Chapter 577: The Selfishness of the Courtier (4)
In fact, just for the crime of treason, Rong Jin was truly merciless. But this time there were too many people involved. Moreover, less than half a month ago, Rong Jin killed two princes and several grandsons. In this way, nearly ten princes and grandsons were killed in the month of the new emperor ascending the throne. Even watching the history of the dynasty can be regarded as horrifying.
And these princes and grandchildren naturally have princesses, so more people are involved.
But now, because of the thundering methods that have come these days, Rong Jin's majesty is far from comparable to that of the Emperor of Western Yue just when he died. Even if these court officials are dissatisfied, they dare not openly object. They have to find some trivial reasons that are not reasonable to try to ask the emperor to change their minds. But even the three remaining princes of the royal family have agreed to the emperor's disposal. What can these people do? In the end, they silently stopped under Rong Jin's gloomy eyes.
The emperor was hard to speak, and for a moment everyone turned their attention to another person - Prime Minister Gu Liuyun. In everyone's impression, although this handsome young prime minister had always had some unclear relationships with the emperor and was criticized for this, it was really because of this that the emperor had almost never rejected Gu Liuyun's proposal, so the Gu family immediately became crowded.
In the study of Gu's mansion, several respected old men sat in the study and looked at Mu Qingyi on the seat with a look of earnest expression. Mu Qingyi glanced at him and could see that these were all princes or grandchildren of each mansion. Now the emperor ordered the Duan Prince's Mansion to confiscate the house, and all the mansions were confined. Needless to say, the eleventh prince is not a king yet. For example, the fifth princes have not even inherited the title. It can be foreseeable that the remaining grandchildren will live in this life. In this way, how can the aristocratic families who have been closely related to these princes and grandchildren be willing?
"Gu Xiang, it is really not advisable to make a fuss when your Majesty has ascended the throne. Please advise Your Majesty." A gray-haired old man said earnestly in front.
Mu Qingyi raised her eyes and said lightly: "Rankwardly? Apart from the Duan Palace, Your Majesty has not killed one more person. How can you say "Rankwardly"?
"But... the royal grandchildren of each prefecture are all in the Western Yue royal blood..." The old man suffocated and tried hard.
Mu Qingyi said: "It is precisely because they are all in the Western Yue royal blood that they should be more at ease. It is important to know that if the royal grandson is not careful, it can shake the foundation of the country. If Your Majesty let it go so easily this time, wouldn't it be like a disguised encouragement to others to touch the law with their own body? This time, Your Majesty is lucky to escape from danger. If it happens again... All the lords and true natures are all sinners forever."
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned pale. It would be hypocritical to say that they really made love for the royal bloodline, but most of them naturally looked for their own selfishness. Mu Qingyi said this and seemed even more ashamed.
"Gu Xiang, as soon as Your Majesty ascended the throne, no royal brothers were left. How do people in the world think of Your Majesty? Your Majesty is young and energetic, but Gu Xiang should persuade him more. At this time, the world should be pardoned and generous.
Mu Qingyi's eyes flashed slightly, and she smiled faintly: "Sir, this is so serious. It is true that the Sixth Prince and the Tenth Prince were killed in public. However, the other people have nothing to do with Your Majesty. What's more, the ones who plotted against the rebels died! If those who did not die yesterday, I'm afraid that the end of a glass of poisoned wine today!"
"You!" He didn't stop persuading him, and everyone was also a little angry, "Mr. Gu, don't rely on Your Majesty's favor and you will be complacent! How about it, these royal grandsons are His Majesty's closest relatives. One day His Majesty regrets it, and you must be the first to pursue it!"
Mu Qingyi raised her hand and picked up the teacup, but did not drink it. She just said lightly: "This is the true matter, and you don't have to worry about it."
This is the meaning of serving tea and seeing off guests, so everyone naturally had no shame to continue staying. Without waiting for the delivery, they left angrily.
"The ministers of the Western Yue are really interesting." Murong Xi's smile came from behind the screen in the study. Gu Xiuting and Murong Xi walked out from behind the screen. Although the ministers of China were also a little annoying, the ministers of the Western Yue seemed to be particularly brave.
Gu Xiuting smiled and said, "It was probably because he was suppressed too ruthlessly when Emperor Xiyue was the emperor. I didn't expect that the new emperor was now a cruel person who ascended the throne. This is testing the new emperor's bottom line."
Murong Xi frowned and said, "Rong Jin is not a person who is easily tempted." These people are not afraid that Rong Jin will take them in a rage. At that time, any temptation strategy will be nonsense.
Gu Xiuting raised his eyebrows and smiled, "No matter how much Rong Jin hates you, you can't kill everyone, right? If you test it for a while, they will know the right way. There is no big deal to do in Xiyue these days, so it's just right to take advantage of this time to cut off those restless people. It will be much more convenient to do things in the future. Qingyi, is that?"
Mu Qingyi smiled and said, "Brother is predicting things like a god. According to the rules, there will be an Enca examination in July this year, and then a group of new officials will naturally fill the gap. Although these people have no experience, they are better than young and have some involvement in their ties."
Gu Xiuting sighed softly: "Rong Jin is not afraid of acting drasticly." If an ordinary person, no matter who has just ascended the throne, he will be careful. At least he has to wait until his foundation has stabilized and has his own power in the court before dealing with those disobedient people. No one is like Rong Jin, who will directly destroy the disobedient people as soon as he takes action. This will naturally help Rong Jin quickly grasp the government affairs, but he will also capsize if he is not careful.
Murong Xi said thoughtfully: "The current situation is quite beneficial to you. The only royal prince is Rong Muli, Rong Mufeng and Rong Xuan. If there is no one in the royal family, these officials will not make a big fuss. After all, not everyone is willing to take this charge."
In this way, Rong Zhang really helped Rong Jin a lot. All the brothers who were interested in the throne died, and the charges would not fall on Rong Jin. If this was not the case, no matter how clever Rong Jin did in the future, as long as he killed these people, he would inevitably be said to be cruel and ruthless. Now it is good, all of them are dead. Although it seems that the aftermath is very troublesome, as long as this period is gone, no matter whether it is public opinion or future history books, these things will not occupy Rong Jin.
Mu Qingyi sighed lightly and said, "Rong Jin may not care about those infamous things. But... my cousin is right."
Chapter completed!