Chapter 610 There is justice in right and wrong
On the seventh floor of the Drunken Immortal Building in Crouching Tiger City. A warm and harmonious banquet is underway.
As the lord of the city, Zhao Xing naturally sat in the position of the landlord, and in the first position on Zhao Xing's right hand, that is, the position of the guest of honor, it was Zhang Ji, a generation of medical saints who finally arrived in the Jin Kingdom after a long journey. Sitting next to Zhang Ji was the divine doctor Hua Tuo with a happy face. These two people, one of whom was called a "saint" by the people, and the other was named a "god" by the people, which shows their ability to stand alone in the world in the way of medicine.
Zhao Xing was the first to make a toast, he said: "Many years ago, I heard the rumors about the medical saint from Dean Hua, and in order to study and exchange the art of medical Taoism, Zhang Taishou made a long journey, and it took several months to reach the party, which is really hard! Today, "Nanzhang and Beihua" are fortunate to gather in Crouching Tiger City, which is really the honor of the Jin Kingdom and the honor of the Crouching Tiger Medical Institute! Let us drink this cup together for this rare gathering!"
Zhang Ji, who was sitting as the guest of honor, had not recovered from the shock of entering Crouching Tiger City until this moment. He had been to "South Xiangyang", which was known as the same name as "Northern Crouching Tiger", but now after some comparison, he knew that Xiangyang City could not be ranked with Crouching Tiger City at all.
Regardless of the height and solidity of the city, just the neatly arranged and row-on-row high-rise buildings in the city, Crouching Tiger City is obviously more than one grade above Xiangyang City. Not to mention the neat and standardized commercial streets in Crouching Tiger City, as well as the orderly flow of people and markets.
What surprised Zhang Ji the most was when he met Zhao Xing for the first time, and saw that this legendary figure who has now declared that he is far away in various states in China, is so young, so handsome and free, and so extraordinary. In short, since meeting Zhao Xing, Zhang Ji can feel the incomparably strong self-confidence and the momentum of controlling the overall situation from this young man every moment. Perhaps, this aura is the so-called king overlord qi?
In order to express his joy at Zhang Ji's arrival, Hua Tuo personally brought a few jars of precious medicinal wine brewed by himself this time, it is said that this kind of medicinal wine is too precious and rare because of the medicinal materials used, so only Zhao Xing can occasionally get one or two jars from Hua Tuo to relieve his hunger. According to the secret analysis of the chief shopkeeper of the largest auction house in Crouching Tiger City, if the medicinal wine brewed by Hua Tuo is auctioned, the price of a jar of wine can be sold for at least 10,000 taels of silver!
As soon as Zhang Jigang tasted this kind of Shangdang's finest Changhe Daqu as the original liquor, added a few flavors of cherished medicinal materials, and after several years of brewing precious medicinal wine, he realized the preciousness and rarity of this medicinal wine. From this, he also experienced the enthusiasm of the Jin Kingdom and Hua Tuo's welcome to him. It is said that peers are enemies, but Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo obviously don't care about the names of gods, saints, etc., they care more about overcoming the stubborn diseases and problems on the road of medicine.
There is no doubt that Zhang Ji's arrival was generally welcomed by the upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom, which is a world difference compared to the encounter of Yuan Shao who came from the same ship.
The name of the fourth world and the third prince may be used to scare people outside the Jin Kingdom, but within the sphere of influence of the Jin Kingdom, it is not even a fart.
For Yuan Shao, too many people in the military and civilians of the Jin Kingdom did not treat him, and even gritted their teeth with hatred. The officers and men in the army hated and hated Yuan Shao, because he had taken the lead in attacking Bingzhou, and later he always tried to oppose the Jin state, and the common people hated Yuan Shao because he ordered the capture and murder of many Jin merchants.
The merchants of the Jin Kingdom were the bearers of the dream of prosperity for all strata of the people of the Jin Kingdom, because they worked tirelessly to walk in all the states of the world, so that the various commodities produced in large quantities in the Jin Kingdom could be sold to various places, and would not be piled up in large quantities in the treasury and no one cared about them.
Yuan Shao ordered the hunt and killing of the Jin merchants who were active in Jizhou, but out of the complex emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred, it was purely to vent the resentment and resentment of Zhao Xing in his heart, and in fact, it did not hinder and change the development of the situation in the world.
On the other hand, Cao Cao and Sun Jian and others are obviously more forbearant than Yuan Shao, and they also have more statesman's vision and wisdom. Although Cao Cao also arrested the merchants of the Jin State, he did not order the head to be killed, but used it as a bargaining chip that could be used to exchange with the Jin State, while Sun Jian simply did not arrest him, and even provided shelter and convenience in secret, because he knew that the trade between the Jin State and Wuzhou was a win-win outcome, and even if he would tear his face with Zhao Xing in the future, he would not be guilty of taking the merchant under the knife.
As for how to deal with Yuan Shao and his family, it was difficult for the strategists and generals of Zhao Xing Group to reach a consensus, so in the end, everyone pushed the decision in front of Zhao Xing.
The two of them had similar opinions, and they both suggested that Zhao Xing should not stab Yuan Shao on impulse, because if they did so, they might make the people of the world disgusted with Zhao Xing and the Jin Kingdom, and they would feel that Zhao Xing was a violent and murderous lord, which was obviously harmful to the selection and appointment of the Jin State.
The generals Guan Yu, Zhang Liao and others had the same opinion, they believed that using Yuan Shao's head to pay tribute to the dead Jin soldiers and merchants could greatly boost the morale of the army, unite and unite the widest range of people, and make Zhao Xing's prestige even more prosperous.
Strategists Tian Feng, Pang Tong and others suggested following the example of Dong Zhuo, placing him and his family under house arrest in Shangdang, and using Yuan Shao's life as a handle to force his civil and military men to serve the Jin State.
There are many opinions like this, although everyone has their own opinions, but they all have good reasons to support them, and they are not just based on personal likes and dislikes to suggest to Zhao Xing.
In the end, Zhao Xing decided to hand over the power of how to judge and dispose of Yuan Shao to the general public. He asked You Heng to personally draft a critical article "On Yuan Shao's Crime and Evil", exposing Yuan Shao's many evil deeds against the people of the Jin State over the years, and at the same time did not hide some of the actual things that Yuan Shao did during his reign in Jizhou.
In this way, Yuan Shao's merits and demerits were displayed in front of the people of the Jin Kingdom in a panoramic manner, so that they had a fuller and deeper understanding of Yuan Shao.
"Jin Bao" also made an unprecedented ** after You Heng's article. The investigation put forward five ways to deal with Yuan Shao: First, a public trial meeting was convened so that everyone could jointly denounce Yuan Shao's evil deeds, and finally Yuan Shao would be hanged; second, a public trial meeting should be convened so that everyone could jointly denounce Yuan Shao's evil deeds, and finally Yuan Shao would be detained and imprisoned for life; third, he would repay his grievances with virtue and turn hostility into a jade silk, spare Yuan Shao, and deport him; fourth, recruit Yuan Shao and let him serve the people of the Jin State in the future; and fifth, Yuan Shao and his family should be re-educated through labor and reformed through labor, and they would contribute to the Jin State in the future。
After half a month of intense discussions, the final survey results of the Jin Bao report were: 40% of those who agreed to kill Yuan Shao for sacrificing the banner, 40% of those who agreed to imprison Yuan Shao for life, and the remaining 20% who agreed to other options.
In the face of such a poll, which way will Zhao Xing choose to deal with Yuan Shao? What is his own thoughts?