"Chief Cheng Quan, the commander of Dinghai Guard, pay homage to the Admiral!" Cheng Quan shouted his position and name every few steps, and entered the conference hall tremblingly. When he saw Zhou Chong sitting in the hall, he immediately fell to his knees and didn't even dare to raise his head. Now he was completely scared by Zhou Chong, afraid that Zhou Chong would really engage in military law.

"It turned out to be Commander Cheng. You are so arrogant. Admiral Ben has been here for a few days, but it is difficult for him to see you. He even personally issued an order to let you return to the camp for three days, but you are one day late. Do you really think Admiral Ben's knife is not good?" Zhou Chong's voice was relatively calm at the beginning, but at the end, his voice became more and more severe, and the eyebrows on his face also stood up, which shows how annoyed he was.

Hearing Zhou Chong's words, especially the last murderous words, Cheng Quan felt even more courageous. Although he was scheming, he was never a brave person. From the day he received Zhou Chong's order, he felt something was wrong. Now that nightmare has come true, Cheng Quan felt his mind was blank and he just wanted Zhou Chong to spare his life.

"Grand... 后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后 " " "After receiving the order from the Admiral, he immediately rushed back, but because of the journey, he rushed back to Dinghaiwei today, so please understand!" After a while, Cheng Quan explained with a sweat on his head.

"Hmph! Discuss important matters? What important matters are more important than military and national affairs. Zhou really wants to listen to them?" Zhou Chong asked again.

"This...this..." Cheng Quan had thought of countless excuses to shirk for himself while on the road, but when he really faced Zhou Chong, he found that all the excuses he had thought of before seemed very pale and funny. So he stuttered for a long time, but couldn't tell a real reason.

"Bang!" Seeing Cheng Quan hesitate and unable to say the reason. Zhou Chong slapped the table hard and shouted loudly, "Cheng Quan, since you can't say the reason, it is intentionally disobeying the military order. When Your Majesty sent me to take over the Ningbo Navy, he had already asked me to do everything according to the military law. Now, since you, the commander, knowing that the law breaks the law, don't blame the admiral for being rude!"

Zhou Chong took a long breath when he said this, and then suddenly ordered: "Come on, please push Cheng Quan out of the camp gate and behead me for public display, and use his head to warn the soldiers of Dinghai Guard to let them know the consequences of disobeying the military order!"

Hearing Zhou Chong's orders, Wu Shan and other Jinyiwei immediately responded. Then several Jinyiwei with a tiger-backed and bear-waisted waist came up and pressed Cheng Quan to the ground. After tied up, they would drag it out. It seemed that they would be executed soon.

Seeing that his old superior was about to be beheaded, the generals in the hall looked at me and I looked at you. Although they really wanted to come forward to plead, when facing Zhou Chong, the decisive admiral of the Four Seas, they no longer had the courage to plead. After all, with the ruthless means of this admiral, if they were involved in it again because of pleading, it would be a bad idea.

"Sir, please spare me, I will never dare to do it again!" Cheng Quan, who was dragged by several Jinyiwei, also begged for mercy. He originally wanted the old subordinates around him to plead for him, but now he saw the expressions of everyone, and he felt like he fell into an ice cave. He no longer cared about face and only wanted Zhou Chong to spare his life.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chong snorted coldly at this time, turned his face and didn't look at Cheng Quan at all. He obviously made up his mind to kill the other party and gain authority in the army. At the same time, he could solve his worries in one fell swoop, and he no longer had to worry about Xie Di leveraging Cheng Quan to cause trouble for himself in the future.

Seeing Zhou Chong's attitude, Cheng Quan was also cold in his heart, and at the same time, a desperate feeling surged. However, just as Cheng Quan was about to be dragged out of the conference hall by several Jinyiwei, he suddenly saw Qu Lie, among the generals, walked out and knelt down and said, "Sir, Admiral, please wait. My subordinates believe that although Commander Cheng committed military law, he would not kill him!"

Qu Lie suddenly stood up and pleaded for Cheng Quan. Not only Cheng Quan opened his eyes wide in surprise and had an incredible expression on his face, but even the generals and officials in the hall were also very surprised. After all, they all knew the grudges between the Cheng family and the Qu family, and even the two were as powerful as fire. In the past, Cheng Quan had often used his position to oppress Qu Lie, so Qu Lie shouldn't plead for Cheng Quan no matter what?

When Zhou Chong saw Qu Lie stand up to plead with a smile, he also showed a look of surprise on his face and said, "Oh, why did the Commander of Qu say that Cheng Quan will not die?"

"Master Qi, Commander Cheng didn't know when the Admiral would come before, and he was summoned to Hangzhou by the Governor for official duties. Although he was one day late after receiving the order from the Admiral, he rushed back after all. In addition, he did not know that the Admiral was urgent in military affairs. Based on the above articles, his subordinates believed that Commander Cheng would not die!" Qu Lie explained at this time, but he pressed his head down very low when he spoke, so that people could not see the twisted expression on his face.

