Chapter 1540 Making Trouble
This... allowed Xiao Rongyan to have the capital to do business in the State of Wei, and Xiao Rongyan had money to raise food and weapons for the State of Yan, allowing the State of Yan to gradually recover.
It can be said that these royal family members are indispensable. Xiao Rongyan has not forgotten the people who worked together with the Yan Kingdom, and naturally he will not forget these family members.
Therefore, after he used extremely harsh methods to politicize the clan members of the Murong royal family, he also entrusted other clan members of the Murong royal family with important responsibilities. After all, they were all from the same clan and had worked together to survive the most difficult moments of the Yan Kingdom. After they recover, it is time to compensate these royal family members who have never left them and give them a future.
Xiao Rongyan did not let Murong Li get involved in offending the royal family members. Instead, he charged forward and rectified Murong's royal family members, hiding Murong Li behind him.
But it was precisely because Xiao Rongyan hid Murong Li behind his back before that he came forward to rectify the clan with harsh means, which also laid hidden dangers.
This made the Murong royal family have a strong fear of Xiao Rongyan. They felt that Xiao Rongyan was a person who was in power and refused to be recognized by his relatives. They also felt that the young emperor Murong Li was easy to control...a kind-hearted and soft-hearted person.
Now that Xiao Rongyan is not in Yandu and has gone to inspect the epidemic-infected city, these royal family members have no one to suppress them, so they naturally want to use the Queen Mother's affairs to enter the palace and put on the airs of their elders in front of the young emperor.
In the main hall, there were lights and shadows, and the strong wind made the door crackle. Murong Li's immature face was calm. The clan members knelt down in the main hall, facing Murong Li, and each of them spoke earnestly to the emperor.
"This time, although the Queen Mother did something too much, the people all over the world are staring at our Murong royal family. After the regent came back, he dealt with Meng Shangshu's party with fierce means. Rumors have spread outside. Now If you send the Queen Mother away again, won't you confirm that the Queen Mother is under house arrest? This... is a scandal for our Murong royal family!"
"Yes... Your Majesty! After all, the Queen Mother is your biological mother. You can't treat the Queen Mother like this out of filial piety! It's so windy and snowy outside... Why can't you wait to send the Queen Mother to the palace now? Even if the Queen Mother is at fault , it’s not too late to wait until the spring comes and the flowers bloom!”
"Your Majesty, the late emperor and the queen mother had a deep love for each other. The two people who worried about the most before leaving were you and the queen mother. Your majesty's treatment of the queen mother will make the late emperor feel chilled!"
Murong Li sat behind the ebony table and put aside the book he had been holding in his hand. Under the shadow of the lamp, he could see the extremely deep bruise on Murong Li's fair face.
Because of the epidemic in Yan State, Murong Li had not rested for a long time.
"Officials on the side did not dare to say anything about this matter. The old minister and others are members of the Murong royal family... and they are the elders of the late emperor, His Majesty and the Regent. They relied on their old age to say these arrogant words to His Majesty. We, the Murong royal family, cannot Let the people see the joke!"
"Yes, the veteran and others know that it was not His Majesty's intention to send the Queen Mother to the palace for retirement. It was the Regent's intention, but Your Majesty has never thought about it... If the Queen Mother leaves, Your Majesty, you are young and there is no Queen Mother to control the Regent. King, I am afraid that this court will become the regent's hall, and even your majesty will have to listen to the regent..."
Hearing this, Murong Li raised his eyes and looked with dark and deep eyes towards the royal family member who was speaking. That family member was Murong Li's uncle. He already had white hair and looked at him with a loving look. Murong Li warned them earnestly, but Murong Li could hear the provocation. He pursed his lips and remained silent, slowly leaning on the couch and looking at these clan members without expressing his position.
Seeing this, these clan members spoke one after another.
"The Prince Regent has already spoken his truth in the court, and now he wants to drive the Queen Mother out of the palace. The next step... won't he have to deal with His Majesty?"
"After the regent takes control of the government, he wants to remove all stumbling blocks that hinder him from taking power. Your Majesty must not be fooled!"
"Yes, Your Majesty... the Queen Mother cannot leave the palace!"
The clan members all agreed and looked eagerly at Murong Li, hoping that Murong Li would distance himself from the regent after listening to their words.
"The matter of sending the Queen Mother to the palace for rest is my decision and has nothing to do with the Regent..." Murong Li glanced at the so-called clan elders with different expressions, "The Regent risked his life and went to the diseased city of Yan State to patrol the city and stabilize it. People's hearts, this is why there is no big chaos. If the regent really just wants to seize power, why go to the diseased city? Wouldn't it be better to stay in Yandu to gain power and send you royal family members there? On the other hand, some so-called royal family members, There is nothing you can do to relieve me of my worries about the epidemic. Instead, when the regent is risking his life at the front, he is jumping up and down behind his back to make trouble. He is not worthy of calling himself an elder in front of me!"
The royal family members were shocked. They did not expect that Murong Li, who was always gentle and had no temper, could speak so harshly.
But no one can deny that Murong Li's words touched their sore spot.
The expressions on everyone's faces were wonderful.
"Okay, I won't let you worry about my family affairs. Now the epidemic is raging in the Yan Kingdom. Although it has been temporarily controlled, if you have a way to restore people's livelihood after the disaster, you will be loyal to Yan. Otherwise, There’s no need to say more! Go back!”
After Murong Li finished speaking, he stood up and left first, leaving the elders of the clan looking at each other in confusion.
Wang Jiuzhou bowed and followed Murong Li. After coming out of the main hall, he stepped forward and whispered to Murong Li: "Is your Majesty too harsh on the clan? The regent once told your majesty that the bad regent To do this, Your Majesty must win over the people of the clan, after all, you still need to use the people of these clans."
Wang Jiuzhou was afraid that these people would be dissatisfied with Murong Li's attitude. The regent had already dealt with the clan once when His Majesty came to the throne, and then remembered that the royal family had been in the most difficult time of the Yan Kingdom, and did not abandon them to go to Nanyan. , and worked with them through difficult times, entrusting many people in the clan with important responsibilities.
If, after the regent, His Majesty is also unfaithful to the people of the clan, it is inevitable that the clan members will feel panic and will not be able to serve His Majesty better.
Murong Li stood beside the red lacquer pillars of the double-eaves palace, looked up at the dark night sky, and spoke slowly: "How could I not know, it's just... When I think of Uncle Jiu's narrow escape from death in the city infected by the epidemic, it is for the sake of stability. The residents are trying their best to prevent civil unrest, but these people are unable to help and are still instigating and slandering Uncle Jiu behind the scenes, so I just...want to give them a slap!"
Today, Murong Li is about to send his mother away. You can imagine his mood. After all, she was the mother who loved him since childhood. After all... Murong Li has been very filial since he was a child!