After sending Ling Shuang away, Tang Yin originally planned to return to Feng Country, but at this time, Lotte sent a detective report from Zeping County of Mo Country.
Located in the northern part of Zeping County, near the border between the Mo Kingdom and the New Mo Kingdom, there is a forward fortress deployed by the Mo Kingdom. According to information from Sky Eye, there are about 500 Mok troops stationed in this fortress, of which there are no
It was found that the spiritual cultivators were basically ordinary soldiers. The function of this fortress was not to defend the New Mo Kingdom, but mainly to serve as an early warning.
After reading this detective report, Tang Yin immediately decided to postpone his departure for one day.
Now his body is empty of spiritual energy and needs to be restored. This Mo country fortress has a small number of troops and happens to be not far from Cangping, so it is suitable for him to replenish his spiritual energy.
That night, Tang Yin and Cheng Jin rode a fast horse out of the city, left Cangping, and quietly approached Mo Jun's fortress. They left at midnight and returned before the fifth watch, without disturbing anyone.
It was not until noon the next day that the Mo army discovered that an accident had occurred in a fortress close to the capital of the new Mo country. All the more than 500 soldiers inside died mysteriously overnight.
There were stumps of limbs and broken arms everywhere in the fortress, but most of the soldiers died in the barracks, having their necks muzzled in their sleep.
The whole fortress was littered with corpses, but it was not bloody because there was no trace of blood at all. But it was precisely because of this that it looked extremely strange and terrifying, as if the blood of these more than 500 soldiers had been sucked dry by monsters.
The New Mo country did not know about this matter, and the Mo country would not publicize it, but the tense atmosphere spread on the Mo country border. A fortress garrisoned by more than 500 people unexpectedly happened like this without anyone noticing.
The tragedy happened without even having time to light fireworks as a warning. It was unbelievable and unimaginable. Everyone in the other fortresses on the border was in danger, fearing that the same bad luck would happen to them.
The next day, Tang Yin, who was in high spirits, embarked on the road back home. When he left Cangping, the monarch and ministers of the new Mo Kingdom came out of the city to see him off. The scene was so solemn and grand, as if Tang Yin was the monarch of the new Mo Kingdom.
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Also leaving with Tang Yin were the Feng Kingdom's direct armies, Pingyuan Army, Huwei Army and Feilong Army.
After this war, the losses of the four armies were very serious. When all the troops were united, there were only more than 200,000 people. Fortunately, for the Feng Kingdom, the war was over, and the four armies could rest and recover after returning home.
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One month later, Yancheng.
Tang Yin led the Feng army back in triumph, and was naturally welcomed by the people of the Feng country in the capital. In fact, for Tang Yin, this war was not a victory. The Feng country failed to annex the Mo country in one go. But for other Feng people,
This battle has been a complete victory. It not only rescued the precarious Yu State, but also separated the Mo State into five counties, which greatly weakened the national power of the Mo State. Moreover, with the land of these five counties as a buffer, the Mo State
It is difficult to reach the mainland of Feng Country anymore.
At present, there are gradually two voices in Feng Kingdom regarding Tang Yin, the monarch. One is absolute support and believes that Tang Yin is the hero who revitalized Feng Kingdom, while the other voice holds an opposition attitude and believes that Tang Yin is militaristic.
Fighting everywhere has led to a drastic decline in the young population of the Feng Kingdom. Now in every county in the Feng Kingdom, there are far more adult women than adult men. If the war continues like this, the prime men of the Feng Kingdom will soon die out. This is
A sign of national destruction.
After seeing the imperial ministers and ministers who came to greet him, Tang Yin sat in a semi-open carriage and returned to the palace.
In the lobby of the palace, Tang Yin's three wives Wu Mei, Fan Min, and Yuan Qianyi have been waiting for a long time.
Seeing that his wives had arrived, Tang Yin showed a smile on his face and walked forward quickly. Without waiting for them to greet them, he first presented the gifts he brought back from Mo Country to them one by one.
The gifts he gave were carefully selected according to the preferences of the three ladies. The gift for Wu Mei was a sword obtained in the country of Mo, the gift for Fan Min was a precious and rare jewelry, and the gift for Yuan Qianyi was a sword obtained from the country of Mo.
Collection of books.
He knew the characteristics of the three ladies very well. They were both charming and fond of martial arts, Yuan Qianyi liked writing, and Fan Min appreciated money the most. The three ladies were all filled with joy for the gifts he gave, and their husband's thoughtfulness also made them very happy.
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In addition to these gifts, Tang Yin also asked his subordinates to separate some of the gold and silver jewelry seized during the war, pack them into three boxes, and deliver them to the residences of Wu Mei, Fan Min, and Yuan Qianyi respectively. He has never been a coward.
People, especially their wives.
After changing clothes, Tang Yin wore casual clothes and chatted with the three ladies while eating tea in the garden of the atrium. He did not talk about the bloody war, but only talked about some anecdotes and new things he had seen in Mo Country.
Halfway through the sentence, a guard hurried over, crossed his hands and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, the palace has sent someone to urge you to enter the palace immediately to meet the Holy Spirit."
