Looking at Dang Jin's elated expression, his expression was slightly calm, and he didn't answer for a while. Zhao Kuangyi beside him couldn't help but ask: "General Dang, what big thing happened in Tokyo!"
Dang Jin responded with a smile: "Those who are still from the Southwest Army have never entered the capital. When they first arrived, they were like country people entering the city without any knowledge. They thought they had made great achievements in pacifying Shu and were praised by the emperor. These days, in
He indulged himself in Tokyo and even caused troubles and disturbed businessmen and people. There was a lot of criticism in the DPRK, China and the people..."
"The Privy Council and the Commander-in-Chief have no strict restraint on this kind of behavior that corrupts military discipline and is unscrupulous?" Zhao Kuangyin spoke up.
"That's natural!" Dang Jin said: "After learning of the Southwestern Army's wantonness, the Privy Council reduced its control and beheaded all the more than 50 officers and soldiers who had fought and harmed the people. The remaining people were ordered to return to camp.
, are no longer allowed to go out or enter the market. All the generals in charge of the army have been reprimanded, and now the people in the southwest are in such a state of disgrace, they are embarrassed and can no longer be arrogant."
As Dang Jin said this, he couldn't help but rejoice. He was gloating over others' misfortunes, which seemed like a villain. However, Zhao Kuangyin could understand his mentality. He was a straight man, and basically showed all his thoughts and emotions.
exist.
The reason is that Dang Jin was "wronged" in Chengdu. Even with Zhao Kuangyin's concession and Xiang Xun's restraint, conflicts between the generals and soldiers in the two armies in the north and east were inevitable.
Your contribution is great, and my contribution is not small. It is hard for you to march, and it is not easy for me to march. Various disputes arise from the comparison of merit and work. Of course, the main contradiction lies in the uneven distribution of spoils.
No matter what, the North Route Army was powerful and had Xiang Xun as its backer, so it naturally suppressed the East Route Army at every turn. The main component of the North Route Army was the Southwest Army. Now that they were in bad luck, the Party was naturally overjoyed.
"Have you restrained your soldiers?" Zhao Kuangyin asked with concern.
"Don't worry, Marquis Du Yu!" Dang Jin, a rough man, actually showed an arrogant expression and said, "How can we be like those common men? We will not break the law!"
"What I just said are all trivial matters!" Dang Jin became more interested and continued.
"What else?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.
"In the past few days, the imperial court has been busy verifying military exploits and arranging medals and awards. It is said that His Majesty and the Minister of War, Wei Xiang, believe that from Duke Xiang to the Duke of Yu, the Marquis of Yu is the first in meritorious service. The generals under him will be ranked in order of merit.
"Dang Jin laughed and said: "However, there was a dispute between Wang Quanbin and Wang Renfan. Wang Quanbin was ranked in front of Wang Rengan, and Wang Rengan was not convinced.
The latter two gathered guests at the Tongqing Building at the same time. There was a conflict between the two parties. They cursed and started to fight. The commotion was so big that the restaurant was almost demolished. The emperor was furious when he heard this and personally ordered the two people to be arrested.
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Although the Northern Route Army that conquered Shu was dominated by Xiang Xun, it was also divided into factions. It was mainly divided into four categories. One was formed by integrating the local troops in Guanzhong, with Wang Renfan and Li Yan as representatives; the other was naturally the Central Forbidden Army.
Of course, Wang Quanbin has the highest reputation and status; third, generals such as Huaiwei and Huaide, who were adapted from captured soldiers surrendered by the Shu army, He Jianjian, Han Jixun, etc., have always been relatively low-key; fourth, generals such as Gao Huaide and Murong Chengtai, who belong to the emperor
Relatives and relatives.
Although divided into four categories, the main contradiction is still between the Guanzhong nationals and the Forbidden Army soldiers, which also represents the contradiction between the central and local governments. Competition and contrast is not a bad thing, and Liu Chengyou is also happy to see it.
However, the conflict between Wang Quanbin and Wang Renfan became serious. The contradictions among the generals were exposed in front of outsiders, breaking through the bottom line and causing extremely serious adverse effects. How could Liu Chengyou not be angry? Only then did he take away the second general. The command.
Listening to Dang Jin's description, all the generals present couldn't help but laugh out loud, acting like a crowd eating melons. Zhao Kuangyi also clicked his tongue and confidently commented: "This general who is famous in the southwest and has great military exploits, strives for merit. Come on, you are no different from ordinary soldiers!
