[This is not because Zhou Fugui, the eldest grandson of the Zhou family, wanted to get in touch with Xu Changyue and his business associates by inviting Xu Changyue's stewards to live in this house for free. Xu Changyue also knew about this.]
Now that he had sneaked into the capital, he thought of this house—its prime location, its secluded setting, and the fact that the surrounding residents were all moderately wealthy, making it unlikely he would be easily questioned—and thus he hid inside.
"Ha! A single key passed through many hands, yet Mrs. Sun, the head of the household, knew nothing about it. How incredibly stupid!"
[That's right. Sun treated Yu Ningrou like a treasure, and Yu Qinchun treated them both like treasures. In the original timeline, this fake not only married Xu Changyue's illegitimate son through Zhou Fugui's matchmaking.]
Originally, the Yu family did not know that the family Sun had chosen for her was related to the spies from Beili. However, when the outer city of Shangjing was breached, Yu Ningrou wanted her husband to make contributions.
They took him to the Yu family to persuade your grandfather to surrender to Beili, but your grandfather refused. Later, the city fell, and Yu Ningrou, for the sake of the Yu family's wealth, plotted to have all the Yu family members who had escaped captured. The Yu family was completely wiped out on the seventh day after the fall of the country!
On the seventh day after the country's collapse, the entire nation was wiped out! Families were destroyed and people perished!
These words kept echoing in the ears of the Yu family father and son. If it weren't for the fact that they were in the imperial court, Yu Chongshan would have fainted from anger by now!
Yu Laosan! Yu Laosan! He stared fiercely at his third son with bloodshot eyes, while Yu Laosan, Yu Zhongchun, also stared sharply at his younger brother.
The Yu family was almost ruined and destroyed by this third wife and husband!
Emperor Mingxi observed the expressions of the three members of the Yu family, father and sons. He thought that although the third branch of the family was somewhat incompetent, the old man still had great integrity. Moreover, with Yue Fuguang now available, he would only give important positions to the Yu family, except for the third son.
Emperor Mingxi said, "Since they have all confessed their crimes, the Three Judicial Offices may proceed according to the laws of our dynasty."
Minister of Justice Cai Xian immediately stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice, together with the Censorate and the Court of Judicial Review, has drafted the judgments for the relevant personnel. Please review them."
As he spoke, he presented a memorial with both hands. Eunuch Qian immediately went over to take it and, with quick, light steps, handed it to Emperor Mingxi.
Yue Fuguang stared in amazement, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "Grandpa Qian is in such good health. I can't even keep up with his little steps. He's still vigorous for his age!"
No wonder he fought a desperate battle against the Northern Li soldiers who stormed the palace ten years later, killing eleven of them, and finally, exhausted, he took one of the Northern Li soldiers with him in a final, fatal fight! He was a ruthless man, more manly than some of the people here!
The praised eunuch Qian Gui: Bad news, he doesn't have many years left to live! Good news, he didn't back down or surrender until the very end! He, Qian Gui, lived up to His Majesty's trust until his death!
The adults in the main hall: You better explain yourself clearly! Who exactly are these "some people"? Do you dare to give your names?
Your half-truth is making us very uncomfortable!
Now, apart from themselves, everyone around them seems like a surrender faction. With Yue Fuguang doing this, they can't make any friends anymore!
Yue Fuguang paid no attention to the adults in the audience who were scratching their heads, wanting to know but not daring to ask, and could only engage in internal strife, while continuing to complain.
"These people who read the classics are not as morally upright as Eunuch Qian. They've wasted their time reading the classics. In Pingli, they all talk about benevolence and morality, and they wish they could become saints to punish everyone."
When it comes to a critical moment for the nation's survival, they're the first to kneel down! Trash!
Seeing that Yue Fuguang was cursing so vehemently, the system couldn't help but join in, not wanting to miss the opportunity to stir things up, and continued, "That's right, that's right, after Emperor Mingxi dies suddenly, they'll all push his most useless son to the throne."
The new emperor is incompetent, and the ministers are only concerned with vying for power and profit. When they fight for power, they are more enthusiastic than flies to dung!
They've already brought the enemy to their doorstep, and they're still embroiled in factional strife—they're utterly courting death! The longest-serving of those who surrendered didn't even live three years.
If you can betray your own country for personal gain, how can foreign powers trust you to employ such a disloyal and unjust person?
Every single person below was humiliated and turned pale. For the first time, they didn't want to hear these heartfelt words!
It's so frustrating to be insulted and not be able to talk back!
Especially after hearing that their wise and mighty emperor had died suddenly, and that his colleagues were recklessly fighting for power, he wondered if he himself was involved!
Thinking of this, their faces turned even more grim than if their fathers had died. Although the Great Yan Dynasty was powerful, it had many internal problems, and many ills were beginning to emerge.
If His Majesty were to suddenly pass away, then the system they are currently implementing...
Everyone silently looked at the crown prince standing at the front. They were pushing the emperor's most useless son to the throne.
Then this son is definitely not the wise, virtuous and resourceful Crown Prince Xie Zhiyan. So where did their Crown Prince go?
Everyone, including the Crown Prince himself, had bad thoughts.
Could he have outlived his father?
How did he die so young? Was it from illness, or...?
The crown prince looked up and sat up, his gaze meeting that of his father, the emperor, in the air.
The father and son remained silent, knowing there was still time. They both glanced at Yue Fuguang, who was still eating her snacks after she had finished scolding him.
Now that their Dayan Dynasty has this one, if the father and son behave well, there's still a chance to save it!
As for who the most useless son/brother was, the two looked tacitly at the group of princes.
The second, third, fifth, and sixth princes, led by the second prince, couldn't help but feel a tightness in their skin, as if they were being targeted by an ancient ferocious beast!
The looks their father and elder brother gave them were truly frightening!
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