Chapter 14
Zhang Lu seemed to have noticed something. Li Yan had been the chief executive for four years. Although he had little direct contact with him, he still had some understanding of his character. This person was calm and resolute, full of strategy, and then made plans. W w W.
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If CoM is not sure, he will not openly let himself get out of Taiwan in front of everyone. Moreover, Zhang Yao has been brought to Suzhou by him, which is enough to show that Li Yan is prepared.
It was strange that his son, who had always been ignorant, seemed to be submissive at this moment, and his eyes kept hiding from him. Zhang Yao was unaware of it when he privately mobilized the navy to pursue Li Yan, and he did not take it seriously afterwards. After all, this was not the first time he had born. Zhang Lu was exhausted from his only son Zhang Yao's misconduct and seemed a little numb.
When Li Yan pointed out the matter, Zhang Lu was shocked. With years of experience gained in the officialdom, Zhang Lu had already vaguely realized that this incident was not an accident. Although he was a veteran of Baoli Society, he never had a party. A month ago, the confidant of former chief executive Li Chen, his old friend Liang Shikuan, came to visit him secretly. Liang Shikuan and a group of loyal people were formed into a small gang, preparing to face the difficulties of Li Yan's faceless meeting in Suzhou, and took advantage of the fact that Li Yan was not firmly standing, and he was knocked off the stage.
Liang Shikuan wanted to pull himself into the gang, but Zhang Luwan pushed him away. Liang Shikuan said to him in a warning tone: "If you don't listen to my kind words, you will regret it in the future." Zhang Lu was very dissatisfied. He had a smart abacus on sitting in the mountains and watching tiger fights, and he was also venting his anger for his long-term failure: Just make a fuss, and make a fortune in Baoli Society, and everyone will have a big breakup.
"What is this world? You can also be shot at an arrow when you lie at home." Zhang Lu thought angrily. He regretted it, his heart was filled with regret, shame, and grievance. When he saw Zhang Yao's timid expression again, he was even more angry: "Beast! Are you good at ordinary times? Why are you pretending to be cowardly at this critical moment?"
Zhang Lu pushed Zhang Yao hard. Since his second son died in battle, Zhang Lu has placed all his hopes on his youngest son Zhang Yao. Unfortunately, his expectations eventually turned into disappointment. In addition to spending time in the brothel music and music workshop, Zhang Yao also fought with others all day long. In the past three or four years, the lives of the injured person in his hands have been no less than ten. When did he see him coward again?
What happened here? What made my son feel like he had a different person?
"Dad, my son has already pleaded guilty, so you have admitted it too."
Zhang Yao's mindless words were like sprinkling a handful of salt on Zhang Lu's bloody wound. Zhang Lu looked at his son in surprise, and if he wanted to say that his submissiveness was caused by coercion, then this sentence would tell Zhang Lu that this was a conspiracy that Li Yan had designed to mess with him!
"Beast, I'll beat you to death!"
Zhang Lu took off his hard-soled cloth shoes to chase Zhang Yao, and Zhang Yao hid out. Several people held the halberds and pressed Zhang Lu tightly to the ground.
"I'm not guilty, I'm not guilty! Someone is hurting me..."
Before Zhang Lu could finish his words, his heart was kicked hard by the pointed copper leather boots holding a halberd, which was heartbreaking.
Wang Zhe took out a note, showed it around, and said loudly: "This is a command to transfer troops from Zhang Yao. Please see clearly. Who is the handwriting on it?" This is a command to transfer troops to pursue Li Yan, and the content is: "Ten ships are transferred to chase Chang'an, and kill them, don't miss it." Chang'an is Li Yan's code name. Although the handwriting of this command is sloppy, many people still testified that the handwriting is indeed Zhang Lu's.
He held a halberd and dragged Zhang Lu out. He had all the evidence and evidence. He would spend the second half of his life in a dark prison. No one dared to plead for the rebels, and the hall was suffocating.
"Liang Shikuan."
"Subordinate is here."
Liang Shikuan is the host of the Suzhou Faceless Conference, and he is from the second-grade sword.
"Do you know your guilt?"
"Please make clear the situation for the chief executive."
"A month ago, you went to Yangzhou to meet Zhang Lu, what did you mean?"
"Subordinate..." Liang Shikuan saw sweat on his forehead.
"Wearing a sword does not leave the capital", this is a rule set when the Spurs Camp was founded. You must hold an imperial edict in your hand or hold a Jin order from the Grand General Manager. Liang Shikuan did not have any of them. He neither dared to forge an imperial edict nor lie to say that he had a Jin order when he left the capital. There are detailed records of the use of the Jin order, and the record is called "Gold and Silver Book". The "Gold and Silver Book" is managed by the emperor's confidant eunuchs, and even the Grand General Manager has no right to view it without authorization.
"According to the rules, you can't beat me..." Liang Shikuan gave in without fighting.
According to the law, if a sword is guilty of guilt, the emperor will be personally interrogated. He shall not be detained and sentenced before conviction.
"Those who come out of the capital with a sword without authorization have a stick of 120 military sticks. The law is clear, why can't I beat you?" Li Yan did not allow any of it.
Liang Shikuan suddenly collapsed. The practice or law did not matter which one is stronger, it mainly depends on which law enforcement officers tend to. Liang Shikuan gave himself no 120 sticks, and he placed his only hope on the small circle he worked hard to manage, hoping that they could stand up and say something for him at this moment. However, to his disappointment, when he cast a look for help from the crowd, everyone lowered their heads to avoid his gaze. Liang Shikuan's heart suddenly became cold.
