Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 438 Legislation for the World

At the beginning of November, the city of Panyu was broken, and the news that the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty was captured by the Qin army followed the Guishui, crossed the mountains in the south of the Lingnan, and went north all the way. Jiangnan Nantang trembled and kept asking for news.

However, across the Yangtze River, Qinling Mountains, and further north along the Huaihe River, the news has not been fully spread.

The Qin army has sent troops for nearly nine months, and because it is too far south, it has already crossed the mountains in the south of the Lingnan Mountains. Many people have no news about the war. Except for the Privy Council and the Imperial Palace, not many people know the news.

On November [-]th, it was snowing heavily in Daliang.

Several carriages entered Daliang from Fengqiu Gate. After entering the imperial city, the sky was getting dark. The accompanying soldiers got off their horses and opened the thick fur to block the curtains. Very conspicuous.

A few imperial guards led the way, lighting lanterns and leading the way. The dim yellow flames flickered, illuminating the white snow all over the place.

Soon they arrived at the Chui Gong Temple.

In the vertical arch hall, fiery red charcoal fires were burning at the four corners. There were gaps in the doors and windows everywhere, and the candles swayed slightly in the wind. The guard soldiers at the door were wearing heavy armor. They couldn't help but let out a sigh and rubbed their hands.

"Officials, the snow has stopped, they should be here soon." In the main hall, Wei Min picked out the wick and said.

Shi Congyun raised his head, stretched his waist, freed himself from the pile of melodies, rubbed his eyes, got up and walked down, the little Huang Hua who was dozing next to him immediately got up when he heard the sound, and gave the fox fur in his arms to him. He puts on.

It's cold outside, and it's not that warm in the hall.

When he walked to the door, the soldiers standing guard straightened up.

In recent days, memorials from the south have been flying to the palace like feathers, battle reports, post-war resettlement, appointment of local officials, system changes, and personnel arrangements.

A lot of things caused Emperor Shi, who was originally leisurely and extravagant, to be overwhelmed all of a sudden, and wished he could let go.

However, he can't be bad. Once the whole country is ruined, he can only bite the bullet and assign some unimportant and highly repetitive tasks to his subordinate Zaifu officials to share a lot of pressure, so as to reduce the burden on himself.

During his busy schedule, Emperor Shi always paid close attention to one thing, and that was the case of burning down the imperial palace of the Southern Han Dynasty.

For the country, this huge loss, accumulated in the 50 years of the Southern Han Dynasty, was full of people's fat and people's anointing, and now it has been burned. It is the heaviest loss of the Southern Expedition.

For the Emperor Shi, and for the Qin Dynasty, it was like hatred between the country and the family.

He repeatedly emphasized that Dou Yi and others should return to Beijing to report immediately if they have the results, without any delay.

Yesterday, Pan Mei and others went north along the Bian River, and they will reach the capital today, so Emperor Shi has been waiting.

The sky is dark, the wind is blowing, the snow has stopped, the sky has dispersed, revealing a sparse galaxy, and the snow in the distance is brightly reflected.

A few lights were lit in the distance, Shi Congyun came back to his senses, the imperial guards over there came to report while stepping on the creaking snow, Dou Yi and others were already waiting outside the hall.

Shi Congyun was overjoyed and immediately called them in.

After a while, several people in the hall reported their investigation results to Shi Congyun.

"Officials, this matter really has nothing to do with Liu Yu. After interrogation, interrogation, and verification of statements by ministers and others, it is confirmed that this matter was committed by the eunuch Li Tuo and others of the Southern Han Dynasty.

They told the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty that the Northern Dynasty came from the gold and silver treasures in our treasury. If we burn it, the Northern Dynasty will withdraw its troops if there is no profit. "

Shi Congyun almost laughed angrily when he heard this, and laughed back in anger: "Hahaha, this is the first time I have seen such a stupid person in the world!"

"Where are Liu Yu and his eunuchs and maids?" Shi Congyun asked angrily, full of anger.

"Reporting to the official family, 860 people including Liu Yu, civil and military officials of the Southern Han Dynasty, palace maids, and witches are being escorted to Daliang by the soldiers, and they are expected to arrive the day after tomorrow." Dou Yi reported immediately.

Shi Congyun nodded after listening, the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, "You guys are exhausted, go back to rest, hand over the files and documents to the Privy Council, go back and make a summary, come to the Imperial Garden to see me the day after tomorrow, and explain things clearly."

