Before, they were all small soldiers and firemen. If Han Qi suddenly comes, this turn of events will really kill people!
Take a sip of tea quickly to calm down.
While he was breathing, Han Zhongyan had already arrived in the court. He bowed his hands slightly and said, "President Zhang, I am really sorry. After receiving the invitation from President Zhang, my father really wanted to come here to provide help to the imperial court. However, because my father is old,
Gao is unable to travel long distances, so I asked my subordinates to come and testify on his behalf."
Zhang Fei treated everyone equally and did not say anything about getting up to repay the courtesy. He still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. He just smiled and said: "Actually, I don't want to disturb Xianggong Han. In fact, Xianggong Han was deeply involved in the Battle of Suizhou. There is a lot of evidence and it must be done by Xianggong Han."
Perhaps it was due to poor consideration, and I hope Judge Han will convey my apology to Mr. Han on my behalf."
Han Zhongyan said: "Where, where, this is our responsibility."
"Judge Han, please sit down."
"Thank you!"
Han Zhongyan sat down.
Zhang Fei asked: "As usual, I have to ask whether Judge Han's subsequent confession can fully represent Mr. Han."
Han Zhongyan nodded and said, "Yes, because my father has told me everything he saw, heard, knew, and thought. Every word I say can represent my father."
After hearing this, the distinguished guests could not help but be stunned again.
Although Han Qi did not come, the shock may be lacking, but Han Zhongyan's words are enough to show Han Qi's respect for the imperial court, which can't help but make everyone look at the imperial court with admiration!
Wow, what kind of power is this imperial court?
If even Han Qi had to cooperate with the imperial court, then who could not cooperate, except maybe the emperor.
In the letters sent from the capital, they were only informed of Zhang Fei's relationship with Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, and Xu Zun. Han Qi was never mentioned in any of the letters.
If there is no relationship, Kaifeng Mansion may not be able to ask Han Qi to testify.
This is really outrageous!
Wei Yingfang was sweating slightly.
Zhang Fei, however, was still focusing on the review as before. Xu Zhiqian, who was next to him, unfolded a copy of the article in time and placed it in front of Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei lowered his head and took a closer look, then raised his head and asked Han Zhongyan: "Judge Han, according to what I know, after the imperial court learned that Deputy Zhong occupied Suizhou, he quickly sent Han Xianggong to conduct a military expedition to Shaanxi. Is it true?"
"Yes."
Han Zhongyan nodded and said: "Actually, my father was preparing to leave Beijing and go to Huainan to take up his post. The day before leaving Beijing, the imperial court suddenly received news that Vice Envoy Zhong had regained Suizhou, so the official issued a temporary decree
, asked my father to change the sentence of Yongxing Army and serve as the military envoy of the Four Routes of Shaanxi Province."
The key reason why this situation is more complicated is that Song Yingzong had just passed away and Zhao Xu had just ascended the throne. The transfer of imperial power was always the most sensitive moment in the feudal dynasty.
At that time, there was a censor who impeached Han Qi for being authoritarian and domineering. Han Qi also knew that his high position and power would affect the imperial power if he continued to stay in Zhongshu. So after Zhao Xu came to the throne, he refused to join the Zhongshu even if he was killed.
office, and insisted on being transferred to other places.
Zhao Xu didn't know whether it was sincere or false. Anyway, after trying to persuade him to stay, he appointed him as the military governor of Huainan. Who would have thought that before he left, he would encounter this incident.
Zhao Xu immediately transferred Han Qi to Shaanxi to deal with the Suizhou matter.
Han Qi has always been very concerned about the border, and he was ordered to rush to Suizhou immediately when he was in danger.
Therefore, before sending troops, Lu Shen and Xue Xiang were both key witnesses. During the process, those small soldiers were key witnesses. However, after recapturing Suizhou, Han Qi was the most key witness because he was the executor of subsequent matters.
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Zhang Fei asked again: "At that time, when the officials transferred Han Xianggong to manage Shaanxi, did they give Han Xianggong full power to make the decision, or did the court already make the decision?"
