The person who stood up this time was none other than Ma Dai.

From Ma Chao suddenly stood up just now, as a younger brother, he knew what this brother was going to do. was shocked in my heart, and I kept thinking about how to suppress the matter, and finally after thinking about it, I still had the courage to stand up and stop it directly.

"No!" It's just that at this moment, without waiting for Zhang Chao to say anything, Ma Chao directly shook his head and said: "General Ma Dai is not right, the reason why His Majesty asked His Majesty is because I want to find out the authority of the corps commander, and I want to sue Corps Commander Zhao Yun." ”

Ma Chao seemed to be out of the way at this moment, raised his head suddenly, and said what he wanted to say.

"Shhh

As Ma Chao's voice fell, there was a gasp in the tent. Because they couldn't have imagined that Ma Chao would sue Zhao Yun, didn't they just join forces to fight a big victory before? So what's going on now?

Even more than just others, even Zhao Yun and the military advisor Fa Zheng were stunned for a moment, and then their complexions returned to normal.

At the foot of Dahu Mountain, Zhao Yun used his power to suppress people for the sake of the overall situation, and after the incident of ordering Ma Chao, the military advisor Fa Zheng said that he was afraid that the matter would not be over. But later it turned out that they were right to do so, and the matter was over, but I never thought that Ma Chao still sued the royal court in front of His Majesty.

In this way, Ma Chao really suppressed the fire at that time, otherwise, he would not be so impatient after seeing Zhang Chao.

Ma Chao suddenly wanted to sue Zhao Yun, but when he heard this in Zhang Chao's ears, it caused a smile on the corner of his mouth, but no one could see what he meant with this smile, whether he agreed or was angry.

Without giving everyone too much time to analyze, Zhang Chao said calmly: "Well, Meng Qi, what do you want to tell General Zilong, you might as well say it directly, and let me give you a review." ”

Zhang Chao actually took over the lawsuit, which made Ma Chao excited, which shows that His Majesty can listen to different opinions, and he did not protect anything because of his personal relationship with Zhao Yun, even so, he is still very afraid. So he immediately opened his mouth to tell what happened at the foot of Dahu Mountain. In the end, he said: "Your Majesty, although this battle was won, what the minister didn't understand was, what should I do if something like this happens in the future?" Do you want to listen to Commander Zhao Yun again? If this is the case, then please erase your majesty's position as commander of the army now, and I will become a general. ”

At the end of the words, Ma Chao seemed to be quite confident, and even had a negative meaning.

Ma Chao will say this, he is also confident, thinking that whether it is the capture of General Lenich of the Rus State, or the capture of the lord of the Buyeo State, or the beheading of the Rus General Anton not long ago, it can be regarded as his great merit, with these merits, how many army commanders are stronger than themselves? In terms of credit, he should be the greatest, which is why he has such confidence.

"Huh?" After listening to Ma Chao's words, Zhang Chao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, suddenly narrowed his eyes at this moment, and then said in a very flat tone: "You don't want to be the commander of the legion, do you?" ”

Zhang Chao's tone suddenly became so flat, but in the ears of others, it was indeed like a thunderbolt, because everyone could feel that their emperor was a little angry at this moment. Think about it, as a general and a courtier, you dare to threaten the emperor with words, so how can you pay it back?

A minister for one day, a minister for life, this cannot be changed. And no matter how much credit you make, you must not think about angering the emperor, because that is killing yourself. No one with high merit would dare to do this, let alone say that Ma Chao's merits were not enough to shock the world.

Therefore, Ma Chao's approach today is destined to be wrong, and if you dare to threaten the emperor, you are reasonable and unreasonable.

Almost everyone understands such a simple truth, but Ma Chao didn't seem to think at this moment, after listening to Zhang Chao's words, he even replied: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't say that he should not be the commander of the legion, but only said that if I, the commander of the legion, is subject to other corps commanders, then it is not appropriate." ”

"That's enough." At this moment, Zhang Chao suddenly shouted, interrupting Ma Chao's words.

And even this shout caused everyone in the tent to stop shaking, and then all of them fell to their knees on the ground. This is the result of the emperor's wrath, and no one can afford it. Judging from this point alone, Zhang Chao has stepped into the realm of the emperor and has the appearance of an emperor.

Ma Chao didn't know why Zhang Chao interrupted his words, in his opinion, he was just stating the facts, why was the emperor angry. It's just that what puzzled him was still to come, and then Zhang Chao's words made him cold from head to toe in an instant, and he felt scared and shocked.

