"I've heard of Imperial Censor Li's grandson for a long time!" Emperor Jingning said with a half-smile.

Upon hearing Emperor Jingning's words, Imperial Censor Li's old face beamed with joy. "My grandson is indeed unruly and has offended Your Majesty's ears in any way. Please forgive him!"

Imperial Censor Li was completely oblivious to Emperor Jingning's increasingly gloomy face.

"Since you know your grandson is so unruly, why don't you discipline him properly instead of letting him go out and harm people? He bullies men and women, abuses his power, and commits all sorts of evil!" Emperor Jingning asked with a stern face.

"Your Majesty..." Imperial Censor Li was terrified, his forehead covered in sweat, and he didn't know how to explain himself.

“Minister Zhang, don’t be so smug. Your youngest son and the grandson of Imperial Censor Li are known as the two tyrants of the capital!” Emperor Jingning said, looking at Minister Zhang beside him.

Zhang, who had been mocking Imperial Censor Li, froze on his face with a smile and quickly begged for forgiveness, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"Is this what you call 'many children, many blessings'? I see no blessing in you. Imperial Censor Li, Vice Minister Zhang, you two should go back and discipline your children and grandchildren before coming back to share the burden of the court!" Emperor Jingning said directly.

Censor Li and Vice Minister Zhang were dumbfounded. "Has the Emperor dismissed them?"

Before the two of them could plead for mercy, they were taken away by the guards.

Everyone was taken aback by Emperor Jingning's sudden action. ["Just because he can't discipline his descendants doesn't mean he should be dismissed from office, does it?"]

Emperor Jingning didn't care about other people's opinions at all. "Does anyone else have any objections?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine selection is a tradition passed down from our ancestors, meant to ensure the continuation of our lineage and the flourishing of our descendants!" someone still tried to persuade him.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Chen said is absolutely right. Shouldn't the princes also say a few words?" Someone pushed the question to the First Prince and the others.

The eldest prince had been watching the show, but since someone couldn't stand to see him having a moment of peace, he didn't need to be polite anymore.

"Since you all want me to say something, I'll say a few words!" the eldest prince said reluctantly.

"I ask you, is the Emperor's selection of consorts a public or private matter?"

Someone thought for a moment, "It's business!"

"How come sleeping with a woman has become official business? Are you trying to force the Emperor to sell himself?" the eldest prince said somewhat rudely.

"Brother, watch your words!" Emperor Jingning reminded his eldest son with an embarrassed expression.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" the eldest prince said to Emperor Jingning.

Seeing the eldest prince say this, someone spoke up, "This is the emperor's private matter!"

Upon hearing this, the eldest prince immediately said, "Since it's the Emperor's private matter, why are you all so concerned? Are you just bored?"

My imperial father is still alive, and he doesn't care. Why are you all making such a fuss? You even dare to interfere in the affairs of the emperor's harem! You're meddling way too much!

"Why don't you use this free time to take care of your own business? That would be far better!"

The court officials were rendered speechless by the First Prince's rebuttal. Who said the First Prince was a brute? They had no words to say, yet they were rendered speechless by a mere brute. What were they then? Even worse than a brute?

Emperor Jingning looked at the speechless court officials and felt quite pleased. [I never expected my elder brother to be just as capable of arguing as those civil officials, though his words were a bit crude!]

"The words of the Great General are rough but reasonable, and they resonate deeply with me."

If you truly wish to share my burdens, then handle the affairs of the court properly and stop focusing on my harem.

"I am a person who is good at accepting advice. Since you are so insistent on me selecting candidates, as long as you agree to my conditions, there is room for negotiation!" Emperor Jingning said leisurely.