The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

The news that Prince Jin was going to take Lu Zhaoling to the southwest caused a stir in the court the next day.

The faction headed by Prime Minister Shen and the old faction of ministers headed by Lord Shu both held opposing views.

Of course, everyone was furious at the fact that the barbarians and horse bandits were so bold as to invade the border town so brutally and commit such heinous crimes as massacring the village.

However, in this kind of situation, it would be enough to have the general defending the city lead the troops to fight, so why should the King of Jin be sent out?

It would be fine for Prince Jin to go. I heard that he is good at martial arts. If it weren't for his poor health in recent years, he might have been able to become a general.

After all, Prince Jin was also raised and pampered by the emperor. It is understandable that the emperor wants to support his younger brother and give him opportunities to perform and make achievements.

(Emperor: Don’t talk nonsense, I didn’t)

But, what does it mean to bring Lu Zhaoling along?

The ministers were all arguing.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and watched them quarreling.

"Although Miss Lu may be the descendant of the First Xuanmen, she is going to a war. Swords are merciless and the warriors are all brutal. What can a weak woman like her do?"

"That's right. If the barbarians saw her, they would laugh at me for sending a girl out for such a matter!"

"If the foreign enemies dare to massacre the village, we can crush them with thousands of cavalry! This is a battle of force and swords, not a battle of mystical arts. If we send a person from the mystical sect there, can he turn beans into soldiers?"

"Prince Jin has been saying these days that Miss Lu is clinging to him. Could it be that Miss Lu wants to go because she doesn't want to be separated from His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"

Originally, Lin Rong and Lord Chen were listening to their quarrel in silence, but when they suddenly heard this sentence, the two lords became dissatisfied.

"I heard that it was the Emperor's order that Miss Lu go with His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."

Lin Rong spoke these words clearly and loudly.

When the official heard this, he was suddenly shocked.

He immediately looked at the emperor.

Really? Is that true? He hadn't figured it out before, was it really the Emperor who asked Lu Zhaoling to go?

The emperor had never mentioned that there might be evil forces behind the barbarian massacre. He had originally wanted to wait until Prince Jin and Lu Zhaoling investigated the matter thoroughly before making any further comments. After all, if the evil forces could cause such a big incident, it would likely shake the morale of the army and the people.

But with these people arguing like this, it seems impossible not to say anything.

"I asked Lu Zhaoling to go."

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, all arguments stopped.

They were all a little bit unbelievable, especially Prime Minister Shen.

Although he had a general idea when he was in the imperial study yesterday, if he really wanted to send someone, wouldn't it be more reasonable to ask someone from the Yingtian Observatory or find a master to go?

It's true that Lu Zhaoling did a few things after returning to Beijing, but it doesn't seem like he is extremely capable, right?

"There are some evil forces in the southwest. Soldiers can fight, but we can't let them be harmed by the evil forces. Send more people from the Xuanmen to take a look. What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty," Prime Minister Shen stood up, "The Lu family has not been convicted of deceiving the emperor. Miss Lu is also a member of the Lu family after all..."

At this time, the prince also stood up.

"Father, I have always wanted to talk about this."

The Crown Prince rarely intervenes in the affairs of the Lu family, because the engagement is related to the Second Prince's concubine, and he always tries to avoid it.

But today he spoke.

"I feel that no matter what crime the Lu family is finally convicted of, it has nothing to do with Miss Lu. First, Miss Lu's biological mother is not Jin Qiaozhen, and her biological father is not Lu Ming. Second, Lu Ming and Jin Qiaozhen may even be the criminals who killed her biological mother. Miss Lu is the victim, and she is innocent and pitiful."

The prince paused for a moment, then continued, "There is one more point, and it is the most important point. Miss Lu has been married to the emperor's uncle by order of the emperor's father. So she is already a married woman and a member of the imperial family of our Great Zhou. What relationship does she have with the Lu family?"

"What crime did the Lu family ultimately commit, and what does it have to do with Miss Lu?"

As soon as the prince finished speaking, many people wanted to refute him, but when they opened their mouths, they didn't know what to say.

Because what the prince said made sense, they had no way to refute it.

Someone said weakly, "But after all, we haven't gotten married yet..."

The prince asked slowly, "Doesn't the emperor's order to grant the marriage count?"

Once the marriage proposal is accepted, it is a done deal.

No matter what the people of the Lu family said and did in front of Lu Zhaoling, asking her to find a way to cancel the engagement, but they didn't dare to say a word outside.

At that time, they were just thinking about bullying Lu Zhaoling because she was isolated and helpless, wondering whether she could convince the emperor's uncle, or anger him, or even annoy the emperor and make him cancel the engagement himself.

She even didn't hesitate to make the emperor and the emperor's uncle angry with her. The Lu family didn't care how they punished her.

Do they dare to go out and say they don’t want to acknowledge the engagement?

Do they dare to go to the emperor's uncle and ask him to ask the emperor to cancel the engagement?

They don't dare. A bunch of bullies.

Even the emperor looked unhappy when he heard this.

"Arranging a marriage is no joke."

Therefore, the marriage between Lu Zhaoling and Prince Jin had already been settled.

"I have another reason for sending Lu Zhaoling to the southwest."

The emperor added, "I believe you all know that the First Xuanmen was destroyed and withered. Now I cannot trust those people in the Xuanmen. Only the descendants of the First Xuanmen can make me trust them."

Hearing the emperor say this, all the civil and military officials opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.

Some people were very dissatisfied.

Lu Zhaoling actually took advantage of the First Xuanmen. Who knows if she is the successor of the First Xuanmen?

What if she is lying?

But no matter what, they didn't dare to say anything more at this time. If they spoke now, would they be able to find another suitable person to replace Lu Zhaoling?

Fortunately, Prince Jin did not come today. If Prince Jin had come to the morning court today, they would have dared to fart.

"We can't make any mistakes this time. Our neighboring countries are also ambitious. If they see that our southwestern soldiers can't win, I'm afraid they will also send troops tomorrow when spring comes."

The emperor is also very clear about this, and it is precisely for this reason that he attaches great importance to this military expedition.

Moreover, he had an idea that he couldn't say out loud. He wanted to test the southwest defender.

"Your Majesty, then don't you need to summon Miss Lu to court?"

Prime Minister Shen spoke.

He also wanted to meet this Lu Zhaoling.

If she went to court and faced the civil and military officials, would she have enough courage? If she made a fool of herself in court, would she be able to face such a big scene at the border?

The prince glanced at Prime Minister Shen.

He knew what Prime Minister Shen was thinking.