"What? Is this happening?" Ying Zheng was furious when he heard that the soldiers fought bloody battles and sacrificed their lives for the country, but this traitor dared to deduct the army's pay and food? This is simply appalling and heartbreaking.
"Your Majesty, everything the young general said is true. Hundreds of thousands of brothers in the army can testify? Your Majesty, please make the decision for us?" Zhu Dachang looked extremely aggrieved. This Zhang Han is really abominable. Originally, he was a commander of a thousand soldiers and received military pay.
He has a considerable income every month, and has more than a dozen wives, children, and family members waiting for him to make ends meet with his military pay.
With his official rank and salary, he could live a prosperous life, but he was deducted by Zhang Han, and he could barely make ends meet. He almost sold off the clan house and established a field for military merit rewards. This made Zhu Dachang and other military generals and
The soldiers all had their teeth broken and their hearts broken.
Otherwise, who would be willing to do this? It was out of desperation that Zhu Dachang was elected as a representative by everyone. Through His Majesty's personal visit this time, he could reach heaven to listen.
Seeing Ying Zheng's angry expression, Zhu Dachang deeply understood the truth that the big snake would suffer harm instead of dying, so he decided to beat the drowned dog and said with a pitiful look: "Your Majesty, the young general is really in trouble that he can't tell you! Ever since he was killed,
Zhang Han deducts military pay, and it will be very difficult for the young general to support his family of more than a hundred people. Although Your Majesty is kind and considerate of his subordinates, if there are ten more people in the young general's family, I am afraid that all of them will end up on the street."
Zhu Dachang spoke in an extremely pitiful manner that made people cry, as if after eating this meal, there would be no more.
Although Ying Zheng was angry, he had not lost his mind. It was unwise to hastily convict a general of the country based on just one person's words. He glanced at the generals in the hall, and then said: "My dear friends, you have something to say.
Come out, I will make the decision for you, but is there anyone who can testify for General Zhu?"
Ying Zheng knew that although Zhu Dachang might have exaggerated in some places, it was enough to see the ferocity of Zhang Hanzhou's ruthless actions. Even the senior generals complained, let alone those at the lowest level.
The failure of this battle may not be as imagined. The soldiers have no fighting spirit, the generals have no fighting spirit, and Yan has no reason to be invincible? Thinking of this, Ying Zheng's heart was filled with anger again.
"Your Majesty, I would like to testify that Zhang Han committed a heinous crime and exploited the soldiers, causing the morale of the army to be unstable." A captain stood up and said with great anger.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to bear witness."
"Your Majesty, I bear witness."
"If you don't kill Zhang Han, it will be difficult to calm the morale of the army! Your Majesty!"
"The reason for the defeat in the first battle was entirely due to Zhang Han's self-interest. Your Majesty, please make a clear decision." One person took the lead, and immediately there were a lot of followers in the tent.
More than a thousand generals, almost half of them knelt down, which shows how unpopular Zhang Han is and how insane he is.
Li Xin, who was kneeling aside, frowned. At this moment, he finally understood the reason for the failure of the first battle. With the fighting power of Great Qin, how could the elite division be defeated so completely? Even if he was caught in a trap and ambush, it shouldn't be like this. He had been
Can't figure it out.
Now everything is finally clear. When General Xiang Liang's half a million soldiers and horses were ambushed, they went to rescue them, but they also fell into a tight siege. However, the situation was not that serious. The three armies leaned against each other and supported each other in place.
Defense.
But it didn't take long for Zhang Han's troops to be routed, and the defeated troops who were still scattered were like a tide, overwhelming the military formations of Li Xin and Xiang Liang, resulting in an irreversible defeat. Originally, he thought that Zhang Han's troops were attacked by the enemy's most ferocious force.
They were attacked, so they broke up and fled, but I really didn't expect that there was another reason.
At this moment, Li Xin felt sorry for General Xiang Liang who died in the battle, and felt unworthy and unjust for the hundreds of thousands of heroes who sacrificed their lives in the first battle. If His Majesty hadn't been there, Li Xin would have wanted to immediately step forward and eat Zhang Han alive, who was unconscious on the ground.
