Zhe Chuntang: She regretted it after provoking crazy critics of powerful officials

Chapter 18 What’s the personal relationship?
Pei Yan was the youngest prime minister of Daqi, and he took on the important task of assisting the emperor when he was only a teenager.

His grandfather was a veteran of three dynasties and a teacher of three generations of emperors. Before his death, the late emperor issued a decree that the royal family should treat the descendants of the Pei family well from generation to generation so that they can enjoy the emperor's favor forever.

Moreover, at least one of the descendants of the Pei family must hold an important position in the court.Pei Yan was the candidate appointed by the late emperor. He said that this young man had great ambitions and would be a pillar of the country in the future, so Jiang Hao was asked to discuss anything with him.

And Pei Yan lived up to the late emperor's expectations. He even ranked among the top three at the age of 15 and showed great promise at a young age.

Now his words carry weight in the DPRK, and he handles some complex political matters on weekdays.If he were also dismissed from office, the entire court would be in disarray.

The remaining ministers who were silent also knelt down at this time. If Pei Yan left, their good days would be over.

"Pei Aiqing, even you..."

"You all……"

The little emperor looked downcast now, and his body sitting on the dragon chair looked shaky.

"Concubine Gao's family is full of loyalists. Her father, brothers and uncles all died in the battlefield, leaving only the disabled old general and such a granddaughter. Your Majesty's behavior has made thousands of heroic souls at the border uneasy."

Pei Yan's voice was not loud, but it continued to echo in the quiet Jinluan Palace, shocking everyone.

He then looked at most of the taciturn courtiers: "Thousands of soldiers shed their lives and blood at the border in exchange for the peace of the Qi Kingdom. But you are stepping on the land they swore to protect to the death, and your corpses are lying on the ground, watching helplessly. Aren't you ashamed that the emperor behaved so absurdly without admonishing him?"

They were still silent, but their heads almost dropped to their knees.

The little emperor knew that he couldn't be fooled now. If he drove away all the ministers at once, then he would not be considered an emperor!
He muttered and looked at Pei Yan: "Pei Aiqing, don't be angry, it's just that the imperial sister is at fault, but for the sake of the royal family's dignity..."

"When the emperor breaks the law, he is as guilty as the common people. Why should she, Jiang Yin Yue, be an exception?"

Pei Yan looked directly at the little emperor, making him feel terrified.

"Then, what does Pei Aiqing say?"

"Come to the door to apologize to Concubine Gao, apologize to General Gao, and kneel down in the royal ancestral hall as punishment."

Pei Yan spoke in a calm tone with an unquestionable aura. Although he was only twenty years old, no one dared to look down upon him because of his age.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he became the backbone of the entire court. His tall and straight waist was like a pillar, firmly supporting half of Da Qi.

"This……"

The little emperor was still in a dilemma when he saw a shadow coming from far away from the door. He was wearing very thin clothes and looked like a woman.

"Princess Chongning requests an audience!"

The eunuch at the door sang loudly, and everyone looked over there, with anger, suspicion, and worry.

Shen Yuluo was thrown a lot of rotten food by the people on the road along the way. She did not let the guards attack the people, so she had to take off her soiled cloak and coat and wear the skirt underneath to enter the palace.

"Sister Huang, you are here!"

The little emperor's eyes immediately lit up when he saw her, and he quickly stood up and waited for her to come over. But when he thought of the requests of those ministers, he became frowning again. "See Your Majesty."

Shen Yuluo bowed politely. The rash from the previous poisoning on her body had not completely faded away. There were quite a few on her face and neck, and even makeup couldn't cover it.

"Sister Huang, please get up quickly. Why are you dressed so thinly and what's wrong with your face? I didn't ask you to..."

"His Majesty!"

The little emperor was interrupted by Shen Yuluo before he finished speaking. She turned to Pei Yan seriously: "I have heard what the Prime Minister just said."

Pei Yan frowned and did not answer.

He has never had a good impression of Princess Chongning. If His Majesty is young and does not know right from wrong, then this Princess is absolutely vicious.Not only did he bring trouble to the imperial court, but he also repeatedly instigated the emperor to do some tyrannical things.

"Sister Huang, don't worry, I won't let you really suffer that crime. I just need to declare to the outside world that you have been punished, and there is no need to actually kneel in the ancestral hall."

The little emperor immediately spoke out in defense. The depression he had just felt quickly dissipated after seeing the eldest princess, and he became more arrogant again, as if someone was supporting him.

Who knew that the eldest princess didn't even look at him, and just continued to say to Pei Yan: "Even if Prime Minister Pei didn't say it, I have this intention. This matter is my fault. Concubine Gao and General Gao are afraid at this time I don’t want to see me, and when I finish kneeling in the imperial temple, I will naturally go to apologize in person.”

The ministers were in an uproar.

When did the eldest princess change her temper?He didn't come here to make a big fuss in the Jinluan Palace, but he came here to show weakness and plead guilty!

Pei Yan's calm face finally showed a trace of fluctuation, but the surprise was fleeting and soon returned to normal: "Is the eldest princess serious?"

He didn't believe that Chongning could have such a consciousness, and he was afraid that something bad was brewing.

"Of course it's serious. With all the civil and military officials here today, can I still play tricks on you, Prime Minister Pei?"

She looked at Pei Yan seriously. In his previous life, if Da Qi had not been supported by people like him and several new talents from the court, he would have fallen apart long ago, and even the superficial prosperity in the last few years could not be maintained.

It is a pity that Pei Yan devoted his whole life to Da Qi, and his body was exhausted all the time. In the end, he was terminally ill and could not be treated with any medicine. He died at the age of 26.

And just before his death, he was still inspecting the disaster situation in Jiangbei, and offended the local officials and gentry.Since he had never married, he had no children, and there was no one to collect his body. His body was exposed in the wilderness, and only after being recognized by the local people did he build a tomb in a simple manner.

Shen Yuluo admired such people very much.

However, he seems to have a bit of a problem with the original owner of his body.Also, Princess Chongning has a bad reputation. How many people in the world can treat her well?

"Oh, the eldest princess has played tricks on all the officials not once or twice. Pei really can't believe it."

Pei Yan would not change his opinion of her just because of her few words. He knew that this person was naughty to the core and never told the truth.In the past, in order to let myself say a few good things about her in front of the ministers, I would even make up things like liking myself. It was so shameless!
Shen Yuluo also knew that it would be useless to talk more, so he said straightforwardly: "I am punished by kneeling in the emperor's temple, and I also ask Prime Minister Pei to imprison him. I believe that Prime Minister Pei will never be interested in any personal interests, ministers, right?"

Pei Yan's character is obvious to all. He has always been upright and selfless. He is able to kill his own uncles when they commit crimes. It is most appropriate for him to monitor this matter.

When Pei Yan heard the word "private affair" and thought of the frivolous Meng Lang the eldest princess had treated him before, his face turned black: "Your Highness is really talking nonsense. What's the affair between you and me? Please forgive me." Your Highness does what he says!"

Shen Yuluo was startled by his raised voice. This man was really strange. Didn't he praise him just now? How could he be angry?
(End of this chapter)