Chapter 842 Let everyone see how a reckless man does things
Since Mr. Xue followed the young prince to the battlefield, he has become the head of the civil officials in the Lingnan royal court after being promoted to Minister of Literature. His loyalty and ability are beyond doubt.
But most of these people who are willing to give up have one common problem: they are stubborn to the core and are definitely not the kind of people who can be easily persuaded.
After arriving in Lingnan, Xu Yu did not enter the royal court but went directly to the military camp. Later, when he was fighting outside, he rarely interacted with these civil officials.
The two are not familiar with each other and are wary of each other. The clash caused by their disagreement comes without warning and is extremely intense.
Xu Yu insisted on carrying the old prince's body into the capital in a coffin, and no one could stop him. In less than an hour, he kicked in two door thresholds and knocked over three tables.
The Minister of Literature also refused to surrender.
When the old prince was alive, he was most reluctant to start a war, and he could not bear to suffer any harm to the people and indulge in luxury.
Carrying the coffin all the way from Lingnan to the capital, and preserving the ice coffin for thousands of miles consumed countless manpower and resources. Mobilizing such a large force just for a grand coffin-carrying ceremony fundamentally violated the old prince's wishes.
The civil officials, led by the Prime Minister, severely criticized Xu Yu's persistence.
The military generals who stayed behind in the royal city openly stood on Xu Yu's side.
Even a person of low status who was not able to speak out silently smashed a cup to show his position when Xu Yu and Wen Xiang were arguing.
Less than one night after the old prince passed away, more disputes broke out than in the previous year.
The Minister of Culture pointed at Xu Yu in anger and said, "You are so stupid!"
"That's just reckless stubbornness!"
"The sages have always said that even a thousand taels of gold by the grave is not as good as a filial son by the bedside. You are so arrogant that you are a great general valued by the prince, yet you are so greedy for fame that you are willing to travel thousands of miles. You are reading the books of sages in vain, vain..."
"The Minister of Literature also said that it refers to a saint."
Xu Yu gave a sarcastic smile and said without moving his body: "Xu is just a stubborn and ignorant man. He dare not compare himself with a saint."
"you……"
"I've consulted a master who knows divination and reading scriptures to calculate it."
Xu Yu once again interrupted the Minister of Literature with impunity, saying in a resounding voice, "Tomorrow at 2:45 am is the auspicious time for the princess to rise. I will personally go to the grave and kowtow in apology. The Minister of Literature need not struggle any longer."
The late princess was buried in a cenotaph in the royal city, but it was her grave after all.
Let alone disturbing the temple, even if others want to kowtow, they should first ask themselves whether they are qualified.
Xu Yu blurted out that he wanted to open the tomb and invite the old prince and princess to come to Beijing together. This was simply so arrogant that he was courting death!
The Minister of Literature was so angry that he blurted out, "How dare you, you little brat!"
"If you dare to disturb the princess's peace and ruin the prince's original intention, I will kill myself in front of the prince's coffin and never let you get what you want!"
"Oh."
Xu Yu glanced at the Minister of Literature with disdain and said mockingly, "If you want to tell my evil deeds to the dead prince and princess, I'm afraid it's too early."
"The young prince is still waiting. Minister Wen, please be patient and I will find another opportunity."
Wen Xiang was furious when he suddenly realized something and was horrified: "General Huoqi, you..."
"Someone come here."
Outside the door where the argument was going on, a group of soldiers in armor and armed with swords came in at some point and surrounded the flower hall where everyone was gathered to discuss the matter.
Xu Yu said coldly, "To prevent Wen Xiang and the others from losing control of their emotions and making mistakes again, keep them under surveillance."
"No one is allowed to leave without my order before we leave for Kyoto at noon tomorrow."
Minister Wen looked at Xu Yu in disbelief as he was about to leave, his voice breaking with rage: "Xu Yu, how dare you!"
"I am superior to you in rank, how dare you disrespect me!"
"Why shouldn't I?"
