PNB Chapter 208: One person alone cannot protect
Chapter 208: One person alone cannot protect
"As for the matter of the fallen king's seal, the king failed to keep it properly and the Ministry of Revenue failed to do its duty. We will keep him in jail for now and deal with him after the envoys from Yuan Kingdom leave." Mo Cheng turned around and sat on the dragon throne, and made a conclusion on the matter.
Mo Yuyang and Xu Zhongshi looked at each other, and they clearly saw dissatisfaction in each other's eyes, but neither of them dared to question Mo Cheng's decision.
"Before the envoys from Yuan Kingdom leave, no one is allowed to mention the matter of King Luo again."
"Yes."
"Okay, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works are here to report on the flood in Jiangnan and the progress of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony."
The Minister of Works and Xia Liu came forward to report in turn.
After the court session, Xia Zhibai was so angry that he followed Tu Song into the carriage and said, "Uncle, they obviously want to kill the king!"
"Keep your voice down! Who in the court can't see it?" Tu Song reminded Xia Zhibai, but he didn't mean to blame Xia Zhibai, "They are just pretending to be stupid!"
Xia Zhibai was furious: "Look at Prince Yuan's arrogant attitude! Humph! And that left prime minister actually said something about forming a clique for personal gain!"
"Who could be as bad as Prince Yuan and the Left Prime Minister in forming a clique for personal gain?"
Tu Song did not stop Xia Zhibai from venting his anger. He frowned in the shaking carriage and said, "Why haven't I heard Lang'er mention the matter of the envoy from Yuan Kingdom?"
When Li Lang was mentioned, Xia Zhibai fell silent: "I'm afraid the emperor doesn't allow it."
"The envoy from Yuan country followed Lang'er here this time, and I'm afraid something bad is going to happen." Tu Song had a vague feeling that something was not going well.
However, since Li Lang had not mentioned this matter to them, Tu Song felt that it would not be a big deal.
"My dear Minister Li, what did the people from Yuan Kingdom say?" After the court session, Mo Cheng called Li Lang into the Shangshu Room alone.
"Your Majesty, the original intention of the Emperor of Yuan was to marry the princess here, but I refused." Li Lang said respectfully, "Yuan is just a small country. At most, it is so arrogant because it occupies an important position in the southwest, but it is impossible for it to negotiate terms with Darong."
"Well done!" Mo Cheng praised Li Lang, saying that he was worthy of being the youngest foreign envoy of Darong.
"Although I have rejected the request of the Emperor of Yuan, Yuan is still determined to have friendly exchanges with Darong, hoping to establish a lasting friendship with Darong."
Mo Cheng frowned: "What does this mean?"
"The Crown Prince of Yuan is twenty-six years old this year and has not yet married. He wants to marry Darong." Li Lang accurately and clearly relayed the meaning of the Emperor of Yuan.
"Marriage?" Mo Cheng's face fell and he snorted coldly, "Humph, Yuan is just a small country, do you still want me to marry my princess there?"
"In my humble opinion, marriage is unnecessary." As a foreign envoy, Li Lang clearly stated his thoughts.
"First, the only princess of our dynasty who is qualified for marriage is the Sixth Princess. Second, the marriage is due to the defeat of the previous dynasty. Our dynasty has never fought with Yuan Kingdom, so there is no need to do so."
"What's more, Yuan is weak. Even if it goes to war with our dynasty, it will never be defeated."
Mo Cheng nodded, agreeing very much with Li Lang's statement.
"Then in your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
Li Lang thought for a moment, then bowed and said, "In my humble opinion, when the envoys from Yuan Kingdom left Yuan Kingdom, the Emperor of Yuan Kingdom must have given instructions. After Your Majesty meets the envoys from Yuan Kingdom tomorrow, you may as well find out more about them."
The fact that the envoy from Yuan State followed Li Lang back to the capital was kept secret, but the Queen and Xu Zhongshi had already intervened. When the Queen learned about this, she almost died of anger.
"What does the Left Prime Minister say?"
Bichi went out of the palace specially and got the news from Xu Zhongshi.
"Left Prime Minister, please be patient for now. The Emperor will not agree to let the princess marry for the time being. Yuan is just a small country."
Although Xu Zhongshi had delivered the exact news, the queen was always in a panic recently: "Send a message to the left prime minister, asking him to keep an eye on the people. Don't let anything go wrong before the envoy from Yuan Kingdom leaves!"
Once what Mo Yuanyue did was exposed, not only Xu Zhongshi, but even the Queen would not be able to protect her.
Now Mo Yuanyue at least still has the title of a legitimate princess. If someone were to expose the fact that she kept aides, Mo Cheng would definitely use this as an excuse to marry Mo Yuanyue off as a princess.
"Yes." After hearing the Queen's words, Bichi immediately went to pass on the message.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yuan is here!"
The queen was just worrying about how to solve this problem, when Mo Yuyang happened to come over: "Quick, let him in."
"Mother." After Mo Yuyang came in, he first bowed to the queen.
"Yang'er, don't be so polite. What do you think about the matter of the envoy from Yuan State?" the queen asked hurriedly.
Mo Yuyang knew that the Queen would be troubled by this matter during this period, so Mo Yuyang came: "Don't worry, mother, Yuan is just a small country, and the Emperor will not agree to marry the princess there."
"Besides, Yue'er is a legitimate princess, so my father will definitely not agree to it."
Mo Yuyang was not worried about Mo Yuanyue's affairs. He came here just to comfort the queen.
The Queen knew this, but she was still worried: "Yang'er, you and your uncle should keep a close eye on Yue'er. Don't let anyone expose her before the Yuan Kingdom envoy leaves."
Mo Yuyang nodded: "I understand."
The queen was relieved to see that Mo Yuyang agreed, and brought up another important matter: "By the way, Yang'er, what is the current situation of Prince Luo?"
"My Queen Mother heard that today in the court, the Right Prime Minister and General Pu Wei actually defended Prince Luo in public?"
Mo Yuyang nodded: "My son and I originally wanted the emperor to deal with Prince Luo early, but unfortunately we were a little too hasty and were caught by the Right Prime Minister and General Pu Wei."
The Queen frowned, "Fortunately, Prince Luo cannot escape his guilt. Even if the Right Prime Minister and General Pu Wei want to protect him, it will be in vain."
Mo Yuyang said: "However, Wu'an Marquis Mansion also seems to be on the side of Prince Luo."
"Marquis Wu'an's Mansion?" The Queen was puzzled.
"Today in the court, Envoy Li actually said a few words. Although they were pertinent, I always feel that Marquis Wu'an is probably on Prince Luo's side."
The Queen was silent now.
"Marquis Wu'an is a military general and was born in Shu. By the way, before Li Shiguan passed the imperial examination, he was educated in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion!" The queen suddenly remembered this.
"No wonder! No wonder Envoy Li wants to speak for King Luo!"
Li Lang was not well-known before high school, so after high school no one knew about his relationship with the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
Mo Yuyang's face also became very gloomy.
"Envoy Li is now highly valued by our father, so I'm afraid he won't be able to move for a while." Mo Yuyang was not worried about this for the time being. "What's more, Marquis Wu'an and General Pu Wei are about to leave the capital, and Envoy Li alone can't protect Prince Luo."