"PS: I have been in poor health lately, so I was asked by my wife to go out for a walk after dinner. This is the second update today. Please allow me to code after I get back."
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Looking back at Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, Pingcheng Marquis Li Yang said with some respect: "Returning to His Highness Su Wang, when Qu Liang Marquis and Kuang Cheng Hou tracked down the village, Xiao Hou had already obtained Hu Mahou, Yuan Ling Marquis, etc.
With the support of several people, he led the army to capture Jinxiang again... After receiving the news from Quliang Hou, Xiao Hou ordered a search of the residents in the city. As expected, he found many Beibo Army rebels who pretended to be civilians and were there.
However, what we didn’t expect was that when we ordered the execution of the Bei Bo Army rebels in the city, the rebels in the city led the people to rebel... Your Highness, King Su, Xiaohou once heard your Highness say, "
If the people hold sharp swords, they will no longer be regarded as citizens." Therefore, Xiaohou and several other adults ordered the massacre of every rebel in the city who was holding sharp swords..."
"..."
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this.
Indeed, "If the people hold sharp swords, they will no longer be regarded as people." This is indeed what he once said. Similar remarks include "If the people rise up and kill soldiers, they can be killed immediately" and so on. In short,
Although Zhao Hongrun strictly restrained his soldiers, he would never let his soldiers be harmed by some mobs because of "fear of harming the people."
But having said that, the massacre of the entire Jinxiang County is a bit excessive, right? Are all the Song people in Jinxiang County Beibao Army? Aren't there some innocent people? - Zhao Hongrun didn't believe it.
Thinking of this, he frowned and said, "Even so, there is no need to massacre the entire Jinxiang County, right?"
After hearing this, Li Yang, the Marquis of Pingcheng, shook his head and said: "Your Highness King Su, you don't know the situation at that time. In fact, it was not us who massacred Jinxiang County, but our side was riding a tiger and was unable to dismount... At that time, the entire county, Song people attacked in groups.
, there are even Beibo troops mixed in, and it is difficult for us to distinguish who is a good citizen and who is a traitor..."
According to Pingcheng Marquis Li Yang, they issued two orders at that time.
First, at the beginning of the quelling of the chaos, all the Song people in the city were ordered to return to their homes and close their doors. Any Song people who were still lingering on the streets after the city was banned were ordered to "rebel the troops of Beibo Army".
Discuss and kill on the spot.
Secondly, after stabilizing the public order in the streets in the city, he ordered the entire city to be arrested and searched house to house for the remnants of the Beibo Army.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned frequently.
In fact, objectively speaking, there is nothing wrong with these two orders. This step has always been followed to quell chaos in the city. But the problem is, who can guarantee that the private soldiers under Pingcheng Hou Li Yang and others will not take the opportunity to kill and loot the people?
?
These private soldiers are not like the Shang Shui Army, Yanling Army, and Youma Army under Zhao Hongrun. They have generous treatment as soldiers. They have fields and livestock at home. They are like small landowners. They don't bother to rob civilians.
Secondly, the "elite honor" they gradually developed also restrained them from compromising their status and doing some banditry.
But the private soldiers of the nobles are different. These people are originally rogues and rangers. They have neither money nor an "elite" sense of honor. They can't guarantee that they can still abide by their duties in the face of the temptation of huge interests.
Especially like this time in Jinxiang, as long as those innocent Song people are framed as the Bei Bo Army, they can plunder their wealth arbitrarily. How many soldiers of the noble private army can resist this temptation?
Therefore, in Zhao Hongrun's view, Pingcheng Hou Li Yang and others ordered the entire city to hunt down the Beibo Army. This was an extremely ill-advised order - this order created an opportunity for some impure private soldiers to massacre and plunder.
However, he must also admit that encountering a presence like the Beibo Army was really a bit of a headache.
For this, he secretly rejoiced that it was not Chengling King Zhao Shen and the others who were in trouble. Otherwise, I am afraid that Zhao Hongrun would be as anxious and anxious this time as Qing Wang Hongxin.
"You shouldn't order a city-wide arrest..."
Zhao Hongrun said pertinently.
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, he was immediately interrupted by Qing Wang Hongxin: "Those are all rebel soldiers of the Beibo Army. Shouldn't they be hunted down and killed, and should they be tolerated and fostered? Lao Ba, you also lead troops to fight all year round, don't you think so?"
Don’t you even understand this?”
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Qing Wang Hongxin and saw that his forehead was sweating and his face was flushed. He looked excited, so he said nothing more.
It was obvious that Qing Wang Hongxin was extremely anxious at this moment, fearing that he would be criticized by the public, so he was going crazy to catch anyone and quarrel with anyone. Zhao Hongrun did not want to spend all his energy to start a war of words with him——
Anyway, King Qing Hongxin is destined to fall into a big trap this time, because the Yongwang Party will never let go of this God-given opportunity to attack him.
"I don't know what the expression of King Nanliang is at this time?"
Out of curiosity, Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, but unexpectedly discovered that Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo did not seem to be planning to interrupt at this time to help Qing Wang Hongxin, but was looking at Quliang Hou Sima Song and others with a slight frown.
The man looks thoughtful.
"What is he thinking?"
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be curious.
