Da Qin: Self-destruction and time travel, I will extend my life for Qin for a thousand years

Chapter 175 Punishment!

When Zhao Tuo, Ren Xiao, and the seven commanders came up with shuddering faces, begging for mercy, and tremblingly knelt down in front of them,

Ying Zheng's expression was both helpless and ridiculous.

In fact, although Cui Yuan appeared so confident, in fact, he still had a trace of luck in his heart.

He felt that these old brothers who had followed him for decades would not betray him or betray Great Qin.

Although the Zhengnan Army has been stationed in Lingnan for a long time, he has never deducted their military pay. Whenever they have meritorious service, they will immediately send people to reward them.

Together with Xiang County, Jiangnan County and other four counties that were conquered by the Southern Army, most of the officials were directly promoted to generals in the Southern Army.

You must know that all of this was already done before Cui Yuan came.

Ying Zheng did so much so that the Southern Conquest Army could stay in Lingnan peacefully and remain loyal to the Qin Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, they couldn't even do this.

If I say I'm not disappointed, I'm definitely lying.

"Speak!"

Ying Zheng calmed down, looked at everyone with majestic eyes, and said coldly and expressionlessly: "What is going on!"

Cui Yuan also looked over and sat aside with his wife, preparing to eat melon.

To be honest, he also wanted to know what kind of moral decay and distortion of human nature caused the Southern Expedition Army to do something as abstract as carrying desert locusts to Handan.

Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao also understood that there was no point in making excuses at this time, and would only make them more guilty.

So they all bowed their heads and told the whole story very sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's expression changed from calm at first to extremely angry!

Cui Yuan knew it in his heart. He was almost certain that this so-called big country was the Peacock Empire!

Guess came true!

"Damn things!"

"Just for some treasure, you ungrateful white-eyed wolves actually conspired with those rebellious officials and traitors to bring desert locusts to Handan County!"

"And Yin Gaofeng was actually involved in this matter?"

Ying Zheng was really angry. He didn't care about any big country, but he didn't expect that even the All-Tian Xingtai would be implicated in this matter.

Yin Gaofeng smiled bitterly and knelt down to apologize.

He never finished what he said just now, just because he wanted to wait until His Majesty knew the truth and apologize immediately.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die for my crime. I can atone for it with death. I only ask that Your Majesty spare the other people in Quantianxingtai. They are all innocent and have no knowledge of this matter!"

"You are still making excuses. How many people in Handan County almost died because of you. I will execute the entire Tianxingtai..."

"Wait! Your Majesty! Don't be angry yet!"

"Father, please calm down."

Ying Zheng was so angry that he pulled out the Emperor's Sword and wanted to kill Yin Gaofeng.

Compared with the betrayal of the Zhengnan Army, he was even more unable to accept the betrayal of the people around him!

Yin Gaofeng knew about this half a year in advance, but never said anything about it. What a heinous crime it was!

Even in the back, even though he knew the situation was dire, he kept pretending to be deaf and dumb and did not tell the real culprit behind it. How could this not make him angry?

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Ying Yinman and Cui Yuan stopped him at the same time.

"Your Majesty, please don't be impulsive."

"Although Yin Gaofeng did make a big mistake and has been lying before, after all, this matter is of great importance. It is estimated that no one in the All-Tianxing Platform knew anything about it."

"Your Majesty, the Great Qin court is so short of talents now. If we kill them all, who will predict the celestial phenomena for Great Qin?"

Cui Yuan tried his best to persuade Ying Zheng to calm down a little.

But it was just a little bit. The betrayal of the people around him was really hard for him to accept!

"Yin Gaofeng, from now on, you will be deposed as the leader of the All-Tianxing Platform."

"In recognition of your previous merits, I will not hold other people on the All-Tian Star Platform accountable, nor will I execute you, but you will still have to be tattooed!"

Tattoo punishment, also known as Mo punishment, tattoo punishment and tattooing, is one of the five punishments in the Qin Dynasty.

Specifically, the criminal is tattooed on the face, and then painted with ink and charcoal to represent the symbol of the crime, which can never be wiped off again!

It can be said that people who have been punished in this way can only spend the rest of their lives in the contemptuous eyes of others, which is very miserable.

However, Yin Gaofeng had no objections and accepted it all calmly.

Tattooing is terrible, but no matter how terrible it is, can it be as terrible as losing one's life?

