"You should understand by now, right? Plains-kun. Zhao Dan's calm voice sounded in Zhao Sheng's ears: "You say, in the face of such a situation, should the widow directly arrest people, or should he simply let it go?" ”

Although his voice was calm, Zhao Sheng was still extremely keen to hear the trace of anger contained in the deepest part of Zhao Dan's voice.

Obviously, this time Zhao Dan was really angry.

Zhao Sheng sighed secretly in his heart, knowing that the king's mind had been decided, and he was afraid that he would not be able to stop it.

But Zhao Sheng thought about it and still wanted to try it one last time.

"My lord, what the minister is worried about is that if so many officials are arrested at once, will the war on the front line be affected?"

Zhao Dan waved his hand disappreciatively, and said, "Pingyuanjun doesn't have to worry, didn't you find out that this time it was mainly Si Kou and the officials of the Guardian Department who were involved in the case?" The logistics are mainly in charge of the official residence of Ru Xiangbang and the internal history, and it does not affect much. ”

As soon as Zhao Sheng heard Zhao Dan say this, the last glimmer of hope in his heart disappeared.

Since Zhao Dan has said so, then he must be caught to the end and will not be tolerated.

Zhao Dan looked at Zhao Sheng, whose face was uncertain, sighed softly, and said: "Pingyuanjun, the widow knows very well what your worries are, but you have also seen these confessions, these people have colluded and are constantly betraying the interests of the widow and the Zhao country. As long as every extra day, Zhao Guo will be sucked by them for an extra point of blood, and the widow will never allow such a thing to happen! ”

Zhao Sheng lowered his head and said, "The king's meaning, the minister understands." It's just that...... I don't know what the king wants to do with Pingyang-jun? ”

A few days ago, Zhao Dan had already made a decision, that is, to wait until Guo Kai was caught and the truth of the matter was clarified before dealing with Zhao Bao.

Now that the truth of the matter is basically revealed, it seems that the time has come to deal with Zhao Bao.

The reason why Zhao Sheng put forward this opinion now is mainly to protect Zhao Bao.

After all, judging from these confessions now, although Zhao Bao was not directly involved in and participated in these smugglings, the large-scale involvement of Si Kou's officials and the relationship between the key figures Guo Kai and Zhao Bao are all doomed to Zhao Bao to be unable to get out.

Since this is the case, then Zhao Sheng can only take advantage of Yu Xin's absence, and many people have not yet been brought to justice, and some confessions that may be unfavorable to Zhao Bao have not been sent to Zhao Dan's desk to let Zhao Dan get a disposition result, otherwise once all the circumstances are completely revealed, the situation may become worse.

Zhao Dan glanced at Zhao Sheng, and after a long time, he said, "From the perspective of Pingyuanjun, how should Pingyangjun be punished?" ”

Zhao Sheng thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Pingyang Jun is not strict, which led to such a big case, obviously the position of Si Kou is no longer suitable for him." The minister asked the king to remove him from his position as a priest, and to reduce his fiefdom, and ordered him to be grounded in Handan. ”

Zhao Sheng's so-called punishment is actually a retelling of Zhao Dan's words a few days ago.

Of course, it's not just a retelling. After all, Zhao Bao at that time still had hope that the official would be reinstated, and now Zhao Bao is completely hopeless.

In general, it is to save Zhao Bao's life at the cost of giving up his official position.

After Zhao Sheng said this, he waited for Zhao Dan's reply with fear.

To be honest, if such a big thing happened, even if Zhao Dan wanted to drag Zhao Bao out and cut it down, Zhao Sheng would have nothing to say.

Whether it is smuggling enemy countries, or secretly supervising the guards, one thing alone is enough to make a large number of people's heads fall to the ground, not to mention that now Zhao Bao has been involved in two things.

Zhao Sheng asked himself, if he sat on the throne now, what he wanted was definitely to cut off the head of Zhao Bao, a fool, to make an example.

But Zhao Bao is Zhao Sheng's younger brother after all, and he has always been Zhao Sheng's staunchest supporter, so it makes sense that Zhao Sheng must pull his own brother.

The only thing Zhao Sheng can rely on now is Zhao Dan's kindness.

As soon as Zhao Sheng's words came out, there was silence in the hall.

Zhao Dan looked obviously hesitant and didn't make a decision for a long time.

