Chapter 76 The third princess is mine, who dares to snatch her away!
"Grandmaster Yan , can you really take this fool's words seriously? You are so anxious to accuse me, in my opinion, the Ninth Prince accidentally said that your grandson Hua Manlou competed for wealth, so you came to accuse me. Grandmaster, even with your salary, Master Yan can't afford to squander more than 10,000 taels of gold overnight. I also want to ask, where did your master's money come from."
Master Yan frowned and looked at Wu Guozhang and said, "I have already inquired about the source of Yan Mou's money. He and the noble families in Longyang City collected 10,000 taels of silver. He borrowed the money from the noble families and had IOUs! I have already reprimanded him for this ridiculous behavior and confined him to his home."
After that, he said to Wu Guozhang in a cold voice, "Wu Guozhang, if you find that Yan Mou has done anything illegal, you don't need to say it in this hall. You can just tell me clearly that if he has violated the law, you don't need to come! I will personally take him to the Ministry of Justice! I, Yan Song, have never been partial to anyone. In the past, my son was beheaded by me because he embezzled military funds!"
"If I could kill my son back then, I can kill my grandson now! I, Yan Song, am standing in this court, I am worthy of the emperor, the people, and my own conscience! And you, Wu Guozhang, dare to swear?"
Every word Yan Song said was powerful and thought-provoking!
After hearing what Grand Tutor Yan said, Xie Xunfeng searched his memory and actually found some information about Grand Tutor Yan.
Just ten years ago, Yan Song's son served as a minister in the Ministry of War. However, he withheld military pay and replaced the military equipment with the worst ones.
When the border war broke out, their weapons were vulnerable, resulting in the loss of the border and the massacre of soldiers in the city.
After the incident, Yan Song immediately put his son in prison and personally supervised the execution!
However, in the memory of the original owner of Xie Xunfeng, this matter was full of doubts at first, but it was admitted by Yan Song's son.
So this case was heard very quickly.
In Xie Xunfeng's eyes today, this righteousness that Yan Song talked about is not a good thing.
Wu Guozhang's face turned grim as he said, "Why not? I can be worthy of His Majesty, the people, and my conscience! If I tell even a single lie, I will be struck by lightning."
He has done so many bad things in his life and never believed in retribution. If there was retribution, he would have suffered it long ago.
Yan Song didn't expect Wu Guozhang to be so shameless. "Then I ask you, how do you explain what Xie Zhizi said?"
"Then I said that this money was given to me by you. Where is the money I gave to Xie Hanzi? How do you explain it?" Wu Guozhang simply acted like a rogue.
Seeing that the two people were gradually losing control, Xiao Shentian said, "I asked you to solve the problem! Not to quarrel..."
The two of them gave up.
Seeing that no one spoke, Xiao Shentian said, "Whoever can come up with one million taels of silver for disaster relief, I will make him a king, grant him land, and he doesn't have to go to the vassal state until the crown prince is decided!"
As soon as Xiao Shentian said this, the whole audience was in an uproar.
The implication of this sentence is also very clear.
That is, although he was crowned king, he was also a candidate for crown prince!
After hearing this, all the princes were eager to try it out.
After listening to Xiao Shentian's words, Xie Xunfeng thought that this emperor was quite smart as he was willing to use his brain.
Behind each prince, there are various forces in Da Xia.
Through this incident, we can get a general idea.
"You don't need to give me an answer today! There will be an extra morning court tomorrow! Go back and think about how to solve this problem!" Xiao Shentian continued to ask after he finished speaking. "Anything else?"
At this moment, Yuan Yuan came out with his hands clasped and said, "Yuan family of Jiaodong, Yuan Yuan pays respects to His Majesty!"
Xiao Shentian looked at Yuan Yuan, and his originally dark face revealed a smile as he said, "Boy from the Yuan family, I heard that you are here to propose marriage, right?"
Yuan Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, that's right! This is Grandpa's proposal..."
Eunuch Chang beside Xiao Shentian hurriedly walked to Yuan Yuan's side and took the proposal.
He walked to Xiao Shentian and handed it to him.
Xiao Shentian glanced at the marriage proposal and laughed, "Great! Great! Yuan family boy, but have you ever thought about it? The eldest princess just broke off the engagement, and it would be inappropriate to get engaged right now! After all, Nalan is the eldest princess, and her reputation is very important! If you are anxious, I can betroth the third princess to you!"
After hearing this, Xie Xunfeng widened his eyes, completely unaware of what Xiao Shentian was up to.
"Your Majesty, the third princess is mine! You promised me that you would marry her to me." Xie Xunfeng hurried out and said naively.
As soon as Xie Xunfeng's words came out, everyone burst into laughter.
"What are you talking about, you fool? The third princess is my daughter, how could it be you. And when did I ever agree to marry the third princess to you?" Xiao Shentian said to Xie Xunfeng.
"I don't care! If anyone tries to snatch my third princess, I will fight him to the death!" Xie Xunfeng has already experienced the fun of playing the pig and eating the tiger, and continued to pretend to be stupid.
At this time, Xie Xunfeng also discovered Xiao Shentian's little thoughts.
Xiao Shentian said this deliberately in order to tell the people present about his weakness.
Xie Xunfeng thought, it has been such a long time since we last met.
Xiao Shentian's scheming is growing. Could it be that the emperor has finally come to his senses?
Yuan Yuan cupped his hands at this moment, his heart full of disdain.
What a shitty third princess! He wouldn't even want her as a concubine.
He came to Longyang this time just to marry the eldest princess!
Moreover, it looked like Xie Xunfeng was undoubtedly a fool.
Although he was filled with contempt in his heart, he showed no sign of it on his face.
"Your Majesty, since Xie Zhizi is so in love with the third princess, a gentleman should not take away what others like! Moreover, I have long heard of the eldest princess's reputation and am in love with her. If Your Majesty feels it is inappropriate, I can wait in Longyang City." Yuan Yuan bowed and said to Xiao Shentian.
Xiao Shentian nodded and said, "Okay! You are a good and infatuated man. When the time is right, I will definitely grant you a happy marriage!"
Yuan Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Is there anything else? If there is nothing else, let's just go home..." Xiao Shentian said with a tired look on his face.
No one was talking.
Xiao Shentian waved his hand, announced the adjournment of the court, and asked everyone to go back and think of a solution.
Everyone dispersed.
Xie Xunfeng looked around and decided to walk towards the Taimiao to meet Xiao Yiran.
After walking a few steps, I saw Eunuch Chang already waiting there with a smile on his face.
Xie Xunfeng looked at Eunuch Chang and said, "Eunuch Chang, I'm afraid you have something to ask for me if you're waiting here."
Eunuch Chang smiled faintly, then said to Xie Xunfeng, "Your Majesty, please come in!"
