Who dared to oppose these sixteen words?
Inside the throne room.
No one was backing down!
On one side, they wanted Jing Rong to leave, and on the other, they wanted Jing Rong to stay.
In the end, Qi Zhen Emperor was the one in a difficult position.
In fact, both sides had their reasons. Jing Rong had volunteered to go to Yufu, and as a prince, he had to investigate the case. Moreover, the edict forbidding him to return to the capital had been announced in front of all the officials. However, Qin Shiyu was right. Jing Rong was innocent and had done nothing wrong. Moreover, he had delivered the late Emperor's edict. Even if he had not done anything meritorious, he should still stay in the capital.
After thinking for a long time, Qi Zhen Emperor clenched his teeth. "We understand what you are saying. As a prince, Jing Rong should finish what he started. Since he accepted the case of the missing relief funds, he must do his best to find out the truth. However, this is not a small case. We have sent many ministers to investigate, but none of them were able to find anything. Some even lost their lives on the way back to the capital. This has caused us to be anxious and anxious. If Jing Rong continues to investigate, it is inevitable that the same thing will happen again. We can't let him stay in the capital forever without finding out the truth about the missing relief funds, right? Since ancient times, there has never been a case of a prince staying away from the capital. "
Jing Yi instantly understood the meaning behind his words.
He hurriedly interrupted, "Imperial Father, although this son also thinks that Jing Rong shouldn't stay in Yufu, but …" He paused and turned to look at Jing Rong. "Even he himself said that if Imperial Father decrees for him to return to Yufu, he will obey. It is clear that he also wants to find out the truth about the missing relief funds in Yufu, right?"
Jing Rong's lips curled into an almost imperceptible smile. He raised his chin slightly and continued, "I was the one who accepted the case, so I should do my best to find out the truth and retrieve the missing relief funds. This is my duty, and I will not refuse. As long as Imperial Father gives the order, I will immediately return to Yufu and will not stay in the capital. Otherwise, even if the entire court kneels on the stone outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I will not take even half a step out of the capital."
"You are clearly making things difficult for Imperial Father. You know that since ancient times, the words of the emperors are as important as the nine cauldrons. If Imperial Father can't bear to do so, he will take back the oral order that 'you cannot return to the capital'. Wouldn't that be putting our Great Lin's prestige at risk? How can Imperial Father maintain order in the court? "
What a good mouth!
Jing Rong's eyes turned cold. "Imperial Father is the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven's actions are based on his will. If you still insist on doing it despite knowing that it's a calamity, that would be the greatest shame of the world."
"Actions come first, orders come first."
"Right and wrong can be differentiated, it doesn't matter who is first or last. Father has decreed that if he wants me to stay, I will stay. If he wants me to leave, I will leave."
"It's your fault that you didn't investigate the case of the missing Yufu disaster relief funds. Since it's your fault, how can you convince Imperial Father to allow you to stay? You're betting that Imperial Father won't be able to bear it. That's not righteous. "
"Why can't I bear it? What is righteousness? " Jing Rong waved his sleeves and pointed at the kneeling court officials. "All the civil and military officials of the court kowtowing and issuing an edict to the Emperor, is this righteousness? You speak of the Dao and order to set me in fire and water. Is that righteousness? Which law of the Great Lin states that the decree of the Emperor can be swayed by the mouth of the masses? "
Ugh!
Jing Yi's eyes widened, but he still didn't back down. He hardened his voice, "The Emperor's words carry enormous weight. Don't try to overdo it."
Pfft!
Jing Rong's expression turned serious. "When the First Emperor founded the Great Lin Empire, he personally wrote these sixteen words in the imperial scrolls. 'The nation is related to the family, and the court is a family.' Heaven and earth are sealed, and there is no division between the nine cauldrons. Those sixteen words are also engraved on the stone pillars outside the throne room."
His voice was powerful and resonant!
Ugh!
'The nation is related to the family, and the court is a family.' Heaven and earth are sealed, and there is no division between the nine cauldrons.
The crowd sighed.
Jing Yi was also completely stunned.
The words were stuck in his throat, unable to come out.
Jing Rong glanced at him. His eyes were like layers of ice, extremely cold.
