I don't want to, at this time, Liu Ru suddenly said: "Dare to ask the prince, if the concubine persuades the sinner to return and make meritorious contributions to the country, can the prince give the sinner a way to live?" ”

Wu Zheng was slightly stunned, looked at Liu Rusi, shook his head and said: "If Qian Qianyi is just a Qing, then he can still live, but what Qian Qianyi did before directly led to the Qian Zhuang fraud case, and then a civil unrest involving tens of thousands of people, at least hundreds of people, died innocently." As a result, the gate of the north city of Yingtianfu was once lost, and thousands of soldiers were killed or injured as a result...... Qian Qianyi's sin is unforgivable! ”

Liu Ru's face was miserable, and she suddenly knelt down and said, "The prince is extravagant...... What if the sinner has done a great job? Is it possible to atone for sin? ”

Wu Zheng was a little moved, remembering that in history, after Qian Qianyi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he secretly corresponded with the south, and then was arrested and imprisoned for Huang Yuqi's anti-Qing case.

A fireworks woman, married to an old man in her sixties, is still true love, which is embarrassing.

What kind of merit does it take to atone for such a sin and to atone for it?

With Qian Qianyi's age and ability, I am afraid that it will not be possible in this life.

Han and thieves do not stand together, this is the principle, Wu Zheng couldn't make an exception for Liu Ru, shook his head decisively and said: "You don't have to ask for it anymore, if even such a person can live in the world with dignity, how can this king ask the people under his rule to be the same enemy and resolutely oppose the Qing?" ”

When Liu heard this, she knew that it was irretrievable, and burst into tears.

Zhang Huangyan's face was unbearable, and he was about to speak.

At this time, Ma Shiying suddenly said: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have a report of affection, and I hope that the prince will return the Qian Liu clan first." ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, daring to be affectionate, this Ma Yaocao is also an old acquaintance with Liu Ru, and he also wants to say something for Liu Ru?

However, Wu Zheng did not mean to save Ma Shiying's face in front of Liu Ruye.

So he waved his hand and said, "Qian Liu's and wait outside for a while." ”

Liu Ru is exquisite, seeing that things are still turning around, how can there be any reason why it shouldn't be?

Hurry up and bow and exit the door.

……。

Wu Zheng looked at Ma Shiying and said, "Old Ma, if you want to say something for Liu, don't open your mouth...... You must know that she is also holding a Qian Qianyi behind her. Although there is not much money and modesty in this world, and there is no less one, but once this case is broken, the people will treat this king like this? So, it's never too late to think clearly before you speak. ”

This is equivalent to blocking all the things Ma Shiying wanted to say.

In Wu Zheng's view, Qian Qianyi is dead.

If he doesn't make trouble in Shuntianfu, then he will live until the Northern Expedition is successful and then deal with it.

If he still doesn't know how to converge, then Chang Lin Wei, who is lurking in Shuntian Mansion, is not a vegetarian.

Zhang Huangyan also said at this time: "Master Ma, the prince is right, I intercede for Liu Ru, not for Qian Qianyi, a dog thief who has betrayed the country and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but that the Liu family is indeed kind to me, and to the Jiangnan Righteous Army at the beginning, she went to the Righteous Army station seven times, gave silver, food, and comforted the injured soldiers. But if you really want to respond to Qian Liu's search for Qian Qianyi's way of survival, once this case is opened, how will you deal with those thieves who are sentenced to the country in the future? ”

Ma Shiying smiled and said, "Zhang Cangshui, you underestimate Ma." Although Ma is not a righteous gentleman, he is incompatible with the thief. Besides, although Ma had some friendship with Qian Qianyi, he was not enough to disobey the prince for him...... Rest assured. ”

When Wu Zheng heard this, he was a little strange, and frowned: "Ma Yaocao, don't sell anything, you have something to say." ”

"Yes." Ma Shiying said, "Ma has been following the prince for more than four years, and he is confident that he still has a little understanding of the prince. For the Northern Expedition, the prince wanted to finish the war without hurting the vitality of the world. But the reality is that the land in Jiangbei has been occupied by the Manchus for five years, and countless people, including those ordinary people, have become obedient citizens of the Manchus in desperation, not to mention those rich businessmen, dignitaries and dignitaries who do not have much national righteousness. ”

"Getting to the point." Wu Zheng's brows furrowed, and he vaguely guessed what Ma Shiying wanted to say. It was precisely because of this guess that Wu Zheng's mood suddenly became bad.

Ma Shiying solemnly shook his body and said: "The people of the world, including these people. Naturally, the prince would not want to kill all these people, so it would always hurt the peace of the heavens. And these people, not loyal to the Ming, let alone loyal to the Manchu Qing, they have always been a piece of duckweed, morning and evening, see the wind and rudder, this is their nature. To say that they are hardcore traitors, I'm afraid it's really not ...... Therefore, the subordinates thought that this was a good opportunity, and it was better for them to be abused anyway than to help the abuse, what does the prince think? ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "No." The reason why the decree is sacred is that it is not mixed with human feelings, and it is better to abandon some people and consolidate some people than to provoke criticism at both ends of the end...... Brother Xuan thinks what I said is right? ”

Zhang Huangyan nodded and said: "To cleanse people's hearts and reorganize the rivers and mountains, there will always be some people who will be abandoned, this is the law since ancient times, and this is also the retribution they deserve." Some people are forced to surrender because they are unable to leave their homeland, or they are forced to surrender because they are controlled by others. Although these people are wrong, they can be pardoned, but some people take the initiative to surrender and cooperate with the Tartars to bring disaster to their compatriots, and these people should be punished. And Qian Qianyi is one of them. ”

Ma Shiying objected: "Lord Zhang's words, I don't dare to agree with Ma. Lord Zhang should know that the world is not as good as the eleven prefectures under the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion, and often ordinary people, who have spent their entire lives, have never been out of the state or county, and do not even know the Son of Heaven, but only know these people. There can be no doubt that these people are guilty. But at present, the Northern Expedition has not yet begun, and these people often have a lot of influence in the local area or the Qing court, and their swaying from side to side can really affect a large number of people. ”

"Unscrupulous means to achieve an end?" Wu Zheng said coldly.

Ma Shiying became nervous, but still insisted: "The subordinates are not interceding for these people, but this is about the great cause of the prince's Northern Expedition, and it is also about the preservation of the vitality of the world after the Northern Expedition...... The prince shouldn't want to burn the jade and exhaust the vitality of the world, right? We can think about being flexible...... For example, reward them with a way to live, and then control them and suppress them, so that they will not be able to turn over in this life, no, for several generations. Lord Wang, this is better than killing them with one sword, not to mention, their anyway is enough to make the soldiers of the Northern Expedition in the future die many fewer people...... In this respect, if they are anyway, they are indeed meritorious. ”

Wu Zheng was silent.

Zhang Huangyan glanced at Wu Zheng and was silent.

In fact, this truth is also very typical in the anti-Japanese war in later generations.