Chapter Thirty-Three: Prime Minister Lu's Plan (1)
When Teng Bin heard the emperor asking him for his opinion, he first served the poured tea respectfully. The emperor took the tea without drinking it, and looked at Teng Bin, waiting for him to speak.
Teng Bin said: "Your Majesty, I am not speaking for Lin Yi. Although Feng Liancheng has meritorious service, he is also domineering and cliquey for personal gain. He has done countless despicable intrigues secretly. He has also ignored the holy will many times. Lin Yi killed him. This is
He deserves to die."
The emperor said: "Li'er is such a rationale, but the people don't know the hidden truth. In their eyes, Feng Liancheng is the hero of the country. Furthermore, Feng Liancheng can be regarded as a person whose merits outweigh his faults. Because of this, I have been to
He was hesitant about the matter. Now that he was killed in public, he had to give an explanation to the people. He also had to give an explanation to the officials. Otherwise, in the future, if some reckless person kills an official in anger, and the court does not pursue it, wouldn't it be chaotic?
Got it."
Teng Bin said: "Then we can only kill Lin Yi to make people happy."
The emperor took a sip of tea and said: "But Lin Yi is a righteous man, and I admire him very much. When I was alone with him, he never asked me to spare his life. He always had a calmness about death. He was so strong and strong.
This is even more impressive. So I want to save his life again. But... alas, it is difficult..."
The emperor seemed very conflicted and asked three questions in a row.
Teng Bin has been with the emperor for many years, and he can guess the holy will.
He observed his words and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lu has always been a sworn enemy of Feng Liancheng. Now that Feng Liancheng is dead, Prime Minister Lu must be extremely happy. He should also be grateful to Lin Yi. Moreover, Prime Minister Lu also has a group of officials in his court to support him. That's good.
To do things. Should I invite Prime Minister Lu into the palace? Listen to his opinion."
The emperor smiled and put down the tea bowl.
That's exactly what he meant.
As long as one person takes the lead to protect Lin Yi's life, things will be easy to handle.
If by then the situation becomes difficult to deal with due to the resentment of the officials and the public, Prime Minister Lu will also be held responsible.
The emperor said: "That's what I had in mind. This time I chatted with Lin Yi, and to my surprise, it turned out that Lu Choumin was not a backer of the Beifu. He was wrongly blamed at first. In this way, someone was immediately sent to inform him to enter the palace.
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Teng Bin said: "Yes."
An hour later, Prime Minister Lu entered the palace.
When Lin Yi promised Prime Minister Lu to get rid of his rival Feng Liancheng for him, Prime Minister Lu never expected that Lin Yi would kill Feng Liancheng in public. When the news came, Prime Minister Lu was even shocked.
Of course, Prime Minister Lu was extremely happy to finally get rid of his political enemies for many years.
He also really admired Lin Yi's courage to conquer mountains and rivers.
Lin Yi did not hesitate to commit a heinous crime and kept his promise, which also touched Prime Minister Lu. So Prime Minister Lu learned that the emperor ordered Wei Chiyan to lead the navy to clear out Piaoling Island, and Prime Minister Lu once had a kindness to Wei Chi, so Prime Minister Lu
He sent a secret message to Wei Chiyan, asking Wei Chiyan to secretly open up the situation and give Piaoling Island a way out.
Although it was difficult to save Lin Yi, at least he saved Lin Yi's relatives and friends. Prime Minister Lu was very generous in this matter.
After Lu Ba came back, he reported the details of the situation on the road to Prime Minister Lu.
He also took out the sword that Lin Yi asked him to keep and showed it to Prime Minister Lu.
Prime Minister Lu took the sword and drew it out. The 'Xue Xue Sword' was filled with green light, and Prime Minister Lu couldn't help but admire what a good sword it was.
Lu Ba said: "Lin Yi knew that he had a narrow escape from death. He said that if he died, he would give me this sword. It would be a waste of our acquaintance. Prime Minister, I have dealt with him all the way. Lin Yi is really a Jin Qianyi who values love and righteousness."
A man of promise."
