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After hearing this, Tuoba Jian's face turned ugly, "He Duoluo, didn't I already ordered the soldiers to go out and plunder the village to harm the people? These people knowingly commit crimes, do they think that my order has no effect? ​​You come to see me What is your intention? Is it to intercede for these people, or to force me to let Zhao Junsheng release them?"

He Duoluo clasped his fists and bowed and said: "The ministers dare not force His Majesty, let alone disobey His Majesty's will. In fact, people like Wu Yanluo did not plunder and kill the people. It was all Zhao Junsheng's fault. Yan Luo and the others were tortured into tricks! Your Majesty, my Xianbei warriors cannot die with injustice, please uphold justice, otherwise how can the soldiers be willing to die for Your Majesty once their hearts are chilled?"

Tuoba Jian's hands were trembling, he was so angry that he waved his hand and slapped Yu An fiercely, the sour plum soup on the table was also overturned, he said angrily: "He Duoluo, are you threatening me?"

He Duoluo knelt down with a plop, "I don't dare, I just don't like why Your Majesty is partial to a Han Chinese. This world belongs to my Xianbei people. Now Zhao Junsheng is using despicable means to torture and kill our Xianbei warriors. If you are sent out If the soldiers know about this, they will definitely not agree!"

Tuobajian realized that this matter should not be handled hastily, otherwise there would be a mutiny. There are officials in the officialdom to protect each other, and the Xianbei soldiers must all protect their own people. The Eastern Expedition Army has nearly 10 people, and [-] of them are Xianbei people. Well, once someone spreads rumors to cause trouble and confuse the morale of the army, I'm afraid it will be difficult to end at that time.

"Whether Zhao Junsheng was tortured into a trick, and whether that soldier of yours really went to plunder and harm the people, I will send someone to find out, and we will make a decision after the investigation results come out. Restrain the soldiers, and do not go out to cause trouble. On the occasion of the eastward expedition to Yan, whoever dares to hold back me and affect my plan to conquer the east, I will never let him go!"

He Duoluo and the others also realized that the emperor had started the real fire, but at the same time they also made concessions. If they were forced further, they would probably form a forced palace in the actual sense. anger.

"I will obey your orders!"

After He Duoluo and the others left, Tuoba Jian was so angry that he smashed some objects. After all, he, the emperor who was proclaimed, lacked something

He knew that if Tuoba Tao was still the emperor, these military generals would never dare to speak to him in such a manner when encountering such a situation.

This situation also made Tuoba Jian eager to establish his authority with a big victory in a foreign war. At the same time, he also realized that he must have generals who are completely loyal to himself. Those who were promoted by Tuoba Tao were not his direct descendants, and there was always a gap.

"Come here, Xuan Yao Bailu has an audience!" Tuoba Jian gave the order, but he still decided to clarify the matter before talking.

One afternoon was enough time for Yao Guangyuan to send someone to investigate the truth of the case. At dusk, Tuobajian listened to Yao Guangyuan's report in the palace.

Zhao Junsheng did not make a wrong judgment, the case is clear, the evidence is conclusive, and witnesses are complete. This is an iron case!

But what to do with it?Let Zhao Junsheng behead these offending soldiers?What if someone incites the soldiers to make trouble?Also, why did Zhao Junsheng take this matter seriously? These soldiers only killed 32 villagers and burned a few houses. Do they want [-] Xianbei warriors to die?

Tuoba Jian thought for a long time, and issued an order to the eunuch on duty: "Decree to Zhao Junsheng, let him come to see me quickly!"

Chapter 484 Choice

When Zhao Junsheng heard that the emperor sent eunuchs, he was eating with Hua Mulan, but he still finished his meal in a calm manner.

"The emperor told you to go there for the sake of that soldier. Brother Junsheng, if you can't do anything, you must not get stuck with the emperor. Take a step back, and we will think of other ways. If you fight against the emperor, you will definitely hit the stone with an egg, right? Sensible!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded and put down the bowl and chopsticks: "Well, I understand! You should go back to the barracks after I leave. The expedition is imminent. If you don't sit in the army, the soldiers will inevitably feel uneasy!"