As soon as Qu Lie finished speaking, other generals around him saw that Qu Lie took the lead in pleading, they knelt down on the ground to plead for Cheng Quan. After all, the Cheng family has been in charge of Dinghaiwei for many years, and many of the generals and officials are Cheng Quan. They dared not pleading just now because they were scared by Zhou Chong's thunder methods. But now with Qu Lie taking the lead, they naturally don't want Zhou Chong to really kill Cheng Quan.

Seeing that all the generals and officials were pleading for Cheng Quan, Zhou Chong made an angry expression and walked back and forth several times in the hall. Finally, he stopped and glanced at the generals and officials kneeling below, which made everyone lower their heads, but Qu Lie looked at Zhou Chong, and then a smile appeared on the corners of their mouths.

"Well, since all the generals and officials plead for Cheng Quan, then I will give mercy outside the law. I will forgive Cheng Quan this time, but the death penalty is not allowed, but the living penalty is hard to forgive. Cheng Quan, as the commander, left the military camp when the military situation is urgent, and he committed the crime of a slow army. I decided to remove his position as commander. Are you convinced?" Zhou Chong finally said helplessly.

Hearing Zhou Chong's words, the generals and officials below were relieved. Although their positions were gone, Cheng Quan's life was finally saved. When Cheng Quan heard that his position as commander was removed, he was stunned and a little at a loss. After all, their family served as commander of Dinghai Guard for generations, but now they were lost in his hands. This is simply shameful to his ancestors.

Seeing that no one said anything about his decision, Zhou Chong immediately threw Cheng Quan out of the conference hall, and at the same time wrote the official document to revoke Cheng Quan and sent it to the capital. As long as the approval from the Ministry of Personnel came, Cheng Quan's position as commander will be officially revoked.

Next, Zhou Chong discussed military affairs with Qu Lie and the others, mainly to train Dinghai Guards and enable the navy to restore some combat effectiveness as soon as possible. In addition to the generals' care, they also need a lot of supplies. These supplies are temporarily provided by local governments in Zhejiang. When the Admiral's Office is established in the future and then taxing sea ships will begin, Zhou Chong will need to use the tax collected from the Admiral's Office to support the navy.

After discussing military affairs, the generals and officials returned to the barracks to supervise the training of the soldiers, but Qu Lie stayed alone. After everyone left the chamber, Qu Lie suddenly fell to his knees and said, "Thank you, the Admiral, for seeking justice for his aunt who died tragically. In the future, Qu Lie will repay his grace even if he is torn to pieces!"

Hearing Qu Lie’s words, Zhou Chong smiled and helped the other party up and said, “Qu Lie, as long as you train the soldiers well and help Admiral win this battle, that will be the greatest help to me!”

When Zhou said this, he paused for a while, and then said, "But you should also pay attention to it. Although Cheng Quan has been removed from office, he is still a little confidant in the army, so don't touch him for the time being. When Cheng Quan's influence is greatly weakened, no matter what you do, this admiral will not care about it!"

"Don't worry, Admiral, I have already made plans in my heart and will never attack the Cheng family at this critical moment!" Qu Lie immediately spoke when he heard Zhou Chong's words.

The reason why Qu Lie pleaded for Cheng Quan abnormally today was that he did not have any kindness, nor did he repay his grudges with kindness. In fact, after Cheng Quan did not return yesterday, Zhou Chong had already found him for a long time to discuss, and in the end both decided not to kill Cheng Quan for the time being.

The reason why he did not kill Cheng Quan was that the Cheng family had been in Dinghaiwei for many years and had a very high reputation and connections. If he rashly killed Cheng Quan at this time, it would probably make the morale of the army unstable and even affect Zhou Chong's future control of Dinghaiwei. He did not want to fail to assist Malacca City because of this trivial matter.

The second is because Qu Lie wanted to take revenge himself. His aunt married to the Cheng family less than a year ago, but suddenly died inexplicably, and was covered in scars. The Cheng family had no idea about this. Later, after investigation, Qu Lie finally knew that his aunt was beaten to death by her husband, and the people of the Cheng family kept protecting him. This made Qu Lie hate the Cheng family very much. Therefore, he felt that it was too cheap to kill Cheng Quan. He wanted to avenge his aunt and the Qu family's grievances and revenge over the years!

It is precisely because of the above reasons that Zhou Chong and Qu Lie performed this scene in front of everyone. Although they were saved, they lost their official position and were just ordinary civilians in the future. Instead, Qu Lie took over the position of commander. At that time, Qu Lie still wanted to take revenge as much as he wanted.

After the disposal process was completed, the entire Dinghai Guard had basically been mastered by Zhou Chong, and the navy in Guangzhou had also received orders that they would rush to Ningbo Port and join forces with Dinghai Guard to conduct training before the New Year. After half a month, Shen Ying and others from the capital finally arrived in Ningbo. It was time for the guild of the Four Seas Admiral's Office to be built. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!