You act stupid and I act crazy, let's be ancestors together

The next morning, when the sun was already high in the sky, the two men were still sleeping soundly in bed, unaware that at that moment, the court was in an uproar because of them.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Ye allowed her relatives to hurt people. Imperial Concubine Ye's nephew returned home with his wife and hung his uncle's family, who raised his wife, at the door and beat them violently. Our dynasty puts filial piety first. Fan's son must be severely punished for such evil deeds."

"Yes, Your Majesty. The news of what happened in Ping'an Town has now spread all over Shangjing City. The impact is so bad that it is outrageous. Your Majesty, this Fan family member is so arrogant and domineering. Your Highness must not let him off easily."

"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is arrogant and domineering on weekdays. Now she has let this foolish nephew run wild. He has even disregarded filial piety and assaulted the Yue family. Your Majesty, please punish him severely."

"Not only that, I also heard that when the Fan family returned home yesterday, they asked the guards to beat their third sister to death. Now she can only lie in bed, relying on medicine to keep her alive."

"I also heard that on the second day after the wedding, Master Fan and his new wife beat up his stepmother and aunt. Your Majesty must not forgive such an unfilial act!"

Listening to the chattering of these ministers, one on the left said they would punish them severely, and the other on the right said they would not let them off easily, the man in a bright yellow dragon robe sitting on the golden dragon throne in the hall had a barely detectable hint of anger between his brows.

"Oh my, you officials know more about my brother-in-law's family affairs than I, his eldest brother-in-law. I guess he doesn't do any work every day and just sits in a corner!"

General Ye Zhanpeng, who had been pulling air from his waist several times, sneered and spoke.

If he hadn't been in court, he would have rushed over and tore alive these parasites who only cared about this and that all day long and did nothing but work.

As soon as Ye Zhanpeng said this, it was like stirring up a hornet's nest. Those civil officials immediately turned their guns on him and started arguing with him.

"The imperial concubine is the general's sister, and the young master of the Fan family is the general's nephew. The general will naturally speak in their favor. But if the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished just like the common people. Otherwise, what is the point of this law?"

"Well, if that's the case, then why did you only sue the Imperial Concubine and not His Royal Highness the Prince of Chen? Is it just because you are his dogs?"

"You... Ye Zhanpeng, we are officials appointed by the imperial court. How dare you insult us like this? Your Majesty, Your Majesty, look at how arrogant the Ye family is. They dare to humiliate us in front of you. No wonder they let the Fan family run wild. What's more, what does this matter have to do with His Royal Highness Prince Chen? How can you allow the general to make such random accusations? Your Majesty, please make the decision for us!"

The Minister of Rites Du Chang knelt down and kowtowed.

Upon seeing this, the civil servants who were jumping for joy also knelt down and asked the emperor to make the decision for them.

Ye Zhanpeng looked at these people with amusement, and knelt down, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, I am a loyal dog beside Your Majesty. Everything is for Your Majesty first. I have never felt that being Your Majesty's dog is a shame. Maybe this is the difference between my loyalty and those who are plotting to usurp the throne!"

When the ministers heard this, their faces changed.

Bah, what a bootlicker, no wonder the Ye family is so favored.

"Bold Ye Zhanpeng, do you mean that we should join forces with His Royal Highness Prince Chen to rebel?" Du Chang immediately looked up, pointed at Ye Zhanpeng and asked loudly.

General Ye Zhanpeng spread his hands and shrugged helplessly, "You said that, I didn't say that."

When Prince Chen heard this, he knelt down with a clang, "Father, I have no such intention!"

Click!

The sound of teacups falling to the ground was heard, and everyone in the hall knelt down in fear. The originally noisy court suddenly became quiet.

"You all turned a deaf ear to the Binzhou flood. You couldn't come up with a decent plan in three days, but you have the time to care about other people's family affairs."

As Emperor Wen said this, he casually threw a memorial on the table toward the prime minister who was kneeling at the head of all officials.

"I am terrified!"

"Why, you were all shouting and refusing to punish the culprits and forgiving the culprits just now, but why are you all silent when it comes to court affairs?"

After Emperor Wen finished scolding, no one dared to speak this time, but it also proved that they were just a group of mutes.

"Hmph, Wei Bin, read it to them."

Hearing this, Prime Minister Wei hurriedly picked up the memorial in front of him, opened it tremblingly, and took a quick glance at it. He knew that the Third Prince had shot himself in the foot today.

After Prime Minister Wei finished reading the contents of the memorial, all the ministers present were terrified, especially those who had shouted the loudest just now, all of whom looked terrified.

"Did you hear me clearly? While you were forming cliques and making random accusations, the person you were accusing, a businessman, mobilized millions of dan of grain from his own grain shop to save the people of Binzhou from danger."

"How can you, who are paid by the emperor but cannot solve the problems of the people, stand here with dignity?"

Emperor Wen started to curse at them, and all the court officials knelt on the ground and trembled. No one knew who would be unlucky today.

Murong Zhengqing's face turned pale at this moment, his fingers clenched into fists, and his trouser legs were almost torn by him.

Murong Zhengqing tilted his head slightly and winked behind him. The Minister of Rites then said, "Your Majesty, merits are merits and faults are faults. We cannot generalize. We are ashamed of what the head of the Fan family did, but it is true that the imperial concubine indulged her relatives. Please punish Fan Tong according to the national law and punish the imperial concubine according to the palace rules."

"Bullshit."

A clear female voice came from outside the hall, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

A woman in a pink and purple dress, dressed luxuriously, with a delicate and beautiful face, walked quickly into the hall.

Seeing the newcomer, the anger on Emperor Wen's face subsided and his tone softened, "Why is the imperial concubine here?"

Concubine Ye stopped and bowed to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I heard someone accuse me of condoning my relatives to commit murder in the street, so I came here."

Since the Minister of Rites, Lu Zhengye, had come forward, he knew the outcome. He was not afraid at all and immediately said, "Your Majesty, the harem cannot interfere in government affairs. Concubine Ye's intrusion into the court violated the ancestral rules and should be severely punished."

"You are such an interesting person. Didn't you accuse me of indulging my relatives? Now that I'm here, you say that the harem shouldn't interfere in government affairs. Why are you allowed to accuse me without any evidence, but I'm not allowed to defend myself?"

"Besides, aren't the relatives you mentioned also relatives of His Royal Highness Prince Chen? My Lords, please don't be partial to one and ignore the other. Since you want to sue, why don't you sue together?"

Concubine Ye dragged Prince Chen into the water with just a few words. When she received the news, she had no idea what this idiot was thinking. He actually wanted to use Fan Tong to plot against her.

Upon hearing this, everyone reacted immediately.

Yes, speaking of maternal relatives, the third prince’s concubine is Fan Tong’s biological sister. The Fan family is the third prince’s in-laws’ family. If they say that the imperial concubine indulges maternal relatives, then what about the third prince?

Seeing that these idiots were silent, Concubine Ye raised her eyebrows and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, since they said that Tong'er committed a crime in the street, why not call them to the palace and see what they have to say?"