After killing several court historians, eighty percent of people remembered that Cui Zhu had assassinated his ruler, but no one knew why he had done it. It made him seem like some kind of villain.
And Chen Li had no intention of letting his own reputation be tarnished in the future.
Having "Cui Zhu assassinated his ruler" written in the history books would actually be a pretty good outcome.
What if it got changed to, "The ruler had an affair with Cui Zhu's wife. On the day of Yihai in the fifth month of summer, Cui Zhu wished to return the favor in kind and tried to mount the ruler. The ruler refused, so Cui Zhu forced him. The ruler died when his anus ruptured"...
Wouldn't that be the end of him?
If you wouldn't let them write official history, then they would start writing unofficial history.
"So? What kind of contract do you intend to make with me?" Nicole's gaze fell upon the gold coin in Chen Li's palm as she asked softly.
"I only hope that whenever you record history you're uncertain about, you'll say so. That way, if there are any errors or omissions in your records, others can correct them in time. What do you think?" Chen Li balanced the coin on his thumb and flicked it lightly. It spun twice in the air before landing steadily back in his palm.
After hearing this, Nicole nodded with almost no hesitation.
Nicole simply could not think of a reason to refuse the proposal.
After all, this way, she could both record history and chat with people.
Two birds with one stone, double happiness, deal.
As the Covenant Gold Coin lit up, the Contract Signing was completed, and Chen Li finally let out a sigh of relief.
Yet