Rise From the Humble

One second the imperial edict had just been read out, and the next second Liu Xi, the prefect of Shaoxing, was stripped of his black gauze hat and official uniform on the spot and pulled out of the palace in public.

This scene shocked everyone!

Although they were mentally prepared, this scene still exceeded their expectations. The punishment from the Holy Spirit was heavier than they expected!

They originally thought that Liu Xi might be demoted and fined, and that was about it. But he never expected that Liu Xi would be directly demoted from his post to serve as a civilian! He was beaten to the end! His official career was over!

After Liu Xi was punished, Xu Ziyi on the side suddenly became nervous and clasped his toes. In fact, his situation was almost the same as that of Liu Xi. The two of them joined forces to suppress the Japanese, and Liu Xi was demoted to serve as a civilian. How could his fate be any better? However, he still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that the Holy Lord would For the sake of his past meritorious services, we can give him a lighter sentence and make him guilty of meritorious service.

"Zhenhai Guard Qianhu Xu Ziyi was incompetent in the battle to suppress the Japanese, and his command was incompetent, resulting in heavy casualties on his own side. His carelessness allowed the Japanese pirates to escape across the river, and Qian Jing, the returning censor, was killed. He failed the emperor's kindness, and his crime cannot be pardoned. He will be punished with fifty rods. Cut off the official positions of thousands of households, deprive the hereditary shadow, and reduce them to soldiers!" Chen Hong then read out.

Fifty punishments with a cane! Reduce one’s position to a soldier! Deprive the world of Yin!

Each of these punishments was like a heavy hammer, hitting Xu Ziyi one after another!

"The guilty general ordered me to thank you Lord for your kindness!"

Xu Ziyi fell to his knees with a plop, as if his whole body had no muscles and bones, and his head hit the ground firmly.

The factory guard who was watching eagerly from the side couldn't help but stepped forward and pulled Xu Ziyi up from the ground. He first took off his supervisor's hat and then his official uniform. Then he grabbed his arms and carried him outside the hall, and pressed him down on a bench in front of everyone. , raise the imperial staff and beat him.

Bang! Bang! Bang.

Ah! Ah! Ah.

The sound of the imperial staff hitting the flesh hard and Xu Ziyi's screams clearly reached the ears of everyone in the hall!

The atmosphere in the hall instantly became more depressed and tense.

"Zhang Chang, the magistrate of Changhua County, failed to defend the border and was incompetent in suppressing the Japanese pirates. He was defeated by the Japanese pirates and suffered heavy casualties on his own side. As a result, the Japanese pirates invaded Changhua County and burned, killed and looted wantonly. He failed the emperor's favor and reduced his position to serve the people."

"Dong Da, the magistrate of Yu Qian County, was incompetent in suppressing the Japanese. He underestimated the enemy and was ambushed by Japanese pirates. After injuring several people, he became cowardly and fearful and did not dare to fight. He fled with his troops. He betrayed the emperor's favor. He was sentenced to a hundred sticks, stripped of his official position, and exiled for three thousand miles. , never use it”

"Yu Qianxian County Magistrate Ma Long failed to guard the territory well, had no knowledge of people, and failed to supervise the territory. The territory was plundered by Japanese pirates, and the people suffered heavy casualties. He failed the emperor's kindness and was fined for three years. He was demoted to the county magistrate on the spot to see the consequences. "

Chen Hong stood in front of a group of officials, holding the imperial edict and reading out the imperial edict expressionlessly. After each official's punishment was recited, a factory guard came forward to pick off the black gauze hat, and pulled out the imperial staff to beat the imperial staff.

No wonder you have to identify the person in advance. This person who picks black yarn and uses a court staff will identify the wrong person, so that’s okay!

All the officials felt sad.

"This feeling is so refreshing." When the imperial edict was read out, Chen Hong glanced at the audience from the corner of his eyes and saw all the officials standing at the bottom like quails. He felt extremely satisfied in his heart. This is what I, Chen Hong, pursue.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the time when his family was in ruins, his marriage was called off, and he was laughed at by everyone.

