"When have I not discussed this with you dear ladies?"

The emperor interrupted the man and said, "In the court hall a few days ago, Mr. Xiao and Mr. Wang expressed their opinions, and I thought they were both reasonable. After thinking about it, I felt that after all, the Taiping County Lord's merits outweighed his faults, and a small punishment and a big warning would be enough.

As for the military affairs designed this time, the military report has already stated them one by one, so there is no need to go back to Beijing to go through the formality and delay things."

"The Holy Spirit is wrong!"

Xiao Lu retorted, "This merit is a merit, and a fault is a fault. How can it be confused with the merits? This privately deploying troops to attack the country is a serious crime that can be beheaded. How can Yan Qing win a few small battles because of her?"

Is this just a light pass?"

The emperor, who had been so amiable just now, suddenly lost his composure when he saw Xiao Lu coming out to stir up trouble again, and asked unhappily: "So Xiao Aiqing thinks this is how I should deal with Yan Qing? Cut off her head to prove her guilt, and then pursue a posthumous title.

Isn’t it about reward?”

"According to the law, Yan Qing's crime deserves death."

Xiao Lu said this in the face of the emperor's murderous eyes, sweat broke out on his forehead, and then he changed his words again, "But after all, Yan Qing has made outstanding achievements in this matter. If he is punished with death, he may be in trouble."

Everyone in the world criticizes him. It’s just that he committed such a serious crime. Even if he has merit and can avoid the death penalty, he can never let it go so lightly."

"We sincerely request your Majesty to remove Yan Qing from his position as the defense envoy of the three northern regions of Jingmo, deprive him of his status as county lord and his fiefdom, and move him to the north. He will not be allowed to enter the capital again without an edict."

Xiao Lu paid a courtesy visit and expressed his favor, "Yan Qing met Ding You, so he should have resigned and returned to his hometown to observe his filial piety. Now that the old general of Qin is old, Yan Qing moved to the north with his mother, which can be regarded as a family reunion, so that he can serve his country loyally."

For most of his life, General Qin has been able to enjoy the happiness of his family."

"I second the proposal!"

As soon as Xiao Lu said this, many courtiers immediately agreed.

The emperor stared at Xiao Lu with a cold face, unable to refute.

This old thief Xiao has learned a lot and knows that just talking about Yan Qing's private deployment of troops will not really do anything to Yan Qing.

But if there is a matter of filial piety involved, and Yan Qing's fault this time, it is not difficult to remove Yan Qing's power.

It seems that in order to completely control the power of Northern Xinjiang, Guo Youning gave this old thief Xiao bad benefits, which is why he wanted to get Yan Qing's power so desperately.

The emperor remained silent with cold eyes, as if he was finally stumped by Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu's worried heart also relaxed a little.

Although he failed to force the emperor to kill Yan Qing, as long as Yan Qing was given the power, he could be regarded as completing what the great lord told him to do.

Just when Xiao Lu thought the matter was settled, out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a familiar person standing up, and he felt something bad in his heart.

“At this time, the border is in constant chaos, foreign enemies repeatedly invade the border, the domestic generals who can be reused have suffered countless losses in the war, and there are not many people who can use them, and the newly promoted generals are inexperienced. This is the time when there is a shortage of personnel.

How can Ding You say a word of filial piety and dismiss the general without using it?"

Liu Xiyuan saluted the emperor, tilted his head slightly and said to Xiao Lu, "The original intention of Ding You to resign and observe filial piety is to commemorate the deceased and wish him peace of mind. The Marquis of Zhenxi served in the army all his life and cared about his family and country. If

I know under Jiuquan that General Yan ignored the border war because of his filial piety, I'm afraid it's hard to feel at ease."

As he spoke, Liu Xiyuan glanced at the emperor in a high position out of the corner of his eye, then turned back and said to the emperor, "As for General Yan's private deployment of troops to attack the Qiang country without orders... Wei Chen remembers that the emperor appointed Yan

When the general was the defense envoy to the three northern regions of Jingmo, he once gave General Yan a sword, Shang Fang, and the brigadier-general killed him first and then reported it. I don’t know if your Majesty still remembers this?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and pretended to think deeply: "I seem to be sure that General Yan will kill him first with his sword and then show off."

As soon as he said this, Xiao Lu's face suddenly looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly, and he stared at Liu Xiyuan.

Grain

Does he remember?

I had not heard anything about this matter, so it could be seen that it was a private decision made by the emperor and was not made public at all in the court.

When the emperor issued an order to appoint Yan Qing as the defense envoy for the three northern regions of Jingmo, the boy had not yet participated in the Spring Examination and entered the court.

How could he know things that he, a censor who had been in the court for so many years, didn’t even know?

He had heard that the emperor had asked this boy to come to the palace to discuss matters.

I'm afraid what happened today is just the emperor and Liu Xiyuan singing a double act and having fun with the civil and military affairs of the dynasty!

Xiao Lu was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and he opened his mouth to ask why the emperor didn't discuss such a big matter with the ministers.

But Liu Xiyuan did not intend to give him a chance to speak. Almost as soon as the emperor finished speaking, he continued: "On the battlefield, the military situation is changing in the blink of an eye. If everything must be reported to the Ming court first, wait for the officials.

If we start fighting after consultation, we might miss the chance of fighting."

"There is an old saying that when you are out in the field, your orders will not be obeyed. A general who is on an expedition should have the right to make independent decisions on major matters. Only in this way can he not delay the opportunity to fight, avoid greater losses, and defeat the enemy to win."

Liu Xiyuan spoke to Xiao Lu meaningfully, as if Xiao Lu was a stickman who was not familiar with military affairs, so he went out of his way to explain to him.

Xiao Lu was stunned again.

I think he has been an official in this court for half his life. When will it be the turn of a young boy who has just joined the court to teach him a lesson?

He wanted to scold Liu Xiyuan for not touching his nose, but after Liu Xiyuan said this, he turned around and complimented the emperor, "Your Majesty knew that the situation of the border battle was difficult to determine, so he asked General Yan to use his sword to show the side, and promised him to kill first and then report."

The power is actually prepared for a rainy day and a wise king."

Now, even if Xiao Lu wanted to curse, for the sake of the emperor, he had no choice but to endure it.

Everyone in the courtroom was whispering.

Seeing that Xiao Lu was blocked again and was speechless, he was still going further and further on the road of offending the emperor. The ministers who had come out to agree with Xiao Lu were now mute again, and even took advantage of the emperor to fight because of Liu Xiyuan

When Xiao Lu received another compliment and his face brightened, he secretly moved back to his position and used it as a wooden stake.

The emperor looked at these wallflowers abandoning Xiao Lu so decisively, and felt sarcastic in his heart, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel sad and happy.

Above the court, there are conflicts of interests and the coldest human relationships. Only by adjusting to the wind and judging the situation can we survive on this smokeless battlefield.

But it is precisely because of this that he can muddy the waters and avoid becoming a puppet whose power is completely emptied.

"What Liu Aiqing said is absolutely true."

The emperor withdrew his gaze, looked at Liu Xiyuan with admiration, and said, "In this case, General Yan should have merit or not..."

"Your Majesty, I believe that even though the Lord of Taiping County holds the sword Shang Fang and has the authority to kill first and then report later, his failure to order the attack on the Qiang Kingdom is still inappropriate. It is a fault rather than a merit."

Before the emperor finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Xu Xiangfeng, who immediately looked over with dissatisfaction.
Chapter completed!