Alien Lord

"Zhou Aiqing, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War, and you have been in charge of the Ministry of War for many years. What level do you think General Lin and his subordinates can be promoted to this time?" Yuan Wu Emperor Yan Hao finally got things back on track and planned to promote Lin Ze and his party. up.

As for Zhou Shangwu, Minister of the Ministry of War, one is that Zhou Shangwu is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he has the qualifications to say it. The other is that Emperor Yan Hao knew that things would not go so smoothly this time, so he directly brought the Ministry of War inside.

Lin Ze is a member of the Ministry of War, and his credit is equal to that of the Ministry of War. If Lin Ze does not get the promotion he deserves, then he will not be ashamed. Therefore, whether it is for the face of the Ministry of War or to win over Lin Ze, the army Fang Xinrui, the Ministry of War will do its best to help Lin Ze win the biggest reward.

Hearing that the emperor was the first to call him to speak, Zhou Shangwu looked at Lin Ze standing in the court hall and the generals around him with some headaches.

It stands to reason that according to the relevant reward measures of the imperial court, it is a very simple matter for Lin Ze and his generals to be promoted. However, Zhou Shangwu also knows that this matter will not be that easy, and many people do not think so .

However, thinking about this matter again, the Ministry of War has no way out. Moreover, Lin Ze is also a member of the Ministry of War, absolutely his own. If he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, can help outsiders if he does not help his own people, if this is the case, he The position under the buttocks will immediately become unstable.

Therefore, Zhou Shangwu made a decision at a loss, so he had no choice but to go all out and let those people see that he, Zhou Shangwu, was not easy to mess with.

He gritted his teeth and was about to speak when he suddenly heard someone in the hall speak first.

"My Majesty, I believe that General Lin's great victory this time is a great victory that our Great Chu Kingdom has seldom seen in a century. With General Lin's great victory, our Great Chu Kingdom no longer has to worry about the threat of sand robbers. The border residents can live their lives with peace of mind in the future, and the court can also save a lot of money. In addition, this time's great victory allowed us to expand the southwest border of the Great Chu Kingdom by a thousand miles. The matter of directly expanding the territory of our Great Chu for thousands of miles, except when our Great Chu established the country, there is no longer. Therefore, the minister believes that General Lin has made great contributions this time. According to the usual practice, he can be promoted to General Zhenxi. People, according to their merits, can be promoted to Qianhu, Deputy General, Zhonglang General, Zhechong Duwei and other official positions."

Zhou Shangwu quickly came up with a promotion strategy that the Ministry of War had discussed long ago.

"My dear friends, what do you think? Is Zhou Aiqing's promotion proposal appropriate?" Yan Hao said looking at the ministers below.

"Your Majesty, I think Zhou Shangshu's proposal for promotion is too high!" Just as Emperor Yan Hao finished speaking, a man in his fifties stood up.

"Xuan'er,

This is Fu Qian, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, who is from the Seventh Prince's side. "As soon as Fu Qian stepped forward, Lin Renquan immediately introduced his identity into Lin Ze's ear.

"Well, Grandpa, I see!" Lin Ze nodded, and he had already expected that the Seventh Prince would stand up.

"Oh, does Fu Aiqing have any suggestions?" Yan Hao said with a flat face, as if he didn't care about Fu Qian's words at all.

"My Majesty, although General Lin has wiped out more than half a million sand bandits, the sand bandits are just some bandits, far inferior to the army. Moreover, the thousand miles of land that General Lin opened up, the ninth floor is full of It can be said that the desert is useless at all. Instead, after we occupy these sites, we spend a lot of money every year to manage these places. There are many more, so I think that Zhou Shangshu's words are too early!" Fu Qian was not polite, and directly wiped out the few great achievements about Lin Ze that Zhou Shangwu cited.

However, anyone who is smart will understand that Fu Qian is picking bones from eggs.

Earlier he said that the half a million sand bandits that Lin Ze had eliminated were nothing, because the sand bandits were just bandits, much weaker than the army.

However, in fact, the army of Chu State had no choice but to attack the Sand Pirates. For decades, Chu State and surrounding countries had sent large armies to encircle and suppress the Sand Pirates, but they all failed in the end.

It can be seen from this that the sand bandits in the Eighteen Sand City are not weaker than the general army.

What Fu Qian said just now was actually finding fault.

As for the place Lin Ze occupies later, the ninth floor is a desert area, it is not cost-effective to occupy this place, and it is even more obvious.

It is true that most of these places in Shibasha City are deserts, which may seem unimportant, but in fact it is not.

First of all, there are actually many mineral deposits in the desert, and it is easy to find them as long as you spend time and effort.

Secondly, the desert is the best wall to guard the southwestern border of Chu State. With these deserts, Chu State can ensure the stability of the place as long as it places a small number of troops in the southwest.

