asked His Majesty the Emperor to agree to release the people, and Lu Xiangsheng considered going back and continuing to lead the Tianxiong army.

For this request of him.

The immediate response was a sack that put him under his head, and he was tied up and controlled by the strong men.

The next day.

Daimyo's Mansion, the garrison of the Tenxiong Army.

Finally returned to the base camp home, when Lu Xiangguan ordered the sack to be carried to the Juyi Building, and then asked people to open the sack, and Lu Xiangsheng in the bag was released, and presented it in front of tens of thousands of Tianxiong soldiers.

When I saw the handsome man I hadn't seen for several years, he finally appeared in front of everyone.

The soldiers of the Tianxiong Army were suddenly unimaginably excited, and they all made voices to express their strong welcome, and their faces were filled with extremely joyful laughter:

"Dashuai is back!"

"Dashuai didn't give up on us, Dashuai still has us in his heart!"

"In the future, I will only be very handsome, except for the handsome, I will not recognize anyone else!"

"Me too, Dashuai, take us well, the ability of the second general is really not good, only by following Dashuai, can we create new brilliance and keep up with the pace of development of the times."

"Hey, after a few years of detours, if the Dashuai hadn't left and stayed in the Daimyo's Mansion to continue to take us, we would have taken off a long time ago, and we wouldn't have had such a hard time at all."

"Yes, we are all wrong, now we have to apologize to Dashuai, let him not be angry with us, we will all correct our mistakes, be serious and obedient, and we will no longer do anything that is sorry for Dashuai and makes Dashuai feel cold."

"Yes, Dashuai, forgive us, we have only now found out that the Tianxiong Army really can't do without Dashuai, losing Dashuai is equivalent to losing our souls, we were too young and ignorant at the time, and Dashuai will kill people in the future, we won't be more verbose, just follow orders and do it ruthlessly."

"I was really too young before, and I preferred the second general to take us, but if we don't have talent and ability, it's useless to talk and behave, and now as long as someone takes us to live a comfortable life, we will support whom!"

"That's right, that's the truth, what kind of business the second general knows, and the ability to brag about the skills of sycophants, is indeed superior, but these are not useful, they can't be eaten and dressed, no matter how good they sound, this world, after all, still has to be practical."

“……”

All the soldiers were very excited and excited, and surrounded Lu Xiangsheng in the middle and greeted him warmly.

Hear their words of longing.

Lu Xiangsheng's mood became a little complicated.

There was anger, the anger that was abandoned by them back then, even if several years had passed, he was still extremely reliant in his heart, and it was impossible to let go easily.

There is schadenfreude, look, the Tianxiong army has left itself, and it really can't be mixed, Lu Xiangguan is simply a waste of firewood, eating, drinking and having fun is very good, and he wants to do several things brightly, impossible!

Of course, there are also nostalgia and touching, after all, it was brought out by oneself, it is impossible to say that there is no emotion, and so many familiar faces, and the words that sound extremely kind to their hometown, compared to the court in the court, difficult development often feels lonely themselves, this feeling of being called, expected and needed by tens of thousands of soldiers, to be honest, it is still very cool, and there is a strong feeling of being needed, and it almost made him abandon his previous suspicions and choose to forgive them.

But it's impossible to forgive so easily!

It's such a simple compromise, there is no serious resistance and criticism, there is no reflection of his own cards and attention, this handsome, he said that he will not do anything, whoever likes to do it, he will resolutely not be the wronged boss again, anyway, he must show enough sincerity, otherwise it is the use of violent coercion, and it is impossible to make him agree to work.

So after he came up with this tough attitude.

The soldiers were immediately in an uproar, their brows furrowed, and they felt very troubled.

But there are no superfluous words to say, after all, these conditions mentioned by Lu Xiangsheng are still more reasonable, he can't leave his post without permission, unless the emperor personally decrees that he will continue to command and take care of him, and give him enough cards and steps, it is hello, I am good, everyone, and now Lu Xiangsheng is directly tied back, it is a coercive practice, and it is normal to be unwilling to cooperate, so we must show sincerity and impress Lu Xiangsheng, otherwise even if he Lu Xiangsheng is tied up in the army for a long time, he will respond in a negative strike state, It is impossible to change the current predicament, and Lu Xiangsheng must be coaxed well.

