OBS Chapter 431 Give Justice to Those Who Died Tragically
Chapter 431 Give Justice to Those Who Died Tragically
Song Yao found a picture book, opened it and took a look. It was a martial arts picture book.
You can take this thing with you, maybe it can help Xiao Chi cheer up.
Xie Chengjian and Song Yao did not go out and stayed in the library.
Not long after, Lord He came to Song Yao with a pile of books.
"Empress, these are the books you need. There are a few more over there that you haven't taken."
"Okay." Song Yao glanced at Xie Cheng, "Thank you, Guard."
"Yes."
Xie Cheng nodded slightly and took the book handed to him by Lord He.
Lord He went to get a few books from the other side and said, "Your Majesty, these are the books you need. There are no others."
Song Yao nodded, "Thank you, Mr. He."
"Your Majesty, I am not worthy of the honor." Lord He bowed with a humble attitude.
Then they left the library.
Song Yao asked Xie Cheng to take the book to Fanghua Palace, and then went to Jingren Palace.
When they arrived at Jingren Palace, Xiao Chi was no longer lying in bed, but walking around the hall.
When she saw Song Yao coming back, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, and a beautiful and warm smile appeared on her face. "How is it? Did you find the book you wanted?"
"I found a lot of books. It will probably take me at least ten days or half a month to finish reading them." Song Yao's eyes immediately became a little unhappy. "Why did you get up? Go lie down and rest."
Xiao Chi walked up to Song Yao, his eyes a little aggrieved, "I've been lying down for so long, I'm a little tired, just get up and move around."
"Go lie down quickly." Song Yao said, "Rest in Jingren Palace tonight. After I go to court tomorrow, you can return to Fanghua Palace."
"Okay, okay, I'll go lie down." Xiao Chi shook his head helplessly, "Then before I lie down, I want you to kiss me."
Song Yao frowned, a little angry, "Can you please stop being so cheesy?"
"No, I want a kiss." Xiao Chi bent down obediently, waiting for Song Yao to kiss him.
In order to get Xiao Chi to lie down and rest sooner, Song Yao had no choice but to kiss him on the cheek reluctantly, "Is this okay?"
"okay."
Xiao Chi placed a kiss on her forehead and gently touched her lips. "Then I'll go lie down."
"...Yeah." Song Yao looked at him. Her ears turned red because Xiao Chi was too cheesy and his actions were too intimate.
Song Yao touched her burning ears, pursed her lips, and followed Xiao Chi to the inner hall.
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The next day.
Song Yao went to the morning court before dawn. She thought that all the ministers agreed that she could attend the court on behalf of the emperor and manage state affairs for the emperor. After attending the court today, Song Yao found that she was still too naive.
Below, after hearing Song Yao's words, the Minister of Rites Wang Lun bowed and said calmly, "Empress, since ancient times, women have been forbidden from interfering in government affairs. Whether they are the Empress Dowager or the Empress, neither is allowed to do so, let alone sit in that position. I know that the Emperor is ill, but even so, you should not violate the ancestral rules."
Yuchi Lan looked at Wang Lun, his face expressionless and looking quite serious.
He said, "Lord Wang, according to you, who is qualified to temporarily take charge of state affairs on behalf of the Emperor?"
Wang Lun looked at Yuchi Lan, still with that calm expression, "Your Majesty has many brothers who can take over the affairs of state on your behalf. In addition to them, Your Majesty can also first appoint a prince as the crown prince, then have the crown prince ascend the throne, and then arrange for someone with outstanding abilities to assist the emperor. These are all perfect plans."
Song Yao raised her eyebrows and looked at Wang Lun calmly, a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth, "Sir Wang, are you trying to get the emperor to abdicate?"
Wang Lun was stunned and said hurriedly, "That's not what I meant. It's a rule since ancient times that women are not allowed to interfere in government affairs. I don't mean to ask the emperor to abdicate, nor do I mean to offend you. Please understand, Your Majesty!"
Song Yao said, "To be honest, the only princes that the emperor and I can trust are those three or four. However, none of them want to be emperor or assist the young prince. As for the emperor's brothers, some are dead, some are incompetent, and only Prince Jing is okay. But he has no intention of becoming emperor, let alone assisting the prince."
Taking a deep breath, Song Yao said, "I believe you are all aware that the Emperor is ill. Doctor Qi has said that his illness is not light. In my opinion, I would rather he not be the Emperor!"
Song Yao continued, "It's just that the people of the world need him, so he has to continue to be the emperor. The reason I want to intervene in politics is because I feel sorry for him and don't want him to faint from exhaustion again. If you ministers have any objections, you can raise them. I will never punish you."
After hearing what Song Yao said, Wang Lun was speechless.
Song Yao looked at Wang Lun and asked, "Sir Wang, do you have anything else to say?"
Wang Lun shook his head and retreated.
Song Yao looked at the other ministers and asked, "Do you have any other memorials to submit?"
The Secretary of the Central Secretariat, Lord Xu, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to the emperor."
"Oh, please speak, Lord Xu." Song Yao looked at Xu Xuelin and said.
Xu Xuelin nodded and said, "Three years ago, Bo Yaowen, the youngest son of Duke Wei Bo Zhong, forcibly abducted a commoner woman named Wu. After he assaulted her, she became pregnant with his child. After she gave birth, Bo Yaowen brutally murdered her. Upon learning that Bo Yaowen had killed someone, Bo Zhong went to Wu's home and tried to buy her life with a hundred taels of silver. Wu's father, Wu Zhehan, was furious and refused, even saying he would report the matter to the authorities. However, Bo Zhong actually had his men beat Wu Zhehan to death. Fortunately, Wu Zhehan was lucky enough not to die, so he came to see me after dark, hoping that I could seek justice for them!"
Song Yao was shocked. "How could such a person commit violence and violence under the emperor's feet, taking human lives so lightly?"
Xu Xuelin bowed and said, "It's not your fault that the Empress is unaware. Three years ago, you were exiled and didn't know what was happening in the capital. Back then, even if a powerful person killed someone, they could just pay the higher-ups some silver and the matter would be dropped. Therefore, many people died tragically in those years, and many officials were blinded by money, which led to a surge in murders."
Hearing this, Song Yao couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body.
She didn't expect that such a thing would happen when Xiao Yuanzong was the emperor!
Song Yao frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you care?"
Xu Xuelin said helplessly, "Your Majesty, you don't know. When those matters came before the Emperor, he asked Imperial Preceptor Jiang to handle them. All the bribes were given to Imperial Preceptor Jiang. Back then, I wanted to seek justice for those who died tragically, but Imperial Preceptor Jiang actually said that he gave all the money he got to the Emperor. He even said that the Emperor turned a blind eye to those matters and advised me not to get involved in these matters, otherwise I would lose my official position... Naturally, I didn't dare to fight the Emperor, so I can only be a coward until now."
He immediately knelt before Song Yao and said in a resounding voice, "Please, Queen, overturn the verdict and give justice to those who died tragically!"