Wang Quanbin is also a veteran on the battlefield and has a good reputation. How could he be so unwise in such a thing? Didn't the lessons learned by Sun Li and Wang Yansheng, Wang Yin and Han Tong back then be profound enough?"
"Presumptuous!" After listening to Zhao Kuangyi's talk, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became angry and scolded: "Who are you? How dare you be so trusting, criticize the meritorious general of the imperial court, and call him by his first name?"
Zhao Kuangyi was startled when he saw his brother angry and with a stern face. He met his gaze, thought for a moment, tightened his expression, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Second brother has taught me a lesson, it's me who is frivolous!"
Zhao Kuangyin looked at Dang Jin and others, and almost touched their noses with his hand: "Don't laugh or be complacent! We are both in the army of conquering Shu, and our reputation has been ruined. General Wang and the others are in trouble, how can we get a better outcome?" ?”
"Also, don't you think that you are here to receive rewards when you return to the court?" Looking at the crowd, Zhao Kuangyin's eyes looked particularly sharp.
"Second brother, what do you mean?" Zhao Kuangyi expressed the confusion of Dang Jin and others.
Holding his hands in the direction of Kaifeng, Zhao Kuangyin said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has issued an edict to sum up the peace of Shu. Reward merits and punish delinquencies! You must know that rewards come first and punishments follow!"
"Have you been punished? Could it be because of the chaos in Shuzhong?" Dang Jin couldn't help laughing.
"So, you must restrain your words and deeds. I see you are no less arrogant!" Zhao Kuangyin said.
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Tokyo, Imperial City Nanya, Dali Temple.
With the strengthening of the legal system in the Han Dynasty, the authority and influence of Dali Temple, as the highest judicial review body in the Han Dynasty, have also continued to increase. Today, it is also ranked among the many government agencies in the Han Dynasty.
The current Minister of Dali Temple is named Cui Zhoudu. He was born as a Jinshi. He served as a censor in the court, repaired the palace, and served as an envoy outside. He has a strong temperament and cannot tolerate lawlessness. He once served as the judge of Murong Yanchao, the king of Changli County. , at that time, Murong Yanchao was impeached because he was greedy for money and did not care about the people while he was in office.
Then Liu Chengyou caught his eye. After all, no matter what era, it is very rare to not avoid the royal family and not fear the powerful. It has been less than two years since he was transferred from Yunzhou to Dali Temple. Since taking up his duties, he has worked hard to clean up prison cases. , greatly improving the efficiency of Dali Temple in handling cases.
However, Cui Siqing was now faced with an embarrassing problem. Looking at Xiang Xun standing in the lobby, Cui Zhoudu hesitated for a while, then picked up the confession and charges recorded in the court case, stood up and walked over to In front of Xiang Xun, he handed it to him: "Xiang Gong, what do you think of this record?"
Xiang Xun took it and browsed it for a while. This was Xiang Xun's "confession", which recorded his charges in detail. There were eight items in total. He was greedy for money; he had his hands on the beauties of the Shu palace; he oppressed the officials in the middle of Shu; he used troops to plunder the people.
Causes loss of people's hearts; fails to quell chaos...
None of them were minor crimes. As for Xiang Xun, he took the initiative to surrender to Dali Temple for trial. Among the temple officials, no one dared to take over. Cui Zhoudu was more courageous, but at this time, he was still unavoidable
Hesitation. After all, this is the commander-in-chief of Pingshu, and the reward is not enough. How can he be punished? Not to mention whether his crime is true. Even if it is true, without the emperor's approval, who can try him and sentence him.
Xiang Xun's behavior was even more confusing. Of course, Cui Zhoudu had heard about some of the recent turmoil in Kaifeng, but he didn't want to think too much about it, and he just had to do his job well.
"Very good, remember everything according to the facts!" Xiang Xun smiled and stretched out his hand towards him: "Take a pen and ink pad, I will sign it!"
Cui Zhoudu did not dare to neglect and served in person. After the signing was completed, Xiang Xun chuckled and asked: "It's time to put me in jail! Do you want me to be shackled?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Zhoudu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Xiang Gong, please don't be embarrassed and resign!"
"The rules of the imperial court can never be broken, and I can't make an exception either!" Xiang Xun said.
Cui Zhoudu's inner thought was that it was not in accordance with the normal procedure for you to come directly to Dali Temple. He ordered: "When someone comes, take Mr. Xiang down and wait for him..."
Soon, Xiang Xun's confession was submitted to the emperor's court. He read it and laughed at it. After some consideration, he made an approval and the three judicial departments discussed it.
