Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1201
The atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze.

Following Wen Yanbo's series of crimes, the round table was suddenly tense.

The emperor reached out to pick up the teacup, and the freshly brewed Dahongpao exuded a refreshing fragrance.

Minister of the Ministry of War and Qin Qiong, Ping Zhang Shi, couldn't help but questioned, "Since Cheng Yaojin has followed His Majesty, he has made countless achievements in every battle. Before that, he led Tiele and other troops to break through the shooting chamber and pacify the Western Regions. The countries in the Western Regions surrendered, and the Silk Road was kept open.”

"It is not at fault for Monk Xu to send troops to capture Prince Kucha this time when he robbed the Silk Road. It is also not at fault for Cheng Yaojin to rush to power and dispatch troops to quell the chaos when a large army rebelled in Kucha."

Qin Qiong has a good relationship with Cheng Yaojin, but it is not just a personal relationship that he stands up to speak for him now.

Soldiers command troops outside, and in times of emergency, they must have the privilege of using soldiers.

"Isn't it a crime for Cheng Yaojin to destroy the country and kill more than [-] people in Anxi? Isn't it a crime for him to rob with troops?" Wen Yanbo asked.

"Although Cheng Yaojin slaughtered Nishi, the rat who rebelled, he didn't get a penny or a sheep."

Wen Yanbo refused to let it go like this, "I didn't take a penny, but it can't change the fact that others have massacred people, and it can't change the fact that he has massacred cities and countries. More than [-] people have been massacred without asking the court. Domineering and arrogant! Guilty!"

The originally quiet hall was reverberated by Wen Yanbo's suddenly raised voice.

Zhang Xutuo of the Privy Council also spoke out.

"In terms of facts, Monk Xu captured Prince Qiuci. Although he crossed the defense zone, the crime committed by Prince Qiuci was serious. The patrolling battalion went out of bounds to capture the matter. He was in a hurry and had no responsibility. The first fault was Prince Qiuci. He was bold and arrogant. To rob us of the Silk Road Qin and Shang, the second mistake was the general Jie Liedian in Qiuci. Qiuci made a mistake first, but he still dared to raise troops to intercept and attack our Great Qin army. This is an undeclared war! Monk Xu fought back afterwards, which is reasonable , no problem."

Another great scholar, Yu Shinan, joined the battle group, "The whole Anxi army is used to being domineering. Monk Xu crossed the defense zone arbitrarily. He was the commander of the patrol battalion, but he didn't ask his superiors for instructions. Fanzi near the city, patrolling children, and Tuntian militiamen were also called up, and 3000 people were summoned directly, and they ran to Dunduo City swaggeringly, crossed the border to capture Prince Qiuci, and even slaughtered Dunduo City. people."

"Monk Xu crossed the border, was good at mediating, and massacred cities. The same is true for Cheng Yaojin. As soon as he was the governor of Anxi Zuo, he dared to pass military orders to Hexi, Qinghai, and Yili. The imperial court has transferred tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, who gave him the power? What about the tiger talisman? What about the order?"

"They have other solutions. If they want to capture Prince Qiuci, do they have to cross the border and forcefully arrest him like this? Even if they cross the border and forcefully arrest him, can't they ask the court for instructions first? After arresting the person, do they have to massacre the city?"

"They just deliberately provoked the war, and then they want to gain military merits!"

Song Laosheng, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, said, "How can this deliberately provoke a border war to gain military merit? The Anxi front line is no more complicated than the Central Plains. The situation is much more complicated. Therefore, the imperial court uses both the governor and the prefect, and the military general as the prefect. It is to enable them to have the greatest opportunity to deal with emergencies and to respond quickly. Cheng Yaojin and Monk Xu responded quickly because of the imperial court's system. This time, Anxi's counterattack was very beautiful. The rebellion was quickly wiped out. If everything is as the scholar said, ask the court for instructions. The distance is more than [-] miles. It takes half a month to go back and forth. All fighters are delayed. Is it better to make the matter protracted? ?"

Feng Deyi, the official censor of Yushitai, finally came to an end.

He impeached Cheng Yaojin, Xu Heshang and other Anxi generals on dozens of charges, more than Wen Yanbo mentioned before, and each of the charges he mentioned was based on evidence and provenance, such as arbitrarily dispatching troops and dispatching troops. Anti-crossing and so on.

