It was the fourth day of August in the ninth year of Emperor Chongming.

Kyoto, the imperial city.

Jia Yun and his party were ordered to raise funds in Jiangnan. After one month, they returned to Beijing to resume their duties.

Leaving behind his personal followers, King Zhongshun and Jia Yun went straight to the imperial city.

Huangmen had been waiting in front of the palace gate for a long time, leading Jia Yun and others to Wuying Hall.

In the Wuying Hall, King Zhongshun and Jia Yun were led into the hall. After paying homage to the imperial case, they stood honestly before their highness.

Emperor Chongming exchanged passionate words with King Zhongshun, then looked at Jia Yun and said indifferently: "Your matter has been reported to the eighth brother. The errand in the south was done well. He helped to raise funds within a few days of arriving in Yangzhou.

Silver grain is really good."

Jia Yun respectfully replied: "It's all thanks to His Majesty's divine power. Your Majesty commanded me well, and I just took advantage of the situation. If not, how could others know who I am?"

Emperor Chongming said "Yes" and said: "It would be better if you have this understanding. As the emperor, I reward merit and punish demerit. Since you have made merit, you should be rewarded. Can you ask for anything?"

Jia Yun shook his head and said seriously: "Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness.

I am satisfied that I can share some of His Majesty's worries this time, and I dare not say anything else."

Emperor Chongming sneered when he heard this and said: "Since I came to the throne, I have been as ignorant as you. The more people say this, the more they want in the end. Since thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness, I am like

If you don’t reward me, won’t you have resentment in your heart?”

Jia Yun's heart skipped a beat, as if his flattery was slapped on the horse's face. He said that he had noticed that Emperor Chongming was indifferent, so something might have happened.

"I don't dare." Faced with the emperor's question, Jia Yun knelt down and apologized.

"snort……"

Emperor Chongming snorted coldly and scolded: "If you don't learn to be serious, you will learn to flatter people. I don't lack people like you around me."

Listening to Emperor Chongming's words, it seems that the emperor is in a bad mood and has some criticisms of Jia Yun. In the past, Emperor Chongming would still benefit from Jia Yun's flattery, but now he reprimands him...

"Although I have the intention of flattery, this is what I have in mind. I was originally an unknown young general. I am fortunate to receive His Majesty's grace. I am entrusted with an important task. I am deeply grateful for the emperor's favor. I can only repay it by doing my best. Your Majesty's favor

." Jia Yun bowed and replied seriously.

It is true that Jia Yun meant to flatter him, but Jia Yun's words were just as he thought. Emperor Chongming not only gave him a lot of favors, but was also lenient to Jia Yun, so Jia Yun was naturally grateful.

Emperor Chongming looked as normal and said coldly: "You still have reason to kill the court ministers in the street and let the disaster victims into the city privately. There are countless memorials to impeach you in my court. How do you want me to deal with you?"

Jia Yun swallowed. It was reasonable for the officials to impeach him. If he offended those big bosses, those people would definitely use their connections to impeach Jia Yun.

However, this does not worry Jia Yun. After all, he is on an imperial mission and is well-founded.

On the other hand, Emperor Chongming seemed dissatisfied with his attitude.

"I know that I am guilty, please punish me." Jia Yun kowtowed.

Anyway, no matter what, the emperor got angry and knelt down to apologize first.

The eyes of King Zhongshun on the side were changing unpredictably. Based on his understanding of Emperor Chongming, how could he vigorously reprimand Jia Yun after his meritorious service? It seemed that something had happened that aroused Emperor Chongming's dissatisfaction.

Pursing his lips, King Zhongshun remained silent, quietly waiting for instructions.

Emperor Chongming ignored Jia Yun and asked, "Have you ever known anything about Duzhong?"

"What happened in Duzhong?" Jia Yun looked confused, not knowing what Emperor Chongming meant.

"Your Majesty, I and the prince will go to the palace for pilgrimage immediately after returning to the capital. I don't know what happened in the capital." Jia Yun bowed and replied.

