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Zhao Junchen ignored Wang Gong because he had probably guessed what Wang Gong would say.
It was nothing more than trying every means to express the role and benefits of the Wang family to Zhao Junchen, and then vaguely hinting at the Wang family's counterattack, hoping that Zhao Junchen would let the Wang family go.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's attitude, Wang Gong's expression became even more flustered. Without waiting for Zhao Junchen to agree, he said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, the student has a proposal, as long as..."
Zhao Junchen glanced at Wang Gong from the corner of his eyes, frowned and said, "Did you let me speak? Palm!"
After the words fell, another Forbidden Army soldier quickly walked up to Wang Gong, raised his palm and slapped Wang Gong more than twenty times in succession. It was not until Zhao Junchen started speaking again that the Forbidden Army soldier stopped. But Wang Gong's still handsome face was already swollen into the shape of a steamed bun.
Zhao Junchen did not look at Wang Gong again, but stared closely at the several frontier officials present, and said slowly: "Some time ago, the imperial court received news that there was a problem with the money and food for disaster relief in the northwest. This is why I am envoy Something happened! However, after this imperial envoy entered Shanxi, he noticed something fishy and discovered your appeasement plan... He sent all the court's disaster relief money and food to Mongolia, and also sacrificed 100,000 victims, just to let The Mongols retreated... Haha, it was really a big deal..."
At this point, Zhao Junchen looked sarcastic and said: "After I rectified the Shanxi officialdom, I rushed to Shaanxi and Gansu non-stop to stop your appeasement plan, but I was attacked by the Mongols again. The mastermind behind the scenes The envoy turned out to be a staff member of the Governor-General's Mansion, and he also discovered the secret collusion between the Wang family and the Mongols, so tonight's banning operation was carried out..."
Then, Zhao Junchen shook his head, and the sarcasm in his expression became more obvious: "This series of changes is really coming one after another, and troubles come one after another... Speaking of which, the original mission of this imperial envoy was just to take charge of It's just disaster relief matters in several provinces in the northwest. All the things happening now are far beyond the authority of this imperial envoy, but I can't ignore it... Now that the truth has been found out, I would like to ask all the governors for advice. How should these things be handled?”
After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, several frontier officials looked at each other with panic.
The fact that they secretly betrayed the country to the Mongols and asked for peace without telling the court was already very serious, but there was always a way to solve it. After all, Zhao Junchen, the imperial envoy, was a "very talkative" type in their eyes, and as long as he gave enough The benefits may not necessarily be hidden.
But I didn't expect that Wang Gong was so ruthless and secretly colluded with the Mongols to murder Zhao Junchen. The matter was extremely difficult. Just look at Zhao Junchen's arrangements for the imperial army's mutiny tonight, and you can see how angry Zhao Junchen was, let alone It's good to cover up their crimes and not vent your anger on them.
But now Zhao Junchen has completely taken control of the situation in Huamachi Camp, and several frontier officials have no power to resist. Zhao Junchen seems to be asking them for their opinions, but what can they do even if they put forward their opinions? In the end, isn't it necessary to follow Zhao Junchen's ideas? If his opinions accidentally go against Zhao Junchen's wishes, he might even offend Zhao Junchen further!
Therefore, several feudal officials did not dare to answer Zhao Junchen's questions. Only Wang Zheng, relying on his close friendship with Zhao Junchen when he was in the capital, had the courage to request: "Zhao, the imperial envoy, I hope that for the sake of our past friendship, you will let me go this time! I know that Wang Gong instigated the Mongols to murder you, and the officials and others had no idea about it! When the Wang family colluded with the Mongols, so did we. I never participated! What Xia Guan and others did was completely out of necessity..."
When he spoke later, Wang Zheng's tone was already weak, as if he might faint at any moment.
It can be considered difficult for Wang Zheng. He dragged his unhealed body and encountered shocks one after another, but he still had to persist for such a long time. His body was already on the verge of reaching its limit.
Zhao Junchen glanced at Wang Zheng, but did not show any pity. He just said coldly: "It is for the sake of past friendship that I will give you a chance to express my position! It is useless to plead for mercy now. Tell me, how should we deal with this series of things?"
Wang Zheng was not good at being quick-witted, and he had no idea at the moment. He subconsciously looked at the other governors, hoping to get their help.
Finally, Wang Zheng's eyes fell on Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi.
By now, Wang Zheng had also seen that Zhang Shengde had already taken refuge in Zhao Junchen in advance. Among several governors, Zhao Junchen only trusted Zhang Decheng. Therefore, a kind word from Zhang Shengde was far more valuable than Thousands of words of flattery and mercy from others.
After all, Wang Zheng was Zhang Shengde's boss and treated Zhang Shengde fairly well. Seeing Wang Zheng's pleading look, Zhang Shengde hesitated for a moment and planned to say something to Zhao Junchen, but before he could speak, he He was interrupted by Zhao Junchen's eyes.
Zhao Junchen still admires Zhang Shengde and deliberately distinguishes Zhang Shengde from others, so he will naturally not let Zhang Shengde intercede for others.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's attitude, Zhang Shengde sighed lightly, but closed his mouth tightly and said no more.
On the other side, Zhao Junchen saw that Wang Zheng had not come up with any ideas for a long time, so he turned his attention to Hexi Governor Zhang Wenhui and Hedong Governor Wu Min, and asked: "It seems that Governor Wang has no ideas, but I don't know whether the two governors can Any comments?"
