ebookland Chapter 258 Xiaoyao and Sizi's Debate on the Old and New Candy Books
Chapter 258 Xiaoyao and Sizi's Debate on the Old and New Candy Books
Xiao Yao: "Many people in history say that Li Zhi was very weak!"
Sizi: "Childhood sweetheart? He's not 'soft and cuddly' at all! He's a master of 'hidden strength'!"
"He even said he's afraid of his wife!"
"No way! Yaoyao, if you say that again, I won't give you any mangoes! It's because your brother loves his queen sister-in-law so much, don't you understand!"
"They even said he's nothing special, just a puppet!!"
"Hey, Yaoyao, stop messing around! There are no more mangoes!! Do you even know what a puppet is? He's the mastermind behind the scenes!!! You guys really don't understand my Zhinu's understated luxury, he's the invincible emperor of the half-pig-eating-tiger world!"
Feeling that one apple was not enough, Si Zi began to enjoy the mango flesh that Zhi Nu had brought, which he had personally and carefully cut into squares. Her mouth was covered with fruit pulp, and her neck was stained with yellow juice.
Unable to get her mango, Xiao Yao started listing Si Zi's father's faults: "I heard that your father has been quite a handful since he got old! He insists on making people do so much work and has built so many big houses..."
Sizi: "Hmm, oh my god, Yaoyao, Xiangcheng Palace, Cuiwei Palace, and Yuhua Palace... building these houses required so many people, everyone was exhausted, and it cost so much money. The people at the time were all frowning and unhappy. But from a strategic point of view, there was no problem!"
Xiao Yao: "I also heard that when your father was young, he loved listening to his ministers talk. He would listen obediently to whatever they said. But when he got old, he didn't like listening to bad things anymore. He even disliked Grandpa Wei Zheng, who was always very kind to him and always told him the truth. He even went so far as to knock down Grandpa Wei Zheng's tombstone! That's really going too far!"
Sizi: "That's not true at all! Father was so capable when he was young, he conquered such a vast country and enabled the people to live well. He must have had his own reasons. There might be another reason for knocking down Grandpa Wei Zheng's tombstone, it's not what you're saying!"
Xiao Yao: "I also heard that your father was afraid that the historian would write down his bad deeds from the past, so he secretly went to read the historian's daily records and even insisted that the historian correct them. If that's the case, the book won't be true, and later emperors will follow his example. That's really bad."
Sizi: "Don't talk nonsense! Father reads the 'Daily Records of the Emperor' to see if there's anything that can improve the country, not to correct the bad things. Besides, when he was emperor, the country was always in a strong bull market!"
Xiao Yao: "I also heard that your father has become very suspicious in his old age. He even killed the loyal minister Liu Ji. Now everyone in the court is terrified and no one can work in peace."
Sizi: "Hmph, Grandpa must have had his reasons for killing Grandpa Liu Ji. You can't just say what you've said and portray Grandpa as such a bad person. Didn't you see all the good things Grandpa did in the past?"
Xiao Yao: "When people get old, they become very stubborn, and emperors are no exception. They think that whatever they do is right and they don't listen to others at all. As a result, they are not as good at governing the country as they used to be."
Sizi: "I don't believe it! Father has always been a good emperor, and even if he gets old, he won't change all of a sudden. What you heard must be false. My father is not that kind of person. What do you know? Father has ruled the country for so many years and made such great contributions. Just because of these few things, these people are making Father worthless. Father must have his own considerations."
Si Zi was so anxious she was about to cry. She thought to herself, "That's why Father is born with a fire and earth element in his destiny. He needs Si Zi, the lucky star that is favorable to him, to balance it out!"
Just then, Zhi Nu came in, which startled Xiao Yao so much that he quickly shut up.
"What's wrong? Sizi, are you studying your 'new and old sugar books' again today?"
"Yes, someone failed their exam, so they were punished by not being allowed to eat mangoes. They also said a lot of bad things about other people, so they were also punished by not being allowed to eat lunch!"
"Oh? Who's talking badly about whom?" Zhinu asked.
Sizi started protecting Xiaoyao again; despite their playful antics, she couldn't expose her best friend.
"Nobody else can compare! Humph, my husband and my parents are the most amazing and dearest people in the world! Nobody is allowed to say anything bad about them!"