The Emperor's New Clothes continues

Continuation 1 of "The Emperor's New Clothes"

The parade ceremony finally ended, and the emperor and his ministers returned to the palace.

"He really has no clothes on!" The cry kept buzzing in the emperor's ears. The emperor lost his temper and summoned his ministers into the meeting hall.

The ministers looked at each other in shock, speechless, and stood under the lobby, fearful.

The emperor asked: "What do you think of today's parade ceremony, ministers?"

The ministers replied in unison: "Great, great!" Who dares to say one thing? What about the word "no"?

"So, is my new dress beautiful?"

"It's so beautiful, so gorgeous, so exquisite, so beautiful, so beautiful, so unique in the world. ------" The ministers rushed to express their praises.

"Have you heard any other opinions?" the emperor asked tentatively.

"I didn't hear it, I really didn't hear it, I definitely didn't hear it!" The ministers all spoke plausibly, and some even patted their chests to express their guarantee with their heads.

"Why did I hear a child shouting..."

Before the emperor finished speaking, the honest old minister said first: "That's a stupid boy." "Child."

"Yes, yes, yes, that is an absolutely stupid child!" The ministers all agreed.

Another honest official stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, think about it, if that kid wasn't stupid, could he say such stupid things? He is a hopelessly stupid kid. Fool."

The emperor's doubts slowly disappeared amid the rhetoric of the ministers. He also felt that what the people said seemed to be false; since what the people said was false, then the new clothes he was wearing were true.

Thinking of this, the emperor became really happy, laughed heartily, stood up and said: "Okay, great, great, great. Do you think my new clothes will be good?" "

"Okay, great, great, great!" The ministers shouted happily, but they were snickering in their hearts because they had passed another life-and-death crisis.

The Emperor's New Clothes Continued 2

The Emperor put on an even more proud air, completed the parade, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he returned to the palace: "You said, I Are you wearing any clothes?" The ministers looked at me and I looked at you, and they all knelt down and said sadly, "Your Majesty, you are not wearing clothes at all."

"I also feel that I am not wearing any clothes. Wait," the emperor said even more angrily, "Where are those two liars? Come back to me quickly, I will punish them!"

"Your Majesty, they have run away."

"The whole world is chasing them. If you don't believe it, you can't catch them!"

After a few days, the swindlers were caught, their crimes were punished, and all the gold they took was recovered. .

From then on, the emperor no longer showed off his clothes, but cared about the army and his country, governed carefully, and became a rich, talented and good emperor.

The emperor proudly completed the parade with a big belly and returned to the palace happily. Unexpectedly, a close minister said: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being bold. Those two weavers are liars. They deceived the emperor. The clothes on the emperor are far less beautiful than before." The emperor changed his previous arrogance and asked cautiously. "Really? Then what do you think of my clothes?" The minister said, "I dare not say it. I'm afraid I'm wrong." The emperor said impatiently: "I forgive you, hurry up. Say it quickly." The minister hesitated and said: "I, I, I can't see any clothes." When he said this, it caused a storm. The emperor became angry and said, "Okay, you big idiot, how dare you say that I have no clothes on. I look like an ignorant kid on the street." After saying that, he kicked him out of the sky.

But the emperor felt uneasy. He asked other ministers to put on these clothes and see that they were all the same. At this time, the emperor gradually believed the words of the child and the minister.

He sent several officials and ordered them to catch these two liars. However, the two liars had already escaped. Helpless, the official had no choice but to return to the palace to resume his duties. The emperor said angrily: "Then look for it in other countries.

"The officials, regardless of the long distance, traveled day and night all over the world to find the liar so that they could save face for their emperor. However, a long time passed and there was no news of the liar. The minister came up with another plan for the emperor. , he said: "That kid might be able to help us. It's better to invite him to take a look. The emperor thought: "Yes, if that child can spot a liar, then he should be able to find the liar."

So, the child was invited. The child said: "They must be in the big forest near us." Don’t adults always say that the most dangerous place is also the safest place? "The emperor thought, what he said as a child made sense. So he sent a group of soldiers, led by the minister and the child, to surround the forest so that not even mosquitoes could fly out. Finally, as expected, here The liar was caught.

