When the ministers first heard this, they felt very complicated.
Especially Jinhejiao.
The most aggrieved thing in the world is that he wanted to harm others, but in the end, he repeatedly let others take advantage of him, and it was a big advantage... He just grabbed a handle to impeach him! How did he give her another great achievement?
Now I can only comfort myself by saying that Yan Shirong is the son of a traitor.
Others, in their hearts, really couldn't understand Yan Shiyue's behavior.
In fact, you should just keep this kind of thing secret! If you keep it secret and deal with it privately, who would know that your brother is the son of a traitor? Isn't it better to just treat that person as an ordinary scoundrel?
But she didn't. She was frank and open about everything. She told Emperor Ming Yan directly.
They also sympathized with Yan Shirong.
He studied hard for ten years, became the elder brother of Prince Fu Yan, a disciple of Xu Liuyuan, a world-famous third place in the imperial examination, and had a bright future... Then he was doing well as an official, but suddenly a traitor came to his door and said that he was his biological father and wanted to drag him into a rebellion. Don’t you think he felt frustrated?
But this is a matter of principle.
...
...
This is an extremely serious issue of political stance.
The son of a former traitor, plotting treason, is guilty of the heinous crime of killing all nine generations of his clan! How can he not be killed? Not only that, but his wife and children must all be killed!
Blood ties are the original sin, and the opinions are completely one-sided, with everyone stating clearly that this person must be killed.
As for continuing to be an official? Isn't that a joke? It's absolutely impossible.
On this point, everyone, whether they had a good or bad relationship with Yan Shiyue, whether they were political enemies or cliques, reached a surprising consensus.
From this perspective, she can be considered a true "honest minister". No one chooses to speak for Yan Shiyue because of her favor.
Even if they wanted to, no one dared.
After arguing for several days, Emperor Ming Yan still refused to give in.
One day, the ministers heard that Longmen County had offered corn.
In fact, this is a very ordinary daily operation of officials, but many times, some feelings are really triggered by a certain point.
At that moment, many people were thinking, what would happen if they encountered such a thing?
At this time, the prince took out a secret letter and said, "Everyone, I wrote to Fu Yan about your disputes in the past few days. This is Fu Yan's reply to me."
This was obviously an eagle message. It was a small piece of paper with densely written words. The prince said, "Fu Yan said that she always believed that the country was more important than the family, and that the country was the bottom line for being a human being. If her relatives committed treason, she would kill them with her own hands without hesitation. It's not about her father, it's about her king."
Everyone exchanged glances.
How to say it, everyone would say this kind of thing, but when others say it, not everyone will believe it. But when Yan Shiyue says it, everyone really believes it.
The prince continued: "As for the treatment of Yan Shirong..."
He glanced at everyone.
All the ministers clenched their fists as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
What would she say? What else could she say? Either she would plead with Emperor Ming Yan as his daughter, or she would tell him about Yan Shirong's innocence and helplessness, or... or she would use her merits to exchange for Yan Shirong's "exoneration" as she had done in the past.
They would never tolerate such a thing in the face of great principles and justice! Even if they had to die, they would still be obliged to do so!
The prince saw their expressions and suddenly smiled.
He casually handed the paper to Xu Mingxiu: "Why don't you pass it around?"
Xu Xianglue bent down, took it with both hands, and then glanced over quickly.
The ministers saw that his expression froze, and then his brows wrinkled, as if he was thinking about something.
What is written here?
Everyone was a little curious. After Xu Xiang finished reading it, Sun Ci Fu hurriedly took it. Then he was also stunned, and seemed to be thinking about something.
The small note was passed among the crowd one by one, and then passed back to the prince.
Everyone was silent for a long time.
Emperor Ming Yan reached out and took the paper, shaking it slightly.
Yan Shiyue's handwriting now is much more beautiful than the scribbles before, and she has learned 50% of his charm. What she writes is really like flying dragons and phoenixes, and there is no nitpicking. When reading it, it seems as if she is standing in front of you.
"Everything has two sides. This is clearly a story of the righteous having many supporters and the unrighteous having few. Why can't so many old foxes understand this? The rebel leader killed himself, and his own son didn't help him. The sound of slapping his face was so loud that couldn't you hear it? Is there anything more satisfying than this to defeat the enemy without fighting? If we make full use of this news, the evil cult will never be able to raise its head again. It will be enough for us to brag about it for ten years, okay? We don't make good use of this good situation, but insist on shouting for war and killing. Is it because we have read the books of sages in vain? Is there no Thirty-Six Stratagems to use? Do you want to give them the name of heroes who died for their faith? Do you want to make the lingering anti-religious elements feel a sense of common hatred against the enemy?"
She asked four questions in a row, which was very thought-provoking. At the end, she said, "Brother, I think the officials are too honest. It's really disappointing that they are old but not foxy."
To say that they are honest is an insult!
But no matter how unkind her remarks were, she still had the bigger picture in mind.
Is there any selfish motive? Maybe. But if this person is someone else, would she do the same?
Maybe it still will.
After a long while, Xu Xiang said slowly: "That makes sense."
Yan Shiyue's letter only made a hole in the shell.
There were finally other opinions in the court, but many people still insisted on their own views, believing that this precedent must not be set, otherwise there would be endless troubles.
But in the end, Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty decided to behead Li Heng and others and display their heads in Longmen County as a public display. Yan Shirong would not be punished and would remain as the magistrate of Longmen County.
When he got the news, Yan Shiyue was really relieved.
Emperor Ming Yan was originally very tolerant, but throughout history, no emperor could tolerate the word "rebellion".
So this time, it is really rare, really rare to be able to reach this point.
Yan Shirong wrote an article detailing the incident, including Li Heng's dramatic self-purification during the battle. In the eyes of many, this was a decision by heaven, a true punishment from heaven.
Then Yan Shirong posted the article at the county government office, and Yan Shiyue also had someone copy it and send it to the palace.
From now on, Yan Shirong's reputation will be polarized.
Those who think he did the right thing will firmly believe that he is right, and those who think he did the wrong thing will firmly believe that he is extremely wrong. But at least at this stage, those who are clear-headed will never come to him, because his biological father is a "traitor."
Moreover, Yan Shirong probably would never leave Qinzhou in his lifetime. Whenever he wanted to be promoted, someone would bring up his background.
It was indeed an unexpected disaster and bad luck, but in this era, it was original sin...there was nothing that could be done about it.
I don't know if Li Heng regretted betraying his own son before he died. I don't think so... After all, the purification was a big blow to him. In the end, he was completely crazy and could only say "Everyone, please stand up" hahahaha.
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