This time everyone cheered up.
The decision-making involved by Han Qi was definitely the top secret at the time and represented the court's true plan at that time. No one present now is qualified to participate.
Although Zheng Xie participated in the whole process, he was only a counselor, not a decision-maker. The real decision-making must still be made by the emperor and prime ministers.
Han Qi's confession is the most authoritative about what the imperial court's decision was at that time.
Han Zhongyan thought carefully for a moment and then said: "According to what my father said, there was actually no very clear decision within the imperial court at that time, but they basically planned to abandon Suizhou."
Zhang Fei asked: "I don't quite understand what Judge Han said."
Han Zhongyan explained: "When my father learned about this, he initially thought that since Suizhou had been captured, he should not go back. Not to mention the key geographical location of Suizhou, which would make Xixia think that the Song Dynasty was too powerful.
If you are weak, you may push yourself further.
However, some ministers in the court believed that Suizhou was isolated and difficult to defend, and advocated giving up. Later, my father agreed to give up Suizhou, but this was not the final decision. The officials still asked my father to go to Shaanxi first to find out the situation before making a final decision."
There is a clear difference between this and Zheng Xie's confession. It can be seen that the power is different, and what he sees is also different.
The result of the discussion at that time was that the party that advocated giving up had the upper hand.
But what Zheng Xie saw was that due to financial difficulties, a war with Xixia should not break out. This would be very risky.
However, what Han Qi saw was whether the dispute could be defended strategically, which proved that Zheng Xie was not involved in the highest decision-making circle.
Zhang Fei lowered his head and glanced at Wen Yu, and said: "But it turns out that the imperial court did not abandon Suizhou."
Han Zhongyan nodded and said, "That's because my father came to Yongxing Army."
Having said this, he looked at Guo Kui who was sitting next to him.
It can be defended, so we decided to adopt Xianggong Guo's suggestion and mobilize grain and grass to support Suizhou."
Zhang Fei asked: "What did Mr. Han observe?"
Han Zhongyan said: "First of all, General Yu Zhejishi deployed his elite troops to the Dali River in advance and defeated the enemy troops who came to rescue from Yinzhou. This made Yanzhou's right wing worry-free, and General Zhong had already severely damaged the main force of the enemy army.
, arrived at Jinci Temple and occupied a dangerous terrain.
Based on these circumstances, my father judged that General Zhe's deployment on the right flank of our army was enough to buy Suizhou time. As long as the city was stationed in Suizhou City and the natural dangers of Hengshan were consolidated, there would be no worries and the safety of Yanzhou could also be ensured.
"
Zhang Fei asked: "Does Mr. Han know what happened before, that is, the Lu Prefecture sent an order to Deputy Zhong to retreat to Qingjian City?"
Han Zhongyan nodded and said, "I know."
Zhang Fei said: "According to Mr. Han's judgment, under the circumstances at that time, if General Zhong retreats to Qingjian City, will it have any impact on General Zhe?"
Han Zhongyan said: "My father thinks it may have an impact."
Zhang Fei said: "Can you explain it in detail?"
Han Zhongyan said: "If the enemy army recaptures Suizhou and immediately stops the offensive, then it will not affect General Zhe. But if the enemy army takes advantage of the situation and launches an attack on Yanzhou, then General Zhe may face enemies from both sides.
It’s going to be very bad.”
Zhang Fei asked again: "According to Han Xianggong's judgment of the situation at that time, if the Xixia leader Li Liangzuo had not died, would it have triggered a war between our country and Xixia?"
Han Zhongyan nodded and said: "It is very possible, and my father did not agree with the outbreak of war with Xixia at that time. However, my father also believed that the situation at that time was still controllable. After all, we have always had envoys with Xixia.
Even if a war breaks out, as long as Suizhou's natural barriers are built, Xixia will not be able to easily break through our defense line, and will eventually have to negotiate. And if Suizhou is in our hands, we will have an advantage in negotiations.
