boyutpedia Chapter 153 The Damaged System
Chapter 153 The Damaged System
The old emperor gave Chen Decai a look, and the latter quickly brought in the Minister of Works.
"This old minister pays his respects to Your Majesty."
"No need for formalities. Speak, what brings you here, old man?"
"Your Majesty, the large ships for navigation are almost finished."
[So fast?]
[Oh~ So the Ministry of Works already had a large ship. Modifying it would be cheap and quick; the Minister of Revenue would be thrilled with the Minister of Works.]
The old emperor smiled with delight; he really liked it.
With more capable ministers like these, how could Da Ye not grow stronger?
"Let the Imperial Astronomical Bureau choose a good time to set sail."
"Here."
It was several days later when the Imperial Astronomical Bureau finally chose an auspicious day.
Inside the Yeonyeong Hall, many ministers gathered to discuss how to attack Goguryeo.
[Fighting a war is such a hassle; they've been dragging their feet for so long and still haven't started.]
[Beware of the Goguryeo king fleeing with his wife and children.]
The old emperor smiled confidently.
With Da Ye on one side and the sea on the other, where could Goguryeo possibly run to?
After discussing for a whole morning, the group finally came up with a satisfactory solution.
The next step is to implement the plan.
After Shen Zhiyi finished recording, the Director of the Imperial Observatory came over with the date of departure for the voyage.
"Your Majesty, according to my calculations, the fifth day of next month is an auspicious day for travel."
The emperor was overjoyed.
"Alright, then the date will be set for the fifth day of next month. Minister of Works, have General Weihu and his wife prepare themselves, pack their things, it's time to set off."
"Here."
[The fifth day of next month?]
The fifth day of next month is probably not a good time to travel.
The hall fell silent. The old emperor looked at Shen Zhiyi with surprise.
Is Shen Zhiyi able to observe celestial phenomena?
Why didn't he see it?
[The sixth day of next month is clearly a better date. Even I know that, so surely the Director of the Imperial Observatory couldn't be unaware.]
No one spoke, all waiting for Shen Zhiyi's thoughts, but there was no response.
They stole a glance at Shen Zhiyi, who was staring intently at the top of their heads.
Some ministers couldn't help but show schadenfreude on their faces.
Now that the supervisor is finished, Shen Zhiyi will definitely strip him down to his underwear.
[Ugh, so this supervisor doesn't know anything about celestial phenomena, divination, or timekeeping. No, he doesn't know any of those things, so why was he chosen as supervisor in the first place?]
--illiteracy.
The system, which had been silenced for some time, began to reappear like a ghost.
[Hey, you idiot, still can't fix the system bugs? Want to get some fresh air?]
System: There's no need to be so realistic; it's a pure and harmless system.
However, being Shen Zhiyi's system, it decided to forgive the other party's rudeness and generously explained the role of the supervisor to them.
—The supervisory official was not allowed to be reassigned to other official positions, and his or her descendants were not allowed to change to other professions.
[Wow, a family official position!]
What if all the supervising officials die?
—Find someone. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for searching for and testing suitable candidates.
[No wonder the supervisor couldn't learn anything about celestial phenomena, but still pretended to.]
The old emperor's gaze toward the Director of the Imperial Observatory was not particularly kind.
That one glance was enough to frighten the head of the Imperial Observatory into kneeling down.
[If the descendants of an official cannot change their profession, wouldn't that mean they're stuck on this path forever?]
That's true, but if someone studies for ten or twenty years, even if they're not an expert, they'll at least have a basic understanding.
The system paused for a moment, and a few lines of text appeared above the head of the Director of the Imperial Observatory.
—Except for that stupid pig.
【Uh, System, calling someone an idiot is really rude.】
[But it is indeed quite stupid.]
The head of the Imperial Observatory was heartbroken.
Is this what he was thinking?! Is this really what he was thinking?!
He doesn't like celestial phenomena at all, and he can't learn them at all.
But from the moment he was born, he had no other choice but to study celestial phenomena.
The father of the Director of the Imperial Observatory was the previous Director. Fearing the position would fall into the hands of another official, and seeing his son unable to learn anything, the previous Director presented him as a genius with exceptional talent in astronomy, when in reality he was only superficially knowledgeable.
The old emperor was somewhat confused after hearing this.
The other officials must have noticed, right? Once the previous supervisor passed away, this one should have been exposed for what he really was.
As someone who is very enthusiastic about gossip, Shen Zhiyi naturally noticed this as well.
She quickly skimmed through the life of the Director of the Imperial Observatory and couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
[This is absolutely shocking! The last thing that shocked me this much was when my phone died for me, and now I've run into the Director of the Imperial Observatory.]
Although the Director of the Imperial Observatory himself lacked talent, his son did. So, while his father was alive, his father promoted him; after his father died, his son promoted him.
The Director of the Imperial Observatory was witnessing Shen Zhiyi's prowess for the first time; he never expected that such a private matter would be exposed.
He nervously wiped the sweat from his face, when suddenly someone patted his shoulder.
Turning around, I was surprised to see the Crown Prince.
The crown prince lowered his voice and whispered in his ear, "I envy you. I truly envy you."
Director of the Imperial Observatory: ? ? ?
What's there to envy?
Do you even understand how he's lived in constant fear all these years, and yet His Highness the Crown Prince is envious?
Is this a sarcastic remark?
The crown prince saw the emotion in the other person's eyes and quickly said, "I am not mocking you. I am sincere. I really wish that when I was not emperor, I had a father to do the work, and after I became emperor, I had a son to do the work, but my son is not very capable."
The Crown Prince thought to himself that he should hurry back and continue trying to conceive with his Crown Princess, so that they could have a child of good quality.
The old emperor's lips twitched violently.
Itchy hands.
I want to punch him.
But let's be patient for now.
Logically speaking, since both his father and son are trustworthy, it wouldn't be difficult for the Director of the Imperial Observatory to keep the deception a secret for a lifetime.
Director of the Imperial Observatory: Yes, it's not a difficult matter, but it's because we have you, our great-aunt.
The supervisor couldn't help but sob softly.
Unfortunately, his son was destined for a short life, suffering from congenital deficiencies. Even though the position of supervisor was given to his son, he wouldn't hold it for long. Therefore, his son married young, hoping to have a son immediately.
[Who would have thought that the son and daughter-in-law of the Director of the Imperial Observatory had been married for two years, and instead of a grandson, their own son was practically driven to the brink of death by their mistreatment.]
Then, this whole family came up with a terrible idea...
After reading it, Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but shout.
This idea is absolutely terrible.
The system, not one to shy away from a good show, moved the surveillance camera directly above the head of the Director of the Imperial Observatory and played a clip repeatedly.
Shen Zhiyi: ...
A system that is both good and bad.