Zhu Houzhao glanced at Yu Fang lightly and said: "Yu Qing's family, if I remember correctly, the Ministry of War should be acting because of the Qing family."

Yu Fang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am just the minister on the left. The Ministry of War is now under the leadership of the cabinet Liu Yu and Liu Ge. The specific affairs are managed by the ministers and others."

Zhu Houzhao stared at Yu Fang and said: "Then Yu Qing's family tells me, before Li Huanqing's family asked for merit for the soldiers of the border army, does the Ministry of War have any regulations?"

Yu Fang took a deep breath, raised her head and looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for your courage. Lord Li Huan's memorial, the Ministry of War, and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion paid great attention to it. At that time, they sent people to Shaanxi to verify. It's just that

……only……"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Yu Fang indifferently, and said very calmly: "Just what, tell me."

Yu Fang gritted his teeth and said: "It was only verified by officials sent by the Ministry of War and the Right Army Governor's Office that the military merits reported by Lord Li Huan are very suspicious..."

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows, stared at Yu Fang and said with a half-smile: "Oh, what Yu Qing's family means is that Li Qing is suspected of lying about his military exploits?"

Yu Fang quickly shook his head and said: "I don't dare. I don't know whether Mr. Li Huan lied about his military merits, but everything I said is well-founded."

Yu Fang said with a serious face: "The Ministry of War, the officials sent by the Right Army Governor's Office went to Shaanxi to verify the military merits, but they found that Lord Li Huan's memorial stated that tens of thousands of Tatars were killed, but the verification

The officials did not see a Tatar body, let alone a Tatar head.”

Hearing what Yu Fang said, Zhu Houzhao's face turned rather ugly. He was not a fool. He already understood why the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army had stuck with Li Huan's military merit memorial.

Yu Fang said to the officials nearby: "Su Tai, Pang Ying, you guys tell His Majesty, you go to check, what's the result?"

Su Tai was a doctor in the Ministry of War, and Pang Ying was a governor of the Youjun Governor's Mansion. They were both core personnel in their respective yamen.

The two men came out and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to go to verify the military merits. I dare not be negligent in the slightest. However, the soldiers of the border army who made the military merits could not bring out the bodies or heads of the Tatars."

As evidence, according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, if there is no evidence, it will not be accepted, so I suspect that Lord Li Huan is suspected of falsely reporting military merit."

Good guy, this opening directly labeled Li Huan as a false claim of military merit. Liu Yu and Wang Yangming on the side couldn't help but frowned when they heard this, and looked at Su Tai, Pang Ying, and even Yu Fang and Chen Wei.

Zhu Houzhao's expression changed even more after hearing what they said, and he looked at Pang Ying and Su Tai coldly with a somewhat gloomy look.

The emperor's reaction was visible to everyone, but Pang Ying, Su Tai and others showed no fear on their faces. They even raised their heads and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the ministers are not lying. There is really no evidence to prove that the soldiers on the border killed them."

The Tatars."

With a bang, Zhu Houzhao slapped the table with his palm, stood up suddenly, and shouted condescendingly: "It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous, you really disappoint me."

Everyone quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao: "I don't dare, Your Majesty, please calm down."

Zhu Houzhao stood up and walked in front of everyone, and said coldly: "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Li Qing led thousands of border troops to set foot on the grassland and annihilated two tribes of thousands of Tatars in Huli and Heihe.

I don’t believe you can’t find out such a big thing. There are also tens of thousands of cattle and sheep and tens of thousands of horses seized by the frontier soldiers. Although there are no Tatar corpses to prove it, these are solid evidences.

Bar."

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao flicked his sleeves and sneered: "But you turned a blind eye to this. Could it be that you are all blind or deaf?"

All the officials prostrated themselves on the ground.

At this moment, a voice came and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Li Huanli wants to see you."

Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath after hearing this, glanced at the officials kneeling on the ground and said, "Pass."

Soon I saw a figure walking into the imperial study. Who could it be if it wasn't Li Huan.

Li Huan, who was wearing the uniform of the Governor of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, strode over with a bit of majesty. He glanced at the officials who were prostrate on the ground. Li Huan's expression remained unchanged and he saluted Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, Li Huan,

Pay homage to His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao nodded towards Li Huan and said, "Li Qing, there is no need to be polite. Get up quickly."

Li Huan stood up, glanced at the officials with a half-smile, and said, "Your Majesty, this is..."

