"Father, please accept it." Zhao Yuanzhen said.

"The young general's request is not excessive."

He believed that the greatest crime was treason, raising an army to establish one's own regime, and rebelling against the court.

As for Jiang Yue, if she had any rebellious intentions, she would not work so diligently for Donglin, let alone provide any good strategies to defeat the enemy. So he thought that Jiang Yue must be too cautious.

After hearing this, Zhao Chongxiu said:

"Okay, I promise you!"

With Jiang Yue's military achievements being so great, it wouldn't be too much to ask him for a golden medal of immunity from death.

After saying this, he looked at the chief eunuch beside him.

"Give the young general a golden medal of immunity from death!"

After he finished speaking, he motioned for Jiang Yue to stand up.

"Yes." The eunuch backed out of the hall respectfully, and then heard Zhao Chongxiu continue:

"I will give you a golden medal of immunity from death as a reward. From now on, no matter how serious a crime you commit, I will not punish you! Also, you cannot refuse the reward just now!"

How is it possible that the greatest contributor is not honored?

Jiang Yue felt relieved after hearing His Majesty's words, and hurriedly clasped his fists to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

The court fell into silence for a moment. At this moment, all those in the court who originally thought that His Majesty favored Ling Yunxiao thought that His Majesty was really good to Jiang Yue.

Look, with just one word from Jiang Yue, you can get the golden medal of immunity from death.

If this happened to anyone else, they would never be able to achieve their wish in this lifetime.

What’s more, Jiang Yue didn’t get what he wanted just by saying one thing. It was clearly the result of countless accumulated military merits.

She had waited for this moment for a long time.

Ling Yunxiao, Zhang Yan and others fell into a brief moment of contemplation. They intuitively felt that Jiang Yue would definitely not be as simple as she appeared.

She must have her reasons for asking for the gold medal, but what was that reason?

They really couldn't think of it for a while.

Wu Fei and Xue Wen were completely confused and had no idea what Jiang Yue meant.

The Xuanwu Army outside the palace was also confused. Although they were outside the palace, they were always paying attention to what was happening inside the palace.

Xia Yuanchen was thinking that as a young general born in a poor family, with no roots and no friends, she had finally established herself on her feet and all she wanted was to live a good life.

A moment later, Jiang Yue got the gold medal. Looking at it, she thought it was time to get rid of her own shackles.

Then, she clasped her fists, looked Zhao Chongxiu in the eye, and knelt on one knee again:

"Your Majesty, I am not a man. I have five sisters in my family. Due to my family's financial situation, I have been dressed as a man since I was young. In the early days of the imperial examination, I gave up literature and joined the army. Today, I have committed the crime of deceiving the king. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

Jiang Yue spoke briefly, but everyone present, especially the generals, had a blank mind for a moment and all looked at Jiang Yue at the same time.

Zhao Chongxiu didn't react to Jiang Yue's next words for a while. He just heard that she was not a man, and was stunned for a long while.

Zhao Yuanzhen was even more stunned. What he never expected was that the young general he admired so much was actually a girl.

His expression was stiff as he stared straight at Jiang Yue's stunning face.

"It turns out...it turns out..."

He was stunned and couldn't say anything else.

Ling Yunxiao looked sideways at Jiang Yue, it turned out that she was a girl!

This fact shocked him greatly.

There is such a wonderful woman in the world!

What kind of man can be worthy of a woman like this?

At the same time, he felt sad.

Zhang Yan was stunned. His usually gentle eyes were now filled with shock and even more heartache.

But at the same time, he looked at His Majesty nervously, fearing that Jiang Yue would be punished for this.

Xia Yuanchen was shocked, but for some reason, his eyes were already wet with tears.

He didn't know why, but when he thought about Jiang Yue, a girl who started out as a soldier and had to endure the hardships of life at the border, he wondered how she had managed to survive until now.

