mtl008 Chapter 228 Compromise
Chapter 228 Compromise
"It's useless even if you ask the emperor for help." Gu Qingpei was rarely at home. Seeing Gu Qingyun looking dejected, he didn't just climb over the wall and return to the yard, so he couldn't help but say.
"Why didn't it work?" Gu Qingyun was a little dazed by the sudden appearance of Gu Qingpei. He was still thinking about how to tell the emperor.
"You've already submitted the report three or five days ago. There are only two possibilities. The first is that the emperor is holding back and doesn't want to give it to you, and the second possibility is that the post has never been submitted to the emperor." Gu Qingpei smiled, and looking at Gu Qingyun's frown, he could only say, "Of course, it is indeed possible that it is the latter. But I heard a secret of the martial arts world before, do you want to hear it?"
Gu Qingyun looked up at him, signaling him to speak quickly if he had anything to say, and to fart quickly if he had anything to say.
"It is well known that the Emperor's little prince has not been in good health. So according to legend, the people of Guojiazhuang have intervened since the first time the little prince fell ill after he was born. The Emperor gives the little prince so much medicine and prays for so many blessings every day. Naturally, he is unwilling to stop the prince's medicine for no reason, what if the medicine is really useful." The vagueness in Gu Qingpei's eyes slowly became firm.
"You shouldn't work in Dali Temple anymore. You might suffer with your personality." Gu Qingpei said again, this time with full concern for Gu Qingyun.
"You are unwilling to give in no matter what you say, you want to punish evil and promote good, and you don't care about right or wrong, benefits or disadvantages. I believe you can do it well, but you can't beat the strong."
Gu Qing Pei stood up and slowly moved towards his courtyard until he was more than ten meters away. He said casually, "I only have you as my brother, but the emperor only has one prince. If Concubine Li really gave birth to a prince, would it be good or not? We don't know, so it's better to preserve the status of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
At this time, the moonlight stretched the figures of the two people longer and longer. One of them was a politician who stirred up the court, and the other was a young man who wanted to punish evil and promote good.
Gu Qingyun couldn't describe how he felt. Maybe he really shouldn't do this. Otherwise, why would he put himself in pain again and again?
He walked back with his head down. The moonlight tonight seemed to be a little chilly, making him feel uncomfortable.
He thought of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Majesty the Emperor, and every person he had saved before.
Let’s go to the palace, just in case?
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The next day, Gu Qingyun went out before dawn.
As soon as the palace gate opened, he put a note inside, which contained a request for an audience and the reason.
"Sir Shaoqing, please go inside." The person who came was Xiao Pingzi. He bowed and took Gu Qingyun inside without saying anything.
"What did the Emperor say?" Gu Qingyun finally couldn't help but ask.
"Not much to say. I saw your post and asked me to bring you in." Xiao Pingzi's answer was flawless. It seems that time always makes people grow up. When I think back to when I first met Xiao Pingzi, he was still quite reckless.
The emperor had not yet come to court. He sat at the top and looked at Gu Qingyun, "Why did you come to see me so early?"
Gu Qingyun said respectfully, "I want a search warrant for Guojiazhuang. I submitted the warrant a few days ago, but the Dali Temple Minister did not approve it. Instead, he made excuses. I suspect that something went wrong, so I came to report it to the emperor."
"Are you complaining to me about your superiors?" The emperor sounded more majestic than before.
"I dare not, I'm just afraid." Gu Qingyun slowly lowered his head, not daring to look directly at the emperor.
"What are you afraid of? I think you are not afraid of anything." The emperor sighed, "This matter was indeed reported to me a few days ago, but do you know Guojiazhuang?"
Gu Qingyun’s heart skipped a beat. What his brother said was right. Was this matter hopeless?
"I just received a report about Guojiazhuang, but I went there once. Guojiazhuang was too strict in guarding against the people from the Dali Temple, so I didn't get anything. But... there are indeed strange things in their village, and the people who follow me have seen it with their own eyes. They buried the newly dead people in those new mounds, but they insisted on telling me that they were just old graves and they just wanted to move them."
Gu Qingyun tried to speak in a calm tone as possible and recounted what had happened in the previous few days, as well as the people who had reported the case and their statements.
"My dear minister, you have worked so hard. But this may just be the imagination of a few people. Don't you find it a little unbelievable?" The emperor's tone was a little persuasive, as if he were a supreme master.
Gu Qingyun took a deep breath, but he didn't dare to sigh.
It seems that the emperor really wants to save Guojiazhuang.
"I just want to find out clearly." Gu Qingyun's tone was filled with helplessness. He didn't know how to respond. He really couldn't accept the emperor's explanation, but he had no way to resist.
"Do you know why I chose you to be the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple? It was because of your unwillingness to admit defeat and your desire to punish evil and promote good. I am not afraid of your corruption or bad deeds. But Siyu, being too rigid will easily lead to failure." The emperor closed his eyes.
Eunuch Wei beside him reminded him at the right time, "Your Majesty, it's almost time to go to court."
The emperor walked downstairs, and Gu Qingyun only saw a pair of shoes embroidered with dragon patterns stopped in front of him. "I shouldn't have sent the refugees to this village. It's my fault. Their village has always been xenophobic. The arrival of outsiders... This is really negligence. I shouldn't have done this. Siyu, you shouldn't have continued to investigate."
Seeing the pair of shoes swaying with the clothes and getting farther and farther away, Gu Qingyun shouted, "Your Majesty, I am stupid, please tell me why."
Gu Qingyun didn't understand. Could it be that it was really for the little prince? Then... was the majesty of the royal family used for these things? Was it the privilege of the emperor to treat other people's lives as worthless?
"Siyu, our dynasty, the previous dynasty, and the dynasty before that, have all been protected by Guojiazhuang. They have saved the common people from danger many times, such as the smallpox when I first took office, the insect pests in previous years, and even my father's life and the prince's life. Many times, they have saved the entire country. They have a golden ticket of immunity from death. As long as they are not excessive to the point of being unbearable, they will be forgiven... Siyu, I can't just consider the present. If the offenders are just a few boys, then I will capture them and make them eunuchs in the palace to relieve your hatred. What do you think?"
The emperor's helplessness and compromise were fully demonstrated at this moment.
Gu Qingyun was helpless. He knew what the emperor meant, but he was hesitant.
I could only keep my head down silently and replied, "Okay."