emperor cold concubine

Chapter 268 Self-defeating
"Exciting tricks, this kind of three-year-old child's tricks are staged in front of this king, it can only explain one problem." Cang Hao's tone was light, without a trace of emotion, and the words from his elegant lips were full of pride. The conceited son of heaven was demoted into the dust in an instant.

Ji Bei frowned subconsciously, and after a long silence, he said, "What's the problem?"

"The number one scholar selected by my Cabinet Grand Scholars and Minister of the Ministry of Officials is actually like this..." Cang Hao said in a soft voice, with almost imperceptible sarcasm, uttering clear words from his lips, " ... as stupid as hell."

Stupid.

The four light words were the emperor's most simple and straightforward evaluation of the new top scholar whom he met for the first time, which made Yixiu's face turn pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Jibei's expression froze quickly.

The old and steady image shown in front of Yixiu before entering the palace was shattered into slag in just this moment.

The hands hanging on both sides of the body were clenched unconsciously, and Ji Bei Li held a calm voice with unconcealable depression, "I thought that a wise emperor would allow his subjects to tell the truth."

"Really." Cang Hao smiled lightly, "You said it too, that's what you thought."

Slightly raising his chin, Ji Bei looked straight at the face of the emperor without fear, with a stubborn and haughty expression on his face, which was a side Yi Xiu had never seen before, "If you are afraid of death or being punished Your Majesty shrinks in front of you, dare not say what you should say, dare not do what you should do, and His Majesty will eventually lose all his loyal ministers and good generals, and will be criticized by the world, and he will never be able to be a wise king through the ages."

After the words fell, everyone glanced over, all with inexplicable emotions, Ji Bei didn't understand the complicated meaning in that look, and didn't want to understand, so he just pretended not to see it.

"Qiangu Mingjun?" Cang Hao smiled amusedly, "Before entering the Imperial College, you probably didn't find out about my temper."

Hearing the words, Ji Bei's expression moved, and he fell into a rare silence. This was just a simple statement. If in the past, if someone talked to him like this, he would probably just smile lightly and disdain it, all the pride and self-conceit They were all perfectly hidden under the indifferent face, although he didn't have the vain satisfaction he felt because of it.

At this time, the same sentence gave him a strange feeling in his heart. An emotion that was completely beyond his control flowed slowly in his blood, and in a blink of an eye, it flowed through his limbs and bones, merging into a kind of feeling. The body can clearly feel the coldness.

This completely strange emotion and strange experience made him feel a little at a loss.

Raising his head, looking straight ahead at the emperor who was half lying on the soft couch in an extremely lazy posture, Ji Bei said in a calm and authentic tone: "What your majesty means is that the minister's outspokenness is wrong, and your majesty does not intend to do it." A wise king through the ages?"

"It's not your turn to decide for me whether you want to be the emperor of the ages or not." Cang Hao glanced at him lightly, "The purpose of your coming here today is to discuss with me how to be a wise emperor? Or, Directly teach me how to be an emperor?"

Ji Bei said lightly: "I dare not."

"Minister?" Cang Hao raised his brows lightly, and raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Ji Bei, you are not yet my minister."

Ji Bei's expression changed slightly, and before he spoke, Cang Hao then smiled and said: "Just now you asked me a question, I might as well answer it for you. In front of me, it is an advantage to be outspoken, but if you speak provocatively, It is undoubtedly an act of courting death."

Cang Hao's naturally cold and inviolable temperament is destined to never be an emperor who is appreciated by his subordinates for daring to disobey Yan Yan.His unparalleled strategy and methods, unfathomable intelligence and cultivation, also doomed the people around him to always only need to remember the true meaning of the word "obedience".

As for the so-called courage and backbone, pride and dignity, those are the necessary qualities after leaving his sight. In front of him, those unnecessary things are never worth mentioning.

Looking for death... A little disapproval rose in Ji Bei's heart, even with a touch of arrogance, but he didn't speak.

"Yixiu is the invigilator appointed by me personally, and also ordered to preside over the imperial examination for me." Cang Hao said indifferently, his picturesque eyebrows gradually took on a cool tone, with an awe-inspiring dignity that cannot be ignored, and the imperial majesty that cannot be ignored The words and demeanor diffused little by little, making people feel overwhelmed by Mount Tai for no reason.

Jibei's heart gradually became alert, and there was still a trace of inexplicable uneasiness, an ominous premonition that became stronger as Cang Hao's words fell.

"The number one scholar he pointed out represents what I mean. However, it is just a false name of a number one scholar. If you don't want to come here in vain, I allow you to go back with this newly released title of number one scholar. Self-indulgence or glory family , as you like." The elegant and pleasant voice always makes people unable to hear the emotional fluctuations in it, but the meaning between the lines makes people feel even colder in the heart.

