Chapter 626: Think about the big picture
Seeing that Solandale was slapped twice by Perseus and his face was covered with blood, the princes felt more comfortable, it was even more comfortable than beating people with their own hands, which could be described as refreshing.
The princes secretly exchanged glances, and when they saw the banter on each other's faces, they all looked at Solandelle with mocking eyes, sneering in their hearts, laughing at her stupidity, laughing at her incompetence, and at the same time full of disgust for her in their hearts.
Originally, there were several princes who were quite optimistic about Solandale becoming the crown prince, but now they have no good impression at all, and they have put this person on the blacklist in their hearts forever, and they will not support her even if they support a dog to take the throne in the future!
Perseus sat back in his seat, wiped the blood from his hands with a tissue, and said calmly: "Brothers, I am usually busy with government affairs, and I am not strict with my children, so that everyone can see the joke. Let's get here today, the princes will go back and have a good rest, and the affairs of the Far East will wait for me to make a decision. β
The princes rose one after another, looking extremely respectful, saluted Pertheus one after another, and bowed their heads and departed.
Perseus glanced sideways at the three children next to him, and gestured to the door, motioning for them to go too.
Andre and Bolton picked up Solandale and were about to leave, when they suddenly heard Perseus say, "Solandel stays." β
Andre wiped his tears and knelt directly on the ground: "Father, please don't blame this matter..."
Pertheus: "Let's go." β
AndrΓ© was gagged and couldn't say anything more, so he let go of Solandel and left with Bolton worried.
The noisy conference room quickly became calm, and the father and daughter were silent facing each other, only the intermittent sobbing echoed.
Perseus looked at Solandelle, whose face was covered in blood, his eyes were deep and complex, and he asked in a deep voice, "Do you know what you are wrong?" β
Solandale was very emotional now, crying and retorting, "I didn't do anything wrong! β
"Didn't do anything wrong?" Pertheus's hair was all open, and his sharp voice was like a lion roaring, "Blatantly accusing the Eight Great Princes at the Imperial Council, who has done such a thing like you throughout the ages?!" β
Solandale wiped her tears and said resentfully, "These princes are beautiful on the surface, but they are secretly doing things. I put the evidence in front of you, I hope you will punish you, what did I do wrong?! Shouldn't they be punished?! If you think that the king should shelter his relatives instead of upholding justice, then you can continue to beat me! Beat me to death! β
Perseus was so angry that the bruises on his forehead jumped, and he poked his heart hard and said, "You think I want to hit you? My father has spoiled you since you were a child, and wherever you bump into it, I will feel very sad in my heart. Those two slaps hit you in the face, do you think your father is not distressed?! β
Persius grabbed the burnt ash and slapped it on the table: "But you dare to hide something like this about the lifeblood of Dogulander, what do you want to do?" Do you want to rebel?! β
Solandale sobbed incessantly, and spoke intermittently: "When I first came back from Danyu City, I wanted to hand over the account book to you... But you were entangled in government affairs for the past few days, you looked haggard, you couldn't eat, you couldn't sleep well, and you fainted and fell into a coma once before..."
"I'm afraid these books will make you exhausted and affect your body... I didn't show you the account book directly, and I sorted out the context on the account book at home... I want to wait until you are better, and then I will give you the original account book and the context I have put together, so that you can read it more easily... I just want to share your worries..."
Looking at his aggrieved daughter, Perseus pursed his lips tightly, his expression was extremely complicated, he calmed down for a while, shook his head and said: "Solan, my father believes that you have a good heart, but you are too immature in this matter!" β
"Or, as soon as you come back from Danyu City, you will immediately hand over the account books to me for disposal, and don't delay for a moment."
"Or, you can continue to hide until this crisis is over and the situation is stable, and then show it to me."
"But you are like this now, in front of the eight princes at the imperial meeting, you threw those account books out in public, what do you want me to do?!"
"Don't think that you are smart, don't think that the princes are all wine bags and rice bags, their greed for ink is another matter, these people have their own unique governance ability, each of them has an irreplaceable role, and the power permeates all levels of the kingdom, without any of them, there will be problems in the operation of the kingdom."
"Suddenly so many people are being investigated, where can I go to find someone to fill the vacancy? Who will help me share my worries, and who will help me to rule the kingdom together? β
"Moreover, the million-strong army in the Far East is getting closer and closer to the border, whether we are fighting or making peace, there are already huge differences within the palace, and now is the time to unite and tide over the difficulties together, you take out this kind of thing, is that not deliberately creating division?!"
"If the account books are really full of ironclad evidence of the crimes of the Eight Great Princes, what will they think if I really want to ask those things for their crimes? They will feel that the crime has been exposed anyway, and it is better to surrender to the Far East than to stay in Doguland and wait for death. β
"When the time comes, the eight princes will all fall to the Far East, stab us in the back, and even openly rebel, and Doguland will have internal and external troubles, and all the top and bottom will be in chaos."
"These are the ways to destroy the country! You stepped on it all with one act, do you know how dangerous the situation just now is?! β
Solandale sat on the ground with her head bowed, her shoulders trembling, although she was still crying, but from the silent appearance, it was obvious that she was aware of the seriousness of the problem.
Persius held his forehead and looked lonely: "You think I am biased towards the prince, but in fact, I have no way at all." If I look at those books, the princes will have a grudge in their hearts and sow trouble. β
"So I just didn't look at them, burned them in front of everyone, and gave them a reassurance. Otherwise, we don't have to call from the Far East, and we ourselves will be in chaos first. β
At this point, Perseus slowly closed his eyes and said no more.
Solandale had calmed down at this time, and he listened to those words, he looked at the burnt ash on the table in confusion, and muttered, "I'm sorry... I didn't think of any of that..."
Perseus sighed, picked Solandel up, took the royal ointment out of the drawer, sat her on his lap, and gave her the medicine to her face.
For a long time, Pertheus's favorite child was Solandelle, because she was the youngest and the only daughter, of course, she was held in the palm of her hand like a treasure, for fear of melting.
Now seeing the injuries on Solandale's face, and all of them were injuries from his own hands, the elderly father was so distressed that tears fell, his hands were shaking when he took the medicine, and he said in a trembling voice: "Today is the first time I hit you... I don't want to do it, but I have to do it and make a statement to the princes. β