Chapter 158: Affection Can't Be Kept, Strong Can Establish the World (5)
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Seeing that Xu Jue was stunned for a long time, Lin Chong arched his hand and said, "Wu Hou, if you have nothing to do, you will carry out the holy decree!" With that, he waved his hand and greeted the forbidden army behind him: "March!" ā
"Slow!" Xu Jue suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him, stared at Lin Chong and said, "Your Majesty only asked you to raid the house, and didn't say anything else?" ā
"Back to Wuhou, it is said that Zhang Juzheng tried to assassinate His Majesty, but he was not skilled in martial arts and was killed by His Majesty, so he was furious, so he ordered Zhang Juzheng's body to be beheaded, and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to raid his house." Lin Chong is also honest, and he answers all questions to Xu Jue.
"......" Xu Jue was shocked in his heart, briefly thought about the reliability of Lin Chong's news, and immediately whispered: "General Lin, follow Xu to borrow a step to speak." ā
āā¦ā¦ Well. Lin Chong nodded, beckoned the soldiers to stand by, and followed Xu Qi to the corner.
Xu Jue said with a straight face: "I'm afraid that there are many grievances in this matter, General Lin, haven't you ever wondered?" ā
Lin Chong raised his hand and grabbed the thick beard under his chin, nodded and sighed: "Hey! Don't hide it from Wu Hou, when he received this news, the last general was also very surprised, that Prime Minister Zhang got along with His Majesty day and night, and behaved loyally, he didn't expect to assassinate His Majesty, he really knew people and didn't know his heart! ā
"......" Xu Qi was a little speechless when he heard what Lin Chong said, but after a while, he was relieved, because Lin Chong was a conservative person who was loyal to His Majesty after all, so the starting point of his doubts would naturally be from Liu Xie's point of view, wondering why Zhang Juzheng assassinated Liu Xie, rather than doubting the truth of Zhang Juzheng's assassination of Emperor Han.
"No, General Lin ......" Xu Jue eased his emotions, looked at Lin Chong deeply, and said solemnly: "Don't you think that Zhang Juzheng's assassination of His Majesty is suspicious?" ā
"Wu Hou!" Lin Chong interrupted Xu Jue, and then lowered his voice, "You mean Your Majesty is cheating?" This is a great sin of the Nine Clans! ā
"Humph!" Xu Jue looked at Lin Chong, who was righteous, and couldn't help but snort coldly, squinting and said, "General Lin, what do you think of me?" ā
"Huh?" Lin Chong was a little puzzled, he didn't understand why Xu Jue suddenly asked this, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "Wu Hou is famous, heartfelt, kind to his subordinates, and both civil and military. ā
"Hehe, then I have to tell General Lin about it!" Xu Jue heard Lin Chong's evaluation of his heartfelt feelings, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said so after being sure that he could continue to talk.
"Wu Hou, please speak!"
"General Lin," Xu Jue suddenly stepped forward, approached Lin Chong's ear, and said something that shocked Lin Chong like a mosquito: "Your Majesty wants to kill me this morning." ā
"What!" Lin Chong shouted suddenly, his face full of disbelief, he looked at the people around him, as well as the forbidden army who showed a slightly curious look, cleared his throat and whispered: "Marquis Wu, if you slander Your Majesty with this statement, you really want to punish the Nine Clans!" ā
"Hah!" Xu Jue smiled dumbly, and looked at Lin Chong, who was extremely heartfelt to Liu Xie, and was so heartfelt that he gave goosebumps to the ground: "General Lin, how can I Xu Jue talk nonsense!" ā
Lin Chong nodded silently.
"General Lin, I'll tell you the truth, Yu Shenxian went to my mansion today, and ordered me not to go out today, otherwise there will be a bloody disaster."
"Huh...... Taoists talk nonsense, Wu Hou, are you also gullible? Lin Chong smiled disappreciatively, obviously not interested in the so-called 'Yu Shenxian' in Xu Jue's mouth.
Xu Jue also thought of this step, after all, most of the superstitious gods and ghosts are some ignorant people or literati who are influenced by classical superstition, and generals like Lin Chong, who have seen corpses on the battlefield and touched flesh and blood, do not believe in immortals and ghosts at all.
