"Yo! Grandpa Guo, why are you here? Outside the Chen'an Palace, Xiaofuzi was very surprised when he saw Sun Ding'an coming. Hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Do you have something to ask to see Banzai?" But now that the Lord is discussing government affairs with the princes, why don't we go in and say back? ”

"No!" Sun Dingan waved his hand and said, "The old man just wants to see how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behaves for a while, don't alarm Your Majesty, the old man just listens here for a while!" ”

Seeing this, Xiao Fuzi nodded, motioned to a little eunuch next to him to move a stool over for Sun Ding'an to sit, and went back to the hall to serve Zhang Lingyang.

At this time, in the Chen'an Palace, there was a lot of arguing about how to deal with the thirteen guards of Liaodong.

Zheng Yongji, the first assistant of the cabinet, said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the matter in Liaodong must be investigated in detail, and all the perpetrators must be punished severely, so as to set an example. ”

On the side of the military pavilion, Xining Hou Ma Jinzhong objected: "Liaodong 13 guards, except for Jianzhou, Fuzhou, Jinzhou three guards, among the remaining ten guards, there are not a few people who commit crimes, if you really take it seriously, I am afraid that few of the more than 50,000 people in these ten guards are innocent."

According to Zheng Gelao's meaning, the imperial court's military strength in Liaodong will be empty, and it will not be able to recover in a short period of time. ”

"What's the matter?" Zheng Yongji chuckled lightly and said, "With the geographical location of Liaodong, there is no external threat at all, so it doesn't hurt to have fewer troops." ”

"How come there is no threat?" Ma Jinzhong retorted, "The tribes of Fuyu, Duoyan, Tashan, Jianzhou, Haixi, Taining and other tribes north of Liaodong, although they nominally accept the jurisdiction and establishment of the imperial court, but they have great autonomy. I'm afraid you can't afford such a responsibility! ”

Listening to Ma Jinzhong's words, Zheng Yongji blew his beard and glared a little, "What does Xining Hou mean by this?" Whether it is Jianzhou, Haixi, or Duoyan, Taining, Tashan, Fuyu and other departments, although they are not Han people, they are the people of my Great Zhou, and after the education of my Great Zhou over the years, their personalities have become extremely docile, and it is impossible to rebel at all. ”

"I'm afraid you can only coax a three-year-old child!" Ma Jinzhong sneered, "It is very clear in the letter of Han Xiao, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, that several tribes in northern Liaobei are now obedient to the imperial court's decrees because they are afraid of my Great Zhou national strength. But in their bones, they are all people who eat the ancients, and for them, the imperial court has to guard against them, so I still suggest that the imperial court should quickly restore the establishment of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division. ”

"Eat the ancients?" Zheng Yongji sneered, "I'm afraid this is just your military pavilion's own opinion." When Zhao Chenfeng rebelled, Han Xiao was able to persuade the northern Liaobei clan to send troops to assist with his own strength.

If they really can't eat the ancients, Han Xiao has great ability, I'm afraid he can't convince them, and it is impossible to put down the rebellion in Liaodong in such a short time! ”

"If it is not of my race, its heart will be different!" Ma Jinzhong said, "No matter how loyal the tribes of Liaobei are to the imperial court, they can't be unguarded against the imperial court!"

Besides, it has been less than ten years since the development of Liaodong, during which they have made great contributions to the opening of roads, land development, and mining in Liaodong, and we can't just deny their previous achievements just because of this little mistake, let alone give them a chance to reform themselves! ”

"According to what Xining Hou said, what is the use of the law of the Great Zhou?" Zheng Yongji said, "Is it just because of the merits they have made in the past that they can do evil? Can you know the law and break the law? Then what else does the court need to do with the law? ”

"Did I say I didn't act according to the law?" Ma Jinzhong retorted, "I mean, all the soldiers in Liaodong, as long as they commit crimes, they should be tried, but when the final execution is made, I hope that the imperial court can deal with it lightly and give the soldiers of Liaodong a chance to reform themselves." ”

"No way!" Zheng Yongji said, "Give them a chance to mend their ways, then who will give those persecuted Korean slave girls a chance?" What mistake did they make to be tainted by the Liaodong soldiers in vain?

Xininghou, you tell the old man, how do you explain to these victimized women? Is it just to apologize to them and it's over? Anyway, the cabinet can't do this, and there is no shame to do it, if you want to do it, you military cabinet will do it! ”

Ma Jinzhong said: "Although what the Liaodong soldiers did did have some moral degradation, they did not violate the laws of my Great Zhou......

"But they violated the bottom line of being a human being and violated the military law of my Great Zhou!" Zheng Yongji interrupted, "As the minister of the military cabinet, is it possible that the Marquis of Xining still wants the old man to remind you of the military law of the Great Zhou?" ”

"You ......" Ma Jinzhong was dumbfounded for a while.

On the dragon chair, Zhang Lingyang always looked at Ma Jinzhong and Zheng Yongji arguing quietly.

"Okay, the two Aiqing don't have to quarrel anymore!" At this time, Zhang Lingyang suddenly spoke, "I already know what you mean, you all have their own truths, and I understand them all." ”

As he spoke, Zhang Lingyang looked at Zhao Hao on the side and asked, "Hao'er, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

After thinking about it, Zhao Hao replied: "Father, the son thinks that this matter should be punished. For those high-level generals in Liaodong who know the law and break the law, no matter how much credit they have made before, the imperial court should deal with it severely. On the contrary, those generals and soldiers at the grassroots level should be punished lightly by the imperial court. This not only gave an explanation to the victimized women, but also stabilized the situation in Liaodong. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang shook his head noncommittally and said: "What do you mean, I understand that although those high-level generals have made a lot of military exploits before, the court has never been stingy with the rewards they deserve, so now the court does not owe them anything."

On the contrary, it is those grassroots generals and soldiers, who have been born and died for many years, and every drop of sweat has been sprinkled on the land of Liaodong, but they have received very little reward, so they want to deal with them lightly.

But Hao'er, have you thought about it, what is the purpose of the law and military law? ”

Glancing at everyone, Zhang Lingyang continued: "I have repeatedly emphasized the rule of law before. But in the current situation, the military pavilion is thinking about extrajudicial mercy, in fact, it is not that you don't want to do things according to the law, but you just have the idea that the law does not hold the public accountable. Is it rare that you can gently spare these lawbreakers? ”

"I can't see it!" Zhang Lingyang's expression was solemn, and he said: "Don't say that there are 50,000 people involved in it now, even if there are 100,000, 200,000, or 1 million people involved, they will be judged as they should be, and they will be dealt with severely according to the laws and military laws of my Great Zhou."

The establishment of soldiers is to protect the lives and property of the people, and an army like the Liaodong Dusi, the imperial court does not want it, and it saves the imperial court from embarrassing! ”

Saying that, Zhang Lingyang looked at Zheng Yongji and said: "Zheng Aiqing, this matter is led by your cabinet, and the three law divisions will jointly try this case, except for those soldiers who are really not involved, as long as anyone touches the fingers of those Korean slave girls, they will be sent to Siberia to cut wood......