sbdcsierra Chapter 211 Justice
Chapter 211 Justice
Yu Jiuer arrived at the door of the imperial study and happened to meet Prime Minister Rong and Concubine Duan unexpectedly.
This old man even invited Concubine Duan to help out? How shameless!
Afraid of you?
Even though she despised them in her heart, Yu Jiuer still bowed to them politely, and then they entered the imperial study together.
After paying respects, the emperor's majestic voice rebuked: "Yu Jiuer, do you know your crime?"
"I don't know!" She had expected that there would be no chance for a good conversation.
The emperor asked sternly, "You were playing around with the servants late at night and got drunk. Where did you put the royal family's reputation? You came from a small place. Don't you really know any etiquette, righteousness, integrity, and the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues?"
"How can it be late at night? It's just nightfall! The housekeeper of the mansion is getting married, and everyone is happy, so I drank a few more glasses! Some people don't follow the ethics of martial arts, and they fabricate facts and make up stories about others when they can't win. It's really shameful!"
Yu Jiuer knelt straight, her words full of grievance.
Prime Minister Rong's face immediately darkened, and he pointed at Yu Jiuer and cursed, "You bastard, do I need to frame you?"
"No, no, no, Your Majesty, look, Prime Minister Rong has started to show off his power again after just a few words, and he is angry out of shame.
He wanted to use the family law on me last night! If the barbed whip hits me, I'm afraid my delicate body won't be able to enter the palace to pay respects to the emperor today! "She had to strike first.
But the emperor only sided with his relatives and not with the reason. With a "pa" sound, he slapped the imperial platform with his palm.
The loud noise really scared everyone in the imperial study. Long Yan was furious. Who wouldn't be afraid?
As expected, the emperor's face darkened, and he roared angrily, "Yu Jiuer, you have no regard for the superiors, disregard for etiquette, disrespect for elders, and you have angered the prime minister to the point of fainting, and you still dare to quibble? Come here, first take this ignorant criminal woman down and give her twenty heavy strokes of the cane, and then come back to answer!"
"Guilty woman?" Yu Jiuer lost her mind and did not bother to pretend to be wronged. She refuted confidently, "Your Majesty, killing is not enough. May I ask Your Majesty, which law of the Great Dong Dynasty have I violated? I do not accept it!"
The emperor looked gloomy and said nothing.
Just as the Imperial Guards came in to take Yu Jiuer to be executed, Eunuch Cao came in to report: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and several censors from the Censorate want to see you!"
The reinforcements finally arrived!
Yu Jiuer regained her senses and immediately changed her expression. She cried with grievance, "Your Majesty, please have mercy! How about we ask the Prime Minister and the Imperial Censors to judge whether the rules I violated must be punished by these twenty strokes of the cane, okay?"
"You!" The emperor rubbed his forehead and waved his hand impatiently, "Xuan!"
After everyone came in to pay their respects, Shang Buqun looked at the imperial guards in the imperial study and glanced at Yu Jiuer who was kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down her face.
When the imperial guard's hand was about to touch Yu Jiu'er, he asked in time: "Your Majesty, are you dealing with family affairs?"
The emperor never jokes. Now that he has spoken, the imperial guards will naturally not dare to slack off.
As soon as the commander of the Imperial Guards pulled up Yu Jiuer's hand, she said sternly, "Your Majesty, before you blame me, please allow me to say something."
The emperor glared at Yu Jiuer fiercely: "Do you still dare to cry out for injustice?"
Now that he had been able to lure the censor here, he just wanted to get rid of this troublemaker as soon as possible.
Yu Jiuer said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is kind and always encourages people to speak out. The people of the Great Dong Dynasty are blessed to have a wise ruler like you! Today, I not only want to seek justice for myself, but also for the people of Yinshan!"
Censor Lin bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we came here just to listen to Concubine Yu's account of her grievances!"
The emperor frowned and said, "I'll give you a chance. If you can't explain it, your crime will be aggravated and you will be beaten forty times!"
Yu Jiuer always remembered what the Eighth Princess said. The Emperor would be soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. He would have a better chance of pretending to be pitiful. Therefore, she forced herself to cry and said sadly:
“Your Majesty, I risked my life to give birth to the grandson of the Emperor, but after coming to the capital, I had to be separated from my son. It was difficult for me to even see him. I was in a bad mood when a happy event happened. I drank a few more glasses in the mansion and violated the rules. It was my fault!
But does this violate the law? Should the Royal Guards be allowed to fight and lose face?
How many officials and officials in the Great Dong Dynasty got drunk at home? Should they also be called to the Imperial Study for training?
If not, why should I be the only one to be beaten? Just because I am alone in the capital, without anyone to rely on, should I bear this?
May I ask the Prime Minister and the Censor, is this reasonable? "
Shang Buqun had sharp eyes and could see that there was no sadness in Yu Jiuer's eyes. He also cooperated with her acting: "Your Majesty, this is indeed unreasonable!"
Before the emperor could speak, Yu Jiuer said, "The officials in the Censorate must also think it is unreasonable! This is the injustice I have suffered! And..."
"Bold Yu Jiuer! You are really outrageous!" Before Yu Jiuer could finish her words, the emperor was so angry that he swept the inkstone on the imperial table to the ground.
