In the palace, Huang Hao was crying to Liu Chan with snot and tears about Sima Lun's "rude" behavior, and begged Liu Chan to make the decision for him and punish Sima Lun.

Liu Chan was so upset that he cried. Now the Wei army is about to attack the city. The only person Liu Chan can rely on now is Sima Lun. So Huang Hao wants Liu Chan to deal with Sima Lun. Who can defend him for him?

The capital city?

It is true that Liu Chan has always been very fond of Huang Hao, but Liu Chan also knows what is important and what is important. At this time of life and death, capable ministers are much more important than jesters. How can Liu Chan offend Sima Lun in order to protect Huang Hao.

What's more, can he afford to offend him? Sima Lun has a lot of troops. Even if he wants to rebel, no one can check him. So even if Huang Hao keeps crying, Liu Chan doesn't dare to promise him anything. He just says

If there is any misunderstanding in this, we can clarify it after Sima Lun goes to court.

Liu Chan had just calmed Huang Hao when he heard Huang Menguan sing a promise loudly: "General Sima Lun of Hussars is here to see you!"

Liu Chan hurriedly ordered Huang Hao to hide behind the screen, and then announced that Si Malun was coming to the palace.

After Sima Lun went to the palace, he paid homage in accordance with the ceremony and presented the memorial he had prepared in advance. Liu Chan saw that it was to impeach Huang Hao. It listed Huang Hao's ten major crimes and attached detailed evidence of the crime.

The evidence is conclusive and ironclad.

Liu Chan frowned and said: "I summoned Aiqing back to the capital this time for the sake of important national affairs. Now that the Wei army is approaching the city, the country is in danger. I hope Aiqing can help me solve my problems. What will I do with these small things in the future?"

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Sima Lun said: "Your Majesty, Huang Hao is a master of power and manipulation of the country. He deceives the emperor and ignores superiors. He forms cliques for personal gain. He is corrupt and perverts the law. The people are resentful. In the former Qin Dynasty, Zhao Gao disrupted the government. In the later Han Dynasty, Zhang Rang brought disaster to the country. They are all guilty of the country's ruin. Huang Hao

Huang Hao is no different. If Your Majesty refuses to kill Huang Hao, it will be difficult to quell the resentment of the people and it will be difficult to defend Chengdu."

Liu Chan said: "Sima Aiqing said something too harshly. Huang Hao is just a villain, so how can he bring trouble to the imperial court? Even if he does some authoritarian things, I am too indulgent. Let him give it to Sima Aiqing."

I’m just trying to keep you company, but why don’t you make an example next time?”

So Liu Chan called Huang Hao out. Huang Hao knelt down in front of Sima Lun, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and cried: "I just serve the Holy One morning and evening, and do not interfere in the affairs of the country. Sima Qiaoqi will not listen to what outsiders say, and wants to

Kill someone. Someone’s life depends on Tongquan Daqiu, but Qiuqi takes pity on him!"

Sima Lun was unmoved and said coldly: "You don't have to apologize to me. When you get to Jiuquan, go and apologize to General Jiang Wei."

Turning to Liu Chan, he said: "Huang Hao has brought disaster to the country and the people, and the evidence of his crime is conclusive. If your Majesty refuses to kill him, then I will not be able to shoulder the responsibility of guarding Chengdu. Please ask your Majesty to hire someone else."

Sima Lun's move is equivalent to defeating Liu Chan's army. There is him without me, and there is me without him. It's up to you!

Liu Chan was really confused this time. To be honest, Huang Hao had been Liu Chan's playmate since he was a child and had a very close relationship. Huang Hao dared to act so wantonly, which was mostly due to Liu Chan's connivance.

But Sima Lun's attitude is very clear. If he doesn't kill Huang Hao, he will give up his choice. Now except Sima Lun, Liu Chan has really reached the point where no one can use him. It seems that he can't have his cake and eat it too. Liu Chan is confused.

After a long time, he finally ordered Huang Hao to be executed.

The only person Huang Hao counted on was Liu Chan. Now that even Liu Chan had given up on him, he must be dead. The desperate Huang Hao cried bitterly and begged Liu Chan for his life. Liu Chan couldn't bear to look at it, so he had to give up his head.

He turned around and turned a blind eye.

Sima Lun was waiting for this imperial edict. He immediately stepped forward and grabbed Huang Hao's collar, strode out of the palace, dragged Huang Hao outside the Meridian Gate, and beheaded him in public.

The ministers and people of the Shu Kingdom had been suffering from Huang Hao for a long time. When they saw Sima Lun temporarily beheading Huang Hao in person, they all applauded him and rushed to tell each other. Many people cried with joy. Sima Lun's prestige rose sharply in Chengdu, and everyone praised him.

Later, Liu Chan issued an edict appointing Sima Lun as the general, recording the secretarial affairs, taking over the military and political power of Chengdu, and leaving full power of Chengdu's defense to him.

The first thing Sima Lun did after taking office was to track down Huang Hao's party members. Over the years, Huang Hao had formed a party for personal gain, and there were many party members. Now that Huang Hao has been executed, it is inevitable that some people will retaliate, so Sima Lun must act first and take advantage of him.

Huang Hao's gang members must be eradicated by their roots so as to avoid future troubles.

After all, at this time of national crisis, if some people collaborate with the enemy and treason, they may cause great damage to Chengdu's defense. If Sima Lun wants to strengthen Chengdu's defense, he must first eradicate these remnants, eradicate them, and leave no one behind.

Sima Lun's search resulted in at least a thousand people being found. These people usually attached themselves to Huang Hao and committed evil deeds, but they deserved their death. Sima Lun gave an order and beheaded all of these thousands of people. For a time, the streets of Chengdu became rivers of blood.

The mourning was so loud that many people were so frightened that their faces turned ashen.

Sima Lun's iron-blooded tactics will inevitably attract some criticism. After all, although many people are Huang Hao's gang members, their crimes are not punishable by death. Sima Lun's bloody killings make people shudder.

But Sima Lun paid no attention to this. He used extraordinary means at an emergency moment. In order to prevent Huang Hao's gang members from retaliating, only iron-blooded suppression was the best way.

Then, Sima Lun issued a martial law order and closed all the city gates in Chengdu. Without his order, no one was allowed to enter or exit the city gates at will. Officials and people in the city, as long as they were men over fifteen years old and under fifty years old, could not enter or leave the city gates at will.

Recruit into the army and participate in the defense of the city.

All materials, weapons, food and grass in the city were uniformly dispatched by Sima Lun, with priority given to ensuring the supply of the troops defending the city. Any act of collaboration with the enemy and treason would be directly executed once caught.

The air in Chengdu suddenly became tense. Sima Lun's iron-blooded and high-pressure methods made the soldiers and civilians in Chengdu feel breathless, especially the lower-level officials. In the past, they were eating salaries and doing leisurely errands.

He lived a good life, but now Sima Lun has issued a decree that the sky does not distinguish between north and south, and the earth does not distinguish between east and west. All officials and people have the responsibility to defend the city against the enemy, so a large number of middle and lower-level officials were recruited into the army, and took

They took up arms to guard the city wall, working in shifts day and night, and could not slack off at all times, and everyone could not help but complain.

A big city is defenseless. If you want to defend a big capital like Chengdu, Sima Lun's troops alone are definitely not enough. That's why Sima Lun issued a nationwide mobilization order. Of course Sima Lun will not let go of those redundant officials in the DPRK. As for

Not to mention the young and strong people.
Chapter completed!