Zhu Houzhao coughed lightly and said, "Li Qing came just in time. I was asking about the progress of Li Qing's request for credit for the border army."

Li Huan smiled slightly and looked at the officials and said, "I think these adults should be from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army."

Yu Fang, Chen Wei, Pang Ying, and Su Tai raised their heads and looked at Li Huan, only to hear Yu Fang say calmly: "It's the official."

Li Huan said with a smile: "Then Li wants to ask your lords on behalf of the soldiers of the border army, why there has been no result in the reward for the soldiers of the border army?"

Chen Wei snorted coldly and said: "The imperial court has its own laws. After verification by the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Right Army, it was discovered that Mr. Li, you are suspected of falsely reporting military merit..."

Li Huan couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. The next moment, an evil spirit filled the air. Li Huan's face turned cold. He stepped forward and stared at Chen Wei and sneered: "You are targeting Li, but Li has nothing to say."

, but for your own selfish interests, you actually wiped out the merits of the frontier soldiers out of thin air. Aren't you afraid that this will chill the hearts of the frontier soldiers and cause military chaos? "

"They dare!"

Yu Fang snorted coldly and said with disdain.

Li Huan stared at Yu Fang and said: "The military achievements they earned with their heads raised are all gone just because of your mouth. Do you really feel no guilt in your hearts?"

Yu Fang held her head high and said resolutely: "We all act in accordance with the law. Mr. Li, don't try to accuse others of their innocence out of thin air. We have always dealt with justice and have no intention of targeting Mr. Li."

Chen Wei and others also nodded and said: "We have no grievances against Mr. Li, so how can we target Mr. Li? Moreover, Mr. Li also said that it is related to the military merit of the border officers. Even if we have great courage,

How dare you mess around!"

More than a dozen officials all kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for us. We will never show any favoritism, let alone Lord Li Huan."

Zhu Houzhao stared at Yu Fang and others with a gloomy face and said: "Isn't it proof that tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and war horses were seized? You have to have the heads of Tatar corpses to be considered as military merit?"

Yu Fang said respectfully: "Cattle, sheep, and horses can be obtained through trade, but the heads of Tatars cannot be obtained. There are rules in the army. If you want to discuss merit, you must have the heads of Tatar corpses."

Yu Fang looked at Li Huan and said calmly: "Master Li said that the border army massacred the Huli tribe and the Heihe tribe. Where is the human evidence? Where is the physical evidence? Mr. Li is the Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military Governor's Mansion. He knows that I am the Ming Dynasty."

Military merit is the most important, so the assessment of military merit is also the most stringent. Therefore, this time our Ministry of War and the Right General Dudu Mansion jointly conducted a joint verification and decided to reject Mr. Li Huan’s request for a merit memorial. Please understand Mr. Li.”

Li Huan looked indifferent and stared at Yu Fang and others. After a while, he finally breathed out, and a strange smile gradually appeared on his face and said: "Okay, okay, you sirs are really fulfilling their duties and being selfless."

Yu Fang and others said calmly: "Master Li, you are ridiculous. As officials of the imperial court, we should abide by our duties and do our best for the imperial court, your majesty, and the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look at Zhu Houzhao with a worried look.

Yu Fang and others were reasonable and even pretended to be loyal to the country. Even he, the emperor, felt helpless.

However, at this moment, Li Huan suddenly burst out laughing and looked at the crowd and said, "Isn't it the evidence? Then Li will give you the evidence."

Li Huan laughed, and everyone was shocked. They thought that Li Huan was angry because of the words of Yu Fang and others. However, when they heard Li Huan's words, many people were stunned, with surprised expressions on their faces.

He looked at Li Huan with some confusion.

Yu Fang and others were even more nervous. They were sure that Li Huan had nothing to do. After all, they had found out clearly that when Li Huan brought his people back, he did not bring back a Tatar corpse.

The head, as long as they bite it to death, even Li Huan will have no way to claim this huge contribution.

Just looking at Li Huan now, for some reason, Yu Fang and others felt a little bad in their hearts. Could it be that they had neglected something, or did Li Huan really have any evidence?

Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan with surprise. He had been very angry at Yu Fang and other officials just now. Especially when he saw that Li Huan was also being made difficult by Yu Fang and others, he felt even more angry and had nowhere to vent his anger.

Suddenly hearing Li Huan speak, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan almost as a conditioned reflex and said: "Li Qing, do you really have evidence?"
Chapter completed!