In the last month of the third year of Jingde, at the end of the nineteenth day of the lunar month, Kaifeng Mansion, the inner city of the Imperial Palace, and the Zichen Palace, another monarch and minister played against each other, and the topic was nothing else, but how to treat the people of Lingzhou.

The same topic, the same people who were here last time, but there is one more Qin Han who returned to Beijing to report on his work in the New Year. And...... Unlike the previous time, the gentleman played the right match, this time the play was much more urgent, at least ...... Not the same disdain as the previous one.

The dinner party had already been withdrawn, and Qin Han spoke first and described the events of the day in detail.

After the veteran finished speaking, it was a long time for the exam, and everyone, whether it was Emperor Zhao Heng or several Yipin Pavilions, fell into deep thought, even the hot-tempered Feng Zheng did not speak in vain......

The reason is certainly not simple, and there are so many things involved.

The first thing to bear the brunt of is not the matter of Luo someone breaking into the city to chase the murderer - in the eyes of most of the Song Chen present, the people of Lingzhou are still just a remote separatist force, which is not a threat, even if there is a war, even if someone will die, it will not be their turn.

The key to the complexity of the matter is that the person involved in the whole matter is the emperor's brother-in-law, that is, Yang Jingzong's identity as a helper is not simple, they are Shi Baoji's personal soldiers, in addition to this, there is also a person involved who did not appear at the scene - Kaifeng Mansion Yin, no matter which of these people are very sensitive, touching the three major systems of imperial power, martial arts, and civil officials...... But it's not good!

What is said here is not good, not only the court disputes that may be caused, but also the civil and military disputes, and even the entanglement of interests between the imperial power and the prime minister.

The ministers were silent for a long time, and Emperor Zhao Heng was a little breathless.

Sitting on a dragon chair that is more than one order above others indicates that he must have a higher level of understanding than others. If it is said that when he first ascended to the throne, he was still ignorant and ignorant, and after experiencing the changes in Danzhou last year, Emperor Zhao Heng has already experienced too much, at least he understands the key to the trade-off between monarchs and ministers.

In a situation like the current situation where the ministers do not speak, there can only be two possibilities, one is that the matter is complicated and no one has a way to solve it, and the other is that everyone is expecting him, the emperor, to speak first.

And this is not the first time such a thing has happened.

Fortunately, this time is different from the Battle of Danzhou, Yang Jingzong is not worthy of more maintenance, and Emperor Zhao Heng silently made a choice in his heart.

Zhao Heng, who was sitting on the dragon chair, asked in a gloomy voice: "Zhong Wenqing's family (1), the people of Lingzhou are as tricky as rumored?" The Qing family personally dealt with the Lingzhou people today, and they should have some experience, and now the wise people in the DPRK and China are gathered here, and the Qing family is invited to talk about it for a choice. ”

"Obey the order!" Qin Han, who was named by the emperor and asked questions, and had not long been seated, had to get up from his seat again, and after a calm sigh, he said angrily: "Your Majesty, all the ministers, what the suitable veteran said, there is no boasting, the veteran has been raising the sword for forty years, and he has seen a few people who are brave and brave, but he has never seen someone like Lingzhou people." As the veteran met Wei Shiro, he was not yet in time to stand (2), but when facing the veteran, his words were old and steady, neither humble nor arrogant, and he did not look like a new leader. And his subordinates are even more prohibited, fierce and brave, and their battle formations are skillful like a hundred battles. The veteran has told before, select the elite troops to compete with them, Lingzhou Fang Shi is like a mountain, and the attack is like a river into the canyon, continuous and fast, and there is a tendency of ten thousand people! It's not a veteran boasting and singing praises for others...... There are similar elites in our dynasty, but most of them are arrogant and arrogant, similar to this kind of fighting soldiers, it is absolutely difficult to keep their hands...... Such a soldier in Lingzhou is very rare in terms of free collection and release. The veteran will be a person who has tried the blade himself, and he will not feel humiliated when he is defeated by such a sharp edge......"

Lao Qin's half-crippled body and his ability to get the position of general did not come to please the emperor, but completely relied on a knife and a gun, so even in front of a group of colleagues, he also had some arrogance, plus his physical strength was not as good as that of normal martial artists, and he also worked hard in terms of literary talent.

