Inside the Purple Gold City, the Crown Prince's Palace.
Night.
In the study room, the Crown Prince of the Great Ming Dynasty, who was wearing a golden dragon robe, was sleeping on the table.
On the table, the candles were flickering and the memorials were piled up like a mountain.
When the old eunuch with a horsetail whisk saw that the Crown Prince had fallen asleep, he immediately waved his hand at the palace maids beside him.
The palace maids bowed deeply to the old eunuch and quietly left.
Recently, the Crown Prince had been busy handling court affairs, selecting officials, handling military affairs, and observing the people. He had been busy day and night.
Even though he was young and healthy, he could not withstand such torment.
The old eunuch took a golden silk cloak and gently draped it over the Crown Prince's body.
The Crown Prince was too tired during this period of time, let him have a good sleep.
The old eunuch thought in his heart.
"Hong Ji … Hong Ji …"
The Crown Prince kept talking in his sleep and instantly woke up from his sleep.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at his surroundings. Then, he let out a long sigh.
So it was a dream.
"Your Highness, did you dream of Miss Hong Ji again?" When the old eunuch saw that the Crown Prince had woken up, he immediately took a cup of hot tea and asked with a smile.
The Crown Prince smiled awkwardly and reached out to take the tea from the old eunuch. He gently took a sip.
"In the past month, this is the seventh time Your Highness has called for Miss Hong Ji in your dreams." The old eunuch gently touched the flickering candlelight and said with a smile.
"You know everything except the love between men and women. You know nothing." The Crown Prince put down the fragrant tea and said to the old eunuch.
The old eunuch smiled and did not say anything.
"What time is it now?" The Crown Prince asked the old eunuch.
"Just past midnight." The old eunuch said.
The Crown Prince nodded and reached out to take a memorial from the table and continued to read it.
"Your Highness, it's getting late. You should go back and rest. You still have to go to court tomorrow morning." The old eunuch saw that the Crown Prince continued to read the memorials and immediately advised him.
"It's still early. It won't be too late to sleep after I finish reading these memorials." The Crown Prince pulled up the cloak on his body and said without raising his head, "If you are tired, go to sleep first. Don't stay up late with me."
"Your Highness, take care of your body," the old eunuch said to the crown prince with concern.
"Right now, there are internal and external troubles. Natural disasters are occurring one after another. The people are suffering unspeakably. Military intelligence is piling up like a mountain. Tell me, how should I take care of my dragon body?" The Crown Prince looked up at the old eunuch and asked.
The old eunuch frowned and didn't say anything.
The Crown Prince's heart was for the people, and he was kind-hearted. In the future, he would definitely become a wise ruler.
"There's only seventy million taels left in the treasury? What's going on? "The Crown Prince frowned as he looked at the memorial in his hand.
"The three armies are gathered at the border. Soldiers' pay, weapons, and rations need to be spent everywhere," the old eunuch said to the Crown Prince. "In order to create the army of bronze men and the best weapons, Your Highness has sent people everywhere to purchase meteorites. Just this expenditure alone has cost more than 30 million liang. In addition, there have been a series of natural disasters recently, and tax revenue has been greatly reduced. The court also has to send money everywhere for disaster relief. Now, there are 70 million liang left, which is much more than expected."
The Crown Prince frowned.
"How is the disaster under control now?" The Crown Prince asked the old eunuch.
"The locusts in Henan have been controlled, but the rain disaster in the south and the drought in the southwest have not improved at all. Even..." The old eunuch hesitated.
"Even what?" The Crown Prince asked.
"Even a plague." The old eunuch frowned. "I heard that in some places, it has reached the point of cannibalism..."
Clatter.
As soon as the old eunuch finished speaking, the memorial in the Crown Prince's hand fell to the ground.
He leaned heavily on the back of the chair, his face pale and bloodless.
"Your Highness..." The old eunuch said anxiously.
The Crown Prince stretched out his hand, indicating that he was fine.
"Fulin, go, call Lu Yuanshan for me." The Crown Prince said to the old eunuch with a dignified expression.
"Yes."
The old eunuch said and quickly left.
In the Imperial Advisor's residence, Lu Yuanshan was lying on a luxurious carved bed, snoring loudly.
Beside him lay two naked, voluptuous women with their breasts bared.
Lu Yuanshan hugged them left and right, snoring incessantly.
Shua!
The old eunuch's figure appeared out of thin air outside Lu Yuanshan's tent.
"Imperial Advisor Lu is so comfortable." Seeing Lu Yuanshan intoxicated in the land of women, the old eunuch said sarcastically.
"Who?"
Hearing someone call him, Lu Yuanshan immediately sat up on the bed.
"So... so it is Eunuch Fulin..."
When he saw that the person standing in front of him was the Crown Prince's old eunuch, Lu Yuanshan immediately retracted his anger and said politely.
Lu Yuanshan never dared to underestimate this old eunuch.
This person's origin was mysterious and his cultivation was extremely high.
To be able to silently appear at the side of his bed without him noticing, it could be seen that this person's ability was very high.
One must know that he now has the power of ten thousand souls, Daoist secret arts, and the ability of Corpse King. Nothing within a hundred miles could escape his perception.
However, this old eunuch was able to easily evade his perception, as if he had entered a place where there was no one!
This person beside the Crown Prince really needs to be careful.
Lu Yuanshan put on his clothes and politely asked the old eunuch, "Eunuch, what brings you here in the middle of the night?"
The old eunuch impatiently said to Lu Yuanshan, "This old servant is under the order of the Crown Prince to invite Imperial Advisor to the Crown Prince's palace for a discussion."
