I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

Chen Huaian recognized it at a glance. The golden armor in the tray in the hands of Luo Kun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was the one that the late Emperor Chen Polu left for him, and he wore it to conquer the vast Tang Dynasty.

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After that, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who was already the emperor of the dynasty, gave this golden armor to his younger brother Chen Longxiang, hoping that he could inherit the ambitions of his father and brother.

Now, the golden armor in the tray has long lost its former luster, and the dark brown armor surface looks rusty and no longer glorious.

You know, not only did the late Emperor Chen Polu "love armor as his life", he would take good care of it after every battle, and the same was true in Chen Huaian's hands.

Chen Huaian remembered that the last time Chen Longxiang followed the generals of the imperial army to the east, when he returned to Beijing on New Year's Eve of the first year of Zhaowu, the golden armor he wore was still well-maintained and in good condition;

But now, it was rusty and mottled in front of him;

The current owner of this golden armor did not return to Beijing with the armor;

In just a moment, Chen Huaian's mind exploded with a buzzing sound!

He probably guessed what happened between the anti-rebellion army on the front line of Goguryeo and the rebellious King of Jin Chen Longxiang.

Almost subconsciously, Chen Huaian's expression froze and he was stunned.

"The guilty minister (minister) Chen Qingzhi (Luo Kun) pays respect to the emperor——"

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long, long live the emperor!"

Until the voices of Chen Qingzhi, the Duke of Korea, who was tied with ropes behind his back, and Luo Kun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, shouted "Long live the emperor", the absent-minded Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian came back to his senses.

"My two beloved ministers, please stand up without any formalities!"

Chen Huaian waved his hand and ordered calmly: "Come here, give seats to the Duke of Korea and Lord Luo!"

"I dare not——"

However, even after Chen Huaian opened his mouth to exempt him from formalities, stand up, and give him a seat, Chen Qingzhi, the Duke of Korea, who regarded himself as a guilty minister, did not stand up and continued to kneel on the ground.

But he kept his back straight!

Hmm?

Chen Huaian frowned slightly, with a look of anger on his face.

He sat on the dragon chair in the imperial study and said to Luo Kun, the cautious military minister: "Lord Luo, it seems that what happened on the front line of the Goguryeo rebellion, Lord Luo should report to me?"

"Minister, obey your order!"

Hearing this, Luo Kun, the military minister who was just sitting on the chair, stood up again and reported everything that happened on the front line of the Goguryeo Peninsula rebellion to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian on the dragon chair in the imperial study.

As Luo Kun's report deepened, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian's brows on the dragon chair furrowed even deeper.

From Luo Kun, Chen Huaian learned about what his wayward brother Chen Longxiang did in the Goguryeo capital, including the killing of more than 200,000 Tang soldiers who stayed in Goguryeo during his rebellion, and the fact that he slaughtered a city by himself, almost turning the Goguryeo capital into an empty city;

Also, the former dynasty's evil queen Su Wan'er died of dystocia, leaving two lives in one corpse;

The former dynasty's deposed emperor Zhao Lingwu died tragically under the golden hammer of Chen Longxiang, who was bloodthirsty and lost his mind;

Finally, when Chen Huaian learned from Luo Kun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, that at noon on the day when the imperial army was approaching the Goguryeo capital, there was a strange phenomenon in the sky and thunder was furious;

and the news that the irritable Chen Longxiang did not hesitate to raise his hammer and curse the sky, and was finally taken away by a thunderbolt, there was a clear flash of gloom in his eyes.

Then, he once again regained his calm expression.

At the end of Luo Kun's report, the topic was naturally about how to deal with the corpse of Chen Longxiang, the chief general of the rebel army.

According to the Tang Dynasty Law, anyone who raises troops to rebel shall be executed along with his entire clan.

As a prince of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Longxiang raised troops to rebel. According to the law, he should be expelled from his clan first and then his entire clan should be executed. Even if Chen Longxiang had been killed on the front line of the Goguryeo rebellion, his corpse would be brought back to the Jinling Imperial City and exposed for three days before being crushed and scattered to warn future royal family members and the world.

However, Chen Qingzhi, the Duke of Korea, who was the first of the six founding dukes of the Tang Dynasty, disregarded the laws and royal dignity of the Tang Dynasty and disposed of the corpse of the traitor Chen Longcheng without authorization.

To date, except for Chen Qingzhi, the Duke of Korea, no one else knows where the corpses of the traitor Chen Longxiang, the former evil queen, and the deposed emperor are.

It was for this reason that Chen Qingzhi, the Duke of Korea, asked Luo Kun, the Minister of War, to take him back from the Goguryeo Peninsula to the imperial city to report.

"Reporting to the emperor, the above is what I saw and heard during my visit to the Goguryeo Peninsula to suppress the rebellion as the military supervisor of the Ministry of War. I have submitted all of them to the emperor for his decision!"

After saying that, Luo Kun, the Minister of War, bowed his head and stood respectfully in front of Chen Huaian with his head down.

Hmm!

Hearing this, Chen Huaian nodded, waved his hand and ordered: "Lord Luo, please sit down first!"

Then, Chen Huaian's eyes fell back on the "guilty minister" Chen Qingzhi, the Duke of Korea, who was still kneeling upright in the imperial study.

Chen Huaian asked: "Duke of Korea, do you have anything to add?"

Chen Qingzhi shook his head and said: "Replying to the emperor, everything Lord Luo said is true, and the guilty minister has nothing to say!"

Chen Huaian said again: "Duke Han, have you ever thought that your action is an open challenge to the laws of the Tang Dynasty? If you are dealt with according to the law, what kind of punishment will you face? Do you know?"

Chen Qingzhi nodded calmly and replied: "Your Majesty, I know!"

Looking at Duke Han Chen Qingzhi kneeling in the imperial study, his eyes were full of determination to die, like a righteous man who was about to sacrifice himself, Chen Huaian was silent for a long time.

For a long time.

He finally couldn't help asking: "Duke Han, is it worth it for you to do this?"

Chen Qingzhi smiled, very calmly and freely.

He replied without thinking: "Your Majesty, many things in this world don't matter whether they are worth it or not, just ask for a clear conscience!"

Chen Huaian frowned, but didn't ask another question.

He raised his hand and ordered: "Xiao Po, take Duke Han to the prison of the Ministry of Justice to await his fate!"

"Your Majesty, I obey your order!"

Soon, Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, who was on standby outside the imperial study, hurriedly led several Jinwu Guards in golden armor into the imperial study, took Duke Han Chen Qingzhi away, and took him to the prison of the Ministry of Justice for detention.

Afterwards, Chen Huaian continued to order Luo Kun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War: "Lord Luo, you will immediately return to the Ministry of War to report, compile the events that happened on the front line of the Goguryeo rebellion into a book, and send a copy to all six ministries;"

"In addition, at the court meeting tomorrow, you, Lord Luo, will take the initiative to report this matter, and let the civil and military officials discuss it in court!"

"Your Majesty, I obey your order——"