One Hundred Ways to Whitewash Villains [Quick Wear] ━ Vol.1

2.8

　　The sky was gray, and heavy snow like goose feathers was falling one after another. Everything was completely silent, and only a slight sound like falling sand could be heard.

　　The earth has long been covered with a pure white carpet, and the whole world is decorated in the purest color.

　　A puppy with long brown hair shook off the snowflakes that fell on his body and ran around on the snow. After a while, there were many plum blossom-like marks on the plain white brocade. .

　　The osmanthus tree in the courtyard was bent down under the pressure, and its dark green leaves were buried in the thick snow, with only the sharp corners showing. A gust of wind blew by, and it finally trembled slightly as if overwhelmed. The snow on top made a "snap" sound, and the puppy fell down under the tree with a loud sound.

　　"Woof!" A shrill dog bark sounded, shaking the scattered snowflakes from the trees.

　　The man lying on the table was awakened. He stretched out his hand to rub his sleepy eyes, with a confused look on his face.

　　The cold air poured in from the open window, making him shiver involuntarily and pull the cloak tighter around him.

　　"If your Majesty is tired, you should go back to the palace to rest first." The person sitting in front of the case put down the memorial in his hand, raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows, and said.

　　The person who was called "Your Majesty" turned his head when he heard the words, blinked and looked at the speaker, with an innocent look on his face: "But the memorial has not been reviewed yet."

　　Lou Fufang:...

　　lowered his head and looked at the person in front of him. There was a large pile of memorials left, and he looked at the man who was yawning lazily. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and pressed his sore forehead.

　　Snow has started falling since the beginning of winter this year and has not stopped for several months. The mountains and rivers are frozen, the people are green, and there are countless frozen bones on the roadside. This snowstorm weather, which has been rare in decades, has caused a lot of trouble. People all over the world are panicking, and there are even rumors that the current saint has lost his way, and that this celestial phenomenon is actually a warning from God.

　　"Absurd!" When she first heard these remarks, Lou Fufang's face was very ugly. He has never believed in ghosts and gods. It is his most disgusting behavior to blame all unsolvable problems on ghosts and gods without any basis. It is just an excuse for his own incompetence.

　　What's more, he has seen everything Wei Chengze has done over the years. This person was definitely not the emperor who was thought to be stupid and unscrupulous, and who harmed the loyal and good. On the contrary, those who distort facts and speak nonsense make people even more suspicious of their intentions.

　　As if she had thought of something, Lou Fufang frowned and looked at Wei Chengze with a somewhat complicated expression.

　　Like those others, he had once felt the same way about the person in front of him—perhaps even more. Lou Fufang even considered joining forces with others to pull Wei Chengze down from his current position.

　　Thinking of her ridiculously naive plan that day, Lou Fufang couldn't help but tremble in her heart. He should probably be glad that he didn't implement it at the beginning, otherwise, he would regret it now.

　　Nowadays, the Holy Emperor and the imperial censor are at odds with each other, so they secretly make a plan to accuse each other of collaborating with the enemy and treason. Regardless of the dissuasion of others, they throw the person into the sky prison, and then poison him to death with a glass of poisonous wine - this matter, even if it is excessive After all these years, it is still circulated in the mouths of many people as evidence that Wei Chengze has a vicious heart. In everyone's mouth, Lou Fufang, who was only spared by Wei Chengze to show his magnanimity, remained silent every time he heard such remarks.

　　It's not that she is worried that walls have ears and that what she said will be overheard by others and cause trouble for herself, but Lou Fufang knows better than anyone else that Wei Chengze has never misjudged anything. .

　　Whether it is his father, who has always had a reputation for integrity, or the "loyal and good people" who were removed by Wei Chengze for various reasons, the charges on his head were never unfounded.

　　It's just that some people want to make them look fake.

　　"Only a faint king can make people more unpredictable, right?" Wei Chengze said, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his smile seemed to be fatally dangerous, but it was so hard to look away.

　　If the water is clear, there will be no fish. It is obviously unrealistic and unwise to have a court without any corrupt officials. However, a moody king who cannot do what he likes is the best way to contain these people. . And those who are upright but pedantic can also restrain their temper.