Hua Mulan stood up and put on the armor and cloak for Zhao Junsheng, hung a sword around his waist, and put a helmet on him.

"I'm leaving!" Zhao Junsheng shook Hua Mulan's hand, turned and left.

When they came to the camp of the Eastern Expedition Army outside the city, torches were already lit at the gate of the huge camp, and candles were also lit in the palace.

"Your Majesty, General Zhao has arrived!" The eunuch reported to Tuoba Jian.

Tuoba Jian put down the bamboo slips and raised his hand: "Xuan!"

Zhao Junsheng walked into the hall, cupped his fists and bowed in salute: "I see Your Majesty!"

Tuoba Jian raised his hand, "Zhao Qing, I heard that your people captured all of He Duoluo's generals?"

"Yes, this man with a tooth looted Yangjiawan twenty miles east of the city last night, killing eleven people and burning down nine houses... After investigation and interrogation, the case The evidence is solid, and all the perpetrators have confessed, so I sentenced you to be executed at noon tomorrow!"

Tuoba Jian sighed: "Zhao Qing, do you know that you have caused me a lot of trouble, it's nothing if you kill one or two people, but once you kill a soldier, the whole army is alarmed Well, high-ranking generals and schools all came to find me, they are against the use of capital punishment, this matter affects the whole body!"

Zhao Junsheng immediately said: "Your Majesty has issued a decree in advance on this matter. How dare these people defy the decree openly?"

"Everyone knows that the law does not punish the public. Didn't you know this when you sentenced? Can't you just kill the chief culprit and lightly sentence the other accomplices? If you want to kill everyone, how can they rest? It's you Give them the excuse!"

Zhao Junsheng couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in Tuobajian's gourd, so he clasped his fists and asked, "Then what does His Majesty mean?"

Tuoba Jian got up and walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back. After a cup of tea, he stopped and said, "Before tomorrow's execution, I will only kill the leader and pardon the other soldiers. That's all I know about this matter. I will warn Congratulations." Duo Luo and others, no one is allowed to hold on to this matter in the future."

Zhao Junsheng did not accept the order, and was silent for a while, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty can do this, but I am sure that the governor of Youzhou will not be able to do this anymore, so please let me and Mulan go back to their hometowns. After I and Mulan get married, If Your Majesty still needs ministers to serve you, ministers should serve in front of you."

Tuobajian scolded angrily: "Why don't you understand my difficulties? First, He Duoluo brought a large number of generals to show me face and forced me to issue an order to let you go. Now you are going to pick someone for me. Is my emperor nothing in your eyes?"

Zhao Junsheng is good at logistics, and Tuoba Jian has known for a long time that when he was in the Jinling camp in the cloud, everyone's food, drink, and distraction were under his control, and he didn't make any mistakes. However, Zhao Junsheng was also in charge of the logistics, and there were still no mistakes.

This time Tuoba Jian decided to conquer the Yan Kingdom. He was the first to think of Zhao Junsheng, so he appointed Zhao Junsheng as the governor of Youzhou early on. Only the war against the Yan Kingdom can get sufficient logistical support.

If Zhao Junsheng resigned, who would be able to do this job well? Even if a god descends to earth, it is impossible to control Youzhou in just a few days, right?

Zhao Junsheng clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I want to put down the pickers. I just judged these people's crimes and executed them. Your Majesty then issued an order to pardon them. It's not clear that telling everyone in the world that I don't like your Majesty's favor." Well, in the future, who will listen to the officials in Youzhou? Is it superfluous for the minister to stay here?"

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Ba Jian said: "I also know that this is wronging you, but if you don't do this, if you kill that toothy general, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the army. At this time, it is the critical moment of the Eastern Expedition to the Yan Kingdom. Do not shake the morale of the army, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "I think it's just the opposite. Your Majesty is too worried. Killing this toothy general will not shake the army's morale, but will also make the soldiers realize the strictness of military law. In the future, they will not and dare not Again! It is true that killing 32 soldiers to pay for the lives of eleven villagers seems to have caused a great loss to the military, but exchanging the lives of these 32 soldiers for the loyalty of millions of people in Youzhou to His Majesty and the court is a huge sum of money. The deal is a big profit!"

