Zhou Dayong still did not relax his vigilance after seeing the thousands of officers coming in the temporary camp outside the city, and personally sent personnel to the team assembled outside the city to select many soldiers for random inspection and identification, and also used the prepared hand-stamped roster to conduct spot checks and checks, to make sure that these people were not temporary fools, and finally put his mind down after seeing that most of the troops outside the city were also disarmed.

"Li Siyuan, are you guilty?" Zhou Dayong asked solemnly.

Unexpectedly, Li Siyuan didn't seem to have any intention of quibbling, but directly admitted: "It is an unforgivable crime for subordinates to mobilize troops and manpower without authorization, provoke and participate in a civil war... ”

Hearing this, Zhou Dayong's attitude also eased: "It's not bad that you have such an attitude. But have you ever thought about the eventual consequences of these people who have followed you into battle? You must understand that at this time, the Ming Dynasty does not have the rule of 'the law does not blame the public'. Even if the people of a village or a county make a mistake and resist the government, they will be treated as if they were a foreign race. Your actions today will bring at least 100,000 people to prison, and maybe at least tens of thousands of people will die in prison... ”

Hearing this, Li Siyuan also had to say solemnly: "My lord! In the past two or three years, the leaders of the military control committees in various places, including Xia, may have behaved somewhat inappropriately, and many people have committed unforgivable crimes. But this is not a reason to reuse those who rebelled against the old people! If those people who are coordinated by the Fatang are finally powerful, and let the country return to the era of decay and weakness and the lack of military status before the monarch ascended the throne, it will not be a blessing for the world... ”

Zhou Dayong actually agreed with many of Li Siyuan's words, but at this time, he didn't dare to fully express anything. Zhou Dayong, who has been following Xiao Xuan for a certain period of time, has actually realized some things. When the world in the true sense of the word began to be gradually conquered, and there seemed to be no longer any threat at home and abroad, to some extent, the decline of the warriors and the return to power of the literati were largely inevitable.

"These words, I will be blunt with you. But now, of course, you should pay the price for your actions and impulses over the past two years. It's just up to your luck! When Zhou Dayong said this, he would plan to take care of it after all. Therefore, it was also decided to detain these rebel and troublesome leaders of the Military Management Committee and even those who participated in the rebellion in Hangzhou, and also meet the literati and even the people in the Dharma Hall system who gathered in the southeast of Hangzhou at this time.

But before this, the people in Hangzhou had never expected that the king's Qincha vanguard would solve the problem so quickly after they arrived, and the attitude they adopted was not only to arrest a few leaders of the military management committee, but even the people who participated in the siege of the city were all gathered and imprisoned in many newly built cells inside and outside the city.

"Cincha-sama is wise!" When Zhou Dayong led his soldiers into the city of Hangzhou, and met the judges and jury representatives of many law halls in the city, many people cheered in unison.

Of course, before this, the people in Hangzhou were also angry with each other. Zhou Dayong is the real power figure around Xiao Xuan, and his attitude on many issues is undoubtedly the attitude of the current monarch on many issues. Only by showing the necessary respect and avoiding suspicion can the young minister get useful information about his future from the lips of this important minister.

At the beginning, there were not many habits of the lower echelons of the new army system to get straight to the point, but first talked about the glory of this expedition: "In about two years, the army was invincible and victorious, marching 20,000 miles west and beheading more than 2 million. I don't read too much, I don't know such a feat, has there ever been such a feat in history? ”

"Uh... The great victory of this western expedition has been rampaging through the annals of history, and it is an unprecedented martial art. But from now on, I may have a big boundless disaster in China. A person in charge of the Dharma Hall also said politely at this time. However, the inner meaning is undoubtedly to say: victory is very glorious, but from then on, the era of warriors will eventually come to an end. The king may still need a few guns to use to take power, but in the local area, there is no doubt that it will have little to do with the martial artists who don't read much.

Hearing this, Zhou Dayong no longer planned to go around in circles: "In all my Chinese dynasties, except for the king, the martial arts of the Han Dynasty were the most victorious. I heard that in the Han Dynasty, the officers and soldiers who had retired from the army could directly serve as officials, control the grassroots level, and have the necessary interests, so that even if the country fell into turmoil and division, they were still in a strong position in the face of barbarian foreign enemies, which is even rarer. If the country did not have internal strife in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but had a real hero, maybe someone could have created a career close to today's monarch at that time. ”

Hearing such words, many people also felt the pressure. If Zhou Dayong still maintains his position on the new army warriors, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to have what he once had for a short time, and even the prospect he expects.

At this time, of course, Zhou Dayong also understood that many things could not be solved by his own words, and it depended on the attitude of the king after his return, and even the long-term game. Of course, there are also some things that Zhou Dayong was somewhat sure of solving at this time, so he said bluntly: "The new army can achieve such feats with not too many troops and even manpower and material resources, and it is indispensable to prohibit and even overcome the many drawbacks of taking private interests for public and putting personal relations first. I believe that the king does not want you to turn your private into public because of the contradictions between the factions. Now, more than 100,000 people are being held in the city of Hangzhou, if there are obviously too many people who have died of illness, or something has gone wrong. Then I am afraid that the current king will be on your head, and the law will be heavy. Let's be honest: prison administration has been a bad thing for a long time, if you can't set a decent example. Let the prisons controlled by the Dharma system get rid of the ills of thousands of years, and I am afraid that it will be a matter of time before another prison system that is not controlled by you appears... At this time, Zhou Dayong no longer had any worries, and bluntly showed his attitude.

Because he was afraid that these people would not take it seriously, Zhou Dayong continued to add: "This time the expedition to the west is different from the previous frontier efforts, and the gold and silver goods seized are counted. If Hangzhou City is short of money, you can directly raise it. I'll also be working with you to find another way. The prison administration is a piece of advice to you. How much effort you put into your abilities and attitudes depends on how you perform next ... ”

(End of chapter)