Emperor Wu looked at him with a smile, and the more he looked at him, the more pleasing he became.
He has strong strength, high understanding, ability, good vision, and handles things well...especially in terms of personal preferences, he is so similar to me.
If Zuo Chongming's features and eyes weren't more sharp and different from Emperor Wu, he would have doubted whether this boy was his own.
Emperor Wu looked at everyone and asked in a deep voice: "Do you have anything else you would like to add?"
"Your Majesty."
A middle-aged man took half a step forward and said loudly: "The rebellion in Jinyun State is extraordinary. Almost all of its Xiyun Mansion fell."
"Only Ping'an County, where the Zuo Zhen Demon Envoy is located, did not fall. Not only did it save millions of people, but it also killed the Zuo Envoy Lei Gong and the leader of the cult..."
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong."
The old man in the first row said slowly: "There are only two people from the Origin Sea Realm in the photo stone, which does not prove that they are the leader of Liansheng and the guardian of the left."
This person was Wei Tao, the prime minister of the dynasty, and Liu Qiguang was on his ship.
Zuo Chongming's complaint just now forced Liu Qiguang to kill his relatives out of necessity. Naturally, Wei Tao had to find an opportunity to recover the debt.
The middle-aged man calmly smiled and sarcastically said: "Listen to what the Prime Minister means, can you prove that they are not the leader and the Thunder Lord?"
Wei Tao was not in a hurry, and said kindly: "We have no evidence, and there will be no results if we remain in a stalemate. You might as well ask the Zuo Zhen Demon Envoy..."
"If the Zuo Zhen Demon Envoy can produce enough convincing evidence to prove that these two people are indeed the Thunder God and the leader of the Liansheng Sect, we will have no objection."
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but secretly sigh, as expected of Wei Tao, who has been the prime minister for more than ten years, this old fox is not an ordinary ruthless person.
He first raised an objection, deliberately leaving flaws in his words to provoke Mr. He to refute.
In this way, the issue turned into a kicking ball, and he then kicked it to Zuo Chongming, asking him to produce evidence to prove his innocence.
And it should be noted that it is not enough for Zuo Chongming to present evidence alone, he must also provide evidence that is enough to 'convince the public'.
This is inherently impossible to achieve.
Don't forget, Zuo Chongming is standing on the opposite side of the officials. These guys are good at talking and writing, and they can turn black into white.
Under this situation, even if Master Liansheng comes to life and stands here, the officials will still say that he is a fake.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Zuo Chongming comes up with irrefutable evidence, the most Wei Tao can do is apologize and expose it with a smile, and there will be no other losses.
In a sense, Wei Tao's move was almost identical to the move Zuo Chongming used to rescue Nan Feiyu.
Wei Tao, like a kind old man, looked at him with a smile: "Zuo Zhen Demon Envoy?"
As long as this obstacle is overcome, Zuo Chongming's contribution will be reduced a lot, and Emperor Wu will have no reason to reward him heavily. At most, he will be promoted to the town official.
Wei Tao can accept this result.
What he was really afraid of was that Emperor Wu would take this opportunity to confer a title on Zuo Chongming.
Having a title and not having a title are completely different things!
If it's the latter, Wei Tao has plenty of solutions. If it's the former, it will be much more difficult.
"hiss……"
A cold look flashed across Emperor Wu's eyes, and he frowned imperceptibly. He turned to look at Zuo Chongming, wondering how he would respond.
Frankly speaking, as long as Zuo Chongming takes the move, he will fall into a trap, just like Nan Feiyu.
The phrase "self-proven innocence" is a joke.
The more you try to prove yourself, the deeper you fall.
"Hehe, hehe..."
Zuo Chongming stared at Wei Tao, the curve of his lips became more and more obvious, and finally he laughed out loud on the spot.
Wei Tao frowned and asked, "Why is the Zuo Zhen Demon Envoy laughing?"
Zuo Chongming was joking: "I am laughing at the prime minister, but I am putting the cart before the horse."
"you……"
The students under the Prime Minister were immediately furious.
"Don't rush."
With a look, Wei Tao suppressed the angry officials and asked with a smile: "This is an obscure statement. I hope the Zuo Zhen Demon Envoy can clear up the confusion."
Zuo Chongming asked with a smile: "Does Prime Minister know how many years the Liansheng Sect has existed?"
"More than seven hundred years."
"How many times did the imperial court suppress people during this period?"
"There are countless sizes."
"Have you ever cut off the roots?"
"Never."
Wei Tao's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
Zuo Chongming sneered and said: "It can be seen that the Lotus Sect is just a symbol. It can be the Lotus Sect, White Lotus Sect, Green Lotus Sect... What they represent is actually a group of people who are dissatisfied with the imperial court."
Wei Tao coughed lightly and wanted to bring the topic back: "Zuo Zhen Demon Envoy seems to have gone off topic."
"Not urgent."
Zuo Chongming sneered: "The prime minister is a disciple of a saint, and everyone in the palace is a well-read man of poetry and literature. They must know the principle that when water is full, it overflows."
"Although the Wu Dynasty is the common master of the world, it does not mean that it can convince everyone. Therefore, something like the Liansheng Sect can never be erased."
"so?"
The corners of Wei Tao's eyes were wrinkled, and the smile on his face gradually became stiff.
"So the identities of these two people are not important at all."
Zuo Chongming said loudly: "The important thing is that millions of people saw with their own eyes that Master Liansheng and Lei Gong were dead."
"Their own life or death is not important. What is important is that these two identities... are already dead."
