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The Chief Historian's persuasion not only failed to calm Prince Ning, but made him burst into curse, "All of them, mother's, a bunch of wastes. I already had someone build a bridge for Wei Wei, but when he met Yuan Haoran, he only knew to ask Yuan Haoran to help him clear his name, making no mention of how Yuan Yunzhong directed others to impeach him, framing his colleagues. Yuan Haoran is useless, spineless. Like a son-in-law who dares not take concubines, dares not father illegitimate children, acts only by looking at a woman's face, and doesn't even take his own son seriously. He truly loses all face of the Yuan Family ancestors!"

"Told him to impeach Yuan Yunzhong for 'filial piety,' instead, he simply wrote a memorial stating Yuan Yunzhong is unfit for office. The Emperor has not only not stripped Yuan Yunzhong of his official robe, but has also grown sympathetic, fearing a conflict between father and son, simply assigned Yuan Yunzhong to offer sacrifices at Mount Tai.