According to Yin Gaofeng's original prediction, he would inevitably die this time, and being able to survive was already the best luck.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness, and thank you, King Qin, for your mercy. I will never forget these great benefactors!"

Yin Gaofeng bowed profusely and thanked him, and then was dragged down by the guards to be tortured.

Cui Yuan took a step back, his eyes a little complicated.

He actually admired Yin Gaofeng very much. After all, he was really capable and could see many things.

But some things are just wrong if they are wrong.

Although Yin Gaofeng is a talented person, he cannot ignore the lives and deaths of others and say nothing even though he knows that a disaster is about to break out in Handan County.

"Husband, it's all right."

Ying Yinman was a smart woman. She could see Cui Yuan's thoughts through his expression, and comforted him softly: "You have tried your best. At least Yin Gaofeng is not dead."

Cui Yuan nodded, no longer struggling, and continued to look forward with Ying Yinman.

I want to see how His Majesty will deal with Zhao Tuo, Ren Xiao and the seven commanders.

At this moment, when they saw Yin Gaofeng's fate, they all couldn't help but tremble with fear!

Yin Gaofeng tried his best to make up for his mistakes, but he still ended up being dismissed from his post and tattooed.

Although their lives were saved and no one died, it is estimated that they will stay away from the court from now on.

"As for you people!"

Ying Zheng suppressed his anger and looked calm, which made everyone in the Zhengnan Army more and more frightened.

"Ren Xiao!"

"As the commander-in-chief of the Southern Conquest Army, the Guannei Hou of Great Qin, colluded with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and foreign barbarians, and almost caused great chaos in Great Qin."

"Especially because you knowingly committed the crime without any intention of making up for it, it's even more sinful!"

"Now I declare that I will depose the Marquis of Xiaoguan Nei, depose him as a commoner, be tattooed, and have all his illegal gains and all his family property confiscated!"

"At the same time, relatives within three generations are not allowed to enter various places to serve as Qin officials for any reason!"

"Zhao Tuo, same as above!"

"Ren Xiao, Zhao Tuo, do you have any opinions?"

After Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo heard this, they trembled violently!

Confiscation of all illegal gains, all family property, and even being tattooed are not the most fatal consequences for them! What is really fatal is that the title and relatives within three generations are deposed and they are not allowed to enter various places to serve as Qin officials for any reason!

This also means that from now on, their family will be completely far away from the inner circle of power in Da Qin!

This is something they absolutely cannot afford.

"Your Majesty..."

They opened their mouths and begged with their eyes, wanting to say that this punishment was too severe.

But when he met Ying Zheng's calm gaze, he couldn't say anything.

In the end... they could only lower their heads tremblingly.

"I plead guilty and am willing to accept all punishment!"

"Ok!"

Ying Zheng nodded calmly, and then punished the seven commanders.

Although not as exaggerated as Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo, the seven people also had all their property confiscated, were dismissed from their positions, and even their titles were demoted by three levels.

It can be said that this time they lost everything!

"Cui Yuan, come up here."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's summons, Cui Yuan stepped forward in confusion.

Aren't the punishments set now? Why did Your Majesty still ask me to come up?

"Cui Yuan, tell me what the future of Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo looks like according to the original historical records?"

Ying Zheng spoke calmly. Cui Yuan was slightly startled when he heard the words, but he soon understood what Brother Zheng meant.

The Yue tribe in the Lingnan area has always been a strong enemy on the road to the unification of the Qin Dynasty.

Although they were not as brutal as the Huns in the north before, they would invade from the south from time to time, forcing the Qin Dynasty to build the Great Wall for defense!

It was not until Cui Yuan arrived, invented the three-piece equestrian suit to defeat the Huns, and turned them into colonies that the situation was completely improved.

But the Yue people's resistance never stopped. They harassed the Southern Conquering Army almost all the time, and often sneaked into Daqin to cause destruction.

A Yue rebellion broke out in Qianling County in the Chu region, almost wiping out all the local Qin officials, causing panic among the people.

Brother Zheng suddenly asked this question because he wanted to see what kind of impact the Zhengnan Army would have without Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo, so that he could make corresponding arrangements in advance.

At the same moment, Zhao Tuo, Ren Xiao and others, who had not yet gone to be sentenced, also had hope in their eyes after hearing this!

Although His Majesty has already punished them, there is still the possibility of changing it!

If Cui Yuan said that they would make great contributions to the Qin Dynasty in the future, they would be very outstanding.

