Song Yi

Chapter 454
Du Wenhao personally interrogated the Xixia spy again.The spies sent by Xixia are different every time, so this spy only knows the mission this time. Sure enough, it is the same as what Li Chang said. Du Wenhao asked the Xixia army's countermeasures against the Song Dynasty. I don't know the specific situation.

The spy was tortured, and he even confessed to peeping on the neighbor's girl taking a bath when he was a child. Du Wenhao gave up because he couldn't dig out more things.

Today's harvest has already satisfied him.He wants to enter the palace, report the harvest this time, and let Gao Taotao know the great usefulness of setting up this organization.

Du Wenhao entered the palace, Gao Taotao was not in the bedroom, but went to the construction site.

These days, apart from listening to the government in the East Gate Side Hall, she spends almost all her time on the construction site personally supervising the construction.

The land acquisition and relocation of the new back garden have already been completed, and the leveling of the site has also been completed. Now the artificial lake has begun to be excavated. This project is very huge and will not be completed in a short while, so Gao Taotao actually does not have much work to do. I put it all here, and I always feel empty when I am not on the construction site, so I come to the construction site to wander around.

Du Wenhao found the construction site and saw Gao Taotao's yellow umbrella under a big tree on the high ground, so he came down the slope. The servants, maids and guards saw him coming, and hurriedly saluted him without notifying him.

Du Wenhao strolled up the hill, and sure enough, he saw Gao Taotao resting his chin on the busy construction site below in a daze.With a light cough, he said, "The Empress Dowager is so elegant."

Gao Taotao was taken aback, recognized his voice, hurriedly turned around, and said happily: "You are here! Come here!"

Du Wenhao hurried to her side.

"Give me a seat!" Gao Tao said.

Eunuch Jiao hurriedly brought a top chair over and put it on the slope.Du Wenhao thanked him and sat down.Eunuch Jiao knew that they were going to discuss private matters, so with a wave of his hand, he retreated to the foot of the hill with the maids, eunuchs and guards.

Gao Taotao pointed to the workers who were as busy as ants below and the part of the construction site that had been dug up, and said, "I asked the workers to work alternately in three shifts, working day and night. The Ministry of Industry said that according to this progress, the annual In the beginning of spring, the artificial lake can almost be dug. As long as the lake is dug well, everything else will be easy to handle.”

"Yeah, the action is still quite fast."

"Hehe, I can't wait to fix it right away."

"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry!" Du Wenhao laughed. "The last time you dealt with those officials who opposed the military reform, you were a little impatient. People from our National Security Bureau heard the news that some people in the DPRK were talking about you. Suppressing civil and military officials is not good."

Gao Taotao nodded and said: "Afterwards, I also realized that I was too hasty and too ruthless. I should just deport them from the capital, just like the first emperor. There should be no objection."

"Yes, but let's hit the right one. I've already found out that Han Zhen is really not a good bird! He should be beheaded for his crimes! The same goes for Yushi Zhongcheng and Li Chang!"

Gao Taotao was very surprised: "What's wrong with them?"

Du Wenhao then told the interrogation process.

After Gao Taotao listened, he stayed for a while, and said sadly: "Even the imperial censor Zhongcheng is not clean, who else is clean?"

Du Wenhao also sighed: "That's right, the enemy is even able to buy our chief executive. Our national security situation has become terribly severe!"

Gao Taotao nodded heavily: "Well, so you are very thoughtful. The establishment of the National Security Bureau is very necessary and timely. It is not too late to remedy the situation! You should start with this case and dig deeper. Everyone should be investigated to the end, and no tolerance will be tolerated! Even if the investigation finds out the relatives of the emperor, princes and ministers, they will be treated equally!"

"Okay! With your Shangfang sword, I am not afraid of anything. Hehe, but I still need to ask you for a clear order before I dare to strike."

"Well, you said."

"I teach from my ancestors not to kill scholar-bureaucrats. If the scholar-bureaucrats who have committed crimes use this as a shield, our deterrent effect will be much smaller, and many cases will not be able to be investigated. I would like to ask you..."

"I understand, I immediately decreed that as long as your National Security Bureau decides to execute the person, this rule does not apply!"

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "If you can support the work of the National Security Bureau in this way, what can you do wrong? However, although this is good, the National Security Bureau has just been established and the power is already large enough. The ministers are disgusted, so let's not lead the fire to the National Security Bureau."

"It makes sense, so how do you say it should be stipulated?"

"I've thought about it. At the beginning, Lu Huiqing conspired to assassinate the late emperor, and the nine clans were killed by the late emperor. Based on this precedent, the minister who committed the felony crime of treason can be sentenced to death. After Han Zhen is captured, he will betray our army's battle plan. , leading to the defeat of Yongle City and the annihilation of 20 soldiers, the crime of killing him will implicate the nine clans. , and then let the editor compile the edict of the late emperor's execution of Lu Huiqing and your execution of Han Zhen into an edict and promulgate it, so that it will have universally applicable legal effect, and then I can follow these two edicts to punish those who committed treason and treason The scholar-bureaucrat was sentenced to death."

Gao Taotao smiled and said: "This is a good idea! It is in line with the rules and will not cause opposition from the officials. Xianggong is really smart!"

