Looking at Dang Jin's elated expression, his expression was slightly calm, and he didn't answer for a while. Zhao Kuangyi beside him couldn't help but ask: "General Dang, what big thing happened in Tokyo!"
Dang Jin responded with a smile: "Those who are still from the Southwest Army have never entered the capital. When they first arrived, they were like country people entering the city without any experience. They thought they had made great achievements in pacifying Shu and were praised by the emperor. These days, in He indulged himself in the city of Tokyo and even caused troubles and disturbed businessmen and people. There was much criticism from the DPRK, China and the people..."
"Aren't the Privy Council and the Commander-in-Chief strictly restraining such acts of corruption of military discipline and wantonness?" Zhao Kuangyin spoke.
"That's natural!" Dang Jin said: "After learning of the wantonness of the Southwest Army, the Privy Council reduced its control and beheaded all the more than 50 officers and soldiers who had fought and harmed the people. The remaining people were ordered to return to camp. , are no longer allowed to go out or enter the market. All the generals who commanded the troops have been reprimanded, and now the people in the southwest are in such a state of embarrassment and humiliation that they can no longer be arrogant."
As Dang Jin said this, he couldn't help but rejoice. He was gloating about other people's misfortune, which seemed like a villain. However, Zhao Kuangyin can understand his mentality. He is a straight person, and his thoughts and emotions are basically exposed on the outside.
The reason is that Dang Jin was "wronged" in Chengdu. Even with Zhao Kuangyin's concession and Xiang Xun's restraint, conflicts between the generals and soldiers in the north and east armies were inevitable.
Your contribution is great, and my contribution is not small. Your march is hard, and my march is not easy either. All kinds of disputes arise from the comparison of merit and effort. Of course, the main contradiction lies in the uneven distribution of spoils.
No matter what, the North Route Army is powerful and has Xiang Xun as its backer, so it naturally suppresses the East Route Army at every turn. The main component of the North Route Army is the Southwest Army. Now that they are unlucky, the Party is naturally overjoyed.
"Have you restrained your soldiers?" Zhao Kuangyin asked with concern.
"Don't worry, Marquis Du Yu!" Dang Jin, a rough man, actually showed an arrogant expression and said, "How can we be like those common men? We will not break the law!"
"What I just said are all trivial matters!" Dang Jin became more interested and continued.
"What else?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.
"In the past few days, the imperial court has been busy verifying military exploits and awarding awards. It is said that His Majesty and the Minister of War, Wei Xiang, believe that, below Xiang Gong, the Duke of Yu is the first in meritorious service. All the generals under him will be ranked in order of merit. "Dang Jin laughed and said: "However, there was a dispute between Wang Quanbin and Wang Rengan. Wang Quanbin was ranked in front of Wang Rengan, and Wang Rengan was not convinced.
The latter two gathered guests at the Tongqing Building at the same time, and a conflict broke out between the two parties. They cursed and got into trouble, and the commotion was so big that the restaurant was almost demolished. The emperor was furious when he heard this and personally ordered the two men to be arrested! "
Although the Northern Route Army that conquered Shu was led by Xiang Xun, it was also divided into factions. It is mainly divided into four categories. The first is formed by the integration of local armies in Guanzhong, with Wang Renfan and Li Yan as representatives; the second is naturally the Central Forbidden Army, with Wang Quanbin having the highest reputation and status; the third is Huaiwei adapted from the captured soldiers surrendered by the Shu army. The 2nd and Huaide armies, generals such as He Jianjian and Han Jixun, have always been relatively low-key; the fourth is generals like Gao Huaide and Murong Chengtai, who are relatives of the emperor.
Although divided into four categories, the main contradiction is still between the Guanzhong nationals and the Forbidden Army soldiers, which also represents the contradiction between the central and local governments. Competitive comparison is not a bad thing, and Liu Chengyou is also happy to see it.
However, the conflict between Wang Quanbin and Wang Renfan became serious. The contradictions among the generals were exposed to outsiders, breaking the bottom line, and causing extremely serious adverse effects. How could you not be angry? Only then did you give the order to seize the two generals.
After listening to Dang Jin's description, the generals present couldn't help but laugh out loud, acting like a bunch of people eating melons. Zhao Kuangyi also clicked his tongue and commented confidently: "This general who is famous in the southwest and has great military exploits is no different from an ordinary soldier when he fights for merit!
