After taking Yu Zan into the back hall to escape, Yang Jian immediately returned to Yang Ji. Not long after he stood there, the soldiers brought a Binzhou Army general into the flower hall. When the visitor saw Yang Ji sitting high in the chief position, he was deeply moved. He gave a salute: "The last general, Emperor Shizong of the Tang Dynasty, will see your Majesty."
"General Tang came here at night, why?" Yang Ji said, pointing to where Yu Zan was sitting just now: "Sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After Tang Shizong sat down, he couldn't help but glance at the teacup, thinking it was prepared for him, and thanked him, but he did not pick it up to drink, but said eagerly: "Your Majesty, In the end, there will be hundreds of urgent matters, please report them to your Majesty!"
Yang Ji straightened his body and said solemnly: "Why is it so urgent?"
"Your Majesty, General Doulu, General Wang, General Liang, Xin Changshi and Yuzan, in order to hijack the Majesty, have decided to incite a mutiny by the generals during the order of troops tomorrow to prevent the Majesty from reorganizing the Binzhou Army. "Tang Shizong looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "If the conspiracy succeeds, a mutiny is possible."
When Yang Ji heard this, he stood up suddenly and said angrily, "What? How dare they do this?"
Seeing Yang Ji being so angry, Emperor Shizong of the Tang Dynasty felt certain in his heart and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the army has not been paid for three months in the palace. The soldiers are restless and have many complaints. However, they have already instructed their trusted generals to make these ignorant The soldiers are noisy and cause trouble. Once the middle and lower-level generals take the lead in stirring up trouble, it will inevitably lead to a catastrophe. Your Majesty, you must be on guard!"
When Yang Ji heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "What a coward they are! Not only are they greedy and illegal, but they actually want to incite the soldiers to cause chaos and deceive the Emperor's Sword in my hand. Is that harmful?"
And while Tang Shizong was narrating, Yu Zan, who was across the wall, heard Tang Shizong announce his name. He felt frightened and angry, clenched his fists with a pale face, and secretly cursed, "You straight mother!"
If he had listened to the so-called nonsense of "working together and uniting as one" and not coming to report the news, I'm afraid he would soon be regarded as someone else's scapegoat!
Tang Shizong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am humbled by my humble position and yet I still have a base to report."
Yang Ji took a deep breath, sat down again, and asked angrily, "What else can I do?"
"Your Majesty, over the years that General Doulu has been in charge of the Binzhou Army, the military discipline of the generals at all levels has been corrupted, corruption has become common, and their quotas have been greatly depleted." Tang Shizong's lips twitched, and he said seriously: "Now the actual strength of the Binzhou Army is only More than 46,000 people and another 23,000 people are only on the roster, and there is no existence of these people at all. According to the observation of the general for many years, it was found that General Doulu alone ate five Of the one thousand vacancies, the remaining eighteen thousand were equally divided among the left and right armies. Under the regulations of General Doulu, left general Wang Sheng and right general Liang Hong each received another two thousand and five thousand."
"After calculating this, the left and right armies each have 6,500 left." Yang Ji asked coldly: "The left and right armies each have seven battalions, with a total of fourteen generals and seventy generals in the middle. This is another How is it distributed?”
"In addition to left general Wang Sheng and right general Liang Hong getting their own shares, they will distribute the remaining six thousand and five thousand according to relatives. Take our left army as an example, the first battalion commander Yu Zan is a confidant of General Wang Sheng General, he got two thousand by himself. As for whether he took it all for himself or distributed it to the five lieutenant generals under his command, the last general is unknown; and Zhao Hongan, the fifth lieutenant general, because of his self-righteousness, a None of them got it, but Jiang Cheng and Cai Yong, the lieutenant generals of the fifth battalion, are General Wang's confidants, and they both got three hundred." Tang Shizong glanced at Yang Ji uneasily, gritted his teeth, and said: "The last general Living in the mire of filth, I had no choice but to endure the humiliation and join in the sleaze. In desperation, I had no choice but to take the one thousand points given by General Wang. However, in the end, he gave General Wang two hundred back, leaving eight hundred for General Wang. Three hundred, each of the five lieutenants under his command will get one hundred."
"If the general does not take up this quota, firstly, his salary alone will not allow his family to live a prosperous life in the capital; secondly, he will be squeezed out by his colleagues and will not be able to continue. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Yang Ji stared at Tang Shizong and asked coldly: "Besides the empty quota, do you have any other illegal gains?"
