Seeing the emperor about to strike him, Huo Wuyou dodged with a playful smile: "Uncle, you called me here, didn't you, just to make fun of me? I'm not like my cousins, who can relieve your worries."
Speaking of this, the emperor puffed his beard and glared: "Those cousins of yours? Don't mention them."
The emperor threw the memorial onto the table, pointed at it and said, "This memorial is from Chan Min'er."
After that, he patted another pile next to him and said, "These too."
Huo Wuyou opened his mouth in surprise. "Who is so blind? My cousin Prince Cheng has worked so hard to defend Yuzhou for so many years. Why would you criticize him?"
Seeing the emperor about to speak, Huo Wuyou hurriedly said, "You can't ask about state affairs casually. I've said too much, please forgive me, uncle."
The emperor tutted his mouth in disdain again: "Just you? It doesn't hurt to listen."
As he spoke, he sighed, "To be honest, it wasn't Min'er's fault. It was one of his staff who secretly opened a brothel and ended up forcing women of good families into prostitution."
He looked at Huo Wuyou, who was sitting on the steps with his body tilted. "What do you think of this kind of thing?"
Huo Wuyou thought for a moment and said, "No matter who caused this trouble, shouldn't we just deal with it according to the law?"
The emperor shook his head: "What do you know?"
"I understand!" Huo Wuyou said firmly.
The emperor was amused by him: "Tell me about it."
Huo Wuyou sat up straight, cleared his throat, and said, "I understand what my uncle is worried about. He's worried that this matter will stir up public resentment, just like what happened with Lu Yan, right?"
As he spoke, he spoke confidently, "Wuyou believes that the people's grievances must be appeased. This is the most important thing. If the situation continues for too long, other brothels will follow suit, and this will cut off the income of this business. As for the people wanting an explanation, why not just kill the aide and make a public spectacle of him? The people will have an explanation and forget about it in a few days."
The emperor listened and pointed at him, shaking his finger: "Where did you learn these crooked ways? It's a good thing you're not in the court, otherwise the people would have a hard time!"
When saying this, the emperor seemed to have forgotten that he had condoned Lu Yan's behavior, and he almost regarded himself as a wise ruler who loved his people like his own children.
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