My Ferocious Tigress Wife - Chapter 69
Chapter 69: What Meaning?
Translator: 549690339
Xiao Yu was unhappy.
How was this considered a private matter? How was it a small fight?
If you casually pour dirty water on my niece, it’s a private matter. If I sue you, it’s a matter of using public office for personal gain. Then, do you like to hear your wife say this and that?
Zhong Lu heard that after harming his son, he was now harming his daughter. She was instantly furious and criticized Xiao Yu.
Two of the nine ministers joined forces, and Xiao Yu was in a difficult position.
As the Grand Marshal, Prince Jiang Xia could not stand it anymore.” Censor Xiao’s duty is to supervise the officials. Why can’t the children of the Baiguan family be investigated? Is it your fault for not being strict with your family? As the old saying goes, it’s the father’s fault for not teaching. What’s wrong with saying that this is your fault?”
Both sides were engaged in a verbal battle, and saliva flew everywhere, causing Emperor Yu Heng’s eyes to pop out.
These ministers of his had let themselves go too freely. The grudges between the two sides were laid bare on the table. Did they think that he, the emperor, was blind?
“Silence!” Emperor Yu Heng was furious. He slapped the dragon throne and the scene instantly quieted down. “Zhen and all the beloved ministers are discussing matters in the court, not listening to you shrews curse in the streets. If you can’t take a fair attitude, please return to your original positions and stop pestering. I don’t have that much time to waste with you.”
“Minister Xie, what do you think?” Emperor Yu Heng named Xie Xian and replied. He was present at the time, but both sides had simultaneously removed him. This matter was extremely strange.
Xie Xian drank too much yesterday and his head still hurt a little. Now that he heard the Emperor call out names, he immediately became 120% alert.
” I was present on the spot. Xi Jiulang, Zhou Shiqilang, Liu Wulang,” Xie Xian blurted out a series of names. If anyone was present at the time, they would have been surprised to find that the names Xie Xian mentioned were exactly the same as the people they had attended. They were extremely accurate. “Not only did he talk about the officials in the court behind their backs, but he was also rude to them. I have already mentioned it in the memorial.”
The parents who were called out immediately cursed in their hearts. They were just playing around and killing him. They only said a few words behind his back, but they actually turned around and went home to write a memorial to report to the emperor!
“In my opinion, the censor should be impartial in supervising the officials. Why must it be for personal gain when it involves family? Just like all the important ministers of the court, the wise do not avoid relatives, and seek their own political affairs in their positions, but they cannot be denied by the theory of relationship alone.”
Emperor Yu Heng almost burst out laughing. This Xie Xian was so sly. He kept saying that he would not avoid relatives when selecting talents, but in fact, he was directly poking at the hearts and lungs of those aristocratic families.
Isn’t that right? If you recommend someone from your own family, you won’t avoid them. Your nephew is just short of pointing at her daughter’s nose and scolding her for her lifestyle. Can’t she refute it?
Anyone could say that.
However, in terms of the effect of saying it, it was really Xie Xian. His status was reasonable. He was a famous person from an aristocratic family. Those who were on equal footing with them were not the Shu families that they looked down on.
“My dear, your words are reasonable.” Emperor Yu Heng added a handful of dry firewood.
“Your Majesty is wise!” Xiao Yu almost spat out her anger. “Your Majesty, please understand!”
“Xi Qing, what do you think is going on?’”‘She’s a good lady, so she can’t be slandered by others as she pleases. Words have no basis.” Emperor Yu Heng asked. Moreover, my direct cabinet general is a third-grade official. I can’t just point at his nose and scold him. In the future, whoever did not like someone would point at their nose and scold them. Wouldn’t that cause chaos?”
How was it a mess?
“Replying to the emperor, this matter can only be said to be that of a child who speaks without restraint. No matter what, it can only be considered a loss of personal virtue. According to what Attendant Xie said, they were also discussing behind their backs, not pointing at their noses and scolding them in front of them…Yunyun.”
