Deng She regretted it a little, he knew today, why bother in the first place?

At the beginning, when Hong Jixun and Yao Haogu wrote to ask him to set up a concubine, he should have set a concubine. has dragged on so far, and the Anfeng Imperial Court has come over to insert a lever again. Accept it? Liu Futong's daughter, married to Haidong, will she come alone? will definitely bring some people with him, which is equivalent to letting go of Anfeng and letting him meddle in Haidong. Don't accept it, right? This is the opinion of King Xiao Ming, "the emperor gives marriage", a great favor. How to refuse? Dare not to give face to the "lord", what kind of system will it become? I can't say anything.

He put his head on his hand and listened to the dissenting of his ministers.

The ministers took a clear position, and Hong Jixun resolutely opposed it. Wen Huaguo disagreed. Luo Lilang didn't know if it was because he was avoiding suspicion or what, so he kept silent. Ji Zongzhou, like him, remained silent, no matter who spoke, he just smiled and nodded. Only Zhang Yu supported it and agreed very much with this.

Zhang Yu spat all around, blowing his beard flying wildly, standing in the hall, and said loudly: "The emperor gives marriage, how can the minister resign?" The king is the minister. The emperor's marriage and lordship is a great grace. If the lord refuses to agree, I would like to ask you, what is the world? What is Nai Haidong's courtier? What will the people of the world think of the lord? How will the courtiers and the people of Haidong view the lord?

"'The lady is the minister to the king, the head of the limbs, and the eyes and ears are the messengers of the heart.' Is there any body whose limbs do not obey the Head, and whose ears and eyes are against his will? If the lord refuses, the minister also hears it: 'The top is not right, and the bottom is uneven'. If there is no rudeness and no outline, it will collapse up and down. I don't know what to do! ”

What he said is not without reason. "The monarch is the minister, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife", the three guidelines and the five constants are the basis for maintaining the stability of the system. Deng She is not only An Feng's courtier, but also the lord of Haidong, if he refuses King Xiaoming's marriage, it will be a bad start. He is the lord of Haidong, and he can't set an example by the norms of the four provinces, so why ask his subordinates?

Hong Jixun sneered and said: "The Son of Heaven gave him a marriage, but the minister refused. From ancient times to the present, it has not been uncommon in the past dynasties. Although the court has good intentions, must the lord accept it? First crowned the lord of the princess Yan Wang, and then married the daughter of the Taibao, the grace of the Son of Heaven is definitely important! When Chahan came, why didn't he see the army of the Son of Heaven? ”

He thinks that Zhang Yu is inevitably a little on the line.

The meaning of the words is vaguely pointed out, although Haidong and An Feng are called monarchs and ministers, they don't necessarily have to listen to An Feng for everything. Why did Anfeng have no reinforcements when Chahan attacked? Now that Chahan has retreated, King Xiao Ming wants to come to "give marriage". The meaning of King Xiao Ming and Liu Futong is obvious, and it is clear that they just want to use this to meddle in Yidu. Besides, when Yidu was in an emergency, Anfeng didn't save it, and it was King Xiao Ming who was the first to lose. Those who are kings will not be saved when they see death; How can a person who is a minister be required to abide by the "program"?

——, this is actually the meaning of borrowing Zhang Yushicai's "the top is not correct, and the bottom is uneven". With the spear of the other, the shield of the other.

Zhang Yu said: "When Chahan came to attack, how could the imperial court have no reinforcements? On the day of the return of the envoy to Anfeng, he had already clearly said that when Chahan and I fought fiercely in Yidu, the emperor and Liu Taibao immediately sent military horses to support after hearing the news. It's just that Chahan is powerful, so he can't enter the realm of my Shandong. Mr. Hung was also present at the time, didn't he hear the messenger's words? ”

"If you don't enter my territory, how can you call it reinforcements? Ridiculous, ridiculous! Hong Jixun was basked.

