger, this matter cannot be delayed. Elder Sis Hua, how about you write a memorial to accuse him? ]

Emperor: "..."

Officials: "..."

This one person and one system was really more fierce than the other.

Chu Hua: [Only the censor has the right to report on the news. Yu Jiayan's prostitution can be said to be in the capital. When going out and accidentally heard some news is irrefutable since the royal guard found evidence.]

[Yining County is thousands of miles away. It is difficult for me to explain the source of the information and the evidence in Li Chen's hands alone is far from enough to completely bring down those people. The information you gave is clear, but without a source, it is not credible. ]

The system replied immediately: [Either you find an imperial censor to report it, or you can say that you heard it while doing business in Yining County. ]

[It just so happens that the chili peppers are in Yining County! The south regards chili peppers as ornamental plants, while Yining County had already started eating them. You can say that you heard it while sending people out to do business. ]

Chu Hua: [Let's do both. I'll go over and bump into an imperial censor later. ]

The imperial censors: ???

The imperial censors: !!!

There was such a good thing that fell from the sky? Miss Chu was really the noble person they were waiting for!

Chu Hua had a system, which was definitely not a Dasheng method. The emperor and the officials knew it, but they could not record it.

Otherwise, future generations will look at it and be: System? What system? Were the Dasheng emperor and the officials joking? This court looks a little strange from top to bottom.

Therefore, they can collect intelligence through the melon-eating system, but they will not record the sources of the information one by one.

So far, the credit for investigating corruption and investigating corrupt officials had basically fallen on the heads of the royal guard and the Ministry of Revenue. The former could be said to be ‘obtained from secret visits’ and the latter could be said to be ‘obtained from checking accounts’. The sources of information were reasonable and legal.

These days, people from the two major departments have shown their skills with Chu Hua, and the credit they have divided up made people from other departments jealous and want to get a piece of the pie.

The Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review were waiting to transfer Chu Hua after this incident, so that they could also make some contributions with the intelligence of the system.

Due to their duties, the Censorate had never dreamed of it, but they didn't expect it to be their turn.

The censors were ready to do something big. Some had already closed their eyes and started to write their own drafts.

Everyone said that the censors would report on the news, spread rumors, and report on trivial matters. However, it was the censors' duty to supervise all officials. They couldn't just take their salaries and not do anything, right?

Big events in the capital were rare, so they had to start with small things, right? They had to prove that they didn't eat for free.

It was rare to have solid evidence, so they would report it! Report him hard!

Half an hour later, today's morning court ended smoothly.

The emperor got off the high platform, but he didn't rush back. He pulled his personal eunuch Chen Jiu to hide at the side and watch the excitement.

Other officials rubbed their legs and waists, looking like they were a little tired after standing for a long time and wanted to take a break. No one was in a hurry to leave.

Only the censors of the Censorate, whether they were old or young, walked briskly and soon walked to the ranks of fifth-rank officials.

Chu Hua stepped out: "Censors, may I have a word with you?"

The censors smiled happily: "Of course."

Huh? Why do so many people seem to answer?

Turning around, they noticed none of their colleagues from the Censorate had left. They were all here!

No one wanted to miss out on this credit. No one wanted to give it to others for nothing. Okay, let's just listen together!

The last person to have a word with HER was the second prince. Not long after, his women, from the Second Princess Consort to the maids of the concubines, all went to work in the Ministry of Revenue. How could they not be willing?

Chu Hua was slightly puzzled by how easy it was to talk to the censors and didn't say much. Instead, she led them aside and mentioned the matter of Li He and Li Chen. The censors cooperated with each other and showed fuming expressions.

"Such a scoundrel!"

"So rampant!"

"A stain of the court!"

"Must be severely punished!"

With both parties willing to move forward, the matter was quickly settled.

Chu Hua stated: "Li Chen was exposed to the cold wind last night and has a fever. He had already sought medical treatment. The relevant evidence is in Li Chen's hands. If you need it, I will send someone to deliver the witness evidence."

The censors were slightly stunned. Li Chen was really sick?

If Li Chen were to go to Shuntian Prefecture to file a complaint, he would be beaten with forty sticks and would probably lose half his life.

Fortunately, fortunately.

"No hurry." An old censor with gray hair responded, "He is the only witness in this case. He should protect himself first. I can go there in person and ask him in person."

