Chapter 48: My fault is that I cannot make decisions for my soldiers
This person is none other than the only king of the opposite sex in this dynasty, the Loyal and Righteous King Wu Hong.
"Your humble servant greets the emperor." Wu Hong cupped his hands as a gesture of greeting.
The people who were shouting just now shut up one by one.
Can you please shut up? This King of Loyalty is someone they can't afford to offend.
This old man was the one who followed the founding emperor to conquer the world.
Their emperor even calls him Uncle Wang.
"Uncle Wang, there's no need for formalities. Someone come and offer us a seat."
"No need, I am an old official who is still strong and healthy. I can stand with these bastards. I came to the morning court today to vent my anger for my little grandson.
He is the most like me and has always been my dearest child. To have him beaten like this is heartbreaking for me."
Others dared not breathe a word.
I feel so sorry for you.
You only saw that your child was injured, but you didn't see the third prince and their injured children lying there.
Xie Yuheng straightened his back even more. His grandfather was here. Let's see who dared to wrongly accuse or bully him.
He raised his head proudly, with an expression that looked like he deserved a beating.
This arrogant attitude makes people hate it.
"You, speak up. Why is my Yu Heng's crime unforgivable? If you can't explain it to me today, I will break your legs."
The old prince glared at Shen Zhao.
Just now he heard this kid say that their Yu Heng's crime was unforgivable.
Isn’t it just beating a prince?
How can it be unforgivable?
Besides, their brat had a reason to beat the Third Prince, and that guy really deserved a beating for daring to stop their brat from asking for money from the army in the capital.
If not him, who else should I hit? A spoiled little bastard who doesn’t know right from wrong!
"Old Prince, not only is Yuheng guilty of an unforgivable crime, but so am I. Sigh... As the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Army, I have left the soldiers without even a place to live.
They slept on the ground, using the sky as blankets and the ground as beds. They were starving and poorly clothed. Many people... even caught colds from hunger and cold.
I made them suffer with me. Not only that, the soldiers who caught a cold didn't even have money to buy medicine.
There are military doctors in the army... but there are doctors but no medicine! Even food is a problem in the army, let alone medicine.
One of the young generals emptied his family's savings and sold his personal jade pendant to raise money for his soldiers' medical treatment. He was also arrested and taken to Jingzhao Yin for offending a noble. Old Prince, do you think this junior's crime is unforgivable?
As he said this, he patted Xie Yuheng's shoulder.
"General Xie is also guilty. He shouldn't have endured humiliation and been beaten by a crowd of people without any resistance just to get the silver that belonged to the soldiers in the capital back.
He shouldn't have been so focused on those poor unfortunate people that he clashed with the Third Prince and others, accidentally injured the Third Prince, and was beaten into this state.
It is even more inappropriate to offend so many ministers' descendants for the sake of the life-saving money of those poor people.
Yuheng and I are both military commanders, and we are not as cunning as those people. Yesterday, the emperor was wise and restored the military pay of our army in the capital.
But some people pretended to obey and only sent one month's military pay.
They didn't mention a word about the treatment they deserved, and didn't give any of it!
Yuheng and I just want the soldiers in the capital to have enough food, clothes and a place to live. Why is it so difficult?
"Old Prince, do you think Yu Heng is guilty? His fault is that he was too responsible and compassionate, and he offended someone he shouldn't have offended. That's why I say his crime is unforgivable."
Those who had just accused Shen Zhao and Xie Yuheng wished they could shut up the dumb ones.
This...this is not an admission of guilt.
This is like roasting these people on the fire.
Upon hearing this, King Zhongyi shouted in a loud voice, "Not only are you two guilty, but I am also guilty!
In the past, I followed Emperor Gaozu to conquer the world and led the troops of the world.
I didn’t expect… I didn’t expect that it has only been more than ten years since I left the military camp.
The soldiers in the army have become so destitute. Our dynasty is rich and peaceful, yet how can the soldiers who protect the people's well-being be left with no clothes to wear and no food to eat, sleeping on the ground?
As he spoke, he picked up Shen Zhao and Xie Yuheng, one in each hand.
"You are not the ones who should kneel!"
As he spoke, he looked directly at the Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue.
The two ministers felt a chill down their spines.
They understood what the old prince meant, so they should kneel.
The two wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and stood up.
Chen Zhao quickly said, "Old Prince, the fault is not with the two adults."
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Pang Qingyun and others.
"The soldiers of the capital army ended up like this, thanks to the literati like our Master Pang..."
Chen Zhao told the story of how Pang Qingyun and others had repeatedly proposed to reduce the military pay of the army in the capital, and used the military pay to build poetry academies and academies to make money and enjoy themselves.
The more the loyal prince listened, the gloomier his expression became.
After hearing the last part, he shouted, "What a great Master Pang! Do you really think that our great nation of Nanchu has become your Pang family? Without the soldiers who protect you, how can you have peace and happiness?"
"And you, how dare you bring your beasts to the morning court to complain? Pah!
The academy was built with the food and fodder money of the soldiers of the Beijing Army for your enjoyment, and you still dare to stop the people of the Beijing Army from going to collect the profits of Yiyun Academy.
How dare you bully people like this? How dare you have the nerve to do that! I think the beating was too light. Anyone who dares to stop me should be killed by me."
As he said this, he glanced at the third prince. This unlucky guy, if he didn't want to save some face for the royal family, he would not let him off easily.
"Third Prince, as a prince, you should have the whole world in your heart. We are all ministers of the Southern Chu Kingdom. Are the soldiers of the capital army not human beings in your eyes?"
"Prince Zhongyi, Xie Yuheng beat me into this state..." The third prince was originally a brainless and spoiled prince.
How could he tolerate being scolded by others? He immediately opened his mouth to refute, but was stopped by the scolding before he could even finish his words.
"Shut up, this is your great uncle!"
The third prince was furious that his father actually scolded him for this stubborn old man.
Father, you haven't seen how miserable he is now.
Prince Zhongyi snorted coldly, "Third Prince, you are asking for a beating."
"You..." The third prince was about to speak when a sharp gaze came from a higher position, and he shut up.
Prince Zhongyi turned to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you must stand up for the soldiers of the capital! Stand up for these two boys. They are young and full of passion, so how can they understand the twists and turns of those old men? They are guilty, but their crime is that they don't have so many evil intentions."
The old emperor's expression was also extremely ugly.
Looking at Chen Zhao, "My dear, are the soldiers of the central army in the capital really sleeping on the ground without even a place to sleep?"
"Your Majesty, what I said is true. There are four thousand people without a place to live. I beg Your Majesty to grant them a place to shelter from the wind and rain, even a thatched hut will suffice."
"How can this be absurd! The soldiers of my great Southern Chu State don't even have a place to live. My dear ministers, you are truly my good subjects, good ministers!"
The ministers knelt down one after another and said in unison, "Your Majesty, please calm down. We are guilty."
Chen Zhao knelt silently, but before he could kneel down, he was picked up by King Zhongyi again.
"Why are you kneeling, kid? They are the ones who are guilty, not you. You don't need to kneel. Stand up straight for me."
While the emperor was mad at others, Shen Zhao whispered in the old prince's ear:
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