The next morning.
In the Qilin Hall of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Emperor Yuan Tai's expression was dignified as he said in a deep voice,""Now that our Great Zhou and the Northern Barbarians have a marriage alliance, we are about to enter a peaceful and prosperous era.”
"The great cause is about to be completed, the country is safe, and the courtiers are loyal.”
"Although the people are stupid, our Great Zhou will definitely prosper under my rule.”
The emperor had made a contribution. Although most of the officials standing below opposed the marriage, the matter was already a foregone conclusion, so there was nothing more to say.
Thus, the officials knelt down and shouted in unison,"Long live Your Majesty!”
When the sound faded, the court was silent.
" There is no war now," Emperor Yuan Tai continued." It is time to deal with some old matters in the court."”
As soon as Emperor Yuan Tai finished speaking, an official walked out.
"After thinking about it, I feel that Lu Yu has harmed the people at the border of the Northern Barbarians for many years. He has committed a grave sin and has damaged the relationship between the Great Zhou and the Northern Barbarians.”
"Now that we are at peace with the Northern Barbarians, we should kill Lu Yu to comfort the people of the Northern Barbarians.”
All the officials were shocked.
The King of Beiyan had indeed killed countless people at the border, but they were all enemy soldiers who deserved to die.
Why did he have to kill Lu Yu just to comfort the people of the Northern Barbarians?
This was simply foolish!
If they really killed Lu Yu, how could all the military officials accept their colleagues who had made great contributions in the past to end up like this?
Even the civil officials were against killing Lu Yu, let alone the large number of military officials who had risked their lives for the Great Zhou.
If Emperor Yuan Tai really killed Lu Yu today, all the military officials in the court would definitely feel uncomfortable.
"This subject's advice!"
The first to step out was the Great General Cao Meng who was guarding the southern border.
They were also from a family of generals, full of loyalty.
"Even though Lu Yu, the King of Northern Yan, is cruel, he is also loyal to the Great Zhou.”
"Although his actions were indeed wrong, he was still wholeheartedly doing it for the Great Zhou.”
"Thus, I object to killing Lu Yu.”
Cao Meng and Lu Yu were not old acquaintances.
However, he knew that Lu Yu had been loyal to the Great Zhou for so many years.
Thinking about how Lu Yu had conquered all sixteen provinces of Northern Yan, such a glorious achievement had been reduced to such a state.
Even if they weren't old acquaintances, Cao Meng still had to say a few words for the sake of being generals.
After all, Cao Meng was actually against Lu Yu's imprisonment.
It wasn't sympathy, it was grief.
If it wasn't for the fact that Southern Border had been peaceful for so many years, he wouldn't have had the chance to make great contributions.
Otherwise, he felt that with Emperor Yuan Tai's suspicious personality, he would not let him off.
It was already ridiculous enough to send Lu Yu to the imperial prison.
If he killed General Lu, all the soldiers would be disappointed.
A military official beside him also advised,"Lu Yu, the King of Northern Yan, is indeed cruel, but his crime does not warrant death. He should be locked up in the imperial prison, not killed.”
Even Wen Cifu, a civil official, stood up and said,""The King of Beiyan's brutality in the army should be directed at the enemy. There is no evidence to prove that he has destroyed the people of the Northern Barbarians.”
Although civil officials and military officials had never been on good terms since ancient times, they would still stand together in the face of major issues.
Wen Cifu also knew how miserable Lu Yu was, and he also knew the harm of killing Lu Yu.
Therefore, at this moment, he decisively chose to stand on Lu Yu's side and oppose the killing.
Even if they were to kill him, it would have to be when the country was truly prosperous and the people were at peace.
It wasn't the time when the people were filled with resentment and there was a false peace.
Seeing that the few most powerful people in the court had spoken, a large number of court officials began to advise one after another, all of them opposing the killing of Lu Yu.
"I agree!"
"Killing Lu Yu is inappropriate.”
"Lu Yu's crime is not worthy of death.”
"I agree. Lu Yu has worked hard for many years and should not be killed.”
Faced with the opposition of the entire court, even those treacherous officials and sinners did not dare to say anything.
Talking at this time wasn't as fine as talking too much during the marriage alliance.
He would definitely be attacked by all the loyal officials.
Emperor Yuan Tai, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was shocked speechless when he saw that almost half of the court officials had agreed to the objection.
He originally thought that the biggest resistance would be the few who were the most talkative, with at most two military officials.
He did not expect that so many people would object to killing Lu Yu.
This stance was actually more violent than opposing the marriage alliance, which was really beyond his expectations.
"Lu Yu, so many people are speaking up for you even though you're locked up in prison.”
Emperor Yuan Tai cursed angrily, his hatred for Lu Yu growing.
He felt that his dignity as an emperor was being challenged like never before!
At this moment, Lu Yu, who was in the Heaven Prison, had no idea that Emperor Yuan Tai was thinking about this again.
His Lu family had risked their lives for the Great Zhou for so many years. If there was not even someone who spoke up for him, he would be killed.
That was truly tragic!
Emperor Yuan Tai fell silent and kept thinking.
If he insisted on doing things his own way now, it would definitely make all the officials feel resentful. This was definitely not a wise choice.
However, killing Lu Yu was a request from the First Prince of the Northern Barbarians.
It was killing two birds with one stone to appease the Northern Barbarians and also to eliminate his worries about Lu Yu.
However, looking at the furious opposition in the imperial court, even Emperor Yuan Tai, as the emperor, could not insist on killing Lu Yu.
He boasted that he did it for the people of the world, but he did not want to arouse the disgust of all the courtiers.
There were many military officials present, and some of them could talk to the person behind him.
......
After a long silence, Emperor Yuan Tai finally couldn't stand the pressure anymore and opened his mouth.
"Since it is inappropriate to kill Lu Yu, let's discuss it in the future.”
The moment he said this, the officials below were delighted and said in unison,"Your Majesty is wise."
Some people were happy while others were sad.
The courtiers were happy, but they were worried about the Northern Barbarian diplomatic mission.
The Northern Barbarian diplomatic mission, who was watching the Great Zhou Dynasty from a corner, had a face full of resentment and disappointment.
The First Prince of the Northern Barbarians gritted his teeth and muttered with a face full of hatred,""This Emperor Yuan Tai is so incompetent that he can't even control his own imperial court.”
"And those officials, what are they? Don't they know that the emperor's orders can't be disobeyed?”
"Damn it, I didn't expect it to be so difficult to kill Lu Yu.”
Zhao Gao couldn't help but laugh when he saw the happy scene in front of him.
"There are actually loyal officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Unfortunately, they are loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty.”
"Even if the one sitting on the dragon throne now is an ignorant child.”
"As long as his surname is Zhou, they will definitely be loyal.”
"But it doesn't matter. Soon, you will welcome a true wise ruler.”
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In the imperial prison.
After hearing Xuan Jian's report, Lu Yu laughed indifferently.
"As expected."
"Even without the interference of the net, Emperor Yuan Tai couldn't have killed me.”
"From the moment I entered the imperial prison, he lost the initiative.”
"He can forget about getting his hands on the military power of Northern Yan!”
"The winner of this game will eventually be me!”
The Heaven Swallowing Python, which had grown a lot, lying beside Lu Yu seemed to have understood his words.
She wrapped her arms around his back and licked his face affectionately.
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