Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

Chapter 596: Vigour and Vigor, Dominate the World

"Rebellious son!!"

In the Golden Palace, Emperor Mingde was shaking with anger. He couldn't understand what Xiao Chuhe was thinking.

"Do you know how big the impact of this incident is?"

"The entire court is watching!"

"How do you want me to explain to those ministers? Do you want me to tell them that it was my Sixth Prince who deliberately let the culprit go?"

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Xiao Chuhe stood below with a determined look. Facing the furious Emperor Mingde, he was calm and fearless.

"At this point, Father, are you still immersed in your beautiful dream?"

Emperor Mingde became even more furious when he saw Xiao Chuhe acting like this. He was immersed in his own beautiful dream. Now, as long as he closed his eyes, let alone a beautiful dream, it would be good if it wasn't a nightmare.

"presumptuous!!"

"Is this how you talk to me?"

"Sixth Brother, don't rely on my favoritism to cross my line again and again."

Xiao Chuhe lowered his eyes and sighed softly.

"I think Father also understands whose fault it is. It is absurd to cover up one mistake with another bigger one. Now that someone has corrected this mistake, why is Father still stubborn?"

Emperor Mingde looked at the young man in front of him and smiled coldly.

"Obstinate?"

"Xiao Chuhe, I think you are the one who is stubborn and rebellious!!"

"Think about your position before you speak or do anything. You are the sixth prince of Beili, the Prince of Yong'an. Your surname is Xiao, not Zhao, Qian, Sun, or Li!"

Xiao Chuhe's eyes changed slightly. Hearing his father say this, it proved that he had a grasp of the right and wrong of things, and he was not the kind of person who was so arrogant that everything he said was reasonable.

"Your Majesty, you know that it is precisely because my surname is Xiao that I did not stand idly by and watch this matter."

Xiao Chuhe's tone was still very calm, which was in stark contrast to the hysteria he had during the Langya Prince case.

Today he came to see his father to explain the current situation, not to argue with him about who is right or wrong. Things have happened and have developed to this point. Is there any point in arguing about who is right or wrong?
In his opinion, it is no longer meaningful. For the current Tianqi and Beili, the most important thing is what to do next?
Seeing that Emperor Mingde did not respond, Xiao Chuhe continued, "Just as Ye Wushang said before, if this son's surname is not Xiao, then whether the world is in chaos or not, what does it have to do with me? Anyway, it can't affect me. This son has now entered the realm of wandering, the world is so big, there is no place I can't go."

Emperor Mingde stood on the high platform, looking at Xiao Chuhe, his eyes gradually calmed down. He knew that Xiao Chuhe's temperament was very similar to that of the King of Langya back then. He valued chivalry, but he was not a fool. He had his own calculations in his heart. After surviving the disaster and returning, his edges and corners were smoothed a lot.

"Zhuge Jingxuan successively killed Grand Tutor Dong Zhu, Minister of Revenue Zhong Hong, Minister of Personnel Su Ge, Minister of Rites Xu Kaihou, Junior Official of Dali Temple Qi Xuan, and Deputy Minister of Works Fu Hong, among others."

"This matter has already caused a great uproar in Tianqi. Even if the common people are stupid, they can guess that there must be something fishy going on. Why would a scholar be so cruel and kill these people, and only kill these people?"

"I once visited my second brother, and he said that conquering the world is different from ruling the world, and I agree with him. He also said that ruling the world requires the emperor and all the civil and military officials to work together, and I never refuted it." "But apart from the emperor, where do all these civil and military officials come from?"

"Even these scholars that the emperor despises now, the Dong and Zhu factions have formed cliques in the court, and have become too powerful to be eliminated. If this continues, who will have the final say in the court?"

"I cannot imagine what it would be like if the emperor had to look at the ministers' faces before issuing an imperial decree. At that time, would the country still be ruled by the Xiao family? Or is the emperor just a puppet elected by these people? As long as they want, the emperor's decrees cannot even be issued by the emperor. In this case, does your father still think that he should give an explanation to the civil and military officials in the court?"

Emperor Mingde's face flushed, as if Xiao Chuhe had hit a sore spot. He was about to speak, but stopped himself and swallowed the words back.

Xiao Se sneered, and the coldness in his eyes reappeared.

"Shouldn't the entire court of civil and military officials give an explanation to the emperor?"

"Shouldn't the civil and military officials in the court give an explanation to the scholars?"

"Shouldn't the entire court of civil and military officials give an explanation to the world?"

When Emperor Mingde heard this thought-provoking statement, he stood there in a daze for a moment. Ever since he ascended the throne, he had been balancing the various forces in the court, often looking ahead and behind. He had never had such an outrageous idea.

"Father, the world today is different from the world before. Outside, Nan Jue was defeated by Zhao Shouyi of Qingcheng Mountain. Hundreds of thousands of troops fled back to Nan Jue like a loser. It will probably take decades for them to recover."

"Without external threats, Beili's current problems are mainly focused on internal governance. Previously, the balance of power among all parties was due to the existence of Nanjue. Now that Nanjue is unable to fight again, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Beili."

Speaking of this, Xiao Chuhe narrowed his eyes. Right and wrong, in many cases, depends on the perspective from which you look at it.

"Zhuge Jingxuan's actions may seem crazy, but from another perspective, aren't the people he killed the biggest threat to my father and the Xiao family?"

"Perhaps these people have not been eradicated, but one thing is for sure, the remaining ones are just a few in number and can no longer make a difference."

"In fact, what my second brother said is wrong, or not quite right. The rule of the world depends on the emperor and the civil and military officials. This sentence is actually not appropriate. I think the rule of the world depends on the emperor and those scholars."

"There are only a few official positions in Beili, but there are tens of thousands of scholars in Beili. If these people are unwilling to do the job, there will naturally be people willing to do it. If they can't do it well, there will naturally be people who can do it well."

"Father thought the court had lost face, being slaughtered by a scholar in Tianqi City, but so what?"

"Which is more important, the substance or the appearance? Doesn't your father know it?"

Emperor Mingde's fists hidden in his dragon robe had unconsciously clenched. As an emperor who could endure things, he naturally had his own judgment on these two points.

"If Father is unwilling to be the villain, then I will do it. As for how future generations will evaluate me as the Prince of Yong'an, let them decide for themselves!"

Emperor Mingde sat back on the dragon throne and remained silent for a long time.

At this moment, he suddenly found that he could not understand his own son, especially the aura and pattern of the other party, which made him have an illusion that this was an emperor who ruled the world.

"These are the evidences of Grand Tutor Dong Zhu and others secretly manipulating the imperial examination. Father, you can take a look if you have time. If Zhuge Jingxuan doesn't kill him today, I might do the same in the future. This is the court's explanation to the people of the world!"

(End of this chapter)