The day after the Zhenguo army returned to Kaifeng Mansion, the court meeting was held as usual.

The civil and military officials stood on the main hall with the wat board, waiting for a pioneer to come up with the man's name.

Zhao Ji looked left and right. Stretched out his hand and knocked on his chair, accentuated his voice, and said for the second time: "Do you have other things to discuss?" ”

There was silence in the hall, and there was still no one to say anything. Seeing this, Cai Jing sighed. This voice was placed in the already silent temple, and it was extremely clear.

After that, an imperial historian jumped out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do!" ”

Zhao Ji showed a satisfied smile on his face, pinched the beard on his chin and said, "Oh! It's Hu Yushi! What does Hu Yushi have to play? ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen recently got a piece of news about the Marquis of Danyang. Wechen wasn't sure if this news was true or not, but Wechen was the imperial historian, and the responsibility of the imperial history was to hear the wind and do things......" Speaking of this, Hu Yushi looked up at Zhao Ji.

Seeing Zhao Ji's encouraging look in his eyes, he continued: "Weichen heard that the Marquis of Danyang received a holy decree outside the city of Ruzhou. In the holy decree, the Marquis of Danyang was asked to put down everything in his hands and return to Kaifeng Mansion immediately. ”

"That's true." Zhao Ji nodded, as if to emphasize, and said loudly: "I did write this in the holy decree, and then what?" ”

Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but sigh except for Zhao Ji's loyal doglegs.

What's going on over there, you, the emperor, must know before the imperial history. What's the point of pretending like that? You are an emperor, not a eunuch. Yin and Yang are weird, but they really don't have the spirit of the Ninety-Five.

Then the Marquis of Danyang refused to obey the order, and ordered the artillery battalion of the Zhenguo Army to pull out the general's cannon and fire three cannons in a row at Ruzhou City. The Liao defenders of Ruzhou suffered heavy losses, and even a city wall was destroyed. Hu Yushi continued.

Zhao Ji gasped and hurriedly asked, "Is there such a thing?!" ”

Honglu Siqing really couldn't listen to it anymore, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty! You just met the envoy of the Liao State the day before yesterday! ”

In the imperial history, Wang Huang (Yinfu) jumped out and pointed to Honglu Siqing and said, "Do you want you to talk more?" Doesn't Your Majesty know?! Your Majesty, this is angry with the Marquis of Danyang who resisted the decree! ”

"That's it."

"Lord Wang is right!"

Suddenly, a vote of dogs jumped out and echoed it, and the vertical arch hall once again became the very familiar vegetable market.

Honglu Siqing was swept away by the spray, he was so angry that his face turned red, and he rolled up his arms and sleeves and was about to spray back. But under the persuasion of his colleagues, he sighed, confessed to Zhao Ji, and then retreated into the column.

Zhao Ji nodded with emotion and said, "Yes!" Danyang Hou's refusal to resist the order was really surprising to me. In my memory, the Marquis of Danyang has always obeyed the holy decree.

The decree sent him westward,

He will never go east. But now, he is openly resisting, why is that? ”

Hu Yushi took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Danyang is not just disobedient. Wechen also heard that the Marquis of Danyang even beat the envoy you sent!

Your Majesty, he is completely blind, and he doesn't take you seriously at all! ”

Cai Jing said loudly: "How can this be reasonable! ”

After that, he stood up and said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty! The minister suggested that this fang should be severely punished and not tolerated! Otherwise, it will damage the face of the court and your majesty! ”

Zhao Ji said angrily: "How can I give it up? The Marquis of Danyang has fought for the country for more than ten years, and has always regarded the king's life as his father's life. He formed the Zhenguo Army and worked with the general to develop powerful ordnance.

Make our holy pilgrimage strong and strong, and the country and the people safe. Moreover, the Marquis of Danyang has made great achievements, neither arrogant nor self-esteemed, every time he talks about it, he will say that 'the blood battle of the generals is not my work'.

