Chapter 364: Second-Rank General

Ning Chen raised several letters in his hand, looked at Emperor Xuan, bowed his head and said:

"Your Majesty, this is the correspondence between Li Hongzhuo and the regent of Wu Kingdom. I found it from Li Hongzhuo's house last night."

"These secret letters are enough to prove that Li Hongzhuo collaborated with the enemy and treason."

Eunuch Quan hurriedly came down, took the letter from Ning Chen's hand, and presented it to Emperor Xuan.

There was dead silence in the court hall.

All civil and military officials stared nervously at Emperor Xuan who was reading the letter.

Emperor Xuan's face became increasingly gloomy.

The hearts of all the civil and military officials were in their throats.

Especially Han Zhengqing, cold sweat was pouring down, his back was soaked, and he felt like a disaster was imminent.

"Damn, eat the bastard stuff inside and outside..."

Emperor Xuan suddenly roared and slammed the letter in his hand on the dragon case.

The ministers were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled.

Emperor Xuan said angrily: "First it's the Left Chancellor, and now it's the Minister's Order...a bunch of rip-offs, how can I ever feel sorry for them?"

"As a subject of Daxuan, a high-ranking member of the imperial court, a high-ranking official with a generous salary, and the emperor's salary, you don't want to share my worries, but you collude with foreign enemies and take advantage of others. It's extremely abominable!"

Emperor Xuan Long Yan was furious.

He grabbed the letter on the dragon case and waved it to the civil and military officials below.

"You all, take a good look at me. Is this Li Hongzhuo's handwriting? Take a good look at what this piece of shit has done?"

Eunuch Quan hurriedly picked up the letters scattered on the steps and sent them to the right minister.

After reading it, the right minister said in horror: "This is indeed Li Hongzhuo's handwriting."

Immediately, all civil and military officials circulated it.

One look at it and no one said a word!

Ning Chen glanced at Han Zhengqing, who was mourning for his heir.

In fact, these letters were not found from Li Hongzhuo's mansion at all... but were given to him by the empress.

The empress sent people to massacre the regent's family and found these secret messages.

"You bastard, you deserve to die for eating this shit!"

Emperor Xuan was furious.

The ministers were frightened and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Calm down your anger? Apart from talking such useless nonsense...can you help me share my worries like Ning Chen did?"

"I am incompetent!"

Ning Chen complained in his heart...Dad, please, can we stop inflicting hatred on me?

Emperor Xuan had a straight face and said sternly: "According to my decree, Li Hongzhuo collaborates with the enemy and treason... punish the three tribes!"

The ministers were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they were trembling.

Emperor Xuan's eyes fell on Han Zhengqing, "Han Zhengqing framed the Marquis and is not clear with Li Hongzhuo. He will be dismissed from his post and investigated. We will make a decision after the investigation."

Han Zhengqing's legs went weak, his vision turned black, and he collapsed to the ground with a plop.

It has been less than three months since he took the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance.

Now not only is his official position gone, but his head is also gone.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please have mercy..."

Emperor Xuan snorted coldly, "Drag him down!"

Nie Liang took the order and asked the imperial guards to drag Han Zhengqing down who was pleading.

Shen Min looked at Han Zhengqing who was dragged out, shook his head and sighed...Who do you think you are messing with? He just offends Ning Chen. He really has no vision. How did such a person get up?

Several officials who had previously criticized Ning Chen were so frightened that they were trembling.

Emperor Xuan's eyes fell on them, "Drag these pedantic and incompetent bitches down with me, remove them from their posts and investigate. After a clear investigation, we will make a decision."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please have mercy..."

Several officials were frightened and begged.

But in the end, he was dragged away by the guards like a dead dog.

There was dead silence in the court hall.

All the civil and military officials were filled with fear.

Emperor Xuan was silent for a while and then spoke slowly: "In a few days, the Empress of Wu State will send someone to deliver the terms of the peace negotiation... The success of this peace negotiation goes to the country and the people, and Ning Chen should be the first to take credit."

