My Husband Is Not Easy To Mess With. - Chapter 55: How Can I Play with Noobs?
Chapter 55: How Can I Play with Noobs?
After accompanying His Majesty to the morning court, the beautiful Concubine Nie (Nie Yao) lovingly sent him off to rest.
There were still some memorials submitted by officials on the table.
He had to check each of the long, drawn-out pieces of writing one by one.
When he got to the twenty-third memorial requesting the execution of the criminal official Nie Yao, Nie Yao was speechless: was his popularity really that bad?
He had too many enemies.
Nie Yao asked the little attendant beside him, “How did His Majesty usually deal with these things?”
“Reporting to the Lord, His Majesty would burn them.”
The fire pit was already prepared.
The little attendant asked Nie Yao if these should also be handled according to the usual procedure today.
Nie Yao nodded.
Then he asked, “And what kind of treatment did His Majesty have for the people who wrote these memorials?”
“This…”
The little attendant lowered his head.
He seemed to be having some difficulty.
Nie Yao: “You can’t say?”
“The Lord misunderstands. His Majesty instructed that you have equal authority to him.” The little attendant respectfully took out a list from his sleeve and explained, “This is a list of personnel that His Majesty ordered people to investigate a few days ago.”
Nie Yao took it and looked.
On it were officials who were at odds with him, but whom he had never dealt with.
He didn’t need to think twice to know that these people couldn’t resist criticizing him in their memorials.
His wife had people thoroughly investigate each person’s background, as well as some major or minor criminal evidence. This wasn’t the only list. Nie Yao looked at the stack of lists his wife had compiled before becoming emperor.
He saw that officials who had committed serious crimes were marked with a small flower. Several of them Nie Yao had previously suspected—although they looked like accidental deaths, their manner of death was too gruesome; it looked more like revenge killing than an accident.
He had wondered why those people had died in such a strange way.
It turned out his wife did it.
There were also some who simply hated him but hadn’t committed any crimes.
His wife had drawn a small shoe next to their names.
Nie Yao: “How did His Majesty deal with these people?”
“Reporting to the Lord, His Majesty commanded them to pray for the nation and copy Buddhist scriptures.”
Each person had to copy at least a meter-high stack of scriptures, and there could be no mistakes in the middle, or their sincerity would be questioned and they would be punished.
Punishment ranged from docking their salary to demotion.
It was clear that his wife had a great way of messing with people.
Before and after taking the throne, she hadn’t let go of anyone who had a grudge against him.
Nie Yao: “What about talented scholars who dislike this official, how does His Majesty deal with them?”
“His Majesty would heavily rely on them.” The little attendant truly lived up to his role as a trusted chief attendant; no matter what Nie Yao asked, he could answer, “His Majesty would find the most suitable work for them and then order them to work at least seven hours a day.”
Working fourteen hours a day.
And that was the minimum.
He didn’t expect his wife to be the modern-day major capitalist, squeezing people to the point of death.
The key was that those who were selected actually felt they were being heavily relied upon and were quite happy about it. They enthusiastically wrote memorials, stating they would dedicate themselves to Great Yu until death.
Amazing.
His wife was truly… too formidable!
How could she be so smart?
With this wisdom, this skill, his wife should be the emperor!
The feeling of being cared for by someone was truly wonderful.
His wife wasn’t just talking; she genuinely protected him!
Nie Yao folded the items and put them back, his heart feeling incredibly warm. He finished reviewing the remaining memorials with a smile.
And he did it very quickly, as if injected with energy.
For the first time in his life, after looking at so many complicated documents, he felt happy and full of energy.
“Wife, wife…”
Nie Yao finally understood his wife.
He wanted to cuddle.
“I love you, wife.”
It was the first time he had said these words outside of a special moment.
Du Suilan was half-asleep and woke up a little from him rubbing against her.
When she heard those words.
She was completely awake.
So surprised and delighted that she immediately sat up, “Husband! What did you just say? Quick, quick, quick! Say it again!”
She wanted to hear it!
His wife’s extreme reaction made Nie Yao blush a little.
He coughed nervously a couple of times to clear his throat, “Wife, I love you.”
“Me too!” Du Suilan was so happy she almost went crazy, “Me too, me too!! Husband! I love you!!”
“I know.”
It was because he knew, even just a little, how much she loved him that he willingly and unreservedly fell for her.
At this moment, both of them had endless energy and passion.
Naturally, they earnestly engaged in some physical exercise together.
For the next period, Nie Yao stayed in the palace. He accompanied his wife to court during the day and served her even more diligently at night.
It wasn’t until the people sent to stake out Sun Ji sent news that the fish they wanted to catch had made a move that Nie Yao reluctantly returned to the prison cell.
He had just arrived.
Sun Ji, disguised, snuck in.
“Lord Nie.” Coldness was evident in Sun Ji’s eyes, and his tone was sarcastic, “When you recklessly acted despite advice, did you ever consider this day?”
Now the roles were reversed.
Sun Ji was the one standing outside, while the Nie Yao who once held military power was now a prisoner.
It was simply gratifying!
“What’s it to you?” Nie Yao lay in his private cell, his posture quite relaxed.
He wasn’t flustered at all.
This, on the contrary, solidified Sun Ji’s determination to win him over.
He believed Nie Yao must have a backup plan, otherwise he wouldn’t be so arrogant when disaster was imminent.
“Lord Nie.” This time he spoke much more politely, “I’m concerned about you. The Nie family holds a million troops, quelled internal factional strife, and drove out foreign enemies. How can the merits you’ve earned be comparable to a mere eight million taels of gold?”
“When the birds are gone, the good bow is put away.”
“That little emperor put you in prison merely because of these minor issues… Lord Nie, doesn’t it make you feel disheartened?”
Disheartened about what?
He and his wife were family!
Nie Yao inwardly sneered, but kept his expression blank, only letting his voice turn cold, “Surname Sun, what exactly do you want to say?”
“Lord Nie, I am speaking out for you.”
Sun Ji pretended to be very kind.
Nie Yao didn’t believe him for a second.
He opened the door of his private cell and walked out, instantly dazzling Sun Ji’s eyes.
Nie Yao pushed Sun Ji, telling him not to stand in front of his door blocking the wind, and then gave a cold laugh, “See? This official is different from you noobs!”
He then pointed to the luxurious furnishings in the cell.
He was incredibly smug, “My father commands a million-strong army. Even if the new emperor wants to imprison me, so what? No one dares to touch this official!”
Already a few days ago, he had moved out half of the people from the No. 2 base.
A full fifty thousand men were stationed just over a thousand meters from the city gate.
The deterrent power was immense.
Nie Yao bluffed, attributing all his good treatment to his military power.
He acted as smug as could be.
Sun Ji looked down on Nie Yao from the bottom of his heart, thinking young people were stupid, unable to see that their power was waning. Easily fooled, they truly believed they could remain safe and sound.
Simply hopelessly stupid.
But that was also good.
The stupider he was, the easier they could control him.
“Lord Nie, you truly are… Alas…”
Sun Ji put on a benevolent look, sighing and shaking his head, pretending to care for a junior.
He also brought some food, drinks, and warm clothing for Nie Yao, saying a few words of concern.
But Nie Yao was unyielding.
No matter how hard he tried to persuade him, Nie Yao finally just lifted his eyelids.
“Is that all?” Nie Yao said dismissively, “Lord Sun finally makes a trip and only brings me a pile of cheap goods?”