Chapter 306 Selecting Guards
On the other side, Chu Luku sat for a long time, and the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he felt.
Can a wound be healed by just cursing?
If you call the padlock a guard dog of the Xiongdao society, will it open by itself?What is all this stuff?
Am I going to fail at this kind of thing?"Qin Su, I still plan to give it a try." Chu Lu finally spoke, "Although you said that only women who completely agree with her rhetoric can be immune to her ability, I doubt that she herself does not believe in this theory, right?"
"We have also encountered several heroines." Chu Lu recalled the experiences in the previous copies and said, "Although their appearances, plug-ins, and background stories are very different, their personalities are all similar. The heroines and awakenings are just a shiny shell for their selfish nature. In the final analysis, they are just a group of sophisticated egoists. No, they are not even sophisticated, but a group of brainless beasts."
Qin Su nodded silently.
"Then those who can completely identify with them must also be extremely selfish." Chu Lu's eyes flashed, "Since they are beasts and egoists, there must be a way to buy them off. If money doesn't work, use power; if power doesn't work, target emotional weaknesses. Coercion or inducement, there is always a way that can work."
"What you said does make sense, but even so, their extreme hatred for the opposite sex is not false. Extreme egoists who extremely hate the opposite sex are also hard to find in this copy." Qin Su said.
"It doesn't matter," Chu Lu made up his mind. "I am the emperor after all. I can mobilize the power of the entire court. There is no way I can't find it."
"Well. Let's do it this way." Qin Su couldn't think of any reason to persuade him, so she could only agree.
Chu Lu immediately called the old eunuch who was waiting outside the palace and ordered in a deep voice: "Pass on my order. I want to find a wonderful woman in the world to serve as my personal bodyguard. There is only one requirement. This woman must have a great... well, prejudice against men in the world. The more extreme her thoughts are, the more eccentric her actions are, the better. Let everyone below move, regardless of their background or past, as long as they meet the requirements, bring them into the palace immediately, and I will personally select them. If you do a good job, there will be a big reward!"
The old lady was stunned by what she heard, and she had no idea what the emperor was doing. But she couldn't guess what her master was thinking, so she just had to do her job.
"I obey your command." The old eunuch bowed and responded.
……
Chu Lu's incredible order soon spread.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shen Shi'an listened to the report from his subordinates, twisting his gray beard, his cloudy old eyes showing some confusion. He couldn't figure out what the emperor was up to, but then he thought, it's just finding a few women as guards, and they are crazy women, so it's unlikely to cause any big waves. It's better to have less trouble than more, there's no need to offend the emperor for such a small matter.
"Got it," he waved his hand slowly, "Just do as your majesty wishes and just find a few people to deal with it."
In the residence of the Minister of Revenue, Jia Ruhui was in a completely different situation. When he heard about this, his eyes lit up immediately, like a cat smelling blood. In his opinion, this was a great opportunity to please His Majesty! His Majesty's mind was unpredictable, but as long as he personally ordered something to be done, and he did it beautifully, then the credit would be real!
"Quick! Mobilize all available manpower and make sure to find for me the extraordinary woman who best meets His Majesty's requirements!" Jia Ruhui excitedly ordered his confidant.
In the Censorate, the Left Vice-Chief Censor Fang Xiaozhi did not hesitate after receiving the imperial decree. His usually serious face showed absolute loyalty. Ever since A Ling assassinated the emperor and Jiang Miaoyan slaughtered court officials, this iron-faced censor had long regarded the emperor as a wise ruler.
"Your Majesty's move must have a deep meaning." He secretly decided to do his best to share His Majesty's worries.
On the other side, Concubine Li also got the news. She was full of confusion and couldn't understand what Chu Lu was trying to do, so she simply sent the news to the chat group.
When the news came out, everyone in the group was confused.
"What is he doing?"
"are you crazy?"
"It's inexplicable. What's the point of him looking for a female guard like this?"
Si Ren looked at the message and immediately understood Chu Lu's intention. She sneered disdainfully.
Si Ren: "Oh, do you even need to ask? It must be that secretive group leader who came up with this idea. He probably discovered my weakness - if a woman is truly awakened, she won't be angered by my words and won't be affected. So he wants to find someone who is immune to my verbal attacks to be his watchdog."
