After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 174 The Newly Appointed Minister of Personnel, Heartbroken

[I can't believe it! I can't believe it at all! This newly appointed Minister of Personnel is actually a carnivore who doesn't like vegetarian food.]

I'm not convinced! Why doesn't this guy gain weight even though he eats so much meat?

There must be some amazing weight loss tips I don't know about.

Shen Zhiyi began to observe the new Minister of Personnel every day in a very obsessive way, with meticulous attention to detail.

They were so meticulous that they even counted how many times they went to the toilet in a day.

Many people secretly observed the expression on the newly appointed Minister of Personnel's face, and could only be described in four words.

"Heart."

"like."

"die."

"Ash."

"what--"

[This guy seems to have such a vibrant life! After get off work, he goes home and starts thinking about what to eat. Every day he has a different chef, different types of meat, and different cooking methods. He can eat for an hour straight! Ah, I'm so envious. I wish I could enjoy a two-hour meal to my heart's content.]

The entire court was astounded: the Minister of Personnel's life was utterly monotonous. No gatherings, no nightlife, just work and eating meat. How could he maintain this routine for so many years?!

Some people were too embarrassed to disturb the Minister of Personnel, so they spoke quietly with the Minister of Revenue.

"Does the Minister of Personnel not love wealth?"

The Minister of Revenue replied firmly: "Yes, who in the world doesn't love money?"

"And what about the beauty?"

Surely we can't leave no demand at all?

The Minister of Revenue pondered for a moment: "Isn't there a wife with hands?"

Everyone fell silent, covering their ears and pretending not to hear.

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel's expression was utterly lifeless; could Shen Zhiyi really have watched him go to the toilet?

Sigh, in conclusion, this person is naturally thin; it's an enviable physique.

[Oh, right, the old emperor wanted to execute the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, so what was the head of the Imperial Medical Academy doing running out like this?]

The group, who had been led astray by Shen Zhiyi, were pulled back by her.

Everyone turned their heads and stared intently at the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.

I must say, this old guy is really bold. The old emperor was about to order his execution, and this guy actually dared to stop him. He's got a death wish.

"Your Majesty, there is something I need to discuss with you in detail."

"Oh, is that so? We can talk about this later. Let me kill this guy first."

"Wait, wait, wait."

The old emperor's face showed undisguised displeasure.

[What could possibly have prompted the head of the Imperial Medical Academy to speak out despite the old emperor's wrath? I've reviewed the surveillance footage for ages, but I haven't found any connection between the head of the academy, the presiding physician, or the chief physician. They should be complete strangers.]

An official who had a good personal relationship with the head of the Imperial Medical Academy brought the other party over.

"Are you out of your mind? You don't even know them. What kind of kind person are you? What? You want to become the tenth clan of the other side?"

"Hey, get out of here, I know what I'm doing."

After pushing the other person away, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy said to the old emperor, "Your Majesty, what I want to say is related to that person. This person knows something about the art of blood transfusion."

The old emperor said with a headache, "This is sorcery."

Blood transfusions aren't actually some kind of sorcery, but that's a specific case. In this era, a blood transfusion guarantees a peaceful death, but in my time, it was simply a medical treatment method that could cure various ailments.

The head of the Imperial Medical Academy looked at Shen Zhiyi with excitement.

If it was just a dream at first, then Shen Zhiyi has now given him a guarantee that it can succeed.

“Your Majesty, this old minister has practiced medicine for many years, and my wife has been a midwife for most of her life. We have seen far too many people die from excessive blood loss. We have wondered, what if we transfused someone else’s blood into the body of someone who has lost so much blood? Wouldn’t that save the patient from dying?”

[Then let's do experiments! Just imagining things is useless; practice makes perfect. Without practice, it's just castles in the air.]

"Yes!"

Seeing Shen Zhiyi's strong support for his cause, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy was convinced that the old emperor would agree with his next words.

"Therefore, this old minister humbly requests Your Majesty to grant me this person, so that I may try to use him for a blood transfusion."

For some reason, the old emperor's anger suddenly subsided considerably.

The entire court stared in disbelief at the head of the Imperial Medical Academy; this was practically a second Yama, the King of Hell.

Shen Zhiyi had said before that, given the level of medical care in their area, a blood transfusion was basically a death sentence.

【What the heck, they're using live people right off the bat? Shouldn't experiments start with mice?!】

Using white mice?

The head of the Imperial Medical Academy thought, "Why waste a perfectly healthy lab rat on a deadly criminal when there's already a good chance of him dying?"

Moreover, since the experiments are conducted on animals, they will eventually be applied to humans anyway, so he simply went all the way through.

Everyone knows that blood transfusions are currently a matter of life and death, but the host doesn't know that.

He suddenly shouted.

"What a good person you are, Imperial Physician! You are a living Buddha! Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Buddha will bless you in your next life."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to undergo a blood transfusion and help the imperial physicians make contributions to medicine. I believe this is a very meaningful thing. Your Majesty, please grant my request."

The old emperor's expression turned strange.

If a perfectly healthy person doesn't want a quick and painless death, but instead wants to be tortured to death, then he...

Of course, we must grant their request.

After all, he was a good emperor who was good at listening to other people's opinions.

"In that case, Your Excellency, go ahead and do it. I will send people to keep an eye on things."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The host also followed Xie Shengshang.

He originally wanted a blood transfusion; he didn't want to die. Now that an opportunity was presented to him, he would seize it firmly!

[This is unbelievable! They're about to be used for experiments, and they're still so happy.]

[Ah—I almost forgot, this guy originally wanted to get a blood transfusion to slow down his age. Tsk tsk tsk, if it works, he might live a few more years; if it doesn't, he'll meet his maker sooner or later.]

The host was taken away, so the old emperor just considered it a different way for the other party to die, since he was going to die anyway.

After a period of chaos at Huguo Temple, a new abbot was selected.

A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and a temple cannot be without its abbot for a day.

Soon, Huguo Temple became organized again, as if what had happened before was just a dream.

But after this unpleasant incident, the old emperor lost the will to stay any longer.

Just as they were about to return to the palace, the old emperor saw the Vice Minister of Justice looking hurried, his expression so anxious that even the emperor didn't notice him.

"Chen Decai, what's the situation with this Vice Minister of Justice?"

Chen Decai truly lived up to his reputation as the old emperor's biggest lackey.

"Your Majesty, it seems the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice is looking for someone."

"Looking for someone? I'm still here, and someone's still missing. Send people to look for them. They must be found before dawn."

[Oh, today it's the domineering old emperor.]