Farming in the Mountains: Max Level Jiaojiao Is Three Years Old Chapter 1617: Foolish!

Chapter 1617: Foolis.h.!.+

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Qiu Pusheng was stunned at first, but then he shouted like a madman, “Dou Chen, you’re crazy! You lunatic! Lunatic!” How could he still be alive if he had already said that? How could he drag s.h.i.+ Yuan down from the throne and kill him to vent his hatred?

Dou Chen turned a deaf ear to Qiu Pusheng’s curses and repeated, “Your Majesty, I killed the previous Emperor.” After a pause, he continued. “I bribed the imperial physician and put something in the medicine that the late Emperor usually took before sleeping. Then, the late Emperor’s health slowly deteriorated and he died. There were no signs of poisoning.”

He paused again. “This is what Qiu Pusheng has on me.”

After saying that, he kept his head low.

He did not dare to raise his head, as if he did not dare to face s.h.i.+ Yuan. After all, no matter how bad the previous Emperor was, he was still s.h.i.+ Yuan’s father.

“Why did you kill him?” s.h.i.+ Yuan asked calmly.

Dou Chen was silent for a moment before he said truthfully, “He was too muddle-headed. He always listened to crafty villains, causing the people to suffer. Even when we were fighting outside, he always dragged us down and almost caused our entire army to be wiped out many times. If it wasn’t for the fact that we had prepared several measures, Da Chen would have been in the hands of other countries. The sooner he dies, the sooner you can step up. I needed him to die early so that you can make Da Chen better and the people live better.”

Before s.h.i.+ Yuan could say anything, Qiu Pusheng sneered. “You’re a better liar than anyone here. You wanted to kill the previous Emperor to be the successor. Then, you could become the Emperor and be above everyone else to get rid of the fact that you were born from a lowly ground!”

Dou Chen remained silent.

“I believe you.” s.h.i.+ Yuan helped Dou Chen up.

Qiu Pusheng immediately shouted at s.h.i.+ Yuan with rage, “Are you an id*ot?! He killed your Father! He dared to kill the Emperor! He has already killed one. Don’t you think he won’t be afraid to kill another one?!”

Although he wanted Dou Chen to be released and kill s.h.i.+ Yuan to take the throne, he was unwilling to let Dou Chen go.

That was why he was making so much noise.

“You should have told me earlier,” s.h.i.+ Yuan said to Dou Chen, ignoring Qiu Pusheng’s words.

Dou Chen could not react in time. He did not expect s.h.i.+ Yuan to not mind at all. After a while, he said, “He is your father. How else was I supposed to tell you? Did you want me to kill your father?”

s.h.i.+ Yuan couldn’t say for sure that it wasn’t his father. He was in disguise. So, he only said, “Although he’s my father, you saw how he treated me and Prince Che.”

“No matter how bad it is, he’s still your father! s.h.i.+ Yuan, you’re not worthy of being his son!” Qiu Pusheng was still cursing in the cell next door. He was extremely agitated.

s.h.i.+ Yuan ignored him and continued to talk to Dou Chen. “Dou Chen, do you still remember that day? When we returned victorious for the first time, you said that I must become the Emperor and not die in the hands of my brothers. You said that you would a.s.sist me. Together, we will create a prosperous era where people can live and work in peace and contentment. Although you acted like you were joking, I could tell that what you said was true, and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. Don’t you understand why I made you the Prime Minister?”

Dou Chen lowered his head and knelt down again, tears dripping onto the ground. “Therefore, I wanted to do one last thing for Da Chen, for the Emperor, and for the people. I wanted to get rid of Qiu Pusheng’s gang before my truth got exposed. But before I could settle it, the matter of me helping to suppress Lizhou was exposed first.”

“I understand.” s.h.i.+ Yuan nodded. “Your help in suppressing the matters in Lizhou was only a temporary measure. To stabilize everything, you would have to get to the root cause.”