Chapter 336 In Time of Danger (3)
Zhao Ning glanced at Li Ru and said lightly: "Lord Li, your good days of being powerful and blessed in Yunzhou start from this moment and end. ”
Hearing this, Li Ru's eyelids couldn't help jumping, and his heart was shocked.
If someone else said this, he would definitely not take it seriously.
For example, it was Yun Yong and Chen Yi who said this, and he even laughed three times.
Because the other party is not as good as him in terms of identity and status, or his own cultivation, even if he has nothing to do with Yunyong and Chen Yi at this time, as long as the matter is reported, someone in the court will naturally come to take the other party's head.
Today's chaos is just a farce.
With the overall situation of the national war, he only needs to charge the other party with collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and cooperating with the Hu people, and everything is worry-free - even if he has the responsibility of governing Yunzhou ineffectively, he will not be subjected to some criticism, but as long as he bribes the officials of the DPRK and China properly, it is not difficult to keep his official position.
It is precisely because of such psychological preparation that when he just went out, Li Ru was angry, not afraid of timidity.
But at this moment, it was Zhao Ning who said this.
In terms of identity, the other party is the emperor's own Zhenwu general, the same four products as him; in terms of background, the other party is the only heir to the head of the first general's family, and who doesn't know the importance of the Jindi war situation at the moment, and the emperor's reliance on the Zhao family?
In terms of cultivation, the other party is in the middle of the Wang Ji Realm, and taking him is like an eagle catching a chicken.
No matter what aspect it is, Li Ru does not have the strength to wrestle with Zhao Ning, and the difference between the two sides is like mud.
Li Ru saw this very clearly.
But Li Ru is a feudal official, since he has figured out Zhao Ning's attitude and understands that the two sides are antagonistic, for the sake of his family and life, it is impossible to be arrested.
Even if the other party is a big man in the dynasty, he doesn't have the right to shout and kill him at will.
Moreover, at the moment, in addition to the large group of cultivators, there are also thousands of people in Yunzhou who have gathered, and Li Ru, as the most powerful person in Yunzhou, must not be embarrassed in front of the people under his rule, otherwise he will not be able to gain a foothold in Yunzhou in the future.
Li Ru stabilized his mind, his face did not change, and his eyebrows were still full of the majesty of a local official:
"General Zhao is not joking, since he became the assassin of Yunzhou, this official has been working hard, fulfilling his duties, and seeking benefits for the people, and he does not dare to slack off, let alone bend the law for bribes. Even if you don't have the credit to get your hands on, there is also the hard work of sleeping at night, and I am afraid that there is no way to talk about it. ”
Zhao Ning chuckled and pointed to the cultivators of the Assassin Mansion who were kneeling on the ground:
"On the way to the Assassination Mansion, the general has already interrogated these people, Lord Li, you ordered your subordinates, the conspiracy to frame the Yun family is very clear, just a crime of mutilating the people under the command is enough to take you from your post and send you to prison.
"What's more, you still have the fault of conniving at Chen Jinghe's corruption and bending the law, abusing the people's donations, and making the country difficult to make money.
As Zhao Ning's voice fell, Chen Yi and the others immediately faced the people of Yunzhou who were constantly gathering, loudly announced the detailed arrangements for Li Ru to frame the Yun family, and found out the cultivators of the Assassin Mansion who carried out this matter, and asked them to admit their sins in public.
These practitioners had all been severely tortured beforehand, and under the threat of life and death, they had already signed and drawn their confessions, and they could no longer argue with them at this moment.
As for Chen Jinghe, he was also captured by the Tsing Yi swordsman, and as long as the people saw each other in brocade clothes and had nothing to do, they were excited.
Being scolded by thousands of people pointing at his nose and cursing is not a good death, and Li Ru can't help but tremble.
The officials of the Assassin's Mansion standing behind him were also ugly, and there was no shortage of people who were trembling in horror.
But Li Ru still didn't mess up his mind, and said righteously: "What framed the Yun family, General Zhao, you are a bloody mouth! These cultivators have all been beaten into tricks by you, what kind of confession do you not have?"
"Regarding Chen Jinghe, it's just that the case has not yet been concluded, and he has not been imprisoned for the time being, so why does General Zhao say that the official connived at him?
"General Zhao, this official doesn't know why you came to Yunzhou, but you are not qualified to meddle in the local affairs of Yunzhou!
"And now you are inciting the people to besiege the Assassin Mansion, and you also want to frame a state assassin history, which is already a great crime, this matter will definitely be reported to the court, please Your Majesty to uphold justice for this official!"
Listening to Li Ru's stiff-mouthed quibbles, Zhao Ning sneered:
"The facts are there, and if you want to deny it, I'm afraid that I won't be able to tolerate you. As for why Ben Jiang came to Yunzhou, and whether he has the qualifications to handle you, you might as well take a look at this. ”
Zhao Ning waved his sleeves, and an edict flew out of his sleeves and arrived in front of Li Ru, but he didn't let the other party catch it, but unfolded it on his own. Regardless of the content of the edict, the scarlet seal on it "Ordered by Heaven and Longevity and Eternal Prosperity" represents that this edict came from the emperor and was used to pass on the jade seal of the country.
