Chapter 0064 Forced to Leave
He knew that he had acted cruelly since he took office as the head of the Imperial Household Department, causing dissatisfaction among the inner and outer courts, and they all wanted to pull him down.
Wang Ruoyu was kind and gentle in his actions and had a good reputation , but this displeased the emperor and he was exiled to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to grow vegetables.
He could either face the emperor's dissatisfaction and go to Xiaoling Mausoleum to accompany Wang Ruoyu, or face the dissatisfaction of the inner and outer courts and sit in his position as stable as a rock.
In fact, there is no choice but to go all the way.
Let's see who can beat whom!
His heart was filled with murderous intent, but his face gradually calmed down.
Cao Guyan, as the Secretary of the Ministry of War, was a straightforward person. Whenever he saw something he didn't like, he would write a letter to the emperor. The emperor was very annoyed with him, but knowing that he had no selfish motives, he could only endure it.
But Li Chengkong's entry into the palace was a secret, so how could outsiders know about it?
Someone must have tipped off!
I can't do anything to Cao Guyan, nor can I do anything to those who leaked the information! ?
Dugu Qian sat at the Huilong table and wrote back with a red brush.
Don't I know that the ancestral system cannot be violated? Because Concubine Yu has been ill for many years, Li Chengkong has extraordinary medical skills and is able to treat Concubine Yu's illness, so he was temporarily transferred to the palace without any power or position, and he still grows vegetables for the Xiaoling Mausoleum. How can there be a transfer?
The next day, Cao Guyan submitted another memorial.
Li Chengkong was just an eunuch, no more than 18 years old, and had never studied medicine. Even if he could cure the illness of Concubine Yu, it was just luck. Although he did not gain power, he had already left the Xiaoling Mausoleum. He was actually pretending to obey but secretly disobeying. If this precedent is set, how can the ancestral system be tolerated? If this trend spreads, how many people in the world will pretend to obey but secretly disobey? How can the country and the people be tolerated?
Even though Li Chengkong has extraordinary medical skills, he can grow vegetables in Xiaoling Mausoleum. If there is a genius, he can return to the palace. Then, those who are talented in the world will be unscrupulous. I hope Your Majesty can see through this!
After reading Cao Guyan's memorial, Dugu Qian looked at the suddenly increasing number of memorials on the dragon case and shook his head: "These officials are like cats that smell fish!"
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to let Li Chengkong return to Xiaoling Mausoleum to avoid the limelight for a while."
"Oh——?" Dugu Qian looked at him with a smile.
Lu Zhang said sternly, "They will never stop until they force Li Chengkong back to Xiaoling Mausoleum. I'm afraid that Empress Yu and Princess Qingming will be implicated, which will damage the dignity of the royal family. It is better to send Li Chengkong back before they get angry."
"Are you afraid that Wang Ruoyu will also have an excuse to come out?" Dugu Qian laughed.
Lu Zhang knelt down hurriedly: " Your Majesty, I dare not! ... It is not worth it to make a big fuss just for a mere Li Chengkong. Besides, the ancestral rules cannot be violated. These officials have done nothing wrong. We can't just throw them into the imperial prison to make them shut up."
"Just let Li Chengkong go back like this?"
"Just give him some rewards. He is your Majesty's servant, and I dare not complain!"
"How can a Grandmaster treat him as an ordinary person?"
Lu Zhang said solemnly: "Even if he is a master, he is still your Majesty's servant. He should share your Majesty's worries and not cause trouble for you."
I am also a master and the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department. Don't I still have to obey the orders of Your Majesty?
The Grand Master is also the Grand Master of the Dayue Dynasty and a subject of Your Majesty. He must obey the Imperial Order. Otherwise, does that mean he doesn't want to be a subject of the Dayue Dynasty?
"Send Li Chengkong back, or Concubine Han Yu will be upset. As for me... it's really boring to be an emperor, I'm all alone!" Dugu Qian threw the memorial to the ground, stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, sighing deeply.
He had been staying overnight in Mingyu Palace these days, so he understood Concubine Yu's thoughts, but he was destined to disappoint her.
"Empress Yu is very righteous and will definitely understand the emperor's painstaking efforts."
"...Forget it, let's leave this matter to Concubine Yu and let her decide what reward to give."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Dugu Qian waved his hand indifferently.
As an emperor, he couldn't even transfer back a eunuch. It was really frustrating. No one in this world can do whatever they want.