"Yes." Several people left, except for Dou Yi.

"Why, you still have something to say."

"Does the official want to kill Liu Yan?" Dou Yi asked very directly.

Shi Congyun looked back at him, did not speak, silence already represented affirmation, and then gave Dou Yi an unhappy look, "Do you have something to say? He died with more than 50 years of accumulation, that is all the fat of the people. I sent [-] troops and spent How much money to save the people of the Southern Han Dynasty from the fire and water is all mine.

He set me on fire, this account is endless, it's useless to say anything, Liu Yan and his eunuchs and witches are all dead! "

Shi Congyun said coldly, "When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses. Although Emperor Shi has a bad temper, he has always been kind in his methods, but he is also worthy of the evaluation of killing people like hemp."

Dou Yi didn't refute anything, just said: "The officials, I'm not pleading for them, I just want the officials not to kill people casually, they should be brought to justice.

List their crimes, and then judge them according to the laws of Daqin, so that the people of the world can be convinced.

What's more, now that the world is settled, we can no longer follow the old path of the past, where there is no law and order, and the king kills his ministers just according to his whim. "

Shi Congyun was stunned when he heard that, if others would never dare to say such words to him, let alone the prestige of the emperor is now in full swing, who would dare to disobey.

It's a pity that Dou Yi is standing opposite him.

Shi Congyun didn't speak, just stared at him for a while, his anger returned, and finally suppressed his anger: "I am the Son of Heaven, I can do whatever I say!"

Then he waved his hand again: "However, there is some truth in what you said. The actions of the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty are unforgivable. You are right to say that they should be brought to justice. Have you got the evidence of their crimes?"

"Officials, I'm here for this purpose, not only to interrogate the Southern Han monarchs and ministers, but also to record a large number of Southern Han people, officials' complaints and confessions." Dou Yi said immediately, obviously he came prepared.

Dou Yi has always been known for being upright and upright, and has held important positions in Dali Temple and Yushitai successively. It is not surprising that he has such thoughts.

Shi Congyun paced back and forth, thinking for a while, and it is true that the emperors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms wanted to kill ministers, and they didn't even need to make a crime, and they could kill the ministers by just opening their mouths.

And this situation is also one of the root causes of the chaos, because not only the generals are brave and ruthless, but also because of this blatant and irregular chaos, whoever is at the bottom is the fish on the chopping board.

The reputation between the monarch and his ministers is broken, there is no restraint, and there is no consensus. Therefore, in order to protect themselves, the people at the lower level are naturally easy to die and die.

To end this chaotic world, not only weaken the feudal vassals and suppress generals, but also establish the rules and laws of the central government to give the people below and everyone a sense of security.

And the most important point is that the emperor, who is at the top of the power, must not let his own temper kill people indiscriminately. Even if the heinous person is killed on the whim of the emperor, it will cause great insecurity to the people around him. .

Thinking of this, Shi Congyun looked at Dou Yi, who was a little apprehensive, and probably understood the good intentions of this middle-aged official.

Most of the anger in my heart was gone, so I stopped and patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can handle this matter. When the Southern Han monarchs and ministers arrive, I will order you to be in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the three divisions. I deal with it impartially according to the laws of the Great Qin, and make it known to the world.

In the end, how to deal with it will be given to me in the last memorial. If there are no major mistakes, I will not intervene indiscriminately. "

"The official family is really the number one sage since ancient times!" Dou Yi said excitedly.

"Hmph, stop flattering, go back and rest." Shi Congyun waved him away, although he was a little proud, but still pretended to be indifferent, that's not true, he felt that he was too good, and he admired himself .

"Yes!" Dou Yi solemnly resigned, and Shi Congyun beckoned Wei Min over: "Take someone out of the palace and tell the prime ministers to come see me tomorrow morning."

"Yes!" Wei Min received the order, and quickly disappeared outside the door in the cold night, and went to work.

After dealing with the troublesome things, the next thing is the big happy event. Emperor Shi couldn't help grinning, and he can officially issue an edict to announce to the world that the Southern Han Kingdom is destroyed in the morning tomorrow!
In this way, the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Great Qin Dynasty have successively annexed Nanping, Wuping, Huainan, Shu, Northern Han, and Southern Han in the past ten years, and have surrounded the only remaining Jiangnan from three sides, leaving only the trembling Southern Tang Kingdom.

Squeeze the south, and the unification of the world is close at hand!

(End of this chapter)