I rely on gossip to save the country

The emperor also understood. Yes, now besides him, who else could provide a support for the poor students?

Civil and Military Officials: What the little princess said makes sense, but we can't generalize. Not all children from noble families are hopelessly bad. They have taught their sons very well.

The prince silently kept Xie Chuyue's words in his heart.

While the emperor agreed, he was more shocked that his fourteen-year-old daughter had such insight.

Just as Yue'er said, these people must be punished to serve as a warning to others.

The emperor glanced at the three people kneeling below with a gloomy look. This glance made the three people feel an invisible sense of oppression coming over them, which made them unable to resist.

"You asked me to show some leniency. I showed some leniency this time, but what about next time? More people will die. Can I show some leniency every time?"

"Someone is here. Take these three people to the dungeon and execute them on a certain day."

At the emperor's command, Duke Rong knelt and crawled a few steps forward, saying in a sad voice, "Your Majesty, I beg you to spare my son's life. Your Majesty, I only have this one son. I beg you to spare his life. When I go back, I will break his legs so that he will never be able to commit another crime again."

All the civil and military officials were a little shaken by what he said. After all, he was the only son of Duke Rong, and if he was gone, the family line would be cut off.

Just when everyone was about to help plead for mercy, they heard Xie Chuyue's voice.

[This Duke Rong dotes on his son, but it's a pity that the nasty thing is not his own. ]

Civil and military officials: ………Is it true? If it is true, then there is no point in them begging for mercy.

Duke Rong was about to kowtow, but stopped where he was.

The emperor was shocked: How could his little Yue'er be so outspoken? He had to have real evidence to say these things.

Prince: That’s what he said. Why doesn’t this boy look like the wife of Duke Rong and Duke Rong?

System: [Host, how do you know this? By the way, who does this kid belong to? ]

Xie Chuyue: […………This kid was born to the housekeeper of Duke Rong's mansion and his wife. Duke Rong had just injured his leg at the time, and then the two got together. The wife got pregnant just before the Duke's leg was injured, so the Duke successfully became a father.]

System: [Host, you are still boasting. I have a good suggestion, host. From now on, you should just call yourself the know-it-all.]

Xie Chuyue: [Thank you for the compliment! ]

All the civil and military officials in the court looked at Duke Rong with pity. Duke Rong was too miserable. His only son was not his own, and he had been raising someone else's son for more than ten years.

The emperor put his finger to his lips and coughed lightly, covering up his shocked expression.

Duke Rong knelt on the ground, looking like he had lost his soul. He said that his son looked more like the butler than him. But his wife said that because the butler took care of him all the time, he looked like the butler. It was okay.

Oh, what an adulterous couple, how dare they deceive him like this.

After the morning court session ended, Duke Rong didn't know how he returned home. He was in a daze all the way. When he returned home, the soldiers had already captured his son from the house and were preparing to take him to prison.

The prince of Rongguo, seeing his father was like seeing a savior, and he frantically shouted to his father, "Dad, save me, save me, Dad, you can't be so cruel, I am your only son."

"Dad, I know I was wrong. I will never do it again. Dad, save me!"

No matter how the Prince of Rong cried, the Duke of Rong remained silent.

The Minister of Justice who came to escort the criminals just shook his head when he saw this, and left with everyone. He could understand the Duke of Rong's feelings at this moment.

When Duke Rong returned home, his wife cried and begged him to save her son.

"Master, please save Xuan'er. He is your own son. How can you be so cruel?"

"When you broke your leg, I never thought of abandoning you. Now, my son is in trouble, and you, as a father, watch him die. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"

When the Duke heard what the Duchess said, he became furious. He pushed her away and went to the study, leaving only one sentence.

"Whether this son is mine or not, you know it very well. From today on, you should be locked up in the backyard and worship Buddha sincerely."

After Duke Rong finished speaking, he slammed the door.

Damn you, vicious woman, how dare you say that? You didn't abandon me when your leg was broken? ? Yes, you didn't abandon me, but you made me a father.

The wife of Duke Rong was kneeling in the courtyard, looking distraught, mumbling to herself, "I know, the master knows everything."

After this, Rong Guo announced that he would take several days off to recuperate in his mansion.

Today's blow was too great for him, and he was a little unable to accept it.

Inside the palace, Xie Chuyue looked at the palace maids and guards standing in rows in the courtyard, and then specially selected four people from them to be her personal maids and personal guards.

Xie Chuyue's choice scared the people who usually served her, and they thought they had made a mistake.

The trembling appearance of the young palace maids caught Xie Chuyue off guard. "You continue to do your work. I will promote these four people directly. This princess plans to take them with her when she goes out."

When the young palace maids and guards heard this, their fears finally subsided. Fortunately, it was not their fault. The little princess did not want them.

If that were the case and they made a mistake and were demoted by the little princess, the emperor would definitely kill them.

Half a month later, the emperor issued an order to execute the three people and asked the people of the whole city to go and watch, especially the students from various academies.

Xie Chuyue also brought Mu Jin, Xuan Tian, ​​Qing Yan and Huan Ying out of the palace to watch.

Three young men were kneeling on the ground at the execution ground, with handcuffs on their hands and necks, and shackles on their feet.

The common people below took rotten vegetable leaves and eggs and threw them at the three men.

The poor students were also watching from below. This outcome was something they had never expected. They thought that the officials protected each other and no one would seek justice for them.

But they never thought that their emperor was a wise ruler who stood behind these poor students and paved a bright way for them.

At this moment, all the poor students were determined to become good officials in the future.

It was noon, and at the command of the supervising officer, the executioner raised his knife and chopped off three heads.

When the Grand Secretary's wife saw this scene, she fainted in the crowd. She could only blame themselves for not teaching their son well, which led her son to embark on this path of no return.

They also never expected that the emperor would protect these powerless and poor students.

The emperor's mind is unpredictable, and they ultimately made the wrong bet.

Under the execution ground, the Admiral looked at his brother beside him with a dark face: "I asked you to discipline him, but you refused to listen. Now you are in trouble. It's too late for you to regret it!

You are asking me for help now, how can I help you? I am a minister and cannot influence the king's decision.

This matter is your son's fault. You can't blame anyone else. You'd better teach the remaining few people well, otherwise I don't mind sending them to the military camp for training myself."

Next to the admiral, a middle-aged man had no light in his eyes. He stared blankly at the headless corpse on the stage. His son was gone!