novelraw Chapter 856: With the Entire Court Present Today, Point Out Anyone Who Bullied You
Chapter 856: With the Entire Court Present Today, Point Out Anyone Who Bullied You
"You......"
The Jing Emperor hesitated, his words trailing off, but his anger visibly subsided.
Although Lu Ding's words were coarse but the reasoning wasn't wrong, the phrasing was just too crude.
Couldn't he even be angry that one of his consorts had died?
Sigh.
He really couldn't.
It was mainly because that consort of his had brought it upon herself.
Although Lu Ding was arrogant and overbearing, he was still willing to save face for the Jing Emperor.
Right now, the Jing Emperor was in a situation where, despite having stronger personal power, he was seething with anger but dared not speak out.
After all, the moral high ground was firmly in the other party's grasp.The Jing Emperor wasn't the type to stubbornly cling to a dead end either. He could also see that Lu Ding wasn't targeting him specifically. If he were, Lu Ding wouldn't have spoken privately; he would have just publicly humiliated him without giving any face.
It was also because of Lu Ding's current words.
The Jing Emperor further deepened the importance of An Wuyang in his heart.
As for what reaction the Fourteen Tribes of Jinwu behind Consort Rong would have after her death.
The Jing Emperor felt it didn't matter. As long as things were settled well with the Great Han side, they didn't even need to establish an excellent cooperative relationship. Just being able to sense the Great Han's goodwill, and then signing treaties and such, even without the Great Han's help, the Great Jing could handle the Fourteen Tribes of Jinwu themselves.
Not to mention, once An Wuyang became the Crown Prince.
When he starts overseeing state affairs then.
The Jing Emperor thought to himself: Couldn't I then learn from my second son and become a General Who Conquers the West!?
Just directly charge and crush the Fourteen Tribes of Jinwu. Indeed, the position of emperor is like this. Whoever sits on it becomes overly cautious, whoever holds it becomes overly suspicious. The moment one steps down, they immediately make up for past deficiencies and instantly become a reckless warrior.
Thinking of this, the Jing Emperor adjusted his emotions.
The Jing Emperor suddenly laughed: "Special Envoy Lu, what kind of talk is this?"
"Everything before was a misunderstanding. I am not someone who doesn't understand reason. There were many people outside just now. I apologize to Special Envoy Lu here."
Lu Ding smiled. Wouldn't it have been better if he had been like this earlier?
The atmosphere wouldn't have needed to be as awkward as it was just now.
Since the Jing Emperor had actively taken the step down he offered.
Then what more was there to chat about.
"Your Majesty, you are too serious. I also lost my temper for a moment. I'm still young, still a child. Please don't stoop to arguing with me."
Jing Emperor: .........
"Hahahaha, no, no, no. Let's go, let's go, Special Envoy Lu. Let's go out first, lest they grow anxious waiting. We still need to enter the palace later. I have already ordered the civil and military officials to wait at court."
"Then Your Majesty, please proceed first."
"No, no, no. The guest comes first. Special Envoy Lu, please proceed."
"Your Majesty should still proceed first. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. How could it be proper for me to walk ahead?"
Well then.
The two of them started being polite and deferential to each other.
They walked out, chatting and laughing.
This left Prince Zhao and the others dumbfounded.
They were all curious about what the two had discussed inside.
Given the Jing Emperor's temper just now, and given Lu Ding's disposition, such a friendly atmosphere was truly somewhat unreasonable.
An Wuyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
If Lu Ding and the Jing Emperor had really fought, he would have had quite a headache.
There was no question about how Lu Ding treated him.
But the problem was, the Jing Emperor hadn't treated him badly either.
This current outcome was best.
Lu Ding looked at An Wuyang: "Auv, isn't this Your Highness? Your Highness, I wish you auspiciousness. You were quite eloquent in your letters, chattering away. How come now that we've met, you have nothing to say?"
An Wuyang: ..........
He was silent for a moment.
"Maybe you should just go back."
Lu Ding: "Hahahahahahahaha......."
He laughed.
Lu Ding turned his head and signaled: "Let's go, to court. Come with me to the palace for a stroll. Today, all the civil and military officials are present. Later, whoever bullied you, you point them out to me! Whoever insulted you, you give it back to them!"
