Doomsday Code

Chapter 538 Archives

Chen Cheng listened to the promise made by Huidun. Although Huidun had said it before when he was not yet the crown prince, the promise made then was different from the promise made now.

But Chen Cheng's thoughts remained unchanged.

It was still the same reason. His identity was a bomb. Once it exploded, it would be of no benefit to him, Huidun, or even the entire Moss Kingdom.

By then he would be the prime minister, and his identity would be exposed. Huidun and the Kingdom of Moss would be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Other ambitious people would not even need to find an excuse and could directly send their army to attack the Kingdom of Moss.

So Chen Cheng hesitated for a while, shook his head and said:

"Your Highness, you know my character very well. I don't care about the distinction between high and low in my bones. If I become an official, it will be a mess. So let's forget it."

However, Huidun shook his head and said:

"Didn't you teach me that a ruler should not be high and mighty, but should be humble to the people? If you, who treat everyone equally, enter the officialdom, maybe you can change the current official style."

Huidun was now very eloquent and immediately found something Chen Cheng had said to refute him.

Chen Cheng was also blocked by these words.

Well, this is like shooting oneself in the foot.

"Well... well, you see, I have absolutely no experience in government, and I don't have the patience to work my way up from the bottom. If you offer me a high-ranking position straight away, that would be harming the country and the people, so forget it."

However, Huidun shook his head and said:

"No, no, no, you have been advising me for so long, and you are always well-organized in everything you do. And based on what you said, you are qualified to be the prime minister.

And I think that if you become the prime minister, others will not have any objection."

What Huidun said was indeed correct. In this era, the appointment and removal of some important high-ranking officials did not require qualifications as in Chen Cheng's previous life, after the official selection system was improved.

He can be appointed or dismissed directly by the king through the wise men he invites.

As to whether this person is virtuous or not, this is naturally a matter for the king alone to consider.

When Chen Cheng thought of this, he immediately thought of the new official selection system that he had just argued with Huidun about, and he immediately came up with a solution.

"Your Highness, please don't forget that we are implementing a new policy, the first of which is the reform of official selection and promotion.

At this time, Your Highness must set an example and absolutely must not commit favoritism or corruption."

Chen Cheng immediately thought of this to shut Huidun up.

Huidun was not an unreasonable person. Even if he forcibly broke the rules and let Chen Cheng become the prime minister, neither he nor Chen Cheng would be happy at that time.

Seeing that Huidun had nothing to say, Chen Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he smiled and looked at Huidun, who had a sad face, and said:

"Your Highness, have you ever heard a saying?"

"What words."

"The world is so big, I want to see it."

Chen Cheng's words also showed his true intentions, and Huidun could not stop him.

He picked up the napkin on the table and wiped his mouth and said:

"Yes, the world is so big, I want to see it too."

When Chen Cheng heard this, he immediately consoled him:

"Your Highness must not entertain such thoughts. You are currently shouldering a heavy responsibility. The future of the entire kingdom rests on your shoulders. Your Majesty can only initiate these reforms and deal with a few stubborn thorns.

From now on, all of this will depend on Your Highness to maintain it."

Then Chen Cheng said jokingly:

"Besides, Your Highness, there's no need to be so sad. You and I are half-brothers. What I saw is also what Your Highness saw.

Every time I go to a place, I will send you a postcard. Your Highness can just think of it as a virtual trip."

As he spoke, Chen Cheng unknowingly used the words he had said to his friend in his previous life.

Although Huidun doesn't know what postcards and cloud travel are, he guessed that it means writing a letter to himself every time he goes to a place, and learning about the beautiful scenery outside through the letter paper.

But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Chen Cheng said that he is his half-brother.

At first, he didn't think anything of it, but the more he thought about it, the more it seemed wrong. By the time Huidun realized something was wrong, Chen Cheng had already stood up and ran away.

"Hey, stop right there, you little brat. What do you mean by half-brother? I just thought you were my brother who I left behind."

There's no way around it, the royal family is just so chaotic. Who knows if King Moss XIII has left any offspring outside?

It was already late at night in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but the lights were still on.

At this time, Holmes was directing several of his staff to help him organize files on the disasters that occurred in the royal capital in recent years.

"My Lord has found it."

Soon, the staff who were searching and sorting spoke up.

Then a pile of files concerning the disasters that had plagued the capital in recent years were placed on his desk.

Looking at the pile of files, he said to several staff members:

"It's late at night. I just asked the kitchen to prepare some ginger soup. Everyone, warm up and go back to rest."

Upon hearing this, the staff members immediately took orders and retreated.

After they left, Holmes picked up the file on the desk and began to look through it.

The capital and the land under its jurisdiction are still very large, so major disasters are rare, but minor disasters are still many.

Looking at the investigation records of the disaster and the final disaster relief and resettlement in the files, Holmes read them one by one in the candlelight.

After each one he looked at, he would put part of it beside him and the other part at his feet.

This is a habit of his.

If it is already clear and there are no obvious errors, he will put it at his feet, and if there are errors or omissions, he will put it beside him and check it for the second or third time.

Just as he was looking through the files, the butler came in with a bowl of ginger soup.

"Master, it's already the middle of the month. You should drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up."

The housekeeper would not persuade Homeis not to stay up late, because if it was a small matter, Homeis would let it go and rest on time.

Once something makes him lose sleep and forget to eat, it must be a big deal, so the housekeeper will not try to persuade him. At most, he will serve him tea and water and prevent him from drinking cold tea.

Holmes glanced at the butler, then pointed to a spot on the table and said:

“Just leave it here.”

"I need to finish reading all of this tonight. You've been busy all day in the mansion, so you should go back and rest. I'll just leave a servant here to watch the night."

The housekeeper put the ginger soup away and then hesitated for a long time.

Seeing this, Holmes looked at it and asked:

"What's wrong? Just say whatever you want to say."

"Master, I see these are all old files, and they are all about disaster relief. Are they that important?"

The housekeeper also felt sorry for his master, who was so old and still had to stay up late to read these files.

The butler was also concerned about himself, so Holmes did not scold him, but smiled and said:

"What do you know? These are not just ordinary disaster relief files. There are corrupt officials hidden in them. If His Highness had not left the city today, no one would care about this matter."