God-level impostor

Chapter 286 Conditions
One question from the emperor, in exchange for the civil and military silence of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Zhongqing misunderstood me!"

After a long time and still no one spoke, the emperor slapped the Long Shuan and sighed.

"Come on!"

After a while, the emperor called out.

The samurai on duty in front of the temple came to the front and bowed to wait for orders.

"Take Zhongqing and Zhong Tao's entire family, and put them in the sky prison. All the property of the two governments will be confiscated." The emperor said without the slightest emotion.

The samurai in front of the hall agreed and led the people out of the hall.

The civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty were as silent as cicadas. When Zhongqing gained power, he could be said to respond to a hundred calls and enjoy unlimited glory.Just in the blink of an eye, it ended up like this.Although the emperor did not say how they would be punished in the end, since the emperor personally issued the order, the consequences for them can be imagined, and the emperor will never let them go.

When the warriors in front of the palace went out, the emperor looked at Lin Chen.

Because Lin Chen was not a minister who came to the court every day, he did not stand back in the queue, but stood slightly closer to the queue, which made him stand out.

Seeing the emperor looking at him, Lin Chen still stood calmly without any expression.

The emperor secretly sighed, and had no choice but to let go of his status and asked, "Lin Aiqing, what good strategy do you have?"

Lin Chen replied very bluntly, "I have no good plan!"

The emperor frowned slightly and asked, "Lin Aiqing, that day you were granted the title of Xiaoyao King, and eight cities were given fiefdoms, so that Aiqing and King Zhenbei could guard the northern border together. At this critical moment, why didn't Aiqing make a plan?"

Lin Chen raised his brows and said, "I am also made of flesh and blood. Not to mention facing millions of Jinxiong soldiers, even facing the impeachment of the ministers in the court, the minister is almost smashed to pieces. If the Holy One feels that the minister is incompetent, he can take back the conferment, minister. No complaints."

His words seemed to be matter-of-fact, but everyone understood that Lin Chen was still worried about someone impeaching him.

The emperor also felt a little embarrassed. He had previously summoned him for questioning through an imperial edict, but now he was asking for advice when something happened.

Isn't it clear that killing the donkey by unloading the mill, and thinking of the donkey again when there are beans to grind?

However, it is impossible for the emperor to admit his mistakes, so he can only be subdued in a disguised form. After thinking for a while, he said, "It was just a misunderstanding just now, isn't Ai Qing innocent now?"

Lin Chen looked around the group of officials, focusing on those who had impeached him, turned his head, and said, "What does your lord mean that the matter of the minister's false accusation has been concluded?"

The emperor heard Lin Chen's meaning, if he admitted to the false accusation, the person who made the false accusation would definitely be punished.You can't just simply say that you are wronged.

The emperor is not sure whether Lin Chen has a plan to retreat from the enemy, he tentatively said, "Lin Aiqing, although this matter has not been finalized, but if Aiqing can retreat from the enemy of the Jin Dynasty, then all the impeachments will naturally come to an end. It can be confirmed that it is a false accusation, and I will give you a satisfactory answer then."

The emperor's remarks undoubtedly threw out the ministers who impeached Lin Chen, which was equivalent to a deal between him and Lin Chen, and the bargaining chips were these ministers.

When the ministers heard what the emperor said, they all had a bad feeling in their hearts, feeling that the emperor wanted a strong man to cut off his wrists.

At this time, they all regretted it in their hearts. In order to curry favor with Zhongqing, they were won over by the right prime minister, and they impeached King Xiaoyao together with them.

Originally, I thought that King Xiaoyao was a young man from Daxia, and he had a chance to reach the sky in one step. He didn't have any foundation in the court, because this matter stood on the same boat as Prime Minister Right, and he also leaned against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

No one expected that the Right Prime Minister Zhongqing, who belonged to such a powerful family in Dayan, and whose younger brother was the Marshal of the Northern Xinjiang Army, would both fall in one day.Leaving them, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, alone and helpless.

