A distant pop came into my ears vaguely.

Han Gang turned his head sensitively, it was the roar of artillery.

But he immediately straightened his posture again.

In the Chongzheng Palace, distraction is not appropriate.

Especially when discussing how to deal with the chamberlains and janissaries involved in the rebellion, and how to liquidate Cai Zengxue's three henchmen.

"Just now in the palace, the ministers had sworn to only punish the evil, and threatened not to ask, so the traitorous party hesitated, and the rebellious class was also reversed. Otherwise, it is difficult for the ministers to see His Majesty. For the sake of the court's credit, it is better to only investigate the first evil. ”

"The ten heinous sins, unheard, unforgivable!" In the imperial history, Li Ding was much more righteous than when he was in the palace in the morning, "A crime of rebellion, the first of the ten evils, this crime can be forgiven, what crime is not forgiven?!" ”

"Li Zhongcheng's words are right, the crime of rebellion today can be forgiven, and someone will damage the imperial tomb in the future, is it about death or pardon?"

"Those who make mistakes are punished, those who are greedy are far away, the court has its own laws, and no one dares to complain even if the sentence is severe. Now that the traces of rebellion are clear, but they can be forgiven, how can they not be convicted according to the law in the future without attracting resentment? ”

"The law is also trusted. Oath, private message also. Obey private beliefs and abandon public trust, which is the truth? ”

"The minister once heard that there is a saying in the art of war that soldiers are not tired of deceit. The saint also said, "God will not listen." The oath made in the palace of the princes was done in a hurry, and now the matter is decided, and it should be done according to the law. ”

A prominent minister came out to oppose the obedience to the previous oath of the Zai Fu, and pardoned or treated the accomplices other than Cai Qu, Zhao Hao, Shi Deyi, and Song Yongchen.

It was Zai Zhi who swore in court, and it had nothing to do with Li Ding and the rest of the important ministers.

At this juncture, daring to speak up for a traitor is tantamount to confessing that you are a traitor's henchman. At least a hat of sympathy for rebellion.

Except for Han Gang, Wang Anshi, Han Jiang and others who swore in court, the rest of the important ministers present all wanted to chase and fight hard and bring all rebellions to justice. Including the rebels, they must be purged from top to bottom.

Han Jiang glared at Han Gang.

It's what Han Gang did, and the two governors discussed and settled the matter, isn't it over? Who would dare to dismiss it in court after that!

That is, Han Gang, who just brought all the golden and purple ministers in the court together, saying that he wanted to ask for their opinions. Zhang Dian just didn't want to, and he couldn't oppose it in front of so many people, and the other Zai Fu were like him, and in the most rearly Chongzheng Palace, there were twenty or thirty people gathered together.

I don't want to think about it, now for the sake of personal face and reputation, the only ones who want to release the accomplice are all Zaifu. And the rest of the important ministers have no such scruples at all.

Han Gang was the one who initiated it. It was he who made the Zaifu start taking the oath. But now he insisted on pulling his opponent over.

Han Gang is trying to pretend to be pitiful afterwards and let others be evildoers?

Han Jiang couldn't help but think about the worst.

It's okay for him to be the director of a big library, but what about the rest of the two governments who were forced by him to speak?

Even if you don't talk about personal credit, you have to save the lives of those who rebel against the party.

Han Jiang is not afraid that these remnants will rebel again, and there are many ways to deal with it, and the key is to maintain his prestige as the prime minister.

Even the incompetent Zhang Qi also tried his best to refute the arguments of the important ministers: "Although Zeng Bu and Xue Xiang are in power, they are not as good as Song Yongchen and Shi Deyi in the palace, and they are not as good as Cai Zhenneng to lead the ministers, and it is not wrong to say that they are all rebellious, but it is too high to think of them if they are the main culprits." As for Su Shi and the torturers, they are even more insignificant, they are just a group of villains who want to make decisions. Now that the first evil has come out, but people's hearts are uncertain, it is inevitable that Beijing will be in turmoil again, and it is the time to calm down. ”

Li Ding immediately retorted: "Whether this kind of official crime is light or serious, it is the master and the follower, and it will not be known until after the trial." How did Zhang Shenzheng know that Su Shi and the punishment were insignificant? ! ”

Zhang Qi sneered: "I didn't see Zhongcheng Fang Cai coming out to point out the crimes of Cai Qu and Zhao Hao." ”

Although the arguments of the important ministers are correct, and the selfishness of the Zai Fu is heavy, they have the merit of quelling the chaos in their hands, that is, the Empress Dowager wants to send all the traitors to be with Cai Qu, and it is difficult to come out to support Li Ding and others.

Han Gang didn't know what the Dao Zaisukes thought of him, but he didn't ask them to overturn their oath.

Now that the Zaifu have the idea of suppressing the ministers and the queen mother, it is enough to confirm this.

As for how to arrange things in the future, Han Gang still has some ideas.

Another cannon rang out, and it was only a moment away from the previous cannon sound.

Han Gang remained silent, but this time, he was not the only one who confirmed the sound of the cannon.

"What sound? What's going on?! ”

Empress Dowager Xiang abruptly interrupted the courtiers' argument.

There is no thunder in winter, and she can hear a similar explosion every day. It was the sound that would spread throughout the capital with the morning bell every day, and it also represented the greatest reliance of the Great Song Dynasty to deter all nations.

