Smuggling Daming

"Commander Cheng Quan of Dinghaiwei, pay homage to the Admiral!" Cheng Quan shouted his position and name every few steps, and entered the meeting hall tremblingly. When he saw Zhou Zhong sitting in the hall, he immediately knelt down. He didn't even dare to raise his head, and now he was completely frightened by Zhou Zhong, for fear that Zhou Zhong would really practice his military law.

"It turned out to be Commander Cheng. You are so arrogant. The admiral came for a few days, but it was difficult to see you. He even personally ordered you to return to the camp in three days, but you were a full day late. , do you really think that the admiral's sword is not good?" Zhou Zhong's voice was relatively calm at the beginning, but at the end, his voice became more and more serious, and the eyebrows on his face also stood up, which shows what is going on in his heart. annoyed.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, especially the last murderous words, made Cheng Quan even more terrified. Although he was scheming, he was never a courageous person. From the day he received Zhou Zhong's order , he felt a little bad, and now that the nightmare had come true, Cheng Quan felt his mind went blank, and he just wanted Zhou Zhong to spare his life.

"My lord... please forgive me, my subordinates were summoned by the governor to Hangzhou to discuss important matters. After receiving the order from the admiral, I rushed back immediately, but because of the road, I only rushed back to Dinghaiwei today, so please forgive me !” After a while, Cheng Quan explained with sweat profusely.

"Hmph! Discuss something important? Is there something more important than military and national affairs, and Zhou really wants to hear it?" Zhou Zhong asked sharply again.

"This... this..." Cheng Quan originally thought of countless excuses to shirk himself when he was on the road, but when he really faced Zhou Zhong.But he found that all the excuses he thought of before seemed very pale and funny, so he hesitated for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a real reason.

"Bah!" Seeing that Cheng Quan was hesitating and unable to give a reason, Zhou Zhong slapped the table hard, and at the same time roared loudly, "Cheng Quan, since you can't give a reason, you are deliberately disobeying the military order, Your Majesty." When you sent me to take over the Ningbo Navy, you already asked me to do everything in accordance with military law, and now that you, the commander, know that you broke the law, then don’t blame the admiral for being rude!”

Zhou Zhong took a long breath when he said this, and then suddenly ordered: "Come here, push Cheng Quan out of the camp gate and behead the public, and use his head to warn the sergeants of Dinghaiwei. Let them know the fate of disobeying the military order!"

Hearing Zhou Zhong's order, Wu Shan and other guards in Jinyi who were next to him immediately responded with a loud bang, and then a few guards in heavy backs came up and pushed Cheng Quan down to the ground.

Seeing that his old boss is about to be beheaded, the generals in the hall look at me and I look at you.Although he really wanted to step forward to intercede, but when facing Zhou Zhong, the vigorous and resolute admiral from all over the world.But they didn't have the guts to plead. After all, with the ruthless means of the admiral, if they implicate themselves because of pleading, it would be bad.

"My lord, please forgive me, this subordinate will never dare again!" Cheng Quan, who was dragged by several Jin Yiwei, begged desperately for mercy at this moment. Originally, he hoped that these old subordinates around him would plead for him, but now he saw the expressions of everyone.He is also like falling into an ice cave, and he no longer cares about face.I just hope that Zhou Zhong can spare his life.

It's a pity that Zhou Zhong snorted coldly at this time, turned his face away and didn't look at Cheng Quan at all, obviously he was determined to kill the other party, so as to establish his prestige in the army, and at the same time, he could solve his worries in one fell swoop, so he didn't have to worry anymore In the future, Xie Di will make trouble for himself by taking advantage of the trip.

Seeing Zhou Zhong's attitude, this made Cheng Quan's heart cold, and at the same time, a feeling of despair surged up.However, just as Cheng Quan was about to be dragged out of the conference hall by a few Jinyi guards, Qu Lie, one of the generals, came out and knelt down in the tunnel, saying, "Hold on, Admiral, my subordinates think that even though Commander Cheng committed a crime, Military law, but the crime does not lead to death!"

Qu Lie suddenly stood up to intercede for Cheng Quan. Not only Cheng Quan's eyes widened in surprise and his face was full of disbelief, but even the generals in the hall were also very surprised. After all, they all knew about the relationship between the Cheng family and the Qu family. Enmity, even the relationship between the two is like water and fire. In the past, Cheng Quan often used his high position to bully Qu Lie, so Qu Lie shouldn't plead for Cheng Quan no matter what?

Seeing Qu Lie stand up to intercede, Zhou Zhong showed a surprised expression on his face and said, "Oh, why did Commander Qu say that Cheng Quan's crime is not fatal?"

"My lord, Commander Cheng didn't know when the admiral came, and he was summoned to Hangzhou by the governor because of official business. Although he arrived a day late after receiving the order from the lord, he rushed back after all. Before going to him, he didn't know that the admiral's military affairs were urgent, and based on the above points, his subordinates believed that Commander Cheng would not let him die!" Qu Lie explained at this time, but he lowered his head when he spoke, so that Only then can people not see the distorted expression on his face.

