The civil and military officials looked at each other, but no one spoke in response.

Jiang Yueyang also lowered his head, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.

Seeing that no one responded, Emperor Yuan began to call out the names one by one.

His eyes first fell on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, "Prince, what good plan do you have?"

The prince stepped out in response, "I haven't thought of a way to have the best of both worlds yet, but I think that the imperial examination is coming up, and no matter what the reason for the end of this matter is, it needs to be announced later."

After Emperor Yuan heard the Crown Prince's answer, his expression remained serious and heavy, but he had a plan in mind.

"What do you think, Wei Qing?"

Lord Wei stepped out of the group and bowed, saying, "I think there is no solution to this matter. If the truth is made public, people will panic and even innocent people will be implicated. But covering up the facts will be unfair to the families of those involved."

At this time, the right prime minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should choose the lesser of two evils."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuan looked at the right prime minister. Does choosing the lesser of two evils mean hiding the truth?

This is indeed the best way to minimize harm, but it is unfair to some people.

Emperor Yuan, who had been cuckolded, felt very bad.

Some officials disagreed with the right prime minister's solution and stood out to protest, saying, "I think it is inappropriate for the prime minister to choose the lesser of two evils. As officials, we should not conceal the truth of the matter."

"What about the innocent people who are implicated by the truth? Is this fair to them?"

"It's not possible to conceal it, and it's not possible to disclose it either. So what do you think we should do?"

"Everyone has to pay the price for the wrong things they have done."

"Those innocent people just wanted to pray to the gods for a child, and they got involved in this incident by mistake. What's wrong with that?"

“…”

For a moment, the civil and military officials started arguing fiercely, and the whole hall was in noisy disorder.

It was the first time Jiang Yueyang saw such a scene and she was stunned.

Emperor Yuan listened to the fierce argument among his ministers, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and then he shouted angrily: "Enough!"

The court fell silent instantly.

Emperor Yuan glanced at everyone present with a gloomy look, and finally his gaze fell on Jiang Yueyang.

He rubbed his brows and spoke slowly: "Jiang Yueyang, do you have a solution to this problem?"

Jiang Yueyang's heart trembled, and she knew that she could not escape the fate of being named.

Helplessly, she could only step out and answer: "Your Majesty, I think the truth of the matter is important, but human life is more important."

"You and the Right Prime Minister have the same idea?"

Jiang Yueyang shook his head, "I think the best way is to hide the truth from the outside world and announce the truth internally."

"What do you mean, Lord Xiao Jiang?" asked the right prime minister.

"Hiding the truth from the public is to protect those innocent people implicated, and revealing the truth internally is to give justice to the families of those involved.

Didn’t those prisoners confess and give a list of names?

We can disclose the truth to the families on the list, and have the government intervene to help them separate rationally.

At the same time, they were ordered not to spread the information, otherwise they would bear the consequences.

Of course, those women who made mistakes should also receive due punishment to comfort people.

As for those children born out of wedlock who had no choice of their birth, they were taken in by the imperial court to ensure their safety.

I am a humble and ignorant person, and this is the best solution I can think of at the moment."

Lord Wei asked, "What if someone is upset and wants to make a big fuss?"

"I see that most of the people on the list are from prominent families. They are the best at weighing the pros and cons. As for the rest of the ordinary people, Your Majesty can send someone to do some ideological work on them."

"Even so, the truth cannot be hidden." The left prime minister said lightly.

Jiang Yueyang smiled slightly, "I had the opportunity to meet Master Wu Nian yesterday, and he said that cause and effect and reincarnation are all predetermined.

I think if the truth is bound to come out, then let it be. We have already tried our best. "

After these words were spoken, everyone present had different thoughts in their minds.

Emperor Yuan looked at Jiang Yueyang for a long time and finally spoke slowly: "After the imperial examination, if you don't have a better idea, then do as Jiang Yueyang says."

"Your Highness obeys your order."

The matter at the Prajna Temple came to a temporary end, and the civil and military officials began today's morning court work.

Lord Wang from the Censorate impeached General Li for riding his horse so fast in the city that he almost hurt someone.

General Li defended himself on the spot, explaining that he was in a hurry to save people and had no choice but to act, and that he did not hurt anyone and made compensation.

Because there were reasons for the incident, Emperor Yuan fined him half a year's salary as a minor punishment and gave him a severe warning.

Yuanzheng Guo reported to Emperor Yuan the shift schedule of the Imperial Hospital and the emergency medicines prepared during the three days of the imperial examination.

General Zhenguo said that the first battle between Daxia and Chishui has already begun...

Half an hour later, the morning court ended.

Jiang Yueyang was awakened by the voice of Li Fuquan announcing the adjournment of the court, and was slow to follow the crowd to see Emperor Yuan off.

Before leaving, Emperor Yuan glanced at Jiang Yueyang, whose eyes were not yet fully open, and snorted in his heart.

She slept comfortably, but poor me, my head was buzzing and I had a splitting headache.

After Emperor Yuan left, Lu Yunting naturally walked to Jiang Yueyang, and the two walked out of the hall together with a distance of one person between them.

The third prince, who was attending court on the first day after his injury healed, also walked over when he saw this and did not keep his distance from Jiang Yueyang.

Lu Yunting frowned, looking clingy.

The third prince raised his eyebrows proudly and glanced at Lu Yunting, then lowered his head and said to Jiang Yueyang: "Someone wants to see you."

Jiang Yueyang knew who the "someone" he was talking about was as soon as he heard it, and couldn't help asking, "Now?"

"right."

"All right."

In this way, the three of them walked towards the palace gate together.

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