"Madam?!" Jiang Guanmu heard Madam Yueyanghou's voice and turned to look at her in shock, "Are you crazy?" Madam Yueyanghou glanced at him lightly and ignored him, kneeling down.
On the ground, his back was straight, and he was still neither humble nor arrogant even when he was facing the gazes of the civil and military officials in the political hall.
Xie Yan looked at Mrs. Marquis Yueyang and said in a deep voice, "The purpose of going to the Wengu is to open up a way to heaven for the people who have great grievances and have no place to complain. As a first-grade emperor, the court can indeed exempt you from punishment, but
It doesn’t mean you can abuse this drum. Do you understand?”
Mrs. Yueyang Hou nodded and said, "I understand, I have asked you to depose the title of First-Rank Madam."
The civil and military ministers in the main hall had different expressions, but when they looked at Jiang Guanmu, they all had a bit of contempt and contempt in their eyes.
Look at how far this Marquis Yueyang has forced his first wife. Even if he doesn't want his imperial title, he has to go to the political hall to complain.
As for this one, he was actually requesting the regent just now to grant a royal title to the woman he was living outside.
If the regent really agreed, wouldn't it mean that the woman outside had a higher status than the first wife?
This is absolutely not okay!
At this moment, the civil servants and generals in the main hall truly and unanimously rejected Jiang Guanmu.
Civil servants mostly follow the so-called etiquette and rules, while military generals are more practical.
Like Jiang Guanmu, they are constantly fighting abroad. How can they rest assured if there is no wife at home to take care of everything?
If he only goes out to fight in the future, his wife will suspect that he will bring back a woman who threatens her status. Isn’t this going to cause a fire in the backyard?
Then there is no need to fight this battle, and the days will not go by.
"Marquis Yueyang, what do you have to say?" Xie Yan looked at Jiang Guanmu and asked.
Jiang Guanmu has not yet come to his senses. He never expected that his wife would be so decisive. She would rather give up her identity as Mrs. Yueyang Marquis and file a lawsuit against him?
Does she know what this means?
Mrs. Yueyang Hou obviously knew this. Today she was not wearing the imperial attire that women must wear when entering the palace. Instead, she was wearing simple and elegant casual clothes. This showed that she was mentally prepared for losing her original noble status.
"Marquis Yueyang." Seeing Jiang Guanmu's delay in answering, Xie Yan said in a deep voice.
Jiang Guanmu came to his senses and quickly leaned over and said, "I...are guilty, please punish me."
This world is actually very tolerant towards men. For example, in the case of Jiang Guanmu, there are not a few people who know about what happened between him and the Han family in Yanzhou.
No matter how those ministers accused Jiang Guanmu just now, no one accused him of terminating his wife and remarrying.
As long as no one complains, most people will still pretend not to know.
But now that Mrs. Yueyang Hou has exposed the matter and brought it to light, she can no longer tolerate them pretending to be stupid.
The rules in this world are set by them. If you can't abide by the rules you set, then who will take those so-called etiquette rules seriously in the future?
As a rule-breaker, Jiang Guanmu must be punished!
Xie Yan raised his head and looked at the others, "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, since Marquis Yueyang has pleaded guilty, he deserves to be punished! Please, Your Majesty, severely punish Marquis Yueyang in accordance with the laws of our court to set the record straight!" This was the Ministry of Etiquette who had just scolded Jiang Guanmu until he was bloody.
Minister.
Some people also hold different opinions, "Your Majesty, Marquis Yueyang is indeed at fault, but he has been stationed at the border for many years, and he should be heavily rewarded for his merits in defending the city this time. If he is imprisoned, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the border officers. Please, Your Majesty, from
Easily let go."
Xie Yan calmly listened to the quarrel between the two groups of people, and was not in a hurry to make a judgment.
Jiang Guanmu's face was stiff. He looked sideways at his wife who was kneeling beside him with a calm expression, "Do you have to be like this?"
Mrs. Yueyang Hou smiled faintly and said, "I am grateful to Mr. Hou for his deep love and help you. What's wrong with that? After today, Mr. Hou's infatuation will definitely last forever."
