Everyone looked at Lin Jue in astonishment. Their minds followed Lin Jue's words, and they all somewhat understood what Lin Jue wanted to express. What Lin Jue wanted to express was that Lu Zhongtian seemed to be deliberately provoking the cult bandits in order to anger them.
Banditry caused chaos. This kind of accusation is not an ordinary fault. It is the work of treacherous ministers and traitors. How could Lu Zhongtian do such a thing? It is absolutely impossible. But Lin Jue's account is so precise that it is difficult to refute.
Guo Chong also straightened up on his throne and his eyes widened. Doubts arose in his heart. Although he did not believe that this was Lu Zhongtian's deliberate action, he wanted to know how Lu Zhongtian explained this matter.
Lu Zhongtian's face turned red, and he waved his arms and said angrily: "Lin Jue, you are so bold. Do you mean that I am responsible for the chaos in the Qingjiao? The Qingjiao had the intention to cause chaos. It had already taken advantage of the situation, so it was no longer possible.
In that matter, the Qingjiao will not rebel? You are sophistry and frame-up, and your intentions are so vicious. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I ask your Majesty to make the decision. Lin Jue is so vicious, he is going to destroy me. I have worked hard all my life.
, loyal to the country, but unexpectedly, he was so openly and falsely accused by this person. This old minister is heartbroken. Your Majesty, you are wise and decisive. You must not listen to this man's nonsense. The rebellion of the Qingjiao was forced to settle on this old minister. Your Majesty,
, can you continue watching?"
Guo Chong comforted him in a deep voice: "Lu Aiqing, don't be angry. I won't believe what he says. Lin Jue, you can't talk nonsense. How can you blame Lu Aiqing for the Qingjiao rebellion? Isn't this a big joke?"
Lin Jue bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I did not say that the Qingjiao rebellion was the fault of Prime Minister Lu. But I would like to ask your Majesty and your lords to think about it. If there were not 500 forbidden troops to escort the Mo family and his wife to Chang Heng Gong for interrogation and execution, what if the imperial court
If you change the way of handling it, secretly mobilize troops and prepare, without alerting the enemy in advance, and kill all the Qingjiao bandits with a thunderous blow. Will the Qingjiao rebellion still have such serious consequences? Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians will die, and tens of thousands of people will be destroyed.
Several cities and huge sums of money spent? Prime Minister Lu was the first to receive the report from the Qingjiao leader. As the prime minister of a country and the minister who governs the country, even if his decision has no other purpose, it is at the very least an improper handling and lack of ability.
, causing huge losses to the court, causing our great Zhou Dynasty to endure this catastrophe, and shaking the foundation of our great Zhou Dynasty. The prime minister of a country has no ability to do anything, leading to such serious consequences, I have not seen Prime Minister Lu even say a word of apology.
, but he shirks his responsibilities like a normal person. No one mentions it, but I have to mention it. If virtue is not worthy of talent, talent is not worthy of the position, and there will be disaster. Isn't it wrong for me to impeach him?"
Lin Jue was very smart. He did not pursue this matter in a larger direction. Although he extremely suspected that Lu Zhongtian's behavior deliberately caused rebellion, he had no evidence to support this matter. Lin Jue
He just pointed it out and then stopped, letting the emperor and the ministers experience it for themselves. Lin Jue focused his firepower on Lu Zhongtian's improper handling of this matter. This was the wisest choice. As a prime minister, on such an important matter,
Improper operation, which in turn leads to the prime minister's lack of moral character and incompetence, is a logical move. And everyone should recognize the fact that Lu Zhongtian did not handle the matter in time. With a small sense of justice, he held high and let things go lightly, this is Lin
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Sure enough, there was no refutation from the main hall in response to Lin Jue's accusation. Everyone was thinking: Prime Minister Lu did make a mistake. Maybe Prime Minister Lu's intention was right and he hoped to scare Xiao Xiao. But this was indeed irritating.
The religious bandits were arrested, and they were alerted. The rebellion of the religious bandits might not have happened so early, but after that incident, the rebellion started immediately. This was obviously a sense of crisis. If it were handled in a different way, as Lin Jue said
Yan's mobilization of troops and horses was well prepared, and then a thunderous strike was carried out to kill all the key leaders of the religious bandits and control the situation. There would be no subsequent arduous efforts to suppress the rebellion, and the losses would not be so heavy and so many people would die.
Lu Zhongtian keenly felt the difference in the atmosphere in the palace, especially Guo Chong's face, which was very bad. He made a decision decisively. Since Lin Jue was avoiding the important and taking the easy, he could not forcefully defend himself, otherwise the more he described, the darker and darker he became, the more he aroused the emperor's suspicion.
Having been in the political arena for so many years, Lu Zhongtian knew how to deal with such a situation.
"Your Majesty, I will never refute the mistakes of the old minister pointed out by Mr. Lin. The old minister has served the imperial court for decades and has experienced thousands of things. There are big things, and there are small things. There are complicated things, and there are very simple things.
I dare not say that everything can be handled properly, but I do my best when handling everything, and I dare not be careless in the slightest. But in this matter, if Master Lin had not suggested it, I would not have realized it yet.
I saw that the old minister's handling was so inappropriate. Although the Qingjiao had already had the intention of causing trouble, and the whole situation would not be changed because of something, the old minister was thinking at this moment that perhaps there should be a better choice instead of taking the original approach.
