Chapter 364: Merit and demerit dilemma
Tokyo, the blue sky is like a wash, the breeze is warm, the willows are green, and the flowers are fragrant.
Emperor Daojun had just returned from a trip to Genyue, and after drinking a few cups of small orange red in the Yiqing Palace, he began to watch the music.
He only looked at the urgent ones, and the others were handled by Wang Hao and Li Bangyan, although in the matter of Fang La, Wang Hao had the responsibility of concealing the report, but because of his proper answer, his trust in Wang Hao was not completely lost.
The chapter was sent by Zhao Ta, the king of Qin, who went to the guards and pro-military divisions, and it was urgent for thousands of miles, and the fire paint seal was not an ordinary excerpt, but an urgent report of the military situation.
Emperor Daojun stretched out his hand to pick it up, and the corners of his mouth showed a smile of insight into everything, this second child is used to exaggerating and bluffing, and now even if Wang Huang is going to the door of the book, he still dares to conceal it? What's more, it's just a matter of not going to the middle book, and he actually seals it with fire paint, and he doesn't have a personal expedition, wouldn't he be bluffing him by getting these things!
"Zhang Di, read!" Emperor Daojun swam in the garden all morning, a little lazy, leaned slightly on the dragon chair, and threw the fold to Zhang Di.
"Yes, official!" Zhang Di had a smile on his face, hurriedly took it with both hands, and then opened it carefully: "Official, this is an urgent report from His Royal Highness King Qin, His Royal Highness King Qin said......"
"Huh?!" After a while, Emperor Daojun opened his eyes suddenly, with a shocked expression: "You, do you read it again?" ”
Zhang Di's voice was also a little trembling: "The thief handsome Fang Qifo attacked Jiangning at night, His Royal Highness the King of Qin led the army to fight, killing 60,000 thieves who entered the city, and outside Jiangning City, he personally led 15,000 elite cavalry, defeated the thief army of 200,000, chased the enemy for 100 miles, and then killed 100,000!" ”
Emperor Daojun sat up from the dragon chair with his eyes, his eyes were fixed on Zhang Di, one hand touched the table blankly, and finally grabbed the wine cup, picked it up and poured it into his mouth, the wine juice flowed down his beard, and he didn't know it when he got his robe.
"Zhang Di, are you saying that King Qin defeated the thief army of 200,000 with only 15,000 horsemen? And the first 100,000? Emperor Daojun pinched the wine cup, his face was a little red, and he didn't know if it was because of the wine or because he was stimulated by the news.
"Official, that's exactly the case, there are only fifty or sixty thousand defenders in Jiangning City, where His Royal Highness King Qin is located, and after killing the same number of thieves who sneaked into the city in one fell swoop, he personally led 15,000 horsemen out of the city, defeated the 200,000 thief army outside, chased and killed 100,000 miles, and beheaded 100,000!" Zhang Di was also excited, and his voice trembled.
"Quick, get the wine!" Emperor Daojun flicked his sleeves and shouted at the palace maid next to him.
The palace maid hurriedly went to the back and took another small orange red, and filled the wine cup of Emperor Daojun, and Emperor Daojun said excitedly: "With one enemy ten, no, no, no, this is one enemy with more than ten, 15,000 to break 200,000, since the founding of the Taizu Dynasty, there has never been such a feat, when it is announced to the world, it is announced to the world, so that the four Yi Fanbang also know the martial arts of my Great Song Dynasty, so ...... Recovering Yanyun is not far away! ”
Zhang Di also said happily: "What the official family said is very true, long live the slave congratulations, long live the congratulations." ”
Emperor Daojun nodded, drank another glass of wine, and there was no trace of tiredness at the moment, and after sitting down, he looked at Zhang Di and said, "What else did King Qin say in the excerpt, can you ask for credit?" Last time, he sent a fold to lead his troops south to Jiangning, guarding the Yangtze River, I thought he was going to produce something else, but I didn't expect this Jiangning to guard the right, the Yangtze River area...... It is indeed a dangerous place, and this second brother is really a soldier. ”
Hearing this, Zhang Di hurriedly complimented a few words, and continued to look at the fold, this look was not tight, the joy just now immediately slowly disappeared, and his face changed in an instant.
Emperor Daojun looked at him and said, "But what kind of reward did the second brother want?" ”
Zhang Di's hands trembled slightly: "Official, official, King Qin didn't ask for a reward, King Qin asked for guilt." ”
Emperor Daojun said curiously: "After such a victory, don't reward but ask for sin, what kind of crime did he ask?" ”
Zhang Di "pounced" and fell to the ground: "The official, the slave, the slave dare not speak." ”
Emperor Daojun was even more surprised: "What don't you dare to say?" Could it be that he killed Wang Hanzhi of Jiangning? ”
Zhang Di said in the tunnel: "Official, no, it's not ......"
Emperor Daojun frowned and stood up, walked with the wine cup and reached out to take the fold, but he swept it down, his eyes couldn't help but widen suddenly, his mouth was also open, and he was directly stunned on the spot.
