The soldiers behind Zhu Xiaoqing rushed over. Chao Yuan was shocked: "You, are you serious?"
Without saying a word, the soldiers tied Chao Yuan up in no time.
Chao Yuan was a little scared: "Xiaoqing, stop it. I was just joking with you. I'm standing up. You guys, let me go!"
He called out to the men behind him, who hurriedly stood up and tried to come over to untie him.
"Who dares!" Zhu Xiaoqing shouted, "Do you want to disobey? This is a military order!"
Chao Yuan's men were so frightened that they shrank back. They all felt that the young general was serious.
"Well, Xiaoqing. Okay, okay, I accept being beaten with a military stick and whipped. My soldiers are watching me. Give me some face, give me some face." Chao Yuan admitted his mistake.
"Yes, yes, General Zhu. General Chao has already admitted his mistake, so let it go."
"Old Chao, you're going too far. General Zhu was bestowed by His Majesty. He's going to war, how can you be so disrespectful? You might as well give him a dozen military sticks to make him admit his mistake."
Zhu Xiaoqing's eyes were still icy, and his face showed a maturity that was not commensurate with his age: "Can't you hear the orders of this general? Drag him out and chop him off!"
"This..." Everyone looked at each other, and finally these generals began to be really scared.
Several soldiers tied Chao Yuan tightly and took him out.
Chao Yuan's face changed: "Zhu Xiaoqing! Who do you think you are? You were still nursing when I was fighting! You just want to establish your military prestige, right? If you dare to attack me, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"
Since it was a real fight, Chao Yuan simply went all out. He hadn't expected this naive young general to actually kill him, and by the time he realized the other party was serious, it was too late.
Zhu Xiaoqing's face was livid and he said nothing, but Chao Yuan continued to curse: "What do you have! You haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you're only where you are today because of the thing in your sister's crotch. Where were you when I attacked the capital? Come and see, there's a good show. The Empress's brother is going to kill someone to establish his authority. Even in the underworld, I'll go to hell to see if you have what it takes to defeat the Mongols!"
Chao Yuan was indeed a ruthless person. He knew he was going to die. He simply threw all his eggs in one basket, even scolding the Empress and the Emperor. He knew that his entire clan would not be implicated, and because of Zhao Qi's connections, the Emperor would not dare to deal with his family.
Even if the nine clans were executed, Chao Yuan didn't leave behind any children. His own family had long been wiped out. As for the Zhao family, you, the emperor, are also one of the nine clans. You should only execute yourself.
Chao Yuan had only one brother, who died of famine in his youth. His wife, a princess, had died long ago, leaving no children, so he was not afraid of the extermination of his entire clan.
Besides, doesn’t this dog emperor keep saying that the disaster will not affect his family? It is said that one of the sons of the rebellious King Kang Zhao Gou is even a royal guard. Anyway, I’m going to die, so I’ll curse you to death, you son of a bitch.
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. If you want to curse, then curse freely. He became the General of the Western Expedition by relying on the thing in the queen's crotch. Just based on this sentence, Chao Yuan should die ten times.
Zhu Xiaoqing's face was terribly dark, and it was obvious that Chao Yuan's attack on the Queen had deeply hurt him. However, he remained silent, only gritting his teeth and looking coldly at his generals.
After a while, his men brought Chao Yuan's head over: "General, Du Yuhou Chao Yuan has been executed!"
The generals were terrified into silence as they stared at the bloody head. That was Du Yuhou, the commander of a thousand soldiers, and he was chopped off just like that.
Zhu Xiaoqing looked at the soldiers who had already lined up in rows. He paced back and forth and said, "Military law is ruthless! From today on, you must listen carefully to every word I say. Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will be killed without mercy! Do you understand?"
"Understood!" This time all the generals finally worked together.
"Okay!" Zhu Xiaoqing paced back and forth in front of the battle formation again: "Then this general will issue a few more military orders! Those who fear the enemy and do not advance will be executed! Those who disobey orders will be executed! Those who secretly obey orders will be executed! Those who miss the opportunity to fight will be executed! Those who collaborate with the enemy and commit treason will be executed!..."
In an inconspicuous corner of the western suburbs wall, Zhao Huan and Cao Dongsheng stood silently. Standing next to Zhao Huan was another person, who turned out to be Empress Zhu Lian.
Zhu Lian's face turned red with anger when he saw the mother of a country suffer such humiliation.
Zhao Huan didn't seem to care. He just said, "This kid is good. He is a talent worth cultivating."
When he saw Zhu Lian's furious expression, Zhao Huan smiled again and said, "These generals who risked their lives on the battlefield speak only vulgar language. Your Majesty, please do not take it to heart. If they were not all fiery and violent, they would not be able to control their men."
Cao Dongsheng also followed suit, saying, "Yes, Madam, why would you call them rough generals and warriors? What they say in private is much more unpleasant than this."
"Your Majesty, if anyone dares to insult me again, I will kill them." Zhu Lian said coldly.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's right. Cao Dongsheng, did you hear that? If anyone dares to insult the queen in the future, I will beat their butts." Zhao Huan hurriedly winked at Cao Dongsheng.
Cao Dongsheng hurriedly bowed: "Yes, yes, yes, I obey your order. Anyone who dares to insult the queen will be punished with a stick..."
"I am talking about killing him, and also you, Your Majesty. If anyone dares to attack Your Majesty again, they will be beheaded!" Zhu Lian said angrily.
Zhu Lian was always gentle and polite, and rarely got angry like this. Zhao Huan had wanted to do this for a long time. After all, he was the ruler of a country, and in this era, imperial power could not be violated by anyone. If those idiot scholars continued to call him a "dog emperor", where would his face be?
"Very true, the Queen is right." Zhao Huan said seriously this time: "Cao Dongsheng, go back and draft an edict for me. If anyone dares to scold me and the Queen again, this, this..."
At this point, Zhao Huan laughed again: "Empress, you are the mother of the country, and I am the emperor. If we take the common people's insults too seriously, wouldn't it lower the reputation of our royal family? Besides, our Song Dynasty is governed by benevolence and filial piety. Fighting and killing are too bloody. There is no need to execute them. A few dozen lashes and exile will be enough. It can be considered as accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, right?"
"You are the only one who is targeting good people." Zhu Lian said and walked away. For a lady raised in seclusion, Chao Yuan's words were extremely despicable and shameless.
After returning to the palace, Zhao Huan issued this imperial edict and spread it throughout the country. From then on, few people dared to insult Zhao Huan as a dog emperor or a tyrant. Insulting the emperor was not a crime and it finally became a thing of the past.
Linghu Yunlong rode at full speed, relying on his own kung fu, and changed horses without sleep to rush to Qinghe Prefecture via the post road.
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