"Furthermore, Pei Zijing also stated in his report that after a student questioned Zhuo Wangying's source of intelligence, Zhuo Wangying not only suppressed that student but also attempted to eliminate him as soon as possible."
"After that student disregarded his intelligence and used his own methods to wipe out the rebel base on Kanli Star, Zhuo Wangying even stated that the student was not a qualified soldier who followed orders."
The Emperor's eyes widened. "Is this really possible?! The intelligence he provided nearly wiped out our elite pilots?!"
"That's what Pei Zijing wrote in his report. Unfortunately, it's just Pei Zijing's one-sided account, and he didn't originally report it to the Special Security Bureau. However, we received a report from a trainee at the flight training base. After investigation, we found that the content was the same as Pei Zijing's report to the higher authorities, so we combined them and took over the Special Security Bureau."
The emperor was stunned for a moment: "He didn't report it directly to you? Then where did Pei Zijing report it to before?"
Huo Yushen said: "A joint meeting of senior military officials."
"The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military? Who is the rotating chief of staff?"
"This issue happens to be Zhuo Keyi."
"Also surnamed Zhuo? What's your relationship with Zhuo Wangying?"
"It may be a coincidence. Zhuo Keyi is a nobleman and is currently a viscount. He is Zhuo Wangying's cousin."
"Haha, what a coincidence... So it's stuck here?"
"...It can't be called a card... When we took over, it was said to be still going through the procedural stage."
Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan was furious.
"Such an important matter, and they still have to follow the procedures!"
He flicked his sleeves and immediately issued an order: "Zhuo Wangying has colluded with the Kanli Star rebels and betrayed his own people. His crime is unforgivable!"
"Convey my order and conduct a thorough investigation of Zhuo Wangying and Zhuo Keyi!"
Huo Yushen hesitated slightly, his expression stern as he said calmly, "Your Majesty, Zhuo Wangying has always claimed that he was deceived by the intelligence error. It's possible that he is colluding with the rebels... and we don't have any solid evidence yet. We need more time to investigate. He may just be stupid, not evil."
Unexpectedly, these words added fuel to the fire.
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan was furious: "You are so soft-hearted! You were deceived by such important information! Is being stupid the big deal?!"
"I'm not afraid of you being bad or evil, I'm just afraid of you being stupid!"
"One incompetent general can tire out the entire army!"
"The destructive power of a fool is even more terrifying than the enemy himself!"
"This is incompetence! What use is there for me to have such an incompetent officer?! This is even worse than actively colluding with the rebels! - First, whip Zhuo Wangying a hundred times, then shoot him! Also, since the Zhuo family has such a fool, the others are not much smarter and don't need to be kept alive and wasting food!"
"Even if Zhuo Wangying didn't commit any serious offense by colluding with the rebels, didn't he want to?! — It's clearly his incompetence, and it's others who are smarter than him!"
"How can the Zhuo family say they have nothing to do with someone like this being elevated to such a high position?"
"Anyone who rebels will be killed along with their entire clan!"
Huo Yushen immediately said, "Your Majesty, if you really want to execute your entire clan, you need the approval of both the Cabinet and the Senate. Also, Zhuo Keyi is a Viscount, not an ordinary family. He is also the rotating chief of staff of the military's high-level joint meeting. To take him down, in addition to Your Majesty's will, we also need the signatures of the Cabinet, the military, and the Senate."
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan snorted and said sarcastically, "The joint meeting of the military's top brass... is truly remarkable! Even my words don't count..."
His expression grew even darker. He paced for a while with his hands behind his back, then turned around and asked, "What kind of work is he in charge of in the military's top joint meeting?"
"He's in charge of equipment."
The emperor immediately smiled and said, "Equipment? That's good. It doesn't matter whether he's there or not... Let's put it this way, isn't he a viscount? Matters of the title have nothing to do with the cabinet, the military, or the Senate."
"Pass on my decree, the Zhuo family will be stripped of their title!"
"Zhuo Wangying has been shot! The Special Security Bureau will conduct a rigorous interrogation of Zhuo Keyi, the Viscount of the Zhuo family!"
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan said leisurely, "This way, it won't count as a clan extermination, right?"
Huo Yushen showed an expression of reluctance, as if he wanted to persuade him again, and said in a calm voice: "Your Majesty, will you reconsider it? Although Zhuo Keyi is a noble, he is also a senior military official. It's okay to deprive him of his title, but you can't just take him away to investigate..."
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan was furious and pointed at him, "Just investigate if I tell you to! Why do you have so many excuses?! Don't worry, if you investigate him, no one will make things difficult for you!"
"Those people are so busy fighting for this newly vacant title, who would want to mess with you?!"
Huo Yushen's face was cold and he looked reluctant: "...Your Majesty, please give me an imperial decree, otherwise I will have a hard time explaining myself. You know, the military is against me."
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan patted his shoulder sympathetically and said, "I'm sorry to have wronged you, but there's nothing I can do. I'm no longer the final word. Okay, I'll give you my order."
As he spoke, he asked someone to draft an edict, then stamped it with the imperial seal and gave it to Huo Yushen.
Huo Yushen bowed slightly to the emperor, then turned around and walked away slowly.
The emperor's clerk attendant personally escorted him out.
When the two walked out of the palace and came to the open square outside the palace, the clerk finally couldn't help but speak.
"Inspector Huo is really good at taking personal revenge!"
Huo Yushen's expression remained unchanged cold and indifferent. Not only did he not respond, but he didn't even glance at her and just continued walking forward.
The clerk looked very unwilling and said sinisterly, "They say Marshal Huo is a pure soldier who never cares about conspiracies or tricks. I never expected that..."
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