Chapter 191: Punishment

Regardless of whether Guo Yunhou is willing or not, when Sun Chengzong is unconscious, the responsibility for not being burned is only borne by himself.

As for wanting to conceal it and not report it, Guo Yunhou just had this idea and knocked it out, and the fire last night was so bright that it almost illuminated the entire Dongcheng. Unless everyone else is blind and can't see the sky-high fire. What's more, now that the grain and grass have been burned, the grain and grass are once again insufficient, and he can't conjure the grain and grass, so he can only ask the emperor for the grain and grass again.

There are two copies in total, in addition to Wu Xiang's department to repel Aobai's attack, the other is some details of the burning of grain and grass, but when it came to Jin Yang, Guo Yunhou hesitated a lot, and finally wrote.

"It is suspected that this person is a Jiannu spy, and his life and death are unknown at present, and it is suspected that this person died in the fire."

Guo Yunhou's way of writing is obviously a scene of concealment and non-reporting. The burning of grain and grass was done by Jiannu, which is a matter of closing the coffin. As for whether Jin Yang is a slave or not, this person's life and death are unknown at this time, and he can't draw conclusions at all, maybe he may have died heroically in the process of fighting the fire. The two are considered to be Guo Yunhou's shirking of responsibility for Sun Chengzong, even if he knows that this person is a slave in the future, I am afraid it will be a long time later.

After writing the two notes, I carefully looked at them after passing by. Only then did he carry these two folds and tell the sedan chair man to go straight to the city.

As Guo Yunhou expected, Han Yi, the head of the cabinet, was leading the cabinet members and 6 Shangshu in the Nuanchun Pavilion, anxiously waiting for what happened last night. As for the medium-effective, although his face was calm at this time, his heart was already like an ant on a hot pot.

The fire last night not only illuminated the entire Dongcheng, but even Zhu Youxiao, who was in the palace, could feel the heat. For this reason, Zhu Youxiao specially asked the little eunuchs in the palace to strictly investigate and visit all the way to see when Guo Yunhou and they would come.

After waiting for a long time, until the little eunuch came to report, Guo Yunhou and Yuan Chonghuan were almost at the palace, and Zhu Youxiao's nervous mood relaxed.

But then he was stunned, Guo Yunhou just came to report the situation, why did Yuan Chonghuan also come, could it be that something big really happened last night? As for Han Yi and the others, their faces also changed drastically, for fear of hearing some bad news.

"Minister Guo Yunhou, Yuan Chonghuan to see Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live."

After Guo Yunhou and Yuan Chonghuan came to the Warm Wind Pavilion, they directly made a big bow and knelt on the ground, which made Zhu Youxiao even more frightened.

The Ming Dynasty did not kneel and salute, even if the minister reported to the emperor, it was just a bend down. When this happens, something big must have happened, a big crime enough to kill the head.

"The two Aiqing are flat".

Zhu Youxiao had already expected that the big thing would be bad.

"Ministers are guilty".

Guo Yunhou and the others did not get up, but continued to kneel on the ground and cry guilty.

"What happened to the army outside the city last night"?

Zhu Youxiao's heart suddenly fell to the bottom, and at the same time he secretly wondered what was going on, so that Guo Yunhou and Yuan Chonghuan couldn't afford to kneel for time.

"The minister has no face to face His Majesty".

Guo Yunhou's voice carried a hint of desolation, and he took out a piece of music from his arms and raised it high above his head.

Wei Zhongxian, who was on the side, hurriedly stepped forward to take the fold in Guo Yunhou's hand, with a trace of doubt in his eyes.

Wei Zhongxian shouted softly, "Emperor."

After receiving the fold, Zhu Youxiao picked up the top fold and opened it, and what was written in it was the content of Wu Xiang's attack without being repelled.

Although Guo Yunhou was kneeling on the ground, his eyes could see Zhu Youxiao's movements from the gap. Seeing that Zhu Youxiao was indeed as he expected, he picked up the above book, and sighed a little in his heart.

For the placement of the folds, Guo Yunhou is also well-intentioned, and has the idea of reporting good news first and then bad news.

After opening the following recital, Zhu Youxiao's face suddenly changed after a few glances, and then he knew why Guo Yunhou was like this. Especially when he saw that Sun Chengzong was so angry that he vomited blood and was unconscious, he was even more anxious.

After gently closing the fold, Zhu Youxiao closed his eyes, wanting to alleviate the shocking content he saw.

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao let out a deep sigh, looked at Guo Yunhou and Yuan Chonghuan who were kneeling on the ground below, and then looked at Han Yi and the others who were anxious, handed the fold to Wei Zhongxian, and motioned for Wei Zhongxian to take it to Han Yi and others.