So in the next two days, the Tianxiong army held several vigorous performances.

First of all, they performed 'Bear the Guilt of Jing Petition', each soldier wore thorny thorns on their backs, knelt in front of Lu Xiangsheng one after another, loudly expressed their mistakes, begging for forgiveness, the effect of this performance was okay, Lu Xiangsheng's mood was indeed much better.

It's just that the emperor in the palace agrees to release people, agrees to write a holy decree, and asks him Zhu Youzhen to continue to do a good job in the new work that originally belonged to him, anyway, there are many virtuous ministers in the court, and without him this Lu Xiangsheng, it will not be impossible to play, and other things that are often done in the work of copying the house, but it is a top fat difference, I don't know how many people are eyeing it, and when he moves out of this position, there will be a large number of courtiers scrambling and grabbing it immediately, just in order to make a lot of profits in the future in the action of copying the house, I wish Lu Xiangsheng would go quickly.

But......

Whether Lu Xiangsheng can go or not depends on a person's attitude - the emperor.

If the emperor doesn't want him to go, and he wants to continue to use his ability and talent, then Lu Xiangsheng will still return to the court and continue to complete his work steadfastly.

Await~

I waited for five or six days.

So in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, on the fifth day of the lunar month.

The royal family sent a delegation over, and the eunuch headed by him also brought a holy decree in his hand, and then asked Lu Xiangsheng to put out the eucalyptus, and then asked him to kneel on the ground and read the holy decree:

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: Ming Liang minister Lu Xiangsheng, outstanding ability, due diligence, to make outstanding contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but because of overwork, need to recuperate, so allowed to return to the hometown for the elderly, special gold and silver 100,000, I hope to build a good hometown, lead the hometown people out of poverty and become rich, the court, do not worry, I will elect a virtuous minister, replace the work of good Aiqing, to the leisure time, Lu Aiqing wants to go to the capital to play, I said very welcome, I am willing to receive the gift of the elders, set up a banquet to entertain ......"

Stunned.

Receive this decree.

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face.

If he didn't understand the mistake, he should have been expelled from the imperial court, abandoned by the emperor Zhu Youzhen, let him take care of his old age, repay his hometown well, don't go to the capital anymore, just live his own life in the future, just pursue his own ideals, don't worry about the court and the emperor, his resignation will not affect the normal operation of the court and so on......

In the face of such a response.

As if falling into an ice cave hundreds of meters deep, Lu Xiangsheng felt cold, even more uncomfortable than being poured dozens of basins of cold water.

How so?

How can this be?

I have worked diligently for the empire for several years, and there is no merit and hard work, not to mention that in the action against corrupt officials, Lu Xiangsheng has always been ruthless in pulling out the roots and bringing the net, and there are more than 100 important ministers who were sent by him, and a total of hundreds of millions of silver dollars worth of assets have been looted for the royal family, but he did not share even a single silver dollar from it, and all of them were sent to the inner treasury, for which I don't know how many times he was praised by the emperor, and countless times he was regarded as a real genius and virtuous minister.

It's just that I didn't expect that when I abandoned myself now, it would be so refreshing and neat.

Why?

Lu Xiangsheng turned his brain, thought hard about the answer to the question, and made several guesses:

One, is it that he has made too many meritorious contributions and made too many achievements, so that the emperor has a jealous heart, and he does not dare to use himself again, so he uses this opportunity to let himself go out directly, and avoid cultivating into a cool official or a minister, after all, there are many similar examples in history, especially those particularly capable courtiers, the emperor is extremely suspicious, but those villains and mediocre people can always be active for a long time, which shows that in the emperor's heart, the threat of caution and mediocrity is not great, Only those capable ministers who do not have many handles and flaws are the existence that the emperor is extremely afraid of, after all, he is not afraid of anyone who is greedy and hypocritical, but he is afraid that some people have ideals in their hearts, and they are the most difficult idealists to impress.

