Chapter 70 Military Mutiny
The next morning, the first thing Zhao Chunming did when he woke up was to call his personal soldiers.
The soldier entered the tent with a large black bruise under his eyes, trembling with fear, and tried his best to look relaxed, "Sir, what's the matter?"
Zhao Chunming tilted his head and looked at him. "Where did you go last night? Why did you end up in such a state?"
The personal soldier followed Yi Song's instructions and said slowly, "Yesterday, Lord Yi first guarded the Crown Princess's tent until she fell asleep. He was supposed to be on guard, but I found an excuse to let someone else take his place.
By the time he returned to the tent, it was already late at night, and I was afraid that the noise in the tent would cause trouble, so I stayed outside all night."
As he spoke, the soldier yawned, which he could not hold back any longer, and then his eyes were filled with tears.
Zhao Chunming said, "Thank you for your hard work yesterday. I will make it up to you tonight."
The personal soldier knew exactly how the compensation was to be given. He took half a step back, bowed, and said nothing.
After a perfunctory morning training at Xishan Camp, a new day of Cuju competition began.
Because of the Crown Princess's lavish and inhumane rewards, the soldiers who were going to the competition were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Hongyu stood nervously in the crowd, Zhao Chunming sat next to Su Qingqing. After two rounds of the game, Zhao Chunming coughed heavily and put the cup in his hand on the table in front of him.
This is a signal that has been arranged in advance.
At this time, Hongyu should expose the fact that Yi Song had forced himself on him last night.
Zhao Chunming looked towards Hongyu with an ambiguous expression.
Hongyu shivered violently, and just when the game on the field came to a temporary halt and the noisy voices died down a little, Hongyu stood up.
He was thin and fair, and stood out among the burly soldiers.
But Su Qingqing's eyes were fixed on the Cuju players who were taking a break on the field, and she didn't notice him at all.
Hongyu took a deep breath and calmed down, "Crown Princess, I want to report you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly became much quieter. However, his voice was too soft and did not affect the soldiers farther away. The noise drowned out his voice.
Hongyu's face turned pale, and she raised her voice again, "My Lady Crown Princess, I have something to report."
This time, his voice was much louder, attracting the attention of people around him.
Su Qingqing still didn't "hear" him, still looking at the Cuju field with great interest. Zhao Chunming glanced at Yi Song behind the Crown Princess, coughed, and looked at Hongyu, "What are you making a fuss about? You're disturbing the Empress from watching the game."
Su Qingqing was startled by his roar and immediately turned to look in the direction Zhao Chunming was looking.
With a puzzled look on his face, he asked, "What happened?"
Zhao Chunming immediately apologized with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay, your Majesty..."
Hongyu shouted at the top of her voice, "My Lady Crown Princess, I have something to report. Please help me!"
Zhao Chunming stood up suddenly, pretending to be angry, "How dare you!"
Su Qingqing nodded and said lazily and impatiently: "That's quite presumptuous. Take him out and give him thirty military canes!"
Zhao Chunming almost bit his tongue.
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Hongyu: ...
Su Qingqing waved her hands in annoyance, "Don't disturb me from watching the game. Hurry up, um, Yi Song, you go and do it. Give him thirty sticks. He is really disrespectful. "
Zhao Chunming really wants to kneel down to this lady. Could you at least ask her why?
Yi Song glanced at Zhao Chunming, then ran to ask someone to take Hongyu away.
Zhao Chunming didn't have time to think about it, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, please be careful. This person has always been gentle and easy to get along with in the army. He is a well-known honest man. Perhaps he really has some grievances."
Su Qingqing waved her hand impatiently, "Then you go and handle it."
Zhao Chunming opened his mouth and quickly glanced at Hongyu: Hurry up!
Hongyu shuddered, ran out of the crowd, and knelt down under the stands, "My Lady Crown Princess, I want to report that Lord Zhao Chunming raped me last night!"
hiss!
A chorus of people gasping for air was heard, and soon after, the entire Xishan camp became as quiet as a dead place.
Su Qingqing raised her eyebrows and looked at Hongyu in surprise, "What did you say?"
Zhao Chunming thought he was hallucinating. He staggered back in shock and looked at Hongyu in a daze.
Hongyu raised her head, with a look of courage that didn't care about life and death in her eyes, "I reported Zhao Chunming, and he used force on me last night, forcing me to have sex with him."
Thousands of soldiers at the scene stared at Zhao Chunming without blinking.
Zhao Chunming's face was suddenly filled with anger. He picked up the cup at hand and smashed it at Hongyu's head. However, the cup was hit by a peanut that Su Qingqing flicked out easily, and it deflected and fell to the ground beside him.
Zhao Chunming never thought that Hongyu would actually report him?
What's going on?
Shouldn't Hongyu report...
With a flash of doubt, Zhao Chunming turned to look at Yi Song. When he met Yi Song's cold and ruthless eyes, he realized in an instant that he had been cheated!
"Yi Song, you dare to deal with me?" Zhao Chunming was furious and pointed his hand at Yi Song. "Come here, take Yi Song down for me!"
Immediately, soldiers stepped forward.
Su Qingqing said slowly, "Didn't you ask me to be the judge? Didn't Lord Zhao ask me to listen to the grievances of this honest man? Why are you arresting him before I even say anything?"
Zhao Chunming: How could I have thought that I was bitten by a dog at that time!
Su Qingqing cast a sharp gaze at the soldiers who were approaching. They immediately stopped and looked at Zhao Chunming. At this moment, Hongyu cleverly said again, "Please help me, Madam. Zhao Chunming has been abusing the soldiers in the barracks for many years. I was just raped last night. As far as I know, no less than ten people have died for this reason in the past year! Every word I say is true!"
Su Qingqing's lazy expression suddenly turned into annoyance. She slammed the table and said, "Zhao Chunming!"
Zhao Chunming was filled with anger. "How dare you frame me?"
At this moment, Zhao Chunming's personal guards suddenly stepped out and knelt down, "Please Your Majesty, I am also one of those who were coerced by Lord Zhao."
No one expected that Zhao Chunming's personal soldiers would also come out.
The soldiers who had suffered greatly from Long Yang's cruelty could not help but step forward one after another, either saying that they were poisoned by Zhao Chunming or by someone else. For a moment, the scene was filled with voices crying out for injustice.
Su Qingqing said coldly, "Zhao Chunming, you are so brave! Jixiang, catch him!"
Jixiang swung the whip in his hand and hit Zhao Chunming.
Zhao Chunming was the highest-ranking official in the Xishan Camp. After a brief panic, he knew that this matter must not be made public. Once it was made public, no one could save him. Moreover, the person he framed this time was Yi Song.
Yi Song and the Duke of Zhenguo have that kind of relationship.
With his fist clenched, Zhao Chunming decided to go all out, raising his arms and shouting, "Brothers who want to live, fight me!"
In the camp, there are many people who force others to have sex with them and forcibly oppress their comrades. Who dares to let this matter get out?
If this gets out, it will be a capital crime.
Death is inevitable, and evil comes from the courage.