"..." It is better to say that it will be infamous for thousands of years rather than being famous for thousands of years.
Jiang Guanmu never thought he would become famous in this way.
The first person to be sued by his wife to the Jinluan Palace for having sex with women.
He didn't even do anything heinous, but he might have been scorned and ridiculed more than someone who actually did something heinous.
"That's enough." Xie Yan saw that the two parties in the dispute were almost bursting into flames, and he spoke up at the right time to stop the ministers from continuing.
"This matter is not a complicated injustice case. Since Marquis Yueyang has pleaded guilty, Madam Jiang, what do you want?" Xie Yan asked.
"According to the laws of this dynasty, Marquis Yueyang should be stripped of his title, beaten with a stick, and imprisoned for this crime. But Marquis Yueyang has just made great achievements in Yanzhou, and I cannot ignore his achievements at all. Seizing the title and imprisoning can be
One item may be exempted as appropriate.”
Mrs. Jiang respectfully kowtowed to the palace and said, "Your majesty and the prince will make a decision. I am convinced."
Xie Yan's eyes turned to Jiang Guanmu next to him. Jiang Guanmu was holding his hands on the ground, and the veins on his neck were exposed.
Perhaps at this time, he finally came to his senses from yesterday's Han family's suicide and his feelings for Han family, and realized what he had done.
Xie Yan seemed to have given him a choice, but in fact he didn't give him a choice at all.
If he chooses to be exempted from the title, then a person who has been in prison will not be qualified to occupy the position of marquis. He will even be deprived of his position and will never have a chance to recover in this life.
Even if the regent does not deprive him of his title as promised, this marquis will be of no use to him except to receive a regular salary every year.
If he chooses to be exempted from imprisonment, then his title will naturally be gone, and his position will also be deprived. After walking out of the palace today, Jiang Guanmu will be a white man.
Once he got rid of that little bit of emotional impulse and blindness, Jiang Guanmu was essentially a normal son of a powerful nobleman in Shangyong, and he was the queen of the Hou clan.
Even though he hated his wife very much at this time, he still had to think about how to preserve Jiang's future to the greatest extent.
Jiang Guanmu couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. He glanced sideways at Mrs. Jiang and whispered, "As you wish."
Mrs. Jiang lowered her eyes and said nothing, her expression calm.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jiang Guanmu bowed to the palace and said, "I would like to inform your majesty, your majesty, that my behavior is absurd and disgraceful. I have no shame to lick the marquis anymore. I beg your majesty for your permission."
The title of Marquis of Yueyang has been passed on to my son Jiang Che. I... am willing to serve my sentence in prison."
As soon as he said this, many people looked at him.
Finally, I haven't been completely carried away by women, and I can figure out the priorities.
Xie Yan leaned on the armrest and thought, Xie Cheng couldn't help but asked in a low voice, "Uncle, is Marquis Yueyang going to give up the position of the Marquis to A Che?"
Xie Yan asked, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Xie Cheng said, "Okay, then no one will dare to bully A Che and Mrs. Yueyang Hou."
Xie Cheng still can't figure out the complicated issues here, but he knows that if his little friend has a title, no one will dare to bully him even if his father treats them badly.
Xie Yan smiled, this child was just like his father, wholeheartedly treating his own people well.
Such a temperament is not bad, but there is still a lot to learn as an emperor.
"What do you think, sir?"
An old man with gray beard among the civil servants stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the prince, and the ministers think that the ancestors of the Yueyang Marquis Mansion have contributed to the founding of the country. Yueyang Marquis himself has guarded Yanzhou for nearly ten years and has made great contributions. Although now
Fortunately, the illegal act did not cause any serious disaster. Now that I have confessed my guilt, I can approve the report of Marquis Yueyang. However..."
The old minister paused for a moment and said, "I would like to ask Your Majesty to show mercy and exempt Marquis Yueyang from being imprisoned. It is a great merit but a small mistake. It is not a good omen for a meritorious minister to be imprisoned. Please be clear to me, Your Majesty."
"Please have mercy, Your Majesty." The courtiers who had been arguing just now said in unison.