Again, the desert, like Baizhangyan, is a paradise for fire-attribute warriors to repair. Fire-attribute warriors can practice here, and they can improve their cultivation faster. Moreover, the desert is also a treasure land that produces fire-attribute spiritual materials, occupying this desert , at least you don't have to worry about fire-attribute spiritual materials anymore.

Finally, it is also a very important point, that is, Shibasha City is the starting point of the desert gold business road opened up by the former Sand Sea State. If it is occupied here, Chu State will have the capital to restart this desert gold business road.

Of course, Yan Hao can't see the last point yet.

It can be seen from this that what Fu Qian said just now is actually fart, and Lin Ze can easily refute him, but this matter is related to Lin Ze, so he cannot stand up and defend himself.

However, soon, someone stood up and defended.

"My Majesty, Fu Shilang's remarks sound a bit reasonable, but if you really want to say it, it's actually bullshit!" Zhou Shangwu stood up and said, not saving Fu Qian's face at all, and even insultingly What Fu Qian said was bullshit.

In an instant, Fu Qian's whole body exploded. He faced Zhou Shangwu directly, and said in a stern voice: "Zhou Shangshu, may I ask why my words are bullshit? Could it be that your military department is so domineering that you don't allow other people to say different opinions?" ?”

Fu Qian was smart, he didn't get angry directly, but cunningly brought the topic to the overbearing behavior of the Ministry of War.

"You..." Zhou Shangwu's face was angry. He didn't dare to give his military department a reputation for acting domineering. If this was the case, the military department would become the target of the court. At that time, Zhou Shangwu was sitting in bed.

"Fu Shilang, you don't want to spout blood, our military department is acting according to His Majesty's will, how domineering!"

"Hehe, if that's the case, why did you say that what I just said was bullshit." Fu Qian said with a hint of complacency in his eyes.

"You..." Zhou Shangwu looked at Fu Qian angrily, "I won't argue with you, a guy who doesn't understand military affairs."

"Oh, Zhou Shangshu, are you powerless to defend yourself?" Fu Qian chased after the victory, wanting to kill Zhou Shangwu directly.

At this time, Lin Renquan couldn't bear it anymore.

Before, Lin Renquan couldn't come out and speak well of Lin Ze because Lin Ze was his grandson, but now, seeing Fu Qian targeting his grandson Lin Ze, he even wanted to erase all the credit for Lin Ze Well, Lin Renquan, a grandfather, couldn't bear it.

"Fu Shilang, Zhou Shangshu is right. You are a person who doesn't understand military affairs. It is really a disservice to our identity to argue with you." Lin Renquan was very rude when he said good things.

After Yan Hao on the throne saw it, he smiled at the corner of his mouth, but he didn't say anything.

"Marquis Lin, you seem to be General Lin's grandfather, so you should avoid suspicion!" Fu Qian was also very rude.

He came out to target Lin Ze. Lin Renquan had a great position in the capital, but Fu Qian didn't care. Behind him were the Seventh Prince and Kong Yu.

"Hmph, this is in court, not in court, I don't need to avoid suspicion." Lin Renquan is not a cheap lamp, but just one sentence made Fu Qian no longer able to say that he is Grandpa Lin Ze.

"Okay, what the Hou Mansion said is true, but, Lord Hou, is there something wrong with what you said just now? General Lin has made a contribution. He has allowed the people on the southwestern border to live in peace in the future. In this regard, it is indeed worthy of praise. However, in other aspects, it is not enough to be rewarded." Fu Qian said without giving in.

"Hey, Minister Fu, I really don't know how you became a minister. Could it be that you were fooled?" Lin Renquan didn't directly defend, but changed the direction.

After hearing Lin Renquan's words, Lin Ze smiled slightly. He knew that Fu Qian would be defeated in embarrassment soon.

"Lin Renquan, I respect you as Lord Marquis, so I give in everywhere, but don't push yourself too hard, I can bear the limit!" Fu Qian said with a cold face.

Lin Renquan's words just now were very poisonous. If Fu Qian is really given such a title, how can he stay in the court? He will be taken down immediately.

"Joke, I need you Fu Qian to give me face, hum!" Lin Renquan didn't appreciate it at all, and just let out a cold snort.

"Fu Qian, you are the servant of the Ministry of Rites, a third-rank official of the imperial court. Are you blind? You actually treat sand robbers like Heifeng Pirates as ordinary bandits. For the past hundred years, the imperial court has been slandering you every year. A meeting was held to discuss how to deal with the threat of sand robbers and how to eliminate these sand robbers? The imperial court has been unable to solve the sand robbers for so many years. Now you actually say that these sand robbers are ordinary bandits. What is our court? Is it even worse than bandits? ?”

Lin Renquan asked questions for a while, but Fu Qian who asked directly did not dare to answer. Beads of sweat dripped down his face and forehead like running water. Soon, Fu Qian's clothes were drenched. 2