"Holy Lord, the minister thinks this matter is inappropriate."

At the court meeting, the courtiers were very surprised by Li Qitian's decision, and Geng Zhizhi had already quarreled with Li Qitian many times on the matter of Xiao Xiao becoming the commander of the Tiger Ben Army, and immediately stood up when he heard the words.

"If the Tatars invade our land and slaughter our people, how can their sins be washed away by expelling them from the Great Zhou?"

"Yes, Holy One!" Someone seconded, "The minister thinks that now is the time to take advantage of the victory to pursue and prevent future troubles." Since the Tatars have already attacked the Great Zhou, they must have the consciousness of being retaliated against by our Great Zhou soldiers! ”

"If you can't kill all the Tartars who do evil, how can the court explain to the people who are persecuted by the Tatars? This time, the Tatars went all the way from the Tianyu Pass to the outside of the capital, burning and looting everywhere they went, and the slaughter of the city was not less, and then those who were willing to follow the Prince of Zhongshun to fight the Tartars, most of them were for revenge. If the saint does not agree, one will return to the mountain, wasting the advantage of Prince Zhongshun this time, and the other will not be able to explain to so many people, and the people's discussion will not be good, please think twice. ”

"Please think twice." Many courtiers chimed in in unison.

Li Qitian gritted his teeth, clenched his fists so that he didn't let himself be scolded in the palace, and he lost his identity as the son of heaven in vain, but the fire in his heart had already shown the trend of burning the prairie fire.

Li Qitian didn't want to show his irritable side in front of others, so he endured extremely hard with suppressed emotions.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was silent, many ministers who knew Li Qitian's temperament well had realized that today's topic was not what the Son of Heaven liked. Even the most upright courtier, seeing that the Son of Heaven was so silent, knew that there must be a reason.

The hall was silent for a while. After a long time, Li Qicai said: "You Aiqing is reasonable. If this Tatar rebellion is not avenged, I am afraid that everyone in the world will scold me for being cowardly. I should also be sympathetic to those who regard revenge as their spiritual pillar. ”

Li Qitian's voice was extremely calm. But the ministers had already heard from his voice that something was wrong.

The Son of Heaven is not soft-eared and negotiable. He showed no less desire for power and control in court affairs, and at this time, he would speak according to the will of his courtiers, and everyone knew that there must be a follow-up move.

Sure enough, Li Qitian said: "Ladies and gentlemen, is there a way to have both?" ”

This seems to be an unclear question, but Li Qitai, your supporters, immediately understood the meaning of the Son of Heaven.

When even someone stood up and said loudly, "Holy Lord, the ministers and several adults have different opinions. Prince Zhongshun has long had a history of uniting ministers inside and outside the court, as well as wealthy private households, to oppose the imperial court. If it wasn't for Prince Zhongshun's order to monopolize the grain and grass in order to determine the ability of the prince, why did he let the Tartars attack him? ”

"The minister seconded the proposal, the Prince of Zhongshun came with his troops privately, and it was so easy to retreat from the enemy, it is difficult to say that he secretly did not have any shady dealings with the Tartars. I can't say that they are all acting. Now that the Pingnan Army alone has gathered more than 400,000 people, if Prince Zhongshun wants to rebel, I am afraid that he will be caught off guard by then! ”

"Fart, fart! Big stinky fart! Some generals couldn't get used to hearing this person's foul words and malicious smear the smear, so he immediately jumped out and pointed at the ministers who spoke in front of him and shouted angrily: "If there is no Prince Zhongshun, can you still stand here today to slander him?" When he fought for the country, you were raised by the Son of Heaven like moths, what qualifications do you have to stand up and arrange Prince Zhongshun! ”

"Rude people! A reckless man like you talking in front of the Holy One is simply polluting the Holy One's ears! ”

"You're a traitor with a mouth full of dung! Villain! ”

……

Li Qitian rubbed his temples, and when he heard the people below arguing about the matter of the, he became more and more impatient.

On weekdays, he would still be able to stay calm, but these days have not been going well, Li Qitian has long been angry and can't directly arrest and kill Xiao Xiao!

Now looking at the noisy courtiers below, and then looking at those old treacherous and cunning who refuse to express their position, my heart is tired.

No matter how you deliberate, it's like this, and when it comes to a bad thing, there is no good time.

Li Qitian covered his mouth and coughed.

Xiong Jinshui's head was already full of sweat, and when he saw the actions of the saint, he said loudly: "Quiet! ”

The courtiers who had originally expressed their opinions stopped arguing and did not dare to say a word in front of the Son of Heaven.

Li Qitian said the second half of what he wanted to say with satisfaction.

"Prince Zhongshun's fierce battle against Tatar is really hard, and I can't bear to let him continue to sacrifice his life and forget death on the front line, and I really miss him after not seeing him these days. It was decided by me to hand over the pursuit of Tatars to the Duke of Dingguo, and urgently summoned Prince Zhongshun to return to Beijing to report on his duties. I don't know what you think? ”

Everyone's hearts thumped when they heard it.

They all understood that the Holy Lord was planning to liquidate the heroes!

