This Jinyiwei is obviously super strong but draws too much

Chapter 1154: Nonsense in the Bar

".How does that saying go? Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, so you shouldn't ask me about this kind of thing. Although I promise that our conversation today will not be known to outsiders, I really don't have any good advice for you."

It was late at night, but the candle in Ying Wushang's room was still on. Cui Yixiao, who was sitting opposite him, also had a helpless expression.

Cui Yixiao and Ying Wushang have a good personal relationship. When there is no one around, they will put aside those red tapes. After all, it is lonely at the top, and sometimes it is inevitable to feel lonely when staying up there for too long. You always need a few friends with whom you can chat and talk freely.

"Old Cui, we have been brothers for many years," Ying Wushang stared at Cui Yishao and said with a smile: "You have to give me a definite answer today, otherwise I will feel uneasy!"

Cui Yixiao sighed, "Brother, it's not that I'm hiding something from you, it's just that I really haven't found out much about this matter. Even if I was born in a noble family in Beijing, my family background is sometimes not as good as that of poor families. If those people really want to play big, do you think they will respect me, brother?"

Ying Wushang was at a loss now. It was indeed as the other party said, this action was a microcosm of the entire aristocratic family group. Cui Yixiao's family, which was not ranked among the top, would indeed not be taken seriously by those big shots.

"Sometimes I really can't figure out what those people are thinking." Ying Wushang smiled bitterly and stopped asking. He just pulled Cui Yixiao and planned to get drunk.

Coming from the underworld, he really didn't understand. The Jinyiwei was the emperor's most trusted force. Not only did they know each other well, but they were all good men with three generations of clean records. Even so, they were still infiltrated by the aristocratic families.

Perhaps in the eyes of those people, such behavior could not be considered as betrayal. After all, they did not rebel or collaborate with the enemy. In terms of loyalty to His Majesty, there might be people among them who were more loyal than himself.

That's why Ying Wushang didn't understand why this group of people had to kill Wen Kongheng.

"The commander-in-chief," Cui Yixiao just opened his mouth and remembered that Wen Kongheng was no longer the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, so he changed his words and said, "You know how much blood of the noble families is on Lord Wen's hands. This matter is a knot in his heart. As long as he dies, not only will the new noble families be loyal to Your Majesty without reservation, but the last rift between the old noble families and Your Majesty will also disappear. Kill two birds with one stone."

Privately, Cui Yixiao felt that Wen Kongheng was doomed to die, and his death would be better for everyone. All they wanted was an attitude. After Wen Kongheng's death, the emperor could compensate the Wen family in any way he wanted. This was something that had been agreed upon in advance. Those people would not have any objections, and would even graciously accept the Wen family to join the ranks of the aristocratic families again.

Although it sounds outrageous, this is a noble family, and face and rules are always above everything else.

".I don't think His Majesty would like this." Ying Wushang said sullenly, and then just drank heavily by himself.

Cui Yixiao could not respond to this. He did not dare to comment on the emperor's actions behind his back, no matter whether they were right or wrong.

After Ying Wushang drank a few glasses of wine, he suddenly thought of someone.

"That kid from Qingcheng Sect—"

Ying Wushang paused and said, "I mean the kid from the Dongfang family. He seems to be still alive, right?"

Cui Yixiao nodded: "Miss Alan showed mercy or she simply didn't take this person seriously."

Dongfang Fu is indeed an important person. He is a wanted criminal of the imperial court and a dead man in public. Even for the sake of the imperial court's face, he cannot be allowed to live.

But to say that he is not important is indeed true. After all, the old case involving the Dongfang family happened decades ago. Don’t you see that the current Emperor doesn’t even like the former Crown Princess, let alone the Crown Prince who died young.

Whether this guy lives or dies is actually up to the emperor, but no one wants to, nor dares to, mention this matter to the emperor. After all, there are too many things involved, and many things may not be what the emperor wants to recall. Who dares to offend the emperor, so this matter is shelved. Dongfang Fu cannot kill him because this person was once the emperor's concern, but he cannot let him go either, after all, he is a criminal.

The Jinyiwei did not receive any clear instructions, so they could only keep a close eye on the other party and not let him escape from their noses.

As the wine got deeper, Ying Wushang's eyes were already a little drunk. He said, "I guess this kid will definitely die. It's not because of his identity. When has your majesty ever cared about these things, even if it was that person in the palace... I don't think your majesty is a person who cares about face."

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When these words came out, both of them were stunned. Cui Yixiao stood up solemnly, looked around, and sat down again after making sure that there was no one around. Then he slapped Ying Wushang on the face, and then bowed and said, "Please forgive me, sir."

Ying Wushang was not annoyed. Instead, he clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lao Cui. I drank too much."

Cui Yixiao took a breath and said, "Although I don't know what you want to do by mentioning that boy, I would like to advise you to turn a blind eye to this kind of thing. Since it involves so many officials in the court, we should still seek stability."

Ying Wushang picked up the cup and drank the wine in it, then said, "I just feel that since your majesty ascended the throne, things have changed with each passing day. I'm afraid that the face disputes of the noble families may not be taken seriously by your majesty. Does your majesty really want us to watch Wen Kongheng die without saving him?"

This time, Cui Yixiao was silent for a long time before he replied: "Sir Wen, this matter was decided by Sir Meng long before His Majesty ascended the throne. And don't forget that His Majesty is also a descendant of an aristocratic family. Even if His Majesty is not from the Lu family, he has lived in the Lu family for more than 20 years after all."

Cui Yixiao shared the same idea as most people. The emperor had always been "one of their own". The Lu family ranked higher than the royal family in the "Clan Chronicles". The emperor grew up in such a family and perhaps he had already accepted the rules of the aristocratic family in his bones.

Therefore, people feel that there is no need to talk about some conventional things openly. Firstly, it is embarrassing, and secondly, this practice may seem like coercion.

No matter how you look at it, those in higher positions do not want to see the subordinates working together to do things.

Cui Yixiao's thoughts were very simple. Everyone was loyal. This time they were just taking revenge on those who broke the rules. It was not a betrayal at all. After Wen Kong died, everything would return to normal.

Ying Wushang was in a complicated mood. He felt that he should follow Cui Yixiao's advice, pretend that he didn't see anything and wait for everything to settle down.

But he also felt that he had an obligation to do something. As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, could he just watch this group of people deceive their superiors and subordinates - or, watch this group of people team up to bypass the emperor and kill a northern city defender?

He was born in the underworld, and he couldn't learn the way of the aristocratic families who put face and rules above everything else. Although his former life of revenge and satisfaction was gone forever, he still felt that he had to be loyal to his principles.

"Thanks, Lao Cui, I will take good care of this matter."

After finishing the last glass of wine, Ying Wushang stood up and left. The remaining half of the wine in Cui Yixiao's glass reflected the bitter smile on his lips.

They have been brothers for so many years. Even without a single word, he could guess what Ying Wushang was doing just by looking at him. Logically, he should have informed those people immediately.

Cui Yixiao finished his drink in silence, then muttered, "Anyway, they didn't come looking for me, so I'll just pretend I don't know."

(End of this chapter)