Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 8

It was already late at night when he left Luo Mansion.

The two brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyi rode horses side by side, walking along the dark long street with a "clack clatter".

There is a curfew in Kaifeng Mansion, but this kind of curfew system is equal to nothing for military leaders like Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyi.

"What do you think about what Luo Youdu said today?"

Zhao Kuangyin said as if pointing.

Zhao Kuangyi was silent for a moment, then sighed: "This man knows everything about the situation in the world, and he has analyzed many problems thoroughly. He has clearly seen through His Majesty's ambitions and worked hard ahead of time, so he is not something in the pool. My brother already understands my brother's intentions. Don't worry. Well, I won't take the initiative to trouble him, it's not worth setting up an opponent with extraordinary abilities for a small matter."

"That's the best!" Zhao Kuangyin nodded solemnly.

After walking for a while, Zhao Kuangyi asked, "What do you think of Luo Youdu's analysis? Do you think it makes sense?"

Zhao Kuangyin pondered for a moment and said: "It's hard to say, this kid is not a simple person, he should have hidden some privately, and did not share the important parts with us. But even so, the situation he described is worth studying carefully. Still It took some time for His Majesty to decide to mobilize troops next year, and there is still time to think about it."

Guo Rong has lofty aspirations, and since he ascended the throne, he has had the ambition to unify the world.He abolished useless soldiers, trained elites, and actively prepared for battle.

To whom to swing the knife first is the top priority for Da Zhou to calm the world.

Guo Rong has not made this matter public yet, but has only discussed it with a few of them in private.

The initial goals were set in the Later Shu, Southern Tang, and Northern Han. Most of the generals thought that it would be better to fight the Northern Han first.

On the one hand, the political situation in the Liao Kingdom was turbulent and unable to support the Northern Han Dynasty on a large scale. On the other hand, it captured the Northern Han Dynasty and could trade with Dangxiang to obtain war horses and form a cavalry army.Of course, the most important point is revenge.

A year ago, they won the Battle of Gaoping with great difficulty and surrounded Taiyuan City, seeing that the fall of the Northern Han Dynasty was imminent.

The Liao Kingdom sent out troops suddenly. Because of the lack of food and grass, they lost the battle with the Liao soldiers. They lost the general Shi Yanchao, spit back the captured territory, and retreated to Kaifeng in despair.

Taking advantage of the internal turmoil in the Liao Kingdom, the proposal to avenge the Northern Han Dynasty won the support of most generals.

Zhao Kuangyin himself also tends to this.

But after Luo Youdu's analysis, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly felt that the Northern Han Dynasty might not be easy to attack.

Luo Youdu's words came to mind: "The Northern Han Dynasty is vast and sparsely populated, but the country is weak and the people are strong. Fight the Northern Han first, and only by destroying it can we gain anything. Once we lose, all previous efforts will be wasted, and we will gain nothing. Similarly, Jianghuai is rich and has a large population, even if the conquest is weak, it is not a loss if you only conquer a city or a place."

From the perspective of profit, it is indeed more beneficial to cut to Nantang for the first time.

Luo Youdu watched the Zhao family brothers leave, turned around and walked into the house.

He drank more than two catties of warm rice wine, and his body smelled of alcohol.

Asking Lao Hu to boil hot water, he got into the hot water bucket and let out a comfortable breath.

As a southerner, he didn't have the habit of taking a bath in his previous life.

He took a bath every day and dealt with things casually. People often said that he went to kiss the mouth with water.

There were no showers in ancient times, Luo Youdu went to do as the Romans did, and found that the feeling of soaking his body in a big bathtub was not bad.

Leaning on the edge of the basin, he recalled every detail of the conversation with the Zhao family brothers.

"With Zhao Er's city, as long as I don't bump into his gun, I shouldn't easily trouble myself!"

He revealed some things in this wine bureau, and got a lot of useful information, which can be regarded as mutual benefit.

