Zhang Kuang saw Nangong Ye's surprised expression and nodded without hesitation with a smile on his face.
Zhang Kuang saw Nangong Ye's surprised expression and nodded without hesitation with a smile on his face.
“That’s right, it’s righteousness.
Brother Nangong, I, you, Brother Wan, Brother Yun, Brother Dongfang, we brothers were all veterans under the late Emperor Ruizong.
We have been ministers to the late Emperor Ruizong for many years. I won’t tell you what kind of character Ruizhong was like, but you also know, Brother Nangong.
Here, I dare to say something disrespectful towards the late Emperor Ruizhong.
Although the late Emperor Ruizhong was diligent in governing the affairs of the world and loving the people all his life when he was in power, his methods were somewhat shady when it came to matters concerning personal interests.
Sometimes, it's even a little despicable.
As for what I mean by private matters, Brother Nangong, you should understand, right?"
Nangong Ye looked at Zhang Kuang in silence for a long time with a complicated expression, then nodded with a wry smile.
"understand."
Seeing the complicated expression on Nangong Ye's face, Zhang Kuang took off the wine bag from his waist and drank several large sips of wine with a sighing look on his face.
"Brother Nangong, when I say these words, I don't have the slightest hint of dissatisfaction with the late Emperor Ruizhong.
Ask yourself, I can touch my conscience and say that without the late Emperor Ruizhong, I would not be as arrogant as I am today.
I have always respected the late Emperor Ruizong from the bottom of my heart.
I respect his imperial virtues and his charm of character.
I say this without adding any personal emotions. It is purely a comparison between the late Emperor Ruizhong, who has passed away, and our current majesty.
The current Empress Dowager is your biological sister.
You are the uncle of the late Emperor Ruizhong, and he is your brother-in-law.
I am not a brainless fool. If I mix my personal emotions, how could I talk to you about such a topic?"
Nangong Ye listened to the arrogant and sincere tone, smiled and nodded.
"I understand, I understand.
We old brothers have worked together for decades, and I know how arrogant you are."
"Hehehe, Brother Nangong, it's good if you can understand, it's good if you can understand."
"So, Brother Zhang, what conclusion have you drawn?"
"Brother Nangong, when the late Emperor Ruizhong was on the throne, in order to stabilize his position, he secretly kept a close eye on us, the border garrison generals who held heavy troops.
In addition to some imperial power tactics on the surface, there are also some small tricks secretly used.
As for the methods, it has been so many years, so I won’t mention them again.
In a word, when the late Emperor Ruizong was still in power, he had great trust in us, the border guard generals with heavy troops.
At the same time, I am extremely worried that the power in his hands will be lost, and that we, the generals, will hold our own troops in high esteem.
Therefore, for this reason, no matter what he does, he always considers it a lot.
To put it mildly, it is thoughtful and thorough.
To put it bluntly, it just lacks courage.
In addition, he secretly did all the shameful tricks he did in order to get the throne.
It was destined from the beginning that Emperor Ruizhong's life would be filled with some conspiracies.
On the contrary, compared to the late Emperor Ruizhong, our current Emperor is completely different."
Nangong Ye's mind raced and he pondered for a moment, vaguely understanding what Zhang Kuang wanted to express in his words.
However, he still pretended to be a little confused and glanced at Zhang Kuang.
"Oh? What's the difference?"
Based on the change in Nangong Ye's expression, Zhang Kuang knew that he had actually understood what he meant.
However, since this old brother is going to pretend to be confused while pretending to understand, then I might as well accompany him and continue to pretend to be confused.
Zhang Kuang glanced at Young Master Liu's back, leaned sideways to Nangong Ye's side and murmured in a low voice.
"Brother Nangong, our current Emperor is indeed not a good thing in a strict sense.
We have known him for so many years, and we are all aware of some aspects of his character.
However, Your Majesty is a very principled person.
While being very open-minded, he is also decisive in killing.
At the same time, he also has a compassionate heart.
When he is happy, he never cares about the so-called rules with you.
As long as you don't violate any principled issues or touch his bottom line.
No matter what kind of illegal behavior you did in front of him, he would never care about you.
When it gets a little more serious, at best it's just cursing us.
This is where his enlightenment lies.
On the contrary, as long as a principled issue is violated, or the bottom line in his heart is touched.
Then, it's hard to say.
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty years have passed.
From him, he provided disaster relief in Qingzhou, suppressed bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, went out to conquer countries in the Western Regions, and conquered the Jin and Tu two countries several times.
Over the years, the number of lives he has personally touched is not ten thousand, but at least eight or nine thousand.
I think back then, whether it was disaster relief in Qingzhou or suppressing bandits in Jiangnan.
As long as he offends anyone, who will have a good end?
When had he ever been so kind and merciful?
However, the words came again. In each of these past events, he had done many selfish things.
Therefore, I will say that, strictly speaking, our Emperor is indeed not a good person.
However, no matter what time it was, he always insisted on a bottom line in his heart.
It is precisely because of the bottom line he insists on that I would say that he has more righteousness than the late Emperor Ruizhong, who looks down on the world and is proud of the world.
Because he never plays tricks or tricks with you when it comes to big matters.
Once it comes up, it's a conspiracy.
This move is straightforward and honest to you, but it also makes you feel the frightening conspiracy at the same time.
For example, what Your Majesty just said to us.
I've told you everything, I've explained everything to you.
His Majesty's words, at first glance, sound like he is treating us frankly, making all the words between our monarch and his ministers clear.
At the same time, why aren’t you ordering us?”
As soon as Zhang Kuang finished speaking, he let out a deep breath.
"Brother Nangong, I'll tell you the truth.
I'm not afraid of your jokes either. To be honest, I was really scared just now.
I haven't been as nervous as I was just now for many years."
Nangong Ye glanced at Young Master Liu's back, turned to look at Zhang Kuang, who had a sad look on his face, and let out a long breath with the same sad look on his face.
"call."
"Brother Zhang, since you said so, I have nothing to hide.
You are afraid, why am I not the same?" ()
Chapter completed!