Chapter 688: Open Guns and Hidden Arrows

When the ministers saw Xuanzong asking about the solution, they all began to talk in a low voice, this matter was not something that the generals cared about, so the generals didn't care too much. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, Yin Weige of Jingzhao Mansion rolled his eyes, stood up and held the board and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a way, but it should not be said, because this matter is very important, and Weichen really can't afford to be guilty!" ”

Xuanzong waved his hand and said, "What is more important now than the lives of millions of people? Tell me, I will give you innocence! ”

"Yes!" Wei Ge was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, my lords, as far as Wei Chen knows, now Zhao Dashuai's Eastern Expedition Counterinsurgency Army has 2.3 million stone grain and grass, so much grain and grass is enough for the counterinsurgency army to eat for a few years, Wei Chen's idea is to borrow one million stone of grain from Zhao Dashuai to distribute to the displaced people and refugees, and survive for a while!" ”

The emperor and his ministers were stunned when they heard Wei Ge's suggestion, and they all wanted to ask Zhao Ziliang.

Zhao Ziliang's face changed, and he walked up to Wei Ge and asked coldly: "Lord Wei, the amount of grain and grass hoarded by our army is an extremely important military secret, which is related to the safety of the whole army and the success or failure of the great cause of rebellion. Say, if you don't name a ugly man today, Ben Shuai will ask His Majesty to put you in prison for interrogation to see if you are a meticulous work planted by the rebels in our court! ”

Wei Ge didn't expect Zhao Ziliang to hit back, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly said to Xuanzong: "Your Majesty, Weichen is wronged, Marshal Zhao is framed, Weichen is loyal to His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty, how could he do such a dirty thing?" Please also Your Majesty to be clear! ”

Zhao Ziliang snorted coldly: "Isn't it enough to be favored by His Majesty before An Lushan's rebellion? He kept swearing allegiance to His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty, but now? Faithfulness doesn't come from words, it's useless! How many people in this world say one thing in their mouths and do another thing in secret? No matter how loyal you say, it's useless, the key is action! If you can be like Yan Gaoqing and dare to scold An Lushan in front of you after the city is broken, and martyr the country, I, Zhao, will admire you! ”

Yan Gaoqing and Yan Zhenqing are cousins of the same great-grandfather, after the outbreak of the An Lushan rebellion, Yan Gaoqing guarded the mountain, and designed to kill An Lushan's subordinate Li Qincuo, and also captured Gao Miao and He Qianqian. Later, Shi Siming's soldiers besieged Changshan, captured Yan Gaoqing's son Yan Jiming, and coerced Yan Gaoqing to surrender, Yan Gaoqing did not give in, after Li Guangbi retreated to Jingjing Pass, Changshan was lost, Yan Gaoqing was captured by Shi Siming, and was later escorted to Luoyang to meet An Lushan, scolded when he saw An Lushan, and was killed by An Lushan.

Xuanzong and the ministers were shocked when they heard Zhao Ziliang's words, and Xuanzong hurriedly asked, "Zhao Qing, who is this Yan Gaoqing?" How can there be such integrity? ”

Zhao Ziliang then remembered that the news was transmitted from Luoyang through the intelligence network a few days ago, and the imperial court should not know it at this time, so he said: "Your Majesty, there has been a military situation from the direction of Luoyang recently. When the An Lushan rebellion broke out, Yan Gaoqing served as Changshan Taishou, he organized Changshan military horses to resist the rebels, personally designed to kill An Lushan's general Li Qincuo, and also captured Gao Miao, He Qianqian and others, and later Shi Siming's army went south to attack Changshan, captured Yan Gaoqing's son Yan Jiming, and coerced him to surrender, Yan Gaoqing swore not to surrender, after his son Yan Jiming was killed, Yan Gaoqing endured the pain and continued to lead the Changshan military and civilian resistance, after the city was broken, he was captured, and was escorted to Luoyang by Shi Siming, When he saw An Lushan, he scolded An Lushan for being ungrateful, disloyal, and unfilial, and An Lushan was furious and ordered to kill him! ”

Xuanzong couldn't help but praise when he heard this: "This is a loyal minister, a great loyal minister!" Come to someone, spread my will, posthumously present Yan Gaoqing as the crown prince and Taibao, nicknamed 'Zhongjie', and posthumously present his son Yan Jiming as a good doctor! ”

Immediately waiting for Zhao Hanlin to promise: "Obey the order!" ”

Xuanzong looked at Wei Ge at this time and asked, "Wei Ge, you tell me, how do you know the amount of grain in the army?" ”

Now everything in the imperial court depends on Zhao Ziliang's counterinsurgency army, everything related to the counterinsurgency army is not a trivial matter, Xuanzong as the emperor can't take it lightly, this matter must be clarified and Zhao Ziliang explained.

Wei Ge replied with a sad face: "Your Majesty, Weichen is really not a rebel army, Weichen is speculative, Weichen used to join the army in Jingzhao Mansion, and he is familiar with the approximate amount of grain and grass in Chang'an City, plus the amount of grain and grass collected by Zhao Dashuai's people from all over Guanzhong during this period, it is not difficult to speculate!" ”

Wei Ge just wanted to make some trouble for Zhao Ziliang and disgust him at the beginning, but he didn't expect that not only did he not disgust Zhao Ziliang now, but he brought trouble to himself that he couldn't get rid of, what a regret for not being at the beginning!