At this time, Xiao Xiner hurried in, followed by Xiao Jinger and the eighth princess who looked apologetic.
"I'm sorry, father. These two boys said they wanted to come to the imperial study to see you, so I brought them here. I didn't expect there would be so many people here. Let's go back first!" The Eighth Princess said as she was about to come over to pull Xiao Xiner.
The two children threw themselves into the arms of Yu Jiuer who was kneeling on the ground: "We want to be with mother!"
Eunuch Cao came in again and reported: "Your Majesty, the Princess and Concubine Xiang request to see you!"
"What day is it today? Since they all want to join in the fun, let them all come in! I want to see what you, Yu Jiuer, want. Why did you attract so many people to watch?"
Yu Jiuer was silent. She did not call Concubine Xiang or Concubine Duan.
Concubine Duan is still okay, she won't add insult to injury, but Concubine Xiang must have heard some rumors and came to make things difficult for her.
Yu Jiuer adjusted her mood and started the highlight of the day. No one had ever broken the window paper, so today she would break it!
She said with a look of resentment: "The second injustice that I want to redress is the injustice suffered by the people of Yinshan!
More than forty years ago, the Western Regions attacked Yinshan County, and everyone in the world knew that Yinshan County was enslaved by the Western Regions.
However, there were some villains who interfered and wrongly accused the people of Yinshan of treason and collaborating with the enemy!
But are they really collaborating with the enemy and committing treason?
The eyes of the masses are sharp. Who would risk being beheaded for betraying the country for no benefit? Would betraying the country end up with the destruction of one's family and becoming a slave of the enemy country?
This is unreasonable!
If the people of Yinshan back then were guilty, it was only because they were not strong enough to resist the attack from the Western Regions on the border!
But in order to atone for the false crime, the people of Yinshan were enslaved by the people of the Western Regions for a full ten years. After the people of the Western Regions were driven away, our dynasty punished them by making them slaves for another ten years.
Although we no longer have to be slaves during the next twenty-three years, we, the younger generations, still have to abide by the Yinshan Contract and endure all kinds of constraints and pressures!
Your Majesty, this is something that everyone in the world knows very well. Please speak a fair word for the people of Yinshan!"
She knew that the emperor hated being threatened by others the most, so she could only seek justice indirectly and could not directly ask the emperor to abolish the Yinshan Contract.
After Yu Jiuer finished speaking, she realized that Jun Mo had entered the imperial study room at some point and was kneeling beside her.
He looked at Yu Jiuer with a firm expression, his eyes full of support and trust, which made Yu Jiuer feel a lot more relieved!
What she said today was tantamount to trampling on the reputation of the royal family. If things go wrong, she might lose her head. How could she not be nervous?
After Yu Jiuer finished her majestic speech, everyone in the imperial study was so shocked that they were speechless.
The topic that everyone tried to avoid talking about was brought up by Yu Jiuer without any scruples and in a bloody manner. Who wouldn't be shocked?
The emperor's face was gloomy, and the look he gave Yu Jiuer was like a sharp sword, as if he wanted to torture her to death.
To acknowledge the injustice of the people of Yinshan is to make the mistakes of the late emperor known to the world!
He wants the reputation of a filial son but not the reputation of a wise ruler.
This Yu Jiuer is giving him a difficult problem.
Even the people from the Censorate were eagerly awaiting his verdict.
Concubine Duan turned pale, fearing that things would get out of hand, and angrily said, "Yu Jiuer, you are a junior who knows nothing, how dare you speak nonsense?"
"Am I talking nonsense?" Yu Jiuer looked around and asked everyone with tears in her eyes, "Do you also think I am talking nonsense?"
This time the tears were truly sad, a wail from the heart.
Jun Mo said to the emperor with a firm look in his eyes: "It's not nonsense! Father, everyone knows the injustice that Jiuer said. You know it too, right?"
"Mo'er, shut up! This is none of your business. Don't be stupid and take the blame for others!" Prime Minister Rong shouted at Jun Mo.
Shang Buqun looked up at the sky and said nonchalantly, "You're talking as if no one knows about it. In fact, even a three-year-old child would know about it, right?"
"Your Majesty, please redress the injustice of the people of Yinshan!" Yu Jiuer kowtowed heavily again to put pressure on the emperor.
Concubine Duan scolded her harshly, "Yu Jiuer, you have already left Yinshan County and will soon be the concubine of Prince Jing. If you can stay in your place and behave yourself, you will enjoy endless wealth and glory. Why are you digging up old things? What do you want?"
"What do I want?" Yu Jiuer said in a sonorous and powerful voice:
"I hope that people all over the world will no longer accuse us Yinshan people of treason and treason, and that their impression of us Yinshan people will change and they will no longer look down on us.
I hope that our descendants will not be framed by their own countrymen, and let the Western Regions take advantage of the situation and suffer from war again;
I hope that we Yinshan people will no longer have to endure the pressure of being demoted to slavery!
Your Majesty, this is what I, Yu Jiuer, have been pursuing my entire life!"
Yu Jiuer's bold words were like the sound of a huge bell, awakening the deaf and awakening the ears, and causing a huge uproar.
For a moment, everyone in the imperial study could not help but be moved.