Chapter Five Thirty-six No Amnesty Kills for Peacemakers
How should the court deal with it?
Zhao Xi seemed to have listened to Xing Shu's words and asked Xing Shu amiably.
"Your Majesty, I think..."
"Excuse me, stand down!"
Xing Shu wanted to speak again, but Fu Bi stepped out to shut him up... It was so boring.
"Prime Minister Fu, since this is a court meeting, the ministers should be given the right to speak. Xing Aiqing, please continue...~"
Zhao Xi doesn't like the deliberative model of the court meeting, but at present, before the reform is completed, when the smoke is ignited like this, the court meeting is still a rule.
Since it is a rule, Zhao Xi can follow it. It is true that he needs to unify his thoughts before the war. Therefore, Zhao Xi regards this court meeting as a meeting to unify his thoughts before the war.
For example, just like Su Song did just now, let the courtiers not be timid.
Unexpectedly, there are actually enemies who have beaten me because of the idea of wasting up my martial arts!
"Your Majesty, the meaning of punishment and forgiveness is: Our dynasty has been at peace with the Northern Liao Dynasty for nearly a hundred years, and now the Northern Liao Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty are sending troops to attack at the same time. There must be a reason."
"The imperial court only needs to send a minister to the Northern Liao king to criticize his behavior and discuss retreating. There is no need to use lethal weapons to avoid ruining your Majesty's achievements in civil governance and the way of a holy king."
Zhao Xi knew that Fan Yu was trying to defend his former classmate, but he kept talking about it and got close to him.
"Is this what Xing Aiqing means?"
Zhao Xi's tone became more friendly, like a bad uncle coaxing a little girl to get a lollipop.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed what I mean."
"In other words, Xing Aiqing and Fan Aiqing think that as long as they send their ministers to the front of the army, they can make Liao Xia retreat? There is no need to pay the price, right?"
"Who else holds this view and stands up together... No? No more? Just wait for two people? That's fine!"
"Come here, draw up an edict! With your orders and punishments pardoned, Fan Yu is envoy from Hedong Road to Northern Liao and Western Xia. Anyone who sees this edict, regardless of whether the city defense is at war or not, will open the city gate for the two of them..."
Zhao Xi's tone was still calm, but everyone felt that the official's words were getting colder.
Listen to what the officials say... This is not appointing envoys, this is ordering two people to die.
"Your Majesty, no!"
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
"Your Majesty, think twice. The ministers' mistakes can only be punished by the commander. You must not damage the country's military defense!"
A group of important ministers in the front row of the courtiers all came out in unison, shouting hurriedly one by one, without even mentioning the basic order.
Even if the decree is not yet fulfilled, there is still room for redemption. Once the officials complete the decree, it will truly become an imperial decree.
Unless the Zhengshitang refuted it, Xing Shu and Fan Yu would have no choice but to pass through the battle line between the two armies and send envoys to Northern Liao.
This is basically to let them both die!
To refute His Majesty's imperial edict before the war? Even the princes of the political affairs hall know that it is inappropriate. But it is also inappropriate to let the official's decree be carried out!
"Oh? Why is it inappropriate? Xing Aiqing and Fan Aiqing think they can retreat with the help of envoys, and I will also fulfill the great achievements of my ministers through the ages!"
When Fu Bi saw that the officials were talking about the behavior of these two people, he knew that the matter had eased, so he quickly stepped forward to ask for a report.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Fan Yu is ignorant of military matters and speaks wantonly. It is a crime, and his crime will not lead to death. Your Majesty, please see that these two people are remonstrating and demote them!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
...A group of important ministers all came out to second the proposal.
Xing Shu and Fan Yu were dumbfounded and could only kneel down and put their heads to the ground.
Officials have always been reasonable. Even if they were more powerful than the late emperor, they would never punish their officials so arbitrarily in court meetings.
Speaking like this at the court meeting is indeed based on the idea of the unity of nature and man, and it also has the idea of catching up.
