Chapter 168: The Crane in the Clouds Duan Yingying's Wedding Candle!(2/3)
At this time, the mansions of the Nulang Hou in the capital were all surrounded by the Imperial Black Ice Platform, and his posture seemed to be afraid that he would run away.
He received another letter from his son Ao Xin, which was the sixth one.
After reading it, Ao Xin sighed softly.
He doesn't understand many principles, but he really can't do it.
He has persisted in innocence and pride for a lifetime, and he is unwilling to join in with the crowd.
The eunuch Hou Zheng secretly visited Ao Xin.
"My Ao Langhou, why are you doing this? You know that Your Majesty values you very much."
"You only need to bear the responsibility for defeat in the Borderlands. At most, you will be detained for three years. After three years, you will still be of great use. At that time, the power is no less than now. Your Majesty said that in a few years, the governor of the Peking University will still be handed over to you."
"You should know how much the governor of the Northern Expedition is? The imperial nobles have not been promoted to duke for many years. As long as you make enough merits, will you be promoted to duke just in time?"
"Even the future Privy Councilor and the Grand Marshal, you may take it on one shoulder."
"You don't take the responsibility for defeat, and you don't want to share your worries. Who do you want to take the responsibility for defeat?"
Ao Xin said hoarsely: "Eunuch Hou, is it okay to be realistic? I have no choice but to take responsibility for the crimes I should bear, but I will never bear it."
The eunuch Hou Zheng said helplessly: "My Noble Marquis, why are you so naive? How can you be realistic in this kind of thing? Some people can retreat, but some people cannot retreat. Once you take a step back, you will be in the abyss. You are the pillar of the country, you are the line of defense in front of Your Majesty. Doesn't Your Majesty respect you enough? Yan Zizhuo was beheaded in half, and the eldest prince Zhou Liye was detained, but you were not held accountable."
The ruthless Hou Ao Xin said, "What I said is not to let His Majesty retreat. We lost this battle, but victory or defeat is common to military strategists. We did not do anything wrong, nor did we make strategic mistakes. Even the failure of the Battle of Rifting Feng City was still falling into Yun Zhonghe's trap. At most, it can only be said that it was the negotiation between His Highness Zhou Li and Yan Feng, trying to eliminate all the main forces of the Daying Empire in one fell swoop, but this is not wrong, because sometimes it is right to win by surprise."
"If we are defeated, then we will admit it openly. Knowing shame and being brave. Why should people take responsibility that should not be taken?"
Hou Zheng felt his scalp numb. Ao Xin in front of him was really good at fighting, and he was really childish about the struggle in the court.
"Harao Nulang, what do you think of the current situation in the army?" Hou Zheng asked.
Ao Xin said: "It's not good. The nobles have controlled all the ascending channels. Many of these people have become corrupt and degenerate. They need to replace them with fresh blood to promote truly outstanding generals such as Mo Fengchun and control the imperial army."
Hou Zheng said: "You know what to say, but you are the banner of the nobles. If you don't fall, how can Your Majesty reform?"
Ao Xin said: "I have said long ago that I can resign from any official position and resign from the General of the Cavalry."
Hou Zheng said: "You are not guilty. Why did Your Majesty ask you to resign? You can only be dismissed from your official position, keep you cold for a few years, and protect you for a few years."
Ao Xin said, "I admit my sins, but I will never admit my sins."
Hou Zheng's head was about to explode and he said angrily: "Hou Nulang, do you know that someone wants to harm you, want to kill you, and kill your whole family? How many people hate you to the core? Do you know how many people your son has offended recently?"
Ao Xin was silent for a long time and said, "I admit my crime! I can also resign, but I don't admit my crime!"
Hou Zheng said: "The impeachment of you by the Censors tomorrow is not as gentle as today."
Ao Xin said, "I still say the same thing. I admit my sins, but I don't deserve my sins, and I refute them."
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The next day in the court.
Dozens of censors and hundreds of officials impeached the Anglang Hou Ao Xin in a crazily.
At the critical moment, he secretly released the 100,000 troops that entered the Daying Empire.
Otherwise, the 100,000 troops of the empire could be wiped out, restored honor for the empire, and even won the victory of this war.
Ao Xin opened the encirclement and let go of the 100,000 troops that won the empire were completely the sinner of the country and the culprit of this defeat.
The upright Marquis Ao Xin Dangting retorted that he let go of the 100,000 troops of the empire by orders and for the benefit of the Great Zhou Empire.
So, the Censor General asked in public: "Whose orders were given? Whose orders were given? What about the evidence?"
Ao Xin said: "I was given a command at that time, but there were no official documents."
The Censor General laughed and said, "It's really ridiculous. Such an important military order does not have official documents, but just a password? Do you believe it? And you said that you would let go of the 100,000 troops of the Empire to win the 100,000 troops, which is even more ridiculous. If you let the enemy who invaded the border go, you actually said that it was for the benefit of the Empire, isn't this a big laugh?"
Ao Xin said: "In this war, our Zhou Dynasty lost hundreds of thousands of troops and lost the uninhabited land, so we no longer have the ability to fight to the country. If we want to fight to the country, then this war will happen in our country. At that time, the war will be rampant and the people will live in poverty, so a truce is a wise choice."