Thinking about what happened that night, he finally understood why Jiang Yue had that reaction. He couldn't help but curse himself inwardly. Fortunately, he didn't make Jiang Yue disgusted.

Wu Fei and Xue Wen also had their eyes wet with tears.

Even though they were in the hall, they couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

Wu Fei thought back to the past, especially when he thought of how Jiang Yue would not let him get close to him and bandaged his wounds alone, he suddenly realized and could not help but lower his eyes to hide his gaffe.

Xue Wen couldn't help but think that Wu Fei was really too stupid. If he followed Jiang Yue closely, it would definitely... definitely be impossible, because Jiang Yue would never want him to follow her.

Seeing them do this, the Xuanwu soldiers outside the palace were all stunned and unable to react.

Zhao Chongzheng, Zhao Chongxu and Chen Yuan kept looking at Jiang Yue, feeling a sense of bitterness in their hearts.

The exaggerated expressions of the second prince, the third prince, and the rest of the court officials said it all.

Jiang Yue finally said what she had been hiding for a long time, and she felt greatly relieved.

At this moment, she was in the front row. Although she could not see the reactions of the generals, she could feel the solidification of the surroundings.

"Your Majesty, although Jiang Yue has made mistakes, her merits outweigh her faults!" Ling Yunxiao knelt on one knee again.

"Your Majesty, please forgive her for concealing the truth. As the commander-in-chief, I am willing to take the blame for her!"

Zhang Yan knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, it was me who summoned Jiang Yue into the army. I am willing to accept the blame!"

Xia Yuanchen had already knelt down at the same time: "Your Majesty, please spare Jiang Yue. She is a hero in Donglin!"

Wu Fei and Xue Wen knelt down as well.

Xue Wen said: "Your Majesty, the general has killed countless enemies, surpassing all other men. Without him, there would be no Xuanwu Army!"

Wu Fei sniffed: "Your Majesty, please don't blame our general. She has done what no man can do!"

Chen Yuan thought of the time when Jiang Yue single-handedly persuaded the Jin generals to surrender.

"Your Majesty, please show some mercy!"

Even Zhao Chongzheng and Zhao Chongxu knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Jiang Yue is just a woman dressed as a man. She... begs for forgiveness, brother."

"Young General's merits outweigh his faults!"

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at his father, "Father..."

"Prince, do you also want to plead for Jiang Yue?" Zhao Chongxiu said in a steady voice. Jiang Yue had completely calmed down, which he never expected.

Zhao Yuanzhen said seriously:

"Yes, please don't punish her."

"Jiang Yue, you are guilty of deceiving the emperor." Zhao Chongxiu's stiff expression suddenly relaxed, and the corners of his lips slightly raised.

"Look at all of you. Didn't Jiang Yue get a golden medal for herself? Are you afraid that I will kill her?"

"Everyone get up!"

The soldiers were unwilling to stand up. Zhao Chongxiu glanced at them and finally looked at Jiang Yue.

"Stand up, I forgive you!"

Jiang Yue raised her eyes and looked at His Majesty, the corners of her lips loosened, and then she heard His Majesty joke,

"If you don't get up, none of them will dare to get up."

Jiang Yue stood up, and all the generals followed suit. After hearing His Majesty's words that Jiang Yue was innocent, their mood improved greatly.

At the same time, they were also upset for a long time because of Jiang Yue's disguise as a man.

"Throughout the dynasties of Donglin, there has never been a precedent of women entering military camps!" When Zhao Chongxiu said this, there was no blame in his tone, but rather appreciation.

Yes, he admired Jiang Yue and couldn't bear to convict her even though she was disguised as a man.

Just because of her outstanding military achievements, no one can match her!

Just imagine, if he really sentenced a general who had made great contributions to Donglin and the common people, he would probably be criticized by all the people.

Jiang Yue changed everyone in the court's perception of women, including him.

"Jiang Yue, you are a role model for women. Today, I will appoint you as the number one female general in Donglin!"

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