Sister, be yourself!

Chapter 144

"Bastard!" The emperor was so annoyed that he smashed the booklet in his hand at the second prince, "It's just a small bandit, full of civil and military affairs, and no one can deal with it. If I remember well, the imperial court has sent troops to suppress bandits three times. You guys What are they all for?"

The second prince did not hide, let the memorial hit him, lowered his head a little, "please calm down, father, the leader of the bandits is very insidious and cunning, and it happens that the stronghold is in a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, that's why our army has repeatedly missed. "

Father is so angry, how could Lou Xuan not step on it, "General Chen has always used soldiers like a god, this is an indisputable fact, the second elder brother has been to the field as a supervisor, and it is true that he wants to come to that cottage It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it is also temporarily helpless, please calm the father, don't let the dragon body be damaged by anger."

Although he was begging for mercy, it was actually adding fuel to the flames, and the meaning in his words was to condemn General Chen and his incompetence.

The general was defeated, and he, the supervisor, was also responsible. Besides, no one in the court knew that General Chen was recommended by his second prince, so this was just a slap in the face.

The second prince clenched his fists tightly, suppressing the anger in his heart, only complaining that he was really hurt, and in the future, he will definitely repay it a thousand times and a hundred times.

The emperor was really annoyed even more, pointed at the second prince and said angrily: "I can't do anything well, and I will try to shirk my mistakes."

The second prince was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "I beg my father to calm down, my son knows his mistake, and my son knows his mistake."

Xiao Yuanzhi walked into the imperial study with Wei Zisu, the moment he stepped in, he felt that the atmosphere was not right, it was really depressing.

Wei Zisu said: "My son joins the father."

Seeing Xiao Yuanzhi and Wei Zisu coming, the emperor's mood eased somewhat.

Wei Zisu was about to salute when the emperor said, "No."

"Father."

Xiao Yuanzhi walked towards the emperor, with doubts on her face, she looked at the second prince who was kneeling on the ground, then at the fifth prince Louxuan and several ministers standing aside.

Their faces were dignified and a little timid, and they were annoyed when they saw the father.

Xiao Yuanzhi consciously sat down beside the emperor, and the emperor also changed his fatherly face, as if he had never been annoyed at all, "Did you go to see your mother? These days, she misses you very much."

"At first I wanted to visit the queen mother, but the son-in-law said that the affairs of the court are important." Xiao Yuanzhi looked at the second prince who was kneeling on the ground again, "It seems that we came at a bad time and disturbed the royal father and the ministers."

"Don't disturb me." When talking to Xiao Yuanzhi, the emperor's tone was kind, but looking at the second prince and the ministers, he changed his face in an instant, and said angrily: "I didn't expect this bastard to do things so badly. stumped."

"Father calm down, it's not worth it to be angry, not to mention that it's useless for you to be angry, and it's even more useless to blame the second brother."

Being angry is really bad for your health. The emperor is her father and he dotes on her, so she wants him to be happier. As for pleading, although Xiao Yunzhi has no affection for the second prince, she doesn't hate him.

Xiao Yuanzhi held the emperor's hand, and said again: "Father, didn't you say that you want to be a wise king, since the problem has arisen, then we can solve it, why bother to be too harsh on the person who handles the matter, let alone the second brother It’s just a supervising army. When marching and fighting, don’t the soldiers listen to the general? Even if they are supervising the army, it doesn’t matter whether the general listens to him or not. Even if there is a mistake, you can’t blame him for everything .”

The second prince was slightly taken aback, but he didn't expect that the imperial sister would intercede for him.

The emperor knew that Xiao Yuanzhi was kind, but she might not be grateful if she pleaded for her today, but said on the face: "Since Luan'er pleaded for you, I will forgive you this time."

The second prince quickly kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Father, thank you, Royal Sister."

"Get up."

"Yes."

After the second prince got up, he stepped aside again.

The emperor said to everyone: "What can you do to suppress the bandits?"

As soon as the voice fell, no one answered, not only that, but also lowered their heads, for fear that the emperor would ask them to answer.

The anger that had just subsided was aroused again.

"Snapped--"

The emperor slapped the table with his palm, and scolded: "Bastard, is there no one in Canglai? You are all important officials of the court. Don't you have a lot of ideas on weekdays? Now you don't even have a way to suppress bandits!" Have no idea."

Xiao Yuanzhi plucked her ears, she could have let the emperor vent, but she still wanted Wei Zisu to report the task quickly, and then go to see the queen mother together.

If the affairs in the palace are not settled, how can Wei Zisu have time to go shopping with her.

She knew the emperor's temper, and with this tricky matter, she might not be sure how long it would take.

Xiao Yuanzhi persuaded: "Father calm down, calm down, anger hurts your body, if you scare them like this again, they won't be able to figure it out."

The emperor doesn't count on these trash, he looked at Xiao Yuanzhi again, his tone softened a lot, "Luan'er, son-in-law, what good plan do you have?"

Xiao Yuanzhi didn't want to take care of things, she just wanted to be a happy princess and live happily with Wei Zisu. These days, Wei Zisu has a lot of business affairs, which already made her very upset. Is it just a squeeze? !

Xiao Yuanzhi couldn't bear to let Wei Zisu suffer any more, so he hurriedly said: "My son-in-law and I don't know anything about the situation, what good plan can we come up with, you better ask these adults, they know the situation, they can definitely figure it out, now I don't think about it It’s only a matter of time before we come out.”