To say the least, even if we had to abandon the defense, my father believed that it was by no means the best time to abandon the defense, because Xixia had already launched an offensive at that time. Once the defense was abandoned, we could not tell whether Xixia would stop there or take advantage of the situation to launch an attack.
This will also seriously affect the morale of our army."
Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Does Han Xianggong think that the previous deputy envoy Zhong's plan to recover Suizhou was complete, or was it a risky move?"
Han Zhongyan pondered for a while and said: "My father thought that from a strategic point of view, Deputy Commander Zhong's move was quite risky, because it was really not suitable to start a war with Xixia at that time. But from the perspective of tactical deployment, it was very perfect. General Zhong and Zhe
General, they are also very well prepared."
Hearing this, Wang Shao, Guo Kui, Yuan Jiang and others couldn't help but admire him.
As expected of Han Qi, his answer was really flawless.
It's really impartial, both sides support it, neither side is offended, and you can't find anything wrong with it.
According to his wishes, it was not impossible to abandon Suizhou, but the time was not right.
In fact, this is also the case. You have already taken it and then returned directly. Who can guarantee that Xixia will stop here? Seeing that you are so cowardly, why do you have to go to your house to ask for help? What if a gap is opened?
Han Qi was also an experienced diplomat and chose to stick to Suizhou. If a war really broke out, he believed that the Xixia side would definitely consider it and there would definitely be some diplomatic negotiations to discuss whether to give up or not.
It's still too late, Suizhou is still an important bargaining chip.
Not to mention military commanders, even civil servants with a little foresight also agreed with this judgment.
"last question."
Zhang Fei asked: "I wonder what Mr. Han said about the government affairs of Prefect Lu after he came to Shaanxi?"
As soon as these words came out, many people were shocked.
Even Zhong E, Lu Shen was stunned.
Is this to target Lu Shen?
This change of topic is really unexpected!
Because all the previous questions were directed at Zhong E, this is the first question directly directed at Lu Shen.
But there was no previous confession, pointing to Lu Shen.
Could it be that he is inclined to rape?
It’s hidden deep enough!
Even Han Zhongyan couldn't help but hesitate a little, thinking, fortunately his father has explained this, otherwise, I really don't know how to answer this question. He asked cautiously: "I wonder what aspect President Zhang is asking about?"
Zhang Fei asked calmly: "When Mr. Han arrived in Yanzhou, what did he think of Yanzhou's deployment?"
Han Zhongyan said: "According to my father's observation, Yanzhou was also ready for war at that time."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Can you provide help to Deputy Envoy Zhong?"
Something's wrong! Something's wrong!
Zheng Xie began to sweat, worried about his old friend.
Lu Shen himself also looked solemn.
Han Zhongyan shook his head and said: "That's not the case, because without the imperial edict, what Governor Lu can actually do is very limited. This requires my father to coordinate and mobilize."
Zhang Fei suddenly turned his head to look at Zhong E and asked, "After Deputy Zhong regained Suizhou, did he seek help from Yanzhou?"
Zhong E was still stunned. This question was so weird. Why did he suddenly point his finger at Lu Shen?
Zhang Fei asked: "Deputy Ambassador Zhong?"
"oh."
Zhong E came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "No, no."
At that time, he wished that Lu Shen would not bother him, so how dare he take the initiative to contact Lu Shen.
Zhang Fei asked Han Zhongyan again: "After Mr. Han decided to stick to Suizhou, did Yanzhou fully cooperate?"
Han Zhongyan thought for a while and said: "When my father arrived in Yanzhou, Magistrate Lu did complain to my father about what deputy envoy Zhong had done, but Magistrate Lu still followed my father's orders and did not cooperate."
"I am very grateful to Judge Han for taking the trouble to come here to testify."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, and said loudly: "Today's trial ends here. Since this case is more complicated, the president of the court has to carefully review today's confession. If there is any need to add, the trial will be held on a different day. If not, it will be held at a later date.
Choose a day to pronounce the verdict."
At this point, he knocked the gavel lightly and said, "Exit the court."
He stood up, nodded slightly, and then left, leaving behind a group of stunned VIPs.