Yan Shiyue was furious, but she calmed down instead.
She said word by word: "Scholars, farmers, workers, merchants... these are what you have known since childhood, so you believe that this is right. I dare not say that this is wrong. I cannot be your master, I can only be my own master. I never look down on scholars, farmers, workers, or merchants. Every industry in this world has its meaning of existence."
"But why do you scholars never open your eyes to see what has brought you up, what has given you clothes and food... Why do you have to close your eyes and believe that you are the most noble in the world? Give me a reason?"
"Yes, yes, I know. I know this concept is deeply rooted and I cannot change it, so I admit defeat. I will not confront it head-on. I can only rack my brains and find another way. I have put so much thought and tried every possible way to make people face up to the importance of the word 'business'. I have tried to make you, Aye, the emperor, face up to the importance of the word 'business' to the country..."
She suddenly choked up and said, "But now, I feel like a joke!"
Emperor Ming Yan shouted anxiously: "Yue'er!"
He stood up and said to the prince, "Take Yue'er down!"
Yan Shiyue pushed the prince away and pointed at his head: "I have the future in my head... Your Majesty! I have the future in my head! I try my best to use everything I know to change my country. I try my best to make my father happy every day. I try my best to make this land where I stand prosperous and peaceful! I want my country to never be slaughtered by the great powers. I want my compatriots to always hold their heads high when they leave the country!"
It was so quiet inside and outside that you could hear a pin drop. All the officials outside had already knelt down.
Yan Shiyue said word by word: "I have always been a saint, and I have never been a saint! But you put me in this position, and I will not be at peace if I don't do my best!
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But!! Since you don't approve of what I have done, and since even you think that the Ministry of Commerce is something that your son can take away and do harm to, then why should I care so much? Why should I protect the Ministry of Commerce like a treasure? Why should I write these books with a big belly and a baby in my arms? Have I ever received a penny of benefit? Can't I just enjoy myself?"
"Who am I doing this for? What am I doing this for? I've tried my best to drag you forward. I've told you time and again what is the right thing to do, but you think I'm a fool who is not tolerated by the world!"
"To this day, after I have done so much... You, the emperor, sitting on the throne, even you don't understand the significance of this matter... I think there is no point in continuing. Really. I don't want to perform this one-man show anymore! I am fine as a businessman and I only care about myself. I don't need to help the world! Thousands of years later, I will be dead anyway, why should I care about the suffering of the people? Why should I care about the Eight-Nation Alliance burning down the Old Summer Palace?!"
She pointed at him and said, "You just protect your son like this and live your life in complacency!"
She turned and left.
Emperor Ming Yan placed his hands on the imperial desk, his face solemn and silent.
Outside, Xu Wenqu and Qu Sinian stood up and followed her without any hesitation.
Yan Shirui saw this and felt mixed emotions.
If they win, they will share the honor; if they lose, there will be no recovery. He really doesn't have the courage to follow.
But her words had a huge impact on everyone present. It was too great...
What does it mean to be "slaughtered by foreign powers", "lives in ruins", "the Eight-Nation Alliance", "burning down the Old Summer Palace"? !
Every word in this was so thrilling that even now, no one can recover from it.
The prince glanced around, his brows furrowed.
He often felt that Emperor Ming Yan and Yan Shiyue were too sentimental.
Yan Shiyue is not a nosy person, and she can't even be considered a kind-hearted person. She is a person who will "die for her friend".
She is actually very willful and extreme. She does not seek fame or profit, and does not care about praise or criticism or rewards, but she cares extremely about the reactions of the people she cares about.
For example, Emperor Yan of Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Ming Yan was the driving force behind her expansion of territory. To be honest, the seven or eight were nothing in her eyes, but the contempt that Emperor Ming Yan showed unintentionally was like a knife in the chest.
As for Emperor Ming Yan, he was very sensitive. Because he loved her, he could empathize with her sadness and disappointment at that moment!
The prince took a long breath.
It was very inappropriate. He had a feeling that he had to work hard to support his elderly parents and young children.
He immediately stood up, asked people to take Qiba away first, and then asked people to lock up the group of servants. He picked up the book "Special Knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce" with his own hands and placed it on the imperial desk.
After coming out, he told the officials he was waiting to meet to leave temporarily, and told them in a friendly manner to keep their mouths shut.
Then he told Gu Jiuxing to evacuate all the people and also sealed their mouths.
After the matter was handled and the scene was cleared, the prince personally brought up a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of Emperor Ming Yan.
Emperor Ming Yan came to his senses after walking for seven or eight minutes and slowly sat down.
The prince said, "Aye, have some tea."
Emperor Ming Yan took the tea without saying a word and waved his hand. The prince then quietly retreated and closed the door.
The young man in the apricot-yellow robe had a tall stature, a calm expression and bright eyes.
I am old...
Emperor Ming Yan took a sip of tea slowly, and when he raised his hand, he placed it on the book "Special Knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce", and even placed the book straight so that he could open it easily.
I am really old...
Over there, Yan Shiyue went all the way back to the Duke's Mansion.
She had only one thought in her mind: go home... go home... I want to go home...
She didn't want to go back to this home.
But the only place she can return to is this home.
When I walked in, the house was as quiet as ever.
The silence is mixed with the laughter of children.
It was as if she had walked from a world of war and chaos into a peaceful and tranquil life; her steps even slowed down.
As soon as the two little ones saw her, they immediately ran over, raised their little faces and stretched out their arms: "Ah, hug! Hug!"
She squatted down, held the two children in her arms, and her tears fell on their shoulders.
When Huo Qijing received the news, he hurried back and saw her kneeling on the ground, holding her two children and crying silently.
Huo Qijing quickly squatted down and held her in his arms. She looked up at him and whispered, "I can't hold him..." Then she hugged him and buried her face in his shoulder.
Linlang quickly called the wet nurse to take the frightened child away. Huo Qijing bent down, picked her up, and went straight to the back.
Xu Wenqu and Qu Sinian looked at each other and sighed silently.
She has been insisting on something alone, and in the face of disapproval from the world, she has cut through the thorns and carved out a way to survive...
Even they didn't understand what she was insisting on, until now, they saw the tip of the iceberg.
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