Early the next morning, an envoy came to the inner court to announce that I had entered the palace in the morning to report on my work.

I laughed secretly in my heart, sure enough, the good can't be bad, the bad can't be good, this Zhu Yijun didn't have a good heart when he asked me to come back, now this is not, uninvited!

Without saying a word, I changed into court clothes, packed up, and rode to the Forbidden City with Naqin to prepare for the court.

Hua Mei and the kite tugged at my sleeve before I left, afraid that I would never return, but they didn't dare to shed tears, for fear of bad luck.

I comforted them and said, "There must be no danger in this trip, don't worry, I have a magic weapon to protect my life, it's fine."

Hua Mei and Kite knew that I would never hold it up, so they easily opened my sleeves and let me go to the court.

The old father-in-law also got up, he patted me on the shoulder heavily, and said in a low voice: "Qilan, you can only go with confidence." Whatever you decide, I agree. ”

I nodded, gave them a reassuring look, and then turned to leave.

At this time, it was only five o'clock in the morning, and the Jinshui Bridge was already full of courtiers. They were already lined up and were waiting to enter the palace.

When he heard the sound of horses' hooves, he turned around and saw me, and immediately spread ten, ten, and hundred, and in a few moments everyone saw me.

According to my taste, I am a second-rank officer, and now I am only ranked behind Shi Xing, the secretary of the military department. So the crowd broke through the crowd again, and watched me go all the way to the front of the line.

When I walked to the front, I stood in front of Shi Xing, next to the first assistant Shen Shixing, when they saw me, everyone had a solemn expression, and Shen Shixing let out an undetectable sigh.

"Qilan, you're back." Shousuke whispered, "Sooner than I thought."

Shi Xing also opened his mouth and said softly: "The Holy Lord has not been in the court for a long time, and today he suddenly has an early court, I am afraid that it is aimed at Qilan you." You're back a little early! ”

I nodded and calmly replied, "It's time to come back, sooner or later." It's better to come back early than late. ”

Shen Shixing nodded, glanced at Shi Xing, Shi Xing opened his mouth and said in a low voice: "We know that you are a loyal martyr, and we must keep you safe." Feel relieved! ”

I bowed my hand slightly to the two: "Thank you for your great kindness, Qilan has written it down."

The two didn't speak anymore, they turned around together, and when the court guard sang, they went to the palace together.

Along the way, I was thinking, this Jinluan Palace, golden and brilliant, looks shining, but in fact, it hides how much pickled and obscure. Everybody loves power, but if you really live in it, do you have to be happy?

Of course, everyone has their own aspirations, and everyone pursues differences, so there is no need to force it.

As the team went all the way up to the hall, the civil and military forces stood still, and there were still many people who quietly glanced at me with their eyes.

I looked around, and except for a few acquaintances, everyone else quickly turned their faces away, not daring to look at me.

Hum! Clown, who cares what you think?

Not long after standing, the court official sang that the emperor was going to court, and I raised my eyes to watch, and saw that Zhu Yijun slowly came out of the apse, half-dead and sat on his dragon throne.

This kid hasn't been seen for a long time, and he doesn't seem to be very energetic, but he looks lifeless all over his body, and he doesn't have the vigorous appearance that a young man should have.

"If you have something to do, you can play early, and you have nothing to retreat!" The court official sang.

Shi Xing, who was standing in front of me, sighed softly, stepped out of the column and said loudly: "By the holy order, Sun Qilan, the Marquis of the East China Sea and the Admiral of the Navy, returned to the front line of Goryeo to report on his work."

Zhu Yijun asked in a fake way: "Oh! He's back! Let him talk about it! ”

Shi Xing replied: "Obey."

He half-turned to me and said, "Donghai Hou, you can tell the truth."

I strode out of the ranks, walked to the front and bowed my hand, did not salute, and said loudly: "Now Sun Qilan, the Marquis of the East China Sea, has come to report on his work."

Zhu Yijun was furious, pointed at me and shouted: "Sun Qilan, you don't give a big gift, you don't call it long live, who taught you bad rules!" Are you trying to deceive you? ”

I snorted, my heart is small, that's it? So he replied: "Your Majesty Mingjian, according to the law of the Great Ming, there is no normal etiquette in wartime, and everything is according to military regulations." The current Admiral of the Navy Division is a military position, and he has performed a military salute to report on his military and political duties. I wonder if Your Majesty thinks so? ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned on the spot when he heard my words, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and asked Shi Xing: "Shi Xing, you say, Da Ming has this law?"

Shi Xingxing saluted and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, what Admiral Sun said is exactly what the Ming military order, and there is no difference."

Zhu Yijun gritted his teeth angrily and glared at Shi Xing fiercely. This old gentleman is also in charge, and he goes there steadily, but he is not afraid.

Zhu Yijun was helpless, so he could only speak: "Say it!"

I arched my hand again and began to speak, but it was not about the battlefield: "I was in the West before, and I heard that the Spaniards intended to invade the Ming Dynasty, and the Dongying Japanese also gathered a large number of soldiers to come, so I rushed back to the Ming Dynasty from the West Ocean not far away, but it was for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't seek any personal gain at all."

As soon as this sentence came out, there was a buzz in the court. I'm telling the truth, I was originally overseas, at ease, the sea was wide and the sky was high and the birds could fly, if it wasn't for the national crisis, why did I have to come back here?

