Chapter 358 Ye Hanting Returns to the Court
The purpose of his establishing female officials was for his own enjoyment.
Now General Mu is using this matter as an excuse to establish a female cavalry.
As soon as he thought of the heroic female cavalry, he suddenly felt that there might be a different kind of charm.
So he said, "I think General Mu's suggestion is very good."
"It just so happens that Mu Jiangge won the first-class merit this time. I decided to hand over this cavalry to Mu Jiangge. What do you think?"
Mu Jiangge nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Qingyuan glanced at Chu Li, then at the second prince, and announced loudly.
"The Second Prince has excellent character and is good at both literature and martial arts. He is a rare talent. Pei Ye is impulsive and cannot be used. From today on, I appoint the Second Prince as the commander of the Imperial Guards and he will be fully responsible for the Imperial Guards."
Chu Li's eyes darkened, Emperor Qingyuan was starting to create opposition.
He sent a signal to the ministers that he wanted to train the second prince as the crown prince.
The gentle and gentle Second Prince stepped out and said, "Father, I obey your orders."
General Mu lowered his eyes. He had promised Pei Ye that he would help him regain the position of commander of the imperial guards.
Emperor Qingyuan wanted to let the second prince fight with Chu Li, so Pei Ye’s matter had to be put aside for the time being.
However, it is a good thing that the Second Prince has joined the game. In the past, the Second Prince had been dormant, and his abilities could not be seen, and his faults could not be found.
Now he has to lead the imperial guards, after all, it was a team that Pei Ye had already led before.
I'm afraid it's not that easy.
Therefore, we will have to wait and see what happens to Pei Ye.
The ministers all had their own concerns, and the Second Prince had been keeping a low profile.
However, he had a gentle temperament and cared about the poor, so he also had some supporters.
They decided to observe and decide whether to stand on the side of the Crown Prince or the Second Prince.
Immediately afterwards, Chu Yue was brought up.
All the civil and military officials in the court looked at Chu Yue.
They all knew what Chu Yue had done, after all, the news had spread all over the capital.
Some people looked at her angrily, some hid their emotions but in their hearts they hated and despised her.
It was in vain that they thought so highly of Chu Yue; now she seems to be nothing.
Emperor Qingyuan saw his eldest daughter becoming increasingly thinner, and he never expected that she would imprison Long Moyang and provoke a war between the two countries.
This reminded him of when Chu Yue returned to the capital a few years ago and tearfully complained about the humiliation she had suffered in the Kingdom of Jinlin.
Not to mention Chu Yue, even he wanted to torture Long Moyang and get back the grievances and humiliations he had suffered over the years.
Emperor Qingyuan said with a solemn look in his eyes: "Chu Yue, do you know your mistake?"
Chu Yue said obediently: "Father, I was confused for a moment and just wanted to avenge all the suffering I endured in the Golden Scale Kingdom."
When the emperor thinks about how she was humiliated for the sake of the Great Chu, he will surely be soft-hearted.
That's why she deliberately brought up what happened back then.
Emperor Qingyuan didn't want people to mention the matter of the Brave Army, so he scolded Chu Yue.
"You were too impulsive. Everyone saw the sacrifices you made for the Great Chu, but you did things without considering the consequences. You should be punished. Fortunately, the Great Chu army won the battle."
Emperor Qingyuan glanced at Chu Yue in anger at her lack of fighting spirit.
"However, merits are merits, and faults are faults. I have decided to strip you of your title of General Pingxi and take back the Princess's Mansion. You need to reflect on your mistakes. I will punish you by sending you to Feiyun Temple to practice cultivation with your hair uncut."
Chu Li's eyes darkened. Emperor Qingyuan covered up Chu Yue's mistake so easily.
Even the punishment is so light. She can become a nun in a Taoist temple. Who knows, she may be able to come back someday.
Chu Yue knew that her father had to do this in order to calm the anger of court officials and the people.
If she has the chance in the future and does good deeds, maybe she can come back.
She nodded and said, "Father, I will definitely repent and reform myself."
Suddenly, an oppressive voice was heard outside the hall.
"How many people in the Great Chu Army died? All this was because of the selfishness of the ***. Chu Yue did whatever it took to become the empress. She burned down the homes of the people in the border town. Will such a wicked person reform?"
The ministers looked over and saw Ye Hanting walking in with an imposing manner.
When passing by Chu Yue, she suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing, which made her hair stand on end.
Emperor Qingyuan's pupils shrank, and his hands pressing on the dragon throne became a little stronger and more tense.
If the cold thunder at night is not eliminated, there will be a great disaster.
"Lord Ye, have you returned from Jiangnan?" he asked in a nonchalant manner.
Ye Hanting nodded slightly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am back safely..."
Emperor Qingyuan heard him emphasize the word "peace".
It seems that Ye Hanting knows everything.
After saying that, Ye Hanting calmly sat down in the exclusive seat of the Grand Tutor.
Emperor Qingyuan's eyes were gloomy. Ye Hanting's return this time was like a sword hanging from a beam, which made people uneasy.
"Lord Ye, do you think my punishment is too light?"
Chu Yue looked at Ye Hanting in horror. Was Ye Hanting going to kill her?
Ye Hanting looked at Emperor Qingyuan with cold eyes, "Yes."
Emperor Qingyuan suppressed his anger.
Ye Hanting has too many handles on him, so he can only deal with him secretly and cannot break off relations with him right now.
He responded coldly, "After all, my daughter has made sacrifices for the Great Chu. She has already lost her noble status and has to become a nun. Aren't these punishments enough?"
Ye Hanting's voice became colder and colder.
"Just because she is your Majesty's daughter, she can live even though she made such a big mistake!"
"Back then, Chu Yue falsely claimed the military merits of General Bai and his wife, and someone deliberately framed the Valiant Army. How can their souls rest in peace? Their parents are grieved every day because of their deaths. Are the children of the people as lowly as ants?"
Emperor Qingyuan broke out in a cold sweat on his back. On the surface, Ye Hanting was talking about Chu Yue, but every accusation was directed at him.
The ministers watched as Emperor Qingyuan and Grand Tutor Ye were on the verge of a confrontation. Apart from Grand Tutor Ye, no one else in the world dared to directly challenge the imperial power.
They all held their breath, afraid that the anger of the two men would affect them.
Emperor Qingyuan narrowed his eyes. Ye Hanting was determined to make him kill Chu Yue and redress the treason case of Bai Zhenyuan and Mu Nanzhi.
Chu Yue knelt on the ground. She felt wronged. She was just stealing the credit for the victory. Her father was the one who killed General Bai and his wife.
But she couldn't expose what her father had done.
Chu Yue said truthfully: "Father, I did not harm the Valiant Army."
Emperor Qingyuan looked at the way his ministers looked at him. Did they all believe what Jiang Chengdong said?
Ye Hanting was clearly threatening him.
He had people torture Bai Zhenyuan and Mu Nanzhi with whipping back then, and Ye Hanting wanted him to pay it back.
He was forced by Ye Hanting to change his oral order.
"The matter of the Valiant Army is a long time ago, so we won't discuss it for now. This time, Chu Yue did instigate a war between the two countries, causing the death of soldiers. I punish her with 500 lashes, which will be completed within a month. After that, she will have to do hard labor on the battlefield for three years."
Chu Yue went crazy after hearing the punishment from Emperor Qing Yuan. "No, Father, what about what the Great Chu owes me, Chu Yue?"
If that's the case, I might as well just kill her!
She looked at Emperor Qingyuan, at Chu Li, and then at the Second Prince.
Otherwise, let's all go to hell together!