Chen Danzhu.

The Iron Mask General didn't speak.

As soon as the prince spoke, several officials immediately said indignantly: "Yes, general, this official is not questioning you about beating people, but asking why you interfered in Chen Danzhu's affairs, explain it clearly, so as not to damage the general's reputation." ”

The iron-masked general smiled: "The old minister has lived for sixty or seventy years, and he is really not afraid of being ruined. ”

However, since it was the crown prince who spoke, the iron-masked general did not only refute, but asked more: "What's wrong with Chen Danzhu?" ”

Speaking of Chen Danzhu, it was lively, the officials in the palace were gossiping, Chen Danzhu was rampant, Chen Danzhu bullied women and men, Chen Danzhu occupied the mountain as the king, asked for toll money, beat people if he didn't get along with words, Chen Danzhu made trouble in the official mansion, Chen Danzhu hit people on the street, and even the palace dared to break into it - in short, this person is rebellious, lawless, unloyal, honest and shameful, and everyone in the capital avoids talking about it.

The Iron Mask General laughed as soon as he heard a few words, and interrupted them: "Guys, what's there to be angry about. ”

Isn't that angry? You're even more angry, are they talking in vain? The iron-masked general is clearly protecting Chen Danzhu-

"Everyone, if Chen Danzhu is not such a person." The iron-masked general looked at everyone, "How could she turn her back on Chen Liehu and King Wu and welcome His Majesty into the land of Wu?" ”

Everyone was stunned.

The iron-faced general leaned on the table and flicked the untouched tea: "She Chen Danzhu is a person who is rebellious, disloyal, unjust, shameless, and lawless, she was such a person at the beginning, everyone felt happy, why is she angry now and can't stand it?" Even for the sake of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians being spared, they wouldn't turn their faces so quickly, right? Then you can be regarded as treacherous people who unload the mill and kill donkeys, cross the river and tear down bridges, right? ”

You have come back to your senses after he said it, and it seems that this is not the case.

"Even if Chen Danzhu has a great merit." An official frowned and said, "I can't condone her like this now, my Great Xia is not Wu Guo." ”

The iron-faced general agreed with him and nodded: "What Lord Dong said is right, so His Majesty has always been tolerant and tolerant of Chen Danzhu, which is also a kind of edification. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at the emperor.

The emperor who was sitting at the top, after hearing the iron-masked general say the word "Your Majesty", chuckled in his heart, and when he looked at it, he couldn't help but subconsciously dodge his eyes.

The emperor waited for the officials to come, and then hurriedly heard the news and came to the main hall to see the iron-faced general, and when he met him, he said that the general had returned, and the general had worked hard, and I was really happy, and so on, so the other officials stole the conversation, and the emperor sat quietly and listened and watched happily.

But I still can't escape, who made him His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, you haven't been angry with Chen Danzhu, have you?" The Iron Mask General asked.

The emperor sighed, nodded and shook his head: "This little woman has made great contributions to my Great Xia army and people, but she also acts indeed-alas. ”

Hearing this answer, the iron-masked general really didn't ask anymore, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief and was a little proud, seeing that no, dealing with the iron-masked general, you must not admit or deny his problems, otherwise he can always find strange reasons to anger you.

The prince looked at the topic in the palace and crooked again, smiled bitterly, and said sincerely: "General, Your Majesty really didn't have anything to do with Chen Danzhu in the past, since you understand Your Majesty, then this time Your Majesty is angry and punishes Chen Danzhu, and you should be able to understand that she really made a big mistake that cannot be forgiven and tolerated." ”

Yes, yes, not to mention the previous ones, those previous Majesties were not convicted and punished, and it was indeed not a big deal, and everyone also came back to their senses.

The iron-masked general respected the prince very much, and did not say his own reasoning anymore, and asked seriously: "What big mistake did she make?" ”

This is also very lively, the officials in the palace immediately cheered up again, first snatched a scholar from Chen Danzhu, of course, this is a folk rumor, they don't believe it as officials, and the facts have also been clarified, this scholar is the fiancé of Liu Wei, a poor woman who is good friends with Chen Danzhu, and so on.

This time, the iron-masked general listened quietly without interrupting, and let everyone speak freely, until he said, "This Chen Danzhu has to inch in, Your Majesty spared her for the crime of roaring the country's eunuch disrespect, but she broke into the palace and asked His Majesty to cancel the recommendation of the election of officials, in order to win the scholars, this is to mess up the rules of the ancestors, mess with my Great Xia, is a great crime of rebellion", he raised his hand violently to slap the case.

