Chapter 353: Public Opinion

"Killing people, ambushing millions of corpses, how can it be the way of the king's master. Ma Xiang's violence is not as good as Wu Anjun's white rise, but Wu Anjun was finally given to die Du You, Ma Xiang can avoid it? A scribe shook his head as he looked at the huge report.

"Silence! Ma Xiang made a contribution to destroying the country, although he killed a lot, but it was really for the people of the Han family. Besides, the horse phase is extremely human, how can you and I be able to do it? A Confucian beside the scribe changed his face and said in a low voice.

"It's just talking, what's the big deal." The scribe disagreed, "Now there are rumors everywhere in Chang'an City, even if you have made this contribution to destroying the country, can you still be in a high position?" I'm afraid I'll have to ...... soon."

Before he could finish speaking, the Confucian man tugged at his sleeve and walked out of the crowd. They are all friends, although what he said is not unreasonable, but the trouble comes from the mouth, how can you watch him talk nonsense here.

Zhang Xun, who was dressed in civilian clothes, listened to the words of the two, and a subtle smile appeared on his face. It was his idea to post this sturdy document here. In his opinion, the sentence "wipe out all the returns and behead millions" is actually not as excessive as the sentence "those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die". Such a domineering word should only come from the royal family, you Ma Renjie is a military general, and you dare to engrave such a sentence when you are a military general, which is too much. In this case, you are also right?

He didn't doubt Ma Lan's loyalty, in fact, he was more confident in Ma Renjie's loyalty than anyone else, but in Zhang Xun's opinion, whether there was something to do or nothing to do in Tingzhou, it was these rumors that had made it impossible for Ma Renjie to continue to dominate the west. He deliberately transcribed this document to announce to the public. It was to roast Ma Renjie on the fire.

Wu Anjun's second is not a good reputation. The purpose of this is to hope that Ma Renjie can know how to advance and retreat. Don't be in love, be able to give up the position of the main general of the west by yourself, and come to Chang'an as soon as possible to enjoy Qingfu. It's probably impossible to become the right minister, but it's okay to be rich and noble in life.

The news of the victory spread quickly in Chang'an City, and the small people of Shengdou were nothing, but it would inevitably cause a big discussion in Shilin, and this discussion would inevitably put pressure on Ma Renjie. Zhang Xun only hopes that his benefactor can see the situation clearly and make the right decision as soon as possible.

Now the four empires of the Tang Dynasty have been cleared. From now on, it is good to enjoy peace, and the famous general is useful when opening up the territory, and in the peaceful years, the pearl and jade are covered with dust, and it is good to be able to avoid the fate of rabbits and dogs.

Your Majesty is not a person who cooks rabbits and dead dogs, and His Royal Highness seems to be even less so, so that his benefactor can return to Chang'an City safely to enjoy happiness, Zhang Xun feels that he can be regarded as repaying his kindness.

Of course, the focus of his consideration is not to repay his kindness, but to think about the interests of Datang. A famous general with extremely high prestige and great merit has been supporting the army for a long time, which is absolutely not good for Datang. Compared with repaying gratitude, he still attaches more importance to the big festival.

The Anxi agent who went to the Longwu Army barracks was not a real elite. The real elites were not in the team of the victors, but stayed with Michelle, the leader of the secret agents.

This time I came to Chang'an City. Michelle had a strange feeling, not for any reason, but that she felt a lot less stressed. That feeling...... In the past, when she was in Chang'an City, it was as if there were many eyes secretly watching her, but now these eyes seem to have all disappeared.

It's an instinct, and Michelle has always trusted her instincts. Looking at this, those powerful forces hidden in the shadows seem to be seriously damaged, so when she arrived in Chang'an City, no one was secretly monitoring her.

When Mi Xue left Mobei, Tingzhou's follow-up information did not reach Mobei, so she naturally didn't know that most of the elites of Lijingmen had been shot to death by Gao Linshan with Yuanrong crossbows, and even the famous General Gao wanted to escape to report the news but was shot by random arrows. On the side of Chang'an City, now the power of Lijingmen is extremely weak, and it is all hidden in the palace, and no one has come out to monitor her.

As for the Persian Temple, Mi Xue also did not know that all the strong men of the Persian Temple had left Chang'an City, and now only the stronghold of the transmission and those Tang civil officials who were bought off in Chang'an City remained. Although she went and returned, the Anxi spy became the first underground force in Chang'an City.

I don't know this, but according to my intuition, Michelle can make a correct judgment, those brothers who reported the victory were in the camp of the Longwu Army, and they were naturally closely monitored by the Longwu Army, and she began to set up the stronghold of the eagle slave in Chang'an City according to the previous plan.

It's not a difficult task, just buy a convenient but deserted courtyard and leave a few capable brothers. Now that Chang'an City is in great chaos, everyone's eyes are on the court, and no one will pay attention to these little things.

