0p0 Chapter 750 Returning to Yanzhou!
Chapter 750 Returning to Yanzhou!
The next morning at court, a large number of civil and military officials pleaded for Duanmu Chen's life.
The Emperor looked closely and found that a large portion of them were former subordinates of the Crown Prince. Others, such as Mu Chang'an and the old General Zhenguo, had probably been persuaded by Duanmu Chuze to plead for Duanmu Chen.
The Emperor felt much relieved. Duanmu Chuze wanted to plead for Duanmu Chen, and it wasn't just for show.
Think about this son. He could have ignored Ming Wang and let him get involved, and then wiped them all out in one fell swoop. What would have been better?
At that time, his only son will be qualified to inherit the throne.
But he didn't do that; instead, he sent someone to remind him, preventing him from getting involved in the conflict.
Consider how well he governed Yan. Even if the Crown Prince were alive and entrusted with governing Yan, he probably wouldn't have achieved such results.
As for Duanmu Chen?
The Emperor sighed inwardly. If he had valued this grandson highly before, now he was extremely disappointed in him.
How could someone who would ruthlessly kill his own uncle be a good emperor?
In addition, there were the things he had his secret guards find out before. How could Duanmu Chen, who was actually coveting his elders, be qualified to become the emperor of Dayong?
Even if he were to ascend the throne, he would likely only unleash a bloodbath in the Great Yong Dynasty.
Given this, why would he, as the emperor, be willing to take this risk?
"Father, what the officials said just now makes sense. I don't believe that I could have done such a thing on my own. I must have been instigated by a villain. I beg you to investigate thoroughly, Father."
After Duanmu Chuze finished speaking, he returned to the queue and looked at the Ming King beside him.
King Ming has been thinking a lot these days.
At this moment, he understood Duanmu Chuze's meaning and stepped forward, saying, "Father, I think what my fourth brother said is absolutely right. Chen'er is still young. If he hadn't been instigated by some villains, how could he have done such a crazy thing? Please give him another chance, Father."
When the two of them stepped forward to plead for leniency, the officials were naturally stunned.
Especially those who were originally in the Crown Prince's camp, now that they saw the Crown Prince's mortal enemy, the Prince Ming, also coming to plead for mercy, they felt a mix of emotions.
At the morning court session, the emperor finally issued his decree.
Prince An committed treason and the charges were true. However, considering that he was instigated by evil people, he was given leniency and his title of Prince was revoked.
When the imperial decree was issued, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although the title of Prince was gone, the emperor did not say that he would be expelled from the family register. In this way, at least he was still a member of the royal family.
This result is already the best it can be.
As for the Xie family, the outcome was naturally not so good.
The head of the Xie family was dismissed from his post, his eldest son was arrested on orders, and his second son would have also lost his life if Xie San had not intervened.
After this change, the Xie family is no longer what it used to be.
On the contrary, Xie San was unaffected by this incident and remained the rising star of the capital.
The emperor's attitude toward him never changed.
After a period of decline, the Xie family finally realized that their attempt to attach themselves to imperial power had come to nothing.
The eldest son of the Xie family was executed for betrayal. Along with him, some of his former subordinates who had previously supported the Crown Prince were also executed. In total, more than ten people from the Crown Prince's side were executed.
This result is already excellent.
Compared to the Kangwang faction, this is much better.
Duanmu Chuze did not wait for these people to be executed. He quickly dealt with the affairs in the capital and then rushed back to Yanzhou.
He's been gone for almost two months now.
He missed his wife and son so much that he was almost going crazy.
Now, spring has arrived again, and when Duanmu Chuze returned to the palace, he saw Chunyu teaching Xiao Zonghua how to use a sword.
"Not bad, Zonghua did that move beautifully."
Although Zong Hua looked a bit funny, Mu Xin Nuan still generously encouraged him. This child, who was less than a week and a half old, was actually wielding a short wooden sword quite skillfully.
"Aunt Fang, do you think that if Aze comes back, he'll think our Zonghua is too stupid?"
Aunt Fang laughed and said, "How could that be? The young master is the smartest I have ever seen. You see, although his movements are a bit strange, he can follow along with each move. Whether it looks right or not, let's not talk about that. Just for the effort he puts in, it's really impressive."
Mu Hua nodded in agreement. “That’s right. Your Highness, the young prince is already doing very well. Although his training isn’t quite perfect, you have to consider how old he is. We servants didn’t start learning martial arts until we were six or seven years old.”
"He mainly plays around now. Do you think I'd really let him learn martial arts? That would be too hard!"
"As expected, the Princess Consort still dotes on the young prince the most. If the Prince heard this, he'd probably be jealous for days on end." Mu Qing glanced at the Prince who had just entered and teased him with a smile.
Mu Xin Nuan glared at her directly, "What do you know? Zong Hua is my child with the prince. How could the prince be jealous of him? It's been so long since we last saw him. The prince probably misses him terribly."
“What the princess says is true. This prince is also very thoughtful. There’s no way he wouldn’t want to have children.” As soon as Aunt Fang finished speaking, she turned her head and saw the prince standing behind her. She was immediately stunned.
Soon, all the servants quietly withdrew, and even Chunyu, who had been teaching, disappeared from sight. Xiao Zonghua and Mu Xinnuan also disappeared from sight.
"Huh? How come you disappeared in the blink of an eye? Zonghua?"
Mu Xin Nuan had just stood up when she felt a tightness around her waist. A familiar scent quickly filled her nostrils, and her heart began to race. Her lips trembled a few times before she managed to say, "A Ze?"
"Yes, it's me. I'm back."
"Aze!" Mu Xin Nuan slowly turned around, looked at Duanmu Chuze with his unshaven face, and chuckled, "Look at you, you look like a refugee who has been starving for many days."
Mu Xin Nuan meant to say that he had lost weight.
However, the word "hungry" was used rather poorly.
Clearly, this word touched a nerve with Duanmu Chuze, who was already somewhat anxious.
He leaned close to her ear and said in an extremely seductive voice, "Anuan is right. I have indeed been hungry for a long time. Since Anuan has noticed, then I'll feed myself first."
Mu Xin Nuan blushed, and she was already suspended in the air, being held by him. With a few leaps, they returned to Yi Jing Garden.