Outside the Fuyao Palace, on the ninth-level platform, under two bronze statues of Xiezhi that were several feet tall, a dozen tall and strong generals surrounded Lu Yu, who was trembling all over.

General Shenwu is also a subordinate force of the Shougong Supervisor. He is composed of elite soldiers who are tall, burly, handsome, and proficient in fighting skills selected from the Yulin Army, the Imperial Guards, and the Five Military Offices.

This is the most elite guard force around Emperor Dayin, and also the most impressive force.

There were a total of 8,000 Shenwu generals, and all of their armor and clothing were the top-grade in-house products that Dayin could produce. Not to mention, their average height was over 8 feet 5 inches, and after wearing a full set of heavy armor, they looked so majestic and godlike.

At the beginning of the founding of Dayin, the minimum threshold for selection as a divine and powerful general beside Taizu was to be at the peak of the Pixue realm!

Even now, the Shenwu generals generally have the cultivation level of the first or second level of Tuomai Realm.

Lu Yu, the Duke of Lai, who had not practiced martial arts for three generations, was surrounded by such a group of ferocious monsters. He was like a little white rabbit surrounded by a group of jackals, tigers and leopards. He almost collapsed to the ground.

"Follow the rules."

Lu Yi stood far away and heard Lu Yu's soft and pleading voice.

He saw a mighty general stretching out his hand.

Lu Yu trembled, took out a white deer coin from his sleeve, looked at it carefully, and handed it to General Shenwu: "Eighty slaps, ten thousand coins each time. I have two hundred thousand coins worth a million here. Please have some tea, generals!"

A group of mighty generals nodded with satisfaction.

One of the mighty generals stretched out his palm as big as a palm leaf fan, while another mighty general held up a palm board made of three layers of raw cowhide and slapped his colleague's face slowly with "slap, slap, slap".

Lu Yu cooperated very well and howled at the top of his voice: "Ah, ah, ah, Your Majesty, I was wrong!"

Lu Yu rolled his eyes and covered his forehead with his hands.

This stupid uncle, the Duke, had never been beaten in his life. How could he have screamed so clearly when he was violently slapped? He was very capable if he could only make a few "woohoo" sounds.

The slaps came one after another.

Inside the hall, a group of red-robed officials standing near the gate pursed their lips at the same time.

They were all experienced, and when they heard Lu Yu shouting like that, they knew that he would definitely follow the rules and spend money to avoid suffering.

In the hall, Yin Yuan looked at the ministers with a smile and said, "I want to confer the title of Duke of Tianyang on Lu Yi. Do you have any objection?"

Bai Changkong pondered for a moment, and finally nodded slightly.

Immediately, with a "clatter", a large group of officials from the Censorate, the Dali Temple, the Honglu Temple, the Guanglu Temple, the Taichang Temple, as well as the six new ministries under the Prime Minister's Office, totaling more than a hundred people, all dressed in purple and red official robes, walked out of the ranks and stood in the hall according to their ranks.

"Your Highness..."

Several leading purple-robed ministers, who were also Bai Changkong's direct disciples who had been painstakingly trained in the court over the years, were preparing their words to refute Yin Yuan's enthronement of Lu Yi.

These cultural and educational officials clearly understood that Lu Fu's joining the eunuch party had ruined his engagement with Bai Changkong's family.

No matter what the inside story is, the short answer is that their commander Bai Changkong was slapped in the face.

Bai Changkong was slapped in the face, which meant they were slapped in the face, the disciples of Haojing Culture and Education were slapped in the face.

So, just for the sake of opposing, they must stand up.

As these people came out, the followers, disciples, subordinates, confidants, etc. that they had trained in various government offices over the years, as well as all kinds of cultural and educational officials involved in a series of affairs, also came out and stood in line according to their ranks.

In a short moment, more than a hundred civil servants came out, one leading another, and more than three thousand officials from various departments came out one after another.

Bai Changkong felt very pleased.

This is the power of speech in the court that he has accumulated after serving as the deputy president of the Imperial College for so many years!

With such strength, only a few great scholars such as Prime Minister Zhu Chong could be compared with him. Bai Changkong was indeed a banner of culture and education in Gaojing, a resounding signboard.

Yin Yuan looked at the civil servants who were coming out one after another, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

This situation also happened when he forcibly conferred the title of Marquis of Tian'en on Lu Yu. It was such a familiar and unforgettable scene!

He couldn't help but wonder, the secret files of the Secret History Bureau recorded that the founding emperor and several emperors who followed had the power of life and death during court meetings, and all the civil and military officials dared not say a word, leaving everything to the emperor's arbitrary decision. Could it be that the ancestors were fooling their descendants?

Taking a deep breath, Yinyuan smiled and nodded without waiting for the ministers below to speak.

"Well, let's talk about the second thing first."

"Last night, a group of lunatics and rebels broke into the Prime Minister's residence and killed countless people, while they kept saying they wanted to clear the emperor's side and kill the traitors... What's going on?"

"The slogan they shouted was 'clear the court of corrupt officials' rather than 'kill the corrupt official'. This shows that this matter has little to do with me." Yin Yuan was very cunning. He seized on the three words 'clear the court of corrupt officials' and forcibly distanced himself from this matter.

“And to kill the traitor…” Yin Yuan looked at the ministers who were thrown into disarray by his sudden side attack, and said faintly: “Traitor, hehe, there is a traitor who is forcing the people to rebel by the officials around me.”
"Nearly 20,000 rebels sneaked into Gaojing, stockpiled countless sophisticated armors and weapons, and actually lurked directly under the imperial city, marching straight to the prime minister's residence, killing people and causing blood to flow like a river!"

