1039 War, the Emperor must believe it even if he doesn't believe it

Is the Shandong Lu family collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country?

When the emperor saw the memorial from the Ninth Prince, he threw it to the ground without thinking.

The emperor didn't believe at all that the Shandong Lu family would collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. But if someone said that the Ninth Prince was collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, the emperor would believe it.

You know, the Ninth Prince not only has a special relationship with Xiling Tianyu, but he also helps Nanling Jinxing a lot. No one would believe that a prince makes friends with a prince of another country without any purpose.

But what if he doesn't believe it? The Ninth Prince is very cautious in his actions, and the Emperor cannot get any solid evidence. He can only watch the Ninth Prince interacting with princes from various countries and watching the Ninth Prince's power continue to expand.

The emperor stared at the memorial on the ground with his eyes blazing with anger. He knew that his ninth uncle had submitted this memorial in order to force him to take action against the Shandong Lu family, but he could not ignore it.

"Pick up the memorial for me." The emperor said gritting his teeth.

The eunuch hurried forward and respectfully presented the memorial to the emperor, then quickly retreated, fearing that he would be angered.

The emperor tried hard to suppress his anger and read on word by word.

The Ninth Prince's handwriting was beautiful, with concise words, and was easy to understand. However, the more the Emperor read, the angrier he became.

Judging from the Ninth Prince's memorial, the evidence of the Lu family's treasonous collaboration with the enemy is irrefutable, with both witnesses and evidence. It is an ironclad case.

"Even the Blood-Clothed Guards can't solve such a wonderful case." The emperor sneered. Speaking of the Blood-Clothed Guards, he thought of Lu Shaolin, who had always been treated coldly by him.

Up to now, the Emperor still couldn't find out who Lu Shaolin belongs to, but Lu Shaolin is a patient man. He has been at home without a job for more than half a year and has not done anything that he shouldn't have done.

Lu Shaolin's matter is easy to handle. If the emperor didn't want to use him to lure out the person behind the scenes, he could just kill him with a random crime. The difficult part is the Lu family's matter.

If it was any other crime, the emperor could keep it to himself and not issue a verdict, but for the crime of treason, the emperor could not and dared not to issue a verdict, otherwise... he would be spurned to death by his ministers.

But he was unwilling to order the extermination of the nine clans of the Lu family, causing chaos in Shandong. This was clearly a trap he set for the Ninth Prince, but the Ninth Prince did not fall into it, and instead forced him to bear the infamy.

"He deserves to die. He deserves to die a thousand times." Bang... the memorial was thrown out again. The eunuch shrank back and silently mourned for the memorial from the Ninth Prince.

Every time the Ninth Prince submitted a memorial, he had to endure inhuman torture.

"Report... Express letter from eight hundred miles away, express letter from eight hundred miles away." The emperor had just lost the ninth uncle's letter when another express letter from eight hundred miles away was delivered to him.

Generally speaking, the express mail of eight hundred miles would be sent in all cases of important wars or war incidents. The emperor would not bother to argue with the ninth uncle and would ask the eunuch to hand in the express mail of eight hundred miles quickly.

"Which general sent the express package of eight hundred miles?" asked the emperor.

The eunuch presented the memorial and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it was sent by the Ninth Prince in an expedited manner, eight hundred miles away."

"Ninth Uncle?" The emperor was startled and immediately took the memorial: "He must have something important to tell you. He actually dared to use the 800-mile express. He thinks his life is too long."

The emperor didn't think it was difficult at first, but when he saw what the Ninth Uncle wrote, he was stunned and stood up from his chair.

"Third brother? He is not dead?" The emperor's face turned red, then blue, and then white.

"So, so that's how it is... I don't understand where the Lu family got the courage to plot against me. It turns out it was the third prince behind it. Fortunately, nothing serious happened." The emperor felt scared when he thought of the situation at that time. If Feng Zhan hadn't gotten into trouble, he might have really fallen into the trap of the third prince.

The emperor decided to give Feng Zhan a higher title later, so Feng Zhan would be considered to have died for him.

After calming down, the emperor continued to read, sneering as he read: "Third brother, you have really extended your hand so far that you even planted people in the imperial city. No wonder Fu Lin couldn't find anything further. It turned out to be you."

The emperor had no doubts about the contents of the memorial. The evidence presented by the Ninth Prince was enough to convince him that the Third Prince was not dead.

