No matter how bad the conditions of the Jingzhao Mansion Prison were, it was much more spacious than the prison car, and Shi Chaoqing actually felt an inexplicable relaxation, finally no longer having to sleep in the open air, and he didn't have to worry about the stones and hateful phlegm that could be thrown at them anytime and anywhere.

Along the way, every time they passed through the city, the escorted Shenwu army would take them to swagger through the streets, which was really unbearable humiliation for the former "pride of the sky".

Shi Chaoqing suddenly cried loudly, and the grievances of more than a month seemed to be vented at this moment. His cry was immediately met with a rebuke from his brother:

"My historian doesn't have such a bad seed as you, you go to prison when you go to prison, you die when you die, cry like a woman, ...... like a woman"

Shi Chaoqing's eyes were full of tears, and he didn't pay attention to Shi Chaoyi's scolding and ridicule at all, and now he has nothing, can't he even cry a few times? However, the footsteps of the jailer suddenly sounded outside the prison, and he subconsciously stopped crying.

After a while, Shi Chaoyi sighed:

"You and my brother can die together, and it is not in vain to go to the world!"

Shi Chaoqing was shocked, for the word "death", he always thought that it was very far away from him. Now hearing Shi Chaoyi say this, he trembled with fright.

"Is the Tang Dynasty serious, do you want to execute us?"

Shi Chaoyi gritted his teeth.

"What punishment should be taken to deal with a traitor?"

Shi Chaoqing was stunned, in the heyday of Dayan, dealing with rebellion was all an inch, could they face such a sad fate today?

The two brothers of the Shi family didn't know that while they were discussing their own death, Qin Jin, Wei Jiansu, Fifth Qi, Yan Zhuang and others were discussing the appropriate ceremony to hold a ceremony to sacrifice the prisoners.

Qin Jin thought that he could be sentenced to capital punishment and then pardoned in the name of the Son of Heaven to show the benevolence and self-confidence of the imperial court.

However, his opinion was firmly opposed by several others.

Even Wei Jiansu, who has always been unremarkable, is conclusive.

"The chieftain of the enemy country may be pardoned by heaven, but the two thieves of Anshi are traitors to the king, once they are pardoned, their legacy will be endless!"

Fifth Qi and Yan Zhuang also echoed in unison.

At this point, there is no objection, the Shi brothers must die, the only difference is how to die. Heads of the war, beheading, and killing, and in the end, the compromise chose to behead the waist and kill the corpse! As for the children of the Anshi family, without exception, they must all be executed.

In fact, this kind of trivial matter does not need to be discussed by the people in power of the empire in person, but the disappearance of Shi Siming, the first evil, and the failure to complete the work of suppressing the thief, the disposal of Shi Siming's two sons is to a large extent to be seen by the world, so as to deter lawlessness.

At the same time, several important ministers of the empire discussed the promotion and transfer of Lu Qi, Yan Zhenqing and others.

Yan Zhuang put it forward, Lu Qi has made outstanding achievements in the local area, and he can be transferred back to Chang'an and enter the political hall. Yan Zhenqing also made great contributions, and it is natural to be named a prime minister.

Since the restoration of the old system of prime ministers, the left and right servants and the Pingzhang affairs under the Zhongshu Sect are no longer called the name of the prime minister, but more just to show their status.

Wei Jiansu and Wuqi were originally prime ministers, and after the prime minister replaced the prime minister, they could only arrange envoys for various specific errands to use their savings to exercise the powers they used to be prime ministers.

Therefore, in addition to not having the name of prime minister, the power in their hands has not only not decreased, but because of the addition of their posts, their power has become heavier.

Of course, Qin Jin knew the reason why Yan Zhuang suggested transferring Lu Qi back. Lu Qi has been a festival envoy in Hedong for four years, and after fighting for so many years, his prestige in Hedong is incomparable to anyone. Even if Du Fu patrols Hedong, I am afraid that there will inevitably be many unsatisfactory accidents.

As long as many things are prevented, it is possible to change the tragic outcome and go in a direction that everyone is happy about.

If the imperial court hadn't relied too much on An Lushan and let him work in Hebei for ten years, why would there be today's disaster?

Therefore, once the war of counter-chaos is over, it is reasonable to transfer back to Luqi.

Yan Zhuang had already thought about the candidate to replace Lu Qi, Yang Xing, who was guarding Luoyang, could have led his army north to guard Fanyang, on the one hand, to convince the people, and on the other hand, to resist the Khitans who might go south at any time.

The border of Hebei has not been peaceful since the Tianbao period, and it took a lot of energy for the imperial court to fight against the Khitans, which also gave An Lushan a big opportunity. Now the imperial court must learn the lessons of the disaster of Anshi, and arguing that the officials in charge of the army is the first step.

Originally, the situation in Hebei had not yet been completely stabilized, and Qin Jin intended to let Lu Qi stay in Hedong and Hebei for an extra year, but now through Wei Jiansu, Fifth Qi, and Yan Zhuang's reminders, he was inclined to transfer him back to Chang'an.

"The situation in Hexi is rotten, Lu Qi can be sent to Hexi after he comes back, with this general of a hundred battles, he will definitely be able to save Longyou from being implicated!"

