Early the next morning, when the city gate opened, Ning Chen and others left Lingzhou. When he left, he left ten taels of silver for Mu Anbang and Jiang Zhengyang from the innkeeper's shop, treating them as an apology for inviting them to drink. After all, Mu Anbang came to visit him, but he didn't even meet him in person. When he got up in the morning, Ning Chen wrote a few letters and sent them back to the capital. It's not an important letter, just a letter of greetings to the Ninth Princess and others. On the way, Pan Yucheng turned around and asked, "Ning Chen, where should we go next?" "Juzhou." Lingzhou is not far from Fuzhou. It can be reached in five days on horseback, and ten days for sightseeing is about the same. A few days later, Ning Chen only walked halfway. But Jiang Zhengyang's memorial has arrived in the capital.
In the Jinluan Hall, Emperor Xuan sat on the dragon chair. The ministers of civil and military affairs were on both sides. Emperor Xuan's face looked much better than yesterday. "If you have the foundation, you will play early, but if you don't have the foundation, you will retreat!" Eunuch Quan's high-pitched voice echoed in the Jinluan Hall. Emperor Xuan looked at Li Hanru. Li Hanru noticed Emperor Xuan's eyes, understood it, and went out to salute and said: "Your Majesty, I received the memorial from the governor of Lingzhou yesterday... It was already late at that time, so I didn't send it to the palace in time for your Majesty to see it. Please forgive me! " Emperor Xuan said, "What are you doing?" "Your Majesty, the traitorous King Rui proclaimed himself emperor and made Qiu Qiyi, the supervisor of the Northeast, the king of the town. It is really hateful!" Emperor Xuan snorted coldly. "King of Zhen, really anyone can be king of Zhen, I don't know what it means!" Li Hanru said: "Your Majesty, the governor of Lingzhou reported that the king of the town appeared in Lingzhou." Emperor Xuan's face darkened, "The bold traitor dares to appear in Lingzhou... Promote my decree, and let the governor of Lingzhou pursue him with all his strength. There must be no mistake." "Your Majesty, Qiu Qiyi has been captured. At the same time, one of the spy bases of the traitor King Rui in Lingzhou was destroyed. A total of twenty-seven traitors were captured and thirty-four were executed." The ministers were shocked, this was already a big force, and the Lingzhou governor was quite capable. "Well...he is indeed an official of our Daxuan. He is brave and resourceful. If everyone is like this, how can the traitors dare to be arrogant? All the ministers should encourage each other." Emperor Xuan patted his thigh excitedly and said. Li Hanru thought to himself, Your Majesty, please pay attention to your image, it’s over! "Your Majesty, Jiang Zhengyang is indeed successful in capturing the thief, but he was not the first to do so."
Emperor Xuan asked curiously: "Who is that?" Li Hanru bowed his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the person who made the first contribution passed through Lingzhou and found a den of thieves. He entered the den of thieves alone and dealt with dozens of thieves. He secretly sent someone to inform Jiang Zhengyang and Lingzhou guard Mu Anbang. Only then did he Catch all these traitors in one fell swoop.” Li Zhixing immediately came out and said, "Your Majesty, this man is brave and resourceful. He is a rare talent. I think he should be rewarded heavily." Ji Mingchen followed and came out, "Your Majesty, this person dares to go deep into the den of thieves alone and deal with the rebels. He is really loyal and brave, and I think he should be put to good use." The ministers nodded one after another, thinking that this man was brave and resourceful and should be rewarded heavily! Emperor Xuan Long Yan was delighted, "I, Da Xuan, actually have such a brave and resourceful person. He entered the den of thieves alone and planned to catch all the traitors in one fell swoop. This severely damaged the traitor's arrogance. I want to see him and reward him face to face." "Li Aiqing, please don't show off. I think the same as all the Aiqings. This person deserves a reward... Tell me who he is?" Li Hanru said loudly: "Your Majesty, this person is... Ning Chen." The expressions of the civil and military officials suddenly froze! Emperor Xuan pretended to be surprised, "Ning Chen? How could it be him?" Li Hanru said: "Your Majesty, although Ning