When they heard the words "The Imperial Master is attending court", I don't know why, but all the civil and military officials in the court felt guilty.
Come to think of it, what has Lu Chen been busy doing for the past six months? Isn't it for the betterment of Da Qi?
He developed the Sheng'en Pill, established trade relations with Western Xia, created auspicious signs so that people all over the world could have food to eat, and went to four cities to fight the epidemic. After a series of operations, Da Qi finally got better, and the fortunes of Da Qi finally showed signs of prosperity.
As a result, now the eldest prince leads his troops out and brings the entire Da Qi back to the pre-liberation era.
Nowadays, let alone prosperity, it would be good if the country could avoid being destroyed.
At this moment, it is normal and appropriate that all the civil and military officials of Da Qi, including Li Zhuo, dare not look at Lu Chen.
Compared to Lu Chen, they are just a bunch of trash who can only hold them back!
Why didn't anyone notify Lu Chen to attend court when such a big thing happened? Was it really just because Lu Chen didn't want to attend court?
Li Zhuo was panicking. Lu Chen went straight to the court. What should he do now?
It is definitely not possible to prevent Lu Chen from going to the palace, but once Lu Chen comes up, a casual word from him may embarrass all the civil and military officials in the court.
After much deliberation, Li Zhuo finally ordered Lu Chen to come to the palace.
In the current situation, the reputation of civil and military officials is nothing!
Soon Lu Chen appeared in front of everyone. Today he was wearing the Taoist robe bestowed upon him by the court, which looked quite formal.
Anyone could see that what Lu Chen wanted to talk about was very serious and he had no intention of joking.
After entering the palace and going through a set of formalities with Li Zhuowan, Lu Chen went straight to the point and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Liao and Jin armies have already breached Bazhou City and are now charging towards our capital. I wonder if Your Majesty and the ministers have come up with a plan for response?"
Li Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as Lu Chen didn't dwell on the defeat in Bazhou City, everything would be fine.
He hurriedly repeated the regulations that the civil and military officials had just brought out, and at the same time, he said to Lu Chen anxiously, "National Master, please hurry up and prepare. We will head south immediately!"
Lu Chen didn't respond to Li Zhuo immediately. Instead, he looked at the surrounding civil and military officials, then smiled contemptuously and said, "A whole court of civil and military officials, all these dignitaries, and in the end, they came up with this strategy? Abandon the city? Escape south? Brilliant! Brilliant! It really opened my eyes! What sins did the people of Great Qi commit in their past lives to have leaders like you?"
Yes, Lu Chen went straight to A.
There was no sign, no buffer, and no preparation. He just went straight up and dealt the opponent's damage.
He is angry!
He knew that the eldest prince was unreliable, and he also knew that there were always a few smart people in the dynasty.
But he didn't expect that in less than ten days, Bazhou City would be lost, and in less than ten days, 150,000 troops would be buried there.
Lu Chen turned around and searched around, then found the eldest prince and asked directly, "I heard that 150,000 soldiers died in Bazhou City. How did you come back alive? How dare you come back alive? Why didn't you die there?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court was in an uproar!
That’s the eldest prince, the emperor’s biological son, and the eldest son of the royal family.
Even if he is really guilty of a heinous crime, you cannot say such things in the court in front of all the civil and military officials.
Even though you, Lu Chen, are the Imperial Master, in the final analysis, your status is still that of a minister.
The eldest prince is of royal blood. No matter whether he can become emperor in the future, he is still the king after all.
You, a subject, actually speak to the monarch like this. Are there any rules or moral principles left?
The eldest prince's face turned ashen. He felt ashamed and angry at the same time.
With Lu Chen's disturbance today, his weight in the emperor's heart has been reduced a little, and his chances of seizing the throne in the future will be even lower.
"Lu Chen did it on purpose! He must have done it on purpose. He was just helping Li Xiang!"
At this moment, the eldest prince felt as if there were ten thousand ants crawling around in his heart, biting his chest madly!
Just when the eldest prince didn't know how to vent his anger, Yang Xuzi stood up and accused Lu Chen, "Lu Chen! You are so bold! Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are talking to? Do you want to rebel?"
Li Zhuo frowned upon seeing this and said, "Grandmaster, I already know the truth. The prince cannot be blamed for this matter. It was Chu Huairen who insisted on going out of the city to pursue the enemy, which led to such a disaster."
Lu Chen, hands tucked in his pockets, looked at Li Zhuo, who sat on the dragon throne, and said, "Really? Who said that? I'm afraid it's all just the eldest prince's one-sided statement. You must be wondering why I suddenly came here to join in the fun today when I haven't attended court in a long time. Is it because I'm afraid the city will be breached, so I want to hear your thoughts. Do you want to evacuate with you?"
"Unfortunately, that's not the case. You should all know that I have a group of Jinyiwei under my control, and they are also doing intelligence work."
"Just a few days ago, they rescued a soldier. The soldier was General Chu Huairen's personal guard. He brought a personal letter from General Chu Huairen and wanted to see His Majesty."
As he spoke, Lu Chen pulled out a letter from his sleeve and shook it in front of all the civil and military officials, saying, "In this letter, General Chu Huairen denounced the First Prince's various evil deeds, including but not limited to making friends with and bribing border generals, ignoring General Chu Huairen's dissuasion, and insisting on leaving the city to pursue."
"Once he discovered the Liao and Jin's ferocious counterattack, he threw away his armor and weapons, disregarding the lives of his soldiers, and fled like a stray dog. Upon returning to the city, he had no intention of resisting, only of escaping with his men!"
"General Chu Huairen said that he would live and die with Bazhou City. He wrote this letter only to tell the court the truth about Bazhou City. He did not do it for himself and his family, but to tell the entire court, the civil and military officials, and to tell Your Majesty that there are still soldiers in Bazhou City who can fight, who still dare to fight. Even after the city was breached, they did not retreat!"
"What nonsense! You are talking nonsense! The letter in your hand is also fake. Lu Chen, how dare you wrongly accuse me? You are so vicious!"
The eldest prince jumped up from the ground, pointing at Lu Chen and yelling excitedly. He was almost going crazy. Why did Lu Chen's men happen to run into Chu Huairen's personal soldiers? Was it God's will to kill me?
Upon hearing this, Yangxuzi's expression changed drastically. He knelt down and said to Li Zhuo, "Your Majesty, you must not believe Lu Chen's one-sided statement. Everyone knows that Lu Chen is the teacher of the young prince Li Xiang. For him to come out and say such things at this time is clearly an attempt to frame the eldest prince!"
"Haha, frame-up? Just based on you two, are you really worthy of me framing you?" Lu Chen bowed to Li Zhuo and said, "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei has also protected some low-ranking generals in Bazhou City, about a dozen of them. They are waiting outside the door now. You can summon them at any time."
"Just call them up and ask them, and we'll know the truth!"
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