Since childhood, this younger brother has been high and mighty, and has attracted everyone's attention. However, when they see him, they always sigh or compare themselves with him. Lu Zhichen feels like he has fallen into darkness, his whole body stiff.
He has been planning this until today, and now Lu Zhixing says he wants to come back?
Besides, who said this thing was his?! He was the older brother, the one who most deserved the Lin family's full support!
He is blind, why is he still fighting with me?
Lu Zhixing looked through the silk ribbon at the hideous face of his brother, with whom he had not been close since childhood, and sighed inwardly.
In fact, he did not blame Lu Zhichen. It was not his fault, but the fault of the Lin family. They were the ones who created the gap between the two brothers into what it is today.
"Fifth brother, I still remember when I was a kid, you risked being beaten to bring me food." Lu Zhixing suddenly said something softly, then turned and left.
Lu Zhichen froze in place. He couldn't remember this incident at all. He stared grimly in the direction where Lu Zhixing left.
Lu Zhixing, you will never be able to turn things around again! His cold and vicious gaze followed Lu Zhixing until he disappeared.
Soon, while Lu Zhixing and Song Yushu were still handling official business, they received a message from Lu Zhichen, who had gathered some military officers to strongly advise against the execution of the soldiers he had brought back from the border.
Lu Zhixing and Song Yushu looked at each other, and there was no worry in either of them. Lu Zhixing's advice to the Lin family and the emperor had already announced that he would participate in the party struggle.
Song Yushu's eyes even shone with a hint of eagerness. She rubbed her hands together in excitement, "Lu Zhichen is too impatient. I originally thought he would at least take a few days to plan."
Impulsive behavior leads to mistakes.
The Lin family was unable to stop Lu Zhichen?
Seeing Song Yushu's doubts, Lu Zhixing shook his head slightly, "Prince Yu has long been out of the control of my grandfather. What he hates most since he was a child is submission."
Especially if the Lin family controls a prince, they will definitely suffer backlash.
"Prince Yu is a little too impatient. His rash advice is actually helping us. I was originally thinking of using some tricks." Song Yushu shrugged. "Now it's easier."
Lu Zhixing looked at the excited Song Yushu and patted her head. "Are you ready? You won't have such a peaceful life in the future."
"I think it's okay." Song Yushu patted Lu Zhixing's shoulder lightly, "My prince, I am your best assistant!"
In the palace.
Lu Zhichen had gathered a group of military officers and knelt before the emperor, speaking sharply, "Father, if this kind of behavior is not dealt with, how can military discipline be enforced?"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. These generals have been defeated by General Jifeng many times. They gave up resistance only to protect the civilians in the city." The emperor was pressed by Lu Zhichen for a long time, but he never spoke, and even had a pleasant expression on his face.
Lu Zhichen wanted to take this opportunity to get angry, but there was no reason for it. He lowered his head and glanced at the military officer beside him. The military officer immediately continued, "Your Majesty, Prince Yu's words are absolutely not nonsense. I have followed the prince and witnessed with my own eyes those generals' extravagant lifestyles. They are definitely not simply working for the country and the people!"
"We can all testify!" The military officers brought by Lu Zhichen immediately agreed.
It seems that they will not leave unless they are given an explanation today. The emperor stared at Lu Zhichen for a while and was about to speak when a eunuch came to report.
"Your Majesty, King Jing requests an audience."
The emperor immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He had promised King Jing that if he didn't obey, he would go crazy.
"Xuan!"
"Your son pays his respects to the emperor." Lu Zhixing walked into the hall with the help of the eunuchs and slowly saluted the emperor.
"No need to be so polite." The emperor waved his hand quickly and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Lu Zhichen.
"Lu Zhixing! These prisoners are imprisoned in the Sky Prison. How can you take them out at will? And even bring them to the main hall? Are you trying to rebel?!" Lu Zhichen stood up suddenly, pointing at the people behind Lu Zhixing and shouted loudly.
Before Lu Zhixing could say anything, the emperor waved his hand cheerfully, "Hey, this is not King Jing's fault. I asked him to bring them here. Since you want to try them, you should try them in front of me. After all, they have guarded the border for so many years. Even if they have no merits, they have worked hard."
Seeing the emperor speak like this, the military officers brought by Lu Zhichen had an idea in their minds. It seemed that the emperor was going to support King Jing...
"Father..." Lu Zhichen couldn't believe that the emperor would actually help Lu Zhixing. You know, he disliked Lu Zhixing as his son the most!
The emperor's patience had been exhausted. He glared, slammed the table fiercely, and shouted, "That's enough! I had my reasons for asking Prince Jing to bring people here!"
Lu Zhichen wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the military officers behind him. It would be tactless to contradict the emperor at this time.
"Father, Fifth Brother may have some misunderstandings about these soldiers." Lu Zhixing spoke slowly at this time, "Fifth Brother rarely goes to the border, so it is understandable that he is not familiar with the border soldiers' defense strategies."
Emperor Lu Zhichen couldn't argue, but Lu Zhixing couldn't help but snort coldly, "You mean we won't resist at all, just let the enemy country into the border, and losing the three continents is a good thing?"
"It's absolutely impossible. It's just that the border environment is harsh. With military supplies in short supply, the soldiers have no choice but to resort to this last resort to protect the people." Lu Zhixing waved his hands and produced a memorial. "Father, this is a memorial from the Supervisory Council regarding a thorough investigation of military supply warehouses. Please review it."
Lu Zhichen's eyes trembled slightly, and he looked at the memorial in Lu Zhixing's hand in disbelief. He even took two steps forward.
However, Eunuch Li moved faster and handed the memorial from Lu Zhixing to the emperor.
After the emperor took it and read it, his face turned pale. He threw the memorial directly at Lu Zhichen's head and overturned the things on the table. "Lu Zhichen! You are so brave!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Everyone in the hall knelt down. Lu Zhichen picked up the memorial from the ground and took a quick look at it. His face turned pale. "Father, this is absolutely a false accusation!"
"False accusation?" The emperor snorted coldly, "Are you saying that the withholding of military funds was not your idea, but was entirely done by the Minister of War himself? Do you think I'm a fool?! Lu Zhichen! Don't you want the prince status you just regained?!"
Lu Zhichen kowtowed violently and shouted, "Father! I truly had no knowledge of this matter! The Minister of War is my brother-in-law, but I absolutely did not instruct him to do such a horrible thing!"
"That's enough. If you admit it, I still think you can be saved. But you're still crying out for justice? Do you really think I'm a fool?!"
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