RPAGF Chapter 239 Integrity
Chapter 239 Integrity
Yun Zhong was naturally there too.
Yun Yan's expression remained unchanged. He knelt on the ground with his back straight. "Your Majesty, long live the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long, long live the emperor."
Emperor Jingsheng waved his hand, his eyes showing his admiration for him: "Get up, I called you here today because I have an important task to entrust to you.
"Bianzhou was hit by floods in the autumn, resulting in a reduction in grain production. In the winter, there was a snowstorm. There was no food stored at home, and the people were living in poverty. Hundreds of people have frozen to death, but the roads are blocked by snow, and the relief grain from the court has been delayed. I want to send you to lead troops into the disaster area to save tens of thousands of victims from the water and fire. My dear Yun, can you do it?"
Yun Yan's face became solemn. Just as he was about to speak, Duke Zhou, who had been silent for a long time, could no longer hold back and spoke first: "Your Majesty, such an important matter cannot be handed over to a child. Moreover, General Yun and his family have just returned to the capital, and they are ordered to leave the capital again. It is not right in terms of emotion and reason. It is better to hand this matter over to this old minister. This old minister does not want to take credit for it, but..."
He paused, glanced at Yun Zhong and Yun Yan, then bowed and said, "Everything has a limit. Too much is worse than too little. The same is true for merit. If the full moon becomes a wane, and the full water becomes an overflow, it will be difficult to make up for the loss and save the overflow!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the imperial study fell silent for a moment. There was a solemn and chilly atmosphere in the silence, and even the light dimmed a little.
“Heh,” Yun Zhong looked grim, glaring at Duke Zhou, “What do you mean by this? Are you trying to say that my Yun family will become more powerful than our master and commit treason?!”
Duke Zhou smiled harmlessly and said, "General Yun said this himself, not me."
Yun Zhong felt cold in his heart and laughed out loud, "What a joke, what a joke! Where on earth do you civil servants get all these high-sounding principles?! Since you are jealous of the merits of my Yun family fighting abroad, why don't we switch places? I will sit in the capital and chat and enjoy myself, and you will go to the border to lead the troops to fight on the battlefield. I want to see how long you can hold out!"
He flicked his sleeves, and there was a clanging sound. It was obvious that he was extremely angry.
Master Di, who was standing beside him, lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and slightly curled his lips in the shadow cast by his sleeves.
"I think what General Yun said makes sense."
In the depressing room, Jiang Yu suddenly spoke.
"All the civil and military officials in the court are just trying to be loyal. If they are all loyal, how can they be disloyal? How can they be more meritorious than their master? Duke Zhou can think of this, which is a different approach and shows his meticulous mind. This makes me curious."
He looked at Duke Zhou with a half-smile, and said meaningfully: "How can a loyal minister like Duke Zhou guess the thoughts of other loyal ministers? Is it because Duke Zhou has been on the edge of the full moon and the edge of the water, so he can judge others by himself and have such a profound understanding?"
Duke Zhou's face suddenly darkened, his eyes changed, and after a while he forced a smile and said, "Prince Rui, your words are too serious. I am just overthinking and expressing my concerns."
Yun Zhong snorted coldly, too lazy to waste any more words with such a treacherous person. He just turned his eyes to Jiang Yu and nodded slightly, but heard a loud sound coming from behind him.
"emperor."
Yun Yan lowered his eyes and said calmly, "I am afraid that I have failed the emperor's trust. I also think that this disaster relief work should be done by better candidates. I have just returned to the capital and am not familiar with the counties along the way. I am afraid that it will prolong the disaster relief time and affect the rescue work of the victims. Please ask the emperor to withdraw the order."
Yun Zhong curled the corners of his lips, he really is worthy of being his good son.
Have a backbone!
“This…” Emperor Jingsheng looked at Yun Zhong in astonishment. Seeing that both Yun Zhong and his son were determined not to accept the offer, he had no choice but to say, “Well, I will make a separate decision on who will provide disaster relief. However, Duke Zhou, I have to criticize you.”
Duke Zhou immediately bowed.
"General Yun and his family have been serving the country and the people, guarding the border without any hardships. If it weren't for them fighting against foreign enemies, how could we and the people live and work in peace? Civil officials and military generals are one and the same. They are the pillars of our Great Yan and the protective armor of Great Yan. Both are indispensable. In the future, please don't say such treasonous words again. I don't like to hear them."
"Yes."
Duke Zhou lowered his eyes and agreed. After all, this matter did not fall on the head of the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, which was a good thing for him.
……
"So, today, Prince Rui is clearly speaking for the Zhenguo Mansion?" Concubine An was very surprised. "Could it be that he is trying to show goodwill to the Zhenguo Mansion and win them over?"
After coming out of the imperial study, Duke Zhou went straight to Concubine An's place. He stroked the rim of the teacup, his expression becoming slightly more gloomy.
If this is true, things will be troublesome.
"Does the Imperial Concubine still remember that at the welcoming banquet held for Yun Zhong's family not long ago, Prince Rui had stopped the Emperor from granting a marriage between Prince Chen and Yun Shuning? Perhaps as early as that time, everything had already been revealed. He might have known that Yun Shuning was the lost daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so he interfered and disrupted this marriage.
Now that Yun Shuning has returned to his ancestral home, this has given him a good opportunity. I heard that he also attended the family recognition banquet held by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion yesterday. Although he was ordered by the emperor and did not stay for long, this... is enough."
"Brother, what you said makes sense. If Yun Shuning really marries Prince Rui, then no matter how upright old man Yun Zhong is, he will stand on Prince Rui's side for his daughter."
Concubine An's expression turned a little cold: "Yun Shuning has dodged it several times before. It may be difficult to let her marry Chen'er in a short time...
Once Prince Rui has the support of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings? Those old foxes in the court who change their minds according to the situation will definitely lean towards his camp. By then, everything we have painstakingly planned will be ruined. We must not let her marry Prince Rui..."
Duke Zhou's eyes darkened: "Why not just go all out and find someone to kill her to eliminate future troubles."