"Lin Yi is indeed a rare chivalrous hero!" Lu Xiang said with a sigh: "Oh, a peerless hero! He can be compared with our ancestors. Our ancestors had a generation of chivalrous heroes, but in the end they died in the 'Prison of Prisoners of Demons'
', Lin Yi will also die in the 'Prison of Demon Prisoners', it's a pity..."
Speaking of this, Prime Minister Lu's eyes were full of resentment.
It seems that he is dissatisfied with the fact that his ancestors died in the Demon Prison.
Prime Minister Lu was led by Teng Bin to the emperor's study.
Then Tengbin and the eunuch exited and stood outside the door.
The emperor rarely spoke to Prime Minister Lu alone, and now even Teng Bin had withdrawn. Prime Minister Lu speculated that the emperor must have something important to discuss with him. He had to deal with it carefully.
As the saying goes, being with a king is like being with a tiger.
He has been careful over the years.
The emperor gave Lu Xiang a seat, and Mr. Lu sat down.
The emperor first chatted with him about innocuous matters, and then slowly brought the topic to Lin Yi.
The emperor looked at Prime Minister Lu with a questioning look and said: "Lin Yi has been imprisoned in the 'Prison Prison'. He killed Feng in public this time. You are also aware of the shock and impact. What do you think should be done with him?"
After hearing this, Prime Minister Lu thought to himself, he was the sworn enemy of Fengbian City. Did the emperor suspect that he was also involved in the murder of Feng, so he tried to test him?
Prime Minister Lu said: "Lin Yi killed General Feng in public. Heaven is angry and people are angry. If he doesn't kill, the people will not be angry!"
After hearing this, the emperor's eyes flashed with disappointment. This was not the advice he wanted to hear.
The emperor said: "Is there no other way..."
After hearing this, Prime Minister Lu thought to himself, did the emperor want to spare Lin Yi's life?
The emperor gave Lin Yi a handwriting and a seal, which was a rare honor and showed his favor for Lin Yi.
The emperor also knew that Mr. Lu was too scrupulous to express his truest thoughts, so the emperor said: "You and I, the monarch and my minister, will not hide anything from you. I have already interrogated Lin Yi and know his motive for killing..."
The emperor showed Lin Yi's confession to Mr. Lu.
Mr. Lu read it carefully and found that there was no implication in this confession.
Lin Yi is really loyal.
This made Mr. Lu feel very relieved.
After Prime Minister Lu looked at it, the emperor said: "To be honest, Feng Liancheng has gone too far. Lin Yi and the people in the south are loyal to him, but he actually killed so many people for one woman. He also imprisoned and humiliated the woman.
. People in Jianghu also pay attention to repaying kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred. It is reasonable for Lin Yi to kill him..."
After hearing these words, Prime Minister Lu decided that the emperor wanted to spare Lin Yi's life.
Now Mr. Lu felt confident.
Prime Minister Lu said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say. But first, please forgive me for your courage."
The emperor said: "Just say it. No matter what you say, I will forgive you."
Prime Minister Lu stood up and said respectfully: "Although Feng Liancheng has made meritorious deeds, he was arrogant and rebellious. His crimes are even more numerous. He also ignored the holy will several times, which is simply lawless. Lin Yi killed well! Feng Liancheng died unjustly. As for Lin Yi, Your Majesty
, when Fengxiang was in danger, Lin Yi led all the heroes to go to the country to defend Fengxiang with enthusiasm. The battle in Fengxiang was so tragic that the whole country was shocked. If Fengxiang was defeated at that time, Lucheng would not be able to hold it. In that way, the two enemy armies could merge into one and march straight in.
. It can be said that Lin Yi turned the tide and brought the situation to an end. His reputation and prestige were also at an all-time high. Also, after defeating the Western Region Army, there was no need to worry about the border. Lin Yicai and Feng Liancheng settled old accounts, which shows that Lin Yi did not disregard the overall situation.
Therefore, I hope Your Majesty will think twice about how to deal with Lin Yi. It is easy to kill a hero, but I am afraid of chilling the hearts of millions of heroes..."
Prime Minister Lu's words hit the right note in the emperor's mind.