"General Lin," seeing that Lin Chong didn't believe it, Xu Jue continued, "But after that, I received a holy decree that His Majesty had summoned me to the palace to talk about it, but I firmly believed in what the gods said, so I excused myself with illness." ā
"......" Lin Chong first glanced at Xu Qi meaningfully, meaning that you actually deceived Your Majesty, and then wondered: "Even so, how can you see that Your Majesty wants to kill you?" ā
"Hehe, General Lin," Xu Jue looked at Lin Chong, immediately thought about it, and said with a smile, "If Zhang Juzheng hadn't come to my mansion to report later, saying that His Majesty had murderous intentions against me and ambushed a knife and axe in the palace, how would I know!" ā
Xu Jue thought to himself that Zhang Juzheng was dead anyway, and there was no proof of death, so he could say whatever he wanted, but what he didn't expect was that his nonsense was all the truth.
āļ¼ā Lin Chong's expression was a little rich at this time, frowning and pondering, and he put together what he knew, indeed Emperor Han had a reason to kill Zhang Juzheng.
Seeing that Lin Chong seemed to be shaken, Xu Jue continued: "Do you know that most of these soldiers under your command are my original team? ā
"Hmm......" Lin Chong nodded, lost in thought again.
"Hehe, General Lin, I guess you also know the reason why Your Majesty did this, and I know it, so I don't resent Your Majesty." Looking at Lin Chong, whose thick eyebrows were tightly locked, Xu Jue decided to persuade him step by step.
"It's just Wu Hou," Lin Chong looked at Xu Qi and wondered, "Why did Your Majesty want to kill you?" ā
"General Lin, although I have been deprived of military power by His Majesty, and a cadre of generals under my command has also been sent to the counties of Yangzhou by His Majesty in the name of sub-fiefdom, which can be called a single figure, but what Your Majesty wants is the stability of the country, even if the tiger has been extracted, he is also worried that one day he will be caught and killed by the tiger's claws."
"......" Lin Chong looked at Xu Qi who was smiling bitterly, and Wu Dao who was indifferent behind him, and suddenly felt unbearable, sighed, and said in a low voice: "Wu Hou, I believe in you, I, Lin Chong, have been able to get to this point, all thanks to Wu Hou's tolerance at that time, otherwise it is even more difficult to say that you are the commander of the forbidden army, or to be a partial general!" ā
"Thank you, General Lin!" Xu Jue didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and thought it would be difficult to say that Lin Chong, the elm head, was moved, but out of surprise, he immediately looked grateful: "General Lin, I also hope that you can release Prime Minister Zhang's family, Prime Minister Zhang's death is absolutely strange, and his family is even more innocent, I believe that with General Lin's character, he will never die to obey the emperor's orders and do things against the sky." ā
"......" Lin Chong was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly: "That's it!" I went back to the palace to resume my life, and said that Zhang Juzheng's family had already absconded and was missing, and presumably His Majesty would not be seriously responsible. ā
"What about them?" Xu Qi glanced at the forbidden soldiers with his eyes.
Lin Chong said with a smile: "Wu Hou, don't mention Lin's worries, they are all my henchmen, and they will never say it." ā
"Good! General Lin's loyalty can be seen, I thank the general on behalf of Prime Minister Zhang's family! Xu Jue said and gave it up.
Lin Chong helped Xu Qi up and smiled heartily: "The last general can only be regarded as having a conscience, if you really want to talk about loyalty, it has to be Wu Hou!" ā
"Hehe, I'm just trying to repay Prime Minister Zhang for his kindness!" Since he lied, he simply said it to the end, after all, this is a white lie, and at least it saved the lives of Zhang Juzheng and his family.
"General Lin, take care!" Xu Jue looked at Lin Chong again, bent down deeply and arched his hand, Lin Chong returned the salute, smiled, and then turned around and greeted: "Brothers! Back to the palace! ā
āā¦ā¦ Promise! Suddenly receiving the news that Lin Chong asked them to return to the palace, these forbidden soldiers all looked confused, but they didn't have any doubts, turned around and left.
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Seeing Lin Chong and the others go back to restore their lives, Xu Jue was deeply fortunate, and said to Wu Dao: "Jiaqin, follow me to the Prime Minister's Mansion!" ā
"Yes!"
(There are two more chapters today)