Prince Yu was the same generation as Wu Zhao’s imperial grandfather, Emperor Wu.
King Yu is the youngest brother of Emperor Wu.
When I was young, I stayed away from the Grandmaster fight because of my age.
When I get older, I still don’t have much real power.
However, the seniority is here, plus he is the same generation as Emperor Wu.
Emperor Wu is definitely the iconic figure of the clan and represents the pinnacle of the Wu family.
Although Emperor Wu is gone, Prince Yu is still there.
It is precisely because of various reasons that although King Yu has no real power, his words carry a lot of weight.
Especially among the clan.
Even if you are as powerful as Wu Zhao, you must answer respectfully when faced with King Yu's questions.
"Uncle Emperor, what you are worried about may indeed happen."
"But this memorial was not written by the champion Gong Ningchen, but by Ming Dynasty's Faber Cao."
"I think the memorial written by Faber Ming is still worthy of trust."
King Yu frowned after hearing Wu Zhao's answer: "It turns out it was a memorial written by Faber Ming.
Then...that's still trustworthy."
Although King Yu didn't want to trust Cao Xing very much.
However, Cao Xing has always been upright and unyielding in the court.
Therefore, Cao Xing's memorial is still very trustworthy.
If it was a memorial written by Ning Chen himself, then the credibility of this would be doubtful.
Although everyone knew that Ning Chen would not be so crazy as to make a fuss about such a thing.
But is it still okay to argue a little bit?
As long as you start wrangling, you can suppress Ning Chen's achievements to the maximum extent.
But now, this memorial is written by Cao Xing.
Then it's really hard for them to say anything.
Lu Gao took advantage of King Yu's silence and did not give the clan a chance to reorganize a counterattack. He directly stood up with a wat board in hand and said loudly:
"I believe that Faber Ming is very trustworthy, and there should be no problem with the memorial submitted by Faber Ming."
"I believe that in addition to the publicity of this matter to the whole country, the champion should also be rewarded heavily."
"I second the proposal." Wang Lin also took advantage of every opportunity and directly stood up to support Lu Gao's proposal without giving others a chance.
"I second the proposal." Wu Zhizao, Minister of Industry, also stood up and agreed with Lu Gao's proposal.
Wu Zhizao has already worn the same pants as Ning Chen, so now it is very normal to second the suggestion.
Then several more ministers were ordered to stand up.
But the people who came forward were all from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of War and Ministry of Industry.
I stood up purely for the boss's sake.
Except for the people from these three departments, no one else stood up.
Even Lin Tunxin did not come forward.
Wang Lin, who was standing next to Lin Dunxin, looked at Lin Dunxin who was not moved at all and gave Lin Dunxin a blank look.
Obviously Wang Lin felt that Lin Dunxin had betrayed the court and his own heart in this matter.
Lin Dunxin just pretended not to see it, and the old god was still waiting to continue watching.
Seeing that Lin Dunxin did not come forward, this gave the civil servants below a huge encouragement.
If Lin Dunxin also steps forward at this time.
That was definitely a huge blow to them.
But now that Lin Dunxin has not come forward, it means that they still have a chance.
"Your Majesty, I feel that the Champion has made great achievements again this time."
"But it's really not appropriate to continue to award rewards."
"The champion has just finished awarding rewards. If we continue to award rewards at this time."
"It may do more harm than good."
"One of the drawbacks is that other people may feel that the court is partial to the champion, which may affect military morale."
"The second disadvantage is that if we continue to reward the champion at this time, it may make the champion get carried away, and it may not be good for the growth of the champion."
"The third disadvantage is that awarding a reward at this time may lead to unnecessary rumors. It may even lead the enemy to frame the champion for his outstanding achievements.
By then, if the champion really believes it, and really thinks that His Majesty and the imperial court may be disadvantageous to him.
That might give rise to new troubles."
These three shortcomings can be said to be critical.
Of course, in Wang Lin's opinion, these were all farts, so Wang Lin retorted without any politeness: "Farts. The disadvantages you mentioned are all nonsense.
Not being rewarded for meritorious service is the most chilling thing for soldiers.
The champion has done such a great service. If he is not rewarded, it will make all the soldiers in the world feel cold.
