vstars Chapter 758: Forced and fooled!
Chapter 758: Forced and fooled!
"Your Highness the King of Chu!"
Seeing Chu Ning speaking eloquently, Wei Xun's eyes darkened and he said in a cold voice, "Let's just talk about the matter at hand. How can His Royal Highness the King of Chu say such vulgar words?
I have worked hard for the State of Chu, so how could I be slandered by the King of Chu? If the King of Chu does not give us an explanation, I will never give up! "
Wei Xun found it hard to accept being called a waste in public.
The other officials of the Censorate were also filled with righteous indignation at this moment. They stared at Chu Ning and shouted:
"Yes, the King of Chu must give us an explanation!"
"We have served the court so well, how can the King of Chu insult us in public?"
"Even if the King of Chu is a prince, he cannot humiliate others like this. If you don't give us an explanation for this matter, we will report it to His Majesty!"
Everyone was very angry, shouting and arguing with red faces.
This scene made the Fourth Prince's mouth slightly raise with a hint of amusement.
I didn’t expect Chu Ning to have an argument with the people from the Censorate!
But this is just right, he can take the opportunity to stir up conflicts between the two sides and make Chu Ning an enemy!
"Eighteenth brother!"
As soon as the Fourth Prince opened his mouth, everyone in the Censorate suddenly fell silent, and all eyes were focused on Chu Ying.
"This is the imperial court. Such words are beneath the royal dignity. You must apologize to the lords and make the decision for your brother. Let this matter go!"
He stood on the moral high ground and wanted to use his status as the prince regent to suppress Chu Ning.
The prince raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
We can’t let the fourth brother steal the limelight!
"Eighteenth brother, what Fourth Brother said is absolutely right. You should apologize to the masters. I believe the masters will not embarrass you."
With such a good opportunity, of course we must take advantage of it to suppress Chu Ning.
But Chu Ning sneered when he heard this: "Why should I apologize?"
"As an official of the Censorate, you impeached a senior official on the front line without asking any questions!"
"Moreover, General Han Xing and Lord Di Wenyao were attacked and injured. They are now recovering from their injuries, and the Censorate couldn't wait to impeach them."
"Have you never thought about the great achievements they made for our dynasty on the front lines?"
"Haven't you ever thought about how impeaching these two people would chill the hearts of the soldiers on the front line?"
"I call you useless because you only care about the power in your hands and don't care about the overall situation on the front line at all."
"If a person is this short-sighted, what else can he be but a waste?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was silent.
No one expected that Chu Ning would say such a profound truth.
After a brief silence, Wei Xun suddenly sneered: "After all, the King of Chu just wants to defend Han Xing and Di Wenyao!"
"I admit that the two of them did make great contributions to our dynasty, but merits are merits and faults are faults. How can we confuse them?"
He grasped Chu Ning's ultimate goal and wanted to deal a fatal blow to Chu Ning, and he was completely focused on defending the two of them.
"Very good. Since merits and demerits cannot be confused, then I would like to ask Lord Wei how Zhao is governed?"
Chu Ning turned his head and looked directly at Wei Xun: "The military pay and food for Bingzhou's troops were all taken care of by me, and I have never asked the court for anything!
But now that Zhao has been conquered, how can we govern such a large territory without money?
The officials who govern Zhao State now are all from Bingzhou, and the court has not given them any salary or money. How do you want them to govern Zhao State?
If the silver that Zhao received is not distributed, and there is a rebellion in the future, will it be you, Lord Wei, who will personally lead the army to quell the rebellion?"
Wei Xun's face changed slightly. It was the first time he witnessed Chu Ning's sharp tongue and he had no way to refute it for a moment.
At this moment, the official from the Censorate behind him spoke up to support him:
"King Chu, we are only targeting the private storage of spoils. Don't talk to us about anything else!"
"Yes, let's just talk about the facts. It's not as serious as you say!"
"Humph, this is clearly a sophistry. They are deliberately exaggerating to help Han Xing and Di Wenyao get away with it."
"That's right, King Chu, don't think you can get away with this kind of talk."
The officials of the Censorate did not believe Chu Ning's words.
They thought Chu Ning was deliberately exaggerating the seriousness of the matter!
For them, they only knew that Han Xing and Di Wenyao violated the regulations and did not hand over the spoils of war to Zhao State.
As for the consequences Chu Ning mentioned, as long as they don’t happen, then everything is false.
Seeing this, the Fourth Prince Chu Ying couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and pretended to be displeased: "Eighteenth brother, is it so difficult to ask you to apologize?"
"You can solve this matter by just apologizing, why are you bringing up so many irrelevant things?"
A completely irrelevant sentence completely revealed his feelings.
When the prince saw Chu Ying spoke first again, he felt quite displeased.
But in order to deal with Chu Ning, he could only follow Chu Ying's words and continue:
"Humph, Eighteenth Brother, everyone knows that Han Xing and Di Wenyao were recommended by you, so it's understandable that you speak up for them!"
"But you shouldn't insult the officials of the Censorate, and you shouldn't make excuses at this moment!"
This sophistry completely negated Chu Ning's previous words.
In order to put pressure on Chu Ning, the prince even winked at He Peng, indicating that he could start taking action.
He Peng understood and was the first to stand up, sneering: "Your Highness the King of Chu, even if you want to favor Han Xing and Di Wenyao, you should hand over the spoils of war from Zhao!
Although the Bingzhou troops are supported by you, the King of Chu, they are also the troops of our Chu State. The spoils of war on the front line should naturally belong to the court!"
As soon as these words came out, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, turned around and stared at He Peng, sneering:
"It seems that Lord He still refuses to give up and wants to be my enemy. Do you really want to completely wipe out the He family?"
He Peng clenched his hands suddenly, his eyes turned red, and he was shaking with anger.
But he understood that Chu Ning was deliberately provoking him.
Never be fooled!
"Humph, I'm talking about the spoils of war on the front line, King Chu, please don't talk about other things!"
He Peng said harshly: "The spoils of war are of great importance. If we don't hand them over, other soldiers will follow suit and our dynasty will be completely out of control!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the officials who had been secretly persuaded stood up and agreed.
"Master He is right. This matter must not be tolerated!"
"Your Highness, Prince Chu, please stop favoring Han Xing and Di Wenyao. You are making an enemy of everyone!"
"This matter is of great importance. Could it be that you, the King of Chu, ordered the two of them to seize the spoils?"
“Such a major event must be related to the King of Chu, otherwise the King of Chu would not be able to defend the two of them!”
"So that's how it is. If the King of Chu is the mastermind, he should be implicated in this matter as well!"
Everyone was talking at once, and they actually wanted to drag Chu Ning into this matter.
This scene made Wei Xun's face change drastically.
He had already told the prince that this would not involve factional disputes and would only target Han Xing and Di Wenyao.
But now looking at the attitude of the ministers, it is clear that they want to use this matter to involve Chu Ning.
He was fooled!
But now that things have come to this, he is powerless and has no way to change the status quo. He can only bite the bullet and impeach Han Xing and Di Wenyao!