Xie Xian raised his eyebrows.” Chief Justice Xi is right. I can’t refute him. However, this is a loss of personal virtue. It’s not a light punishment.” According to the laws of Daliang, one could not be an official if he had a bad virtue. Even if he became an official, he had to be dismissed…Chief justice, you’re too serious…”
” Then let’s deal with it this way,” Emperor Yu Heng said in a pained voice,””Those with official positions are dismissed, those without official positions…It was better to take the assessment seriously in the future. The children of aristocratic families have been familiar with classics and history since childhood. They should be the pillars of the country. I also have high hopes for them. If they play all day and only talk about the right and wrong of their owners, how can they serve the country and not lose their reputation and popularity?”
Chief Justice Xi even wanted to bite Xie Xian to death.
Was that what he meant?
He was saying that this was just a small matter that could not be brought up to the table at all. How could he remove his official position just like that?
He wanted to refute, but the Emperor had already made a conclusion.
Emperor Yu Heng seemed to be a generous and easy-going person, but in reality, one could tell from how he ascended the throne that he was a tough person. Especially after he ascended the throne for a long time, his true nature was revealed more and more. Now, his dissatisfaction with the aristocratic families was already on the table. It was not the time for him to need the support of the aristocratic families at the beginning of his ascension.
He could argue with the Emperor, but the final result would definitely be the Emperor’s golden words and would not change.
No matter how big the aristocratic families ‘plans were, they would at most be calculative after the matter was over. Moreover, this was not the time for the aristocratic families of the previous dynasty to dominate and compete with the imperial family.
Times had changed. He just didn’t understand how the Xie Clan could produce such a sinister villain like Xie Xian. As a descendant of an aristocratic family, he was always destroying the aristocratic family and was willing to be the Emperor’s executioner. This was no longer just flattery. In time, wouldn’t she be a female sycophant who would cause chaos in the court?
The court meeting ended on bad terms. The party involved, Yang Shao, did not even show his face, and this lawsuit had already ended in victory.
“The chief justice is old too.” Emperor Yu Heng left the court and pulled Xie Xian along as he sighed. “If it was in the past, he would have rolled up his sleeves and banged the table and quarreled with me for 300 rounds!”
He was already prepared. He had even thought about what Tingwei Xi might say, but…There was no place for heroes to show their abilities. The imagined great debate that shocked the entire court did not even take place and ended directly.
Emperor Yu Heng was proud and sighed at the fact that he was able to subdue the enemy without fighting.
“The reason why we can quarrel and dare to quarrel is because of reason. In the past, Tingwei was reasonable and well-founded, which could be argued. Today, although he is the son of Xi family, Tingwei also knows that he is in the wrong, and his personal morality is unbearable.”
Xie Xian replied with a smile,” The chief justice might be headstrong; however, he’s always a good moral character. He’s the role model for us juniors.” Unfortunately, his descendants were useless and ruined his reputation.”
“The Qi family ruled the country and pacified the world. In this way, he would have to bear the responsibility of his descendants. The so-called aristocratic families were passed down from generation to generation. Killing people was an evil deed, but it was the same for slandering them behind people’s backs. After all, words could kill people.”
Emperor Epsilon nodded repeatedly when he heard this. He pointed out the current malpractices and spoke in a reasonable manner.
It was not until the evening that he finished approving the memorials for the day that Emperor Yu Heng’s brush suddenly stopped in mid-air.
“What does Xie Xian mean? Did the Zhou family handle it too lightly?”
Wei Desheng thought,’You ask me, but who should I ask?
“Little one…I didn’t hear any other meaning from Minister Xie…”
“Hmph, if you can hear it, you can sit here with me.”Emperor Yu Heng rolled his eyes at him. “He didn’t say it for you to hear!”
If she wasn’t saying it for him to hear, why did she ask him? Wei Desheng was helpless against such a willful emperor. If he wanted to know what Minister Xie meant, he could just ask him tomorrow.. Why would the monarch and his subjects fight in riddles? To show that you have a tacit understanding, are smart, and can see through it with just a little bit?