Objections are invalid. The admiral of the navy was assassinated today. What a big deal it is. In addition, when the black-clothed assassin fled, the navy's archers were indeed a little strange. The person with the most noble status coincided with the meeting and led the follow-up matters. He used this excuse to forcibly suppress Dang Xiaobo's opinion. Although everyone in the Jiaozhou Navy was frightened, there was nothing they could do.
In a short time, more than 300 state troops directly under Wu Gefei, the governor of Jiaozhou, surrounded the entire admiral's mansion aggressively. Then he gave up his weapon and was temporarily guarded in the large garden behind the admiral's mansion.
And the city gate of Jiaozhou was also closed at this time, and the other two hundred state troops began to chase the black-clothed assassin in the city, but all the generals and officials had seen the battle between Mr. Fan Tesi couldn't keep the assassin, so what's the use of sending these state troops with ordinary force
Dang Xiaobo glanced at the men in the garden who had their weapons disarmed, and then at those state troops who had finally turned over and were stationed outside the garden with excitement. An invisible coldness flashed in their eyes, and the admiral was too dead. It's weird, Master Xiao Fan came too weird, and the assassination happened as soon as the Overwatch Council arrived, and the other party took advantage of this big event to forcibly hand over the weapons of the navy's personal soldiers, and then dispatched the state army to surround the admiral's mansion. All indications are that things... are not that simple.
And it wasn't until this time that Fan Xian heaved a sigh of relief. As long as he trapped these important generals of the navy in the city, he had already achieved his first goal.
This is an out-and-out beheading plan. First, Chang Kun, who is the deepest and highest-ranking official in the Jiaozhou Navy, will be killed with a single sword, and then all the heads of the Navy will be locked up in the Admiral’s Mansion. Even the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Jiaozhou Navy It was a huge dragon. At this time, the group of dragons had no leader. Even if they mutinied, the damage would be minimized.
For this purpose. Fan Xian really lost some of his mind. Yan Bingyun was far away in the capital, so he had no way to help design the details of this matter, so Fan Xian arranged all the procedures himself. Because of the relationship between the Jiaozhou Marine Division and the Junshan Society, Fan Xian was a little wary and didn't want to startle the enemy. In addition, because he was not confident in his own organization plan, he didn't bring people from the Qi Nian team. Those were his confidants. If something goes wrong, Fan Xian is reluctant to be buried with the Jiaozhou Navy. He just came here alone with Shadow, and cooperated with Jiaozhou's actions. If he really couldn't deal with the 10,000 people, he and Shadow had enough strength to lead the four hundred black knights away.
In order to ensure the suddenness of his actions, he deliberately spent many days in Wuzhou, and used the pretext of visiting relatives in Danzhou to cover up his real whereabouts.
All he needed was suddenness, otherwise if the people from the eldest princess's side also came over, even though he pretended to be a prince and the commissioner of the Overwatch Council, he would not be able to clean up the Jiaozhou navy.
Yes, it is cleaning.
There was no other way to do it. According to the formal method of investigating the case, even with the help of the Overwatch Council, Fan Xian would not be able to catch old spicy Chang Kun at all. And once the force is really facing each other and triggering a mutiny, Fan Xian asked himself that the black cavalry following him would not be able to withstand the siege of 10,000 soldiers head-on, although the Overwatch Council still had some lurking in Jiaozhou City besides the eight people behind them. Fan Xian didn't want to use the manpower available until the critical moment.
He turned around slowly, looked indifferently at the navy generals behind him with earthy or angry faces, and sneered, thinking that since His Majesty wanted to stabilize Jiangnan and gather the navy, how could these strange Faces... naturally mostly to die for.
It’s just that he knew in his heart that the Jiaozhou navy could not be completely controlled by Chang Kun alone, and there must be soldiers loyal to the court. In the spring, the Jiaozhou navy went to the small island in the East China Sea to kill people. Chang Kun must only dare to call this kind of treasonous behavior. His direct troops, and tonight, he has to see clearly, these naval generals standing in front of him... which ones are loyal and which ones are traitors.
As for the man named Dang Xiaobo... Fan Xian said gently: "The party leader, how do you think this matter will be handled?"
Dang Xiaobo was worried in his heart, and was thinking about whether the cronies he sent out of the city would escape before closing the city gate. Hearing this gentle question, his heart trembled, and he replied in grief: "The admiral was unfortunately killed. , It all depends on Mr. Fan... This matter is very serious, and I think it should be reported to the capital immediately by express mail."
He was talking about Fan Xian making the decision, but he kept saying that he wanted to report to the capital. As long as the news of the death of the Admiral of the Jiaozhou Navy was spread, Fan Xian would inevitably feel a little bit like a melon in the city of Jiaozhou. Careless a lot. Fan Xian understood the meaning of the other party's words, and nodded appreciatively, thinking that if he had known that the Jiaozhou Navy had such a talent, he should have taken it for his own use instead of sending Ji Chang to take the risk.
It's just that Chang Kun is dead, and the case will always be investigated. Fan Xian knew that Dang Xiaobo was the person he had to get rid of immediately, so he made up his mind not to let this person leave his side, and said lightly: "This is a big deal." , of course we must report to His Majesty immediately, but..."