Then there is a high probability that His Majesty will reduce the punishment on them, and maybe their descendants will not be implicated!

Thinking of this, the two people's eyes were full of expectation.

In other words, Cui Yuan didn't know what they were thinking. Anyone who knew something would definitely shake his head helplessly.

You actually want His Majesty to exempt them from some of their charges after you tell them about the future?

As long as Ying Zheng doesn't add to your sins, it's just a joke. It's just a sign of his magnanimity!

"Cui Yuan, you haven't forgotten it, have you?"

"No, I still remember these things."

Cui Yuan nodded and began to tell helplessly: "But there is no need to tell their stories separately, because Ren Xiao will die in a few months due to years of injuries."

"There isn't much left of his story."

"what?"

Hearing this, Ren Hao was shocked and turned pale with fear!

His life is so short, with only a few months left?

So terrible!

Cui Yuan ignored his reaction and continued: "However, before Ren Xiao died of illness, he was still ambitious and summoned Zhao Tuo."

"That night, he explained to Zhao Tuo his plan to establish a country by relying on the favorable terrain of Nanhai County, which is close to the mountains and the sea, with dangers and dangers, to resist the invasion of the Central Plains rebels."

"And immediately issued an appointment document to Zhao Tuo, asking Zhao Tuo to act as the Nanhai County Lieutenant. He began to cultivate trusted followers and gradually took control of the entire Baiyue Land!"

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

"Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense. We are loyal to Da Qin, how could we betray Da Qin?"

Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao were in a panic, their heads were covered with sweat, and they even boldly interrupted Cui Yuan's story!

Cui Yuan's few simple words almost scared their livers to pieces!

Originally, causing a locust plague was a major crime, but if there was a rebellion, wouldn't it be enough to kill the three tribes together?

Ying Zheng frowned and ignored the two people's rebuttals.

Many people have refuted what Cui Yuan said, and facts have proven that they were all wrong.

At the same time, he could also understand why the two people conspired to rebel.

You don’t need to think about it to understand that at that time, Great Qin had definitely fallen into civil strife. The remnants of the Six Kingdoms were raising flags to rebel, and Qin II Hu Hai was weak and incompetent, so these two guys were ready to take over and become king!

"Go on."

"it is good!"

Cui Yuan agreed and continued: "Then Ren Xiao failed to survive and died of illness completely. However, Zhao Tuo inherited his will and started taking action that day."

"Not only did he convey instructions to the troops at various passes in Lingnan to defend themselves, but he also took the opportunity to kill the officials placed by Da Qin in Nanhai County and completely take control of Nanhai County."

"More than four years later, Zhao Tuo saw that the time was ripe, so he raised troops and annexed Guilin County and Xiang County, gathered the land of the three counties, and established the Nanyue Kingdom in Lingnan, known as the "King of Nanyue Martial Arts. "

"And soon afterwards, Zhao Tuo began to proclaim himself emperor and became the Emperor Wu of South Vietnam."

"Until Zhao Tuo passed away, he was over a hundred years old and ruled Lingnan for a total of eighty-one years!"

"So your Majesty, you don't have to worry about anything. No matter whether Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao are present or not, it will not have any impact on the current Southern Conquest Army."

The reason why Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao dared to rebel was because of the chaos in the Central Plains and Liu Bang's establishment of the Han Dynasty.

Now that all these conditions no longer exist, even if Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao were given the courage, they would not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool, so Cui Yuan concluded that this situation would not happen!

"Your Majesty!"

"I, Zhao Tuo, have been loyal to the Qin Dynasty for decades. It is absolutely impossible for me to do such a thing!"

"I, Ren Xiao, do the same. This is slander, absolute slander!"

Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo kept kowtowing, almost crying!

The seven commanders also felt that today was an eye-opener. They did not expect to know such outrageous things!

Especially Zhao Tuo, even if he was beaten to death, he never thought that he would become emperor in the future!

God!

How dare he!

At this moment, Zhao Tuo was really about to faint from shock, and was only one step away from collapse!

However, Ying Zheng's expression remained calm and showed no response to their begging for mercy!

However, he did not continue to punish the two of them, and just asked the guards to drag the two crying people down.

Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao felt chills running down their backs as they looked at Ying Zheng and Cui Yuan who were getting further and further away from them.

It wasn't until this moment that they finally realized what a stupid mistake they had made!

(End of this chapter)