Chapter 1015
Don’t Think of Death as a Way to Forgiveness
Chapter 1015 Don’t Think of Death as a Way to Forgiveness
This voice is really that of General Guo!
Lieutenant General Zhao fell to the ground in terror, but quickly got up and ordered his soldiers, "Open the city gates and welcome General Guo, the Marquis of the Northwest, into the city!"
After saying this, he galloped to the front of General Guo at the fastest speed, dismounted and knelt: "This general pays homage to General Guo. I am late, please punish me!"
"Oh, here you are, Lieutenant General Zhao! I thought I'd have to wait another day or two!" General Guo said sarcastically, not giving Lieutenant General Zhao a chance to fart. He immediately ordered his captain Wu: "Chief guard, show them the emperor's letter of appointment, otherwise they won't recognize me as the new commander of Taizhou Prefecture!"
"Yes." Wu Changwei took out a scroll of cloth and read out the imperial edict to reinstate General Guo on the spot.
Deputy General Zhao's face had already turned pale. He hurriedly said, "Old General, calm down. I don't mean to disbelieve you. Even if there is no such thing..."
He quickly stopped talking and didn't say anything stupid. Instead, he shouted respectfully, "I pay my respects to the commander-in-chief. I have come to welcome him into the city of Taizhou."
General Guo treated him as a fart and said what he wanted to say: "Calm down? The Northwest Army has produced a disgrace like you. This old man's rage cannot be extinguished!"
"Your Majesty asked you to guard the Taizhou Palace, but you've abused your power, carrying out raids every day to show off your power. Is that fun? How many spies have you caught? Not even a dead rat, and yet you've disrupted shipping all over the country!"
"During this harsh winter, supplies were cut off across the country, and lives were lost. How many lives do you, Zhao Tietou, have to pay for this?"
"You've only been in Taizhou Mansion for a few years, and you've already learned to form cliques and factions, and to use your authority to seek benefits for your family. But is this authority yours?!"
"Military defense is a priority, and no one is allowed to interfere. Someone, hold down Lieutenant General Zhao, or I will kill him with my own hands!" General Guo became more and more angry as he spoke, and directly issued a killing order.
"Yes." Wu Changwei took his personal soldiers to hold down Deputy General Zhao.
Madam Zhao, Young Master Zhao, and the Second and Third Zhaos rushed over crying, fell to their knees and begged, "General Guo, spare my life!"
"General Guo, everything is caused by me. My parents were deceived by the Mi family because of my marriage... General, if you want to kill someone, just kill me. I deserve to die!" Young Master Zhao cried bitterly. He now understood how outrageous it was that he helped the Mi family to search the warehouses at will.
This is a violation of military regulations, a serious mistake that even the undead cannot forgive!
"General Guo/Grandpa Guo, please forgive my father for once. We are willing to serve as military households and make meritorious service to atone for my father's sins." Zhao Er and Zhao San, who had just turned ten, pleaded.
"Wow, General Guo, my husband and I are under the care of elders like you. Tietou was wrong, but he was also deceived by the Mi family. And if we kill him now, wouldn't it be a waste of troops? Just raise your hand and let him go to the battlefield as a target, and he can do something for the country!" As expected of Mrs. Zhao, every word she said was venomous.
Soldiers: "..."
General Guo: "...Chen Qiaoni, you still have the nerve to come out and plead for mercy! If you didn't want to find a prominent marriage for your son, Zhao Tietou would not have done such a stupid thing and caused the military defense to be interfered with!"
Mrs. Zhao complained: "Old General, I didn't do that. It was Tietou who said that if the eldest son wanted to take the imperial examination and become an official, he needed a capable father-in-law. He also said that civil servants all relied on marriage to rise to the top. That's why my wife and I tried so hard to find a father-in-law from a famous family for the eldest son!"
In a word: Zhao Tietou also knew that this was a trap, but he still jumped into it knowingly. It was not my instigation.
Uh, General Guo was choked by her: "..."
"My husband and I love our son dearly, but the Mi family treats us like they are no good. Not only did they lie to us, they also used my father and son, Tietou, to ruin the reputation of our high-yield potato crop. Fortunately, we have the old general's aunt, otherwise my husband and I would have been terribly harmed by the Mi family, wuwuwu!"
