Li Xuantian was very confused. You were clearly sent to investigate, and the results obtained obviously supported Li Ye. Why were you still preventing him from being rewarded?
Is there any other hidden story behind this?
Li Xuantian frowned and asked, "What do you mean, Lord Yang?"
Yang Xiuyuan said solemnly: "Your Highness the Prince won the battle and killed hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers. He has indeed made great contributions to the court.
However, he did some things after his victory, which are really a mixed bag of merits and demerits. Your Majesty needs to confirm before he can be rewarded."
The officials present were equally puzzled. They had only been at the border for so long, so what could they possibly uncover?
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on him.
"Go ahead, I'm listening."
Yang Xiuyuan cupped his hands and said, "After arriving at the border, I actually met His Royal Highness the Third Prince first."
"Oh, why did you go to see the Third Prince first? I don't think I gave any instructions about this."
"Your Majesty, it was the Third Prince who sent someone to find me."
When the officials heard this, they were all shocked and found it extremely unbelievable.
He was on a secret visit, carrying the emperor's edict to the border for investigation.
This matter really cannot be hidden from everyone.
But being at the border, he had to pretend that he knew nothing. Even if he met Yang Xiuyuan, he had to do it in private.
He actually sent someone to call him to his own residence. This was too arrogant and violated the laws of the court.
He never expected that Yang Xiuyuan would openly speak out this matter in the court, which completely offended the Third Prince.
Aren't you afraid of revenge from the Third Prince and his officials?
Everyone looked at Yang Xiuyuan with confusion, and some even seemed to be gloating.
I'm afraid Yang Xiuyuan will be in trouble in the future. Many officials who support the third prince will try every means to deal with him.
Many people also received news that the Crown Prince and the Third Prince had joined forces to deal with the Prince.
Doing so obviously puts him directly in opposition to the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. Not to mention keeping his official position, it would be difficult for him to even survive.
Li Xuantian's face instantly turned gloomy.
The Third Prince's actions have been getting more and more outrageous recently.
Qian Si hasn't come to settle accounts with him yet, but he actually dared to intercept the imperial envoy in private, and he was so unscrupulous and unscrupulous. Does he still take me, the emperor, seriously?
Yang Xiuyuan seemed not to notice the reactions of others and continued, "After the Third Prince invited me to Jialing Pass, he revealed a shocking piece of news.
He said that His Royal Highness the Prince sold all the seized equipment to several barbarian countries.
After hearing about this, I immediately went to the residence of His Royal Highness the Prince to investigate.
After arriving at the border, we found that it was exactly as His Royal Highness the Third Prince had described. Many people were loading captured enemy supplies onto carriages and transporting them to the border for trade.
These words shocked all the officials again.
Even the King of Side by Side found it incredible.
He could hardly imagine that Li Ye would do such a rebellious thing.
He felt very confused. His daughter was also by Li Ye's side, so why didn't he stop it?
Aren't you afraid that the emperor will blame you and you won't be able to bear the consequences? This is simply blocking all your escape routes.
King Bing Xiang was suddenly extremely worried and didn't know how to comfort Li Ye.
The officials under the Crown Prince and the Third Prince were ecstatic. This was a perfect opportunity to overthrow the Third Prince.
Providing weapons and equipment to the enemy is definitely the most serious crime.
Fortunately, he is a prince, and at most he would die. If it were anyone else, his entire clan would be exterminated.
The prince's eyes were also filled with joy. He didn't expect that Yang Xiuyuan's investigation would lead to such a big incident.
It's so easy to wipe out the biggest enemy.
Next, he would cut off the Third Prince's food supply, making it difficult for him to survive, and then he would come out to clean up the mess and take all the credit. The more he thought about it, the more delighted he became.
Li Xuantian became furious upon hearing this, and his aura burst out instantly, and the atmosphere in the entire court became extremely tense.
But he still suppressed the anger in his heart. Based on his understanding of Li Ye, he would not do such an outrageous thing.
Could there be something else going on? If Li Ye had a legitimate reason for doing this, perhaps he could be considered for letting him off the hook. After all, having such a capable son wasn't easy.
If he has become obsessed with money and only has money in his eyes, he will definitely not be spared.
"Explain yourself more clearly. Why did he do this?" Li Xuantian's tone was extremely cold as he spoke word by word.
Yang Xiuyuan remained confident and spoke slowly, "After I arrived at His Royal Highness the Prince's residence, I saw that he had done this without hiding the slightest bit. Moreover, when he met His Royal Highness the Prince, he was very frank and told me everything he had done."
Li Xuantian knew from his words that Li Ye must have his reasons for doing this.
If it was just for the sake of making money, they could have done it secretly. Why would they be so arrogant and not hide anything at all?
"Go on!" Li Xuantian urged.
"I asked His Royal Highness the Prince in person why he did this.
His Royal Highness the Prince said that he supported tens of thousands of people at the border, and the families of more than 700,000 laborers had all moved there.
Before the grain harvest, feeding so many people required a lot of money. This money could not come from the court, so they had to find ways to raise money.
In addition, His Royal Highness Prince Yu also said that selling these equipment to the enemy country is to allow them to replenish their troops as soon as possible before attacking.
When we attack next time, we will be able to defeat the enemy and seize their equipment.
This way, we can not only deplete the enemy's strength, but also continuously earn money to support the people."
After hearing Li Ye's reasons, the officials on the scene looked extremely excited.
Some people felt incredible, some were extremely indignant, and some were gloating.
"This is sheer nonsense, even a prince cannot escape punishment.
"After the enemy suffered a loss, how could they be fooled again the next time they attack? How easy would it be to defeat them?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that Prince Xu should be summoned immediately and severely punished. This excuse is simply fooling children and is a complete humiliation to Your Majesty."
"I also think that His Highness the Prince is too arrogant and has no regard for Your Highness. He should be severely punished."
"It goes without saying how powerful the Barbarian Army is. If they become complacent after just one victory, they will suffer a great loss sooner or later."
"If Prince Nobuo could easily defeat the enemy, why didn't he lead his army directly into the Caoya and destroy the entire enemy nation?"
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Listening to the requests of many officials for severe punishment of Li Ye, even Li Xuantian frowned and felt a headache.
This approach is indeed in line with the style of this son of a bitch, who will use any means to make money.
Those ministers who demanded that Li Ye be punished did not know the value of firewood and rice because they had never been in charge of the household.
As the emperor, he knew very well how much pressure it would take to station troops at the border and support so many people.
Li Ye moved tens of thousands of people with the surname Qi to that place, and even if he emptied the national treasury, it would be difficult to support so many people.
But he refused to ask the court for a single grain of food. For this reason alone, he could not be punished arbitrarily.
But the reason he gave was too outrageous. Could the barbarian army be defeated so easily?
After the enemy quickly recovers its strength, it will definitely invade Dayuan again.
As long as they are prepared in advance, it will be extremely difficult to drive them out, let alone kill their army.
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