Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1147

[Chapter 1136 Self-defilement]

The waves lapped at the hull of the King-class ironclad, seagulls circled the warship and made a low sound, and the figure of Dengzhou Port was looming in the early morning mist.

After three months of sailing, the fleet heading to Britain returned successfully, but at this time there was no sign of joy on the battleship, and everyone looked heavy.

Yue Yun stood on the deck, his eyes were deep, and he didn’t know what he was thinking.

“General, I still don’t understand why you didn’t give the order to attack the Port of London when you left, just to spread rumors about the lives of those diplomats? This is not your style.” Liu Chen asked with difficulty: “Now we are back Such a shame and humiliation, how do the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty view us, and how do the people of the empire view us? “

Looking at the sea, Yue Yun said in a deep voice: This matter was ordered by me, Yue Yun, and I will bear all the consequences. , you don’t have to worry about your career.

Liu Chen couldn’t help but said angrily when he heard this: “For your own career?

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General, I have followed you in all these years, and I have never asked you for an official position. But now you are saying this, who do you think I, Liu Chen, am? “

Yue Yun sighed deeply and said: “I have my own reasons for doing this. You will naturally understand it when you become a supreme minister in the future. “

After that, he stopped talking.

Liu Chen looked at the other generals behind him. These were all naval generals who had followed Yue Yun through life and death, and were promoted by Yue Yun.

In their hearts, Yue Yun’s status in the navy was unparalleled .

They respected Yue Yun from the bottom of their hearts,

but the London Port incident made them feel a little chilled, because Yue Yun, who was once known for his iron-bloodedness, repeatedly issued such weak orders, and

others looked helpless .

The general understood that there was no gain again this time, and they returned to their positions in a depressed mood, because he wanted to conceal the incident in London Port, but it was impossible based on Yue Yun’s attitude.

Dengzhou was getting closer and they were halfway through the voyage. Hours later, the fleet entered Dengzhou Military Port.

At this time, the naval general found that there were imperial guards waiting for them on the dock. This made the naval general’s heart sink to the bottom.

It was obvious that Yue Yun did not hide the British. “Commander-in

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Chief Yue Yun, this is the emperor’s order. You have been dismissed from your post. Please follow us back to Qingzhou to meet with the emperor.” “

The person who came to Dengzhou this time was Li San, who was responsible for personally detaining Yue Yun back to Qingzhou.

When the warship docked in Guangzhou, Yue Yun reported what happened in the UK, which immediately caused a furor in Qingzhou and presented a memorial to impeach Yue Yun. Like snowflakes, he flew to the imperial study.

Under pressure, Xiao Ming discussed with the cabinet to dismiss Yue Yun from his post,

“The emperor must be thinking about killing me now. “Yue Yun smiled bitterly.

Li San said with an expression on his face: “The emperor dropped the tea cup for the first time when he learned the news. The emperor asked you to deter the British, but you let the British play tricks on us. “

Yue Yun smiled softly, “It’s not that I, Yue Yun, am afraid of death, but I don’t want the empire’s warships and soldiers to sacrifice so meaninglessly. Forget it, no matter how much you talk, it won’t help. I accept anything from the court. punishment. “

After that, he stretched out his hands, meaning to let Li San put the shackles on him.

Li San sighed and asked the secret guards to take Yue Yun away.

Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming took over Yue Yun as soon as he was captured. When he got to the phone,

he glanced at the cabinet ministers one by one and asked: “Yue Yun has been arrested, what do you think?” This incident had such a negative impact on the empire that it would be difficult to quell the anger of the people unless the court took some action. “

Fiji said: “Your Majesty, Yue Yun’s incompetent leadership has caused the empire to suffer this great shame and humiliation. If you don’t kill him, the people will not be angry. This matter should be used to kill the chickens and scare the monkeys, so that the entire army will understand the consequences of weakness. “

Zhan Xingchang said: “Your Majesty, it is understandable for Yue Yun to do this. No one thought that these Europeans would be so despicable and shameless and use such despicable methods. After all, we are on an official visit. No matter what the reason is, Visitors cannot be treated so brutally. “

The British are certainly shameless, but they have suffered such humiliation. As the commander-in-chief of the navy, even if they die in battle, they cannot bear this shame.” “Fiji said.

Pang Yukun pondered for a long time, and then said: “Your Majesty, it is obvious that the West is still far from civilization. This incident just proves that this group of Westerners are not worthy of being included in a civilized country. Their massacre of the indigenous people is a global phenomenon. The plundering of the world has proved that they are just barbarians who have mastered advanced firearms. When dealing with such a country, the empire does not need to follow the diplomatic rules of reciprocity. “

“I second the motion.

“I second the proposal!

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“…”

the cabinet ministers said one by one, agreeing with Pang Yukun’s statement.

A strange color flashed in Xiao Ming’s eyes, and he said: “Since the War of India, there have been many calls in the empire for a truce to end the war, and to turn the war into friendship. They often talk about how the empire has been fighting for years, the people have suffered from the war, and the soldiers are tired of war, isn’t it? “

Xiao Ming’s words made the cabinet ministers’ faces suddenly become a little hot, because they had also advised Xiao Ming in this way.

Noticing the expressions of the ministers, he said: “Judging from this incident, both you and I are the same. Wrong, if the jackals are not killed in time, they will try to bite us to death. Although Yue Yun is responsible for this incident, it also made them see the fact clearly. The empire’s war machine must be restarted and launched against Britain. Total War. “

This time neither Fiji nor Pang Yukun raised any objections, and they did not dare. After all, this incident was enough to mobilize the public opinion of the empire. They realized that the peace of more than two years was about to be broken again. After a pause

, Xiao Ming said: “Vidomia thought that we were civilized people and would tolerate her little tricks. She was wrong. I will use cannons and giant ships to show that civilized people never give in to jackals!

“Yes, Your Majesty.

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“Everyone said in unison.

After saying this, Xiao Ming asked everyone to disperse except Pang Yukun. Then he asked Qian Dafu to go out too, leaving only two people in the room.

Xiao Ming said at this time: “You and I both know Yue Yun’s character. Why do you think he issued such an order?”

Pang Yukun said: “Your Majesty, I thought that Yue Yun did this firstly to preserve the empire’s property, and secondly. It’s purely self-defeating!”

“Self-defiling?” Xiao Ming frowned.

“In the past when Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, Xiao He was a very popular minister, but his disciples said to him: You are not far away from annihilation of the clan. After hearing this, Xiao He took the initiative to ruin his reputation and deliberately left an excuse for Liu Bang. Liu Bang has been very confident about him since then. Now the emperor splits up the navy just like splitting up the army. Luo Quan and Niu Ben took the initiative to give up their military power in exchange for the emperor. Yue Yun is also a smart person. If he continues to sit as the commander-in-chief of the navy, Sooner or later it will be the fate of a prisoner, so it is better to commit suicide. “

(End of Chapter)