The strongest nine thousand years old

I thought it was just a small corruption case, but I didn't expect it to involve the military.

If it is confirmed that the general colluded with the quartermaster to engage in corruption, it would be a fatal blow to the morale of the Dayan army.

This will lead to disunity among the generals and soldiers, and the people will not allow their sons and brothers to join the army.

Unable to recruit new troops, let alone a cross-sea expedition, even the Northern Expedition was lacking in momentum.

This is definitely not what Chen Dong wants to see. He arranged so many means just for the Northern Expedition. Whoever affects the Northern Expedition will be beheaded!

After taking a deep breath, he had already made up his mind - investigate thoroughly and provide appropriate protection.

The garrison in Yongzhou City was the "Yongzhou Army", which consisted of three colonels and one general.

Wang Liang passed on Chen Dong's order, but the general didn't take Chen Dong seriously at all. Not only did he not show up, but his deputy general didn't show up either. Even the quartermaster was not sent, only a guard close to him.

"General Chen is busy with military affairs and has no time to come here. Please forgive me, Commander Chen."

The general's personal guard spoke politely, but he himself represented contempt.

Although there was a severe drought in Yongzhou, which led to civil unrest, the unrest had been suppressed with the court's disaster relief grain and the implementation of new policies. So where did the talk of military affairs come from?

What's more, the quartermaster is the person involved. If he doesn't send the other party over, it means he has something to hide. He is going to fight to the end!

Chen Dong's face suddenly sank, "General Wang, you didn't reveal my identity?"

Wang Liang said quickly: "Of course I did. But General Chen said he had military duties, so I couldn't do anything about it!"

Chen Dong laughed angrily, "So he doesn't give me face!"

"Commander Chen, you are too polite. I can convey your message to the general if you have anything to say," said the guard.

"No need for you to convey it, I will tell him in person." Chen Dong took out an imperial edict from his bosom and said loudly: "General Chen Ming of Yongzhou is not strict in governing his subordinates and is suspected of dereliction of duty. Supervisor Chen Dong is ordered to investigate immediately!"

The guards' faces changed drastically, "Commander Chen, how dare you forge an imperial decree!"

"Open your dog eyes and look carefully. This has His Majesty's seal!" Chen Dong threw the imperial edict to his guards and sneered, "Chen Ming is responsible for the corruption in Yongzhou. I gave him a chance, but it's a pity that he is useless!"

When the personal guards opened the imperial edict, they were completely stunned.

The content of the imperial edict was exactly the same as what Chen Dong said, and there was a bright red seal at the bottom - Dayan Yongchang.

This is the true imperial edict!

Your Majesty already knew this?

The guard's hand trembled and the imperial edict almost fell to the ground.

"Catch him!" Chen Dong said coldly.

Yan Shiqi immediately led his men to pin the guard to the ground. The guard shouted, "Commander Chen, you can't arrest me. I represent General Chen!"

"Your General Chen is about to be imprisoned. Why is a mere personal guard yelling at me?" Chen Dong sneered and waved his hand, and the personal guard was tied up immediately.

This sudden change left Xu Zhiming, Wang Liang and others stunned.

"Commander Chen, General Chen leads 30,000 Yongzhou troops, what if..." Wang Liang said anxiously. He stopped at that point, but the meaning of his words was very clear.

Chen Dong said expressionlessly: "Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crime as common people. If Chen Ming is corrupt, he should go to jail. If he dares to use his troops to gain power, he will be courting death!"

"Go to the military camp and arrest Chen Ming!"

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"Why are you arresting me?"

Chen Ming was drinking and having fun in the army when Chen Dong suddenly broke in with his men and pinned him to the ground.

Chen Ming wanted to struggle relying on his own strength, but he was only a sixth-rank warrior, and was no match for Yan Shiqi. Yan Shiqi beat him up, and he immediately became obedient.

"Drinking in the army, just for this alone, I can dismiss you from your military post!" Chen Dong sneered.

Chen Ming sneered, "Don't scare me. Drinking in the army will result in thirty military sticks at most. Come on, I can bear it!"

"Can you bear the charge of embezzling one hundred thousand taels of military funds?" Chen Dong threw the imperial edict in Chen Ming's face, and it fell to the ground again.

Chen Ming looked at the words on the imperial edict, his face suddenly darkened, "Your Majesty actually knows everything!"

Chen Dong curled his lips. Of course, His Majesty didn't know that he had just written this. He had a lot of blank imperial edicts with seals on him. He would give one to anyone who didn't obey, and he would just put it in front of his face.

"Your Majesty is very observant. How could you deceive me so easily?" Chen Dong stepped on Chen Ming's face, stared at him coldly, and said in a cold voice, "Tell the truth, and I can spare your life!"

Chen Ming suddenly laughed wildly, "Why are you being so mean to me? If you have the guts, go and arrest the Shangshu and the Shilang! I am just a scapegoat. The silver was already missing when I left the capital!"

"I can give out the full amount of 200,000 taels, which means I love my soldiers like my own sons!"

Chen Dong's pupils shrank.

Three hundred thousand taels, when leaving Beijing, it became two hundred thousand taels! ?

The people who came to the military camp with Chen Dong were even more excited.

"Did the Minister of War embezzle this money?"

"It's really absurd. The soldiers are fighting for their lives in the front, while the ministers and assistant ministers are desperately trying to make money in the back!"

"They dared to embezzle the soldiers' salaries, and the compensation for those killed in battle must have gone into their pockets."

"This is just Yongzhou. The military pay of other states must have been embezzled by them!"

"These beasts deserve to die!"

The public was outraged and resentment was boiling.

If Zhang Xingchen and others had not stopped him, the angry people would have beaten Chen Ming to death.

Chen Dong gritted his teeth and cursed all the civil and military officials in the court. It would be fine if they just asked for bribes from the gentry, but they even dared to embezzle military pay! This was the money that those good men had worked so hard for!

These beasts, even a hundred heads wouldn’t be enough to chop off!

"Everyone!" Chen Dong said with a cold face, "Listen to me."

When Chen Dong spoke, the people gradually calmed down and looked at him intently.

"This is Chen Ming's one-sided statement. I need to return to Yanjing City to verify the truth. To ensure fairness, I ask several representatives to go to Yanjing City with me to investigate the matter. If it is true that the Shangshu and Shilang are corrupt, I will execute them without mercy!" Chen Dong raised his hand and swore, firmly.

The old woman was the first to say, "I'll go with Commander Chen!"

"I am coming too!"

"Count me in!"

"Let's go too!"

"I want to see these beasts die with my own eyes!"

The eyes of the common people were red with three parts of shock, three parts of anger, three parts of resentment, and a trace of determination. Even if it meant losing their lives, they would get to the bottom of this matter!

Chen Dong wanted to "protect appropriately", but the current situation does not allow him to be partial. Only by thoroughly investigating this matter can we reassure the people and follow their will.

"Let's set off early tomorrow morning!" Chen Dong said in a deep voice.