The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 300 Sejong
Jia Rong sent people to investigate in the morning, and in the evening the King of Donghai came to apologize.

"See you, Your Majesty! Long live my Emperor! Long live my Emperor!"

The King of Donghai did not come alone, he also came with the Minister of Dali Temple and the Chief of Zongzheng.

The Holy Palace has an office building specifically for receiving outsiders. It is located in the outer courtyard area near the gate, and this is also where the guards and the Ministry of Internal Affairs work.

Jia Rong sat on the leather chair in the office, looking at the people kneeling on the ground.

"whats the matter?"

The King of Donghai is an old man in his fifties. He not only has a crown prince and grandson who rule over the land, but also a son who becomes the King of Dongying.

Now, apart from the emperor, the King of Donghai can be said to be the second most important person in the dynasty.

The King of Zhenxi and the King of Tianzhu, father and son, were not as good as them.

The fief of the King of East Sea is the best coastal city. Although it is only a county town, its actual income is several times that of the King of West Frontier.

In the past two years, the King of Donghai not only has a lot more money, but most importantly, because Jia Rong does not forbid these princes from moving around, the King of Donghai has been staying in the capital and living a good life.

Not only the King of Donghai, but several princes who had come to the capital also did not want to go back to live a hard life.

Jia Rong did not take back the titles of these people, and also allowed his son to continue staying in the palace.

The King of Donghai bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty! I failed to discipline my children properly, and my wife and daughter-in-law believed the slander of the Queen Mother of Shu, which offended the Queen Mother. I am here to apologize! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong remained silent.

After a few seconds, Jia Rong looked at the Minister of Zongzheng and the Minister of Dali Temple.

"According to the rules, how do we handle this kind of thing?"

It is difficult to talk to the head of the clan. This is considered a mistake made by one of their own people, but often it is outsiders who decide how to judge it, and then the people in the clan will choose a punishment that is neither too light nor too severe, otherwise it is easy to damage the harmony within the clan.

The Dali Temple Minister is almost the person who does this kind of thing.

"Your Majesty, crying at a palace banquet is a crime depending on the purpose of doing so."

"Often it may involve crimes of discourteousness, disorderly conduct, disrespect."

"I think it should be a crime of impoliteness. Crying at a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet can be regarded as inappropriate and may offend the dignity of the royal family."

"According to the palace rules, the least serious case is that he should be reprimanded, and the worst case is that he may be expelled from the banquet or receive other punishments."

Jia Rong looked at the eunuch who presided over yesterday's banquet and asked, "Did the Queen reprimand you yesterday?"

The eunuch replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Empress did not reprimand me, she just comforted me."

Jia Rong asked: "Under what circumstances can there be no punishment?"

The Dali Temple official replied: "As long as there is a reason, it's fine. For example, if something happens to a relative, then as long as there is a sufficient reason, then he can be exempted from punishment."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "That group of people discussed it in advance, and when they failed to get the reward, they cried and shouted together, making the state banquet a laughing stock, and forcing the queen to agree to their unreasonable demands. What reason can be used to exempt them from such disrespect?"

The Dali Temple Minister lowered his head and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, there is no reason to forgive this kind of abdication."

"The court etiquette, especially the etiquette in front of the emperor, is extremely strict. Any misbehavior can be regarded as disrespectful, and the punishment may include demotion, exile or even more serious punishment."

Disrespect is a serious crime, and great disrespect is a capital crime!
The King of the East Sea was sweating profusely, but he also knew that his woman had hit a wall this time.

"Your Majesty! I didn't know about this. I just found out about it today. I usually play chess, walk birds and fight dogs outside. I don't know about those women's stupid things at all!"

The King of Donghai quickly begged for mercy, he was really innocent.

"Your Majesty! If I knew they were so disrespectful, I would have killed them to prevent them from offending your majesty!"

Although it was an offense to the Queen, as Jia Rong said, failing to get medicine and coming up with a stupid idea to cry and make a scene at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was definitely a crime of disrespect.

The Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet in the palace is a state banquet to entertain the wives and daughters of important officials. A group of women are making trouble here, which is simply telling the world that their men do not take the Queen and the Emperor seriously!

Jia Rong made a decision quickly.

"Let the Shu King's Concubine return to Shu and never leave Shu for the rest of her life. She will be demoted to a commoner and will not be buried with the ceremony of a princess after her death."

"The Princess of the East Sea has disrespected the dignity of the royal family and listened to the instigation of the Princess Dowager of the Shu King. She has committed the crime of disrespect. Her title will be revoked and she will not be allowed to enter the capital for the rest of her life!"

"The King of Donghai is not strict in discipline and his family tradition is not right. He shall be fined 5,000 taels of silver and handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs." "The rest of the troublemakers shall all be stripped of their titles, stay at home and take good care of their husbands and children, and stop causing trouble all day long!"

"I will not implicate the families of those women this time, but there won't be a next time!"

"Next time, if any of you ladies dare to lose your respect for the Queen and me in the Imperial Palace and do something reckless, don't blame me for following the ancestral rules, imitating Emperor Shizong, and maintaining the majesty of the royal family!"

Sejong was the emperor emeritus, an emperor who killed many people.

The previous emperor, on the other hand, did not have a temple name, and even his burial was very hasty.

Not every emperor has a temple name, and those who died young do not have one.

The temple name was conferred by later generations, not by the person himself.

It is generally based on merit.

For example, the founding emperor is Taizu, the second generation is Taizong, and the father of the founding emperor can be called Gaozu.

Zong is used for the successor emperor, usually meaning to maintain or continue the ancestral business.

The emperor had killed too many people, so the scholars were unwilling to give him the temple name of Renzong.

Gaozong is an emperor whose country was strong and prosperous during his reign and who was accomplished in both civil and military affairs.

The literati felt that he was unworthy.

The various royal family ministers also felt that his reign was a mess and he was indeed unworthy of it.

In the end, they had to endure their dislike for this emperor and gave him the temple name of Sejong.

Sejong is more suitable for evaluating emperors who made significant contributions to the reform or expansion of the country.

Jia Rong felt that he should be the first ancestor, the first ancestor of the second ancestor.

Emperors with the temple name "Shizu" are usually regarded as the rebuilders or important founders of the country.

If Jia Rong continued to recognize the legitimacy of the previous dynasty and was willing to continue to worship his ancestors, then he would be Emperor Taizu.

But if anyone wants to change the flag himself, it must be Taizu.

Jia Rong didn't want to acknowledge the ancestors of the Jia family, so he still worshipped the ancestors of the royal family, and his future title would most likely still be the Ancestor of the Imperial Family.

Who is more powerful, Sejo or Sejong... Of course, the ancestor of our ancestors is more powerful.

The evaluation of Sejong was not good, and the civil and military officials in the court had nothing but pain in their memories of those ten years.

Many strict tax systems, etiquette systems, and legal provisions were created by Emperor Sejong.

After Jia Rong solved the problem of King Donghai, he started to make elixirs and medicines.

Since the problem is caused by not having enough medicine, we might as well make more.

In this age without specific medicines, if you can't endure a headache or a cold, you will die.

So since there is no condition to take medicine without side effects, just endure it for now.

Jia Rong began to refine the medicine.

It’s good enough to have painkillers to take. I don’t have time to care about my health.

Moreover, when he thought that his future fame might depend on a group of literati to spread it, and his temple name would also be decided by future generations, he felt very proud.

Jia Rong made a decision quickly!
Being good to others is being good to yourself.

You can't do without cigarettes and alcohol, and you can't do without painkillers and magic pills.

It can quickly relieve pain and analgesia, isolate headaches caused by various reasons, and also help people go to work while sick, thus creating a future for the country and the nation.

Besides, isn't it what they pursue to be loyal to the country and sacrifice their lives for justice?
Just assume there are no side effects.

Smoking and drinking have a lot of side effects. Do those who make cigarettes and alcohol need to feel guilty?
No need!

(End of this chapter)