"In addition to taking advantage of the quota, they usually also squander military pay. If a soldier is killed in battle, they will eat up 60% of the pension of the casualty. In addition, the Qiaoshan bandits will also give generous gifts to General Doulu, General Wang, and General Liang during New Years and holidays. , but we can’t get this money.”
At the same time that the Binzhou Army was sold out, Tang Shizong stood up, took out a thick kraft paper envelope from his sleeve, ran to Yang Ji and knelt down with a "pop". He said in a trembling voice: "The last general will be eliminated." In order to eat these three hundred dollars, he also spent some money on military pay. Every illegal income was recorded in detail. However, the general did not dare to spend any of these illegal incomes. He had sent his own soldiers to Beijing and asked his family to send the money. , and can be sent to the military camp before dark tomorrow. If the soldiers cause trouble tomorrow, the king can use it to pay for the military."
After Emperor Shizong of the Tang Dynasty handed the thick envelope to Yang Jian who came to receive the letter, he bitterly said to Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty, and I would like to ask your Majesty to give me an opportunity to pay for my crime. As for the crime, I am willing to do so." Atonement for sins with gold.”
The method of redeeming one's sins with gold existed during the Zhou Dynasty. Of course, serious crimes were not allowed to be redeemed. After the Sui Dynasty revised the law, the corresponding ransom amount was clearly listed for crimes that met the conditions of "paying ransom with money."
The reason why there is such a strange "ransom with money" is mainly due to three considerations: First, the literacy rate in this era is low, more than 90% of people cannot read various laws and regulations, and the court "sentences in coins" "After the method was promulgated to the world, it could be spread from word to mouth, and it intuitively showed people the cost of crime, allowing people to think about whether they can afford to pay and redeem themselves before committing a crime.
Second, some people do not want to commit a crime, but because they do not understand the law, they unintentionally commit a crime. The existence of "money for punishment" can not only compensate the victim, but also act as a sympathizer for the unintentional crime. The role of human beings, in this way, takes into account both human feelings and legal principles.
The third is to compromise with reality, because many times, it is the lawless and dandy children of aristocratic families and dignitaries who commit crimes, but the crimes they commit do not reach the level of serious crimes. If the court does not pursue them, it will lead to them It is even more lawless, causing others to follow suit; if they are pursued, they will have a reputation of treating heroes harshly, and they will easily lose popularity. What's more, even if they are pursued, the criminal's family will use coercion and bribery to make the officials who handle the case submit. .
Rather than allowing them to engage in private power-for-money transactions and further corrupt the law, it would be better to explicitly stipulate the levels of "gold ransom" and collect the money into the national treasury.
If Yang Ji returned in defeat or died at the hands of the Qiaoshan bandits, Tang Shizong would certainly not come to confess his guilt. But unfortunately, Yang Ji not only did not die, but easily annihilated the Qiaoshan bandits. When he heard that Yang Ji After hearing the news of their triumphant return, they realized that all their previous plans would end in failure.
After several considerations, Tang Shizong simply surrendered before Yang Ji launched an investigation. The guilt would be lighter. If he had performed meritorious service, the guilt would have been lighter. Although he could not be completely exempted from guilt, at least he would not have to die until the court sentenced him. The worst case scenario would be to go bankrupt and sell everything to atone for one's sins.
Yang Jida looked at Tang Shizong meaningfully, and said with a smile that was neither salty nor bland: "General Tang has a deep understanding of righteousness and can change even if it is difficult. It is really rare!"
Tang Shizong's words seemed very candid, but in fact he concealed a lot. For example, some old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers, as well as soldiers who were not on duty, were often paid at half the rate; for example, during the procurement of military rations, substandard quality was used; for example, The meals during the intensive training period are changed to ordinary meals, and the ordinary meals will be deducted; for example, when general positions are vacant, they often wait for a price, and even sell them through bidding...
But it has to be said that Tang Shizong's method of true and false, false and true is far more "frank and effective" than Yu Zan's free money. It's no wonder that he has become a rebel king in history, but Yu Zan used it in a shameful way. Die in obscurity.
While they were talking, Zhu Can's voice was heard from outside: "Your Majesty, there is a man named Xin Shijie who is outside asking for an audience."
"Hey. What a coincidence tonight." Yang Ji smiled coldly and said to Tang Shizong: "General Tang, follow my soldiers to the inner hall to take shelter first. No matter what you see or hear, don't say anything. , Otherwise, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance.”
Tang Shizong glanced at Yang Ji suspiciously, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, under the guidance of Yang Jian, he entered the back hall. As soon as he entered, he was stunned and his face changed drastically. He saw Yu Zan sitting on the couch, staring at him with a fierce look.