And if you can name these shortcomings, my first suspicion is that you have ulterior motives and want to sow discord between Duke Champion, His Majesty and the imperial court."
"I know, Soldier, that you have a close relationship with the champion, but you are so boldly roaring at the court now.
Is it because you promised to have an irreversible public relations relationship with the champion that you have the courage to roar at the court?"
This makes me hate even more.
This clearly means that Wang Lin relies on human power.
If he wants to explain that Ning Chen has made such a great contribution to the outside world, even his close friends can complain in court.
Taking it a step further, Ning Chen is forming a clique for personal gain and does not take the imperial court into consideration.
Wang Lin was completely excited just now, but now he calmed down and felt that someone had really caught him.
However, Wang Lin is also a person who has spent his whole life in the officialdom. Facing such an attack, it is only a small scene, and it will not make Wang Lin lose his position.
"The reason why I am angry is not just because the champion has been treated unfairly.
I am the military minister, and I represent all the soldiers in the world.
Such unfair behavior occurs in the army. Am I, the military minister, unable to even say a word?
If I, the military minister, cannot speak out for the soldiers of the world, then I am really incompetent as the military minister."
If you play clique with me for personal gain, I will work with you to bring justice to the world.
I'm just using my righteousness to suppress you, and I'll see what you can do.
Of course, this approach is actually not smart. To put it bluntly, this is a no-brainer.
This is what Wang Lin and Xini did.
It seems that this court is about to turn into a vegetable market.
Lin Dunxin finally stood up and spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Lin Dunxin came out to ask for instructions very politely.
"Xiang Lin, please speak."
Lin Dunxin took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, I just listened to what the Minister of War and other ministers said. I feel that what both sides said is reasonable."
When Wang Lin heard what Lin Dunxin said, he immediately felt that Lin Dunxin was planning to fight with Xini, but Wang Lin didn't want to fight with Xini about this matter.
"Political Prime Minister..."
Before Wang Lin could finish speaking, Lin Dunxin interrupted Wang Lin and said: "Military Minister, I haven't finished speaking yet, please don't interrupt me."
Wu Zhao also said to Wang Lin: "Let Mr. Lin finish."
"Yes." Wang Lin could only take a step back.
After Lin Dunxin saluted, he continued: "Your Majesty, at this moment, it is really not appropriate to continue to award the champion."
Before the other civil servants could be happy, Lin Dunxin changed the topic and said: "However, if we don't award the reward, it will indeed chill the hearts of the soldiers all over the world."
After a pause and drawing everyone's attention here, Lin Dunxin continued: "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."
"I feel that this time the rewards for the champion can be based on the rewards for kings with different surnames.
However, for the time being, we will not grant the title of king to the champion with a different surname. When the champion makes great achievements next time, we can naturally let the champion be crowned the king.
In this way, it will not chill the hearts of the soldiers all over the world, and at the same time it will not make the champion arrogant. It will allow the champion to continue to maintain his enterprising spirit."
After Lin Dunxin finished speaking, Wu Zhao pondered for a moment and asked the Manchu civil and military officials: "My dear friends, what do you think of Prime Minister Lin's proposal?"
Lu Gao had been watching from the side. After Lin Dunxin finished speaking, Lu Gao understood what Lin Dunxin meant.
Lu Gao immediately stood up and retorted: "Your Majesty, I think this is still unfair to the champion.
The champion's contribution this time is so huge that it stands to reason that he can take a step closer and be crowned the King of Different Surnames.
The result was that because of our unfounded worries, the reward for the champion was greatly reduced.
This is really unfair to the champion.
Sir, I oppose Prime Minister Lin’s proposal.”
Wu Zhizao was also a human spirit, and he also stood up to oppose Lin Dunxin's proposal at this time.
Wang Lin is also an old man in the officialdom. Of course, he now understands what face he should play.
Although the first step was not as far-sighted as Lin Dunxin's, he was left behind.
But now at this step, Wang Lin doesn't want to fall behind.
So Wang Lin not only opposed Lin Dunxin's proposal, but also severely scolded Lin Dunxin.
Wang Lin and the others are not actually in trouble now, but the clan and other civil servants are really in trouble now.
Now they understand the situation clearly.
Lin Tunxin was not on their side.
Lin Dunxin was on Wu Zhao's side.
