In fact, if many people were to reach the current position of the Mu family, then in order to prevent their family from being feared by the emperor, they would often choose to commit some illegal acts and let the emperor punish their family. In this way, although the status of their family would be weakened, it could gain the emperor's trust and peace of mind, thus avoiding greater disasters.

For example, many people believe that many founding heroes often did not die on the battlefield but died in the emperor's suspicion. These people believe that as long as they make some small mistakes, they can give the emperor a handle on them, thereby ensuring the safety of themselves and their families.

Mu Yundian just wanted to say that anyone who thought that way was truly naive. How could the emperor's suspicions be appeased by such a small mistake? For example, if the emperor granted himself or his family a golden medal of immunity from death, he or his descendants could be exempted from death once if they committed a mistake.

However, if you really make a big mistake, the emperor will not only not pardon you, but will take the opportunity to completely eliminate the threat. As long as the emperor is wise and loyal, he will not be suspicious of you because of your great achievements. If you deliberately make some small mistakes to give the emperor a handle, you are just handing the emperor a knife.

If it was a foolish emperor, he might feel at ease with such a trick, but if a wise monarch really handled it impartially, wouldn't he be courting death?

Moreover, the emperor often granted the death-free golden medal not to allow you to break the law, but to allow you to serve the country with peace of mind. Even if you made a mistake due to negligence, you could be forgiven. Or if your subordinates made a mistake that implicated you, you could use the death-free golden medal to save your life. It did not mean that you could do something that violated the imperial law just because you had the death-free golden medal.

Another point is the existence of the Golden Medal of Immunity from Death, which allowed ministers to speak out their opinions in front of the emperor without worrying about being punished for their words. Because of the existence of the Golden Medal of Immunity from Death, when the emperor made a wrong decision, ministers could raise objections without hesitation, thus preventing the country from falling into a greater crisis.

If there were no golden medals of immunity from death, no one would dare to speak frankly in front of the emperor except for those wise ministers who really disregarded the death of themselves and their entire families. After all, the emperor could decide the lives and property of these ministers and their families with just a word. Why would a high-ranking official in the court take the risk of angering the emperor?

Even if someone with the golden medal of immunity from death angered the emperor, the emperor could not execute him directly because of the existence of the golden medal. After all, the golden medal of immunity from death was awarded by the emperor himself. If he executed him because of the advice of his ministers, wouldn't he be destroying his credibility?

As long as the minister is not executed directly at that time, when the emperor calms down, he will usually re-examine the minister's suggestions and often find their rationality, so he will adopt the opinions and avoid making wrong decisions.

Of course, this situation is not absolute. If you encounter a tyrant who has no regard for his reputation, then even a golden medal of immunity from death will be useless. Of course, most emperors would not do such a thing to destroy their own credibility.

In fact, during the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang granted his meritorious officials the Iron Scroll of Immunity from Death, precisely for this reason. This was particularly true of Li Shanchang, a loyal minister who had accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang in establishing his empire. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the relationship between them would inevitably become less close after he became emperor, as there was a difference between the ruler and his subjects. After ascending the throne, Li Shanchang no longer dared to freely voice his opinions in front of him.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to give Li Shanchang two iron scrolls of immunity from death so that he could remain outspoken in front of him and ensure the integrity of the government.

However, things are often not as expected. The meritorious officials of the Ming Dynasty did not fully understand Zhu Yuanzhang's good intentions. Instead, some of them took advantage of his favor and became arrogant. Because of the existence of the iron scroll of immunity from death, they became unscrupulous.

Li Shanchang not only failed to use the "Iron Scroll" to offer advice to the state, but when Zhu Yuanzhang enacted policies that would plunge the Ming Dynasty into crisis, he chose to remain silent and even sometimes fanned the flames. Furthermore, when Hu Weiyong attempted to rebel, Li Shanchang chose to turn a blind eye and did not inform Zhu Yuanzhang of the matter.

When a minister is no longer considered by the emperor, the emperor will no longer trust him, and at that time, even if he has a lot of death-free gold medals, it will be useless. This is why Li Shanchang and his family eventually ended up in a tragic end.

There were many such people in the Ming Dynasty. After obtaining the iron scroll of exemption from death, these people thought that they or their children would escape punishment even if they committed serious crimes. This made these ministers and their children more arrogant. Not only did they commit all kinds of evil deeds, but they also made the government increasingly corrupt and the people's resentment boiling.

Therefore, many times, the heroes who founded the Ming Dynasty did not die unjustly.

For example, those military generals in Huaixi had basically obtained the iron scroll of immunity from death. When Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make the crown prince's concubine Lu the crown prince's principal wife, they jointly opposed it with the iron scroll of immunity from death on their heads. Did Zhu Yuanzhang really dare to execute them all at that time?

Most importantly, Empress Ma and Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang's most trusted figures, were still alive. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make a mistake, there would be people who could dissuade him from making a big mistake. As long as Lu had not become the Crown Princess, the throne would have had nothing to do with Zhu Yunwen. As long as Zhu Yunhuan, born to Crown Princess Chang, succeeded to the throne, the status and power of the Huaixi generals would have been preserved, and Zhu Yuanzhang would not have killed the Huaixi generals in large numbers to consolidate Zhu Yunwen's position.

Even Zhu Di might not have succeeded in the later Jingnan Campaign, after all, the Huaixi generals were still very capable in leading troops and fighting.

However, the Huaixi generals at that time only thought of using the Iron Scroll of Immunity as a talisman for their families and did not dare to risk their lives. (The above is purely personal opinion)

Mu Yundian knew very well that although the current Emperor of Wei seldom took the initiative to manage the affairs of the court, anyone who violated the law would be punished according to the law. If he really did something like corruption, bribery, or abducting women, then the memorial to the emperor the next day would appear in the Royal Government Affairs Office. The Royal Government Affairs Office was headed by members of the royal family, and they would not let the Mu family off just because they were the family of Imperial Concubine Mu.

After all, we are all members of the royal family. What we are protecting is the overall interests of the Wei State and the royal family rather than the personal interests of Emperor Chu Fan. So if we are really stupid enough to break the law, not only will we lose our official position, but we may also be imprisoned.