His words changed, attracting the attention of everyone in the park.
"Your Admiral was unfortunately killed by a traitor." Fan Xian squinted his eyes and said coldly: "Once this news gets out, I'm afraid it will shock the government and the public, and it will also have a very bad influence on the people. Regardless of the dignity of the court, It’s just for the peace of the country, to prevent those thieves from outside the region from taking advantage of this incident, this news must be suppressed first... The Jiaozhou Navy and our academy will report to the capital at the same time, and explain the whole story of tonight to the court, but! "
He stared at everyone coldly: "Within three days, if you let me know that the people in Jiaozhou know the specific situation tonight and there are some bad rumors, don't blame me for being merciless."
The generals thought about it for a while, and it was indeed reasonable to deal with it like this, so they nodded their heads one after another. Only Dang Xiaobo complained in his heart, winking at Admiral Chang's confidants. If Fan Xian really handled it like this, the outside world would have no idea what happened in the admiral's mansion, the inside and outside information would be cut off, and judging by the attitude of the Jiaozhou local government, the navy generals like himself would really become kings in the urn, with nowhere to speak out. , there was nowhere to escape.
Without giving Dang Xiaobo too much time to think, Fan Xian said coldly, "My lords, something like this happened tonight... Really..." His brows did not show any pretense of grief, but rather self-deprecating helplessness, "None of us wants to get rid of the relationship. If you feel wronged, you adults can stay in this garden for two days, and we will talk about it after the matter is clarified."
With this order, the generals of the Navy will be put under house arrest in disguise.
Immediately afterwards, it was natural to arrange for Admiral Chang Kun's funeral. Fan Xian stopped interfering, and stood aside watching those navy generals doing things in grief, but he would never allow that Dang Xiaobo to leave his line of sight. As for the acquisition, it can be postponed, but Fan Xian could not help but look at this scene with a cold eye, seeing Chang Kun's body that had been carried to the bed. This veteran was also an old man from the Northern Expedition. It can be seen from the grief from the heart that Chang Kun's prestige in the army is extremely high, and the bloodbath on the island in the East China Sea can also be seen that this person is ruthless.
Just died.
Fan Xian shook his head mockingly. In his previous life, he admired that sentence the most. A pen is always better than a gun. Conspiracies and tricks are not as easy to use as force. Of course, this requires strong enough force. Conspiracy and force each have their place to play a role, but which side is he leaning towards in assassinating Chang Kun
Shaking off the wild thoughts in his mind, he whispered some precautions to Wu Gefei, the magistrate of Jiaozhou, and then led several important figures in the navy and generals to the meeting room behind the Admiral's Mansion with Wu Gefei.
The meeting room is actually a study room, but it has a huge area and the candlesticks are extremely luxurious.
Fan Xian squinted his eyes, as if he didn't see the furnishings inside, and sat on the main seat, calling for several people to sit down. Wu Gefei sat beside Fan Xian silently. At this time, the magistrate of Jiaozhou had already woken up from the previous shock and Fan Xian's trust, and realized that what happened today was indeed too terrifying.
And the expressions of those naval generals were even more complicated, they didn't know what Mr. Fan would say immediately.
"Your Majesty has a secret order...for Lord Chang." Fan Xian sighed, stood up, took out a letter from his pocket, looked at it twice, and said, "It's just that Lord Chang has suffered a sudden misfortune. Only a few of you can listen."
Dang Xiaobo was startled, and raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He didn't know whether it was because the weather was too hot, or because he was saddened by the death of his boss. In short, his expression was a little tired, and he said sincerely, "My lord, it doesn't fit the rules."
Fan Xian glanced down, and said flatly, "Shut up, just open your ears."
This is the end of the conversation, what else is there to say, Zhizhou Wu Gefei took the lead and knelt down, Dang Xiaobo gritted his teeth, and the three senior navy generals beside him also knelt down in front of Fan Xian at the same time.
Fan Xian squinted at the person kneeling in front of him, coughed twice, and said, "Report His Majesty's oral order, you can hear every word clearly."
"Yes." The four answered in unison.
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"Chang Kun, we haven't seen each other for two years. I have three puzzles and four seasons. After thinking about it, I have to ask you face to face before you can feel at ease. Therefore, let Fan Xian ask you face to face on my behalf."
Fan Xian lowered his eyebrows and read, this letter was a message from His Majesty the Emperor of Qing sent directly from the palace, and it was a real oral order.
The hearts of the four kneeling down to listen to the oral instructions were cold, and it was obvious that His Majesty the Emperor must have been in a very bad mood when he said these words. Dang Xiaobo felt that the sweat on his back began to flow into a small river, only to hear Fan Xian's voice continue to ring out indifferently.
"I don't understand, are you short of money? Is your salary missing? Or is the house that Beijing rewards you too small?"
"Second puzzle, are you a fool? You were a shrewd guy during the Northern Expedition, why are you so stupid now?"
"Three puzzles..."
