"If Ning Zhong was just greedy for life and afraid of death, the war in the west would never be so difficult. Zhang Qingbai's early troops were not large, so Ning Zhong did not dare to fight. Instead, he occupied more than half of the enemy's military strongholds on the southern front and supplemented them.

After depleting his troops, Ning Zhong led 50,000 troops to the plains for a decisive battle with the Wu army. Shouldn’t he die for such a crazy and treasonous act?”

Pei Yue's eyes were slightly red, and his gaze was like a sharp knife piercing Wang Pingzhang.

However, even if he decided to remain silent, Pei Yue would not let him go so easily. He pressed forward step by step: "The combat power of the Guping Army is not strong in the first place. It has been ruined by Ning Zhong for several years and has long been reduced to the fourth border battalion."

The weakest army. Facing Zhang Qingbai with tens of thousands of cavalry, he actually dared to lead 50,000 infantry to fight on the plains. If I hadn't been fighting with Xie Lin on the northern front, I would have killed him long ago!

"

Pei Yue took a step forward and said sternly: "You said you wanted to wait for the court to convict you. Do you want him to lead the Xiwu people into Lingzhou? Wei Guogong, you are also a veteran on the battlefield. Can you tell me if such a person can be allowed to live in Lingzhou?

A dog’s life?”

Seeing that Wang Pingzhang was forced into a corner, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Chengyi Marquis Guo Kaishan, stood up and said: "Pei Yue, the place where you killed Ning Zhong was in Guping Military City. How could he still have military power in his hands at that time?"

Pei Yue glanced sideways at him and sneered: "After the war on the northern front, I led the Tibetan Front Guard south to the plains. At that time, Zhang Qingbai's army was about to attack the Guping camp. Everyone knows that Guping is the gateway to Lingzhou. I wanted to rescue the road.

Min and Ning Zhong led the troops to raid the Wu army's rear formation. If these two men had sent troops out of the city at that time, even if they could not defeat the Wu army, they could have cooperated with the Tibetan front guards to cause a large number of casualties, and at the same time, they could have led the Tibetan front guards into the city."

Having said this, a trace of sadness appeared on the young Pei Yue's face, and he gritted his teeth and said: "They didn't do anything, they just watched on the city wall! The Tibetan Front Guards' 16,000 riders fought desperately against Zhang Qingbai's 70,000 troops.

After an hour, they finally had to withdraw with difficulty. In order to cover the retreat of the main force, the three thousand soldiers fought with the intention of death. All of them died heroically and no one was spared! The men of Liang Dynasty were loyal to the country, and it is natural that they should be wrapped in horse leather, but they should not die like that!"

The young censors who had madly attacked Pei Yue had a look of shame on their faces. They had only known that although Pei Yue had made meritorious deeds, he had committed lawlessness below. How could they have the right to read the memorial written by Tang Youzhi to Emperor Kaiping?

These low-level supervisory censors have not yet been infected by the bad habits in the officialdom. Most of them are passionate. Although they are easy to be exploited, at least their intentions are not bad.

Pei Yue glanced at the increasingly serious Kaiping Emperor on the dragon throne and said angrily: "Lu Min and Ning Zhong not only ruined 50,000 soldiers, but also ignored the best opportunity at the time and allowed the Tibetan Front Guard to lose more than 6,000 elite cavalry. Even if

At this point, I don’t have it either

I thought about killing them directly. But when I led the Zangfeng Guards to take a detour and arrived outside Guping Daying City, Ning Zhong not only did not allow us to enter the city to rest, but also forced us to continue to Gaoyang Plain to fight to the death with the Xiwu cavalry, otherwise

Just disobey the general’s orders.”

Wang Pingzhang suddenly sighed softly.

Mo Haoli, the left-wing leader, finally said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Pei Yue is not guilty and Ning Zhong deserves to be killed."

With the support of this veteran of the Four Dynasties, and Pei Yue's frank and sincere account, except for a few Wu Xun who still refused to give up, most of the other courtiers had changed their minds.