After a while, Tang Shizong came back to his senses and stammered: "You, you, you... why are you here?"
Yuzan snorted coldly, looked at Tang Shizong with blazing eyes, and angrily shouted: "Despicable and shameless villain!"
Tang Shizong's face was gloomy and he laughed evilly, and said with a smile on his face, "Old Yu, let's talk to each other."
"You damn bastard!" Yuzan was furious when he heard this. He stood up angrily and wanted to fight.
"Please be damn quiet." Yang Jian looked at the two of them playfully, and suddenly couldn't help laughing: "Here comes Chief Shi Xin Shijie, who do you think will be next? Is it Wang Sheng or Liang Hong? "
Although they knew they shouldn't, Yu Zan and Tang Shizong felt ridiculously expectant after hearing Yang Xian's words.
"I'm going out to see the king, your Majesty, playing with monkeys. Please give me some peace of mind." After admonishing him, Yang Jian ran out immediately.
"Despicable!" Yu Zanfu sat down again and said coldly to Tang Shizong.
"Shameless!" Now that everyone had lost face, Tang Shizong naturally stopped being polite and responded coldly with a shameless expression.
"Let's wait and see!"
"Aren't you afraid?"
"snort!"
"snort!"
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After Yang Jian quickly returned to the front hall and stood still again, a middle-aged Confucian general with a dignified appearance in civilian uniform walked into the hall, bowed deeply and said: "Xin Shijie, general of King Wei Zhao, pays homage to the young master."
With that said, Jing Er knelt down on one knee to Yang Ji.
Yang Ji was really surprised this time and said, "Get up first. You are a descendant of the Xin family. Why do you call yourself a general of your late father's army?"
It is true that Yang Shuang was the God of War in the Sui Dynasty, but his life was like a beautiful firework, brilliant and short-lived. After he died of illness, the only foreign generals and disciples who continued to maintain close relations with Prince Wei's Palace were Liu Fang and Yin Shishi. , Zhang Dinghe, Yan Rongding and his son, the three brothers Li Daliang (Li Chongzi), Li Che and his son Li Anyuan, Yu Chigong also came to visit him when he grew up; as for other old tribes and children, it was more about etiquette. There are very few people who can communicate with each other.
As far as he knew, the Xin Shijie in front of him was the younger brother of Xin Shixiong, the general of the Youtun Guard. He came from the Xin family among the Guanlong nobles. Their first ancestor was Xin Khan, and their second ancestor was Xin Sheng. Xin Sheng gave birth to Xin Wei and five other sons, so the lineage of Xin Shijie and Xin Shixiong was separated from Xin Wei's generation, but it still seems to be an important lineage in the Xin family to this day.
When did Xin Shijie become Yang Shuang's general? How come he doesn't know at all?
What surprised him even more was that such a noble boy actually knelt down to him in a rare way.
However, Xin Shijie did not get up. He raised his head and reported to Yang Ji: "In the sixth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, he first joined the Binzhou Army as a flag officer. Because he was familiar with the flag, he was favored by King Zhao of Wei. During the northern expedition to the Turks, he humbled his position. After performing meritorious service, he was captured by King Zhao of Wei. He recorded events and protected the army for the past twenty years... It has been twenty years since I humbled myself and learned that the king has returned to the Binzhou Army. I am very happy."
There are always smart people in the world. With the rise of Yang Ji, the generals Yang Shuang once led became more active. However, Yang Ji had been serving in Liangzhou, which prevented them from moving. When Yang Ji entered the Binzhou Army camp, the "Generals of King Wei Zhao" in the camp were either ready to move or adopted a wait-and-see attitude.
Now that Yang Ji has returned victoriously, it will only take a few days to rectify the Binzhou Army. Once he starts, many people will be affected. Wang, are all racking their brains to think of ways to get close to Yang Ji.
Xin Shijie was originally watching, but now it is obvious that he can no longer wait and watch.
As for what Doulu Kuan and others planned, it sounded quite bluffing, but Xin Shijie felt that the "community of interests" was not reliable at all.
The reason is that Doulu Kuan, Wang Sheng, and Liang Hong shared the stolen goods unevenly and unfairly. How could those who did not get much benefit risk their lives to help them hide it?
When Yang Ji and Yang Xian heard Xin Shijie's self-introduction, they immediately looked at each other. If this could be considered an old general, then Yang Shuang's old generals numbered at least tens of thousands; and Yang Su had at least ten or two hundred thousand. ?
Yang Ji and Yang Jian have seen many shameless people. But being as shameless as Xin Shijie is indeed rare.
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