At that time, he swore: I would rather bully a white-bearded man than a poor young man. One day he will be a dragon and a phoenix, and he will not believe that he will have holes in his pants for the rest of his life! My, Chen Hong’s life shouldn’t be like this! I want to climb up, I want to get ahead! I want to become a master! I will make those who laugh at me, humiliate me, and look down on me pay the price with blood! I will take revenge on them, take revenge on them severely! I want to rise up! I want to change my destiny!

Did you see it? I did it. These civil and military officials were trembling in front of me. Life and death, honor and disgrace were all in my hands.

I will do better! Climb higher!

Chen Hong was not satisfied.

Zhu Ping'an listened carefully below and found that the order of punishment was based on the Japanese pirates' marching route in Shangyu. Officials on the marching route of Shaoxing, Changhua, and Yu Qian were named successively.

According to this sequence, the next target should be Chun'an County. Wait, Chun'an County.

Isn’t the magistrate of Chun’an County the famous Hai Rui in the future?!

Does that mean Hai Rui has arrived too?!

Zhu Ping'an remembered that he had met Hai Rui on his last trip to Beijing, but it was estimated that Hai Rui didn't remember him, so Zhu Ping'an patrolled everyone without leaving a trace, and sure enough he saw Hai Rui's figure.

In fact, Hai Rui stood out among the crowd!

All the officials present were wearing brand-new official uniforms, except for Hai Rui, who was wearing a starched and faded cyan official uniform with three patches on it. Although the stitching was fine, it was still obvious.

Uh, I remembered. The last time I met Hai Rui, his official uniform was like this. I was shocked. Last time, it had two patches.

More than half a year has passed and another patch has been added.

In the crowd, Hai Rui stood upright, like a Beacon Hill. Unlike other officials in Qi Qi Ran, Hai Rui had a calm, calm look on his face. Even though it was his turn soon, he remained calm despite the weather.

"Hairui, Magistrate of Chun'an County." Chen Hong's voice rang out.

Sure enough, as he had guessed, Zhu Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly, and then listened attentively.

In my impression, Chun'an County was also attacked by Japanese pirates, but the situation was better. Chun'an County was not attacked by Japanese pirates. Chun'an County was unharmed, but the towns below were burned, killed, and looted by Japanese pirates. I don’t know what kind of reward or punishment Hai Rui will receive.

Chen Hong's voice continued, "Although Hai Rui, Magistrate of Chun'an County, defended Chun'an County, the Japanese bandits surrounded the city and marched down to three towns in Chun'an, burning, killing, and looting. Magistrate Hai Rui of Chun'an County led the attack, but was attacked head-on by the Japanese bandits. Defeated, we injured more than a hundred people and wounded two enemies. We fought and retreated to the county. We invited Changhua and Yuqian counties to send troops to jointly attack the Japanese pirates. Before the reinforcements from the two counties arrived, the Japanese pirates had fled to Xi County. The magistrate of Chun'an County punished One year’s salary, but the annual performance appraisal is incompetent.”

"Your Majesty Hai Rui received the order to express gratitude, but failed to annihilate the Japanese within the territory. I owe you the favor of the Emperor." Hai Rui knelt down to receive the order with a look of shame on his face.

Fortunately, it was only a one-year fine and an annual assessment for incompetence. When Zhu Pingan heard this, he couldn't help but feel relieved for Hai Rui.

Although Hai Rui did not perform well against the Japanese in Chun'an County. Although he defended the county seat, the Japanese invaders broke through three towns in a row. He led his troops to attack and were defeated by the Japanese again. He injured more than a hundred people. However, thanks to the support of his colleagues, Changhua The county magistrate Zhang Chang's campaign against Japanese invaders was even worse. Not only were they defeated by Japanese pirates, but they also captured the county seat and Yu Qian County. Dong Da, the magistrate of Yu Qian County, led his troops to suppress the Japanese and fell into an ambush, injuring several people and then ran away in fear. , didn't even dare to fight the Japanese pirates. In comparison, Hai Rui's performance was passable. He defended the county seat, dared to attack the Japanese pirates, and even injured two Japanese pirates.