They felt chills in their hearts. If Lin Chen really retreated from the Jin army, the result waiting for them would definitely not be so good.But after thinking about it, how could it be so easy for the 100 million Jin army to retreat? If it was delayed for half a year, it would be no different from making an attack on Xiang Wuchou, and it would not show the ability of King Xiaoyao at all. In terms of the mobilization of soldiers and horses, and the supply of money and food, these people can do some tricks. If they want to delay it for three or two months without a trace, even the emperor can't help it.

Thinking of this, these people felt a little more at ease.But he also looked at Lin Chen anxiously, to see how he would reply to the emperor.

They were looking at Lin Chen, and Lin Chen was looking at them too.

The two eyes met, Lin Chen's eyes flickered coldly, and then he looked at the emperor, "My lord, I don't know which cities are the twelve cities that have been lost?"

The emperor asked the servant to take the report of Beijiang to Lin Chen. Lin Chen read it from beginning to end, and then returned the report to the servant.

Then he said to the emperor, "Caoli City, Weijin City, Xueguan City... None of these twelve cities is a city in the fiefdom of Weichen. According to Weichen, it was because the Great Jin State was intimidated by Weichen. The strength of the private army does not dare to hit a stone with an egg. It is guaranteed to retreat within three months, recover the land occupied by the Jin Dynasty, and return it to the Holy One intact."

As soon as Lin Chen said this, there was a burst of discussion in the hall.You must know that it will take at least half a year to mobilize troops. Lin Chen dared to claim that he would retreat from the enemy within three months. Obviously, the troops he wanted to bring were definitely not 150 million, or even 100 million.He didn't mean to go to northern Xinjiang within three months, but to completely recover the lost territory.

Even the emperor felt that this time was completely impossible. He solemnly reminded, "Lin Aiqing, half a month ago the Jin army captured twelve cities. Now that half a month has passed, I don't know how many more cities have been lost. Wait until the soldiers and horses Mobilized to go to the northern border, and I don't know how many cities have changed hands, what Aiqing is talking about is to take back all the lost cities?"

Lin Chen nodded and said, "Exactly, that's what Wei Chen means, and he's not lying."

The emperor finally showed a smile, and he said with a smile, "Okay, it is indeed Lin Aiqing who can share my worries. I did not misunderstand you when I appointed you the Happy King. I wonder how many soldiers and horses Aiqing needs? How much food? "

Lin Chen said, "If the imperial court's troops, horses, money and food are mobilized for a long time, it may be difficult to put out the fire. And using the imperial army's troops, horses, money and food, how can it be regarded as a humble minister sharing the worries of the emperor? Every soldier and soldier of the imperial court can be regarded as sharing the worries of the emperor." No, I don’t need a penny or a penny. I’m going to recruit troops from the nearest place with my own money and food, so as to ensure that the army will be formed and dispatched as soon as possible.”

The emperor's smile slowly faded, but he understood what Lin Chen meant. If Lin Chen paid for the food himself, it would be Lin Chen's own private army, which was not controlled by the court.According to law, each prince can only have [-] private troops, which means he controls the military power of a prince.If Lin Chen is allowed to open this door, what will happen next...

The emperor was a little hesitant.

At this time, Lin Chen added, "If the Holy Majesty feels that it is inappropriate for me to pay the money and food by myself, then the court can also pay for it."

The emperor did not immediately decide who would pay for the money, but asked, "How many troops does Aiqing plan to recruit, and how much silver do you need?"

Lin Chen said, "We only need to recruit another 1000 troops, and we need [-] million taels of money and food."

1000 million taels is definitely not a big amount for the imperial court, it is just a drop in the bucket.

The emperor immediately took the case, "Aiqing, I will pay you 1000 million taels! Aiqing is serving the country, how can I let you spend money."

Lin Chen nodded with a smile, "It's really a blessing for the minister to be so considerate. The reason why the humble minister said that he would pay for his own money and food has no other intentions. He just learned from Hu Hai's lesson. I don't want anyone to be there when I command the army to retreat from the enemy." The people on the side are gesticulating. Since the Holy One has provided money and food, I naturally have no objection, but I want absolute command of the army. Is that okay?"

(End of this chapter)