Chapter 996 Emperor Wen Educates His Son

A basin of cold water poured down, instantly chilling Yun Li to the bone.

It's only February now, and the weather in the imperial city is still very cold.

The cold water soaked Yun Li's clothes, causing him to shiver uncontrollably.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Empress Xu and Mu Shun quickly knelt down.

"It's none of your business, get up!"

Emperor Wen waved his sleeves and looked at Yun Li with anger.

"I am guilty, please calm down, father!"

Yun Li had no idea where he had gone wrong. He endured the biting cold and lowered his head in fear.

"guilty?"

Emperor Wen angrily rebuked: "Tell me, what is your crime?"

Yun Li opened his mouth slightly, but didn't know how to answer.

How would he know what crime he had committed?

He worked diligently for the country every day. He did not feel that he had done anything wrong and even felt that he had made great contributions.

He had no idea where Emperor Wen's anger came from.

Empress Xu felt sorry for her son and quickly advised Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty, it's so cold, let's have someone change the prince's clothes first! The prince still has to preside over state affairs. If he falls ill, wouldn't it be..."

"Isn't that what it is? I just don't believe it. The court won't be able to turn around without him!"

Emperor Wen interrupted Empress Xu in a bad mood, staring at Yun Li with blazing eyes, "The Crown Princess has even come to your mother to complain! You are really capable!"

Hearing Emperor Wen's words, Yun Li's heart suddenly trembled.

Princess!

Gu Lianyue!

It turned out that it was this jealous woman who complained that made the emperor so furious!

It must be because I protected Yangjin!

After understanding the reason, Yun Li quickly lowered his body and said, "I am deeply ashamed for not handling the family affairs well. Please forgive me, father!"

"If it weren't for your hard work for the country, I really want to slap you twice to wake you up!" Emperor Wen glanced at Yun Li with a look of disappointment, and said to Empress Xu: "I can teach him about state affairs! I'll leave the household affairs to you!"

After saying this, Emperor Wen turned away.

Only after Emperor Wen walked away did Empress Xu hastily have Yun Li taken away to change his clothes.

After Yun Li changed into dry clothes, he returned to Queen Xu.

"Mother, did the Crown Princess complain that I favor Yangjin?"

Yun Li asked angrily, wishing he could rush back to the Crown Prince's Mansion and slap the Crown Princess twice.

Empress Xu nodded gently, "When the Crown Princess came to me to complain, your father happened to hear it! You are the same, a member of the Crown Prince's Mansion, but you don't even have the most basic respect?"

The palace has a strict hierarchy.

No matter how favored Yangjin is, she is still the Crown Prince's Concubine Wan. Why does she dare to quarrel with the Crown Princess?

When she was still Consort Shu, she was also favored by Emperor Wen. But even after the former crown prince got into trouble, before Emperor Wen abolished the former empress's position, at least on the surface, she could not quarrel with the empress. At most, she could only exchange sharp words.

Rules are rules!

Without these rules and regulations, with so many women in the Prince's Mansion, wouldn't it be chaos?

"My son..."

Yun Li opened his mouth slightly, wanting to explain himself, but he didn't know how.

Emperor Wen had already taught Yun Li a lesson, so Empress Xu could not say anything more. She just reminded Yun Li, "If you know where you are wrong, go and tell your father about it!"

"Yes!"

Yun Li accepted the order and bowed, saying, "I will take my leave!"

After leaving Empress Xu, Yun Li went to see Emperor Wen again with a nervous mood.

At this moment, Emperor Wen was standing in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, and Mu Shun was standing beside him serving him carefully.

Seeing Yun Li coming, Mu Shun quickly winked at Yun Li, reminding him that Emperor Wen was in a bad mood and asked him to be careful.

Yun Li nodded to thank Mu Shun, then slowly stepped forward and saluted, "Your Highness, I greet you."

Emperor Wen said nothing, but just stood with his hands behind his back.

Emperor Wen didn't say anything, and Yun Li couldn't stand up, so he could only kneel.

Yun Li knelt for about quarter of an hour.

Fortunately, the weather was still cold at this time, so Yun Li was wearing warm clothes.

If it were summer, my knees would have been sore from kneeling for so long.

Finally, Emperor Wen slowly turned around, glanced at Yun Li silently, and waved gently to Mu Shun.

Mu Shun understood and quickly retreated with the palace maids and eunuchs who were serving on the side.

"Do you know why I'm so angry?"

Emperor Wen sat down slowly, still with no intention of letting Yun Li stand up.

When Yun Li heard this, his heart suddenly moved.

It is obvious that the reason why Emperor Wen was angry was not because the Crown Princess complained.

Come to think of it, isn't it just favoring Yangjin?

Is it necessary for the Emperor to be so angry?

Didn’t the Emperor always favor the Empress Dowager in the past?

After thinking carefully, Yun Li immediately replied: "I am obsessed with women and have disappointed my father."

"Keep kneeling!"

Emperor Wen said this lightly, with a look of disappointment on his face.

Obviously, Yun Li's answer was wrong.

Isn’t this also the case?

Yun Li was confused.

What other reason could there be besides this?

Yun Li racked his brains to think, but he really couldn't think of anything.

Seeing that Yun Li really couldn't figure it out, Emperor Wen couldn't help but feel even more disappointed, and then asked calmly: "How many important officials does the Gu family have in the court?"

Ok?

Yun Li did not rush to answer Emperor Wen's question, but continued to think.

The emperor is asking this question now, obviously to remind himself!

After thinking for a while, Yun Li finally showed a hint of understanding on his face, "Is the reason why Father is angry because I, your son, shook your foundation for a foreign woman?"

"Get up!"

Emperor Wen snorted in annoyance.

Obviously, this is the correct answer.

"Thank you for your teachings, Father. I know I was wrong!"

Yun Li slowly got up and saluted Emperor Wen respectfully.

Emperor Wen glared at Yun Li unhappily and spoke slowly, "You have seven or eight wives and concubines in your house. Which one you favor is your own business. Neither I nor my mother can control it! But who are the people standing behind the Crown Princess? How much power do they have in the court? And what else does Yang Jin have besides her body?"

"Thank you for your guidance, father. I understand now!" Yun Li bowed again.

"As long as you know!"

Emperor Wen nodded slightly, and then said earnestly: "Remember, you are a man, but you are first and foremost the Crown Prince Regent, and also the future emperor of Daqian!"

"My son, please remember your father's teachings!"

Yun Li adjusted his attitude.

Emperor Wen glanced at Yun Li and pointed to the place beside him, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Yun Li sat down and told Emperor Wen what had been discussed in the court today. He also expressed his own opinions and asked Emperor Wen to help him review it.

"What did Xiao Wanchou and the people from the Ministry of War say?"

Emperor Wen asked.

Yun Li replied: "Xiao Wanchou and his men also think that we should withdraw half of our troops from the northwest."

"Then let's retreat!"

Emperor Wen made the decision and said, "I also think that within two or three years, Xiqu will not provoke us! If we withdraw half of the troops, we can save a lot of food just by the loss of supplies..."

The saved food can be sold to San Francisco!

Isn’t it time to start what we agreed with Lao Liu?

Yun Li was overjoyed and immediately said, "Then please ask your Majesty to issue an order to Zhao Ji..."

"Alright! You are the regent prince, you can issue the decree yourself, don't always ask me to issue the decree!"

Emperor Wen waved his hand and said, "By the way, I heard that you discounted all the gifts you received for your wedding with Yangjin and divided them into three parts?"