Text Chapter 1942: Netherworld Governor's Mansion
Yang Zhaoqing paused and warned, "There are too many people. I'm afraid we can't stand here."
Miao Yi was stunned. He was confused. Those 50 million troops were not regular troops. If all the generals who wanted to be demoted came, there would really be no room for them here, so he changed the decree: "Then order everyone to assemble where they are. "
"Yes!" Yang Zhaoqing took the order and took out the star bell notification.
Miao Yi put on a general's battle armor on the spot, and then strode away, heading straight to the garden where he was hosting guests.
On the way, he happened to meet Duke Yuan who was passing by. Duke Yuan hurried over to greet him, and then asked: "Grand Governor, I just saw Wei Shu, the chief steward of the Xiahou family, coming. Why is he here in person?"
Miao Yi sneered: "It's not just the Xiahou family's bad thing. They're trying to scare me. If I don't cooperate, they're threatening me. I'm not going to take threats anymore. I want to see who gives a favor to whom." look!"
The words were so ambiguous that Xing didn't feel there was any distortion, but they were enough for Yuan Gong to ponder the profound meaning of the words.
In the garden, messengers from the Heavenly Court were waiting. A total of a hundred Heavenly Generals came, all red-armored generals. This showed that the Heavenly Court took the demotion of these 50 million people very seriously, and sent one or two people here to show off their imposing manner.
A group of messengers were eating, drinking, talking and laughing in the pavilions. As soon as Miao Yi arrived, everyone stood up one after another, as a minimum courtesy.
The person who came to announce the decree was Miao Yi's old acquaintance Wenze.
Wen Ze walked out of the waterside pavilion, and the others also came out from various places and followed him.
As soon as they met, Miao Yi held up his hands and apologized, "Brother Wen has been kept waiting for so long."
Wen Ze chuckled and said, "Sent Wei Shu away?"
"Let's go!" Miao Yi nodded and smiled: "Can we start?"
Wen Ze hummed: "Now that the Governor is done, let's get started!"
"Please!" Miao Yi stretched out his hand to make way and walked side by side with Wei Shu, and a group of people immediately lined up to follow behind.
As soon as I left the garden, a group of people who had been notified were already waiting outside.
Xu Tangran, Biyue, Xiongwei, Fu Qing, Ying Wudi, Hong Tian and the heroes of Xingxiu Hai were waiting in line outside. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Tianmu Palace's will to flow smoothly, Miao Yi transferred all these old people here, otherwise Tianjie There was nothing he could do if the people on the mountaintop over there were not released.
After going around and around in a circle, Miao Yi finally used the people that Small World had reserved.
"Grand Governor!"
As soon as Miao Yi came out, Xu Tangran led the crowd to salute and all put on official armor.
Miao Yi nodded slightly in greeting to them, and a group of people followed him. The battle armors clattered, and the protective formation was temporarily closed. The group of people flew into the sky, attracting the attention of the surrounding guards. Many people realized that something big was about to happen. , the guards present might turn around and send a large number of men to formally lead the army.
So a group of guards became more and more vigilant, making sure not to cause any trouble at the critical moment.
In a cave on the top of the mountain, Linghu Douzhong, who received the notice from Yang Zhaoqing, quickly walked out of the cave and shouted to the guard at the door: "Send the order, God's decree has arrived, everyone must assemble!"
Following his order, the surrounding undulating mountains suddenly boiled. People and horses flew out one after another and gathered on the plain. The vastness was endless and covered the plain.
The excitement in the mountains continues, and the family members have also come forward one after another. They all know that the time has come to change the future of their family. Everyone has basically known in advance that they are all going to be demoted. Who knows what the consequences will be!
Concern, worry, sadness, and all kinds of negative emotions appeared on the faces in the mountains and forests, all craning their necks to wait for news.
Miao Yi and others quickly descended from the sky, and Linghu Douzhong stepped forward to salute and ask for the order!
Miao Yi gave up the throne on the hill to Wenze. Wenze held the imperial edict in his hand, looked around at everyone, and said loudly, "Your Majesty has an edict. Niu Youde, the governor of Netherworld City, is also the governor of Tianjie." , as the inspector of Tianjie, the number of men under his command is not enough to take care of several places, the Nether Capital Palace was immediately promoted to the Nether Governor's Palace, with the people of the Five Capital Prefectures under his jurisdiction, Niu Youde was appointed as the Nether Governor, and his rank remains unchanged! "
Linghu Douzhong and others looked at Miao Yi subconsciously.
Miao Yi was stunned. He didn't know that Lord Qing had such a purpose. He really didn't know anything about promoting the Nether Capital Palace to the Nether Governor's Palace before. Wen Ze didn't reveal any information to him, although he I haven't upgraded myself, but the land under my jurisdiction has been upgraded. He really didn't expect Qingzhu to be so kind and gave him a little surprise. It saved him the trouble of being unreasonable in the future. I don't know if Feihong secretly reported to the left department. His rejection of Guang Linggong had an effect.
"I obey the decree!" Miao Yi immediately raised his hands and agreed loudly. Of course, good things are necessary. If he were dismissed from his post, he would probably stand among his own people to question the authenticity of the decree.
Linghu Douzhong and others secretly sighed. Niu Youde's reaction seemed to be uninformed. A Governor's Mansion actually appeared. This was the first time Heaven Court had heard of this thing. This Qingzhu controlled these people for Niu Youde's convenience. You really take care of me!
