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"No need," Lin Fan waved his hand and rejected Shi Zhixuan's proposal.

If Lin Fan wanted to, he could easily catch up with Xiao Xin and kill him.

However, he did not do so.

Didn't Xiao Xin's escape to Wagangzhai just give him another excuse to continue attacking Wagangzhai?

Upon hearing this, Shi Zhixuan didn't say much and simply stepped aside.

Next, Lin Fan did not lead his army to continue attacking other forces.

After this great battle, the imperial army captured tens of thousands of prisoners and needed to completely integrate them.

In addition, Lin Fan also planned to take this opportunity to merge several different armies together to form his own private army.

Under Lin Fan's instructions, Song Gang wrote a victory report to the court, in which he naturally praised Lin Fan's contribution to the greatest extent.

Of course, Lin Fan had made the greatest contribution.

In addition to reporting Lin Fan's achievements, Song Gang also mentioned Yue Fei, Li Jing and Meng Tian, ​​three generals who took the initiative to lead their troops to support the imperial army, and praised them for their achievements.

In addition to Song Gang's memorial, Lin Fan also wrote a memorial, piling the credit on Yue Fei, Li Jing and Meng Tian, ​​while he himself was a little more modest.

In Yongan City.

Emperor Zhu Shou was furious in the Golden Palace, cursing Wang Fang and others as useless. At the same time, he asked all the ministers to come up with a strategy to deal with the enemy as soon as possible and select generals to lead the army to support them.

However, there were many opposing voices in the court, who believed that continuing to mobilize a large army would only increase the burden on the court. It would be better to let the front-line troops hold their existing territory, and this expedition could be considered a gain.

Zhu Shou was so angry at the group of ministers who prevented him from continuing to mobilize troops that his face turned black, but he could do nothing about it.

These ministers were willing to risk their lives to make suggestions for the survival of the Zhou Dynasty. Zhu Shou couldn't really kill all those who gave him suggestions.

In fact, most of these opponents are just pursuing their own interests!

"Urgent news from eight hundred miles ahead!"

At this time, a loud shout was heard outside the hall.

Upon hearing that voice, the faces of all the civil and military officials in the court changed, and some of them couldn't help but complain out loud.

"I said from the beginning that we shouldn't have sent troops to war. Now, we've suffered repeated failures, wasted money and lives, and lost soldiers and generals. Those who instigated the war should be held accountable!"

"Indeed, the Great Zhou has enjoyed peace for many years. Has there ever been such a devastating defeat?"

"The matter of sealing off the country should be left to them to handle on their own. Involving the court in it is only asking for trouble!"

"I heard that it was the newly appointed commander of the Imperial Guard who instigated His Majesty to mobilize the troops. What does he, a member of the Imperial Guard, know about war? Isn't that just reckless?"

"I think the Jinyiwei should also be abolished. This is the first time this commander has brought disaster to the country and the people."

"..."

Some ministers were talking and slandering, while some upright ministers were worried about the court at the moment, and were also thinking about how to deal with the situation if they were defeated again.

Even Emperor Zhu Shou's expression became extremely ugly at this moment.

At this moment, almost everyone thought that news of failure had come from the front again, and it was very likely to be a major defeat!

After all, a few days ago, the commander-in-chief Wang Fang died in the chaos. Now the army is leaderless. Wouldn't it be easier to be defeated?

Emperor Zhu Shou took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Submit the report from the front!"

No matter what, as the emperor, Zhu Shou must keep his composure and understand the situation on the front line as soon as possible so that he can respond in time.

Soon, Lin Fan and Song Gang's reports were delivered to Zhu Shou.

Inside the main hall, all the court officials were looking nervously at Zhu Shou sitting on the dragon throne.

To be precise, he was looking at the report in Zhu Shou's hand.

Zhu Shou was also a little nervous. He took a deep breath and opened Lin Fan's report first.

Looking at the contents of the report, Zhu Shou's expression changed for a while, and he read it again with some disbelief.

Then he suddenly put down Lin Fan's report, picked up Song Gang's report, and quickly read it through.

"Snapped!"

Zhu Shou folded his report and suddenly stood up from the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

A minister who thought he was smart saw Zhu Shou suddenly stand up and thought that Zhu Shou was angry because he learned that he had been defeated again, so he quickly knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.

Zhu Shou wanted to loudly announce the victory, but when he saw the ministers' reactions, a look of amusement suddenly appeared on his face. He said calmly, "Why should I be angry?"

"This... the frontline generals fought ineffectively, resulting in casualties and a drain on the national treasury. However, this is the responsibility of those generals and the military supervisors..."

A minister's expression flickered for a moment, and he said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please punish the Jinyiwei Commander Lin Fan and the Commanding General Song Gang."

"Snapped!"

Zhu Shou's face darkened, and he suddenly threw the memorial in his hand in front of the man, saying coldly, "Read the contents of the memorial carefully!"

When the people in the hall saw this, their expressions changed and they were guessing something in their hearts.

The minister who had just spoken suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and carefully opened Song Gang's report.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could we possibly win so decisively?"

After reading the report, the minister exclaimed in disbelief.

When the ministers around saw this scene, they were surprised and looked at the person who spoke with pity.

"Are you saying that my imperial army shouldn't have won? I'm unworthy and unworthy of the rebel army's surrender?"

Zhu Shou stared at the minister intently, with murderous intent in his eyes!

The report mentioned that the rebel generals, grateful for the kindness of Your Majesty, voluntarily surrendered and attacked Xiao Xin from both sides.

That's why Zhu Shou said so.

"I have absolutely no such intention! I just suspect that this report is false..."

The minister's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he quickly defended himself.

"Drag him away, throw him into the Sky Prison, and execute him in three days!"

Zhu Shou was too lazy to say anything more. He just waved his hand and gave orders to the guards at the entrance of the hall.

Upon hearing Zhu Shou's order, two guards immediately stepped forward, carried the minister, and took him out of the hall.

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Seeing this, the minister was immediately terrified. He begged for mercy and struggled continuously, but it was in vain.

When the ministers in the hall saw this scene, they were immediately silent.

Zhu Shou glanced around and said calmly, "The soldiers on the front lines fought hard to recover territory for the court, but some people are slandering the meritorious officials behind their backs. I don't want this to happen again!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Upon hearing this, everyone responded respectfully.

Zhu Shou then smiled and told everyone about the battle situation on the front line.

After hearing this, everyone started to flatter Zhu Shou, and Zhu Shou felt very pleased.

However, Zhu Shou did not indulge in the sugar-coated bullets. After everyone applauded for a while, he said:

"Well, this great victory is mainly due to the contributions of the soldiers on the front line. The Ministry of Personnel will draft rewards for the frontline soldiers based on the report."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Upon hearing Zhu Shou's words, the Minister of Personnel hurried forward and responded respectfully.

After the court was dismissed, the news of the great victory at the front quickly spread throughout the entire Yong'an City. In Yong'an City, countless people were excited and proud of it!

At the same time, Lin Fan in the front-line military camp received a declaration of war.