Listening to his strong words, Zhang Yu's face turned red with excitement, and he had the heart to reprimand, but he didn't have the guts, but he just said vigorously: "You, you!" He knelt on the ground at Deng She, bowed his head and kowtowed, and said: "'Obeying the fate of the king is shun, and disobeying the fate of the king is loyal.'" 'Is it not difficult for a husband to be a servant?' The reason why the minister insisted on asking the lord to agree to the emperor's marriage was really loyal from the bottom of his heart. Lord, don't refuse! ”

The words are sincere, and they just need to take out a piece of loyalty.

Deng She smiled: "Zhang Gong's meaning, I know it." Your loyalty, I also understand. Hong Jixun snorted and said, "'Persistent' is good, but 'loyalty' may not be." Deng She smiled, and without waiting for Zhang Yu to explain, he asked Ji Zongzhou and said, "Lord Ji, you listened for a long time and didn't speak. What about your opinion? What do you think about this? 'He who speaks is not guilty'. What do you think, though. ”

"The minister thinks that what Mr. Hong and Master Zhang said makes sense. From the minister's point of view, what Mr. Hong is worried about is nothing more than worrying, if the lord agrees, Liu Taibao's daughter marries Haidong, and there may be a matter of the concubine interfering in politics. After all, Liu Taibao's daughter has An Feng to rely on. Liu Taibao is also a hero in the world and is quite popular. In my opinion, this concern is not unreasonable. ”

"So, do you agree with Mr. Hong?"

"What Master Zhang said is also true. If the lord does not agree, the impact will not be good. The impact on Haidong is not bad. The lord is benevolent and loves people, and Haidong loves everyone up and down. The courtiers and the people's respect for the lord will never change because of this incident. But what will the world think? Think deeply. ”

"What will the world think?"

"The minister is stupid and does not dare to speak falsely."

"He who speaks is not guilty. Tell me, listen to it. ”

"A little shallow opinion of the minister. If the lord refuses, then there will be a rift between Haidong and Anfeng. I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate to show my internal cracks to outsiders. When Chahan came to invade our territory, although Anfeng's reinforcements failed to enter the country, reinforcements still came, which indirectly relieved the pressure on my Yidu. If the lord refuses, what will he do when Jochahan comes back? The lord wants to form an alliance with Wu Guogong, and if I want to join Jinling, I can't get around Anfeng. ”

Ji Zongzhou said a lot in a secret. Many words cannot be said explicitly. What he meant was probably that if Deng She refused, it would be equivalent to declaring his disobedience to the world. In this way, it is equivalent to giving Chahan the opportunity to profit from it; At the same time, if you want to make friends with Zhu Yuanzhang again, I am afraid that it will be difficult.

Dunshe was silent. Hong Jixun just sneered.

Wen Huaguo interjected and asked, "So, Lord Ji actually agrees with Lord Zhang's opinion?" ”

Ji Zongzhou peeked at Deng She's expression, eased up, and said, "Speaking of which, this is a family affair of the main father-in-law." The ministers are also lowly, and they dare not make decisions for the lord. It's just that the minister has also read the history books, looked at the concubines of the past dynasties, and asked the former Sui and Tang dynasties as an example to talk to the lord.

"Dugu, the queen of Emperor Wen of Sui, is the daughter of Sima Duguxin of Zhou. Tang Gaozu's queen Dou was the daughter of Dou Yi, the god of Sui. These are all famous ladies. If you look at it from this point of view, it seems that it is not a good thing for the lord to get the daughter of Liu Taibao as a concubine. ”

There is another layer of meaning in his words, Hong Jixun is worried about the concubine's interference in politics, which is good. However, if it is used properly, maybe it can also borrow Liu Futong's fame and turn disadvantages into advantages.

