Chapter 387: Punishment
The emperor didn't like him at first, but when he saw that he had recruited himself, he immediately slapped the table.
"Bastard! This Zhongyonghou has brought his granddaughter to the capital, and the wedding is imminent. How can I explain all these messy things to me?" The emperor was furious, "How dare you break the crown prince? Your guts, are you going to rebel?"
Although the crown prince sometimes irritated him, but he himself appointed the crown prince, and if the subordinates dare to oppose him, what is the difference between opposing him as the emperor?
The emperor hated such things as brothers fighting against the wall the most.
Zhao Yuanqi's back was sweating coldly, and he kept saying, "I know I was wrong, and I will never dare again. I was just fascinated for a while..."
"I won't punish you, and I can't quell public anger." The emperor let out a breath slowly, calming down his emotions, "How about this, King Lu fined you for three years, confines you for one year, and you are not allowed to go anywhere in the palace of King Lu! "
King Lu said weakly: "But half a month later, my son and minister will get married..."
"I will send you to the palace!"
"..." Zhao Yuanqi shed two lines of clear tears, "my son, obey the order."
A one-year ban is a severe punishment.
The situation in Beijing is changing rapidly, and if you come out after a year, who knows what will happen?
Although Zhao Yuanjing felt dissatisfied, the emperor had already made a decision, and he wanted to save some face for Zhongyong Hou, so he couldn't say anything more.
The emperor ordered Jin Yiwei to send Zhao Yuanqi back to Prince Lu's mansion directly, and he would not be able to come out within a year.
Zhao Yuanjing said: "Father is wise."
The emperor glanced at him, and snorted coldly: "The prince is not bad, do you know how to use the censors to force me?"
"Regarding this matter, my father really wronged my minister." Zhao Yuanjing calmly said, "It was the king of Lu who instigated a few officials first, and Shen Erchen bullied and slandered the prince at will. The minister can't be wronged in vain. If he pours dirty water on Erchen, Erchen must pour it back, since he is dirty anyway."
What he said was straightforward, and a little naive like a child fighting.
But the emperor heard it, and for some reason, he felt a little relieved inexplicably.
Look, after all, they are still children, fighting and making troubles, and in the end, it's not up to him, the father, to call the shots?
They are all people who have not yet achieved great things. As the emperor, he can still control the imperial power for several decades.
The emperor felt relieved, and he became pleasing to the eye when he looked at Zhao Yuanjing.
"You, as a prince, you still have a lot to learn. Don't be too impulsive." He put on the majesty of his father and reprimanded him earnestly.
Zhao Yuanjing smiled slightly, bowed his head and said: "My minister obeys the order. From now on, my minister must cultivate his moral character and try not to conflict with the third younger brother."
"You are a prince, so you can't lose your spirit too much," said the emperor, "otherwise you will be bullied on your head, and it will be shameless."
"I understand." Zhao Yuanjing said.
Seeing his low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, so obedient, the emperor's mood is even better.
Before the prince challenged him because of a woman, he almost died of anger.
The child is disobedient, if it wasn't for Empress Yuan's sake, maybe he would really be abolished.
Looking at it now, the child is still good.
"That's the end of this matter, don't mention it in the future, it won't have a good impact." The emperor suddenly remembered something, "By the way, the Zhongyonghou will arrive in Beijing tomorrow, you can go and greet him for me, after all, he has made a lot of military achievements I am an old minister, and cannot be ignored."
It stands to reason that the third prince should go to greet him, but he was fined and confined, so the prince should go instead.