Du Wenhao and the others made an agreement, and they called each other husband and wife in private. Du Wenhao smiled and said: "My lady is absurd. In fact, my husband believes that not killing scholar-bureaucrats should be limited to the scope of freedom of speech, and those who speak in the court have no choice." If a scholar-bureaucrat kills someone or even colludes with the enemy, he will overthrow the Song Dynasty. We still hold the rule of not killing scholar-bureaucrats and exempt them from capital punishment, which is really unreasonable. of."

"You make a lot of sense. It's just that not to kill scholar-bureaucrats is the last instruction of the Taizu Emperor, and it is the law of the ancestors. If it is abolished, I am afraid that all the officials will object..."

"This is for sure, because this is their talisman, the gold medal for avoiding death, and naturally they will not give it up easily. No, I don't mean to abolish them all. It is just that the most serious treason and treason can be executed, and other ordinary crimes are still free. Death is enough. I think that ministers should be able to understand that we execute ministers who committed treason and treason. Besides, the rules are made by people. Of course, we must abide by the good laws of our ancestors. They are no longer suitable for social development. Even Mistakes, of course, should be corrected, and we must not stick to the old rules, as I said, this is called 'advancing with the times'!"

Gao Taotao smiled: "Okay! If it is only the execution of scholar-bureaucrats who committed treason and treason, the ministers should not have strong opposition. Just do as you say."

"Okay. When Han Zhen is executed, we have to spread the propaganda with great fanfare to achieve the effect of shocking the mountain and shocking the tiger. Let the officials know that the scholar-officials can't rebel and treason, otherwise they will lose their heads. At the same time, let the government and the public know the existence of the National Security Bureau. , in order to curb those restless elements who are ready to betray the country's intelligence."

"Okay, you can arrange it."

"Okay!" Du Wenhao was very happy.

Gao Taotao looked at him and smiled, and said, "By the way, Liqiu is coming soon. Aren't you going to conduct military exercises? How are your preparations going?"

"Almost, do you want to come to inspect?"

"I won't go, you can do it yourself. Lan'er wants to go and see the excitement, so you can take her there."

"Lan'er?"

"It's my daughter, Princess Qin, the child who got lost in the snow when I went hunting with you last time!"

Princess Qin's name is Zhao Lan, and she is not Gao Taotao's biological daughter. Her biological mother is Li Shi, a talented person of Song Yingzong.This Li Cairen was blessed by Song Yingzong. After she became pregnant, Song Yingzong died before he had time to promote her as a concubine.

Li Cairen was heartbroken and mentally exhausted. He collapsed during childbirth and died immediately after giving birth to Zhao Lan.Zhao Lan was brought up by Gao Taotao.What's more, Gao Taotao is the aunt's mother, so she has always recognized Gao Taotao as the queen mother.Gao Taotao also regards him as his own, and has loved him since he was a child.

When Du Wenhao heard Gao Taotao mentioning Princess Qin, he felt a little hot on his face: "Hey, it's her, is her name Lan'er?"

"Yes, Lan'er is very pitiful. She is very bored in the palace alone. She asked me to go hunting with her several times, but I was worried that you were too busy to take time off, so I refused all of them. This time She heard that you were going to hold military exercises. She also liked dancing with guns, sticks, bows and arrows since she was a child. She clamored that she must go to watch the excitement. I couldn't bear to refuse too much, so I agreed. You can take her there. "

"Okay. Anyway, the military exercise is not dangerous. The military exercise is scheduled to be on the day of Liqiu. When that time comes, you can ask her to come to me in Sanya and go together."

"it is good."

It was almost noon, Gao Taotao and Du Wenhao returned to the palace, after the two had made out with each other, Gao Taotao ordered to pass the meal, after the meal, Du Wenhao said goodbye and left the palace.

The interrogation of Li Chang in the morning reminded Du Wenhao that the Xixia army was very jealous of the powerful bed crossbow of the Song army.Du Wenhao had long wanted to design and manufacture a cannon that was more powerful than the bed crossbow, but he had never had time for the research and development of the Ordnance Institute, and this could not be delayed any longer.

Du Wenhao led the guards and rode to the bow and crossbow courtyard of the Military Weapons Station.The young military supervisor hurriedly welcomed him inside and served him good tea.Du Wenhao ordered to call the new dean of the Bow and Nut Academy.The dean is Li Hong, who invented the magic arm bow, and quickly came up to greet him.

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "How is it? Last time I taught you how to recruit experienced craftsmen, how is the summoning going?"

"I have done everything according to the general's orders, and I am waiting for your instructions."

Du Wenhao nodded, then turned to ask the young supervisor next to him, "Are there any blacksmiths for our weapons?"

"Yes, if you want to make siege equipment, how can you do it without blacksmiths? Hehe, it can be said that the best blacksmiths in the capital are all in our armory. People outside have to come to us if they want to make a good pot. Hehe" Seeing that Du Wenhao was easy-going, the young supervisor dared to make a few jokes.

Du Wenhao was overjoyed: "Great, by the way, is there any alchemist in our military institute who knows how to prepare gunpowder?"

(End of this chapter)