That’s right, General Guo, who is about the same age as Grandpa Qin, is Madam Cui’s nephew and the current Marquis of the Guo family of Northwest Marquis.
However, this title had just been restored. It was only because Emperor Ningkang was incompetent that the Guo family, the Marquis of the Northwest, found a pretext to renounce their title and relinquish their military power, thus preserving the foundation of their clan.
However, the military power of the Northwest Army eventually fell into the hands of the Wu family, which was on good terms with the Guo family and was the family of Concubine Yongde.
It was precisely because the Guo family successfully handed over the military power of the northwest to the Wu family that Emperor Wuxing was able to obtain the support of the northwest army, successfully lead his troops to capture the capital, and seize the throne.
General Guo: "Just shut up! Don't blame everything on the Mi family. If you and your wife have good intentions, no matter how many times the Mi family plots against you, it will be useless!"
"But the Mi family only schemed once, and you two made a mistake. This is not the Mi family's fault. You can only blame yourself for living too well. You are too proud and greedy. You don't want to do your job diligently and want to take shortcuts!"
"Taking the initiative to allow someone to interfere with military defense is a violation of military regulations. This is the consequence of taking shortcuts. There is no point in pleading for mercy. Severe punishment is necessary. Otherwise, where is the military regulation?"
"Chen Qiaoni, you and your wife came from the northwest, and you know very well what the consequences will be if there are no military regulations!"
The northwestern border was plundered by the Western Rong people almost every year. Mrs. Zhao's family was killed by the Western Rong people.
She was rescued by Lieutenant General Zhao, who was still a small centurion. Lieutenant General Zhao loved her very much and used his military merits to exchange her for a position working for the Guo family.
Later, the two got married and had children, and Mrs. Zhao lived a life of being pampered.
But Mrs. Zhao knew very well the importance of military regulations, and she knew even more clearly how damning the consequences of ignoring them would be!
Madam Zhao: "Zhao Chen was wrong. I beg the old general to punish me. I only ask the old general to spare Tietou's life... It's not easy for him to fight to this day. Wow."
"Oh, you know it's not easy for Zhao Tietou to make his way out, but you still don't cherish him?!" General Guo was very disappointed with the couple.
But ultimately, they came from the Northwest and were the younger generation they had raised, so there was always a bit of favoritism.
"Come here, strip Zhao Tietou naked, and I will personally punish him by military law!" General Guo ordered.
"Yes." Wu Changwei led his troops to strip Deputy General Zhao of all his armor and clothes.
Wei Min, who was secretly watching, was shocked: "This? They really stripped him naked and tortured him in public. He's a deputy general, a high-ranking official."
"General Guo is right. Military rules are so strict that even a deputy general must be punished if he breaks them. Otherwise, how can we defeat the Rong bandits and the East Desert if we have no military discipline?"
"Well done! Mr. Mi Dong committed suicide to atone for his crime. Mr. Zhao should also die to atone for his crime. Why did only Mr. Mi Dong die?"
General Guo, his gaze like an eagle, stared directly at the direction of the call and replied, "The Mi Dong couple have interfered with the military defense of Taizhou Prefecture. I will report this to His Majesty, and they will be dealt with according to national laws and military regulations. The Mi family will never be able to escape punishment!"
"Death penalty is a crime that is inherently criminal. The Great Wei is governed by loyalty, filial piety, propriety, and the law. If you break the law, even if your entire family commits suicide, your criminal record must be kept and the conviction process must be completed. Otherwise, other evildoers will follow suit, and where will the victims be left?!"
His ancestors, these scholars were so shameless that after getting into trouble, they committed suicide. After they died, not only were their sins forgiven, but they also gained a good reputation!
He committed a crime, so how can he get a good reputation after committing suicide?
General Guo scratched his head till it became bald but still couldn't figure out the connection.
"Pass the order, shout out my words ten times!" General Guo ordered.
"Yes." The two teams of messengers immediately shouted: "If you break the law, don't even think that your crime will be forgiven by death. Otherwise, where will the victim and the law stand?"