Nan Yan looked at him and said softly, "Master Jian, am I meddling in my own business?"
"No, it's about human life, and it's also about the emperor's reputation. It's definitely not an idle matter."
Jian Ruocheng shook his head, smiled, but also said seriously: "You did the right thing, Your Majesty can't go on like this."
"..."
"However, I can't even listen to your words—it seems that I have to discuss it with Mr. Heyi after I go back."
"..."
"If the emperor wants to create his prosperous age, such severe punishments are not acceptable."
The two of them were still talking about something, at this moment, Li Bushang next to him suddenly said: "Is there anything wrong with harsh punishments and strict laws?"
Both of them turned to look at the child.
He looked at them with wide eyes and said, "Shouldn't severe punishment be used to govern the country?"
Nan Yan didn't expect him to ask such a question, and she didn't know how to respond for a while, but Jian Ruocheng smiled and said: "Severe illness requires strong medicine, and troubled times require heavy punishment."
Li Bushang was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
Jian Ruocheng said: "It means that we should adapt to the current situation."
"..."
"People who are seriously ill have no other way, so they need to use strong medicine to gain a chance of life; in a troubled world, people's hearts are scattered, and they need to use severe punishments to make an example and deter people."
"..."
"It's called—severe medicine is used for serious diseases, and heavy codes are needed for troubled times."
"..."
"But now is not a troubled time, and the country has not reached the point of sinking into illness. The punishment should indeed be more lenient."
It was also the first time for Li Bushang to hear such an argument, and he was dumbfounded.
Nan Yan said softly: "Master Jian is a very learned person, you should learn more from Master Jian in the future."
Li Bushang glanced at her, then at Jian Ruocheng, who had a gentle temperament, and didn't speak, but the unruly spirit in his eyes had faded a bit.
They went all the way north.
And Nanyan never got into Zhu Feng's carriage again, and finally returned to Jinling on a windy autumn day.
Entering the palace, the carriage stopped.
Before getting out of the car, Nan Yan had already heard the pleasant but somewhat noisy voices of birds and swallows. She carefully raised the curtain and saw that, as expected, Empress Xu Miaoyin and several other concubines were standing in front of her. .
She whispered to Li Bushang: "Be good for a while."
Then took him out of the carriage.
When Zhu Feng got off the carriage, everyone bowed down in unison, shouting long live.
His face was quite peaceful, he was neither happy nor angry like before, he just waved his hand lightly: "Let's all be flat."
Then everyone got up.
Xu Miaoyin was the first to greet her, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has worked hard."
"Is the palace okay?"
"Blessed by the emperor, there is nothing wrong with the palace."
"Well, you worked hard."
"I dare not."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Wan and the others swarmed up and greeted her with care, they were very affectionate.
After all, the emperor has just returned to the palace, so it is a very honorable thing to be able to sleep with him that night.
Their side was full of excitement, while on the other side, Ye Zheng was already arranging everyone to go back to their respective places, he walked to Jian Ruocheng's side, and said to Li Bushang: "From today onwards, you will follow Master Jian, do you understand? "
When Li Bushang heard this, a hesitant expression appeared on his face, and he looked at Nanyan.
Nan Yan smiled and said: "It doesn't hurt, Master Jian has a long history of education, and ordinary people can't enter his house. How lucky are you? Follow him well."
Li Bushang grabbed her sleeve: "Then you go with me too!"