"It's artillery!" Zhang Dian was also familiar with the sound of artillery, and he stared at Han Gang, "Someone pulled the cannon out of the Firearms Bureau. ”

Wang Anshi's face changed slightly, and then he turned his head and asked Han Gang: "Han Gang, how did you tell Wang Hou and Li Xin?" ”

Han Gang and Guo Kui were solely responsible for quelling the rebellion and capturing party henchmen, and Wang Anshi and Han Jiang had previously asked him to go out of the palace with Guo Kui and Zhang Shouyuo, which was equivalent to giving clear verbal authorization.

How to arrange the details after that is a matter for Han Gang and Guo Kui, there is no need to report it to the rest of Zaifu.

Guo Kui guarded the Xuande Gate and controlled the situation in the imperial city, while Wang Hou and Li Xin led the troops out of the palace, which was arranged by Han Gang and Guo Kui.

Wang Anshi and the others don't care about this, they just need a result.

It's just that he didn't expect Han Gang to let the artillery be dragged out.

"The minister and Guo Shumi discussed, the relatives of the traitor are not worried, and a small yellow door with more than ten classes can be captured. However, it is still difficult to know how many rebellious people are in the Beijing camp, and it is inevitable that they will be lucky and take risks at the most reckless, so they can only make a big splash. ”

Han Gang bent over the Queen Mother,

"Now we must calm the hearts of the people and the army in Beijing as soon as possible, otherwise there will be chaos, although it is not difficult to pacify, but the capital will be robbed. In addition to using a huge artillery, the minister couldn't think of what else to do with only a few hundred credible soldiers and horses. ”

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The thunder echoed through the walls on both sides of the street, and the smoke from the muzzles of the guns still curled up.

The projectile that flew out of the barrel pierced the main entrance of the palace, which was three inches thick, leaving only a large hole that was transparent inside and out.

The screams behind the door immediately rose, and the people in the Qi Wangfu who were blocking behind the door didn't know how many were injured. The high threshold of the palace prevented the blood from flowing out.

A soldier stepped forward and pushed the door, but it came loose but did not open, and it did not appear to have hit the latch.

Wang Hou frowned, although at this time, if someone was sent to call the door, most of them would be arrested immediately when the door was opened, but he didn't do it.

"Go on! Bang the door open for me! Wang Hou ordered. Ignoring the increasingly intense smoke of fire.

The artillerymen began to reload again, no longer aiming at the gate, but aiming the muzzle of the gun at the door frame and the pillars that supported it.

Borrowing the thick main gate of the Qi Palace, Wang Hou witnessed the power of artillery. When he finally knew what Lu Dao was doing before he went to the ordnance supervisor to get the bow and crossbow, Li Xin had to let himself change a horse.

In order to catch up with Li Yan after taking the edict, the royal horses in the palace, the tall and divine horses, can only be ridden when the four dragons travel with the Son of Heaven. But as soon as he heard the explosion of artillery firing, he stood up and jumped around, if it weren't for the desperate pulling of the reins by someone around, Li Yan would have broken his neck on the bluestone pavement.

And Wang Hou's mount just shook his head and was completely indifferent.

In the letters he received, Han Gang mentioned artillery to him several times, and claimed that he would surpass all previous weapons.

With Han Gang's own credit, and the analysis of the principle of artillery in the letter, Wang Houzi will not believe it, but he has not seen the real thing with his own eyes, which is still a little difficult to understand.

A few days ago, I saw a model in Hangang's mansion that was strictly scaled down, and I saw from Hangang that Li Xin had compiled a drill code on artillery training and use, and it had reached a slight level of paper talk.

However, Li Xin's soldiers are well trained, and Wang Hou only needs to point to the door and let them aim.

Li Yan frowned, completely unaware of why Wang Hou was so aggressive, and once, again.

"Go to the cabinet, let the villain go over and call the door, the thief is already frightened, and he will definitely open the door." He asked Wang Hou for his life.

"Li Yan, are you worried about their lives?" Wang Hou turned his head and asked, squinting and smiling.

Seeing his smiling face, Li Yan's face turned pale and he hurriedly shut up.

Since coming to the palace of the king of Qi, except for the siege and the edict, Wang Hou has not had a few shouts asking the people in the palace to be captured.

If you send someone up to call the door twice, and then send someone with an axe to cut it, you will keep someone going out and surrendering in the blink of an eye.

But Wang Hou understood Han Gang's intentions.

What is the most important thing now is to stabilize the hearts of the people and the army in the capital.

Either the spring breeze and rain will moisten things silently, and the disaster will be eliminated before it happens, or the storm and thunder, the boulder will press the floating rebellion back.

This was the instruction he received from Han Gang.

Before Wang Hou and Li Xin left the palace, Han Gang instructed them to make a big noise, drag on for a long time, and if there was a fire, don't let it spread. The implication is that it is better to light a fire.

Although Han Gang's words sounded completely unreasonable at first glance, Guo Kui was listening to him, and he had no intention of objecting.

Wang Hou, who is in the officialdom and reads more history books, of course understands why Han Gang wants to do this.

According to Han Gang's orders, the artillery must be put on the field, and even the fire inside can not be saved.

It's not good to destroy the house and hurt people, but those are rebellious and not a big deal. And I don't know how many people have exchanged letters with Cai Qu and Zhao Hao, and it is a big deal to search and detect a large number of letters from the two people's mansions.

If you continue to investigate it exhaustively, it will cost people's lives.

Wang Hou also knew what Cao Cao did after the official crossing, and he also knew how easy it was for Lu Dao Yushitai to find evidence of rebellion in a homely letter.

If it can be burned clean, I don't know how many people inside and outside the court will have to read it.

Looking at the intensifying flames, Wang Hou knew that this was Han Gang's purpose, at least one of them.

Being able to light the fire by yourself is really a big deal.