Now, the whole country was in a state of excitement. Some ministers suggested beheading him in public, while others said that he should be paraded in his clothes. It's better to let them know how it feels to be cheated. So, the child went to the death row to see the liar. He said to the liar: "In a few days, the emperor will ask you to parade in public in those beautiful clothes and then behead you." But I can help you, but you have to give me all your property. The liar said, "Yes, as long as you can get out alive." "One night after the child defrauded them of all their ill-gotten property.

The liar followed the child's instructions and slipped out of the window while the soldier was asleep. He was happy when an arrow suddenly shot him They came over and hit a liar in the foot. Before they could react, thousands of arrows were fired, and they realized that they had been fooled by the child. This was the fate of the liar. From then on, the emperor loved children very much. The children were all his good friends.

The naked emperor felt particularly uncomfortable. He changed his clothes immediately after he came back. He said it, but he was afraid that others would say he was incompetent, so he kept it. The two liars were in the palace. Moreover, the emperor also issued an imperial edict: no matter how big or small the official was, anyone who mentioned the march would be killed.

Once, when he was reviewing the troops, the emperor just left the city gate. He was immediately scolded by the people and the emperor was furious: "Kill!" kill! kill! "With just these three words, a river of blood suddenly flowed in front of the city gate. The few reviewing troops killed more than 1,500 civilians in just a few minutes.

The whole city The whole country was shocked when they heard the news. No one dared to go out for fear of meeting the emperor, and the noble ministers did not dare to speak in front of the emperor, so the whole country became a silent world. p>

At this time, the two liars were arguing in front of the emperor: "Whoever says that first will be killed. "Whoever says that should be killed." "It is said that the first person to say this was a child, and the emperor couldn't bear it. So, the emperor issued an order and called on the world: Anyone who tells the truth should be killed!

No one in the city dared to tell the truth. You lied to me, and I lied to you. And these two liars lived in the palace all day long, with no worries about food, clothing, and money.

From then on, in this era. People told lies, so the word "lying" was born, and this country became the birthplace of this word.

After attending the parade, the emperor returned to the palace and ordered that the lie be lied to immediately. Two swindlers caught him and asked, "Since you dare to lie to the emperor, will you choose to be hanged or burned to death?" "

"We didn't lie to you," the two liars said without changing their expressions, "We are indeed the best weavers in the world. Your Majesty, please think about it, they are just ordinary people, and you and your ministers are supreme. Can your vision be the same as that of their common people? Dear Your Majesty, your vision and the vision of your ministers are definitely different from those of ordinary people. Otherwise, how could you be the emperor and ministers? ”

“Yes! "The people present all started talking. These people felt that they were superior to the common people. After listening to the flattery of the liar, the emperor became happy again. He gave the liar a lot of gold and promoted the two liars. For Taiwei.

When the emperor heard what the people said, he was furious and the parade was cancelled. He returned to the palace angrily and called the two hateful liars and two of his officials. , said to them: "You actually lied to me! "So, let the guards take the two liars out and behead them.

Seeing that he was already dead, the old minister said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, are you not wrong? You ignored the government affairs for the sake of beauty. You didn't see the dress, but you also deceived yourself." The emperor listened. I was very ashamed, so I let the old minister go, and recruited the child who told the truth into the palace, and became the prince. From then on, I became diligent and caring for the people.

The emperor put on an even more proud air, completed the parade, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he returned to the palace: "Do you think I am wearing any clothes?" Ministers, look at me, I looked at you and knelt down together and said sadly: "Your Majesty, you are not wearing any clothes at all."

"I also feel that I am not wearing any clothes," the Emperor said even more angrily, "Those two Where are the liars? Hurry up and catch them. I will punish them!"

"Your Majesty, they have escaped."

"Catch them all over the world. If you don't believe me, hunt them down. You can’t catch them!”

After a few days, the swindlers were caught, their crimes were punished, and all the gold they took was recovered.

From then on, the emperor no longer showed off his clothes, but cared about the army and his country, governed carefully, and became a rich, talented and good emperor.

