Yang Rui felt very depressed for the next few days. Suffering from both his family and his master, this was a situation he had never encountered before. The process even made Yang Rui feel that it was more torturous than the previous life and death battle in Gujiacun.
What the mother-in-law said was right, and Yang Rui agreed. Since he is a son of man, he must share his worries with his father.
But the things in the teacher's sect belong to the teacher's sect. Whether it should be given to others and to whom it should be given are all decided by the teacher. Even if it was not a private teaching but a request, Yang Rui felt very uneasy. He was worried that this would offend the teacher and let down the teacher's painstaking teachings. However, he wanted to move the teacher's things home.
Isn’t this a white-eyed wolf? Brother Shitou has told such a story.
And at this stall, another thing that upset Yang Rui came. That was his marriage.
Yang Rui has always been ignorant about marriage. He knows that men and women will get married and reproduce the next generation after they reach adulthood. This is how parents and children come to be in the world. I don't think it's anything. But when he was called to "take a class" by the palace's etiquette officer, he realized that "no big deal" refers to ordinary people's homes. For a prince like him, marriage is just a performance, for the subjects below to see, and Perform for the in-laws across the street.
Since it is a performance, there must be many etiquette rules, which are no less complicated than the court etiquette Yang Rui learned in the previous two years.
And because he was disturbed by his mother's request, Yang Rui couldn't listen at all during these classes, and it was common for him to lose focus.
If it were another prince, the etiquette officer in class would have slapped his palms on a bamboo board. But for Yang Rui, they really didn't dare. I could only take the trouble to keep reminding and repeating it to Zhang Yan over and over again.
For a time, Yang Rui couldn't control the irritability in his heart. Although it's not like getting up and being absent directly. But I no longer have any thoughts on this so-called etiquette class.
"It's better to be peaceful by practicing Taoism." Yang Rui thought in his heart.
"Your Majesty, this is the plan for the banquet. Please take a look at it."
Still in the study room of Qinzheng Palace, three officials from the Ministry of Rites Yamen gathered together. They were mainly here to discuss with the emperor the birthday banquet in a few days, as well as the newly drafted marriage ceremony letter with Hua Yueguo. .
Yang Sheng took the strategy and took a rough look at it. As long as the scale and etiquette were as simple as possible according to his requirements, he didn't have many requirements for other things.
As for the letter of etiquette with Huayue Shangguo, he took it very seriously. This is not a simple marriage, but a serious marriage between Nanyuan Kingdom and Huayue. It is completely different from the previous marriages that were in the name of marriage but were actually used to attack the resistance within Nanyuan Kingdom. Different. This can be seen from the book of etiquette drafted together by the rites departments of both parties. Both parties have a common idea, which is to make this marriage as glorious as possible.
"Let's do this for now. Prepare according to the strategy above. Things in the ritual book are also in order. After all, there are still a few years. If there are any adjustments in the middle, we will make them according to this theme. Step back."
"In addition, Your Majesty has one more thing to do."
"Um?"
"It's His Highness Thirteenth. His Highness has not paid attention to etiquette classes at all recently. The etiquette officer who teaches the classes is completely helpless, so do you think you can enlighten His Highness?"
"Oh? I will ask about it."
Wait for the three officials from the Rites Yamen to leave. Yang Sheng simply asked Wu Kui about Yang Rui's situation. He smiled and shook his head. Didn't care anymore. He could tell that Yang Rui was probably annoyed. The reason for the etiquette class was also about asking Zhang Yan for help. Since the baby is upset and can't listen to the etiquette class, let's put it aside for the time being. The big wedding is still a few years away, so there's no rush.
But Yang Rui didn't have to be in a hurry, but there were some things that Yang Sheng felt he could already start doing. After all, Huayue Shangguo had already made his attitude clear at this time, and what he wanted was the word "harmony". The previous scheming people had openly admitted their defeat. Then Yang Sheng would have no worries anymore.
"Are all those white-eyed wolves still staring at you?"
Wu Kui bent down when he heard the words, with a fierce look in his eyes, and bowed and replied: "If you reply to Your Majesty, we will always keep a close eye on them. Even if these people hide their children in the homes of ordinary people in other places, we will still have the situation under our control."
"Very good! These people have been sucking the blood of Nanyuan Kingdom for many years. They don't care about the slightest benefit of Nanyuan Kingdom, but they always want to subvert the country and flatter Huayue. Moreover, they have joined forces to use Huayue's business name, envoys, The in-laws built a wall for themselves to resist the Nanyuan Kingdom. Now it’s time to settle the score with them.
From now on, start arresting people according to the list you kept, work together from top to bottom, and try to capture as many people as possible alive. I want them to be imprisoned one by one at the east gate of the imperial city, so that everyone in Nanyuan Kingdom can see this white-eyed wolf. The end! "
The fierce look in Yang Sheng's eyes when he said these words was much more fierce than the one in Wu Kui's eyes. With his city, if he hadn't been so filled with hatred, he would never have been able to control his emotions like this.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the killers under this slave have a sense of proportion. No matter whether they are men, women, old or young, as long as they can be captured alive, they will never be allowed to die. When the time comes, they will be cut into pieces with a thousand swords and die as they wish!"
"But after you start taking action, you can continue to observe who else is jumping around and begging for mercy when they are not on your list. Those people can also be added temporarily. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand!" Wu Kui nodded vigorously.
That day, a bloody storm started from Yuanding Imperial City and spread out of control across the entire Nanyuan Kingdom.
In the eyes of a pair of people who were caught off guard and frightened by this bloody storm, those who were really enveloped in the bloody rain were all wealthy families, wealthy businessmen, and even many local officials and high-ranking officials in the Yamen. After these people were taken down, no one in the family could escape. But these people did not stay in the jails of various local government offices at all. They were sent directly to Yuanding Imperial City, with guards from various places taking turns to protect them along the way.
Everyone knows that these people who were captured will not end up well.
There were also those who begged for mercy, and some even arrogantly ran to the palace gate and knelt down, begging to see the emperor, and said that the emperor could not judge his ministers based on his own likes and dislikes. As a result, the emperor sent out the imperial guards from the palace and stood beside the officials and nobles who were kneeling at the palace gate. They neither supported nor persuaded them, but did not allow them to get up. It expresses the emperor's attitude: If you like to kneel, then kneel firmly, and you are not allowed to get up until your legs are gone.
The emperor's birthday banquet this year took place in this bloody scene. The banquet is still exquisite and luxurious, but those with a discerning eye can understand from the scattered empty seats that after this year, there will probably be no other sounds in Nanyuan Kingdom. The emperor's grasp of timing and ruthless style once again proved who is the leader of Nanyuan Kingdom.
(End of chapter)
