As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, all the officials in the court felt ashamed.
However, Li Er heard something important.
Gongshu Family!
In Li Er's impression, he seemed to have heard of the Gongshu family somewhere.
However, at this moment, Lu Chen spoke again.
"Let me talk about the third crime. Doctor Wei, you've always stressed that the bandits of Jilei Mountain are citizens of the Great Tang and shouldn't be killed. But do you know that the first wave of attack our navy encountered was a sneak attack launched by these citizens of the Great Tang?”
"Those mountain people are citizens of the Great Tang, but aren't our navy citizens?”
" Since they took the initiative to kill us, from that moment on, they were enemies who would not rest until one of them was dead. When faced with the enemy, the navy only had one choice, which was to eradicate them completely!”
"The enemy has already aimed their bows at our faces. Just because they say that they cannot kill the people of the Great Tang, they want to let all the navy soldiers be slaughtered and wiped out!”
"Doctor Wei, what you mean is that the navy shouldn't retaliate. Every word you say is to absolve the enemy and cover up for them. Do you know your crime?”
Lu Chen's angry accusation made everyone dumbfounded.
All the officials in the court were ashamed and at a loss. Even Wei Zheng was at a loss. For the first time, he lost his composure and panicked.
Thinking back to what Lu Chen had said just now, everything was impeccable.
Perhaps it was due to the habit of remonstrants, Wei Zheng subconsciously wanted to retort, but he suddenly felt that if he opened his mouth at this time, no matter what he said, he would immediately become a sinner.
At this moment, Lu Chen had already gained the absolute upper hand. However, this was not the end. This matter could not be let go just like that!
Lu Chen suddenly turned around and cupped his fists at Li Er, who was on the Dragon Book table, as he asked loudly.
"Your Majesty, I really don't understand. The navy has pacified the Longyou Wilderness and protected the peace of the border area. What crime have we committed?”
"The navy soldiers have all risked their lives to fight for the country with the bandits. Now, they are being criticized by the officials.”
Suddenly, Lu Chen turned around.”
This roar directly shouted Wei Zheng's name.
Wei Zheng subconsciously looked up. He wanted to say something, but he was speechless for a moment.
Because now, Lu Chen's face was red and his eyes were filled with tears. He continued to roar.
" Civil officials like you only know how to hide in Chang 'an and point your fingers and talk nonsense. Do you rely on your mouth to kill the enemy while bathing in blood? Aren't the enemy's knives sharp? Are our navy soldiers all invulnerable?”
"Those mountain bandits colluded with foreign tribes to attack the people of the Great Tang. Do you expect the navy to spare their lives?”
"You can't be too cruel when you criticize the navy, but where were you when the enemy slashed at the navy?”
"As soon as we entered the Longyou waterway, some Mountain Bandits launched a sneak attack and shot poisonous arrows at us. Infantry Zhang Polu was hit by several arrows, but he still risked his life to fight!”
"Later on, during the battle, the infantryman Feng Li was burned by the enemy, but he was still forced to exchange his life for his life. When he was cleaning up the battlefield, the arrow taken from his body weighed half a catty!”
"Just because the enemy's knife didn't cut your head, and the enemy's arrow didn't shoot your chest, you stood on the moral high ground and accused the navy of being too cruel!”
"My dearest, most respected doctor Wei Zheng!”
"Why do you treat the enemy like a spring breeze, warm and gentle, but treat the soldiers of the Great Tang so cruelly, viciously, and viciously? Why do you want our Tang navy to stretch out its neck to receive the enemy's saber with its own body?”
"Now that the army has returned to the court after a bloody battle, we should reward them according to their merits and celebrate wantonly. Firstly, it is to reward the soldiers who survived, and secondly, it is to comfort the souls of the dead!”
"Civil officials like you are trying to remonstrate, yet you are attacking, ridiculing, and criticizing the navy of the Great Tang. Are you trying to completely chill the hearts of the navy?”
When he finished speaking, Lu Chen's voice was almost hoarse. Everyone looked up and was stunned.
They had never seen a person so sad. Lu Chen had already fallen into despair and sadness. His eyes were red, but there were two lines of tears rolling down his face.
She was crying! Lu Chen cried!
Lu Chen, the arrogant and domineering Great General of the Flying Cavalry of the Tang Empire, who had unparalleled combat strength and trained his soldiers well, shed tears and cried bitterly for the unfortunate fate and unfair treatment of the navy in front of the Emperor and all the civil and military officials!
Wei Zheng was no longer angry at all. He was filled with guilt and self-blame.
"General Lu, Wei Zheng is guilty, Wei Zheng is guilty!”
Wei Zheng cupped his fists and bowed to Lu Chen.
Wei Zheng had never felt so ashamed before. He had no face to stay here at all. After bowing, he lifted his official robe without caring about his image and ran out of the hall.
Everyone else in the court, including Li Er, felt ashamed and blamed themselves.
Lu Chen, a child and a demon who had caused all kinds of trouble in the past, was now crying for the Tang Navy!
As for the officials, their words and actions just now were clearly to completely chill the navy's heart and completely disintegrate this army that had worked hard and fought for the country!
The people in the court had already made Lu Chen very sad. Could it be that he had to hurt the hearts of the thousands of soldiers in the navy?
If that was the case, it was over, the Great Tang was finished!
At this moment, Su Dingfang, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Jing, and everyone else felt that they had been taught a lesson by Lu Chen!
At this time, only Feng Fengshang could slightly make up for the debt the Great Tang owed to the navy and Lu Chen.
Thinking of this, Zhangsun Wuji did not hesitate at all. He took a step forward and cupped his fists towards Li Er.
"Your Majesty, Commander Lu fought for the country and fought with his life. He is worthy of a great reward.”
Seeing that the head of the officials, Zhangsun Wuji, had spoken, the other officials naturally knew what to do.
"Your Majesty, the entire navy has worked hard and is worthy of being rewarded!”
"Your Majesty, Marshal Lu is dedicated to the country, but he has suffered injustice this time. He should be rewarded more and promoted. We have no objections!”
"I request Your Majesty to increase the pay for the navy, or even double it!”
The officials of the court often schemed against each other, but when it came to matters of the Great Tang, they were all loyal and righteous.
Especially now, they knew that they could not disappoint the navy soldiers!
For Li Shiming, if all the officials could understand this, how could he not?
Li Er could no longer hold back his emotions when he thought of Lu Chen's tearful cries.
"Reward!"
"The Great Tang navy has fought for the country with their lives, and finally managed to keep the border safe.”
"The pay, rations, equipment, and so on of the navy will be doubled!”
"Transfer the best elites from the other armies and expand the navy to 30,000 people!”
"The Gongshu family and the craftsmen that Minister Lu recruited will temporarily stay in the navy. Minister Lu will arrange the specific responsibilities!”
"Minister Lu, come forward and listen to the conferment!"
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