Chang Anqing

Chapter 298
"It's ridiculous that there are such rumors—"

Yang Chongyuan's calm but serious voice sounded from the main hall. While everyone looked up cautiously, Yang Chongyuan turned his gaze to Lu Zhou, the Imperial Priest Jijiu. You are right, although this rumor is nonsense, it will damage the reputation of our royal family, it will not be conducive to the friendship between our court and the royal family of the previous Zhou Dynasty, and it will even cause panic among the people and the instability of the court. Therefore, this matter should be thoroughly resolved immediately. check."

After finishing speaking, Yang Chongyuan turned to patrol the crowd and said in a deep voice, "King Qin."

"The minister is here."

Seeing Qin Wang Yang Che coming out following the sound, Yang Chongyuan calmly said: "You are the shepherd of Yongzhou, so you will cooperate with Yushitai and Jinwuwei to hear the case, and Chang'an County and Wannian County will assist you. Find out the source of the rumors within a few days and find out who is behind the scenes."

Hearing Yang Chongyuan's imperial order, Prince Yang Che, Doctor Yushi, General Jinwuwei, and the county magistrates of Chang'an County and Wannian County behind the team all came forward and clapped their hands to deal with the matter.

"His Majesty--"

Just when everyone thought that this matter was about to come to an end, Lu Zhou interrupted once again, saying: "It is an example to evade when deciding right from wrong. The king of Qin is both wise and brave, and he is the shepherd of Yongzhou. He is indeed responsible for handling this case." However, the king of Qin is also the chief officer under the command of His Majesty to send the guards to protect the safety of the Linzi palace, so participating in this case again will inevitably make the world feel that it is unfair and difficult to reassure the hearts of the people."

As soon as these words came out, there were whispers all around.

That's right, if it wasn't for Lu Jijiu's words, they would have almost forgotten that all the Chen royal families in Gyeonggi have been protected by His Majesty's princes and confidantes, among them, King Qin is in charge of the security guard of the Linzi Palace. The poisoning incident is really a fact, so how could King Qin, as an officer, not know the whole story?
In this way, isn’t it guarding oneself——

Facing the courtiers with different expressions, without waiting for Yang Chongyuan to speak, Lu Zhou cupped his hands first and said: "The prince is the prince of the country. It shows that His Majesty values ​​it, and secondly, the crown prince can appease the hearts of His Majesty."

After Lu Zhou finished speaking, Yang Chongyuan nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "Lu Jijiu is thoughtful and cautious, but I was negligent for a while, it's very good."

While Yang Chongyuan laughed, everyone bowed their heads and obeyed orders. Yang Che also lowered his eyelids silently at this moment to hide the gloom that flashed past his eyes, because he knew very well that from this moment, everything was brought to the table, with Lu Zhou as the leader. Those veterans of the Zhou family, literati and Confucians will draw a line with him because of this, and they will never be able to win him over.

However, these people can win the hearts of scholars all over the world.

Yang Yan, who was confined in the palace, won more hearts this time even if he didn't show up. He didn't believe that such a coincidence was God's will, and someone must have done it on purpose.

And this person is bound to be a stumbling block that must be removed on his way forward.

"Since the matter is over, you can wait with me in peace."

While speaking, Yang Chongyuan, the Ninth Five-Year Lord, walked down step by step, and even helped Lu Zhou, who was kneeling on the ground, in front of the officials, and said with emotion: "Mr. Lu is old, but he does not forget to worry about the country. People, share my worries for me, I am very pleased, everything will be complicated in the future, and I still have to rely on Lu Gong to cultivate my talents in literature, governance and martial arts. Although I can't bear it, I still want to ask Lu Gong to stay in the court—"

After finishing speaking, Yang Chongyuan bent down, picked up the royal crown of the Imperial College offering wine with both hands, gently wiped the edge where the court official touched the ground for Lu Zhou, and then put it back firmly for Lu Zhou, saying: "Mr. Lu is busy."

