binnovel Chapter 565 The Threat of the Left Chancellor
Chapter 565 The Threat of the Left Chancellor
Chapter 565 The Threat of the Left Prime Minister
After a moment, Ye Ru finished writing the poem and handed it to the Lord of Haicheng.
After reading it, the latter's expression turned somewhat shocked. After a moment, he said:
"I must say, even an ordinary scholar could not have written this poem. Ye Anshou's talent is truly beyond the ordinary. If I were not in such an important position now, I would probably have been unable to resist my curiosity and asked you to teach me how to write poetry."
The city lord of Haicheng smiled slightly, then picked up his wine cup and said:
"This toast is to thank you for helping us get rid of such a big problem."
"You're too kind, Lord Haicheng."
Ye Ru and the others quickly raised their wine glasses and said.
After finishing their drinks, everyone went back to sleep. The next morning, Ye Ru and his group headed towards the capital.
Haicheng wasn't too far from the capital. In about half a day, Ye Ru and his group arrived near the capital.
"We weren't banned from flying into the capital. It seems His Majesty must have received some information."
Ye Ru looked at the peaceful people below and a smile appeared on his lips.
"You've done a great service this time. I wonder what your reward will be, but I think you'll at least get promoted two more ranks."
Zhang Dong joked.
Such a great achievement would be worthy of a direct promotion to a third-rank official.
Many years have passed since that trip to the State of Jin. The King of Jin, out of consideration for his reputation, did not want the State of Yanhuang to take away the souls of the 100,000 soldiers. However, the State of Yanhuang's tough stance was also giving him a headache.
Therefore, the two sides were deadlocked, but now Ye Ru has completed the mission so well that he has solved a major worry for the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom.
Therefore, this reward is undoubtedly substantial.
"Please stop teasing me, I was just doing what a citizen of the Yanhuang Kingdom should do."
Ye Ru waved his hand, then said seriously:
"Alright, let's go down."
Long Hai nodded and then sped off toward the center of the capital.
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Inside the capital, the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom and Minister Wen and others gathered together, seemingly discussing something.
"Hasn't Ye Ru already arrived in Haicheng? At his speed, he should have arrived by now."
The Emperor of Yanhuang frowned, fearing that something might have happened to Ye Ru on the way.
"Don't worry, I also received the notification. He helped the Lord of Haicheng solve such a big problem, and the Lord of Haicheng should thank him. He was probably drunk. We'll just wait another day."
Li Baiyuan, the Minister of Literature, stroked his beard with a confident expression. He believed that even ordinary Confucian scholars would be no match for Ye Ru, and the Demon Saint would not be able to make a move. If they did, the National Academy would immediately detect it.
Therefore, Ye Ru is generally not in danger, which is why he is so confident.
"I'm so anxious!"
The Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom sighed and said.
He was quite worried because he had received intelligence that Ye Ru had been ambushed, and not just once. He feared that Ye Ru was in danger.
"Your Majesty, the Left Chancellor has come to pay his respects. Should we summon him to his residence?"
At this moment, a eunuch walked in, bowed to the former, and slowly said.
"What's he doing here? I'm not seeing him."
Ye Ru's matter had already worried him a lot, and now the Left Prime Minister was interfering, which made him quite impatient. He waved his hand and said rather unhappily.
Li Baiyuan seemed to be deep in thought, it seemed that Ye Ru's imminent arrival made the Left Prime Minister somewhat uneasy.
However, he was not worried at all; on the contrary, he was somewhat pleased. The information from the Left Prime Minister clearly showed that Ye Ru posed a deep threat to him.
"Your Majesty, the Left Chancellor says that if you don't see him, he will kneel at the entrance of the main hall and remain kneeling until you grant him an audience. What do you think of this..."
The eunuch seemed to have his own difficulties, he said.
"Minister Wen, what do you think we should do about this?"
The Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom turned his head and asked.
He also felt a certain aversion to the Left Chancellor, but along with that aversion came a sense of attachment.
Because the Left Prime Minister is in charge of foreign affairs, he has been in charge of exchanges with various countries for many years, but his ambition is so great that he feels a deep threat to him.
"Let him in. I want to see what he's up to."
After pondering for a moment, Wen Xiang sneered and said.
"Alright, bring him in."
The Emperor of Yanhuang waved his hand, and the eunuch stepped down. Then, the Left Prime Minister walked in unhurriedly.
"I have met His Majesty."
