"How could this happen? How could the high-quality fodder in the military horse farm turn into inferior fodder? Is it Chu Tianyu's fault again?" Emperor Hongyuan gritted his teeth.
Dong Changfeng immediately said: "Yes. The fodder for the Army Horse Farm was originally supplied by Zhu's Ranch, but the eldest prince thought that the fodder from Zhu's Ranch was expensive. After he accepted the money from Gao's Ranch, he replaced it with inferior ones from Gao's Ranch.
forage."
Shenwei General Chen Pingdao: "Not only that, the eldest prince also replaced all the harnesses with inferior goods. The soldiers used inferior harnesses, and many of them fell off their horses and were injured. And the price difference was all embezzled by the eldest prince.
When it was found out, the eldest prince embezzled a total of three hundred thousand taels of silver in just seven days!"
"What? This traitor is really pissing me off!" Emperor Hongyuan said, already clenching his hands into fists, making a cracking sound.
He said angrily: "Come here, take this traitor to the palace, I will personally judge him!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." After the Royal Forest Army said that, they went to arrest Chu Tianyu.
When Chu Xuanchen saw this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
He looked at Dong Changfeng and said casually: "General Dong, the army and horses are related to the life and death of Chu State. It is of great importance. Are you sure this is really the case?"
Dong Changfeng said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely true. Some of the inferior fodder that the eldest prince bought was infested with worms, some was moldy and rotten, and some was mixed with a lot of sand. It cannot be eaten by war horses at all. Our war horses have
Most of them come from abroad, and it is difficult to raise them with high-quality fodder, let alone these moldy fodder?"
Chen Ping said: "Your Majesty, I also inspected those harnesses at that time and found that these inferior harnesses could break if stepped on and could not be used for marching and fighting. If the soldiers used such harnesses in battle, they would probably only be given to the enemy.
Give away the head."
When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, his face turned pale.
"Your Majesty, I also found out that after the eldest prince learned that the horse was dead, he was terrified all day long. He was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he threatened the soldiers and asked everyone to keep it a secret for him. Anyone who dared to leak the matter would be punished.
Will be retaliated by him, but fortunately there are many righteous soldiers in the military horse farm. They told me and others about the matter, and I and others learned about it in time." Zhongwu General Lin Yuedao.
"After I learned about this, I immediately ordered the soldiers to replace the inferior fodder with the superior one, and ordered the veterinarian to treat the horse's disease. The condition of the war horse was slightly better," Chen Ping said.
Emperor Hongyuan was so angry that he was shaking all over.
He covered his chest and said angrily: "This criminal, if it is found that he is really corrupt and accepting bribes, I will definitely not let him go."
Soon, the Royal Forest Army went to Prince Jin's Mansion to arrest Chu Tianyu.
At this time, Chu Tianyu smelled of alcohol, was disheveled, his eyes were slightly closed, and he looked like he was not awake.
Seeing this, everyone shook their heads.
Emperor Hongyuan was even more furious, "You traitor! You smell like alcohol in broad daylight, how do you behave? Come here, take him to his knees!"
Someone immediately went over and took Chu Tianyu to his knees.
Chu Tianyu was in a daze when he suddenly heard Emperor Hongyuan's words and woke up suddenly with fright.
He looked up and found that he had been taken into the Jinluan Palace. The ministers all stared at him with disdain.
Emperor Hongyuan, who was at the head, was glaring at him with murderous intent on his face.
Seeing the murderous intent in Emperor Hongyuan's eyes, he suddenly woke up from his drink!
"Father...Father, what happened? Why did you ask someone to arrest your son and bring him to the palace?" Chu Tianyu's face turned pale with fear.
"Don't you know why I arrested you?" Emperor Hongyuan said angrily.
Chu Tianyu was frightened by Emperor Hongyuan's voice. Did his father know about his corruption and bribery that killed the war horse?
He was afraid and said: "Father, please make it clear, I... don't... don't know."
"You dare to pretend to be stupid when you are about to die, you traitor, I think you don't want to live anymore!" Emperor Hongyuan said, picked up a pile of memorials on the imperial case, and smashed it at Chu Tianyu.
Chu Tianyu was hit so hard that he quickly held his head.
The voice of Emperor Hongyuan came from above, "Beast, look at these memorials. These memorials are all about you. If you still don't tell the truth, I will chop off your head immediately!"
"Ah...father, please calm down and I will attack you. I will attack you now."
Chu Tianyu was so frightened that he trembled and said, "Father, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have replaced the superior fodder and horse gear with inferior ones. It's all my fault that those war horses were killed, please."
Father, please forgive me!"
Hearing that Chu Tianyu was not asking for help, Emperor Hongyuan was so angry that he walked down the steps and kicked him over, "You useless thing, I'm so angry! You made mistakes many times before, and I spared you time and time again. I thought you were
You can change your mind and turn over a new leaf. Who knew you were getting more and more outrageous? You are not worthy of being my son!"
Hearing this, Chu Tianyu's lips trembled with fear, "Father, isn't it just the death of a few horses, is it so serious? The worst I can do is to return all the embezzled money and ask Father to spare me for once."
This time I will definitely manage the military horse farm well, and this kind of thing will never happen again."
"Didn't it just mean that a few horses died?" Emperor Hongyuan was so angry that his heart ached when he heard this.
He looked at Chu Xuanchen and said: "King Li, your subordinate San Yu was in charge of the military horse farm in the past. You are very familiar with military horses. Please tell me about the importance of these military horses and make this traitor understand!"
Chu Xuanchen stepped forward and said: "Yes. Your Majesty, horse administration is the foundation of the country! War horses are the most important strategic resource. The strength and quantity of military horses are related to the rise and fall of the country. In the past, many dynasties were strong because they had the most powerful
A good war horse is the most powerful cavalry. Only with war horses can the cavalry be invincible and invincible on the battlefield."
"Army horses are not only the key factor in the victory or defeat of the war, but also the most important means of transportation. Nowadays, a large number of horses in the military horse farms are sick, and if they are not careful, they will all die. Once this happens, the national power will be weakened, and the military power will also be weakened. If the enemy
Now that the cavalry is coming in, it may be difficult for our country to compete with the enemy with infantry alone."
After Chu Xuanchen finished speaking, he glanced at Chu Tianyu coldly.
Chu Tianyu did such a thing before he really took power. If he is allowed to take power, if things go on like this, the country of Chu will not be a country.
After hearing Chu Xuanchen's words, Chu Tianyu's face turned from white to green, and from green to black.
He knew that war horses were important, but he didn't know it was so important.
He was so frightened that he lowered his head and trembled all over, not daring to say a word.
After hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan was already staring at Chu Tianyu with gritted teeth.
This traitor dares to touch the foundation of another country.
To touch his country's foundation means to touch his country and to take his life. How can he spare it lightly?
He said angrily: "Sir, did you hear that? The military horse farm is related to the country's foundation, but you said it so lightly. You are not qualified to be in charge of the military horse farm. Eunuch Xu must obey orders."