　　"Furthermore, it would be too chilling to let the people know that there are not many people in the court who really care about them." In comparison, an emperor who does not know people well and is narrow-minded is more capable. Make people accept it.

　　It is always easier to concentrate all your disgust on one person than to spread it out.

　　"After all, the emperor is too far away for ordinary people." He is as far away as a legendary figure, existing only in the sky that can never be touched. There are too many people in this world who will never be able to see the King of God throughout their lives, so why should they care about the quality of that person? It's just a casual conversation after dinner.

　　——A world where no one gets hurt is achieved.

　　"This is exactly what you expected, isn't it?" Wei Chengze looked at Lou Fufang, his eyes as clear as lake water, seeing him very clearly.

　　Lou Fufang never knew that there could be such a person in this world who could see his thoughts so clearly.

　　"Because you are special to me," Lou Fufang's appearance was reflected in his fine jade-like eyes, and Wei Chengze's slightly deep voice seemed to be filled with infinite affection, "Only you are Special."

　　The heart felt as if it was pinched hard by an invisible hand, and the unknown throbbing spread throughout the body as the heart beat.

　　"Sneeze!" A sudden voice brought Lou Fufang back from his thoughts. He glanced at Ziwei Chengze's reddish cheeks, frowned slightly, stood up and opened the open window. Closed.

　　In recent days, the unfavorable rumors about Yu Wei Chengze have become more and more intense. Many thieves and bandits have appeared everywhere under the banner of praying for God's fate, which has disturbed the world for a moment. However, there are still some thieves who have received support from many people, as if as long as they carry this name, no matter what they commit, they are correct.

　　Under such circumstances, one can imagine how much pressure Wei Chengze was under. It is no wonder that he fell asleep here.

　　"Next time you go to bed, remember to close the windows." After hesitating for a while, Lou Fufang finally said this reminder.

　　Wei Chengze's body bones are already weak. In recent years, due to fatigue, his health has become worse and worse. On days like this, he will naturally be more afraid of the cold. If he doesn't take care of himself properly, he might get sick like last time. fall.

　　If it had been in the past, Lou Fufang would never have said such words that were not in line with his status as a minister, but now that he has been with Wei Chengze for a long time, even he would sometimes forget the other person's identity as an emperor and only regard him as an emperor. What is it supposed to do...?

　　Lou Fufang was suddenly startled and realized that she could not answer this question.

　　If they are not kings and ministers, what are they...?

　　Thinking like this, Lou Fufang forgot to look away and just stared at Wei Chengze blankly, not realizing how rude his behavior was.

　　Wei Chengze is the same age as Lou Fufang, but his exquisite appearance makes him look much younger than his actual age. Paired with the bright red mink velvet cloak he was wearing, he looked a little more childlike.

　　Sensing the look in Lou Fufang's eyes, the corners of Wei Chengze's lips raised involuntarily. He blinked, as if he didn't notice anything, and said, "I thought you would close it for me." There seemed to be a little grievance in his words.

　　Lou Fufang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. This was indeed an oversight on his part.

　　He was so absorbed in looking at the memorial on the table just now that he didn't notice when Wei Chengze fell asleep.

　　After taking a look at the memorial spread out on the table, a trace of guilt flashed across Lou Fufang's face. In these aspects, he is not a meticulous person.

　　"This is indeed my dereliction of duty, I..." However, before Lou Fufang could finish his words, a white and slender finger appeared on his lips.

　　Unlike women who are as gentle as jade, Wei Chengze's fingers have distinct joints, and the temperature of his fingertips is slightly lower due to his frailty. Because of this, the touch on his lips is particularly vivid.

　　"You know I don't like hearing your apology." Wei Chengze raised his head, and his warm breath blew on Lou Fufang's chin as he spoke, causing a strange itch.

　　His heart skipped a beat. Lou Fufang's body stiffened, he took two steps back to avoid Wei Chengze, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please be careful in your words and deeds."

　　- It happened again.