Hearing this.
An Wuyang was instantly wide awake.
Wasn't this getting back to the main topic?
He opened his mouth and said: "Do we even need to go to the palace!!?"
He reached into his pocket and directly pulled out the list he had previously drawn up: "I have it all written down here, stroke by stroke, on this paper."
Lu Ding then took it to look.
[Household Department Minister's family: Their vile servants verbally mocked me. The eldest son called me a wild dog from the common folk. The younger son deliberately picked fights and killed the maidservant from my manor who went out to buy snacks for me.]
[Justice Department Minister's family: His wife gossiped about me behind my back, saying my mother seduced His Majesty the Emperor, which is why I was cast out among the common people. I wanted to fight her to the death, but I couldn't find that bitch!!!]
[Assistant Minister of Rites: Don't know who paid him off, but he inexplicably gave me a hard time. His words were harsh, without using profanity, but he practically went through my ancestors for eighteen generations. Angry, but couldn't find an outlet to vent.]
[Sixteenth Imperial Princess: Her maidservants were arrogant and looked down on everyone. Over a minor issue, they beat to death two maidservants from my manor who had gone out together to make purchases for me. I went to her door to reason with her, and she used her cultivation to pressure me.]
[Palace Eunuch Wu: Just because I spoke with a young eunuch in the palace, the next day, Eunuch Wu sent people to beat him to death, and even found an excuse. Although it was publicly announced that the young eunuch had made a mistake, I know it was just because he disliked me, because I don't get along with the Eleventh Prince, whom he is close to.]
[Eleventh Prince: Wanted to beat me up for more than a day or two. Almost came to blows several times, but I avoided confronting him head-on and steered clear. Must settle the score in the future. He even privately spread word that he would break my legs. Later, he was reprimanded by the Jing Emperor, but he resented me even more, and even poisoned my dog!]
[Young Prince An Xuancheng: Because of my arrival, which drew the Jing Emperor's attention to me, indirectly stealing his favor, he gave me cold, sarcastic remarks. I retorted a few times. Then that young eunuch he's close to, currently holding a high position in the Pestle Department, Ning Xiaofan, found an excuse and brought people from the Pestle Department to turn the Filial Prince's Manor upside down.
Stepped on my cricket in my room, said it was an accident. Drowned my cat in the well, said he didn't know. The Pestle Department lackeys who came with him even verbally threatened the personal safety of the maidservants and servants in my manor, causing me to fear they would be implicated, so I dismissed many maidservants and servants.]
[Pestle Department Commander Yi Fang: When Eunuch Liu sought justice for me, he stepped forward to protect Ning Xiaofan and, together with two other commanders, ganged up on Eunuch Liu!!!]
[Pestle Department: .......]
Seeing there was still a string of records behind.
Lu Ding glanced sideways at the Jing Emperor, rolled up the scroll in his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, is this the treatment he received after coming to you?"
An Wuyang nodded: "Exactly!"
Anyway, he wasn't afraid of anything now. Lu Ding was here. He would vent his anger however he wanted. After pulling off this job, he'd just skedaddle. Let the floodwaters rage, he didn't care.
The Jing Emperor was somewhat speechless. He felt the pressure mounting.
Such problems, during struggles for imperial power, were all considered minor issues......
No need to pay too much attention.
And it wasn't like he hadn't intervened.
He just couldn't intervene all the time. An Wuyang hadn't encountered any major problems anyway.
The Jing Emperor was momentarily at a loss for words: "Special Envoy Lu, you don't know......"
Lu Ding cut him off: "No need to know. I'm also too lazy to know."
He handed the scroll in his hand to the Jing Emperor, still leaving him a little face, at least using the respectful form of address: "Your Majesty, as the Great Han's Special Envoy, I would like to meet a few people later. That should be possible, right?"
Hearing this sentence, the Jing Emperor's heart skipped a beat.
Then Lu Ding added, emphasizing each word with heavy stress: "Alive."
The Jing Emperor suddenly felt a headache coming on.
He knew in his heart that, given Lu Ding's temper, even if these people came alive, they would probably leave dead.
But the problem was, besides some replaceable people on that list, there were also some of his sons and daughters.
Among them was even his previously most doted-upon young prince, An Xuancheng.