Everyone looked at Lin Jue in astonishment, their minds followed Lin Jue's words, and they all somewhat understood what Lin Jue wanted to express. What Lin Jue wanted to express was that Lu Zhongtian seemed to be deliberately provoking the bandits in order to provoke the bandits. This kind of accusation is not an ordinary fault, this is the work of a chaotic minister and thief, how could Lu Zhongtian do such a thing? No way. But Lin Jue's narrative is so intimately intimate, that it is difficult to refute.

Guo Chong also straightened up on the throne and his eyes widened. Doubts rose in my heart. Although he didn't believe that this was Lu Zhongtian's intention, he wanted to know how Lu Zhongtian explained this matter.

Lu Zhongtian's face turned red, and he waved his arms and said angrily: "Lin Jue, you are so bold, you mean, this rebellion of the Qingjiao is the responsibility of the old man?" The Qingjiao has the heart of chaos, and it has already been strong, so if there is no such thing, the Qingjiao will not rebel? You are sophistry and false accusations, and your intentions are so vicious. The emperor, the emperor, the old minister asks the emperor to be the master, Lin Jue is so vicious, this is going to destroy the old minister. The old minister was diligent and loyal to the country all his life, but he was unexpectedly slandered by this person so bloodily, and the old minister's heart ached. Your Majesty, you are decided, don't listen to this person's nonsense. The rebellion of the Qingjiao was forced on the old minister by him, Your Majesty, can you watch it? ”

Guo Chong said in a deep voice: "Lu Aiqing, don't be angry. I won't believe him. Lin Jue, you can't talk nonsense, how can you blame Lu Aiqing for the rebellion of the Qingjiao, isn't this a big joke? ”

Lin Jue bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister didn't say that the rebellion of the Qingjiao was Lu Xiang's fault. But I want to ask the emperor and all of you to think about it, if there were no 500 forbidden troops to escort the Mo family and his wife to Changheng Gong for interrogation and beheading, if the imperial court changed the way of dealing with it, secretly mobilized troops and horses to prepare, and did not startle the snake in advance, and wiped out the Qingjiao bandits with a thunderous blow, would the Qingjiao rebellion still cause such serious consequences? Will tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians die, destroy more than a dozen cities, and spend huge sums of money? As the prime minister of a country and the minister of governing the country, even if his decision did not have another purpose, it was at least an improper handling and lack of ability, which caused huge losses to the imperial court, causing my Great Zhou to endure this catastrophe and shaking the foundation of my Great Zhou. The minister of a country, who has no ability to do anything, has caused such serious consequences, and the minister did not see that Lu Xiang had a few words of apology, but shirked his responsibility and was nothing. No one mentions it, but the minister does. If virtue is not worthy, talent is not matched, and there will be disaster. Isn't it right for the minister to impeach him? ”

Lin Jue was very smart, he did not investigate this matter in a larger direction, although he extremely suspected in his heart that Lu Zhongtian's behavior was suspected of deliberately causing a rebellion, but he had no evidence to support this matter. Lin Jue only pointed it out and then stopped, letting the emperor and the ministers experience it themselves. Lin Jue's firepower was focused on Lu Zhongtian's mishandling of this matter, which was the wisest choice. As the prime minister, it is logical to misoperate in such a major matter, and then deduce that the prime minister is not virtuous enough and incompetent. And everyone should agree with the fact that Lu Zhongtian did not deal with this matter in time. With small and big, high and light, this is Lin Jue's strategy today.

Sure enough, for Lin Jue's accusation, there was not the slightest rebuttal in the hall. Everyone was thinking in their hearts: Lu Xiang did make a mistake, maybe Lu Xiang's original intention was right, hoping to deter Xiaoxiao. But this really angered the bandits, and it scared the snakes. The rebellion of the bandits might not have been so early, but immediately after that incident, it broke out, and it was obvious that there was a sense of crisis. If we had dealt with it in a different way, as Lin Jue said, we had mobilized troops and horses to get ready, and then with a thunderous blow, we would have wiped out the backbone leaders of the bandits and control the situation, how could there have been such arduous counterinsurgency actions in the future, and there would not have been such heavy losses and so many deaths.

Lu Zhongtian keenly felt the difference in the atmosphere in the hall, especially Guo Chong's face was very bad. He made a decisive decision, since Lin Jue avoided the important and light, he could not forcibly defend himself, otherwise the more he described, the darker he said, the more he aroused the emperor's suspicion. After so many years in the political arena, Lu Zhongtian knows how to deal with such a situation.

"Your Majesty, the old minister pointed out the mistakes of the old minister, and the old minister will never refute it. Lao Chen has served the imperial court for decades and has endured thousands of things. There are big things and there are small things. There are complicated things, and there are simple things. Lao Chen didn't dare to say that everything could be handled properly, but Lao Chen did his best when he handled everything, and he didn't dare to be sloppy in the slightest. But in this matter, if it wasn't for Lord Lin's suggestion, the old minister would not have realized that the old minister's handling was so inappropriate. Although the Qingjiao has already had the heart of chaos, and it will not change the whole situation because of one thing, but the old minister thinks at the moment, maybe there should be a better choice, instead of adopting the original approach. Lord Lin said that the old minister was not worthy of the position, and the old minister did not recognize it, but said that the old minister had no talent, and the old minister had to admit it. After all, the results are there. That being the case, the old minister asked the emperor to resign. When the ministers are old, their talents are exhausted, and I am afraid that they will not be able to serve the country, so as not to do bad things with good intentions. The minister asked for resignation and returned to his hometown, and also asked the emperor for permission. Lu Zhongtian said in a heavy tone.

