C10 Undercurrent Surge

Inside the palace, Emperor Lee sat high on the Dragon Throne, while Crown Prince Li Heng stood at his side. When the officials entered the court, he bowed to the ground with them.

"The loss of the Crown Prince of the First World of Beiyuan has caused our country to lose all its spirit. My dear sirs, how do you think I should punish the crown prince? " Who would have thought that Emperor Lee would come straight to the point.

The Crown Prince was kneeling on the floor with his head lowered, making it impossible to see his expression. The ministers looked at each other, but no one responded.

In the class, Mu Yunqing was silent, he lowered his phoenix-like eyes as if he didn't hear anything.

"Royal father, the war in the Northern Plains did not entirely depend on the crown prince.

Seeing that no one replied, Eighth Prince was the first to speak.

"Oh? According to you, when the two armies are fighting, you still have to tell the other side how to deploy their own forces? This is ridiculous! " Emperor Lee was slightly angry.

Eighth Prince's expression was bitter. He openly stood out to plead on behalf of the crown prince, not understanding why his father was blaming him.

"This son knows his wrongs." Eighth Prince kneeled on the ground, obviously unwilling to accept the result.

This time, many of the ministers didn't understand what the emperor meant. Although it seemed like he did not want to protect the crown prince, in reality, he was trying to make the officials speak up. However, he blamed Eighth Prince. Was he really trying to punish the crown prince, or was Eighth Prince's identity not suitable for him to speak of?

"Grand Commandant, go ahead." The Emperor named him.

The military general immediately stepped forward and said, "This old official agrees with Eighth Prince's words."

"Approval? Humph! Doctor Yu Shi, tell us about it. " The Emperor called out another name.

The Imperial Physician glanced at the silent First Prince, expressing his agreement with the Grand Commandant's words.

At this point, all the civil and military officials joined in, except Mu Yunqing, who bowed and did not speak.

"Don't tell me that you think that I have the heart to protect him just because he's the Crown Prince?" Emperor Lee was extremely displeased. His gaze swept across the crowd of officials before finally landing on Mu Yunqing. There seemed to be a hidden meaning behind his words, "King Yi, how do you think the Crown Prince should be dealt with?"

This time, the entire audience's attention was focused on the scholarly figure that did not fit in with the imperial court. The Grand Commandant and Imperial Physician Yu Shi looked at each other and secretly sneered.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's attack was detrimental to our forces. He injured our troops and exposed the people at the border to the enemy's cavalry. We should be held accountable."

Mu Yunqing actually spoke bluntly of the crown prince's shortcomings, which made the First Prince's eyelids twitch. As for the other officials, they were all dumbstruck, thinking that he was arrogant.

While the entire imperial court was pleading for mercy on behalf of the crown prince, he was doing the opposite.

The crown prince knelt before the golden palace with a gloomy look on his face.

"King Yi, the crown prince is still young, it's inevitable that he made mistakes during his first time in the army. If we are going to investigate the responsibility of the crown prince, I think State Garrison Duke, who is in the Northern Plains, should blame him. He failed to lead the crown prince to victory, his guilt must not be light." The Grand Commandant suddenly attacked with a cold expression.

"That's right. State Garrison Duke knows that this is the first time the crown prince has led an army. One, he is not here to assist them, and two, he is not here to explain the enemy's situation …" "Hehe."

Doctor Yuesheng seconded again, and the tense situation became even more apparent.

Somewhere outside the hall, a figure poked her head out. It was Yulin who had used the darkness of the night to eavesdrop. Fortunately, the morning assembly was only held within the hall, otherwise, she would not have been able to eavesdrop.

Of course, she was curious about whether the court meeting was like the one in the movie and TV dramas, where one look and leave immediately, but after a while, she found that someone had pointed the finger at Mu Yunqing, and when she felt cold sweat for him, she blamed him for not being able to speak, so why did he have to come out and say something about the crown prince?

