met free Chapter 784 [Under the Brocade 80]
Chapter 784 [Under the Brocade 80]
After careful consideration, Lu Ting realized that Wu Shouxu's presentation of the white deer was the work of Lu Yi.
Lu Yi couldn't help but sigh and confided to his father with great emotion: "Yu Dayong and I fought bravely on the battlefield, but in the end we were impeached by others. It was really unfair! I just gave some pointers." His words were full of resentment.
Hearing this, Lu Ting hurriedly advised Lu Yi not to get too involved in it, so as not to get into trouble, and it was better to stay out of it. However, Lu Yi disagreed with this. He looked into the distance with a firm gaze, as if he had made up his mind to investigate the matter to the end.
At this moment, the father and son ran into Yan Shifan. Yan Shifan said to Lu Yi with arrogance: "Mr. Lu, you must investigate the Huang Yu case as soon as possible and send the case file to the Dali Temple. Otherwise, if you delay any further, I'm afraid my two sons will not be able to help but go and bother His Majesty." After saying that, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible sneer.
Lu Yi and Lu Ting knew that Yan Shifan had come with bad intentions, but they could only pretend to be calm and agree to it. After Yan Shifan left, Lu Ting said to Lu Yi with a serious face: "As long as I am here, I will be fair and just, and I will only speak out when there is some real evidence."
It was a sunny day with a gentle breeze. The emperor led a group of civil and military officials to admire the extremely rare white deer with great interest. Lu Yi quietly walked to Lan Qingxuan's side and whispered, "Today's matter is very serious. You must be careful." Lan Qingxuan nodded in understanding, indicating that he would not let him down.
When the emperor and the ministers came to the white deer, an amazing scene appeared. The white deer seemed to understand human nature and obeyed Lan Qingxuan's orders, either bowing its head or jumping happily.
The emperor was delighted when he saw this and laughed heartily. The ministers naturally flattered him and tried their best to please him.
Seeing this, Yan Shifan's eyes turned, and he stepped forward to ask His Majesty to write a plaque to name the white deer. Yan Song, who was standing by, took the opportunity to say, "In my opinion, the word 'Yunlong' is the most appropriate. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
The emperor readily agreed and immediately wrote the two words "Yunlong" with his brush.
For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene was extremely warm and everyone was immersed in joy and peace.
However, the two simple words "Gao Xun" were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up a thousand waves and triggering a fierce debate between Yan Shifan and another adult. They each held their own opinions and refused to give in to each other, and for a while, the court was filled with a tense atmosphere.
At this moment, the emperor, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. He turned his gaze to Lord Xu beside him and asked him if he had a better name to choose from.
Lord Xu thought for a moment, then bowed and said in a steady voice: "I think the word 'Gao Xun' is very good. It has both the meaning of being lofty and the spirit of pursuing truth." Hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.
In the court, Lu Ting always maintained a neutral attitude. He did not want to offend either party in the dispute. After all, the officialdom was like a battlefield, and the slightest mistake could lead to disaster.
After weighing the pros and cons, the emperor finally made the decision to adopt the two words "Gao Xun" proposed by Lord Xu as the new name or title.
At the same time, on the other side, Yuan Jinxia woke up slowly, but couldn't find the uniform she usually wore.
Just as she was wondering, Aunt Yuan came in from outside and told her that she had asked for leave from the government office for her. She handed her a new set of clothes and asked her to change quickly. She said she was going to take her to meet someone - the third son of the Yi family, who was the blind date that Aunt Yuan had carefully selected for Yuan Jinxia.
Upon hearing the news, Yuan Jinxia felt overwhelmed and complained bitterly. She quickly racked her brains and tried to find various reasons to avoid the blind date.
But no matter what she said, Aunt Yuan remained unmoved and insisted that she must go to the appointment. Later, Aunt Yuan even resorted to self-torture and pretended to be sick to force Yuan Jinxia to obey.
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Yuan Jinxia reluctantly nodded and agreed. So, Aunt Yuan happily took Yuan Jinxia to a bustling restaurant to meet the third son of the Yi family who had been waiting there.
After a few simple greetings, Aunt Yuan found an excuse and left in a hurry. Before leaving, she did not forget to lower her voice and repeatedly reminded Yuan Jinxia to smile without showing her teeth and show the demeanor of a lady from a noble family.
As soon as Aunt Yuan left, Yuan Jinxia immediately forgot her instructions and returned to her usual carefree and unconcerned self in a blink of an eye.
She picked up the chopsticks without any hesitation and started to eat the delicious food on the table like a whirlwind, completely disregarding her image and eating until her mouth was full of oil.
The third son of the Yi family, who was sitting opposite, tried hard to hold back his anger at first, but after seeing Yuan Jinxia's rude behavior, he finally couldn't bear it anymore. He put down the wine glass in his hand, cleared his throat, and began to talk to Yuan Jinxia incessantly about the so-called women's virtues.
The emperor suddenly proposed to build a grand Taoist temple. Once the news came out, the court was immediately divided into two distinct factions.
One group firmly supported the emperor's idea, believing that this move would help promote Taoist culture and pray for peace and prosperity for the country; while the other group strongly opposed it on the grounds that it would be a waste of money and time.
Faced with the fierce debate among his ministers, the emperor was unable to make a decision for a while, and finally had to ask the powerful official Yan Shifan for his opinion.
Yan Shifan was well aware of the sensitivity of the matter. After pondering for a moment, he carefully reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, building such a magnificent Taoist temple is a huge project, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources. In my opinion, I am afraid we have to wait until after the first month of the year for all preparations to be ready, and it will not be too late to start construction then." However, the emperor seemed to have made up his mind and insisted on starting construction immediately.
At the same time, after careful investigation and site selection, Lan Qingxuan finally chose a Feng Shui site for the upcoming construction of the Zhanxing Temple.
When this news reached the emperor's ears, he, who was originally immersed in the beautiful vision of building a Taoist temple, suddenly frowned as if he remembered something important.
It turned out that he realized that the national treasury was empty and there was no money to support the huge project. So the question is, where did the money that should have been in the national treasury go? And who did it end up in?
On the other hand, Lu Yi found Lord Xu and told him frankly that he actually had the same heart as Lord Xu to punish evil and eliminate evil. Otherwise, he would never recommend a talent like Lan Qingxuan to Lord Xu.
After hearing this, Lord Xu couldn't help but feel puzzled, because it was well known that the Lu family had never been involved in party disputes, and Lu Ting had always maintained a good relationship with the Yan family. So why did Lu Yi take the risk of getting involved in this political vortex this time?
Lu Yi took a deep breath and said slowly: "My father's position does not represent my opinion. Although I know clearly that if this operation fails, it may very likely lead to a devastating disaster for our entire Lu family. But even so, I am still willing to give it a try!" Lord Xu stared at Lu Yi's firm eyes, secretly admiring the courage and determination of this young man.
Then, the topic of the two naturally turned to the matter of Zhanxing Temple. Lord Xu lowered his voice and said to Lu Yi: "As far as I know, the emperor intends to let the Yan family contribute part of the funds to build this Taoist temple. This shows that the emperor has begun to be wary of the Yan family. However, if you want to completely eradicate the deep-rooted Yan family, I am afraid there is still a long and difficult road to go..."