After the stronghold is established, the first falcon is released, and it will fly to the middle surrender city, and then the falcon will depart from the middle surrender city and fly to the general's army to pass the news that the stronghold has been established. Of course, at the same time, there was also news that the general's concubines would return to Moxi with the secret agents, and Li Juan and Yang Youniang were already preparing to die.

Before coming to Chang'an this time, the general did not mention what should happen to the people of the Fufeng County Palace. Mi Xue felt that the general was really kind, and only hoped that after the general received the news, he would not blame himself for being troublesome.

Because of this dedication, Chang'an City has become very lively. And because of a few sentences on the report, Shilin unsurprisingly caused a huge wave. In the Chu Pavilion of Qinlou, in the wine shop and tea shop, the literati were arguing fiercely whether General Ma and Ma should be labeled as Wu Anjun's second.

Wiped out the nine divisions of Tiele, swept away the entire Uighur Khanate, and killed more than one million people before and after, which was an unprecedented achievement in the eyes of many people. The grassland barbarians have always been a major problem for the Tang Dynasty, and although the threat is not as good as that of Tibet, it has always been extremely difficult to tame. During the Taizong Dynasty, Li Weigong destroyed the Turks, and the north was very quiet for decades, but decades later, the Turkic people rebelled in Dadu Hufu, and the Turkic Khanate revived, and it was not until more than ten years ago that Wang Zhonghei and the Hui Khan destroyed this powerful khanate.

Hui and Datang are generally safe, but after all, they are also barbarians, plagiarism, and friction on the border has not been broken. This time, His Majesty was determined to destroy the Hui Dynasty, but no one objected to it at that time, and they all vowed to destroy this dynasty and never suffer in the future.

But now? General Ma was ordered to go on the expedition, which was to fulfill everyone's wishes, but he killed more people, but let those barbarians have no future. Now you accuse General Ma of being violent and killing too many people, what is the reason?

In the eyes of the literati who blamed Ma Lan, the south and north of the desert are all the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the Hui tribes are also the people of the Tang Dynasty. Killing the elderly, weak, women and children with a dignified teacher is not what the king did, and it is what the king should do to save and destroy the country and succeed the heir. General Ma Da was certainly happy in this battle, but it made those people who were far away from morality, which was to temporarily forbear, and he was ultimately dissatisfied in his heart, and he would become a future trouble.

Wu Anjun killed 400,000 Zhao troops in the pit, and he could not die well in the end, and now rumors are spreading in the city, and General Ma's fate has been signed, but I am afraid that he will not be able to escape from Wu Anjun's fate. At that time, General Ma will inevitably regret today's events.

Of course, there are also some people who think that Wu Anjun is not a bad reputation, without Wu Anjun killing Zhao Zu, how can Qin dominate the world. Now General Ma Da is the god of the Tang Dynasty, a blessed general, one killing is a million, more than Wu Anjun, even so, how can it be said that Wu Anjun is the second, it is clearly more powerful than Wu Anjun.

This kind of hustle and bustle has been going on in Chang'an City. Coupled with the previous rumors about Tingzhou, General Ma has always been at the center of public opinion. While the people in Shilin were arguing, they were also waiting for the decision of the crown prince Li Heng to see what kind of reward General Ma Da, who had won another achievement in destroying the country this time, could get this time.

Li Heng, the prince of the prison state, seemed to be very patient, and the soldiers who reported the victory had been in Chang'an for a few days, and there was no mention of the reward. Ten days passed, and Li Heng issued an edict in the name of the prince of the prison state, still without mentioning the reward, but only ordered Ma Lu, the chief of the Hokkaido march, and the head of the Hokkaido march to discuss the reward together.

At the same time that the envoys from all walks of life rushed out of Chang'an City, the edict had also been publicly posted in front of the Xingqing Palace and on Zhuque Street, which was also a very unusual move. Because of this edict, Chang'an City once again set off a wave.

There must be a reason for things to go wrong, there is no reward, this everyone can understand that this is His Royal Highness the Prince's determination to admit that His Majesty is no longer in Chang'an City. Only His Majesty is qualified to decide on the reward for such a country-destroying achievement, and His Royal Highness refuses to ascend the throne, so he is not eligible for a reward.

In the past, it was the most common move to summon meritorious generals into Beijing, but it was too unusual to post the edict so blatantly. What is the purpose of His Highness's doing this, people are speculating and scrutinizing, and in different people's hearts, there will naturally be different answers.

As the maker of the plan, Zhang Xun naturally knew what the answer was. Although he and the crown prince are extremely confident in Ma Renjie's loyalty, they are still ready to test people's hearts to see if Ma Shaobao's son will be ordered to enter the court and accept the fate of giving up his position as the main general of the west and leaving the center of power in the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Xun believes in Ma Renjie's character, believes that he will definitely take into account the overall situation, and will definitely come to Chang'an City. However, the human heart is the most unpredictable, and he thinks it is necessary to do so. At the same time, there was an endless stream of boats from all walks of life, and materials were continuously hoarded in Chang'an City. Although he didn't think it was possible, he still prepared for the worst. (To be continued......)

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