Wen Ze continued: "There are more than 50 million troops on the Yin Road led by Linghu Douzhong. Instead of thinking about God's grace, they intend to assist Ying Jiuguang in his rebellion. They should have punished the Nine Clan, but they knew they had lost their way in time, so they specially Treat them with leniency and demote them collectively to the Netherworld Governor's Mansion for meritorious service!" After saying that, he looked at everyone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Linghu Douzhong and other generals thanked him, but he smiled bitterly in his heart. If he wanted to kill them, he probably wouldn't have found the right way back. In short, the good or bad words were all decided by those who controlled the situation.
"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty!" tens of millions of people roared from behind.
After the voice subsided, Wen Ze continued: "Linghu Douzhong is the main offender. He should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others. Linghu Douzhong is dismissed from the post of Marshal of Yinlu, and demoted from General Chaoliujie to General Sanjie. He is temporarily appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Netherworld Governor's Office to see the effect!"
Demoted ten levels at once, Shao Xianghua in the distance subconsciously covered her mouth, tears came out of her eyes, and she was so rich that she ended up like this.
Yun Zhiqiu on the side immediately comforted her softly, saying that as long as Your Majesty has the heart, the promotion will be fast, and his man Niu Youde is like that.
Linghu Douzhong smiled bitterly in his heart and bowed again, saying: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy!"
Wen Ze looked at him meaningfully and continued to announce the list of demotions.
When the decree came out, everyone was a little surprised. All those who occupied the position of the main general were included in the ranks of the main offenders. In addition to being dismissed, they were all demoted by nine levels, and only demoted to the level of the commander-in-chief. The rest of the generals who did not hold the main position were classified as accomplices. In addition to being dismissed, they were only demoted by three levels. Niu Youde arranged for their positions to be reported afterwards. The commanders below were blind followers. They were only demoted by one level, not dismissed, and fined 100 years of salary. The lower ones were only fined a few years of salary, and their ranks were not affected at all.
In other words, many of the generals under Linghu Douzhong were still at the level of red-armored generals, because many of them had reached the fourth, fifth, and sixth ranks. Demoting three levels would not cause them to fall out of the ranks of generals. In this way, their ranks were much higher than Linghu Douzhong's, but Linghu Douzhong's position as deputy governor was occupied.
Many happy and surprised faces immediately appeared in the assembled army. The 50 million troops from Yinlu were all Linghu Douzhong's direct troops, far more than the commander-level commanders under normal circumstances. It stands to reason that there are only about 5,000 commanders among the 50 million troops, but there are more than 10,000 here. Many people did not follow Linghu Douzhong when his subordinates left.
Ten thousand or so commanders are still considered few. There are thousands of red-armored generals here, and millions of purple-armored generals. The purple-armored generals who followed Linghu Douzhong's troops alone amounted to more than one million. Of course, most of them were reserve generals. Most of them had reached the level, but did not occupy the position of the main general. The more powerful the subordinates were, the more masters they had. They were directly organized into the army for standby, and there were not so many positions for them.
He was only demoted by one level and fined for a hundred years of salary. His position was still retained. There was almost no loss for those below him. This punishment was simply lighter than the expectations of those commanders.
Some of the family members who heard the decree in the mountains and forests were delighted and relieved for their pillars.
The generals with higher positions but not occupying the main positions were also somewhat overjoyed. They were unhappy that they did not occupy the main position before, but now it seems to be a good thing. They did not occupy the main position, so whether they were dismissed or not did not have much impact. They were only demoted by three levels. Compared with those main generals who were directly dismissed by nine levels, I really don’t know how much better they are. It is really a blessing in disguise!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Millions of troops suddenly shouted in gratitude, their voices full of joy.
Linghu Douzhong and other generals gradually looked gloomy, and looked at Miao Yi, but Miao Yi spread his hands helplessly, and even said in a voice transmission: "I didn't see the decree in advance, and I didn't expect it to be like this. I didn't expect His Majesty to demote and punish like this. I didn't even know that the Netherworld Governor's Office would be promoted to the Netherworld Governor's Office!"
Linghu Douzhong and other generals looked a little ugly. They agreed to Niu Youde to accept the demotion, but they didn't expect it to be such a demotion. They have already sensed the viciousness of this decree.
Those great commanders were demoted to such a status, even worse than the subordinates below. Even if the subordinates were his confidants, so what? Now the confidants are above you, and the confidants can't give up their positions to you, right? You still want to climb up, and in order to protect your own interests, you can imagine that you have to lean hard on Niu Youde. If we push it up, it will be the same for every level. After all, the people below are the majority, which means that the morale of his direct people will be destroyed and their control will be taken away.
This is using his people to control his people, and then completely controlling his people!
But they can't object. Do they have to tell the people below that our punishment is too severe and your punishment is too light?
If anyone dares to say this, it will offend the public. It seems that you people above us are hoping that we will be in trouble!
Now even if we pull the people below to resist together, the people below will see that the impact of the punishment is not great, and they have avoided the most feared crisis. They will feel relieved and no longer have to take risks. They have found a way out in the difficulties. Why would they risk losing their heads and rebel with you?
So this decree seems to punish everyone from top to bottom. It seems that the punishment is reasonable according to the difference between the master and the servant, and the severity of the punishment, but it is actually extremely vicious. Linghu Douzhong and others are a little scared. I don’t know who came up with such a sinister and vicious method!
But what they couldn't figure out was that the number of positions for the commanders below far exceeded the current number of people, so how would they be arranged if they were not dismissed? It didn't matter that the salaries were paid by the Heavenly Court, but the positions were limited. Were they going to clean it up later? If so, there would be another chance when people's hearts were unsettled! (To be continued.)