After a while, there was a crisp sound of "pop", and the white jade cup in the hand of Emperor Daojun fell to the ground and shattered, his face twitched, his expression changed sharply, and his expression was complicated, and there was a slight hint of joy in his complex, and he muttered in his mouth: "Good death, good death!" ”
Zhang Di's body trembled, and he hurriedly put his head on the ground, and at this moment he couldn't wait to cover his ears with his hands, he didn't hear what the official said, he definitely didn't hear it!
"Not enough to die, or too little!" Emperor Daojun whispered to himself: "It's only more than half dead, how can this be enough?" Why aren't they all dead! ”
Where did Zhang Di dare to answer, closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, lying on the ground and pretending to be dead.
After another dozen breaths, Emperor Daojun's face suddenly became sad, he took a few steps back to the table, threw the fold on it, and roared bitterly: "How could this happen? How could such a thing happen! How can I explain to the officials! How to explain to the world! ”
He grabbed Wang Hanzhi and Sun Changjie's recitals again, and finally slapped the table and shouted: "Quickly pass Cai Jing Wang Huang into the palace......"
Zhao Ta sat in the Xuanfu Division and drank tea, at this moment it has been a few days since the war, the aftermath of the war has gradually subsided, half of the eighteen gates of the four cities of Jiangning are open, and the passers-by are strictly checked, unless it is the local surrounding households in Jiangning, they are not allowed to enter.
That night, he left Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Xian behind, and asked the two to find a way to transport all the gold, silver and money from the Shi family, and then dragged them to Niutou Mountain Hongjue Temple to hide.
The money and wealth of those scholars in Xicheng are lucky, after all, there is no proof of death over there, Yao Pingzhong said that even if it is all emptied, no one can come up with any evidence to accuse.
But the Dongcheng and Beicheng sides are different, not only did they exist on the spot at that time, but many local officers in Jiangning were also there, and after the annihilation of the Jiangning branch of the Ming Sect, the money and property packed in boxes were sent back to the Shiclan's mansion to be sealed, and the soldiers outside guarded it.
Zhao Ta is sitting in Jiangning, and all this money can be taken out, but after all, many people watched at that time, the scholars were all dead, and there was no money left, which was very unreasonable.
Zhao Ta reported the big victory, since he defeated Fang Qifo's army of more than 200,000 people, even if the other party sneaked into the city to kill people and set fires, and kill all the warriors, it was impossible to take all the money away.
Therefore, on the side of Beidongcheng, even if you want to take some of the wealth of the scholars, it must not be all of it, at most half.
But this half of the family wealth of the scholar clan is already an astronomical amount, and every family of the scholar family is not to say that the rich party is also wealthy, but it is not only as simple as having a large amount of land, it is all a pile of gold and jade, and the wealth is white.
This half of the scholar's family wealth is not easy to take, even if Zhao Ta is in Jiangning, he can take it directly, but after all, the mouth of Youyou can't be guarded against.
If you want to do this thing without knowing it, you will just sit on the ground and share the spoils, such a large amount of money is simply rich and rivals the country, and no one can refuse this temptation.
Zhao Ta asked Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Xian to find a way, Yao Pingzhong's heart was dark, so he had to take it out and pull it away, saying that the Shi clan was killed by Fang La's people anyway, and if he took the money, who would dare to speak? Even if he said it, he was just a greedy ink, who could do anything about the two kings!
Zhang Xian advocated finding Jiangning officials to handle this matter together, divide the money and property, and when the time comes, pull everyone into the water, naturally everyone will hide it, after all, they have also collected it, and this so-called collection is more than the amount of money they have been officials all their lives!
The two argued endlessly, but in the end, Zhao Ta chose Yao Pingzhong's method, he looked at Zhang Xian and shook his head and said: "This money will not be sealed for those officials, but he will take out a part of it as a reward in the army. ”
Zhang Xian shook his head and said, "Lord Wang, wouldn't it be more secure for his subordinates to think that every official would receive a sum of money from the scholars?" It is impossible for them to say this, after all, they have taken it themselves, which does not delay the reward in the army. ”
Zhao Ta groaned: "The human heart is unpredictable, the heart of one person and the heart of two people are unpredictable, let alone so many people? Among these people, there are in-laws of the Shi clan, and some rely on the relationship of the Shi clan to sit in the official position, even if they receive a large amount of money, who can guarantee that they will not tell the family members of the clan who are officials in the court? Once they are informed, they themselves are ironclad evidence, and they don't need other evidence to prove that this king embezzled the gentry's family wealth! ”
Zhang Xiandao: "Then General Yao's method will not be seen......
Zhao Ta smiled: "As long as this king doesn't admit it, who can do it?" What's more, what he said was too rough, naturally he couldn't do that, you two came over with your ears......"
A few days later, that night, Zhao Ta went to the guest room behind the mansion, and before he could enter the house, he heard a sound of falling and beating in the room.
