Tsuten Imperial Palace.

The Temple of Heaven, magnificent and magnificent.

Ji Xin, the son of heaven, who had not been to the court for decades, finally went to the court and summoned the civil and military ministers and the Ji clan to deal with the defeat of Lu Xun.

There was a cold air in the hall, and the cold air made the courtiers in the hall feel shivering, as if they were about to freeze.

Ji Xin, the Son of Heaven, was wearing a golden Kun Saint Emperor robe, his face was expressionless, and he sat on a high throne.

His eyes were cloudy, his complexion was withered and obscure, and large patches of old spots appeared, slowly spreading and expanding.

Although the hall was full of incense, there was an irrepressible stench of decaying on his body, seeping out from the 108,000 pores on his body.

The Yuan Infant is dying, the five decays of heaven and man are coming, and the withering, dirt and filth are coming, which cannot be stopped.

Ji Xin looked indifferently at the three kneeling at the bottom of the steps.

General Zhenbei, Lu Xun was dressed in plain clothes, took off his golden armor, and knelt on the ground, his face was pale, his eyes were empty, and he seemed to have accepted his fate.

The military advisor, Qingqiu Holy Daughter Qing Ling'er, kneeling seriously, but her delicate appearance is normal.

The supervising army, the chief eunuch Sun Bao, knelt on the ground, but his face was full of anger and unwillingness.

On both sides of the palace, there are dozens of high-ranking generals such as the emperor's eldest son Ji Yun, the princes, dozens of Ji clan relatives, dozens of dukes and marquis of the imperial city, hundreds of ministers, and General Wei Ji.

The ministers were pressed in the dark under His Royal Highness, and there was a dead silence, with complicated expressions.

Lu Xun's defeat was a major event that shook the foundation of the entire Tongtian Dynasty. The people's hearts were in turmoil, and even they lost faith in sending troops to conquer Kong Ling in the Holy Spirit State again.

Someone has to take on this great responsibility.

"I'm weird. My army is full of elite soldiers, each of whom is capable of fighting well and is invincible. In my early years, I personally led a large army to suppress the rebellion, and the soldiers pointed at it like crushing ants.

How can this army of Tongtian who can fight well be handed over to the three of you, but it is such a waste, and it will be defeated in a year!"

Ji Xin's tone was indifferent, looking at the three of them.

His tone was full of mockery and suspicion.

"There must be a traitor, but who is the traitor, please ask Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"

Qing Ling'er is colorful.

Kong Ling announced that the world was going to kill her, the Qingqiu demon girl who caused trouble, and she was the one who was the least likely to betray Ji Xin.

She's not afraid to check.

"Your Majesty! ”

The chief eunuch Sun Bao looked extremely angry, his face was hideous, and he pointed at Lu Xun and said: "This time to lead the army, Lu Xun is arbitrary and domineering, and he never listens to any advice from military advisors and micro-ministers.

Chen even wondered if he had deliberately colluded with Lu Yu to achieve a big defeat in order to achieve an ulterior motive.

Otherwise, Lu Xun and Lu Yu are equally famous, their command strength is about the same, and our army even has the advantage, how can they be defeated so badly!"

Lu Xun's face was pale, and he didn't say anything, allowing Sun Bao to lash out.

"What, Lu Xun, don't you have any explanation?"

Ji Xin asked.

Lu Xun kowtowed, his voice was desolate, and he laughed at himself: "Your Majesty, Mr. Sun's accusations are too long-winded, just say that I am a traitor."

But the last general still has to defend himself, if I am a traitor, I will surrender Kong Ling directly in the Holy Spirit State, which can double Kong Ling's strength in an instant, why bother to do anything to defeat the army, and lose the prestige of my Lu family, and come back to ask Your Majesty for guilt.

Lu Xun was defeated and had no excuse.

But in the Holy Spirit State, the last general also encountered some incomprehensible things. Whenever the last general led his troops into battle, the enemy could anticipate the enemy's opportunity, and seemed to grasp every move of our army and grasp the intelligence.

In order to avoid the leakage of military information, the minister did not allow the holy woman and the prison army to participate in military politics, but he still could not prevent the enemy army from grasping the intelligence of our army. So much so that the ministers lost one after another, and none of the big battles and small battles could be won, so they couldn't fight anymore, so they were defeated.

Supervising the army and investigating spies is the responsibility of the supervising army Sun Gonggong, not the power of the last general. He can't find out, and the general won't find out.