In their opinion, there should be many ministers in the court who hold the idea of the unity of nature and man, and if they use this excuse, they should be followed by many.
They just wanted to give the court an idea for negotiating peace.
After all, looking at the reports from the front line, there was no fierce fighting. Perhaps this was another intimidation trick played by Liao Xia earlier, and it was just asking for benefits.
I never expected such a result...
The supervisory system is about to be completed, the reform of the official system is imminent, and the prestige of the official family is getting more and more important. This is also the moment when they are invaded by the Liao-Xia coalition forces...~ They are the only two who still want to increase their sense of presence.
This is not a debate, let alone ordinary gossip, this is before the war! Speculation is not allowed at this time, the risk is too great.
The official family is not the former emperor, and the current military strength is not the military strength of the past, but a military strength that has already achieved great victories.
Not to mention the officials, even most of the officials did not think that they would lose in a real fight...especially after Su Song explained the reason why Liao Xia was not afraid of firearms.
No, the risk has indeed come.
"When troops approach the city, it should be a time when we unite to fight against foreign enemies. I don't understand why you still have the idea of abandoning your martial arts to seek peace!"
"Send an envoy to stop the war? Do you think that Yelu Hongji is a fool? Or do you think that I am a softie? You also know that there must be a reason for war without declaring it. Could it be that the reason why Yelu Hongji sent troops to Yanmen is because he lacks such an ignorant person like you?
Are you going to flatter your servants?"
"Someone knocked on the door, and then we ran over and called uncle with a face. If you can do anything, I, Zhao Xi, can't afford to humiliate that person!"
"Xingshu, Fan Yu, you two go to Jizhou Prison Bar... Bingdinghuo in the South, I hope that Jiangnan West Road can make you some angry!"
After all, Zhao Xi didn't really kill them both... But this Jizhou? Is there wine in Jizhou?
The imperial courtiers who were just allowed to join the court and participate in politics suddenly became low-class wine supervisors!
"Your Majesty~..."
"Don't ask for mercy anymore! Anyone who disturbs the morale of the army before the war will be killed without mercy according to law!"
Zhao Xi didn't care who had spoken, and shouted stop rudely. The meaning was very clear, if there were any more intercessors, Zhao Xi would not mind punishing them for disturbing the morale of the army before the war.
"Anyone who negotiates peace before the war will be killed without mercy! This is an eternal rule!"
This was before the war, and with the close cooperation of the Political Affairs Hall, Zhao Xi also took the opportunity to set this rule.
To be honest, Mr. Zhengshitang is quite sensible and will never disobey his own actions at this time. Zhao Xi doesn't mind using force to unify his thoughts. He doesn't want to hear any more suggestions such as sending envoys to negotiate!
They started the war first, and how it ends is not up to them. Even if there are only 300,000 new troops, Zhao Xi thinks that there is no problem in holding on to the defensive line.
"Dutingyi, Dutingxiyi, the resident envoy of Northern Liao and Western Xia wants to see..."
After Zhao Xi finished speaking, before the ministers could react, they heard the high-pitched voice of the eunuch outside the palace...
Zhao Xi was stunned and wanted to laugh again! What are you playing for? He was beaten, so why not send a lobbyist to deliver sweet dates?
"Your Majesty, this is your envoy..."
Fu Bi saw that the officials were stunned and silent, so he spoke to remind them. The two armies were fighting and the envoys had not been killed, not to mention that they were the permanent envoys of Dutingyi.
Then let's meet, Zhao Xi waved his hand casually.
"Foreign Minister Xiao Shan and Huo Hengshan have met His Majesty the Song Dynasty... We were ordered to ask the Song Dynasty to provide us with the secret method of gunpowder to the Liao Dynasty. After Da Xia consulted the details, the 200,000-strong army on the Hedong Road immediately retreated!"
It seems that this is the purpose of sending troops to Yanmen.
Zhao Xi wanted to smile at the envoy: Who is stupid?