Chu Hua: "Then I'll trouble you, Officials."

"No trouble, no trouble." The censors smiled more amiably than each other.

The smile made the officials, who would be criticized for their disheveled appearance if their sleeves were stained with oil on most days, feel indignant: Where did your nobleness go! You should not smile like Maitreya Buddha!

The imperial censors seemed to know what they were grumbling and all swung their head over with a fierce gaze: What's the matter? Do you want to be reported?

All the officials looked up at the sky or the ground: En, the weather was good today.

The system laughed in the private chat channel: [Scared, they are scared, hahaha! ]

Civil officials regard reputation as important as their lives. It was fine that they were scared, but those big and strong military generals were also scared.

Truly funny!

Chu Hua was also amused: [No matter what the process is, as long as the result is smooth. ]

[I'm in a good mood today, let's share and let everyone eat melons together. ]

System: [Okay! ]

After the sharing function was turned on, what they had just said was repeated and the officials who were leaving at normal speed slowed down one by one.

Some people bent down to dust off the dust on their boots and some slowed down to match their pace with Chu Hua.

What was the hurry? Eat some melons first.

System: [Whose melon does Elder Sis Hua want to eat? ]

Chu Hua: [The old censor who just talked to me. ]

System: [It's the Left Censor Wang You, okay. ]

Left Censor: ? ? ?

The old man staggered and almost tripped. His face was full of shock and confusion.

Wait, it was fine when others were pitting you and going against you and you wanted him to be embarrassed and die. I have helped you, so why do I have to go through this?

The civil officials’ eyes popped out and they clenched their fists excitedly; the military generals pulled their beards excitedly; and the emperor almost ran out of joy.

It turned out to be Wang You's melon!

Quick, let me hear what kind of melon this old censor who habitually wanted charge against the pillar had!

Hehehe... The monarch and the ministers had the same gloating expression on their faces.

The Left Censor was in a bad mood. He had been honest and upright all his life and had never done anything bad. What melon could he have?

Soon, the system found a suitable melon: [Hahaha Official Wang was so funny! ]

Chu Hua: [What's wrong? ]

The emperor and the officials were so anxious: How funny was it? Tell me quickly!

System: [Official Wang has no other hobbies and dares not have other hobbies. As an imperial censor, he often reports others and is afraid of being reported. After much contemplation, he picks a very simple hobby: elegant fishing. ]

Everyone: ? ? ?

Fishing was fishing, what was elegant fishing?

System: [He dare not really catch fish, lest someone put precious fish in the river where he fishes, scheme him with trickery, and damage his reputation. It is good to be a little vigilant and know how to protect themself, but this... is a bit like paranoia. ]

[He is the Imperial Censor and wants to make a better reputation for himself, so he imitates Jiang Taigong fishing, using a straight hook, no bait, and playing the game of ‘whoever wants to take the bait will take the bait’. ]

Hearing this beginning, Chu Hua had a strong premonition: [He didn't really catch a fish, did he? ]

System: [He had been fishing for more than 40 years and had not caught a fish, but he finally caught one not long ago. This surprised Official Wang. He called his friends and pulled the rod to see that it was a water snake hahahaha...]

Chu Hua: [Hahahaha...]

Emperor and officials: A water snake that wants to take the bait hahahaha!

Left Imperial Censor sneered, what's wrong with a water snake? Anyway, didn't he catch it? They couldn't catch it!

[And the most interesting thing? ]The system spoke with a laugh, [This was the only time in more than 40 years that he had caught a fish, even if it was a water snake, so Official Wang took it home as a souvenir. ]

[When Madam Wang found out, she laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. Official Wang was so irked that he didn't dare to enter Madam Wang's room for a few days. ]

The emperor and all the officials secretly sighed: If something like this happened, they wouldn't dare either.

Left Censor: "..."

System: [Madam Wang thought that this couldn't do and ordered people to stew the water snake. Who knew that when the cook killed it, he took out several cherry-sized pearls from the water snake's stomach. ]

[Madam Wang was frightened, while Official Wang almost fainted after seeing it. He kept shouting: Someone is trying to harm me! ]

Huh? Everyone stopped laughing, finding it strange: How could there be northeastern pearls in the stomach of a water snake?