"What brings you here? I'm discussing something with Minister Wen."
The Emperor of Yanhuang coughed and asked the question knowingly.
"Your Majesty, Chief Scholar Ye will be returning soon. Is Your Majesty aware of this?"
The Left Prime Minister showed no sign of surprise as he spoke.
"I know, they should be on their way back by now."
"How could that be? I have learned that Chief Ye unfortunately died in battle against the Sea City Flood Dragon—"
"Report! Chief Justice Ye Ru requests an audience..."
Before the Left Prime Minister could finish speaking, a loud voice froze his words, and the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom immediately stood up and ran to greet him.
This scene made the Left Prime Minister's face turn extremely ugly. He then glanced at the Civil Prime Minister and found that the latter was also looking at him with schadenfreude.
"Chief Ye, you're finally back."
After the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom left, he immediately grabbed Ye Ru's hand and said.
Ye Ru's arrival put his mind at ease.
"Your Majesty, I have retrieved all the ashes of the 100,000 heroes who remained in Jin. I have thus fulfilled my mission."
Ye Ru solemnly bowed to the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom, a smile spreading across his face, and said.
"Good, good, good!"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom uttered three "good"s, demonstrating his excitement.
After all, this matter had been on his mind for many years, and now he could finally let it go.
"Tell the people below that tomorrow I will hold a grand national banquet to welcome our heroes home!"
Immediately, the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom told Minister Wen, "..."
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. General Xingjian was a man who did not care about fame or fortune during his lifetime. Such extravagance and waste would be contrary to his principles."
At this moment, Zuo Lian hurriedly knelt down and said.
"Oh?"
A mocking smile appeared on Wen Xiang's lips; he knew perfectly well what Zuo Xiang was thinking.
If this matter is brought to light, then the Emperor will have the opportunity to reward Ye Ru, which would be a good thing for Ye Ru, but a threat to the Left Prime Minister.
Because Ye Ru has now grown up and may even be able to replace me as the next Minister of Literature.
This is exactly what the Left Prime Minister least wants to see.
Therefore, he needs to do everything in his power to prevent anything that could benefit Ye Ru's growth from happening.
"Prime Minister, in the past, no matter what the matter was, you would always request His Majesty to grant a general amnesty. Why can't you do it now?"
Wen Xiang looked at Zuo Xiang with a smile, and said with a hint of sarcasm.
“Times have changed. General Xingjian cared for the people and shared life and death with his soldiers. He even ignored the Emperor’s rewards. Wouldn’t this make General Xingjian feel disheartened?”
The Left Prime Minister shook his head, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes, before he smiled and said.
"No need, my mind is made up."
The Emperor of Yanhuang shook his head, then said decisively that he needed to develop his strength to fight against the Left Prime Minister's faction; otherwise, he would be sidelined by the Left Prime Minister's people sooner or later.
Although Ye Ru was not interested in an official career, the other party could not refuse the benefits he was offering.
These benefits are that Ye Ru can help him at crucial moments.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I shall take my leave."
Wen Xiang glanced at Ye Ru, then at Zuo Xiang, before slowly leaving the place.
"Then this humble subject will take his leave."
The Left Prime Minister left without a trace of emotion.
"Chief Ye, you've had a long journey. Mr. Zhang Dong and Mr. Zhang Zhi, you've also had a long journey."
Watching the Left Prime Minister leave, the Emperor of Yanhuang bowed to the crowd again and said.
"It's not hard work. It's our honor to have our Yanhuang soldiers return."
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Zhang Dong and Zhang Zhi quickly replied.
"Who are these gentlemen?"
"I forgot to introduce you, Your Majesty. These are the people we met on the road: Long Hai from the Dragon Clan, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong from the Jiaolong Clan, and Qian Yu."
Ye Ru introduced them one by one to His Majesty of the Yanhuang Kingdom.
"From the dragon race?"
The Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom was taken aback, then bowed to Long Hai and the others.
"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom."
Nodding, the Emperor of Yanhuang waved his hand and said:
"You have come from afar and have had a long journey. Give the order to prepare several excellent rooms. If there is any inadequacy in hospitality, it will be dealt with according to the law!"
"Yes!"
Several people then arrived and led Long Hai and the others away, leaving only Ye Ru and the others behind.
"Chief Ye, come with me and tell me about the dangers of this action."
After a moment's hesitation, the Emperor of Yanhuang Kingdom quickly led Ye Ru into the main hall.