Xu Yu pulled the corners of his mouth in a half-smile, and said lightly under the gaze of Wen Xiang, who was almost staring out of his sockets: "I have done many things that are disobedient to my superiors. I don't care if you do one more thing."
"If you are sensible and willing to cooperate, then you can stay here and enjoy the food and drinks. We will go to Kyoto together tomorrow. If you have any grievances, you can come to the young prince and slowly complain."
"If you refuse to cooperate..."
Xu Yu looked at the two old men who were jumping around most vigorously with the Minister of Culture with a warning look, and said with a chuckle, "Then pinch their jaws open, inject some softening fluid into their muscles, and then we'll be free."
"Don't you all say I'm a reckless man?"
"I'm going to show you guys today how a reckless man does things."
Xu Yu, who considered himself a reckless man, threw his robe and ran away. The remaining bunch of old stubborn people looked at each other in the almost suffocating air, forced into helpless despair.
The word "reckless man" doesn't sound nice, and it would make people laugh if you say it to others.
No matter what you say, who can withstand the brute force of this ruffian?
Xu Yu had apparently torn off his kind face and bared his fangs unscrupulously. Moreover, he still held the military power given by the old prince, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the entire royal city were all under his control.
In this situation, no matter how angry they are, what can they do?
You can't win by fighting.
Even if you win the argument, you will still be tied up by the other party.
this……
One of the men, about the same age as Uncle Xu, twisted his brows in embarrassment, took a deep breath, and said bitterly, "Minister Wen, what should we do?"
When a scholar meets a soldier, it’s hard to tell what’s going on!
The Minister's face turned livid as he looked at the soldier holding the rope as if to tie him up, and he stamped his feet in anger: "You bastard!"
"This arrogant boy!"
"When I see the young prince, I will definitely tell him a story!"
"No!"
"Ten books!"
…
Wen Xiang and others were forcibly trapped in the palace due to the threat of force. The few who tried to resist and escape were quickly drugged and turned into weaklings whose breathing was forced to slow down.
The rest did not dare to challenge Xu Yu openly.
Xu Yu took everything he could to the princess's tomb.
It is unfilial to disturb deceased elders rashly, and it is also unfilial to forcibly move the tomb thousands of miles away.
But now...
Xu Yu knelt in front of the princess's tomb, quietly watching the three incense sticks he had lit with his own hands burn to the end, and kowtowed solemnly three times.
After everyone had saluted, he remained kneeling and reached out to take the small shovel in Chen Jing'an's hand.
"Groundbreaking."
"Princess, please move!"
The sun gradually became glaring. Sang Zhixia subconsciously put her hands in front of her eyes, and her voice was vague and erratic, even though she hadn't noticed it. "Have you arranged the ice supply for the road?"
It's thousands of miles from here to Kyoto, and there are many sections of the road where you can see mountains and rivers.
With such a long distance, only a caravan can take care of everything needed for the journey.
Fortunately, Sanyou Trading Company frequently travels between the two areas, is familiar with the routes, and has contact points in different places.
Although it was rushed, it could be raised in the shortest possible time.
Lingchu whispered, "Everything has been arranged according to your wishes. Wherever the coffin-bearing team passes, there will be a sufficient supply of ice within ten miles."
"The manpower has been laid out along the entire route, so there won't be any mistakes."
Sang Zhixia hummed softly, closed her eyes and said, "There are also officials and their families in the royal city who will follow me to the capital."
"There are many elderly and weak officials among their families. We must not be careless on such a long journey. We must be more careful in every possible way to ensure that no one will accuse us of ill intentions."
In just one night, Xu Yu had already attracted enough criticism.
If Xu Yu were to face more bad reputations, he would probably be condemned by everyone.
Thinking of Xu Yu's predicament, Ling Chu couldn't help but sigh, "Don't worry, Boss. We've done everything we can to ensure everything is done well. As for what others say..."
"Before we arrive safely in Kyoto, I'm afraid these people won't dare to speak out, no matter how dissatisfied they are."
No matter how it is covered or what the process is.
All in all, now all these noisy mouths are silenced!
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