040. Blushing

Liang Shenyu's Jinbei Iron Cavalry has been fighting against the Huns in recent years. They are the most powerful force in the Jin Dynasty. This is the first time they have been used for other reasons.

This shows how much importance the Regent attached to the Jizhou case.

Delay can lead to changes. Liang Shenyu wanted to leave as soon as possible, but Rong Jing summoned him to give advice.

After all, it was an order from the emperor and it was difficult to refuse, so Liang Shenyu hurried into the palace.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Liang Shenyu entered the palace and kowtowed. His every move was properly conducted, without any trace of arrogance or contempt for the emperor.

Rong Jing felt a little relieved. After he stood up, he said gently, "Shuyun, you also saw what happened in the morning court today. This is related to the royal family. I really can't sit idly by. Are you really going to Jizhou?"

Liang Shenyu nodded and said calmly: "Since the prince has ordered me to go, I have to go. Besides, if the thirteen tragic cases in Jizhou are not investigated thoroughly, won't the innocent people be left with no place to seek redress?"

It was almost like repeating Rong Se's words with two words changed.

It's righteous and awe-inspiring.

Rong Jing was silent for a moment. They had parted on bad terms at the last meal, and now he had many complaints against Liang Shenyu, most of which was his uncontrollable fear.

If Liang Shenyu wanted to help Rong Se seize his throne, who could stop him?

"Shuyun..." Rong Jing sighed, his attitude much better than last time, "No matter what, this case is related to the reputation of the Dajin royal family. Whether it is true or not, it has damaged the prestige of our Dajin. Moreover, those people are already dead, why do we have to hold on to it?"

The smile on Liang Shenyu's lips didn't change, only his eyes grew colder.

Yes, dead people are nothing.

Even though the Dingbei Marquisate was a loyal and heroic family, with three brothers and fathers having died in battle, the Marquisate was met with countless looks of derision after being informed. Even this classmate in front of them had only written a letter of condolences in their first year.

No one remembers that the old marquis spent his whole life in the military, and no one remembers that my brother died young.

He is the only one who remembers it, and he is the only one who cannot get out of it.

Liang Shenyu's eyes were open, and he didn't say much to him. He just said, "Your Majesty is acting as the emperor. Since he has already issued the order, if you want the Jinbei Army to withdraw, you naturally need his handwritten order."

The words were pushed back to Rong Se.

Rong Jing naturally didn't dare to go to Rong Se to ask him to take back his decision. He hated him to death. He was the emperor, but his court officials had to obey Rong Se's orders!

"But..." Rong Jing clenched his fists, his expression changed several times, and finally he lowered his eyes and looked a little sad, "Shuyun, I am the emperor of Dajin."

Liang Shenyu agreed, "Aren't you sitting on the dragon chair?"

Rong Jing gritted his teeth, "But someone has taken over the power of the emperor! What kind of emperor am I sitting here now?!"

Liang Shenyu smiled: "Perhaps once Your Majesty understands why the prince wants to dig up the old case of Jizhou, he can become a true emperor."

Rong Jing was stunned, somewhat unbelievable: "What did you say?"

Liang Shenyu said: "The Yun brothers are the victims of the Jizhou case. Yun Zhi is in charge of the imperial guards and should not be underestimated. He will not let this case go. Your Majesty, not everyone cares about the face of the royal family. As a monarch, you should not only care about your face, but also your people. Isn't the emperor supposed to sympathize with officials and love the people like his own children? Now your people are being oppressed and slaughtered by the government. Are you going to turn a blind eye to the people's grievances for the sake of your face, just like the previous emperor?"

Rong Jing was speechless.

Liang Shenyu looked at him and said, "When I was studying, the teacher said that if the monarch is not a monarch, then the ministers may not be ministers, and the people may not be people. Your Majesty was too sleepy and playful at that time, so I guess you didn't listen."

Rong Jing has always sneered at classics, history, and even less at theories of state governance. His mother, Empress Dowager Cao, was extremely powerful, and because of this woman, Rong Jing's throne was a sure thing, and he didn't even have a brother to compete for it. In addition, Liang Shenyu was smart and pleasing, and had been able to help him deal with his teachers since he was a child, so naturally he became lazy.

He even didn't understand at all at this moment. He was the direct descendant of the Rong family and the most noble person in the world. Liang Shenyu was a minister and should respect him. Why should he support Rong Se because of a few civilians who died without leaving any bones?

"But Shuyun." Rong Jing frowned, "Once the royal majesty is damaged, how can we govern the world in the future?"

Liang Shenyu just smiled, "But Your Majesty, if you want the royal family to maintain its dignity, shouldn't you be worthy of the world? If the late emperor was innocent, then there would be no such thing as damage to the royal majesty. But if the late emperor was not innocent, why should the innocent dead bear the blame for his mistakes?"

Rong Jing knew that this was wrong, but he claimed to be the emperor and wanted to cover up everything.

After being completely exposed by Liang Shenyu, she was either angry or ashamed for a moment, bit her lip, and could not say a word.

Liang Shenyu said calmly, "Your Majesty actually knows what is right and wrong, otherwise you wouldn't worry about the damage to the dignity of the royal family and would be so anxious to suppress the case. It's just that Your Majesty refuses to admit it. You don't admit the fault of the late emperor, nor do you admit the injustice of the people. Your Majesty knows why. So I say, wait until Your Majesty really understands what the supremacy of the imperial power is based on, and then give me an order, and I will obey it."

Liang Shenyu's words were full of righteousness, but he was thinking in his heart that if it were Rong Se, he would say the same thing.

No, maybe the tone should be much more angry.

