Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

During this period of time, Chen Changli had been in constant contact and conversation with Prince Rong, and had long discovered that Prince Rong had deep resentment and jealousy towards the emperor.

The emperor had never taken Prince Rong seriously before and only treated him as a sickly person, which seemed to make Prince Rong feel insulted, and he has been brooding over this matter ever since.

Now that the emperor is clearing up the court, he is also testing his bottom line. Although he has guessed this, he can no longer endure it as before.

One day, the Emperor and Prince Rong will confront each other completely. Chen Changli, sandwiched between them, is just a chess piece in their game.

However, Chen Changli had his own ideas and opinions. He had long guessed that the two would have a fight sooner or later.

So now that the emperor's attitude is strange, he naturally has to be vigilant and not miss any changes in the emperor's attitude, otherwise the emperor's change of mind will involve Prince Rong. If he doesn't grasp this point, he is likely to be attacked by the two of them.

"I obey your command." Chen Changli said solemnly, and then looked at the emperor with a conflicted look on his face, as if there was something unspeakable that he couldn't tell the emperor.

The embarrassment on his face was so obvious that it was difficult for the emperor to ignore it.

Gently rubbing his fingers, the emperor asked in confusion: "Is there anything that bothers you?"

Hearing the emperor's question, Chen Changli said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Xu Qinglu is the leader of the White Lotus Sect after all. Although I am related to her by blood, she is a well-known traitor. I am lucky to have your permission to hold her funeral. If I do a good job of holding her funeral, I am afraid it will cause some criticism."

There are two meanings to what he said. One is that if he did this, other people would have objections to him, and they might even find ways to attack him in private, making it impossible for him to stay in Luoyang City.

Another level is that as someone who supports him, the emperor will not only attract criticism, but will also cause many people who have other thoughts about the emperor to have other ideas.

Although Chen Changli could not grasp other people's thoughts, he knew that once the emperor realized that his reputation was damaged, he would find a way to make up for it, and then he might become a scapegoat and be pushed out.

He hasn't even sent Chen Xiyun and the others out of Luoyang City yet. How could he let himself and his family be put in danger because of the emperor's affairs?

"It's okay." Although the emperor couldn't guess Chen Changli's true thoughts, he could sense his resistance. A feeling of dissatisfaction suddenly arose in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

Upon hearing this, Chen Changli deliberately glanced at the emperor. Seeing that he looked disapproving, he knew that he didn't mind at all that Xu Qinglu's matter would cause some trouble.

Perhaps this is what he wanted. That's why he hoped that Chen Changli could do things perfectly and then use Chen Changli to achieve his own goals.

"In this case, I will definitely handle this matter and not let Your Majesty worry about it."

Realizing that the emperor was determined to do so, Chen Changli's uneasiness reached its peak at this moment, because he sensed that the emperor was about to take major action.

The emperor has been making rather large moves recently, and all civil and military officials are in a state of panic. The people are in a state of panic, and the royal family and nobles are like frightened quails, wishing they could hide at home and not move.

Unfortunately, the queen's funeral had not yet passed. No matter how much they feared that the emperor's thunder blade would fall on their heads, they had to get up early every morning to keep vigil in the palace, and return home at night with a worried heart.

Chen Changli has been handling Xu Qinglu's funeral these days. Although he did not feel this fear personally, he could still get a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of this fear through the quiet and responsible behavior of many officials and dignitaries.

He felt that he had to take another risk, otherwise the emperor's butcher knife would fall on his head in a very short time.

After his mind was clear, Chen Changli had another idea in mind and was ready to put it into action. However, he calmly said the contents of the memorial and said earnestly: "'Ofurong' is a cancer of the country. It will destroy the bodies of the people and extinguish their will. I beg Your Majesty to find out the source of 'Ofurong' and destroy it."

"Is the harm it brings really that great?" The emperor was somewhat unconvinced.

Chen Changli immediately asked him to look at the memorial and said that he had arrested several people who had been taking opium for several years.

"The people I arrested are being held in the general's mansion. They can come to the palace to see Your Majesty at any time."

"It's just that they have been taking 'opium' for many years, and their behavior is very strange and crazy. Your Majesty must be mentally prepared, otherwise you will be scared by them."

When Chen Changli mentioned those people, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

The emperor heard the reluctance in his words and couldn't help feeling surprised.

What is "opium"? He had sent people to investigate, so he did not think that "opium" could harm the people of Dajing.

But Chen Changli spoke with certainty and even wrote a memorial to the emperor. No matter how much the emperor did not believe that "opium" was extremely harmful, he had to spend some time on it.

After all, the emperor knew very well what kind of person Chen Changli was. He was willing to believe Chen Changli and did not think that he would lie to him.

After opening the memorial and reading it, the emperor frowned and looked very unhappy. "Is everything you wrote here true?"

Can opium really destroy people's will to this extent? If he allowed officials to buy and sell opium, wouldn't that push Dajing to the edge of the cliff?

Thinking that the signs of Dajing's demise were caused by his own hands, the emperor's face changed, and a surge of anger surged in his heart like a surging wave.

"I dare not speak nonsense." Chen Changli noticed that the emperor's eyes suddenly became sharp, and guessed that the emperor was willing to believe him. It was just that he had not seen the harm caused by "opium" with his own eyes, so he suspected that he was exaggerating.

Chen Changli quickly stated, "Your Majesty can send someone to the General's Mansion to bring those people into the palace now. They haven't taken 'Afurong' for nearly a day and a night. The condition they are showing now is enough to explain everything to Your Majesty."

After saying this in one breath, Chen Changli thought for a moment and suggested, "Before that, Your Majesty can also summon all the civil and military officials to the palace."

When the emperor heard this, he knew that Chen Changli hated the mysterious miracle medicine and wanted to use himself and the civil and military officials to completely destroy the medicine.

The doubt in his heart turned into complete trust at this moment. He immediately ordered people to invite civil and military officials, and then sent Su Dequan to the general's mansion to bring people into the palace.

After Su Dequan and his men left, the emperor looked at Chen Changli and said meaningfully: "When the miracle drug 'Afurong' first appeared, it was used by doctors as an anesthetic. If it is extremely harmful to the human body, these doctors who promoted 'Afurong' are the culprits. I will not let them off easily."