Chapter 218 The Death of Gan Chong (2)

"Your Majesty, Zu Ming, pays homage to you!" Zu Ming entered the announcement room. Resisting the pain in his knees, he knelt down again.

"Get up!" Lu Zhaoci said calmly: "Are you resenting your master for not pardoning Gan Chong?"

"I don't dare." Zu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Although Gan Chong is guilty, in fact, he was induced to do many things by others."

"Gan Chong is no longer a child. Who induced him?" Lu Zhaoci heard this and sneered: "Besides him, if you get rid of you, it will be Wang Junkuo. Is it you or Wang Junkuo? Zu Ming, don't do anything for it.

He excused himself. No desire leads to strength, tolerance leads to greatness. This is the eternal truth. If Gan Chong had no desire in his heart, he would not be where he is today. Looking at you, I only believe you because I have no desire in my heart. See

Look at Qin Yong, the same is true. He does his duty well and sticks to his duty. It's not your thing. He never takes the initiative to ask for it. This is a good minister. Gan Chong is different."

"Your Majesty, I believe that Gan Chong's present situation has a lot to do with Wang Junkuo's teachings." Zu Ming ignored Lu Zhaoci at all and still knelt on the ground, explaining the affairs of Liyang, Lujiang and Liyang.

The matter of Lantian Pass was discussed one after another, and finally he said: "Your Majesty, Gan Chong made a mistake, but he definitely has no intention of rebellion and is loyal to Your Majesty. Please understand carefully."

"It's really hateful. It's really hateful." After hearing this, Lu Zhaoci said viciously.

"Your Majesty, even if Gan Chong doesn't do anything about Lantian Pass, my disciples will do it." Zu Ming said through gritted teeth.

"What about the Liyang treasury matter? What about the labor force matter? Is he capable of doing these things by himself? He didn't use his brain!" Lu Zhaoci looked angrily.

"Well, in order to capture Liyang as quickly as possible, Gan Chong had no choice but to issue this order." Zu Ming's face turned red. In fact, Liyang was defeated by itself, so there was no need to waste any words!

"Look, even you don't have anything to say!" Lu Zhaoci sneered: "This matter ends here! I have already demoted him to be the captain of Jiangdu. The climate in Jiangdu is good, so let him stay there for a while.

! If there is a war in the future, I will just make arrangements. I hope he can understand my painstaking efforts, otherwise, I am afraid people and gods will be angry."

"Your Majesty, what should I do?" Zu Ming said cautiously.

"I have arranged your journey for you. Go to martial arts school! Be an instructor!" Lu Zhaoci said with a smile: "After Gan Chong's incident is over, I will naturally reward you. However, this

You can't think of the title of Secondary Duke, I will reward you later if you perform meritorious service!"

"I don't want the position of Duke, as long as I can stay with His Majesty." A rare shy smile appeared on Zu Ming's face, and he said with a smile: "Elder brother is only able to stay with His Majesty.

With today's achievements, I also want to try it."

"Things are different now than before." Lu Zhaoci sighed and said: "Also, you are not young anymore. When you come back, I will find a match for you. Don't worry, just like your senior brother,

I am a queen from a famous family and will not wrong you."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Zu Ming responded quickly with a slightly red face.

"Okay, you are tired too, go down and rest!" Lu Zhaoci waved his hand and said: "In the future, you should not interfere with Gan Chong's affairs."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zu Ming looked stunned, but when he saw Lu Zhaoci's gloomy expression, he did not dare to say anything more and had to step back cautiously.

"Come here!" After Zu Ming left, Lu Zhaoci's expression became even worse. He clapped his hands and saw a figure appearing in the darkness...

"Go, take the life of the guard of Lantian Gate. Do it cleanly." Lu Zhaoci said with a cold snort: "My disciples are naturally taught by me. When will it be your turn to be a little guard of Lantian Gate in the future?

Lesson learned. How dare you plot against General Huaihua and think that he will be fine after just a few whips? How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

"No!" The man in black responded softly, and immediately disappeared into the darkness, disappearing without a trace.

The next day, news came that Chen Shitong, the guard of Lantian Pass, committed suicide at Lantian Pass. As for why he committed suicide, he did not say anything. Afterwards, people from the Ministry of Punishment investigated and found that Chen Shitong deducted military pay at Lantian Pass and even died in mourning.

No, it's really pitiful and pathetic. Only Cen Wenwen and others are vaguely aware of some of the tricks, but no one dares to say it out, so they can only follow things cautiously.

On August 15, the first year of Zhenguan, Lu Zhaoci held a banquet for all the ministers in Xingqing Palace. Since Xiao Yu was the elder, he gave Xiao Yu the opportunity to sit with him at the same table. When the Jiangzuo family saw this, they were immediately overjoyed. Cen Wenwen and others

Sighing, behind this infinite glory, what could not be hidden was that Xiao Yu's official career was about to come to an end.

Sure enough, three days later, he thought that Xiao Yu was old and ordered him to beg for his bones. He also ordered De Yi to be granted the title of Minister of Rites, and the famous calligrapher Yu Shinan of the dynasty was the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. Chu Liang, a bachelor of Hongwen Hall, was appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.

He continued to serve as the Minister of Rites, but in the court, Xiao Yu's prestige was far higher than that of Feng Deyi, and the strength of the Jiangzuo family was greatly weakened for a time. The power of the Guandong family and the Guanlong family increased accordingly.

