Chapter 77 You Lost Because of Your Arrogance
Song Zijin pushed the door open and said as he walked in, "I haven't had breakfast yet, so I won't listen to you guys talking about things I don't understand."
When Xiao Linyuan heard that she hadn't eaten yet, he felt very distressed, "You don't know how to take care of yourself when I'm not around."
Song Zijin couldn't stand his reproachful and ambiguous look, so she glared at him and turned and ran away.
Xiao Linyuan turned around, with a victorious attitude, "Master Wen, do you know where you lost?"
Wen Yan lowered his eyes and said nothing.
"It seems you've figured it out. You're too smart, so you're too cautious. But as a human being, there's no such thing as perfection. You've put too many shackles on yourself.
Furthermore, you only see Zijin as a weak woman, and in your knowledge, women are just accessories. Her only responsibility is to be as beautiful as a flower, you keep her in a pot, watering her every day, making her worthy of you.
In reality, Zijin isn't the kind of delicate flower that would willingly remain trapped in a pot. You misjudged her. You lost because of your own arrogance."
Wen Yan didn't respond and went straight to the point: "I would like to ask, is the prince secretly investigating the case of Uncle Song last year?"
"How do you know?"
"The prince's men were not careful enough and left traces." Wen Yan returned to his composure.
Xiao Linyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "So?"
"Your Highness, don't be nervous. I just want to remind you that the capital is not a golden axe. Some things should be done in a different way, rather than relying on battlefield strategies for everything.
Also, your servants are too careless in their work, and you should teach them more. Otherwise, when you are in power, they will sooner or later do bad things.
Xiao Linyuan stood with his arms folded, looking at the weak scholar seriously.
"Why, you want to teach me how to do things, do you want to be my staff?"
"This humble servant is merely on the side of justice. Everyone knows that His Majesty is incompetent. But I wonder who you, Your Highness, will support? Your Highness should know that the Xuanyuan clan is the one who has received the Mandate of Heaven, right?"
Xiao Linyuan chuckled, "I thought I was old-fashioned enough, but I didn't expect there are people who are even more old-fashioned than me.
If I can even go against Emperor Guangxi, what else should I fear from the Mandate of Heaven? If those who have received the Mandate of Heaven exploit the people, the people will rise up in rebellion.
"Master Wen has been well-read in the books of sages since childhood, so could it be that he has learned to be blindly loyal?"
Wen Yan looked him straight in the eye. "If the name is not right, then the words will not flow. Gossip can melt gold. Can Your Highness stop the endless gossip?"
Xiao Linyuan's face darkened, "If we can't stop them, then kill them all!"
He has thought about this question more than once these days.
He was not thinking about the throne, but about how to deal with Zijin's identity.
When Song Ze returns to Beijing, he will definitely be reinstated. Unless Zijin is no longer the daughter of the Song family, otherwise the relationship between him and her will be against the moral code.
He knew very well that Zijin would not give up his identity.
After much thought, the only option seems to be to eliminate all those gossipers...
Between being a tyrant and having Zi Jin, he would only choose the latter.
Wen Yan smiled and shook his head. "Zi Jin has told me more than once that the prince is a good man. If the prince really wants to be with Zi Jin, how will he explain the killing karma to her?"
Xiao Linyuan was silent.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan. Would you like to hear it?"
"explain."
"Crown Prince Xuanyuan Ming is the emperor, and you are the regent. The crown prince is only eight years old and frail, so he won't be able to achieve anything significant. Your Highness, you can simply support a puppet emperor and control the government. Use the young emperor to expose Xiao Jin's crimes to the public. This will make it possible to remove Zi Jin. As for the remaining troublemakers, the young emperor can kill them with his own hands. Isn't that perfect?"
A peaceful change of regime can effectively reduce bloodshed and casualties among the people.
Of course, his proposal was not just for the sake of justice.
Since ancient times, changing dynasties has been difficult. Xiao Linyuan certainly has an army, but Emperor Guangxi has only been on the throne for three years, and public resentment has not yet accumulated to a sufficient level. In this situation, raising an army to overthrow the regime would be considered rebellion, and the probability of failure is extremely high.
What will Zijin do then?
He has already lost the chance to marry Zijin in this life, and he absolutely cannot bear to see her lose her life because of Xiao Linyuan.
Xiao Linyuan laughed and said, "Thank you for your advice, Lord Wen. When I become the regent, how about letting you be the prime minister?"
"Obedience is worse than respect." Wen Yan bowed.
“…” You’re really rude.
Xiao Linyuan lost interest in teasing him and turned to leave.
He would consider this suggestion, but he had a better plan to deal with Xiao Jin.
"Wait a minute, I have something to give to the prince."
"What is it?" Xiao Linyuan asked in a bad tone. He still had to accompany Zijin for breakfast.
Wen Yan took out a scroll from his sleeve.
"This is a case file I found in the Ministry of Justice. There's a clear mark of erasure in one place. A rubbing of the words below reveals that the witness's testimony was later tampered with. The witness was originally a clerk in the Ministry of Personnel. I visited his home and found that he had passed away."
Xiao Linyuan couldn't help but be surprised, "The well-behaved top scholar actually brought out the Ministry of Justice's files?"
"Your Highness, please stop teasing me. I hope Your Highness can help Uncle Song clear his name as soon as possible. Also, Your Highness must be kind to Zijin. She has suffered a lot. In the future, Your Highness..."
"Thank you for the evidence! She is the woman of my heart, and I know what to do. Lord Wen should just worry about his own marriage. How can a young man in the court not be married?"
"Your Highness is twenty-three this year, and you're still single. From your Highness, I've learned a lot. Men become more valuable as they age. I'm only twenty, so there's no rush."
"..." Xiao Linyuan choked and simply strode away from Wen Yan and headed towards the backyard.
He's just three years younger, what's so great about having a nose pointing up into the sky?
Broken bamboo horse.
I wanted to go to Zijin to complain and seek comfort, but I heard Luo Zipei's voice coming from inside the room.
The two sisters were hugging each other and crying, so he didn't want to go in and disturb them.
He had no choice but to go back to the palace to interrogate the spy brought back by Wang Ge to vent his anger.
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Xiao Mansion.
Xiao Jin slept soundly until three quarters past four in the morning before waking up.
Emperor Guangxi sent people twice before he finally caught up with the moment when he woke up.
He did not dare to delay and without even having time to eat, he put on his official uniform and hurried into the palace.
Emperor Guangxi asked him where his injury came from. He only said that he had a dispute with Xiao Linyuan and was slapped by Xiao Linyuan, and did not expose Song Zijin.
Emperor Guangxi rolled his eyes in anger and kicked Xiao Jin in the chest. "You idiot! You got beaten up by Xiao Linyuan in the daytime, and you sent assassins to kill him at night. Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?"
Xiao Jin spat out a mouthful of blood and didn't dare to answer.
Song Zijin was able to save people right under his nose, and her medical skills were unfathomable. He absolutely could not allow her to remove the poison.
Only then would he have truly lost both the wife and the army.
So, it must be killed.
Unfortunately, he underestimated Xiao Linyuan's strength.
"Xiao Linyuan came to court this morning and specifically requested the Dali Temple to investigate who ordered yesterday's assassination. How can I protect you? You can't get the commander's seal, and you can't kill the man. You really disappoint me!"
Xiao Jin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, lowered his brows and said, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"
"Activate the mother insect and kill Xiao Linyuan."
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