Yi Qingyu pressed harder: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Yi Jinyi pressed his slender fingers tightly against his brow as he leaned on the exquisite dragon table.
Not long ago, Yi Jinyi held a morning court session. As usual, Eunuch Li read out his farewell speech, and all the ministers stood up and brushed the dust off their bodies. However, some people behaved differently.
"Your Majesty, could you please wait for a moment? I have something to report!" Yi Qingyu stood out from the row of court officials and saluted.
All the ministers booed when they saw him, because he was the Ninth Prince.
"I have something to tell you, Your Majesty. Please listen to me."
Yi Jinyi's heart skipped a beat. Yi Qingyu was his uncle and the late emperor's brother, but after he came to the throne, he had always been ambitious. Yi Jinyi already knew his thoughts very well.
It was definitely not a good thing that he had reported at this juncture, after all, because he had just received news that Chuzhou was flooded and officials were urgently needed to provide disaster relief.
Yi Qingyu controls most of the government, so it is only natural for him to ask for a memorial. Yi Jinyi has no choice but to give him face in public, so he said, "My dear minister, please make a memorial if you have anything to say."
Yi Qingyu raised his lips slightly, then knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the flood in Chuzhou is imminent. As a king, you cannot sit idly by and watch. You must select capable ministers. Among all the ministers, the one who can achieve such a victory must be Lord Mo Yumo."
As soon as he heard Mo Yu's name, Yi Jinyi suddenly felt angry for some reason. This was clearly a sinister move as he did not want Mo Yu to interfere in the upcoming imperial examination. Before he could react, Yi Qingyu continued, "The emperor has seen the Marquis's strength from his previous performance in the court. The flood in Chuzhou is definitely something the Marquis can handle easily!"
"Oh? Why do you think a mere marquis can handle the flood in Xuzhou? After all, there are many talented people in our dynasty. Wouldn't it be irresponsible to the people if we rashly hand it over to him?"
Yi Jinyi naturally didn't want to do that.
Unexpectedly, Yi Qingyu smiled lightly, bowed his hands and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is wrong. So there are many talented people in our dynasty, but they all have their own places to govern, some of which are even the top residences of our dynasty. Moreover, as a minister, if you don't work for the emperor and don't serve the people, aren't you an idler?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers underground began to discuss the matter.
"Yes, Your Majesty is right!"
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Yi Qingyu pressed the situation step by step. He slowly took two steps forward and spoke again.
"I dare to say that even if Your Majesty blames me, I will make it clear today. As Your Majesty's subject, shouldn't you put the world and Your Majesty first? If you are greedy and selfish, wouldn't it be a joke if it gets out? If Your Majesty is incompetent in governance, where is the dignity of our Tianyu Kingdom?"
"presumptuous!"
Yi Jinyi was so angry that he immediately stood up from the dragon throne. He didn't expect that Yi Qingyu could ignore such pressure from the court.
Before he could get angry, Yi Qingyu was the first to kneel on the ground, followed by the other ministers, not giving Yi Jinyi any chance to condemn him.
"What are you doing!?"
"Your Majesty, please think twice. Do not destroy the reputation of our Tianyu Kingdom because of a minister!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
The situation was out of control, unfortunately, Mo Yu did not attend the court today, otherwise he could have suppressed Yi Qingyu. Most of the court officials agreed that Mo Yu should go. From this, we can see how deeply Yi Qingyu's power has penetrated into the Tianyu Kingdom.
Today's events were arranged by Yi Qingyu long ago, so how could Mo Yu have the opportunity to fight back
Yi Qingyu lowered his head and smiled sinisterly, Mo Yu, if you leave Beijing, don't even think about coming back alive.
In the marquis's mansion, Mo Yu finished his work in just one morning. He was holding a branch of peach blossoms picked from the tree in his hand. Just as he put his nose close to it to smell it, suddenly, the branch broke in the middle as if it had a premonition.
"Oh, so you are so disrespectful!"
An urgent report came from outside the door. Mo Yu threw the broken flower branch aside, looked at the anxious guard, and said gently: "Don't be anxious, talk slowly."
The guard finally recovered and said, "It's Eunuch Li who is here."
At this time, a smiling voice came: "My Lord, congratulations, you will be given an important position soon!"
Mo Yu chuckled and said, "I wonder what Eunuch Li means by saying this?"
Eunuch Li did not say much. He took out a golden summons from his bosom and said, "The imperial edict has arrived!"
Mo Yu naturally did not dare to neglect the imperial edict. The moment Eunuch Li shouted, he immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I will obey your order."
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, hereby proclaims that you have assisted me in governing state affairs, and I hereby bestow upon you ten thousand pieces of silk and silk. In addition, I hope you can assist me in tackling the flood in Xuzhou, as this is a matter of national importance and cannot be delayed!"
Mo Yu frowned. He was actually asked to go and deal with the flood in Xuzhou. "Your humble servant has received the order."
When the two of them approached, Eunuch Li whispered, "My Lord, the Emperor wants you to enter the palace."
Eunuch Li also knew that the emperor trusted Marquis Weiwu very much, so he didn't mind trying to flatter him: "This matter was brought up by the Ninth Prince."
Mo Yu showed an expression that said "as expected".
He hasn't thought much about this matter, but if he leaves, everything he has done before will change drastically.
In secret, a masked man in black jumped down from the tree and left the Weiwuhou Mansion quietly...
"Master, why did you let a nearly useless marquis take charge of flood control?"
In the darkness, a familiar figure was called, and the men that Yi Qingyu had been investigating knelt behind him.
"That's not something you should ask. Just do your own thing."
The men were frightened and broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly retreated.
Yi Qingyu sneered, he knew very well that Mo Yu and the emperor wanted to bring him down, and now that Mo Yu was in a high position, how could he disappear so easily
After what happened with Zhadu, this Mo Yu didn't seem as inexperienced as the rumors said. He also wanted to see how capable this curious man was. But now he felt that if he continued, he would be threatened. There was only one outcome for those who posed a threat to him, and that was death!
The current flood in Chuzhou is a good opportunity!
Thinking of this, Yi Qingyu took out a jade pendant from his waist, which was engraved with delicate crane patterns.
In Tianyu Kingdom, the emperor, the supreme ruler, uses carvings of dragons and phoenixes. The civil and military officials below him, princes use blue and white tigers, while marquises use cranes.
Yi Qingyu held the jade pendant high up and gently rubbed it twice with her hands. The jade pendant gently turned along with the frequency of her hand. Yi Qingyu looked at the turning jade pendant thoughtfully.