This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 423 Great victory reported!

Everyone stared blankly at Li Zhen in the hall.

My uncle's eyes narrowed instantly.

Li Zhen's words were like hitting the snake at its most vulnerable part.

The commander-in-chief who goes on a military expedition has too much power, and the military authority he controls is powerful enough to cause misunderstandings.

If he really had any other intentions, I'm afraid...

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

As Li Zhen finished his words, Prince Qing, who was among the ministers, burst into laughter.

Hearing Prince Qing's laughter, the officials headed by Li Zhen and Prince Qing all chuckled.

Although the sound was not loud, the low laughter of at least twenty officials caused a loud echo in the hall.

These laughs reached my uncle's ears, like mockery and ridicule, making him furious but unable to do anything.

Because Li Zhen's words hit the heart of every emperor.

Not to mention the second prince, even the late Emperor Jianhong was considered an emperor who understood the great principles of justice. If he heard these words, he would probably have doubts in his heart.

Although there is an old saying that a general may not obey the orders of his sovereign when he is away from home, it does not mean that he cannot act without any scruples...

As soon as you entered the city, you moved 50,000 county soldiers out of the city. You can say that you are not trying to exclude dissidents, but you have to give a reason, right? ?

So many days have passed, and not a single letter has been sent to the court. You say you have no selfish motives. We ministers are willing to believe it, but what about the person sitting on the dragon throne?

Can he believe it?

Sure enough, the moment the uncle's heart sank, the second prince's face on the dragon throne became visibly gloomy.

Obviously, what Li Zhen said was right.

The second prince took a deep breath, then stood up and said loudly:

"Lord Li is right! As an outsider, Lu Yuanzhi is too reckless! I trust him immensely, but he doesn't care about my feelings or those of the other ministers! In this case, let's do as Lord Li says!"

This was the first time in the world that the emperor expressed his distrust of his subjects in this way in the hall.

"Yes!"

After hearing what the second prince said, Li Zhen curled up the corners of his mouth into a slight smile and looked at his uncle calmly.

He just glanced at it lightly and then retracted his gaze, gently stroking his beard.

Originally, he regarded Hai Rui as a big shot, but now, he could only say that he was wrong. This person was not worthy of being his opponent at all.

The eldest uncle was extremely disappointed, but he had no other good ideas at this time. He could only grit his teeth and stand up, say a few more words, and try to make the second prince change his mind.

He was naturally worried about Lu Yuanzhi, but Lu Yuanzhi never discussed anything with him before doing anything, which led to him being completely helpless in the hall.

"Does anyone object?"

The second prince looked at the ministers under the chair, his face had become stern, and his eyes were like knives, scraping across the faces of the ministers one by one.

Therefore, all the court officials who met the Second Prince's gaze lowered their heads or bowed to show their agreement.

Sun Lianting, who was standing behind my uncle, had already become totally at a loss.

He was still thinking of taking advantage of his uncle's power, but what was the result?

Today I have seen the fighting power of Li Zhen and Prince Qing. They are simply not something that Hai Rui and I can contend with together.

At this point, he can only act like a coward...

After casting an apologetic look at his uncle's back, Sun Lianting stood there with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, like an old monk in meditation.

The uncle took a deep breath. He was about to take a step forward to remonstrate with blood to Xuanyuan, but at this moment he heard a long trumpet:
"Report!!! Great victory at the border!!!"

A voice directly focused everyone's attention outside the hall.

Hearing this voice, my uncle was stunned for a moment, then a look of worry appeared on his face.

Great victory at the border, these four simple words brought him two pieces of news.

First, his nephew Lu Yuanzhi’s military power was mighty and he led the army to a great victory!
As long as we have this great victory, we will still have room to turn the situation around after these soldiers report their victory.

But if it were any other general, even if it was the current Princess Taiping and the great general Gong Yang Gan, etc., they would not be the ones to say anything later...

Prince Qing and Li Zhen would definitely take advantage of this situation.

From an objective point of view, this was Lu Yuanzhi's first time using troops, and the generals around him were all veterans of hundreds of battles, so the latter's probability was much higher...

So my uncle couldn't help but worry.

