bestfiction Chapter 631 Do you know your sin?
Chapter 631 Do you know your sin?
"Are you guilty?"
The voice of the Great Shang Emperor sounded again, allowing him to regain some consciousness.
"I don't know what crime I committed."
Yu Cai knelt on the ground and asked. If he admitted it here, the Nine Clans would definitely be destroyed.
What if the evidence against the Great Shang Emperor is not so obvious? He might be able to conceal the matter with his eloquence.
Or if you delay for some time, there will be a possibility of escape.
"Okay, Yu Cai, listen carefully."
The Great Shang Emperor cleared his throat and said:
"Did you propose before that Dashan should be made a vassal state of Daqian Pan to ensure safety?"
"Yes."
Yu Cai did not refute it. There was no way to refute such a thing that was set in stone.
"Then let me ask you again, when Ningchuan wanted to borrow your passage, did you agree?"
Yu Cai was stunned. He had said a few words of opposition at that time, but 100,000 people from Da Shang fled there every year, and the emperor of Da Shang was thinking about how to deal with Da Qian at that time, so he couldn't listen at all.
Therefore, he could only nod and agree, otherwise wouldn’t he be going against the emperor?
Although he can see the pros and cons, he is not a loyal minister. Why would he take the risk?
"Yes."
But he did nod in agreement, and there was no way to refute that.
But he couldn't understand why he was saying this, as he had done nothing wrong in these two matters.
"Haha, at that time you asked Dashang to become Pan's vassal state, and I agreed, which was equivalent to submitting to Daqian. Now, we are letting Ningchuan pass through and let him deal with Daqian, which is tantamount to angering Daqian."
"If Daqian gets angry, Dashang will certainly be retaliated. When that happens, all the people will be devastated. What crime do you think you will be punished for?"
The Great Shang Emperor said angrily.
Yu Cai was completely confused.
What the hell? Where did you get to? You agreed to both of these things, how can you blame me?
I originally thought that I was discovered to be secretly communicating with the enemy country, but after all this time, it turned out to be these two things?
Not only him, but the other ministers were also completely confused. Even those ministers who usually opposed Yu Cai, at this good opportunity, were immersed in admiration for the Great Shang Emperor's thinking and did not exaggerate.
"This... Your Majesty, I think this is not a bad thing."
Yu Cai said hurriedly.
"how do I say this?"
The Great Shang Emperor asked. His original idea was to use intimidation to force Yu Cai to come up with a countermeasure.
Yu Cai is a talented person, and he is the smartest among his subordinates, but he does not work hard on weekdays.
With a little coercion and inducement, you can definitely come up with some good ideas.
"Your Majesty, Ningchuan had a total of 300,000 troops, and 100,000 of them died in this one attack. They are now severely injured and are no longer able to conquer other countries. Therefore, we have lost a tough opponent."
Yu Cai bowed and spoke the speech he had prepared in advance.
The Great Shang Emperor thought about it and nodded slightly:
"Ningchuan has often attacked us and occupied our territory. What you said does make sense. But how should we deal with Daqian's anger?"
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Daqian may not be successful in this battle. Although we allowed Ningchuan to pass through our territory, we did not provide any substantial help to Ningchuan."
"And Daqian won a great victory in this battle, and Ningchuan's 100,000-man army was annihilated. According to gossip, Daqian didn't seem to have many casualties in this battle. So it seems that they may not be so angry."
Yu Cai began to explain while observing the expression of the Great Shang Emperor.
Seeing that the Great Shang Emperor had almost digested it, he continued:
"Of course, what we are doing is somewhat unfair. I think we should give Daqian some benefits and then appeal to their reason and emotion to calm their anger."
"Oh?"
The Great Shang Emperor immediately felt that Yu Cai's idea was feasible. It would be best if he could settle the matter by spending some money.
But will Daqian really compromise on this?
He also took a few glances at the Ningchuan Army when they passed by, and it can be said that they were far stronger than the Da Shang army.
But such a strong army was no match for Daqian. In fact, Daqian was reduced to only a few dozen people at a very low cost.
If Daqian wanted to take action against Dashang, it would be too easy.
And now, Da Shang has also given Da Qian a reason to attack.
In this case, if the roles were reversed, and he were the Emperor of Daqian, he would definitely swallow up Dashan in one go.
"What do you think?"
The Great Shang Emperor glanced at the other ministers and asked.
After a moment, the Prime Minister stood up:
"I think it would be best if we could spend some money and food to settle this matter. General Yu Cai is a very eloquent person. It was he who went to Daqian to discuss the matter of Pan's state. I think we should let General Yu Cai go again."
There was a gleam of viciousness in the depths of the Prime Minister's eyes.
Daqian was angry at the moment, and the person who was sent as an envoy was very dangerous. Moreover, as they were vassal states of Pan, the envoy's status could not be low, and most likely he would choose one from among him, Yu Cai, and the Imperial Censor.
So for this matter where the risk and reward were not proportional, he immediately recommended Yu Cai.
It would be best if we could take this opportunity to get rid of Yu Cai. If not, then he can't go to Daqian anyway.
"General Yu, what do you think?"
The Great Shang Emperor looked at Yu Cai and asked.
Yu Cai was overjoyed. It was perfect, perfect!
Not only could he achieve a great feat, but he could also get some kickbacks. Now he liked the prime minister more and more.
But for the sake of caution, he showed a constipated look on his face:
"Your Majesty, this... I am only a general, in charge of military affairs. When it comes to lobbying, the Imperial Censor is more suitable."
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Censor, who was watching the show on the side, could no longer sit still.
What's going on? Why are you bringing this upon me?
Daqian is very angry now. If I go there, won’t I be unable to come back?
"Ahem... Your Majesty, I have caught a cold recently, and the doctor said I cannot travel long distances."
The Imperial Censor suddenly started to act like a dramatic character. He coughed forcefully a few times, his face looking sick.
Considering his advanced age of over seventy, he looked like he would not live long.
"Then it would be good to let the Prime Minister go."
Yu Cai said again.
When the prime minister heard this, he was shocked. If this happened to him, would he still be able to survive?
"Your Majesty, I have the most things to do in this court, and I really can't spare the time. And if something goes wrong this time, then the position of Prime Minister..."
Hearing this, the Great Shang Emperor's expression also understood. In the Great Shang Kingdom, the Prime Minister does have the most work. And if this person dies, it will be difficult to find a replacement for a while.
Finally, his gaze turned to Yu Cai again.
"General Yu, why don't you bear the brunt of the situation and go to Daqian. You've been there before and are familiar with them. I believe they won't do anything like that."
The Great Shang Emperor spoke.
"Yes, General Yu, even if you don't care about the emperor, you should think about the millions of people in Da Shang."
The Prime Minister said hurriedly.
"General Yu, this matter is none other than yours."
The Imperial Censor also said that Yu Cai had just done something inexplicable to him, and he was still holding a grudge.