Seven days later, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Since the day Jiang Yueyang returned to the capital to meet the emperor, Emperor Yuan suspended court for seven consecutive days. Many things happened during these seven days.
First, after two days of silence, Emperor Yuan ordered the execution of Yun Zhongzi and his two Taoist children.
Then he ordered the Queen Mother to lift the ban.
However, there were rumors in the harem that the Queen was still angry with him. In order to appease the Queen, he brought his own washboard and knelt in Ning'an Palace for three days before appeasing her.
Whether it is true or not is unknown.
Finally, he sent someone to summon Gu Ling'er to the palace to treat him, but the result was not ideal.
When the morning court was resumed today, Emperor Yuan wore the dragon robe and sat on the dragon throne, but he looked a little tired.
All the civil and military officials looked at her silently, and no one dared to speak rashly.
Lord Wei originally wanted him to issue a confession of guilt, but considering that he had ten years left to live, he decided not to mention the matter for the time being.
The big guys all kept silent, and naturally others would not be the first to speak out, so as not to increase Emperor Yuan's disgust.
When Emperor Yuan saw that no one stood up to speak, he looked around slowly and said, "During this period, I... have acted absurdly and have been slack in court affairs. I feel ashamed of the people of the world and all of you dear ministers."
Hearing this, all the civil and military officials lowered their heads and glanced at each other, not knowing what Emperor Yuan meant by saying this.
Emperor Yuan paused, took a deep breath, and slowly stood up, continuing: "I know that I am wrong and I should give an explanation. Therefore, I have decided to issue an edict of self-blame and apologize to the people of the world and all of you dear ministers."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. They looked at each other and then all bowed and said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Jiang Yueyang said to the system with a surprised look on his face: [I didn't expect His Majesty would take the initiative to issue an edict of self-criticism. He is so brave to admit his mistakes. I thought he was going to play dumb and fool around! ]
[I didn't expect that either.] The system responded.
Hearing the inner voice, Emperor Yuan was a little upset. He sat down and said in a deep voice: "I have written a confession of guilt, which will be issued after the morning court session. In the future, I will also work diligently in government affairs and live up to the world.
These days, due to my laziness, many matters have piled up, and I hope you can work with me to deal with them."
All the ministers accepted the order and the atmosphere in the court became serious.
Lord Wei was the first to speak: "Your Majesty...During the time when you were unwell, the affairs of the court were handled by Your Highness the Crown Prince, and he handled them very well, so he should be rewarded."
Emperor Yuan nodded and looked at the Crown Prince. "Your Highness, you have worked hard. The coral tree that Nanzhao presented as a tribute will be given to you as a reward."
The prince immediately stepped out to express his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
After the crown prince left, Minister Jiang stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury has spent a lot recently and seems to be empty. I wonder when the money Your Majesty borrowed from the treasury can be returned?"
Emperor Yuan: “…”
The eyes of all the civil and military officials widened. Minister Jiang was indeed the father of young Lord Jiang. He was really bold to say that!
Jiang Yueyang whispered "Wow" and looked at her father in great surprise, [Little melon, did you hear what my father just said? Frog Fun~After three years, my father is almost as brave as Lord Wei. He dared to ask His Majesty to pay back the money in public! ]
[It is true that she has become much more stubborn, but it is not surprising. Like daughter, like father! ]
Jiang Yueyang disagreed, "What nonsense! I don't have the guts to do that. I only dare to express my dissatisfaction with Your Majesty in my heart."
Emperor Yuan: “…”
Emperor Yuan sighed secretly and looked at Lord Pan, the envoy of the inner treasury who was in charge of the private treasury, and said, "Lord Pan, please find a time to check the accounts with Lord Jiang and pay back the money I owe to the national treasury."
Lord Pan stepped out and responded with a "yes".
Afterwards, the leaders of the three provinces and six ministries brought out the previously unresolved issues and discussed them with Emperor Yuan.
During this period, an imperial censor impeached Jiang Yueyang for handling matters too roughly during his inspection.
Jiang Yueyang sincerely admitted his mistake and said that he lost his composure when he saw the people being oppressed by the evil people.
Emperor Yuan already knew what they had done in the past three years through the daily records. He said that although Jiang Yueyang's way of doing things was a bit inappropriate, it was for the sake of the people and his heart was commendable, so he would not pursue the matter this time.
Jiang Yueyang quickly thanked him, and the censor who impeached her did not pursue her further, and the matter was over.
When the morning court was drawing to a close, the Minister of Rites stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Nanzhao will be visiting with the Queen soon. Do you have any special wishes?"
Emperor Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Nan Zhao has already submitted to our Great Xia. We should treat them with courtesy during this visit. The Ministry of Rites should carefully prepare for the reception and make sure to demonstrate the demeanor of a great country."
The Minister of Rites accepted the order and agreed.
Afterwards, the morning court ended and all civil and military officials left one after another.
Jiang Yueyang glanced at Emperor Yuan's departing back, then trotted over to her father and secretly gave him a thumbs up, "Dad, you're amazing. You actually dared to ask His Majesty for a debt."
Lord Pan who happened to be walking by: "..."
Minister Jiang coughed lightly, winked at her, and whispered, "Hurry and leave."
Jiang Yueyang saw Lord Pan, secretly stuck out her tongue, walked towards Lu Yunting, and walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony hand in hand with him.
She said lazily: "Ayue, I don't really want to go to the Inspection Department. Shall we go home directly?"
"Okay, let's go home."
Unexpectedly, not long after they returned home, Bai Ze came to visit them with a pile of files and account books.
Jiang Yueyang was forced to work at home and was busy for more than an hour before she finished reading the files brought by Bai Ze.
In the evening, she continued to look at the account book.
Lu Yunting was trying hard to make his presence felt by the side, tugging at her sleeve, adding more tea, and coughing twice.
Jiang Yueyang glanced at him secretly, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, pretending not to see it.
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