Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1109

[Chapter 1099 Choice]

The air seemed to condense.

Luo Hong stared at Luo Xin in disbelief, who was giving the order, and then shouted angrily: “How dare you! I am the head of the Luo family. As a member of the Luo family, you dare to disobey the patriarch’s words. Do you want to be expelled from the Luo family?” “Expelled?”

“Brother, if my father were here, he would definitely support me. The era of belonging to the Great Yu Kingdom has passed, and the era of belonging to the wealthy family has also passed. Today’s empire belongs to thousands of imperial subjects. , No matter men or women, no matter old or young, no matter high or low, we have followed the emperor for so many years, and we have always followed this.”

When Luo Xin was speaking, the guards outside the door had already rushed in, and their guns were pointed at Luo Hong.

The persuasion failed, and Luo Hong closed his eyes in pain. This time he came to Yizhou to visit was a lie, but persuading Luo Xin was true.

Although Ge Yiren’s incident forced him to advance his action, he finally understood the fact that this action was doomed to fail from the beginning.

“Come on, escort me to Qingzhou. This way you, Luo Xin, have made another great contribution. From now on, the position of the patriarch of the Luo family will also be yours. How perfect.” After

sneering several times, Luo Hong spread his hands and made a Let the soldiers arrest you.

Luo Xin felt quite uncomfortable at this time. After all, Luo Hong was his brother. It was easy to say that he would kill his relatives for justice, but how difficult was it to do it?

But if he doesn’t do this, the Luo family will face catastrophe. As Luo Hong said, asking him to go to Qingzhou to attend a military meeting was originally a test.

In the face of rebellion, no emperor would indulge the rebels. Even if he hesitates now and goes there for a few days, he will definitely be criticized by other officials.

“Brother, you are confused about this matter. I will plead with the emperor when I return to Qingzhou. I believe you are just deceived by a traitor.” Luo Xin said with difficulty.

Luo Hong was disheartened, “Between Xiao Ming and me, since you have chosen Xiao Ming, why do you have to say such ridiculous things again? Don’t you understand Xiao Ming’s temper? Forget it, no need to say anymore, this may be my life .”

Hearing this, Luo Xin felt even more uncomfortable, but he had no choice. He knew that only by arresting Luo Hong could the incident be controlled to a minimum.

Nodding deeply, Luo Xin said tremblingly: “Take Luo Hong down and escort him to Qingzhou tomorrow.”

In response, the guard took Luo Hong out of the room.

At this time, Luo Xin sat down dejectedly. The power struggle made him feel the coldness to his bones for the first time. Because of this, he did not dare to take a wrong step, because there was an abyss beneath the high position.

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Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming is reading telegrams from secret guards in various places. Li San is accompanying Xiao Ming. Now his office location has been temporarily changed to the side hall of the imperial study.

“Your Majesty, the impact of Ge Yiren’s arrest is expanding. Now many nobles are ready to take action, but what do they seem to be waiting for?” Li San said.

Xiao Ming cast his gaze to the southwest and said: “They are waiting for news from Luo Hong, because they understand that without the support of the army, they cannot force me to accept the idea of jointly governing the world.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Dafu hurried over and handed the two telegrams to Xiao Ming.

“Your Majesty, Luo Xin called. He has detained Luo Hong in Yizhou and will rush to Qingzhou with Luo Hong tomorrow.” Qian Dafu said with a smile. Luo Xin’s attitude is obviously the most important to everyone now.

Because once the Southwest Army rebels, the empire may be reduced to a mess, but they are not worried about failure. After all, the military factories are concentrated in the north.

There may be a stalemate in the early stage, but in the long run the Southwest Army will be defeated, but in this case, the result of cannibalism will also weaken the empire’s strength.

“I said that although Luo Xin has a bit of a son-in-law temper, he can still make clear decisions on big issues.”

Xiao Ming’s frown relaxed. He was worried about something different from Qian Dafu, because he knew that even if Luo Xin Xin is determined not to start a rebellion.

The position of the chief historian of the empire has its own system. It may not seem like a big official, but in fact it has great power. If the military region makes mistakes in the direction, the chief historian will report it to the General Staff as soon as possible. After getting his authorization, the chief historian can remove the commander. official.

What he was worried about was that he would have to take action against Luo Xin by then.

“Yes, as long as the army does not move, there will be no big trouble in the empire this time, but this small trouble seems unavoidable.” Qian Dafu glanced at another telegram.

Xiao Ming’s smile cooled down after seeing this telegram, and he said to Li San: “The secret guards in Lin’an said that Ren and his family have absconded, and they also found that many people on the list have also absconded. Among these people There are officials, factory workers, and college students. Ren He sent a telegram before he was arrested. This telegram may be a signal for them to abscond. “

Li San’s expression also became solemn, and he said: ” If that’s the case, they should be arrested immediately. If these people live overseas and are used by Europeans, wouldn’t it be detrimental to the empire?”

“When I captured Ren He, I had already asked the security stations in various places to take action, but this time I did it myself. The top-down rectification will probably create people who hate the empire deeply.” Xiao Ming sighed.

For some people, they only have their own interests in mind and will not care about their family, country or the world. Those who violate their interests are their enemies.

This time, both the remnants of the Merchant Council and Ge Yiren and his ilk will hate him to the core. Once given the opportunity, they will definitely flee to the hostile camp and use various methods to slander the empire.

However, after sitting on the throne for so many years, he has gradually come to see clearly that the implementation of a policy will benefit some people but will inevitably harm some people. He cannot satisfy everyone.

Thinking of this, he said to Li San: “Since Luo Xin has expressed his stance, let’s take action and immediately arrest all those involved in this matter. We must also pursue the remnants of the Merchant Council with all our strength.” Xiao Ming said coldly. said.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

This was what Li San was waiting for. In response, he turned around and walked out.

After seeing off Li San, Xiao Ming said to Qian Dafu: “It’s time to announce the arrest of Cao’s father and son to the world. I want the world to see the fate of this traitor.”

Qian Dafu said with a smile: “It is said that now The Qingzhou newspaper has something that can print a person’s appearance on paper. It would be best to use this thing to let the whole world see the traitor’s appearance. “

Xiao Ming smiled, Qian Dafu said. The newspaper office was recently equipped with a camera. Nowadays, he can know gadgets like cameras just by reading the newspaper, without having to ask specifically.

After all, as industry advances, the number of gadgets with nineteenth-century technology will only increase.

(End of chapter)