　　He clearly didn't want to act in such a distant manner, but his body always seemed to be one step ahead of his brain and had already reacted.

　　Seeing Lou Fufang's reaction, Wei Chengze withdrew his hand slightly bored, with a little joking on his eyebrows: "Don't you say 'self-respect' this time?"

　　Seeing Wei Chengze's appearance, Lou Fufang's heart skipped a beat. At the same time, I felt relieved, but also felt a little bit unspeakably disappointed.

　　It was just careless teasing after all.

　　The feeling surging in her chest was a bit complicated, so Lou Fufang turned her head slightly to avoid Wei Chengze's sight.

　　His eyes fell on the memorial on the table. After pausing for a while, he changed the topic slightly stiffly: "This should be your Majesty's job."

　　These things that should have been placed on the emperor's case now appeared on the There was something unreasonable about his room.

　　"Huh?" He tilted his head as if he didn't understand. Wei Chengze followed Lou Fufang's gaze and looked over, with a look of surprise in his eyes. "What do you mean?" His eyes slightly curved and he smiled. It's really nice. "Of course this is your job!" He said it confidently, without feeling that there was anything wrong in his words at all. "This is what we agreed on at the beginning, isn't it? I will let Mr. and Mrs. Lou go. You Review the memorial for me - even though those two people died in the end, this agreement still stands."

　　Lou Fufang: ...

　　Looking at Wei Chengze, Lou Fufang suddenly felt a headache.

　　Although he did comply with Wei Chengze's request at that time, he never thought that Wei Chengze would completely hand over this matter to him as he did now - which was different from handing over part of the imperial power to him. In the hands, what's the difference? However, Wei Chengze was like this, he did it without any hesitation, and even promoted Lou Fufang to a first-grade Taibao, in charge of the duties of guardian and assistant to the monarch, in order to silence Wei Xiurong and other officials. But even so, some people are still criticizing it. In this case, they even accused Wei Chengze of being inappropriate. What's more, they directly pointed at Wei Chengze's nose and yelled, "It's because of what you did." God would punish such an official for such a thing."

　　Of course, the old Sima who insulted the Holy Emperor in the court is squatting in the prison. This shows that Wei Chengze protects Lou Fufang. From then on, no one dared to raise any objections to this.

　　But in order to avoid suspicion, Lou Fufang always claimed to be ill at home and no longer went to the palace to review memorials for Wei Chengze.

　　However, he really did not expect that Wei Chengze would directly ask people to bring memorials to his house, and without any hesitation, he piled all the memorials that had accumulated over the past few days on his desk.

　　Seeing that Lou Fufang didn't speak for a long time, Wei Chengze narrowed his eyes slightly, with a slightly dangerous look on his face, "Or maybe Aiqing wants to regret it?"

　　Lou Fufang:...

　　Wei Chengze's serious look , Lou Fufang really didn't know what kind of reaction to make.

　　Although many years have passed since the original incident, and he has long since let go of it, but after all, those are his parents who have raised him for more than 20 years. Is it really okay to talk about it like this?

　　Rubbing her forehead, Lou Fufang couldn't help but feel helpless.

　　But...if he hadn't known the whole story, no matter how much time had passed, he wouldn't have been able to let go so easily, right?

　　If there was no conspiracy, why would the prince in the palace be replaced in the first place? If there is no ambition, why should we recognize Wei Chengze who is already on the throne of God? After all, everything is traceable.

　　However, at that time, Lou Fufang was blinded by anger. She just put all the blame on Wei Chengze without considering other possibilities.

　　"You..." After a pause, as if he thought this was too rude, Lou Fufang changed his words and said, "Your Majesty - why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

　　"What?" Wei Chengze blinked, with a question in his eyes. With a blank expression, it was obvious that he did not understand what Lou Fufang meant. After looking at him for a while, he seemed to suddenly react, with a look of surprise on his face.

　　"I told you," Wei Chengze flattened his mouth and looked aggrieved, "but you don't believe me."

　　Not only did you not believe it, you didn't even want to see him. In the end, he dragged his still unhealed body to the building and shamelessly dragged the other party to work for him.

