He never liked situations where there were heavy casualties.
"Your Highness, the bandits' treasure cave has been discovered." Someone came to report.
Waking up from his deep thoughts, Situ Yao looked at the man and said, "Lead the way."
When Situ Yao arrived at the bandits' treasure cave, his eyes were a little blurry and he was shocked. There were so many valuables here.
Situ Yao wondered how many people these bandits had robbed to have so much wealth.
No wonder so many people are bandits now.
"Take an inventory." Situ Yao instructed his trusted subordinates.
Someone approached Situ Yao and whispered, "Your Highness, don't you have any plans for yourself?"
Situ Yao looked at the man and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean?"
That person said that if Situ Yao wanted to become the emperor, he had to develop his own power, and to maintain his own power he would need a lot of money.
At this time, there was no need for that person to continue speaking, Situ Yao wanted to know what it meant.
Thinking about the news that Situ Zhao had escaped, Situ Yao felt that he really needed to make plans for himself.
He quietly instructed the man to divide the found wealth into two parts, secretly hiding half of it and keeping the other half for the emperor.
Morning.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince suffered heavy losses while suppressing the bandits. This is truly unjustified," someone said.
Situ Yao had gone through life and death, but the court officials treated him like this.
Even an experienced general would suffer heavy losses from the bandits' ferocity, but these people had never experienced it and could not understand it.
At this time, several people had asked the emperor to punish the prince on the grounds that the prince had suffered heavy losses in suppressing bandits.
"The seventh prince Situ Zhao is gentle and elegant, and is truly a blessing to the country." Someone else pushed Situ Zhao out.
The emperor looked at the man. You know, some time ago, people in this hall said that Situ Zhao was bullying the people and allowing his servants to kill people, and that he was not a good person.
But within a few months, everyone is saying that Situ Zhao is a good man.
The emperor shook his head imperceptibly, and in his heart he understood a little about these ministers.
Things change over time. He knew that these people now only saw that Situ Zhao had committed so many crimes but had not been punished by him, and thought that Situ Zhao would achieve great things in the future.
Listening quietly to these people talking one after another, the emperor didn't even know what words to use to praise these ministers.
Eloquent and eloquent?
As if all this is not enough to illustrate their ability to confuse right and wrong.
Listening to these people's words, the emperor was helpless.
Although he is the emperor, he often has to take too many things into consideration.
Just like now, Situ Yao has clearly made contributions, but these people want to punish him.
"In this case, the prince's property must be confiscated as a warning to others. This will comfort the heroic souls of the fallen soldiers." The emperor had no choice but to say this.
This was the first news Situ Yao heard when he returned, which made him very sad.
In the imperial study, the emperor looked at the dusty Situ Yao, and there was no joy on his face for his son's return.
Instead, he said calmly, "You're back? You know my punishment, right?"
This sentence was both a question and an affirmation. He knew that the prince would definitely not be unaware of such a small matter.
However, he didn't mention this matter to explain anything.
Situ Yao nodded and said, "Everything Situ Yao has was given by the Emperor. Now, the Emperor can punish him for whatever he wants. Situ Yao has nothing to say."
Yes, he admitted it. He didn't want his property to disappear in an instant, but what could he do?
The person who punishes me is my own father, the emperor of this country. What can I use to resist?
The emperor could see that Situ Yao was dissatisfied, but he did not comfort Situ Yao. Instead, he snorted coldly.
"Hmph, you know, you're the crown prince of a country. If you want to reach my position, you should be cautious and cautious. But now, you've made such a big mistake and handed your handle to others."
"I know you resent me in your heart, but you must understand that this is the punishment for your wrongdoing. If you don't want to be led by others by the nose, make yourself stronger."
The emperor said earnestly that he was dissatisfied with Situ Yao because of this incident, but he was the emperor after all, and he could understand many things that others did not know.
After hearing this, Situ Yao finally realized that the emperor didn't just dislike him, but was also considering him this time.
"Okay, you've worked hard this time. Go back and have a rest early!" The emperor sent Situ Yao back without waiting for him to say anything.
At this time, Situ Yao's dissatisfaction with the emperor had dissipated a lot. When he heard his father asking him to go back and rest, he bowed and left.
As soon as I walked out of the imperial study, I met a familiar person.
Situ Zhao looked at Situ Yao and sighed, "Oh, who did I think this was? Isn't this His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? I've met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He risked his life to fight the bandits. It was really hard work. What a pity that he lost everything. I'm afraid this will become a joke in our country! Hahahaha."
The merciless words made Situ Yao feel irritated, but, more importantly, the person in front of him was actually Situ Zhao?
"How dare you show up here?" Because the palace maid sent by Su Mengyan to deliver the message died outside the city, Situ Yao did not know at this time that Situ Zhao had been acquitted.
In Situ Yao's opinion, Situ Zhao at this time should be like a rat crossing the street, everyone shouting and beating him, so how could he appear in the palace?
Situ Zhao said exaggeratedly, "Oh, I forgot. Your Highness the Crown Prince has been away for a while, so I'm free now."
Free? What does this mean? What happened? Why didn't Su Mengyan send me a message? How is Su Mengyan now?
These questions flooded into Situ Yao's mind.
"So what if Your Highness the Crown Prince is powerless? Look, I am fine now, but you, haha." Situ Zhao continued to mock Situ Yao.
At this time, Situ Yao felt that Situ Zhao was too noisy and was too lazy to pay attention to him, but he was also eager to know the truth.
He turned around and went back into the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, I just saw the seventh prince." Situ Yao said.
The emperor frowned. What did the prince mean by this? What happened to him seeing the Seventh Prince?
Looking at Situ Yao, the emperor said nothing, waiting for his next words.
As expected, Situ Yao said, "I wonder why the Seventh Prince is here? As far as I know, shouldn't he be in prison now?"
Thinking of the Queen Mother's words, the Queen Mother said that the Prince disregarded brotherhood and tried to put Situ Zhao to death.
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