Chapter 1960: The Sage Emperor's Secret!
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Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1960: The Sage Emperor's Secret!

'Tenth month. Vermillion Bird Street. Third Son Xuan encountered a beautiful Hu concubine. In anger, he killed the King of Shan's son and seized her… this matter was publicly known, and the One Above was enraged…'

'The fourteenth year, first month. Qu Province was struck by a flood, and the disaster relief money was embezzled… the One Above ordered the imperial censors to investigate the matter… Third Son Xuan was involved, privately engaging in usury within Qu Province… enraged, ordered the Imperial Clan Court to thoroughly investigate the matter!'

As Wang Chong read record after record, his eyebrows twitched and his mind reeled.

Riding a eunuch as a horse… having the eunuchs fight with each other… gambling with another Prince… beating up eunuchs… stealing auspicious beasts… privately punishing palace maids… killing the King of Shan's son… engaging in usury… All of these deeds left Wang Chong flabbergasted and alarmed.

Is this really the Sage Emperor?

Wang Chong muttered to himself in confusion.

In every aspect, these records recorded an incapable prince who was arrogant, lascivious, irritable, presumptuous, and contemptible. There was nothing here that could in any way be connected to the image of a wise sovereign.

But the imperial records of the palace could not be falsified. While the court historians were different from the Yan Clan, they also placed great weight on their words. Moreover, the court historians directly answered to the Son of Heaven and could not be controlled by the Princes. There was no doubting the authenticity of these words.

But… what in the world happened?

Here was an unworthy Prince who had no respect for decorum and who would savagely beat eunuchs. With so many flaws, Wang Chong suddenly understood why Gao Lishi had destroyed these records to cover for the Sage Emperor.

But what had happened in the middle of all this?

Why had the Third Son Xuan that the previous Emperor had said was unworthy and incapable of succeeding the throne suddenly turned into the beloved and wise Sage Emperor?

These two had

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