Several big yamen were arguing together.

The emperor can still drink tea leisurely. For the emperor, if the ministers below are all amicable, it is quite dangerous, and the emperor is very likely to be ostracized.

Arguing and having different opinions is the way to discuss matters.

He allows different opinions, as long as a consensus can be reached in the end, if not, it is the same if he can accept and obey.

He just glanced at Zhang Yichen and Feng Deyi from the corner of his eye.

Feng Deyi is Yu Shitai's deputy, and Zhang Yichen is the chief officer, but now that Zhang Yichen has not made a statement, Feng Deyi is quick to respond.

Coupled with the previous secret report on Feng Deyi, it said that Zhang Yichen, the imperial historian, and Qin Qiong, the minister of the Ministry of war, were related to the husband-in-law, so suspicion should be avoided, and the husband-in-law should not be an official who supervises the son-in-law.

This obviously means that Zhang Yichen should avoid suspecting others, and let him be the chief of the Yushitai.

Zuo Zhongshu's servant Hou Mo Chen Yi stared at Feng Deyi.

"Feng Zhongcheng, if everything is done according to the law, then there is no need to hold this Xuanzheng Palace imperial meeting today. The Anxi Army has made great contributions in quelling the chaos. Now you are staring at that point of view and questioning the crimes. Wouldn't it be a shame for the meritorious officers and soldiers? Heart? The frontline soldiers are still waiting for rewards, and it will be the Chinese New Year soon, and there is no result yet, but you still want to punish people?"

"My official is the Yushi Zhongcheng of Yushitai. Yushitai is responsible for supervising all officials and correcting violations of discipline. If the Anxi army is guilty, I should point out the impeachment, otherwise it will be my dereliction of duty." Feng Deyi refused to back down in the slightest.

"Don't you know that when leading troops on the front line to fight, sometimes it is necessary to follow the power urgently? There are scriptures and powers. Those who have scriptures will always change; those who have power will change. The scriptures and powers cannot be neglected!"

Surrounding the debate on the merits and demerits of the Anxi Army in this battle, in fact, the final dispute is an attitude towards the warrior group.

The civil servants headed by the Imperial Academy and the censors of Yushitai are the main ones. Their collective impeachment of General Anxi this time is out of dissatisfaction with the increasingly high-ranking military group of the imperial court.

The Privy Council naturally supported warriors, and half of the political affairs halls were prime ministers who were military commanders, so naturally they also supported the legitimate rights and interests of warriors.

The emperor finally put down his teacup at this time.

The teacups made a slight sound on the table, but the dispute among the ministers immediately stopped, and they all looked at the emperor.

Luo Cheng smiled.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, everyone has objections, but don't be so angry. First of all, I would like to ask a few questions. The battle in the Western Regions was a great victory. It was a battle to promote our country's prestige and suppress Xiaoxiao. We must affirm it."

As soon as the emperor said this, it was undoubtedly to set the tone.

"Leaving aside the controversial Cheng Yaojin and Monk Xu, let me first talk about the Anxi soldiers, the soldiers of the Second Patrolling Regiment, the Turkic soldiers from Wulei and Nishi counties, and the Iraqis. The princes of the Li fief, they are all loyal to the king's affairs, and they have made great achievements in sending troops to quell the chaos!"

The word meritorious service is very direct.

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. The Ministry of War is in charge of military administration. The promotion and demotion of warriors below the fifth rank will all belong to the Ministry of War. Therefore, this time, the Ministry of War should check the meritorious achievements of soldiers as soon as possible and give a merit evaluation. Those who should be awarded honors should be promoted. For promotions that should be promoted, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will immediately honor the rewards as soon as the meritorious service comes out. The Ministry of Civil Affairs is responsible for the promotion of officers above the fifth rank, and you should evaluate and implement it as soon as possible."

With a few words from the emperor, the matter was separated, and the only people in dispute were Cheng Yaojin and Monk Xu. It had nothing to do with the soldiers below. The soldiers had meritorious service.

The promotion will be promoted, and the reward will be rewarded, and there can be no further delay.

"Do you have any objections to my proposal?" The emperor asked slowly, his gaze sweeping over everyone's faces.

(End of this chapter)