648: C648 Siege

C648 Siege

Shen Muqing shook his head and said, "The one who is truly ignorant is you, Ji Chang. You were deceived by Liu Tie, and according to what I know, Gongsun Zan listened to the imperial edict but did not receive it.1

Shen Muqing's words made Ji Chang's heart skip a beat as he said angrily, "Even so, shouldn't you kill Gongsun Zan for ruining his loyalty?"

Shen Muqing sneered: "What did you say? Do they deserve to be called loyal people? Second Brother, do you know who you are referring to as a loyal person? They took advantage of the border war to hoard grain, making it more than 30 times the market price. "

Shen Muqing's eyes moistened and said, "The people can't afford the food, so they sell their land and their children. And among these families that sell their land, there are actually generals fighting on the front lines."

Ji Chang's eyes were wide open, the entire imperial court was filled with respect, he did not think that there would be such a thing, and Shen Muqing continued: "The people of Youzhou, that Second Brother talked about, do you know what kind of life the citizens lead? They have been forced into a corner by the loyal people you spoke of! "

Ji Chang retorted, "Impossible! Those people are all people who have read a lot of poetry, how could they possibly do such a thing? "

Shen Muqing ignored him and said directly to the Human Emperor, "Reporting to royal father, this son thinks that Gongsun Zan's actions are too big, did not cause those army generals to feel injustice, did not make those soldiers bleed and shed tears. Not only should we not be punished, we should also reward them heavily.

Shen Muqing looked at Ji Chang and said, "Since Younger Brother borrowed your words, how about you let Second Brother out the cabinet?"

Ji Chang was so angry that his whole body was trembling, he couldn't find Prince of Ning, his face was red, this move was too cruel, killing people to kill them, the officials knew Prince of Ning was really that Prince of Ning, killing decisively, taking revenge for their grievances, they had already targeted Ji Chang to death before they even opened their mouths, making him hand over the position of cabinet.

He felt a little regretful. Xuanyuan, Emperor of Human's face was as calm as water, and just as he was about to express his opinion, Liu Tie suddenly stood out and said, "Reporting to Imperial Father, this is just one side of Ninth Brother's story, it's not enough to be believed, we still need to collect evidence."

Ji Chang seemed to have grasped onto his last resort as he quickly said, "This son also thinks that Ninth Brother is right. We should investigate this matter."

Zhao Kuangyin said sarcastically, "Third Brother's words are very interesting. Wasn't it one-sided when Second Brother accused Ninth Brother earlier?" Now that it's Ninth Brother's turn, you actually have an objection. This is truly interesting! "

Ying Zheng's expression did not change as he said, "It is my duty to discuss things as they are. Aren't I listening to Ninth Brother's words alone?"

Yang Guang joined in the fun and said, "What royal brother said is true. This son agrees that we should investigate this matter. Only with evidence will we be able to win the trust of the world."

Right now, they were all grasshoppers on the same rope, so they could only choose to do so. The Human Emperor looked at them calmly and said, "According to what the Duke of Qin said, regardless of how well Ninth Brother did in battle, he should be given the title of Prince of Yan."

The civil and military officials praised the king's brilliance in unison, thinking that the storm had passed. Sure enough, there was a storm in Prince of Ning's court! They would come here a few more times, but their hearts wouldn't be able to take it anymore.

Ji Chang, Ying Zheng, and Yang Guang heaved a sigh of relief. They couldn't stop Shen Muqing from being conferred the title of Prince of Yan this time, but it was good enough that they could keep Ji Chang.

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