"The important thing is that the Liansheng Sect will not be able to make any more troubles in a short period of time."
"The important thing is that the chaos in Jinyun Prefecture has been put down, and the people of Li can live in peace."
"What's important is that the imperial court knocks on the mountain and shakes the tiger, making it difficult for those with evil intentions to sleep and eat."
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole hall was filled with dead silence.
"good!!!"
Mr. He clapped his hands and cheered loudly, with admiration and praise in his eyes.
"That's so true."
"Every word of truth."
"That's right, you are indeed the pillar of my family."
The other people in the Zhenfu Division around him saw the big boss taking the lead, and they all cheered and clapped loudly.
Wei Tao and others' faces were ashen, as if they had eaten blowflies. They were extremely ugly.
"anyway."
Zuo Chongming changed his voice and said narrowly: "It is really a wise move to send students from the Holy Master General Academy to Jinyun Prefecture for training."
It's not very harmful, but it's very insulting.
This shot of eye drops almost broke Wei Tao's defense.
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Zuo Chongming seemed to have thought of something, and threw out a corpse, as well as a mask and a token: "The leader's body and identification are here, are you satisfied?"
If he throws out corpse evidence when Wei Tao makes trouble, officials will have a hundred ways to refute the accusation.
But now, in their eyes, Zuo Chongming's actions were full of insults.
"Hahaha……"
Emperor Wu felt refreshed and stood up with a smile on his face. He put his hands behind his back and said, "It's extremely exciting. I haven't seen such an exciting debate in a long time."
Many people know that Emperor Wu had long been dissatisfied with Wei Tao, because when Emperor Wu fought for the throne, the old man supported other princes.
But this guy's power is too deep and too strong. Even if Emperor Wu finally ascends to power, he cannot act rashly.
Today, Zuo Chongming severely criticized Wei Tao in the court hall in front of all the officials, which really made Emperor Wu extremely happy...
"Report to Your Majesty."
Master He led a group of people from the Zhenfu Division and jointly stepped forward and said: "The Demon Envoy Zuo Zhenfu has made outstanding achievements, and I recommend him to be the Zhenfu Envoy due to his humble position."
Emperor Wu did not answer, but instead picked up a booklet from the table: "Defeat Xu Yunshan first, defeat the demon army, and kill the rebel leader and the left envoy."
"Guarding Ping'an County alone, protecting millions of people, I later sent my warriors to help Yonghe County Demon Suppressor Qian Qian, and recapture Yonghe County and..."
Every time Emperor Wu said something, the faces of all the officials became uglier.
The meaning of these words is too obvious - the position of the Zhenfu Envoy is not enough!
Or just skip two levels and be promoted to a county guard.
Or just get promoted to one level and get compensation in other aspects.
To be fair, Wei Tao and the others would rather Zuo Chongming be promoted to the post of county governor.
No matter how high Zuo Chongming is promoted, to put it bluntly, it is Zhenfusi's own business. Even if they compete for power and profit, it will not affect them.
But they did not forget that Zuo Chongming had been granted a marriage by Emperor Wu before.
Although Nan Yuyan has not yet been granted a title, the daughter of the Emperor Wu must be at least a third-level official.
If you want to marry this princess, Zuo Chongming's official position must not be too different, otherwise it will not be a match.
Therefore, the probability of being promoted directly to two levels is not high. Emperor Wu should be more inclined to... upgrade one level, be granted a subjugation, and be granted a title.
"Report to Your Majesty."
Wei Tao bowed and came out of the queue, and said in a deep voice: "I believe that Zuo Zhen Demon Envoy has made great contributions and was promoted to a higher rank. He was given an eagle robe and a hereditary baron."
Previously, he wanted to prevent Zuo Chongming from being knighted by reducing his merits.
But after being retorted, Wei Tao knew that he couldn't stop it.
The only thing he can do now is to take a preemptive strike and lower Zuo Chongming's title as much as possible.
He was promoted to the seventh rank as a town envoy, and with the addition of the hereditary baron and the eagle dragon robe, he could barely be considered as a princess.
But looking at the three apart, none of them are actually very high, especially the gift of submission, which is only equivalent to an honor.
This is the result that Wei Tao has calculated in his mind and is most in line with his psychological expectations.
"Um?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the other officials couldn't help but frown.
But they soon understood and figured out Wei Tao's intention.
After exchanging glances, everyone came out one after another to agree with Wei Tao's words.
"baron?"
Master He sneered: "If I remember correctly, Prime Minister Wei had a student who only solved one case that year and was granted the title of baron, right?"
Wei Tao suddenly became unhappy: "What do you mean by just one case? That is an important case related to the reputation of Dali Temple, and it involves..."
After a disagreement, the two sides started to fight again.
However, the people on Wei Tao's side also knew that the people in the Zhenfu Division were all animals, and they would definitely not be able to beat them.
In order to avoid angering the other party due to excessive words, and then being beaten violently.
Therefore, they subconsciously restrained themselves to a certain extent, and the two sides quarreled evenly.
"..."
Emperor Wu looked at the quarrel between the two sides, spittle flying everywhere, the corners of his mouth twitching involuntarily, and he sat back down again.
In fact, he was a little confused and had no idea what title to confer on Zuo Chongming.
"Hereditary Viscount? Impossible!"
"The hereditary title is one level higher than the non-hereditary title. How can he be virtuous and capable?"
"Although Zuo Zhenmozu has made great achievements, hereditary viscount is too ridiculous."
"Viscount who is not hereditary can still be considered."