The Dong family and a large number of people pleaded for Princess Yongjia's life.
The main problem is that they attacked Princess Huayang first, and now they're attacking Princess Yongjia.
An old man pointed at Huan Yue and cursed, "Troublemaker!"
Another elderly woman boldly cursed Huan Yue: "Vixen!"
Huan Yue blinked, signaling Princess Changning to go aside and not be bothered by the filth.
Princess Changning wanted to stay, but her mother pulled her to the back.
Consort Li didn't want her to stay in the front ranks; it was just that her father, the Emperor, clearly intended to do something. Could a sage tolerate such slander? You must be joking!
Both Zhu and Shen were nervous and cautious, looking to see if there was anything they needed to do.
When a ruler is disgraced, a subject dies; when a sage is slandered, how can they remain uninvolved?
I wasn't qualified before, but now I see that things that need to be done must be done, and we can't let saints bear all the burdens.
They can't control what happens in the court, but they can control a lot of things in the inner palace. As for their nonsense, it's all just talk.
A group of elderly men and women were talking so enthusiastically that their spittle filled the Linde Hall.
Mrs. Dong was also agitated and sat on the carpet, weeping.
A group of people were helping her, and it looked so real.
Several women in their fifties and sixties, who weren't too old, rushed over to overturn Huan Yue's table.
The emperor issued an edict: "Drag them all out and beat them to death! Confiscate their property!"
A group of soldiers came in and roughly dragged the man away. He was going to be dead soon anyway.
There must be thirty or forty of them! Half of them are elderly!
Immediately, another group of people came out from both sides to plead for mercy!
The emperor coldly decreed: "Drag him out and beat him to death! Exterminate his entire clan!"
Barbarians! This is getting out of hand!
Soldiers are ruthless machines. If we killed these pampered people, how much grain could we save every year?
A group of people cried out for justice, but none of them were a match for Bingwei.
All of these were taken away, leaving only Prince Qi and Lady Dong in front of the emperor.
The King of Qi was afraid. Lady Dong was trembling.
Xie Zhou was the first to kneel down: "Please, Father Emperor, reconsider."
The King of Song came over and said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Huan Yue ran over and hung out with the old ancestor.
The old man patted her hand, saying that spreading such rumors is most harmful to women, and it's admirable that she could withstand it at such a young age.
Huan Yue smiled. She had been through hell every day, enduring countless dangers. The palace was indeed a dangerous place, inextricably linked to power. With the Emperor, the Crown Prince, and the Empress Dowager all doting on her, what was there to fear?
Our ancestors liked her for her magnanimity and ability to take responsibility.
Think twice; this is standard procedure.
Huan Yue thought to himself, "I just want you to think this through. If you still want to do it after thinking it through, it means you're prepared to bear the consequences."
There will definitely be consequences. This is a major limitation on the emperor.
If you encounter an upright and honest minister, you might as well just kill yourself right now.
Fortunately, the emperor was a wise ruler who upheld the principles of loyalty between ruler and subject: "Death sentences may be waived, but punishments will not be spared."
The King of Song then countered, saying, "This is extremely disrespectful to the sage and should be severely punished."
King Shen agreed: "They must be severely punished without leniency."
Several senior officials supported it!
Huan Yue thought to himself, "This is the current situation of the sage. It's too early for a group of people to want to provoke him."
Xie Zhou secretly vowed to do a better job than his father, to protect his wife, and not let anyone bully her.
It is probably because the court is enlightened and the people are at peace. The Great Zhao will become the strongest, and neighboring countries will submit to it.
Submitting as a vassal is not important; avoiding trouble is. If you cause trouble, you'll become part of the Great Zhao.
Huan Yue stood to the side, watching the fight come to a halt.
More than forty people were beaten to death, and the homes of more than thirty were confiscated. Those whose families were not exterminated were all dismissed from their posts. Those found guilty were punished even more severely.
The rain outside intensified, and it grew cold inside the palace.
Di Baose only realized after being reminded by someone that Wei Chao was implicated and could not be the county magistrate, so the Prince of Qi would have to be the magistrate of Fuchun County instead.
