Looking down at Qian Yechen who was kneeling on the ground, Emperor De Zheng frowned tightly.
"You've been defeated so badly, why are you running here instead of going outside the city to defend it?"
Seeing Emperor Dezheng's disdain, Qian Yechen knew that he had been sentenced to death in his father's heart. However, thinking of the secret he knew, Qian Yechen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said aggrievedly, "Father, I underestimated the enemy during this bandit suppression campaign, resulting in the deaths of 20,000 innocent soldiers. I cannot escape the blame even if I die!"
"Hmph!" Emperor Dezheng snorted coldly. Looking at his son, who had failed miserably even on his knees, he said angrily, "It's good that you know! I will spare you the punishment for now, considering that the Five Nations Chamber of Commerce is about to be held. But if you allow the surrounding bandits to come to the capital and cause trouble, and if anything goes wrong and the envoys are injured, I will not let you off easily!"
"Yes, I will live up to your trust and guard the area around the capital."
Emperor Dezheng glanced at him and said coldly, "Why don't you get out of here and guard your territory?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Yechen immediately kowtowed and said, "Father, rest assured. I will definitely protect the surrounding area. However...is it really okay for you to leave the safety of the capital to Murong Qingyu?"
Although Emperor Dezheng hated Murong Qingyu very much, ever since the crown prince told him about Murong Qingyu, he knew that Murong Qingyu would not act rashly as long as all the princes were alive.
Now that Qian Yechen mentioned this matter, Emperor Dezheng's face darkened: "I will make my own decision on whether it is good or not. I don't need you to remind me!"
Qian Yechen kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I know you are disappointed in me, but there is a reason for my failure this time. Murong Qingyu sent his assassins to rob all the bandit dens within a 300-mile radius of the capital, seizing all the stolen property from those strongholds and dens. I was ordered to suppress the bandits, and those bandits regarded my army as a target for revenge. That's why the bandits fought desperately and even launched an attack..."
Qian Yechen, practically in tears, indignantly explained the reasons for the disastrous defeat in the bandit suppression campaign, not forgetting to point out that the money handed over to the court for the suppression actually came from Prince Cheng's mansion. Finally, he told the emperor about the secret passage leading to the Empress's chambers that he had discovered after thoroughly investigating the matter and entering the Marshal's Mansion.
He thought that after he told Emperor Dezheng everything, he would be furious and would return the silver he had handed over. After all, he had made it clear that selling the silver from Prince Cheng's mansion at a low price and then confiscating it was a helpless move.
Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, although there was deep anger in Emperor Dezheng's eyes, compared with the secret he revealed, Emperor Dezheng's expression was really not rich.
Qian Yechen really wanted to ask his father whether he understood what he was saying and why he didn't react at all?
But in fact, Emperor Dezheng had already heard from the Crown Prince that there was a secret passage in the Marshal's Mansion leading directly to the Queen's bedroom. He was angry at the moment, but he was angry that Murong Qingyu got the silver from the bandit's nest first.
However, Nanyue has always been the richest among the six countries. As the emperor of Nanyue, the loss of this little money in suppressing bandits is just a loss, and it is completely unnoticeable to him.
"Father, you...you should say something! Murong Qingyu and the Crown Prince's evil intentions are already obvious.
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