As for the disguise, Liang Shenyu thought he was not bad either.

Sure enough, this impassioned speech made Rong Jing stand still on the spot. He used the royal family's face as a pretext. On the one hand, he was jealous of Rong Se's good reputation for overturning the case, and on the other hand, he was afraid that the actions of the previous emperor would implicate himself.

Rong Jing panicked and dared not put on airs anymore. He stood up suddenly and said in panic, "Shuyun! I... I'm just afraid of my uncle... Shuyun, do you also think he is more suitable to be the emperor?"

Liang Shenyu didn't answer this time. He just bowed and turned to leave.

Rong Jing suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, and said hurriedly: "Don't go, Shuyun, wait a minute, Rongse, Rongse is the son of a whore, please stop looking at him, okay? I didn't marry a wife or concubine for you, why don't you..."

Unexpectedly, Liang Shenyu only frowned slightly, remained indifferent, and even pulled back his sleeves, saying lightly: "Your Majesty, please respect yourself."

Yan Bi walked away without even looking back.

Until he left the palace, Liang Shenyu brushed his sleeves, his brows filled with gloom.

He had no idea that the emperor had such thoughts, and he couldn't help but find it ridiculous. How could anyone like someone so much?

"Your virtue does not match your position." Liang Shenyu said in a low voice.

Song Yan just happened to be driving over, looking a little worried, "Master, what did you say?"

"It's okay, let's go."

After Liang Shenyu got on the carriage, Song Yan was outside, worried: "This matter is quite serious. I have ordered people to intercept the news sent to Jizhou. Master, you must march quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to capture and convict Zhang Haicheng when he is ready."

"You're quite quick." Liang Shenyu laughed. "I thought you didn't approve of the Jinbei cavalry."

"How can we not do anything? We can't let you take risks by yourself." Song Yan said naturally, "Besides, if we don't take care of this matter, I'm afraid the Regent himself won't be able to do it. It's easy to kill someone, but it's hard to clear their name."

Liang Shenyu was a little surprised, but also felt it was natural.

This is Song Yan's personality. Even though he doesn't like him because of his reputation as the Regent King, it is obvious that the Jizhou injustice case makes him care more.

"That's right. We must arrest Zhang Haicheng as soon as possible." Liang Shenyu said.

"Yes, yes." Song Yan said in a long voice, and then said, "But Master, I didn't expect that you would be willing to help."

Song Yan still remembered that when he brought the frozen Wu Jie back to the camp, his young master had a calm look in his eyes and only said, "The military doctor said he can't be saved. Let's bury him."

It seems that I have become numb to life and death.

Liang Shenyu remained silent.

Since the decline of the Dingbei Marquisate, Liang Shenyu has witnessed the fickleness of human nature and has become accustomed to life and death on the battlefield. Therefore, he really does not care much about the grievances of others. Everyone should clean up the snow in front of their own door and not worry about the frost on other people's roofs. Fighting against the Huns is only for his father and brother.

But why are they willing to mobilize so much force this time?

Liang Shenyu thought about it.

Perhaps it was because of the way that man scolded the ministers in front of the Xuanzheng Hall, his eloquence was so brilliant and dazzling.

His anger, disappointment, and sympathy all seemed genuine, as if he were the only sober person in the world, so noble that he was not stained by dust. However, he could turn around and fall into the fireworks of the world, and he was approachable.

The contradiction is striking.

After a moment, Liang Shenyu laughed and said, "You want to please the Regent, right?"

Song Yan was silent for a moment, not knowing whether to believe it or not.

When the carriage arrived at the Jinbei Cavalry Camp outside the city, Liang Shenyu just entered the marshal's tent and saw a young man sitting inside. He was wearing a black robe with cloud patterns. The lapels of his robe were embroidered with lifelike pythons that flowed from his sleeves to his cuffs. Even though his clothes were so luxurious and sharp, they couldn't hide his gentleness. Even his beautiful and delicate eyebrows looked warm and gentle.

It’s Rong Se.

Seeing Liang Shenyu coming back, Rong Se seemed a little nervous. He raised his eyes slightly and asked, "Did my nephew come to see you?"

"Yes, you came to find me." Liang Shenyu walked forward with a smile, "Why, your Highness is unhappy?"

Rong Se was so absorbed in the possible development of the love story in the original novel that he didn't notice Liang Shenyu's teasing. He looked at him very seriously and said, "What did he say? Is he going to stop you? Marquis Dingbei, did you promise me?"

Liang Shenyu wanted to laugh at his reaction, and couldn't help but tease him, saying solemnly: "Yes, he is the emperor after all. If the emperor wants his subjects to die, they have to die."

After he finished speaking, the expression on Rong Se's face suddenly faded. He pursed his lips, looked at Liang Shenyu deeply, and without saying a word, he stood up and was about to leave.

"Hey, Your Majesty." Liang Shenyu knew something was wrong, so he immediately reached out to hold him, and said helplessly: "I was just joking with you, why did you take it so seriously? Jizhou Chen will go, Your Majesty, don't worry."

Rong Se then paused, glanced sideways at him, and looked unhappy.

Liang Shenyu was about to comfort her when a lacquered wooden food box was stuffed into his arms. Only then did he realize that Rong Se had been holding this in his hand.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Liang Shenyu smiled, and took Rong Se's wrist with one hand and gently shook it. "I really didn't lie to you. I will set out soon and will definitely clean up Jizhou before returning. Your Highness, please calm down, okay?"

Rong Se really didn't expect him to be so mean, and his coaxing tone made her feel emotional for a while. She was confused and thought in her heart, this is too weird...

Is he blushing because of the bubble teapot?