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Chapter 210 is cut off!

Secretly store armor.

These four words sound easy to say, but the crime is equivalent to treason.

When Zheng He heard this, his eyes widened. He never thought that Song Yuan would put such a blame on him.

After a moment of panic, Zheng He immediately regained his composure.

The other party is just suspicious and has not been convicted. What are you afraid of?

If everything is decided by Song Yuan alone, then it would be a waste of time for him to be the city lord!

This matter can be explained by himself. He wants to convict himself, which is simply a dream!

In order to escape such a crime, Zheng He immediately explained: "Your Majesty, this matter is not my fault. It is ultimately due to logistics!"

"As you know, this time the army's preparations came suddenly, and the redeployment order was only issued a few days ago. The soldiers who were originally stationed on the farm are suddenly being trained. Even the armories at the frontier can't withdraw so much equipment in such a short time!"

"Don't even mention your place, Your Highness. Even the soldiers who are farming in the Northern Camp are in the same situation. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can go outside of Mohai City and ask around. The entire border is like this. I really don't have the ability to do that!"

What Zheng He said was indeed the truth.

After all, it has been five years since the last large-scale training of the soldiers stationed in the farmland.

Any set of equipment that has been piled up in a warehouse for five years would probably not be able to be preserved intact.

In order to reduce such losses, the equipment originally equipped was eventually used as a supplement for the local military's consumption.

It is not easy to gather weapons for everyone in such a short period of time!

After all, weapons are very common among the people and can be made at any blacksmith shop.

However, in the imperial court, the word "armor" was a forbidden word. If anyone privately possessed it, his entire family would be implicated.

Because it is not common in daily life, blacksmiths who can forge armor are naturally rare.

In a short period of time, due to the shortage of manpower, even the imperial court cannot replenish it in time.

If the superiors don’t provide the equipment, the people below will naturally not have it.

Even Zheng He could only feel helpless about this, but he had to accept the reality.

"I see!"

After hearing Zheng He's explanation, Song Yuan smiled awkwardly and said, "It seems that I have wronged General Zheng."

"After all, I'm new here and I'm not familiar with some of the rules. General Zheng, please don't take it to heart!"

"Your Highness, it's alright!" Zheng He breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be generous. "Your Highness has come from afar and may not understand the situation. I can explain. As long as we can talk it out, it'll be fine!"

"I can explain it clearly if I explain it clearly!" Song Yuan nodded, pretending to be in deep thought.

Who knew he would say something shocking the next second: "But my men don't have armor. Training is a big hassle on weekdays. I wonder if General Zheng would be so generous as to provide them?"

"How about this? I can just take a thousand sets of armor from your men. That way, I can have enough for my daily training. When the armor from the court arrives, I'll definitely return it. How about that?"

Damn, are you trying to fleece me?

"Your Majesty, please stop joking!"

Zheng He's face suddenly changed, and he immediately refused: "Your Highness, it's easy to deal with the soldiers who are farming, but the people under my command are all regular troops. Missing a set of armor is a big deal!"

"Now that the war is about to begin, the general has already issued an order that we must train in armor every day until we achieve complete victory. If I lend my armor to the prince, it will be equivalent to disobeying the general's order. I cannot bear the punishment!"

Having said that, Zheng He felt so aggrieved that he wanted to curse loudly.

I originally came here to demand an explanation.

In the end, he not only failed to find the perpetrator, but also almost got himself into trouble.

What is this thing called?

If you weren't the prince, I would have taught you a lesson today. If I didn't scold you to death, you'd be considered capable!

But faced with such an explanation, Song Yuan also has his own reasons.

"General Zheng, let me tell you, those soldiers under your command have been wearing armor for five years now, right? Five years, they've become accustomed to it. I think a few months won't make a difference!"

"But these people under my command haven't seen armor in five years. I'm afraid they haven't even forgotten how to put it on. If we don't teach them this basic knowledge, what will they do when they go into battle?"

"We can't just drag them onto the battlefield as cannon fodder, right?"

Look at what you said, do you really expect you guys to win?

Not to mention the soldiers under your command, it is still unclear whether you, a prince, can go to the battlefield!

Zheng He curled his lips in annoyance and maintained his position again: "Your Highness, I understand your difficulties, but for some things, rules are rules!"

"No matter how anxious you are, you must at least follow the rules. I'm sorry I can't agree to this!"

"OK then!"

In the end, Song Yuan nodded and agreed to this matter with some helplessness, but no one expected that Song Yuan would suddenly raise his head the next second.

Then a loud shout came from his mouth: "Someone come!"

Wang Chao and Ma Han, who had been waiting on the side, stepped forward immediately after hearing this.

But Song Yuan stretched out his finger and pointed, his target was the dismissed generals behind Zheng He.

"Go, take off these weapons!"

"As ordered!"

Wang Chao and Ma Han stepped forward without saying a word.

Zheng He and the officers behind him were confused by Song Yuan's sudden action.

This guy turns against me at will. Is he no better than a dog?

What does he want to do?

"Your Majesty, since you ordered this, you must give an explanation, right?" Zheng He was the first to react and immediately asked, "What crime have these people behind me committed? Do they deserve such punishment?"

"We'll talk about this later. What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and do what I tell you!"

