Xie Xun was left alone, lying on the ground like a statue.
Ying Er had never seen Xie Xun in such a mess. He couldn't help but reach out to help him, "Your Majesty, let me help you up."
He leaned over and saw Xie Xun's eyes, and was startled by the despair in his eyes.
"My lord, you don't have to be like this! The princess...she just goes to the court to receive your majesty's award! Even if someone makes things difficult for her, the princess has meritorious service, so you don't have to worry."
"No, you don't understand."
Xie Xun looked straight into the distance, as if he was looking at Qin Rushuang's retreating back, but he didn't seem to be looking at anything.
"She will not come back. She is going to pursue what she wants most..."
"What I want most...to be free."
Above the court hall.
From the moment Qin Rushuang stepped into the hall, the ministers' eyes never left her.
Either looking at her arbitrarily, or watching secretly, in short, countless eyes were focused on her.
With the eunuch's "Come to court", those eyes finally went away.
With the help of the eunuch, Emperor Qi slowly sat on the dragon chair.
Emperor Qi looked older and older.
At the beginning of the court meeting, each minister reported on the urgent matters at hand as always. It was not until the business was almost done that Emperor Qi turned his attention to Qin Rushuang.
"King Huai and Princess Huai did a good job this time. They won a great victory at the border. My face is bright."
He praised a few words, and the surrounding ministers also agreed. There was a happy atmosphere in the court.
However, after saying a few words, Emperor Qi changed his tone and said: "This time, although you and Xun'er have pacified the border and expanded the territory for Qi, I am a person who knows clearly about rewards and punishments. Your merits are ours."
Naturally, I will reward you, but the mistakes you made... I can't go unpunished!"
After saying that, Emperor Qi's face turned cold.
"Princess Huai, when you were at the border, why did you ignore Beijing's orders and send troops without permission?"
"Also, I have issued three imperial edicts to urgently call you back to the capital. Why don't you go back? Why do you have to conflict with Dayan's troops? If I remember correctly, the military power has been handed over to General Wang Jian by then!"
"You don't have military power, but you can order the border troops and return the princess... You are very capable!!"
When Emperor Qi finished speaking, the whole court was silent.
They originally thought that Emperor Qi would speak more tactfully, but they did not expect that he would point out the matter so directly. It seemed that the matter of military power had really touched Emperor Qi's bottom line.
Faced with Emperor Qi's questioning, Qin Rushuang calmly stepped forward and replied: "Father, forgive me. Kyoto is far from the border. Sometimes, the soldiers have already set off before I receive the imperial edict.
If the general's military orders are not accepted, please forgive me."
When Emperor Qi heard this reason, he sneered: "Okay, you have a lot of reasons! I can ignore the previous ones. How can you explain the matter of military power?"
"When you later led the troops to fight against Dayan, the military power had been handed over to General Wang Jian. How could you command the three armies without the Tiger Talisman? This is a capital crime!"
Qin Rushuang still replied in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "Returning to my father, the handover of military power is of great importance. The Yan troops came suddenly, and the military power had not been completely handed over at that time, and the tiger talisman was still in the hands of the ministers. Many people at the border can testify to this.
.Father, you can also ask General Wang Jian.
"Also, after my victory, I handed over the Tiger Talisman to General Wang Jian. Now that the Tiger Talisman is in the hands of General Wang Jian, the border guards are also at his disposal."
As soon as Qin Rushuang said this, Yan Guan, who had been watching eagerly beside him, immediately came out.
"The merits of right and wrong cannot all be determined by Princess Huai's words! You said there is a witness, but have you brought it? Also, the border guards all listen to King Huai, how do you know that King Huai is not protecting the princess?"
The words of this official were like opening a hole, and after that, more than ten people spoke out against Qin Rushuang one after another.
Qin Rushuang remained calm. After they finished speaking, she looked at Emperor Qi and said, "Have you all finished speaking? If so, please listen to what I have to say."
"I am willing to accept the investigation regarding everything about border military power. I don't want to explain anything to you adults today. Your Excellencies, just go and investigate. No matter what is found out in the future, I, Qin Rushuang, will accept it. I will accept the reward and punishment. I will never
Two words."
"I came to this court today not to listen to the adults talking about these things. I came to see my father."
"I would like to ask my father, whether the promise my father made to me before I left for the border battle still counts?"
"Father promised me that I would not violate my principles and would not involve anything involving the country. Can I fulfill my promise now?"