Concubine Li and others suddenly realized what was going on and began to worry.
Concubine Wan: "Then...then should we stop him immediately? What if he really finds us..."
Si Ren: "Stop it? Why should we stop it? Let him find it!"
Her tone was full of confidence: "In this era, where can we find truly awakened women? Even if there are one or two, they are our sisters! How can we help a pig man? He is wasting his time and acting foolishly!"
Then she sneered, "The group leader could only come up with such a stupid idea that is not worthy of being shown on the stage. It seems that this is all he can do."
When Concubine Li and the others heard this, they felt relieved immediately, and there was a chorus of praise for Si Ren's foresight.
"Senior Si Ren is really amazing. He saw through the opponent's trick at a glance!"
"That's right! The emperor's move is simply out of this world!"
Si Ren smiled slightly and then put the matter behind him.
A few days later, in the Yangxin Palace.
A young eunuch walked in quickly and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, thanks to the efforts of the ministers, a group of women with strange words and deeds have been found outside the palace. They are all waiting in the side hall, waiting for your Majesty's selection."
"Oh? So fast?" Chu Lu was slightly surprised, then nodded, "Take me over to have a look."
The selection was held in a side hall in the Imperial Garden. The furnishings in the hall had been cleared out, leaving only a table and two chairs in the middle for Chu Lu and the candidates to sit opposite each other. Outside the hall, the Imperial Guards were guarding the area, creating a solemn atmosphere.
Chu Lu sat down at the main seat, opened the first list, and said in a deep voice: "Pass the first one."
Soon, a thin woman was brought in. She knelt down and saluted. Without waiting for Chu Lu to ask, she raised her head and spoke in a sharp and sarcastic tone: "Your Majesty, you are looking for the right person! The most disgusting and unreliable thing in the world is that man!
They are all so arrogant and ambitious, yet they always want to give us women instructions! In my opinion, the reason why there are so many sufferings in this world is all caused by these stinky men! "
Chu Lu nodded, feeling that this man had a bit of Si Ren's flavor. He thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "According to what you said, all men in the world are troubles. Then what am I in your eyes?"
The woman was stunned for a moment, then a flattering smile appeared on her face, and she quickly said, "Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor, and is naturally different from ordinary filthy creatures! Your Majesty is the heaven, the earth, and the reborn parents of this servant!"
Chu Lu waved his hand expressionlessly: "Next." Not crazy enough, too normal.
The second person to come in was a widow with frosted eyes. She did not speak first like the previous person, but after kneeling and bowing, she waited silently for Chu Lu to ask questions.
So Chu Lu asked: "Since you have been chosen, you naturally hate men to the core, but why is that? Tell me."
The widow raised her head, her eyes full of hatred.
"Your Majesty." Her voice was hoarse and cold, "Do you know what a man is?"
Without waiting for Chu Lu to answer, she sneered to herself: "It's a leech sucking blood from a woman; it's a beast in human skin; it's rotten meat that only knows how to think with its lower body!"
"My husband, who should go to hell after his death, was a pig who only knew how to drink and gamble when he was alive! He would beat me up at the slightest dissatisfaction! His parents, who were like old dogs, were even more poisonous. They called me a chicken with no family and treated me like a mule!"
Her red eyes stared at Chu Lu: "Your Majesty, what's the point of keeping such a thing? They marry just to find a punching bag to vent their anger on, to find a slave who doesn't need money! In this life, I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that all men in the world die!"
Chu Lu listened patiently, and when she calmed down a little, he said gently: "I deeply sympathize with your experience. You can struggle out of such a difficult situation, which shows your inner tenacity. You are indeed a strong woman, and I admire you."
The widow was obviously stunned when she heard this. She obviously didn't expect that after a lot of scolding, she could actually get praise from Chu Lu, who is also a man.
Her mentality suddenly changed, and she subconsciously avoided Chu Lu's gaze. After a moment of silence, she spoke somewhat unnaturally: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."
Then she added, "Then again... not all men in this world deserve to die. There are good men... too. Your Majesty is a very good man. We women should learn to open our eyes and not be deceived by those evil men."
Chu Lu: “…”
He sighed in his heart and waved his hand again, signaling for a change of players.
