"In fact, even if they ordered me to release you, I wouldn't obey. Because I am the Director of the Constitutional Council, and they are just Associate Directors of the Constitutional Council. I am their superior, so what qualifications do they have to order me around?"
Zhao Jun said casually, "Now all officials are under the control of the Political System Council. I can dismiss anyone I want. But I am a reasonable person. If anyone does a good job as an official, appeases the local people, and improves the people's livelihood, then I will promote him. If anyone is incompetent and just sits in office without doing anything, I will dismiss him. As for you."
Zhao Jun sneered and said, "The evidence of your crimes and the evil deeds you have done could fill a table. It's enough to sentence you to death several times. So I've sentenced you to death. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"You dare to kill me? You dare to kill me?"
Guo Chengyou shook the wooden pillar, the chains on his body rattling, and roared, "The government will not let you go, the government will not let you go!"
"I said, it's me who won't let him go, not him who won't let me go."
Zhao Jun pointed at himself, then took out another piece of paper and said, "This is a secret letter from the emperor, hoping that I will show mercy. In other words, this is your lifeline!"
“Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.”
Guo Chengyou exclaimed in ecstasy, "I knew the emperor wouldn't ignore me. Zhao Jun, you lunatic, you actually dared to say you wouldn't let the emperor go. If I sue the emperor, you'll be killed without a burial place. Now the emperor has issued a secret decree to you, and you still won't let me go? If I were in a good mood, perhaps I wouldn't sue!"
"You're out of your mind."
Zhao Jun squinted his eyes at him and said happily, "Let's not talk about it for now. I really won't let him go. I will definitely scold him harshly when I get back. If he has a bad attitude, I might even punch him twice. I said that to his face. Even if I'm talking nonsense, how can you think I will let you go?"
Guo Chengyou opened his eyes wide, then looked at the imperial edict in Zhao Jun's hand, stretched out his hand to grab it and said, "Zhao Jun, this is the emperor's edict. He asked you to release me, and you are disobeying his order!"
"oh."
Zhao Jun nodded, looked up at the torch lit in the cell next to him, and then said with a smile: "This is your life-saving edict."
Then he placed the edict on the torch and it caught fire in an instant.
"Now."
Zhao Jun looked at the burning edict in his hand and said calmly, "It's gone."
"Just like you once trampled on the lives of others, causing countless people to be separated from their wives and children, and their families to be destroyed!"
Zhao Jun loosened his right hand, and the burning secret decree fell lightly.
Guo Chengyou watched helplessly as the secret decree turned into a ball of fire, then turned into ashes in the air and fell to the ground, and was even stepped on by Zhao Jun.
"The execution will be carried out this afternoon to redress the injustice done to the people of Bozhou who were oppressed by him, as well as the people of other prefectures where he once served!"
Zhao Jun left this sentence and turned away.
Tian Chang spat fiercely on the ground and left.
Only the desperate Guo Chengyou was left in the cell, roaring angrily.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 182: The Official is Pleading for Mercy - Military History Novel
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