Chen is white, his heart is for Your Majesty and Daxuan. He was demoted to a commoner and has no regrets. He is still willing to serve Daxuan. His loyalty is commendable!" Emperor Xuan sighed deeply and said: "But Ning Chen is not clear with the Empress of the Wu Kingdom. I just said that I would reward him and use him. Jun Wu said, isn't this embarrassing for me?" "My dear friends, what do you think we should do?" After Emperor Xuan finished speaking, he glanced at Feng Gaojie. Feng Gaojie felt distressed. His Majesty summoned the prime ministers and six ministers yesterday to discuss Prince Rui's rebellion. In fact, they have discussed this matter countless times, but they have never been able to come up with a suitable solution! Yesterday, His Majesty left him alone and gave him a few words... Although he didn't say it clearly, he understood what Your Majesty meant. If he follows His Majesty's wishes, his ancestral tomb will definitely be scolded by officials for causing smoke. If he doesn't follow His Majesty's wishes, he, as the Minister of Rites, will be in trouble. Feng Gaojie thought over and over again, and the most he could do if he offended Yan Guan was to be scolded, and if he offended His Majesty, he might lose his life. He walked out slowly, "Your Majesty, although Ning Chen has an affair with the Empress of Wu Kingdom, he has never harmed the interests of Daxuan in the slightest. Instead, he has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and defended Daxuan without losing an inch of territory." "I think it's not a bad thing that Ning Chen has an affair with the Empress of Wu Kingdom... We can use Ning Chen as a link to let Daxuan and Wu Kingdom join forces, watch each other, and form an alliance." "Now that the rebel has established himself as emperor, I feel ashamed and have nothing to do. I cannot share your Majesty's worries... I feel that if you want to put down the rebellion, it must be Ning Chen." "Your Majesty, I sincerely request to recall Ning Chen and let him lead the army in the eastward expedition to exterminate the rebels, protect our Daxuan territory, and restore peace to the people." Emperor Xuan frowned, seeming to be thinking. "Your Majesty, you must not do it. Ning Chen is the biological father of the Crown Prince of Wu Kingdom. How can he serve as an official in our Daxuan? Others will laugh at me as there is no one in Daxuan." A spokesman jumped out immediately. "Your Majesty, when the crown prince of Wu ascends the throne in the future, Ning Chen will be the emperor of Wu. If he serves as an official in Daxuan, he will hold great power and will definitely do something to steal the country."
"Lord Feng, you let the father of the crown prince of Wu serve as an official in Daxuan. What's the difference between you and a traitor?" "Feng Gaojie, you traitor, you have ulterior motives... Tell me, how much silver did you take from Ning Chen? You can speak against your conscience in this court?" "Bah... traitor, we are ashamed to serve in the same court with you." These censors, like mosquitoes and flies smelling blood, buzzed around Feng Gaojie. This is still in the court, and they are still polite when scolding...If this were outside, they would have cursed Feng Gaojie's ancestors for eighteen generations. Feng Gaojie hung his head, his face covered with cold sweat. He knew this would be the result from the moment he stood up. Li Hanru and others silently returned to the team, sympathizing but unwilling to share the firepower. They didn't want to be blocked at the door of their house by these censors and scolded... It's so embarrassing! The censors were getting angry and the more they scolded, the more they scolded. Feng Gaojie's head was buzzing, and his eyes were red from being scolded. "You bunch of gossipers, shut up." Feng Gaojie was scolded angrily and started to talk back. "You bunch of old bastards, you do dirty things every day under the guise of speaking out and daring to remonstrate, and dying for your own opinions... You still want to leave your names in history books and be famous for generations... Bah, you hypocritical hypocrites, you will only leave a bad name in history books, and you will only be infamous after you die." "Ask yourself, are you preventing Ning Chen from coming back for His Majesty? For the country of Daxuan? You just want to defeat a powerful person to increase your reputation and prestige, a bunch of scum."