Yan Zhuang's strategy of successively suggesting the transfer of officials was based on maintaining stability, and he had witnessed the rise and fall of An Lushan for many years in the An Lushan shogunate, so he naturally had a profound summary of many of the reasons.

However, Qin Jin's thoughts are still very different. Lu Qi, Pei Jing, Yang Xingben and others are all old men of the Shenwu Army, and their loyalty may not be lower than others, the key is how to use it.

Qin Jin has been thinking about the candidates who will stay in Chang'an after his westward expedition, and Lu Qi is considering one of them.

Therefore, he transferred back to Luqi, not only to prevent the situation of the feudal town sitting on a large scale, but also to make a stable distribution of the complex power in Chang'an, which was enough to support his return from the western expedition.

After a long time, Wei Jiansu also turned his attention to the matter of the Western Expedition, but his opinion was against Qin Jin's personal Western Expedition. In general, similar to Princess Shou'an's thoughts, Hexi and the Western Regions are elbows and armpits after all, and it is better to send reliable generals than to fight in person, which is a safe policy.

Of course, Qin Jin's determination was already very decisive. No amount of advice could change his mind.

"This matter will be discussed later, seeing that the Hedong Shenwu Army is about to enter Beijing in triumph, it is the key to arrange all the supplies!"

About half of the soldiers of the Hedong Shenwu Army came from the land of Sanfu, and after Hebei was pacified, they naturally had no need to stay in Hedong. The land of Hebei is guarded by the Yang Xing headquarters, so how to place these elites has become the key.

It is naturally impossible to disarm and return to the field, and Qin Jin's plan is to use the Hedong Shenwu Army as the backbone to form a Western Expeditionary Army, and then add a new army recruited and trained in the land of Guanzhong to gather 100,000 people and strive to level the Western Regions in one fell swoop.

However, the idea is good, but it is very difficult to actually implement it.

100,000 people passed through the land of Longyou, crossed the Qilian Mountains, and entered Hexi, and the mere march was already extremely difficult, and logistics and supply were even more problematic.

To mobilize 100,000 soldiers, at least more than 500,000 civilians must be conscripted to ensure the sustainability of logistical supplies. At the same time, the cost of maintaining more than 600,000 people, the consumption of food and the loss of transportation must be carefully calculated.

If the imperial court's reserves were not enough to last a year, the plan for the western expedition might have to be postponed or aborted.

Therefore, the role of the Fifth Qi is obvious, this able official who is famous for his wealth and scheming, will definitely do his best to meet the requirements of the Western Expedition.

These specific matters, Qin Jin began to plan and implement with the Fifth Qi as early as half a year ago, and the materials were continuously transferred to Guanzhong from all over the country, of course, nominally only to enrich the empty Guanzhong, in fact, these materials that were transported to Chang'an without any great effort were all used as strategic reserves by Qin Jin, and the only role was to ensure the upcoming expeditionary army.

Wei Jiansu refused to give in and still insisted on his own opinion.

"The war in the world is still in turmoil, and now that the chaos has just been calmed down, the first priority of the imperial court should be to recuperate, and now it is going to be conquered with millions of people with great fanfare, has the prime minister forgotten the allusion to the death of Qin Sui?"

Wei Jiansu has now changed the style of the shadow prime minister in the past, and insists on opposing many of Qin Jin's decisions, which makes Qin Jin a little crying and laughing. Qin Jin knew that Wei Jiansu was sure that he would not be angry with him because of the advice.

However, Li Longji, the son of peace back then, would, so in front of Li Longji, Wei Jiansu, who had always been wise and self-protecting, wisely chose to be a shadow.

Regarding these complicated matters, Qin Jin didn't want to have too many disputes with Wei Jiansu, so he dealt with them hastily.

Early the next morning, Qin Jin went to the new army camp in Dongneiyuan according to the plan, Qing Xuzi was like a hanger, and the new firearms developed were endless, and this inspection, he made ten new firearms, and asked him to determine which one is more suitable for equipping the new army.

As soon as he entered the West Inner Garden, Qin Jin could smell the smell of burning sulfur in the air.

Qing Xuzi had already waited at the door with someone, and when he saw Qin Jin's horse team, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Poor Dao has been waiting for the prime minister for a long time......"

Qingxuzi seems to have an unusual interest in firearms, and he can almost do trial production for days and nights without eating or sleeping, and he can already smell a strong smell of sweat ten steps away from him.

Qin Jin banned the forbidden nose and joked:

"The real person has been cleared again!"

Indeed, the already thin cheekbones on Qingxuzi's face are prominent, and his cheeks are even deeper. However, a pair of eyes are indeed bright, indicating that this is not a weak person.

When you go to the so-called test site, you can see the craters and craters, which can be imagined to have been blown up during the test of firearms.

A strange-looking firearm attracted Qin Jin's attention.

The shelves of the stone cannons were replaced with five tree trunks that could be hugged by one person.

If this kind of thing is used as a weapon, in Qin Jin's opinion, its bulkiness is comparable to that of a stone cannon, and the complexity is even more than that.

It is not at all suitable for long-distance or long-term combat.

However, Qin Jin still wanted to know what Qing Xuzi's creativity was.

"Dare to ask the real person, what is this?"