"Shut up, you are just a Loop. Although you have made a small contribution to the empire, it is just a drop in the bucket. Now you are so proud of your achievements. It is really deplorable!" Liu Tu shouted.
The blood-killing man laughed loudly: "Small achievements? What a joke. Since the founding of the army in Hetao, we have conquered the east and west, conquered the south and north, and recovered the three fallen areas of Hetao for the empire. In the past three years, we in Hetao have beheaded 20 people from the three tribes in the northwest.
More than 10,000 soldiers, more than 700,000 soldiers from the Three Kingdoms in the Northeast, 150,000 soldiers from the Eastern Japanese Dynasty, and more than 100,000 soldiers from the Golden Flower Mitsukoshi, have enabled our Celestial Kingdom to stand firm amidst heavy siege. Is such a small contribution? In the past three years, I, Hetao
How often have you ever been so proud of yourself?"
"The power of words!" Liu Zhoumiao said coldly.
Xue Sha did not take it seriously: "What I said is true. If you don't give us a deal today, we will definitely not give up."
Liu Zhoumiao smiled and said: "You said that your Hetao is as heroic as the fighter jets and how brilliant it is. That's what you said. What evidence do you have?"
"Evidence?" Xinke laughed: "You want to see the evidence, right? Zhao Dawu, take off your clothes for me!"
Zhao Dawu and the others didn't say much. They spat out their clothes in a few times, revealing their scarred upper body.
Xin Ke said proudly: "Zhao Dawu, tell them, where did the scars on your body come from? What battles have you participated in!"
Zhao Dawu nodded and said: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief! In September 619, one thousand of our brothers followed our lord in raising troops in Dingzhou. That day we attacked Dingzhou City at night, which was guarded by 30,000 Rouran soldiers, and wiped out all the enemy troops. However, one day
Although there were thousands of soldiers, more than 300 brothers died in the battle. Because the Hundred Cavalry Corps I was in was a vanguard, less than half of the 100 brothers survived. These three arrow wounds were left from that year.
"
"In the decisive battle of Kezhou, our Thousand Cavalry Team was completely composed of the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and we didn't even know each other. However, facing the more than 100,000 elites of the allied forces outside the Great Wall, none of us were cowards, especially
It was the 30,000 infantry soldiers led by the independent commander and the border commander. In order to block the cavalry of the Mandan and Baijing, after the battle, only more than a thousand people were born."
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"At the Battle of Hukou, our 300,000-strong army in Hetao and the more than 500,000 elite troops of the three Northeastern countries fought outside Jinzhou City. In order to cover three million fellow villagers from crossing the river westward, more than half of the soldiers fell outside Jinzhou City.
In those twenty miles of land, our Thousand Cavalry Team charged forward at all costs in order to break through the defense line of the Northeastern Allied Forces. However, there were too many Northeastern Allied Forces, and many of our brothers rushed into them.
In the infantry formation, before he could swing his knife, he was chopped into pieces by the opponent. Here, here, here." Zhao Dawu pointed to his chest excitedly and said: "I was very lucky that time, although I suffered a lot.
We suffered many injuries, but we still persisted in the end. However, when we arrived at the ferry, only more than 400 of our thousand brothers were left. Later, in order to buy time for the fellow villagers to retreat, all our cavalry dismounted to form a defense line. That battle
After the end, only 113 of our 1,000 brothers withdrew to the Hetao. The remains of the remaining soldiers were only recovered not long ago. But a few years later, all they have is a military plaque with their name and place of origin.
, nothing is left. Folks, have you ever thought that each and every military card was once a living soldier. They are also flesh and blood, with wives, children, and children. But we obviously don’t have to cross the river to send troops to Jinzhou.
, but the lord has said that the three million folks over there are also our tribesmen and our relatives. Even if the whole army is wiped out, we will bring them back. For this, we have paid a huge price, but we
The sacrifice is not meaningless."
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"No matter what kind of powerful enemy our Hetao soldiers face, we have never flinched. You see, all our scars are on our chests, not our backs."
Revealing the criss-cross scars on his chest, he pointed at the eight Zhao Dawu people beside him and said, "As you can see, we in Hetao only have heroes who died in battle, and there are no cowards who turned around and ran away! If you don't believe it, you can ask the other soldiers to take off their clothes."
Take a look at our clothes. We Hetao soldiers fought bloody battles, not with the extravagant hope of getting a wife, a son, promotion, or wealth, but just to protect our people. We don’t want the people to sing our praises. We just hope to live in peace with the people. These dandy boys
, relying on power to oppress the people, what is worthy of the respect of our Hetao soldiers? Pity you, the governor of the city defense army. In order to please these dudes, you actually forced my Hetao soldiers to kneel to them. The soldiers can be killed but not humiliated. If your city defense army really
If you have the guts, drag yourself to the battlefield and fight with the Elysium Alliance. Do you dare to take off your clothes and let us see that there are no scars on your body?"
