Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 169 Mighty Dragon General

"General Long, this is you." The emperor hadn't come yet, and the North Prince couldn't say nothing. The sword was always near Master Shao's neck. Master Shao was already pale and numb. His complexion was not better.

"What about the emperor, today I want to see how he governs the world." General Long grabbed Mr. Shao, and there were seven or eight generals standing behind him, all of whom were very mighty. The [-] border guards are not small. There is no need to be afraid of the archers erected on the wall of the city, with shields and long swords in hand. I don't know how this group of people got here all the way.

After saying this, the emperor's carriage arrived under the city wall. Behind Prince Bei, Xiao Jingyi climbed up the city wall, surrounded by guards around him for protection. Xiao Jingyi looked down and saw tens of thousands of troops surrounding the city. This is to fail the siege, the face was not right all the way, but now looking at the old master Shao who is still in the hands of General Long, the face is even more wrong, he shouted, "Long He, you are guilty of kidnapping the imperial court official. "

"What is the crime of this general? His life is just for him to lead the way and ask some questions, otherwise, this life would have been gone long ago." He said, "This is the current emperor, and it's really getting worse."

Now who dares to say that the emperor is wrong, or say such presumptuous words in front of tens of thousands of people, Xiao Jingyi's face is no longer livid, "Bold Long He, you really think that I dare not punish you! "

"Okay, your majesty, you can also punish all the sins of my subordinates. There are wars on the border all year round, and several countries on the border are ready to move. You can catch spies at the pass every two days. The emperor still has this leisure to talk about my crimes. Today I brought so many people here to discuss whether you are right, the emperor!" With such a tone, even the prince of the north was sweating for General Long. How can you allow others to say so mercilessly.

Sure enough, Xiao Jingyi raised his hand with a dark expression, asking the people on the city wall to shoot arrows directly.

Prince Bei quickly dissuaded him, "Your Majesty, absolutely not. This General Long has led people to guard the border for many years, and he is the one who has deterred the countries along the border. If something happens to him, the border guards will be in chaos." Without Long He, there is no way to defend, but without this person, the border guards, including so many generals, will not obey the court's orders. How serious the consequences will be, we can only think about it in a worse direction.

"Uncle Huang, it is precisely because the court tolerated him so much that he uttered such wild words. Such a person does not respect me or the court, and cannot be used by me. What good is a capable person!" Naturally, Xiao Jingyi couldn't swallow it. In this tone, speaking of him in public is more embarrassing than humiliation. He is the current emperor, if he has not reacted after being said that, then how can he stand up in the future.

"Your Majesty, the overall situation is the most important thing." Bei Wangye winked at the general who gave the order, "General Long has not been to Luodu City for so many years, and there must be other reasons for coming here this time. , Your Majesty might as well listen to him before making a decision."

Xiao Jingyi looked under the city wall with a deep expression, and said for a while, "Okay, I'll just listen to what he has to say."

Prince Bei breathed a sigh of relief and looked at General Long, "General Long, why are you here this time?"

"The people in the southern border area are almost dead, does the emperor know what is the use of sending these few people here? They came up to instruct the local officials what to do, and they wanted to let others entertain them with delicious food and drink. Regardless of this, the people are already living in dire straits. He also said that he was an official sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief, and how about the money for disaster relief, who would use the thousands of taels of silver and how would he distribute it?" Long He saw this group of people arriving in his state at that time, Seeing their words and deeds, they immediately arrested everyone, beheaded a few officials first, and then interrogated Mr. Shao.

The official position of Mr. Shao as a minister is nothing in that place. After Long He asked clearly what he was here for, he looked at the silver taels again. After the 5 taels of silver arrived, there were only 5000 taels left, and he raised his sword again. He fell, and also beheaded the two officials who followed Mr. Shao, and when he arrived outside the city of Luodu, only Mr. Shao was left alive, and the rest were transported back in coffins.

"General Long, the imperial court asked the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Shao, to bring 5 taels of silver to the disaster relief. How could there be only a few thousand taels." Bei Wangye reminded, and Long He pointed at the old master Shao, "Why did 5 taels of silver become 5000 taels, the general came all the way, but he also arrested a lot of people, come here, bring them here!"

Xiao Jingyi's face darkened even more as he watched the officials along the way who were being brought up in a hurry. Long He was not afraid of the arrows on the city wall, so he pointed at them one by one with his sword in his hand, "This one is greedy for 3000 taels, this one is greedy for 2000 taels, Two thousand five hundred taels here." After pointing, he returned to Mr. Shao, "Here, fifteen thousand taels."

The other officials on the city wall were listening, Long He asked someone to lift up the coffins, and pointed to those coffins to report the amount of silver taels, "The ones in front of me are only 5000 taels, they took 5000 taels, and I have paid for the rest. Executed on the spot for the emperor, and the most greedy one will be handed over to the emperor himself."