As usual, the first priority when returning to the capital was to meet the emperor. After King Zhongshun and Jia Yun entered the capital, they went straight to the imperial city. They did not meet anyone else during this period, so naturally they would not get any news.

Emperor Chongming said "hmm" and said: "You have been expelled from the clan by the Duke's government, your name has been crossed out from the family tree, and your surname has been stripped away."

King Zhongshun, who stayed out of the matter, heard that Jia Yun was expelled from the imperial family. His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood why Emperor Chongming was dissatisfied with Jia Yun.

At the same time, I was also surprised by the way the government of the foreign country did it. If a son of a family with a strong connection with the saints did not provide for him well, he would be expelled from his family like this? It is really unfathomable.

Jia Yun was horrified when he heard this. He never expected that he would be expelled from the Jia family, which was really unexpected.

It's not that Jia Yun is greedy for his status as a son of the Duke's family, it's actually much better than he expected.

The reason why Jia Yun used Jia Ai to establish his power in Yangzhou was to frighten Yangzhou salt merchants and let these salt merchants know the pros and cons.

The second is to use this matter to express his attitude to the emperor and draw a line with the Jia family. After all, Jia Yun knows exactly how the Jia family will end up. Even if Jia Yun is a side branch, I am afraid there will be some changes. Earlier, Emperor Chongming

It would be to his own advantage to cut ties with the Jia family in front of him.

The third is to warn the people in the Jia family and let the people in the Jia family know Jia Yun's attitude, so as to prevent those people from wanting to take advantage of him at will.

Jia Yun knew that with his current status, it was impossible for the Jia Mansion to punish him severely. Who would have thought that the Jia Mansion would expel him, which was really an unexpected surprise.

"I am loyal to the king and have a clear conscience." Jia Yun said solemnly.

Emperor Chongming nodded when he heard this and said: "You are so loyal to the king, with a clear conscience, and can handle your errands with ease. I will not treat you badly. I have been running around for days and it has been hard work. I will recuperate for two days before coming back to work on my errands. Come on down."

Go and collect your reward."

"Yes..." Jia Yun bowed and accepted the order and left.

Since Emperor Chongming made such arrangements, he would not pursue Jia Yun to account, and he was probably giving him a beating.

No matter how favored he is, Jia Yun is still the most handsome boy in Kyoto.

After Jia Yun left, Emperor Chongming picked up the tea cups on the table, took a sip, and ordered: "Everyone, please step aside."

Gao Xian on the side looked as usual and hurriedly led the chamberlains and maids to leave. He knew that Emperor Chongming wanted to discuss secret matters with King Zhongshun. Even if Gao Xian was someone close to Emperor Chongming, he could not inquire at will.

Seeing this, King Zhongshun said in a low voice: "Brother, there is no need to worry. Jia Yun is loyal to the emperor, bold and careful, and he is also a capable minister. Even if he is removed from the family, the impact will not be big."

Now that we know the reason for Emperor Chongming's dissatisfaction, we can naturally feel relieved.

Emperor Chongming snorted coldly and said indifferently: "Do you believe this yourself?"

King Zhongshun smiled bitterly, as things had come to this, he could only comfort him, and there was no other way.

He knew that the reason why Emperor Chongming valued Jia Yun so much was that, apart from Jia Yun's loyalty, the most important thing was his identity as a descendant of the Duke of Jia Yun.

Thinking of this, King Zhongshun said helplessly: "Even if Jia Yun is promoted now, I'm afraid he will be ostracized just like before. With this kid's temperament, it is impossible to make a big fuss, but the gain is not worth the loss."

Emperor Chongming heard this and said in a cold voice: "These damn martial artists are forming cliques one by one for personal gain. I will deal with them sooner or later."

After saying this, Emperor Chongming turned to King Zhongshun and said dissatisfied: "You are the same, how could you let him make such a fuss?"

King Zhongshun heard this and said helplessly: "Brother, how could I know that this boy is so bold?"

Originally, King Zhongshun asked Jia Yun to deal with it to test Jia Yun's ability. Unexpectedly, Jia Yun directly captured Jia Yu with military orders and killed his clan uncle in the street.