Although Lu Zhou had a lot of doubts about the emperor in front of him, it was not easy to treat him with sincerity like Duke Zhou's spitting and nourishing, so with the support of Yang Chongyuan's hands, Lu Zhou finally stood up slowly, He cupped his hands with emotion in his heart and said: "Your Majesty has a strategy in mind, which is the blessing of our dynasty. If a minister is not talented, he will definitely do his best to gather talents for the prosperity of the dynasty and the people of the world."

"well--"

Hearing this, Yang Chongyuan patted Lu Zhou's hand with his always serious eyebrows and a smug smile, and said, "With Lu Gong's words, I feel at ease."

Seeing the scene of returning the sword just now, it suddenly turned into a scene where the monarch and his subjects are united and harmonious for the people. While the courtiers on the side let out a sigh of relief, they also felt that the emperor's generosity is really comparable to that of Mingjun .

When it was time to retire, Lu Zhou, who was kneeling on the seat, stood up tremblingly with the help of the junior. Just when his legs flickered and he almost lost his footing, he supported him with both hands calmly and deliberately.

"Mr. Lu, be careful."

Turning his head to see Yang Che, the King of Qin who was supporting him with a respectful expression, Lu Zhou slowly stood upright, bowed his hands to Yang Che, and bowed to Yang Che as a monarch and minister, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Thank you, King Qin."

"King Qin please go first—"

Seeing Lu Zhou in front of him who refused to be soft and hard and refused to get close to him at all, Yang Che swallowed the sluggish breath in his chest, and said with a friendly smile on his face, "Grand Lu, let's go first."

Seeing that Yang Che insisted on being courteous, Lu Zhou didn't refuse any more, just followed the etiquette, saluted one by one, and said: "The minister will take his leave first."

After all, Lu Zhou left without looking back, leaving Yang Che standing there alone, looking at the proud back, still smiling, but resisting the urge to clenched fists.

"Brother is so courteous, but Mr. Lu is a little unreasonable."

Hearing the disapproving voices from the people around him, Yang Che turned his head to look at the already empty hall, and the king of Shu, Yang Zhao, who was complaining in a low voice, his eyes were serious, and he said immediately: " No nonsense."

"Yes."

Seeing Yang Zhao being trained to lower his head like a child who did something wrong, Yang Che silently suppressed the turbulence in his body, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, let's go, look at your pouting mouth. I can hang an oil bottle."

Hearing this, Yang Zhaoshi cautiously raised his eyes, and when he met Yang Che's usual smiling eyes, he immediately approached them with confidence.

Taking advantage of the noon sun, the brothers went together, and the hearty chatter and laughter also added a bit of warmth to the empty square in front of the temple.

It is night, the moon and stars are rare.

Chen Zhiyan, who appeased everyone in the mansion due to the turmoil in Chang'an City today, walked wearily towards his study room. Under the reflection of the moonlight, there was lingering solemnity and worry in his brows and eyes.

Today, if it weren't for that nursery rhyme, they would not even be able to find out the truth about their own death. The former Chen royal family has already been defeated to such an extent.

But he couldn't do anything.

"Lang Jun."

A low call interrupted Chen Zhiyan's thoughts, and when he looked up and saw Ruizhu, Shangguanling's personal maid, Chen Zhiyan reluctantly relaxed his eyebrows and said, "What's wrong?"

"Knowing that the gentleman is tired and hasn't eaten yet, the lady has already cooked a table of dinner for the gentleman to share."

Chen Zhiyan, who was full of emotions at the moment, had no appetite, but thinking of the current situation, and thinking of the Shangguan Order who was alone and helpless, he did not say the words of rejection after all.

"it is good."

　Note: Yongzhou Shepherd is equivalent to Jing Zhaoyin. As mentioned earlier, because Chang'an is mostly relatives of the emperor, it is not easy to manage, so the Yongzhou Shepherd, which is equivalent to the mayor of Chang'an, is held by the prince.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)