Only Lin Dunxin understood Wu Zhao's intentions.
That's why Lin Dunxin made such a proposal at this time.
Because such a proposal can help Ning Chen get the most credit.
Now it seems that even Wu Zhao himself knows that Ning Chen cannot be crowned king directly because of this incident.
But Wu Zhao wanted to get the most benefit for Ning Chen.
Lin Dunxin's proposal is the one that can bring the greatest benefit to Ning Chen.
First of all, in terms of the reward ceremony, he is already at the level of a king with a different surname.
This gave everyone a signal that Ning Chen would be crowned king next.
Of course this is all secondary.
The most annoying thing is Lin Dunxin's suggestion that if Ning Chen makes meritorious service next time, he will be crowned king as a matter of course.
This is what I hate the most.
As long as this is present, the next time Ning Chen performs meritorious deeds, they won't even have a chance to refute.
Because this is something everyone has agreed upon.
On the contrary, no one has any doubts about whether Ning Chen will continue to make meritorious deeds.
There is no need to doubt this matter.
Has Ning Chen not achieved enough achievements now?
For Ning Chen, it is only a matter of time before he continues to make meritorious deeds.
Of course, they can also collectively disagree with Lin Dunxin's proposal.
However, Wang Lin and the others are now 'strongly' opposed to it.
If they want to object, they must give a valid reason.
They can't give the same reason as Wang Lin and others.
After telling Wang Lin and the others their reasons, Ning Chen directly made him the king this time.
They didn't even have a chance to delay.
If it were replaced by other irrelevant reasons, it would be tantamount to offending Lin Dunxin.
It was like pushing Lin Dunxin directly to Wang Lin's side.
By then, without Lin Dunxin as the leader of civil servants, it would be even more difficult for them to make their voices heard in the court and protect their own interests.
After weighing the matter again and again, the civil servants and clan members had no choice but to compromise and accept Lin Dunxin's proposal.
Seeing that things were going more smoothly than he expected, Wu Zhao turned to appease Wang Lin and others.
In the end, Wang Lin and others were 'forced' to accept this plan where the minority obeyed the majority under extremely helpless circumstances.
At the same time, they had to play the role of a "dejected" loser when they retired from the government.
It's just that their shoulders that kept loosening still betrayed them.
I couldn't smile too happily, I really couldn't control my shoulders.
The civil servants and clan members were once again defeated miserably in the court.
But they can't blame others for such a disastrous defeat.
It's Wang Lin's fault. Wang Lin and his friends are Ning Chen's staunch supporters.
They wanted to blame Lin Dunxin, but they didn't dare to blame him.
At the same time, they also wanted to excuse Lin Dunxin, thinking that Lin Dunxin had to choose such a compromise plan because he was very helpless.
"You still have a better move." Wang Lin caught up with Lin Dunxin and said next to Lin Dunxin.
Lin Dunxin walked forward and said: "I'm not trying to master the game, I'm just using my brain. You really have stayed in the Ministry of War for too long, and you can't even tell His Majesty's thoughts."
When Wang Lin heard that Lin Dunxin secretly mocked him as a martial artist, he immediately said very unhappily: "Do you really think I can't understand His Majesty's thoughts?
Do you really think I don’t know, is this the best way to maximize your interests?
I didn't want to say it.
I deliberately gave you this opportunity to be a good person.
After all, you are the leader in their minds.
Giving you this opportunity to perform will only make them more dependent on you.
Otherwise, do you think I will let you?"
Regarding Wang Lin's counterattack, Lin Dunxin just said indifferently: "The matter is over, you can say whatever you want."
Wang Lin pointed at Lin Dunxin, but Lin Dunxin still didn't even raise his eyelids.
In the end, Wang Lin had no choice but to retract his fingers.
Just like what Lin Dunxin said, the matter is over, whatever I say is just hindsight and has little meaning.
"Do you think that if Ning Chen is really crowned king, will it cause a violent backlash from the clan, and will they cause some trouble?" Wang Lin did not dwell on this issue anymore, but seriously talked to Lin Dunxin.
Discuss what might happen next.
As Lin Dunxin walked, he said: "It will take a long time to wait for something to happen.
How could Ning Chen accomplish such a great feat of killing the Bodhisattva in such a short period of time?"