The military general, who has a straight temperament, immediately shouted: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that replacing Prince Zhongshun in the battle is a great disadvantage to our Great Zhou." The Tatars have already been scared and urinated, and this time they will call people, but I am afraid that the Tatars will resurrect! ”

The minister who had figured out the holy will immediately retorted: "Isn't Dingguo Gong a brave and warlike god of war?" You are doubting the ability of the Duke of Dingguo, and you are also doubting the decision of the Holy One! ”

"You sour man is just a strong word! The saint is for the stability of the court, not for a certain person! If you want to take this opportunity to borrow the hand of God to exclude dissenters, you are mistaken! ”

Seeing that the courtiers were quarreling again, Li Qitian's impatience was almost written on his face.

"Silence!" Xiong Jinshui observed his words and looks, and saw that Li Qitian was so displeased, so he hurriedly stopped the quarrel of the ministers below.

Everyone raised their eyes to look at Li Qitian, who was sitting on the imperial steps, and realized that the saint seemed to not want Prince Zhongshun to continue to guard the border pass.

It's just that the war is almost the same. Just as it was about to be rewarded for meritorious deeds, the Holy Lord was remote and did not allow Prince Zhongshun to finish the battle, as if he was afraid that he would have some merit.

But the Son of Heaven is already displeased, since he is willing to make such a request, that is, he has already made a decision, and no matter how much they say, they will not change the facts, but will anger the Son of Heaven, and I don't know what will happen.

The reckless also knows that they cannot continue to anger the Son of Heaven.

It was because under the gaze of the Son of Heaven that everyone did not dare to refute it.

Li Qitian's will should have been drawn up as an excerpt, and on the grounds of letting Prince Zhongshun take care of his body, he urgently summoned Prince Zhongshun back to Beijing.

The will was sent to the border with a swift whip.

At this time, Xiao Xiao and Ji Zeyu and the others had just finished a battle, and the Tatars were pitching tents far away, and the white tents on their faces looked like a foaming sea in the sun.

Ji Zeyu raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and then sighed in a low voice: "It's a loss for us to seize the opportunity and drive people out, otherwise it's really uncertain whether there will be a win or a defeat." ”

Xiao Xiao nodded and said with a smile: "Yes." With Lu Heng here, it's really hard to say about the battlefield. ”

Just when the two of them quietly breathed a sigh of relief, Huzi led a young chamberlain with a serious face.

It was also the first time for the little chamberlain to do such a thing, and as soon as he saw Xiao Xiao, he was immediately shocked by the cold breath around him, and his legs and stomachs turned tendons in fright, and he was afraid that he would not be able to say a complete sentence.

Xiao Xiao knew that these inner servants who passed on the decree would cause displeasure on both sides once they encountered the will of the saints, and the experienced old inner prison would never rush out. Thinking about it, the little chamberlain in front of him is only sixteen or seventeen, and he is really young in the harem.

"Lord Wang. The slave and maid have been commanded to send you the holy will. ”

The little chamberlain delivered the will with both hands, which surprised Xiao Xiao. After all, every time Xiong Jinshui came to deliver a message, he would carefully read out the holy decree, and he didn't care whether what the saint said was reasonable or not, but he also had to be careful of vacant emotions, so that the little attendants could not see the clues, and at that time, Xiong Jinshui would choose him again in a condescending tone.

Xiao Xiao unfolded the holy decree, looked at it at a glance and ten lines, and raised his sword eyebrows.

Ji Zeyu's abnormality was seen by Ji Zeyu, and he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "But the Holy Lord has another order?" ”

"The saint announced that I would return to the palace, saying that he was afraid that I would be too tired here, so I would immediately hurry back to the capital to recuperate."

Ji Zeyu raised his eyebrows, took the letter paper, looked at it and asked, "What are you going to do?" Do you really want to go back to Beijing? ”

Xiao Xiao's face remained unchanged and lowered his eyes, "If you really go back this time, I'm afraid you won't be able to come out in the future." ”

Ji Zeyu's face sank, and he glanced at the little waiter standing on the side, and the little waiter shook his body in fright and couldn't help but take two steps back.

Ji Zeyu whispered in Xiao Xiao's ear: "Do you also think this trip is not good?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Xiao shook the holy decree, "It is a taboo in the army to change commanders in battle, and the Son of Heaven is also from the army, so he will not be unclear about this, but he still made such a will, that is, he has made up his mind." I think something must have stimulated the Son of Heaven to make such a decision. ”

Ji Zeyu thought for a while and said, "Zuo is just jealous." ”

Xiao Xiao smiled bitterly, "What do I have to be jealous of?" ”

"The Son of Heaven is like that, he doesn't look at what he has, he only looks at what others have more than himself. Not to mention anything else, the Son of Heaven is selfish and thin, and your Qin family has just given birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses for you. The Son of Heaven delayed the war for his own selfishness, but you led the soldiers and horses to drive the Tatars out of the territory of the Great Zhou, such a contrast is enough to make the Son of Heaven resentful. ”

Xiao Xiao had to admit that what Ji Zeyu said was right.

But he felt that even if Li Qitian was jealous, he would try his best to suppress it in front of others, and he would not be in such a hurry to change the commander and summon him back to Beijing, and he didn't even care about his face.

This is a testament to the danger.

Ji Zeyu asked, "What are you going to do?" Do you really take the order to go back? ”

Xiao Xiao hesitated for a while.

If he doesn't go back, Li Qitian will have something to say, and he can do whatever he wants, because he is not in the capital, he can't control his speech at all, and if something bad comes out, his reputation will be ruined.

But if he goes back, he is also anxious to know that this time he is afraid that this time he will be more than lucky.

"At the moment when the Tatar war is facing a critical moment, it is a pity that we can drive the Tatars directly to their land."