Deng She laughed and said, "The examples given by Gong Ji are all the emperors who founded the country. I'm just a minister of the Song family, how can I be so analogous? It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. Ji Zongzhou said: "Yes, yes." The minister was negligent for a moment and gave the wrong example. Damn, shit. May the Lord punish him. ”

Seeing Deng She's smile comfortably, he was secretly very satisfied with the two examples he had given.

Deng She didn't have much loyalty to An Feng, and called himself a courtier of the Song family, but it was good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. Everyone knows this truth. To say that he has no dissenting intentions, no one will believe it. Otherwise, if he is really loyal, why should he still have a headache for King Xiaoming's "marriage"?

Deng She asked Luo Lilang again, "What does Luo Qing mean?" What's in the insight? Let's talk about it. ”

Listening to Hong Jixun and Zhang Yu arguing for so long, Deng She didn't confide in his thoughts at all. Luo Lilang did not know his intentions, and did not know whether he was inclined to agree or oppose. But to be honest, Luo Lilang's thoughts are the same as Hong Jixun and Wen Huaguo.

He doesn't actually agree with that.

However, if he objected, he was afraid that Dunshe would suspect him of selfishness. He was in a dilemma, and after a long time, he held back a sentence and said: "What Gong Ji said is very true, this is the main father's family matter." Why ask your subordinates? If the ministers come to say, the ministers are really lonely and unheard, and they have never heard of Mrs. Liu having a daughter. ”

Luo Lilang was so anxious that his forehead sweated. As soon as he said this, Hong Jixun couldn't help but laugh.

"This is your family matter, you don't have to ask your subordinates. If you have to ask, I don't even know if Liu Futong has a daughter, and I really don't have any good opinions to say. The room was full of laughter. Deng She laughed and said, "Luo Qing, Luo Qing, why are you so anxious? I've known you for many years, but I didn't know that you were also a wonderful person. ”

"The ministers are afraid, the ministers are afraid."

"Uncle Wen, what is your opinion?"

A group of Wenchen spoke, all of them were crepe. Wen Huaguo spoke straight and bluntly, and said: "Liu Taibao, I don't know. I haven't seen his daughter either. The lord worked hard, and the brothers worked hard to lay a huge territory, and it was easy to gain a foothold, but it was not for cooking for others! ”

"How?"

"As soon as Liu Taibao's daughter comes, Anfeng is a stone's throw away from us. The minister has never read a book, and the minister is illiterate, but he also knows that this matter is very troublesome, and it must be tricky to deal with. Rather than that, why not just say yes? As for the reason for not agreeing, it is easy to say. There are three thousand beauties in the lord's backyard, choose one, and then call An Feng back, saying that the concubine has been decided. 'No one has faith, no one has faith',...... What's going on with that? Master Ji, you are very knowledgeable, how do you say this? ”

Ji Zongzhou laughed twice and said, "People don't have faith, and they don't know what they can do." ”

"That's right! If a man is not trustworthy, he will not even know hunger and thirst. If you don't even know hunger and thirst, can you still call people? Therefore, the minister thought that a sentence would be able to dismiss this matter. What does the lord think? ”

Ji Zongzhou seemed to be well-intentioned and explained: "'People have no faith, and they don't know what they can do. This 'may' is not the thirst of hunger and thirst, but the 'can' of can. Meaning,......。 Wen Huaguo didn't wait for him to finish, waved his hand, interrupted it, and said with a big grin: "One meaning!" ”

Deng She asked everyone one by one and made a decision, but he refused to say.

He summed it up briefly, saying, "I know exactly what you mean. This matter is said to be urgent, and it is not urgent to say that it is not urgent. Rest easy, everybody. Tomorrow I will call an angel and tell him my answer. And present the fold, up to Anfeng. Then the conversation changed, and quietly brought the topic into the other two things, frowning and saying, "The battle of Hanshan, Laiwu corruption." What are your thoughts on these two matters? Take this opportunity to discuss it together. ”

Hong Jixun said: "In the battle of Hanshan, although our army suffered a slight defeat. The minister thought that it was insignificant. Don't worry. ”

"Why?"

