Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 262 - 62: The Prime Minister’s Targeting! Endure? To Hell With Enduring, Charge Straight Ahead_2
Perhaps such matters will only be put to an end once Father truly emerges from seclusion.
"This,,"
Lv Lan was momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say.
"Forget it!"
Fortunately, Yan Shuzhu maintained a positive mindset.
"No matter what, let’s deal with the immediate crisis first. Everything else can wait for later!"
There’s no need to waste energy on things that haven’t happened yet.
"I will do my utmost to assist Your Majesty to the death!"
Having followed Yan Shuzhu since childhood, Lv Lan shared a relationship with Yan Shuzhu that was not merely of master and servant.
Lv Lan looked at Yan Shuzhu with an earnest gaze.
In truth, there were matters Lv Lan was aware of, but simply had not mentioned.
With the old Emperor emerging from seclusion, Yan Shuzhu should be the most concerned.
After all, once the Emperor returns, he will surely reclaim the throne, and at that time, Yan Shuzhu would likely be the first to be purged.
Yan Shuzhu was aware of this possibility.
But there was no point in discussing it since it would need to be faced sooner or later.
"Alright!"
Faced with Lv Lan’s sincere gaze,
Yan Shuzhu nodded earnestly.
,,,
Early the next morning.
Before dawn, Ye Liuyun once again felt that unmistakable feeling of rushing to work like cattle.
"Brother Ye!"
By the time Ye Liuyun arrived,
Lei Zheng was already chatting with fellow military officers. Seeing Ye Liuyun approach, Lei Zheng smiled and raised a hand in greeting.
"I haven’t had the chance to thank you for your help with the Xihe mission, Brother Lei."
Ye Liuyun may not be low in emotional intelligence, nor clueless in social matters.
Without Lei Zheng’s prior mention, Dong Xian might not have actively caused trouble, but would hardly have obediently taken orders.
"We’re like family, no need for thanks!"
Understanding Ye Liuyun’s point,
Lei Zheng waved a dismissive hand and smiled unconcernedly.
It seemed he truly didn’t take the matter to heart.
"I heard about Ji You’s situation; Brother Ye, you truly have a forthright nature."
Saying this, Lei Zheng leaned closer to Ye Liuyun with a knowing smile.
This suggested
Lei Zheng had learned about some incidents during Ye Liuyun’s departure to Xihe from Dong Xian.
Regardless, Ji You was the Minister of Rites, a high official.
Even if Lei Zheng had been displeased with him for a long time.
He might find it hard to act as decisively as Ye Liuyun did.
"I thought I had forgotten something peculiar."
However,
after Lei Zheng’s comment, Ye Liuyun’s face lit up with realization.
No wonder, on the way back from Xihe, he felt he had forgotten something—it turned out to be Minister of Rites Ji You.
"However, it seems that being able to gallop across the endless grassland, Lord Ji might be grateful to me."
Given Ji You’s pampered physique,
Ye Liuyun doubted he could survive the journey back to the Imperial City.
Moreover, even if he returned to the Imperial City, Ye Liuyun had ways to show him what a fall from paradise to hell felt like.
"...,,,,"
Listening to Ye Liuyun’s words,
Lei Zheng was momentarily at a loss for words.
What a character.
It sounded as if Ji You should be thanking him.
However, this approach didn’t bother Lei Zheng much. Ye Liuyun’s actions suggested he was on Lei Zheng’s side, or at least a comrade.
"Brother Ye, should you encounter trouble in the Imperial City, feel free to come to me. Although I may lack your prowess, I know a lot of people here, which could help!"
Despite Lei Zheng’s strength just reaching the early Innate stage,
as a senior figure by General Yue Xiu’s side, Lei Zheng had immense standing.
Many of the military officers would show him respect.
"If anything comes up in the future, I hope Brother Lei won’t find me troublesome!"
"Hahaha! Of course not!"
Upon hearing this, Lei Zheng burst into hearty laughter.
As a military man, Lei Zheng disliked needless diplomacy.
While others might take ages to articulate, Ye Liuyun’s straightforwardness was much preferred by Lei Zheng.
,,,
Soon.
The morning court session began.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live for ten thousand years!"
"Rise, my loyal subjects!"
The routine proceedings ensued.
Standing among the crowd, Ye Liuyun, along with others, perfunctorily performed the courtesies, echoing a sense of indifference akin to clocking in at work.
However,
due to the recent disturbances in the Imperial City,
the morning court’s discussions addressed more than trivial matters.
The first to speak was from the Ministry of Justice.
Why? Because another Marquis had fallen last night.
"Marquis Ning’an was assassinated at home last night and has succumbed to his injuries!"
First Marquis Wanshun, now Marquis Ning’an; with two Marquises killed, it’s a slap to the face of Great Qian.
"Outrageous!"
Even Yan Shuzhu could not conceal his fury.
He struck the armrest of the throne in anger.
"Are we so impotent in Great Qian that no one can apprehend these culprits?"
Knowing full well the perpetrators, yet unable to find them in the entire Imperial City, only to see them act again and again, has Great Qian truly decayed to such an extent?