The Marquis of Danyang disobeyed my order, and he must have had his considerations. I am willing to forgive him once, but I must also punish him, otherwise it will not be enough for others to take him seriously! ”

Cai Jing fell to his knees with a thud and said loudly: "Your Majesty has a broad mind, and he is really the king of the saints of Yao Shun's reincarnation!" ”

All the ministers also knelt on the ground and echoed loudly: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise! ”

Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction and gave Cai Jing a vague look. Then he said to Yan Shangshu: "Yan Shangshu." ”

"The old minister is here!"

"According to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, how should the military generals be punished if they do not listen to the king's orders, disobey the holy decree, and beat the imperial history?"

Yan Shangshu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It should be...... He should be beheaded for public example......"

"Wow!" Zhao Ji waved his hand: "If you can't do it, you can't do it!" The Marquis of Danyang still has military exploits, how can this be? Wouldn't the beheading of Danyang Hou chill the hearts of the soldiers? ”

"That ......"

"Lock him up for a month and let him suffer in prison. He was punished with three years' salary, and fifty strokes of the cane. If he repeats his offense, he will be beheaded for public display! ”

"Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise! Cai Jing shouted again.

All the ministers also shouted: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise! ”

Zhao Ji stood up and pressed his hands in the air. With a proud look, he said in a deep voice: "Do you have anything else to do?" ”

"It's gone!"

"Then disperse!"

“……”

Everyone can see that this is the double reed sung by Cai Jing and Zhao Ji, but they are helpless.

Now, it is Cai Jing's group of people who can really influence the situation in the court. These people don't have the ability and energy to change the world, although they are interested in Tang Ning, they can't help Tang Ning in any way.

But this

The second double reed is actually Zhao Ji selling Tang Ning's favor, so that Tang Ning can be used by him.

At the beginning, they transferred Tang Ning back, just looking for this opportunity. But they didn't expect that Tangning's dissatisfaction with this matter had reached such a level.

In Confucianism, he began to beat the angels and disobey the holy decree. Should we say that Downing was hot-tempered, or should I say that it was all expected?

Maybe the angel who was sent to read the decree was deliberately provoking Downing?

All in all, it's none of their business. Because even if they wanted to help, they couldn't do anything. The key reason why Tang Ning can be reused, and even Zhao Ji wants to use him, is not just that he has the ability.

At the same time, he is a person who is not swayed by partisanship. He is neither inclined to the new party nor to the old party. He just completed the emperor in a down-to-earth manner and fulfilled the task given to him by the Privy Council.

Such ministers, or generals, have always been the emperor's favorite.

But the problem is that he doesn't seem to like the current emperor very much......

Downing was in prison, and he gave the roast duck to the new cellmate next door. Listen to what this guy means, it's that he's out of luck. Before the first emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the amnesty was granted to the world, he was not found out.

After the amnesty, he was investigated, and today he was arrested again. The crime was corruption and bribery, but in fact it was just a wealthy businessman who had been favored by him in the past to help him pay for his sister's treatment.

Overall, this guy is really unlucky. In addition, he is still a talker, although Tang Ning is not in the mood to speak now, but listening to others whispering in his ear can still relieve some pressure.

Although the prison environment is good, it does not allow prison visits, and loneliness is the worst enemy of the officials who are locked up here.

So Tang Ning gave him the roast duck, hoping that he would have enough to eat and have the strength to continue to whisper in his ear.

"Dude, why did you get in? I look at your appearance, you shouldn't be as old as me, right? ”

“……”

"Don't stop talking, it's so boring if you don't talk, you haven't told me what your last name is. Everyone is so destined to come to prison, and so fate happens to be neighbors, make friends, don't be so cold! ”

“……”

"Okay, then I'll ask a different question. Dare to ask where your Excellency is? ”

“……”

"I realized, let me think about which department works with dumb people...... Are you going to be a prisoner? ”

Tang Ning squinted at him, and he shivered.

"Just kidding, don't look at me with such scary eyes." He whispered.

Tang Ning sighed and said, "You have been talking about it for a long time, and you haven't told me what your name is?" ”

“……”

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