Chapter 277: The Storm and Storm (II)
Lieutenant General Long Yuhui, commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army, the No. 1 hero of the Sino-Russian War, was arrested by the Military Police Command on suspicion of shooting an imperial official and shooting an imperial civilian.
As soon as this news came out, the whole country was in a panic. The first to panic was the army. There are special radio stations in the military, and the means of communication between them are much faster than those of the outside world. When Long Yuhui had just been arrested and had not even left Anhui Province, millions of officers and soldiers from all over the army gathered together to discuss writing a letter of plea for Long Yuhui.
When the people learned the news of the arrest of Lieutenant General Long Yuhui, the hero of the empire, their hearts were suddenly shrouded in a gray shadow. The hero of this empire, who led the soldiers of the empire to fight bravely on the front line, was arrested just because he shot an imperial official and a civilian?
In their eyes, even if Long Yuhui shot ten people and ten unarmed people, he should not be arrested. He is a hero, a national hero, and a hero should have the appearance of a hero, and he should have his own privileges.
What's more, he has begun to scold Wang Lin, in this era of more open speech, the people still had some scruples at the beginning, but later, after countless examples, they gradually relaxed their hearts. If you are not satisfied, you will scold. Although this will obviously reduce the problem of the Chinese nation's personal quality, it is also undeniable that this is an excellent way to leak the problem.
Some local people in Anhui even spontaneously organized themselves and went to the place where the crime occurred, and through their own means and various connections, they carefully investigated the information of the county magistrate Ma and Ma Qirui. In the end, even the grandfather of the county magistrate Ma was beaten by the neighbor when he was a child because he peeked at the neighbor's little sister taking a bath.
As soon as the matter was exposed, the grievances in the hearts of the domestic people changed a little bigger, and some Chinese media gradually began to turn their guns and aim at Wang Lin. The murderer is an army general and a subordinate of your Wang Lin, and the deceased is a political axe official and a subordinate of your Wang Lin. The people under his command are rampant, and this time there is a lot of life, and Wang Lin, who has always regarded himself as fair and just. These media really haven't come up with any way for Wang Lin not to compromise their strength.
One is an army general, and the other is a grassroots official with a political axe. No matter which of the two is against each other, for Wang Lin, the gains outweigh the losses, and it can even be said that Wang Lin has reached the time when he must fold his wings at this time.
At this time, various foreign countries have also focused their attention on this new country. This country is destined to be a country that does not like peace. Not long after the founding of the country, it defeated the Tsarist Empire at a rapid pace, although the Tsarist Empire did not use all its strength. But judging from this battle alone, even if the Tsarist Empire did its best in the end and put all its forces into it, it would still be difficult to achieve victory in the end.
In the face of the Chinese Imperial Defense Force, which is constantly revealing new equipment, the Tsarist Russian army, which still adheres to the tactics and theories of a hundred years ago, will definitely not be the opponent of the Chinese Empire. Is it really true that you want to use steel swords and war horses to defeat artillery tanks? Although this battle was not as exciting as expected, in a short battle, countries around the world discovered their own shortcomings, especially for the shortcomings of this new armored force.
If you don't have it, forget it, but you should always have some defensive measures, right? Otherwise, next time, if they are not very lucky, they really encounter the armored forces of the Chinese Defense Forces, what will they do? Hands up in surrender? Or will it become a pool of bloody mud? None of this is what they want. So the only way is to work hard to develop your own armored forces, as the so-called knowing yourself and knowing your opponent, if you want to know how to defend against armored forces, then you don't need to have an armored force yourself, don't you? Otherwise, what to study?
Some anxious countries, even before the Sino-Russian war ended, did not hesitate to offend Tsarist Russia to send a letter of purchase to the Chinese Empire. When Wang Lin saw these purchase intentions, his heart was already happy, and what he wanted was this effect. If they don't come to themselves, won't this equipment be able to be exported? Isn't your money even tighter? Isn't the speed of the troop change even slower?
The Chinese Empire, which was already the focus of the whole world, gradually fell out of the word focus with the gradual truce between China and Russia. But no one expected that the day before yesterday, they had just learned that China and Russia had signed a treaty. The signing of the treaty was certain, and this was expected by them for a long time. But the content of this treaty really made many countries fall through the eyes.
Tsarist Russia, which has always claimed to be its hegemon, bowed its head to a newly established country and swallowed the bitter fruit that no one could swallow. No, it should be said that no one can swallow the bitter fruit except the Manchus.
The countries of the world, which are still indulging in shock, are still in the midst of tense discussions, and see whether they want to buy the new armor of the Chinese Empire? Unexpectedly, the officials discussing here have not yet arrived, and there is once again exciting news from the Far East.