"This evil beast!" In the announcement room, Cen Wenwen and others looked worried on their faces, looking at the man in front of them, but they didn't know what to do.

"Your Majesty, Gan Chong is very ambitious. Look, look at what he did during his time in Jiangdu. He built a manor of hundreds of hectares in Jiangdu. It is extremely luxurious and has as many as three thousand private soldiers.

, most of these private soldiers are wearing Mingguang armor. Most of the weapons in their hands are standard ordnance. Relying on these three thousand private soldiers, he can be said to dominate Jiangdu, and even the local officials are helpless. This shows that this man has

The tail is unstoppable. I think back then, His Majesty had explicitly prohibited aristocratic families from raising private soldiers. Even in the capital, servants and servants were strictly controlled. Officials had strict regulations according to their respective ranks. Who is Gan Chong?

It is simply daring to be able to raise three thousand private soldiers. As far as I know, Jiangdu County has only five hundred soldiers and horses, and Yangzhou has only five thousand soldiers and horses. According to Gan Chong's ability, if he wants to

Taking Yangzhou is just a matter of waving the hand." Cui Renshi said with a cold look on his face.

"Your Majesty, Gan Chong lives a luxurious life. I heard that he took over Liyang's treasury and buried all the money in it. Today I saw that it was true. Look, eating is called Chuanshan, and this is the person who eats.

There are hundreds of dishes in one meal. They are extremely exquisite. Some of them have never been heard of before. I estimated that after this meal, there are dozens of dishes. Even a county magistrate in my dynasty cannot eat so much in a month.

He can really eat hundreds of dishes. I heard that when your Majesty is in the palace, each meal does not exceed twenty dishes, and the concubines, princes, and princes of each palace eat together, and their life is extremely

He is very frugal, but Gan Chong is different. He actually surpasses your majesty. I want to participate in this man's performance." The speaker was Wei Zheng, who had returned from Guandong. When this man heard about Gan Chong, he didn't know how to deal with him.

How many times had Lu Zhaoci made trouble?

"Pass the decree, demote Gan Chong to be the gatekeeper of Jiangdu." Lu Zhaoci sighed. He had never thought that Gan Chong would turn into such a person after arriving in Jiangdu. He would pass the meal to others while staying silent, just like an emperor.

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"Who is the governor of Yangzhou?" Lu Zhaoci asked again.

"It's Cui Qiyuan." Cen Wenwen glanced at Cui Renshi. It seems that this Cui Qiyuan is either the Boling Cui family or the Qinghe Cui family.

"Order Cui Qiyuan to be under strict supervision, and transfer Wang Junkuo to be the governor of Yangzhou. He will also take charge of the Yangzhou soldiers and horses." Lu Zhaoci thought for a while and said.

"I obey the decree!" Cui Renshi responded quickly.

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"Your Majesty, Cui Qiyuan, the governor of Yangzhou, participated in Gan Chong's memorial!"

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial for Yangzhou officials to participate in Gan Chong's performance!"

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In the announcement room, the six auxiliary ministers each held a stack of memorials in their hands. Lu Zhaoci looked at the clouds outside the window with a gloomy face. He stood there motionless, but no one dared to speak.

"Your Majesty, this is a secret report from Yangzhou Governor Wang Junkuo. He said that Gan Chong refused to reduce his private troops. Recently, there have been shouts of killing in the village. There is fear of something happening. What should I do, Your Majesty?" Fang Xuanling also said.

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"Pass the decree! Order Wang Junkuo to be on guard. If Gan Chong dares to raise troops to cause trouble, he will be killed on the spot." Lu Zhaoci's clenched fists loosened again.

"I obey the order!" Cen Wenwen and others looked at each other, and just as they were about to exit, they saw Lu Qingyun suddenly burst in with a solemn look on his face. When everyone saw this, they had no choice but to stop.

"Your Majesty, this is an urgent report from Jiangdu." Lu Qingyun glanced at everyone, but handed the information over.

"Wang Junkuo, you are so brave. You are crazy for thinking about military glory!" Lu Zhaoci read it over and snorted: "Who do you think I am? How dare you be so presumptuous."

"Your Majesty." Cen Wenwen and others all looked surprised.

"Wang Junkuo, for the sake of military merit, secretly persuaded Gan Chong to raise troops to rebel. Afterwards, he went to pacify Gan Chong under the pretext of raising troops to quell the rebellion. In the end, he made great contributions and was promoted to an official position, but he harmed others.

, dyeing his official uniform red with other people's blood, how can this person keep it?" Lu Zhaoci said fiercely.

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. They didn't expect that such a situation would happen. Although they were a little suspicious, when they thought that this matter was the conclusion drawn by Jin Yiwei, and when they thought of Jin Yiwei's ability, everyone became silent.

Even Master Cui Ren had a secretly angry look on his face.

"Pass the decree and order you to be given wine and ambrosia." Lu Zhaoci sighed and said, "If he rebels, I will order Wang Junkuo to pacify him! Then I will order Wang Junkuo to return to Beijing to receive the reward." In his words, murderous intent blurted out,

Everyone was stunned. It seemed that Gan Chong had no chance, and as a smart-aleck Wang Junkuo, he was about to face a certain death situation. After planning until now, he still couldn't escape death, and everyone had a sad look on their faces.

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