Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"What did you say?"

"Yang Guodong! I think you've gone completely mad!"

"Rebellion! Rebellion..."

"Dayong, what are you standing there for?"

"Tie him up and take him to the courtyard to be displayed in public!"

Zhuo Yongwang was so angry that his hands were trembling.

However, even at this point, he still did not realize that there was another reason why Zhuo Dayong was standing still for so long.

In Zhuo Yongwang's view, Zhuo Dayong would never betray him.

If it weren't for his appreciation, Zhuo Dayong would have starved to death in a foreign land long ago. Even when his elderly mother was buried, it was Zhuo Yongwang who paid for the funeral.

Moreover, Zhuo Yongwang was very certain of Zhuo Dayong's character—a typical grateful and repaying personality.

If it weren't for valuing Zhuo Dayong's loyalty and righteousness, Zhuo Yongwang wouldn't have kept him by his side and appointed him as the head of the guard.

Therefore, Zhuo Yongwang did not take Yang Guodong's words seriously at all.

They simply assumed that Zhuo Dayong hadn't kidnapped Yang Guodong because of his special status.

This commotion caused the atmosphere in the conference room to plummet to freezing point.

The high-ranking generals present were completely baffled as to what the father-in-law and son-in-law were up to.

For a moment, everyone, unsure of the situation, chose to remain silent and observe, no one daring to say anything that might cause trouble for themselves.

"Dayong, don't be difficult. People should do things according to their heart." Yang Guodong's expression became increasingly playful.

"The president's orders have been made very clear."

"Whether you comply or not is up to you, but don't make things too difficult for yourself." As he spoke, Yang Guodong deliberately tapped his watch on his wrist, as if to remind him of something.

"President, I'm sorry....................." Zhuo Dayong looked at Zhuo Yongwang, who was furious, and then waved his hand at the team of subordinates behind him—everything was understood without words.

The guards who followed Zhuo Dayong into the conference room swarmed forward and surrounded everyone present.

Click!

With a sound of the bolt being pulled, the guards' dark gun barrels were already pointed at the high-ranking generals attending the meeting.

Then, after Zhuo Dayong confirmed it with his eyes, two guards came up behind Zhuo Yongwang and lifted him up...

"Huh? No...."

"What are you doing?"

"I told you to take Yang Guodong away, why are you dragging me away like this?!"

"From this day forward, I, Zhuo Yongwang, will not have such a scoundrel of a son-in-law!"

"You..." Zhuo Yongwang said, struggling to break free.

But Zhuo Yongwang, with his old bones, was no match for the two strong guards.

He struggled several times, but to no avail...

Only then did Zhuo Yongwang stare wide-eyed at Zhuo Dayong, who had turned away, and Yang Guodong, who had a mocking expression on his face, with disbelief.

"Dayong... what are you doing...?"

Zhuo Yongwang felt as if he had encountered the most incredible thing in the world.

Seeing that Zhuo Dayong, with his "honest and simple" face, deliberately avoided his gaze, Zhuo Yongwang finally belatedly realized what was happening...

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"Yang Guodong!"

"Are you going to rebel?"

Meng Changshan, commander of the Independent Army's Guards Division, slammed his fist on the table and was the first to stand up. Pointing at Yang Guodong's nose, he cursed, "You traitorous dog! Do you think you can accomplish anything with just a bunch of people like you?"

"Don't forget, our Guards Division's base is just across the street from the Garrison Command!"

Meng Changshan stood up angrily, pointing to his head: "If you've got the guts, hit me here!"

"The moment you fire a shot, my troops will have this place flattened in less than ten minutes..."

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

"Good! Good! Good!" Faced with Meng Changshan's insults, Yang Guodong laughed instead of getting angry and clapped loudly: "I know that there must be some of President Zhuo's die-hard fans here."

"Commander Meng counts!"

"President Zhuo, it seems you really made the right choice in selecting the commander of the Guard Division."

"With so many submachine guns pointed at me, I could be riddled with bullets if I'm not careful, and this Commander Meng still dares to stand up and point his finger at me and curse!"

Yang Guodong said with a playful expression, "Oh my! Commander Meng's loyalty to the president is truly touching!"

"Excellent in both courage and loyalty!"

"Impressive! Truly admirable..."

"Well? Is there anyone among you as loyal and commendable as Commander Meng?"

"Stop holding back! The CEO is watching right here!"

"Your chance to shine has arrived..."

