my wife is mulan

"We met at the Mid-Autumn Festival last year!"

"Our daughter, are you planning to marry off or let Zheng Kan be your son-in-law?"

"I've thought about it for a long time, and I think it's better to marry her. It's not easy to be a son-in-law. Besides, he will be the only man in my uncle's family in the future. Marrying her can grind her temper!"

Zhao Junsheng smiled and said, "Without our daughter, you and your wife will have less fun in the future! By the way, are you in your forties this year?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I am 46 this year!"

"46 is still very young, let's have another one. People often say that there are three ways to be unfilial, and having no offspring is the greatest. In this case, you are unfilial!"

Gao Xiu couldn't help but smiled wryly, "It's not that I don't want to have children, but it's because my wife can't give birth!"

Zhao Junsheng stopped and turned his head and said, "Then you can marry a concubine!"

"Your Majesty has never taken a concubine, how can a courtier marry a concubine?"

Zhao Junsheng also knew, because his emperor now only has Hua Mulan as his wife, and Wan Yutong has no status, which made other ministers dare not take concubines. Even if there were women, they would just keep them outside. They don't accept concubines, and it would be disrespectful for a minister to marry a concubine. This is why the civil and military ministers have a lot of opinions on Hua Mulan.

Hua Mulan is also very distressed about this, she doesn't want to bear such a reputation of jealousy, she also wants to bring Wan Yutong into the palace, so that people can dispel their misunderstandings about her, but Wan Yutong refuses to die, can she have any solution?

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said: "How about this, I will give you a marriage, so that no matter whether it is the wife in your family, or the government and the opposition, everyone will be able to account for it!"

"His Majesty······"

"Okay, stop talking, it's settled!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand, "Let's get down to business. You've rested for so long, and it's time to come out and do something! I plan to use troops against Rouran, and the time to send troops is probably in mid-to-late April or early May, but before that , I still need to conduct a full understanding of all the soldiers and horses in the country, including the soldiers in the middle, the guards, and the county soldiers! How to understand, it is an investigation! The officials of the investigation are temporarily seconded from the various government offices of the three provinces and six ministries, and you will preside over them!"

"I don't want to look at the archives and records of the Ministry of War and the Shangshutai. What I really want to look at is the real results of the investigation. The archives and records may be falsified, and the lieutenant generals may be empty-handed and resell military supplies!"

"The content you want to investigate includes the actual number of troops, ordnance equipment and reserves, drills and military discipline, the city defense facilities, garrison and patrol conditions of the town garrison and county soldiers, the morale and state of mind of the soldiers, etc.! Some people in the army are very courageous, and they even formed a complete chain of interests by eating up empty quotas, reselling military supplies, military rations, and ordnance. You have to keep your eyes open. When the higher-ups sent people to inspect, the generals and schools would pull nearby farmers over to fill up their numbers, strictly forbidding the farmers to talk nonsense, and when the inspecting officials left, the farmers got paid and went home, and both parties were happy!"

Gao Xiu thought for a while and cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, it might not be enough to just transfer officials from the three provinces and six ministries. These officials have no experience in leading troops. I'm afraid they don't know the inside story of the deception and deception in the army. , I thought it was necessary to select elite personnel from the army!"

Zhao Junsheng thought about it, and agreed: "Okay, I promise you to recruit some non-chief generals and officers from the various armies of the Central Army to fill the investigation team! You only have two months, and within two months you must send The whole army will check it out. Once a problem is found, the generals involved will be quarantined and inspected immediately, and their military posts will be suspended. The military affairs will be taken over by the deputy or the person with the highest rank! Don't talk about affection!"

"One more thing I want to remind you is that the people you choose must be firm-willed and their loyalty to the court can stand the test, otherwise if something goes wrong among your people, it will be a big joke, not only you I may be attacked and impeached like never before, I am afraid that my life will not be easy!"

Gao Xiu knew that his errand this time seemed very majestic, the imperial envoy, how majestic!But this is actually a hard job to poke a hornet's nest, and the pressure he will face will be unprecedented. Once something goes wrong on his side, it is likely to be the result of death without a place to bury him.

He also knew the reason why Zhao Junsheng chose him to be in command. First of all, he was famous and prestige enough in the army, and ordinary generals would not dare to stand up in front of him; secondly, he also understood that Zhao Junsheng wanted to use this The second chance will allow him to return to court, but this method will make him lose the support of many people in the army. It is not a good job to raise a butcher's knife to kill someone, and he will be hated for a lifetime.

"The minister understands! I don't know what name the minister is acting in?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "I will order you to be the imperial envoy to set up a temporary military law department, and select elite soldiers and capable officials from all government offices, Chinese soldiers and armies to inspect all armies in the world on my behalf. Team, appointed team leader and deputy team leader to be in charge, several team members under its jurisdiction, and each inspection team was sent to various armies, towns, counties and counties to conduct inspections on the establishment of troops, military affairs, urban defense facilities, drills, military discipline, and ordnance Once a problem is discovered, it has the right to handle the case on the spot! At the same time, it will also issue an order to the Ministry of War for their cooperation!"

Gao Xiu clasped his fists and agreed: "I accept orders!"

At this time, the eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, General Cao Jiao asks to see you!"

"Oh? How is his injury?"

"Return to Your Majesty, General Cao came here in a carriage and on crutches!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while after listening, and told the eunuch: "Let him enter the palace in a carriage, there are still a few miles from the palace gate to here!"

"promise!"