After the parade, the emperor angrily returned to the court with a class of civil and military officials. After returning to the palace, the emperor asked the guards to bring the two tailors to the main hall. The guards looked for them but could not find them, but found a note on the loom, which read: You stupid emperor, where in the world are you? There are those magical clothes, but thank you for the gold and silver treasures. ha! ha! ha! ...

The guard quickly presented the note to the emperor. After reading it, the emperor became furious: "Catch those two liars. I will cut them into pieces. The ministers immediately sent people to arrest the two liars." After three days and three nights of chasing, the guards finally caught the two liars in a hotel, and then took them back. The emperor immediately put them to death, and they reformed and became a good emperor.

The emperor walked forward, pretending to be proud, and his body was so straight that his shoulders and back were a little sore. He was doing something very ridiculous and wanted to laugh; but he didn't dare to laugh, so he had to bite his lower lip tightly. Everyone in the guard team was staring at the ground, not daring to look sideways at their companions; When they looked at each other, they couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing.

The people had not been trained like courtiers and guards. They didn't think of biting their lips or staring at the ground. Now that they had said it, they just laughed. Boiling.

“Haha, you can’t see the emperor without clothes! ”

“Hehe, it’s crazy! So not ashamed! ”

“Skinny monkey! How ugly! "

"Shock, look at his arms and thighs, they look like chickens that have lost their feathers! "

When the emperor heard these words, he was ashamed and annoyed. The more embarrassed and annoyed he became, he stopped and ordered the ministers to say: "Don't you hear this group of disloyal people gossiping there! Why don't you care! My new set of clothes is so beautiful that only I am worthy of wearing it. When I put it on, I look more dignified and noble: Don’t you all say so? These eyeless bastards! I will wear this outfit forever from now on! Anyone who deliberately speaks ill is a bad guy and a rebel. He should be arrested and killed immediately! Just, just, that's it. Go quickly and declare that this is the law, the latest law. "

The ministers did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered their men to blow the trumpets, summon the people, and announced the new law in the most stern tone. Sure enough, the talking and laughing stopped. Only then did the emperor feel He was comforted and started walking forward again.

But just after walking a short distance, the voice of joking quickly became louder.

"Haha, the emperor didn't... "

"Haha, the skin is so dark..."

"Haha, look at the ribs one by one..."

"Fuck! New as never before..."

The emperor couldn't bear it any longer. His face turned yellow and purple with anger, and he shouted at the ministers: "Do you hear me? "

"I heard it," the ministers replied tremblingly.

"Have you forgotten the law you just announced? "

"No, no..." Before the ministers could finish speaking, they turned around and ordered the soldiers, "Catch all the jokers!" "

There was a huge chaos in the street. Soldiers ran back and forth like wild horses in a circle, using their spears to intercept the fleeing people.

People fled in all directions, some fell down, and some jumped out from the shoulders of others. Crying, screaming, just a complete mess. As a result, forty or fifty people were captured, including women and children. The emperor ordered the law to be rectified on the spot, in order to let people know that what he said was true, and no one would dare to violate the new law in the future.

From then on, of course, the emperor could no longer wear other clothes. When he went to court and returned to the harem, he was always naked, and he often touched this and that with his hands to straighten the wrinkles in his clothes. As for his concubines and courtiers, they couldn't help but laugh at first. Over time, they developed a skill. When they saw his dark and thin body and his pretense, no matter how ridiculous they thought it was, they pretended to be nonchalant. Not only was he not smiling, but he seemed to believe that he was wearing clothes. Among concubines and courtiers, this kind of ability is a must; if they don't have it, their lives will be at risk, let alone their status.

However, there are inevitably exceptions to everything in the world, and there are also cases where you are unlucky because you are not careful.

One is the most favored concubine of the emperor. One day, she was drinking with the emperor. In order to please the emperor, she filled a glass of bright red wine and brought it to the emperor's mouth. She said coquettishly: "I hope you drink it in one gulp, and I hope your life span will be as long as heaven and earth!"

The emperor was very happy, opened his mouth, and drank it in one gulp. Maybe he drank too quickly, and with a cough, a lot of wine spurted out and fell on his chest.