"Ning Chen listens to the seal!"

Ning Chen fell to his knees.

Emperor Xuan looked at him and said, "Ning Chen went to Wu State on my behalf and the peace talks were successful. He also found out the worm Li Hongzhuo and purged the court. He has contributed a lot."

"I will make you a second-grade general and give you a military talisman that can mobilize up to 50,000 soldiers and horses. There is no need to ask for an order."

"In addition, there will be a reward of a thousand taels and a thousand acres of fertile land."

Ning Chen felt happy and shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

In the past, His Majesty named him General of the Northern Expedition, which was in name only.

Now, make him a second-grade general and give him a military talisman... This is real power.

He can now mobilize fifty thousand troops and horses at will.

All the civil and military officials looked complicated.

Ning Chen's promotion speed was too fast.

They had just been granted the title of marquis, and now they were granted the title of second-grade general, with military power in their hands, and they were about to marry the Ninth Princess... Jealousy made their facial features distort.

Emperor Xuan looked at Ning Chen and smiled slightly.

Immediately, his eyes fell on Shen Min, "Shen Aiqing has made great achievements on her mission. She was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Rites and was given a hundred gold and a hundred acres of fertile land."

Shen Min's hands and feet trembled with excitement, and she knelt on the ground, shouting: "My lord, Shen Min, thank you for your kindness!"

Finally...finally sat in this position.

Shen Min was extremely excited.

Emperor Xuan continued: "Pan Yucheng and others have meritorious service on their mission, and I will reward them as appropriate."

Next, it’s time to discuss other things!

After the court ended, Ning Chen walked out of the Jinluan Palace.

All civil and military officials gathered around and congratulated each other.

No matter how much envy, jealousy or hatred you feel in your heart, you can still live up to your reputation.

Ning Chen smiled and responded one by one.

He is no longer the passionate and reckless young man he was back then.

After experiencing a lot, he has become smooth and sophisticated.

After finally getting rid of those officials, Ning Chen walked out quickly.

He was exhausted from the long journey, and he raided Li Hongzhuo's house last night. He was busy until the middle of the night, and got up early in the morning to attend the court. He didn't get enough rest at all, so he was ready to go home to catch up on his sleep.

Shen Min trotted after him, with an unconcealed joy on his face.

"My Lord, thank you!"

He knew very well that without Ning Chen, it would be difficult for him to take this position.

Ning Chen smiled slightly, "We are one family, no need to be so polite... But Lord Shen is now the Minister of Rites, and we should keep a proper distance from each other in the future."

Shen Min nodded slightly, "I understand what you mean, my Lord!"

Ning Chen waved his hand, "Let's go, I'm going home to catch up on my sleep!"

Ning Chen really went home to catch up on his sleep.

He planned to get enough rest and go to the Jiaofangsi to find Yudie in the evening to discuss the true meaning of life reproduction.

When he woke up, it was dark.

Ning Chen rode his beloved Diao Chan and came to the Jiaofangsi.

Going up to the second floor, just as he was about to go up to find Yudie, he suddenly stopped.

In a half-open private room, a young man in gorgeous clothes, with a strong body and handsome features, was drinking and having fun with several girls from the Jiaofangsi.

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and walked over.

When he walked into the private room, the young man also saw him. After a slight surprise, he laughed heartily.

"Ning Chen, you are so good. You came to the Jiaofangsi to have fun, but you didn't hide when you saw me... Aren't you afraid that I will tell Huai'an?"

Ning Chen smiled slightly. This person was none other than the Fourth Prince.

Ning Chen was really surprised to see the Fourth Prince here.

Because according to the Great Xuan Law, members of the royal family and civil and military officials cannot come to fireworks places.

However, this cannot control the civil and military officials, and they will come quietly.

Emperor Xuan also knew that he would turn a blind eye to such harmless things.

But other people came secretly... The Fourth Prince was actually open and aboveboard, without any hesitation.

Ning Chen smiled and said, "With your status, if you tell others... I'm afraid you will be punished more severely than me."