Luoyang.

Dali Temple Prison, commonly known as the Heavenly Prison.

The prisons here are all for criminal officials of the central court and important criminals in the Jingshi area. As the Dali Temple founded in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is the highest judicial organ of the central court and is in charge of the trial.

It is equivalent to today's Supreme Court, which is in charge of the trial of criminal and prison cases, and serious criminal and prison cases in various places must finally be handed over to Dali Temple for review.

Dali Temple hears and decides the case, and the Criminal Department approves and reviews it, and in case of major cases, it is the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai three divisions will be tried.

"Wang Junkuo, do you regret it?"

In the prison, the emperor with the sword of the Son of Heaven at his waist looked at the unkempt Wang Junkuo in front of him.

Wang Junkuo was not injured, but he was locked up in the prison for many days, and he was a felony who committed a felony of rebellion, and he was not even allowed to visit his family, in fact, until now, Wang Junkuo's wife and children did not know that something had happened to him, and he was missing.

But he stayed in the dark prison, he didn't eat or drink well, he didn't sleep well, his mental state was extremely poor, and in the summer, he hadn't even taken a shower for many days, and his body was sour.

When he saw the emperor, he could only smile bitterly.

Staying in the prison these days, in fact, Wang Junkuo has regretted it more than once, and he regretted it all the time. But what's the use, at that time, he hated the emperor for taking away his position as the marshal, and the fire had nowhere to vent, and the more it accumulated, the more it grew.

But I didn't think about the fate of defeat at all.

I understand it now, but it's too late.

"Regret, but it's too late, isn't it, when will it be executed, I just want to see my family, wife and children again."

His parents died when he was very young, and his uncle raised him, and then he went to sell horses, and then joined the army, step by step to today, these days when he looks back on this journey, he suddenly feels that he is indeed too inflated.

A poor orphan can become Peng Guogong and become a hero of Lingyan Pavilion, what is there not to be satisfied with.

But for a while, I was fascinated.

"Is there any wine?" Wang Junkuo asked the emperor.

"Fetch the wine, and get the best wine." Luo Cheng beckoned, "Get a few more appetizers." ”

Drinks and food are delivered.

Luo Cheng personally poured a cup for Wang Junkuo, "I'll drink two glasses with you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Junkuo said bitterly.

"You and I have known each other for eight years, right?"

"Hmm."

Wang Junkuo took the wine glass and drank it all, eight years, only eight years after following Luo Cheng for eight years, he finally became a hero of Lingyan Pavilion and was awarded the title of Duke of Pengguo.

"Eight years is a long time, but it's a long time. In the past eight years, many of my brothers who have followed me have fallen on the road, and they have not been able to see me ascend the throne and sit on the throne of the emperor, nor have they been able to enjoy the joy of the successful founding of the country. ”

"Compared to them, Wang Junkuo, your luck is good. Really, very good, at the beginning, your group of thousands of people joined my command, but among them, only you, Li Junxian, Zhang Liang, and Guo Xiaoke were the most valued by me, and they have developed the best over the years, and you are far higher than the three of them. ”

"You should be satisfied."

Wang Junkuo smiled bitterly, and his tears couldn't help but slip down.

"yes, I should have been satisfied." Tears slid down his face and into the corners of his mouth, very bitter.

After drinking a pot of wine, Luo Cheng called for another pot, and both the monarch and the minister were a little drunk.

Wang Junkuo finally knelt down in front of the emperor, he did not ask the emperor for forgiveness, he said that he deserved to die, he just hoped that the emperor would forgive his youngest child.

"Please Your Majesty leave me a seed for Wang Junkuo, the child is not yet a year old, please spare him."

"What about you and your other wives and concubines?" Luo Cheng asked with red eyes.

"The minister knows that he deserves to die, and he doesn't dare to ask for more."

Luo Cheng kicked him over and kicked him over.

"Bastard, did you only think of these words at this time? You followed me into battle and were born and died, and there should be a dozen or twenty scars on your body, right? I have almost died in battle more than once, and now I have succeeded, in exchange for this glory and wealth, but I don't know how to cherish it, who are you right? Is it difficult to get up with those struggles of your own? ”

Wang Junkuo is a big man, crying at this time with snot and tears on his face.

"Death to the minister!"

"If you die in battle, your son can take the title of Duke of Pengguo, your wife and concubines and other children can be taken care of in the best, I will not forget them, Daqin will not forget them, but now that you have rebelled and died, who are you right?"

"Your Majesty, don't say it again, please give your majesty another cup of poisonous wine, and the minister will apologize."

