The Queen Mother felt sleepy after walking in the imperial garden, so she was helped back to the palace.
Chen Huang stood at the entrance of the Royal Garden, shook his head and said: "The Queen Mother is getting tired more easily than before."
Wei Jian said slowly: "The imperial doctor said that the Queen Mother's illness is like this. She is more likely to fall asleep than ordinary people."
Chen Huang asked again: "Have you found Divine Doctor Sun?"
Wei Jian shook his head and said: "Not yet. Divine Doctor Sun will not stay in one place for too long. He should have gone out to travel in search of medicine again. Maybe he is no longer in Chen State. And Doctor Ling said that even Divine Doctor Sun, at most
It can only prolong the Queen Mother's life for a few years, but cannot cure the Queen Mother's illness."
Chen Huang sighed and said, "It would be nice if I could extend my life for a few years."
He looked away from the front and asked, "Am I really ruthless?"
Wei Jian was surprised and said: "How could your Majesty have such an idea? Your Majesty is not ruthless at all."
Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "You don't have to flatter me anymore. I want to hear the truth today."
Wei Jiandao: "I never tell lies in front of Your Majesty."
"Okay, you have been with me all your life. Even if you say something wrong, I will not blame you. Those people never dare to tell the truth in front of me. I am tired of hearing it and I am tired of hearing it.
, tell me, I want to hear what’s in your heart.”
Wei Jian looked at Emperor Chen, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty... is a little ruthless."
"What?" Emperor Chen looked at him with an angry look on his face and asked, "Tell me, why am I so heartless!"
Wei Jian looked at him and said calmly: "Your Majesty is ruthless to corrupt officials, ruthless to corrupt officials, and ruthless to the barbarians on the grassland who threaten our border with Chen State. It is precisely because of your Majesty's ruthlessness that the world can have clear seas, rivers, and common people."
Only then can we live and work in peace and contentment. Your Majesty's ruthlessness is the world's compassion..."
Emperor Chen looked at him, shook his head, and said, "It's really a pity that you become a eunuch."
…
There were only four of the ten captains left, including Liu Jun, who only had five. Tang Ning had no choice but to let each of them take charge of two battalions first.
Zhang Chao had spoken out his harsh words long ago, but he never acted on them. Instead, he languished and hid when he saw Tang Ning.
Not only that, Zhang Chao never expressed any opinions on his dismissal of those captains.
Liu Jun's matter has been resolved, but the matter of Mu Yu and several others has not yet been resolved. However, Tang Ning has asked Xiao Jue to collect their charges. As long as they are submitted to the Ministry of War, a few more positions will be freed up.
In a certain barracks, several soldiers looked at Zhang Chao and said anxiously: "General Zhang Zuolang and Xiao Youlang have collected evidence of our crimes. You have to think of a way for us..."
Zhang Chao was drunk and his eyes were blurred. He poured another glass of wine, twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I'll collect it as soon as I can. What do you want me to do?"
"This is not possible..." One person said anxiously: "If he hands those things to the Ministry of War, wouldn't we, wouldn't we end up with the same fate as Colonel Wei and others?"
Zhang Chao drank the wine in one gulp and asked, "Does this have anything to do with me?"
After Princess Yiyang came back from the palace, she scolded him. Only then did he understand that Tang Ning had the confidence to act arbitrarily and unscrupulously in Zuo Xiaowei.
With His Majesty behind him, he naturally did not dare to do anything else, otherwise, not to mention Colonel Wei, even he, the Zuo Lang General, would have come to an end.
If he can fight, he will fight. If he can't, he will hide. Now that things have happened, he doesn't think much about it. One more day is enough to hang out among Zuo Xiaowei. As long as Tangning stops and doesn't cause trouble for him, that's fine.
The soldier looked at him and said: "General Zhang Lang, you can't do this. We are doing it for you..."
"Peng!"
Zhang Chao suddenly put down his wine glass and said angrily: "Are you threatening me?"
The man immediately said: "I dare not..."
Zhang Chao looked at them, and after a moment, he waved impatiently and said: "Okay, okay, don't worry, you are lucky this time, it will be useless if he gets your evidence..."