"Lu family of Shandong, third brother, you are so bold that you actually dare to join hands with Nanling and intend to establish yourself as king in Shandong." Dong... The emperor punched the table heavily, and the memorial on the table bounced up.

The Ninth Prince reported in the memorial that the Third Prince and Nanling each sent out 50,000 troops. The 100,000-strong army surrounded the gate of Taicheng with the intention of attacking Taicheng. However, the Ninth Prince captured the people of the Lu family first, forcing the Lu family's troops to temporarily not dare to attack Shandong. Shandong was relatively safe for the time being.

There is Taicheng between the border of Nanling and Shandong. If Taicheng is taken down, Nanling will be directly bordering Shandong. Then the Third Prince can occupy Taicheng and Shandong. With these two places, he can indeed establish himself as king.

With both human and material evidence, the emperor has no choice but to believe it.

Just as the Ninth Prince's express letter of eight hundred miles arrived, the lieutenant general of the garrison closest to Shandong also sent an express letter of eight hundred miles. The content of the letter was exactly the same as what the Ninth Prince's had written.

The army of 100,000 attacked Taicheng. After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, Taicheng gradually showed signs of defeat. The governor of Shandong rebelled, the city gates were closed, and the news from the outside world was cut off. Shandong was in danger, so Ken asked the emperor to order the garrison to enter the city and send reinforcements.

This news was like thunder, causing the finally calm Dongling court to explode with sparks. Whether to fight or not, and who to send to fight, these were all issues that needed to be discussed, but...

Time was tight, and there was no time for them to discuss. Besides, the fact that the Third Prince was still alive was a secret. The Ninth Prince reported it to the Emperor in a secret memorial. The Emperor did not tell the ministers about the Third Prince. After all, the Third Prince did not commit any crime that year. He "died" in an accident...

Since they could not reveal the fact that the Third Prince was still alive, they could only push the Shandong Lu Family out. Under the Emperor's holy judgment, the Shandong Lu Family's rebellion became an "iron case". Everything happened as the Ninth Prince had expected. The Emperor did not hesitate at all and convicted the Shandong Lu Family.

If it was just the Lu family of Shandong, perhaps the emperor would not be so angry, but since the matter involves the Third Prince, the emperor has to fight even if he doesn't want to.

The emperor issued an edict on the same day, ordering the garrison to enter the city and obey the orders of the Ninth Uncle. He also sent Fu Lin with 50,000 troops to Taicheng to help Taicheng repel the coalition forces of Nanling and the Lu family.

If Fu Lin wants to climb up the ladder, he needs to make meritorious contributions, and military merit is the most rewarding of all kinds of merit. The emperor thinks highly of Fu Lin, and after much deliberation, he decides to give Fu Lin this opportunity to make military merit.

He hoped that Fu Lin could become a sharp sword in his hand and fight for him everywhere.

In addition, the Emperor also had a secret decree for the Ninth Uncle, asking him to bring the Third Prince to the capital, to see him alive or dead.

The emperor believes that the Third Prince is still alive, so he will not feel at ease unless he sees the Third Prince with his own eyes.

The military situation was urgent, so Fu Lin led 50,000 troops to Taicheng the next day, but the food and fodder arrived a little later...

The emperor's order was quickly conveyed to the front, and 30,000 garrison troops immediately entered the city. The garrison commander met with the Ninth Prince and conveyed the emperor's order to him.

I thought the Ninth Prince would take the opportunity to take control of the garrison, but I didn't expect that the Ninth Prince had no intention of taking over. He only ordered the garrison to guard Shandong and imposed martial law in the entire city to not give the thieves any chance.

After the garrison entered the city, the Ninth Prince handed over all the members of the Lu family in prison to the lieutenant general of the garrison. However, Young Master Lu was not among them because "Young Master Lu" was attacking Taicheng, and his next step was to attack Shandong, so he asked them to release the Lu family.

The Ninth Prince repeatedly told the lieutenant general of the garrison to keep a close eye on the Lu family, as these people were wanted criminals and could be used to threaten "Young Master Lu" to withdraw his troops when necessary.

After dealing with these matters, the Ninth Prince sent a secret order to the army in Taicheng, asking them to stop playing around and take Taicheng within three days, forcing the Lord of Taicheng to cede land and pay compensation...

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