Lu Yuanshan was shocked, "His... His Highness invited me for a discussion?"
"Imperial Advisor... who are you talking to... quickly come back..."
"Yes... quickly come back..."
Inside the Luo Tent, two naked palace maids called out to Lu Yuanshan, half asleep.
Shua!
Lu Yuanshan turned around and waved his sleeves at the tent.
Hu...
A gust of wind blew, and the two palace maids in the Luo Tent no longer moved.
What a cruel heart!
The scene in front of the old eunuch made him frown.
Lu Yuanshan's move directly took the lives of two palace maids!
Lu Yuanshan said to the old eunuch, "Eunuch, please go back and report to the Crown Prince. I will be there soon."
Shua!
The old eunuch flicked his horsetail whisk and disappeared in an instant.
"Dao Xian."
After sending off the old eunuch, Lu Yuanshan put on his golden silk robe and said.
Shua!
The Savage Corpse King appeared out of thin air.
The Savage Corpse King said to Lu Yuanshan, "Master, you called for me."
Lu Yuanshan said to the Savage Corpse King while buttoning his robe, "I am going to the Crown Prince's palace. I will bestow these two palace maids to you. Remember to clean them up."
"Yes, master."
The Savage Corpse King turned around and looked at the two naked corpses in the tent and nodded.
"Did you know when that old eunuch came?"
Lu Yuanshan tied up his hair and inserted a jade hairpin into his hair bun and asked the Savage Corpse King.
The Savage Corpse King had the body of a zombie and was extremely sensitive to living people. After all, only in the body of a living person would there be surging hot blood.
Lu Yuanshan wanted to know if the Savage Corpse King could sense the old eunuch.
"Disciple does not know." The Savage Corpse King replied, "This person's cultivation is very strong and has reached the Transformation Realm."
Lu Yuanshan frowned and waved his sleeves.
Hua...
Lu Yuanshan turned into countless golden light fragments and disappeared into thin air.
The Savage Corpse King cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Farewell, master."
After seeing Lu Yuanshan leave, the Savage Corpse King narrowed his eyes and revealed a trace of a smile...
"This humble subject kowtows in salute to Your Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness the Crown Prince live for thousands of years!"
In the study, Lu Yuanshan, who was wearing a golden robe, bowed to the Crown Prince and said, "Long live the Crown Prince."
The Crown Prince waved his hand casually at Lu Yuanshan and said, "Stand up."
Lu Yuanshan slowly stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
He glanced at the Crown Prince from the corner of his eyes and saw that the Crown Prince was worried and tired.
Clearly, the Crown Prince had encountered a problem again.
The Crown Prince smiled and said to Lu Yuanshan, "Seems like you have gotten used to the environment of the capital."
Lu Yuanshan lowered his head and said, "This humble subject is a cultivator and is used to simple tea and plain food. I can adapt anywhere."
As he said that, he subconsciously glanced at the old eunuch standing beside the Crown Prince.
The old eunuch glanced at Lu Yuanshan and revealed a cold smile.
Simple tea and plain food?
Lu Yuanshan really dared to say that.
Right now, the Grand Tutor's residence was almost as luxurious as the Crown Prince's Palace.
Xuanji was already extremely extravagant back then, but compared to Lu Yuanshan, it paled in comparison.
Seeing the old eunuch's cold smile, Lu Yuanshan looked away and pretended as if nothing had happened.
The Crown Prince asked Lu Yuanshan, "How are those Corpse Demons now?"
"Your Highness, this humble subject has locked those Corpse Demons in a secret place. Every day, they are tempered with talismans and nourished with Yin Qi. As long as Your Highness gives the order, they can rush to the battlefield and kill the enemy."
Lu Yuanshan respectfully replied.
The Crown Prince smiled and said, "Mm, thank you for your hard work."
Lu Yuanshan began to flatter the Crown Prince, "Lu Yuanshan began to flatter the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince went straight to the point and said, "I called you here so late because I want you to do something for me."
He also could not stand Lu Yuanshan's clumsy flattery.
Lu Yuanshan looked up and asked the Crown Prince, "What does Your Highness want this humble subject to do?"
The Crown Prince said to Lu Yuanshan, "I want you to gather all the masters of Taoism and go to the southwest to pray for rain."
For the masters of Taoism, praying for rain was not difficult.
The Crown Prince was eager to save the people, so he thought of this method.
Lu Yuanshan frowned and muttered to himself, "Praying for rain?"
"What? You can't do it? "The Crown Prince asked Lu Yuanshan.
"It's just a simple praying for rain, this humble subject can do it easily, but …" Lu Yuanshan hesitated.
The Crown Prince picked up the fragrant tea and asked while drinking, "But what?"
"But this humble subject needs to take care of tens of thousands of Corpse Demons, so …" Lu Yuanshan looked embarrassed.
The southwest had a harsh environment, except for yellow soil and sand.
He did not want to go to that kind of place.
"The people there are suffering and eating each other. It is urgent to pray for rain." The Crown Prince put the porcelain cup in his hand on the table and said with a solemn face, "Those Corpse Demons will be taken care of by your Maoshan disciples for the time being. You have to do the praying for rain personally, without any mistakes. If the praying for rain does not come, you don't need to be the Crown Prince anymore."
Seeing that Lu Yuanshan wanted to decline this task, the Crown Prince directly ordered him.
"This humble subject accepts the decree."
The Crown Prince had given a strict order. Even if Lu Yuanshan was unwilling in his heart, he could only act according to the decree.
"You will arrange this tomorrow." The Crown Prince ordered Lu Yuanshan, "Within three days, I want rain to fall in the southwest!"
"This humble subject accepts the decree!"
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