"The decree is that Ma Chao is proud of his achievements and disobeys discipline, so he is now deprived of his position as the commander of the dragoon army, and changed to a vanguard general under the legion, so as to see the after-effects. The position of Legion Commander is temporarily deputized by Deputy Legion Commander Ma Dai. Zhang Chao said golden words, and after hearing this, the others also hurriedly bowed to the ground and said: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live." ”

After everyone shouted, Zhang Chao fell on Ma Chao, who was still kneeling in the middle, and said, "Ma Chao, don't you still accept the order?" ”

"Ahh Ma Chao at this meeting was indeed shocked, he didn't expect that he just wanted a piece of truth for himself, and he was very puzzled that he was even deprived of his position as the commander of the legion as he was now.

But Zhang Chao asked him if he was receiving the order, and he replied without any opinion: "Chen Ma Chao received the order." ”

In fact, such a result was far from what Ma Chao expected, he had a little credit, and he was a little complacent, but he did not have any objections, so he still accepted this will even when he felt wronged.

Of course, it was precisely because Zhang Chao learned about this that he was only deprived of his position as the commander of the army and demoted to the vanguard general, but he did not beat him to death with a stick.

Ma Chao received the order, then from this moment on, he was only the vanguard general of the Dragoon Legion, and that was at most the position of a division commander, and the people in the tent, the youngest official position was the deputy commander, so his official position was the smallest.

"Well, Ma Xianxian, then you can step down, I am here to discuss military affairs, and your current position is not suitable to listen." Zhang Chao waved his hand casually and said to Ma Chao, who was still kneeling in the field.

"Yes." Speaking in a somewhat trembling voice, Ma Chao slowly stood up, and then exited the big tent step by step.

Anyone can feel that Ma Chao at this moment is unwilling, and even has great resentment, but Zhang Chao really seems to have not heard of it, but looks at the people in the tent one by one, and there is nearly half a cup of tea, until everyone does not speak, and they all bow their heads to themselves in this tense atmosphere, he said: "I ask you, why does the Celestial Empire implement the seven-rank official rank system?" That is to make it clear to everyone what their responsibilities are. Even if General Zhao Yun is a first-class military attaché, then he naturally has the power to control the second-rank military attaché, otherwise, what is the meaning of this system? Let me tell you, Ma Chao's thing is to commit the above crimes, but to read his first offense, he is only giving a small punishment. But if the same thing happens again, regardless of the reason, it will be punished! ”

When the last word was spit out, everyone in the tent who had just stood up all knelt on the ground at this moment, and said in a very worried tone: "The emperor is shengming, long live the emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

Zhang Chao suddenly became ruthless, and demoted Ma Chao, it seems that he is defending Zhao Yun, but if a smart person thinks about it carefully, he will find that he is not maintaining a certain person, but the system issued by himself.

The country cannot stand still. Now that he is in power, many things can be dictated, but one day he is gone? What happens when something happens? Can his descendants still have the authority he has? I'm afraid it's a bad word. And in order for the Celestial Empire to continue from generation to generation, the law is extremely important. With the improvement of the legal system, no matter what happens in the future, it can be governed according to law, and in this way, many things will be easily solved. To put it bluntly, he Zhang Chao also wants to warn everyone in this way that everything must be done according to the law in the future.

As for punishing Ma Chao, this is what Zhang Chao has wanted to do for a long time, but he has been hesitating where to start.

After the establishment of the Celestial Empire, and even the formulation of the seven-rank official rank system, he heard a lot of news from the Tianyan Organization, that is, many people were unconvinced.

People are always used to being self-centered, especially when it comes to interests, they always want to take a little more, and even in order to achieve this goal, they will convince themselves and imply themselves, such as how much effort he has put in, what kind of merits he has achieved, and so on. But it really doesn't matter what other people have paid and what shortcomings they have.

It is precisely because human beings have these bad habits that many people are dissatisfied with the positions that have been divided, and even among these dissatisfied people, there are not only some civil servants who can play with the pen and the mouth, but also a large number of military generals, which is a dangerous signal.

"Power comes out of the barrel of a gun." Zhang Chao knows the deep meaning of this sentence very well, and history has also proved that the fall or chaos of military power will eventually lead to chaos. And just now, Ma Chao actually took the initiative to jump out, although he was accusing Zhao Yun, but it was also tantamount to provoking his imperial power.

Zhao Yun is a first-class military general appointed by him, and if someone disobeys the discipline and puts forward opinions on his appointment, then he can't afford not to do it.

Although Zhang Chao also knew that Ma Chao was not deliberately provoking himself, and even this was still a famous general, it did not prevent him from making a fuss about this matter, he wanted to kill the monkey to show the monkey.