　　Lou Fufang naturally recalled these things, and couldn't help feeling a little funny, but also a little bit painful. What virtues and abilities does he have that can make Wei Chengze take him so seriously? And he was so lucky to meet the wise king Wei Chengze.

　　"If I say I didn't do it, would you believe it?" When he said this, Wei Chengze still had a slightly sick look on his face, and his face was so pale that it was almost transparent. With a little bit of unobservable expectation. Lou Fufang couldn't imagine how Wei Chengze felt at that time, asking such a question, and what kind of heart he had to take him under his command.

　　"What's more..." Not knowing what Lou Fufang was thinking, Wei Chengze glanced at him and did not continue.

　　Even though Lou Fufang was extremely dissatisfied with Wei Chengze at that time, if Wei Chengze really wanted to explain, there was nothing he could do. After all, in the face of mountains of irrefutable evidence, no one could continue to stick to their original ideas. .

　　However, Wei Chengze did not do this, but confessed to the crime of killing Lou and his wife. On the one hand, Wei Chengze is a "foolish king" who "cannot distinguish right from wrong." On the other hand, if Lou Fufang knew that the person who killed his parents was not Wei Chengze, he would definitely try his best to find out the murderer behind the scenes. In this way, the crimes of the two people will inevitably be unable to be covered up, and Lou Fufang's reputation will definitely be damaged as a result.

　　What's more, the mastermind behind the scenes has been so successful in hiding that even now, they have not been able to find any clues related to him. If Lou Fufang had vigorously investigated the matter at that time, not only would there not have been any progress, but he would have alerted the enemy and completely cut off the few clues.

　　If that's the case, why do you do such a useless thing? It would be better for him to bear this crime from the beginning. For him, reputation has long been meaningless.

　　Although he is extremely slow on some things, Lou Fufang is not a fool after all. In some aspects, he is also terrifyingly sharp.

　　Looking at Wei Chengze with a somewhat complicated look, Lou Fufang was a little confused for a moment as to what kind of mood she was feeling at the moment.

　　The joy of being valued by the king you follow? Of course there is, but besides that, there seems to be something else - a strange, indescribable touch.

　　"This guy is definitely in love with you, host." After staring at Lou Fufang for a long time, 5438 said firmly.

　　It was impossible for Wei Chengze not to notice something that even 5438 could see. His eyes glanced at Lou Fufang as if inadvertently, and the corners of Wei Chengze's lips raised slightly: "So?"

　　"So..." 5438 paused, and his tone suddenly became sad and angry, "Why can't you turn your luck? Huh? ! "

　　It's really not the fault of 5438. It's just that Fufang is too busy.

　　It is clear that the favorability level for Wei Chengze has almost reached the full value, but the luck around him seems to be covered by some invisible cover, except for Wei Chengze who was supposed to be Lou Fufang. When people who are subordinates recruit their own subordinates, that part of their luck will escape. At other times, they will not even be able to pick up the hair at all - even if they knew the truth and understood that they had misunderstood Wei Chengze At that time, there was no luck at all!

　　5438 felt that he was almost desperate. He really couldn't understand why Wei Chengze did something like that before and had to go through such a thankless effort to increase Lou Fufang's favorability to the full value - it couldn't be just to prove to 5438 that he What I said before are all correct, right? Wei Chengze is not such a boring person, uh...probably not, right?

　　Looking at Wei Chengze who was sitting on the side, tilting his head and staring at Lou Fufang who continued to review the memorial, 5438 hesitated, thinking a little uncertainly.

　　Putting his hands to his lips and letting out a breath, Wei Chengze squinted his eyes: "What do you think?"

　　5438:...

　　#I suddenly want to beat the host, how can I break it?#

　　#Every time I want to do something, I always complain that I have no body#

　　#The daily life of my host and I falling in love and killing each other#

　　As a vulnerable group in the system, 5438 said that he was really tired.

　　Not paying attention to 5438's daily complaints, Wei Chengze turned his attention to Lou Fufang, who was frowning.

