My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

Chapter 116 The emperor mends his clothes?

Xu Zhong murmured, "I don't think your Majesty will agree."

The Grand Tutor said sternly, "Your Majesty will definitely not agree to this. Needlework cannot be learned in a few days. Your Majesty is the emperor, and no one will teach him these things."

"Besides, a good cook cannot cook without rice. Even if Your Majesty wants to pay off his debts by mending clothes, he must consider his own ability."

All the ministers nodded in agreement, and were expecting Emperor Jingming to refuse.

Or maybe Zhang Liang could be more sensible and quickly get this job out of the way for His Majesty.

Zhang Liang pushed it as they wished.

Cui Fu felt regretful. As his wife said, his trip was indeed in vain.

When he turned around and was about to leave, Emperor Jingming stopped him.

"Leave the clothes here. I'm a fast learner, so mending clothes shouldn't be a problem for me."

In fact, Emperor Jingming was somewhat patriarchal and was unwilling to take over women's work.

But he saw Ye Shengxin, who was wearing a straw raincoat and a hat, taking his donkey and preparing to go up the mountain in the rain to find food.

All of a sudden, all the male chauvinism was put aside.

Compared to his companions who risked their lives to go up the mountain, it was just a matter of mending clothes. If he refused, he would be a worthless person.

Zhang Liang wanted to persuade him again, but Emperor Jingming just took his clothes and went back to his room.

Zhang Liang hurriedly followed, unable to speak:

"Sir, I will help you with your mending."

That being said, I was in real pain.

Why can't he help Your Majesty? It's really difficult for him.

The needle and thread that Emperor Jingming used to mend clothes were left by the original owner. The light in the house was dim, so he sat at the door and threaded the needle in the daylight.

Zhang Liang took another needle from the side with trembling hands and imitated Emperor Jingming in threading the needle and tying the knot.

Then he picked up the clothes, found the place that needed mending, and did it slowly with his eyes wide open.

He and Emperor Jingming were both men with rough hands and feet, and the stitches on their clothes were some long and some short.

It takes two or three times of sewing to make the leaking area completely sealed.

Seeing this serious look, all the officials in the court breathed softly, for fear of disturbing the two men.

"hiss!"

Emperor Jingming suddenly cried out in pain, there was a blood spot on his finger where he was accidentally pricked by a needle.

Zhang Liang quickly put down his work and said, "Sir, your hand is injured. Do you have any medicine at home?"

As he was about to stand up, he was forced back to sit by Emperor Jingming. He said calmly, "It's okay."

Zhang Liang looked at him in silence for a long time, then lowered his head and continued to mend his clothes like Emperor Jingming.

Just as he was thinking about how to make His Majesty and Ye Xingxin accept his money reasonably later, Emperor Jingming suddenly spoke:

"Where is Mr. Zhang from? He looks so familiar. It seems like I have seen him before."

Emperor Jingming's probing words made Zhang Liang straighten his back and raised the alert level in his mind to the highest level.

He was worried that His Majesty asked this question because he had discovered something.

At the same time, I am happy that even though His Majesty has lost his memory, his sharpness and insight are unmatched by ordinary people.

Zhang Liang carefully adjusted his facial expression and answered slowly: "I live in a small town called Baijiu near the capital. My family still has some money and food. I have a small pastry shop in the imperial city, and the business is pretty good."

As he spoke, Zhang Liang pretended to look closely at Emperor Jingming's face.

"Sir, you said I looked familiar. Maybe we have really met before. Maybe it was in my pastry shop, or maybe it was when I was out for fun."

Zhang Liang spoke frankly and even took the initiative to move closer to Emperor Jingming's suspicion.

This largely dispelled Emperor Jingming's suspicion that Ye Shengxin might know him and Ye Shengxin.

but--

"It's possible that I remembered it wrongly, but Mr. Zhang has helped us so much. In order to avoid being implicated in the future, we should leave as soon as the weather clears and the rain stops."

"The Huang family is a prominent family, and Mayor Huang is the savior of the next head of the Huang family. If he disappears, those yamen runners commanded by the Huang family will come back to look for him."

Zhang Liang: "Then sir, you won't run away?"

Emperor Jingming stared at Zhang Liang without saying a word, which made Zhang Liang feel creepy. Only when he couldn't stand it anymore did he shake his head.

"Da Ya and I won't leave here in the short term. If we leave..."

Emperor Jingming didn't say the rest. Zhang Liang's brain turned and he suddenly blurted out:

"If you leave, sir, you can bring Mayor Huang to Beijing to claim your reward."

The words that came to his mind inexplicably matched the unspoken thoughts of Emperor Jingming, which surprised him and asked seriously:

"Go to Beijing to claim the reward? Mr. Zhang, do you think we have a chance of winning the fight against the Huang family?"

Zhang Liang choked. Your Majesty, do you really want to do this?

So brave.

He was not afraid that as a commoner he would be killed by the Huang family's cronies in the court.

Thousands of miles away in the court, many ministers had the same idea as Zhang Liang.

Their Majesty is truly too brave.

But Prime Minister Shangguan was very pleased: This is good, Your Majesty always remembers to eradicate the aristocratic families.

Zhang Liang from Qingshan Village thought so, but he still answered honestly: "It depends on which master you choose to report to the heaven."

Emperor Jingming took the next robe and continued to mend it: "The prince and prime minister mentioned by Mr. Zhang are benevolent people. These two people..."

The crown prince and prime minister who were mentioned stretched their necks. They were moved and did not expect that the amnesiac Majesty (the emperor) would trust them so much.

“I won’t choose either.”

Prince Prime Minister: ...

Zhang Liang: "Why? Sir, do you doubt the character of these two people?"

Emperor Jingming said calmly: "You can't judge a person by his appearance. Perhaps the kindness of these two is just for the emperor to see. What kind of character they really have remains to be seen."

Crown Prince: ...Father, your words really hurt my heart.

Prime Minister: ...The normal Majesty did not suspect him, but the amnesiac Majesty suspected him. It's sad. ┭┮﹏┭┮

Zhang Liang: "What are you going to do, sir?"

Emperor Jingming: "I heard that there is a drum outside the palace. Although I am not talented, I would like to give it a try."

Ministers: Your Majesty does not trust any court official.

Is it because they don’t do their job well enough and their good reputation is not spread far enough?

How could this be!

Zhang Liang: "Sir, there are actually ministers in the court who can be trusted. They are diligent and conscientious in their work, and they are good officials..."

Emperor Jingming became interested: "For example?"

"For example, the Minister of Justice, Mr. Zhang, has a very good reputation among the people. He often provides medicine and porridge to the poor people. Many people have longevity tablets set up for him in their homes."

"This person is truly the best choice."

Ministers:...

The ministers rolled up their sleeves and said: Bah, shameless old thing, how can you say such a thing.

Emperor Jingming laughed and didn't respond. He just asked, "When will Mr. Zhang leave?"

When Zhang Liang mentioned this, he stopped sewing and said with red ears:

"Sir, I am not an ungrateful, two-faced, shameless villain. Since you let me know about the magical mirror and Mayor Huang, I think I am on the same page with you."

"I will not leave. I will always follow you."

"If you live, I will follow you. If you die, I will follow you too."

Zhang Liang's words were so powerful and sincere that they almost moved people to tears.

However, the ministers felt that their eyes were very painful.

This old guy is quite good at acting cute in front of the amnesiac Majesty.

Alas, what a pity it’s not me.