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Chapter 497 Argument in Court
  The two principals looked at each other and could only shut up obediently. They did not dare to provoke the Eighth Prince.

At this time, a eunuch in charge came out of the hall and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please come to see me!"

After that, the three of them walked into the imperial study room.

At this moment, the emperor was sitting in front of the Long Bookcase, looking down at Lin Yun's secret book, his eyes full of depression.

Hearing the sound of boots, he looked up at everyone and said with a smile: "Okay, you ministers should also know why I summoned you, right?"

Meng Yuan clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Fengyang County is currently in chaos due to Lin Yun's troubles! The various departments of the Lin family are already ready to make a move. If the Emperor doesn't appease King Fengyang as soon as possible, he may force the Lin family to rebel in advance! Wei Chen I think that Lin Yun and the officials under his jurisdiction should be punished and give the Lin family a satisfactory explanation as soon as possible!"

The Eighth Sage King frowned and said: "This is inappropriate! Lin Yun is doing something for the emperor. Although his methods are too cruel, his starting point is good! What's more, the fire in the Fengdu Camp this time was obviously caused by a traitor. You want to fish in troubled waters! My brother thinks that Lin Yun should be rewarded and the person who set the fire should be investigated strictly. As for the Lin family, although they have the ambition to rebel, in this current situation, the Lin family may not really dare to cause trouble! Please think again, Your Majesty!"

The emperor smiled happily, looked at Fulin'an again, and said, "Why doesn't Fu Zhongtang speak? Don't you have anything to say?"

Meng Yuan looked at him sideways and smiled maliciously.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Fulin'an is now even more depressed than the emperor.

It is true that if a person sits at home, disaster will come from heaven.

Lin Yun had made it very clear in the secret book that the arsonist was Sun Xing, the head of the Baicaotang family. Because Lin Yun did not let him be the governor of Yucheng, he held a grudge and deliberately set the fire in order to disrupt Fengyang County and let the people of Fengyang County suffer. Lin Yun and the Lin family started a war in advance.

Fulin'an took a deep breath, clasped his fists and said, "Wei Chen agrees with the Eight Wise Kings!"

At this moment, he could only say things that were against his will. If he had the slightest intention of protecting Sun Xing, Meng Yuan would make a big fuss. Moreover, the emperor was not easy to fool.

He knew Lin Yun's position in the emperor's heart, and even if Lin Yun betrayed the emperor, the emperor would not pursue him as long as it helped to reduce the feudal vassal.

What he said was a wise act of self-preservation.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, looked at Meng Yuan and said, "Can Meng Zhongtang tell you specifically why Lin Yun should be punished? As far as I know, Lin Yun has been doing his best to deal with the Lin family in the past six months. I am very satisfied with his performance. It’s satisfying!”

Meng Yuan clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I have never said anything bad about Lin Yun! Just because he did so well, he must be severely beaten! As far as I know, this son secretly formed a private army in Fengyang County , and secretly developed a large number of powerful weapons and equipment, and even used the soldiers of the imperial court to fight against the lord Lin family. How powerful is this? I can't sleep at night just thinking about it! If the Lin family really let this son Eliminate him, if he has enough troops and powerful weapons and equipment, he will become the second Lin family vassal king!"

"In terms of strength, no vassal king in the Daduan Dynasty can be his opponent. If Lin Yun has a rebellious heart, it will even affect the country and the country of the Daduan Dynasty, Your Majesty!"

Hearing his eloquent talk made the Eight Sages and the Emperor look livid.

It's not that they haven't considered these threats, but for now, Lin Yun's benefits to the Daduan Dynasty outweigh the disadvantages.

Only a smile appeared at the corner of Fulin'an's mouth, which meant that he and Meng Yuan had the same idea.

If Lin Yun is allowed to grow wildly, even if it does not threaten the emperor, it will have a huge impact on the status of powerful ministers like them. By then, it won't be the petty fight now.

Therefore, Lin Yun must be killed in advance. Even if the emperor does not kill him, he cannot be allowed to have power.

As soon as the Eighth Sage King saw the emperor's face, he knew he wanted to do something bad, and suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty! What Meng Zhongtang said Gu Ran has a certain truth! But as the saying goes, don't use people with suspicion and don't use them with suspicion. That Lin Yun, the emperor also saw it in person But, is he the kind of person who is obsessed with profit?"

The emperor said solemnly: "Lin Yun gives me the impression that he is an expert hermit. Otherwise, when I wanted to make him General Zhenyuan in Yun Mansion last time, he would not have refused!"

The Eight Sage King smiled and said: "Your Majesty! If Lin Yunruo is as dangerous as Meng Zhongtang said, then he is now qualified to be above the court!"

Immediately, he turned to look at Meng Yuan and said with a strange tone: "Although Meng Zhongtang speaks from the heart, I want to ask, is Meng Zhongtang really thinking about my country, Daduan Sheji? Or is it to eliminate dissidents?" ?Consolidate your own power?"

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"It's not interesting! I just can't stand Meng Zhongtang's hypocritical behavior! There are some things that I don't want to say too directly, but one thing is that the imperial court needs outstanding talents like Lin Yun to assist the emperor in completing the great cause of reducing the vassal state! And It’s not like Meng Zhongtang’s rhetoric!”

Meng Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "From what the Eight Wise Kings mean, it seems that if our Daduan Dynasty wants to cut down the vassal, it must use Lin Yun? Could it be that among the tens of millions of people in the country, there is no second talent? ? Or is it that the Eight Wise Kings benefited from Lin Yun, so he was always against the old minister? "

Seeing that the argument between the two escalated to a personal attack, the emperor said loudly: "Okay! You two don't need to talk anymore! Calm down!"

The Eight Wise Kings and Meng Yuan just closed their mouths, both looking at the nose and the heart.

Obviously, such heated debates have long been the norm in the court, and officials who can stand in this position are more and more thick-skinned.

The emperor continued: "Fu Zhongtang, I know what you are thinking, but I still want to remind you, don't delay the loyalty of your Fu family for several generations for a little profit!"

Fulin'an was shocked and quickly knelt on the ground: "I obey the order!"

He had a lot of resentment in his heart, but he couldn't vent it, but he already hated Lin Yun deeply.

Meng Yuan was talking about the matter, but he simply wanted to kill Lin Yun, because Lin Yun's existence had already violated his interests.

The emperor looked at Meng Yuan again and said: "Meng Zhongtang, I understand what you mean! However, I must keep this Lin Yun! At least until the reduction of the vassal is completed, no one can touch him! Of course, also I welcome Meng Zhongtang to help me keep an eye on Lin Yun. If he really respects himself as a soldier and has the intention of rebellion, I will not tolerate him!"

Meng Yuan sighed inwardly. He couldn't understand why the always wise emperor was so disobedient this time.

"Okay, you two can kneel down now!"

Meng Yuan and Fulin'an looked at each other and could only kneel down, bow their heads, stand up and leave.

(End of this chapter)