Xuanzong's eyes flashed with essence, and after a long groan, he said: "Come on, take off Wei Ge's official hat and robe, put him in the prison of the Criminal Department, and let the three divisions be tried!" ”

Wei Ge was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, Weichen is wronged, Your Majesty spare your life!" ”

At this time, Wei Jiansu, Wei Ge's father and prime minister, immediately stood up and shouted: "Your Majesty, the old minister knows the temperament of a dog, he can't do this matter anyway, please make a clear decision!" ”

Xuanzong waved his hand and said sharply: "There is no need to say any more, whether Wei Ge collaborated with the enemy or not will wait for the results of the triage of the three divisions!" Press it down! ”

"No!"

Xuanzong looked at the ministers in the audience and said to Li Heng, the king of Feng: "Li Heng, from now on, you will act as the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion!" ”

Li Heng was overjoyed, and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Erchen obeys the order!" ”

There are 22 counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture, which has a wide range of jurisdiction and great powers, and other prefectures need to appeal level by level when trying cases, and after the death sentence is sentenced, it must be reported to the Criminal Department to obtain a receipt before the execution can be carried out, which is the so-called Autumn Queen beheading. However, the Jingzhao Prefecture verdict does not need to be replied to by the Criminal Department, as long as the evidence is conclusive, the death penalty can be directly imposed and immediately executed.

Although Wei Ge was dealt with, the problem of refugees and displaced people still could not be ignored and heard, Xuanzong also had a headache, now that the war is raging, food is the key to the key, especially now that the price of food on the market is inflated, it has caused great trouble to the social economy, and it is impossible not to think of a way to solve it.

The court fell silent at this time, no one spoke, and after a long time, Xuanzong asked Zhao Ziliang: "Zhao Qing, you tell me a heart-wrenching word, how much grain and grass is there in the counterinsurgency army?" ”

Zhao Ziliang hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Ge is not wrong, now all the grain and grass in the army add up to two million and three hundred thousand stones, which is why Wei Chen suspects him!" ”

Xuanzong nodded and said, "Wei Ge's matter, I will let the three law divisions strictly interrogate!" However, now the matter of the three million refugees and refugees cannot be left unresolved, and if these refugees and refugees have no food, it will inevitably cause disaster to Guanzhong! In this way, I will borrow 1.5 million stone of grain from you for disaster relief, and then we will solve this problem first, and when the autumn harvest is over, I will make up for you even if I draw grain from all over the country, what do you think? ”

Zhao Ziliang clenched his fists and said: "Since Your Majesty has spoken, Weichen naturally wants to take out this batch of grain and grass, but has Your Majesty considered the question of the fate and stay of this batch of refugees and displaced people?" It is impossible for the imperial court to keep these displaced people and refugees all the time, right? These displaced people and refugees have no place to stay, it will bring great security problems to the land of Guanzhong, if they are instigated by people with intentions, they may also cause a civil uprising, you must know that now the imperial army is on the front line of Tongguan, and the Guanzhong area can be described as very empty, in case these displaced people are difficult to be incited and bewitched to attack the city, the consequences are unimaginable! In addition, there is also the problem of inflated grain prices, if the price of grain remains high, not only will there be a food shortage in other towns in Guanzhong, but I am afraid that even Chang'an will be short of grain, because those grain merchants will only hold the grain tightly in their hands in order to sell it at a higher price, and the people can only sell grain at a high price in order to fill their stomachs, and their life savings may not be enough to eat a meal, and then the social order will be even more chaotic, and we must find a way to suppress food prices! ”

Xuanzong recognized the two questions raised by Zhao Ziliang, which were indeed two important issues that needed to be solved urgently, and they could not be delayed for a moment, and there would be big problems if they were late.

Xuanzong looked at the ministers and asked, "The two problems mentioned by Zhao Qing are major issues, and we must make a decision to solve them today, without delay!" I don't know what you can do? ”

Prime Minister Fang Xuan stood up and said to Xuanzong: "Your Majesty, the Guanzhong region should be able to resettle some displaced people and refugees, and share twenty or thirty thousand yuan to each county, the problem should not be big, but this can only solve part of it, and a considerable part of it cannot be solved!" ”

Li Heng, the king of Feng, who had just been appointed by Xuanzong as the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, stood up and objected: "Father, the sons and ministers think it is impossible, the audience area is now empty of troops, the grain has also been requisitioned, and the county officials have no extra land, if these displaced people and refugees are left behind, what will they do for a living?" Without land to cultivate and make a living, they will starve to death or gather crowds to make trouble! ”

Xuanzong frowned and asked, "Is it feasible to relocate the displaced people and refugees to Xichuan?" ”

The courtiers denied it in their hearts, if they could divide the land among the displaced people and refugees, the refugees would naturally be willing to go, but how can there be a borderless land in this world? The local government is also afraid that there is no official land to be distributed to the people for farming.

Wei Jiansu stood up and saluted the emperor at this time: "Your Majesty, isn't Zhao Dashuai's Beiting Dadu Protectorate a vast and sparsely populated area?" Over the years, Zhao Dashuai has also been committed to moving the displaced people from all over the country to the North Garden, in this case, simply do not bother the two masters, this group of displaced people and refugees should move to the North Garden, anyway, there are few people in the North Garden, and the increase in the number of my Han people in the North Court is also conducive to rule! Lao Chen has already calculated, Zhao Dashuai allocated 1.5 million stone grain, these three million refugees and displaced people can get an average of 80 catties per person, save some food can eat for three months, three months is enough time for refugees and displaced people to go to the boundary of Beiting, it is now August, if it is disposed of quickly at this time, refugees and displaced people can arrive in Beiting before winter, if the Beiting side is prepared in advance, it should not let the refugees and displaced people freeze and starve! (To be continued.) )