As he spoke, a group of literati and ministers listened to it, but the faces of several martial artists were not so good-looking, especially Shi Baoji, who claimed to be the emperor's first heart, and even felt that Lao Qin Han was slapping him in the face, especially in this incident, in addition to Yang Jingzong, it was the dozen or so gangsters under his command.

In the middle of Lao Qin's words, after a short pause, Shi Baoji couldn't bear it, Huo Ran got up, first made a gesture at Emperor Zhao Heng, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say...... General Qin is incompetent in commanding the army, he lost the competition, he does not think it is humiliating, but whitewashes himself in front of His Majesty, and makes a lot of nonsense, what kind of face does such an honest and shameless person have in the court? I ask Your Majesty to punish this person and set an example! ”

"Coax ......" Zichen Hall suddenly became lively, as civil officials, everyone has always tried their best to suppress the martial arts, at this moment when they saw Shi Baoji's house in the hall, they all let go of their worries for a while, and they raised eyebrows or exchanged heads between each other.

There are not many martial artists here, and there are even fewer who are qualified to interject or have a strong tongue, and the old Ding Kui who is listening is blushing, if it weren't for the grade, I really can't wait to get up and slap this scum among the martial artists.

Old Qin Han's face was not red, but it was very pale, he didn't care how Zhao Heng reacted, and directly refuted: "For a general, victory is not worth joy, defeat is not worth worrying, a perseverance is better than a million soldiers!" Today's competition is just a competition, but the evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages for a while, why is it humiliating? Besides, this small defeat has nothing to do with reputation, but it can make me know the shortcomings of my dynasty and the strengths of my enemies. It is a shame for a warrior to be an incompetent person like you, who only knows how to flatter and be favored! ”

If you talk about the battle of words, Lao Qin Han claimed that in addition to a few literati, he was not afraid of anyone, and after scolding Shi Baoji for a bloody head, this half-crippled veteran clasped his fists at Zhao Heng, and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers and Shi Baoji are not strict in governing the army, bewitching the imperial family, conniving at his subordinates to act willfully and recklessly, and violating the law and discipline...... Now he has caused his uncle to be disabled, and there is no forgiveness! ”

Okay, Shi Baoji provoked trouble in front of him, and this old Qin put his hat back on Shi Baoji's head with his backhand, but he said it reasonably, Shi Baoji's eyes were so big that he couldn't think of words to refute - the court can not talk nonsense, and unreasonable arguments can only be useful in front of the faint king.

Zhao Heng is not a Ming Jun, but he is not a mediocre person, so he naturally understood the reason, and under the great increase in interest, he was about to speak, when an old but rather loud voice remembered.

"Your Majesty, General Qin is reasonable, old and decrepit!" It is the old monster of Xingyang Boding Kuidin who never admonishes in the court.

Zhao Heng sat on the dragon chair, twisted the short hair on his chin, and said noncommittally: "Uncle Xingyang, please sit down for the time being, Shi Qing is resting...... Zhong Wenqing's words are the words of Lao Cheng's country, do you have anything to say? ”

Wang Dan, Wang Qinruo, Zhang Hao, Chen Yaosuo and others were silent, and Feng Zheng, the governor of political affairs, couldn't sit still, straightened his crown, stood up, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached Zongzheng Temple (3) Qing Zhao Zhuo's ineffective discipline of the clan, which caused Uncle Guo's lawlessness and willfulness, which is today's disaster!" ”

Before Feng Zheng's words fell, Zhang Qi, who was sitting with him, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached Yin Wu Wenli of Kaifeng Mansion for not being clear in governance, and ignoring the murder case on the street in Kaifeng Mansion, it is the matter of Lingzhou people entering the city today......"

This Zhang Qi is an old minister of the prince's mansion before Zhao Heng ascended the throne, and now he is in the position of Shangshu Zuo Pu Shot, and he is a serious emperor's cronies, since the civil officials represented by Feng Zheng want to put the responsibility on Zongzheng Siqing, then it is natural for him, the emperor's cronies, to come forward and put the responsibility on Kaifeng Mansion Yin.

Now it was lively, and the figures of the three major systems of the imperial family, civil officials, and military generals were all involved, and the matter was put on the bright side.