Lieutenant General Long Yuhui, commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army and commander of the 56th Division, was formally arrested by the Chinese military police on suspicion of murder. These two positions are put together like this, and anyone who looks at it will find it a little incredible, the commander-in-chief of the group army, the commander of the three armed forces who holds hundreds of thousands of troops. Could it be a division commander? Moreover, the number of people in this division is much smaller than that of other infantry divisions.
But soon, after the painstaking disintegration of agents with ulterior motives, the mystery of this life story was finally solved for the leaders of various countries. The 56th Division, in fact, is the most advanced armored division in China, equipped with the most advanced tanks and combat vehicles, has the most advanced combat theory, and can defeat tens of thousands of mysterious units of the Russian army with a brigade. It can be said that the commander of such a unit could not be more normal in the post of commander-in-chief of the group army.
When the outside world was looking forward to seeing how Wang Lin handled this matter, the atmosphere in the Chinese Empire also fell to the lowest level in an instant, and even in some places, demonstrations, workers' strikes and other actions have gradually begun to protest against the emperor's willful behavior.
Even in the army, there are some officers and soldiers who are more active in their thinking, and only the 200,000 Hainan troops who followed Wang Lin together in the early stage are still standing firmly beside Wang Lin at this time. Because they know that Wang Lin will never let go of any bad person, nor will he ever wronged a good person.
Hainan, Tangcun District.
A group of high-ranking officials stood in front of Wang Lin's office in fear, sweat like beans on their foreheads kept sliding down, and their hearts were even more anxious. But Wang Lin flipped through a newspaper as if nothing had happened, sometimes frowning, sometimes laughing happily.
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be delayed any longer, whether to conduct a final trial on General Long Yuhui, what kind of punishment will be imposed on General Long Yuhui, we must come up with an idea as soon as possible, and then announce the results as soon as possible. Now that the workers are on strike, although the students have not gone on strike, the mood for studying has been significantly reduced in the past few days, and even the people at the grassroots level are a little resentful. Seeing that Wang Lin put down the newspaper and didn't seem to have the intention of picking up another copy to watch, Li Ping, the premier of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, dared to step forward and speak out. For this emperor who is nearly 20 years younger than himself, Li Ping is not broken, and he can't accept it!
"Hehe, we caught a national hero, can they not be angry? Since you have decided something, you should be calm! Otherwise, how can we proceed with some big money in the future? Wang Lin smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Li Ping still cares more about the voices of the people in China, of course, this is not to say that Wang Lin does not care about the voices of the people, but under some big plans, especially this kind of plan for the future development of the nation, Wang Lin has no choice but to pretend to be a bad guy. I can only pretend not to see or hear it, and ignore the people's voices for the time being.
However, afterwards, Wang Lin also thought deeply for a while, would it be a little inappropriate for Long Yuhui, a national hero who had just established his military exploits, to do it? And the facts in front of him truthfully told Wang Lin, not inappropriate, but very inappropriate. Domestic production has largely come to a standstill, with factories producing almost zero in recent days. The number of people demonstrating on the streets is still increasing markedly.
The Chinese nation needs a hero, Wang Lin is the emperor, naturally it is impossible to appear on the battlefield, let alone accompany any national heroes, so Wang Lin needs to set up one or even several heroes for the people. At least let them not be so lonely anymore, so that they can rely on their hearts, even if there is still a fantasy.
If it is said that creating a national hero is to complete Wang Lin's plan in the future, then Wang Lin will never deny it. It's just that this plan was not originally intended to start so early, according to Wang Lin's expectations, it should be carried out when the country is stable and these heroes have a foundation. Because at this time, the justice of the law can be best demonstrated.
Although this is a little unfair for a certain hero, for the whole nation, this is the greatest fairness. Even if they are unwilling, no matter how angry they are in their hearts, Wang Lin can predict it and can be sure of it. Hundreds of years later, future generations will definitely applaud Wang Lin for making this covenant.
"Tell the media to go, but don't tell the media what we mean, just explain to them that a public trial will be held in Hainan in three days' time, and for the sake of fairness, several domestic and foreign media will be invited to testify." Wang Lin thought for a while and said.
Things are coming, and they can't stop it, only inviting domestic media makes people look at the meaning of closing the door and wiping their butts, paper can't contain the fire, once the domestic media reports, foreign media will also publish it. Since then, it has a bad reputation, so it is better to invite a few foreign media directly. As for security, there are hundreds or thousands of gendarmes there, so it's not a problem!
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, once Wang Lin decided on the date of the trial, then Li Ping would have a number in his heart, and he would not be at a loss as he was just now. The whole day was extremely flustered and busy.
"Don't be too happy, this matter is related to our entire plan, so this trial is definitely the key to the progress of the plan in the future, so before the trial meeting is held, we must first breathe in and must not affect the plan in the future!" Wang Lin continued to speak.
"What does the emperor mean?" Li Ping frowned, from Wang Lin's words, he smelled a hint of danger, and hurriedly asked.