Pei Yue said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I don't know why Lu Min and Ning Zhong would do such a traitorous act. I only know that if they don't enter the Guping camp and kill Ning Zhong and Lu Min, they will continue to attack the country."

The soldiers of Daliang were sold to the enemy. When the main force of the Western Army is exhausted by them in this way, who can stop those ferocious Western Wu cavalry, not to mention Guping Camp, Lingzhou, Dengzhou, Qizhou and even Kyoto?"

Li Bingzhong, the Marquis of Fengcheng who is currently the head coach of the South Camp of the Beijing Army, said coldly: "These words are only your one-sided words after all. Who can be sure whether what you say is true or false?"

Pei Yue was not angry. He even wanted to laugh. He turned to look at this middle-aged man who had raised a poisonous woman like Li. The contempt on Pei Yue's face was clearly visible: "More than 100,000 soldiers of the Western Army can vouch for me.

, if Marquis Li doesn’t believe it, he can go to the Western Region and ask them in person.”

"That's enough."

Emperor Kaiping's chest rose and fell slightly. He ignored the livid Li Bingzhong, looked at Pei Yue and asked, "Since there are many twists and turns in this, why don't you submit the memorial in advance?"

Pei Yue lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, not only did I want to kill Ning Zhong, but if Lord Shen hadn't arrived in time, I would have killed Lu Min as well. They are both princes, and Lu Min is also a military aircraft of the West Government. Of course your Majesty can understand

The minister's difficulties, but some adults in the court would only pin the crime on the minister

On the body. I am standing in this hall today to tell them personally that everything I do is for the sake of the beam, and I have no shame in heaven and earth! If they want to frame me, they can make it clear at once to avoid bringing shame to your majesty.

Let these shameless villains think that His Majesty is protecting me!"

Emperor Kaiping waved his hand and said with a smile: "The more you talk about it, the less likely it is. Even I have been dragged into it. I know you have resentment in your heart, but you are very magnanimous, which is indeed good. However, after all, you still have the temper of a child, right?

Do you want to say that my court is full of scheming villains? You are the only one who is loyal to the country? What nonsense!"

Pei Yue said with shame: "I don't dare."

Emperor Kaiping smiled, then calmly glanced at the ministers below, and said slowly: "Who still thinks Pei Yue is guilty?"

No one made a sound.

Emperor Kaiping looked at the eunuch beside him. The latter took a step forward knowingly, and his slightly sharp voice echoed in the hall.

"The Emperor, who was entrusted by heaven, issued an edict: Pei Yue, the son of Zhongshan, has served the country, has made outstanding achievements, is capable of literature and military affairs, and is a talented person who is outstanding in the world. I will confer the title of second-class Marquis of Zhongshan on this. I admire this!"

Pei Yue was slightly startled, and then he paid homage and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Pei Yue, take this order to express my gratitude!"

At this moment, the officials in the palace still didn't understand that Emperor Kaiping never thought about punishing Pei Yue from the beginning to the end. He made it clear that it was just a formality to let the young man clarify the facts in front of the officials. From now on,

No hidden dangers.

They couldn't help but look at Pingzhang, the Duke of Wei, who was the leader of the martial arts. There is no doubt that this military master suffered a huge defeat today. Not only did he fail to suppress the momentum of Pei Yue's rise, but he also lost face in the court meeting, which was comparable to that of Luo Luo.

The court directly remonstrated with him and made it impossible for him to come down from the stage.

These big shots finally confirmed one thing. Your Majesty will make great use of Pei Yue, which means that the power structure in the army will undergo more complex changes. From now on, Wang Pingzhang will face an opponent who is more difficult, younger and more fierce than Lu Min.

Emperor Kaiping didn't pay attention to the demeanor of his courtiers, stood up and walked back.

"Retreat!" the inner prisoner shouted again.

The ministers were about to exit the hall when they suddenly heard the voice of Emperor Kaiping.
Chapter completed!