Yang Guodong glanced around at the generals, who were all looking at each other with different expressions, and then "thoughtfully" reminded them: "Who else wants to show off?"

"Hurry up and stand up and say a few words of criticism. How can the president know your loyalty if you all don't say a word?"

"Come on! Come on! Come on! Don't be shy."

“I am now the biggest traitor to our Yongchang Independent State. You can curse me if you want. Commander Meng has already set an example for you. What are you still hesitating about?”

"Commander Wu, Commander Li, Commander Zhou..."

"Oh, and Commander Yu too!"

"Weren't you the ones who were the most talkative and loudest just now?"

"Didn't you say you were willing to go through fire and water for the president and for the Yongchang Independent State?"

"I, Yang Guodong, have now led a rebellion!"

"I have already reached an agreement with the capital. We are determined to defend the unity of the Great Qian Dynasty, and we will correct our mistakes and return to the right path!"

"I, Yang Guodong, am starting an uprising today, and I support the Great Qian Zhenguo Army in completely recovering the five provinces of Jizhou."

"President, they've been restrained now; it was my order!"

Yang Guodong pointed at Zhuo Yongwang, who was pinned down and unable to move, and asked the crowd, "Didn't you all say something quite good just now?"

“Those are all loyal subjects of the Yongchang Independent State, and all are staunch supporters of the President!”

"What's going on now?"

"Could it be that only Commander Meng is a loyal subject?"

"Are you all just opportunists and all talk?"

"Say something!" Seeing that everyone was either keeping their heads down in silence or deliberately turning their gazes away, Meng Changshan couldn't stand it anymore.

"What are you afraid of?"

"I refuse to believe that Yang Guodong can cause any trouble in Jicheng!"

"If I don't leave the garrison headquarters today, my Imperial Guard Division will raze this place to the ground!"

Meng Changshan, neck stiff, glared angrily at Yang Guodong, who was watching the show with an air of schadenfreude; he was truly defiant...

“Oh dear... It’s been said that Commander Meng of the Guard Division has two major characteristics.”

That is—both fierce and tigerish!

Seeing that no one responded to Meng Changshan's words, Yang Guodong chuckled and said, "Looking at it today, that sentence sums it up pretty well."

"Commander Meng is indeed fierce and ruthless, yet his demeanor also reveals a touch of pure naiveté!"

"Yang Guodong, who the hell are you cursing?!"

"If you really have the guts, shoot me right now!" Faced with Yang Guodong's public humiliation and sarcasm, Meng Changshan remained unfazed: "Otherwise..."

"Fine! I'll grant your wish!" Before Meng Changshan could finish speaking, Yang Guodong interrupted him.

Bang!

Before Meng Changshan could react, Yang Guodong walked up to Zhuo Dayong, pulled his sidearm from its holster, and fired a shot into Meng Changshan's head.

"After all, we're colleagues, so I can definitely fulfill his request on the spot."

"Everyone heard it, Commander Meng was yelling for me to shoot him, so you can't blame me for that, can you?"

As he spoke, Yang Guodong fiddled with his sidearm and looked at everyone, asking in return, "Commander Wu, what do you say?"

“You have to speak! If you don’t, you’re disrespecting me, Yang Guodong.”

"Commander Meng, who didn't give me, Yang Guodong, any face and just lay on the ground 'sleeping,' is a cautionary tale..."

"Meng Changshan is stubborn, bullies men and women, is arrogant, domineering, and ungrateful!"

Feeling uneasy under Yang Guodong's gaze, Wu Wenqin directly listed Meng Changshan's "five major crimes": "Stubborn elements like this deserve to die! They don't deserve any sympathy!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! They deserved to die! Absolutely deserved to die..."

"Actually, I really understand Commander Yang's good intentions."

"Let me be frank today—I, Yu Yuanfang, have never genuinely supported Zhuo Yongwang's attempts to create division!"

"No matter what—I, Yu Yuanshan, am first and foremost a citizen of Qian Kingdom!"

"How could I possibly want to follow a scoundrel like Zhuo Yongwang and cause division!"

"If it weren't for the safety of my family, I would have led the troops in an uprising long ago..."

"Old Yu! What you said really resonated with me."

"I've always been loyal to Liu Bei even though I'm in Cao Cao's camp. If my family hadn't been held hostage in Jicheng by that bastard Zhuo Yongwang, who would be willing to follow him and bear the eternal infamy of splitting the Great Qian Dynasty!"

"Commander Yang! I originally planned to launch a secret uprising, but I had some concerns and ultimately couldn't make up my mind."