The Censor Zhongcheng said sternly: "Nonsense? My Great Zhou country is strong, how can I not be able to fight? Sir, are you afraid of death? Are you afraid of fighting with the Great Win Empire?"
"Not afraid!"
"Not afraid!"
"Not afraid!"
All the ministers present, of course, patted their chests and said they were not afraid of death.
The Chief Censor sneered: "Marquis Ao Xin, you are the general of the cavalry. You should have sacrificed your life and fought for the country. As a result, you didn't dare to fight anymore, but you were afraid to fight. We were not afraid of death. The leader of you, the general, was afraid of death? How ridiculous and ridiculous!"
Then, the Chief Censor knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, if a cowardly and incompetent person like Ao Xin steals the high position in the court and serves as the General of the Cavalry, how can we be defeated? Is this war setback? Is it because His Majesty is not wise enough? Is the lower-level soldiers not fighting to the death? Is the logistics behind the rear unfavorable? No, we have the most wisest emperor and the most brave and fearless soldiers. The failure of these incompetent and corrupt generals. Such incompetent and shameless people like Ao Xin command the army to fight is the biggest culprit of this defeat."
"The army of hundreds of thousands was destroyed in the hands of an incompetent and shameless general like Ao Xin."
"The great situation of my Great Zhou Empire, the uninhabited land that spans thousands of miles, is thrown into the hands of shameless people like Ao Xin."
"We can still turn the tide and turn defeat into victory in the end. What's the result? Ao Xin colluded with the enemy country and unwillingly let go of the 100,000 troops of the Daying Empire."
"Ao Xin, an unfaithful and unfilial person, committed a heinous crime."
"I beg your Majesty to deprive Ao Xin of the Angry Marquis of Ao Xin of the Angry Marquis, to remove any official position from him, and to behead him in half like Yan Fengshou."
"If the traitors do not eliminate them, hundreds of thousands of dead soldiers will not be at peace underground."
"I beg your Majesty to kill Ao Xin's family."
As soon as these words were spoken, dozens of officials present came out and bowed and said, "I beg you to kill Ao Xin's family."
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Wedding scene.
Duan Yingying said: "Ao Yu, the court in the capital is now full of swords and swords. You father and son have not lived for a few days. Are you married me so quickly to get started just to make me a widow?"
Then, Duan Yingying looked at all the guests present and said coldly: "At the critical moment, do you still have to get so close to Ao Yu? Are you not afraid of being implicated? Are you not afraid of death?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience changed slightly.
Immediately afterwards, the door suddenly opened!
A group of people walked in, including Ao Ting, Ao Jing and others.
The ancestor Ao Ting said angrily: "Ao Xin, as the Marquis of the Ao Lang and the General of the Great Zhou Empire, colluded with foreign enemies and privately won the 100,000 troops of the empire. Our Ao family has been loyal and martyrs for generations, and there are no such unfaithful and unfilial people."
"I officially announced that I would completely expel the Ao Xin family from the Ao family."
"From now on, we will completely draw a clear line with Ao Xin."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked again.
Because... this is completely killing one thousand enemies and losing nine hundred of them.
The Ao family is now fully developed by Ao Xin. Even because Ao Xin's contributions were too great, the emperor could not reward him, and did not want to be promoted to him as a duke, so he was named Earl to his brothers.
Therefore, Ao Xin is completely a pillar of the Ao family, but now the Ao family has to draw a clear line with Ao Xin.
"All my family members are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. Any unfaithful and unfilial person is my enemy."
The ancestor Ao Ting roared: "The court has not completely convicted Ao Xin yet, but I am willing to obey any orders of His Majesty the Emperor, even if I am broken into pieces, I will do whatever I want, even if I kill my relatives for the sake of justice, I will not be ruthless."
Yun Zhonghe's eyes narrowed.
Faced with what happened to Ao Xin in the court, he had expected it more than half a year ago.
The war was defeated, Yan Xi died, and Zhou Li was detained. As one of the head coaches, why is Ao Xin safe and sound?
So this day will definitely come.
However, he didn't care, and even thought it was a good thing.
Because he said it out loud, his father Ao Xin took the blame for the emperor.
Ao Xin was promoted by the Supreme Emperor and was not close to Emperor Wan Yun. This time he took the blame for the emperor, perhaps it was an opportunity for the qualitative change in the relationship between the two.
Of course, Yun Zhonghe could predict this, Ao Ting and Ao Ming could do it.
But Yun Zhonghe's rise changed the situation and forced them to break the verge of death.
Looking at the situation, they wanted to really take the opportunity to kill Ao Xin and Ao Yu and his son.
It really kills one thousand enemies and loses nine hundred of them.
But just the storm in the court in front of you can kill Ao Xin and Ao Yu?
Of course not!
Emperor Wan Yun hated, respected and loved Ao Xin, and he must use Ao Xin in the future to fight against the Great Win Empire.
Therefore, the punishment for Ao Xin is definitely a loud thunder and a small raindrop.
Yun Zhonghe was prepared for it.
But at this moment, the enemy is going to join forces to kill Ao Xin and his son.
Then what means will they use to force the emperor to kill Ao Xin?
Just use the greatest malicious intention to guess the enemy.
So is there a way to face it?
To be continued...