"Bastard, is it dead? No way! ”

The emperor looked at this brother with red eyes, some hatred of iron and steel, Luo Cheng is not the kind of person who sits on the country, this country is fought by him and countless brothers like Wang Junkuo, everyone fights side by side, fights hard together, how many times do you share your life.

People have feelings, even if they study in the same dormitory for three or two years, they can become brothers. What's more, they are comrades-in-arms who have been fighting side by side for eight years.

"Wang Junkuo, you rebelled against me, I was so heartbroken when I heard it, I wanted to personally pick up a knife and cut you at that time. But then I thought about it, forget it, it's not worth killing you. ”

"Your Majesty, please kill me."

At this time, Luo Cheng had already stood up, "Wang Junkuo, I told you that I will not kill you, and your rebellion will not be made public, and I will not make it public about you and your comrades." I have decided to give you another chance, you will be stripped of the Duke of Pengguo, and the life-size portrait will also be removed from the Lingyan Pavilion, and I will demote you to the rank of Seventh-rank Lieutenant, and send you to the command of Xu Shiji of Daifang County in Andong Province to make meritorious contributions. As for your wives and concubines, I will not embarrass them, let them go with you to lead the party, and cherish this opportunity, which you have earned for eight years of desperate death for me, but this is only one chance. If you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have when you get to the band, then there is no chance. ”

Wang Junkuo was shocked.

"Your Majesty?"

"Let's do it for ourselves, let's go to the five thousand miles of road, across the mountains and across the sea, maybe you and I will not be able to see each other again in this life."

"Your Majesty, the minister is dead..." Wang Junkuo was already hoarse.

"Five thousand miles away in Obifang County, let's start over, the seven-rank captain starts, there is still no peace, with your bravery and ability, you have the same chance to make contributions, maybe ten or twenty years later, you can become the Obifang Taishou."

Wang Junkuo knelt on the ground, his head slammed into the heavenly prison again and again, and his head was covered with blood.

Luo Cheng couldn't bear to look at it anymore, turned his head and left.

People are not grass and trees, even if it is a dog raised by themselves, they will have a deep feeling after raising it for eight years, not to mention that their monarchs and ministers are comrades-in-arms who have fought side by side for eight years.

Wang Junkuo rebelled, but fortunately, it had not caused any bad results, so the emperor gave him another chance, he didn't want Wang Junkuo to become the first founding hero killed by his Great Qin Emperor himself.

Get out of the prison.

The emperor went directly to the Privy Council, dealt with Wang Junkuo, and now he has to deal with another Lingyan Pavilion hero, Liu Wuzhou, but for Liu Wuzhou, Luo Cheng does not intend to forgive him.

"Your Majesty shouldn't forgive him so much, the king and the king rebelled, the law should be beheaded, Your Majesty is so heavy, it is interference with the legal system."

"Grass, this matter is over, don't mention it again." Luo Cheng interrupted Wei Zheng a little impatiently, and walked forward, but Wei Zheng had no choice but to shake his head helplessly.

As soon as the two monarchs and ministers entered the Privy Council, they saw the privy envoy Zhang Xutuo tell him bad news with a serious expression.

"Gao Tansheng, a monk from Huairong County, Zhuo County, used the name of Maitreya to bewitch the people to make trouble, seize Huairong County, build a Mahayana Buddhist country, proclaim himself Mahayana Emperor, and set up a nun Jing Xuan as the queen of evil defeat, and make chaos everywhere in Zhuo County."

"The general Gao Kaidao made a rebellion in Shanggu County, claiming to be the King of Yan, and the year name is Shixing, and now many Shanggu kings must pull out the old horse thieves to respond."

"There is also the Northern Plains Dugu usurpation department, which also took the opportunity to make trouble."

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The north has been completely chaotic, from Jiuyuan to Beiping, more than a thousand miles of northern Xinjiang, beacon fire everywhere. Jiuyuan County Yun Dingxing surrendered and rebelled, Liang Shidu general Guo Zihe rebelled against the Tang army, Liu Wuzhou rebelled, Dou Jiande surrendered to the Turks, and now there is Gao Tansheng, Gao Kaidao and others.

"It seems that it is really difficult to be peaceful in this world."

"Your Majesty, Dingxiang is in danger, Li Yuan sent Chai Shao to lead 100,000 Tang troops, which have arrived in Jiuyuan, and Gao Kaidao and Gao Tansheng both declared themselves vassals to the Turks after the rebellion, which allows Dou Jiande to wave his troops to cross Taihang and go to Dingxiang to encircle the heirs."

"Gather troops and horses, and prepare to rescue Dingxiang with all your might!" Luo Cheng only said one sentence.

Great warriors of the Sui and Tang dynasties