Iron Dynasty

The air seemed to condense.

Luo Hong stared at Luo Xin who was giving orders in disbelief, and then roared angrily: You dare! I am the head of the Luo family. As a member of the Luo family, you dare to violate the words of the clan head, do you want to be removed from the Luo family? Delisted?

Brother, if my father is here, he will definitely support me. The era of belonging to the Great Yu Kingdom has passed, and the era of belonging to the rich and powerful family has passed. Today's empire belongs to thousands of people of the empire, whether male or female, No matter how old or young, no matter how high or low, we have always followed the emperor for so many years.”

When Luo Xin was talking, the guards outside the door had already rushed in, and their guns were pointed at Luo Hong.

The persuasion failed, and Luo Hong closed his eyes in pain. This time his visit to Yizhou was fake, but it was real to persuade Luo Xin.

Although Ge Yiren's incident forced him to advance the action, he finally understood the fact that the action was doomed to fail from the beginning.

Come on, escort me to Qingzhou. In this way, you Luo Xin has made another great contribution. From now on, the position of the patriarch of the Luo family is also yours. How perfect.

After sneering a few times, Luo Hong spread out his hands and made a gesture of letting the soldiers arrest him.

Luo Xin was also quite uncomfortable at this time. Luo Hong was his elder brother after all. It is easy to say the words of righteous killing, but how difficult is it to do?

But if he doesn't do this, the Luo family will face a disaster. As Luo Hong said, asking him to go to Qingzhou to participate in the military conference is a test.

In the face of the rebellion, no emperor will indulge the rebels. Even if he hesitates now, he will definitely be criticized by other officials if he goes in a few days at night.

Brother, you are confused about this matter. When I return to Qingzhou, I will ask the emperor for mercy. I believe that you are just being deceived by the traitor. Luo Xin said with difficulty.

Luo Hong was disheartened, Between Xiao Ming and me, since you chose Xiao Ming, why would you say such ridiculous words, don't you understand Xiao Ming's temper? .

Hearing this, Luo Xin felt even more uncomfortable, but he had no choice. He knew very well that only by arresting Luo Hong could the incident be controlled to a minimum.

Nodding deeply, Luo Xin said tremblingly, Take Luo Hong down and escort him to Qingzhou tomorrow.

In response, the guard took Luo Hong out of the room.

At this time, Luo Xin sat down in a slump. The power struggle made him feel the freezing cold for the first time. Because of this, he did not dare to take a wrong step, because below the high position was the abyss.

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Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming was reading the telegrams from the secret guards in various places. Li San was with Xiao Ming. Now his office has been temporarily changed to the side hall of the imperial study.

Your Majesty, the influence of Ge Yiren's arrest is expanding. Now many nobles are eager to move, but they seem to be waiting for something? Li San said.

Xiao Ming's eyes turned to the southwest, and he said: They are waiting for news from Luo Hong, because they understand that without the support of the army, they cannot force me to accept the rule of jointly governing the world.

Just as he finished speaking, Qian Dafu hurried over and handed the two telegrams to Xiao Ming.

Your Majesty, Luo Xin is calling. He has detained Luo Hong in Yizhou, and he will rush to Qingzhou with Luo Hong tomorrow. Qian Dafu said with a smile, and now Luo Xin's attitude is obviously the most important to everyone.

Because once the Southwest Army rebels, the empire will probably become a pot of porridge, but they are not worried about failure, after all, the arms factories are concentrated in the north.

There may be a stalemate at the beginning, but in the long run, the Southwest Army will lose, but in this way, the result of cannibalism will also weaken the strength of the empire.

I just said that Luo Xin is a little temperamental, but he can still figure it out clearly when it comes to big issues.

Xiao Ming's frown was relieved, but he was different from Qian Dafu, because he knew that even if Luo Xin was determined to rebel, he would not be able to make trouble.

The position of Changshi in the empire is self-contained. It looks like a small official, but in fact has a lot of power. If the military region makes a mistake in the direction, Changshi will notify the General Staff as soon as possible. After obtaining his authorization, Changshi can remove the commander. official.

What he was worried about was that by then he would have to deal with Luo Xin.

Yes, as long as the army does not move, there will be no major troubles in the empire this time, but this small trouble seems to be unavoidable. Qian Dafu glanced at another telegram.

Xiao Ming's smile turned cold after seeing the telegram, and he said to Li San: The secret guard in Lin'an said that Ren and his family have absconded, and they also found that many people on the list have also absconded, among these people There were officials, there were factory workers, there were students in the academy, this Ren He sent a telegram before he was caught, and this telegram may have been a signal for them to abscond.

Li San's expression also became solemn, and he said, If this is the case, you should immediately set up a card to arrest them. If these people are living overseas and being used by Europeans, wouldn't it be detrimental to the empire.

When I caught Ren He, I had already asked the guards from all over the world to act, but this top-to-bottom rectification will probably create people who hate the Empire to the core. Xiao Ming sighed.

For some, they only have their own interests in their hearts, so they don't care about the country and the world, and if they go against their interests, they are their enemies.

This time, both the remnants of the Merchant Council and the likes of Ge Yiren will hate him to the core. If they have the opportunity, they will definitely flee to the hostile camp and use various methods to slander the empire.

However, after sitting on the throne for so many years, he gradually saw clearly that the implementation of a policy would benefit some while at the same time hurt some, and he could not satisfy everyone.

Thinking of this, he said to Li San: Since Luo Xin has already expressed his position, let's take action. Immediately arrest all those involved in this matter, and we must also fully pursue the remnants of the Merchant Council. Xiao Ming's coldness said.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This is what Li San was waiting for, and in response, he turned around and walked out.

After sending Li San away, Xiao Ming said to Qian Dafu: It is time to announce the news of the arrest of the Cao family and his son to the world. I want the world to see the fate of this traitor.

Qian Dafu smiled and said, It is said that the Qingzhou Newspaper now has something that can print the image of a person on paper. It would be best to use this thing to show the whole world what this traitor looks like.

Xiao Ming smiled. What Qian Dafu said was that the newspaper office had been equipped with cameras not long ago. Now, for gadgets such as cameras, he can only read the newspapers to know, and he doesn't need to ask.

After all, as industry progresses, such nineteenth-century tech-savvy gadgets will only increase.