The kid tried to justify himself again. As Wang Zhen, who has seen the benefits of Lu Jin's tongue several times, his heart moved, and his face also showed a look of vigilance. It's a pity that it's not up to him to decide here, and whether Lu Jin can speak or not is only between the thoughts of the Son of Heaven.

Sure enough, after a little silence, Zhu Qizhen still nodded and said, "I want to hear what you can say." ”

Lu Zhen immediately gave another salute: "Your Majesty, regarding this matter, since there are indeed people who have violated our Ming border because of the field, the minister is naturally duty-bound, no matter how His Majesty punishes, the minister does not dare to complain." ”

"Hmm......" Hearing him accept all this so calmly, without the intention of defending himself, the emperor felt a little unbearable. And his thoughts were quickly fed back through the expressions on his face, after all, he was still young, and the emperor's mental skills were far from home, so he couldn't be happy and angry.

And after seeing this change in expression, Lu Jin's heart was even more certain, and he continued: "However, the minister thinks that there is nothing wrong with opening a field, which is not only beneficial to the Mongolian people, but also far more powerful than disadvantageous for my Ming Dynasty. ”

"Lu Qing, I'm afraid your words are unconvincing at this time, right?" Zhu Qizhen frowned, very disbelieving.

"Your Majesty, it is not a matter of vain words, but it can be proved by facts. In the past two months alone, the tax revenues of the towns and counties in the border areas have increased greatly, and this point has been recorded in the household department, and the minister has gone to check it. Lu Jin immediately gave evidence to verify the truth of what he said.

"This can also be testified by the minister, if Your Majesty does not believe it, you can let the household officials enter the palace." Yu Qian also stepped forward to testify in due course.

Naturally, the emperor would not suspect that they were deceiving themselves in this matter, after all, it was well documented. But he still shook his head and said: "Even so, this can only prove that the field can bring wealth to the place, but the peace that my border town needs cannot be obtained through the field, what do you say about this, Lu Jin?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is the most important point that the minister wants to say." Lu Zhen said solemnly: "Through this good news, it is not difficult for Your Majesty to see that in fact, the causes of this battle are only some small contradictions, but the result is two large-scale wars, which is really completely different from the situation before when there were few major wars between my Ming and the Mongolian people for decades."

Some people may say that it was the beginning of the battle that led to the intensification of the contradictions between the two sides, but the minister thought that they were looking in the wrong direction. In fact, it should be that some people didn't want the imperial court to open a field in the north, so they secretly did something to sow discord, which caused such a series of wars. ”

"Hmm......" The Son of Heaven was stunned, and Wang Zhen's heart was chuckling, could it be that this kid had already seen through all this by letting him go to the north, and even had any evidence? Under the weakness of being a thief, Wang Zhen didn't feel a little nervous.

Lu Jin's gaze also glanced at the prince intentionally or unintentionally, and then continued: "The minister thinks that this war between the two places must have hidden inside information, maybe some people who don't want my Ming Dynasty to be friendly with the Mongolian people and live in peace have used a conspiracy behind their backs, which makes the two sides meet each other." ”

"Would anyone not want to see the border too peaceful?" The Son of Heaven muttered with some uncertainty.

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Lu Zhen hesitated for a moment, but still said something that might offend many people: "Many people here still have to rely on military achievements to win a future, and naturally some of them don't want to see us live in peace with the Mongolian people. In addition, even within the Mongolian people, there are people who have certain ambitions, so it is not too unusual for someone to get in the way. ”

Zhu Qizhen fell into deep thought, and after a while, he had to admit that what Lu Zhen said did have some truth. As he said just now, he is not a dumb monarch, and there are some truths that he may not think of for a while, but when his subordinates bring them up, he can still accept them.

Seeing that the emperor was about to be persuaded by Lu Zhen and deviated from the direction, Wang Zhen was really a little anxious. In a hurry, he didn't care about his special identity, and immediately opened his mouth: "Lu Jin, what you said can be regarded as shirking responsibility, and his heart can be punished." Do you want to put all the blame on the soldiers who guarded the border for me? ”

Wang Zhen's opening was also expected by Lu Jin, so he quickly responded: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't think so. However, everything must be guarded against, and I must not let my Ming fall into the flames of war because of some people's selfishness. If you can get along with the Mongols by peaceful means, it is better not to use swords. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is a way to know that the soldier is a murder weapon, and the saint has to use it as a last resort, Your Majesty!" Kuang Yu also hurriedly helped.

