Princess Consort Is No Pushover

"How did this happen? How could the high-quality forage in the military horse farm become inferior forage? Could it be Chu Tianyu's fault again?" Emperor Hongyuan gritted his teeth.

Dong Changfeng immediately said: "Yes. Zhu's Ranch had been supplying the fodder for the military horse farm, but the first prince thought the forage from Zhu's Ranch was expensive. After he received the money from Gao's Ranch, he replaced it with inferior ones from Gao's Ranch. forage."

General Shenwei Chen Pingdao: "Not only that, the First Prince also replaced all the harnesses with inferior ones. The soldiers used inferior harnesses, and many of them fell off their horses and were injured. The difference in price was all embezzled by the First Prince. Your minister When it is found out, the eldest prince has embezzled a full three hundred thousand taels of silver in just seven days!"

"What? This rebellious son, I'm so mad!" Emperor Hongyuan said, already clenched his hands into fists, making a crackling noise.

He said angrily: "Come here, take this rebellious son to the palace, and I will try him personally!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." After the Yulin Army finished speaking, they went to arrest Chu Tianyu.

Seeing this, Chu Xuanchen raised the corner of his mouth 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, and the matter is of great importance. Are you sure it really happened?"

Dong Changfeng said sonorously: "My lord, this matter is absolutely true. Some of the inferior fodder bought by the first prince had worms, some were moldy and rotten, and some were mixed with a lot of sand, so they couldn't be eaten by war horses at all. Most of them come from abroad, and it is difficult to raise them with high-quality forage, let alone these moldy forages?"

Chen Pingdao: "Your Majesty, I also checked those harnesses at that time, and found that these poor-quality harnesses would break if stepped on, and could not be used for marching and fighting at all. If the soldiers used such harnesses in battle, I am afraid they can only be given to the enemy. Send the head."

When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, his face turned ashen.

"Your majesty, the ministers also found out that after the eldest prince learned that the horse had died, he was terrified all day long. He was afraid that the matter would be revealed, so he threatened the soldiers and asked everyone to keep it a secret for him. I will be retaliated by him, but fortunately there are many righteous soldiers in the horse farm, and they told the matter to the ministers, so that the ministers will know about it in time." Zhongwu General Lin Yue said.

"After the ministers knew about this, they immediately ordered the soldiers to replace the low-grade forage with high-quality fodder, and ordered the veterinarian to treat the horse's illness. The condition of the horse was slightly better." Chen Ping said.

Emperor Hongyuan was already trembling with anger.

He clutched his chest and said angrily: "This evil person, if it is found out that he is really corrupt and accepting bribes, I will definitely not let him go."

Soon, the Yulin Army went to Jinwang Mansion and arrested Chu Tianyu.

At this time, Chu Tianyu smelled of alcohol, his clothes were 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, "Nizi! You smell like alcohol in broad daylight, how decent are you? Come and make him kneel down!"

Immediately, someone went over and forced Chu Tianyu to kneel on the ground.

Chu Tianyu was in a daze at first, but when he heard Emperor Hongyuan's words, he woke up with a start.

He looked up and found that he had been arrested and taken into the Golden Luan Hall, and all the ministers were staring at him with contempt.

And Emperor Hongyuan, who was at the top, was staring at him with murderous intent on his face.

Seeing the murderous intent in Emperor Hongyuan's eyes, his wine suddenly sobered up!

"Father...Father, what happened? Why did you ask someone to arrest your servant and take him to the palace?" Chu Tianyu was so frightened that his face turned pale.

"Why did I arrest you, don't you know?" Emperor Hongyuan said angrily.

Chu Tianyu was startled by Emperor Hongyuan's voice. Could it be that his father knew about his embezzlement and bribery that killed his war horse?

He was afraid and said: "Father please make it clear that my son...no...don't know."

"How dare you pretend to be stupid when you are about to die, Nizi, I think you don't want to live anymore!" Emperor Hongyuan said, picked up a stack of memorials from the royal case, and smashed them down on Chu Tianyu.

Chu Tianyu hugged his head as soon as he was hit.

The voice of Emperor Hongyuan came from above his head, "Beast, look at these memorials. These memorials are all for you. If you don't tell the truth, I will cut off your head immediately!"

"Ah... father calm down, my son is recruiting, my son is recruiting now."

Chu Tianyu was so frightened that he trembled, "Father, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have replaced the high-quality fodder and harness with inferior ones. It's all my fault that those horses were killed. Please Father, please forgive me!"

Hearing that Chu Tianyu didn't tell himself, Emperor Hongyuan was so angry that he walked down the steps and kicked him over, "You useless thing, I'm so mad! You made mistakes repeatedly before, and I spared you time and time again. I thought you You can change your mind and turn over a new leaf. Who knows that you are getting more and more outrageous, you are not worthy of being my son!"

Hearing this, Chu Tianyu's lips trembled in fright, "Father, it's just a few horses that died, is it so serious? At worst, I will return all the embezzled money, please forgive my father once. This time, my son will definitely manage the horse farm well, and this kind of thing will never happen again."

"Isn't it just a few horses that died?" Emperor Hongyuan was so angry that his heart ached.

He looked at Chu Xuanchen and said, "King Li, Chang Yu under your command used to be in charge of the military horse farm. You are very familiar with military horses. Tell me about the importance of this military horse, so that this rebellious son can understand!"

Chu Xuanchen stepped forward and said: "Yes. Your Majesty, horse administration is the foundation of a country! War horses are the most important strategic resource. The strength and number of army horses are related to the rise and fall of a country. The reason why many dynasties have been strong in history is that they have the most important resources. A good war horse is the most powerful cavalry. Only with a war horse can the cavalry be invincible and invincible on the battlefield."

"Military horses are not only the key factor in the victory or defeat of a war, but also the most important means of transportation. Nowadays, a large number of horses in the military horse farm are sick, and they will all die if they are not careful. Once this happens, the national strength will be weakened, and the military strength will also be weakened. If the enemy Now that the iron cavalry is coming in, it may be difficult for our country to contend with the enemy relying on infantry alone."

After Chu Xuanchen finished speaking, he glanced at Chu Tianyu coldly.

Chu Tianyu did this kind of thing before he really took power. If he was allowed to take power, the Chu Kingdom would not be able to survive in the long run.

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 buried his head in fright, trembling all over, and dared not say a word.

After hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan had already gritted his teeth and stared at Chu Tianyu.

This rebellious son dared to touch the foundation of other countries.

To move the foundation of another country is to move his country, and it is to kill him. How can he be lenient?

He said angrily: "Nizi, did you hear that? The military horse farm is related to the country, and you actually said it so lightly. You are not worthy of being in charge of the military horse farm. Eunuch Xu obeys orders."

"The slave is here." Eunuch Xu said.