Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1114

[Chapter 1103 Rebuke]

“I…death penalty!”

Ge Yiren opened his mouth, and finally bowed his head and confessed. He understood that when the secret guards arrested him, all the evidence of his crime was already in hand, and no matter what he said now, it would be useless.

“Hmph, I thought you would still use your sharp tongue to confuse right and wrong.” Xiao Ming stood up and came to Ge Yiren, “Back then, you turned to King Zhao after the death of the late emperor. I could have killed you on this point, but I didn’t care about this matter. I still let you enter the cabinet as a very human minister. I hope that you can really change your mind and do your part for the empire. But how did you do it? “Did you do it?”

Ge Yiren lowered his head, his intestines were filled with regret after several days in prison. Hearing this, he burst into tears, “Your Majesty, I deserve death. I shouldn’t have believed what Ren He said.” , let alone wishfully usurping power. At this point, the old minister has nothing to say. He only hopes that the emperor can give the old minister a decent death. “

Xiao Ming sighed slightly, he had already given Ge Yiren a chance, but he did. It’s really too much.

For this reason alone, he could no longer keep Ge Yiren and his gang around.

“Conspiracy to usurp power, according to the laws of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, the nine clans are implicated. Now that I have only dealt with you and not affected your relatives, you should be satisfied.”

Xiao Ming said coldly, now he has developed a heart of stone, and he will He is determined to set an example for such a rebellious person, so how can it save him any face?

Ge Yiren’s head hung lower. He already understood what Xiao Ming meant. If he said it again, he might lead to even greater disaster.

Walking past Ge Yiren, Xiao Ming came to Luo Hong. Compared to Ge Yiren, Luo Hong was kneeling on the ground, but his upper body was straight, with a rebellious look on his face, as if he was looking forward to death.

Before Xiao Ming could say anything, Luo Xin suddenly came out and said, “Your Majesty, my brother was confused for a moment. After the general’s persuasion, he already regretted it. I hope your Majesty will show mercy!”

“Luo Xin, you don’t have to. “

Please intercede for me, you are a man, you can do things for others, but I am planning things behind the backs of the Luo family and Ge Yiren, and all the generals who started the rebellion accepted my wishes.” Luo Hong said loudly.

There was some regret in Pang Yukun’s eyes. Luo Hong was also a brave and loyal general who made great achievements in establishing the empire.

In the blink of an eye, these ministers turned traitor, which was not a good feeling for him, the chief minister of the cabinet. He couldn’t help but said: “Luo Hong, the emperor treats you well, why did you do such a ridiculous thing?”

“Do you treat me well?” Luo Hong laughed, with a hint of sadness in his voice, “After the Chang’an Rebellion, I led the firearms battalion to defect to the emperor who was still the king of Qi at the order of the late emperor. From the time the empire was established, we fought dozens of large and small battles, and later There was never a single complaint in the defense of the north, but how did the emperor treat me? During the reform of the six military regions, I was promoted openly and secretly, but I made Zhu Sansi the commander of the military region. Is this what Mingjun did

? Luo Hong looked at Xiao Ming without fear.

“Hmph, your Luo family has been given two of the six military regions. You are still not happy if you don’t give them. Do you think your Luo family wants to rebel?”

Seeing Luo Hong being so rude, Zhan Xingchang became angry.

“This commander is based on merit and has nothing to do with the Luo family. In the final analysis, the emperor does not trust our Luo family.” Luo Hong said back.

Zhan Xingchang sneered and said: “Luo Hong, you think too highly of yourself. You did perform well in the war between the vassal kings, but in terms of credit, you can’t compare to the time when you poured out the power of the Huainan Kingdom to help the emperor conquer the north, and took the initiative to weaken King Huainan and King Yong of the vassal? If so, this commander should also belong to Cui Shangan and Xiao Zhongyi. What does it have to do with you?”

“Besides, Zhu Sansi in the Eastern Military Region is doing hard work. First of all, Fighting against the Tsarist Russians in the Far North, the commander of the military region was also a polished commander. He also went to Alaska, which is a waste of time. Everyone said that he was the commander of the military region. Not everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty said that he was actually the commander of the expeditionary force. Do you want Luo Hong to go? Are you willing to go?”

After Zhan Xingchang said this, Luo Hong blushed. He looked at Cui Shangan with a sarcastic face and opened his mouth but found that he could not find any words to argue.

He fought many battles, but in terms of his contribution to the empire, he was naturally inferior to King Huainan and King Yong.

Although Cui Shang’an is now in the General Staff, he has no military power in his hands. He is often ridiculed in the army as the emperor’s messenger.

Xiao Zhongyi, the son of King Yong, was transferred to Manila as governor a while ago.

Cui Shangan said slowly: “Luo Hong, the emperor gave you a high position in the army, but you are not willing to accept it. But you have forgotten that you can take what the emperor gives you, and you can’t take what the emperor does not give you. This is You are not as good as Luo Xin, which is why Luo Xin was able to become the commander of the military region, but you are now a prisoner.”

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. In fact, many courtiers saw Luo Hong’s character. He was a good general, but there was nothing he could do. Too ambitious.

He saw this during the Battle of the Domain Kings. For the sake of his career, he acted a little eager for quick success.

No one would trust such a capable and ambitious person, which is why he hid Luo Hong.

“Luo Hong, what I want to say, Zhan Xingchang has already said it for me. Even with your merits, you will not be the commander of these six military regions. And now the facts have proved that my original decision was right. Just because you didn’t get the official position you wanted, you became resentful of me, usurped power and rebelled against me. There are thousands of officials in this empire who are dissatisfied with me. Will each of them oppose me because of the promotion or demotion of official positions? “

After a pause, Xiao Ming said sternly: “As the king of a country, what I care about is the long-term stability of the empire, but in your heart you only have your own desire for power, Luo Hong. Ask yourself, if I hand over a military region to you, Can I feel at ease? Can the people of the empire feel at ease?”

Luo Hong’s face turned from red to white, and Luo Hong’s arrogant demeanor gradually weakened. Looking back on this period, he had something in his mind. He was just dissatisfied with his official position, and he never had any sense of responsibility for the empire.

Thinking of this, he fell silent.

“Why don’t you speak? You are too embarrassed to say it.” Xiao Ming snorted coldly, “You Luo Hong have indeed won many battles, but now you Luo Hong are at least standing on top of this temple, and those who paved the way for you What about the soldiers who died on the battlefield for their career? They fought bloody battles just for you, Luo Hong, to usurp power today! Wrong! They are for the prosperity of the empire. Don’t you feel any shame in your heart when you step on their bones and do things that bring trouble to the empire? “

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