The news that Prince Yueqing was imprisoned in the Dali Temple spread quickly in the capital.
During the morning court.
The emperor thought that the ministers would report on the matter of Prince Yueqing as they did before, but none of them said a word.
Looking at the silent crowd, the emperor coughed lightly and said, "My dear ministers, do you have anything to report?"
[Everyone was so busy memorizing the book that they could barely protect themselves, so how could they care about the Prince of Yueqing?]
"Hasn't the assessment been finalized? They're not endorsing their work yet, so you're telling them to go home and farm?"
The emperor touched his nose and he had forgotten about it.
However, this time the ministers did not try to use the matter of Prince Yueqing to avoid the assessment. Instead, they read the book seriously, which made him feel relieved.
"Your Majesty, it's said that the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Moreover, Yao Xuan is General Yao's daughter. We must not let the soldiers of the Northern Frontier down."
As soon as Prime Minister Li said this, others followed suit.
It was rare that someone didn't contradict him, so the emperor withdrew from the court in an uncomfortable manner.
The ministers left the palace and began to discuss the matter of Prince Yueqing.
"What do you think? If the incident involving Prince Yueqing becomes a big deal, will the first assessment be affected..."
The others looked at each other and felt a little excited.
Yes, why didn’t they think of it? They worked so hard to memorize the texts all day long. I’m afraid that even the candidates for the imperial examinations are not as diligent as them.
…
The emperor's relief did not last long. After lunch, he returned to the imperial study and raised his eyebrows as he looked at the memorials on the long desk.
"Eunuch Cao, what's going on?"
Eunuch Cao said respectfully, "These are memorials submitted by the adults, all related to Prince Yueqing."
The emperor picked up a memorial, opened it, took a look, and threw it back on the table.
No one said a word during the morning court session, but now there are so many memorials saying that the arrest of Prince Yueqing was too hasty. It seems that he has been complacent for too long.
[It seems the ministers are trying to use the incident involving Prince Yueqing to avoid the first assessment. They're really good at finding new ways.]
The emperor was too lazy to care about these people now, so he stood up and asked Eunuch Cao to go to the Dali Temple.
Prince Yueqing was imprisoned next to Shen Yu by Lord Du. He didn't know whether Lord Du did it intentionally or unintentionally.
"Tsk tsk, isn't this the high and mighty Prince Yueqing?"
Shen Yu walked to the prison door and looked at the King of Yueqing who was sitting on the hay with his eyes closed. "Why did the high and mighty prince come in?"
Prince Yueqing opened his eyes, stood up, and walked to the opposite side of her, sneering: "Shen Yu, do you think that you have discovered my secret and can get rid of me by letting me in?"
Since he was locked up yesterday, Shen Yu has been mocking him. If Shen Yu was in the same cell with him, he would have strangled Shen Yu to death long ago.
"That's right," Shen Yu looked straight at his gloomy face with contempt, "Why do you think you can take me back to the mansion? Since the emperor has locked you up here, don't expect to get out."
Would someone sitting in that position fight a battle that they are not sure of winning?
Shen Yu didn't think so. No matter how stupid she was, she understood this. Unfortunately, King Yueqing didn't understand.
"Don't worry about whether the king can go out or not."
While the two were arguing, Lord Du came over and opened the prison door of Prince Yueqing.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor invites you."
Prince Yueqing glanced at Shen Yu, raised his leg and walked out with Lord Du.
"Your Majesty, the person has been brought here."
After saying this, Lord Du stepped aside.
Prince Yueqing walked before the emperor but did not salute.
Since they have already fallen out, he doesn't want to pretend to be nice to him anymore.
"Is your Royal Brother going to stop pretending?"
The emperor put down the tea in his hand and stared at Prince Yueqing with a smile.
[Why is there any need to pretend when things have already fallen out? He is now certain that nothing will happen to him, otherwise he wouldn't be so calm.]
"My royal brother has already locked me up here, what else can I say?"
Before Yao Kang attacks the capital, he will take his father's will and go to the Dali Temple to get rid of Yao Kang, the traitor, and take that position. Whoever dares to say that he is not a traitor will be killed directly. Let's see who dares to disobey.
The emperor nodded in agreement and said casually, "That's right. Eunuch Cao, show him something."
Eunuch Cao took out the secret letter and handed it to Prince Yueqing.
Prince Yueqing didn't need to read the contents. Just looking at the familiar envelope made his body stop immediately.
How come his secret letter to Yao Kang is here? If the letter is here, then the reply from Yao Kang is from the emperor?
Knowing what he was thinking, the emperor kindly explained it to him.
"I copied the letter and sent it out. Otherwise, how would I know that you, my royal brother, are so wealthy? I also don't know where your second batch of food and fodder has been delivered."
[Hahahaha, the tyrant is trying to grab the second batch.]
Prince Yueqing could no longer remain calm and spoke in an excited tone.
"You robbed my food supplies?"
The emperor nodded and said, "So don't worry, Yao Kang can't enter the capital. Your plan has failed."
…
At this time, Yao Kang, whom the two people were talking about, was calling the soldiers to assemble.
He did not tell anyone else about what happened with Prince Yueqing, not even his confidants.
"Young General, what happened?"
The other soldiers who were equally puzzled pricked up their ears, wanting to know the reason.
Yao Kang looked at their red faces from the cold and asked loudly, "Do you want to go back to Beijing?"
Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and nodded excitedly.
"Since you want, I'll take you back to Beijing."
Yao Kang was infected by their laughter and also smiled sincerely.
"Young General, has the Emperor summoned us back to the capital? Without us garrisoning the northern border, what will become of the people?"
A series of questions pulled everyone out of their excitement.
Yes, what will happen to the people here if they leave? And if the emperor summons them back to Beijing, there will definitely be an imperial edict.
But no one from the capital was seen.
The soldiers who realized something was wrong knelt on the ground one after another.
"Young General, now that the general is not here, please don't do anything stupid."
Yao Kang's eyes were red as he pointed at the surroundings which looked white. "Do you really want to stay here?"
Everyone was silent. No one in the northern border wanted to stay here.
"And the frostbite on your hands and your family and children far away in the capital, don't you care?"
The soldiers looked at the frostbite on their hands and the smiling faces of their families appeared in their minds.
"Young General, we know you feel sorry for us."
The confidant's voice was a little hoarse, "It's good that we want to see our families, but the people in the Northern Frontier also have families. If we really leave, what about them?"
"It's true that the environment in the northern border is harsh, but someone has to guard it. If we don't have it, there will be others."
The other silent soldiers echoed, "Yes, the frostbite on our hands hurts and itches, but seeing the smiling faces of the people makes it all worth it."
The frostbite on their hands is not just frostbite, but also a medal left by them for protecting the people of the northern border.
"Young General, we don't blame the emperor. Every place needs people stationed there. This is our duty."
"Yes, the general gave you the military token because he trusted you. You can't ruin your future because of us."
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