…
Under the bright sunshine, Li Chengkong was practicing martial arts in the yard.
With thirty times the thinking power, he made rapid progress and felt vaguely that he had touched a glimpse of the state of great light.
The void in my mind was no longer dark.
A bright moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating the sky.
The void is constantly shaking, like surging waves.
Li Chengkong suddenly understood why people always call the brain the sea. The brain, the brain, is indeed the sea.
An ocean, a bright moon, the bright moon rises over the sea.
With rapid progress, the moon is getting brighter and brighter.
When the bright moon reaches the brightness of the sun, it reaches the realm of great light.
Footsteps were heard and then there was a knock on the door.
Li Chengkong called out, "Come in."
Dugu Shuming, dressed in white as white as snow, stepped lightly into the courtyard, and drifted into the pavilion with a faint fragrance.
Li Chengkong stood up from the stone table, clasped his fists and said respectfully, "Your Highness."
Dugu Shuming got angry when he saw his respectful look, and sat down beside the stone table and waved her jade hand: "Sit down and talk!"
Li Chengkong sat opposite her.
The two of them were so close to each other that the refreshing fragrance kept entering his nose and he couldn't help but smell it. The face as crystal clear as white jade was right in front of him, becoming even more breathtakingly beautiful.
Li Cheng's heart was as cold as ice and he said calmly, "Your Highness would not come to the Palace for no reason. I guess there is some bad news?"
As soon as he saw Dugu Shuming's face, he knew that it was not a good thing.
"Well, you have to go back to Xiaoling Mausoleum." Dugu Shuming said.
Li Chengkong smiled.
Dugu Shuming said: "The censors have submitted many memorials, saying that the ancestral system cannot be violated, and it is even more unacceptable to pretend to obey it but actually disobey it. You can only return to the Xiaoling Mausoleum."
Li Chengkong's smile widened.
It is true.
Dugu Shuming caught the mockery in his smile and said unhappily, "Do you think Father doesn't want to keep you?"
"I'm just a eunuch growing vegetables in Xiaoling Mausoleum. It doesn't matter what I think. I just have to follow orders." Li Chengkong smiled.
There was self-mockery in his smile.
The eunuch who grew vegetables in Xiaoling Mausoleum, even though he was a master, was still just a eunuch and slave in the eyes of those ministers.
A strong sense of unwillingness surged in his heart again, and a feeling of depression rushed straight to the top of his head.
"I will send someone to Xiaoling to build you a house that will be exactly the same as the one here."
"Thank you very much, Your Highness." Li Chengkong accepted it calmly.
"Two more cooks will be sent."
"Very good."
"There are also collections of books, and people will be sent to exchange them."
"good!"
"Anything else?"
"Thank your majesty for me. I will leave today ." Li Chengkong smiled.
"...Okay." Dugu Shuming turned and left.
She walked out of Li Chengkong's yard with a cold face and walked forward in silence. Xiao Meiying and Xiao Miaoxue, who were waiting outside the door, hurriedly followed.
Xiao Miaoxue hurriedly called out, "Princess, did Mr. Li say something unpleasant again? Did he make a fuss?"
Dugu Shuming had a grim expression on his face. He continued walking without saying a word and passed through a moon gate.
Xiao Miaoxue shouted, "I'll go find him and give him a good scolding. What an arrogant fellow! Even if he saved the queen, he can't be so presumptuous!"
She turned around and went to find Li Chengkong.
"It's not him." Dugu Shuming said.
Xiao Meiying asked softly, "Who made you angry, Princess?"
"You go back first, I'm going to see my father!" She waved her hands impatiently and went straight away.
Xiao Meiying and Xiao Miaoxue could only stop and watch her graceful figure disappear in front of another moon gate.
Xiao Miaoxue stamped her feet: "It must be Li Chengkong, I'll go find him!"
"Don't make up stories. Since the princess said it's not true, then it's not true." Xiao Meiying frowned and said, "Let's go find Aunt Su."
"What do you want to see Aunt Su for?"
"The princess looks like that. I wonder if she will cause trouble with the emperor. Should I tell the queen?"
"...Yes!" Xiao Miaoxue's face changed and she nodded hurriedly.
There is a precedent for this. Once the princess gets angry, she will make a scene in front of the emperor more than once, regardless of whether he is the emperor or not.
