Chapter 783 - 781: Sooner or Later You’ll Anger Me to Death
What Han Yanhui and others saw in the petition, apart from the content that Jinrong had seen that day and some additional embellishment, left a space empty at the end before adding another clause.
The first sentence read: To be tolerant is to be magnanimous.
It was followed by: The court’s senior ministers are often the finest of the literati, supporting the Son of Heaven in governing the world, should possess the magnanimity to accommodate the whole world. No matter who is under their jurisdiction, all are subjects of the Son of Heaven, and when utilized properly, they can be directed as easily as one’s own limbs; this is a fortunate matter for the world and the court.
This is essentially insinuating that they lack the capacity to be tolerant, isn’t it?! Utterly outrageous!
Han Yanhui, with a mix of weeping and laughter, thought of his previous ponderings about the status and interests of scholars and craftsmen and then looked at this phrase, ’To be tolerant is to be magnanimous,’ and indeed felt somewhat sheepish.
They are all subjects under the court’s governance, and no matter how capable craftsmen are, they are still common people under governance; their magnanimity seems to pale in comparison to a young lady’s.
When Liu Chengzhi read the last two sentences, his face darkened. This arrogantly presumptuous woman, utterly contemptuous and out of line, dared to criticize them, the court’s stalwart senior ministers!
Miss Ye’s petition was a task assigned by His Majesty. They skimmed through it first to determine if the petition was worthy of attention.
Since it had caught their eye, no matter the content, they naturally had to present it to His Majesty so He could make His judgment.
The four aged ministers, whether lightly or severely nauseated, clutching their chests, entered the palace to present that madwoman’s petition to Emperor Qianqing’s desk.
His Majesty glanced at the document in front of Him and then at the four ministers with faces either green or pale, expressions ranging from exasperation to hesitation, and felt quite wary of the document.
"My beloved ministers, please sit and speak," said His Majesty.