The key is to dispel Zhao Kuangyi's bad intentions, so as not to stab him in the back.

"Unexpectedly, Chai Rong hasn't set a strategic goal yet, so Wang Pu hasn't made a plan yet to level the border?"

"This is an opportunity!"

Guo Rong has been enshrining the Guo family temple all his life, so he never thought of changing back to Chai's surname.It was the Zhao brothers who later forced the Guo family to change their surname for their own political purposes, so later generations are often called Chai Rong, but this era is undoubtedly called Guo Rong.

Luo Youdu's later generations are used to being called Chai Rong, and when he was thinking alone at this time, he instinctively replaced Guo Rong with Chai Rong.

On the second day, Luo Youdu got up early and tidied up his clothes. Compared with reporting to Kaifeng Mansion a few days ago, he looked a little more grand today.

Yesterday he officially received the letter of appointment from the Ministry of Officials, and from today onwards, he is no longer a petty official but an eighth-rank official.

Although officials and officials are connected together all the year round, they have completely different meanings.

Officials are members who have officially entered the establishment of the organization, while officials are non-staff members, do not record the files of the official department, and can be dismissed at any time. The gap between the two is beyond reason.

Riding a little donkey, Luo Youdu arrived at Kaifeng Mansion.

As soon as he entered Kaifeng Mansion, Facao Lu Bin warmly greeted him.Once this happened, he recovered from his illness.

The two exchanged pleasantries.

Luo Youdu was originally his subordinate, but there was a difference of several ranks, and now he has become a direct line.

While leading the way, Lu Bin told him about the tasks that Facao was engaged in.

"The work of a lawyer is simple. The duty of a certain person is to decide the case through litigation, and you are responsible for giving reasonable suggestions for punishment according to the laws of my great Zhou when the case is concluded and convicted."

A little cold sweat broke out on Luo Youdu's forehead. It was really simple, but he had to memorize all the laws of Dazhou.

When he came to the office, Lu Bin enthusiastically introduced his colleagues to him, and then called him to his office to drink tea.

Luo Youdu was a little suspicious, with a flattered expression on his face.

Lu Bin casually said, "What does Luo Zong think about the criminal law?"

Luo Youdu said calmly: "The subordinates haven't fully understood yet, but they don't know what the superior is referring to?"

Lu Bin said: "Your Majesty is virtuous and sage, determined to reform. Discuss with the criminal law whether it is lenient or strict, and it will be used as a sentencing standard in the future."

"So that's how it is!" Luo Youdu said with a look of enlightenment: "This subordinate has not familiarized himself with the laws of the Great Zhou, so he dare not speak indiscriminately. He is willing to listen to superior officials."

Lu Bin smiled and said: "I personally think that the criminal law should not be too harsh. Han Gaozu abolished the Qin law and gained popularity, and the world was unified; Tang Taizong implemented a benevolent government and the world was ruled. He released the death row and all the death row prisoners returned. It can be seen that the laws of a country should not be too strict. "

Luo Youdu clasped his hands together, and praised inappropriately: "What the Shangguan said is too reasonable. Mencius said: "Govern the people benevolently, save penalties, reduce taxes, and cultivate deeply. Filial piety, loyalty and trustworthiness, enter to serve your father and brother, exit to serve your superiors'. From this we can see that if you want to rule the world, you should be based on benevolence, and the criminal law should be the same!"

Lu Bin was overjoyed, Cui Yan, the governor of the Kaifeng Mansion yesterday, specially ordered him to make good use of Luo Youdu, already knowing that the lucky guy in front of him was in the eyes of the emperor, envious, he thought of using him to strengthen his reputation.

The reform of the Great Zhou Dynasty is imminent, and all aspects of the dynasty are waiting to be rejuvenated, and so is the criminal law.

He advocated putting benevolence first and resisting strict laws, while Zhang Yue, the opponent of the Kaifeng government, advocated the use of heavy codes in troubled times, and the two fought hard.

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