Prime Minister take care

Chapter 301
The divine capital, Lianghou Mansion.

"My lord, Rong Can received great kindness from my lord, but now he surrenders to Yang Xian. This is an unforgivable crime."

"Lord, if we don't severely punish the rebel family members, how can we convince the public?"

There was a lot of noise in the house. Huan Wu felt no anger in his heart, but he only felt that it was extremely noisy.

News came from the Kingdom of Shu that two heavy armored units, originally the elite of the Liang Army, had surrendered to Yang Xian, causing an uproar.

Huan Wu ruled the world and accumulated a total of 20 heavy armors in the past [-] years.

The heavy armor is different from ordinary troops. It is organized with 500 men and four armies. They are strong and strong and have high combat power.

Before the collapse of the Great Zhou Empire, the heavy armor had another name, the Royal Forest Army!
The Royal Forest Army defended the divine capital and only listened to the emperor's orders.

The princes everywhere are not allowed to keep heavy armor privately, otherwise their clans will be destroyed!
This bloody rule was made by the emperor to consolidate his authority and to prevent local princes from becoming too powerful. It also confirmed the combat power of heavy armor from the side.

600 years ago, the Great Zhou Empire fought against the barbarians of the grassland to the end. One hundred thousand imperial forest troops were ordered to go northward, with heavy armor, and swept across the grassland. Millions of barbarians couldn't stop them, and the huge barbarian empire collapsed.

Of course, with the changes of the times, the combat power of the Royal Forest Army is constantly rising and falling.But even so, the Royal Forest Army is also the most critical line of defense to protect the Xia family.

Until Yuan Cheng, the leader of Chengtian Taoism, revolted, the imperial court ordered to suppress the rebellion, and the [-] Imperial Forest Army wiped out his hands.Chengtian Taoists approached the capital of the gods, and all officials were terrified, which led to the dispute between Yang Ci and Yuan Cheng.

Yang Ciping established the Dao of Chengtian, but the loss of a hundred thousand Yulin troops in the battle also laid the foundation for the future of the divine capital to be empty of troops and the feudal princes to fight against each other.

These [-] heavy armors were Huan's cronies and only obeyed Huan Wu's orders.In the eyes of all the Huan family members, this is the foundation for their future success in Zhou Dynasty, and it is also where their face lies.

These two heavy armors can escape and die, but they must not surrender, let alone Yang Xian!

Therefore, in this prince's mansion, the family members of the Huan family who clamored to punish the rebels were mainly the relatives of the Huan family, while most of the generals with foreign surnames who were acquainted with Rong Can did not speak out.

The military law is strict, and defectors will implicate the clan members. The demands of the Huan family members are not excessive, and are even very reasonable.

"What do you think?"

No matter how much the Huan family members clamored, it was Huan Wu who finally made the decision.But Huan Wu didn't take any substantial measures, instead he turned his attention to his sons.

After Huan Bin's death, Liang Hou's successor had to be chosen among them.The most likely ones are Huan Qing, Huan Heng and Huan Jue.

"Reporting to my father, I think I should be punished. As a minister, it's fine that I can't die, but how can I surrender to our great enemy Yang Xian?"

Huan Jue's words were recognized by all the relatives of the Huan family present, and they all nodded in their hearts.

"My son also thinks he deserves to be punished!"

"My son also thinks he deserves to be punished!"

Each of Huan Wu's sons stood up and expressed their opinions, all with the same voice.

Huan Qing, the oldest, was the last to speak out.

"My son thinks that Rong Can's surrender to Shu is not disloyal, but forced by the current situation, and he should not be punished severely."

Huan Wu smiled in his heart. He knew exactly what his sons were planning.In order to win the support of the elders in the Huan clan, they have tried their best these days, and now they will naturally not disobey everyone.Huan Qing, on the other hand, thought further than Huan Jue and others, and wanted to establish a reputation for benevolence.

Sure enough, after listening to Huan Qing's words, all the generals with foreign surnames were touched.

"Rong Can is loyal and righteous. Our army was defeated in Zhou Nan. Most of our soldiers captured by the Shu army surrendered. But he took thousands of remaining soldiers and fled into Badi, vowing not to surrender to Shu. Until Rong Can's mother was captured by Yang Xian, He had no choice but to surrender. It was me who failed Rongcan, not Rongcan who failed me."

The relatives of the Huan family stared wide-eyed, wondering why Huan Wu, who had always been decisive in killing, became kind now?
Among all the subjects of Marquis Liang, only Meng Qing didn't show any expression, standing there respectfully, thoughtful.Huan Wu saw it and smiled in his heart.

"There is no need to talk about punishing the rebel family members. Everyone go down, Meng Qing stays."

"I will obey your orders!"

Everyone retreated, and before leaving, Huan Qing glanced at Meng Qing, his eyes a little complicated.

"Meng Qing is wondering why I let the rebel's family go?"

"I dare not hide it. I was thinking about this just now."

Huan Wu smiled, waved, and asked Meng Qing to come closer, like a little old man playing a prank, and said softly: "Those two heavy armored soldiers are not from Shu. If I surrender to Shu now, if I kill their family members , didn’t it strengthen their rebellious heart and make them follow Yang Xian wholeheartedly?”

Meng Qing's expression changed, he took a few steps back, bowed and said, "My lord is wise!"

Huanwula asked in a normal manner: "Who among my sons does Zong Shi think is the most promising?"

Meng Qing was stunned and frightened.How can such a question be answered so easily? It’s just a proposition!

"All of you are outstanding men and women, and you are all talented and have great potential."

Huan Wu smiled and waved, seeming a little happy, but it was not because of Meng Qing's answer.

"Zong Shi is really naughty!" Huan Wu waved his sleeves and sat up straight. "When Yang Xian Lian Chu attacked Nanyang and I recaptured Wancheng, I asked you to go with Huan Qing to drive away the refugees. At that time, Huan Qing complained to Zong Shi. , said he doubted whether he was my biological son? Although Zong Shi did not respond, Huan Qing tried to win over him in many ways. After Bin'er died, he was even more courteous to Zong Shi, but Zong Shi was never far or close. I really I’m a little curious, what does Zong Shi think of my son?”

Huan Wu's tone was very normal, as if an old man was asking about a junior who knew his son.

But the problem is that Huan Wu is not an ordinary old man, and his son is more likely to be the future master of the Liang Kingdom.

What frightened Meng Qing the most was that he remembered that when Huan Qing said this, only the two of them were present!

How did Huan Wu know?
Could it be that Huan Wu was always monitoring his son?If you treat your own sons like this, how about you treat these foreign ministers?

Such scheming made Meng Qing's whole body become cold, as if he had fallen into an abyss, and his heart was almost trembling.

Meng Qing managed to calm down, and said with cupped hands: "The national situation is difficult, and the second young master has a great talent, and it will be revealed sooner or later."

"Zong Shi finally told the truth." Huan Wu smiled softly and looked at Meng Qing, "With Zong Shi's talent, he is ten times better than Huan Qing!"

"Lord!" Meng Qing knelt down and knelt on the ground with his head, "I would never dare to be honored as a lord."

How can a person who is a minister be on par with the king?Even if he is just a candidate for the future Liang Hou.

"Why is Zong Shi doing this? Go ahead!"

"As ordered!"

Meng Qing stood up, trying to maintain his grace, but when he passed the threshold, his body still leaned slightly, his legs went numb, and he almost fell.

Meng Qing was really scared.

Huan Wu looked in his eyes, and there was always a slight smile on his face. The glistening light in his eyes was like the waves in a bottomless cold pool, deep and cold.

(End of this chapter)