Xuantian thought his son was just being humble.
He said solemnly: "Since you have made great contributions, you must be rewarded. Otherwise, who would be willing to serve the court in the future?
No need to be polite, just say it directly!"
"I am not being polite. If Your Majesty wants to reward those who have made contributions, then reward the three armies more.
Those who fight and bleed are the soldiers.
Not only did some people die, but many others were seriously injured. Even if they were cured, they would probably become disabled.
I hope the emperor can give these people more rewards so that they and their families can have enough food and clothing.
The soldiers are grateful and will fight even more bravely in the future."
Xuantian stared at Ye for a moment, his eyes clear and firm.
It doesn't seem like he's lying at all.
Xuantian was even more surprised.
Because of his business acumen, Ye was not favored and his status among the princes was low from the beginning.
He didn't even take this opportunity to improve his status.
But the more Ye did this, the happier Xuantian felt.
After all, if you want to achieve something in the future, you have to win the hearts of the people and gain the support of the army.
Xuantian agreed immediately and ordered the three armies to be rewarded.
In addition, soldiers who are injured, disabled, or killed in battle can receive an additional pension.
Ye thanked him and stood aside.
At this time, an official stepped forward.
Zhao Jie, the Minister of War, said, "Your Majesty, I wish to report to His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince."
Xuantian's face remained calm as he spoke calmly, "Oh? Sixth Prince Ye has made great contributions to Dayuan, why are you impeaching him?"
Zhao Jie glanced at Yu Ye, then bowed and continued, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince defeated the enemy and annexed Annan to Dayuan, thus establishing a great merit.
But this does not make up for all his faults.
According to my humble investigation, the Sixth Prince not only killed innocent people and massacred cities many times in Annan during his military command, but also looted a lot of money.
It is said that most of Annan's money has been plundered, and the Sixth Prince is probably rich enough to rival a country.
He actually did not turn over this money to the national treasury, but pocketed it all himself. This is a serious crime."
How could Xuantian not know these things?
In his opinion, Ye used this method to suppress all opponents in Annan as quickly as possible.
This is how to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost.
As for the matter of embezzling money, Xuantian also has enough confidence in Ye, and it is absolutely impossible for him to embezzle it himself.
All of it will definitely be handed over to the court.
If Emperor Taizong was really greedy for money, he would not have paid out of his own pocket to provide food and wages for the army and to provide disaster relief for the people affected by the disaster when the court was in great difficulty.
Xuantian looked at Ye: "Is what the Minister of War said true?"
Yuye simply replied, "What Lord Zhao said is true!"
Instantly there was an uproar in the hall, and everyone looked at him in disbelief.
After all, the news is delayed and many officials are unaware of these things.
Many officials opposed the massacre after the city was captured, believing that doing such a cruel thing would tarnish the reputation of the Dayuan Dynasty.
Moreover, if Ye plundered a country's money, I don't know how huge the amount would be.
Many people immediately felt jealous.
But they didn't expect that Ye would admit it so readily.
Officials who have a good relationship with Zhao Jie are considering whether to join the investigation.
"Your Majesty, since the Sixth Prince has become one, please punish him according to the law."
Zhao Jie didn't expect that the task assigned to him by the prince would be completed so smoothly.
As long as he could make the emperor hate Ye, he would succeed.
If he could seize the opportunity to let the emperor deal with him, he would have made a great contribution.
The prince will definitely attach great importance to him.
This was a task specifically assigned to him by the prince.
In order to suppress Ye.
"Why do you do this?" Zhao Wudi asked in a deep voice.
Without showing any sign of panic, he replied, "There are two main reasons for doing this.
First, after the Annan army invaded Dayuan, they burned, killed, and looted everywhere.
The local people killed them whenever they saw them, leaving no one alive.
They also stole all the food and money and burned the villagers' houses.
This practice is simply a heinous crime.
After I led my army to attack Annan, I encountered fierce resistance.
It must be suppressed with thundering means to avenge the deaths of the civilians.
Only by doing this can the living people dispel their anger and accept Annan.
This is a way to stabilize public sentiment.”
Ye paused for a moment and continued, "As for the first principle, it's even simpler!
These small countries fear power but not virtue.
If we treat them with a soft policy, it will only make these people feel that Dayuan is easy to bully.
They will attack our soldiers at the first opportunity, and there is no telling how many casualties they will cause.
Although the army was used to suppress the rebellion, anyone who dared to resist was massacred.
Instead, it made the Annan people extremely afraid of Dayuan.
Once an order is given, it will be carried out immediately.
That's why, after defeating Annan, there wasn't much resistance to our rule."
Xuantian listened to his son's words with a strange look in his eyes.
He strongly agreed with everything Ye did and even wanted to do it himself.
However, as an emperor, he must consider the face of the royal family and the court.
Even if one hates invading an enemy country very much, they cannot be killed as long as the enemy surrenders.
He felt extremely happy to see Ye do this.
Sister Zhao watched as Ye was about to escape from law enforcement with his eloquence.
He immediately rushed to say, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince is really good at sophistry! It seems that it can have a certain effect in the short term.
But doing so would make people all over the world think that the Dayuan Dynasty was too bloodthirsty.
This will damage the reputation of the Celestial Empire.
Other countries no longer respect us from the bottom of their hearts.
Anyone who violates the law should be punished!"
Zhuge Ye sneered at him and said, "Lord Zhao is truly righteous. He is so compassionate towards his enemies. Your Highness admires him!"
Zhao Jie snorted coldly and raised his head with a proud look on his face: "I only recognize the truth, not the person. Even if the prince makes a mistake, I will point it out immediately."
With a bright smile on his face, Zhao Ye praised, "Lord Zhao is indeed upright and impartial! But the prince still has a question to ask!"
"Your Highness, please speak freely. I know I will tell you everything!"
Although he said it politely, his attitude was almost arrogant.
Ye said calmly, "It's not just the Annan army, even the enemy troops from the north, who burn, kill, and plunder everywhere every time they invade our borders.
But I have never seen Lord Zhao scold them.
On the contrary, the prince only wanted to appease the people and retaliate against the enemy.
Lord Zhao was so anxious to help the enemy attack the prince.
"Your Highness is really confused. Is Lord Zhao an official from Annan or from our Great Yuan?"
Zhao Jie's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly became a little panicked.
He couldn't afford to have such a heavy hat put on his head by Ye.
Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Ye: "When the prince led his army into Annan, he did not kill the local civilians at the beginning.
But they are looking for every opportunity and means to kill our soldiers.
If it had not been suppressed, who knows how many more people would have died.
Could it be that in Lord Zhao's eyes, our Dayuan soldiers are not as good as the people of Annan?"
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