kingnovel Chapter 902: Lack of Time and Strength
Chapter 902: Lack of Time and Strength
Leng Rongyue thought, since Emperor Hongde told her not to worry about anything and to speak her mind, she might as well follow his advice.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly.
The reason why the emperor repeatedly tolerates Prince Yi is because of Prince Yi's father, the former crown prince, who saved your life.
You are afraid that others will say you are ungrateful;
I'm afraid that others will say that you are narrow-minded and cannot tolerate the orphan of the late crown prince who saved your life.
You also believe that being tolerant to the former crown prince's orphan, Prince Yi, is a way of repaying the former crown prince for saving his life.
Is it right? "
Leng Rongyue looked at Emperor Hong De, waiting for his answer.
Emperor Hong De smiled bitterly, shook his head, and then nodded slowly.
"Your Majesty, you would think so... Actually, I can understand."
Leng Rongyue also smiled and continued, "I understand, but please forgive me for not agreeing with it.
In my humble opinion, it was the late Crown Prince who saved Your Majesty's life;
And now, the one who not only covets the throne, but also wants to collude with foreign enemies to rebel and usurp the throne is Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi.
They are not the same person, but two separate entities.
It just so happens that the former crown prince and Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi... are father and son.
If the Emperor, the former Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness Prince Yi were all ordinary people, and if they were not involved in the safety and interests of the country, and if they were not guilty...
So, when a person has received kindness from a father who has passed away, it is normal, necessary, and commendable for the person to repay the gratitude to the father through his descendants!
But the fact is, this father and son, one is your Majesty's benefactor, and the other is a sinner of Jingyue Kingdom.
And Your Majesty... you are repaying the sinner with your kindness!"
"This……"
Emperor Hongde was speechless for a moment.
“Your Majesty, putting aside the fact that the former Crown Prince and Prince Yi are father and son, they are two independent individuals.
Suppose the former crown prince who saved your life is still alive, and if one day he were to collude with foreign enemies and endanger Jingyue Nation...
Your Majesty, will you, because of the life-saving grace, allow him to collude with foreign enemies and endanger Jingyue?
Or is it for the sake of Jingyue's kingdom and the people of Jingyue, that you sacrifice small righteousness for the greater good, even at the cost of sacrificing your own family for the greater good?"
Leng Rongyue knew that it would be difficult for Emperor Hongde to answer this question immediately, so she did not make it difficult for him to answer immediately, but continued, "Your Majesty, kindness is kindness, and sin is sin. Kindness should not be used to offset sin.
What's more, the one who is grateful and the one who is guilty are two different people."
Leng Rongyue's words were almost a wake-up call to Emperor Hong De.
Emperor Hongde had to admit in his heart that Leng Rongyue was right...
But isn’t that what it is?
Precisely because the former Crown Prince had saved his life, he had repeatedly tolerated his orphan's secret conspiracy to rebel and endanger the country, which had encouraged his ambition and fostered his daring, gradually becoming a disaster for Jingyue!
"Your Majesty, please allow me to say something extremely treasonous—
Jingyue Kingdom is the Emperor's Jingyue Kingdom, but it is not just the Jingyue Kingdom of the Emperor and his family!
Even Your Majesty cannot use the entire Jingyue Kingdom to repay your kindness!"
"Yue'er, be careful with your words!"
Duke Anguo Fu Peng was shocked by Leng Rongyue's bold words and quickly spoke out to stop Leng Rongyue.
"No problem!
Duke, please don't stop Yue'er. Yue'er is not wrong. It is I who am confused!
It is said that those who are involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see clearly!
Compared to me, Yue'er can see the interests involved more clearly!"
Emperor Hongde looked at Leng Rongyue with admiration, "Rongyue, I've said before that everyone here is one family, and I'm just your elder. You don't need to worry too much, just say whatever you want to say!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!
This humble servant knows that the Emperor is concerned about the kindness shown to the late Crown Prince;
Another reason is that he is concerned about the mysterious power behind the Prince's legacy to His Royal Highness Prince Yi.
Our Jingyue Country is like a giant.
King Yi and his gang are like a poisonous sore on a giant's body. The sooner they are removed, the less harm they will cause.
On the contrary, if one is afraid of pain, has many concerns, and dares not take action, allowing the sore to grow wildly, the result will be that the harm will become increasingly serious and eventually directly endanger the giant's life!
As the saying goes, if you don't make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences. This is exactly the truth!"
Leng Rongyue paused, then continued, "Although it is said that when facing an enemy, knowing yourself and the enemy is the key to success, so that you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
But the enemy is an enemy after all, and it is not as easy as it sounds to understand the enemy 100%.
However, we have to destroy the enemy...
So, in addition to trying to "know the enemy" as much as possible, to understand the enemy, and to find out the enemy's secrets, it is inevitable to explore the inner side through some superficial appearances and then make relatively correct judgments;
And... you also need to have some courage to take risks!"
"Yue'er means..."
Leng Rongyue's words really aroused Emperor Hong De's great interest.
"Your Majesty, Yue'er's meaning can be simply expressed in one sentence - to see the essence through the phenomenon!
What is known now is that Prince Yi covets the throne and has the intention of rebellion.
So why did he delay in putting his ambitions and plans into practice?
There are two reasons:
First, the timing is not right;
The second is insufficient strength.”