　　It has been nearly two months since winter began, and instead of getting better, the bad weather has intensified. Severe cold, famine and turmoil made this country, which had just made progress under Wei Chengze a few years ago, once again become turbulent. Nine out of ten memorials submitted these days are about this matter, and the remaining one is about how to deal with this situation.

　　Before coming here, Wei Chengze opened a few books and read them, but he only read a few words before he threw them aside.

　　The whole article is full of praises and rhetoric, and the thoughts between the lines reveal self-interest, and they think they are hiding it well; the methods proposed by the few who really want to do practical things for the people are not realistic at all, vague and useless. At most, there are a few words of "open the warehouse and put food in", but no matter how many words there are, they are gone. Only the opinions of those people promoted by Wei Chengze in recent days and who were supposed to be used by Lou Fufang made people feel a little brighter.

　　I don't know how Lou Fufang looked at this pile of things.

　　"Should I say that he is worthy of being prepared for the protagonist?" Thinking of those suggestions that were a little immature, but much more meaningful than the remarks of the so-called important officials of the court, Wei Chengze tilted his head and suddenly said to 5438 , "So pure and unpretentious, completely different from those coquettish bitches outside!"

　　5438: ...Host, can you please stop acting cute at this time?

　　Regarding the bad taste of his host, 5438 expressed his helplessness.

　　This heavy snowfall that lasted until next spring was also a fixed event in the "script" without Wei Chengze's arrival. However, unlike Wei Chengze who worked so hard for the country, the original owner was definitely the type who thought the matter was not big enough. Don't think that he will worry about the country and the people. As long as he doesn't hold him back, you should be thankful.

　　"It sounds like you have the world in mind..." 5438 couldn't help but complain.

　　Although the original owner always keeps tormenting this miserable country, Wei Chengze is obviously not very kind, right?

　　"What are you talking about?" Wei Chengze smiled slightly and said in a chant-like tone, "I am the most perfect 'king' who considers the people of the world in every word and deed."

　　5438:...

　　5438 suddenly I found that sometimes, the effect of "there are so many flaws that I don't know where to start" is the same as "what he said makes sense and I can't refute it."

　　...Do you really dare to ask for a face? want! point! Face!

　　"What?" Wei Chengze asked when he saw Lou Fufang put down the memorial and raised her hand to pinch her eyebrows.

　　Upon hearing this, Lou Fufang turned her head and glanced at Wei Chengze, her brows furrowed deeply, as if she didn't know how to speak.

　　"About the snow disaster?" Wei Chengze asked without Lou Fufang opening his mouth. This was the only thing that could make Lou Fufang show such an expression.

　　Lou Fufang paused and nodded silently.

　　"Oh, what do those capable ministers say?" Wei Chengze raised his eyebrows with a little sarcasm in his tone.

　　"That's nonsense!" Lou Fufang raised her eyebrows and gave a ruthless comment.

　　Just by seeing these memorials, one can imagine what those people would say when they went to court. No wonder Wei Chengze always used his weak body as an excuse not to go to court.

　　"But..." Lou Fufang paused, pulled out a few memorials from a pile of memorials and put them aside. "The opinions of these people are worth seeing."

　　His eyes swept over the names of those memorials . , Wei Chengze saw those familiar names without much surprise.

　　Former Lou Fufang's number one younger brother, former Lou Fufang's confidant, former Lou Fufang's military advisor, former Lou Fufang's pig rival... huh?

　　His eyes stayed on a memorial, as if he was worried that he had read it wrong. Wei Chengze read the signature on it carefully, then reached out to pick it up and glanced at it, and finally confirmed that this was the signature on it. In the "original plot", the opinions that were adopted and implemented were also rare decisions called "wise" by the original owner, and were an important factor in the success of Lou Fufang's rebellion.

　　Lou Fufang...why did he take it out?

　　Wei Chengze was really surprised this time. You must know that although the method mentioned in this memorial seems to be very promising at first glance, in fact, it is a method of self-destruction of the city wall - otherwise it would not be possible. Adopted by the original owner. It's not surprising that those idiots and old-fashioned people who only know how to praise virtues and talk on paper all day long can't discover the problems, but Lou Fufang——?