diskusbooks Chapter 252: Kindness and force, coincidence
Chapter 252: Kindness and force, coincidence
Now that the world belongs to the emperor alone, he naturally would not say such taboo words.
At this moment, a young eunuch walked in quickly with a nervous look on his face, knelt before the emperor and spoke.
"Your Majesty, General Nian and Guard Fucha are arguing outside the gate."
"what?"
The emperor frowned and looked at the young eunuch.
"Tell me exactly what happened."
The young eunuch did not dare to say any more words and briefly told the relevant people what had happened outside.
After hearing what happened, the emperor took a deep breath and began to give instructions to the eunuch.
"Go and call those two people in."
There was no anger in the emperor's voice, but the atmosphere in the whole room became tense.
Even Yunli didn't dare to say anything to ease the atmosphere in this situation.
Nian Gengyao was too arrogant. He actually insisted on standing in the middle of the gate. But since he was a local tyrant, it was no wonder that he would act like this.
"Brother Emperor, this chess game is over, so I will make the first move."
When Yunli saw the emperor looking at him, he stood up and bowed to the emperor very tactfully before speaking.
"Seventeenth brother finally came back. I guess it has been a long time since I last saw Concubine Shu. There is nothing going on during this period. You can go and see Concubine Shu."
The emperor looked at his relatively obedient seventeenth brother, smiled, and spoke.
Since he had made great contributions in this trip to Sichuan and Shu, he would naturally not be stingy with his rewards. Using both kindness and severity is the way of a king.
Outside the door, just when Nian Gengyao and Fucha Fude were about to fight, the young eunuch opened the door and spoke to the two of them.
"The Emperor has ordered that you two be allowed in."
Nian Gengyao looked at Fu Cha Fude and snorted coldly. He flicked his sleeves and strode in.
Fu Cha Fu De followed behind him, and he was not so bored as to argue about who would go in first.
When the two of them went in, they happened to meet Prince Guo coming out.
Nian Gengyao did not show the slightest respect for the emperor's brothers. He just nodded to Prince Guo and walked inside without looking back.
Yunli frowned, but he was not angry.
After all, there is nothing to be angry about for someone who will die sooner or later.
Fucha Fude would naturally not be as stupid as Nian Gengyao. Prince Guo was not as favored by the emperor as Prince Yi, but compared with the other sons of the late emperor, he was already living a good life.
He bowed politely to Prince Guo.
"Greetings to the prince."
"Guard Fucha, you don't have to be so polite."
Yunli said to Fucha Fude with a smile.
"Your Majesty, please take care. I will go in first."
Fu Cha Fu De smiled, looked at the prince, bowed and said.
Yunli also looked at Fucha Fude and nodded.
This person who comes from the Fucha family is indeed special. He will definitely have a bright future.
"Greetings to the Emperor, may your Majesty be blessed with peace and blessings."
The two of them knelt down and paid their respects to the emperor.
"Get up."
"Tell me what the two of you are doing at my door?"
The emperor looked at the two of them with a cold face and asked.
Nian Gengyao spoke first.
"Your Majesty, this humble minister and Guard Fucha just had some misunderstandings and said a few words, which disturbed Your Majesty. This humble minister is guilty."
Although Nian Gengyao was arrogant, he was not stupid enough. Naturally, he did not want to make this matter bigger, so as to avoid being unable to resolve it.
As for Fucha Fude, he will have plenty of opportunities to deal with him in the future.
"Liang Gong, there is no need for us to be like this. You fought for me in the northwest and you are a meritorious minister. I will naturally not be so harsh on you."
The emperor smiled and spoke to Nian Gengyao.
"Okay Jing'an, tell me what's going on."
"Your Majesty, it is my fault. I should not have left my post without permission. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Fu Cha Fude glanced at Nian Gengyao and decided not to expose these things now. He would wait until Nian Gengyao left before making a serious complaint.
I am the emperor's personal bodyguard. Maybe my sister doesn't spend as much time with the emperor as I do. I have some time to show off my achievements in front of the emperor.
It is not easy for the emperor to punish Nian Gengyao openly now. If the incident is exposed, the emperor will be put in an embarrassing situation where he will be unable to back down.
As a loyal subject of the emperor, I naturally cannot do such a stupid thing.
The emperor naturally understood everything that had happened at the door, and he was also angry about Nian Gengyao's behavior, but he couldn't do anything to Nian Gengyao under the current circumstances, so the best way to deal with this matter was to make a big deal out of a small matter.
It would just be unfair to Jing'an.
The emperor's eyes softened a little as he looked at Fucha Fude who was kneeling on the ground.
"In that case, this matter is considered as your dereliction of duty, and I will fine you three months' salary."
The emperor thought for a moment and then looked at Fucha Fude and spoke.
Nian Gengyao was very unhappy to see that the emperor had given such a light punishment, but he couldn't say too much about it, so he could only hold his anger and keep silent.
The emperor felt a little more relieved when he saw that Nian Gengyao looked unhappy but didn't say anything.
"Okay, Jing'an, go down and receive your punishment first."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
Fu Cha Fu De bowed to the emperor before standing up and leaving.
"Liang Gong, Jing'an is younger, so don't be too picky with him."
The emperor looked at Nian Gengyao and spoke.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Nian Gengyao responded with a not very happy expression.
"By the way, Liang Gong, what important matter do you have to report to me when you come to the palace to see me today?"
The emperor played with the jade bracelet in his hand and asked.
"I am guilty. It is all my fault that I failed to distinguish between loyal and treacherous people. I almost delayed the military affairs. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
Nian Gengyao knelt down, bowed to the emperor, and then spoke.
"What happened? Get up first."
The emperor asked calmly.
"Last time, I reported to His Majesty that Zhili Governor Zhao Zhiyuan was incompetent and unqualified for the post. It was because I believed the slander of a villain that Zhao Zhiyuan was dismissed by His Majesty."
"This time, by chance, I carefully investigated Zhao Zhiyuan's background and found that I had wrongly accused a loyal minister. Zhao Zhiyuan was dismissed because of my words. This was a big mistake on my part. Not only did the emperor misunderstand a loyal and patriotic person, but Zhao Zhiyuan also lost his original position."
"I have been thinking about this day and night, and I feel so ashamed that I am coming to the palace to apologize to the emperor."
Nian Gengyao's guilty look was portrayed very vividly.
The emperor did not believe a word of what Nian Gengyao said. What coincidence would lead him to investigate Zhao Zhiyuan's background?
The emperor couldn't help but squint his eyes. In a flash, he suddenly thought of the luxurious new clothes and the expensive new headdress that Concubine Hua wore at the previous banquet. Could there be any connection between the two?