After a long while, Xie Yan nodded slowly and said, "In this case, according to what the Minister of Rites said, Jiang Guanmu stopped marrying his wife again and limited her to pass on the title to his son Jiang Che within three days. I, in memory of the merits of the ancestors of the Jiang family, quasi-Jiang
If Che refuses to lower his rank, he will attack the nobles. He will punish Jiang Guanmu with a hundred sticks and he will not be imprisoned."
"In addition, Jiang Guanmu was sent down to serve as General Mujie of the South Camp of the Armed Guards."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The ministers looked at Jiang Guanmu as if they were looking at a fool.
The generals who had friendship with the Jiang family were even more heartbroken.
General Mu Jie was just a fifth-grade general. Most people with a background like Jiang Guanmu did not start from the bottom. Jiang Guanmu was promoted from a sixth-grade captain when he entered the army. As a result, after such a toss, the title was lost.
Needless to say, more than ten years of hard work at the border and bloody achievements on the battlefield were all in vain.
Picture what?!
Some people are secretly curious, what kind of heavenly beauty is this Han family to be able to confuse Jiang Guanmu like this?
As the sound of retreating sounded, the courtiers poured out of the hall one after another.
Mrs. Jiang stood up and looked calmly at Jiang Guanmu beside her who had also just stood up.
"Are you satisfied now?" Jiang Guanmu said solemnly.
Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "What am I dissatisfied with? Mr. Marquis... No, General Mu Jie has nothing to do now. Let's go and sign the book of separation tomorrow so as not to delay your marriage with the new wife."
"Don't even think about it!" Jiang Guanmu gritted his teeth and said, "I will not reconcile."
Mrs. Jiang raised her eyebrows and said, "That's okay. I still say the same thing. As long as I am Mrs. Jiang for a day, Mr. Han will never even think about entering."
Jiang Guanmu took a deep breath, lowered his voice and said, "What good does this do to you?! Are you so intolerant of others? I am now a fifth-grade general, but what about you, what benefits have you gained?"
After all, he still retained a fifth-grade official position. Jiang Guanmu believed that she could always be promoted back as long as she had the chance. But she had nothing.
Mrs. Jiang came a little closer to him and said with a low smile, "Jiang Guanmu, you have forgotten one thing. I am the biological mother of the future Marquis Yueyang. Guess if A Che asks for a title for me in a few years, His Majesty and the Regent will meet
Don’t agree?”
Seeing Jiang Guanmu's change of expression happily, Mrs. Jiang put away her smile with satisfaction. She said coldly, "Do you think I care about the identity of this first-class lady?"
After that, she ignored Jiang Guanmu, turned around and walked out.
Jiang Guanmu followed quickly, but was stopped at the entrance of the hall.
"General Jiang, please stay."
Jiang Guanmu was a little irritated, "Is there anything else?"
"General, please come with us. You still have a hundred sticks to bear."
"..."
"Mrs. Yueyang Hou, the princess invites you."
Mrs. Jiang walked calmly on the way out of the palace, and naturally many people looked at her along the way.
These glances were not friendly, and several adults who had good relations with the Jiang family or her natal family even came up to say a few words to her.
Obviously, her presence today was somewhat treasonous in the minds of these court officials.
It's just that Jiang Guanmu himself was caught in the wrong, and the regent didn't mean to be partial. It's hard for these people to say anything openly.
Hearing what the guard said, Mrs. Jiang nodded calmly and said, "Thank you, sir. Please lead the way."
Looking at Mrs. Jiang's back following the guards, someone happened to be walking beside Luo Yun. She couldn't help but said, "General Luo? Are you going to reprimand Mrs. Jiang?"
Luo Yun glanced at the man, "What are you reprimanding for?"
"This...it is true that Jiang Guanmu handled this matter unjustly, but Mrs. Jiang was also a little too cruel. If it weren't for Jiang Guanmu's merits and the intercession from old friends in the court, she would really have killed her husband.
Is it possible for my son’s father to be sent to prison?”
Luo Yundao said, "If Jiang Guanmu hadn't done those things, there would have been nothing."
