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Chapter 86: Collaboration with the enemy and treason? It's really a joke in ancient times

The court officials secretly looked at Si Yan and realized how powerful her words were.

While she was reprimanding the court officials, she was also coaxing the emperor. From the expression on his face, one could tell that he greatly enjoyed it.

Si Yan's eyes swept over He Xuan coldly: "Lord He, as the Chief Censor, as the person sent by His Majesty to supervise the border, you will not see the Daxuan and Yan armies jointly destroy 200,000 enemies, you will not see our army recapture Beiyan Pass, you will not see our army show the majesty of our emperor, and you will not see the peace and tranquility of Daxuan in the next few years.

"Lord He is an important official of the court, but his heart and eyes are filled with what I, a mere daughter of the Minister of Education, have done. How sad!"

He Xuan had already expected Si Yan to be an eloquent person, but after experiencing it in person, he still felt a little pressure.

"Miss Si acted on her own initiative at the border, disobeying the imperial edict. Now she's so audacious and arrogant in the court! In front of His Majesty, she actually belittled all of our civil and military officials with just a few words. Is this how Lord Situ teaches his daughter?"

These words were a blatant start of a war, directly bringing the flames of war to Si Zhengxuan and putting him in opposition to all the ministers in the court.

"It's none of Lord He's business to say how my father educates his daughter. All I know is that Lord He's son is neither a scholarly official nor a warrior, but he spends his days cockfighting and dog walking, and he's quite good at it."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh secretly, and some people almost laughed out loud.

Si Yan had long known that He Xuan's son and her second uncle Pei Jilin got along well. However, her second uncle was pretending to be ignorant, while He Xuan's son was actually obsessed with pleasure.

"Pfft..." Prince An Qi Guang'an couldn't help but say, "Miss Si doesn't know everything. Young Master He also likes cricket fighting and raising birds. Oh, by the way, Young Master He has a thrush that sings beautifully. He showed it to me the last time we met, hahahaha..."

Everyone's mouths couldn't help but twitch...

Since the decline of the General's Mansion four years ago, Prince An has gradually become active in the court, but he has never spoken much. Unexpectedly, he would be so funny as soon as he opened his mouth today.

However, in the entire hall, only a few people dared to laugh.

Xin Rui swept his eyes around with a stern look, and the ministers tried their best to control their emotions.

The positions of the few people who laughed out loud were already clear. Except for Prince An, the others were all people who once supported the prince.

When the crown prince was deposed, most of his party members were suppressed.

Anyone who can still stand in this court and dare to laugh is not an ordinary person.

He Xuan didn't expect Si Yan to bring up the topic of his son. He gritted his teeth and said, "Now is not the time to talk about my son. We are talking about your treason."

Si Yan's eyes swept over like a knife, his aura fully radiating: "Lord He accused me of informing the Yan army and collaborating with the enemy and treason. This is truly a joke for the ages."

The hall was silent again, and you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone just felt that the daughter of Situ was very imposing and very different from ordinary girls.

He Xuan's momentum was suppressed by Si Yan, and he kept nagging: "No matter what you say, leaking our country's military information is treason and is punishable by death!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Si Yan turned to look at He Xuan, almost spitting in his face.

"Hahaha..." Prince An Qi Guang'an couldn't help but laugh out loud again, but the others didn't dare to laugh.

Si Yan turned to face the emperor, full of righteousness: "Your Majesty, everything I did at the border was for Daxuan. I dare to say that I am worthy of my country and my conscience. Now that I have been stigmatized, I must clear my name today."

"Good!" The emperor couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he looked at Si Yan's high morale.

"Your Majesty, this Si Yan is truly shameless!" He Xuan was so angry that he was shaking all over, his face dark blue. "Is he leaking our military intelligence to report to the State of Yan, or is he doing this for Daxuan?"

"That's right, it's for Daxuan." Si Yan's expression was stern and his tone was firm. "If I hadn't provided the Yan army, Daxuan would have been in great trouble."

"Ridiculous!" He Xuan swung his sleeves, "It's absolutely ridiculous!"

"Lord He, as the Chief Censor, is short-sighted. He cannot see the battlefield situation or the overall future. I would like to ask you, my ministers, what was the relationship between Daxuan and Yan during the war?"

None of the ministers spoke. Everyone knew that Daxuan and Yan were allies.

It was only after the army had set out that someone began to think of a way forward and advised His Majesty to issue an order asking Prince Yong not to send troops.

"May I ask you all, before the army set out, did Your Majesty and the Emperor of Yan sign a letter of credence and affix the seals of both countries?"

"Is this letter in duplicate, preserved by both countries? Is it sufficient to prove that Daxuan and Yan are allies?"

"Since the two countries are allies, their armies are the Iron Alliance. If there are any changes in our internal military policies, should we notify the State of Yan?"

Si Yan's questioning made the court officials look gloomy.

The emperor also felt that what Si Yan said made sense, but looking at the civil and military officials in the court who remained silent, he wondered if there was something wrong with him?

He had been a little confused before. Since an alliance had already been signed between Daxuan and Yan State, why did they report to him and order him to forbid King Yong from sending troops?

Si Zhengxuan did say a few words, saying that the alliance with the State of Yan must not be violated, but he was outnumbered and ultimately did not listen.

It was not until later that he gradually realized that these people seemed to be following the Xin family with the purpose of dealing with King Yong.

But he still couldn't believe that all the civil and military officials in the court were actually thinking of fighting against Prince Yong on such an important military and national issue?

King Yong fought hard on the battlefield to protect his country, yet they still wanted to harm him?

At this moment, Prime Minister Xin Rui looked to the side and saw Minister of War Dong Yi stood up.

"Miss Si is still too superficial. Since ancient times, cooperation between countries has always been for the benefit of the country. Although our Great Xuan has signed an alliance with the Yan State, we should also be flexible and change our strategy at any time to formulate policies that are most beneficial to the country."

Si Yan glanced at Dong Yi and spoke in a deep voice, "This is not adapting to circumstances. This is a fickle attitude. It violates the alliance between the two countries. It not only damages our national prestige and the reputation of Your Majesty, but also harms the interests of Daxuan."

Dong Yi looked at Si Yan gravely: "How did you harm the interests of Daxuan?"

The emperor became extremely alert and looked at Si Yan with shining eyes.

Si Yan turned to look at Dong Yi: "Master Dong, do you know that Yan State, as an ally of our army, paid a heavy price because our country violated the alliance?

"The Yan army was in dire straits, having lost five thousand elite soldiers for nothing. The King of Yan was struck by an enemy wolf poison arrow and nearly died on the battlefield. If I hadn't saved the King of Yan's life, Daxuan would be in grave danger now."

"This is the loss of Yan State. What does it have to do with Daxuan?" Dong Yi said coldly.

Si Yan's aura suddenly changed. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I wouldn't have believed that this was something the Minister of War of Daxuan could say. The stakes are extremely high, and Lord Dong, a high-ranking official of the imperial court, is completely ignorant of it."

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