He didn't attend the morning court assembly today because he was welcoming the troll army.
The court session was pushed back to the afternoon.
In the side hall, Li Er was adjusting his thoughts.
After Lu Chen's letter a few days ago, he had almost confirmed that he would start a war with the Eastern Turks in the coming winter.
Therefore, Li Er had no worries. As long as Cheng Yaojin and the others finished preparing the grain, he could make his move.
However, Li Er also knew that the navy had returned. Today's court meeting was definitely not simple. Something big must have happened.
To Lu Chen, it was definitely a great merit for him to pacify the bandits in Longyou. However, it was also because of this that Lu Chen directly harmed the interests of many noble officials.
Those people would definitely not let him off and would definitely use today's court meeting to make things difficult for Lu Chen.
However, Li Er had also thought it through.
A few days ago, he had used Lu Chen's letter to put on a show and set up a war with the Eastern Turks. Lu Chen had also quelled the rebellion and resolved his worries.
After discussing with Zhangsun Wuji and the others last night, Li Er decided to support Lu Chen unconditionally today and stand on his side.
As long as Lu Chen didn't make a scene, he would let him be!
As for the nobles who wanted to make things difficult for Lu Chen, Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were there. They should be able to protect Lu Chen if they spoke up for him.
Just like that, Li Er tidied up his robe and prepared to go to court.
However, no matter how much he thought about it, Li Er did not expect that Lu Chen was prepared to see blood in today's court meeting!
……
Soon, it was afternoon. The sun was not very bright, but it was a little cool.
A loud bell rang from outside the main hall. The officials entered the hall in an orderly manner.
Everyone knew that something big was going to happen at today's morning meeting. Some of them were already holding back their anger and wanted to target Lu Chen.
But no matter what, the rules of the court meeting could not be messed up!
Therefore, everyone behaved themselves and behaved as usual.
Before Li Er arrived, the officials looked at Lu Chen with daggers in their eyes.
Lu Chen was not afraid at all. Today, he was going to establish his might in the court and see blood. Now was the time to pick a target.
"Your Majesty has arrived-"
The eunuch sang loudly, and Li Er appeared. He walked to the dragon desk and sat down.
After sweeping his gaze across the officials, his gaze finally stopped on Lu Chen.
Lu Chen was unusually calm. He was as calm as water, but it made people inexplicably afraid and their hearts turn cold.
It was obvious that Lu Chen was also holding back his thoughts.
Li Er understood this. After all, he had returned victorious and eliminated the bandits in Longyou, removing the worries of the Great Tang.
No matter what, they were all meritorious officials, but they were treated coldly by the officials. Anyone would feel uncomfortable!
Li Er admired Lu Chen from the bottom of his heart. At such a young age, his strength in all aspects was absolutely outstanding. As long as he grew up normally, he would definitely be the pillar of the Great Tang!
Therefore, no matter what happened in the court meeting later, Li Er only had to guarantee that he would not disappoint Lu Chen!
"Beloved ministers, if there's anything, report it as soon as possible!"
"If there is nothing else to report, the court meeting today will be dismissed.”
"The victorious return of the navy brings joy to the entire nation. Moreover, We still need to carefully consider the war with the Eastern Turks…"
Secondly, these words had already expressed his attitude towards today's court meeting.
That was to not make a big deal out of it and not create chaos!
In other words, Li Er was prepared to be a peacemaker, but he couldn't say it too directly. It was enough as long as his senses understood it.
The officials in the court were all shrewd people, so how could they not understand the meaning behind Li Er's words?
They shook their heads slightly and let out a long sigh. Of course, they wanted to continue finding fault with Lu Chen, pick on him, suppress him, and ostracize him.
However, Li Er was standing on Lu Chen's side and was about to make it clear that he supported Lu Chen. What else could they say?
He had to give Li Er face!
Just as everyone was about to give up, someone completely ignored Li Er's intentions.
Wei Zheng, known as the mirror of the ages, the head of the remonstrants of the Great Tang!
"Your Majesty, please wait. I have something to report!”
When Wei Zheng shouted, the atmosphere in the imperial court instantly froze. There was a faint smell of gunpowder as everyone looked over in unison!
Li Er looked over and exploded with anger!
Damn it, he had planned for the entire night, but how could he have missed this sh * t-stirring stick!
Wei Zheng, the number one remonstrant in history!
Stubborn old man, old man, stubborn old man, inflexible old man!
But he was truly loyal to the Great Tang, and his advice had indeed helped Li Er. He was diligent in self-discipline and was definitely a good subject for the Great Tang!
Although Wei Zheng always went against Li Er's wishes, he was never killed by Li Er.
It was precisely because this old thing was loyal, righteous, and absolutely honest. He dared to say things that others did not dare to say.
And logically speaking, those words were beneficial to Li Er and the entire Great Tang.
"Play!"
The word 'Li Er' popped out while he was suppressing his anger.
If it were any other official, even if Li Er asked him to say it, he would not dare to say it. But now, it was Wei Zheng, who was famous for not being afraid of death.
"Your Majesty, forgive me for being blunt, but the navy has won and wiped out the bandits. It is definitely a good thing to celebrate, but many details are quite strange and worth discussing. I hope Your Majesty will think twice!”
Whenever Wei Zheng opened his mouth, there would always be people who were not afraid of death who echoed him.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Jilei Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The navy is weak and has few people. How can we take it down in a short time?”
"That's right. Lu Chen is only a child after all. How much does he know about killing on the battlefield?”
……
These people who spoke were all Wei Zheng's subordinates and remonstrants.
However, there were more people who were trying to confuse the public. They had nothing to do with Wei Zheng. The reason why they took the opportunity to target Lu Chen was because Lu Chen's victory directly violated their vital interests.
With the bandits at Chicken Thunder Mountain taken care of, the Great Tang would have nothing to worry about, and war with the Eastern Turks would be inevitable.
Once war broke out at the border, the businesses of these great clans would be greatly affected.
Moreover, Lu Chen had taken down Jilei Mountain, so he would definitely be rewarded with all kinds of rewards. All the officials would be jealous!
Especially Zhang Liang, whose eyes were about to bleed.
At this moment, Wei Zheng did not care about the others. He took out the memorial and read it loudly.
"In my opinion, Lu Chen has three crimes!”
" The first crime: The bandits of Jilei Mountain in Longyou and the Tibetans. There are more than 10,000 people in total. Even if we win, it's impossible for us to kill 30,000 enemies.”
" The second crime: Those mountain people in the Longyou Wasteland are all citizens of the Tang Empire, compatriots. After you won, you ordered the massacre of the mountain, and nearly ten thousand of your compatriots were killed by the Water Saber.”
" The third crime: The imperial court has only distributed ten Tiger Leopard Crossbows to the navy, but there are more than ten Tiger Leopard Crossbows of all kinds in the navy.”
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