Chapter 85: Death is short
The Tusi envoy proposed that only on the condition of beheading Lu Chen could the two countries reach peace.
In the court, most of the ministers of the Wind Country, led by Ding Rui, the left minister, suggested that the Wind King Chen Guang accept Tusi's conditions, and finally although the right minister Xu Jingzhi was strong against public opinion, it was not difficult to see that the factions of the Feng Kingdom court were divided.
Ding Rui, as the left prime minister of the Wind Country, his vision cannot really be so short-sighted, and in the final analysis, it is just because Liu Feng, the head of Pingyang County, is his person.
Now the right minister pushed Lu Chen and suggested that Chen Guang recall him to the capital and promote him. In Ding Rui's opinion, if things really develop like this, then after Lu Chen returns to the capital, he will undoubtedly become a 'person' on the right.
He and Xu Jingzhi have been fighting openly and secretly in the Fengguo court for more than ten years, and this situation is obviously what he does not want to see.
Therefore, he immediately suggested to Chen Guang again: "King, what Lord Xu just said, although it seems to have some truth, but at the same time, it is not difficult to see that Lu Chen is quite strategic, and at present, his garrison has expanded to 50,000 people, such a person, with an army of tens of thousands of people, is far away in the northern border......
Before he finished speaking, Xu Jingzhi interrupted him with a sneer: "Lord Ding! Do you mean to say that my courtiers of the Great Wind should all be mediocre talents? The borders of my Wind Country should be garrisoned with waste, and then let the barbarians plunder unscrupulously, right? ”
"You!" Xu Jingzhi's words made Ding Ruiqi's face red, he first glared at Xu Jingyi fiercely, and then arched his hand towards Chen Guangyi, and said angrily: "King! That's not what Wechen meant! ”
Chen Guang waved his hand and said, "Lord Xu's previous advice made this king wake up like a dream, and he also deeply felt Lu Chen's merits, and he couldn't be killed!" And what Lord Ding just said, this king also understands what he means, it is nothing more than to remind this king that with Lu Chen's talent, he has 50,000 troops, and he is afraid that it will become a disaster. ”
Hearing this, Ding Rui hurriedly said: "That's right, the king, none of the previous guards in Wuguan have ever mentioned the expansion of the army, but Lu Chen, who has been in office for less than half a month, has made this move......
"That's because the barbarian army was defeated, with more than 50,000 casualties, Lu Chen in order to prevent the next barbarian army from attacking, so he wrote to invite my king, the reason, Lu Chen has already explained to the king, and the king also approved it......," Xu Jingzhi then said.
"Having said that, Lu Chen must not be unguarded, not to mention that Liu Feng, the head of Pingyang County, has also privately reported to the official, Lu Chen may have a disobedient heart, let the official be on guard."
"Oh? It's really ridiculous, the head of the county is a local magistrate, in charge of a county, if Lu Chen really has a heart of disobedience, then why didn't Liu Feng directly write to the king to punish him, but he wanted to report to the left in private? ”
"That's because Lu Chen's crime hasn't been revealed! Lord Liu, the head of the county, is humble again, and in the absence of conclusive evidence, it is not good to report to the king. Ding Rui said without blushing and without a heartbeat.
"Nothing out of nothing! Who wouldn't! ”
"This official sentence is true, how can it be said out of nothing?"
"Humph! I think Lord Ding has received a lot of benefits from the barbarians, right? ”
"You're spewing blood!"
"Why does Lord Nading speak for the barbarians everywhere!?" Xu Jingzhi reprimanded angrily, and after speaking, he said to Chen Guang again: "King! With Lu Chen garrisoned, the barbarians could not break through, so in the name of asking for peace, they tried to use our country to get rid of it, but Lord Ding provoked the relationship between the monarch and the minister in this way, it was really a traitor's doing, I hope my king will see it! ”
"King! The micro-minister receives the king's grace! As the left minister, he is dedicated to the country and assists the king! This heart can show the sun and the moon! And Lord Xu ......"
"That's it!" Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Chen Guang was simply annoyed, and he interrupted the two: "The meaning of the two of you, this king understands!" Just stop fighting! ”
As he spoke, he looked at Xu Jingzhi again: "Lord Xu, Ding Xiang is also out of consideration for the community, and his original intention is also good, don't always misinterpret his meaning." ”
Although Xu Jingzhi still wanted to say something, but the Wind King said so, he couldn't say more, so he had to return to his train.
And Ding Rui immediately said: "King, whether Lu Chen has bad intentions or not, you will know if you try it!" ”
Xu Jingzhi's brows furrowed when he heard this, but Chen Guang hurriedly asked, "Oh? How to try? ”
Ding Rui rolled his eyes and replied: "The king can immediately issue an edict and pass it to Lu Chen, which directly states the purpose of the Tusi envoy's entry into the wind, so that Lu Chen will return to the capital immediately!" ”
Seeing Chen Guang's brows frowning slightly, Ding Rui immediately continued: "After Lu Chen received the king's edict, he obviously knew that he would probably die when he returned to the capital, but if he is really my great wind and loyalty, he will definitely obey the king's orders!" And if it has bad intentions, you will know it this time! ”
Hearing this, Xu Jingzhi couldn't help but interject: "Lord Ding! If Lu Chen killed himself on the spot after receiving the king's order, wouldn't he have unjustly killed his loyal ministers!? ”
"Lord Xu is too worried, my king can make it clear in the edict that he must return to the capital!"
"Humph!" When Xu Jingzhi heard this, he flicked his robe.
Seeing this, Chen Guang no longer hesitated, and immediately decided to adopt the opinions of Xu Jingzhi and Ding Rui, and at the same time summoned Lu Chen back to the capital, he also tested his heart.
Chen Guang's edict soon arrived directly at the Pingyang County Mansion through the flying pigeon, and when Liu Feng saw this letter, he jumped high with excitement, and then did not delay for a moment, and it was passed to Lu Chen non-stop.
Border city county capital.
After hearing about this, all the generals in the army gathered in the county government curiously, in everyone's opinion, at this time, the imperial court suddenly came to the king's edict, and the eighty percent should be to commend Lu Chen! After all, since Lu Chen's arrival, his side has won consecutive battles and annihilated more than 100,000 barbarian enemies, such a great achievement, it is impossible for the imperial court not to promote Lu Chen!
"Congratulations, sir—"
All the generals gathered, and their faces were all smiling, but soon, people found that after reading the letter, Lu Chen's eyes became more and more dark, and he ignored everyone's congratulations.
Seeing this, everyone looked at each other and became more and more curious. What did the king say in the letter, and why did the adults have such an expression after reading it, isn't it a commendation?
It wasn't until a long time later that Lu Chen withdrew his gaze from the letter, and then raised his eyes to look around at everyone, seeing that everyone was looking at him, he took a deep breath and said slowly: "This official...... It's not long before ......"
"Huh!?" Hearing this, everyone was taken aback, and they couldn't sit still all of a sudden, Zhao Chuan had the most straight temperament, and he couldn't help but get up and ask, "My lord, what happened?" The Letters of the Great King......"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Chen had already interrupted with a wry smile: "See for yourself." ”
As he spoke, he handed the letter in his hand to Zhao Chuan, who stepped forward.
After Zhao Chuan finished reading it, his head buzzed, and he was stunned on the spot.
Seeing this, everyone gathered around and stepped forward, and after a while, they were all dumbfounded......