Wang Quanbin is also a veteran on the battlefield and has quite a reputation. How could he be so unwise in waiting for something like this? Sun Li and Wang Yansheng, Wang Yin and Han Tong, weren't the lessons profound enough? "
"Presumptuous!" After listening to Zhao Kuangyi's talk, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became angry and scolded: "Who are you? How dare you be so trusting, criticize the meritorious generals of the imperial court, and call him by his first name?"
Seeing his brother's anger and stern appearance, Zhao Kuangyi was startled. He met his gaze, thought for a moment, tightened his expression, lowered his head and whispered: "Second brother has taught me a lesson, it's me who is frivolous!"
Zhao Kuangyin looked at Dang Jin and others, and almost touched their noses with his hand: "Don't laugh or be complacent! We are both in the army of conquering Shu, and our reputation has been ruined. General Wang and the others are in trouble, how can we get a better outcome?" ?”
"Also, don't you think that you are here to receive rewards when you return to the court?" Looking at the crowd, Zhao Kuangyin's eyes looked particularly sharp.
"Second brother, what do you mean?" Zhao Kuangyi expressed the confusion of Dang Jin and others.
Holding his hands in the direction of Kaifeng, Zhao Kuangyin said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has issued an edict to sum up the peace of Shu. Reward merits and punish delinquencies! You must know that rewards come first and punishments follow!"
"Have you been punished? Could it be because of the chaos in Shuzhong?" Dang Jin couldn't help laughing.
"So, you must restrain your words and deeds. I see you are no less arrogant!" Zhao Kuangyin said.
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Tokyo, Imperial City Nanya, Dali Temple.
With the strengthening of the legal system in the Han Dynasty, the authority and influence of Dali Temple, as the highest judicial review body in the Han Dynasty, have also continued to increase. Today, it is also ranked among the many government agencies in the Han Dynasty.
Today's minister of Dali Temple is named Cui Zhoudu. He was born as a Jinshi. He served as a censor and a minister in the court, and as an envoy outside. He has a strong temperament and cannot tolerate lawlessness. He once served as the judge of Murong Yanchao, the king of Changli County. At that time, he was impeached because Murong Yanchao was greedy for money and showed no compassion for the people during his tenure.
Then it caught Liu Chengyou's eyes. After all, no matter what era, it is very rare to not avoid the royal family and not fear the powerful. It has been less than two years since he was transferred from Yunzhou to Dali Temple. Since taking up his duties, he has worked diligently to clean up prison cases, which has greatly improved the efficiency of Dali Temple in handling cases.
However, Cui Siqing is now facing an embarrassing problem. Looking at Xiang Xun standing in the lobby, Cui Zhoudu hesitated for a while, but picked up the confession and charges recorded in the court case, stood up, walked to Xiang Xun, and handed it to him: "Mr. Xiang, what do you think of this record? "
Xiang Xun took it and browsed it for a while. This was Xiang Xun's "confession", detailing his charges, with eight items in total. He was greedy for money; he had his hands on the beauties of the Shu palace; he bullied the officials in Shu; he sent troops to plunder the people, causing them to lose their support; he failed to quell the chaos...
One after another, each one is not a small crime. As for Xiang Xun, he took the initiative to surrender himself to Dali Temple for trial. If a temple official dares to take over, Cui Zhoudu is more courageous, but at this time, he still can't help but hesitate. After all, this is the commander-in-chief of Pingshu, and the reward is not enough, so how can he be punished? Not to mention whether his crime is true, even if it is true, who can try and sentence him without the emperor's approval.
Xiang Xun's behavior is even more confusing. Of course, Cui Zhoudu had also heard about some of the recent turmoil in Kaifeng, but he did not want to think too much about it. He just had to think deeply and do his job well.
"Very good, record everything according to the facts!" Xiang Xun smiled and stretched out his hand towards him: "Take a pen and ink pad, I will sign it!"
Cui Zhoudu did not dare to neglect and served personally. After the signatures were signed, Xiang Xun asked with a chuckle: "It's time to put me in jail! Do you want me to be shackled?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Zhoudu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Mr. Xiang, please don't be embarrassed and resign!"
"The rules of the imperial court can never be broken, and I can't make an exception either!" Xiang Xun said.
Cui Zhoudu's inner thought was that it was against normal procedures for you to come directly to Dali Temple. He ordered: "Come here, take Mr. Xiang down and serve him well..."
Soon, Xiang Xun's confession was submitted to the emperor's court, who read it and laughed at it. After a moment's consideration, I will make a reply and the three legal departments will discuss it together.