"Hahaha... If you want to inflict a crime, why not worry?"
Liang Shikuan felt that Zhang Lu was too cowardly to surrender, and even if he died, he would make a noise. So he patted the back of his head and put on a bachelor's figure: "Liang's head on his neck is here, I feel like hello!"
Two men held a halberd and dragged a bench, took off Liang Shikuan's pants, and pressed them firmly. Two four-sided water and fire sticks greeted him firmly on his white butt. At first, Liang Shikuan could still grit his teeth and stifle. He would scream whenever he hit him: "Good hit!"
After twenty sticks, his skin cracked, and his face was covered in sweat, but at this moment he could still grit his teeth and thrust. When he hit the sticks fifty, Liang Shikuan was only left with anger out. As soon as he had sixty sticks, Liang Shikuan was already exhausted.
Holding the halberd and stopped the stick, he reached out to his nose with his hands, then opened his eyelids to check, and returned to Li Yan: "The prisoner Liang Shikuan has died of anger. Have the remaining sticks finished being beaten?"
Li Yan said coldly: "After the beating, you can't lose a single stick."
Some people were full of sadness, some were filled with tears in their eyes, some shook their heads and sighed, and some were indifferent, but no one pleaded for mercy.
After 150 sticks, Liang Shiqiu's buttocks were covered in blood and flesh, and the human flesh was splattered everywhere under the hammer of the water and fire sticks. No one around dared to take action, and some human flesh was more or less stained on his face and hands. Even Yang Hao, who was standing at the door, was not spared. A drop was splashed on his cheeks, making him feel sick and cold all over.
Even if you want to raise your sword and establish your authority, it would be fine to kill Zhang Lu, but why do you have to kill Liang Shikuan in public? This is too much! Especially when beating the corpse, this method is simply harsh. Yang Hao did not expect that Li Yan, who seemed bright and sunny, was so vicious inside. Thinking that he would inevitably work with him in the future, Yang Hao couldn't help but shiver.
A stream of air conditioning suddenly wrapped his whole body, and then drilled into his internal organs from his pores, coldening his heart and lungs. Not long after, Yang Hao's boiling blood began to freeze, and there was no more heat from the inside out.
Liang Shikuan's body was dragged out because the carpet was covered on the ground and the blood was not cleaned in time. Several halberds took a few straw bags and placed them on them to cover the blood. Everyone looked at all this in horror, and no one knew who would be the next turn.
"Yang Hao."
Li Yan called out softly, but Yang Hao sounded like thunder, and his ear drums were buzzing.
"Subordinate is here."
Yang Hao walked forward a few steps, his steps were quite steady. The place where he landed was the straw bags. Thinking of Liang Shikuan's beaten buttocks, Yang Hao felt disgusted.
The hall was extremely quiet, and everyone stared at Yang Hao with a sympathetic look, not knowing what fate would be for the young man.
"Since Yang Hao took office in Fengzhou in the ninth year of Dahe, he has achieved remarkable achievements in training military, building factories, rectifying officials, and promoting rural commerce. In the first year of Kaicheng, he and Meng Bochang defeated the central forest and recovered the lost land south of Yinshan from the Uighurs. In the same year, he skillfully retreated to the rebel army and helped the people of Fengzhou to hang upside down. This year, he conquered the Tiande Army three times, protected the territory of our Tang Dynasty and did not lose the barbarians; defeated the Tianlang Army, and promoted the prestige of the Tang Dynasty in the north. Oh, I have forgotten a little.
He also married the princess of the Wei Manhei tribe, which made the five Manhei tribes turn wars into jade and silk with our Tang Dynasty, so that the people in the border areas can be protected from the suffering of war. Before leaving office, the former chief executive told him to reward him and put him on a heavier burden. I deeply agree with this. If such a young talent is not promoted or used, when will the plan of revival be accomplished? Therefore, I not only want to promote Yang Hao, but also promote him to a high-ranking official. Let him hold the power in hand to serve the country."
Li Yan paused for a moment, glanced at everyone in a cold eye, and had a dodging gaze, but most of them had already begun to look at the new chief executive with eager eyes, bringing fresh air that was completely different from his predecessor.
"The Lord's Oral Order." Li Yansu said, and a group of people fell to their knees in the hall.
"I have investigated Yang Hao's ambition and Zhongchun, and his talent is worthy of being able to be used. Since he was appointed as Fengzhou, he has made many achievements. Now, Li Yan has been asked to promote him to the second-rank sword and is still stationed in Fengzhou. I hope he should put national affairs first and work diligently, and not let me down."
The sound of long live sounded throughout the night sky. Different people heard different meanings from the imperial edict, but there are several points that are roughly the same: First, Yang Hao was able to get an extraordinary promotion, in addition to his own contribution, mainly Li Yan's strong recommendation. This can be concluded from the sentence "Li Yan asked for promotion...". Second, it is extremely rare for Yang Hao to jump from a fifth-grade horizontal sword to a second-grade sword. On the one hand, this shows that Li Yan is now in high favor. Otherwise, with Li Ang's indecisive character, he would never agree to a young man under the age of twenty to rise to a sword. On the other hand, Li Yan is also conveying a message to the outside world: as long as he is loyal to him, he can be forgiven in all kinds of pasts, and as long as he does things in a solid manner, he can get his appreciation and reuse.
Chapter completed!