Chapter 3 — Brother Poinsettia Forced Me to Replace Him as Official

【Chapter two】 Returning home, I immediately ran straight to brother Tham Tri Hanh's hospital. He was lying in the sun in the hospital, with a plate of peanuts and a bottle of wine next to him, so leisurely that he looked exactly like an old man returning home. When he saw me walk in, he didn't even open his eyes ——

"Are you back? How's it going?"

"How's it going?" I took off my hat and threw it on him. "Tham Tri Hanh, didn't you say that just standing there would be enough?! The Emperor single-handedly summoned me to the Imperial Study!"

He then opened one eye: "Oh? What are you asking?"

"Ask about your plan to treat water in Jiangnan! How about taking credit instead of saving people! Why didn't you tell me clearly two days ago!"

"Even if I told you, you wouldn't remember."

I took a deep breath. If we kill him, we will still have to go to court ourselves later.

"So how do you answer?" On the contrary, he looked curious.

I recounted all the words I said in the Royal Study Room. After listening, his peanut chewing motion stopped. Then he sat up.

"What did you say? Set up a Royal Guard patrol, report directly to the heavenly hearing, rotate once a month?"

"That's right, what's wrong? Isn't that right?"

The way he looked at me suddenly changed. Becomes extremely strange.

"Sister, do you know? I've been thinking about this plan for three days and still can't come up with it."

"What do you mean by speaking?"

"I... I just feel like I'm in charge of the books..."

Tham Tri Hanh was silent for two seconds. Then he lay down again, using his hat to cover his face. A deep voice came from under the hat:

"Okay, in the future, I will write down the matters in the court, you think of a way."

"What do you mean?"

"If the two of us cooperate to become this official, the effect will be even higher."

No, I refuse! But before the words could be said, he added another sentence ——

"Increase the money, one hundred taels a day."

"Success." Our mouth is faster than our mind.

Just like that, I Tham Tri Y, a woman from the Imperial Palace who didn't even know a few big words, officially became the "replacement" of the youngest god of the Dai Ky Dynasty. Days before court. Time passed like that for half a month. To be honest, everything is quite smooth. I've gradually figured out the rule - Eighty percent of the time in court, other people argue, and the remaining twenty percent is brother Tham Tri Hanh's turn to speak. And my brother's way of talking is: first stay silent, wait for them to finish arguing, then use one sentence to summarize and propose a plan. So I just need to —— Be silent, then say one important sentence before the court ends. As for what that sentence is, brother will tell me last night. Truly perfect. Until the sixteenth day. That day something unexpected happened. At court, Trieu Binh suddenly made an accusation ——

"I want to ban Tham Tri Hanh, form factions, seek personal gain, and commit blasphemy!"

The entire main hall instantly became quiet. I stood in the ranks, my face unchanged. Inside: Damn it. Trieu Binh took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it to the throne -—

"Your Majesty, I have found out that Tham Tri Hanh secretly interacted with the Tu family in Jiangnan. This letter is real evidence!"

I glanced at that letter out of the corner of my eye. Didn't realize. Brother never mentioned it with me about the so-called Tu family. But right now, everyone's eyes were focused on him. If we show panic, it's like admitting it. I remember what my brother taught me ——

"If you can't solve a problem, laugh first."

He said laughter is the best weapon, especially in court, a cold laugh is enough to make opponents panic. So I laugh. I looked at Trieu Binh, the corner of my lips slightly raised, making a very light sound: Trieu Binh was stunned for a moment. Maybe he didn't expect me to react like that. Not only him, even Emperor Tieu Duc sat up straighter.

"Million general."

I opened my mouth, my voice was extremely steady, not revealing any panic: "This letter is the first time I've seen it."

"It's so clear in black and white, you still want to deny it——"

"But I know that the letter in General Zhao's hand is fake."

I directly interrupted him. Actually, I don't know. I know absolutely nothing. But I bet. I bet that brother Tham Tri Hanh would not be stupid enough to leave behind such a fatal weakness. Although he is lazy, he is still a genius. How could a genius like him make such a low-level mistake?

"Tham Tri Hanh! On what basis do you dare say it's fake ——"

"Because I have never written a letter before."

The entire main hall was quiet for a moment.