"Oh?! It's He Dajie?!"

When the second prince heard these words, a smile appeared on his face.

For so many days, the battle at the border has caused panic among the people in Beijing, and some people are even fleeing to the south...

If there really is such a great victory, it must be very exciting!
The soldier who came to report was about to speak, but he heard the Second Prince on the throne raise his eyebrows and said with a relaxed smile on his face:

"Let me guess first, but my aunt led the troops to defeat the enemy?"

The soldier just shook his head, and before he could catch his breath, he heard the second prince ask again:
"Are they the two generals of Giant Lei and Giant Qing?"

"no……"

"Oh? Could it be the ram that dares?"

"It's not..."

The soldier knelt on the ground and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the Faceless Demon King of the Demon Clan personally led an army of 200,000 to besiege Xuzhou City. After a long siege without success, he suddenly ordered another 100,000 demon soldiers to bypass Xuzhou and attack Wangyou Mountain directly, intending to cross Xuzhou and head straight to the heart of Dayong!"

"Hi~"

Before the soldier could finish his words, there was a sound of people gasping for air in the hall, and all the ministers fell silent instantly.

Hearing his words, everyone got goose bumps and then a chill rushed straight into their necks.

The Demon King was truly extremely cunning. No one could have imagined that he could come up with such a trick!
"Then what??!!"

The second prince was so frightened that he almost sat down on the dragon throne. Fortunately, there was a young eunuch beside him who was quick to support him in time, so he did not make a fool of himself in public.

But his face was pale and he stared at the soldiers under the dragon throne.

Everyone followed the Second Prince's voice and stared at the man intently.

The soldier slowly stood up, raised his chin, and spoke with pride:

"Marshal Lu was very good at predicting things. He invented a new formation three months ago and mobilized 50,000 county soldiers in the city to train in Wangyou Mountain outside Xuzhou. After the leader of the demon tribe entered the mountain, he ambushed them in the forest and killed all of his 100,000 soldiers unexpectedly!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell into silence!

Everyone seemed to have lost their minds and stared at the soldier.

The second prince's face was dull, and there was no light in the pupils of his eyes.

Li Zhen's hand, which was stroking his beard, suddenly stopped. His face was full of shock and he just stood there blankly with no expression on his face.

The smile on Prince Qing's face froze, as if someone had cast a spell on him. Standing in the court, he had no dignity at all, more like an old man sweeping the street...

"Don't joke around in the hall, soldier! The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death!" However, my uncle reacted extremely quickly. He did not get excited, but suppressed his joy, frowned and warned the soldier coldly.

"Here is the battle report. If you don't believe it, you can check it out!"

The soldier's face flushed.

The soldiers at the border risked their lives and shed their blood for the court of Dayong, but in return they were suspected by those in the court, which made him extremely dissatisfied.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, my uncle could no longer suppress his ecstasy and burst into laughter:

"Hahahahahahaha!!!"

The laughter was hearty, yet extremely harsh.

Be it Li Zhen or Prince Qing, both of them were speechless due to their uncle's deafening laughter. They both clenched their fists and stared at the ground without saying a word.

No matter how much we say now, it will not be as real as this great victory.

After the uncle finished laughing, he stood up in high spirits, bowed to the Second Prince on the dragon throne and said:

"Your Majesty, Lu Yuanzhi mobilized the county troops out of the city not for selfish reasons, but to anticipate the enemy's moves. What Lord Li said in the hall just now was judging others by one's own standards!!! Hahahaha!"

My uncle's voice was extremely cheerful.

The second prince forced a smile and turned his gaze to Li Zhen who was among the ministers.

At this time, Li Zhen buried his head deeply and refused to raise it.

The Second Prince was embarrassed. After a long while, he forced a smile:
"Yes...I misunderstood Commander Lu."

"Haha!! Your Majesty, with such a great victory at the border, why aren't Minister Li Zhen and His Royal Highness Prince Qing smiling? Are they unhappy? Or do they just not want to smile?!"

The uncle laughed again, looking at Li Zhen and Prince Qing who were standing in the crowd with a strange and sarcastic expression.