Logically speaking, the first thing Tang Yin did when he returned to the capital was to go to the palace to meet the emperor and tell him about the situation and results of the Fengmo War. However, he ignored them at all. After entering Yancheng, he rushed home without stopping, and talked with his
The three ladies were reunited. Now, not only was the emperor waiting for him in the main hall of the palace, but all the ministers of the imperial court were also present, and no one was absent, only waiting for him.
After listening to the guard's report, Tang Yin smiled lightly and said, "There's no rush! Let them continue to wait!"
"Etiquette is nothing more than human kindness! Your Majesty has just returned to the capital and has been tired from the journey. Why can't you rest a little longer in the palace? Go and tell the people in the palace that your Majesty will not go to see the saint today." Wu Mei looked at the guards who came to report the news.
He said dissatisfiedly.
The guard hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Yes! Madam!" As he spoke, he gestured to leave. Yuan Qianyi raised his hand to stop him. He first shook his head at Wu Mei, indicating that she should not act impulsively, and then said to Tang Yin:
"Etiquette cannot be broken. Husband, please don't give up on others for such a trivial matter!"
Tang Yin smiled and said calmly: "Qianyi is too worried. Let alone no one dares to make irresponsible remarks. Even if someone is dissatisfied with me, what can I do?" As he spoke, he waved to the guard and said: "Just follow Leping's instructions.
Just do what Madam (Wumei) wants!"
"Yes!" The guard did not dare to delay any longer and took the order and left.
Yuan Qianyi knew that Tang Yin no longer paid attention to the so-called emperor and the imperial court, but he could think so in his heart. On the surface, he should still be able to get by, otherwise the ministers in the imperial court might secretly cause trouble again.
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She frowned and whispered: "Husband..."
Tang Yin patted her hand and said with a smile: "I'm really tired and don't want to see those mediocre people in the imperial court anymore."
After hearing what he said, Yuan Qianyi couldn't say anything more and sighed quietly in her heart.
Tang Yin was too lazy to go to the palace. Being tired was just one thing, but it was true that he felt uncomfortable now.
The wounds on his body were all scarred, but they were extremely itchy, and there was no special medicine to relieve the itching, which made him upset. Unfortunately, before he had time to rest, the two prime ministers Shangguan Yuanji and Qiu Zhen came to see him.
The monarch has been away from the capital for so long, and there are not many backlogged affairs in Feng Kingdom. Thanks to Shangguan Yuanji's presence, the government affairs left to Tang Yin at this time are basically Shangguan Yuanji's reports, and the reform plan for the current system and laws of Feng Kingdom
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Three ladies from other countries, Tang Yin, Shangguan Yuanji, and Qiu Zhen went to the study. After sitting down, he yawned and asked: "Two prime ministers, is the matter really urgent enough that it must be handled today? Change it to
Not tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yuanji took a step back cunningly and replied: "Your Majesty, the minister's affairs are not urgent, but Prime Minister Qiu seems to be. The minister came here through the light of Prime Minister Qiu."
Tang Yin smiled, raised his head and said, "Okay, let's talk about your lack of urgency first!"
Shangguan Yuanji handed a volume of memorials to Tang Yin and said, "Your Majesty, this is the legal reform suggested by the minister."
Tang Yin took it curiously, unfolded it and murmured: "Three checks and three trials system?"
"Yes! Your Majesty, as our country continues to fight, the population is shrinking, which makes me understand that no matter what time, people are the most useful." Shangguan Yuanji said: "Every year, there are cases involving the death penalty in our country.
There are no less than 10,000 cases, and there are more than 100 cases involving the extermination of the nine tribes. Therefore, I specially proposed to implement a three-investigation and three-trial system for these two types of cases to ensure that they are foolproof and to prevent unjust and wrongful convictions as much as possible."
"What does Prime Minister Shangguan mean? After the case is investigated, the process of the investigation will be reviewed, then re-examined and re-examined, and finally re-investigated and re-examined?" Qiu Zhen asked with raised eyebrows.
Shangguan Yuanji nodded and said, "Although there are still discrepancies, it's roughly like this."
Before Tang Yin could speak, Qiu Zhen shook his head and asked: "How much manpower does this system of three inspections and three trials cost, and how long does it take?"
Shangguan Yuanji said sternly: "No matter how much manpower is spent on death penalty cases and cases of annihilation of the nine tribes, it is worth it. Once a person dies, he will not be resurrected. How can it be trivial to involve human life? As for the delay, it will be very long.
This is exactly what I want. The longer the delay, the more likely it is that new clues and new suspicions will be discovered, thereby overturning the conclusion of the entire case. We should not execute the law with the mentality of executing the prisoner as soon as possible, but
The law should be implemented with the mentality of saving one or more lives as much as possible."
Qiu Zhen blinked his eyes, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "In this world, you should use the most important code! I can't understand the suggestion of Prime Minister Shangguan, and I can't agree with it."
Tang Yin also became more and more confused as he listened. According to Shangguan Yuanji's theory, it was tantamount to excusing prisoners on death row. Would this condone people's misbehavior and lawlessness? This kind of thing cannot be concluded even in modern times.
He hesitated for a while and asked: "Is there really a serious problem with our country's population?"
Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji had the same attitude towards this point. They both nodded and said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!"