As soon as Qu Lie's words fell, the other generals around saw that Qu Lie took the lead in pleading, and immediately knelt down to plead for Cheng Quan. After all, the Cheng family had been operating Haiwei for many years, and many of the generals It was Cheng Quan's people. They didn't dare to intercede just now because they were frightened by Zhou Zhong's thunderous tactics, but now that Qu Lie took the lead, they naturally didn't want Zhou Zhong to kill Cheng Quan.

Seeing that all the generals were pleading for Cheng Quan, Zhou Zhong walked up and down the hall several times with an angry expression, and finally stopped and glanced at the generals kneeling below, which made everyone lower their heads When they came down, only Qu Lie and Zhou Zhong looked at each other, and then both of them had a smile on their lips.

"Well, since all the generals pleaded for Cheng Quan, then the admiral will show mercy outside the law and forgive the whole process this time, but the death penalty can be forgiven, but the living crime is hard to forgive. Cheng Quanquan is the commander, but when the military situation is urgent Leaving the barracks and committing the crime of slowing down the army again, this admiral decided to remove his post of commander, are you convinced?" Zhou Zhong finally said helplessly.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, the generals below were all relieved. Although the position was gone, Cheng Quan's life was finally saved.Unexpectedly, when Chengquan heard that his post of commander was dismissed, he was stunned and at a loss. After all, his family had held the post of commander of Dinghaiwei for generations, but now he lost it in his hands. It is simply ashamed of the ancestors.

Seeing that no one said anything about his decision, Zhou Zhong immediately asked Cheng Quan to be thrown out of the conference hall, and at the same time wrote an official document to revoke Cheng Quan on the spot and sent it to the capital. The post was officially abolished.

Next, Zhou Zhong discussed military affairs with Qu Lie and the others. The main thing was to train the Dinghai Guards so that the navy could recover some combat power as soon as possible. Apart from the attention of the generals, a lot of supplies were also needed. These supplies are temporarily Provided by the local government in Zhejiang, when the admiral's office is established in the future, and then taxes are collected from seagoing ships, Zhou Zhong will need to use the taxes collected by the admiral's office to support the navy.

After discussing the military affairs, the generals also returned to the barracks to supervise the training of the soldiers, but Qu Lie stayed alone. After everyone left the meeting room, Qu Lie suddenly fell to his knees and said, "Thank you very much. Lord Admiral seeks justice for his subordinate's aunt who died tragically, even if Qu Lie is smashed to pieces in the future, he must repay the Lord's kindness!"

Hearing Qu Lie's words, Zhou Zhong helped him up with a smile and said, "Qu Lie, as long as you train the soldiers well and help the admiral win this battle, that will be the greatest benefit to me." Helped!"

Having said that, Zhou Zhong paused, thought for a moment, and then said: "But you should also pay attention to one thing. Although Cheng Quan has been dismissed, he still has some confidantes in the army, so don't touch him for now. Wait until Cheng Quan is dismissed. When Ding Haiwei's influence is greatly weakened, no matter what you do at that time, the admiral will not care about it!"

"Don't worry, Admiral, this subordinate has already planned in his heart, and he will never attack the Cheng family at this critical moment!" Qu Lie said immediately when he heard Zhou Zhong's words.

The reason why Qu Lie pleaded for Cheng Quan abnormally today is that he did not have any good intentions, let alone repaying grievances with virtue.In fact, after Cheng Quan didn't rush back yesterday, Zhou Zhong had already consulted with him for a long time, and finally both of them decided not to kill Cheng Quan for the time being.

The reason for not killing Cheng Quan is firstly because the Cheng family has been operating in Dinghaiwei for many years and has a very high reputation and connections. If Cheng Quan is killed rashly at this time, it may destabilize the morale of the army and even affect Zhou Zhong in the future. With regard to Dinghaiwei's control, he didn't want to fail in aiding Malacca City because of this trivial matter.

The second reason is that Qu Lie wanted to avenge himself. His aunt died in the Cheng family less than a year after marrying her, and she was covered in scars all over her body. The Cheng family never said anything about it. After investigation, Qu Lie finally found out that his aunt was beaten to death by her father-in-law, but the members of the Cheng family kept protecting her. It would be too cheap to kill him with one knife, he wants to personally avenge his aunt and the Qu family for the wrongs they have suffered over the years!

It was precisely because of the above reasons that Zhou Zhong and Qu Lie performed this scene in front of everyone. Although Cheng Quan's life was saved, he lost his official position. In the future, he will only be an ordinary civilian, but Qu Lie But he took over the position of Commander, so Qu Lie can retaliate as he wants by then?

After dealing with Cheng Quan, the entire Dinghaiwei has basically been controlled by Zhou Zhong, and the navy in Guangzhou has also received orders. They will rush to Ningbo Port to join forces with Dinghaiwei for drills a year ago.After another half a month, Shenying and others from the capital finally arrived in Ningbo, and it was time to set up the shelves of Admiral's Yamen of the Four Seas. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)