Practice. Mr. Lin said that the old minister's virtue was not worthy of his position, but the old minister did not admit it. But he said that the old minister had no talent, and the old minister had to admit it. After all, the result was there. In this case, the old minister asked the emperor to resign. When the minister is old, his talents will be exhausted.
, I am afraid that I will no longer be able to serve the country, lest I do bad things with good intentions. I would like to resign and return home, and please ask the emperor for permission." Lu Zhongtian said in a heavy tone.
Everyone was shocked. Lu Zhongtian actually admitted it and wanted to resign? He didn't resist? This is really shocking. He was so easily overthrown by Lin Jue's impeachment? How could this happen?
"What? Prime Minister Lu, how can you resign? Prime Minister Lu is the backbone of our ministers in the Great Zhou Dynasty. There are many things waiting for you to decide. The emperor also relies on Prime Minister Lu, how can you resign? Lin Jue, you have lost your mind and gone crazy today.
What? You dare to make bloody accusations against Prime Minister Lu. Your Majesty, this kind of person must be severely punished. A small villain attacks an important minister in the court. If this trend is not stopped, there will be chaos in the court. I ask the emperor to issue an order to punish Lin Jue severely. He must be punished.
He taught me a lesson." Wu Chunlai said loudly.
"Shut up, Mr. Wu. I have been self-examination and self-discipline all my life. Now that others have pointed out my mistakes, even though I don't agree with what he said, in fact there are other choices. As I sit in the position of prime minister, I should be a great leader of Zhou Dynasty.
Choose the best way to solve the problem, let the country go on the normal road, and let the emperor avoid worries. But I did not do a good job in this matter. I am not qualified, please let someone with virtue and talent do it. This is also
It's not a bad thing. It's also a good thing for the court and the people." Lu Zhongtian shouted.
Wu Chunlai was reprimanded by him and was a little dazed. Yang Jun sneered and said to himself: Old fox, your words are better than your singing. Are you willing to resign? The sun rises in the west. You are just trying to win the emperor's sympathy.
.You know the emperor too well.
Sure enough, Guo Chong said: "Lu Aiqing, it doesn't have to be like this. You are an important minister of the country, how can you just retreat? No one is perfect. Aiqing has been loyal to the country and served for many years. He has endured many complicated things, even if there are some It is inevitable that things are not perfect. Besides, I love you for the good of the world. How can the so-called unintentional mistakes be regarded as faults? "
Lu Zhongtian had a sad look on his face but a complacent heart. He knew that this would be the result. How could the emperor allow him to resign because of this incident? He was not an official who could resign so easily.
"Your Majesty, isn't an unintentional mistake a fault? Then why did someone list a long list of charges to impeach Master Yan and Master Fang? Are the responsibilities of the Qingjiao rebellion also placed on their heads? Master Yan and Master Fang Aren't they dedicated to the country, loyal and courageous? At first, some people clamored to call them national traitors, and all the officials unanimously impeached the two adults, so what?" Lin Jue said loudly.
Guo Chonggu was speechless and thought: Are you deliberately trying to keep me from getting off the stage? Why are you going to bring up those things again?
"Master Lin, those are two different things. Weren't Master Yan and Master Fang not impeached back then? Why bother talking about old things?"
"Yes, one code comes back to the other. Why does Prime Minister Lu's matter involve the previous matters again?"
"It's really unreasonable. According to Mr. Lin, if you do more, you will make more mistakes. If you don't do it, don't do it? Mr. Lu has done so many things, but he must be held accountable for one thing. Who will dare to do anything in the future?"
A group of officials who were filial sons and grandsons began to discuss one after another. Under Wu Chunlai's signal, they expressed their dissatisfaction with Lin Jue.
Lin Jue sneered and said nothing. He did not think that he could really impeach Lu Zhongtian today. What Lin Jue did today was carefully considered. The death of Fang Dunru had a great impact on Lin Jue. Lin Jue vowed to take revenge. This was just This is the beginning of Lin Jue's revenge. Even if he can't be brought down, Lu Zhongtian will still be disgusted with him. Moreover, today's impeachment will have far-reaching significance. Rather than impeaching those three people, it is better to say that Lin Jue blew the clarion call to fight back and wanted to Let Guo Chong, a suspicious person, understand some of the inside story. Arousing Guo Chong's suspicion is the best result.
"Lin Jue, I understand that Mr. Lu is loyal to the country. What you said today is certainly correct, but it would be unfair to impeach Mr. Lu Zhongtian just because of his negligence. I think this matter has come to an end. Until now, don’t dwell on this matter. Prime Minister Lu made a mistake, but it’s not enough to warrant impeachment, what do you think?” Guo Chong said in a deep voice.
The implication of this sentence is that you are right to impeach, but you give me face so that this kind of thing will not cause too much trouble.
Lu Zhongtian heard the elegant meaning of Xiange, how could he not know that he should make a statement at this moment. So he followed Guo Chong's words: "The emperor cares for me very much, and I am grateful. However, the old man was indeed negligent in this matter. The so-called cessation of punishment, but also Please give the emperor a punishment. I also remind the old minister to be more cautious and considerate in his actions in the future. According to the old minister's wishes, he must take the blame and resign. Otherwise, people in the world will say that the old minister is obsessed with high positions. But the old minister also thought, It is a troubled time for the court at this time. If the veteran leaves at this moment, he is really suspected of running away. The veteran cannot do this. Unless the emperor orders the veteran to leave, the veteran cannot resign lightly. "