One person said: "His Royal Highness, the cottage is in Songshan. According to the local magistrate, there are a large number of gangsters, who occupy the mountain as king. They have been very rampant in recent years. They not only robbed officials, but also set fire to shops. They did all sorts of crimes and made people miserable .”

Matsuyama?

Xiao Yuanzhi and Wei Zisu immediately thought of someone, although they already had the answer in their hearts, they tacitly did not reveal it.

Xiao Yuanzhi said: "Go ahead."

"The bandit leader's name is Ye Shan. He was originally a nameless rat, but his martial arts are amazing. Not only that, he also made some strange formations. That's why General Chen was repeatedly defeated by his subordinates." The minister paused, He said again: "However, I also heard that he is not the leader of the bandits, because every time he captured General Chen and his party, he released them again, and said that his boss would not let him kill people, and held down General Chen and his party. People kowtow to the boss, but they don't see him, I'm afraid the boss he said is the bandit leader."

It took a lot of effort for Xiao Yuanzhi to resist not laughing, "That's easy to handle, as long as we don't recruit security."

"The imperial court sent a lot of imperial envoys to go there, but they couldn't talk for a few words, so they called him back." The minister was indignant, and continued: "This villain is stubborn, it's better to kill him."

She knows Ye Shan's character, not to mention that this is her younger brother, how can she allow others to say that, "Wait, you said they are villains, why are they evil?"

"Occupying the mountain as king, opposing the imperial court, robbing officials, doing all kinds of evil, making people's lives miserable, isn't this a villain?" The lord looked at Xiao Yuanzhi as if he was looking at a fool, "As far as I know, three Four years ago, they were just a small cottage, but they have grown to such a level in just a few years, and they frequently provoke the government, I am afraid they have the intention of treason."

Xiao Yunzhi was very upset. First, he was unhappy with his contempt, as if she had no brains. Second, he was unhappy that he did not analyze the situation, and easily drew conclusions, "Before he found out the truth of the matter, he easily labeled it a rebellion. OK?"

The adult thought that Xiao Yuanzhi was too stupid, but because she was a princess, she couldn't say it directly, and said excitedly: "Ye Shan occupied the mountain and became the king, and expanded the stronghold, these are all facts."

"So what? My lord, even a criminal with a heinous crime must produce evidence to convict him, right?" Xiao Yunzhi said again: "My lord, do you have any evidence for what you said? Prove that Bandits do have the intention of treason."

Even though the lord was annoyed, he couldn't come up with evidence, everything was just his speculation, "Although I don't have any evidence, I can tell that my life these years has not been in vain!"

Xiao Yuanzhi chuckled, I'm afraid it was a waste of time, "My lord, regardless of whether those bandits really want to rebel or not, I'm here to ask you, if the court can make the people eat well, dress warmly, and live a good life, Then why did you come to rebel? Is it because you are too full and have nothing to do?"

Seeing that he didn't answer, Xiao Yuanzhi said again: "Besides really having the intention of treason, is there another possibility, that is, the government forces the people to rebel. Before drawing conclusions, should we reflect on ourselves? Really? Does it allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment? Does the people really have food for every household? Is the life safety of the people really guaranteed? Is there no oppression? As far as I know, the famine in Huaibei has not been resolved. ? And Songshan is also close to Huaibei."

That lord was quite dissatisfied with Xiao Yuanzhi's remarks, "Your Highness is not unreasonable, but according to what His Highness said, that bandit is still a good person? It is a fact that he robbed officials, did all kinds of evil, and made people miserable."

"Let's just talk about doing all kinds of evil. I remember that the word "doing all kinds of evil" refers to doing all kinds of bad things. Maybe it includes killing people, right?"

The adult said: "Exactly."

"I forgot for a while, what the adults said at that time, what happened after the bandit captured General Chen several times?" Xiao Yuanzhi looked at Wei Zisu again, and asked: "My son-in-law, do you still remember?" ?”

"Remember, the bandit said his boss wouldn't let him kill people."

Xiao Yuanzhi winked at him, causing Wei Zisu to turn his head and smile slightly.

Xiao Yuanzhi propped up his chin, looked at Wei Zisu in a daze, and said with a smile: "That's right, my son-in-law has a good memory."

Wei Zisu's gaze couldn't fall anywhere, this person is really messing around, he said these words without picking the occasion, but the corners of his mouth still couldn't stop rising.

The adult said displeased: "So what?"

Xiao Yuanzhi was winking at Wei Zisu, and was disturbed, somewhat agitated, "Eunuch De, please bring some more walnuts for this lord later."

Others don't know, doesn't Eunuch De know?

He really convinced this little ancestor. Didn't he call him stupid, but His Majesty didn't object, so he naturally had to do it, "Yes, Your Highness."

Before the lord could speak, Xiao Yuanzhi explained: "It can be seen that he keeps his promise, he is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, and he will not kill anyone. As for other crimes, you might as well inquire about them and ask those people if they are true or not. did something outrageous."

Xiao Yuanzhi said again: "As for the rebellion you mentioned, apart from rebellion, why can't you be waiting for Bole?"

This is the method that Xiao Yuanzhi gave him. If you really want to make contributions in the army, it will be too slow, so why not take advantage of it and wait for the imperial court to recruit.