At this time, Wu Min was stunned by a series of changes. He had not yet come to his senses, and his reaction was half a beat too slow. After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, he just asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty, the Wang family is really Colluded with the Mongols? I think the Wang family has been relatively submissive in recent years, and has always been a strong supporter of the Shaanxi-Gansu government..."
Zhang Shengde had a good relationship with Wu Min, but he couldn't bear to see Wu Min make a fool of himself. At this point, not to mention Zhao Junchen had already caught the conclusive evidence of collusion between the Wang family and the Mongols. Even if Zhao Junchen didn't have it, Any evidence is what Zhao Junchen said, so why bother with such minutiae?
Therefore, Zhang Shengde finally couldn't help but interjected: "Governor Wu, this matter is absolutely conclusive. We have severely interrogated Wang Shun and learned many of the Wang family's crimes. In recent years, the Wang family has not only repeatedly complained to Mongolia sells the court's intelligence and iron weapons, and secretly participates in the annual fire screening of intruders, leading the way for the Mongolian Tatars every time... A large part of the Mongolian Tatars' annual looting proceeds is sold through the Wang family! Today's Wang We have already resigned ourselves to becoming the lackeys of the Mongolian Tatars. Although the Mongols have been aggressive this year, their vitality has also been severely damaged by natural disasters and internal fighting in successive years. The situation is not much better than ours. Although they invaded in large numbers, I don’t have much confidence in my heart. The appeasement plan proposed by Wang Gong is actually just to let his Mongolian master easily harvest a large amount of loot. We have all been deceived by him!... Governor Wu is not pestering the Wang family now. When the time comes, you’d better answer the imperial envoy’s inquiries seriously.”
After hearing Zhang Shengde's explanation and reminder, Wu Min also knew that he had said something wrong, as if he had questioned Zhao Junchen's statement, and couldn't help but feel more confused, but he finally came to his senses and quickly said to Zhao Junchen: "If this is the case If so, it means that we mistakenly believed in the traitor, made mistakes again and again, and almost killed the imperial envoy. Now we are waiting for sin, and we dare not have any ideas. We just leave everything to the imperial envoy!"
On the other side, before Zhao Junchen appeared, Zhang Wenhui had always had a tough attitude, constantly stating that he wanted to impeach the Imperial Army and retaliate against Guan Wuyuan. After seeing Wu Min's weak attitude, Zhang Wenhui often expressed disdain, but after Zhao Junchen appeared, this But the person shrank directly behind Wu Min, no longer daring to show his head.
Now, after Wu Min expressed his stance, Zhang Wenhui became even more flattering and showed an extremely submissive attitude. He nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right! When the Imperial Envoy comes here, it's natural that everything is up to the Imperial Envoy! What's the point? Is it the responsibility of the officials to speak? All I have to do is obey the orders of the Imperial Envoy!"
After seeing the statements of the three governors, Zhao Junchen looked a little disappointed, shook his head and said: "If the three of them don't have any ideas, I do have some ideas in mind. How about you guys come and listen?"
Wang Zheng, Wu Min, and Zhang Wenhui looked at each other, and then said to Zhao Junchen in unison: "Your Majesty, please speak."
Zhao Junchen said slowly: "First of all, Governor Wang is in poor health and has not recovered. There is a traitor like Wang Gong in his sect, but he is no longer suitable to perform the duties of the governor of the three sides! From now on, I will be the envoy Take over the power of Governor Wang and preside over the overall situation of trilateral defense! Of course, this matter has exceeded the scope of authority of this imperial envoy, so I have to trouble several governors to jointly write a memorial and an announcement, and submit the memorial to the court, The announcement was sent to all parts of Shaanxi and Gansu, so that this imperial envoy can be justified!
Secondly, Wang Gong's appeasement plan must be stopped immediately. The disaster relief money and food handed over by the court to Shaanxi and Gansu must also be distributed to the affected people. The local governments must also do their best to provide disaster relief and must not neglect... However, the officials in various localities have arrested The captured victims who are fleeing the famine do not need to be repatriated to their place of origin for the time being. The imperial envoy has other arrangements!
Again, although you are guilty, but considering that Shaanxi and Gansu are now employing people, I allow you to stay in your posts and serve your crimes! Whether it's the matter of appeasement or the Wang family, let's put it down for the time being! What your merits and demerits will be in the future, whether you will be rewarded or punished, will all depend on your specific performance during this period.
Fourth, government offices, military towns, and villages and villages in various places must no longer shrink back and avoid war. Tomorrow morning, the imperial envoy will announce a series of military regulations on rewards and punishments, and evaluate and supervise the merits and demerits of wars in various places. Supervise, as the officials of the border area, you must strictly implement it, and you will be rewarded for your merits! Anyone who commits a crime must be punished! Once something goes wrong, not only will past crimes not be pardoned, but they will also be punished with an additional penalty!
Finally, the Wang family's crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country cannot be forgiven and must not be tolerated. Governments in various places must arrest the Wang family members as soon as possible, seal up the Wang family's properties, and prevent the Wang family from further spreading cholera to the frontier! In addition, all the property of the Wang family was confiscated and used exclusively for the military pay and silver rewards of the frontier soldiers to stimulate the morale of the frontier soldiers! "
After finishing his thoughts, Zhao Junchen looked around at several feudal officials and asked: "Do you have any opinions on these thoughts of this imperial envoy?"
However, although Zhao Junchen was asking, his tone was unquestionable.
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Well, I took a little rest these two days, and the updates will be accelerated starting tomorrow. There will be three updates in the next two days! .
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