Chapter 500: Loyalty and Righteousness Are Hard to Achieve
"Speak!"
Yan Mei waited for a long time, but Yan Jing didn't say anything, so he couldn't help but glared at him.
Yan Jing rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, this is on the street. You don't intend for me to talk to you in this situation, do you?"
"What's wrong? You can't tell me this?"
Yan Mei snorted, "Is the reason shameful?"
"kind of!"
“…”
Yan Mei had just said it casually, but she never dreamed that Yan Jing would give a positive answer.
For a moment, Yan Jing was stunned and didn't know how to respond.
The two brothers fell silent until they returned to the Zhenjunhou Mansion.
"Come to the study!"
After glaring at Yan Jing fiercely, Yan Mei strode forward and headed straight for the large study in the Zhenjun Marquis Mansion.
Yan Jing smiled bitterly, sighed, and obediently followed his elder brother to the study in the Marquis' Mansion.
The Zhenjunhou Mansion is very large and has more than one study.
The study room in the Marquis's Mansion seemed to have no secrets. But in fact, all the important matters of the Marquis's Mansion were discussed and finally decided in this study room.
Because there is a secret room under the big study.
No one except the head of the Zhenjun Marquis Mansion knows about the existence of this secret room.
Entering the study, Yan Mei had already opened the mechanism of the secret room.
Yan Jing sighed. In fact, he felt that this matter really didn't need to be discussed in a secret room. However, he really didn't have much mood to argue with his eldest brother right now.
"Speak!"
After the door of the secret room was closed, Yan Mei glared at Yan Jing coldly, wanting to see how many flowers he could name.
"Brother, do you think the emperor will make important use of Marquis Wucheng and his son?"
Yan Jing did not give a direct answer, but asked Zhenjun Hou Yan Mei a question instead.
"Won't!"
Yan Mei didn't need to think too much about this issue.
The Xu family, with three dukes in the family, is known as the first family of meritorious officials.
Now, there is also Xu Shuo, Duke of Dingguo, who also comes from the Xu family. If Xu Shuo had not been expelled from the Xu family in his early years, then the Xu family would now have four dukes in one family.
If we add Marquis Wucheng, whose martial arts skills are comparable to those of King Yan, and Earl Yongwu Xu Yuanxi, whose bravery is unparalleled in battle, the titles of the Xu family will be terrifying.
Even though Marquis Wucheng had a grudge against the Xu family for killing his mother, Marquis Wucheng was still from the Xu family and had the blood of King Taiping flowing in his bones.
Unless a wise and capable monarch is in power, no one would dare to use the Marquis Wucheng and his son.
"Brother, do you think that if His Majesty had the opportunity to take action against Marquis Wucheng and his son, would he show mercy?"
Yan Jing asked again.
"this……"
Yan Mei was silent.
Based on his understanding of Emperor Yongping, if there was anything wrong with Marquis Wucheng and his son, Emperor Yongping would definitely take advantage of the situation and revoke their titles.
The Xu family's three dukes were established by Emperor Taizu. Unless it was a serious crime of treason, the Xu family would always have three dukes as long as the Tang Dynasty survived.
If you want to weaken the power of the Xu family, you can only take action from another level.
Marquis Wucheng and Earl Yongwu are on another level.
"Brother, it has always been difficult to be both loyal and righteous."
"You know, Marquis Wucheng and I are sworn brothers. It's impossible for me to offer advice to His Majesty and plot against my own sworn brother."
"Furthermore, Your Majesty watched the Grand Princess assassinate my sworn brother Zuo Qiu in broad daylight. I will never be able to reconcile with this matter."
“Justice has not been served!”
"This is not the king I want to serve!"
Facing his brother, Yan Jing did not hide anything.
Of course, he was being quite tactful.
To put all this bluntly, it can be summed up in one sentence: he has become cold towards Emperor Yongping.
The previous imperial expedition could be said to be a result of Emperor Yongping being deceived by his subordinates. However, Emperor Yongping's attitude towards Old Master Xu and Zuo Qiu made Yan Jing understand that Emperor Yongping was the emperor of the Li family, not the monarch of the world.
A wise bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a loyal minister chooses a master to serve.
Now the world still belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible for Yan Jing to find someone else to follow.
However, he really couldn't make plans for Emperor Yongping again.
"Your Majesty hasn't figured it out yet. Wait until the future..."
"I can't wait for the future!"
Yan Jing's face was filled with sorrow. "Brother, don't you want to know where I went when I left the capital?"
"Didn't you go to Longxi Mansion?"
Yan Mei was stunned for a moment, then remembered that after Yan Jing left Beijing, he arranged for people to look for Yan Jing's whereabouts, but in the end there was no news.
"I'm married!"
Yan Jing looked at his elder brother and told him a shocking situation.
"You, are you married?"
"Whose daughter is your brother's wife?"
"Where are you now?"
"You little bastard, getting married is such a big deal, and you're just telling me now!"
Yan Mei's eyes widened, and he really wanted to beat Yan Jing up.
Yan Jing shrugged and said, "Brother, your sister-in-law should be a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty. I can't tell you the details!"
Thinking of the time when he was kidnapped and taken to Kunlun Village to be the chief minister, Yan Jing felt a little ashamed. He was a tall and strong man... Never mind, never mind, they both had children, so why was he still being so pretentious?
"What……?!"
Hearing Yan Jing's words, Yan Mei was completely dumbfounded.
Descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty!
How did Xu Shuo become the Duke of Dingguo? Wasn’t it because he got the treasure house of the royal family of the previous dynasty and married a princess of the royal family of the previous dynasty?
Wait, that princess from the previous royal family seemed to have plotted to kill the king and has been executed.
Yan Mei stared at Yan Jing blankly, countless thoughts flashing through his head.
However, in the end, Yan Mei still couldn't figure out what he could do now.
At this moment, Yan Mei felt that his brain was not enough and he felt dizzy all over.
"Brother, now you know why I want to resign, right?"
"I have no idea!"
Yan Mei glared at Yan Jing unhappily, then waved his hand irritably and said, "You're resigning now, what are you going to do?"
"Walk around and take a look. If possible, I'll go and see my wife when she's about to give birth!"
"Oh, I don't know if she still recognizes me!"
"What?!"
Hearing Yan Jing's mumbling, Yan Mei became even more angry.
"Nothing!"
Yan Jing didn't want to say that he was just a tool in the girl's heart. After all, he was a Grand Secretary of Chongwen Pavilion and he had to maintain his reputation.
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Yan Mei glared at Yan Jing, "I don't care what my sister-in-law's background is. Your son, my eldest nephew, must be brought back before he turns one year old. His name must be on the family tree!"
"If you can't bring him back, don't blame me for crossing your name out of the family tree!"
"Yes, yes, I'll do as you say!" Yan Jing rolled his eyes and suddenly said, "Brother, what if my wife gave birth to a girl?"
"My daughter must also be included in our Yan family's genealogy!"
Yan Mei glared at Yan Jing fiercely.
The little princess at home caught a cold these past two days, her throat became hoarse, and she had a fever, which scared the author to death. After all, the final exam is coming soon. Fortunately, it’s just a cold. I will update 10,000 chapters tomorrow, so I say hello in advance. There will only be one chapter today. Good night!
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