"The Yuan army of Jinan is no more than 10,000 people. It is only enough for its self-defense, not enough for its external invasion. Although Chahan retreated, he refused to give up Jinan's intentions, and planned to use it as a springboard to prepare for the next time he came to Shandong. But from the perspective of Jinan, it is a famous city of Qilu, the city is strong and the ditch is deep, the base is high and the wall is wide. However, Chahan ignored that to the west of Jinan, the Yellow River.

"It's okay now, the river is frozen. If something happened in Jinan, he could immediately send troops and horses from Gaotang Prefecture and other places in the west to help. Wait until February and March, when the glacier is civilized, with the water of the Yellow River, surging for thousands of miles, rushing and rolling surges, not to mention the moats! If I am at that time, I will raise a large army and attack Jinan. Where did Chahan come to his aid? Jinan is separated by the Yellow River for Chahan, but it is a tree without roots. Jinan is for my Yidu, during which there is no hindrance, but it is within reach. Therefore, in the battle of Hanshan, although our army suffered a small defeat; Looking at the overall situation, it is not a cause for concern. ”

To the west of Jinan is the Yellow River, which is cold and frozen, and the army of Chahan can easily come and go. Once the river is civilized, Jinan will become a lonely city, equivalent to an isolated city. Although the city is big and strong, if Deng She can make up his mind at that time, he will devote all his strength to take it. Tsahan's army may not be able to hold it.

Of course, there are two prerequisites. First of all, Chahan and Polo are still at odds, and Chahan is unable to take care of Jinan. Secondly, the people's livelihood in Yidu has recovered well, and the army with heavy losses can be replenished in a timely manner. And there is confidence that after retaking Jinan, it will be able to deal with the retaliation that may ensue from Chahan.

Jinan is an important town in Shandong. If you want to break the situation of clamping and encircling Chahan, you must first capture Jinan. Regarding how to seize Jinan, Deng She had already matured with Hong Jixun and others. If Jinan is the foundation, Hanshan has the most fur. Therefore, the battle of Hanshan is indeed not worth paying too much attention to.

Deng She bowed his head and asked again: "So, what about Laiwu's corruption?" ”

"At a time of internal and external troubles, the magistrate does not know how to be sympathetic to state affairs. On the law punishment is. ”

"What I'm asking is how to punish it?"

"To govern troubled times, we should use heavy codes. In the past, the Qin was violent, and the Han was lenient. This is for 'forgiveness to help fierceness'. In the rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Wei was punished. This is for 'fierce to help wide'. 'Tolerance and fierceness are mutually beneficial, and government is peaceful. 'Since Meng Yuan entered the Central Plains, Mu Monkey and crown, it has been nearly a hundred years. The world has been peaceful for a long time, and corruption has become commonplace. Change arises because of corruption, and chaos arises because of change. It's the time of now, another troubled time. There is no punishment for punishment. The minister thinks that he should be serious and strict. ”

"How to take it seriously? What is strictness? ”

"If it is true, it will be decided!"

Deng She stood up, shook his head, and said, "Kill and decide?" No, no. Hong Jixun said: "Is the lord too serious? Wen Huaguo came out of a bitter family, hated corrupt officials the most, and shouted: "It's not heavy, it's not heavy, but it's too light!" "Luo Lilang was born in the local gentry, and he has long been accustomed to this kind of thing, and he doesn't think it's a big problem, how many officials are not greedy? He snorted a few times, wanted to speak, but didn't say.

Ji Zongzhou thought he had guessed Deng She's thoughts, and said with a smile: "The lord is benevolent. If you don't want to kill him, why not let Zhao Zuocheng write a book? It was up to him to propose a heavier punishment. When the letter arrives, the lord can give instructions and order the sentence to be commuted at his discretion. This is for 'grace from above'. "The wicked let Zhao go over, and the good guy was done by Deng She. This can also be regarded as the secret of the emperor's benevolence and benevolence since ancient times.