At this moment, the two men clenched their fists tightly in their sleeves, their eyes almost spitting fire, but they had to raise their heads and reveal a smile that was uglier than crying.

Li Zhen said in a hoarse voice:
"Such a great victory has made me so excited that I forgot everything for a moment. I'm sorry to make Minister Hai laugh."

Prince Qing also turned his eyes to the side and curled his lips and said:
"I am happy too."

"Hahahahahaha!!!"

My uncle laughed again:
"I understand! I understand!!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

The officials headed by my uncle also laughed:

"Your Majesty, why don't you announce this great victory to the world? Let all your subjects be encouraged?"

"Yes! Your Majesty, the best strategy now is to spread the news of this great victory to the entire Dayong as quickly as possible!"

"Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, having such a great talent as Marshal Lu! Why worry about the unrest in the world?!"

"........."

For a moment, countless voices of praise rang out in the hall.

"Ah! Right! Right! Such a great victory should indeed be spread to all counties! Stabilizing the people's hearts is the best option!"

The Second Prince heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. Although he had no good feelings towards Lu Yuanzhi, he also had no bad feelings towards him. After all, he had drunk with Lu Yuanzhi before, so they had some old friendship...

His behavior just now was only caused by Li Zhen's words. Now that the news of the great victory had come and he heard that he had mobilized the troops for training and to ambush the demon army, he naturally felt relieved.

So he doesn't have any psychological burden to try to smooth things over at this time.

But just when he breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the news of the great victory to be spread to all counties, he heard a voice in his ear.

"Your Majesty, I report that the current cabinet minister Li Zhen and Prince Qing are treacherous and corrupt. They have deceived the emperor and framed loyal officials in the court. They deserve to be executed! Please execute them immediately!"

The sound was so loud, like a hit on the head.

Everyone's face froze, and then they looked towards the person who spoke.

It was the long-suffering Jingzhao Prefecture Governor, Sun Lianting!

When my uncle saw him, his face was slightly stunned, then he reacted and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

But it didn't stay there for long, as his expression of enjoying the show rose again.

The uncle glanced at Li Zhen and Prince Qing in the court and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

You two bastards, let’s see how you can argue.

The group of veteran officials in the court who followed Sun Lianting also showed expressions of astonishment.

They could never imagine how their boss dared to do that?
Why are you so brave? ?
That’s Li Zhen and Prince Qing!
The greatest contributor to the second prince's ascension to the throne was the one who followed the dragon!
We are just a bunch of abandoned children abandoned by the times. We are thankful that others don't bother us. But now you want to take the initiative to bite the lion's head? ?

"Gudong~"

Many elderly people swallowed their saliva.

"what??"

The second prince did not react either. After hearing Sun Lianting's words, he was stunned for a long time. Then he reacted and a forced smile appeared on his face.

Sun Lianting was right.

At least it can be seen in today's court that Li Zhen is indeed targeting Lu Yuanzhi.

There is no escape from this in full view of the public.

The Second Prince didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only look at Li Zhen and Prince Qing:

"My dears, do you have anything to say?"

Just as Prince Qing was about to speak, he heard Li Zhen sigh deeply, and his voice became quiet:

"Your Majesty, I am ashamed! Just now in the court, all my words were for our Great Yong! My patriotic heart and concern for Your Majesty caused me to analyze the existing clues incorrectly and to doubt the loyal ministers."

After he finished speaking, his voice dropped sharply, and tears appeared in his eyes:

"But fortunately, no disaster has occurred. Your Majesty, please punish me! I have nothing to say!"

After saying this, everyone's mouth corners twitched.

Damn, what a good move of retreating to advance!

Party struggles are party struggles. Why do you have to make it sound so high-sounding?

Is it also for Your Majesty and for Dayong?

Did you just overlook that?
But this is also a good excuse...

After hearing this, my uncle sighed in his heart. He was not amazed at Li Zhen’s first words, but at the last sentence: Fortunately, no disaster occurred.

This one sentence is enough.

No one was injured and no one died in this incident.

A simple sentence has made a big thing small.

As for the trivial matter, I am just waiting for your Majesty's words...

Great! This Li Zhen is really great!
(End of this chapter)