"Theory?" Ji Zeyu said coldly, "You're disobeying military orders. How dare you argue in front of Your Majesty!"
"Although you're the temporary commander-in-chief of the Tiger Army, you don't understand the internal affairs of the Tiger Army. It's easy to cause the army's morale to drop! Since we've been trusted by Your Majesty and entrusted with important tasks, we should be loyal to Your Majesty. You're just a new official who wants to monopolize power.
Now you have the nerve to talk about military orders! "
"That's right, you just want to monopolize power! You don't care about the original structure of the Tiger Army and want to act recklessly. I don't know where you put the country's interests and Your Majesty's trust! "
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The six of them opened their mouths and started a crusade against Ji Zeyu. Ji Zeyu wasn't the kind of person who was good with words. At this time, he might not be able to win an argument against six people, or he might be disdainful to argue with these people. He just stood there with a cold face and his hands behind his back. However, his face was getting darker and darker. It was obvious that he was on the verge of losing his patience.
Li Qitian quietly let them argue. He took the opportunity to observe their expressions to determine if they were really arguing or if they had made an agreement.
To be honest, although he trusted Ji Zeyu more, he didn't completely trust him. He was more or less suspicious and guarded against him. At the most critical time, he handed the task of taking down Pang Xiao to Ji Zeyu. However, Ji Zeyu created such a mess at the last minute and ruined his plans. How could Li Qitian not be suspicious?
However, Li Qitian observed carefully for a long time and couldn't find any flaws. Ji Zeyu and the six uncouth men had indeed reached the point where they hated each other so much that they wanted to kill each other. Li Qitian felt that if he wasn't in charge now, they might have drawn their swords on the spot.
Since Ji Zeyu wasn't colluding with the Tiger Army, there were two possibilities. Either the Tiger Army was instructed by Pang Xiao and chose to cause trouble at this time. Either Ji Zeyu's bad temper had caused public anger in the Tiger Army, and these people did not listen to him. Their anger had accumulated to a certain extent and exploded when Pang Xiao returned.
While Li Qitian was deep in thought, the atmosphere between Ji Zeyu and the six men had become so tense that they were about to start fighting.
Li Qitian didn't want to make a big deal out of it. He didn't want to see them make trouble under his watch, so he said, "Everyone, shut up."
Li Qitian's voice was neither loud nor soft, but it was an imperial edict.
Everyone obeyed the order and kept quiet. They also realized that they had gone overboard in arguing in the imperial study and lowered their heads.
Li Qitian sneered and said, "How dare you! You dare to be so arrogant in my Imperial Study? Don't tell me you want to rebel!"
"We know our mistake. Your Majesty, please forgive us." The seven men knelt down and bowed.
Li Qitian reprimanded, "No matter what Ji Lan's orders are, he is the commander-in-chief that I have personally chosen. Even if I trust his ability to lead troops, I intend to hand over all matters in the Tiger Army to him. You can only listen to military orders. Do you understand? "
The six men were speechless for a moment. After a while, they replied, "Yes."
Li Qitian looked at the six men and thought for a while. He was sure that they were all capable subordinates by Pang Xiao's side. He was overjoyed.
It was such a good opportunity. If he could seize the right time to take them all down, wouldn't Pang Xiao lose six of his subordinates in the army all of a sudden?
Thinking of this, Li Qitian was so excited in his letter that he almost announced the order to kill the six men.
But after thinking about it, although the six of them weren't as famous as Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu, they were still generals who had served the imperial court for many years. If he killed them all at once and insisted that they were plotting a rebellion by imprisoning the commander-in-chief, it was possible. However, this kind of statement would easily arouse suspicion from the outside world.
Having just experienced Pang Xiao's incident, Li Qitian couldn't bear the gossip of the outside world.
Thinking of this, Li Qitian said, "You imprisoned the commander-in-chief and disobeyed the imperial edict. Your crimes are punishable by death!"
The six men's faces immediately turned pale. However, none of them panicked. They all lowered their heads and waited for Li Qitian's next order.
Li Qitian saw that these men were so calm and felt a bit of panic in his heart.
Could it be that they really did this because they listened to Pang Xiao's orders? Did they have something to rely on and believe that he wouldn't kill them?
Li Qitian's hands tightly gripped the armrests of his chair.
He really wanted to kill these people to vent his anger. However, when he remembered that his reputation was the most important, he finally forced himself to restrain himself.
"However, seeing that you have been loyal to the country for many years and have shed blood and tears on the battlefield, we won't bicker with you. However, you can avoid the death penalty, but you can't escape punishment. Guards! "
"Yes!"
Suddenly, twenty to thirty imperial bodyguards rushed in from outside. Each of them looked nervous and ready for battle.
Li Qitian raised his voice and said, "Strip these six men of their official robes and flog them twenty times each. After that, send them back to the mansion and strip them of all their official positions. They will never be employed again."
"As you command!"
The imperial bodyguards immediately stepped forward.
The six men didn't say a word as they were stripped of their official robes. They were dragged outside and given a beating. After that, the eunuchs were arranged to send them back.
When the six men were being flogged, Li Qitian didn't let Ji Zeyu get up. He just stared at him silently.
Ji Zeyu's face was as indifferent as usual. After listening to the sound of the execution, he expressionlessly raised his eyes and met Li Qitian's gaze.
Li Qitian met those emotionless eyes and said in a low voice, "Ji Lan, you have disappointed us."
Ji Zeyu lowered his head and pursed his bright red lips. His long eyelashes cast two shadows on his face.
Li Qitian continued, "You have been a commander of the Dragon Legion for many years. We don't believe that you have the ability to let things develop to this state."
After saying this, Li Qitian stood up and walked to Ji Zeyu step by step. He lowered his head and looked at Ji Zeyu's upright posture as he knelt. The anger that he had suppressed exploded once again.
Li Qitian kicked Ji Zeyu's shoulder.
Ji Zeyu didn't dodge and was kicked to the ground.
"Ji Lan! You dare say that you didn't do this on purpose! You know how important today's matter is to the imperial court. It was clearly the best opportunity to get rid of the hidden danger in one fell swoop. But because of your inaction, all of our arrangements were in vain. You have made us the laughingstock of the people in the imperial court! "
Ji Zeyu got up and knelt again. His voice was as cold as usual, and his emotions didn't fluctuate. "This subject did this for Your Majesty."
When Li Qitian heard this, his anger once again soared to a new height.
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