Xue Sha also ripped off his clothes with a loud bang, revealing his strong upper body, and shouted in a deep voice: "The soldiers of the Hetao obey the order, take off all your shirts, and let the common people see the scars on your bodies!"
After Xue Sha gave the order, all the Hetao soldiers took off their armor and shirts, revealing their bodies. Everyone had some scars on their bodies, but without exception, all their scars were on the front.
, there is no one on the back.
At this moment, the teams on both sides separated almost at the same time, but Haotian and the new Minister of Justice Liu Chaoting arrived at the same time.
"Liu Chaoting, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, pays homage to His Royal Highness King Jingbei." Although Liu Chaoting was also very dissatisfied with Haotian, Haotian was the prince of the empire after all, so at least he couldn't lack this etiquette. He was attending the court celebration, and when he heard the report from below,
Emperor Zhongxing was very unhappy and asked him to come and deal with it.
"Master Shangshu, no courtesy." Haotian said calmly, but his face turned dark: "Didn't Master Shangshu see the princess?"
Liu Chaoting secretly resented that under the Qingfeng official system, the six ministerial books were the second grade, but the prince was the first grade, the concubine was the first grade, and the princess was the second grade. He saw Xian Lianchen and Xin Jiao standing next to Haotian early in the morning, and he knew that the two
She has been named a princess. Although he is of the same rank as the two of them, they are the princesses of Jingbei, so he has to worship. He originally wanted to be vague, but he didn't know that Haotian would not give him any face.
Gritting his teeth fiercely, Liu Chaoting still said honestly: "Liu Chaoting, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, pays homage to the two princesses."
"Master Shangshu, no courtesy." Xian Lianchen and Xin Jiao shouted at the same time.
Haotian said expressionlessly: "Liu Shangshu, I believe you already know the whole story. Eight of my Hetao soldiers, Zhao Dawu, were having dinner in a restaurant. Liu Tu, the crown prince of Zhenjing, and others took advantage of the situation and drove them away, and insulted hundreds of thousands of people from Hetao.
General Zhao Dawu and others were dissatisfied, so they retorted. Who knew that Liu Tu and others became more and more violent and actually insulted me and the princess. This finally led to such a situation. I wonder if what I said is even slightly false?"
Although Liu Chaoting wanted to deny it, he naturally knew what kind of virtue these noble children were, and what Haotian said was not wrong. At that moment, he could only say honestly: "How can the prince tell lies with his golden tongue?"
Haotian smiled slightly: "Master Liu is the Minister of Punishment, so naturally this matter will be dealt with by Master Liu. I wonder what Master Liu wants?"
Liu Chaoting nodded: "This is my duty, as it should be." After saying that, he turned to the soldiers beside him and said: "Come here and take all the people involved to the Criminal Department."
Haotian said in a deep voice: "Master Liu, there are many people involved in this case, and the people here are all witnesses. Besides, handling the case here will help fairness and show the majesty of the court to the people. I don't know, Master Liu."
What do you think?"
Liu Chaoting looked gloomy. Everyone here and their elders were solid supporters of Emperor Zhongxing. He had already planned to return to the Ministry of Punishment, so he found an excuse to delay it. Anyway, Haotian could not stay in Tiandu Shengjing for a few days.
, he would release it as soon as Haotian left. But in this way, he had no excuse to refute.
Liu Chaoting pondered for a moment and said: "This case is quite complicated..."
Haotian shouted flatly: "It's not complicated. This incident was entirely caused by Liu Tu and others' bullying. In order to curry favor with the powerful, Liu Zhoumiao actually forced my Hetao soldiers to kneel to him, which eventually led to a confrontation between the two sides. The case is that simple.
How to resolve the case, Mr. Liu, as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, doesn’t know, right?"
Liu Chaoting didn't expect Haotian to be so strong, and his old face turned red. However, Haotian was stronger than others, and these people were indeed unlucky to fall into the hands of King Jingbei, who had a gut that penetrated all the way. He was helpless.
After that, he had no choice but to say in a deep voice: "Liu Tu and others took advantage of the situation to bully others and took the lead in provoking a dispute. According to the Qingfeng criminal law, each person is punished with thirty rods, and the leader is doubled. Liuzhou Miao ignored the law and should be suspended from his position.
, put the investigation on hold. Although the prince’s soldiers fought back, they injured many people and should still receive thirty punishments with a cane.”
