As the man's face was pulled up, Shang Xiye glanced up at him.

They really were his men.

Ji Chenhai also glanced at the man and felt that he looked familiar. He was very likely the same person who had gone with him to besiege Chen Shiyu.

The man was severely punished, and his family is still in the hands of the Chen family.

For the safety of my family, I had no choice but to confess everything I knew.

Although what he recruited had absolutely nothing to do with robbing military pay.

But it is also a serious crime for one's own people to impersonate the enemy and attack one's own people!

Moreover, since Chen Shiyu created this person first, if Shang Xiye and Ji Chenhai were to bring back the deserters who had escaped from the Chen family and accuse the Chen family of colluding with Black Purgatory, it would leave a deliberate trace and make people think it was a joke and not believable.

Shang Xiche flew into a rage and shouted, "Marquis Anping, how dare you!"

This matter is verifiable, and Ji Chenhai did not want to implicate Wei Shu and others at the border.

With a bandit-like air about him, he said casually, "I only forced the soldiers at the border to join me in upholding justice because I couldn't stand those who outwardly obeyed but inwardly defied the emperor and colluded with villains. If Your Majesty does not believe me, then I am guilty."

So what if I'm guilty?

You're being difficult!

Let's see how long you manage to get my son-in-law out of the capital. You're just waiting to die!

"Guards, take Marquis Anping and his son to the imperial prison and hand them over to the Ministry of Justice for a thorough investigation. They will be severely punished without exception," Shang Xiche said, glancing at Shang Xiye with feigned anger.

Upon hearing the commotion, two squads of Imperial Guards entered the hall and approached Ji Chenhai and Ji Fengming. They were about to reach out and drag Ji Chenhai and Ji Fengming away.

Shang Xiye, who was standing nearby, said calmly, "Your Majesty, please wait."

Upon hearing Shang Xiye speak, Shang Xiche quickly raised his hand to signal the Imperial Guards to stop and not drag people away.

The joy of almost soaring into the sky was simply too obvious.

"The Marquis of Anping and his son have committed the grave crime of disrupting the morale of the army and delaying military operations. According to the law, their entire family should be executed!" Shang Xiche could not contain his joy and tried his best to keep a straight face while pretending to be furious: "Does the Ninth Prince intend to plead for them or exonerate them?!"

Shang Xiye raised her eyes indifferently to meet Shang Xiche's suppressed joyful gaze; her eyes were cold and silent, like a still well.

His voice was also unusually deep, making people feel cold and uneasy: "The father and son of Anping Prefecture came from humble backgrounds and did not understand the rules of the army. They relied entirely on their passion and chivalry to deal with people."

The Emperor also said that they had only been in the capital for a short time and it was not advisable for them to go on a campaign.

At this point, Shang Xiye paused for a moment.

Everyone: "..."

Shang Xiche: "!!!"

This is clearly saying: It was Your Majesty who, with a smug grin, used Ji Chenhai's bet to provoke the Chen family father and son to go to the Northwest.

Now that the Ji family has been used up, and the Chen family has suffered a defeat, it is Your Majesty who will have to find the Ji family to take the blame!

Your Majesty, you really do visit brothels without any money, how heartless!

The Ninth Prince's slap in the face to the Emperor was resounding!

"What does the Ninth Prince mean by this? Does a mere 'ignorance of the rules' excuse the mistakes made by Marquis Anping and his son? Does it absolve us, my son and I, and the soldiers of our army of the hardships we have endured these past few months? Does it spare our Great Zhao from the humiliation of suffering a defeat in the Northwest and becoming a laughingstock?" Duke Chen wept bitterly and knelt, pleading.

"Your Majesty, not severely punishing Marquis Anping and his son would truly appease the grievances of tens of thousands of soldiers of my Chen family; I beg Your Majesty to do justice for those innocent soldiers who died in battle, and for the soldiers of my Chen family who have endured hunger for months!"

Shang Xiye used his inner strength to project his voice, and said in a deep, low voice: "You arbitrarily arrest my soldiers, abuse your power and torture them, and you even dare to bring them before the Emperor to plead your case? Do you think I'm dead?!"