The Dong family is spreading rumors about the sage; if we don't kill them soon, when will we? What else does the King of Qi want to do? Murder his father and usurp the throne?
Di Baose believed that even if the King of Qi had murdered his father, he would still be beaten to death by Huan Yue.
The hall was cleaned up.
But the oppressive atmosphere didn't dissipate that day. The darkness outside made the interior feel even more stifling.
They are now keeping a close eye on the Dong family.
Dong was trembling; she didn't want to die.
Xie Zhou sat to one side, hoping she would die, but it wasn't that simple.
Xie Yu knelt down.
Today, the question is: "Have you thought it through?"
Xie Yu was momentarily confused about what his father was saying.
The current reminder: "Have you thought this through? Marry a woman from the Kong family? Become the magistrate of Fuchun County?"
Xie Yu hurriedly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I am unfilial."
The indifference of today: "You'd better watch yourself."
Look over there, the Confucius family seems unwilling? The Emperor smiled, though he was carefully managing his expression.
Xu was indeed unwilling!
From the shore, others seem to find swimming easy; but once you're in the water, you realize it can be deadly; King Qi even had no future to speak of.
People used to say that Prince Peng had no future, but because someone was promoting him, he at least lived a stable life.
The King of Qi was different. Xu understood perfectly well that he had broken a taboo. Now that the sage was suspicious, would replacing him with someone else be any better?
Kong Zhenjun looked unwell; she just wanted to find a quiet place.
Fan was somewhat unwilling. But having come this far, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and go for it.
The members of the Confucius family knelt before the sage, waiting for the bestowal of a marriage decree.
The current proposal is quite straightforward: "If Sanlang wants to go to Fuchun County, then the wedding will be completed within a month. Lady Kong will be granted the title of Lady Qimei, and after the wedding, they will go to Fuchun County together. Kong Tingsen will be dismissed from his position as Secretary Assistant, and the whole family will go to Fuchun County together."
Kontinsen was horrified!
Xu fainted!
Kong Zhenjun's expressionless face is about to crumble! What the heck is this "Lady Qi Mei"?
Di Baose said enviously, "Second rank, right? Better than a Marquis's wife." She called to Huan Yue, "Didn't Your Highness say that he went from a peasant in the morning to a high official in the evening, a meteoric rise? Aren't you going to thank her? Is Old Madam Xu too excited?"
Would the Kong family dare to say they were not satisfied? Di Baose was only a third-rank official.
Although the Chang family mocked the Kong family for farming, they produced an imperial princess but were not granted a title.
Although Kong Tingsen had worked hard to climb to the position of Secretary Assistant, there was still a lot of room for advancement for him by following the Prince of Qi.
Fuchun County is a wonderful place!
When Xu woke up, although she wanted to remain unconscious, she still forced herself to express her gratitude.
This situation isn't even the worst possible outcome.
Kong Zhenjun just wanted to leave quickly; her head was throbbing painfully.
Lady Dong could not help but exclaim, "How can the King of Qi not formally appoint a consort when he takes one?"
The current official explanation is: "Only my son can be granted the title of king and enjoy a kingdom. As long as he does well in Fuchun County, the people will naturally respect him. Does Sanlang only know the name but not the responsibility?"
King Qi stopped Lady Dong and said to his father, "Your subject will follow Your Majesty's teachings."
The current emperor calls out to Consort Zhu, "The Virtuous Consort is in charge of arranging for the eldest son to take a concubine. You should take over for the third son and do the same as the eldest son."
That would be fairer.
Zhu accepted the imperial decree.
King Qi quickly thanked Consort De.
Madam Dong stared intently at Madam Zhu, as if she wanted to kill her! How could she dare to agree?
Zhu thought Dong was courting death! Did she really want to? The sage not only wanted Dong dead, but also despised Confucius.
The King of Qi took a concubine, but his first wife could only be given the title of Lady Qimei. This would absolutely become a laughing stock for the whole world.
However, if the Kong family could still manage to marry the Crown Princess into the family in a grand and glorious manner, that would be quite an achievement.
Madam Dong was extremely unwilling! Even if she disliked Madam Kong, she felt that Madam Kong had implicated her son.
Zhu found it troublesome, but watching the green moth was so easy.
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