Chapter 257 Agreement

Chu Xuanyi's eyes were attentive: "Even in Dongling, no one dares to take the words of the high priest as nothing."

Rong Yu remained silent, seemingly disdainful.

"The Prince Regent is indeed aloof and arrogant." Chu Xuanyi smiled lightly, "I just don't know if you can still be so arrogant when you get to Dongling."

Rong Yu's voice was indifferent: "You can wait and see."

Chu Xuanyi was silent.

This is the first time since he has grown up that he feels that chatting with others is extremely laborious. He chats to death. How can he continue the next topic?

Chu Xuanyi picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea without saying a word: "To be honest, I don't think the high priest's words will have any impact on you, but there is something I want to ask you for help."

Rong Yu said: "You can help, but you need to pay a price."

Chu Xuanyi's mouth twitched and he couldn't help but said: "Princess Feng has just returned to Dongling. She is weak and needs the support of all the major families. I thought you would be happy to see someone asking you for help at this time."

Although the so-called destiny of the emperor was decided jointly by the emperor and the priesthood, Nan Xi had always lived in the Great Zhou Dynasty and had never been familiar with Dongling. Even if she returns to the throne or ascends the throne, she will need the support of the major families—— It depends on whether she will be a puppet queen or an emperor with real power in the future.

So it’s important to win people’s hearts.

"The king is indeed happy to see someone asking for her help, but this does not mean that the help is in vain." Rong Yu's eyes were calm, "It is natural for a minister to be loyal to the emperor, and you cannot presume that the emperor is loyal to the family."

Chu Xuanyi was speechless for a moment, and then said: "Isn't the regent also a minister of the emperor? But I haven't seen how loyal you are to the Emperor of Zhou."

"My king's situation is different from yours, and we cannot generalize." After the tea in the tea cup was finished, Rong Yu poured another cup, "Rong Chuyun and I belong to the same royal family, and I am willing to support him if he takes the throne." It’s the emperor. If I don’t want to support him, he is a deposed emperor.”

Chu Xuanyi frowned silently.

"As a direct descendant of the royal family, even if I have the idea of ​​proclaiming myself emperor, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty would not dare to disagree." Rong Yu raised his eyes, "Does your Chu family have the courage to proclaim yourself emperor?"

Chu Xuanyi: "..."

"Do other families in Dongling have such confidence?"

Chu Xuanyi: "..."

"Or do you think that since the Queen is the emperor, she will always need the support of your major families?" Rong Yu's voice was as cold as ice. "If the family is disloyal, I can make them disappear."

Chu Xuanyi's hand holding the tea cup shook, and his expression changed: "I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"It's not difficult." Rong Yu closed his eyes and drank tea, "There are so many masters in Jiuxiao Pavilion, they just wiped out the door a few times."

Chu Xuanyi said coldly: "This will cause great chaos in Dongling, and the people will not be able to live in peace..."

"What does it have to do with me?"

Chu Xuanyi was suffocated: "What did you say?"

"What does the chaos in Dongling have to do with me?" Rong Yu's eyes were cold, "Even if the people of Dongling are dead, what does it have to do with me?"

Chu Xuanyi's expression was as cold as a frozen stone sculpture. He didn't respond for a long time. He just looked at Rong Yu for a moment, as if he was judging whether he was sincere or false, whether to scare him or to scare him. Seriously think so.

But when he looked around, he only saw a face that was as handsome as an immortal but as cold as the god of death, as if to tell him that he was the one to make the rules in this world, and no one else had even the slightest room to bargain.

He couldn't help but hold the tea cup tightly and said calmly: "Is the prince really so decisive?"

Rong Yu put down the tea cup and said in a calm tone: "If there is nothing else, I will forgive you for not accompanying me anymore." After saying that, he stood up and left.

He has to spend time with his beloved concubine and has no time to chat with boring people here.

"Your Majesty, wait." Chu Xuanyi had no choice but to give in, "I do have something to ask Princess Feng for help."

Rong Yu was silent for a moment, then sat down again with an expressionless expression.

"About my sister Hong Yi and Fu Chen's marriage." Chu Xuanyi said calmly, "Everyone says that in matters of marriage, one must follow the orders of parents and the matchmaker. Although Fu Chen and Hong Yi have an engagement, Princess Jing has plans to break off the engagement. I mean, my sister likes Fuchen, and Fuchen has also decided that Hongyi will not marry her. If this matter really gets serious after returning to Dongling, it will not look good on both families. "

"This is their own business." Rong Yu said, "As a man, if you can't even make the decision about your own marriage, it's best not to marry a wife."

Chu Xuanyi's face turned green, but he still restrained himself: "Fu Chen's attitude is very firm, but if the two families are at loggerheads over a marriage, it will not be good after all."

"So you let Xi'er be the villain?"

Chu Xuanyi denied: "Instead of being a villain, she is about to become the Queen of Dongling. Things that can be solved with a decree will also get the gratitude of Hongyi and Fuchen. Why not do something like this that has the best of both worlds?"

After a pause, he said: "Sooner or later, the power of Prince Jing's palace will be in vain. The Chu family is also in red and holds military power. As long as the two of them are loyal to the queen, your beloved concubine will gain the first batch of loyal ministers as soon as she returns to Dongling. The throne of Jiangshan is half stable, and with a strong husband like you as your assistant, I believe Dongling will soon be yours."

Rong Yu sighed slightly and said in a deep tone, "You spare no effort to consider them."

A trace of sneer flashed across Henry Chu's face, "It's not entirely for them."

"It's more for the Chu family." Rong Yu saw it clearly. "The marriage between the Chu family and the Prince Jing's Mansion is a powerful alliance. At the same time, the Chu family has become a royal relative. The most impressive rule of the Dongling Priest Hall is that royal family members cannot kill each other, otherwise they will be punished by the gods."

The biggest restriction of this rule is that the emperor cannot kill his brothers and sisters, nephews and relatives indiscriminately-unless they commit an unforgivable crime. Therefore, it also ensures the prosperity of the Xuanyuan royal family for nearly a thousand years. The bloodline has multiplied and the roots are deep. No matter how powerful the major families are, they cannot easily control the imperial power unless the emperor himself commits suicide or is incompetent and cuts off the fate of the clan.

With such a rule, many noble ladies don't have to worry about marrying into the royal family because their husbands are feared by the king and will cause them to be killed, which adds a layer of protection for the prosperity of the family.

This is also the reason why Chu Xuanyi wants his sister to marry Fuchen.

The Chu family is a wealthy family, and military power has always been the most sensitive thing for the king. Only by marrying into the royal family can we ensure that Chu Hongyi is truly "submitted" to the imperial power, and at the same time declare the loyalty of the Chu family, and completely dispel the fear of the future emperor.

But Chu Xuanyi underestimated Rong Yu's ability to see through people's hearts. After his thoughts were exposed, he fell into silence for a long time before nodding: "If the prince feels it is inappropriate-"

"I didn't say it was inappropriate." Rong Yu said in a light tone, "The king agrees to your request."