Finally, the emperor spoke again: "I know, the imperial court will definitely send someone to investigate this matter." If someone is really making trouble behind his back, I will never spare him! Speaking of this, he turned his head and glanced at Wang Zhen: "Mr. Wang, let the people from Dongchang or Jinyiwei go to investigate, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, no!" Before Wang Zhen could speak, Yu Qian hurriedly stopped him, but he was a little anxious and seemed quite rude.

"Huh? Why is that? Zhu Qizhen asked a little strangely, in his opinion, the most credible person is still a member of the factory guard.

After subconsciously exiting, Yu Qian realized that he was indeed a little too reckless. But now I can only bite the bullet: "Your Majesty, the factory guards have always been arrested, and they have long been known as murderers in the officialdom and among the people." If they were allowed to go to investigate, they were afraid that they would arouse the anxiety and suspicion of the border soldiers. If this disrupts the morale of the army, it will be too much to gain and lose. ”

"Well, there is some truth to your concerns. So who should be sent to keep the border soldiers from being dissatisfied? The Son of Heaven was also as good as a stream, and quickly dispelled this idea. And Wang Zhen beside him was angry, it was a simple thing, as long as he sent someone to make an appearance, it was enough to confirm Lu Jin's crime, but the result was still a little worse.

Under Wang Zhen's hateful gaze, Yu Qian gave his own suggestion: "The minister thinks that he can let some imperial historians in the Imperial Court go on this trip." And they can also take on the duty of rewarding the three armies in the past, so that it is even more justifiable. ”

"Well, that's a good idea. It's better for Yu Qing to be thoughtful, just do what you want. The Son of Heaven nodded with satisfaction, and the matter was settled.

And Wang Zhen has already begun to make up his mind at this time. Although the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not completely in its own hands, it is

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There are also many people who only look ahead, and when the time comes, as long as he uses some means, he can still make everything go according to his own will.

Of course, he also knew this bit of thinking about Qian and Kuang, so they also thought about it in their hearts to see if there was any way to put a credible person in this position.

"Lu Jin, maybe the responsibility for this incident is not yours, but after all, you initiated this scene, and now that such an accident has happened, I always have to give an explanation to the people of the world." After a topic ended, the emperor returned his attention to Lu Jin.

Lu Zhen took a deep breath, and then spoke: "The minister is willing to be punished, and the thunder and rain are not Jun's grace." ”

"Before all the truth is ascertained, I can't blame you too much, so I'll demote you by one level first, and then punish you for half a year to set an example. I hope you can understand that I am not doing this to punish you, but to give an account to the people and soldiers in the border areas who have been killed and injured because of this. "The Son of Heaven gave his own meaning.

"Thank you for your majesty's love, and you don't dare to complain!" Lu Jin's words were indeed from the bottom of his heart. Zhu Qizhen's punishment for himself can be regarded as extremely light.

Yu Qian and Kuang Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that it was such a punishment. It's just Wang Zhen, but his face has become a little ugly, and this time it looks like Lu Zhen is going to escape again.

Although there seems to be half a sentence left in the words of the Son of Heaven, if it is found out that things are not so boring later, then Lu Jin's guilt is still not small. But in fact, everyone knows that after this hair, it is impossible for the Son of Heaven to punish Lu Zhen severely, unless Lu Jin makes any mistakes in the future, then it is possible to bring up the old matter again.

But the three of them didn't have time to be happy for long, but the latter sentence of the Son of Heaven made them dumbfounded: "Although there may be other hidden reasons in this matter, it is an indisputable fact that the Mongolian people have once again offended my Ming border." Such an act cannot be tolerated any longer. So I decided to take this opportunity to use troops against the grassland! Let those barbarian Tartars on the grassland know the prestige of my Ming Dynasty, so that they will not dare to offend my Ming border in the future! ”

This sudden jump really frightened the three courtiers who bowed down, and after a while, they all knelt down together: "Please think twice, Your Majesty, don't be rash and use swords in vain!" ”

Wang Zhen was also stunned for a moment, but then there was a burst of joy. Sure enough, the continuous influence of the past few years was not in vain, and the Son of Heaven finally made up his mind to use troops against the Mongols. And in this way, it will not be too far from realizing your ideals.

Seeing that the three courtiers knelt down to dissuade them almost instantly, this made Zhu Qizhen hesitate a little again. But when his eyes turned to the sand table in a corner, his complexion became resolute again—he had been deliberating on this sand table all this time, and he had already considered a series of actions on how to sweep away Mobei. Now is a great opportunity to repeat the prestige of Taizong, how can you give up easily?

So he quickly cooled his face: "A few Aiqing, you don't need to persuade again. This matter has been decided, and the matter of the Northern Expedition cannot be changed! ”

Seeing him say this categorically, the three of them were dumbfounded. No one thought that entering the palace today to confess their guilt would be such a result......

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