That's all. After all, it was to deter the salt merchants, but I never expected that the Jia family in Kyoto would eliminate Jia Yun's clan membership because of this, which really ruined a big thing.

Emperor Chongming snorted coldly and asked: "Without the Jia family's identity, can that bastard boy suppress them?"

King Zhongshun knew who the "they" Emperor Chongming was talking about were nothing more than the Wuxuns in the capital. The Wuxuns in the capital had their own factions, but most of them were headed by the Duke's Mansion. Originally, Emperor Chongming planned to support Jia Yun.

With Jia Yun's status as a descendant of the Jia family and the favor of Emperor Chongming, great things can be expected.

The Ningrong Mansion started out with military exploits and has a very high prestige. Even though it is now in decline, it still cannot be underestimated.

Little did they know that when Wang Ziteng served as the military governor of the Beijing camp, he also needed help from the Duke's Palace. This shows the influence of the Duke's Palace on the army.

After pondering for a moment, King Zhongshun replied: "I'm afraid I can't suppress him, and from my younger brother's point of view, I'm afraid Jia Yun is happy to part ways with the Duke's government."

Emperor Chongming looked calm, remembering Jia Yun's calmness when he heard that Jia's family had removed his family name, and said: "This kid is a little clever, it's not surprising."

King Zhongshun nodded when he heard the words. There are many smart people in the world. The situation in the capital is complicated and complex. The two days have been tense. Each faction has its own plans. The body of the Supreme Emperor is getting weaker and weaker, and the hearts of the people below are naturally unstable.

Having said that, the problem is that the Supreme Emperor is still here, and Emperor Chongming still relies on him for many things, so many people are still waiting and watching.

On the other hand, Wang Ziteng, who has made great contributions to the elder generation, has recently moved closer to Emperor Chongming. It is a good way for Jia Yun to get rid of his relationship with the Duke's government and stay out of the matter.

"This kid is also very evil-minded and not an honest person." King Zhongshun chuckled and tried to change the subject.

Emperor Chongming said calmly: "If this kid was honest, how could he come up with such a strange plan."

King Zhongshun knew what Emperor Chongming meant, thought about it carefully and said, "Brother Huang is absolutely right."

People's hearts are complex, and there are no "honest people" in the world. As long as Jia Yun is loyal, Emperor Chongming will not pay attention to Jia Yun's little actions.

What's more, if he is really an "honest person", he will not be able to do practical things.

Emperor Chongming then sighed and murmured: "Well, it's just a casual move. In that case, let's go with the original plan. As for Jia Yun, he is quite loyal, but he also has some crooked ideas. I feel relieved to have him by my side."

Quite a few.”

Jia Yun was an unexpected person. He came into the eyes of Emperor Chongming by chance. After some inspection, he felt that it was very good, so he had other ideas.

After all, compared to Jia Yun's identity, he was the best candidate. However, if something went wrong, he could only make other arrangements.

King Zhongshun nodded when he heard the words and said: "This Jia Yun is indeed good, with good ability, and very loyal to the emperor. When he was in Yangzhou, he praised his loyalty to the emperor from time to time in front of his younger brother, which made my ears prick up.

Yuzi, especially the sentence "Loyalty is not said, but done", I think he did a good job."

Emperor Chongming raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile: "It's really good, but it's a bit glib."

Emperor Chongming was not worried about Jia Yun's loyalty. Since Jia Yun took up the post of Chief Counselor of the Arch Guard Department, he had done his job with all his heart, without cliques or selfish interests, which really made people feel at ease.

The most important thing was Jia Yun's words and deeds. The Imperial Guard only respected the Emperor's orders, and Jia Yun did an excellent job.

When King Zhongshun saw Emperor Chongming's expression, he understood that Jia Yun had weight in his brother's heart.

Based on his understanding of Jia Yun, who was both loyal and had good insights into political affairs, it was normal for Emperor Chongming to view Jia Yun in a different light.

But Jia Yun didn't know that if he hadn't been expelled from the clan, Jia Yun would have been reused because of this errand.............
Chapter completed!