He stood in front of the door for a moment, and when he heard Zhu Xiuniang's crying and the persuasion of his mother-in-law, he couldn't help frowning.
Ding Da Crab said on the side: "Lord Wang, I wish the lady to be making trouble these days, and it is inconvenient for her subordinates to enter the house, I am afraid that she will find a short-term view, and I have been worried." ”
Zhao Ta nodded and said, "Open the door, this king will go in and have a look." ”
Ding Da Crab opened the door, he walked in with his hands in his hand, Zhu Xiuniang was stunned when she saw him, and then rushed over directly.
Zhao Ta looked at her originally icy and jade little face, but now she is extremely thin, and her smart and bright eyes have become dim, but that kind of strong hatred is almost substantial, she ran to Zhao Ta, clenched her fist and hit Zhao Ta's chest, crying while beating: "Is it you, is it you who did it!" ”
Zhao Ta grabbed her hands, Zhu Xiuniang broke free, so she raised her leg and kicked, Zhao Ta dodged and said, "Xiuniang, what are you doing?" Look at what you have become! ”
Zhu Xiuniang bit her lip and didn't speak, just struggled desperately, Zhao Ta raised her arm and hugged her horizontally in her arms, she couldn't move her hands and legs, and opened her mouth to bite Zhao Ta's arm.
Zhao Ta was expressionless, just let her bite, then hugged her to the couch, and said coldly: Have you bitten enough? ”
Zhu Xiuniang saw that he didn't react, so she cried and relieved, there was Yin Yin's blood stains on her mouth, and she cried: "Zhao Tan, you kill me, you kill me!" ”
Zhao Ta said: "You are the prince of this king, what will I do to kill you!" ”
Zhu Xiuniang moved hard, but she still couldn't break free, and said, "Then you let me die by myself, can't I die by myself?" Don't let those people stop you, I'll just cut it myself! ”
Zhao Tayi raised his hand and threw her on the couch, and said, "Don't say another dead word, this king doesn't want to hear it, let alone hear it from your mouth!" ”
Zhu Xiuniang curled up in the corner of the couch and said hatefully: "If you don't let me die, aren't you afraid that I will kill you one day?" ”
Zhao Tan looked at her with a surprised face: "Xiuniang wants to kill this king?" ”
Zhu Xiuniang said: "You killed my family, killed so many people, I, I want revenge!" ”
Zhao Ta shook his head and said: "Your family was killed by the Fang Lapper Army, and this king sent troops to rescue him, although this king feels guilty, but this matter has nothing to do with this king!" ”
Zhu Xiuniang cried: "Zhao Ta, this matter is what you did, don't quibble, even if you didn't send someone to do it yourself, you are borrowing a knife to kill people, and deliberately let those thieves in!" ”
Zhao Ta looked at her and raised his eyebrows: "Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" It's really a shame Xiuniang, can you figure it out, the identity of this king, how can you borrow the knife of the thief army? I see that you have been too sad and a little confused these days, so it's better to take a good rest and recuperate! ”
Zhu Xiuniang looked at Zhao Tan with both eyes, and said sadly and angrily: "Although I don't know what method you use, but you are insidious and cunning, even the thieves have fallen for you, these people are dead in your hands, you, you are the most vicious person in the world, if I don't die, I will kill you to take revenge!" ”
Zhao Ta was silent for a long time when he heard this, and slowly shook his head and said, "Xiuniang, don't you want to pay tribute to your family?" ”
"I ......" Zhu Xiuniang was stunned for a moment, and said, "Will you let me pay tribute to my family?" ”
Zhao Ta said: "You are the king's person, the Zhu family is your mother's family, how can the king stop you from paying tribute to your family!" ”
Zhu Xiuniang's originally gloomy eyes suddenly appeared a glimmer of brilliance: "I'm going to go now!" ”
Zhao Ta sighed lightly when he heard this, and said slowly: "But I see that Xiuniang, you are weak at the moment, and you are too sad, so it is not suitable to go to the memorial service!" ”
"Zhao Ta, you!" Zhu Xiuniang said angrily: "You are lying to me again!" ”
Zhao Ta waved his hand: "What this king said always counts, as long as you eat well, take care of your body, and nourish your spirit, this king will personally take you to pay respects!" ”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, Zhu Xiuniang looked at him blankly for a few breaths, saw that he had arrived at the door, hurriedly ran down from the couch, and said, "Zhao Ta, don't go!" ”
Zhao Ta glanced back at her: "After taking care of your body, you can let people repay this king, and this king counts when he speaks!" ”
Seeing the door open and close, Zhao Ta gradually moved away, Zhu Xiuniang bit her lip and sat for a while, with a determined look on her face.
She wants revenge, since Zhao Ta doesn't kill her or let her die, then give her a chance to take revenge, she will definitely find a way to kill this thief!
Thinking of this, Zhu Xiuniang looked at the maid next to her and said, "I'm hungry, go and prepare something to eat for me." ”
(End of chapter)