He had never imagined that he would have to fight Jing Yi in this manner in the Imperial Court.
What's coming can't be stopped!
Qi Zhen Emperor, who was sitting on the high throne, seemed to be relieved of a heavy burden.
He waved his dragon robe and said, "These sixteen words are the basis of the founding of the Great Lin Empire."
His voice was like a great bell!
The crowd waited quietly for him to continue.
"Although we had issued an oral order not to allow Jing Rong to return to the capital, the First Emperor's words are 'Heaven and earth are sealed, and there is no division between the nine cauldrons'. Even if our words carry enormous weight, we still have to determine who is right and who is wrong. Moreover, Lord Qin has said that Jing Rong is innocent and took the risk of being intercepted and killed outside the city to deliver the posthumous edict into the capital. This is a meritorious deed, not a mistake. Since it is a meritorious deed, we naturally have to reward him. We have ordered that Jing Rong shall remain in the capital, and the Ministry of Personnel shall send people to investigate the matter of the Yufu disaster relief funds."
The audience was completely silent.
It turned out that they had knelt for nothing.
Jing Yi had lost the entire game with one wrong move. He was seething with anger.
Jing Rong did not show any expression of joy. He bowed his head and said, "This son thanks Imperial Father's approval."
Qi Zhen Emperor nodded lightly and heaved a sigh of relief.
Early in the morning, the court was in turmoil.
It was truly mentally and physically exhausting.
Seeing that no one refuted him, he said in a low voice, "If there is nothing else, the court is dismissed."
His butt left the throne and he left.
The officials were still kneeling. They waited until the dragon on the high throne disappeared through the side door before they got up and patted the dust off their official robes.
This show was over!
Everyone looked at Jing Rong, then at Jing Yi. They all tactfully retreated from the room.
In the end, only the two of them were left in the throne room.
The atmosphere in the empty room was no longer tense and high-spirited. Instead, it seemed somewhat desolate.
After a while …
Jing Yi opened his mouth. "I really underestimated you."
It was as if there was a sharp sword in his mouth.
Jing Rong's face was cold. "You wanted to settle the situation, and I wanted to break it. This is only the beginning."
"You really want to fight with me?"
"You forced me."
"No, I didn't force you." Jing Yi innocently curved his lips. "It was Imperial Father who forced us."
Haha!
Jing Rong glanced away and did not reply.
Jing Yi took two steps forward and stood directly below the throne. He slightly raised his head and looked up. The corner of his mouth gradually revealed a trace of a cold smile.
"Do you see that? That is the most supreme place in the entire Great Lin. As long as you sit there, everyone in the world has to listen to you. If you want someone to die, that person will die. If you want someone to live, that person will live." He gritted his teeth. "But I'm different from you. You want to be a koi carp, but I want to be a great eagle. I will eliminate anything that obstructs me at all costs, including people."
That face was cruel to the extreme!
Jing Rong looked at Jing Yi, who was now swollen with power. He walked to his side. "Perhaps being a koi carp isn't that bad. Who knows, one day, you might become a carp that leaped over the dragon's gate."
"Hmph." Jing Yi's eyes hardened. "Don't think that you won just because one of the Ji brothers was demoted and the other was persecuted. Victory and defeat are not decided yet. Only the one who laughs at the end will know who wins and who loses."
"Perhaps."
He played it down!
Jing Yi tilted his head to look at Ji Yunshu. He laughed arrogantly and took a deep breath. "Let me remind you, right now, all the civil and military officials are under my command. Even without the Ji Family, I can still control the situation. Even if the army falls like a landslide, I still have one last chess piece in my hand!"
Ah!
That last chess piece!
Wei Yi?
Jing Rong immediately clenched his fists. "What did you do to him?"
In return, Jing Yi smiled proudly.
He said, "You must have sent people to search the entire capital. You even sent people to turn my Prince Yi's estate upside down. But there was no trace of that fool. You must be very anxious, right?"
"Where is he?"
"You want to know?" Jing Yi slyly said, "As long as you are willing to leave the capital, I will return him to you safe and sound after I ascend the throne. If you insist on fighting with me, I promise you that on the day I lose, the only thing you will see will be that fool's corpse."
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