Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 848 The emperor takes action himself
Emperor Yuanwu walked up to Princess Yuzhen and looked at her condescendingly. His expression was so indifferent, as if he was looking at an unrelated person.

"Feng Xiang, please lend me your whip."

After taking the Dragon Whip, Emperor Yuanwu pulled it a few times with both hands, walked around the pale and trembling Princess Yuzhen, and finally stopped behind her.

"You're young? Yuzhen, you've already grown your hair. Even if you're only in your early teens, this is not what you should say in the face of propriety, justice and shame."

"Young age is never an excuse to escape guilt. If everyone is young and ignorant, and everyone asks for forgiveness, then what use are the laws and regulations of this country?"

The Queen Mother seemed to have expected what Emperor Yuanwu was going to do. She threw herself on Princess Yuzhen, hugged Princess Yuzhen and started crying: "Emperor, what are you going to do? Isn't it okay to beat you/sister for such a trivial matter? Princess Qi He’s not dead, isn’t he saved? Your/sister’s life is not life, but the life of others is life? If you want to beat your/sister, then the Ai family will be beaten too!”

"Mother, my son dare not hit you! Civil and military officials also dare not hit you." Emperor Yuanwu took off the crown and gently put it on the table, "But if you stop me today, you will not let your son deal with this arrogant and domineering thing. , then I will ask to abdicate and make way for others. By then I will not be the Nine-Five-Year-Old Emperor, and you will not be the Queen Mother, and the new emperor will know how to correct the law!"

The Queen Mother was frightened.

If her son is not the emperor, then who is she?
Seeing the Queen Mother's confusion, Princess Yuzhen kept shaking her head. Seeing no one sympathized with her with tears streaming down her face, she suddenly became angry and shouted: "Isn't it just that I accidentally said the wrong thing? Are you making a fuss out of a molehill?" Are you trying me like a criminal? Who doesn’t make mistakes? Can’t you?”

The Queen Mother was about to speak, but was interrupted by Feng Xiang. He raised his voice and said loudly: "Your Highness, the eldest princess! It seems like a small matter to you, but to me, it is a big deal!"

"First, Your Majesty has strictly ordered that no one should spread the gossip between Princess Qi and Duke Yue, but you said it. This is a blatant violation of the imperial edict."

"Secondly, according to the law, Princess Qi has made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty. The title of Princess Protector is your Majesty's reward for her. As the eldest princess, you openly use words to insult His Majesty's personal title of Princess Protector. This is Contempt the power of God.”

"Thirdly, Princess Qi is the elder of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and she is pregnant with her brothers and sisters. However, Your Highness provoked Princess Qi and almost caused her to have a miscarriage. This is disrespectful to her elders and harming her siblings!"

"The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. A disloyal and unjust person like you should be sentenced to death even if you are the eldest princess!"

"But considering that it is your first offense, I turned a blind eye and acquiesced to His Majesty punishing you personally, but you are still stubborn and unrepentant, so I have no choice but to take action against you!"

It was rare for Mr. Feng to speak so vehemently. His words silenced all the voices in Chengming Hall.

Emperor Yuanwu gave Eunuch Lu a wink, and Eunuch Lu quickly pulled away from the Queen Mother.

Emperor Yuanwu rolled up his sleeves, raised his hand and lashed out with a whip. As screams were heard, Princess Yuzhen's skin was torn and blood flowed.

Later, her voice gradually became weaker, until she lay on the ground dying.

"Your Majesty, thirty lashes are enough. Please show mercy." But it was Changsun Tao who said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for making the decision for the princess!"

Changsun Tao's voice stopped Emperor Yuanwu, who was sweating all over.

The Queen Mother pushed Eunuch Lu away and cried, lying on Princess Yuzhen: "My son..."

Lu Mingyong saluted and said: "Thanks to the eldest princess, Your Highness thinks highly of me, but I will never accept someone who hurts my sister. Please respect yourself, and never casually say that you want to give me a great benefit in the future. Let me Go ahead and say that to her, so as not to ruin His Highness's innocence." With this whip, Princess Yuzhen was determined to avenge her, and revenge was definitely forged.

Since there is no room for relaxation, it is better to offend more severely to prevent Princess Yuzhen from getting entangled with the marriage in the future!
The Queen Mother was still crying while holding the eldest princess Yuzhen. Emperor Yuanwu sat back on the throne tiredly and said: "Don't worry, Lord Yue, marriage is not enmity. I will restrain the eldest princess and not let her bother you."

Changsun Tao saluted: "Thank you again, Your Majesty, for making the decision for me. I miss my wife and children at home, so I will retire."

After saying that, Changsun Tao left in a hurry.

The worry on Lu Mingyong's face was clearly visible, and Emperor Yuanwu waved his hand: "You also go to see the emperor's aunt!"

After Lu Mingyong left, Prince Fu also found an excuse to leave.

Mr. Feng bowed and took the whip from Emperor Yuanwu's hand, and said happily: "If my mentor Hui Emperor is still alive, he will only sigh that there is a successor, your majesty is wise!"

Emperor Yuanwu was not happy when he was praised by Mr. Feng. Instead, he said with complicated emotions: "Feng Xiang has worked hard, you can go down too!"

After everyone left, the Queen Mother rushed up and grabbed Emperor Yuanwu's clothes, crying at the top of her lungs: "Look how you beat Yuzhen? You are such a wolf-hearted thing, the Ai family is raising you for nothing!"

Emperor Yuanwu smiled bitterly and ordered Eunuch Lu and everyone to carry Princess Yuzhen to the back hall and invite the imperial doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment.

Emperor Yuanwu waved away the Queen Mother's hand and asked: "Didn't the Queen Mother see it? The Duke of Yue, the Prime Minister of Feng, as well as the clansmen and military generals, these are all supporters of the emperor's uncle! What can I do with a little Yuzhen? To fight?"

"Everyone in the capital knows that the emperor's aunt is held in high esteem by the emperor's uncle. How many courtiers were suppressed by the emperor's uncle openly and secretly because they said bad things about the emperor's aunt?"

"But this self-righteous idiot still stabs the emperor in the heart, which is tantamount to seeking death! If the mother doesn't believe it, then go and recruit some wives to ask them if Princess Qi is someone who can be offended."

"Mother, this court does not belong to me, it belongs to the emperor's uncle. If the emperor's uncle is willing to give it, then I am the great one. If the emperor's uncle is not willing to give it, then I am just a fool wearing a dragon robe!"

"Mother, have you seen Feng Xiang's resolute attitude today? If I hadn't taken action, there would have been only death waiting for Yuzhen. Mother, please restrain Yuzhen in the future. I won't be able to protect her next time."

"She is willful in front of you and me/That's it. If you are embarrassed, don't throw it in front of others, because the outsider is neither you nor me, and no one has the obligation to tolerate her."

The Queen Mother was dejected: "The Ninth Five Supreme Being holds all the power of life, death and seizure in his hands, why should he be restricted by his ministers?"

Emperor Yuanwu said: "Since ancient times, there has been no emperor who has not been constrained. The so-called life and death only apply to the weak, but not to powerful ministers."

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said viciously: "Then kill him! Kill them all! The power is in your hands!"

(End of this chapter)