Chapter 99 Impossible! This is impossible!

Two memorials were placed on the bright yellow silk.

A letter from the Ministry of War, reporting the great victory of Qi Jiguang's troops in the fight against Japanese pirates in Zhejiang.

The other was a memorial sent by Lu Yi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, who had just received the news and rushed to Xiyuan.

On the Daotai inside Yuxi Palace.

Jiajing held the jade hammer in his hand, his face calm and his eyes moving.

No one knew where Lu Fang had gone today, leaving Huang Jin alone to serve the emperor.

Lu Yi, wearing the Feiyu robe bestowed upon him by the emperor, knelt on one knee on the cold golden brick in Yuxi Palace.

Jiajing stared at Lu Yi with a playful look.

"Qi Jiguang fought in Huajie, Taizhou Prefecture, and annihilated more than a thousand enemies?"

"Yes."

"308 beheaded and two Japanese leaders captured?"

"Yes."

"The Ministry of War reported that Qi Jiguang's troops lost 115 men in this battle?"

"Yes."

Jiajing sneered twice and glanced at Huang Jin beside him.

Huang Jin understood, walked to the steps of the Taotai, squatted down, stretched out his hands, clenched his fists and gently tapped the emperor's calves.

Jiajing asked again: "You, Lu Yi, tell me that only three people died in the battle of Qi Jiguang in Huajie."

"Yes."

Lu Yi lowered his head deeply.

He really didn't quite understand why his second brother-in-law was staying in Changping but wanted him to come to Xiyuan.

What did it matter how many of Qi Jiguang's subordinates died? The court would always reward them based on the number of enemy heads anyway.

I don't understand.

Lu Yi could only attribute it to the fact that his second brother-in-law was trying to cheat him again.

Jiajing started laughing at this time.

There was something creepy in the laughter.

"So, should I believe the report from the Ministry of War, or the one sent by you, Lu Yi?"

Lu Yi raised his head and said, "Your Majesty is the wisest and wisest. The whole country of the Ming Dynasty has its wise judges."

Jiajing snorted coldly: "Cunning! How dare you talk about other things in front of me! I just want to ask you, which of these two reports is true!"

Lu Yi's eyes turned, his face tense: "To reply to your Majesty, both reports are true."

hum...

The jade hammer hit the jade chime, making a long, low humming sound.

Huang Jin, squatting on the steps with his head lowered, glanced sideways at Lu Yi.

This loyal young man from the Earl's family has caught the eye of His Majesty.

Jiajing also laughed, but this time his laughter was no longer creepy.

But in the end he snorted coldly again.

"I know. I know everything."

Jiajing thought about it meaningfully, and then said: "The Ministry of War did not falsify and conceal the military achievements of Qi Jiguang's troops. The Ministry of War's battle report was sent by Zhejiang.

They were afraid that if they wrote a true battle report, the Ministry of War would suspect that they had lied about their military achievements."

As he spoke, Jiajing's tone was full of sarcasm.

Lu Yi lowered his head again and repeated his previous words.

"Your majesty is wise and wise."

snort!
Jiajing had a look of dissatisfaction on his face. He turned his neck and looked at Lu Yi from the side. "I am in control of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, the nine states and ten thousand places of the world, I protect hundreds of millions of people and provide for them, and I train millions of soldiers to defend the borders. Could it be that I can't tolerate a talented general?"

Lu Yi lowered his head and remained silent.

These words.

He didn't dare to answer.

Jiajing was a little uninterested.

He whispered, "Why are they doing this? What are they afraid of?"

Lu Yi still kept his head down and said nothing.

He still didn't dare to answer this question.

At this time, Jiajing supported his knees with his hands, straightened up, and looked down: "It was your second brother-in-law who asked you to tell me about this." Lu Yi looked up at the emperor on the stage, then quickly lowered his head.

Huang Jin, who was squatting on the steps, also raised his head and wanted to speak, but in the end he closed his mouth and lowered his head to tap the emperor's legs.

Jiajing laughed twice at himself.

"Yes."

"Yes!"

"This kid is the only one who remembers me in his heart."

"Only this kid dares to tell the truth in front of me!"

Jiajing leaned forward, staring at Lu Yi closely.

"Tell me! What else did this kid ask you to do?"

Lu Yi raised his head and whispered, "Your Majesty, Second...Payment Reader Yan also asked me to spread the details of this matter throughout the city."

puff.

The Taoist priest couldn't help laughing.

Then Jiajing tensed his face, but his eyes were full of amusement, and he asked, "What did Zhu Shitai and the other three gain this time?"

Lu Yi replied: "In this battle, the first to engage the enemy was Zhu Yu, a captain under Zhu Shitai. He killed 13 people in total, the most beheaded in the Huajie battle of Qi Jiguang's army. Zhu Shitai killed five enemies in this battle, Zhang Yuangong killed three enemies, and Xu Wenbi is now in charge of the military's money and grain documents and did not participate in the battle."

A look of satisfaction appeared on Jiajing's face.

He said faintly: "Have all these things been spread out?"

Lu Yi nodded: "They were all dispersed."

Jiajing suddenly asked again: "Did Zhu Shitai and Zhang Yuangong really kill this many enemies?"

……

"impossible!"

"This is impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

In Beijing, as the true situation of Qi Jiguang's troops' battle in Huajie spread, countless people began to have doubts.

The first to receive the news were the nobles in the capital.

They didn't think it was a big deal that Qi Jiguang's troops only lost three people in the battle of Huajie.

But if we count the five enemies killed by Zhu Shitai and the three killed by Zhang Yuangong.

Then this matter must be false.

How could Zhu Shitai, Zhang Yuangong and Xu Wenbi, three good-for-nothings among the nobles, really kill the enemy on the battlefield?
Maybe it was Qi Jiguang who deliberately spread such false news in Beijing in order to flatter the three dukes' mansions.

That must be the case!
The nobles were shocked and began to believe their own speculation.

And in Wenyuan Pavilion.

The cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty naturally also received the rumors that suddenly spread widely outside.

"Is this Qi Jiguang also a flatterer?"

Gao Gong, who was sitting in the third seat in the Wenyuan Pavilion, had a calm expression but his eyes were full of mockery.

Along with the fact that Lao Xu’s request to the emperor was thwarted not long ago.

After Gao Gong returned home, he shut himself in to meditate.

Although he didn't understand why Yan Shaoting could suddenly gain such favor in the eyes of the emperor, Gao Gong felt that he should learn from this kid to remain calm in times of trouble.

If it were in the past, Gao Gong would definitely slam the table.

but now.

After Gao Gong raised his doubt, he turned his teacup and said quietly, "In the past, the people in Zhejiang Province highly praised Qi Jiguang. They almost thought that only Qi Jiguang could completely eliminate the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast.

The court believed Zhejiang's words and entrusted him with important tasks. Not long ago, the court also approved Qi Jiguang's request to recruit more soldiers. Soon, Qi Jiguang will have nearly 10,000 soldiers under his command.

The court trusted him so much, why did he dare to lie about his military achievements for others this time? What did he want to do? "

In the cabinet classroom, except for Gao Gong's question, everyone else was silent.

The newly appointed cabinet minister Yuan Wei even moved his butt in his chair, changing to a more comfortable position, and continued to think about what kind of Qingci he should write to send to Xiyuan today.

Yan Song, who was sitting in the top chair in Wenyuan Pavilion, just glanced at Gao Gong indifferently.

Old Yan smiled slightly in his heart.

What Gao Suqing is thinking...

It is really Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone knows it.

(End of this chapter)