The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1099: Compassion

Speaking of Chu Zhijiu, although their situation is pitiful, their intention to get on the pirate ship is also very clear. Whether or not to deal with them and how to deal with them are both problems.

If she were in her shoes, Sheng Yuan thought she might be more radical than her; but the problem was that she was now an official of the imperial court.

It is said that the butt determines the head. As an official, Sheng Yuan should set an example in upholding the law.

The ruthlessness of the law lies in the fact that it is not based on emotions, but it is precisely because of this ruthlessness that the law has the possibility of fairness.

Especially in ancient dynasties when rule by man was more important than rule by law, it was necessary to insist on following the law as the criterion for action and to use legal requirements to determine whether the other party's behavior was right or wrong.

At least, before Sheng Yuan shows leniency to Chu Zhi and others, the other party must realize that their behavior is inappropriate.

Although acting on impulse may satisfy one's anger and taking revenge may be understandable, it is of no benefit to the smooth operation and development of society.

Sheng Yuan also hesitated for a long time between "forgiving out of pity" and "punishing the illegality", allowing these two ideas to debate endlessly before finally making a choice.

……

"Madam Ge, the master has something urgent to attend to, so we need you and the ladies to stay with him for a while. The master will be back in two quarters of an hour." Xiaoyao took Ge Qingyu and others who had arrived a moment earlier to the side hall, and asked someone to serve them fragrant tea, snacks and fresh fruits.

Ge Qingyu quickly smiled and said, "We came a little early. Your Excellency has been very busy lately, so you should focus on important matters."

Xiaoyao smiled and bowed to her: "Then I will withdraw first. The maids and others will be waiting in the outer corridor. Madam and the ladies can tell me if you have anything to say."

Ge Qingyu and others said yes.

After Xiaoyao left the side hall and walked a few steps to the outer corridor, she repeatedly instructed the maids and nannies: "Mrs. Ge and the girls are all your distinguished guests. You must not treat them lightly, but must be careful to treat them, and you must not let outsiders approach them casually.

If there is something you cannot decide, unless it is urgent, you must ask the guards to go find me and wait for me to report to the Lord and let him make the final decision."

"Yes!"

……

Xiaoyao told the maid and nanny, and immediately hurried to find Sheng Yuan. At this moment, Sheng Yuan had been chatting with Chu Zhi for half an hour.

"…So, you know, regarding the experience of your sister's candidate, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel have jointly investigated the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and the Imperial College, and the punishment results will be announced soon. However, your sister did not officially take the provincial examination, so it is impossible for the court to recognize her as a juren."

"So my sister's title of scholar can be restored?" Chu Zhi looked at Sheng Yuan in a daze, not knowing whether to cry or laugh for a moment.

"In fact, your sisters' honors have never been revoked." Sheng Yuan sighed.

"!!!" Chu Zhi, who was originally dizzy, felt as if he was struck by lightning.

"You say, you say..." Chu Zhi's eyes were red. He clutched the railing excitedly and stared at Sheng Yuan in disbelief.

"The court has specially found the record book of those who were stripped of their official titles from the Jiage Library. From the second year of Yanping to the present, in the entire 35 counties of the southern region, only two scholars and three juren were stripped of their official titles by the Ministry of Rites due to misconduct."

"Ha? Haha! Hahaha!" Chu Zhi grabbed his hair, tears falling slowly and unconsciously, "This, this, this, this is too funny, too funny! My sister is so innocent!"

After laughing uncontrollably, Chu Zhi fell to the ground and cried loudly.

Sheng Yuan also felt very sad when seeing this, and silently took a few steps back and retreated to a dark place to give her space to vent her emotions.

Half a minute later, Chu Zhi cried until he ran out of energy and slowly stopped crying. He looked at Sheng Yuan in the corner weakly and said, "Thank you very much, sir."

"It's my duty, no need to thank me."

Sheng Yuan sighed silently and walked back slowly.

"My lord, I'm afraid you came here to tell me the good news. I think you also came to pronounce a verdict on me, right?" Chu Zhi no longer had the sharpness he had before, and he looked much calmer.

"very smart."

"You are too kind, my lord. My sister always taught me to read the Chu laws and abide by them. Before, I ignored her teachings and felt guilty about her. Therefore, I have no complaints about the punishment. I just brought trouble to my brothers and sisters. So please consider that they made mistakes out of ignorance and forgive them. As for their punishment, I don't ask for a reduction. I will bear it all!"