Ye Chen and Ye An should be punished for not calling Yu'er to the morning court according to the rules.
"Your Majesty, should we follow the rules and deduct the Crown Prince's salary, copy the classics, and give them to the ministers and the Xuanzhao family to give an explanation?"
Prime Minister Zhengyi said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a role model for us. If he disrespects the court etiquette like this, I'm afraid..."
"Your Majesty." The Minister of Justice took two steps forward, his tone full of sorrow for the Prime Minister, "Your Highness must have a reason for being like this. The Prime Minister did not ask clearly, but bypassed Your Majesty and sentenced the Crown Prince to a punishment. Is this... is this appropriate?"
He also deducted his salary and made him copy classics. Isn't this a direct punishment for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? How dare he, a prime minister, go over His Majesty and impose a punishment on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Is this in accordance with the rules?
Can you give me an explanation?
Who is waiting for him?
Don't let him get punished! !
Considering his rebellious son, he cannot wait with the prime minister! !
Besides, the Prime Minister and the ministers were waiting, and His Majesty was so protective of the Crown Prince, but the next moment, he would scold them!
What are you waiting for?
The other ministers also echoed him, "I think the Minister of Justice is right."
"I also think what the Minister of Justice said makes sense. How can the Prime Minister bypass Your Majesty and impose a penalty on Your Highness?"
The Minister of Justice twitched his mouth. These people are not stupid.
After the ministers finished their chattering, King Xuan spoke slowly. He said generously, "I will not argue with the Prime Minister. Why don't you do as you said, deduct one year's salary, and copy the classics. When you understand the rules, you can come to court again."
"Your Majesty." The Prime Minister looked incredulous.
"The Crown Prince should also be punished. Last night I asked him to review memorials. Although there were a lot of memorials, it would take him until late at night according to the time. But this is not a reason to be late for the morning court."
King Xuan glanced at the ministers and angrily slammed the imperial desk, "Then deduct one year's salary from the crown prince."
This brat has been arguing with him for the past few months. He had to beg for the chancellor to come to the morning court. The Prime Minister also cared about Yu'er being fifteen minutes late. Whether Zuo Yu had a salary or not was nothing to Yu'er.
He punished Yu'er and also explained to the ministers in a disguised way the reason why Yu'er was late.
In private, he would teach him a lesson.
The Prime Minister clenched his fists in anger. What else could he say after His Majesty said so?
The Crown Prince was late for a while because he was dealing with Xuan Zhao's affairs, and his salary was also fined, which not only shut the ministers' mouths, but also left them speechless. Your Majesty's actions are truly unacceptable.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness is also doing this for Xuan Zhao. I think that Your Highness has done nothing wrong, so let him be exempted from punishment." The Minister of Justice took the lead, and the voices of pleading for Xuan Yanyu were immediately heard in the hall.
Veins bulged on the prime minister's forehead and he had to kneel down and plead for Xuan Yanyu.
They can't all kneel, leaving only him and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince standing.
"How dare you! I've said that this is not an excuse for being late for the morning court. Even if you spend the whole night reviewing memorials, you should still come to the morning court on time." Prince Xuan's face was gloomy. "The court is dismissed. Please follow me to the imperial study."
King Xuan left in a low mood, and Xuan Yanyu followed closely behind him.
There was a lot of discussion in the hall about how Prince Xuan was too harsh on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and that he shouldn't have deducted one year's salary from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was late not because of personal matters, but because of Xuan Zhao's business. What if he got hurt from overwork, what would Xuan Zhao do?
Your Majesty punished the Crown Prince for this, which made the Crown Prince very disappointed.
The effect that King Xuan wanted to see was achieved, and Xuan Yanyu's image in the minds of the ministers was also much higher.
The Prime Minister gritted his teeth, unable to stay any longer, and quickly walked out of the hall.
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Imperial study.
King Xuan slammed the imperial table heavily, his expression cold and indifferent, "Tell me, why are you late today?!"
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