"Now that Commander Yang is taking the lead, we firmly support him!"

"Yeah!"

"Commander Yang, please tell the people in the capital about our situation—we were all threatened by Zhuo Yongwang. If it weren't for the safety of our families, we wouldn't have bothered following that old bastard Zhuo Yongwang as rebels..."

"That's right! We are born of Qian Kingdom and will die as ghosts of Qian Kingdom! If we continue to follow that bastard Zhuo Yongwang in his attempts to split Qian Kingdom, we will have no face to even worship our ancestors!"

As soon as Meng Changshan was cleanly and decisively shot in the head by Yang Guodong, the entire atmosphere at the scene immediately took a 180-degree turn!

These people, who had previously vowed to dedicate themselves to the Yongchang Independent State, uphold the "spirit of independence," and pledge their undying loyalty to Zhuo Yongwang, immediately transformed into "righteous men" of the uprising...

The more vehemently he pledged his loyalty just now, the more viciously he now curses Zhuo Yongwang and the Yongchang Independent State!

Especially those division commanders who had just been singled out by Yang Guodong, who kept cursing Zhuo Yongwang as an old bastard, a son of a bitch, and a piece of trash.

In fact, at one point, some people even made a move to pull Zhuo Yongwang forward and physically assault him.

"Holy crap..." Yang Guodong was dumbfounded when he saw Zhuo Yongwang, who had angered everyone: "I thought that if I didn't kill five, six, seven or eight typical examples here today, I wouldn't be able to keep the situation in check."

"Now it seems—I was totally overthinking things..."

Yang Guodong muttered to himself, a cold sweat breaking out in his chest: That was close!

Yang Guodong is now genuinely grateful—thankfully, the Secret Intelligence Bureau contacted him first!

Now, seeing everyone's "excessive" behavior, Yang Guodong has no doubt: if he hadn't taken the first step today, some of them would have done the same...

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"Father-in-law, you have seen the situation with your own eyes—the crowd is overwhelming, and the trend is unstoppable!"

"I told you long ago—why create divisions for no reason?"

"A split in the Great Qian Dynasty will certainly not end well!"

"I bother!"

"Yang Guodong, could you be any more shameless?"

"When the hell did you say that? In your dream?" Zhuo Yongwang, whose arms were tied behind his back, roared angrily at Yang Guodong.

"When I was in power, you fawned over me like a lapdog!"

"Now that you think I'm in trouble, you've completely changed your tune!"

"The worst person I've ever judged in my life is you, Yang Guodong—you ungrateful wretch, I spit on you..."

"And you!"

"You bunch of despicable people!"

"You just pledged your loyalty, and now you're turning your backs on me! I really overestimated you bastards..."

"Hey Zhuo, don't use such harsh words!"

Wu Wenqin retorted, "What right do you have to criticize us here?"

"You think you're right to split up the Great Qian Dynasty and fawn over foreigners like dogs? Have you no shame at all!"

"Pah!" Wu Wenqin spat directly at Zhuo Yongwang: "Shameless old bastard..."

"Let's not talk about this for now."

"But you fucking took our families hostage just to drag us down this dark path."

"Is this something a human being could do?"

"And another thing—you gave away your two sons a long time ago, so you could have a way out for yourself."

"Why should we risk our lives for you?"

"To be as shameless as you is truly astounding!"

"With all that you've done, what right do you have to demand our loyalty?"

"Isn't this a joke?!"

"You're still swearing here!"

"I've been dreaming of slapping you, you old bastard."

As he spoke, Wu Wenqin turned his expectant gaze to Yang Guodong, who looked somewhat bewildered: "Commander Yang..."

"Can I go over there and slap this old bastard a couple of times?"

"I don't want to wait even a minute longer!"

Wu Wenqin raised his hand, looking eager and impatient: "Right now, I want to slap that Zhuo guy a few times!"

"Huh?" Yang Guodong was genuinely amused and exasperated by Wu Wenqin's request: "Commander Wu, this is a bit..."

"Cough cough................."

"Then how about a couple of hits?"

Seeing Wu Wenqin's expectant gaze, Yang Guodong, who had originally intended to refuse, suddenly felt a little "soft-hearted".

"Thank you, Commander Yang!"

With Yang Guodong's slightly hesitant tacit approval, Wu Wenqin rolled up his sleeves and ran towards Zhuo Yongwang....................

Well! What was about to be a major betrayal scene has turned into a massive, incredibly real "face-slapping" scene...................