Chapter 229

"Arrogant Zhu Bafu! You're merely an Academy Student, yet after serving for only a few days, you dare speak so recklessly and slander the Holy Emperor and the late emperor openly in the grand hall. The late emperor's Memorial Tablet has long been enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. How could the Imperial Father's Memorial Tablet have ended up outside?" Before His Majesty could say anything, Lord Pan was the first to spit out his reprimand.

Zhu Bafu lifted his head and straightened his back. "His Majesty naturally enshrines and worships the late emperor's Memorial Tablet. The Imperial Father's Memorial Tablet I mentioned is that of His Majesty's biological father, Emperor Changxian. His Majesty's biological father's Memorial Tablet has not entered the Imperial Ancestral Temple. It is enshrined at Chengshou Temple, and he has not been honored posthumously."

"This... How could such a trivial matter be any concern of a mere Academy Student like you? The Holy Emperor has already reached a decision on this matter with the Prime Minister. His Majesty's biological father is not to be called Imperial Father, but 'biological father.' This was decided through public discussion in the Imperial Court!"

"May I ask, my lord, what principle is there in a son failing to honor his biological father posthumously and failing to enshrine his Memorial Tablet?"

"Didn't you hear what I just said? The Imperial Court has already discussed this matter publicly. Why do you need to discuss it again?"

"Could it be that this is how Lord Pan's household teaches its young master? That one day, he needn't honor or enshrine you?"

"You!" Several nearby officials grabbed the furious Lord Pan and pointed toward His Majesty, who sat in the highest seat, his eyes narrowed as he looked this way. He had not spoken to