"Ah! My chest is dirty!"

"What? Chest!"

The concubine immediately woke up, her pink face turned gray, She said tremblingly: "No, it's not; it's because the clothes are dirty..."

"It's useless to change my words! Just say I have no clothes, okay! You are stupid, you are disloyal, you have broken the law! The emperor was very angry and turned around and ordered his ministers: "Send her to the executioner."

Another very knowledgeable minister. Although he reluctantly practiced that skill with his companions, when he saw the emperor sitting naked on the throne, he felt like a monkey with no hair. He was always afraid of accidentally laughing or saying the wrong thing and losing his life. So he pretended that he would go back to serve his old mother and resign to the emperor.

The emperor said: "This is your filial piety, very good, I allow you to resign."

The minister thanked the emperor, turned around and went down the hall, as if he had taken fifty coins off his shoulders. The heavy yoke felt very happy, and he said to himself unconsciously: "It's good this time. I don't have to look at the emperor without clothes anymore."

The emperor heard that there seemed to be "clothes" "" Two words, he asked the minister who was waiting below: "What did he say?"

The minister looked at the emperor's face and saw that he was very stern and did not dare to lie, so he told the truth.

The emperor's anger burst out like a ball of fire, "Okay! So you want to go back because you don't want to see me. - Then you never have to think about going back!" He immediately ordered the courtiers: "Send him to the executioner."

After these two incidents, people became more cautious, both in the court and in the harem.

But ordinary people don’t have the same skills as concubines and ministers. Whenever the emperor comes out and sees his pretentious look and his body like dry wood, they can’t help but give advice and discuss. , to laugh. The result was brutal killings. When the emperor offered sacrifices to heaven, more than 300 people were killed; during the military parade, more than 500 people were killed; when he patrolled the capital, there were more streets and more people laughing and joking. Many, more than a thousand people were killed.

Too many people died, and it was so tragic that a kind-hearted elderly minister couldn't bear it and wanted to try to stop it. He knows that the emperor never admits his mistakes; if you say he is wrong, the more he says he is right, the more you end up suffering the consequences. The proper way is to let the emperor put on the clothes voluntarily; if this is done, there will be no more joking, and there will naturally be no more killings. He stayed up for several nights, thinking about how to get the emperor to put on his clothes voluntarily.

I finally figured out a way. The old minister went to see the emperor and said, "I have the most loyal intention and would like to tell the emperor. You have always liked new clothes, which is quite right. When you wear new clothes, so small that every button shines, you will be more attractive." It appears dignified and even more glorious.

But I haven’t seen you making new clothes recently. You are always busy with the country, so you forgot about it, right? The set you are wearing is a bit old, so you might as well ask the seamstress to make another set, and replace it quickly! "

"Old? The emperor looked at his chest and thighs, then touched his hands up and down, "It's nothing!" This is an amazing outfit that will never get old. I'm going to wear this outfit forever, didn't you hear me? You asked me to change my clothes because you wanted to make me look ugly and unlucky. Just because you've always been good and you're old, if I don't kill you, go to jail! "

The old minister was in vain, but the number of murders did not decrease at all. Moreover, the emperor was very troubled because he could not stop joking, so he stipulated a more stringent law. This The law is this: Whenever the emperor passes by, the people are not allowed to make a sound; if they make a sound, no matter what they say, they will be caught and killed immediately.

After this law was announced, most old people felt that this was true. It's too much. It's okay to say that you can be punished by ridicule, but why whispering about other things is considered a crime and must be killed? Everyone gathered together, lined up, walked to the palace, knelt on the ground, and said that they had something to see. The Emperor.

The Emperor came out with a little panic on his face, but pretended to be calm and shouted: "What are you doing here! Are you going to rebel? ”

Generally, old people dare not raise their heads and keep saying: “Don’t dare, don’t dare.” We would never dream of saying such things as the emperor said.