Going back with the name of champion... narcissism...

Because of this undisguised irony, all the expressions on Ji Bei's face froze for an instant.

At this moment, he suddenly understood that his deliberate actions today were probably self-defeating.

"Yixiu, ask him to go out." Cang Hao's indifferent voice sounded again, with an unquestionable tone.

Yixiu was very depressed, and scolded himself in his heart, what is going on today?

Sighing, just about to be——

"I'm sorry." Biting his lip, Ji Bei hurriedly lowered his head before Yixiu could speak, "I'm sorry for my recklessness just now, please give me another chance, Your Majesty."

"This king's opportunity is not given to anyone who wants it." Cang Hao looked indifferent, and Ruhua seemed to be a little impatient, and said coldly: "Do you need this king to do it yourself, Yixiu?"

"My subordinates dare not."

Yixiu hurriedly pleaded guilty in a low voice. The smile on his lips when he brought the first three talents to the emperor earlier had long since disappeared. It was the first time that he felt that his eyes were so difficult to use. The No. [-] scholar in bearing and self-cultivation is much better than others, but he has such a virtue.

Not to mention that the master doesn't like it, even if he had seen this side of this person earlier, I'm afraid he would never have the chance to stand in front of the master.

Facing Shang Jibei's stubborn but somewhat bewildered eyes with cold eyes, Yixiu said indifferently: "Go out, you have lost all your chances, there is no need for someone like you by Master's side."

Ji Bei did not speak, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he knelt down on the ground expressionlessly.

This move was almost beyond everyone's expectation. In an instant, all kinds of strange eyes in the palace focused on him.

Yixiu frowned.

"The grassroots are guilty." Taking a deep breath, Ji Beibei tried his best to suppress the emotions in his heart, his voice trembling with eagerness was inexplicably anxious, "I beg the emperor to give the grassroots another chance."

"This king has said that the opportunity of this king is not given to everyone." Cang Hao said so, and suddenly smiled lightly, as if the ice and snow had just melted in an instant, "This action of kneeling on the ground, if you are unwilling emotions, always can't make people feel happy."

Ji Beidao: "I am willing."

"I don't believe it." Cang Hao smiled slightly, "I'm afraid you don't believe it either."

Ji Bei didn't speak, just lowered his head in a submissive gesture.

"You've already wasted my king..." Qingya's voice paused for a moment, but after an imperceptible pause, Cang Hao laughed again: "How long have you been in this palace?"

"If calculated by the hourglass of an hour, it's exactly one out of ten." After answering without hesitation, Ji Bei was startled for a moment. In such a short period of time, has he already suffered a crushing defeat?
"The grasp of time is quite precise." Cang Hao nodded, "I have wasted so much time on this king, this king will not care about you anymore, the position next to this king is not suitable for you..."

"I made three mistakes." Before Cang Hao finished speaking, Ji Bei had already opened his mouth in a low voice, as if he was afraid that once the other party finished speaking, there would be no room for change.

Cang Hao's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a deep and cool look in the bottom of the eyes.

Jibei suddenly felt a chill from the soles of his feet, closed his eyes, suppressed his uneasiness, and said bravely: "When you enter the palace, you don't kneel when you see the king. It is the second mistake. Presumptuous self-importance, untimely arrogant conceit, this is the third mistake." After a pause, he added, "I interrupted Your Majesty's words without permission, Caomin just added another one for himself. charge."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and said: "The four crimes will be punished together. The grassroots are willing to accept the crime. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

After finishing speaking, the hall fell into a brief silence.Mo Li and Zi Yu's eyes had already moved away from him, their faces were expressionless and showed no emotion.Fourteen stood at the closest place to the soft couch except for Nanfeng and Nanyun. At this time, he was watching his nose, nose, nose and heart, trying his best to turn a blind eye to everything that happened in front of him, and not to hear it.

Yixiu was standing closest to Jibei, his body already covered in layers of cold sweat, just waiting to throw this person out anytime after the master gave an order.

He really has bad eyesight or something, why didn't he see that this person had such a temper before?Especially the damn thing that this person had the opportunity to stand in front of the master and offend the master...

"Punishment for the four crimes?" After a while, Cang Hao's voice rang out in an almost suffocating atmosphere, "Why does this king think that your crimes are not limited to these?"

Ji Bei was startled secretly, took a deep breath, and said respectfully: "Please give instructions, Your Majesty."

"I have nothing to teach you. I only have one question to ask you." Cang Hao raised his hand to stop Nanfeng and Nanyun from serving, and got up from the soft couch. It makes the whole hall shine brightly.

The corners of his lips were slightly hooked, but the smile did not reach his eyes, Cang Hao walked up to Ji Bei with his hands behind his back, looked down at his black head condescendingly, and said softly, "Ji Bei, is that your real name?"

(End of this chapter)