Happy Emperor

"Good, good, good!"

Lin Tian said three good words, his eyes slightly cold, and whispered: "Since you said that the prince is not in the hands of Prince Pingdong, I will believe what you said for the time being."

"But!" Lin Tian suddenly raised his voice. "You said you didn't know that Prince Pingdong's troops were approaching the border between Liao'an and Jifeng provinces. Do any of the officials in the palace believe it?"

"Do you really think I and all the other chief historians are fools?"

The majestic aura emanating from Lin Tian seemed to lower the temperature of the entire hall by several degrees.

Zhen Niumeng even took a step back.

He didn't know how to start at this moment.

If he continued to deny this matter, not only would it anger Emperor Li, but it would also make all the palace officials present think that the Prince of Pingdong's palace had no credibility and only spoke nonsense.

But we have to admit that the crime of deceiving the emperor will be carried out.

"Your Majesty! Chief Secretary Zhen has been in Shengjing for some time. I wonder if Prince Pingdong's deployment of troops is normal."

Lin Fei hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up.

He now represents his brother, Prince Lin Xiang, and some things cannot be decided based on personal preferences.

Moreover, both brothers and King Hepingdong were born to Emperor Gaozu. Although they were born out of wedlock, King Hepingdong was still considered a biological brother.

If the emperor really wanted to have a falling out with Prince Pingdong, they would most likely support Prince Pingdong in dealing with Emperor Li.

"Oh?" Lin Tian narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Fei. He was not too surprised that Lin Fei helped King Pingdong to speak.

"So you know that Prince Pingdong has mobilized his troops. I wonder what Chief Secretary Lin thinks of Prince Pingdong's deployment of troops?"

"I am not the chief secretary under King Pingdong, so I cannot comment!" Lin Fei directly evaded.

"Very good!" Lin Tian replied coldly, then turned his gaze to the other chief officials of the royal palace, "What about you? Are you also not in a position to comment on the Prince of Pingdong's military deployment?"

All the palace officials lowered their heads, and no one expressed their opinion.

It was not difficult for Lin Tian to tell from the attitudes of the chief secretaries of the royal palace how the princes behind them viewed this matter.

He thought he had shifted the conflict to national hatred and family feuds, and put the blame on Queen Pingdong for the prince's affairs.

Some of these royal officials will stand up to support him.

But the facts proved that he still underestimated the King of Pingdong. This uncle of the emperor whom he had never met had a terrifying influence in Daxia.

"You are all really the most loyal ministers of Daxia!"

Lin Tian said coldly, "Now the princes are preparing to start a civil war and seize my imperial power. Don't any of you princes and their chief ministers think this is a problem?"

After saying this, Lin Tian prepared to leave the court.

There is no point in wasting time talking to these royal officials. It is better to spend time thinking about how to counter the Northern Expedition of King Pingdong.

Just now.

Li Yi suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice.

"If Prince Pingdong sends troops to start a civil war for no reason, I will report this to Prince Li Ren. Furthermore, the other two princes of different surnames certainly do not want a civil war either."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present focused their attention on him.

Although Li Yi did not express his intention to fight against Emperor Li, he did express his opposition to civil war.

All the chief officials of the royal palace understood that what Li Yi said on such occasions did not represent himself.

It represents the attitude of the vassal king towards this matter.

The most important thing is the weight of Li Yi’s last sentence.

"The other two princes of different surnames don't want civil war either!"

If these two kings of different surnames had not said this, Li Yi would definitely not dare to interfere.

"It seems that there are still people who care about Daxia! They care about the people! They care about me!"

Lin Tian glanced at the palace's chief secretaries and finally set his sights on Li Yi.

Their eyes met, and Lin Tian nodded slightly to show his gratitude.

"Before, the rebel Ji Feng controlled the imperial court. The princes of various places thought I was incompetent and unyielding, so they wanted to replace me."

"Now that I have recaptured Shengjing and command hundreds of thousands of troops, do you still think I am unworthy of being your emperor?"

Lin Tian questioned the palace chiefs in a cold voice.

All the chief officials in the palace remained silent and no one dared to interrupt.

Everything Emperor Li said was true, and they had no reason to refute it.

"Let me ask you again, how many puppet emperors throughout history have been able to break free from the control of powerful ministers and ultimately regain the royal power? And in this process, there was no one to help them."

At this time, the chief secretaries of the royal palaces also realized what Emperor Li had done in just over a month.

Recapture Shengjing, subdue Baturin, and finally defeat the Beihuan cavalry in Ningfeng Province, and the seventh prince surrenders.

Every task can be said to be done in a vigorous and efficient manner and is commendable.

From this perspective, the Emperor Li in front of us can truly be called a sage monarch.

"I can tell you that I am not afraid to fight anyone! Even if all of you Lin princes attack together, I will make sure you never return!"

"I simply don't want civil war! I don't want my own people to kill each other! And I don't want Daxia to be bullied by other countries anymore!"

boom!

As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials present fell silent.

These days, they only saw Emperor Li's decisiveness in killing, but they didn't expect that behind this there was a heart that loved the people like his own children.

Such an emperor can be called a sage king.

Huang Tianba, An Bilie and other generals were so excited that their bodies were trembling and their eyes were red.

To follow such an emperor is the dream of all military generals.

Li Yi was also quite shocked. He did not expect that Emperor Li would have such a broad mind and courage!

After leaving court today, he will definitely pass on these words to his brother without missing a word.

Such an emperor is worth following!

"Your Majesty, my king is not really planning to start a civil war. There may be some misunderstanding."

Zhen Niu Meng stepped forward and said.

Now that Emperor Li has made such a statement, if Prince Pingdong starts a war again, he will be accused of being the first to start a civil war and disregarding the life and death of Daxia. Even if he wins, it will only be a partial victory.

"Misunderstand?"

Huang Tianba stood up with red eyes.

"A vassal prince, without any order from His Majesty, assembled an army of hundreds of thousands to threaten the imperial territory, and you tell me this is a misunderstanding?"

"You old bastard, I'm going to kill you with one axe and call it an accidental injury, okay?"

"You... you dare to speak to this old man like that, who are you?"

Zhen Niumeng didn't expect that someone in the court would dare to humiliate him like this, and he immediately became angry.

He represents King Pingdong. If he remains silent in the face of such humiliation, who will respect him?

"I'm Huang Tianba, General Huang Zhentian is my father, do you have any objections?"

When Zhen Niumeng heard the name Huang Zhentian, he immediately wilted.

Back then, Huang Zhentian was one of the brave generals who followed Emperor Gaozu in his campaigns.

Even the King of Pingdong once served as his deputy.

If Huang Zhentian had not repeatedly refused to be crowned king, he would probably be one of the kings of different surnames now.

"Tianba, you must not be rude in the court!"

Seeing Zhen Niu Meng surrender, Lin Tian spoke.

"Zhen Changshi, if you say there is a misunderstanding, then let the Prince of Pingdong come to Shengjing and explain it to me."

"I will give you half a month. If Prince Pingdong does not come to Shengjing, or starts a war first, I will personally meet with my uncle."

Lin Tian knew that King Pingdong would not withdraw his troops easily, let alone come to Shengjing.

The reason why he intensified this conflict was that he wanted to use this period of time to completely control the two provinces of Liao'an and Jifeng.

Baturin surrendered because of the external pressure from King Pingdong.

Once this pressure is gone, and I haven't yet controlled the two provinces, who knows what the situation will be like.