The soldier looked at him carefully and asked, "What does Zhang Lang mean by this?"
…
Tang Ning unexpectedly discovered that those who had joined the army for whom Xiao Jue had obtained evidence of their crimes were full of fear when they saw him in the morning, but were beaming with joy at noon. Forget it if they were alone, maybe their wives at home had given birth to a child.
I feel happy because everyone's wife has a child, but the possibility is pitifully small.
He originally thought they had something to rely on, but when he returned home at night and sat on the roof with Zhao Man to watch the stars, he finally understood the reason.
Tangning looked at her and asked in surprise: "Amnesty?"
Zhao Man nodded and said: "Father, the emperor has said that he has decided to grant amnesty to the whole world. Pray for the emperor's grandmother and do good deeds. All prisoners in the cases before today can receive amnesty."
A general amnesty is something that emperors often do. When the emperor ascends the throne, changes his reign title, establishes a queen or crown prince, or encounters a natural disaster, he issues an amnesty order to pardon some criminals.
This kind of pardon is a complete pardon. Those who have not yet been prosecuted for their crimes will no longer be prosecuted; those who have been prosecuted will be revoked; those who have been sentenced to serve their sentences will be declared invalid and not even a case record will be left.
Of course, this does not apply to everyone. Those who commit rebellion, murder, arson, and other heinous crimes are not included in the amnesty.
The main reason why emperors did this in ancient times was to win people's hearts. Of course, the Chen State now has a clear sea and rivers. Emperor Chen does not need to use this to unite people's hearts. The main purpose of his amnesty is to accumulate blessings for the Queen Mother.
Treason, gross rebellion and other evils other than the ten evils will all be forgiven.
However, this pardon also has a time limit and is only valid for prisoners before the amnesty. Those who want to take advantage of the amnesty to commit crimes will receive more severe punishments.
Zhao Man held her chin with both hands and said: "Father also said that the birthday of the emperor's grandmother is coming. This birthday, the palace will have a big event, and it will be very lively..."
People in this era generally believed that liveliness would bring good luck. When someone was seriously ill, they would get married or hold a big birthday party, hoping to drive away bad luck.
Tang Ning looked at her and asked, "What disease does the Queen Mother suffer from?"
Zhao Man shook her head and said: "The imperial doctor said it was diabetes, and there is no way to cure it. We can only try to extend her life..."
When Tang Ning heard the name Diabetes, she shook her head slightly.
Diabetes is diabetes. This disease was controllable and untreatable in the era of advanced medical treatment. In this era, there was no effective drug control at all.
What science is still unable to do, it is obviously impossible for Emperor Chen to do it through a general amnesty and a birthday banquet.
He put his arm around Zhao Man's shoulders and said, "Don't be sad. Birth, old age, illness and death are all human beings..."
Zhao Man looked up at him and asked, "If I get old and become an old woman, will you still watch the stars with me?"
Tangning hugged him tighter and said, "In my heart, you will always be a fairy who never grows old..."
…
A general amnesty is a major event. In the current era, it was only done once when His Majesty ascended the throne. For those criminals who made minor mistakes, this was an excellent opportunity to eliminate their guilt.
This is what several of Zuo Xiaowei's soldiers who joined the army thought. What they committed was not a serious crime, it was nothing more than corruption and malfeasance. In the face of amnesty, they would forget about it and not even a single criminal record would be left.
"So what if he is arbitrary? Can he disobey His Majesty's orders?"
"It's really a cliffhanger this time. Fortunately, I met the amnesty..."
"I'm really scared to death. If Tang Zhonglang had waited two days to hand over those things to the Ministry of War, he would have missed the amnesty..."
…
Several soldiers who joined the army gathered together, and they were all very happy.
A man passed by them, holding a stack of files or something like that in his hand. A soldier looked at him and asked, "Wang Sijie, what do you have in your hand?"
The man stopped, looked back at them, and said: "This is the file that Tang Zhonglang asked me to get back from the Ministry of War. He said that he would revise it and send it over in two days..."
