bayedsolid Chapter 386 Oh no, I was fooled again.
Chapter 386 Oh no, I was fooled again.
"Eighteenth brother, Bingzhou is your fiefdom. Now that something unbelievable has happened, how do you explain it?"
The prince took the lead in launching the attack.
Although he looked indifferent, there was a hint of sarcasm in his words.
The first thing he did was to make excuses, and he was certain that the victory news was fake!
Chu Ning grinned: "Brother Crown Prince, why are you so anxious? Do you really like to see me make a fool of myself?"
The prince sneered.
This is no nonsense!
Among all the civil and military officials in the court, except the officials from the Ministry of Revenue, who doesn't want to see you make a fool of yourself?
At this time, the second prince Chu Ming raised his lips slightly, revealing a playful look: "Eighteenth brother, we are talking about the victory report from the front line, so don't delay time by talking about other things."
Then, his face darkened and he said in a cold voice: "Lying about military intelligence and claiming military merit is a serious crime!"
Looking at the emperor, he bowed and said, "Father, I suggest that you arrest Chen An and torture him severely to make him tell the truth!
Once he confesses, immediately retrieve all the generals in Bingzhou and bring them all to justice!"
This is serious!
Immediately, many officials belonging to the Second Prince's lineage came out to agree.
"It is shameless to take credit for someone's achievements. Your Majesty, please order the arrest of Chen An immediately!"
"It's simply lawless. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because Bingzhou wins two games?"
"These frontline generals are too presumptuous. Do they still have the imperial court in their eyes? If this matter is not severely punished, where is the dignity of our dynasty?"
"Yes, he must be severely punished!"
Everyone spoke fiercely and with murderous intent, which frightened Chen An so much that his face changed drastically and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Not only did he come back to report victory, but he was also suspected and now he is arrested and tortured!
Chen An felt secretly bitter in his heart and could only continue to look at Chu Ning with a pleading look.
But at this time, other princes came forward to plead.
"Father, my eighteenth brother is too indulgent towards the Bingzhou soldiers!"
"The eighteenth brother's autonomy must be taken back!"
"That's right. If this continues, Bingzhou's soldiers will become lawless. They must be severely punished this time."
"Please make a wise decision, Father!"
Once these people took action, the officials behind them who supported them could no longer stand firm and stood up to accuse Chu Ning.
Some say that Chu Ning was behind this.
Some people also think that it was Chu Ning who indulged himself.
Some even thought that Chu Ning wanted to use this incident to defraud the court of rewards!
For a time, Chu Ning became a rat crossing the street, and everyone wanted to beat him.
Although Liu Shouren and the officials from the Ministry of Revenue argued with reason, they were not at an advantage in numbers and were soon overwhelmed by other officials using human wave tactics.
Suddenly, there was a constant noise in the hall.
Sitting on the main seat, the emperor looked at the scene with indifference, but his eyes kept paying attention to Chu Ning's expression from time to time.
This kid didn't explain or even refute, which didn't seem like his usual attitude of not being at a disadvantage.
According to Chu Ning's personality, anyone who dares to question him will definitely be taught a lesson by him.
But now, Chu Ning allowed everyone to criticize him, which was obviously unreasonable.
What on earth does this kid want to do?
The emperor narrowed his eyes, slowly stood up, and an invisible pressure emerged.
The civil and military officials who had been making a lot of noise suddenly quieted down.
Everyone knew that the emperor was about to make a decision!
Sure enough, the emperor glanced at everyone and his eyes fixed on Chu Ning.
"Chu Ning, everyone is skeptical about this great victory, what do you have to say?"
Chu Ning shrugged: "Father, if I were to explain, would you and the others believe me?"
The emperor was silent.
The Crown Prince was about to speak when the Second Prince sneered, "Who would believe an excuse without evidence?"
"Eighteenth brother, now that things have come to this, you should admit your mistakes to the emperor. In view of your two previous victories, the emperor will not punish you too harshly."
Good guy, he actually tried to persuade me.
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly: "Since no one believes my defense, why should I defend myself? Can't I just show you the evidence?"
evidence?
The prince laughed: "Eighteenth brother, what a joke you are talking about. Can you let us see a great victory on the front line now?"
Chu Ning grinned and chuckled, "Although I can't let my second brother see it with his own eyes, you will definitely believe what some people say!"
Everyone was stunned.
Chu Ning turned around and looked at the sky outside, muttering to himself: "Calculating the time, it should be time."
As soon as he finished speaking, an eunuch suddenly came forward to report: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Zhao has sent his confidants to question you."
Ask...ask for guilt?
Everyone was dumbfounded.
They are here to propose marriage, why are you suddenly accusing me?
The emperor raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashed with a cold light: "Humph, I want to see how many courage he has to dare to ask for punishment, let him in!"
Soon, a thin middle-aged man wearing a black gown, with a goatee, and a dusty face came into the hall.
Glancing at everyone, he snorted coldly and casually saluted: "Zhao State Minister of Rites Geng Chengkang greets His Majesty the Emperor of Great Chu!"
Such an attitude displeased everyone, and even the emperor looked cold.
"No need to be polite!"
The emperor said indifferently, "Didn't Minister Geng come here with your prince? Why did you come here in advance?"
Geng Chengkang sneered: "Why am I here? Don't you, the Emperor of Great Chu, know?"
"You are really calculating. On the surface, you said you wanted to form an alliance with our dynasty, but secretly you captured ten of our cities within three days and killed 30,000 of our soldiers!"
"So this is your real purpose!"
As soon as this was said, the entire audience fell silent.
It turns out that this is the evidence that Chu Ning was talking about.
If I tell you about my achievements myself, no one will believe me.
But if the enemy said it himself, who would dare not believe it?
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince, who had been shouting the loudest just now, looked at each other, then lowered their heads and dared not speak.
The Great Chu Dynasty has personally sent people to question the crime, so the battle situation on the front line must be true.
The emperor also reacted.
It turns out the good news is true!
Chu Ning didn't make any excuses. He was just waiting for someone from the Great Zhao Dynasty to come and speak for him.
However, when did the Bingzhou troops become so powerful?
Conquering ten cities in three days, how mighty and powerful it is!
I never thought that my Great Chu Dynasty would be able to invade other dynasties one day.
In just one year, the Great Chu Dynasty grew from a weak country into a powerful country!
I finally experienced the feeling of being an emperor of a superior country.
Invade Da Zhao, kill the enemy, capture ten cities in a row, and shock the world!
I am the wise leader!
The emperor, who was getting more and more excited the more he thought about it, narrowed his eyes and flashed a cold look: "Why, you only allow your Great Zhao Dynasty to invade my Great Chu, but I am not allowed to invade your Great Zhao territory?"
"Father is wise!"
Chu Ning laughed, walked up to Geng Chengkang, looked him up and down, and shouted angrily:
"The marriage hasn't been completed yet. At present, our two dynasties are still in hostile relations. Why can't our dynasty send troops?"
"If you are not convinced, you can gather your troops and have another battle with my troops from Bingzhou!"
"If I can beat you three times, I can beat you ten times, a hundred times!"
"As long as I am here, your Great Zhao Dynasty will eventually be defeated!"
"As for the marriage, humph, do you think that our dynasty really has to have one?"
The domineering words shocked the whole audience.
Only the emperor was shocked.
Oh no, I was fooled again.
This brat's purpose is indeed to destroy the marriage!