Obviously, Lu Xiangsheng has ideals in his heart, so he seems out of place.

Two, is it the younger brother Lu Xiangguan used some conspiracy and tricks, so that the court and the emperor were dissatisfied with themselves, and then issued an order to let him sue the old, if not so, he really can't figure it out, in the case of the quantity and quality of talents around him, which is not very much, the emperor is so extravagant that he gave up his virtuous minister and talent, and he obviously added so many benefits to the imperial family, the emperor is still so ruthless, and he abandoned himself like this, the reason may just be that he doesn't like himself, or rather, failed to win the emperor's favor, coupled with the fact that he was also fat, and changed to a more pleasing person to sit on it, perhaps it was the emperor's mentality.

In the end, that is, over the years, there may have been a little bit of people who have offended, and they have not been able to cut the grass and eradicate it, so the remnants of the dark forces have united together, united, and worked together, trying to find a way to get rid of themselves and remove a big threat, so that they no longer sit in that position, and after leaving, those potentially corrupt groups in the court are estimated to be able to re-activate, start their actions, start the next round of cycles, and wait until the rats are raised. Maybe the emperor will promote another courageous virtuous minister, like a tool, to carry out the next wave of corruption eradication tasks, he Lu Xiangsheng is now driven down, but his mission at this stage is over.

Ay!

Uncomfortable.

The heart is as uncomfortable as being pricked, and it is cold.

Lu Xiangsheng thinks that his loyalty to the royal family is sincere, and what he does is also with a clear conscience and has made great contributions, but the result is that the birds are absolutely gone, and the good bow is hidden.

So what's next?

Do you still want to think about serving the imperial court and being the emperor's licking dog?

Shaking his head, this time, Lu Xiangsheng finally shook his head, and muttered: "Stupid, too stupid, I was too stupid and naïve in the past, I always felt that as long as I was loyal enough and had enough heart to the court, I could go down in history, but I forgot that a good minister can only be famous in history after meeting Ming Jun, otherwise no matter how good he behaves, it is just useless, and he can't help him if he wants to. ”

"Hey, forget it, so the imperial court, don't do it, in the future, you will live exclusively for yourself, live for the Chinese nation, go outside to pursue better development, occupy more resources, eliminate all threatening opponents, and slowly control this planet in the hands of our Chinese people, this may be the most worthwhile thing to do, and it can also be famous in history, as long as the performance is excellent."

"The times have indeed changed, the emperor or something, is indeed a representative of conservatism and decay, even if today's royal family, there are many money-making projects, the income is not low, but there is no noble pursuit, always thinking about involution and infighting, thinking about the consortium ranked higher than the royal family, taking the initiative to provide wealth, wanting to continue to be in the world of wealth, dominating the king, and wanting the rich to take the initiative to pay more money, but now most of the chaebols of the Ming Empire have some troops in their hands, and the total number of troops they have is also millions of dollars. Most of them are elite, more than the imperial court, if the front is hard, the royal family is not necessarily an opponent, but it is possible to hit the head and break the blood, hehe, how can the imperial power be in business, I Lu Xiangsheng will also do business in the future, do a big business, become a more powerful consortium than the royal consortium, earn more than a billion a year, and the mix will never be worse than the royal family! ”

"Hehe, Zhu Youzhen, my dignity and pride are trampled under your feet like this, of course I won't do anything to you, but I want to prove one thing like you in my lifetime, you ignored my love at the beginning, but ten years later, twenty years later, the royal family just wants to win over my Lu family consortium, and it will only become a high-level thing, I have to make you feel regretful, this is also my Lu Mou's goal in the future, I want to lead my Tianxiong army, overcome all hardships and hardships, but also on the road to wealth, Catch up with the achievements and scale of the royal family! ”

Lu Xiangsheng clenched his fists and muttered secretly, planting an oath in his heart that he must surpass the royal family, not to say goodbye, but to prove his ability, to prove that the royal family has no eyes, and to let him lick the dog's unwillingness and anger, so that those people can see it and regret it.