strictlysupreme Chapter 122 Rebellious Officials of the Former Dynasty 53
Chapter 122 Rebellious Officials of the Former Dynasty 53
"Sir, are we just going to let them in like that?" The deputy frowned deeply upon seeing this.
The leader of the Imperial Guards glanced coldly at the fools who had lined up beforehand, and said with a forced smile, "Why can't a maid from the Prince's residence be allowed in?"
“They are clearly soldiers!” the deputy argued.
Holding the horsewhip adorned with gold thread and black jade pendants, the chieftain was delighted and took a moment to reply, "Our dynasty has clear regulations for conscription, which only recruit able-bodied men aged sixteen to thirty."
These women are not within the scope of conscription, so how can they be considered conscripted?
At most, she was just a noblewoman in the royal palace with a few hobbies, like to have her maids dress up like that.
Seeing that the deputy was about to speak, he suddenly placed the riding crop on the man's shoulder and said meaningfully, "His Majesty has not issued an order forbidding maids from entering the capital, so you should stop making trouble."
The emperor is still sitting on the throne, and it's laughable that a trusted military commander would dare to fawn over a prince.
"Take him away and lock him up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his personal guards rushed out, disarmed the man, and dragged him into the carriage that had been prepared in advance.
When the carriage curtain fell, his incredulous gaze still lingered in the eyes of the Imperial Guard leader.
He lifted the jade pendant again, smiling, and said, "It's truly a fine piece; Your Highness Prince Rui is very generous!"
Before leaving the capital, His Highness Prince Rui was the most generous.
Now that he has made a fortune in the northern desert, he has become even more generous.
Xiao Yao held Ling Yi's hand and whispered, "Don't worry, Yi Yi, I won't betray you."
No one and nothing can take Yi Yi away from him—not his father, not even the matter of inheriting the throne!
Ling Yi grasped his hand in return: "I never doubted it."
How can an AI that can calculate everything open its heart before the other party fully gives itself to it?
The carriage traveled all the way to the front of Prince Rui's residence, where the chief eunuch of the emperor's side was waiting with the head steward of Prince Rui's residence.
In the five years that followed, the old man who had received small gifts from Xiao Yao had passed away, and now his disciple was in charge, looking no more than forty years old.
"Your Highness Prince Rui, His Majesty has summoned you." He stood meekly in front of the palace, not looking at the couple who had come hand in hand.
Having just arrived in the capital, and without even washing up, he was summoned to the palace; this was rather hasty.
Xiao Yao controlled himself and didn't glance at Ling Yi. He said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
……
"boom!"
As Xiao Yao knelt on the ground to pay his respects to the emperor, a jade ruyi shattered in two before him.
Leaning against the bedside, the emperor, still covered with a thick quilt even in the spring, coldly looked at his son who didn't even tremble: "You have disappointed me."
Xiao Yao kowtowed again: "What do you mean, Father? I don't understand."
"The border army in the northern desert has practically become your queen's private domain, yet you say you don't understand in front of me?" The emperor, still angry, took off his bracelet and threw it at Xiao Yao.
As his health deteriorated, he became increasingly devoted to Buddhism and Taoism. He had worn this bracelet for several years, but today, having lost his power, he simply threw it to Xiao Yao.
"It's foolish to give up control of tens of thousands of border troops because of a woman!"
"As a son, to disobey one's father's teachings is unfilial."
Two reprimands crashed down on Xiao Yao like mountains, but they could no longer shake him in the slightest.
"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty, I truly do not know what Your Majesty means!" Xiao Yao kowtowed again and took out the edict from his sleeve: "Your Majesty, I am merely following Your Majesty's orders to bring the Princess and the officials of the Capital Prefecture back to the capital to assist in the investigation of the rebellious officials of the previous dynasty."
"Even now, you're still pretending to be stupid!" The emperor was so angry that his vision blurred, and he no longer bothered to hide his emotions.
He pointed at Xiao Yao, his voice filled with disappointment and frustration: "If it were five years ago, you wouldn't have understood me, and I would have believed you."
"But Your Highness Prince Rui commands respect and influence in the northern deserts, keeping the barbarians completely under your control, without a trace of rebellion!"
He took two heavy breaths and lowered his voice: "You still say that you are now so naive that you can't understand what I mean."
"Ninth Prince, do you think I'm really senile?"
"If you were truly so obedient, why is your princess consort currently in the palace, instead of serving in the capital as ordered by me?"
When the emperor said this, his tone was full of disappointment.
Neither of his sons was satisfied with his answer to this test.
The third son is mean-spirited, narrow-minded, and easily agitated. Instead of acting with dignity, he resorts to insidious means, even betraying his own wife. He is a villain and not fit to be an emperor!
Where is Lao Jiu?
He is kind-hearted and unwilling to give up the princess!
But is his princess the same as the vase-like woman in the third son's family?
She has soldiers under her command!
As an emperor, if you do not keep your troops in your own hands, but instead hand them over to others based on love and affection, and even place yourself among the confidants of others, without having a single general in your own hands, how can this be the behavior of a wise ruler?
Do you really think a woman would give up everything for love and romance for the rest of her life?
Whether you're a man or a woman, everyone has ambition!
What if the woman who commands the army wants to become emperor in the future? What if she has her own child and wants to become empress dowager? What if she wants to find a lover and help someone else to ascend to the throne?
Have Xiao Yao thought about these things?
As the emperor who conquered the country, he knew all too well that while important matters of the court were crucial, they were all insignificant under the absolute suppression of military power!
As long as people don't care about human lives or the stability of the world, those who have soldiers are capable of anything!
At that time, his empire will belong to someone else, his son will become a victim of someone else's sword, and even the descendants of his old brother may be slaughtered in rivers of blood!
How can a father trust his son to pass the throne to him?
But if I don't pass it on to him, who else can I pass it on to?
The third son? What a joke.
The sixth son? That's an even bigger joke than the third son!
If the power of the third prince hadn't been prevented from growing too large, and if he hadn't been brought down from his throne in the deep palace, the sixth prince wouldn't have survived until now!
With his thoughts racing, the emperor looked coldly at Xiao Yao: "I'll give you one more chance. Send your princess to the Prefect of the Capital."
He leaned down, staring intently at Xiao Yao, his aged eyes filled with oppressive force: "Therefore, I will make you the crown prince!"
Under his deep gaze, Xiao Yao raised her eyes for the first time.
Those overly clear eyes momentarily stunned the emperor, as if the child were still in his twenties, carefree and innocent.
But things have changed. His son is no longer the same as before, and he has long since learned to disobey his father.
The emperor looked at Xiao Yao expectantly, watching him stubbornly utter two words: "I won't."
For a moment, he seemed to see the Ninth Prince who stubbornly asked to marry Ling Yi, and the child who used to hold onto his jade pendant and refuse to let go.
"Snapped!"
With all his might, he slapped Xiao Yao hard across the face.