But the last will not be humiliated by this rebellion. Your Majesty has the slightest suspicion about the last general, no evidence is needed, please behead the last general directly. ”

Lu Xun bowed to the ground and no longer defended.

Ji Xin looked at Lu Xun silently.

What Lu Xun said is not unreasonable.

He wants to rebel, there is really no need to do this.

Lu Yu has already rebelled, as long as Lu Xun takes a million troops to join the enemy and joins forces with Kong Ling and Lu Yu, it is enough to subvert the states in southern Xinjiang.

But Lu Xun was only defeated, not defective, and returned.

If Lu Xun is convicted of collaborating with the enemy, it seems a bit too arbitrary.

Ji Xin glanced at Sun Bao.

"It's not you Lu Xun who is messing with ghosts, and it's definitely not a saint, then only I, Sun Bao, will be left to betray Your Majesty!"

Sun Bao's face was full of desolation, and he howled and cried: "Your Majesty, the minister has been with you for five or six hundred years! They are all right, it is the minister's unfavorable supervisor that caused a great defeat." The minister had nothing to say. Death is to be given today!"

Ji Xin was silent.

If it were according to the things committed by the chief eunuch Sun Bao in the past few hundred years, he would have been beheaded by him I don't know how many times.

But he was reluctant to kill.

In this dynasty, in addition to Qing Ling'er, there is only this eunuch chief who has accompanied him for five or six hundred years. No one else.

Everyone in the world knows that Sun Bao is his confidant, once the son of heaven and a courtier, there will never be a new monarch to accept Sun Bao for his own use.

The possibility of Sun Bao betraying him and taking refuge in the new master is too small.

As for Qing Ling'er.

She has done too much black work for him over the years, and those ministers are eager to eat her alive.

And she had long wanted to kill Kong Ling, and she would definitely not betray him and secretly leak military information.

Suspicious people, who else?

Who's collaborating with the enemy?!

The heavy and cold turbid light in Ji Xin's eyes swept over the courtiers in the hall.

The emperor's eldest son, Ji Yun, is only 200 years old and is already at the peak of the late Yuan infancy. Heroic and calm, full of civil and military strategy, he is the new monarch that the ministers of civil and military affairs appreciate the most and look forward to the most.

He has been the crown prince for 200 years, I'm afraid he can't wait!

Ji Yun saw the Son of Heaven looking at him, his face was calm, he showed a gentle smile, bowed to the ground, and said loudly: "

Father!

Kong Ling, Nai'er Chen's mentor!

Lu Xun and Lu Yu have grown up with their sons since childhood, and they have old friends, like brothers and sisters!

In the palace, the sons are the most suspicious.

The son is willing to die to prove his innocence.

The flesh and blood of the sons and daughters all come from their fathers. Please give your son the death penalty, but beg to be buried in the imperial mausoleum after death, and accompany his father and mother for a long time in the future!"

All the princes knelt down one after another, weeping and wailing, "The sons and daughters are willing to accept the guilt with the imperial brother!" "The imperial brother will never betray his father!"

"Your Majesty!"

"It's all the incompetence of the ministers, please forgive your majesty!"

The civil and military ministers bowed down one after another, and they all wept.

For a while, the hall was full of sadness, and all of them burst into tears, looking at Ji Xin, the son of heaven, and wailing all over the field.

"You... cough~——!"

Ji Xin's face turned blue and coughed violently.

Spit out a mouthful of phlegm with a black dead breath, and the evil qi surged.

It took a while for Ji Xin, the Son of Heaven, to calm down, his face was full of exhaustion, and he only felt that the strength in his body was failing, and he couldn't help but sigh and close his eyes.

"I'm really old! No one takes me, the son of heaven, in my eyes. ”

"At my feet, every one of them pours out their hearts and lungs, and swears allegiance to the death. But out of this palace, no one listened. ”

"You are all loyal and courageous, and the palace is full of loyal ministers... It seems that only I am the faint king. ”

"You, even the last few decades, refuse to give it to me!"

"Well, you can do whatever you want, no one will listen to my words, and I can't control you. Ling'er, Sun Bao, Fu Zhen returned to the dormitory. ”

Ji Xin got up from the throne and left trembling slightly.

Qing Ling'er and Sun Bao hurriedly got up and helped Ji Xin, the Son of Heaven, to leave the Heavenly Temple and return to the palace.