The third person to come in was a big, strong woman. Although she looked tough, she was extremely respectful when she entered the hall. She knelt down and kowtowed in a proper manner, saying in a loud voice: "I, the humble Zhao, kowtow to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"
Chu Lu looked her up and down and said calmly, "No need to be polite. Stand up."
The woman stood up, but just lowered her head, folded her hands in front of her stomach, looked honest and obedient, and said nothing.
Chu Lu said, "I heard that you have some unique views on worldly affairs. I summoned you here today just to listen to these words that you don't hear on ordinary days. You don't have to be restrained."
Hearing this, the woman raised her eyes cautiously to look at Chu Lu's expression. Seeing that he looked calm, she tentatively said, "Your Majesty... I am just a rough man, not good at speaking, and I am afraid that I will say something wrong and pollute your Majesty's ears."
"You can say whatever you want," Chu Lu said calmly, "What I want to hear today is the truth, the truth from my heart."
After receiving the emperor's approval, the woman became a little bolder. She cleared her throat and said, "Then I will dare to say that. I just feel that in this world, some men... are too outrageous! They obviously have no ability, but they always like to act arrogantly in front of women. It makes me angry just by looking at them!"
After she finished speaking, she stared closely at Chu Lu's reaction.
Chu Lu raised a faint arc at the corner of his lips, as if he was interested: "Oh? For example?"
Seeing that the emperor was not furious, the woman straightened her back instantly. The respectful look on her face faded, replaced by a kind of vulgar, ostentatious pride, and her voice became louder.
"Hey! Your Majesty, now that you ask me that, I have something to say! You don't know that what I despise the most in my life are those cowardly men and those worthless people who can't live without men!"
She patted her chest proudly, "Take the butcher Zhang in the east, he's tall and strong, but he was still knocked down by me with one punch. Just because he was drunk and wanted to hit my wife, I had to teach him a lesson! And the widow Li in the west alley, even though her husband died, she still thinks about his kindness every day, what a hopeless accomplice! I pointed at her nose and scolded her for three days, and she dared not go out anymore!"
Chu Lu remained calm and asked casually, "It sounds like you are a person who hates evil. Let me ask you, there is a scholar named Wang in the east of the city, who is slightly famous for his literary talent. He looks gentle and polite on weekdays, but he beats his wife behind her back. What would you do if you saw him?"
"Scholar?" The woman sneered, her face full of disdain. "I don't care if he is a scholar or a juren. If he dares to hit a woman, I will break his legs! He has read so much that he has become a dog!"
Chu Lu nodded and asked, "What about the county magistrate? I heard that there are often county magistrates who like to favor men. If a woman is wronged and goes to him to complain, but he scolds her instead, what will you do?"
The arrogance on the woman's face was obviously restrained a little, and her tone became hesitant: "Although he is an official...but, but if he does something wrong, you have to scold him! I can scold him in the street! Yes! Scold him to death!"
Chu Lu smiled slightly and asked one last question: "The other day during the morning court session, Prime Minister Shen said, 'Women's opinions are not worth mentioning.' He advised me not to do such useless work. What do you think of this?"
The color on the woman's face suddenly disappeared, and she stammered, "Prime... Prime Minister? Lord Shen... is a pillar of the country, well-read... and I haven't read any books, right! Right, right! So in front of him, of course we are nothing."
"That's what Lord Shen's wife said, too. What do you think?"
"The Prime Minister's wife is very knowledgeable and experienced. How can a country girl like me compare to her?"
Chu Lu waved his hand expressionlessly: "Next."
He's just a bully.
……
An afternoon passed, and Chu Lu tested the people on the list one by one, but none of them passed. They were either hypocritical, weak, or stupid, but none of them was really like Si Ren.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Chu Lu had no choice but to announce that the work would be done for today. He asked the eunuch to pass on the message, ordering the ministers to continue their efforts and search for more suitable candidates.
The eunuch naturally said yes.
Chu Lu dragged his exhausted body back to the imperial study alone. He leaned back on the dragon chair, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really not that easy to find."
"After all, in this era, people like Si Ren are indeed very special." Qin Su's voice sounded at the right time, "If it were the era you were born in, the situation would be different."
Chu Lu couldn't help feeling a little anxious when he heard this, but there was nothing he could do.
"I can only hope that there will be suitable candidates in the next batch." He muttered to himself.
(End of this chapter)