Even if he is disgusted by that matter, he will still use him, then deal with the Deng Family.
Now is the best time to collect evidence of the Deng Familyâs violations of Emperor Xuanmingâs orders.
The Deng family, including Grand Tutor Deng, are not good people; such people are even more likely to lose control and make mistakes.
In the afternoon, Chu Heng entered the palace again with a memorial.
This time, he still didnât see Emperor Xuanming.
Despite this, Chu Heng was not discouraged or angry. Instead, he left some precious medicinal herbs, urging Emperor Xuanming to take care of his health.
He Dequan went fearfully to report the news to Emperor Xuanming.
He did not forget to present the various medicinal herbs in front of His Majesty.
The eunuch holding the medicinal herbs beside him kept his head low, not daring to make a single sound.
However, Emperor Xuanming, after listening to He Dequan, propped his chin with his hand while sitting on the Dragon Throne and nonchalantly ordered He Dequan to bring the herbs forward.
He casually flipped through the medicinal herbs, suddenly let out a cold laugh, and with a wave of his hand said, "Take these things away. I am not so ill as to need the ministers to send me medicine."
He Dequan: "..."
In his heart, he mourned for Lord Chu, wondering how Lord Chu had offended the Emperor. It was already bad enough to be reported by Grand Tutor Deng, and now he had gone and sent medicinal herbs, which was practically cursing the Emperor to fall ill.
He Dequan pondered whether he should warn Lord Chu when he meets him next. Even if it couldnât appease the Emperor, he shouldnât keep provoking him.
He had just thought of this.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Emperor Xuanmingâs sinister gaze, his heart nearly stopped beating, and he dared not do anything, realizing this was a matter of life and death.
Chu Heng, after leaving the palace, soon received news from Xiao Tianhao about the Emperorâs anger.
He wasnât surprised at all and had even anticipated it. If the current Emperor wasnât angry, he would have met him long ago.
Since he was angry, no matter what he did, it would displease the Emperor.
But this doesnât necessarily mean itâs a bad thing.
The true bad news would be if the Emperor ignored his actions altogether, no longer getting angry, just using him, and then suddenly changing his mind to deal with him with false pretense.
So after receiving the news, Chu Heng first thanked Xiao Tianhao, then told him not to worry, as he understood what he was doing.
Xiao Tianhao received the message and was temporarily speechless: "..."
"Do you think Lord Chu is displeased with how the Emperor treats Grand Tutor Deng, and thatâs why heâs doing this on purpose?"
Deputy Leader: "My lord, I canât fathom Lord Chuâs thoughts."
"Sigh, I can understand though, since Lord Chu is very loyal. Suddenly being suspected must be upsetting, but continuing to show concern for the Emperor out of habit without considering the tabooâafter all, the Emperor has an entire Imperial Medical Bureau and doesnât need his medicine."
Deputy Leader: "Maybe Lord Chu was so upset that he lost his senses?"
"... Never mind, since he doesnât want me to intervene, it wouldnât be right for me to suddenly get involved." Xiao Tianhao figured that since he had already reminded Chu Heng, Chu Heng would realize that delivering medicine to the palace was a mistake and would soon correct it. Since Chu Hengâs life wasnât in danger, he shouldnât meddle anymore.
After all, his position made it inappropriate for him to be too close with the courtiers.
In the afternoon, besides organizing materials, Chu Heng was busy training soldiers at the Ministry of War, preparing to develop a new formation.
Xie Zhao and Zhou Tianqi were both participating in the training.
Recently, Chu Heng was not averse to training soldiers who were willing to come, even if they belonged to different units; he would train whoever came.