Chapter 282 White Horse
It was almost autumn and the sun was not very hot at noon, but Zhu Shengfei was sweating profusely because the thing he was most worried about had finally happened.
You must know that the two saints were not the fathers and brothers of the founding emperor, but retired emperors, the monarchs and fathers and brothers before the official in front of you. The fact that the two saints were honored equally after the Jingkang Incident itself maintained the basic emperor status of the two... In other words, there is no such thing as family rituals and court rituals.
Even if we use the most absurd theory to explain it, the three of you are all saints, emperors. If you take away your emperor identities, and just act as sons seeing your father and brother who have just returned from hunting for five years... That's your father, what's there to be afraid of if he kneels down? Why do you have to embarrass us?
But Zhu Shengfei knew very well that if Emperor Zhao was willing to do so, he would not ask this question!
If he kneels, this official is the current official, and if he gets really angry, he can really kill him! If he doesn’t kneel, it’s not that he can’t make up a reason, but the reputation of the scholars will be ruined… This is called alienating the royal family and making the official unfilial and unfraternal.
"His Majesty."
At this time, a man stepped out. It was the Imperial Censor Li Guang. He responded solemnly, "Father and son are natural, brothers are moral, why bother talking about 'I'?"
These words were exactly what Zhu Shengfei was thinking. However, after hearing these words, the Minister of Rites was not relieved. Instead, he stared at Li Guang with an exasperated look.
"No need to talk about me?" Zhao Jiu said thoughtfully.
"That's right."
Li Guang didn't need to look at the faces of his other colleagues to know that his old habit had come back, but his character has always been like this. When he sees an opportunity to speak up and argue, he will go up and speak regardless of the consequences. Moreover, the bigger the occasion, the more he can't control himself. He regrets it when he returns home. He will not listen to anyone's advice, but will continue to act recklessly next time... All he can say is that now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to bite the bullet and confront them.
"Ministry of Rites." Zhao Jiu sneered and did not directly agree to Li Guang. Instead, he just went to call Zhu Shengfei.
"I'm here." Zhu Shengfei was shocked, but he still gritted his teeth and bowed to Li Guang.
"If you are in trouble, go and ask my father and brother and see what etiquette they want me to perform?" Zhao Jiu urged, waving his sleeves.
This is also a method!
Zhu Shengfei felt relieved. He quickly bowed, stepped back, and then turned and left.
Turning around the dock, the two emperors and their entourage got off the boat. Dozens of people huddled together, crying bitterly and losing their composure. But it was okay for others. The two emperors themselves had been emperors, and especially since they had experienced all kinds of conflicts during the Jing Kang period, they knew the sensitivity of imperial power. So they had been paying attention to the dragon flag early on. When they saw a purple-robed official approaching from afar, they quickly solemnized their expressions.
When Zhu Shengfei came up to him, he sighed in his heart.
Emperor Taishang Daojun was famous for his romantic appearance, but he was nearly fifty years old and had suffered for five years on the Songhua River. His temples were already gray and he was too thin to look like a human. After wearing a red robe and a hard-winged bun, he looked almost like a man. Although Emperor Yuansheng was only thirty-two years old, he had been depressed since he was a teenager. He probably had not had much soybeans or sorghum to eat during his five years on the Songhua River. Although he was still in good shape, his temples were slightly gray.
"Mr. Zhu!" Seeing Zhu Shengfei coming, the Emperor Taishang Daojun actually recognized him. After all, he was the one who won the title of Shangshe Jidi with his own hands.
"Your Majesty!" Zhu Shengfei almost knelt to greet him upon hearing this, but thinking of the situation behind him, he just bowed and faced him solemnly. "Your Majesty, I am Zhu Shengfei, the Minister of Rites. I greet the Emperor Taishang Daojun and the Emperor Taishang Yuansheng... The Emperor has something to ask."
The two saints were both awed, and the other princes who were crying also looked solemn.
"What do you want to say, Brother Nine?" The Supreme Dao Emperor wiped his tears, cautiously but urgently. "Why don't you come here in person?"
"The emperor is worried about this matter." Zhu Shengfei looked at him with drooping eyelids. "Just now, the ministers had a debate. Some said that the emperor should come here to kneel down, while others said that he only needed to bow his hands... The debate could not be resolved, so the emperor sent an official to ask the two emperors what they thought."
The Emperor Taishang Daojun was originally sobbing, and upon hearing this, his tears began to flow even more vigorously.
The Emperor Yuan Sheng beside him could not help but stamp his feet: "Why kneel down? The bereaved family is all thanks to Brother Nine for taking care of us. I am going to the throne to ask for a favor from the Taiyi Palace. It is good that I don't go to pay homage to Brother Nine... Even if it is true as the rumors in the North Country say that Brother Nine is resentful because of Queen Xing, it is appropriate for him not to see us today."
You are my elder brother, even if I kill you, I can still ask Emperor Taizong of Tang for cover, why kneel down and worship? ! Zhu Shengfei was speechless, and just looked at the key Emperor Taishang Daojun again.
Although the Emperor Taishang Daojun had the status of a monarch and father to rely on, he was also cautious. He wiped away his tears, stepped forward and held Zhu Shengfei's hands with his snotty and tearful hands, and asked earnestly: "Mr. Zhu, tell me the truth... What exactly is Brother Nine's plan? I heard bad things on the road! Please make it clear to Brother Nine that I have experienced the Northern Kingdom and am disheartened. I have no other thoughts and only want to be the envoy of Taiyi Palace."
If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?!
Zhu Shengfei sighed in his heart, but kept saying: "In this case, the etiquette should be fine?"
"There's nothing wrong with that... The key is that I would like to ask Mr. Zhu for some advice on what Ninth Brother is thinking?" The Emperor Taishang Daojun simply grabbed Zhu Shengfei's hands and refused to let go.
Zhu Shengfei tried to break free several times but failed. He was helpless. In addition, they had a relationship between the emperor and his subjects, so he could not control the force. He whispered, "The emperor is indeed resentful."
"To what extent do you blame me?" Zhao Ji still refused to let go.
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