The content of this edict is simple and crucial, and it shows the fact that:
Zhao Ning was appointed by the emperor to preside over the Yunzhou War Bureau, and had the military power of the Yunzhou Theater.
Yunzhou is just northeast of Bianliang, and Zhao Ning's title shows that his power is not limited to the Yunzhou War Zone!
"Now, you should always know that Ben is going to Yunzhou, what is the so-called matter?" Zhao Ning beckoned, and withdrew the edict that all cultivators could see clearly with the help of cultivation, and then asked Li Ru lightly.
The moment he saw the edict, Li Ru's face was pale.
Hearing Zhao Ning's words, he couldn't help but take two steps back, a monstrous wave surging in his heart, and fear and palpitations made his shoulders tremble.
But he still clenched his fists, barely stabilized his mind, and gritted his teeth and stared at Zhao Ning:
"Even if General Zhao is here to preside over the battle, the next official ...... The things that General Zhao just said also need time to find out, maybe it is nothing, and the officials are ...... The lower officials still have the right to write to the court and prove their innocence!"
As he spoke, he turned around and scanned the officials of the Assassin Mansion with a cold gaze full of threats, and then looked at Zhao Ning again: "The top and bottom of the Assassin Mansion can testify for the lower officials, and the lower officials will never commit dereliction of duty!"
When the words fell, Li Ru didn't hear the movement, he turned his head and glared at the officials, so the latter arched one after another: "Lord Assassin Shi is a good official who is the master of the people, we can all testify!"
When it came to this, the officials were not afraid of Li Ru, but because when Li Ru was seeking benefits before, everyone was wet with rain and dew, just like Chen Jinghe's case, everyone had their own accounts according to different grades.
The smart chief officer, like Li Ru, will never monopolize the benefits when he encounters them, and will definitely give some to his subordinates, so none of the officials of the Assassin Mansion present are innocent.
Under Li Ru's leading demonstration, everyone accepts bribes and perverts the law on weekdays, and they don't do less immoral things, but they don't care about people's lives.
This is not a question of whether all the officials are morally corrupt or whether they want to derelict their duties from the bottom of their hearts, but whether the chief officials are black, and if anyone dares not to dye themselves black, then he will become an outsider who everyone is drunk and sober.
How can this kind of person get mixed up in officialdom?
Therefore, if Li Ru falls, with the fact that he knows all about the officials under his command, no one will want to be alone at that time.
Since Li Ru tied everyone to a boat, everyone had to support Li Ru.
Li Ru, who was echoed by all the officials, suddenly felt a great decrease in fear in his heart, and even straightened his waist a little, daring to face Zhao Ning's gaze again.
As long as the Assassin Mansion can form a group, he will not be so afraid of Zhao Ning, the law will not blame the public, and Zhao Ning can still deal with the officials of the Assassin Mansion from top to bottom?
The contest in this world is not about who wins and who loses who is wrong, but who has the loudest voice and the most powerful.
As long as he didn't violate the principle of being too intolerable, just on the charge of killing the people, Li Ru was confident that Zhao Ning would not be able to take him.
But if Zhao Ning can't bring him to justice immediately, when he returns to the court, he will immediately be able to write a recital and bite Zhao Ning back. After all, inciting the people to storm the government is too bad in nature.
The government rules the people, which is the foundation of the imperial order, if the people can counterattack the government and commit the following crimes, then the world will not be chaotic? What is the overall situation of the dynasty's rule?
Anyone who dares to incite the people and endanger the government and the powerful in a big way, no matter who he is or how right he is, is the emperor's number one enemy.
After all, every founding emperor, strictly speaking, led a group of people to counterattack the previous dynasty and subvert the old ruling order before establishing his own status.
Whoever dares to emulate this kind of behavior is an anti-thief and must be eradicated immediately.
This is not that Li Ru is dizzy, on the contrary, this is a manifestation of his recognition of reality and extreme soberness.
The founding ancestor of this dynasty can gather people to rebel, but other people in this dynasty must not follow suit, even if there is a little sign of this, so the state officials can set fires, but the people must not light lamps.
Zhao Ning looked at Li Ru's fearless and hateful face, and he couldn't help but be ridiculous.
It's ridiculous, not because Li Ru's reliance is not strong, but because the other party doesn't understand him at all, and he underestimates him too much, so he is really not smart.
The opponent has already kicked his nose in the face, and Li Ru can't know himself and the other yet, which is simply stupid. When will Zhao Ning do things to give people a handle? When Zhao Ning wants to move someone, when will he give the other party a chance to breathe? If he is not absolutely sure, how can Zhao Ning make a big move and make a big noise?
