Chapter 490: Dismissal and Imprisonment
Fan Honghui stopped talking and changed his words immediately, "I respect my little sister's decision!"

"Second brother, what you said is very high-sounding."

Fan Honghui, "..."

Can't you at least call him second brother and give him some face?
But then again, I have to save face in front of my younger sister.

However, allowing Fan Jinglan to stay in Jinqiu County is allowed, but nothing should be left out.

He checked whether they had enough silver and whether they had all the staff, and also reminded them to take good care of themselves and pay attention to safety.

These words were repeated over and over again from the night before to the next morning, and Fan Jinglan felt her ears a little numb.

But when she thought that her second brother did not strongly oppose her staying in Jinqiu County, she was able to bear it and nodded frantically.

The more Fan Jinglan behaved well, the more uneasy Fan Honghui felt. Not only did he send someone to escort Fan Jinglan back to Jinqiu County, he also sent several secret guards to follow her to protect her safety.

After thinking it over, he still felt that something was not right, so he simply wrote a letter himself and asked someone to deliver it to Madam He so that she would be aware of the matter and could help take care of it.

After finishing all these, someone came from the capital.

Brought a message and a will.

The news was about An Jingzhong, who was beheaded on April 16 and his head hung on the beheading platform for seven days.

The decree is about An Leiting.

An Leiting was dismissed from his post as commander of the Western Frontier Army, taken into custody and imprisoned, and soon escorted back to the capital to await conviction by the Ministry of Justice and decision by the Emperor.

The reasons for his dismissal and detention were delaying military intelligence, being passive in the fight, forming cliques for personal gain, occupying fertile land privately, falsely claiming military merits, failing to educate his children, and being suspected of being involved in the embezzlement of military supplies and medicines in which An Jingzhong was involved, and of killing innocent people to claim credit.

The news and the decree were all read out in public. An Leiting heard them clearly. The color on his face faded little by little. He could not even kneel steadily and staggered to the ground.

The emperor eventually killed An Jingzhong.

Moreover, the emperor was so cruel and heartless that he ignored his outstanding military achievements over the years and even sent him to prison, enumerating his crimes and convicting him according to the law.

Demolish the bridge after crossing it, and kill the donkey after it has done its work!
After being shocked, An Leiting was filled with anger. He stood up and said, "I want to see His Majesty!"

"Don't panic." Fan Honghui said slowly, "When you arrive in the capital, you will have the opportunity to meet the emperor."

The emperor said that he would personally make the verdict, so he would certainly ask the Ministry of Justice to explain in detail all the crimes committed by An Leiting so that he could hear them clearly. At that time, the emperor would naturally convict him on the spot to serve as a warning to others.

Therefore, An Leiting will definitely meet the emperor.

You will just be a prisoner and will not have any chance to defend yourself.

An Leiting understood that Fan Honghui's words were full of sarcasm, and his eyes widened into copper bells, "Do you think that if you drive me away now, you can take charge of the entire Western Frontier Army and make them obey your orders?"

"dream!"

An Leiting was angry and indignant, and he spoke without thinking, "The Western Frontier Army can be so brave and loyal, all thanks to my An family who has been operating at the border for many years and risking their lives. You have never had any friendship with them, so how can you command the Western Frontier Army?"

"Really?" Fan Honghui looked at An Leiting coldly, and then he looked around and asked all the generals present, "Is it really as An Leiting said?"

Everyone, including Zhuo Dingsheng, shuddered involuntarily and saluted hastily to express their attitude, "We are loyal to the emperor and have no intention of being disloyal!" Fan Honghui was very satisfied with this answer and nodded slightly, "I understand your thoughts and will report them to the emperor truthfully. In addition, the emperor has also made it clear that if you did not take the initiative to go along with An Leiting, but were forced to do so, you can use your previous military merits to offset your mistakes. Don't worry."

After these words were spoken, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

In the army, military orders are as heavy as mountains. There are some things that they know are wrong, but they have to do them to save their lives. If they are implicated by An Leiting, they will really suffer.

Fortunately, the emperor is a wise ruler!
"Your Majesty is wise!" Someone shouted first, and the others saluted and shouted again, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Seeing that the person who had always shown his loyalty to him and was willing to go through fire and water for him had no backbone at all, An Leiting was shocked and furious.

He kicked the people closest to Fan Honghui to the ground, and An Leiting grabbed a man by the robe and shouted, "You are a man who should be upright, but you have become a coward!"

"Coward!"

Those who were kicked and beaten by An Leiting did not say a word, but there was full of resentment in their eyes when they looked at An Leiting.

Whether they are cowards or wimps, they still have some conscience.

And you, An Leiting, really don't have any conscience at all.

It has come to this point. If he were not thinking about his brothers who had been through life and death with him, and trying not to get involved in anything, yet now he is questioning and scolding them in person. Is he afraid that Fan Honghui doesn't know, and that Fan Honghui won't investigate them?

How can they do their work and hold their heads up high in the future?

Or maybe An Leiting was just planning to throw away all the pieces, so he dragged some people down with him.

Do we want to die together?

Thinking of this, the resentment in the hearts of the crowd deepened. Some people even stood up and pointed at An Leiting and scolded him, "We have expressed our loyalty to you before, but the premise is that you are the commander of the Western Frontier Army. What you do is to be loyal to the country and serve the court!"

"That's right!" Someone stood up and spoke, and the others naturally echoed, "We are iron-blooded men. We are loyal to the country, the court, and the emperor, not to the individuals who made mistakes!"

"Violation of the court's laws should be punished according to the law!"

"That's right!"

The wall fell and everyone pushed...

An Leiting understood this sentence thoroughly at this moment. He watched everyone burst into laughter, and then looked at Fan Honghui with red eyes, "Let's wait and see!"

Some people are no longer useful, but that doesn’t mean they are completely useless!
At this time, Fan Honghui was too lazy to argue with An Leiting too much. He just raised his hand, called for people to come up, and stripped An Leiting of his armor.

"Take him away and detain him carefully. Send someone to keep a close watch on him. Don't allow anyone to get close to him!"

"Yes!"

The guards tied An Leiting up and even put iron shackles on him before taking him away.

The news that An Leiting was dismissed and imprisoned, and that the entire Western Frontier Army was commanded by Fan Honghui, who temporarily took over the post of commander-in-chief, spread throughout the military camp that day.

The entire army was immediately filled with discussions.