No matter what the emperor's face looked like, Long He's voice was so high that everyone present could hear, "The three southern border states are flooded nine months of the year, and the imperial court does not allocate money or send people to manage water conservancy. Official memorials can't be uploaded, so I can only come to Luodu City jointly to ask for the memorial, please go back, and send such corrupt officials to the disaster relief, corrupt all the way down, all the people are dead, what will the general take to conscript, what to take Guarding the border, people who are not dead are almost hungry, what to fight with others, and they will be killed by others when they go to the battlefield, don't you have to wait until everyone hits the gate of this city before you realize it later, Your Majesty."

Long He looked at the city wall, and his voice was as powerful as his battle record, "I can't distinguish loyalty, I am self-willed, I can't accept persuasion, there are many deeds of the emperor all the way, dismissing old ministers, doing whatever he wants, what new policy, did you go to see it yourself Looking at the life of the people after the New Deal, the late emperor passed the throne to such a descendant."

These words are something that many people want to say but dare not to say. General Long said it today without hesitation, and he said it mercilessly.

Xiao Jingyi looked at Mr. Shao who had already knelt on the ground. Shao Changfeng, who used to be fickle, didn't have a word of rebuttal at this moment.

In fact, Mr. Shao was so frightened that he couldn't utter a single word. The ministers around him were beheaded twice in front of his eyes, and then General Long took him all the way back to Luodu City. What he saw on the way was enough for him to see clearly. General Long, whom he has never met and rarely heard of, is such a cruel existence.

When he saw the emperor, he wanted to say something, but now he is in someone else's hands, and there is a shining sword behind him, the emperor will not listen to his explanation, and his life will be gone if he lifts the sword. So he knelt there, blankly pale and didn't say anything.

Bei Wangye still wants to speak for the emperor, isn't he? Looking at the extremely useless internal minister, Bei Wangye cupped his hands at Long He, "General Long, the promulgation of the new policy is all for the people, and the Holy One cares about the world, but there are no thousand eyes staring at this place." All over the world, the local officials are the eyes and ears of the imperial court, carrying out the responsibility of passing on, but now they are filling their own pockets, disregarding the common people, and lying about the people's sentiments.

Long He stretched out his hand to stop Prince Bei from continuing, "Someone came to ask for a statement and was expelled from the city. Who would dare to say that the emperor sent these traitors to say yes to so many people in the three prefectures starving to death in the floating city?" The disaster relief money was sent out, but he didn't know who the money was given to. Since he is a wise king, the emperor himself blindfolded first, so don't blame others for not telling him what he saw."

Who said that the border generals are uneducated, the appearance of General Long, his words are better than any of the ministers present, and his criticism is sharp and in place, there is no way to refute.

But his identity is not to be provoked. The border area is far away from Luodu City. When the ancestor emperors conquered the country, they could only barely live in that area. Afterwards, there were generals guarding there all the year round. Most of them could not come back in their lifetime. Many The military officers who have been to the border all recognize this General Long He, who was born on the border and is very familiar with the border environment. He was adopted by the old general as his adopted son at the age of five, and went to the battlefield at the age of 13. Over the years, several awards have been sent directly to the border. He is invincible, and those on the border dare not attack aggressively with him around.

But in the current situation, the people in the three border states believe in him more than those who believe in the imperial court. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Greed is not for the people, and the people are complaining endlessly. If it wasn't for this reason, why would General Long come this time with such great fanfare.

Xiao Jingyi has not yet reached the point of being a foolish ruler. He is confident that he will be a wise ruler like the former emperor. He can listen to many of these words, but what General Long said is really unbearable. Those words are disrespect and insult to the monarch.

The general who can't be suppressed, what can the court have to contend with in the future to make him obey orders? Xiao Jingyi looked at the [-] border guards with a sullen face, and looked at the arrogant General Long, with a flash of hostility in his eyes.

When he raised his head again, Xiao Jingyi looked at Long He with a smile, "I don't know this, General Long's trip really opened my eyes, I saw it clearly, come here, open the city gate, General Long has been here for so many years Abide by your duties, guard the border, and have made countless military exploits, and I want to reward the great heroes of our dynasty."

The emperor ordered the city gate to be opened, and General Long really came in. With a dozen subordinates, he escorted Shao Changfeng, who was wearing battlefield armor, and walked into the city gate. The army suddenly lined up, as if to cheer up, [-] people shouted together, the voice shocked several officials standing on the city wall, the emperor looked at the orderly formation and the high-spirited army, his face darkened for a moment.

This series of changes can be seen by Prince Bei who is beside the emperor. He has assisted the emperor for so many years, and he understands the emperor's temperament and temperament. If he endured it now, can he still bear it then?

(End of this chapter)