This was also what Left Censor thought at the time, so he intuitively felt that this matter was not simple.

Chu Hua: [Does Official Wang fish in a certain river regularly? ]

System: [No. Madam Wang said: "You used straight hooks and don't sprinkle bait, so how can it be harming you?" Official Wang responded: "I don't harm anyone, so how can I guess the mind of the harmer?". He changed places for fishing after a period of time. ]

Chu Hua: [This should be feeding the pearls to the water snake and putting it in the river. The probability is also very low. There won't be a good few water snakes in the river that have swallowed the pearls? Is it too late for me to go and catch them now? ]

System: [Yes, a lot of them were released. ]

Emperor: !!!

"Go and catch them! Hurry up!"

No matter whose pearls it was, feeding it to the water snake meant they didn’t want it. If he found it, it was his!

Lin You felt helpless: "...This subordinate complies."

In addition to watching the third prince, he actually had to go down to the river to catch water snakes. This commander was really tired.

Chu Hua: [What happened to the water snake and the northeastern pearls? ]

Left Censor brushed his sleeves disdainfully. Of course, such a calamity was thrown away. He would not leave it at home for people to search!

System: [This is the funniest part. Official Wang did not dare to keep it and told someone to deal with it quickly. The chef felt that the water snake was a good thing, and it would be a waste not to eat it? So he ate it. ]

[Northeastern Pearls... He originally wanted to take it home, but he accidentally dropped it into the toilet when he went to the toilet. Although it was a pity, it was also dealt with. ]

Left Censor's disdainful expression froze. No matter how much he regarded money as dirt, he would not really throw it into the dirt, right?

Others: "..."

Lin You looked horrified: "Your Majesty, there is no need to fish it out now, right?"

The emperor's face turned blue and he gritted his teeth: "No! Need!" He was not short of money to this extent!

Chu Hua: [So who wanted to frame Official Wang? ]

Left Censor pricked up his ears. He also wanted to know which old man went to such great lengths to harm him!

System: [No one deliberately framed Official Wang. Someone was using a water snake to steal the northeastern pearls and Official Wang accidentally caught it while fishing.]

Chu Hua: ? ? ?

Others: ? ? ?






Chapter 35

The method of using a water snake to steal northeastern pearls was quite unique.

Chu Hua had never heard of it before and was particularly interested: [How to steal?]

System: [Elder Sis Hua, have you heard of snake tamers?]

Chu Hua contemplated a bit: [Is it the kind of person who can control snakes with a flute? Sometimes you can see snake charmers at the market.]

This was also the first reaction of the emperor and officials after hearing about snake taming.

The second prince's expression was a little subtle.

System: [The kind called snake charmers can only control a little bit. The real snake tamer has to start from the snake eggs, raise them from small to large, eat and live together, and be inseparable. Only in this way can the snakes raised be obedient. ]

[Some people feed snakes raw meat when raising them, so they can train them to attack. For example, they smear the smell that snakes like on the things they want to steal, order the snakes to swallow it, and then make them spit it out when they reach another place. ]

[This way, they can complete a perfect smuggling without leaving any traces at the scene. Northeastern pearls are small, valuable, and easy to sell. There is nothing better to steal and sell than this. ]

Chu Hua: [Northeastern pearls are large and round, only white, with a slight silver glow, and is regarded as the embodiment of holiness. A cherry-sized Northeastern pearl will be sold for more than ten taels depending on the appearance. ]

The system could eat melons but couldn't figure out this outrageous price: [White pearls are everywhere, why are Northeastern pearl so expensive? ]

Chu Hua: [Northeastern pearls are produced in the northeast, with high latitudes and cold weather. River clams grow slowly, so Northeastern pearl grows even slower. ]

[In modern times, there is a wealth of experience in cultivating river clams and there are still pearls that come out in strange shapes. So need to mention in ancient times. Pearl divers has to go down to the river many times and kill a large number of river clams to get Northeastern pearl that meets the requirements. It is really hard to come by. ]

[In addition to practical reasons, there are additional reasons: the founding emperor of Dasheng was from the Northeast and he preferred Northeastern pearl, a specialty of his hometown. The emperor's crown and the empress's phoenix crown used Northeastern pearl. The princes, princesses, consorts and other royal relatives used Northeastern pearl as accessories according to their ranks. ]

