The imperial palace.
Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Cheng** was pulled out of the unfinished garden and sat impatiently on the dragon throne.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Lin is incompetent and has caused such a serious crime. He must be dismissed from office and brought back to be punished."
Fu Chengwang spoke first.
"Master Fu is right. He must be punished."
Hurry to catch up.
Zhao Chenhan almost died there. Zhao Mingyue was furious and blamed all the responsibility on Zhao Lin. She asked Liu Zhengyan to write a letter to impeach Zhao Lin.
"I support Lord Fu and Lord Liu. They must be held accountable."
General Dingyuan Ma Dada also stood up and spoke.
Obviously, this is what Zhao Mingxiao meant.
Between Zhao Lin and Zhao Chenhan, they still favored Zhao Chenhan.
Even though Zhao Lin is obviously better than Zhao Chenhan now.
Because of Zhao Jingzhou's principles.
Although Zhao Jingzhou has made the decision to let Zhao Lin return to the mansion, the heir of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is still Zhao Chenhan, and he only supports Zhao Lin to build his own mansion.
This is enough to show Zhao Jingzhou's bias.
As his daughter, I naturally made the same choice as him.
What's more, there are Han Yuehua's instructions.
Led by Fu Chengwang, a group of people from Prince Yu's party waved flags and shouted, and in an instant half of the ministers in the court demanded that Zhao Lin be brought back for punishment.
"Your Majesty, no."
Li Chengqian stepped forward and said, "This incident was clearly caused by the co-magistrate Zhao Chenhan's excessive impatience, which led to the deaths of some civilians. If anyone is to hold someone accountable, he should be held accountable first."
"What nonsense!"
Fu Chengwang shouted, "Zhao Chenhan is responsible, but the biggest responsibility lies with Zhao Lin. They should both be brought back and punished."
Liu Zhengyan quickly said, "Master Fu and Master Li are wrong. Zhao Chenhan was only following orders, so where does he stand in the way of responsibility? Everything is caused by Zhao Lin's lax management. If Zhao Chenhan is held accountable, who will dare to run the business in the future?"
"Yes, yes. You can't just take the benefits from the top and let the people below shoulder the responsibilities. It will make people feel disheartened."
"No matter what, this happened in Qingzhou. Regardless of whether Zhao Lin is involved or not, he must be held accountable."
"It's pointless for everyone to argue here. Let's put Zhao Lin in jail first."
"Yes, first capture him and put him in jail."
Many ministers said this.
They were all jealous of Zhao Lin.
The youngest top scholar.
The youngest prefect.
Highly regarded by adults.
He is so young, what will happen to their children?
So Zhao Lin must die.
Even if he doesn't die, he can no longer be an official.
Not to mention the Prince Yu Party who are determined to put the blame on Zhao Lin.
Even the princelings agree.
So at this time they rarely joined forces.
Cheng** was a little hesitant.
He really likes Zhao Lin.
If for no other reason, the flowers and stones from Jiujiang Province were delivered the most and the fastest.
Moreover, Zhao Lin would occasionally give good things to himself.
Which emperor wouldn’t like such a minister?
However, facing the requests of his ministers, Cheng** couldn't refuse directly.
Fortunately, in addition to the Prince's Party, Prince Yu's Party, Jiang Party, Chu Party, etc., there is also the Eunuch Party in the court.
"Your Majesty, I have objections."
Xiao Weilun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, stepped forward and said, "Although this incident occurred in Qingzhou, the specific circumstances are still unknown. It is absurd to convict Zhao Lin just like that."
"Furthermore, the rebels are now powerful, attacking and plundering various counties. If they are not stopped in time, they will shake the foundation of the country. Compared to this, whether Zhao Lin is guilty or not is not important."
"Therefore, I believe we should prioritize and allow Zhao Lin to quell this rebellion first, and then allow him to return to the capital to explain the situation."
"If they are guilty, they should be punished. If they are innocent, we should not let them down."
Xiao Weilun's words resonated deeply with Cheng **. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Cheng ** said, "Minister Xiao is right. Let's do as you say. Order Zhao Lin to quell the rebellion immediately. There must be no mistakes."
"His Majesty."
Fu Chengwang said anxiously, "Zhao Lin is only a 17-year-old scholar. How can he understand how to deploy troops? Sending him to suppress the rebellion will only delay the battle and allow the rebels to harm more people. It would be better to send an old general to fight a quick battle and prevent the rebels from expanding their power."
"Master Fu is wrong."
Xiao Weilun smiled and said, "If Master Fu really paid attention to Zhao Lin, he would know that he had already led his troops to wipe out all the bandits in Qingzhou Prefecture. Although Zhao Lin is young, he possesses both literary and military skills."
Fu Chengwang said in disbelief: "Master Xiao must be responsible for his words."
Xiao Weilun said proudly, "As the Minister of War, I pay close attention to military affairs. Zhao Lin always achieved victory with minimal losses when suppressing bandits. If Master Fu doesn't believe me, you can investigate for yourself."
Fu Chengwang asked doubtfully, "Are the soldiers from Qingzhou Prefecture so powerful?"
Xiao Weilun said, "Master Fu, have you forgotten that some time ago, in order to suppress the bandits who robbed the Flower and Stone Gang, His Majesty specially approved Zhao Lin to train 20,000 soldiers and horses."
Fu Chengwang frowned slightly.
Although Zhao Lin had become his de facto son-in-law, Fu Chengwang did not pay much attention to his affairs because he disliked Zhao Lin.
Only then did I remember that this was the case.
The thought that a man like Zhao Lin could actually command 20,000 troops made Fu Chengwang feel uneasy. He said, "Your Majesty, I suggest sending an old general. This way, we can quell the rebellion more quickly and avoid causing panic among the people."
Xiao Weilun said, "I believe Zhao Lin can quell the rebellion. If not, it won't be too late to send someone else."
"Master Xiao, you are treating state affairs as a joke."
Fu Chengwang said angrily, "Do you know how many people will die because of this sentence?"
Xiao Weilun said expressionlessly, "Master Fu, do you know that kindness does not make a good army? Since Zhao Lin has the ability, why not give him a chance? If he succeeds, it will prove that Your Majesty was right in choosing him, and that Your Majesty's policy of governing the country truly surpasses that of previous emperors."
The eunuch party are all flatterers!
At this moment, all the ministers cursed in their hearts at the same time.
Ever since Zhao Lin slapped the dragon's fart in public last time, everyone knew that Cheng** liked this the most.
But we are all ministers and important officials. How can we flatter them in public like a shameless person like Zhao Lin?
Who knew Xiao Weilun would actually do it.
As soon as these words came out, Cheng ** was indeed delighted: "Let Zhao Lin quell the rebellion. Of course, the Ministry of War is also prepared. If the war goes wrong, a veteran general will be sent to take over immediately."
Xiao Weilun bowed and said, "I obey your order."
Xiao Weilun stood up and said to Fu Chengwang, "Master Fu, everyone says you're selfless, but today it seems that's not the case. Simply because you dislike Zhao Lin, you've disregarded the lives of the people and put forward such an unrealistic suggestion."
"What nonsense!"
Fu Chengwang was so angry at Xiao Weilun's words that his beard trembled: "I have always been objective and not personal. Everyone knows it."
Xiao Weilun said slowly: "So you get anxious whenever it comes to Zhao Lin."
Fu Chengwang almost vomited blood.
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