Deng She said: "I once heard a sentence that if you are an official and don't make decisions for the people, you might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!" Eat the king's fortune, do not worry about the king, bend the law for bribes, and engage in favoritism. Use the public instrument of the state to seek one's own selfish interests. It's for infidelity! It is a disloyal nation.

"As a state pastor, I don't think about the people. Vegetarian meal for the corpse. For the sake of wealth and goods, he disregarded the lives of the people. It's for the unkind! It is unkind.

"The Tatars have been bloody in my Central Plains for nearly a hundred years, and the Chinese clothes have fallen because of it for almost a hundred years! When this hero rose up and the storm was surging, it was at the critical moment of expelling the Tartars and recovering China. for unrighteousness. an unrighteous people.

"There were sages before, and it is rude not to admire the great deeds of the sages. It's rude. There are ancestors, and they don't think about avenging their ancestors, humiliating the lintel, and being the son of man in vain is unfilial piety. It is not filial to the ancestors. To be born as a human being, to read the books of the saints, and not to learn the ways of the saints, is to not learn and have no skills. It makes the people of the world say: Meat eaters are despicable, and they cannot plan far! Smile and be generous, and lose the face of the children of the saints!

"Such disloyal, unkind, unrighteous, rude, unfilial, unlearned! Decisive decision? It's too light! I thought about it again and again, and it was far from enough to give Ah Guo the power to 'make a decision on the spot, and to decide life and death'. How can such a person be killed? ”

Deng She was dignified and powerful, and the ministers were intimidated. Ji Zongzhou was bold and asked, "Then, what does the lord mean?" ”

"If the Bible study is true, regardless of dignity or inferiority, or the amount of corruption, all of them will be dragged out into the streets, and they will be skinned and filled with grass in public. behead it and pass it to Shandong; Hanging on his body, the city gate was displayed to the public. Three tribes! To set an example, for the latecomers to prescribe. ”

only heard a "boom", and everyone went to see it, but it was the tea bowl in Luo Lilang's hand that fell to the ground. Hong Jixun and below, all gasped.

Regardless of the amount of corruption, all are stripped of skin and grass. It's already quite heavy. To put it seriously, it's just inhumane. What is Peeling and Filling? The skin of the person is completely peeled off, and in the process of skinning, the prisoner cannot breathe. After the skin is peeled off, it is fleshed with grass and sewn up. When I put it on the ground, it was still in human shape. When you listen to it, it's terrifying. What's more, just because of corruption, the three clans are connected?

Ji Zongzhou muttered, "Too heavy, too heavy." ”

Zhang Yu was also shocked, and he stepped forward and wanted to admonish. Deng She was undoubted and said, "I have made up my mind. You don't need to say more. It's getting late, so please go back. He waved his sleeves and turned into the back hall. Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, but I have no choice but to bow down and leave.

They didn't go far outside the hall, and a guard caught up behind them, saying that they were on the order of Deng She, and called Hong Jixun and Wen Huaguo back.

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1, when Chahan came to attack, why did the imperial court have no reinforcements?

When the Yuan army captured Shandong, "in September, Liu Futong came to the aid of Tianfeng with troops, and went to Mars, (when Chahan was dead) to expand Timur to send a pass to protect the attack, and broke it." Mars Port, in the south of Linqu County.

2. Peeling and filling the grass.

It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang skinned corrupt officials and filled them with grass. "At the beginning of the dynasty, the rule of officials was strict, and the constitution was flaming,......, and those who stolen more than sixty taels were shown to the public, and they still peeled the skin and grass, thinking that they were the rings of the future. On the left of the Fuzhou County Health Office, a temple is set up to worship the land, which is the field of peeling, and is called the Leather Field Temple. Next to the public seat, they put bags of peeled grass and grass, so that they can taste it in their eyes and be careful in their hearts. "And then there's another saying that's not true.