klisemfg Chapter 1179 Cultivating both literary and martial skills, embracing both virtue and propriety
Chapter 1179 Cultivating both literary and martial skills, embracing both virtue and propriety
While Minglang was eating wontons in another city, Liang Chongyue was in the palace facing Jiang Jiaoyun kneeling in front of her. How come she never knew this child was so stubborn?
Liang Chongyue: "I know everything. You can go back now. I will handle the rest."
Liang Chongyue waved his hand, signaling Jiang Jiaoyun to step back, but Jiang Jiaoyun remained kneeling on the floor of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
He refused to get up.
Jiang Jiaoyun: "Before I left the capital, I was directly under the Ministry of Personnel. The crimes of officials are within my jurisdiction. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to put on my court robes again and to investigate the crimes committed by the Yun family."
Liang Chongyue casually placed the jade pendant she had been playing with on the dragon table and looked at Jiang Jiaoyun.
Liang Chongyue: "Do you know why Minglang asked you to come back?"
Minglang brought Jiang Jiaoyun back to protect her and prevent her from getting involved in the Yun family's affairs.
As a result, as soon as the girl returned, she was reinstated to her original position and sent to thoroughly investigate the Yun family while wearing the official robes of the Ministry of Personnel.
Liang Chongyue didn't care too much; these were matters between children, and the children could decide for themselves.
Jiang Jiaoyun knelt in the Hall of Mental Cultivation and crawled a few steps toward His Majesty:
"Your Majesty's good intentions are appreciated. When I agreed, I shared the same thoughts as Your Majesty. However, I have thought a lot along the way. The Yun family is my mother's maternal clan. I can escape for a while, but I can't escape forever. It would be better to settle things with them in my hands."
Liang Chongyue always knew who was the most mature among Minglang's companions: Jiang Jiaoyun was exactly like the young Prime Minister Jiang.
That's why she could feel at ease letting them go out and travel, to see the vast landscape of the Great Xia Dynasty.
"To put an end to this is easy for you to say. Do you want to suffer eternal infamy like I have?"
The crime of patricide is still etched in history books for Liang Chongyue, and her path to power was not honorable.
A thousand years later, if the history of the Great Xia Dynasty has not disappeared in the long river of history...
She will inevitably be the subject of debate among future generations.
She was the emperor, and she didn't care about what happened after her death, but Jiang Jiaoyun was not.
She has a long life ahead of her, and she shouldn't get involved in these things unless absolutely necessary.
This is not good for her future career as an official.
After a moment of silence following His Majesty's words, Jiang Jiaoyun slowly raised her head, her gaze fixed firmly on His Majesty:
“Every year, countless outstanding talents emerge from the spring imperial examinations in the Great Xia Dynasty. My life has been smooth sailing. If I were to be impeached for this matter, it wouldn’t matter. Even if I were to fall, there would still be thousands upon thousands of ambitious young people behind me.”
We cannot let these young people be disheartened because of what happened to the Yun family.
Today I can bear the scorn of ten thousand men, and tomorrow I will bear the infamy of a thousand ages.
I humbly request Your Majesty's permission to reinstate me to my former position and to thoroughly investigate the Yun family.
Jiang Jiaoyun's eyes were resolute, showing a determination to get to the bottom of this matter.
Liang Chongyue looked at her, took out a blank imperial edict from under the dragon desk, and finally asked Jiang Jiaoyun one more question:
"Are you sure that once I write this imperial edict, you will have no chance to regret it? Afterwards, everyone in the capital will know that the next successor of the Jiang family is a heartless person."
Only then did Jiang Jiaoyun's face light up with a relieved and bright smile:
"I believe that when Your Majesty fought your way back to the capital, you must have considered all the consequences, yet you remained true to your original intentions. I am the same."
Liang Chongyue said nothing more and began to write on the imperial edict.
After she stamped the jade seal on it, watching Jiang Jiaoyun's departing figure, Liang Chongyue kicked the system that was patting on the ground.
“I remember I didn’t think as much as she did back then.”
The system blocked the host's kick with its leg:
"Of course, the host was thinking about slaying dragons, seizing power, and dominating the world back then."
No one thinks as much as Jiang Jiaoyun.
Liang Chongyue kicked hard, making the system shout.
Liang Chongyue: "What nonsense are you spouting? Back then, I had no choice. The knife was at my throat, and no matter how I extended or retracted it, it was still going to be a fatal blow. So I had to take a gamble."
The system chuckled awkwardly, flipped over, and tucked in its soft belly.
It only left the host with a round, chubby back view.
It was too embarrassed to mention its host's glorious achievements back then. Just standing on the city wall, it was enough to scare its own younger brother so badly that he was seriously injured.
I really don't know who's so fearless as to put a knife to her neck.
It must be because it feels like it has lived too long.
When Jiang Jiaoyun arrived at the Yun family with the imperial edict, the Yun family was completely unaware of it.
He was pleasantly surprised to see her arrive in her official robes and welcomed her inside.
The family dinner was prepared quickly.
The head of this branch of the Yun family in the capital is named Yun Song.
Yun Song had Jiang Jiaoyun sit beside him and personally poured her wine.
"Why is Jiaoyun back so soon? I didn't hear any news about Her Highness the Crown Princess returning to the capital."
Yun Song tentatively inquired about the Crown Princess from Jiang Jiaoyun.
Jiang Jiaoyun: "I have official business to attend to, so I'll return to the capital first. Her Highness is still out of town."
Yun Song suddenly realized and turned his admiring gaze to Jiang Jiaoyun.
"I originally thought you were just accompanying His Highness on his travels. I didn't expect you to have official duties to attend to. Good, good. With you in charge of the Jiang and Yun families, we old folks will have nothing to worry about after we pass away."
The image Jiang Jiaoyun is looking at shows her maternal grandfather, whom she held high when she was a child.
Her maternal grandfather had said these words to her when she was a child, even though at that time she was just a child who had only been studying with His Highness for two years.
Her grandfather and maternal grandfather entrusted the future of the Jiang and Yun families entirely to her shoulders.
It seemed as if she was absolutely certain that she would succeed.
Fortunately, she hasn't disappointed either of the two families over the years.
Just as she was working hard to improve herself, the Yun family gave her a huge surprise.
Jiang Jiaoyun first toasted her maternal grandfather with three cups of wine.
Seeing that things were not going well, Yun Song's smile faded.
Thinking about the official business Jiang Jiaoyun mentioned and the court dress she was wearing, Yun Song had a strange bad feeling.
Since Jiang Jiaoyun accompanied the Crown Princess on her travels outside the palace, a new person has taken her place in the Ministry of Personnel.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't be here wearing court attire.
She missed today's morning court session.
They even escorted such a large group of people back to Beijing. At this point, even if they wanted to go home, they should have gone back to the Chiang family first.
She arrived at the Yun family dressed in court attire.
Yun Song's expression grew increasingly grim as he thought about it.
“Grandfather, Jiaoyun still remembers the education you gave me when I was a child: to cultivate both literary and martial arts skills, and to cultivate both virtue and propriety. I have never forgotten it all these years.”
The phrase "cultivating both literary and martial skills, embracing both virtue and propriety" immediately made Yun Song understand.
"Good boy, just say what you want to say. There's no need for such formalities between us."
Yun Song put down his wine glass, and in his aged but clear eyes, he saw only the figure of Jiang Jiaoyun.