All of a sudden, Wang Dan, Wang Qinruo, and Chen Yaosu, a few civil officials who planned to delay, were not silent, and the civil officials and ministers began to suggest one after another, this said that it was difficult for Kaifeng Mansion Yin to restrain the clan, and that Yang Jingzong deserved to be sentenced to death if he damaged the prestige of the royal family, and some were involved in the military, talking about the incompetence of the martial arts and causing the Lingzhou people to enter the city and act recklessly...... Anyway, the literati make a living by selling their mouths, and there is no shortage of loud voices, and the buzzing words shook the cobwebs on the wooden beams on the big roof of the Zichen Palace.

Zhang Qi and other ministers representing the interests of the royal family were not idle, although their tongues were not as good as the literati, but they knew very well the purpose of attacking their vital points, grasped the key points of the rule of law in Kaifeng Mansion led by Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, and directly attacked Kaifeng Mansion Yin to seek advantage and avoid harm, incompetence and dereliction of duty...... They didn't involve the warriors, but their words of rebuttal were never weak.

As for Qin Han, who was named by the emperor to explain the matter at the beginning, he was left behind by everyone and became an idler who watched the changes.

The old and strong Xingyang Uncle Ding Kui kept his mouth shut and ignored the world's affairs, and always looked half-asleep and half-awake.

Shi Baoji, who once stood up and verbally attacked Qin Han in an attempt to get rid of his guilt, listened to the rhetoric of the civil officials, and completely became a stupid goose.

Zhao Heng, who was sitting firmly in the dragon chair, was accustomed to this kind of scene, and even interestingly figured out the words of his courtiers in his heart.

Since the first battle of Danzhou, he has understood that even if you are the emperor, you can't do everything, otherwise how could there be a chance to be pulled to the battlefield by that old guy like Kou Zhun at the beginning?

Therefore, after the end of the battle of Danzhou, he thought of a way to send Kou Zhun out of the capital, and now several factions in the court have disputes, so he, the emperor, can sit back and relax, if he let his ministers speak in unison, he will not think about living a good life as an emperor.

As for the matter at the moment?

In his eyes, it is not a matter at all, Yang Jingzong is not taken to heart by him at all, Concubine Yang in the palace is virtuous, but Concubine Liu is not bad, and Yang Jingzong is used to coaxing Concubine Yang with rhetoric, but the things he does often give him a headache for the emperor, and now he has given up a Yang Jingzong, which can hit the prestige of civil officials, adjust Zongzheng Temple, and also rectify the order of the martial arts, especially Shi Baoji, since Danzhou, arrogant and domineering, it should also be beaten, this kind of thing that gives up a lot of things, how to say it is very cost-effective.

Zhao Heng, who had made up his mind, calmed down and glanced at the little yellow door beside him.

The sharp voice of the little yellow door sounded, "The ministers are quiet, Your Majesty has a decree ......"

The arguing ministers suddenly stopped, and one by one they looked at each other wordlessly and retreated back to their seats.

"Don't be impatient...... Zhao Heng began to say slowly: "I already have an opinion in my heart, and I don't need to discuss it anymore...... Yang Jingzong was immediately escorted to the prison of Zongzheng Temple, and his helpers were imprisoned in Dali Temple, Shi Baoji thought about it for three months behind closed doors, and was fined for three years, Zhao Zhuo, the secretary of Zongzheng Temple, was dismissed, and the corpse of Yin Wu Wenli of Kaifeng Mansion was dismissed, and he was reprimanded by Shangshu Province and sent to other provinces......"

Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and I can't speak for a long time.

The emperor made up his mind, gave up a Yang Jingzong, and then played fifty boards each, who can have an opinion?

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At night, the candles in the Zichen Hall were extinguished, and the ministers returned home one after another.

Qin Han was wrapped in a cloak, sitting on a shoulder, looking up at the stars a little speechlessly.

He had a lot of admonitions that he didn't have a chance to tell at all, thinking of the scene where he had a headache before, and then thinking about the faces of Bairi Lingzhou, he didn't know how a sudden burst of sadness surged in his heart......

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Note: (1) Zhong Wenqing's family, Zhong Wen, Qin Han table characters. Qing family, the emperor's honorific title for his courtiers during the Tang and Song dynasties.

(2) In the year of establishment, the ancients said that they would stand at thirty. In the text, Qin Han said that "the year of the establishment has not yet arrived", which means that Luo someone is young.

(3) Zongzheng Temple, responsible for the management of imperial affairs, known as Zongrenfu in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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