Li Buqi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and asked, "Is it too much to kill?" ”

Wen Yanbo said indifferently: "How can you deter the bandits if you kill less?" When the army moves to the defense, what should they do if they come out to make trouble again? ”

It turned out that he only knew that the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty were fierce, but he didn't expect to be so ruthless. According to Wen Yanbo's idea, at least thousands of people should be killed, Li Buqi thinks he is bold, but he doesn't have the courage to do so.

Judging from past rumors, Wen Yanbo is a person who takes human life seriously. At that time, Wen Yanbo had just returned to Beijing, some people said that he was capable, and gave an example, saying that when he was the governor of Yizhou, he had played football in the official residence under the jurisdiction of Yizhou, and when he heard the noise outside the door, he asked what was the chief and whipped a soldier, but the soldier refused to admit his mistake, so Wen Yanbo let them in, asked about the matter, and ordered someone to pull the soldier out to be whipped, but the soldier still did not admit his guilt, Wen Yanbo asked someone to behead him, and only went home after kicking the ball.

Through this example, Li Buqi knew that Wen Yanbo was not a good bird, so he didn't plan to entangle himself in human feelings, but said: "Xia Guan thinks that the matter of Beizhou is so big, and the culprit is indeed Zhang Deyi." If it weren't for his tyrannical expropriation and deprivation of the soldiers' food and grass, some of the chaos would have been nothing more than a disease of scabies. If you want to kill, you must first kill Zhang Deyi. ”

Wen Yanbo's face suddenly fell: "I don't kill the doctor in the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Li Buqi asked: "Could it be that a scum like Zhang Deyi can also be called a scholar?" ”

"Zhang Deyi's matter is decided by His Majesty and the ministers." Wen Yanbo lifted Zhao Guan's family out as a shield again.

Li Buqi said respectfully: "The lower officials do not agree with the method of appeasement, since this is the case, the lower officials also have their own own merits to state their opinions to His Majesty." ”

"Alright, so be it." Wen Yanbo said with a dark face.

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Zhao Zhen and the ministers first breathed a sigh of relief when they received the document of Beizhou's victory, but immediately disagreed because of the appeasement envoy and the deputy envoy's respective performances.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Deputy Wen Shu said is very true. Beizhou was in chaos, and the Maitreya religion in Hebei Province was moved when they heard the wind, and the world shook. Now everyone in the world is watching, if you let it go lightly this time, then there will inevitably be lucky people who will follow suit, and I am afraid that the country will have no peace in the future. In the Chongzheng Palace, Chen Zhizhong said impassionedly. Of course, he, the prime minister, doesn't want this kind of mess to happen again, otherwise it will be his dereliction of duty as the prime minister.

Wu Yu immediately said: "The minister thinks it's impossible." Deputy Wen Shu only said that he would kill people to make an example, but he did not say how many people he would kill, but Li Junjian said that he would kill several thousand people according to Deputy Wen Shu's method. The minister thought that killing too many people would damage His Majesty's holy virtue, so it was better to follow what Li Buqi said, and carefully screen the thieves who made trouble, and those who committed serious crimes were assigned to Salmon Island, and those who were coerced were punished lightly, so that the combination of grace and power was the way to achieve long-term peace and stability. ”

Chen Zhizhong wanted to say more, but Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said resolutely: "Chen Qing doesn't have to say it anymore." I was shocked to see that Li Bu had given up several Zhang Deyi's crimes, and it seemed that there was a reason for the incident in Beizhou. I have made up my mind, just like Li Bu's method, I still only punish the first evil, and threaten never ask. ”

Chen Zhizhong was still arguing, but suddenly noticed the rare resoluteness in Zhao Zhen's tone, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and stopped suddenly. Then I heard Zhao Zhen sigh: "Wen Qing only said that he was afraid that those who were lucky would follow that Wang Ze, but he didn't think that Wang Ze would also follow others, if that example can't be removed, what if all the people in Beizhou are killed?" ”

Chen Zhizhong immediately remembered that Li Buqi said in the chapter that he found a post calling for self-establishment as king in Beizhou City, which used Li Yuanhao, the lord of Western Xia, as an example. Listening to the emperor's tone, he really has a deep grudge against Li Yuanhao. He couldn't help but scold Li Buqi in his heart for not knowing the current affairs - the emperor was worried about fighting Western Xia, so wouldn't he, who was the prime minister, have to be responsible for raising military expenses and transporting grain and grass, which added a lot of troubles in vain?

