Ye Ling's words were righteous and stern.
Ye Ren was somewhat dazed.
He couldn't imagine it.
Those words were actually spoken by my own nephew.
In his previous impression.
Ye Ling was a naturally weak little kid who couldn't even get on a horse.
He was a child who didn't know how to deal with the fact that his father and mother had been plotted against.
He is a newly enthroned emperor who has just inherited the throne but does not know how to face the dangers.
He was a useless person who was always subservient and unable to stand up straight in front of him.
But now.
He just stood there in front of me.
He straightened his back.
Every word, every sentence.
Both were powerful and resounding.
To indicate the pros and cons of the matter.
Analyzing the situation from a detached perspective.
Well-reasoned and supported by evidence.
It leaves the listener with no choice but to believe.
He was no longer the prince he once was, nor was he his nephew.
He was a true emperor who could secure his throne.
Thinking about this...
Ye Ren laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Ye Ling, you've really been in this position for too long."
“His every word and action is just like the second son back then.”
“Yes, I know Ye Xiaobei did something wrong, but I’m going to break the law and let him live.”
"I am unable to distinguish right from wrong; I used underhanded methods to deal with the Wu family."
"I admit to all of this, but I'd rather see just how severely you're going to punish me!"
"Come on, just like your father did back then, personally issue an edict to kill my son, and kill me!"
Ye Ling said calmly.
"Fourth Imperial Uncle, do you want me to bear the infamy of being disloyal, unjust, and unfilial?"
“You know better than I do that if I were to kill you, it would be against morality, reason, and law.”
"People will naturally speculate whether I am using this incident to deliberately get rid of you in order to secure my throne."
"I will not fall for this trick. I will hand you over to the Dali Temple and deal with you as appropriate."
Ye Ren was taken aback.
"Is His Majesty going to hand me over to Wu Ying?!"
Ye Ren sneered.
"Your Majesty, this is truly a brilliant idea!"
"You didn't kill me yourself, but instead used Wu Ying to kill me!"
"The emperor truly mastered the art of using a borrowed knife to kill someone, one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems!"
Ye Ling frowned.
"The Dali Temple's handling of the Fourth Imperial Uncle is in accordance with the rules."
"No matter how the Court of Judicial Review ultimately decides the case, I will not get involved!"
"Someone come here!"
Ye Ling's guards rushed in quickly.
"Prince Ji has poisoned someone! He should be handed over to the Court of Judicial Review for punishment!"
"yes!"
The guards immediately pulled Ye Ren away.
Ye Xin sighed.
"emperor--"
Ye Ling waved his hand.
"Third Imperial Uncle, I am a little tired today, and I would like to go back and rest."
"Um."
Ye Xin nodded.
That night.
Ye Ren was then imprisoned in Dali Temple.
Wu Ying learned that his daughter's eye disease was caused by Ye Ren.
I went to Dali Temple.
Ye Ren sat calmly in the cell, talking to Wu Ying.
"You've arrived."
"yes."
"What do you intend to do with me?"
"Everything will be handled in accordance with the laws of the Great Yuan Dynasty."
"Really? I don't believe you wouldn't use your position for personal revenge."
“I know very well how the Dali Temple used to treat those who were imprisoned.”
"Lock him in that little dark room over there, torture him severely for a few days, torture him until he's neither human nor ghost, then drag him out and throw him into a prison cell!"
"Lord Wu, would you like me to experience such treatment as well?"
Wu Ying said it casually.
"The dark room was demolished the day I took office."
“All punishments are carried out in the courtroom, in front of the people.”
“Using vigilante justice and extracting confessions through torture is not my style of handling cases!”
Ye Ren frowned.
"So, all the cases you handle can be brought to light?"
"yes."
"You should know that there are some things that, if you just turn a blind eye, you can earn a salary that you could never earn in your entire career as an official."
"Know."
Do you know why we chose the opposite path?
"Because of two words—fairness."
“My teacher, the old Prince Cheng, once said, ‘If the laws cannot give the people justice, then the fate of the Great Yuan Dynasty will be sealed.’”
"As long as I sit in this position, I will uphold the word 'fairness' to the very end."
"The Dali Temple is a big melting pot; how long have you held out?"
"Not much, just fifteen years."
Ye Ren was stunned.
Fifteen years.
He actually felt that upholding justice for fifteen years was a very short time.
In a big dye vat.
Let alone fifteen years.
Very few people can stick to it for five months.
Wu should have such determination and belief.
And they truly accomplished what others could not.
Since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty.
This was the first time Ye Ren had met him.
"No wonder the late emperor and the current emperor have always valued you!"
"I was personally taught by Prince Cheng. As an official and as a citizen, I cannot fail my mentor!"
"I have a question for you. Since you are so determined to deal with me, why don't you just send someone to kill me? Wouldn't that be much easier?"
"Because of this, I can't kill your heart. Killing you is easy, but I still can't get over this."
"I want you to taste the pain of losing your son. I was thinking of killing Lian Qiao, but I also know..."
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