Chapter 315 His Majesty is Disappointed

Rong Yue's heart sank when he saw Crown Prince Rong Jinyou was silent for a long time. "Deal with it according to the law, and then what?" He stared at the Crown Prince with his phoenix eyes without blinking.

Rong Jinyou was silent for a long time, "Father, he is the Queen Mother's biological brother, your son and I have called him our uncle for many years!" He couldn't bear to use Duke Dingguo as a warning to others.

Moreover, if he is so ruthless to his own in-laws, how can the ministers who follow him believe that he will not retreat in the future?

Rong Yue sneered and threw another memorial to Prince Rong Jinyou, "What about my in-laws?" He really didn't expect that even his own in-laws, who had always been honest and well-behaved, dared to disobey him in public and happened to be in Jiangnan.

Back when Rong Yue was still the crown prince, he didn't take anyone into the Eastern Palace for three years after his marriage. This angered his maternal uncle and cousin, so much so that they became the princess consort of one of Rong Yue's brothers.

After Rong Yue succeeded in winning the throne, the presence of his outside family was almost zero, and they lived in fear in the capital.

Rong Yue really didn't expect that they acted honestly and dutifully in the capital, but in Jiangnan the emperor was far away.

On the surface, they were following the "One Whip" reform, but behind the scenes they did a lot of small things and embezzled nearly one-third of the money.

Although the taxes paid this year were more than in previous years, Rong Yue couldn't bear it.

After reading the memorial thrown on the ground by Rong Yue, Crown Prince Rong Jinyou stood up and bowed, "Father, I will obey your orders." As long as his father said so, he would listen.

Rong Yue:???

He suddenly felt that he had never seen the prince clearly.

An indescribable feeling of defeat suddenly washed over him. He spoke calmly, holding the agarwood and agarwood bracelet inlaid with gold beads. Rong Yue suddenly calmed down and said, "Follow my orders?"

His hand kept fiddling with the bracelet inlaid with agarwood and agarwood and gold beads. He raised his eyelids lightly and said, "I asked you to kill your uncle. Can you do it, Prince?" There was no emotion in his tone.

Crown Prince Rong Jinyou was shocked. He suddenly lost his calm composure and said, "Father!" Why is it so?

"I ask you, can you do it?" Rong Yue showed a faint sneer on his face and looked at Prince Rong Jinyou leisurely.

A fierce struggle flashed across Crown Prince Rong Jinyou's eyes. He finally said, "Your son obeys."

Rong Yue sighed. He didn't believe that the prince didn't know how important reform was to the Qin Dynasty. Success could extend the life of the Qin Dynasty for more than a hundred years.

Duke Dingguo Ye Jiaping's crime was indeed not punishable by death, but who allowed him to act on his own and be so clever?

If the imperial power gave in to the external relatives, wouldn't the reform become a joke?

This door cannot be opened.

So what if he is Yi'er's biological brother?

He must let the aristocratic families see his bottom line and not retreat a single step.

At worst, he could go down and apologize to Yi'er a hundred years later.

However, Rong Yue couldn't bear to attack the bloodline of Duke Dingguo, so he only pursued him.

But at this moment, Rong Yue felt a strong wavering in his heart, almost like a landslide.

A bone-chilling chill ran down his back. It turned out he had planned it very well.

He was decisive in implementing the Single Whip Law, and the Crown Prince was gentle and appeased by the aristocratic families, which was not too hasty.

But now it seems that the aristocratic families will only become more and more aggressive. Rong Yue's centralization of power is almost the same as that of the founding monarch. But even under his imperial power, the aristocratic families are still so unscrupulous and secretly make small moves.

How could he trust that the benevolent and polite prince could win over the noble families and preserve the foundation he had built over the past thirty years?

The indescribable loneliness and loss almost overwhelmed Rong Yue. He lost all strength and said, "Back off."

Crown Prince Rong Jinyou felt a heavy heart sinking. Was his father disappointed in him?