"Long Yuhui must be found guilty and must also go to a military prison to serve his sentence. Without this condition, we will never be able to go smoothly in our future actions. I also want them to take a look at the strength of my Wang Lin's attack on [***]. I can send my own students to jail, and I can cut off their heads! Wang Lin crumpled a newspaper tightly with both hands, and said with hatred in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, isn't this okay? General Long is a hero, and General Long's military skills are definitely outstanding in the whole army, if he is found guilty, according to the law, General Long will be sentenced to death! Military courts are far more rigorous than civilian courts. General Long's exploits in battle can't stop him from many crimes at all. Your Majesty, killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 self-inflicted losses is not a good deal! Li Ping repeatedly dissuaded.
Wang Lin's idea is too extreme, if it is someone else, it will be fine, but Li Ping knows the big plan in Wang Lin's heart. Expansion? Why is that? Isn't it just for the sake of waging war with foreign countries in the near future? Long Yuhui's surname, he is not suitable for internal wars, but in foreign wars, even Li Ping, a layman, knows that Long Yuhui is definitely the best candidate. If he is convicted at this time, isn't it equivalent to doing something that hurts his relatives and makes his enemies happy?
During the Three Kingdoms period, why did Cao Ying's Battle of Chibi fail? Isn't it because he fell for the enemy's scheme and cut off the heads of two sailor generals? That's why Zhuge Liang's plan succeeded? If those two were still there, Zhuge Liang's plan would not succeed no matter what.
"Yes, Your Majesty, General Long must not be found guilty." The rest of the high-level officials also spoke out to dissuade them.
In their eyes, once Wang Lin approves of something, it is extremely difficult for them to change. Wang Lin wants to convict him, so according to the law, Long Yuhui will only have a dead end. For the sake of a corrupt official, he humiliated and killed an elite general. Why is that? Is it just to embody the justice of the laws of the Chinese Empire?
"Hehe, you people usually turn your head quite fast, why do you stop now? I want to go through this incident to embody the just and authoritative surname of my country's law. Long Yuhui's murder case, although it is said that he will be sentenced to death, why can't you get out of the misunderstanding of the death penalty? Our goal is not to put Long Yuhui to death, but to send him to prison. As for how long it will be sent in, this question remains to be discussed. Besides, don't I have the right of pardon? As long as the justice of the law is embodied, even if he goes in today, it doesn't matter if I pardon him tomorrow. Wang Lin tapped lightly on the table, looking at this group of high-ranking officials who were worried with a wry smile.
It's still good to be the emperor, you have privileges in everything, even if you kill someone, it's nothing, as long as the emperor has the heart to help you, even if the evidence is ironclad, you can be pardoned and become an innocent body. Wang Lin secretly sighed in his heart, this right is really easy to make people fall. It seems that that plan must be carried out as soon as possible, otherwise it will be even more difficult to extricate yourself when you are deeply immersed in the happiness of this right in the future.
Three days later, Long Yuhui, who had just arrived in Hainan for only a few hours, was faced with the fate of being tried. However, Long Yuhui was not disappointed, and the emperor just said that he would give himself some punishment. Regarding the outcome of the trial, Long Yuhui didn't care much about it. He just knew that Wang Lin would never let him die, because Long Yuhui knew where his value was.
At the trial meeting, the military group headed by Defense Minister Tang San played the role of defending Long Yuhui. Tang San used a series of real things learned from the previous investigation to cry out for Long Yuhui. Among them, the various evil deeds of the county magistrate Ma and Ma Qirui were published to the public, hoping to clear Long Yuhui's murder crime.
This is a relatively special trial, all the procedures are different from what we know, this trial, there is no litigation party, only Long Yuhui, and his defense. Sitting on the stage were several military judges from the military police headquarters and the military police stationed in various armies, and what kind of punishment Long Yuhui would get in the end would also be decided by these judges.
And Wang Lin, who also appeared at the venue exceptionally, mainly appeared as a juror, and Wang Lin's final speech will greatly affect Long Yuhui's fate. However, when many people saw Wang Lin's appearance, there were bursts of boos in the entire venue. What will Wang Lin do here? I must have come to Baolong Yuhui, don't even think about it.
Sending Long Yuhui to trial is just to show the fairness of the country's laws, as for whether it can be sentenced, that is another matter. But this also tells the world that as long as you commit a crime, you will be sent to court, and whether you can clear your name and acquit depends on whether you have the ability. Until now, Wang Lin's series of actions still made everyone dizzy and confused.
The defense chattered endlessly to defend Long Yuhui, but Long Yuhui always remained silent, he answered whatever questions the judge asked, and even carefully said the details of some questions, but Jia Lin's loss of virginity was buried deep in his heart. Everyone has already left, and at this time, the matter of her loss of virginity will be publicized in public, although it may be possible for the judge to give him a sympathy card, but in this way, Jia Lin's reputation will be gone.
(To be continued)