Naturally, Emperor Yongming would not write imperial edicts himself. When he issued an edict, Emperor Yongming would talk about it, and the Hanlin scholars would discuss and draft it, and then Emperor Yongming would read it and stamp it with his royal seal.
Today's imperial edict came from the hands of Hanlin Su Zhangyuan.
Su Zhangyuan was afraid that everyone would criticize the prince, so he firmly blamed General Murong for killing and capturing prisoners. The imperial edict was harshly worded, almost pointing at General Murong's nose and scolding him.
The arrogant and cruel method of killing prisoners without permission!
There is no humanity without a king!
This imperial edict gathered the "hard work" of several Hanlin scholars, and the scolding was full of eloquence and eloquence in quoting scriptures.
Zhongyong Hou Gaopeng was a rough man who had not read for a few days, and the prince Dingguo was not much better. Both of them listened carefully, but they could only understand half of it.
Just this small half was enough for the two of them to rejoice in their misfortune.
They are also military generals. They often lead troops in battles and earn military honors through life and death. There is no one who is immortal in the battle. I don't know how many of my own sons, nephews, and descendants were killed on the battlefield.
As for the sons of the Murong family, they will join the Imperial Guard as soon as they reach adulthood. How good the Imperial Guard is. They patrol the palace every day and are the most prominent and prestigious around the emperor. There are very few times when they actually take action, but the military pay is still the highest.
.You say you are angry or not!
They had long been dissatisfied with the arrogant moral character of Murong and his son. Now that Murong Yao was angrily reprimanded by the emperor, they looked at the excitement and felt relieved.
General Murong was so ashamed that he couldn't even kneel down.
The prince sighed deeply, helped General Murong up with his own hands, and comforted him warmly: "Father must have misunderstood. It was Gu's intention to kill the prisoners, and General Murong went to kill people on Gu's order. This matter is to blame, and Gu is also to blame.
He is good at making opinions. General Murong has suffered on behalf of Gu, and Gu is really uneasy in his heart."
General Murong burst into tears of gratitude. He was a man in his forties, but he still had the ability to shine with water in his eyes: "His Highness said this, it is really embarrassing for the general. The general is willing to share the worries for His Highness, and with His Highness's order, he will fight with swords and fire."
Even the last general dares to go."
The prince was very moved and comforted General Murong, who then withdrew holding the imperial edict.
Xu Jing looked at this scene and felt very happy.
Prince Dingguo and Marquis Zhongyong looked at each other and resigned.
After leaving the Chinese army tent, Marquis Zhongyong suddenly lowered his voice and said: "I used to worry that His Highness the Crown Prince was too soft and weak to be useful. Now it seems that the Crown Prince is much stronger than the Emperor."
The Crown Prince Dingguo glanced at Marquis Zhongyong and said calmly: "Walls have ears. Lord Marquis, you should be careful with what you say, so as not to fall into the ears of someone with malicious intentions and cause trouble."
Marquis Zhongyong said hey, said no more, briefly cupped his hands, and left first.
Prince Dingguo looked at Marquis Zhongyong who was striding away, his eyes flashed. Then he turned to look at the military tent and raised the corner of his mouth.
His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, used to live deep in the palace and seldom spoke when attending court, and his sense of presence was thin. In the past few months, he first insisted on leading troops to Jizhou to quell the chaos, then used thunderous means to rectify the officialdom of Jizhou, and calmed the people with the patience of spring breeze and rain.
Jizhou was able to be pacified in a short period of time, half of which was attributed to the prince. The other half was attributed to Xu Jing, the prince of Beihai.
His Highness the Crown Prince is really good at it. Once he takes action, it will be shocking. The notoriety of killing prisoners will be firmly attached to Murong Yao.
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General Murong returned to the military tent holding the imperial edict.
The few confidants beside him were all holding back their evil spirits. After entering the military tent, they were all aggrieved: "The general was clearly ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to kill prisoners, so why did it become illegal to pass it into the court?"
Is it arrogant?"
"That's right. This must be someone deliberately fanning the flames in front of the emperor. That's why the emperor would issue an order to reprimand the general."
"Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows the general's loyalty. Otherwise, the general will be blamed and suffer the consequences."
General Murong slowly exhaled a sullen breath, glanced at the soldiers, and ordered in a deep voice: "Shut up, everyone! It's not your turn to dictate matters in the court. Whether it's the Emperor or His Royal Highness,
They are all my masters. Not to mention bringing a bad reputation for His Highness, even if I risk my life, I will not hesitate."
"I want to be alone, you all go out."
The soldiers had no choice but to take orders and retreat.
General Murong was the only one left in the large military tent.
General Murong's expression changed. He stared closely at the imperial edict in his hand, and his palm suddenly exerted force. It was as if he had pinched someone's neck in the air.
After a long time, the fire in General Murong's eyes was suppressed.
"General," the urgent voice of the soldiers sounded outside the military tent: "The eldest son and the second son have sent someone to deliver a message."
General Murong frowned and nodded slightly.
He had six sons, of whom only the eldest son Murong Shen and the second son Murong Ke were legitimate children.
Needless to say, Murong Shen was a unique martial arts genius and the most outstanding son of the Murong family. He chose Murong Shen as his successor not just because Murong Shen was the eldest son.
However, over the past year or so, Murong Shen has become more and more rebellious. For the sake of a girl from Zhao Liu, he refused to get married with the Zhongyong Marquis. Moreover, he did many things of his own initiative in private, which made him very angry and unhappy. Father and son
The relationship between the two was tense and they were much estranged.
Murong Ke was much more filial and honest. People's hearts are biased. Compared with the eldest son who was so ambitious that he didn't even look down on his own father, and the second son who was considerate and obedient, General Murong naturally liked Murong Ke better.
Two letters were delivered, and General Murong naturally took the second son's letter first.
In the letter, Murong Ke was worried about his father and repeatedly comforted him not to worry.
General Murong's frown slightly relaxed, and he opened Murong Shen's letter again. Before he could read it, anger flashed across his eyes.
Murong Shen actually wrote a letter to blame him for his careless behavior and gave him a bad reputation, which spread throughout the government and the public.
Bah! I can’t do anything without asking my son for instructions!
Furthermore, he accompanied the prince to protect him, and he was originally a knife in the prince's hand. Whoever the prince wanted to kill, his sharp blade had to be unsheathed. If he retreated and couldn't shirk, how could he have the dignity to be a general of the imperial guard?
General Murong became more and more angry as he read. He tore the letter in his hand into two pieces and threw it to the ground.
The soldier who delivered the letter was as silent as a cicada, kneeling on the ground and not daring to say a word.
General Murong said coldly: "Besides this letter, what message does Murong Shen have?"
Really important things are generally not written in letters.
The soldier didn't dare to raise his head and opened his mouth to reply: "The eldest son asked the younger one to tell the general that if something like this happens again in the future, the general should not get involved, so as not to get a bad reputation and damage the reputation of the Murong family..."
General Murong shouted angrily: "Get out!"
"Go back and tell Murong Shen that it's not his turn to dictate my affairs!"