But didn't he do it?

After Crown Prince Rong Jinyou left, Rong Yue pinched his brows.

It is impossible for him to give his throne to other illegitimate sons. Only the prince and Chen'er are Rong Yue's sons. Rong Yue loves his country and also loves Empress Yuanyi, Ye Shiyi.

He could not accept that he nominally had other wives. If the illegitimate son ascended the throne, he would definitely posthumously confer the title of Queen Mother and Empress on his mother. Rong Yue could not tolerate this.

Furthermore, none of his illegitimate sons were of any use. Although they were talented in both civil and military matters, they had not been taught the ways of a ruler. Even the Prince of Jin, who served as a whetstone, was mediocre. Rong Yue knew full well that this was the result of his deliberate training.

If the Prince of Jin could cultivate a child as outstanding as his own son Chen'er, he would no longer be a whetstone for the Crown Prince, but a death warrant.

After an afternoon, Rong Yue quickly came to his senses from his disappointment with the prince. He had to find a successor who could continue to implement reforms.

And apart from Chen'er, he has never considered anyone else.

The Prince of Jin was capable, but he was not his Yi'er's son. He had previously interfered in the imperial examinations, which was a big taboo.

Rong Yue had long disliked this son, but only to keep him in check did he acquiesce to King Jin's plan of cutting off his own tail to survive.

Later, he naturally let the King of Chu join the game. After the Crown Prince was deposed, he promoted the Prince of Duan, who was willing to cut his own flesh for medicine.

His Majesty Rong Yue was a little disgusted, but he refused to drink it.

Who knows if eating the meat of one's own kind will cause any problems.

After searching around, his prince and Chen'er are still the best.

He is worthy of being the son he has carefully nurtured for many years.

Chen'er's father-in-law is Su Ziyun, so Rong Yue doesn't have to worry about the prince settling accounts with him in the future, although it seems that the prince doesn't dare to dig up his imperial tomb.

What's more, Chen'er and the prince are brothers, so he doesn't have to worry about the prince being purged in the future. The two brothers have a good relationship and are born of the same mother.

Zhenzhen is also a remarkable woman with a great mind. He is very satisfied with the daughter-in-law he has chosen.

But Rong Yue paused. Did he issue an imperial decree to allow Chen'er and Zhenzhen to be together for the rest of their lives?

Weiyang Palace.

The next day, Rong Jinchen was called into the palace by Yu Manquan.

He was a little dissatisfied because today was a day off.

When they arrived at the main hall of Weiyang Palace, Rong Jinchen saw his father looking at him with an incomprehensible look before he even started to pay his respects.

Rong Jinchen paused for a moment, and then he was about to bow and salute, "Your son pays respects to His Majesty." Before he could finish his words, he was helped up by Rong Yue, "No need to bow."

Rong Jinchen looked at Rong Yue, who seemed a little off, with a bit of suspicion. "Father, what do you want to talk to me about? Today is a day off, and I want to help Chao Chao with Qingqing." The three of them loved each other dearly.

Rong Yue smiled kindly and looked at Rong Jinchen amiably. He was indeed the youngest son of him and Yi'er, so handsome, graceful, talented in both civil and military affairs, and he was also a powerful man.

Su Ziyun also said that his Chen'er has outstanding abilities.

How could he give birth to two such outstanding sons?

Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.

Rong Jinchen looked at Rong Yue tentatively, "Father?" Why was he looking at him without saying anything, with eyes as if he wanted to sell him out.

"Chen'er, Chaochao is already one and a half years old. Isn't it time for you and Zhenzhen to consider having a second child?" Rong Yue called him here today because of this.

Your Majesty is a king who never jokes. Moreover, he also feels that even if he doesn't care about face and goes back on his word and asks Chen'er to take a concubine, he may directly disobey the order.

Besides, he was very satisfied with Zhenzhen and couldn't bear to see her resenting him. After all, they were not without children, so why not let them have a few more?