Dongfang Bubai brought back a young boy.

The boy's name was Gu Xichao, and he was the son of a courtesan.

The boy was being bullied by a group of teenagers when Dongfang Bubai happened to pass by, chased away the teenagers, and brought Gu Xichao back.

Dongfang Bubai is not the type to meddle in other people's business. The reason he saved Gu Xichao and brought him back to the manor was entirely due to a mission issued by the system.

System: "Gu Xichao is one of the villains in this world. Changing his fate will earn you 1,000 points."

Dongfang Bubai then brought the man back and took Gu Xichao as his disciple.

However, Gu Xichao knew martial arts. He once met a mysterious person, learned kung fu from that person for three days, and received a weapon from that person: the God-Weeping Axe.

After witnessing Gu Xichao's Divine Crying Axe, Dongfang Bubai improved upon his martial arts and taught Gu Xichao an even more profound set of internal energy cultivation techniques and lightness skills.

Even so, Gu Xichao remained wary of Dongfang Bubai, only showing respect to him on the surface, but not truly acknowledging him in his heart.

Having grown up in a brothel, this child's defenses are much stronger than others.

However, once Dongfang Bubai produced Gu Xichao's new household registration, his initial wariness vanished.

Gu Xichao truly acknowledged Dongfang Bubai as his master.

The household registration system in this world is very strict, and Gu Xichao will not be caught for falsifying his household registration and will not lose his title of Tan Hua.

Dongfang Bubai and Liu Dong are outsiders, so it should be even more difficult for them to obtain household registration.

But the Eastern Cult Leader has a system.

This is a bug in the system; assigning identities to the two of them is a piece of cake.

As long as the cult leader pays out points.

This time, the cult leader paid out some points to buy Gu Xichao a legitimate household registration.

No matter how the authorities in this world investigate, they cannot find anything wrong with this household registration.

Gu Xichao got what he wanted most so easily, and he didn't know how to react for a moment.

Dongfang Bubai: "Didn't you want to take the imperial examination? Now you can go."

Gu Xichao knelt down, solemnly kowtowed three times to Dongfang Bubai, and left the manor.

Then he went to participate in the county examination.

Gu Xichao participated in the imperial examination several years earlier than in the original novel.

After all, forging an identity is not so easy. It took Gu Xichao several years to create an identity for himself that he thought could fool people.

Gu Xichao's knowledge goes without saying; he passed all the exams and made it all the way to the palace examination.

He was very handsome, and Emperor Huizong of Tang, who was fond of beautiful women, directly appointed Gu Xichao as the third-ranked scholar.

That night, Zhao Ji began to dream.

—The cult leader used points to create a dream for Zhao Ji that was so realistic it was almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

In his dream, the young Emperor Huizong of Song (Zhao Ji) visited a brothel and slept with the most beautiful courtesan of the time.

He originally intended to bring the courtesan to the palace, but suddenly there was an urgent matter that required him to return to the capital. Zhao Ji left before he could make proper arrangements for the courtesan.

Emperor Huizong, who was fickle and easily bored, quickly forgot about the courtesan.

Then, Zhao Ji saw the courtesan's experiences after he left from the perspective of the third courtesan.

The courtesan became pregnant and gave birth to a son, whom she named Gu Xichao.

Gu Xichao was intelligent and eager to learn. Although he grew up in a brothel, he learned a lot of skills.

After the courtesan died of illness, the boy was taken in and adopted by a master who not only taught him martial arts but also gave him a legitimate status.

Only in this way can a young man participate in the imperial examination and win the title of Tan Hua (third-place scholar)!

Emperor Huizong suddenly sat up in bed.

Gu Xichao was actually his son!

His own son! Zhao Ji didn't care that this was just a dream; he believed that what happened in the dream was real, and he immediately sent someone to bring Gu Xichao to him.

Gu Xichao entered the palace with a puzzled expression and met Zhao Ji.

Emperor Huizong grabbed Gu Xichao's hands and said with tears in his eyes, "Son, you've suffered so much these past years."

Gu Xichao: "??"

Zhao Ji then proceeded to tell Gu Xichao everything he had dreamed about.

Of course, he didn't say that he dreamed about it. He only said that he saw Gu Xichao during the day and felt that he looked familiar. That's when he remembered Gu Xichao's biological mother and realized that Gu Xichao was his own son.

Gu Xichao: "..."

Gu Xichao didn't know who his biological father was, but he actually believed Zhao Ji's words and thought he was Zhao Ji's son!

Suddenly becoming a noble prince, Gu Xichao felt as if fate was playing a cruel joke on him.

Emperor Huizong brought Gu Xichao to court and announced to the assembled officials that Gu Xichao was his son.

Surprisingly, the courtiers were not surprised and readily accepted Gu Xichao's new identity.

After all, it was common knowledge that Emperor Huizong of Song (Zhao Ji) was a womanizer who frequently visited brothels, so it was not surprising that he had a son born to a courtesan.

Many ministers still had a good impression of Gu Xichao. After all, although he came from a respectable family, he remained pure despite his humble origins and achieved the third-highest rank in the imperial examination through his own efforts.

How inspiring!
Zhuge Liang was overjoyed.

Zhao Ji had many sons, but those sons...

Zhuge Shenhou shook his head.

Those princes are just like their fathers; they're all destined to be incompetent rulers, none of them possess the qualities of a wise one.

Gu Xichao's appearance gave Zhuge Shenhou hope.

If Gu Xichao could become emperor, perhaps the Song Dynasty would be better off.

Of course, even if Zhuge Shenhou thought highly of Gu Xichao, he wouldn't immediately side with him. He still needed to observe this suddenly appearing prince carefully.

Gu Xichao noticed the hidden gazes, and there were more than one, quite a few.

There are quite a few people who have designs on him, the prince.

Gu Xichao ignored the people secretly watching him; after all, he had nothing left except his status as a prince.

There are no secrets I'm afraid of being known.

As for Master Dongfang, who suddenly appeared that night and tossed him a copy of "The Biography of Emperor Wuzong"...

Gu Xichao didn't know how strong this master was, but based on his judgment, he was definitely stronger than Zhuge Xiaohua and stood at the pinnacle of this world.

Those people in the shadows had no idea that Master Dongfang had come.

Gu Xichao felt that this Master Dongfang was very mysterious and extremely powerful.

Needless to say, this master is proficient in martial arts, and even the art of ruling an emperor.

The book "Biography of Emperor Wuzong" given to him recorded many of the emperor's methods and numerous policies and measures that benefited the country and its people.

Sometimes, Gu Xichao even wondered if his master was a deity.

Now, he holds two things in his hands.

A dull gray oval sphere, and a long rod-shaped object dotted with golden spots.

Master Dongfang told him that these were high-yield grain varieties, each capable of yielding a thousand gold pieces per mu.

What is this concept?
It is a divine object that can ensure that all people in the world have enough to eat.

If he were to promote these two grains, he would surely be remembered in history, and none of the princes would be able to challenge him again.

With his prestige, if he couldn't become emperor, the people of the land would not be happy. (End of Chapter)

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