Today's morning meeting is destined to be uneventful.
The current regent kidnapped King Yan, and the Queen Mother surrounded the mansion. He was defeated and escaped and disappeared.
This incident caused an uproar in the government.
The regent has controlled the government for a long time and promoted many Feng Jialin family members, which has long made people dissatisfied.
But when most people in the current court, led by Chief Li, planned to jointly petition to remove the regent, they learned that the regent was missing.
In the absence of the Prince Regent himself, this matter will naturally be carried out more easily.
"Prince Yan was kidnapped by the regent when he was less than two years old and used as a pawn to intimidate the queen mother. His heart is to be punished!"
"The regent's duty is to assist the young emperor and help govern the country. However, when the emperor rebelled, the regent had no achievements and was not worthy of being the king."
"I propose that the regent be dismissed!"
"I second the proposal!"
Countless people in the court came forward.
Chu Hongyu raised his hand: "Then according to what you all said, the regent will be dismissed. The specific matters will be discussed later, and the dynasty will be dismissed!"
After he finished speaking, he stood up from the dragon chair and hurriedly left the hall.
He quickly took off his dragon robe and put on ordinary eunuch clothes.
My mother didn't come back last night, and she didn't come to court in the morning. She must have been in big trouble.
He once said that he wanted his mother to be the most noble woman in the world, but at the same time, her mother has also become the busiest woman in the world, always having to deal with all kinds of things for him. As an emperor, he is really It's so useless.
But what's even more useless is that my father has gone to who knows where, and he still hasn't come back after so long.
As soon as he had put on his clothes, his servant came to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ouyang and his attendants are already waiting in the imperial study."
He sighed and had to go find Ouyang Ye first.
Seeing his attire, Ouyang Ye paused: "Your Majesty, what is this?"
The eight attendants sitting in the school instantly became excited. As soon as they saw that the emperor was about to sneak out of the palace, they knew that they were going to do something big.
"Teacher, I have something important to do and I have to leave the palace." Chu Hongyu said, "Teacher, please be accommodating."
Ouyang Ye touched his beard: "The emperor wants to leave the palace, and I have no reason to stop him. However, since the emperor has asked me before him, I will ask a question to test the emperor. If the emperor answers correctly, he can leave the palace."
Although Chu Hongyu was anxious, he still calmed down and said: "Teacher, please give me a question."
"The emperor was traveling in a carriage. At this time, there were three children playing in front of the road. They were too absorbed in playing and did not hear the sound of horse hooves. It was too late for the emperor to stop the carriage." Ouyang Ye said calmly, " At this time, the carriage can be diverted, but there is a craftsman building a road on the other road. May I ask, Your Majesty, should you divert it at this time, or continue walking?"
Chu Hongyu held his chin.
If the carriage kept going, the three children would surely die.
If the carriage changes its route, the craftsmen who built the road will only die.
A group of children nearby were chattering.
"If there are three lives on one side and one life on the other, then the route must be changed."
"But those three children were playing on the road. They made a mistake. Why should a common man who is building the road bear the responsibility for his mistake?"
"That's right, whoever makes a mistake will bear the consequences."
"But those are three lives. They are still young and ignorant. They cannot lose their lives just because they made such a small mistake."
“……”
Ouyang Ye took some time to look at Chu Hongyu.
In his view, no matter which answer is correct to this question, the answer can reflect a person's character.
Chu Hongyu was pacing in place.
If he were an ordinary person, he would choose the carriage to go first. Whoever makes a mistake will bear the consequences.
But now he is the emperor, and everyone is his subject.
He has the responsibility and obligation to protect every citizen.
"If I were on the carriage, I would kill the horse." Chu Hongyu said the answer after thinking, "The craftsmen who built the road should not die, and neither should the children who made mistakes."
Ouyang Ye nodded: "Then kill the horse. The carriage will lose control and you may die."
"Dying to protect your people is your destiny as a king." Chu Hongyu said slowly, "If there is such a day in reality, I will stand up for it."
"No, Your Majesty." Lin Dongdong said hurriedly, "If there is a need to step forward, I will take your place."
Chen San pushed him away: "The regent has been dismissed. Your father will soon fall. You will no longer be a chamberlain. From now on, I will be the first chamberlain beside the emperor. I will leave the matter of standing up to him." I!"
"And me, me!"
A group of attendants came over one after another.
"Okay, very good!" Ouyang Ye's face was filled with relief, "Isn't the Emperor going to leave the palace? Let's go quickly while it's still early."
Chu Hongyu immediately walked out. After walking a few steps, he found that Lin Dongdong, who liked to pester him the most, did not follow him. He turned around and said, "What are you doing?"
Lin Dongdong's face dropped: "I, can I no longer be the emperor's chamberlain?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chu Hongyu frowned, "Hurry up and follow."
Lin Dongdong immediately showed a smile on his face.
Very good.
The emperor did not dislike him.
A group of children dressed in eunuch clothes successfully left the palace just like every time before.
At this moment, in the eastern suburbs of the capital, Yun Chu led people in front of the Cigu Hall that she had worked so hard to build.
This was when she was still the wife of the Xie family. In order to build virtue for her two children, she spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to build a house to provide a safe haven for those homeless children.
At first there were only about a hundred children, but later there were more and more children, and Cigu Hall was also expanded.
After she became the Crown Princess, many businessmen took the initiative to donate money and food to Cigu Hall in order to get close to her. Gradually, the donations from the businessmen were able to support the daily needs of the entire Cigu Hall. Now, Cigu Hall The number of children in the church is close to a thousand.
The place that was supposed to be lively and bustling is now shrouded in gloom.
After Chu Rui escaped from the tunnel, secret guards responded, and then took control of Cigu Hall.
"Yunchu." Chu Rui sat on a soft couch at the door of Cigu Hall and said slowly, "This place is one of the reasons why you, as the Queen Mother, have won the hearts of the people. If I destroy this place, you should be sad. .”
Yun Chu said nothing with a sullen face.
But his eyes signaled the people behind him to surround Cigu Hall.
"You are reluctant to let your son Chu Hongjue fall into my hands, so you have no choice but to wrong the children here."
After Chu Rui said this, he coughed hard.
He suffered a lot yesterday. There were sword wounds under the collarbones on both sides, and his thigh was stabbed by Yun Chu. He couldn't even stand up.
His body was already weak, and he had lost twenty years of his life due to the poisonous insects. Now that he had suffered such a serious crime, he felt that he would not live long.
How come it has come to this point?
He looked at the woman standing in the front not far away, and slowly said: "Yunchu, why not do this, you promise me one thing, and I will let these innocent children go."