[Sometimes, the emperor gave Northeastern pearl to meritorious officials to show his favor. These officials are afraid of being impeached by the censors, so they dare not use them themselves and used Northeastern pearl as a dowry for the women in their families, saying that it’s the most prized treasure at the bottom of the box and occasionally shows it off. It’s not really used. ]

[In addition, the pearl sellers spread the propaganda that ‘Northeastern pearl is the embodiment of holiness’ and ‘women must have a pair of Northeastern pearl as dowry when they get married’. In recent years, Northeastern pearl has been severely over harvested in the Northeast. The number of Northeastern pearl has become less and less, and the price has become higher and higher. ]

The system was shocked: [In simple terms, things are valuable because they are rare. And the imperial family deliberately raised the price to show their uniqueness and nobility. ]

[They have to change a string of more than ten taels to buying a single pearl. Isn't this just a waste of money? ]

Chu Hua smiled but said nothing.

Emperor: "..."

Officials: "..."

You are right. Don't say it next time:)

System: [What about Southern Pearls? ]

Chu Hua: [Northeastern Pearls are freshwater pearls, while Southern Pearls are saltwater pearls. Southern Pearls have more places of origin and output than Eastern Pearls, so the price will be lower. In addition, Southern Pearls have a common use: as medicine. ]

[If the price of medicinal materials rises too much, will the people still be able to live? ]

The emperor and officials nodded repeatedly: Very good analysis!

They didn't expect Chu Hua to learn so much knowledge from doing business and could also apply it to small matters of people's livelihood. Not bad.

It was just... weren't they eating melons now? Don't digress too much!

Luckily, Chu Hua quickly brought the topic back: [With the value of Northeastern pearl, stealing one is enough to go to jail. This man has trained snakes since they were young and let them move along the river. This deliberate plan is obviously not for one or two thefts. ]

[How long has he been stealing? How many have he stolen? ]

System: [It has been more than a year. He stole a dozen to twenty at a time and can live happily for several months by selling them. ]

[He is quite cautious. He takes a break for a few months after stealing. He does not steal frequently and runs away after stealing. Otherwise, he would have been caught long ago. ]

Chu Hua thought to herself: Using this method to steal Northeastern pearl - running away after stealing, it is unrelenting slippery. It is really hard to say whether he can be captured.

[The water snake had been trained, so how could it be caught by Official Wang? ]

System: [It was the smell. The incense on Official Wang's fishhook was a bit similar to the incense used by the snake tamer. The other snakes could differentiate it. That snake was a bit stupid. ]

Left Censor: "..." I have a feeling that I am being ridiculed.

Chu Hua had satisfied her curiosity and quickened her pace to go to the Ministry of Revenue to continue checking accounts with her sisters today.

With Left Censor’s incense on the hook, the royal guards, wandered around the river for a long time without attracting a water snake. They even went into the water to look for it but didn't see it, so they had to return empty-handed.

Come to think of it, Left Censor caught the water snake several days ago.

That man must have recovered the water snake early. When he saw that the number was not right, he quickly fled and would not stay there stupidly to be caught.

After the emperor knew, "..."

After much contemplation, there was only the Northeastern pearl that fell into the toilet pit to be fished out.

After thinking it over and over again, he gave up. No matter how poor he was, he couldn't be so poor as to dig in the dirt.

What if he was found out by the melon-eating system one day, would he still have the face of being an emperor?

And...Chu Hua, when was she going to dig for the treasures of the previous dynasty!

He really needed money!

The emperor's eager desire for money was conveyed to Chu Hua through the melon-eating system 188 that night.

System: [Elder Sis Hua, is everything ready? It's time for us to go treasure hunting. ]

Chu Hua: [That place is a bit far. Let's go there on the pretext of getting lost during the autumn hunt. ]

The autumn hunt was scheduled for a month later. The list had been released, and Chu Ping and Chu Qin were on it.

Mrs. Wen was very busy preparing for the family's trip. In the past, Chu Hua could help, but this year, Mrs. Wen had to do it herself.

Chu Shu did send someone to send a letter back, saying that she wanted to come back to help Mrs. Wen and also wanted to go to the autumn hunt to broaden her horizon, but Mrs. Wen refused.

