0p0 Chapter 346 Controversy
Chapter 346 Controversy
Seeing this, Chu Ci secretly exclaimed in his heart, "Beautiful."
Chu Ci also said immediately: "Sir, you must not arbitrarily accuse others based on momentary assumptions."
"My grandfather has devoted himself to the Great Zhou for many years. How can he be said to be retreating if he is just acting cautiously now? You are so eager to criticize him. Do you have ulterior motives?"
"You, you guys..." If I start to argue, what if someone takes advantage of me to get to the top? But if I give in, I will seem guilty.
Therefore, this adult who originally wanted to perform well became hesitant at this time.
Even though it was already like this, Chu Ci still refused to let him go, "Sir, why are you stuttering? Is it because you don't understand the reason?"
The emperor was somewhat upset to see his ministers being bullied by Chu Ci.
"Yixin, the duty of the Imperial Counselor is to monitor all officials and give advice and criticism. Lord Yu, he is just performing his duties."
Chu Ci was not afraid at all. After bowing, he replied sharply: "Your Majesty, even though you are a counselor and have the responsibility to supervise and advise, you cannot ignore the facts and slander loyal people at will."
"My grandfather has devoted his life to the Great Zhou, and everything he did was for the public good. You, Lord, are accusing me without knowing the truth. How can this be considered fulfilling your duty?"
"If such actions can be considered legitimate, then where is the discipline in the court? Where is justice?"
No one present expected that even after the emperor personally showed up, Chu Ci would still be so unreasonable.
So at the signal of everyone, the prince had no choice but to stand up and gently persuaded: "Princess Yixin, please don't be so radical."
"Your Excellency is the Counselor, and it is his duty. Maybe there is some bias, but it is not intentional."
"Why don't we take a long-term view, put the overall situation first, and make some concessions, how about that?"
"Why should we be the ones to give in and not..." Chu Ci was already very angry about his bad luck.
Now everyone was chattering in her ears, and Chu Ci felt even more uncomfortable.
But before she could finish her words, Mr. Fan saw the right moment and spoke up. "Granddaughter-in-law, please forgive others when you can."
"Although what happened today was indeed inappropriate to you, my family should not hold on to it. For Grandpa's sake, can we just let this matter go?"
The Imperial Counselor Yu Zhen was almost angered to death by what Mr. Fan said.
How could this be considered helping him? It was clearly a complete humiliation for himself!
He complained madly in his heart, anger and unwillingness intertwined: "I was upholding justice and fulfilling my duties, how could I end up like this? How can I gain a foothold in the court in the future after being accused like this?"
However, he is also aware of the times.
It was clear in their minds that now the emperor, the crown prince and everyone present hoped that this matter would be over quickly.
He knew very well that continuing to pester her would not lead to any good results and might even bring him more trouble.
Yu Zhen couldn't breathe up or down, and felt a severe tightness in her chest.
In the end, I can only shut up and pretend to be dumb.
He swore secretly in his heart: When this matter has died down and the matter of corn has been settled, he will definitely get both the person and the place back to avenge today's humiliation.
Chu Ci had no idea that in just a short while, Yu Zhen had already figured out how to deal with their family in the future.
At this time, she was extremely "dissatisfied" with Mr. Fan's behavior of being disloyal.
"Grandpa, how could you do this? Isn't this just ruining your family's reputation? I was wholeheartedly fighting for you, but you're speaking for outsiders instead. You're making me feel so wronged!"
Mr. Fan is not like other patriarchs. He feels extremely embarrassed when being contradicted by the younger generation.
Instead, he forced a bright smile and hurriedly coaxed, "My dear granddaughter-in-law, Grandpa knows that you are devoted to your family."
"But we can't just take care of ourselves, right? We should always leave room for maneuver when doing things, and we can't be too extreme in everything."
"In this case, I will punish you and let Grandpa personally hold your wedding, so that everyone in the capital will envy you, okay?"
After saying this, Chu Ci pretended to be shy, her cheeks flushed, and she said softly: "Grandpa, don't tease me like this."
At this point, the dispute that was provoked by the emperor's words finally gradually died down.
Everyone's tense nerves relaxed, the tense atmosphere in the court began to ease slowly, and the topic finally returned to the main topic.
Everyone's thoughts refocused on the distribution of corn seeds, which urgently needed discussion and decision.
"If we follow Princess Yixin's suggestion, these corn seeds should be distributed first to those areas that have been hit by disasters or have poor soil."
The one who spoke was the Minister of Revenue, Shen Cong. He bowed slightly, looking serious, and then said, "I think this proposal is well thought out."
"The people in the affected areas have a hard time making a living, and the harvest is meager in places with barren land. Giving them corn seeds first may help them solve their urgent needs, help them resume production, and protect their livelihood."
However, as soon as Shen Cong's proposal came out, it was opposed. "I think we have to consider the fertility of the land and can't generalize."
The speaker was Lin Yue, the Minister of Works. He stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Minister Shen, disaster-stricken areas and areas with barren land certainly need to be taken care of first."
"But if areas with fertile land can obtain sufficient corn seeds, their output will certainly be more abundant, which will also play an important role in filling granaries and stabilizing grain prices, and should not be ignored."
The court once again fell into a heated debate.
"What Minister Shen said makes a lot of sense. The people in disaster-stricken and barren areas are already in dire straits. If they are not given priority assistance, how will they live in the future? Corn seeds should be given to them first!"
"No, no, what Minister Lin said is true. Regions with fertile soil can produce more abundant food through seeds, thus enriching the national treasury, which is very beneficial to the long-term development of the country."
"It is an urgent task to provide assistance to disaster-stricken and impoverished areas. If we do not take the lead in resolving their urgent needs, it may only breed disasters and chaos."
"But it is not advisable to only focus on the present and ignore the long-term. Fertile land has great potential, and its seed supply should be prioritized to increase food reserves."
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Just when everyone was arguing at a stalemate, Prime Minister Fang Ling, who had remained silent throughout, stood up.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter can be considered comprehensively."
"On the one hand, disaster-stricken and land-poor areas are in urgent need of corn seeds to resume production."
"But areas with fertile land cannot be ignored. Corn seeds can be distributed in a certain proportion to ensure that disaster-stricken and barren areas have enough seeds for sowing, while allowing fertile areas to maximize their production advantages."