"Previously the false emperor established a separate imperial court in Youzhou, and the power and influence were the same for a while. The people in Youzhou only knew that the world was a false emperor as emperor, but they didn't know that there was a majesty. Now Youzhou has returned to the imperial court for only a year and a half. The influence of the imperial court on the people of Youzhou has not been completely eliminated, but now the government has changed the order from day to day, and the case that the governor's office has already decided to take effect has been overturned by an imperial edict. This is to push the people of Youzhou to the opposite of hating the court! , How many years will His Majesty plan to win the hearts of the people of Youzhou?"

Tuoba Jian was quite moved by Zhao Junsheng's words, and the decision he had just made in his heart was slightly shaken.

Zhao Junsheng continued: "For He Duoluo's old ministers of the former emperor, I thought that His Majesty was too tolerant and favored them, so that they dared to openly intimidate His Majesty and had no respect for His Majesty. Their crimes should be punished." !"

"It's no wonder that when His Majesty succeeded to the throne, they all led the army away. Later, His Majesty and his ministers tricked them back. When they learned the truth, it was too late. On the surface, they had to accept that His Majesty had already ascended the throne. In fact, I feel a little bit unwilling in my heart, just look at their performance now, I know that this group of people are all rebellious, if Your Majesty does not prepare early, sooner or later something big will happen!"

"Your Majesty, I think that although people like He Duoluo have no respect for His Majesty, the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army are in awe and loyalty to His Majesty. As long as His Majesty ascends to the top, the soldiers must gather followers. Harvesting the loyalty of the warriors can also deter those unruly people!"

Tuoba Jian didn't make a sound for a while, the time passed bit by bit like this, a breeze blew, the candles in the hall flickered, and the restlessness disappeared.

"Zhao Qing, go back first, I have to think about it!"

"Resign!" Zhao Junsheng cupped his fists and withdrew.

Tuoba Jian walked slowly back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, thinking about it, knowing that when the candles were about to burn out, the eunuch came to change the candles before he came back to his senses, and told the eunuch: "Hurry up and see Master Xuan Guo and Cui Hao!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Tuoba Jian felt that it was necessary to seek advice from counselors, and among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, Cui Hao was undoubtedly the most intelligent. wise man.

Soon, Cui Hao and Kou Qianzhi both came to visit.

Tuoba Jian raised his hand: "Excuse me, gentlemen, I asked the two of you to come here because of the fact that a soldier who led the army broke into the village outside the camp to burn, kill and loot last night, and was sentenced by Zhao Junsheng to beheaded." , It was easy for him to kill people, but he left the trouble to me. He Duoluo, the leader of the army, came over aggressively with a group of generals. How to properly handle this matter, I wonder if the two Qing family have any advice?"

The two looked at each other and both smiled, Cui Hao said: "Your Majesty is too worried, He Duoluo and others can't make big waves. His Majesty's decree has indeed deprived the Xianbei soldiers of their privileges and offended them." It is normal for them to connect with each other to put pressure on His Majesty, but they will never dare to do rebellious things. If soldiers want to make trouble without someone taking the lead, it will never be possible. If Your Majesty is worried , may decree that with He Duoluo as the vanguard, take 2000 people to Baoqiu Water to build a pontoon bridge to prepare for the army to cross the river, and set off early tomorrow morning, if he dares to disobey the holy order, His Majesty can just take this opportunity to take him down!"

Tuoba Jian thought about it, nodded and said: "It's indeed a good idea! Well... For this Eastern Expedition, I want the National Teacher to do a fortune-telling on the outcome of the war. If you don't do a fortune-telling

, I am still not at ease in my heart! "

Kou Qianzhi promised: "Your Majesty has an order, and the poor Taoist should obey it. It is too late tonight. Tomorrow, the poor Taoist ordered people to build a Taoist altar and then practice divination."

In the back hall of the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Junsheng was kneeling and sitting behind a short table, holding a saber in his left hand and wiping with a cloth in his right hand, but he was thinking about the meeting with the emperor just now in his mind.