Suddenly, someone came to report: "King, the three ministers Yu Xin, Li Bo, and Zheng Zhu are asking to see you outside the palace!" ”

Zhao Sheng's body shook suddenly, and he screamed in his heart that it was not good.

When Yu Xin arrives at this time, what good things can he do besides falling into the well?

Just when Zhao Sheng was still hurriedly using his brain to find a countermeasure, Zhao Dan had already spoken: "Let's announce them all." ”

A moment later, Yu Xin's voice sounded in the main hall.

"The king, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao is not strict, which led to the occurrence of this big case, which almost shook the country's foundation, and his people are to blame! The minister asked the king to severely punish Pingyang Jun to set an example! ”

Yu Xin's words did not surprise anyone.

Li Bo looked left and right, sighed secretly in his heart, and also said: "The minister thinks that what Yu Qing said is reasonable, please ask the king to severely punish Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao!" ”

If Li Bo still had some scruples before, but now the situation is obvious, Zhao Bao is completely finished, and he can't turn over.

Under such circumstances, Li Bo, as a giant of the cloth faction, naturally had to stand on Yu Xin's side and do his best to help Yu Xin rush up.

Severe punishment, how is it called severe punishment? Losing an official and going to office is the lightest, depriving him of his title is a bit heavier, and direct beheading is the strictest.

Obviously, the cloth faction is really going to take advantage of your illness and kill you this time!

Seeing that the situation was gradually getting out of control, Zhao Sheng gritted his teeth and turned his heart sideways, knelt down directly, and said in a loud voice: "King, please ask the king to read Pingyang Jun's loyalty to the country for many years, and let Pingyuan Jun have a way to live." ”

Zheng Zhu on the side saw this situation, and his brows slowly furrowed.

Although Zheng Zhu, as a relative, has always been very loyal to the position of neutrality, but in terms of background, it is obvious that the relative and the family are closer.

So Zheng Zhu coughed and said, "King, although Pingyang Jun made a big mistake, he thought that the crime would not lead to death. Moreover, Pingyang Jun was also loyal to the king and Zhao Guo many times before, and asked the king to spare Pingyangjun's life for the sake of the past merits. ”

The four ministers have all finished speaking, which happens to be polarized.

Zhao Dan looked at the several ministers of Zhao State who were tense in front of him, and he also felt a big headache in his heart.

To kill, or not to kill? This is a problem.

Killing people sounds a bit brutal, but in this era, Shang Ying was able to cut off the nose of the prince and master of the Qin State because of a trivial matter, and it is not an exaggeration to put such a big event on the Qin family, and killing a person alone can be regarded as a sign of mercy.

The laws of Zhao and Qin are quite similar to each other to some extent.

But Zhao Sheng and Zheng Zhu are right, Zhao Bao has indeed made great contributions to Zhao Guoguo, and has always been Zhao Dan's staunchest supporter, and he is also Zhao Dan's own uncle.

Killing it is likely to affect the entire Zhao clan's opinion of Zhao Dan

After a long while, Zhao Dan slowly spoke: "The disposition of Pingyang Jun has been decided. ”

The hall suddenly became silent, and everyone pricked up their ears in unison, waiting for Zhao Dan's final decision.

"Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao was not strict, which led to the occurrence of this nest case, although there is no evidence to prove that he masterminded this matter, but it is still difficult to escape the blame. From now on, the position of Sikou will be held by Yu Qing. “

Yu Xin was overjoyed when he heard this, bowed down and made a big salute to Zhao Dan, and his voice trembled when he spoke: "Thank you for the king's grace, and I will do my best to repay the king!" ”

Zhao Dan nodded slightly towards Yu Xin, and then said: "As for Pingyang Jun, seventy percent of the fief will be seized, and he will be fined for three years, and he will be confined at home in the future, so reflect on himself." ”

House arrest, this is Zhao Dan's final decision.

Zhao Sheng also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Thank you, King!" ”

Being able to keep Zhao Bao from dying is enough for Zhao Sheng, who is a brother.

Yu Xin was stunned when he heard this, and exchanged glances with Li Bo beside him, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Zhao Dan was obviously in a bad mood after saying this, and he no longer gave others a chance to speak, but waved his hand directly and said, "Okay, the widow is tired, let's go down." ”

Zhao Dan was indeed a little tired.

I thought that Zhao Guo would be able to avoid internal strife and political struggles like other countries, and he has been working in this direction.

But in the end, it seems that I am too young.