Chapter 404: Our Emperor Is Wise
Prince Rong was secretly surprised. He had never expected that someone would impeach him as soon as he came on stage.
And his three sons were impeached?
Why?
Could it be that Her Majesty was planning to take action against Prince Rong's Mansion?
Chu Qinghuang sat on the dragon chair without saying a word, looking at the passionate censors, and then at the confused Prince Rong. After a moment, he cleared his throat: "What does Lord Yan want to impeach Prince Rong for?"
"I impeach Prince Rong for not educating his son properly and allowing his son to step into the place of fireworks." Lord Yan said righteously, "Last night, the son of the Chu family openly competed for the most beautiful woman in Lanyue Pavilion. Not only was his personal morality corrupted, he read the books of sages in vain, but he was also lawless and trampled on the dignity of the royal family. I beg Your Majesty to make a judgment!"
Prince Rong frowned, turned his head, and looked at Lord Yan with displeasure: "It's just nonsense! It's made up! It's slanderous!"
The newly appointed Imperial Censor Yan did not give in at all, "Someone saw with their own eyes last night that the son of Prince Rong was hanging out in Lanyue Pavilion, competing with others for the most beautiful woman!"
"What nonsense!" Prince Rong rebuked coldly, "Xuan Yi was on duty in the palace last night, accompanying His Majesty, the second son Xuan Ce was working in the Imperial Study, and the youngest son Xuan Yu was a bit of a jerk before, but he has now turned over a new leaf and is now training in the military camp. He can only go home once every two months. How could he possibly set foot in a brothel? Lord Yan must be dazzled."
Standing beside Her Majesty, Yuan Bao lowered his head, looked at his toes, and tried to reduce his presence - although in the eyes of the civil and military officials in the court, he didn't have much presence.
But guilty people always mistakenly think that everyone is looking at them.
Censor Yan said angrily: "Someone saw it with their own eyes!"
"Bullshit!"
"Prince Rong, calm down, calm down." His colleagues hurriedly advised, "Don't be rude in front of Her Majesty the Queen..."
"Who did you hear that from, Lord Yan? And who saw it with their own eyes?" Chu Qinghuang said lightly, "I really want to know which young master of Prince Rong's Mansion you are talking about?"
Censor Yan choked for a moment: "Your Majesty, I am not sure which young master it is yet, but I guarantee with my life that the person who went to Lanyue Pavilion to compete for the Oiran last night was one of the three young masters of Prince Rong's Mansion."
He claimed to be a young master of Prince Rong's Mansion to compete for the Oiran, and let Lanyue Pavilion's top player accompany him for a night. This is a fact that was set in stone.
If it wasn't the young master of Prince Rong's Mansion, could there be someone who dared to pretend to be a royal noble?
Prince Rong heard him speak so confidently, as if he had ironclad evidence, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart, could it be that Xuan Yu, the rebellious son, secretly left the barracks and went out to fool around again?
But the rules in the military camp are strict. If Xuan Yu really left secretly, it is impossible that he has not been discovered until now, right?
"The censor needs solid evidence to impeach a minister." Chu Qinghuang said in a dignified tone, "Since Lord Yan is impeaching the son of Prince Rong's Mansion, please put the evidence of his visit to the brothel in front of me. If I believe your one-sided words and convict Prince Rong's Mansion, it would be unfair."
Censor Yan said: "Your Majesty, the madam of Lanyue Pavilion and Miss Lanyue can testify."
"Do you mean to let the madam of the brothel come as a witness?" Chu Qinghuang's expression was deep and playful, "Do you think she will come? Or, do the adults present dare to let her come as a witness?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall knelt down: "My emperor is wise!"
Chu Qinghuang said calmly: "I am a tolerant emperor. It is normal for men to be lustful. It is nothing wrong to visit a brothel to relax occasionally. As long as you don't forget your duties, do your own things well, don't be lazy, don't embezzle and accept bribes, and indulge yourself occasionally, I can turn a blind eye."
The ministers shouted long live.
"But indulgence is indulgence, and once in a while is a pastime. If it happens too often, I'm afraid that the finances of the gentlemen will be a little bit overwhelmed." Chu Qinghuang smiled faintly, "If there is any corruption, bribery, or forming a clique for personal gain, then I can't turn a blind eye."
"My emperor is wise, and we dare not!"
Chu Qinghuang nodded: "Although I borrowed some silver from Dongling, all this silver must be repaid. In the future, I will arrange reliable people to keep an eye on it at any time. If any lord has money at home, you can lend me some to pay off my debts... I borrow money for the sake of the country of Xiqi, and you have the obligation to do your best."
The ministers shuddered: "My emperor is wise!"
Prince Rong muttered in his heart.
It is said that there is no smoke without fire. Although Chu Qinghuang did not take this matter seriously and had no intention of asking for accountability, he had to find out what was going on. If it was really Xuan Yu's bastard, he would have to break his legs.