lcionline Chapter 304 Stopping the Rumors
Chapter 304 Stopping the Rumors
"Your Majesty, news has arrived from Luoyang!"
As Feng Yang approached the steps of the waterside pavilion, he spoke softly, afraid of disturbing the noble and aloof Emperor Bei, who was leisurely painting in the pavilion.
His voice reached the young emperor's ears on the cool breeze. The black figure paused slightly, his sleeves, emblazoned with golden auspicious clouds, momentarily stopping in the air before continuing to flutter gently in the passing breeze.
"read."
A low, indifferent tone came through.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Feng Yang then opened the small note and read it clearly, "If the matter is resolved, the minor injury will be nothing to worry about."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold, unpredictable glint flashed in Di Beizun's deep, calm eyes. He said indifferently, "Hmm, have them carry out the plan. Go down."
"Yes, Your Majesty! By the way, Your Majesty, the Princess has been waiting outside all afternoon. Are you really not going to see her?"
Feng Yang braced himself and cautiously looked at Di Beizun, his voice very low.
Princess Di Yuanyun has been waiting since noon, seemingly for something important, but His Majesty has refused to let her in, which is quite puzzling.
His Majesty never gives any woman a kind look. Now everyone in the Great Zhou knows that His Majesty absolutely despises women. A few days ago, the daughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel performed a dance at the festive banquet and touched the hem of His Majesty's robe. She was immediately slapped by His Majesty and has now been coldly exiled by His Majesty to the royal Buddhist temple to be shaved and become a nun. With the wrath of the Emperor, even the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel has been directly demoted.
His Majesty has been very unpredictable lately. When he's in a bad mood, he doesn't even give face to the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess. The Empress Dowager came yesterday, but His Majesty didn't even see her. Now that the Eldest Princess has come, it's probably because of this matter.
However, there seems to be one person who is quite special. His Majesty has never been seen to be furious with her, even though she often angered him.
"Let her in."
After a long while, Di Beizun calmly said this sentence.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Feng Yang breathed a sigh of relief and slowly retreated.
A moment later, Yuan Yun hurried towards the pavilion, and stopped behind Di Beizun as soon as she entered.
"If it's because of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, you can go back now."
Before Yuan Yun could speak, Di Beizun's cold voice came over.
Yuan Yun felt a headache coming on. She raised her hand to rub her forehead and explained, "Your Majesty, I truly didn't know about this matter, and I didn't come here to plead for them. However, this approach doesn't seem to be a solution. You can't refuse to take concubines. Even if they're willing to compromise now, you can't suppress them. You don't know what the entire capital is saying about you, the emperor! The Empress Dowager is so anxious that she comes to my palace every day to ask me to act as her intermediary. Can't you be a little more understanding? Otherwise, you can handle things with the Empress Dowager yourself!"
"How should I put it?"
Emperor Beizun said indifferently.
This nonchalant attitude gave Yuan Yun a splitting headache, so she couldn't help but raise her voice and reply, "They say you're gay, they say you're impotent! The dignified emperor of the Great Zhou is being talked about like this, and you really don't care?"
"Somebody come!"
No sooner had Di Yuanyun finished speaking than Di Beizun's cold voice rang out.
"His Majesty!"
The guards outside the pavilion immediately stepped forward.
"By imperial decree, anyone who dares to speak ill of me behind my back shall have their head chopped off and be torn to pieces!"
Di Beizun gave the order with a cold and ruthless tone. His cold and beautiful face was full of gloom, and his calm eyes were filled with a terrifying killing intent. His violent and murderous appearance made even Yuan Yun startled.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
The guard quickly obeyed and withdrew.
"Your Majesty, you..."
Yuan Yun was so shocked she couldn't speak, her face filled with astonishment. After a long while, she took a breath and said, "Your Majesty, what are you doing? Have you forgotten what the Grand Tutor taught you? How could you use such methods..."
"Otherwise, what do you think I should do? They're just talking about me for no reason. As long as it gives me some peace and quiet, killing hundreds of thousands is nothing! Anyone who dares to use this to mess with me, I won't hesitate to take their head!"
As Di Beizun spoke in a sinister tone, a black storm gathered in his unfathomable eyes, a sign that he was about to unleash his fury!
Di Yuanyun stared in astonishment at Di Beizun, the noble and aloof Emperor Bei, the supreme ruler of their Great Zhou. In her memory, Di Beizun was always calm, indifferent, and reserved, but now he had lost his composure so drastically, completely disregarding the consequences and directly using his imperial power to suppress the pressure of public opinion with tyrannical means. This was the first time she had ever witnessed such a thunderous outburst of rage.
"You're really... insane!"
Yuan Yun tried to call the guard back, but he had already disappeared without a trace.
"Even if you want to stop these rumors, shouldn't you think of a reliable way? They are all unarmed citizens of my Great Zhou. Who wouldn't have something to talk about? Don't forget, you are now the wise and benevolent Emperor of the Northern Zhou!"
After taking several deep breaths to steady herself, Yuan Yun calmed herself down and spoke.
"The most direct and quickest way to stop rumors is just this. I have been fighting on the battlefield for many years and commanding millions of troops. How could I not stop a bunch of lowly people who spread rumors at will? Do you think I care about being wise or not? Once my iron cavalry sweeps across the whole world, they will naturally think that I am wise!"
His handsome, aloof face was filled with a violent, murderous aura. He angrily threw down the pen in his hand, turned around abruptly, and walked down the stairs without looking back.
What a terrible temper!
Di Yuanyun watched the handsome and upright figure gradually disappear into the afterglow, and could only smile bitterly. He couldn't help but shout at the figure, "Otherwise, you can just tell Sikong Jin to come back to Da Zhou with you. As long as you speak up, Da Yong will not dare to disrespect you. Otherwise, they will just send troops. It's only a matter of time!"
Emperor Beizun was suddenly taken aback, a bleak smile creeping across his noble and aloof face. "If she had been willing to come back with me, do you think I would have come to this? I would have preferred to kill her!"
Hearing those words, Yuan Yun was startled again. Seeing his angry and aggrieved expression, she couldn't believe that there was anything in the world that could make him so distressed!