The emperor was relieved and immediately looked majestic and noble. He touched the skirt of his clothes that was not there and asked: "Then what are you here for?" ”

“We ask the emperor to give us freedom of speech and freedom to laugh. Those who dare to talk about the emperor or laugh at the emperor are indeed guilty of heinous crimes and deserve to die. Killing them is not unfair at all. But we will never be like that. We only want freedom of speech and freedom to laugh. Please ask the emperor to repeal the new law!

The emperor smiled and said, "Is freedom your thing?" If you want freedom, don't be my people; if you are my people, you must abide by my laws. My law is iron law. Wasted? Scared, how could such a thing happen! "After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked in.

Old people generally did not dare to say anything. After a while, a few people slightly raised their heads and took a peek. It turned out that the emperor had already left; there was no way , everyone had to go back. From then on, everyone changed their minds. As soon as the emperor came out, they would close the door and sit at home, and no one would go out to see it.

One day, the emperor brought many ministers and his wife. The soldiers escorting went to the palace. There was no one in the streets they passed; the doors of every house were closed. There was only the sound of footsteps on the street, like a secret march at night.

But the emperor was still suspicious. He suddenly stopped and tilted his head to listen carefully. There seemed to be a sound coming from the wall. He shouted sternly to the ministers: "Don't you hear it? "

The ministers also immediately tilted their heads to listen carefully, and quickly replied in a timid manner:

"I heard it, it's a child crying. ”

“Also, it’s a woman singing. ”

“There was a sound of laughter—it seemed like someone was drunk. "

The emperor's anger broke out again, and he shouted to the ministers: "A bunch of useless things! Have you forgotten my law? "

The ministers agreed to several "yes" in succession, turned around and ordered the soldiers to open all the doors that made noise inside, and capture and kill everyone, male and female, big and small.

An unexpected thing happened. The soldiers opened the doors of many houses and broke in to arrest people. Men and women of many houses, large and small, rushed out. They did not flee in all directions, but rushed to the emperor. , stretched out his hand to tear the emperor's flesh, and shouted loudly: "Tear off your empty clothes!" Tear off your clothes of emptiness! "

This is really a chaotic and funny scene that I have never seen before. The man's strong hand held the emperor's arm like a dead branch, and the woman's white fist hit the emperor's black chest. , two children also squeezed forward, and grabbed the black hair under the emperor's armpits. The crowd was so dense that the emperor ran around, but was blocked. He wanted to squat down, imitating a hedgehog, and curled up. A ball, but he couldn't. The most unbearable thing was the unbearable itching in his armpits. He had to pinch his arms hard, but he couldn't do it. He frowned, raised his nose, and grinned. It was really ugly. Everyone laughed.

When the soldiers came back from each house and saw the emperor's unlucky look, like a monkey that had been stung by a swarm of wasps, they forgot his usual dignity and started laughing along with everyone.

The ministers were a little panicked at first. When they heard the soldiers laughing, they secretly looked at the emperor and couldn't help laughing.

After laughing for a while, the soldiers and ministers suddenly realized that they had also broken the law along with the people. In the past, the people laughed at the emperor and helped the emperor punish the people. Now they are on the side of the people. Look at the emperor, his body is red and purple, and he is trembling in a ball, just like a chicken that has been soaked in water. It is really funny. You should laugh at things that are funny, but the emperor is not allowed to laugh. Isn’t this a bastard’s law? Thinking of this, they also shouted loudly along with the people: "Tear off your empty clothes! Tear off your empty clothes!"

What do you think of the emperor? He saw that the soldiers and ministers also fell to the people's side and were no longer afraid of him. It was like a big stone falling from the sky and hitting his head, and his body went limp and collapsed to the ground.

Answer: rongxiaofu - Probation Level 12-3 18:49

Ever since the emperor was naked and was pointed out loudly by a child, the emperor has been freezing all over his body. He got goosebumps and was very angry. He knew that this matter must not be spread. He had lost face by being naked, but as the king of a country, he could not lose the dignity of the king, otherwise he would not be able to manage a country.

As for the future, what should I do? With that, the emperor straightened out his fat belly and drove back to the palace as if nothing had happened.

What was very strange to the people of the country was that for a long time from now on, the emperor did not severely punish these two liars and kill them in public as people thought. They were entertained even more generously with delicacies from the mountains and the sea.