Everyone up and down was stunned. Lu Zhongtian actually admitted it, and he actually wanted to resign? Didn't resist? This is a big surprise. was brought down by Lin Jue's impeachment so easily? How so?

"What? Lu Xiang, how can you resign? Lu Xiang is the pillar of my Great Zhou Qunchen, and how many things are waiting for you to decide. The emperor also relies on Lu Xiang, how can he resign lightly? Lin Jue, are you crazy today? He dared to slander Lu Xiang. Your Majesty, this kind of person must be severely punished, and the petty villains attack the important ministers of the court, and if the wind is not stopped, the court will be chaotic. The minister asked the emperor to issue an edict to severely punish Lin Jue, and he must be taught a lesson. Wu Chunlai said loudly.

"Shut up, Master Wu, the old man has been self-examining and clear all his life, and he is strict with himself. Since others have pointed out the fault, although the old man does not agree with what he said, in fact there are other options. The old man sat in the position of prime minister, and he should choose the best solution to the problem for Da Zhou, so that the country could walk on the normal path and the emperor would not be worried. But the old man really didn't do a good job in this matter. The old man is not competent, so it is not a bad thing to ask someone with virtue and ability to let him. It is also a good thing for the court and the people. Lu Zhongtian shouted.

Wu Chunlai was reprimanded by him, and he was a little stunned. Yang Jun sneered beside him, and said in his heart: Old fox, what you say is better than what you sing, are you willing to resign? The sun is almost out of the west, and you are just winning the emperor's sympathy. You know the emperor too well.

Sure enough, Guo Chong opened his mouth and said, "Lu Aiqing, there is no need to be like this. Qing is an important minister of the country, how can he retreat lightly? No one is perfect, Aiqing is loyal to the country and has served for many years. There are so many things that you go through, even if some things are not perfect, it is inevitable. What's more, Aiqing is also for the good of Da Zhou, how can the so-called unintentional loss be regarded as a fault? ”

Lu Zhongtian's face was sad, and he was complacent in his heart, he knew that this would be the result, how could the emperor allow him to resign because of this matter? It's not so easy to quit as an official.

"Your Majesty, isn't an unintentional mistake a mistake? Then why did someone list a long list of crimes to impeach Lord Yan and Lord Fang in the first place? The responsibility for the rebellion of the Qingjiao was also placed on their heads? Aren't Lord Yan and Lord Fang dedicated to the country and loyal to the liver and courage? At the beginning, some people clamored for them to be national thieves, and all the officials impeached the two adults, so what do you say? Lin Jue said loudly.

Guo Chong puffed up his eyes and couldn't speak, and said in his heart: Are you deliberately making it impossible for me to get off the stage? And what shall thou shalt turn forth and say?

"Lord Lin, those are two different things. Didn't Lord Yan and Lord Fang not be impeached at the beginning? Why bother talking about the old things? ”

"Yes, one yard is one yard, why did Lu Xiang's matter come to those things before?"

"How can this be true, according to what Lord Lin said, do more wrong, don't do it? Lu Xiang has done so many things, so he has to catch one thing to be held accountable, who will dare to do things in the future? ”

A group of filial officials began to discuss, and at the suggestion of Wu Chunlai, they expressed their dissatisfaction with Lin Jue.

Lin Jue sneered and was silent. Today he didn't think that he could really impeach Lu Zhongtian, what Lin Jue did today was well thought out, Fang Dunru's death hit Lin Jue very hard, Lin Jue vowed to take revenge, this is just the beginning of Lin Jue's revenge. If you can't bring him down Lu Zhongtian, you have to disgust him. Moreover, today's impeachment will have far-reaching significance, not so much the impeachment of those three people, but rather that Lin Jue sounded the horn of counterattack, and let Guo Chong, a suspicious person, understand some inside stories. Arousing Guo Chong's suspicion is the best result.

"Lin Jue, Lu Xiang is loyal to the country, I understand this. Of course, what you said today is true, but it is a bit unfair to impeach Lu Zhongtian just because of his negligence. I see, this matter is over, and you should not dwell on it. Lu Xiang is at fault, but he is not so wrong that he should be impeached, what do you think? Guo Chong said in a deep voice.

The implication of this is that you are right to impeach, but you give me a face, so that such a thing will not make too much trouble.

Lu Zhongtian heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, how could he not know that he should make a statement at this moment. So Guo Chong's words continued: "The emperor loves the old minister very much, and the old minister is grateful. But the old minister was indeed negligent in this matter, and the so-called fault was punished, and the emperor was asked to punish him. He also reminded the old minister to be more cautious and cautious in the future, and to think more. According to the old minister's intentions, it is natural to take the blame for resigning, otherwise people in the world will not say that the old minister is in love with a high position. But the old minister thought that when the court was in an eventful time at this time, the old minister left at this moment, and he was really suspected of escaping. The old minister can't do this, unless the emperor orders the old minister to go, otherwise the old minister can't resign lightly. ”