Li Buqi kicked back the Ming Ho he recommended, which made him feel angry, and now the new hatred and old hatred turned into full anger, so he had to give Li Buqi a stumbling block: "The minister's decree." It's just that it must not be easy for so many people to screen them one by one, and I am afraid that Gao Jilong of Zhibei Prefecture alone will not be able to do it well. Since Li Buqi has this thought, it is better to let him stay in Beizhou for a while longer, first, to screen out the bandits, and second, to deter Wang Zeyu's party. When Beizhou is stable, he will collect troops and return to the DPRK. ”

The Emperor felt that this suggestion was reasonable, so he nodded. Chen Zhizhong was about to resign from the palace, and the emperor asked again: "What should Zhu Qing do with this Zhang Deyi?" If it weren't for his tyranny and insatiable greed, such a big thing might not have happened this time. I thought that this Zhang Deyi should not be spared, and it was not enough to correct the discipline if he was not killed. ”

This time, Chen Zhizhong and Wu Yu said in unison: "Your Majesty can't!" Wang Ze's rebellion was planned by Maitreya for a long time, so the ministers thought that although Zhang Deyi was guilty and should be punished, he should still be handed over to the secretary for what crime should be handed over, and he should not kill the doctor because His Majesty was angry. ”

When the privy envoy Xia Wei saw that Chen Zhizhong and Wu Yu both said this, he also said: "Chen Xianggong is very right. The dynasty has always not killed scholars and doctors, and His Majesty's recklessness of this routine will damage His Majesty's sanctity. ”

The ministers were unanimous, and Zhao Zhen had no choice but to let everyone withdraw, but his heart couldn't calm down for a long time. It's good that the dynasty doesn't kill scholars and doctors, but if this Zhang Deyi caused such a big mess, wouldn't it cause everyone to follow suit if he didn't deal with it strictly? You ministers keep saying that you are afraid that some people will follow Wang Ze, why are you not afraid that all the officials in the world will follow Zhang Deyi?

The account that Li Buqi calculated for Zhao Zhen in the recital made Zhao Zhen extremely distressed: this year, Beizhou spent money like flowing water with soldiers, and the land of a state was beaten into red land, and the summer grain harvest in Hebei was also certain, and it looked like a big deficit. If there are a few more rebellions in Bayzhou, then how will this day be lived!

At this time, in Zhao Zhen's heart, Li Buqi, who had just won the battle, was not only a capable minister, but also a great loyal minister. Only Li Buqi showed him everything in front of him, the emperor, although subconsciously he was very annoying, but intellectually he still knew that only a person like Li Buqi could let him know what the family background of the Great Song Dynasty was like. So when he thought of Li Buqi's coming, he felt much better, and decided to wait for Li Buqi to return to Beijing and ask him if there was any way to avoid something like Beizhou.

It seems that he has found a solution to the problem, Zhao Zhen decided not to work today, and went back to the harem to relieve his mood, he didn't sleep well all night after receiving Li Buqi's recital yesterday.

After Wen Yanbo received the holy decree to return to Beijing, although the result did not satisfy him, he still handed over the official business to Li Buqi without saying a word, and then took someone back to Beijing. Tokyo, in front of the emperor, is where he proclaims his great talents. Now taking advantage of the big victory in Beizhou, it is not impossible for him to take another step up.

Li Buqi and Gao Jilong sent Wen Yanbo away and returned to the official office, so Li Buqi asked Gao Jilong: "Kozhizhou, now that Beizhou is in ruins, and the people have fled, I don't know what you want to do next?" ”

Gao Jilong said: "Naturally, it is to appease the people, resume production, and rebuild Beizhou." ”

Li Buqi asked: "What specific measures are there?" ”

"The first is to ask the imperial court to allocate grain for disaster relief, and the second is to lure the population to farm. As long as we survive this year and distribute those who make trouble, Beizhou will be stable. ”

Li Buqi said: "Okay, since this is the case, Kochi Prefecture is in charge of all political affairs, and I am mainly responsible for dealing with those who make trouble, how about it." ”

Gao Jilong was happy in his heart: it was a trouble to deal with the rebellion, whether it was to appease or kill, and it had little to do with the performance appraisal of the magistrate, and he was happy to have someone to share it. So he immediately said: "Dare not obey your orders." ”

When Gao Jilong returned to the council, Li Buqi asked Tao Lin: "You have seen the war, you should also take charge alone." Have you figured out which direction to go? These hundreds of people are now outlaws, and if they are used well, they are enough to occupy a good inheritance. ”