Liu Yan couldn't help laughing when he saw Wang Hanxin's recital handed over by Xue Boren, the squire of the Ministry of War, and Xue Boren also laughed silently on the side, which made Wu Sicheng on the side a little confused. When Wu Sicheng wanted to ask again, Liu Yan waved his hand and said that he would let him read it to the ministers in public in the court tomorrow.

When Wu Sicheng read out Wang Hanxin's recital in front of all the ministers, even he almost couldn't hold back his laughter. Although he had long known that Wang Hanxin had caused another big disaster this time, and he couldn't help but kill all 34 officials in Weizhou to calm down the people's grievances, he couldn't imagine that Wang Hanxin did not ask for guilt, but shamelessly asked the emperor to reward him for his immortal merits. Because according to his fallacy, he only used thirty-four heads of shameless officials to successfully quell the people's grievances, and won back the hearts of the people in Weizhou for the emperor, and also seized a large amount of disaster relief food and the people's fat and ointment that they had privately withheld in the mansions of these officials, confirming the true evidence that these people neglected their duties, filled their private pockets, and brought disaster to the country and the people, and saved a lot of manpower and material resources for the court to eradicate these moths. I am afraid that it will not be able to inspire the enthusiasm of the courtiers to serve the emperor.

Strictly speaking, Wang Hanxin's behavior is very much in line with the meaning of Emperor Liu Yan, but Liu Yan can't kill officials indiscriminately without evidence, and then raid the house to collect evidence, Wang Hanxin did what Liu Yan couldn't perform as an emperor, and put the officialdom of Weizhou in one pot, and solved this intricate problem once and for all. But the problem is that it's enough for him to make such a mess to create a fait accompli, and now he is still shy and begging for a reward, which is really a little carried away. The most excessive thing is that the emperor was very happy for a while, and he also let himself read this piece above the court. Wu Sicheng could clearly see that some ministers were trembling with anger, because the officials who were killed were either their cronies or their protégés. Wang Hanxin's move undoubtedly offended many people in the court.

After Wu Sicheng finished reading, Liu Yan said: "Everyone, Aiqing." What did this Wang Hanxin do in Weizhou, everyone must have heard of it, and now that he has such a seal, how do you think Aiqing should deal with this matter? ”

When Liu Yan said this, all the ministers were silent. This group of people is not stupid, if the emperor is very angry about this matter, there is no need to consult the minister, he can do things according to the law, and a holy decree can do it. will openly put this matter to the court to discuss, that is, he has no intention of dealing with this person strictly. On the contrary, he intends to use this matter to knock on the people involved, which is very dangerous to make a rash statement.

After a while, Qiu Yiru, a former convict, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the result of what the king has done may be a way to bring Weizhou back to peace and the people to be able to live a stable life again, but the original intention of his actions is to seriously violate the law of the country, and he is also ashamed to ask for credit. Wechen thought that this matter would never be feasible! Once such a head was opened. The laws of the country, the majesty of His Majesty will be gone, and it should be severely punished to set an example. ”

Liu Yan listened and nodded: "What Qiu Aiqing said is extremely true. I also felt that it was inappropriate for the king to rebel. It's just that the Yingzhou Rebellion still needs to be pacified by its leading troops, and secondly, this matter can indeed be called a contribution in terms of results. It is necessary to stabilize this person and take into account the law of the country, and there is indeed a dilemma. That's why I invite you Aiqing to discuss this matter together. I don't know what Qiu Aiqing's good plan is? ”

Qiu Yiru arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that he is not rewarded for his merits." If there is no punishment, the law of the land will not work. The majesty of the Son of Heaven does not exist. But things can't be generalized, merit is indispensable, when the reward is rewarded, if it is not deserved, when the punishment is punished! ”

Liu Yan patted the dragon chair with a smile and said, "Qiu Aiqing said it well! This argument is very agreeable! Wang Hanxin killed the officials of the imperial court without permission, and lost the national body, so I immediately revised a letter to severely reprimand him, and removed him from the post of rebellious general, reduced his post to the people, and temporarily received the seal of the rebellious general to continue the crusade against the Yingzhou Rebellion. However, he made meritorious contributions to pacifying the Weizhou Rebellion, and investigated and dealt with the crimes of dereliction of duty by officials at all levels in Weizhou. ”

When all the ministers heard this, their hearts were cold: where is this punishment, General An Yuan and the rebellious general are both under the fifth grade, but the rank is still above the rebellious general, and he has not captured Wang Hanxin's festival battle, he can still be arbitrary, Wang Hanxin was reprimanded inside and out, and he also took a reward of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for nothing. Is the emperor's appearance today to announce to everyone his absolute support for Wang Hanxin?

Because Qiu Yiru's words were strict, it was inconvenient for everyone to raise objections, but they saved Liu Yan a lot of right and wrong, and after this court meeting, Qiu Yiru became a celebrity. In fact, his original intention was to let the emperor severely punish Wang Hanxin, but he didn't expect the emperor to turn things around with his strength, and as a result, Qiu Yiru cooperated with the emperor very tacitly, so that everyone thought that Qiu Yiru was the emperor's pre-arranged childcare, so they all thought that Qiu Yiru had been deeply trusted by the emperor, and many people began to tie up with him, and the rise of Qiu Yiru paved the way for him in the future.

After retiring from the dynasty, Wu Sicheng suggested to Liu Yan: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that he should take this opportunity to deprive Wang Han of the new festival battle. This person often acts unexpectedly, and giving him too much freedom may be difficult to manage. ”

Liu Yan sighed and said, "It's not that I don't know about your worries, but he asked me for this battle at the beginning, so that he could use troops according to his own will." At this point, I don't think I did anything wrong, Wang Hanxin is a person who can't be restrained by common sense, and he may be able to have unexpected gains if he is given room to play freely, such as this Weizhou pacification battle, according to common sense, I am afraid that it will not be possible to do this in just one month, not to mention that more than half of this month is on the road. But there are pros and cons, with remarkable results, there will also be obvious disadvantages, this is the price of using Wang Hanxin. If you tie his hands and feet at this time, it will complicate things and make him want to back down. If you want to put this wolf back in the cage as soon as possible, it is better to try your best to cooperate with him to return triumphantly as soon as possible, which is the most effective way. ”

Wu Sicheng bowed his head and saluted: "Yes." Since His Majesty has thought it through, Weichen is relieved. Wechen will definitely try his best to provide Wang Anyuan with information to help him quell the Yingzhou rebellion as soon as possible. ”

The turmoil in Weizhou has come to an end so far, but Wu Sicheng's worries are still prescient, and sure enough, Wang Hanxin made a bigger move in Yingzhou. (To be continued.) )