The old general, with a wave of his hand, made a loud sound like a broken boulder, making everyone instantly quiet, but looking at the few cases with only simple tea, it was as stable as ever, if it wasn't for the rippling and shaking of the tea, everyone would suspect that this sound was an illusion.

"How is this a sin?" The iron-masked general asked, "Is what Chen Danzhu did wrong?" ”

The gaze behind the iron mask swept over everyone, and the hoarse voice made no secret of mockery.

"Hundreds of people competed and selected twenty winners, thirteen of whom were Shu scholars, what kind of face did the scholars of the scholar clan have to shout that they would continue to enter the national prison and be recommended as officials?"

An official's face flushed, and he explained, "This is just an exception, only in the capital—"

The iron-masked general interrupted him: "The capital is a place where scholars from all over the world gather, and Guozijian is an excellent talent recommended and selected, and it alone has this result, looking at the world, other states and counties don't know what the worse situation is, so Miss Danzhu said that let Your Majesty use strategies to get scholars, it is just that you can check it out, and see what the scholars of the world and Confucianism have become like in the end!" ”

Another official didn't argue with him about this, and persuaded: "What the general said also makes sense, and I and His Majesty have also thought of it, but this matter is not trivial, and we should consider it in the long run, otherwise, it will involve the scholars, so as not to shake the fundamental——"

"This has shaken the fundamentals, and we have to think about it in the long run?" The iron-masked general sneered, and his gloomy gaze swept over the civil officials present, "Are you Your Majesty's officials or officials of the Shi clan?" ”

This is excessive, and the officials are angry no matter how good their tempers are.

"General Yu!" A dark-faced official stood up and shouted coldly, "Don't talk about the scholars or the foundation, it involves the study of Confucianism and the way of education, you are a military general, why do you point fingers." ”

This sentence made the other silent generals sitting in the hall look at each other, and their faces became very unsightly.

"Leng Neishi!" One of the generals immediately jumped up as well, "You are rude! ”

There were a few civil officials on the side who did not jump or get angry, but only retorted coldly: "That's because General Yu was rude first, and only listened to a few words of gossip, and as soon as he introduced a military general, he talked about the rights and wrongs of Confucianism and sage, which is really ridiculous." ”

The atmosphere in the hall was suddenly tense, and the officials of the DPRK and China were fighting with each other, although there was no blood, but winning or losing was also a matter of life and death.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair and seemed to be frightened, and did not say a word, so the prince could only get up and stand on both sides to persuade him: "And they are all angry, and they have something to say." ”

The iron-masked general stood up and saluted the prince: "Okay, then the old minister will tell me what qualifications I have." Then he turned to look at the officials who were either standing or standing with indignant faces.

"I am a military general, but it is precisely I who am most qualified to talk about the foundation, whether it is the foundation of the imperial court or the foundation of Confucianism."

The Iron Mask General said, his voice unhappy and angry.

"What am I doing with blood in my hands and corpses under my feet, breaking through cities and killing enemies?"

"It's for the sake of the country's peace and security, and for the sake of Daxia not to be displaced again."

"The foundation of Great Xia is exchanged for the flesh and blood of countless soldiers and people, this blood and flesh are not for those who do not learn and do not know, this foundation of flesh and blood, only truly talented people can stabilize and extend it."

"Otherwise, let a bunch of waste people take charge, which will lead to decay and decadence, and the blood of soldiers and people will be shed in vain, and there will be more continuous bloodshed and turmoil, this is the foundation you want? Is that what you think is right? Is this what you call the great sin of treason? So—"

The Iron Mask took off his helmet.

"There is no need for the old minister to lead the troops to fight, let's disarm and return to the field."

The emperor stood up suddenly: "General, don't-"

The generals had already shouted angrily, "General—"

For a while, the rude, arrogant, grief, and indignation in the hall surged like a wave, and the civil officials present were unstable and flustered, this, how can this be said here?

Zhou Xuan has been sitting at the end steadily, not shocked or angry, reaching out and touching his chin, his eyes are full of curiosity, Chen Danzhu's cry can make the iron-faced general like this?

Can't the iron-masked general really see that Chen Danzhu is pretending to be aggrieved? It's not going to be so old and dizzy, is it? Listening to what I heard, I was obviously clear and treacherous.