Chapter 677 The Han army has arrived on the island
When Su Lu returned to the imperial study, the important officials of the imperial court and the soldiers from the Ordnance Office were already there.
"Your Majesty, Yingte has undergone a huge change."
Zhou Ping said with excitement on his face. As Minister of War, although he was firmly suppressed by Su Lu, he still had great interest in foreign expeditions. Even being rejected by military generals many times did not extinguish his passion.
Li Qing had already stood up, holding a brochure, and his tone was full of joy:
"The Yingte civilian rebels sent a request for help, and they are willing to use the special gold on Yingte Island in exchange for the support of our Han country."
Saying this, Li Qing's face was already as bright as a smile.
Since being repeatedly bullied by Taixi and Yingte, to the rapid disintegration, Taixi and Western countries treat each other as equals, and now Yingte comes to ask for the restoration of the country, the pains and sufferings that Han has endured have finally come to an end.
Su Lu glanced at Zhou Ping and Zhao Pu, who looked proud, and said in a playful tone:
"Zhou Shangshu and Zhao Shilang, I heard that the two of them control the advancement path of the brothers in the army. Anyone who does not pay tribute will not be promoted to the rank.
Hanzhang, the captain of the Bingwei camp of the Rouran Army's left army, was deprived of his honorary title, and Luo Chang, the commander of the Dingwei camp of the Beijing camp's northern army, was promoted three times in a row within one year. Is it all the credit of the two of them?"
Zhao Pu and Zhou Ping's face turned dark immediately. These two crimes were committed by two people. They didn't expect to be caught out so quickly.
Zhao Pu thought carefully and said:
"Your Majesty, please listen to me. The reason why I did this is because Hanzhang was brave and good at fighting, and his gains were unforeseen. Being promoted above the rank is a reward for his merit. Otherwise, there is no way to reward his bravery."
Zhou Ping only had a dark face but said nothing. Su Lu took over the power of the Han army and made him, the Minister of the Ministry of War, almost a decoration. He had long been dissatisfied. He had secretly connected with many important officials of the Ministry of War and wanted to take back what belonged to him.
Right.
Now Zhao Pu stepped forward to explain, and he was happy to delay. He wanted to see how Su Lu would deal with Zhao Pu, the former Su Lu's old subordinate who he had dragged into the water.
Su Lu smiled and asked Zhao Pu:
"How much money have you collected for offerings, and when did you start collecting them?"
Zhao Pu's expression froze, he lowered his head slightly, and pondered for a while. After a while, he finally spoke:
"I will eventually fail the prince's entrustment. I suddenly occupy a high position and do not know how to keep myself clean. Instead, I will join in the same deeds with my colleagues. I will live up to the prince's expectations. I will be punished by death."
Zhao Pu said, knelt down, took off his official hat, and lay on the ground.
In the imperial study room, everything was quiet. The ministers and generals looked at me and I looked at you.
Li Qing sighed and waved his hand:
"That's all, take me down and write down all the mistakes you made. The officers and soldiers in the army worked hard for the country, but you will take away their merits. I don't know how many soldiers are resentful towards me. These mistakes must be recovered one by one."
"As for those who have been promoted beyond the level and have been enshrined, if their martial arts merits the honorary title, then they will be punished with a salary to see the effect."
"Those whose martial arts skills are not worthy of being awarded a title will have their title taken away from them and be driven out of the army."
Su Lu nodded:
"It's too harsh to be kicked out of the army, but to seize the title. I guess after something like this, these people have no shame to gain a foothold in the army."
Zhao Pu was taken away, and the eyes of all the ministers immediately focused on Zhou Ping's face.
Zhou Ping was not panicked. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, he was a second-rank official and one of the most important ministers of the Han Dynasty. Even if Su Lu got clear evidence, he would at most be thrown into jail.
Su Lu looked at Zhou Ping:
"Zhou Ping, Zhou Shangshu, don't you have anything to say?"
Zhou Ping shook his head:
"Your Majesty, I have clearly learned that I have not committed any mistakes. For the sake of the country, I work hard at night and day, and fight with fear. Although I don't talk about sleeping and eating, I do things with sincerity and fear. How dare I ask for tribute from these generals in the army."
"Please, Your Majesty, investigate clearly and show my innocence."
Su Lu nodded:
"Okay, in that case, you should go back to your home to rest for a few days. The affairs of the Ministry of War will be temporarily handled by General Dong Cheng. From today on, Dong Cheng will act as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Cao Hua will act as the Minister of the Ministry of War."
Zhou Ping was confused, the plot was not like this.
Normally speaking, Su Lu would at most let Dingxiang Wei supervise him. If his duties were to be stopped at once, he would naturally have to decide whether to submit a letter in series or jointly.
Too domineering!
"Your Majesty, I am not guilty. The prince has taken away my job in one fell swoop. I will not submit."
Zhou Ping wanted to sow discord between Su Lu and Li Qing. Su Lu was so domineering. As the king of a country, Li Qing couldn't resist at all.
Li Qing shook his head:
"Zhou Ping, what you did has been recorded by Dingxiang Guards for a long time. The reason why I don't want to touch you is because I think you still have some merits. I hope you can repent as soon as possible."
"Now that you have been discovered by the prince and you refuse to plead guilty, then go home and wait."
"Take it down."
Li Qing scolded him coldly.
Zhou Ping was so heartbroken that he actually tried to sow discord between himself and Su Lu. Dragons have reverse scales, and Su Lu is his reverse scale.
Su Lu randomly chose a chair and sat down, then asked:
"Under the oppression of the West, the Yingte people repeatedly launched resistance movements. However, the Yingte country had a small number of people. The several rebellions were defeated by the Taishun people and the Mali people."
"Now that they don't dare to cause trouble, it's just the right time to seek our support."
Cao Hua said next to him:
"The Taixi people secretly colluded with the Mali people and sold all the prisoners originally promised to us to the Mali Emperor. This greatly increased the power of the Mali court and defeated the forces of Nelson and Shantes several times, which also caused our Han army to suffer setbacks.
damage."
"This time, the Yingte people must pay the price."
Zhao Wu, who has been promoted to the Grand Governor of the South Camp of Jingying, said with a smile:
"Since the Europeans broke their promise first, then we support the British people and not only want to win the share of the special gold, but also win part of the British island."
Su Lu nodded:
"Then contact the Yingte people and promise to provide them with weapons and instructors to train them in combat, but as a price, the special gold producing area must be handed over to us."
"All the prisoners of the Mali people must also be handed over to us."
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Joseph was very angry.
As a member of the Thai-Western Army stationed on Yingte Island, he is considered a senior general, but when the general dealt with the prisoners quickly, he did not consult with him at all.
Not only did he betray the captives to the Mali people, he also drove away the envoys sent by the Han State, which did not give the Han State any face.
If you don't give face to Han, you don't give face to Su Lu. If you don't give Su Lu face, that means another war will begin.
"General Joseph, the general invites you."
The commander-in-chief of the Chinese army arrived and invited Joseph.
Joseph slapped the table angrily:
"No, since you don't take this general seriously, why should I go?"
"If you don't go, the general will make his own decision. I will return home and take a copy of the general."
The commander of the Chinese army's personal soldiers is in a bit of a dilemma:
"General, we are just working. You'd better go see the general. Something bad has happened. The Han army has landed on Yingte Island."
After hearing this, Joseph was even more reluctant to see the general.
Damn it, you want me to take the blame for the mistakes you have made, which is a good idea.
If you don't go, I will not take the blame for you even if I am deprived of my title or demoted.