The cold winter has arrived, heavy snow has fallen on every street in the city, transparent ice edges have bent the thick tree trunks, and the howling wind has blown the entire field. It was at this time that the emperor summoned the two liars in the palace.

"Oh, my dear knights, how are you?" the emperor said with a smile,

"Thank you for taking care of us, your Majesty, we are fine." They replied in unison.

"You made me such a beautiful costume and let me have a satisfactory summer. In order to reward you, I decided..."

"Your Majesty, you are doing it. "Two pieces." One of the liars reminded in a low voice,

"Well, two pieces are better, just one for each person," the emperor said to himself. Suddenly he felt like he was just waking up from a dream, and said with a smile: "In order to reward your merits, I have decided to appoint you as my inspectors from today on. You will patrol the streets of the city once a day and wear the clothes you made for me." "The coat",

"No! No! That is your Majesty's exclusive product, and little people cannot wear it." The two swindlers came up with wisdom in their hurry,

"Recently, some citizens have disobeyed the management, and there are many swindlers. As long as you wear my coat, they will not dare to call you swindlers," the emperor said with concern, < /p>

"Okay, now you put on my coat and exercise your authority"!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" they begged,

Under the personal supervision of the emperor, the two liars put on beautiful "coats" and followed the emperor in warm clothes. Walked out of the palace.

"I have prepared a grand inauguration ceremony, will you not attend it?" the emperor asked with concern,

"No! No!" the two liars said in unison.

In less than ten minutes during the inauguration ceremony, the two naked liars, already with runny noses from the cold, were holding their chests with their hands, stomping and jumping, moaning and whining.

"Are these two clothes warm?"

"Warm...warm, warm...warm...warm", the two swindlers replied tremblingly.

From then on, an interesting thing happened in this city. Citizens in the whole city could see it twice a day, morning and evening: in the streets and alleys, two people naked and naked. The man kept running.

"Look! These are the emperor's new clothes!" The kid who told the truth looked at the two liars flying past and said with a smile.

Continuation of "The Emperor's New Clothes"

The sun was shining brightly on the day of the grand ceremony parade. The fiery red sunlight shone on the poor emperor's crown, which was golden and did not match the emperor's so-called new clothes and the emperor's dark skin.

After listening to the innocent child's words, the emperor continued to march. But behind the emperor's back, I don't know how many people were laughing at him, but they didn't dare to speak out because they were afraid of incurring innocent sins.

The guards sent the emperor back to the palace and reported the fact that the people laughed at him. The emperor was very angry and began to think about how to rectify the people. At this moment, a minister came into the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, I just received a secret letter from a neighboring country, saying that he will visit our country at the end of this month." As soon as he finished speaking, a sinister smile appeared on the emperor's face. He thought to himself: Since the king of a neighboring country is coming to visit, he must decorate the palace, which is not beautiful enough, and also need some reception funds. Those untouchables who dare to laugh at me, you are the one to watch! He then ordered: "Immediately increase taxes and capture the strongest men from all over the country to repair the palace." The minister followed the order and did it. Suddenly, people all over the country were filled with resentment. Everyone cursed the emperor and cursed him. At the end of the month, the king of a neighboring country came to visit. On his way to visit, the king of a neighboring country saw the people's poverty and resentment. He thought to himself: Hehehe, it seems that the time has come for me to annex this country! Therefore, after returning from his visit, he immediately launched a war to attack the country. The emperor panicked and immediately summoned an army to resist. However, because of their hatred of the emperor, the people in the country formed a rebel army and prepared to overthrow the emperor's rule. Many soldiers in the emperor's army defected to the rebel army. When the emperor saw that he had no army to resist the invasion of neighboring countries, he became even more panicked, and soon fell ill. At this time, the leader of the domestic rebel army led his army to drive away the invading troops from neighboring countries and won the hearts of the people across the country. Soon he led everyone to overthrow the emperor's rule and became the new emperor.

The original poor emperor reflected on his previous evil deeds and felt very regretful, but it was too late. Now his throne belonged to someone else, and he died amid the condemnation of the people across the country.