"After being trusted by the imperial court, the Shuai Shui Division went to Goryeo to meet the enemy, and joined forces with Li Rusong and other generals to break the enemy on the beach, recover Pyongyang, recover Seoul, and regain Wangjing! Now the three capitals of Goryeo have all recovered, killing more than 111,000 enemies, and the enemy is not counted! Now that the Dongying Woko have retreated to the western part of Goryeo, they have lost their former majesty. ”

"Wow!" There was an uproar above the court, more than 100,000 enemies were annihilated, and the three capitals were recovered! These contributions are not trivial.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the lobby, Zhu Yijun's face was cloudy, and his heart was extremely complicated.

What should he do? Praise me? Or is it fault-finding?

Nothing is appropriate, and it can't be successfully achieved.

If you praise me, this is not his intention, he just rushed to suppress me before going to court.

But on what basis is he judging me?

For a while, the discussion in the court was like a tight spell, and his brain hurt when he heard it, so in desperation, he could only speak: "What do you think about Aiqing?"

I couldn't help sneering, I was speechless, looking for reinforcements?

Find it, naïve!

Sure enough, not long after Zhu Yijun spoke, a voice came from behind him: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the merits mentioned by Lord Sun are watery. ”

Everyone turned around, but it was a third-grade official in the ranks of civil officials. Shi Xing whispered to me: "This is Yang Liuqing, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, a treacherous man. Hum! ”

I looked at this Yang Liuqing, and only listened to this buddy shaking his head and starting his discussion, what is it, Master Kong Sheng, I don't know what he wants to say. Anyway, in short, what he means is that there is water in my debriefing, and the merits may not be true.

After listening to him, Zhu Yijun, who yawned, had his energy again, and shouted with his teeth and claws: "Sun Qilan!" Is what Yang Aiqing said true? ”

I couldn't help laughing twice, pointed to a military attache behind me who looked quite energetic and said, "You answer this question." ”

The military attache was about thirty years old, and he seemed to be a courtier of about four grades, and when he saw me pointing at him, he was stunned for a moment, and then replied loudly: "This matter is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the former enemy commander Li Rusong has already made a special report, and he is preparing to report to the Holy Lord by the Ministry of War." ”

Saying that, he saluted Zhu Yijun and continued to reply: "The matter reported by Admiral Sun is no different from Li Shuai's report, and there are even reservations, and the lower officials think that there is no problem. ”

Zhu Yijun glared at him angrily, but this young man was fearless and upright.

Embarrassed on the spot for a while, Yang Liuqing's face turned red, and he pointed at the young general and shouted: "Yuan Zipeng! You! You're saying I'm talking nonsense? ”

The military general named Yuan Zipeng smiled and said: "Lord Yang, the country has national laws and family rules, you still have to take care of your ancestor worship ceremony, don't get involved in the affairs of the military department!" ”

"You!" Yang Liuqing was so angry that he jumped like thunder, but he couldn't attack because of the main hall, so he just fired the eye knife at Yuan Zipeng.

Yuan Zipeng ignored him, and Shi Xing whispered to me: "This Yuan Zipeng is a celebrity in Guangdong, upright, and gave birth to a son named Yuan Chonghuan, who is seven years old this year, and he is as powerful as him. ”

I was suddenly shocked, I didn't expect that he was actually the father of Yuan Chonghuan, the last famous general of the late Ming Dynasty! I couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for him again.

On the top of the main hall, Yuan Zipeng and Yang Liuqing quarreled, Zhu Yijun was annoyed, and slapped the dragon case heavily: "Shut up!" ”

He shouted angrily. If it weren't for the fact that Yuan Zipeng was a celebrity in Guangdong and was quite famous in the government and the opposition, he would have been unable to tolerate this thorn in the face!

But there is no way, what people say makes sense, this has not been refuted yet, and it is hoped that others will be pinned on it, but the military department has made a setback, and others are not qualified to discuss it. So he turned his gaze to the others, and I followed his gaze, but it was in the direction of the Inspectorate.

Sure enough, his gaze swept away, and someone stood up again, yo! is actually still an acquaintance - Wang Senke, the right capital of the Inspectorate. He was in this position when I left, and now seven or eight years later, he is still in this position.

I only heard this Wang Sen Ke Yin and Yang weird words: "Your Majesty, the minister received a report a few days ago, saying that Sun Qilan was fornicating with the Japanese and embezzling money and grain, and he has a heart of disobedience!" ”

"Wow!" This sentence once again poured a spoonful of cold water into the pot of hot oil in the huge Jinluan Palace, and fried the pot again!

This crime of fornicating with the enemy is not just a casual talk, and if it is confirmed, it will kill the head and destroy the door. Since the Inspectorate has made this big move, it means to prepare for a duel with Sun Qilan, and there is no turning back from this bow, but it is not that he knows who dies and who lives in the end!

It seems that this emperor has not been in court for a long time, and he will do great things as soon as he goes to court!

The court that has been calm for a long time, is it going to set off a bloody storm again?

Just when everyone was suspicious, Shen Shixing, the first assistant who was standing at the front of the civil officials, spoke: "Wang Yushi, you can't talk nonsense. Admiral Sun fought bravely on the front line, self-denial and public service, and General Li had already made a report. If there is no evidence for what you are saying, you must not talk nonsense, otherwise when the matter is found out, I am afraid that you will not end well! ”

When Wang Senke heard this, his momentum suddenly shrank, but when he saw Zhu Yijun's eyes full of hatred, he suddenly became energetic again, and shouted: "Lord Shoufu, you don't have to protect Sun Qilan!" I, Wang Senke, can report Sun Qilan with my real name, he has an affair with the Japanese and has a heart of disobedience! ”

In an uproar, everyone looked at me. I smiled, it seems that it has really been out of the rivers and lakes for 30 years, and people have forgotten the prestige of the old man.

In that case, then I'll give you a ride!