Zhao Ning looked at Li Ru's gaze as if he was looking at an idiot.
This made Li Ru extremely uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but be annoyed and ashamed.
Without waiting for Li Ru to speak, a hundred thousand urgent military information was brought to the gate of the Assassin's Mansion by a panicked cultivator.
"Lord Li, the big thing is not good, the Hu soldiers and horses suddenly began to cross the river in a big way and attack Xihe City!"
Hearing this, Li Ru stiffened.
As soon as the war began, it meant that the power of Zhao Ning, the head of the camp, suddenly rose to an unparalleled height!
This news surprised Li Ru to the extreme, and his heart was shaken beyond measure.
He hurriedly turned around, wanting to find Gao Furui among the officials behind him.
Didn't the other party say in convincing words that it was absolutely impossible for the Beihu army to attack Yunzhou? At present, the battle in Yangliucheng has not yet broken out, but Xihe City was attacked first, how is it possible to say that the Hu people are not the main attack on Yunzhou?
If it weren't for the belief that the Hu people would not attack Yunzhou and that the Yunzhou defense line was not in danger, how could Li Ru dare to dispatch all the cultivators of the Assassin Mansion at such a time to start a war against the Yun family, Changhe Chuanxing and other local rivers and lakes forces?
But at this moment, Li Ru was disappointed.
He didn't find Gao Furui!
"Where did this bastard go, and at such a critical time, it disappeared?" Li Ru was shocked, and he already realized that something was wrong.
Subsequently, the second military intelligence arrived at the Assassin's Mansion.
"Lord Li, the Hu people have captured Xihe City, and the army has been completely defeated, please Lord Li rush to help!"
Li Ru was struck by lightning, his whole body trembled, and his face was like earth in an instant.
He is the first person in Yunzhou, the first person in Yunzhou, and has the military and political power in Yunzhou during the war, and the authority of the entire Yunzhou theater is in his hands, which is the greatest confidence for him to dare to frame the Yun family and strangle the forces of the rivers and lakes in Yunzhou.
But at the same time, this also means that all the responsibilities of the military and political aspects must be borne, and now that Xihe City has been captured, Hu Daren has landed on the shore, and 60,000 soldiers and sailors have been defeated, he must take this responsibility!
In this situation, looking at Zhao Ning in front of him, Li Ru only felt that the sky was falling and the world was dark.
"Lord Li, as the assassin of Yunzhou, when the Hu army was attacking on a large scale, you framed the local clans in Yunzhou City, brutalized the righteous people in the rivers and lakes, ignored the death of the people, and completely ignored Your Majesty's request for the emperor to work with one heart and one mind to reject the edict of foreign enemies.
"It was what you did that caused the Hu army to successfully cross the river and attack the border of Yunzhou, and the overall situation of the entire national war was greatly hindered, and Jiangshan Sheji fell into an unprecedented dilemma, and the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the Central Plains were in danger!
"At this moment, you have become a sinner of the dynasty, what else can you say?"
Zhao Ning's eyes were low, and every word was heartfelt.
At this moment, Li Ru only felt that all his strength was gone.
No matter how well he runs the Assassin's Mansion, he can't fight against such a big crime, and if the officials of the Assassin's Mansion stand in the same boat with him, it will be impossible for him to speak up for him at this time.
Losing Xihe City and collapsing the Yunzhou defense line is a direct endangerment to the overall situation of Daqi's governance and governance, this is no longer a question of how the people will poke his backbone, but the emperor will inevitably be angry!
The emperor was angry, no one could save him, and no one dared to have anything to do with him anymore.
"General Zhao...... General Zhao: It's all because Gao Furui said that it is absolutely impossible for the Hu people to attack Yunzhou, and the situation is absolutely preventable and controllable......
"Gao Furui is a military talent specially sent by the imperial court, and his words are unreasonable for the lower officials not to be believed! This, this is not the fault of the lower officials alone, General Zhao...... General Zhao Mingjian!"
Li Ru fell to his knees with a pout, and pleaded with Zhao Ning bitterly, his face no longer had the majesty and confidence of the feudal officials, only the despair of mourning.
After saying that, he kept prostrating his head, and smashed the masonry floor with a thumping sound.
Zhao Ning sneered: "These words, you can leave them to say to the third division in the future!"
"As the chief official of Yunzhou, he ignored the warnings of the Yun family about the military situation, and did nothing for many days, resulting in the fall of Xihe City, the collapse of the defense line painstakingly managed by the army and the people, and the Hu people invaded the territory in a big way, and hundreds of people faced the danger of life and death, and the blame could not be escaped!
"Come on, take it for Ben General!"
When Li Ru was restrained by the cultivators and pressed to the prison, he was still shouting injustice and begging for mercy.
At the end, Zhao Ning only heard a miserable cry full of pain and resentment:
"Gao Furui mistook me !!"