When Fan Xian read this, he paused for a moment, and sighed in his heart. Although Emperor Qing was not in front of him at this time, and Chang Kun, who was supposed to listen to the oral instructions, had already been stabbed to death by himself, but after reading this letter, Fan Xian could still feel a trace of Qing Emperor's anger and strong disappointment.
Chang Kun, Admiral of the Jiaozhou Navy, was a close minister who accompanied the Qing Emperor in the Northern Expedition. Otherwise, it would not be possible to take charge of such a military force as the Jiaozhou Navy.
But it was such a courtier whom the Emperor of Qing trusted so much, who betrayed the Emperor, secretly sent troops to help the Jiangnan Ming family, and slaughtered countless lives on the small island!
Fan Xian looked at the letter paper, drooping his eyes weakly, thinking to himself that the reason why the emperor was sad and disappointed was precisely because of what Dean Chen had said. The most unacceptable thing for His Majesty is that someone he trusts betrays him and deceives him.
So Chang Kun had to die. It's just that the emperor was still not reconciled, and wanted to scold Chang Kun severely before he died, but unfortunately... Fan Xian did not help the emperor fulfill this wish.
He collected himself and continued reading.
"... Has your heart been eaten by a dog? If you can't answer, I will ask Fan Xian to feed your body to the wild dogs on the northern wilderness. It is the place where you were born and died with me. You know where it is?" How the wild dogs like to gnaw people's faces."
Following Fan Xian's recitation of the emperor's oral order in the study, there seemed to be a gust of cold wind, very cold.
Wu Gefei, the magistrate of Jiaozhou, absolutely did not expect that His Majesty's oral order would contain such content. He had no idea how Chang Kun made His Majesty so angry, so he could only open his mouth to express his confusion and shock.
The faces of the three senior generals of the Jiaozhou Navy had already turned extremely pale, and the sweat on Dang Xiaobo's back was still dripping, but it immediately turned into ice water, biting the bone.
The three generals dropped their heads to the ground and kowtowed again and again, not daring to ask questions or explain. Because although the oral order was vicious, it did not mention Chang Kun's specific crimes at all.
The emperor was furious, although it was only on a piece of paper, it was still not something these navy generals could resist!
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Fan Xian had already slowly sat back on the chair, and without calling the four people kneeling on the ground to get up, he said indifferently, "You understand, right? The officer came to Jiaozhou today to handle the case... Chang Kun's case , it’s just that he fell to the front and died, which really surprised me.”
Dang Xiaobo gritted his teeth, straightened himself up, looked straight into Fan Xian's eyes without fear, and said, "I dare you to ask what case the Admiral was ordered to handle? It's hard work, I really don't know what crime I have committed... I'm afraid that Jiaozhou is far away, and the Holy Majesty was deceived by some treacherous villains..."
Fan Xian's gaze gradually turned cold.
Dang Xiaobo's teeth were about to be gritted, so he insisted on finishing the sentence: "I would like to ask Mr. Taisi to investigate and deal with it in detail, and to give justice to my family. Don't let the tens of thousands of soldiers who have worked so hard for the imperial court suffer. Heart...!"
Fan Xian remained silent, just staring coldly into Dang Xiaobo's eyes.
There was a long silence, and the atmosphere in the study suddenly became tense.
"What's the crime?" Fan Xian's icy voice broke the peace, "Isn't it a crime to make a settlement with Dongyi City? As a border guard navy, secretly leading the internal treasury to produce and smuggle things, does it count? Sin? Colluding with Jiangnan businessmen, running bandits and rioting... is it a sin?"
"Secretly tune the sailors out of port, go to the island at sea to kill people, cover up the traces for the traitors..." Fan Xian's voice grew angry, staring at Dang Xiaobo and said: "Your Jiaozhou navy's courage... really is not small, if you don't If it is a sin, then what is a sin?"
He suddenly got up, squinted at the four people kneeling on the ground, and said: "You told the court not to cool the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers, but what you have done is more shameless than those blood-eating pirates. You are not afraid of being cold." Cooled the hearts of the court, chilled the hearts of the people... chilled the hearts of His Majesty!"
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While Fan Xian was speaking impassionedly, his peripheral vision had actually been paying attention to the three naval generals out of the four. Dang Xiaobo still had an expression of loyalty and grievance, and among the two generals, one of the generals His eyes were shrinking, but the other was shocked with disbelief, as if he didn't know about it at all.
Fan Xian didn't care whether this person was a top-notch actor, anyway, there was still time to check.
At this time, Dang Xiaobo said loudly with great pain: "If you want to commit a crime, why not do so? We must not be convinced if the Overwatch Council wants to frame our sailors. Your admiral's body is not cold yet, so you have the heart to persecute me like this." ?”
Fan Xian sneered, "You want evidence?"
Dang Xiaobo gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, even if you behead your head, it's only a scar the size of a bowl. It's unclear how you can't die." He said these righteous words, but his heart was extremely nervous, and he was extremely hopeful. The relative troops outside Jiaozhou city can get the news, rush into the city, and fish out all the navy generals in this garden.
As for whether this counts as rebellion, it doesn't matter.