"Little Chen, how is it?"
"Your Highness means which one?"
Chu Chen had just returned to Qingming Palace when he was blocked by Princess Xinyue, who asked him a question that left him bewildered.
"That old guy Chen Yuanliang,"
Princess Xinyue said with some anger, "Did Mother not catch that old guy?"
Chu Chen thought for a moment and replied, "It seems His Majesty didn't say, and it looks like he let him escape."
"That guy got off too easily! If this princess caught him, I would torture him to death! How dare he rebel!"
Princess Xinyue gritted her teeth and said.
Suddenly, she seemed to think of something and asked, "Little Chen, since you are so capable, can you think of a way to capture Chen Yuanliang?"
Capture Chen Yuanliang? That's right, why didn't I think of that!
Chu Chen suddenly realized.
In the life simulation, after Chen Yuanliang's rebellion failed, he fled back to his hometown and then stirred up a bigger rebellion.
His hometown was most likely fake, and more likely an experienced base, a vanguard for the Qin state's invasion of the Yunyue kingdom.
If he could send people to capture him halfway before he could reignite his rebellion in his hometown, then the subsequent invasion of the country would definitely not happen.
Wouldn't that be wonderful?
"Your Highness, you are truly brilliant."
Chu Chen praised her and smiled, "This subject knows roughly where Chen Yuanliang will go. I will report it to Your Highness immediately and send people to apprehend him."
"Good, then go and come back quickly."
Princess Xinyue immediately became happy.
After leaving Qingming Palace, Chu Chen leaned against the wall, appearing to be resting due to fatigue, but in reality, he had opened the life simulator.
[Simulation loading complete, protagonist: Chu Chen!]
[You know the whereabouts of former Prime Minister Chen Yuanliang and inform the Empress.]
[The Empress is greatly pleased and adopts your suggestion.]
[The Empress dispatches two Imperial Foundation Establishment realm enforcers and several Body Refining realm experts to apprehend Chen Yuanliang.]
[Chen Yuanliang, who had just returned to his hometown, was contacting personnel and preparing supplies, intending to rebel again, was caught off guard by the imperial personnel.]
[The imperial family paid the price of three Body Refining realm casualties and successfully beheaded Chen Yuanliang on the spot.]
[Chen Yuanliang's death preemptively eliminated a war for the future Yunyue kingdom.]
[In the 3241st year of the Qingyun Continent, at the age of 22, you are ordered by the Empress to assist Princess Xinyue in interfering in court affairs.]
[In the spring of the following year, the competition for the Yunyue kingdom's five princesses begins. Your past excellence is leaked, and the other four princesses attempt to win you over.]
[In the summer of the following year, after months of failed attempts to win you over, you are assassinated while you and Princess Xinyue are out.]
[You survive this crisis unharmed, but unfortunately, your identity as a fake eunuch is exposed.]
[At this time, with military and political power in your hands and the servant stronger than the master, the Empress becomes deeply wary of you and tacitly allows the other princesses to weaken your military and political power.]
[In the summer of the following year, in June, you are poisoned in Qingming Palace and besieged by three Imperial Foundation Establishment realm enforcers and the Imperial Guards.]
[You die, your name becomes infamous throughout the Yunyue kingdom. You are 23 years old.]
[Congratulations to the host for interfering in court affairs as a eunuch, unlocking the achievement 'Chaos in the Court'. Military and political factions are more likely to recruit other officials.]
[Reward of 10,000 points.]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the life simulation. You can choose one of the following three rewards:]
[White-tier talent 'Shifty Eyes': Slightly alters the host's appearance, making it easier for the host to gain favor with people from all walks of life, but greatly increases the ill will of upright scholars.]
[Blue-tier talent 'Linguistic Charm': Enhances the host's persuasive power when convincing others.]
[Purple-tier talent 'Discerning Eye': Makes it easier for the host to discover hidden talents around them.]
"Damn it, why did I die even earlier by taking care of that guy Chen Yuanliang in advance?"
"Before, it was always close to winter in the second year when I was assassinated by my subordinates. This is outrageous!"
After reading the content of the life simulation, Chu Chen was completely distraught, his facial expression somewhat disheveled, and he thought with a complex heart.
"What the hell is 'Chaos in the Court'? I'm not Eunuch Wei the Nine Thousand Years Old."
"And it wasn't me who wanted to control some military and political power, it was the Empress who asked me to do it. And when I succeeded, she became wary of me and even wanted to get rid of me."
"As expected, the imperial family is the most heartless. No matter how much trust there is, when it comes to core issues of power, emperors will unhesitatingly discard their tools once they are no longer useful."
Chu Chen was now conflicted, unsure whether he should still tell the Empress about Chen Yuanliang's whereabouts.
If he told her, and didn't think of a way to deal with the consequences, he was afraid he would fail again next year.
If he didn't tell her, given the Yunyue kingdom's national strength, it wouldn't be able to withstand the Qin state, which had an excuse and was prepared, let alone invasions from other surrounding countries.
When the Yunyue kingdom was destroyed, he would probably be destroyed along with it.
"Also, I was poisoned in Qingming Palace. Could it be that Xinyue that girl poisoned me?"
Chu Chen looked at a passage in the life simulation again, his thoughts becoming even more complicated.
After more than half a year, he wasn't completely indifferent to the beautiful Princess Xinyue.
Although it wasn't love, at least he considered it a friendship.
"No, no, no, Xinyue that little girl is heartless. If she were to poison someone, she wouldn't be able to hide it from others. The Empress also wouldn't let her do such a dangerous thing."
"That means the eunuchs and maids in Qingming Palace did it, or perhaps those imperial enforcers did it."
Thinking of Xinyue's character and personality, Chu Chen shook his head and dismissed his speculation.
"In that case, I need to find an opportunity to persuade Xinyue to thoroughly clean out everyone in Qingming Palace."
"Also, do the imperial enforcers of the Yunyue kingdom only have Foundation Establishment realm strength? The same as me?"
Knowing the strength of the Yunyue kingdom's imperial enforcers through the life simulation, Chu Chen realized that his current strength seemed to be at the top tier in the Yunyue kingdom?
To be an imperial enforcer, even if their strength wasn't the absolute top, it was at least first-class.
Chu Chen stroked his chin and thought, "In that case, I can still report Chen Yuanliang's whereabouts to the Empress. As for the matter of my fake eunuch identity being discovered during the assassination, I'll have to see how to deal with it on the spot."
"But to be safe, it's best to simulate life a few more times, preferably to obtain a pill more advanced than the Foundation Establishment Pill, and then my strength will be safe."
"In that case, I still need to grasp military and political power, and even grasp more of it. This way, at least when facing other forces, I won't be unable to fight."
With that in mind, Chu Chen looked at the system rewards and decisively chose the purple-tier talent 'Discerning Eye'.