The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1518: selfish
Chapter 1518 Selfishness
Xiao Rongyan nodded.
“Yue Shi…” Murong Li called Yue Shi and said to Yue Shi, “Uncle Jiu has been working day and night and is coming back exhausted. Send someone back to the Regent Palace to tell them that Uncle Jiu will stay in the palace tonight.”
Xiao Rongyan had no intention of staying in Yandu, so it made no difference to him whether the Regent’s Palace was tidied up or not.
Yue Shi clasped his fists and responded: “Yes!”
“Uncle Jiu, please…” Murong Li respectfully invited Xiao Rongyan to go up to the platform with him, and then saw Xiao Rongyan sitting on the seat of regent, and then he sat down on the dragon throne.
Murong Li looked at Minister Meng, who was kneeling on the ground and not daring to stand up, with his cold eyes: “Minister Meng, you instigated the Queen Mother to put me under house arrest, I don’t care, but as an important official of the Yan court… you formed a clique for personal gain, instigated the Queen Mother to disregard the lives of the people, and banned the delivery of medicinal herbs into the Great Zhou city. You also blocked the border of Yan State and banned the Great Zhou herbs from entering Yan territory…”
“I am doing this for Yan State. I beg Your Majesty to understand. The disease in Yan State is a natural disaster. We can only have a chance of winning if we drag the cities of Da Zhou and Yan State into it, or even the entire Da Zhou into it!”
“The natural disaster of epidemic is a time when our two countries, Great Zhou and Yan, need to work together. Otherwise, once the epidemic spreads, one person will infect ten people… ten people will infect a hundred people. Any city infected by the epidemic will become a mountain of dry bones, and the people will be wiped out… Even if we win the bet, what will happen?” Murong Li’s heart was boiling with anger. “Minister Meng was a great scholar admired by students in his early years. How come he doesn’t even understand the principle that the people are the foundation of the country?”
Minister Meng’s throat was churning, and he couldn’t utter a word to defend himself.
“From the emperor to the officials, for the sake of the lives of the people, the Great Zhou chose to gamble with our Yan country when they had all the advantages of time, place and people… to decide the winner with our Yan country and unify the world! And what about our Yan court? You are an important official of the Yan court, the minister of the court… but you treat the lives of the people as worthless, and try to use the lives of the people who once lived and died with our Yan country to win this gambling agreement! Shame! It’s really shameful!”
“Your Majesty, please calm down!” The court officials kowtowed and shouted.
Murong Li looked at the court officials who were kneeling on the ground. He knew that… Minister Meng and his mother had disregarded the lives of the people and only wanted to win the country. Although there were not many court officials involved, most of them agreed. Otherwise, they would have been eliminated long ago…
For example, if Uncle Nine had come back later, the Regent’s party would have been wiped out.
Murong Li also understood that although the court officials who followed Uncle Jiu were dissatisfied with him being the young lord, they were also dedicated to the court, otherwise Uncle Jiu would not have entrusted them with important tasks before leaving.
“Whoever… participated in this matter with Minister Meng and introduced the epidemic into the city where the Great Zhou is located, will he come forward and take the blame, or… I will have someone investigate and confiscate their property and exterminate their clan? It’s your choice.” Xiao Rongyan said in a casual tone.
As soon as he finished speaking, a court official came forward on his knees and said, “Your Majesty, the Regent King is wise. I… I am doing this all for the sake of our Yan State!”
“Your Majesty! Prince Regent… I am following the orders of the Queen Mother and Minister Meng!”
Someone took the lead, and then the court officials seemed to have a direction in admitting their mistakes, and they all attributed everything to the four words “following orders”.
“Your Majesty, the Regent, please understand! We, the humble servants, are only following orders!”
Xiao Rongyan glanced at them and said, “Go to the Dali Temple and explain how to follow orders.”
After Xiao Rongyan finished speaking, he looked at Murong Li and said, “The eleven officials demoted by the Queen Mother… including the Minister of Revenue, I have already sent people to invite them back. Those who should vacate their positions will be vacated, and those who should be killed will be killed! Those who should have their property confiscated and their families exterminated will have their property confiscated and their families exterminated. Your Majesty is the emperor, and I don’t think you need me to teach you what to do.”
“Uncle Jiu, what do you mean by that?” Murong Li could tell that what he said was unusual. “Uncle Jiu, are you going out again?”
“The epidemic is raging now, and the people are in a panic. We need someone from the royal family to come forward to calm the people!” Xiao Rongyan stood up, “I want to set off immediately to inspect the epidemic area to calm the people!”
“But Uncle Nine…” Murong Li felt uneasy.
“Your Majesty has grown up… You have your own decisions on many things. This time, it was because you were not prepared for the Queen Mother and were soft-hearted that you caused trouble, but this is also a necessary part of your growth. Your Majesty must become an emperor who can stand on his own.” Xiao Rongyan looked at Murong Li, “Uncle Jiu could help you move forward when you were young, but now you have grown up, which path you take… You are the emperor and it is up to you to decide! You… are the guide of Yan State.”
When Murong Li heard this, his eyes ached, tears welled up in his eyes, and he felt uneasy.
He knew that what Uncle Jiu said was right, but when he heard Uncle Jiu say it… he always felt that Uncle Jiu ignored him because he handled his mother’s affairs improperly.
In the past, he dared to make decisions in the court because he knew that no matter what, he had Uncle Jiu behind him. Even if he made a mistake, Uncle Jiu would be able to clean up the mess for him.
If Uncle Jiu was not in the court, he would not feel confident.
“Uncle Nine!”
“Your Majesty…” Xiao Rongyan bowed to Murong Li, “Your Majesty has grown up. I believe in Your Majesty!”
“Uncle Jiu!” Murong Li clenched his fists. He was afraid… afraid that he would have to go find Sister Bai before the gambling game was over.
However, he knew very well that Uncle Jiu was the husband of Bai’s sister, and Uncle Jiu’s wife and children were all in the Great Zhou. He was now the emperor of Yan. What qualifications did he have to force Uncle Jiu to stay in Yan?
He is the nephew, but the one who stayed in the Great Zhou was Uncle Jiu’s wife.
Murong Li slowly loosened his clenched fists. He knew in his heart that Uncle Jiu had already paid too much for the State of Yan. He couldn’t be so selfish and force Uncle Jiu to stay for his own sake.
Perhaps it’s time for Uncle Jiu to follow his heart and be with his wife and children forever.
Murong Li thought of this and bowed to his uncle: “Uncle Jiu… take care on your journey!”
Seeing that Murong Li was about to cry, Xiao Rongyan guessed that Murong Li might have misunderstood. He estimated that Xiao A Li thought that he was going to inspect the plague city this time and was going to fake his death and escape.
Coming out of the hall, Xiao Rongyan turned to Yue Shi beside him and said, “After a while, when the morning court is over, you go and tell little Ali in person to stop thinking too much. Now that he has grown up and can stand on his own, I am very happy that I don’t need to be the regent anymore. I hope he can do his best to correct the State of Yan and become a true king. Before the gambling agreement is over, I will also guard the State of Yan, so don’t worry little Ali.”
Yue Shi nodded: “Yes!”
Xiao Rongyan came down from the high level with his hands behind his back. This time he went to the area where the epidemic was prevalent, and he also had his own selfish motives.
There will be another update later, so come back and read it before noon today, my dears…