Chapter 146: Fire Carp (1)
As soon as I finished my explanation, the princess jumped up from her seat and exclaimed.
“Oh! You’re talking about the anecdote of Emperor Taizong of Tang, aren’t you, Hero? The one where he swallowed locusts alive to alleviate the suffering of the people when they were plagued by an unexpected swarm? I’ve read about that before! Well, actually, I think someone read it to me.”
‘Wait, that was Emperor Taizong of Tang? I thought it was Solomon?’
The princess confidently claimed that the protagonist of the story I had mentioned was Emperor Taizong.
But honestly, what did it matter whether it was Solomon or Emperor Taizong?
As long as our interests aligned, that was all that mattered.
“Does it really matter? Whether you read it yourself or had it read to you? Right now, what’s important is that we help each other.”
“I suppose you’re right. I always believed that mutual understanding would help us. Ahaha.”
I had assumed the princess was a serious and composed person, but that must have been her formal demeanor. Judging by her current attitude, she was actually quite straightforward and lively.
Beaming, the princess praised me.
“Yes, that’s it! If someone swallows the insects alive and they disappear, it would definitely sway public opinion... It’s also a good way to report it to the court. Yes, I’ll have Bin-ah swallow a few! Hero, you truly have an extraordinary mind!”
“Well, I do hear that quite often. Haha.”