Lu Chen has been in the Great Qi Dynasty for some time, and during this period he has participated in many grand court meetings.
The grand court of the Great Qi Dynasty gave him the feeling that everyone was doing whatever they wanted.
Unlike the ancient costume TV dramas he had seen on Earth, the court meetings of the Great Qi Dynasty were not so elaborate.
In this grand court assembly, you can see people farting, eating secretly, and even fighting and swearing.
Generally speaking, those who curse their mothers are usually officials below the fifth rank, especially when they are impeached by some censors, or when two departments are shifting the blame to each other, they will get angry and start cursing.
As for officials above the fifth rank, due to their status, they disdain to argue with the other side. If they are really provoked, they will directly attack, which fully illustrates what it means to be ruthless but talkative.
Everyone has his or her own opinion on whether scholars should fight or not.
After all, it was not surprising that nothing went wrong when the Master took his students on a tour around the world, and his main point was that he had strong martial virtues.
A 1.9-meter-tall man with a group of apprentices, how many of them dare not sit down and talk properly?
However, this was the first time that Lu Chen had encountered a fight between the heads of the six departments.
He quietly approached Wei Yong and asked, "Master Wei, what's going on? Are you going to do something about it?"
The corners of Wei Yong's mouth twitched. He glared at Lu Chen fiercely and asked, "How do you know I didn't care?"
My goodness, even after the Imperial Censor took charge, he still beat them like this. What kind of hatred or grudge is this?
Seeing Lu Chen's face full of confusion, Wei Yong sighed and said, "You know that Xixia doesn't want to fight anymore and wants to negotiate peace, right?"
Lu Chen nodded. He had heard about this matter when he was at the academy before.
"Indeed, I've heard of it. Isn't this a good thing? Xixia has been arrogant for so many years, and now they've finally surrendered and are willing to negotiate peace with us. What's there to argue about? Why are they still fighting?"
Wei Yong sighed heavily and said, "If you knew the conditions for their peace talks, you wouldn't say that."
"Huh? What are their conditions? What went wrong?" Lu Chen suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. These conditions were probably too much, otherwise the two Shangshu would not have fought.
"Their conditions require us to provide them with 100,000 dan of grain, 30,000 bolts of silk, and 2,000 craftsmen each year! Furthermore, their king wants to marry one of our princesses."
What?!
Lu Chen looked at Wei Yong in amazement and really wanted to ask, "Old man, are you crazy?"
He even had some doubts now, did they win a great victory before?
This damn Yihe conditions, if you don’t know, you would think that the Western Xia was attacking and seizing cities and territories!
Looking at the two Shangshu who were still fighting, Lu Chen frowned and said, "What do we mean by that? These conditions are too unreasonable. Let me say that there is no point in talking about this. We should just drive them away."
After Lu Chen finished speaking, he found that Wei Yong was silent. He couldn't help but opened his mouth and said, "No way, you don't want to agree to it!"
If this is really agreed, it would be too disgusting! What's the difference between this and the snotty Song Dynasty?
If Da Qi really dared to do such a thing, he would not stay here. He would find a mountain village to develop on his own, then form a team and flatten them all.
Wei Yong shook his head and said, "Of course we can't agree to such a request. No one wants to be scolded."
"Then why did the fight break out?"
"Although we haven't agreed to all of them, we've discussed it and feel that we can agree to some of the conditions appropriately, such as opening up trade between the two countries. If the Xixia ruler is willing to submit to our dynasty, it's not impossible to reward them with some money and food."
"You know, we are the Celestial Empire after all, and we still have to maintain our dignity. It would be embarrassing to fight with those barbarians all day long. Besides, wars kill people and also cost money and food. Instead of doing that, it would be better to reward them with some money."
What kind of bullshit is this!
Lu Chen's anger immediately rose!
"That's a perverse logic. It seems like it's saving our national strength, but in reality, it's aiding the enemy. You have to understand that both sides of a war will lose lives. We're expending our national strength, and Xixia's people will also die. War is all about consumption, it's about both sides' national strength and supplies. If we really just give them money, they'll wake up laughing in their dreams."
The more Lu Chen talked, the angrier he became. If these ministers really dared to do such a thing, he would point at their noses and curse them in the hall.
Wei Yong hadn't expected Lu Chen's reaction to be so intense. He looked at Lu Chen curiously and asked, "Don't they say monks are compassionate? Why do you still want to continue fighting?"
"Are the Xixia people considered human beings? I wish I could just take my men and wipe them out! In short, I disagree with this matter no matter what. Lord Wei may think that my voice is insignificant, but I will definitely express my opinion later."
Lu Chen didn't know which of his words had touched Wei Yong's sore spot, the old man's eyes softened when he looked at him.
Before Lu Chen could figure out the logic behind this, Wei Yong sighed again and said, "I understand what you said, but the problem is that the King of Xixia is not only willing to pay homage, but is also likely willing to acknowledge Your Majesty as his father..."
Huh? Ah!
Lu Chen opened his mouth wide and looked at Wei Yong in confusion. Is this the only way to play?
After all, your Xixia is such a big country, and the king is a superior person. How can you just treat him as your son?
Bu has been drifting for half his life, the majestic and wise master, if you don't abandon me...
Lu Chen immediately heard such auditory hallucinations next to his ears, and he couldn't help but shiver.
Looking at the officials still arguing in the court, and Li Zhuo sitting on the dragon throne with a somewhat conflicted expression, Lu Chen finally understood why this happened.
It seems that Li Zhuo is really moved. After all, how many men can resist the temptation of being someone else's father?
Not to mention that this son used to beat him up all day long, but now he has finally been defeated by him and is willing to kneel on the ground and call him dad.
"Well, then, Your Majesty, how much money and food do you think is appropriate to give to his new son?"
"Ahem, we're currently discussing this. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites are arguing over this matter. Cui Shanzhan thinks giving too much would aid the enemy, while the Ministry of Rites thinks giving too little would be disgraceful to the Celestial Empire."
After listening to these explanations, Lu Chen sighed.
This is the problem with Confucianism: they care too much about face!
At this moment, Lu Chen hoped that all the officials in the court were the group of Western bandits who were shameless!
Things couldn't continue to develop like this, so Lu Chen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, can you listen to me?"
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