"It's really annoying. That Jiao Xun was promoted after just showing off like that. Now it's even easier for us junior officials to bully us."
"Oh, that's not true. How are we going to live in the future? The one above is really serious. All we need to do is show loyalty to her? It's just..."
"What the hell? You, you know nothing. What does she need most? What she needs is someone who is loyal to her. Otherwise, what else does she need? Does she need treacherous ministers, sycophants, greedy ministers, or rebellious ministers?"
"Tsk, that's right. But what should we do?"
"What should I do? Of course I can find a way to show my loyalty."
"Hey, tell me, can we please ask An Zhezi to express our loyalty to Zhezi?"
"Tch, that's alright. What do you think? All you need to do is write and express, and you can make that person believe it? She is a saint, not stupid."
"Shh... keep your voice down, if anyone hears it, our heads should be moved."
"By the way, I do know one thing. Do you know about Di Ying? I heard that he repeatedly violated the emperor's wrath and made the emperor feel very bad. But because of his excellent reputation among the people, no one dared to touch him, not even your majesty. I killed him without any reason. Do you think we should make a fuss about this matter?"
"Forget it, what can we do? Do you think you are the only one who can pick out Di Ying's thorn? How many people have stared at it without picking it out, but you are the only one who can?"
"No, it's not completely impossible. Do you still remember Lai Wangcai? At that time, His Majesty beheaded Lai Wangcai and ordered Di Ying to be pardoned. Di Ying was not satisfied and imprisoned the magistrates at that time. A large number of officials there were rescued? Do you think those officials are really that innocent?"
"Oh, I understand what you mean. It's not easy for Di Ying to be falsely accused, but it's easy for those people, right? If we get involved in that matter and those people, we can sue Di Ying severely, right? ?”
"Sue? Why are you so naive? We must beg His Majesty to chop Di Ying. Otherwise, as long as that guy is alive and breathing, we will be in trouble."
"Actually, that's not necessarily the case. Think about it carefully. In fact, we just need to sue him like that. Our purpose is not to kill Di Ying anyway. We just want to express our loyalty to His Majesty. As long as His Majesty lets him Wouldn’t it be nice to understand what we mean? There’s no need to make things perfect, right?”
"Yes! What you said is quite right."
"Okay, let's each think of a solution in our stomachs, otherwise, we won't be able to afford such cheap wine."
Just like that, several people changed the topic.
But Huo Xianke's mind became active.
Show loyalty?
How to express it?
He put down his wine cup and left quietly. I sat under a tree by the lake and thought about it all night.
The next day, in the morning.
After discussing various matters, His Majesty was about to announce his resignation.
Huo Xianke and Chihu stood up.
The old emperor glanced at him and felt his eyes tightened, so he asked, "What's the matter?"
The reason why I was willing to ask this question instead of announcing my withdrawal from the court with a flick of my sleeves was because: this person stood out from the crowd at the Yushitai.
Censor, it’s impossible not to listen.
The old emperor motioned to the other party to speak quickly.
He leaned on the armrest of the dragon chair and gently rubbed his temples with his fingers.
She was tired and had a headache.
Suddenly I heard the censor say loudly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember Cui Xuanli, who was impeached by Mr. Lai Wangcai Lai? He is Wei Chen's biological uncle.
Mr. Lai once said that Cui Xuanli participated in a major rebellion, and all nine of his clans should have been wiped out, but he was spared by Di Ying selfishly at that time. Not only did he save his life, but he also served as the county magistrate of Yuanzhou.
Your Majesty, Di Ying, that person, ignores the rules of the court, travels across the state and provinces at will, has no officials, and is too selfish.
Although he had the merit of recommending Wei Chen, Wei Chen's heart is with His Majesty and the country. Wei Chen is loyal to His Majesty and cannot see people like Cui Xuanli and Di Ying still active in the court and in the world.
The minister requested that Cui Xuanli and Di Ying be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded as a warning to all officials and the world. "
Civil and military officials: "..."
The old emperor: "..."
They all thought: Where did this stupid young man come from?
To express loyalty... use the tactics of using one's own uncle, using the recommendation of kindness, and using the righteousness to destroy one's relatives.
Okay, sure...
But why drag Di Ying up? Why are you dragging out something that took so long? Who doesn’t know that those people were falsely accused and randomly arrested by Lai Wangcai?
Not to mention that group of people, even those who have been in the jail of the magistrates, who is really bad, really greedy, really deserves to die?
What's going on...who is this person? Is your brain sick?
Want to learn how to admonish ministers? hehe!
The officials rolled their eyes.
Even Wu Qiongsi and Wu Chengsi also translated it.
They wanted to kill Di Ying so much, but they didn't dare to talk about it. What a good person...where did he come from?
The old emperor thought the same thing and wanted to roll his eyes, but he was concerned about his imperial image and held it back.
He waved his hands and said, "Go down and clarify the matter before we talk. Remonstrators and censors are not the ones who can just open their mouths and talk nonsense."
After saying that, the old emperor was about to get up.
As a result, the man actually shouted: "Your Majesty, if you don't kill Cui Xuanli, Di Ying, and Wei Chen, you would rather die in front of the emperor!"
After roaring, he hit the jade steps below the high seat of the dragon chair.
"boom!"
Some blood spattered out.
All the courtiers: "..."
The old emperor: "..."
She bared her teeth, frowned impatiently, moved her fingers, and said, "Bring it down and let the doctors take a look."
After saying that, he announced his withdrawal from the court.
All the courtiers felt that this man's loyalty and performance were in place.
Although the emperor is impatient, right? But he was not dragged out. Is this a sign of loyalty shown by the person? That's okay, um, that's okay.
Sure enough, after that, Huo Xianke didn't mention anything about killing Cui Xuanli and Di Ying.
But, in order to show loyalty to the end.
And to keep His Majesty’s memory fresh.
Huo Xianke used a piece of green cloth that looked like it could emit oil and wrapped it around his forehead. It was not tied so tightly, and the wound was exposed sideways so that His Majesty could see it with a glance.
The old emperor wanted you not to go to court in the morning.
She felt: Di Ying was smart all his life and could identify countless people, so why did he suddenly make such a mistake?
He laughed at Di Ying secretly in his stomach.
Because Di Ying showed her the joke, she promoted Huo Xianke to an official position.
Huo Xianke felt that he had used this trick to show his loyalty very well, so he drank two more drinks that night.
On the way back, a man suddenly ran past him and hurriedly bumped into Huo Xianke's back somewhere.