Haotian snorted coldly: "Then, how is the crime of insulting the princess and falsely accusing the vassal king of rebellion?"
"What princess? Isn't she just a prostitute from Luo Xingju?" Liu Tu yelled, having the support of Prince Zhenjing and not paying attention to Haotian.
Haotian's eyes suddenly turned cold, while Xin Jiao's body was trembling. Haotian gently held Xin Jiao's hand and said in a deep voice: "No matter what her identity was before, but she has married into my Loop, so
She is the wife of my Haotian. I, Haotian, have been granted the title of King of Jingbei by the late Emperor. Now Your Majesty has issued an edict to confer Xin Jiao as the Princess of Jingbei. However, Liu Tu came from the royal family and spoke rudely. This is a big crime.
Second, I, Haotian, am loyal to the empire. Hundreds of thousands of troops died fighting for the empire without any complaints. Even now, I still have 300,000 troops in Hetao on the Yuzhou Road to protect the safety of Tiandu Shengjing. But Liu
Tu Ze slandered me, Haotian, for rebelling, how should this crime be dealt with?"
Liu Chao's forehead suddenly dripped with sweat, Haotian, this is forcing him to kill someone. Let's not say that Haotian has no intention to rebel now. Even if he does, Emperor Zhongxing must now think that Haotian does not have it. Otherwise, once the Hetao army withdraws north,
, then the Paradise Alliance will definitely make a comeback. Slandering the vassal king to rebel is a serious crime of beheading. Thinking of this, Liu Chaoting couldn't help but said to Haotian: "King Jingbei, Liu Tu is young and ignorant, don't take it to heart."
"Young and ignorant, he is at least in his twenties. Such a person is still considered young and ignorant? When Mr. Liu said this, he didn't want to be partial, right?" Haotian's tone suddenly rose: "Here, eight people from Zhao Dawu
Ignoring the law and fighting openly on the street, each person will be punished with thirty sticks. If our Hetao soldiers make mistakes, I, Haotian, will never protect them. Liu Shangshu, you also come with people from the Punishment Department. We from Hetao don't want to
If it catches your tongue, let's carry out the execution here."
Walking up to Zhao Dawu and others, Haotian sighed and patted one of them on the shoulder.
Zhao Dawu and others suddenly cried loudly: "Lord, we have embarrassed you!"
Haotian shouted flatly: "What's the shame? You are not ashamed. You are all good men of my river! I will execute the punishment first, and then I will make my own arrangements."
Zhao Dawu and others knelt down together and said: "Yes, my lord!"
Several people had just stripped off their upper bodies, so there was less formality when using the cane. Liu Chao had no choice but to signal the governor of the Ministry of Punishment below to start the execution. He secretly complained in his heart, and Haotian showed an impartial attitude.
, punishing his subordinates first, obviously forcing him to enforce the law impartially. While trying to delay the situation, Liu Chaoting also asked people to quickly notify King Zhenjing to come.
A three-inch wide wooden board hit the exposed backs of Zhao Dawu and eight other people, and blood marks immediately appeared. In such a large public place, the executioners naturally did not dare to commit fraud. However, the soldiers in Hetao did have the skills to bite each and every one of them.
They were all wearing their own clothes without saying a word, but the sweat on their faces kept falling. After thirty sticks, the ground in front of everyone was wet.
Haotian had a gloomy face, and his hands behind his back had already been clenched into fists. Finally, when the execution was over, Haotian breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his hands feebly, and Haotian had someone help the eight of Zhao Dawu over.
.
"Can you hold on?" Haotian asked with concern.
Although Zhao Dawu and others clenched their fists in pain, they forced a smile and said: "My lord, this is nothing compared to going into battle to kill the enemy. The general and others can still hold on." Although a few people
There was blood all over his back, but his waist was still straight.
Haotian gritted his teeth, breathed out and said, "Okay! You are worthy of being my subordinate, Haotian! The thirty punishment sticks you received today were for me, Haotian and the princess, and I will never forget them."
Turning around, Haotian said to Liu Chaoting: "Master Liu, continue."
Liu Chaoting said naa-na: "Although the prince, Liu Tu and the other thirteen people slandered the prince as a rebel and insulted the princess with foul words, they thought that because she was young and ignorant, and the King of Zhenjing and others were also officials in the same dynasty as the prince, I hope that the prince can
Get a lighter sentence.”
"Get a lighter sentence? Where is the law of the empire? If every aristocratic child breaks the law and says this, then where is the prestige of the empire? Why should the people of the world trust the empire? The prince's method is the same as the common people! Mr. Liu, as the Ministry of Punishment
Minister, you don’t even know this, right?” Haotian shouted flatly.