"..." That's what he said, but how can a man not be lewd?
It's just that Jiang Guanmu doesn't know what's wrong with his brain, it's just that he doesn't handle things very well.
Thinking about it this way, it is not unfair to be obsessed with sex.
"Huh? No, the general means the princess..."
Luo Yun said lightly, "Not only the princess, but also the prince's attitude, don't you understand?"
Seeing Luo Yun pass by him, the speaker also fell into silence.
Except for the princess, there was no one else in the Regent's palace. Previously, some people thought that the Regent was hindered by Luo Yun, his father-in-law's difficulty in taking concubines.
But now many things that happened to the Princess Regent in Yingzhou and Yanzhou have been reported back to the capital.
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The regent loved the princess, and the regent was a tough and powerful person. Naturally, he would hate Jiang Guanmu, who stopped his wife and remarried, and had a good impression of Mrs. Jiang, who would rather give up her imperial position than sue her husband to the palace.
The man secretly took a breath, and it seemed that from now on... he really couldn't make any mistakes in this regard.
It would be easy to displease the superiors, but it would be a big mistake to offend the Princess Regent.
"The women of the common people kowtow to the Princess Regent and the eldest princess." Mrs. Jiang stepped into the Nuan Pavilion and saluted respectfully towards Luo Junyao and Princess Changling who were sitting inside.
Princess Changling looked at Mrs. Jiang with gentle eyes and said softly, "Get up quickly."
"Thank you, princess."
Princess Changling pointed to the chair on the side and asked Mrs. Jiang to sit down. She looked at Mrs. Jiang for a long time before sighing and saying, "It's rare for you to have such courage. Don't take the gossip outside to heart. If anything happens, just ask someone to come."
Send a message to the Princess Mansion."
Mrs. Jiang felt warm in her heart. She only knew that Princess Changling's consort had passed away due to illness, but she didn't know that Princess Changling had the same experience as her.
"Thank you, Princess, everything is fine for a commoner woman. Even though she no longer has her official position, she still has a lot of savings and dowry money, so her life is still a hundred times better than that of ordinary people."
Princess Changling said, "Your father and brother are not in the capital now. I think Jiang Guanmu is a confused person. He should be more careful."
Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Princess, don't worry, Jiang Guanmu... although he is a little confused on this matter, he is not someone who would do anything dirty."
There was no deep hatred between her and Jiang Guanmu.
In the final analysis, Jiang Guanmu wanted to protect his true love, and she wanted to protect her dignity as a woman and wife, as well as her son's interests.
Princess Changling frowned and said, "After all, he is a man, and you are a woman, so it is always easier for you to suffer. Ayan is also true, just lock him up for two years, and wait until Ache grows up, then you can rest assured."
Mrs. Jiang laughed and said, "My lord and the nobles in the court can make such a judgment. I am extremely grateful. Jiang Guanmu has indeed made great contributions to the court, and now he has just returned and is thrown into prison. Even everyone in the world knows that he is the one who made the mistake."
Before, I might have thought that the imperial court was making a fuss and suppressing meritorious ministers. Now this is already very good."
Princess Changling and Luo Junyao looked at each other, and they said some words of comfort. Luo Junyao also rewarded her with a few things, and then someone sent Mrs. Jiang out of the palace.
"She is a smart woman." After Mrs. Jiang left, Princess Changling turned her head and said to Jun Luo.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "She is indeed a smart and free-spirited woman. She can make decisive decisions and see the situation clearly. Even if she really reconciles with Jiang Guanmu, her life will not be bad in the future. She is better than pretending to be generous and accepting Han
Shit, it’s much better to live holding your breath for the rest of your life.”
"Do you think they will reconcile?"
"It's hard to say." Luo Jun said.
"That's right, when things have reached this point, the impact of discord and disharmony will not be big anymore." Princess Changling said.
Now that the title has been decided, the rest is not so important.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "I think they may still reconcile, but I don't know when."
"How to say?"
Luo Jun said, "Jiang Guanmu has paid too much for this Han family."
If these two people can't live in "love" for the rest of their lives, then it will really be a joke for him to be like this now.
