"Haha! Mr. Li, what you said today does make some sense. However, our Ministry of War must declare in advance that this is not what our Ministry of War means!"
Li Jiantai said coldly and sarcastically.
Li Jiantai is a complete old fox. He really wants the soldiers and horses in Lin Fan's hands, but he cannot offend Lin Fan for this.
"That's right! This is not what my military department meant!"
The officials from the Ministry of War said in unison.
"you!"
Li Guozhen stared at Li Jiantai and others with wide eyes, and secretly cursed that these people were all bastards, and they would not give him face at this time.
Lin Fan was also speechless with them. None of these people were fools. They were all eager to get good things, but if there was any harm in this matter, they would find a way to remove it.
"Master Li, as the Crown Prince and Grand Master, you have a very wide range of affairs. The Ministry of War doesn't even have the intention, but you can actually make decisions on behalf of the Ministry of War?"
Lin Fan looked at Li Guozhen indifferently and said.
Then, he suggested: "Your Majesty, the prince is not in the court now. Since there is no prince, why not revoke the prince's position as grand master first?"
you!
Li Guozhen became anxious at that time and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty! Although the prince is not in the court, it does not mean that there is no prince!"
"Moreover, the prince is not dead yet, but just missing. Lin Fan said that he wants to cancel the prince's grand master. This is a curse to the prince's death! Your Majesty, this Lin Fan must be punished!"
"Shit! This old kid has such a vicious heart. He is actually so good at finding faults. The IOUs signed by you guys are all on the same IOU. Let's see how I deal with you."
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
Emperor Chongzhen had a look of suspicion on his face and thought, IOU?
What IOU?
Do these people owe Lin Fan money again?
This is his own son. The money these officials owe him is not equivalent to the money they owe themselves. They must help him get it back!
"Haha! Mr. Li, you are worthy of being the Crown Prince and Grand Master. Your skills in catching others are really top-notch. I just said today that I would cancel the official position of Crown Prince and Grand Master, and you will say that I cursed the Crown Prince to death!"
"Then if you people contradict His Majesty one day and raise objections to His Majesty's policies one day, wouldn't that be deceiving the emperor and intending to rebel?"
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
hiss!
Li Guozhen suddenly took a breath of air. His old face tensed up and his eyes looked around from time to time. When he saw that all the officials around him had unkind expressions, Li Guozhen swallowed a big mouthful of saliva.
I accidentally got into big trouble!
You know, what can these officials do when they go to court?
Naturally, they are giving advice to His Majesty. If Your Majesty wants to do something detrimental to them, they will do their best to stop it.
Lin Fan had a sharp tongue and caught this. If he didn't change his words, officials like them would really be beheaded if he raised any objections in the future!
This is equivalent to offending all the officials at once!
"Ahem! Marquis Diwu, this matter is entirely the fault of Li Guozhen alone. We don't think so. Now that the prince is gone, the prince and grand master should indeed cancel it!"
"Yes, what does the Crown Prince do?
That is the prince's teacher. If the prince is not here, who will he teach?
No one can teach him, so what else can he do?"
"Cancel it! Your Majesty! Cancel it for the Crown Prince and Grand Master!"
Officials from the Ministry of War, led by Li Jiantai, began to fight against Li Guozhen with all their strength.
Li Guozhen was in a cold sweat at that time. These people in the Ministry of War were so unreasonable and they would add insult to injury to the fullest!
"You guys! Don't go too far! If the crown prince and grand master are cancelled, what will happen to the third prince in the future?"
Li Guozhen looked at the third prince and said.
At this time, he could only place his hope in the third prince. However, his move was a big mistake, even if Chongzhen really intended to make the third prince the prince.
However, they, the ministers, cannot say it, let alone in front of His Majesty before the matter is finalized, otherwise, it will only make His Majesty jealous.
What's more, all the ministers are here at this time, including the third prince.
Although Zhu Cijiong was young, he was not a fool. After Li Guozhen said these words, he directly scolded him: "Shut up! You Li Guozhen, are you teaching His Majesty how to do things by saying this?"
"Your Majesty, the prince is just missing and has not been confirmed whether he is dead or not. This Li Guozhen is so audacious, please punish him!"
ah!
Li Guozhen was so frightened that he knelt on the ground. He also knew that he had just been excited and said the wrong thing. At this time, he could only ask for your Majesty's forgiveness: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I accidentally said the wrong thing just now. Please forgive me."
Your Majesty convicts you!"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Li Guozhen indifferently and said: "Hmph! Li Guozhen, you are getting more and more courageous. I haven't settled the accounts with you for all the things you have done, but you still dare to be in this court."
raving!"
"Let me see, don't even want your head!"
"Ah! Your Majesty, forgive me! Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Li Guozhen said loudly and hastily.
All the officials looked at Li Guozhen indifferently. This is how it is in the court. When you are in the spotlight, the officials will help you. When you are at a disadvantage, everyone will push you down.
Lin Fan said at this time: "Your Majesty, this Li Guozhen must not die! Moreover, his position as Crown Prince and Grand Master must be retained!"
"kindness?
Lin Fan, tell me why this is?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked doubtfully.
All the officials were also puzzled. Li Guozhen had offended Lin Fan to death. He had remonstrated with Lin Fan several times to cause trouble for Lin Fan. At this time, he actually spoke for Li Guozhen.
"Your Majesty, this is an IOU signed by Li Guozhen himself, with his fingerprints on it. Of course, some officials from the Ministry of War also stamped their fingerprints!"
"Several thousand households in Fusi, North Town of Jinyiwei also signed their names. The amount they owe is as high as seventeen million taels. If Li Guozhen dies, the money will cost the people of the Ministry of War and Beizhen.
The people from Fusi are here to pay it back!"
"As the saying goes, the sky is falling, and there is a big one watching. I thought that since Li Guozhen is the crown prince and grand master, Li Guozhen will naturally have to pay back the bulk of these debts!"
"If he dies, who will pay back the money?
Colleagues from the Ministry of War, what do you think?"
After Lin Fan finished speaking, he looked at the officials from the Ministry of War. At this time, the officials from the Ministry of War also realized that what Lin Fan said made sense. After Li Guozhen died, they were the ones to repay the money.
"This! What Marquis Di Wu said is right! Li Guozhen cannot die, and his official position cannot be removed, so he should keep it!"
Officials from the Ministry of War said one after another.
They also realized that if Li Guozhen died, they would be the ones to repay the money in the IOU. It was not cost-effective. They would have to wait for Li Guozhen to pay back his share before killing him.
At this time, Li Guozhen was in tears. He had already given three million taels of silver to the Ministry of War, but he still wanted to take the bulk of it himself. Is this justified?