Traveling through time and encountering war, I took the whole village to escape famine

Chapter 348: Report if there is something to report, and leave if there is nothing to report

If there is something to report, then leave the court…

Following Eunuch Lai Fu's words, the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

"I have something to report!"

Song Ci, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, stood up.

Jun Mingyao, who was standing in front of the team, looked at Yu Desheng, who was standing opposite him, and also stood up.

"Father, your Majesty, I also have something to report." The second prince Jun Mingyao stepped out of the queue and bowed to the emperor who was sitting on the high dragon throne.

At this time, the emperor was leaning back on the dragon throne leisurely. When he heard the voice, he raised his head slightly, looked down calmly, and asked in his usual light voice: "Oh? Second Prince, Song Aiqing, I wonder what you two want to report?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Ci on the side did not hesitate to lift up his robe, then knelt on both knees, kowtowed respectfully, and then shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I apologize! This time, I was ordered to protect the sacred stone, but because of my negligence, I failed to protect the sacred stone, causing it to be struck by lightning and turned black. I beg your Majesty to punish me severely!"

At the same time, Jun Mingyao, who was kneeling beside him, also knelt on the ground and began to cry: "Father, I almost escaped death this time! I almost couldn't see you again! Wuuwuwu..."

Jun Jingli frowned and looked at his second son who was crying loudly with displeasure. He couldn't help but feel a little disgusted: "Hmph! Second Prince, you are already this old. As a man, you are still crying here. What a disgrace! How disgraceful!"

However, Jun Mingyao paid no attention to his father's rebuke, and continued sobbing, "Father, I am so wronged! On the way back to Beijing, I was ambushed by villains. They were determined to seize the magic stone and kill me. If it weren't for my desperate resistance, I would have died long ago. Fortunately, with the blessing of God, I was able to save my life and return to your side again!" After that, he burst into tears again.

The emperor's expression eased slightly when he saw this, and he asked, "If that's the case, then you should tell me who has the guts to murder our prince? As long as you can provide solid evidence, I will definitely help you!"

Yu Desheng slowly walked out of the queue, his face calm, without any sign of respect.

He held his head high and faced the emperor who was sitting on the dragon throne. He said loudly, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince was ambushed on the way. There must be a conspiracy behind it! Someone has ulterior motives and wants to stop the Second Prince from returning! They dared to ambush and attack the Second Prince on the way, and even used despicable and shameless means to slander the Second Prince's reputation. It is really a heinous crime! I implore the emperor to see through everything and do justice for the Second Prince."

At this point, Yu Desheng could not help but get excited, his voice getting louder and louder: "Besides, the sacred stone was originally a lucky object bestowed by God on our Dazhao. And our brave and fearless second prince, who cares about the people of the world, resolutely went to the border of Beizhi at the risk of his life so that the people of Dazhao can live and work in peace. With his extraordinary courage and wisdom, he successfully brought back this rare auspicious sign for Dazhao, and reached a peace agreement with Beizhi, thus calming down the war that could have harmed countless innocent people. Such a great achievement not only relieved your majesty's worries, but is also a blessing for our Dazhao!"

At this time, Jun Jingli, who was sitting upright on the dragon throne, leaned slightly, with one hand casually supporting his head, and seemed to be casually glancing at the changes in expressions of the many civil and military officials below.

After a moment of silence, he lazily asked, "Oh? Is that true? Then among all the nobles present, are there any who share the same opinion as Marquis An Yi?"

Minister of Rites Dong Chunrui stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I second the proposal. The Second Prince brought back the auspicious sign for Da Zhao, which caused jealousy and frame-up. Please be careful about this."

Minister of War Hao Yunshan: "I second the motion!"

Cabinet Scholar Ye Wenhui: "I second the motion!"

……

Officials supporting the second prince came forward to second the motion.

"Marquis An Yi? Humph! The peaceful life you keep talking about, is this the current situation of hundreds of thousands of Da Zhao people in Northeast Province? They are forced to abandon the crops that are about to mature, leave the homes where their ancestors have lived for many lifetimes, and flee southwards to escape famine! How can they be called "peaceful life"? How can they be called "happy work"?

Back then, under the command of the brave and fearless General Li, our 100,000-man Northern Guard Army was able to firmly guard the border for decades, making the northern tribes dare not easily invade. But why did it end up in such a miserable way in the hands of your son? They were beaten to the point of throwing away their armor and weapons, and not only suffered heavy casualties, but also plunged the people in the border areas into dire straits, and they suffered terribly! And what happened in the end?

The enemy used only a broken stone to easily take away an entire state from us! In my opinion, your Yu family must have benefited a lot from this, right? I'm afraid there must be some shady dealings behind this!"

The old Duke of Zhenguo, Yang Zhenye, glared at Wu Desheng angrily and said angrily.

Yang Zhenye was one of the four great generals during the reign of Emperor Xuanyuan, who was also the King of the Northeast. When Jun Qingce became emperor, all four generals were granted the title of Duke of the State for their contributions to the emperor. They were Duke of Zhenguo, Duke of Anguo, Duke of Chengguo, and Duke of Fuguo. Their sons were not granted the title of heir apparent, but were all granted the title of marquisate for three generations.

Of the four dukes of Emperor Xuanyuan, only the Duke of Zhenguo is still alive. The other three have passed away.

Yu Desheng, the Marquis of Anyi, was unconcerned about the Duke of Zhenguo's angry rebuke: "Duke Ye's words are different. It is truly wise of the Emperor to exchange a state of land for the rest of the people of Dazhao to live and work in peace and contentment, without suffering from war and military service!"

At this time, a different voice was heard: "I have an objection!" The Minister of Personnel Han Jinyu stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have objections!"

"What objection does Lord Han have?"

"Your Majesty, according to Marquis Anyi, the auspicious sign that the Second Prince exchanged for should have protected the people of Dazhao. But now it has been struck by lightning and turned black. This is the fault of the Second Prince for not protecting it well enough. Being struck by lightning is like being punished by heaven. The auspicious sign is gone. Shouldn't the Second Prince be punished?"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

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The ministers who seconded Han Jinyu's motion were all students of Mr. Cheng and people secretly trained by Jun Mingyu.

Civil and military officials expressed their opinions to each other and argued fiercely.