Chapter IX: Merit and Punishment

"Your Majesty, the minister has something important to tell."

Just when the wind direction above the court changed, Li Ai collected his thoughts and walked out slowly.

The ministers standing behind him breathed a sigh of relief.

"Prime Minister Li Cheng, please speak."

Yin Yuran watched Li Ai stand up, sighed in his heart, and said coldly.

"Your Majesty, this big victory actually has nothing to do with this little eunuch."

Lin Bei's eyes widened, looking at Li Ai's back, and he couldn't wait to shout a bosom friend.

That's right!

This time I won and had a hairy relationship with him.

"Oh? Why did Prime Minister Li Cheng say this? ”

Yin Yuran's eyes narrowed, the air pressure beside him decreased, and the looming dragon power appeared.

Li Ai was not afraid at all, and continued indifferently: "Your Majesty, I don't believe that a personal eunuch has such the ability to plan such a big situation. ”

"And this great victory, in fact, the prime minister sent people to the battlefield, cut off the support of the Tatar army, so that the Tatar army was unable to follow-up, so he retreated in embarrassment, if it were not so, I think, General Lin's trip, I am afraid it will not be so smooth."

Li Ai's words caused an uproar in the court.

"I didn't expect it to be Prime Minister Li Cheng."

"No wonder it went so smoothly this time, I see."

"Prime Minister Li Cheng deserves to be the prime minister of a big businessman, and he can be so far-sighted."

A smile suddenly appeared on the face of the official standing in Li Ai's party.

On the dragon chair, Yin Yuran heard this, his expression tightened, his slender fingers tapped, and he asked in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Li, what you said is true?" If you deceive me, even if you are the prime minister, I will not spare you. ”

"The minister does not dare to deceive His Majesty."

Li Ai smiled indifferently, not showing the slightest panic.

Above the main hall, there was a sudden silence.

Lin Bei looked at the silent crowd, blinked his eyes, and looked at the emperor above expectantly.

"Fart! Li Ai, don't think that you can talk nonsense if you are the prime minister! ”

At that moment, an angry voice rang out.

Zhou Chongxing's figure appeared above the court.

Although he was only wearing the official uniform worn by military generals, his body constantly exuded heavy killing intent.

"Your Majesty! The victory in this battle was won by the last general and General Lin together, not the credit of some people who can only talk about it. ”

The astonishing momentum emanated from him, and it suddenly made the faces of many officials and ministers present change.

"Yes, Your Majesty, in this battle, General Lin led the army of the Great Shang to be invincible, even if the Tatar army is well supplied, it is not our opponent."

Ah Yue also stepped into the main hall, and a cold voice sounded.

Lin Bei looked at the two who couldn't kneel for a long time, his eyes were full of surprise.

I'll go, when did Zhou Chongxing come back, isn't he still at the border!

Why do you appear at every critical time, am I doing something to make you trust, and I can't change it?

And Ah Yue, this little girl, I know you mean well, but I don't need it, thank you, next time I must break you up!

Lin Bei's surface is unwavering, and he looks extremely calm, but he actually feels desperate again in his heart.

"No more."

Lin Bei looked at the emperor and nodded, knowing that he couldn't sit still at this time, he slowly stood up, and said in a deep voice under the surprised gaze of everyone.

"Your Majesty, in this battle, what Prime Minister Li Cheng said is true, this time he was able to recapture these cities, and Prime Minister Li Cheng did have the greatest credit."

"General Lin!"

Zhou Chongxing and Ah Yue spoke anxiously.

In their eyes, Lin Bei's back revealed infinite loneliness.

Lin Bei turned his back to the two of them, slowly raised his hand, the two gritted their teeth, and finally didn't say anything.

Li Ai, who was standing on the opposite side of it, heard the words and looked at Lin Bei's eyes, which gradually became complicated.

"And in this battle, not only did I not contribute, but I acted willfully, almost causing the Great Shang army to be leaderless, and finally defeated, I hope Your Majesty can punish him heavily."

Lin Bei didn't hear the sound behind him, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot.

The ministers in the court looked at Lin Bei, who did not refute, but automatically sought punishment, and their minds did not react for a while.

After a few breaths, they looked at Lin Bei with a heavy face, and their expressions were extremely stunned.

And Li Ai was also a little puzzled.

What kind of moth is this little eunuch doing, he actually followed his words, why did he feel more and more wrong.

"In addition, the last time I killed someone in the court, the two crimes were punished together, if I don't die, the future ministers of the Great Shang will be like me, and they can't set up rules, wouldn't it be a sign of ruin."

Lin Bei said seriously.

"I hope Your Majesty will give you sin!"

As soon as the words came out, they exploded in everyone's ears like thunder.

They looked at the lonely figure in the court, their lips pursed.

The ministers who are not influenced by Li Ai's party are in tears, and in their hearts, this scene in front of them will always be remembered in their hearts.

How big a mind must it be to say the word sin.

The young man in front of him must be doing this for the sake of the future of Dashang.

"Your Majesty, since General Lin has confessed his guilt, let's condemn him as he said."

After a brief period of doubt, the corners of Li Ai's mouth hooked up with a sneer.

Fortunately, since Lin Bei took the initiative to beg for death, he didn't want to waste his thoughts, if he could let His Majesty kill him, it would be great.

However, Lin Bei was nominally the commander of this campaign, and he did make contributions.

I have to admit that Lin Bei's empty city plan really made him feel amazing.

"What if I must reward General Lin."

"Although Lin Bei was only my personal eunuch before, he led our Great Shang to recapture several cities, if I kill General Lin now, how will the soldiers of Great Shang think of me."

"What will the world think of me?"

Yin Yuran was silent, and finally said with an ugly face.

Lin Bei helped her so much this time, she liked it so tightly in her heart, of course it was impossible to kill the former like this.

When Lin Bei heard this, he immediately knew that this time the plan was going to be ruined again.

He regretted it in his heart, but after thinking about it carefully, what the emperor said was indeed not wrong.

After standing for a long time, he simply sat in the center of the hall and quietly waited for the results.

"What Your Majesty said also has a certain amount of truth."

Li Ai responded indifferently.

"However, the minister believes that this is not the time to reward General Lin."

"General Lin was anxious for quick success, almost defeated the crusading army, and killed the court ministers in front of the hundreds of officials of the court and His Majesty, there is no punishment, how to seal the mouths of the people of the Great Shang."

"If General Lin is really capable, he will definitely be able to obtain greater merit in the future and get His Majesty's reward in the name of it."

Li Ai had an old fox-like smile on his face.

"Prime Minister Li is right."

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Suddenly, many ministers and officials responded to Li Ai's statement.