Chapter 115 The Old Emperor is Furious
What kind of infuriating thing did this Chu do to this poor deputy general that made the deputy general so scared that he couldn't stand and his legs went weak when he saw him?
"Mr. Chu, you are too arrogant. This is happening in the Golden Palace in front of His Majesty. How dare you use your eyes to intimidate this poor deputy general? Open your eyes and see what you have tortured this deputy general into."
Old Shi started to lecture Chen Zhao again.
Lieutenant General Liang was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. "Sir, please don't say any more."
Chen Zhao said calmly, "Old Master, calm down. Don't be angry. Everything requires evidence, especially you, Old Master, you must speak strictly based on facts."
Lao Shi snorted coldly, "I don't need a thief like you to teach me. This deputy general is the evidence of your evil deeds."
This morning, before he even attended the morning court, someone was crying and begging him to make a decision in front of his house.
The woman cried bitterly, saying that the other party was in a high position and had great power, and even the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple did not dare to do anything to him.
As a woman, she had nowhere to seek justice, so she could only ask him to sue the thief.
He asked the woman to tell him in detail, and after hearing what she said, he was shocked to find that there were such evil people in the world.
Not only did the other party kill her son, but also threatened her husband not to avenge her son.
Not only that, she also threatened her husband and cut off his ears as a warning.
These kinds of behavior are simply outrageous. There are actually such evil people under the feet of the emperor.
When the woman told him the other person's name, he became even more furious.
He knew that this General Chu was taciturn and fearless of power in the court and seemed upright, but who would have thought that in private he was so morally corrupt and cruel, and regarded human life as worthless.
How could he tolerate this?
Today, no matter what, he would make sure this two-faced thief got the punishment he deserved.
This is his duty!
"Your Majesty, I beg you to severely punish General Chu and bring justice to the world."
The old emperor looked at Chu Mu, who was not nervous at all and looked calm. Was it really as the old historian said?
Why is he so calm and not panicking at all?
"Chu Qing, do you have anything to say?"
Old Shi was anxious. What did the emperor mean? The witnesses were all here, and the emperor actually asked the thief if he had anything to say.
He knew the emperor's concerns, but this thief was really not up to the task.
"Your Majesty, I have not only this deputy general as my witness, but also other deputy generals and soldiers of the Jingzhong Army. I beg Your Majesty to severely punish General Chu and give justice to the soldiers of the Jingzhong Army who died in vain."
Chen Zhao sighed deeply, his figure desolate and his expression sad as he said, "Yes, the old man is right. We should give justice to the soldiers who died in vain."
Shen Zhao knelt upright in the center of the hall, looking at the old emperor with a sad expression, his eyes bloodshot.
The old emperor's heart skipped a beat. Was he going to cry again?
Chen Zhao did not cry, but stubbornly let the tears well up in her eyes. She was really sad now, sad for the unjust deaths of the Northwest Army.
"I didn't mean to make such a big fuss about this. I'm willing to bear some of the grievances, but they won't let me go." Shen Zhao raised his head and said tragically, "Yesterday evening, a riot broke out in the camp, resulting in countless casualties. This riot was caused by me, and I don't want to say that I'm innocent."
As soon as Shen Zhao said this, ministers from the Third Prince's party immediately stood up.
They were just waiting for Mr. Chu to confess his guilt.
"Your Majesty, General Chu has confessed his guilt. Please give Lieutenant General Liang justice and punish General Chu severely. He is unfit to be the commander-in-chief of the Beijing army."
"Yes, I am indeed unworthy. That's why I dispersed the power of the Beijing Army yesterday, letting each deputy general take charge of their own troops. After all, I am dispensable in their eyes."
Everyone was stunned, wondering if this Chu guy was a fool.
Which good person would be able to disperse the power in his hands? Who doesn't love power? No one would do the same as him.
The old emperor's expression also became serious, and his voice was full of majesty. "Why should I disperse the power in my hands? You know that you are the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Army appointed by me. Who dares to look down on you?"
Everyone was stunned again. This style of painting was not right.
Shouldn't the emperor be investigating Mr. Chu's crime? Why is he protecting him?
Yes, he protected the man named Chu without any scruples.
Chen Zhao's expression grew even sadder, and he choked up a bit as he spoke, "Your Majesty, this is a long story. Yesterday, I secured 150 mu of living space for 4,000 homeless Northwest Army soldiers. This should have been a happy occasion."
But I never imagined that this would lead to such a disaster."
Everyone was very suspicious. How could this cause such a disaster? This was a huge advantage for the army in the capital.
When Shen Zhao said this, Deputy General Liang's face turned terribly pale and he was shaking like a sieve.
The old emperor frowned slightly, "Who is giving you trouble?"
Chen Zhao blamed himself, saying, "It is because of my lax supervision that the lieutenants are disloyal. This 150 mu of land was originally intended for the Northwest Army to live in, but the other lieutenants refused to give it to me. They even took matters into their own hands and executed those Northwest Army soldiers who had contracted colds from sleeping on the ground because they had no food or clothes."
"How outrageous! How outrageous! Who is so bold as to kill soldiers from the same camp? Who gave them the courage?" The old emperor was furious when he heard this.
All the court officials knelt down one after another and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Please take care of your health."
The old emperor had no time to care about his health at this time. This was a civil war. The army in the capital, which was right under his feet, was in such chaos.
The old emperor did not blame Chu Mu for lax management, because he knew everything about the military in the capital, and each soldier served his own master and had his own camp.
In the past, he turned a blind eye to this and never expected those people to be so rampant.
He actually dared to kill people in the same camp.
"Tell me the truth and tell me everything that happened yesterday."
"Yes, I will tell you everything right away..." Chen Zhao narrated everything that happened yesterday in a vivid and moving way, without missing a single detail, including the separation of food for the army in the capital, the embezzlement of food from the granary, and the attitude of the deputy generals towards the soldiers.
The old emperor became angrier as he listened, and in the end, the emperor's pressure made many ministers begin to tremble.
Especially Deputy General Liang, who had always been treated as a tool, was about to faint at this time.
Just now, when General Chu mentioned that he and his son led the way in killing the Northwest Army, the emperor looked as if he wanted to cut him into pieces.
It's all that damn woman's fault. She was determined to kill him.
The Third Prince's party was particularly cowardly. Why the hell hadn't anyone told them what had happened?
Isn't this deliberately making the emperor remember the third prince? This damn Lieutenant General Liang.
How could he be so capable? Relying on the fact that his eldest daughter is the third prince's concubine, he actually dares to act arrogantly in the army in the capital. This time he is going to harm the third prince badly.
The third prince, who was recuperating at home, was still snuggling in the arms of his beautiful concubine, eating peeled grapes, and fantasizing that his people would pull the man named Chu down from the position of commander-in-chief.
He said to the beauty: "I will remember your great contribution this time. If this is successful, you will definitely be the concubine."
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