Mu Yunqing's expression did not change as he swept his phoenix eyes over the crowd of officials. He noticed that many of them had a proud face, obviously wanting to push him onto a dead end. And the first to make a move was the senior official of the imperial court. His status was extremely revered, so he had no choice but to give a direct reply, "You're wrong about that." State Garrison Duke, Chang Zhen, and Bei Yuan are not only on guard against the various Chuyue departments attacking our borders, they are also on guard against the Liaodong rebels.

"This …"

The Grand Commandant and the others were speechless.

Emperor Lee said in a timely manner, "King Yi's words are reasonable. State Garrison Duke is in the front row for me, how can I be blamed? However, according to the wishes of our beloved one, how should the crown prince handle this matter? "

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's command over our troops is to help our country share its burdens. Furthermore, victory and defeat were common matters in the military. The Crown Prince's ability to safely return and protect the dragon fountain was already a great achievement. However, for a soldier to fight, the sword still needed to be tempered. For the Crown Prince to be able to personally take the initiative and temper his body was not easy. This subject believes that the Emperor should not only not blame the Emperor, but should also reward him. "

Mu Yunqing's words suddenly changed, making it difficult for them to react. What he meant just now was clearly to hold the crown prince accountable, but why did he change his mind in the blink of an eye?

"Alright!" Emperor Lee suddenly laughed loudly and said three good words consecutively. It could be seen that Mu Yunqing's words were exactly what he wanted.

Seeing this, the Grand Commandant and the others could only shut their mouths resentfully.

"Crown Prince, Prince Yi's words make sense. Get up."

"Thank you, royal father."

The Crown Prince kowtowed to express his gratitude and stood up. He couldn't help but look at the man before him with a complicated look in his eyes.

"Not only did you preserve your Lee State and dragon veins, you also did not hesitate to go to war just to train yourself. To have such awareness is the fortune of my Lee State. "Tell me, what reward do you want?" Emperor Lee had a smile on his face and a kind tone. Obviously, he didn't really want to blame Ye Zichen just now.

"Father, this son, Bei Yuan, is ashamed of losing, and does not dare to covet any rewards anymore. This time, it was all thanks to State Garrison Duke's timely reinforcements that the Chuyue army was destroyed. Father should reward him instead."

Li Heng's move caused Mu Yunqing's face to reveal a hint of surprise. It turned out that the crown prince even knew that the Mu Yun Family stood on the same side as him.

"Alright, the Crown Prince's words are quite fitting for me. "Since that's the case, we shall give State Garrison Duke a thousand taels of gold and five hundred pieces of satin. We shall also order some men to send fine wine to the Northern Army and reward the great army for protecting the crown prince."

"Thank you, your majesty." Mu Yunqing thanked him.

As for Grand Commandant and the rest, they had no choice but to take the lead.

The crown prince's crushing defeat over Bei Yuan ended just like that. However, Emperor Lee did not announce his retirement. Clearly, there was something more important that happened later on. This was because he was looking at Mu Yunqing with a weird gaze.

"Your majesty, the activities of Thousand Beauty House have become more and more rampant in recent days, and there's even a list of ten feast delicacies that have been promulgated in the martial arts world." The Imperial Physician was the first to speak.

The Grand Commandant and the others could not help but take pleasure in his misfortune.

Outside the door, Yulin was secretly praising Mu Yunqing for his glib tongue, but she didn't expect that what should have come had. Now, she could tell that the Grand Commandant and the rest of the Grand Commandant's men were not on the same level as the Mu Yun Family. They were probably going to make a big fuss on the Ten Banquet Ranking …

"Oh, is there such a thing? "Quickly tell me."

Emperor Lee didn't seem to know, but did he really not know?

"The Thousand Beauty House and evil Sect have always loved to eat human flesh, especially towards nobles and prestigious clans whose flesh and blood they especially covet. This time, the list of the ten banquets and delicacies that will be announced will list the 'delicacies' that all the evil sects want the most. The top of the list is the left arm of King Yi. "

The Imperial Physician paused here. Mu Yunqing noticed that many officials were looking at him strangely. He couldn't help but frown. These people wanted to put him to death.

"There's actually such a thing!" Emperor Lee was enraged, "The crime of Thousand Beauty House is unforgivable!"

"Your Majesty, this subject has not finished. The second place on the list, "Food", was my favorite food. "