On that day, the Zongfu had not yet dealt with "Pingcheng Hou Li Yang", "Quliang Hou Sima Song" and other nobles involved in the "Jinxiang massacre", because Pingcheng Hou Li Yang, Quliang Hou Sima Song, Kuangcheng Hou Jiyan, etc.
People put forward the saying that the Beibo Army "went out to be thieves and entered to serve the people" as a defense for their own actions, and provided certain evidence as a basis.
I believe that Zhao Yuanyan, Zongzheng of Zongfu, Tang Zheng, Minister of Punishment, and Xu Rong, Qingzheng of Dali Temple, had to think carefully about this defense after the interrogation before they could make a verdict.
The key still lies in the identification of the Song people in Jinxiang County: if those Song people are considered to be "people", then the behavior of the Qingwang nobles this time is extremely bad; but if those Song people are defined as "Beibao"
"The army rebelled against the soldiers", then the actions of the Qingwang nobles had a relatively small impact.
Of course, this is just the court's treatment of the nobles of the Qing Wang Party. As for the public opinion of the outside world, the reputation of Qing Wang Hongxin and the Qing Wang Party has already been ruined. After all, the massacre of the entire Jinxiang County has a real negative impact.
It was too big. No matter what difficulties the Pingyang Marquis Li Yang and other Qingwang nobles had at the time, the imperial court had to 'partialize' Song County in this matter to restore the image of Wei in the minds of the world.
All in all, Qing Wang Hongxin will definitely be implicated this time, just like Zhao Hongli, the former crown prince of the East Palace, was responsible for the "Beiyi Military Camp Roar" incident and resigned from the throne.
In comparison, this incident was worse than the "Beiyi Military Camp Roar" incident, which directly affected Wei's image in the Central Plains.
"Prince Qing is really..."
When leaving the interrogation hall, Zong Wei Chief Wei Jiao couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.
Before this incident, Qing Wang Hongxin's reputation in the Liang Dynasty could be said to be superior to that of Yong Wang Hongyu, who was the supervisor of the country. However, I believe that after this incident, Qing Wang Hongxin may no longer be able to compete with Yong Wang Hongyu in a short period of time.
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If during this period of time, Yong Wang Hongyu seizes the opportunity to vigorously suppress Qing Wang Hongxin, then the next new king of Wei, Yong Wang Hongyu, will most likely win.
"Let's go, this is none of our business." After saying this to Wei Jiao, Zhao Hongrun walked out of the lobby.
At this time, he happened to see Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, taking the initiative to meet Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang. As if he wanted to say something to the latter, he took the latter to the corner of the corridor.
"Huh?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly recalled that just now, Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, had looked at Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, with an elusive look.
His heart moved slightly, and he immediately stopped and looked at the Southern Liang King Zhao Yuanzuo and the Quliang Marquis Sima Song from a distance.
At the same time, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, called Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, to the corner of the corridor, turned around and looked at the latter with a gloomy expression.
Seeing this, Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, asked in confusion: "King of Nanliang, I wonder what the important matter is for you to call Xiaohou?"
I saw Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, looking up and down at Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, and asked in a low voice: "Marquis of Quliang, are you from King Yong?"
After hearing this, Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, flashed a hint of astonishment on his face, and asked in surprise: "Why did the King of Nanliang say this?"
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, stared at Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, and said in a deep voice: "The cause of this matter is that you sent a message to Pingcheng Marquis and others, pointing out that the Beibo Army was among the civilians, but "Jin
You can stay out of the "rural massacre", haha, this is not right no matter how you think about it..."
"The King of Nanliang misunderstood." Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, said with a wry smile: "How did the Xiaohou know at that time that Pingcheng Hou and others would order the massacre of Jinxiang County?...Did the King of Nanliang suspect that the Xiaohou deliberately harmed the other princes?
This is really unfair! If the King of Nanliang can’t trust Xiaohou, can he trust the Marquis of Kuangcheng? It’s unlikely that I and Marquis of Kuangcheng will join forces to frame the other princes, right?”
"..." Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, looked at Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, suspiciously, and was about to say something. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun in the distance, staring at them intently, with waves of astonishment on his face.
He changed his mind and said: "I will ask Marquis Kuangcheng and others about this matter later. I hope I am wrong, otherwise...even if King Yong Hongyu protects you in the future, it will be difficult to protect you."
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"King Nanliang, what you are saying is..." Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, smiled bitterly and left.
Seeing the back of Quliang Hou Sima Song leaving, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo came up to Zhao Hongrun and asked lightly: "Did you hear it?"
Zhao Hongrun shook his head, then nodded again.
He did not hear the conversation between Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo and Quliang Hou Sima Song, but he still 'saw' the most crucial words from the changes in the mouth shape of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo: Quliang Hou, you are King Yong's
Human?
I have to say that this sentence surprised Zhao Hongrun, because as Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, had just said to Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, was the key figure in the "Jinxiang Massacre" incident, because
It was this person who exposed the fact that "the rebel soldiers of the Northern Bo Army were hiding among the civilians of Song County", which led Li Yang of Pingcheng City to order the massacre of the Song people in Jinxiang.
"If I verify that my guess is correct, will you still think that "that one" is more suitable as the new king? Ha!"
Without saying a word, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, left alone.
"Is Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, really the "secret son" planted by Yongwang Hongyu among the Qingwang Party?"
Looking at the leaving figure of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, Zhao Hongrun frowned and remained silent for a long time.