GBP Chapter 422 You Really Have No Heart
Chapter 422 You Really Have No Heart
As soon as Jiang Dichen finished speaking, Prince Rui on the side said, "Father, Fifth Brother is lying. When he was on the expedition, he took away a lot of valuables from the State of Yan, and the grain was too much to count. I'm afraid he has some unspeakable secrets behind his truce with the State of Yan!"
Jiang Yixuan paused and continued, "Father, my fifth brother holds an important position in the army. He has been absent from his post many times, causing heavy losses to our army. Then he disobeyed the emperor's order. Now he has stopped fighting without your order. Each of these is a crime of deceiving the emperor. I beg you to deal with it impartially and set an example for others!"
After hearing what Prince Rui said, the ministers below all stood up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui is right. Prince Han has deceived the emperor many times. Please deal with it impartially and set an example for others!"
The emperor looked at the people who were eager to punish Jiang Dichen, which made him look unhappy. He rubbed his eyebrows and asked Jiang Dichen, "Old Fifth, how do you explain these crimes?"
Jiang Dichen looked at his father and said expressionlessly, "Father, I am innocent and I don't need to explain."
After he finished speaking, he glanced coldly at the people present and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "As a general of a country, this king led many soldiers to sacrifice their lives and shed their blood to drive away foreign enemies. At the same time, he also conquered many rivers and mountains for his country. For the position of general, this king has a clear conscience!"
When Jiang Dichen said this, he suddenly looked at the ministers present and said with a cold expression: "And you only know that I have been away from my post for several months, but you don't ask why I have been away from my post for several months!"
"You enjoy the comfort that I bring you, but you don't care whether my wife and children are dead or alive, and you don't care about the wives and children, parents of many soldiers. Now that the war is over, you actually want to accuse me of some unfounded crimes. What is your intention?"
Jiang Dichen roared when he finished speaking.
It is really infuriating to have these ministers who never step out of the front door or the back door all day long.
They rely on their mouths all day long and are always ready to kill others. They never think about how they have achieved the comfort they have today.
The ministers present were frightened by Jiang Dichen's roar, and those who originally wanted to continue impeaching him immediately gave up the idea.
Seeing that everyone had shut up, Jiang Dichen knelt down and apologized, "Your Majesty, I did leave for two months without your permission during my tenure, but there was a reason for it. Please punish me!"
The emperor felt inexplicably better when he saw his son kneeling on the ground and admitting his mistake. Just before this, he was really worried that he had been cheated by a group of old guys. Fortunately, his son was not stupid.
He couldn't bear to see such an outstanding and capable son die. Although it was indeed very annoying, it was still bearable.
However, even if the emperor was happy in his heart, he could not show it. He just pretended to be expressionless and asked him: "Tell me, why did you leave your post? And for two months?"
Jiang Dichen said truthfully: "In reply to your father's words, the reason why I disappeared for two months was because my wife and children were in trouble, and I had to save them."
After Jiang Qing heard what Jiang Dichen said, he chuckled and said to him, "Fifth brother, stop lying to father. Your two children are obviously doing well in Fuzhai. When have they been in danger?"
Jiang Dichen looked at Jiang Qing fiercely, "Brother, I have always known that you are heartless, but I didn't expect that you would be so cold-blooded. My two children are indeed being taken care of in Fuzhai, but Shen Ruolan was taken away right under your nose..."
Jiang Dichen paused when he said this, and sneered at him, "It is said that a drop of water should be repaid with a spring. Shen Ruolan took great pains to pull you back from the gates of hell, but you watched her being captured by the bad guys without doing anything. You really are heartless."
After hearing what Jiang Dichen said, the ministers looked at the two brothers with curiosity.
Could it be that the Crown Prince’s illness was really cured by Prince Han’s woman?
If it is really as Prince Han said, then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too ruthless.
After all, putting aside her identity, Shen Ruolan was his savior. When she was captured, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should have tried every means to save her instead of rushing back to plot against King Han.
The ministers thought about it for a short while, then lowered their heads and whispered to each other.
Jiang Qing was anxious when he saw this, and he quickly explained to the emperor: "Father, I didn't know Shen Ruolan was arrested. When I got the news, she had disappeared without a trace. I tried my best to find her. It's not like what my fifth brother said."
After hearing what Jiang Dichen said, the emperor instantly became dissatisfied with the prince's behavior.
He had always thought that Shen Ruolan got into trouble after he left Fuzhai, but it turned out that was not the case.
After the emperor pondered for a long time, he looked at the ministers below and asked, "My dear ministers, what do you think about this matter?"
The ministers had already been scolded by Jiang Dichen and dared not even breathe. After hearing what the emperor asked them, they looked at each other and asked several powerful ministers to stand up and say, "Your Majesty, Prince Han has made great contributions to defending the country. Although he failed in his duty, it is also human nature. Please be lenient with your majesty."
Suddenly, another minister stood up and objected, "Master Du, this is wrong. If this matter is resolved so easily, then all the generals who go out to fight in the future will follow suit. How can we defend our country?"
After the minister finished speaking, he bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people. I beg your Majesty to deal with it impartially!"
"Your Majesty, you can't..." In the hall, for a while, the ministers from various gangs and factions were arguing fiercely.
Jiang Dichen just stood there silently, looking at every face with a cold expression.
Qin Zhen sat quietly in a corner, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible. He didn't want to be involved in it.
The emperor looked at the people below who were arguing fiercely, and suddenly slapped the dragon chair and shouted, "Enough!"
When the ministers saw that the emperor was angry, they immediately quieted down.
The emperor glanced at the crowd below with a gloomy face and said coldly: "I have decided that for this incident, Prince Han will be allowed to make up for his mistakes. If his merits are not enough to make up for his mistakes, he will be punished by criminal law!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at the ministers and asked, "Does anyone have any opinions on this?"
The ministers all looked at each other, bowed their heads and replied to the emperor: "We have no objection."
Upon seeing this, Prince Rui and the Crown Prince became anxious, because this was the best opportunity to overthrow Jiang Dichen. If they missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to find another one in the future.
The prince pondered for a long time before he mustered up the courage to speak to the emperor: "Father, I heard that my fifth brother has returned the captured city to the State of Yan. I'm afraid he has no merit now."