After circulating them one by one, Han Yi and the others suddenly changed their faces like Zhu Youxiao, and they also understood why Guo Yunhou and Yuan Chonghuan couldn't stand on their knees.

The mere burning of grain and grass can bring the head of the commander of the army to the ground. In particular, the grain and grass of the army were collected with great difficulty, and if the grain and grass were sufficient, it would be burned and it would be a big deal to replenish it. What's more, there is a person suspected of being a spy for Jiannu, and he even achieved the position of a thousand households. was even assigned by Sun Chengzong to the important task of guarding grain and grass.

You must know that this is a thousand households, even if it is a middle and high-level position in the Ming army. That is a person who can have access to the specific military situation, and now Han Yi's people only hope that Jin Yang really died in the fire.

"Xiu is Aiqing, what do you think about this matter?" Zhu Youxiao rubbed his forehead and asked Han Yi and the others weakly.

"Uh...".

For a while, everyone was a little confused, and how to deal with it was really a very troublesome thing.

If this is the only one who leads the army, Guo Yunhou alone, Zhuang Ran will naturally not be entangled in this, who makes Guo Yunhou belong to a person without party affiliation. It's just that Sun Chengzong is involved in this, especially Sun Chengzong as the actual commander of the army.

Han Yi and the Donglin Party finally pulled Sun Chengzong back to the court from the opposition, and naturally did not want Sun Chengzong to dismiss and go home for this reason. As for the eunuchs, now that the emperor is reusing Sun Chengzong, he really wants to get Sun Chengzong home, who will bring the army, and who will fight the Jiannu outside the city?

It's just that this is a major mistake after all, if you don't get punished as a coach, you will learn one by one in the future, and how will the court lead the team.

It's just that whether this punishment is heavier or lighter, everyone really can't grasp.

"How is Lord Sun now", seeing that everyone was reluctant to speak, Zhu Youxiao sighed, turned his head and asked Guo Yunhou and the others who were kneeling on the ground.

"When the teacher saw that the grain and grass were burned, he was immediately angry and vomited blood and fell into a coma, until the minister came to report, the teacher was still in a coma."

It was Yuan Chonghuan who answered Zhu Youxiao, and he took two teachers with him in just two sentences. This is also what Guo Yunhou and Yuan Chonghuan discussed before entering the city, that is, they wanted to move Zhu Youxiao with the love of teachers and students, so that Zhu Youxiao could be light.

After all, Zhu Youxiao is still a disciple of Sun Chengzong, they are all a family, how can they reduce some of their guilt.

Zhu Youxiao gently smashed his mouth, and sighed helplessly.

"Big companion, take out some ginseng and deer antler velvet from the treasure house later, and give them to the emperor for me."

"Old Slave Command".

Zhu Youxiao's words seemed to be conveying a message to everyone, and Han Yi, who was bowing his head and thinking hard, stood up when he heard this. As for Yuan Chonghuan, he was a little more settled in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the grain and grass are an important matter related to the 100,000 troops outside the city, but now that Jiannu has not retreated, it still needs Guo Shangshu and Lord Sun to work together............

It is better to let the two of them make meritorious service with their crimes, and when they see the slaves retreat in the future, the two of them will no longer reward their merits, but make up for their merits."

"Reconsideration by the Ministers".

Everyone thought about it, and it seemed that such a great merit in repelling the siege of Jiannu could indeed offset the capital crime this time, and they all agreed.

It's just that Zhu Youxiao didn't know what to think, and suddenly his eyes rolled, and his face was very cold.

"The stakes are so high that the punishment is a bit too light."

Zhu Youxiao's words suddenly made everyone's hearts beat to their throats, and Guo Yunhou and Yuan Chonghuan, who were kneeling on the ground, were even more trembling. But fortunately, after that, everyone was relieved.

"Guo Yunhou and Sun Chengzong, as the commanders of the army, have an unshirkable responsibility, but the current enemy situation has not disappeared, and it is hereby allowed to send orders to the three armies with the head of the army."

In this era when the body is hair and skin, and the parents dare not damage it, cutting the hair is also a very serious punishment.

A capital crime seems to have vanished like a smoke, and it is easy to turn a big thing into a small thing in the words of everyone. But now there is another important thing, and that is grain and grass.

Regarding the matter of grain and grass, Han Yi and others really have nothing to say. The person who confiscated the trading house, that was Xu Xianchun, an authentic member of the eunuch party, as for how much grain and grass there is now, Han Yi doesn't know at all.

For these, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly, waved his hand, and allocated 100,000 stone grain grass again.

It's just that his heart is dripping blood, and he got a total of 200,000 stone of grain, plus the food left by these trading houses, it is only 250,000 or 60,000 stone of grain, and now he has really become a poor egg.