After the eunuch left, Zhao Junsheng said to Gao Xiu: "Since Cao Jiao is here, you also meet him, and we will have lunch together before leaving!"

Ministers could not refuse the emperor's gift of food, so Gao Xiu could only agree: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng and Gao Xiu waited for almost half an hour before Cao Jiao came, only to see him walking over with a pale face, panting and leaning on crutches.

"Sinner Cao Jiao, see Your Majesty!" Cao Jiao tremblingly knelt down on crutches.

Zhao Junsheng got up immediately and said: "Cao Jiao, you...you didn't come from the palace gate, did you? Come, help him up quickly!"

Cao Jiao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, let me kneel down, I'm here to plead guilty!"

Zhao Junsheng frowned and said, "What did you do?"

Chapter 872 Kill!

"In the fifth year after the founding of the country, I became a general of the Flying Bear Army and began to seek pleasure and amass money for the sake of pleasure. I used my position to make huge profits for others, and it has been out of control since then..." Cao Jiao said Come on.

Zhao Junsheng listened quietly. Regarding Cao Jiao's use of his power for profit, the lawsuit has already been investigated clearly. The reason why he didn't touch Cao Jiao was because he was seriously injured last time because of Cao Jiao's meritorious service in rescuing him. He can no longer serve as a key point in the army; on the other hand, he has followed Cao Jiao for many years, and there is absolutely no problem in his loyalty, so he has been suppressing the results of the investigation of the lawsuit.

After finishing speaking, Cao Jiao took out two memorials from his sleeve, "This is the detailed process of my crime, and I have already written it out and explained it on it! And this, this is the property that I have bought over the years by taking advantage of my position and power to make huge profits. Here it is, turn it all over, please punish your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng took the two memorials with an ugly face, opened them and looked at them one by one, the more he read, the more angry he became, "Cao Jiao, Cao Jiao, I treat you heroes who founded the country a lot, right? General, there are still a lot of rewards every year, no matter how you spend them, you can't spend them all, why do you still do this?"

Kneeling on the ground, Cao Jiao smiled wryly and said: "The ancients often said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Not firm enough, not resisting the temptation of some people, once you get on the pirate ship, it will be difficult to think about it. Regarding the crime of the minister, the minister is clear in his heart, please don't favoritism, and deal with it according to the regulations. This is the subject's own fault, and I can't blame others! Now that I have taken the initiative to tell this matter, the subject feels much more relaxed and relieved!"

After reading the two memorials, Zhao Junsheng especially listed all the ill-gotten gains obtained by taking advantage of his power in the second memorial. And Dashi, a Sogdian merchant, has a lot of property!

"Crack!" Zhao Jun was so angry that he threw two memorials on the table, "You... General Cao, you are too courageous. If you go on like this, it will only take you a few years. Richer than mine, richer than a country!"

"I'm guilty of death, I'm guilty of death!" Cao Jiao kowtowed non-stop.

Gao Xiu wanted to say a few words to intercede on Cao Jiao's behalf, but he was in danger now and had just been reactivated, so he really didn't have the confidence to intercede for Cao Jiao.

Zhao Junsheng looked over at this moment, "Gao Xiu, how do you think Cao Jiao should be dealt with?"

Gao Xiu hastily bowed: "Your Majesty, I am neither Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, nor the Imperial Envoy, nor the Minister of Dali Temple. In this matter, I have no right to speak!"

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a while, and said to Cao Jiao: "You go back first, this case will be tried by the third division. You can wait at home for the third division's summons at any time, and go to court on time for trial."

"The minister leads the decree!" Cao Jiao agreed, and after kowtowing, he was helped up by the eunuch, turned around and staggered away.

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a while, then asked the eunuch: "Kang Yide, what are Cao Jiao's two sons doing now?"

Kang Yide bowed and replied: "I heard that General Cao's eldest son was sent to join the army and became a small soldier. No one knew that he was Cao Jiao's son; the second son is preparing to take the national examination next year! "

Zhao Junsheng picked up the two memorials on the table and handed them to Kang Yide: "You go and pass on my order, and order the third division to interrogate Cao Jiao's case, hand this over to them, and relay what I said: Cao Jiao took the initiative to ask me As I explained, I have said that anyone who voluntarily confesses and surrenders to the crime, the presiding judge will reduce or reduce the punishment at his discretion when sentencing!"

"According to the order!"

Since Cao Jiao has already voluntarily explained all the details of the crime, the workload of the officials of the Three Law Departments is not heavy. They only need to verify the details he explained, dismiss the officials involved, and conduct an interrogation. Within a month, the case came to light, and more than [-] officials and generals were involved.

The Tribunal's verdict on Cao Jiao came down very quickly. Since he voluntarily surrendered and confessed, he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and all illegal gains were confiscated.

Zhao Junsheng read the verdict and issued an amnesty decree. In view of his meritorious service in saving the driver and his disability, he was exempted from imprisonment for ten years and his title was demoted by one level.

Since the news of Cao Jiao's crime spread, it has attracted the attention of the entire Daqian Dynasty. After Gao Yun and Cui Hao, another founding hero was arrested and tried. From the first interrogation, many people have been paying attention to the details of the case. The progress of the interrogation, especially those who were involved in the case of Cao Jiao, were all frightened, lest they be bitten out of themselves by Cao Jiao.

However, Skynet is meticulous and thorough, and all those involved in the case were not sanctioned by the national law, were arrested and tried by the government one after another, and confessed their crimes.