Huo Qijing led Yan Shiyue in like a little friend, bowed and said, "Father, I brought her here to admit her mistake."
Emperor Ming Yan snorted coldly without even looking at them.
Yan Shiyue came over and pulled his sleeve: "Aye, I was wrong, I will never do it again, hit me, I shouldn't make you angry, it's all my fault, I'm unfaithful and unfilial, I'm a big bad guy..."
Emperor Mingyan threw his hand away: "Don't get close to me!"
She leaned over to him and clung to him: "Aye, please don't be angry anymore, okay? Just curse back at me, just hit me back... Don't be angry..."
Emperor Ming Yan was really angry.
But, she's my own daughter, what can I do? I can't break up with her!
Moreover, what she said today really frightened him.
The prince's performance today made him feel both disappointed and relieved.
The mood is indeed somewhat complicated.
...
...
After being angry in silence for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "All of you get out."
The prince responded and came out with Huo Qijing.
No one knows what the father and daughter said.
The next day, Yan Shiyue went to the morning court and submitted a memorial to apologize.
Emperor Mingyan took the memorial, looked at it, and threw it to the crown prince: "Read it."
The Crown Prince unfolded the letter and read, "Your Highness Fu Yan is reporting this. Yesterday, I offended Your Majesty and was disrespectful to Your Majesty. I am reporting this to Your Majesty and begging for Your Majesty's judgment. Yesterday, I misunderstood that my father favored my younger brothers and allowed them to destroy the reputation of the Ministry of Commerce and despise trade. I was sad and upset for a while, and lost my temper. I was very disrespectful to Your Majesty and my father. Huo Qijing..."
The prince held his forehead and looked at Emperor Ming Yan.
Emperor Ming Yan looked at him coldly, so he had to continue reading: "Huo Qijing scolded me, I think he was right to scold me, I was wrong, I feel very sad, loyalty and filial piety are the bottom line of being a man, no matter how angry you are, you should not lose your temper with your emperor and father, let alone lose your temper in the wrong way, misunderstanding my father, it is simply unforgivable.
I felt extremely regretful and extremely worried about my father's health. I was extremely sad and cried for a long time. I wanted to beat myself up. I was a bad guy and I would never do this again. This is the last time. I swear. This matter cannot be let go like this. You must punish me severely, otherwise I will feel guilty.
But after the punishment, my father must not hold a grudge, and must love and care for me as before. You can be partial to me, but never to others... It's settled.
I am willing to exchange everything I have for the happiness and well-being of my father.
Respectfully played
Well, apart from the fact that the beginning and the end were copied from some memorial and barely resembled the original, the middle part is really hard to describe.
But when paired with Yan Shiyue’s eyes that were swollen like two peaches, it made people... speechless.
Emperor Mingyan took the memorial back and said calmly, "This is the first time that my Fuyan has written a memorial himself, and it is truly a sensation."
All the officials looked at each other in bewilderment. It was not right to laugh, but if they wanted to speak, they didn't know what to say.
Then Emperor Mingyan said calmly: "I heard that Fuyan lost his temper yesterday, and there was someone to help him?"
Xu Wenqu and Qu Sinian quickly stepped forward and knelt down, pleading guilty.
Emperor Mingyan said calmly, "Fuyan made a scene yesterday, and I really wanted to beat her up, but she came running over to me to admit her fault, and her tears soaked my robe, so I couldn't bring myself to do it."
He glanced at everyone and said, "This matter must be punished, but how should it be punished?"
He glanced at Yan Shiyue, who quickly walked to the middle and knelt down. Emperor Ming Yan looked at her and said, "Remove your title? You don't care. Fine you your salary? Speaking of which, you are the prime minister, and I have never paid you a salary. The Ministry of Personnel has failed in its duty."
Two more officials from the Ministry of Personnel knelt down.
Emperor Mingyan continued, "You say I am ignorant, and I also say you are ignorant. Today, we begin with 'understanding' and end with 'understanding'."
He threw the memorial on the table: "Xu Qing!"
"I am here."
"Qu Shao!"
"I am here."
Emperor Mingyan said: "I will give you one year to teach Fuyan the meaning of the word 'shi'."
Xu Wenqu and Qu Sinian bowed together, "We obey your order."
Yan Shiyue burst into tears... out of fear. So does she have to start learning the art of war from now on?
Emperor Mingyan came down from the throne, held out his hand to help her up, and said, "I will give you a year's term, and I also want to understand this word 'business'."
Yan Shiyue was stunned and stared at him with wide eyes.
At that moment, she really felt like a believer looking up to a god, and a subject looking up to his king.
She hugged him tightly, and Emperor Ming Yan patted her back gently.
Behind him, all the officials knelt on the ground and bowed, "Long live the king!"
I believe that at this moment, their inner reverence is wholehearted.
This is a true wise ruler in a prosperous era, a role model for others, and his actions truly win people's hearts and minds. Even if she is just a subject, she will be loyal to such a king with all her heart, and will not regret even if she sacrifices her life for him.
The matter has come to an end.
The prince had issued a gag order to all the court officials who were waiting to meet outside at that time, and some of what Yan Shiyue said was indeed too sensitive and too mysterious. They just wished they could cover their ears. Even if they wanted to keep it a secret until death, no one dared to ask a single question, not even Yan Shirui.
And the Seventh Prince was not punished.
However, the crown prince replaced all the people who followed him, and from then on, they were no longer allowed to leave the palace at will, and any incident had to be reported immediately to Emperor Ming Yan.
Because in this matter, the Seventh Prince's mistake was that he did not know the seriousness of the matter.
However, because apart from him, Emperor Ming Yan did not "know" the severity of the matter, it was difficult to investigate the matter.
Mistakes like stealing and disrespecting teachings are minor matters. If they are punished separately, it will only remind people of previous events, so it is better not to punish them.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this person... is probably useless.
A child's character can be seen at the age of three. At such a young age, he has already been disliked by the emperor and Yan Shiyue, and there is no chance for him to make a name for himself.
For Yan Shiyue, the only difference is that she is going to school.
Every night after dinner, she would read for an hour... No matter if it was Xu Wenqu, Qu Sinian, Huo Qijing, or Huo Qiyang, almost anyone in the family could be her teacher.
On the first day of class, everyone gathered around to watch, as if they were watching a foreign spectacle.
To be honest, from a bystander's perspective, this punishment is really appropriate for her. However, it would be fine if she had a punctured fetus, but it is not the case. It is like she already has an extremely complete academic system, but now she has to learn another one.
It's miserable.
The two little ones are almost two years old, and sometimes they still follow me to learn.
By the way, she felt that her memory might be biased. She had always thought that this dynasty already had the Three Character Classic, but it turned out that there was not, only the Thousand Character Classic.
In fact, it would be difficult for Xu Wenqu to teach her, because she is only half proficient. If she is completely clueless, he would just have to start from the beginning. But she actually knows a lot of interesting and classic things, but she doesn't know many basics.
Then Huo Qijing suggested, "You can just teach her how to write memorials. She only needs this in her daily life. Can the emperor still let her take the examination for the scholar?"
The next day, Emperor Ming Yan sent someone to pass on the message: "One year later, have someone take the questions from the county exam to the imperial exam and let her try to answer them. If she fails, all three of them will be punished together!"
Everyone: “…”
Well, it can be seen that the emperor holds a grudge.
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