After rebirth, I became the stupid son of the Hou family

After hearing what Hu Gao said, the emperor's eyes suddenly opened wide, he looked at Hu Gao and said:

"Prime Minister, why didn't you listen to Marquis Dingyuan's report about the frontline matters? Isn't this considered dereliction of duty?"

"Back to the emperor, what I just told you was reported by the spies I sent out. I don't know what Dingyuan Hou and his son think."

The emperor sat up from the reclining dragon couch. He pondered for a moment and said to Hu Gao:

"Now our Xuanwu Dynasty is also suffering from internal and external troubles. It seems that I can't even live in Ontario. This battle with Xiliang Kingdom has only stopped for a few days. This battle has cost us nothing. Five cities and tens of thousands of troops were lost. But behind every soldier who sacrificed his life for the country is an incomplete family. The reason why I want to kill Li Chenglong’s family is to use the lives of his whole family to Let’s give an explanation to those dead soldiers. I don’t think anyone will dare to surrender to the enemy and treason for their own selfish interests, regardless of the life and death of the soldiers.”

Hu Gao rolled his eyes and quickly responded:

"Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty is doing this to serve as the best warning to these traitors who are disloyal to the imperial court and have surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country. This is called killing one person to serve as a warning to others, to see who dares to do it again in the future."

While the two were talking, the young eunuch and the prince had already arrived in front of them.

The prince glanced at Hu Gao who was standing next to him, quickly stepped forward, saluted the emperor and said:

"My son has met my father. I don't know why I asked him to come here."

The emperor raised his eyes, glanced at the prince standing below, and said to him with a heavy face:

"Prince, where did you go last night when it was snowing?"

Hu Gao on the side looked up at the prince secretly. He felt that the prince would not be able to escape the emperor's punishment this time.

As the prince, he dared to openly disobey the emperor's orders and pay homage to the family members of the criminals whom the emperor hated. He would be by his side when the time came and would make innuendoes, so he would not worry that the prince would not get any good results.

The prince bowed and calmly replied to the emperor:

"Back to the emperor, I went out with my friends last night."

The emperor looked at him and said:

"What kind of friend can make you act like a prince and go out in the snow to accompany him in the middle of the night?"

"Father, I am accompanying a friend who has lost a relative to pay homage to his deceased relative."

The emperor looked at the prince again with his eyes. Seeing that he was hesitant and did not answer his question directly, he added unhappily:

"Why have I never heard of you having such a good friend who is worthy of doing this for him? I want to ask you, who is this person? Tell me."

The prince paused for a moment and stopped talking.He looked sideways at Hu Gao, and then said:

"Prime Minister, do you want to tell the Emperor for me? I'm really afraid that I can't tell you clearly."

Hu Gao didn't expect that the prince suddenly kicked the ball to him. This was obviously aimed at him. He said quickly;

"The prince is really good at joking. How can I know about your own affairs? You should tell the emperor yourself."

The prince smiled at him and said:

"Okay, Prime Minister, I'll say it first. If I say something wrong, please fill it in for me."

Hu Gao smiled awkwardly and said:

"Whatever I can add for you, His Royal Highness should tell the Emperor himself."

The prince did not look at him again, he said directly to the emperor:

"Father, originally I didn't want to say anything. Since father wants to know, I'll tell you the truth. I accompanied Jiang Chen, the eldest son of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, and his mother to the suburbs to pay homage to his relatives. Go to the grave. I couldn't bear to see his mother crying her eyes out, so I decided to go with them."

The emperor patted the desk in front of him and said:

"Prince, do you know that I gave an order not to allow anyone to go there to worship? As the prince, not only did you disobey my order, but you also dared to take people there openly. I see that you are becoming more and more courageous. Big.”

The prince stepped forward and knelt on the ground and said:

"Father, please calm down and listen to the child say a few words. Li Chenglong has guarded the border for decades and made great contributions to the court. Think about when he led troops to fight on the front line and when did he retreat. I don't I believe that after his defeat, he committed treason and surrendered to the enemy in order to survive. If he did that, what good would it do to him? Didn't he ever think about the safety of his family in the capital? Could it be that he would be selfish and willing to do anything to save his own life? Are you gambling with the lives of a whole family? That’s the lives of hundreds of close relatives. What can he gain by doing this?"

When the emperor heard what the prince said, he became furious and said:

"Bold, are you defending Li Chenglong? Do you think I made a mistake when I killed his family? Do you think so in your heart?"

The prince quickly bowed his hands and said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, if Li Chenglong really surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country, it would not be an exaggeration to kill ten thousand members of his family. Because the blood of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country on the front line was not in vain, and the land of our Xuanwu Dynasty was not lost in vain. He He should also pay a bloody price for these mistakes of his. But what if things are not as the emperor imagined, or there is another hidden secret. For such a big incident, we cannot let them report it as it is. Shouldn’t the emperor also Send someone to investigate carefully and at least give him a fair and equitable result. Our Xuanwu Dynasty cannot let the soldiers bleed and shed tears. That will chill the hearts of the frontline soldiers to protect their homes and country."

The emperor was even more angry at this time. He pointed at the prince in front of him, his hands trembling a little:

"Prince, do you think I listened to one side and wronged Li Chenglong and his son? I shouldn't have killed his whole family. Are you complaining for him?"

Although the emperor's voice became louder and louder, the prince did not stop. He knew that if he did not take this opportunity to express his inner feelings, he was afraid that he would never have the courage to tell the emperor face to face in the future. He continued said:

"If your Majesty wants to investigate clearly what happened at that time, I think there is still a chance now. After all, there were many people who survived the war with General Li. By doing this, we are not only responsible for Li Chenglong, but also for the dead soldiers. We are responsible. Father, I hope you can carefully consider what I said."

Hu Gao, who was standing by, felt a little panicked when he saw that the prince suddenly began to doubt Li Chenglong's affairs.

When he saw the emperor being furious with the prince, a trace of luck arose in his heart.

If the emperor listened to what the prince said just now and sent people to the border to investigate this matter, I believe the truth would soon come to light.

Then all the previous conspiracies between him and Liu Gu will be exposed.While frightened, he saw that the emperor's anger had not subsided, so he said to the prince:

"Your Highness, the Emperor is just asking you about accompanying Jiang Chen to the grave. Just tell the truth to the Emperor. As long as it doesn't involve anything else, it's not a heinous matter. If you tell the Emperor, nothing will happen. Now that you have vetoed the Emperor's previous decision, aren't you trying to slap the Emperor in the face? The New Year is coming soon, and the Emperor has been busy for a year, so why not let the Emperor spend the New Year comfortably?"