Father, I am back to fight!

Chapter 954

Chapter 954

"This prince has always respected everyone, so the noble families of Juncheng are of course free to run their own businesses, but the problem is, some things have a bottom line!"

Qin Yu said in a deep voice.

Then he looked at Wang Hou with a sharp, cold gaze and said, "Jun City is the granary of the southern border. Its main responsibility is to store food!"

"Once winter arrives and famine strikes the southern border, the grain in Jun City will be life-saving food. So, is the food stored in Jun City's granary food? It's the lives of the people!"

"Winter is almost here, but Juncheng's granaries are mostly empty. They were sold off by this monkey king. Is that food they're selling? They're the lives of the people!"

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As soon as Qin Yu said this, all the scholars present gasped, and then, there was a look of sudden enlightenment in their eyes!

The look he gave the retired emperor and Shangguan Wan'er was also filled with anger!

They were fooled. Shangguan Wan'er, the retired emperor and others used Qin Yu's strong words to demand that the nobles of Juncheng obey him. He wanted to punish Wang Hou because he sold the grain, but they didn't mention what the grain in Juncheng was used for!

"Haha! I see, we were almost tricked!"

"Juncheng has always been the granary of the southern border. I remember that Daliang has laws. Cities like Juncheng have granaries that are all stocked with grain purchased by the imperial court!"

"Yes! This grain originally belonged to the imperial court and was used for disaster relief. How dare Wang Hou sell so much of it privately? He is guilty of a heinous crime!"

"We almost misunderstood His Royal Highness! The Monkey King deserves to be killed! If it weren't for the Jinyiwei's right to execute first and report later, killing the Monkey King would be as difficult as ascending to heaven!"

All the scholars felt a sense of fear.

They were almost used by someone to deal with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. From now on, they must learn to stay rational and never let bad people take advantage of them easily.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Qin Yu looked at Shangguan Wan'er and Qin Mang coldly.

Both of them had ashen faces. Qin Yu completely reversed the situation with just a few words. Wang Hou secretly sold Juncheng's grain, which was a capital crime!

"Your Highness! I saw that this year is a bumper harvest, so there will be no shortage of food. The grain in the granary is just sitting there anyway, so I thought of selling some to save money!"

The monkey king argued cunningly.

The Emperor said coldly, "Wang Hou's private sale of grain is indeed wrong, but isn't it also excusable? Do you know how much manpower and material resources are needed to preserve so much grain?"

"If you say so, every corrupt official has a reason and an excuse! What does the money the court gives to Juncheng every year do? He's saving money, does my father know?"

"What if a major snowstorm breaks out this year and the people are in urgent need of food? Because Juncheng's food is sold out and the people starve to death, who will be held responsible?"

This!

The emperor was speechless after being confronted by Qin Yu!

Then, Qin Yu looked at Wang Hou and said, "Wang Hou! Do you admit your guilt now?"

"Your Highness! I admit my guilt! I will never make such a mistake again. Please forgive me this time, Your Highness!"

The monkey king begged for mercy.

"Haha! I'll spare you this time, but who will spare the people?"

Qin Yu asked back with a sneer.

Wang Hou's face turned ashen, he was very regretful now!