Silence!
Dead silence!
The entire Taiji Palace and the entire hall fell silent!
Everyone was dumbstruck.
Did I hear wrongly?
What did the herald shout just now?
On the dragon throne, Li Er was the first to recover. After fiercely swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he asked again with a face full of disbelief.
"You, tell me again, what exactly happened to Longyou!”
As soon as the second voice fell outside the shop, an inner servant barged in. After arriving at the center of the officials, he directly fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the Longyou Wilderness that there is a great victory in the mountain. Commander Lu has killed 30,000 enemies!”
Boom!
This time, everyone heard it clearly and was shocked.
However, it was not a celebration, but extreme anger!
The reason was that they didn't believe it!
"Bastard, how can you speak nonsense in the imperial court!”
"You're right. We killed 30,000 enemies. Even if the mountain bandits and Tubo people in the entire Longyou Wilderness added up, they wouldn't even be 30,000!”
"That's right, even the elite Right Military Guards of Duke Xun couldn't get to Eagle Beak Cliff, so how could the lousy navy fight against it?”
"If you don't explain clearly today, we will definitely advise His Majesty to take your dog's life!”
The officials in the court shouted at the same time, and some even wanted to slap them.
This was simply too ridiculous. How could it be true?
The bandits in Longyou had long been a thorn in the Great Tang's side. The Right Military Guards had tried to encircle and suppress them many times, but they had all failed.
Lu Chen had only left Chang 'an for less than three days!
What could they do in three days? Was it enough to set up camp and prepare for war?
To destroy Jilei Mountain within three days was a fool's dream!
Moreover, if Jilei Mountain was really that easy to conquer, why would the elite Right Guards fight for three months without any results? Why would these civil officials repeatedly suggest that Li Er first eliminate the bandits in the rear!
Everyone present felt that they had been publicly teased.
This was especially true for Duke of Xunguo Zhang Liang, who had come at a crucial moment of the Great Tang's war with the Eastern Turks.
However, there was actually someone who came to disrupt the situation, and this person was Lu Chen!
How could Zhang Liang not hate this!
Now, everyone thought that this lying chamberlain would kneel down and beg for mercy, and admit that he had accepted Lu Chen's benefits.
However, he never expected that this person would suddenly kowtow to the ground and shout again.
"Your Majesty, everything this servant said is true. There's no falsehood at all!”
"Sirs, if you don't believe me, the Red Winged Messenger is waiting outside the hall.”
Upon hearing this, Li Er, who did not believe it, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart."Quickly send the Red Winged Messenger into the palace!”
In an instant, a series of footsteps came from outside the hall.
Then, a red-feathered messenger walked into the hall with heavy steps.
The clamoring officials widened their eyes in shock.
This was because the messenger's armor was tattered and full of sword marks. His entire body was covered in blood, both from his enemies and his own!
With just one glance, one could tell how tragic the battle situation on Jilei Mountain was.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
This messenger carried a strong smell of blood and performed the etiquette of a monarch and his subjects.
There was no need to say anything more. What he saw was enough to prove everything!
None of the officials dared to make a sound!
Li Er took a deep breath." Tell me, how's the situation with the Tang navy?"”
" Your Majesty," the red-feathered messenger saluted with cupped fists," on the day we arrived at Jilei Mountain, we conquered Eagle Beak Cliff and charged straight up. We fought for a whole day and night. All the bandits in Jilei Mountain were killed!”
"Nonsense!"
"The navy only has 3,000 people. How can they take down Eagle Beak Cliff?”
"Your Majesty, please punish this messenger and Lu Chen for deceiving the emperor!”
As soon as the red-feathered messenger said this, the officials in the court immediately retorted, and they looked unforgiving.
The red caltrop messenger was a member of the army after all. In terms of eloquence, how could he be a match for these old ghosts? He was extremely anxious for a moment, unable to explain himself.
Suddenly, a different voice sounded.
"Great, Marshal Lu is truly a peerless talent!”
"As expected of a young Conferred King. Commander Lu is worthy of his position as the General of the Flying Cavalry!”
All the officials looked in the direction of the voice and suddenly realized that the person who said these two words was actually the War God, Li Jing!
After Li Jing pondered for a while, he said to Su Dingfang beside him,""Eagle Beak Cliff is a natural barrier. It's absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it were you, would you be able to attack it in a short period of time?”
Su Dingfang shook his head with an envious look on his face.
"I couldn't, but Marshal Chu did it. 3,000 navy soldiers conquered Eagle Beak Cliff, this is an unprecedented battle record!”
The two of them were talking to each other, obviously for everyone to hear.
The civil officials had never been on the battlefield, so they were all extremely stupid.
However, Li Jing and Su Dingfang were frequent visitors to the military and veterans of the battlefield. They naturally understood that Lu Chen was not lying!
That's right, Lu Chen was indeed young and frivolous, but he was not arrogant enough to use his military merits to deceive Li Er. That was a great crime that could kill nine families!
Therefore, when they first heard the news, they immediately believed it!
"Hahaha, good, I didn't misjudge you!”
At this moment, Li Er also said loudly, and his face was filled with ecstasy and excitement.
Really, Li Er never dreamed that Lu Chen could bring him such a big surprise!
When Li Er was dreaming, he didn't even dare to dream of Lu Chen taking down the Thunder Mountain. However, Lu Chen really did!
Looking at the ecstatic Li Er, Zhangsun Wuji's face darkened.
A few days ago, when they were discussing how to use the bandits in Chuji Mountain to trick Lu Chen, Li Er laughed louder than anyone else. Now, he changed his mind so quickly.
Shameless…
However, Li Er did not care about this!
With the bandits at Jilei Mountain completely eradicated, the Great Tang no longer had any internal problems and could wholeheartedly resist the Eastern Turks!
Li Er felt great!
However, seeing that the ministers still did not understand, Li Er said coldly.
"Do you still want to think about this? The crime of deceiving the emperor is already death. Moreover, Lu Chen isn't stupid enough to lie about his battle achievements and joke about fighting!”
"Longyou Wilderness is an absolute victory. There is no doubt about it!”
"Even if there is a slight deviation, it's only a slight difference in the number of enemies killed.”
"Jilei Mountain's internal problems have been eliminated. Even if Lu Chen told me to kill 100,000 enemies, I would accept it!”
Then, Li Er seemed to have thought of something. His expression changed drastically as he roared angrily.
"To think that all of you, with your high status and power, are so proud of yourselves that you keep saying that you will share the burdens of the ruler, but when the Great Tang needs you, you only know how to make things difficult for each other!”
"I raised a group of you, but all of you combined are inferior to Minister Lu!”
In an instant, all the officials panicked. They could hear that Li Er was really angry!
Previously, Li Er did not care about the various excessive actions of the officials, but now, his anger was aroused!
"Your Majesty, we deserve ten thousand deaths!”
In an instant, all the officials knelt down and kowtowed in unison, wailing.
Now, they only hoped that this matter would end here and now.
However, the red-feathered messenger stepped forward and said.
"Your Majesty, before I returned to Chang 'an, General Lu specially wrote a letter.”
"Marshal Lu said that if the officials were to ostracize him in the court, he would present this letter to His Majesty!”
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