Liu Yue's treason harmed so many court officials. Chu Shu was currently imprisoned in the villa and had not received any other punishment. The emperor had already let her go because he was worried that other members of the Chu Family would be implicated. How could Mrs. Wen let Chu Shu out again?

What if Chu Shu had bad intentions and harms Chu Hua, exposes the existence of the system, and angers the emperor and all officials? Mrs. Wen dared not take risks.

While everyone was preparing for the autumn hunt, the cowpox research of the Imperial Hospital was effective.

The prisoners sent out from the Pacification Division prison did not get smallpox after being vaccinated with cowpox. Civil and military officials were vaccinated with cowpox in batches, recuperated in the villa for a few days, and then replaced by someone else for vaccination. A fewl old men in their sixties and seventies safely survived.

Good things came in pairs: Chu Hua's penicillin research had also made some progress.

The penicillin cultured from orange peels was impure at the beginning and many methods were tried but failed.

Later, she took a little from the orange peel and put it on a new orange peel to culture again. She failed several times, until she changed it again and again, and finally got some decent experimental products.

The first experimental product was used on a dog at home who had stepped on a nail and got infected and had a fever. The fever subsided on the same day. The effect was amazing.

Chu Hua wanted to do more experiments to determine whether the effect was accidental, but the royal guard took some of it away for experiments.

System feedback: [There were three prisoners with high fever in the prisons of the royal guard and the Ministry of Justice. Two were rescued and one died. ]

Chu Hua's heart immediately lifted: [Is penicillin impure? ]

Did she kill someone?

System: [No, it was a bacterial infection that was not treated in time. It was delayed for too long and became a serious illness. Even if there was medicine, he couldn't be saved. ]

Chu Hua was relieved but not much: [Penicillin is an antibiotic. It can only be used to treat diseases caused by bacterial infections and is not suitable for other diseases. ]

[Now that someone has died, the imperial physician may have difficulty distinguishing bacterial infection from other diseases. Before they figure it out, the emperor will not allow its use. ]

[I don't have much penicillin now. We’ll take it slow and experiment as we go. Have to find the best storage method. ]

System: [Do your best, Elder Sis Hua! I'm here to cheer you up! ]

The one-on-one conversation was quickly recorded and sent to the palace.

The emperor didn't understand what antibiotics and bacterial infections were, so he summoned the Imperial Academy’s Medicine Administrator, Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrative Assistant, and others, but they didn't understand either.

The Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator's cowpox research came to an end and he returned after handing it over to the imperial physician of the vaccination department.

He guessed that Chu Hua might have some other magical abilities that hadn't been revealed yet and he was quite pumped up after seeing the report. "Your Majesty, why don't I ask Official Chu for advice on the death of the prisoner?"

While the Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator was quick-witted, the Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrative Assistant wasn’t any worse: "Your Majesty, Official Chu mentioned all these things that I don't know. Instead of wasting time guessing here, it's better to let Official Chu come to the Imperial Hospital and answer our doubts."

When they were still worrying about how to persuade people to vaccinate, Chu Hua had already sent people to search everywhere and got ready-made cowpox and was just waiting for the final stage of the experiment.

Whether in terms of money or action, she was 50% better than them - if the Imperial Hospital wanted to do any research, it had to ask the Ministry of Revenue for approval before it could have money to do it, and those stingy men in the Ministry of Revenue... hehe.

The cowpox incident made the imperial doctors of the vaccination department famous. If they could make smallpox extinct in Dasheng, it would be a great achievement and would be passed down through the ages.

They couldn't get the credit for the cowpox, but they should get some credit for penicillin, right?

As for other people's worries about women not being feminine...then as a man, why don't you come up with cowpox and penicillin!

Emperor: "Approved."

After giving a verbal order, the Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator and Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrative Assistant led a group of imperial doctors to the Ministry of Revenue to snatch Chu Hua.

"We have let you have her for a long time."

"That's right!"

"Now she has to urgently come to the Imperial Hospital."

"That's right!"

The imperial doctors also brought their own tools for making a living: silver needles, pestles, and medicinal knives.

Judging from the pretentious ferocious posture, if the Ministry of Revenue would not let Chu Hua go, they will fight back.

Officials of the Ministry of Revenue: "..."

Female family members: "..."