Song Yuan waved his hand, interrupting Zheng He's momentum, then turned around and looked at Wang Chao and Ma Han and urged them.

After hearing this, the two of them had no choice but to step forward and carry out Song Yuan's orders.

The officers and soldiers who were targeted originally wanted to resist, but when they thought about how Zheng He had been defeated by Song Yuan, they finally suppressed their dissatisfaction and could only cooperate obediently.

"Chopped!"

But Song Yuan said something shocking, and when he saw that several people were under control, he gave another order.

This time.

Even Wang Chao Ma Han's body trembled.

What is the prince going to do?

What was the point of killing these officers?

Even if it is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, you wouldn't use such means, right?

The faces of the several officers who were the targets turned pale. They never expected that Song Yuan would be so bold.

But he did not dare to resist, for fear of being charged with treason. He could only look at Zheng He helplessly, hoping that his superior could help him exonerate himself.

We just made a small report, it's not a capital crime, right?

This prince is really cruel. He wants to chop us to death while talking. Even if you really want to kill people, it doesn't make sense to do that, right?

"Your Majesty, stop!"

Seeing his men begging like this, Zheng He simply gave it his all. With an angry look on his face, he stood in front of the officers with his arms outstretched.

"Your Majesty, everything requires evidence, and what's more, you haven't said a word yet!"

"Even if they did something wrong, they were at least officials appointed by the imperial court. You killed them for no reason and without even a word of explanation. Isn't this a bit too much?"

"If you really want to mess around and insist on having your own way, then don't blame me for offending you!"

"I hear you are planning to threaten me!" Song Yuan's face turned cold when he heard this, and a hint of coldness flashed in his pupils.

Confronted with him, Zheng He felt his heart trembling. Being stared at by Song Yuan was like facing a lion. Most of the energy and blood in his heart was instantly lost.

However, thinking of his immediate superior, Zheng He finally gritted his teeth and reached out to touch the sword at his waist.

"If Your Majesty insists on having his own way, then don't blame me for offending you. This time, I might actually offend you!"

Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, Song Yuan's face became even angrier.

"Come on, come on, Zheng He, I'm standing here today. If I dare to move, I'll be a waste. I want to see if you dare to make a move in front of me. If you really have the guts, draw your knife!"

The two of them were so tit-for-tat that the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

Wang Chao and Ma Han, who were standing beside him, became even more anxious when they saw this scene.

It's not that they haven't seen Song Yuan's methods before. If this prince really goes crazy, he can do anything.

In order to prevent tragedy from happening, the two of them could only summon the guards and rush to find Situ Jing.

Looking at the entire military camp now, the only one who can stop Song Yuan is probably the princess!

Otherwise, if Song Yuan insisted on his own way and really killed Zheng He, he would definitely be thrown into jail even though he was of high status.

Fortunately, Zheng He still maintained some rationality. Even though Song Yuan pressed him hard, he still held the sword tightly in his hand and did not draw it.

Although he was quite disdainful of Song Yuan's status, Zheng He knew in his heart that if he drew his sword in front of Song Yuan, even if he was right, he would be splashed with dirty water!

With the other party's eloquence, he could easily accuse himself of murdering the prince.

At that time, not only will I suffer, but my entire family will also be implicated.

"Your Majesty, please listen to my advice. I said so much before, but it was actually all for your own good!"

In order to prevent the conflict from escalating, Zheng He gritted his teeth and slowly loosened his hand holding the knife.

"Your Highness, if you kill these soldiers behind me today without reason, you will completely lose your excuse. Even if this matter is brought to His Majesty, you will be in the wrong, and His Majesty will not forgive you easily!"

"Zheng He, you're planning to use my father to suppress me, right?"

Song Yuan waved his hand and said coldly: "You still dare to threaten me, are you really looking for death?"

"I dare not!" Faced with such a compliment, Zheng He finally gave in and started to explain immediately.

Just as the two were in a stalemate, Situ Jing had already arrived at the scene.

The first thing to do is to ask about the whole story.

"What are you still standing there for? Chop them up!"

However, Song Yuan did not give Situ Jing any chance to ask. He waved his hand and urged Wang Chao and Ma Han again.

Secretly, Song Yuan did not forget to wink in the direction of Situ Jing.

As the two of them get along with each other now, they have already developed a certain tacit understanding.

Situ Jing noticed this anomaly and immediately gave up the idea of ​​stopping it. She simply stopped and waited to see what Song Yuan was trying to do.

"My lord, please spare my life!"

"Your Majesty, we are all innocent. You cannot act so stubbornly!"

"Your Majesty, please give us a way out!"

Under Song Yuan's stalemate, Wang Chao and Ma Han had no choice but to step forward. Faced with such a threat, all the soldiers knelt down and begged for mercy.

Where is the arrogance he had before?

"What are you doing?"

But no one expected that when the tragedy was about to happen, Zheng He and Situ Jing had no time to speak, but Song Yuan suddenly changed his attitude and scolded his men.

Such a commotion confused Wang Chao and Ma Han.

My Lord, what on earth are you trying to do?

Song Yuan laughed heartily and said it was a misunderstanding: "When I said chop, I meant to chop off the weapons in these people's hands. Why did you touch their families?"

"What's going on?"

When Song Yuan said this, everyone was stunned, their eyes full of confusion.

They really didn't understand what Song Yuan was thinking about.