"How did these rebels get into Gaojing? Where did they get their weapons? How did they hide from the eyes and ears of so many government officials and accomplish such an incredible thing? My fellow ministers, who can give me an explanation?"

Prime Minister Zhu Chong's face suddenly turned pale.

Inside the hall, dozens of purple-robed ministers exchanged glances with unpleasant looks on their faces.

Yin Yuan said leisurely: "In addition, what is Anping Prefecture? It seems to be very familiar to me. Those rebels said that they want to avenge the people of Anping Prefecture. Where does the hatred come from? Where does the hatred come from?"

"Since I ascended the throne, all the major policies of the country have been carried out in accordance with the old rules of the previous emperor. No construction projects, no wars, no additional taxes, and no corvée. Over the past 19 years, the weather has been good, the government has been stable, and the people are harmonious. Why would anyone say that they want to do it for the people of Anping Prefecture... hehe!"

Yin Yuan tapped the dragon case with his fingers: "Which minister can tell me where Anping Prefecture is and what happened there?"

Zhu Chong closed his eyes tightly, then opened them and looked at Bai Changkong fiercely.

Bai Changkong pondered for a moment, sighed, and shook his head gently.

The cultural and educational officials who had stepped out of the train below retreated like the receding tide, and returned to their original positions, with their heads bowed and their hands folded, as silent as clay or wooden sculptures.

Yin Yuan smiled and nodded: "Then, there is a third thing. Last night, the rebels attacked the Prime Minister's Mansion. The incident happened suddenly. A part of the Imperial Guards and Yulin Army stationed in the Imperial City rushed to reinforce, but unfortunately, the rebels used strange means."

Le Wu walked out of the train, put his hands on his big belly, and two lines of hot tears fell all at once: "Your Majesty, last night, the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Guards lost more than 87,000 people in total, and more than 30,000 were seriously injured... This pension, medicine expenses, and the lost weapons and supplies, etc..."

Yinyuan and Lewu looked at Zhu Chong at the same time.

Zhu Chong took a deep breath and walked out of the train slowly. "The soldiers who died will be given generous compensation from the Ministry of Revenue. The seriously injured soldiers will also be paid for by the Ministry of Revenue. Your Majesty and the general can rest assured about this matter."

Le Wu hurriedly said, "Send the pension to the General's Mansion this afternoon!"

The corners of Zhu Chong's mouth twitched and he nodded slowly.

What the hell, the emperor and the general are teaming up to blackmail!

We fought for such a long time last night. Apart from the city defense soldiers who kept coming to reinforce, Lu Yu's Canglang Cavalry attacked the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Jia Yu led a part of the imperial guards. There were definitely only about 10,000 people who attacked the Prime Minister's Mansion to reinforce.

Yulin Army?

Did they show up?

There were just over 10,000 imperial guards, and they had won a great victory. How could they have more than 80,000 casualties and more than 30,000 serious injuries?

Even though Zhu Chong's Prime Minister's Mansion covers a vast area, it can't accommodate more than 100,000 people fighting in it, right?

This expense account is a bit unscrupulous.

But Zhu Chong gritted his teeth and accepted it.

Yin Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "Marquis Tian'en should be credited with the greatest achievement in suppressing the rebels last night. I would like to raise his title."

Lu Yu lowered his head and bowed slightly to the emperor on the throne.

Zhu Chong gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "This is a matter of course."

Yin Yuan smiled brightly: "Marquis Tian'en is promoted to Duke Tian'en, it's settled, this is the fourth thing for today. Then, let's go back to the first thing. Lu Yu saved the Prime Minister's Mansion and can be promoted to Duke. He saved the Queen Mother and my Lu Yu, so I will make him Duke Tianyang. Who of you agrees and who disagrees?"

Zhu Chong raised his head and looked at Yin Yuan: "Your Majesty, the title is a gift from the emperor. If the emperor thinks someone has made a contribution, he should reward him with a title. We have no objection. As for the matter of Anping Prefecture, we should do our best to handle it and give the empress dowager and the emperor a satisfactory answer."

Yin Yuan looked at Zhu Chong and said, "Is it possible?"

Zhu Chong solemnly promised: "It can definitely be done."

Yin Yuan laughed and waved at Yu Changle: "Old Yu, draft the decree. Lu Yu will be promoted to Duke of Tianen, and Lu Yi will be promoted to Duke of Tianyang. Well, give Lu Yi a higher reward, the Queen Mother and my life are very valuable."

Bai Changkong gritted his teeth, and finally could not help but walked out of the class, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, in this case, the Lu family has three dukes in one family, it is simply, simply..."

Yin Yuan looked at Bai Changkong with a gloomy gaze, and he sighed: "Bai... If Deputy Principal Bai is envious, next time the Queen Mother and I are in danger of our lives, you can come to save us."

"I will reward those who have made contributions. This is only natural. As for the three dukes of the Lu family... they have made contributions, so why can't I reward them with titles?"

"My subjects are loyal to me and regard me as their father, so I will treat them well, as if they were my own sons. This is what Taizu said back then." Yin Yuan suddenly burst into laughter: "However, Bai... Deputy Principal is quite old, I'm sure he doesn't want to recognize me as his father..."

Bai Changkong's face turned black with anger and a mouthful of blood rushed into his throat, but he swallowed it back.

The court official almost went crazy. He stared with eyes wide open and shouted hysterically: "I am guilty. Please punish me severely."

Yin Yuan pursed his lips and spread his hands: "You are innocent, I spoke out of turn. Okay, today's court meeting, that's it."

"Within a month, the Prime Minister will be able to take care of Anping Prefecture's affairs. I trust the Prime Minister!"

Yinyuan smiled brightly.