No need, really no need to go that far.

Under the threat of silver needles, pestles, and medicinal knives, Chu Hua was successfully abducted to the Imperial Hospital. "Official Chu, how is penicillin made?"

"Official Chu, how should penicillin be used?"

"Official Chu, can anyone use penicillin?"

"Official Chu, why did the prisoner who used penicillin die?"

Chu Hua answered one by one, trying to answer in detail.

She had already prepared the relevant answers and answered them fluently. After answering, she wanted to leave - she didn't like the smell of medicine.

However, her overly relaxed attitude made the imperial doctors think that she had something else to say. One by one, they latched onto her and asked her over and over again, refusing to let her go.

In desperation, Chu Hua could only say some more things she could think of temporarily, such as: "Cinchona cream from overseas is also called quinine. It can treat malaria."

Imperial doctors: !!!

If they were helpless with smallpox, they weren’t any better with malaria!

Malaria was also known as cold and hot disease. It was first cold enough to shiver, then hot enough to sweat, and lasted for a long time and was very tiring.

Traditional drugs for treating malaria include Artemisia annua, Changshan, Bupleurum, etc., but there were no particularly effective drugs. One had to try various prescriptions every time.

"Official Chu, where is cinchona cream?"

"Official Chu, how does quinine treat malaria?"

"Official Chu, was there anyone who had been successfully treated with cinchona cream?"

"Does Official Chu have ready-made cinchona cream?"

Chu Hua was overwhelmed by the question. She could remember this because she remembered that Emperor Kangxi's malaria was cured by cinchona cream. She really didn't know anything else.

"That's something from foreigners. I just know that it only needed to be consumed. I've never seen it and there's no ready-made one. I really don't know anything else. I don't understand medicine."

How could the imperial doctors believe it?

Cowpox, penicillin, cinchona cream! Chu Hua gave them all good things that they had never heard of or seen before. Of course the more of such things the better!

"Official Chu, don't hide it at this time."

"Yes, Official Chu, doctors should communicate with each other, so that we can grow together."

"Yes, Official Chu, do you think we are too stupid?"

Chu Hua: "..." The more she talked, the more outrageous it became.

The age of two lifetimes combined was not as old as the Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator. How dare she be disrespectful in front of her elders and think that her elders were stupid?

"All Officials, I really just got some news by chance and don't know medicine."

"All doctors know how to observe, smell, inquire, and feel. I am clueless about this. When herbs are put in front of me, I only recognize ginseng, red dates and wolfberries. I really have no knowledge and can't teach you much."

Everything she said was from the bottom of her heart, but the imperial doctors were stubborn and believed that she had concealed a lot. So they came to the Ministry of Revenue every day to ask her questions.

Chu Hua: "..." You forced me to do it!

[Tong'er, get started! ]

System: [Okay, let's start with The Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator. ]

Chu Hua: [Of course, this little old man is too stubborn! I told him I can't treat, but he still doesn't believe it! ]

The Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator who just entered the gate of the Ministry of Revenue: "..."

Having seen too many civil and military officials who socially died in the court, he didn't want to end up in the same situation. So he turned around and ran without hesitation.

Even so, it was still too late.

System: [The Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator was born in a poor family. He grew up in poverty, didn't eat much, and didn't grow tall. This made him very distressed.]

[One day, he asked his father: "Dad, I'm so short, what can I eat to grow taller?"]

Chu Hua mentally responded: Calcium supplements, sunbathing.

System: [His father said: "They say similar nourishes similar. You should eat more noodles, they are wide and long, so they can help you grow taller."]

[The Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator, who was still young at the time, believed it, and from then on he ate noodles every meal, almost turning himself into noodles.]

Chu Hua thought about the height of The Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator: [The Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator is not short.]

System: [Yes, he successfully grew taller. From then on he believed that eating noodles can help one grow taller. His son is short, then eat noodles. His grandson is short, then eat noodles. The key is that their family is not short. Afterward, the Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator believed it without a doubt.]

Chu Hua: "..."

[Similar nourishes similar. Then why doesn't he eat snakes? Aren't snakes also wide and long?]

System fell into deep thought.

The Imperial Academy's Medicine Administrator also fell into contemplation. Could it be that eating snakes could also make one taller? En, let the short grandson try it when he gets back.

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