The waves beat on the hull of the king class armored ship, seagulls lingered around, the warship made a low sound, and the figure of Dengzhou port loomed in the morning mist.
After three months of sailing, the fleet to Britain returned smoothly, but at this time, there was no sign of joy on the warship, and everyone looked heavy.
Yue Yun stood on the deck with deep eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.
"General, I still don't understand why you didn't give orders to attack the port of London when you left, for the sake of passing on the lives of those diplomats? It's not your style Liu Chen asked difficultly, "now that we are back, what do the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty think of us, and what do the people of the Empire think of us. "
looking at the sea, Yue Yun said in a deep voice: This is my order from Yue Yun. I will bear all the consequences. You don't have to worry about your official career."
Hearing this, Liu Chen said angrily, "for his official career? General, I've been fighting with you all these years. How ever did I ask you for an official position? Now you say that. What kind of person do you think of me, Liu Chen? "
Yue Yun sighed deeply. He said, "I have my own reason for doing this. When you are a supreme minister in the future, you will naturally understand."
After that, he said nothing.
Liu Chen then looked at the other generals behind him. These were all the naval generals who followed Yue Yun through life and death. They were also promoted by Yue Yun.
In their hearts, Yue Yun's position in the navy is unmatched, and they respect him from the bottom of their hearts.
But the port of London incident made them feel a little cold, because Yue Yun, who was famous for his iron blood, had repeatedly given such weak orders.
Seeing Liu Chen's helpless look, the other generals realized that they had achieved nothing this time. They went back to their position in low spirits because he wanted to hide the London port incident, but it was impossible from Yue Yun's attitude.
Dengzhou was getting closer. After sailing for half an hour, the fleet entered the military port of Dengzhou.
At this time, the Admiral found that there were imperial guards waiting for them on the dock of the military port, which made the Admiral's heart sink to the bottom.
It is obvious that Yue Yun did not hide the humiliation incident in Britain.
”Commander in chief Yue Yun, this is the emperor's order. You have been dismissed. Please come back to Qingzhou with us to see the emperor
This time, Li San came to Dengzhou. He was responsible for detaining Yue Yun in person and returning to Qingzhou.
When the warship docked in Guangzhou, Yue Yun reported his affairs in Britain, which immediately caused a storm in Qingzhou. The memorial of impeachment of Yue Yun was played on it, flying to the imperial study like snowflakes.
Under pressure, Xiao Ming negotiated with the cabinet to dismiss Yue Yun.
"The emperor has a mind to kill me now." Yue Yun said with a bitter smile.
Li San, with a facial expression, said: "when he heard the news, the emperor broke the teacup for the first time. The emperor wanted you to deter Britain, but you let the British put us together. "
Yue Yun chuckled," it's not that Yue Yun is afraid of death, but that I don't want the warships and soldiers of the Empire to sacrifice meaninglessly. Forget it, no matter how much, it won't help. I will accept any punishment from the imperial court. "
after that, he stretched out his hands, which means that he asked Li San to put shackles on him.
Li San sighed and asked the secret guard to take Yue Yun away.
Qingzhou.
Xiao Ming received a phone call the first time Yue Yun was arrested.
His eyes swept over Jiufu's body one by one and asked, "Yue Yun has been arrested. What's your opinion? The negative impact of this incident on the Empire was so great that it was difficult for the imperial court to calm the anger of the people without doing anything. "
Fijian said:" Your Majesty, Yue Yun's poor leadership has brought great shame to the Empire. If you don't kill people, it's not enough to calm people's anger. You should set an example to the whole army to let them understand the consequences of weakness. "
Zhan Xingchang said: "emperor, Yue Yun is not to blame for doing so. No one thought that this group of Europeans were so despicable and used such vulgar means. After all, we are an official visit. No matter what the reason, we can't treat visitors so savagely."
"The British are shameless, but as commander in chief of the Navy, they can't bear such humiliation even if they die in battle." Fiji said.
After pondering for a long time, Pang Yukun said: "emperor, it is obvious that the west is far from civilization. This incident just proves that these Westerners are not worthy of being listed as civilized countries. Their killing of Aborigines and plundering all over the world prove that they are just barbarians who have mastered advanced weapons. To treat such a country, the Empire does not need to follow equal diplomatic rules Do it. "
" I agree. "
”I agree! “
“……”
Cabinet ministers one by one said that they agreed with Pang Yukun's statement.
There was a twinkle in Xiao Ming's eyes. He said, "since the end of the war in India, there have been many voices in the Empire, such as Armistice, ending the war and turning the war into jade and silk. They often say that the Empire has been fighting for years, the people have suffered from the war, and the soldiers are tired of fighting, don't they?"
Xiao Ming's words made the cabinet ministers look hot, because they tried to persuade him.Noting the look of the ministers, he said: "judging from this incident, both you and I were wrong. If the Jackal didn't kill us in time, they tried to kill us. Although Yue Yun's responsibility was great, it also made them see clearly the fact that the war machine of the Empire must be restarted to launch an all-out war against Britain."
This time, neither Fiji nor Pang Yukun raised any objection, and they did not dare. After all, this incident was enough to mobilize the public opinion of the Empire, and they realized that the peace of more than two years would be broken again.
After a pause, Xiao Ming said, "Victoria thinks we are civilized people and will tolerate her little tricks. She is wrong. I will tell civilized people with big guns that we never give in to jackals!"
"Yes, Emperor." Everyone said in unison.
After that, Xiao Ming lets the people go away, leaving Pang Yukun alone. Then he asks Qian Dafu to go out, and there are only two people left in the room.
Xiao Ming then said, "you and I know Yue Yun's character. Why do you think he gave such an order. "
Pang Yukun said:" emperor, I think Yue Yun's doing this is to protect the property of the Empire, and the second is pure self contamination! "
"Self contamination?" Xiao Ming frowned.
"In the past, when Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, Xiao He was a supreme minister, but his disciples said to him: you are not far away from exterminating the clan. After hearing that, Xiao He took the initiative to discredit himself and deliberately left something to Liu Bang. In this way, Liu Bang was very relieved of him. Now the emperor split the Navy, just like splitting the army. In those years, Luo Quan and Niu Zhen took the initiative to put down their military power in exchange for the emperor He is also a smart man. If he continues to be commander in chief of the Navy, he will be a prisoner sooner or later. So it's better to pollute himself. “
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