The Crown Prince seemed oblivious to Lin Shan's change of expression as he continued, "I forgot that General Jin is not in the capital right now. Therefore, only Prince Liang is suitable to take over the Beijing Defense Camp."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shan felt relieved and quickly lowered his eyes, fearing that the prince would see through his joy.
"What do you think of letting Prince Liang take over the Jing Defense Camp?"
The prince glanced lightly at Lin Shan.
Mu Chen stood aside and was about to say something when he was stopped by a look from Qingyuan Hou.
"Of course, the decision on this matter is entirely up to the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Lin Shan secretly glanced at the Crown Prince's expression, not knowing whether his words were a test or a sincere question.
"The Emperor and I will make the decision?"
The prince had a smile on his face, but his voice suddenly turned cold.
"Seeing you act like this, I would have thought you were in charge of the Beijing Defense Camp. My father hasn't even mentioned investigating the Marquis of Qingyuan, yet you're convicting your own superior first. What's your intention?"
Lin Shan was so frightened that he trembled and quickly knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, I am simply worried that Marquis Qingyuan will be investigated and no longer be in charge of the Beijing Defense Camp. I have no other intentions."
"Besides, the people also think that Marquis Qingyuan is not suitable to take over the Beijing Defense Camp."
When saying this, Lin Shan raised his voice deliberately. When the common people who were surrounded by the imperial guards on the street heard this, they began to echo loudly.
"Marquis Qingyuan is no longer qualified to take over the Beijing Defense Camp."
The sound became louder and louder.
Seeing this, Lin Shan's fear disappeared. Even if the prince brought the imperial guards, it would be useless. The imperial guards could not hurt ordinary people for no reason. Even if he could stop the people from making trouble, he could not stop them from talking.
The prince turned his head to glance at the loudly shouting people, then slowly looked back at Lin Shan who was kneeling on the ground.
"Your Highness," Lin Shan raised his head and said passionately, "Please treat it as a petition for the people and ask the Emperor for help."
"Your Majesty, please allow Prince Liang to take over the Beijing Defense Camp again? Or should you allow General Jin to take over?"
Lin Shan was stunned for a moment, then said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise, but General Jin is not in the capital right now."
After he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves came from far away.
"Who said this general is not in the capital?"
Jin Ting'an reined in his horse, dismounted, and walked towards the prince with a whip in his hand.
The people who were originally shouting shut up and made way for him when they saw Jin Ting'an appear.
They knew very well that the Jin family had made an indelible contribution to the stability of Tianqi today, and in the hearts of the people, Jin Ting'an was their great hero.
Lin Shan looked at Jin Ting'an who was getting closer and closer to them in the sunlight. His clothes were fluttering in the wind. There was endless coldness between his gentle eyebrows. Even the fact that he was holding only a horsewhip in his hand made people feel afraid.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
Jin Ting'an actually came back, so his plan had failed.
"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"General Jin, there's no need to be so polite."
Jin Ting'an straightened up and nodded to Marquis Qingyuan.
Then he walked in front of Lin Shan. Lin Shan looked at the boots that appeared in front of him and his heart tightened.
"Lin Shan."
Lin Shan raised his head and said respectfully, "Subordinate Lin Shan greets General Jin."
Jin Ting'an played with the whip in his hand. "The people of the Jing Defense Camp have also been on the battlefield, so you should understand the rules of the army and the laws of Tianqi."
"I understand."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Ting'an swung the whip in his hand at him without any hesitation.
"Since you understand, you shouldn't have brought people to the gate of the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion to cause trouble."
"The Emperor hasn't said how to punish the Marquis of Qingyuan yet, and you, as a subordinate, have gone so far as to charge him with a crime. This is insubordination."
"As a minister of Tianqi, you should protect the safety of the people, not use your position to incite them to cause trouble for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Every time Jin Ting'an spoke, he would hit Lin Shan hard with the whip in his hand.
[My uncle is so majestic and powerful, hehe.]
The prince curled his lips slightly, and Luo'er came over to join in the fun again.
When the other people in the Beijing Defense Camp saw that Lin Shan was being scolded like a grandson by Jin Ting'an, they all lowered their heads to reduce their presence and dared not make a sound.
"Come here," Jin Ting'an called over two people. Looking at Lin Shan, who was pursing his lips tightly, he said in a deep voice, "Arrest this person who is inciting the people to riot and punish him according to military regulations."
Deal with it according to military regulations?
Lin Shan's eyes were full of fear.
According to military regulations, the two crimes mentioned by Jin Ting'an should be punished with 100 strokes of the cane first, and if the person is lucky enough to survive, he will be directly exiled.
The other people in the Beijing Defense Camp also gasped when they heard this.
The beatings in the army are different from those in the palace. No one can withstand even forty, let alone one hundred.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Lin Shan cast a pleading look towards the prince, "Please save me. I really didn't incite the people."
He didn't know why these people were so obedient, but it was definitely not because of his arrangement.
The prince glanced at the two men who were escorting him.
"Why don't you shut his mouth?"
Lin Shan, whose mouth was blocked, was completely desperate. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tacitly approved of Jin Ting'an's actions.
"Your Highness, General Jin, it was Lin Shan who asked us to come."
The other members of the Beijing Defense Camp knelt on the ground, trying to free themselves.
"Come here, take them all away and deal with them according to military regulations."
[The Jing Defense Camp rebelled against their superiors and incited the people to riot. These two points alone were enough to completely shatter Yan Fan's last hope.]
[That's not right. When Yan Fan's power was taken away by the tyrant, the tyrant promised him that his daughter could enter the palace. Wouldn't the tyrant have forgotten that?]
When Yan Fan's daughter came of age, he declined to let her enter the palace, claiming she was too young. The truth was, the position of empress was already taken, and now it was vacant. How could Yan Fan miss such a good opportunity?
[However, the tyrant is not a fool. Unless he has lost his ability to think, why would he give the throne to Yan Fan's daughter?]
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and thought for a while before remembering that this was indeed the case.
He thought Yan Fan didn't send his daughter into the palace because he truly loved her, but it turned out that he was planning to take his place as queen.
As Luo'er said, he is not a fool. Can the position of queen be given to him casually?
The people from the Beijing Defense Camp were taken away. Jin Ting'an looked at the people and said loudly:
"The story about Marquis Qingyuan is not true. Your actions just now are tantamount to falsely accusing an official of the imperial court."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's kindness in not harming you doesn't mean your actions didn't violate Tianqi law. Rather, he's showing mercy because he sees you being exploited by someone with ill intentions."
The people looked at each other, fear evident on their faces.
They cannot afford to bear the charge of falsely accusing an imperial official.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness in giving us a break."
The people all knelt on the ground and said, "It was Li Er who gave us money to cause trouble in the Marquis' Mansion."
As they were talking, everyone took out small change and put it on the ground.
"Since everyone has been used, I will not pursue the matter. Everyone, go back."
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness."
The people stood up and left as if their feet were greased.
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