Even though he was cut into pieces by thousands of swords, he still felt only hatred in his heart.
When Ying Zheng heard that the generals were angry and all blamed Zhang Han, his heart became colder and colder.
Looking at the still noisy generals, Ying Zheng felt as if his head was about to explode and immediately roared, "That's enough."
Ying Zheng's loud voice sounded in the big tent, and the generals were frightened like chickens that had been defeated one after another. They all knelt down in panic.
Only Li Changqing was still standing there. He looked at the situation and knew that His Majesty's anger had reached its peak and needed an outlet. He went up to Ying Zheng and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Han is a traitor and is in vain. Your Majesty, please punish Zhang Han immediately."
Han sentenced him to death and cut his body into pieces on five horses to serve as a warning to others."
"Your Majesty, please execute Zhang Han and cut his body into pieces on five horses as a warning to others." After hearing this, the generals immediately agreed.
Ying Zheng felt that Li Changqing was really good at being a good person. After all, as a king, it was not very honorable to kill his own ministers. No matter what the reason, it was easy for people to misunderstand him.
However, at this time, the public sentiment is very excited. If they do not follow the tide, the monarch and his ministers will inevitably become disloyal and even trigger a mutiny. At this time, the execution of Zhang Han is the general trend, and no one can complain to Bing.
"Okay, come here, pull Zhang Han out of the tent. At noon tomorrow, the whole army will be summoned. The school will be executed and his body will be quartered on five horses as a warning to others." Ying Zheng said with anger, directly deciding Zhang Han's fate.
Zhang Han had just woken up from a coma, but he happened to hear His Majesty's final judgment on him. There was no room for him anymore, and he felt a sense of sadness and regret in his heart. But since things in this world have been done, they can never be repeated again.
Come on. He was so furious that he fainted from fright for the third time.
Four guards with axes walked in from outside the tent, picked up Zhang Han, who was like a dead pig, and dragged him outside the tent.
At this time, Zhang Han, who had been moved and had fainted, woke up. He was extremely frightened and cried bitterly, begging for mercy from Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment! Please spare your life! I was wrong! Your Majesty, please spare my life."
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"Huh, it's not a pity to die!" Ying Zheng said coldly, and then sat on his couch with indifference, paying no attention to him.
At this time, all the generals in the tent were all indifferent. No one was willing to step forward to touch His Majesty's power, and it was impossible for anyone to intercede for him. With what Zhang Han did, he would die a hundred times.
A thousand times, ten thousand times, it would not be a pity to die. Only an idiot would be willing to plead for him and seek death.
"Li Xin." Seeing Zhang Han being dragged out of the tent, Ying Zheng's anger calmed down and he once again faced Li Xin, who was kneeling in the center.
"I know that I have betrayed your majesty's trust twice. I beg your majesty to grant me death." Li Xin said without any fear and was very calm. He looked very guilty and extremely sad.
Seeing Li Xin's appearance, Ying Zheng admired him very much. He would never open his eyes to anything spineless. Although Li Xin always lost battles, he was still a good man and a loyal minister.
I wonder if he left all the victory to his descendants, the victorious flying general Li Guang. Could he be the legendary general who always defeats the enemy? Ying Zheng thought in a wicked way.
However, he would not say that. Instead, he comforted him with kind words: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Why should Li Aiqing blame himself so much? What's more, the failure of this battle is not your fault alone. The most sinful person is Zhang Han."
"The general knows that he is incompetent and has once again failed to live up to His Majesty's high expectations. I really have no face to face Your Majesty!" Li Xin felt warm in his heart when he heard Ying Zheng's words of comfort, but he felt even more guilty. If Ying Zheng scolded him a few times,
In other words, he felt a little better.
"Li Xin, you are indeed guilty in this battle. You can plead guilty." Ying Zheng immediately straightened his face and faced Li Xin.
Seeing His Majesty's sudden change of expression, all the generals below looked as if they were confused as monks. Only Li Changqing showed an incomprehensible smile on his face and glanced at Li Xin thoughtfully.