The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 197
In a sense, this approach can receive the effect of small punishments and big commandments. In addition to heavy punishments to the parties involved, those related to them will also be punished to a certain extent. Compared with the parties involved, the punishment is relatively light. On the one hand, it can give these people a chance to rehabilitate, on the other hand, it can also make the person involved have some scruples, and may give up doing some extreme things in order to avoid hurting the family.

Of course, this method alone cannot eradicate all evils, but to a certain extent, it can actually bring a certain amount of psychological pressure to the criminals, and relatively speaking, it can reduce some evil acts.

This is actually a feasible control method in an era when various systems and control capabilities are relatively weak.However, under this kind of control system, when selecting judicial officials, it is necessary to select people who can be upright, reasonable and thoughtful, otherwise they will easily become cruel officials or corrupt officials.

After hearing Du Wangshan's words, Gu Xinning sighed lightly and shook her head, "Forget it, it's all over, it's useless to think about it, but this Zhou Changsheng, who has nothing of his own, is able to use his penetrating tongue to stir up Liuli Kingdom The Lord launched an attack against Zhaoxuan Kingdom, which is a few small countries away, it seems that this person has some skills, it should not be easy, I am afraid that the neighboring small countries are willing to lend their way to the Liuli Kingdom, and it is also inseparable from this Zhou Changsheng."

"What the empress said is true, and I think so too, but I don't understand why the Liuli Kingdom didn't take the opportunity to attack the Zhaoxuan Kingdom in Southern Border, but waited until the Southern Border and Zhaoxuan Kingdom were at peace, before he came to intervene. This trip is muddy." Du Wangshan said puzzled.

Gu Xinning was silent for a while and said: "If Zhou Changsheng is really playing a role in this, then when Southern Border attacked Zhaoxuan Kingdom, Zhou Changsheng should still be trying to lobby, and he hasn't completely convinced the ruler of Liuli Kingdom."

Du Wangshan nodded and said: "Well, according to this, Zhou Changsheng must have caught up with the current head of the Liuli Kingdom, that is, the former prince, when he was fleeing. I don't know what method he used. It made the prince at that time think of targeting Zhao Xuanguo."

"The prince at that time? Liuli Kingdom changed hands? When did it happen?" Gu Xinning asked with a frown.

Du Wangshan replied: "About 20 days ago, the head of the Liuli Kingdom passed away and the crown prince succeeded."

"20 days ago? That's right. It coincided with the time when Liuli Kingdom attacked Zhaoxuan Kingdom. In this way, he must have been the prince's servant first. He lobbied the prince. What a Zhou Changsheng." Gu Xinning said through gritted teeth.

Du Wangshan frowned, and said: "Why don't we send envoys to meet the ruler of the Liuli Kingdom to show righteousness, and hope to let him know that Zhou Changsheng is a defector from our country, and there is no benefit in following his orders."

Gu Xinning shook her head and said: "I'm afraid it's useless. If you want to resolve this conflict, you must have extraordinary people and practice extraordinary methods to resolve it. Now that the Empress Dowager and Ran Yunmo have been controlled, it won't be resolved." If there is any disturbance, Ran Hai will not dare to come back for the time being. I want Zuo Haobai to go this way. Even if the problem cannot be resolved, but if we can figure out the motives and thoughts of the Lord of the Liuli Kingdom, I believe it will be good for us too. Very beneficial."

"Alright, Zuo Xiashi is loyal and courageous, and has high martial arts skills. Even if there is any problem in the middle, he will be able to retreat unscathed. But." Du Wangshan nodded in agreement.But in the end, he hesitated to speak.

Gu Xinning asked Du Wangshan: "Does Master Du still have any difficulties?"

Du Wangshan shook his head and said: "It's not really a problem, but the Liuli Kingdom's troops in the frontier region need reinforcements, and they still need to send a large number of troops to surround Qishan Mountain and look for the emperor's whereabouts. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get so many people together."

Although Qishan Ridge is named Ridge, it actually covers a vast area and occupies a large area. If you want to encircle the whole area, you may not be able to do it without 20 million soldiers and horses.No one has the largest military force in Zhaoxuan Kingdom, but most of them are distributed in important areas along the frontier.Troops in many places cannot be easily moved.The army that could be mobilized at will originally had about 45 horses, but nearly [-] were lost in the battle in southern Xinjiang.

And the remaining 35 horses cannot be transferred all at once, there must always be some room for maneuver. After all, a huge country, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be sudden floods, bandit riots, etc. I want Leave some leeway to clean up these messes.Even if there are only 10 horses left.

Then there are only 25 troops left that can be shared and mobilized.If another 20 troops were dispatched to encircle Qishanling, there would only be tens of thousands of troops left to support the defense against the Liuli Kingdom, which would be of little use to the war between the two countries.

Gu Xinning thought for a while and said, "Qishanling dispatched 5 troops, and the rest were dispatched to the front line to support the border defense."

After hearing this, Du Wangshan was stunned for a moment and said, "5 horses? But Qishan Ridge is a vast area, and 5 horses might be there."

Gu Xinning shook her head, and said to Du Wangshan: "The most urgent thing right now is the frontier war. The first thing to do is to defend the country. Besides, although Qishanling has a vast area, it may not necessarily enclose all of its territory. The south and north are mostly high mountains and cliffs, so there is no need to send people to guard them."

Hearing this, Du Wangshan frowned and thought for a while, and felt that what Gu Xinning said made sense. After all, the terrain to the south and north of Qishan Mountain was very dangerous. There is only a weak woman by their side, and the two are single and weak. Unless they encounter powerful pursuers, the two have no reason to put themselves in a dangerous place to die.Therefore, the south and north do not need to be taken care of, so that a large number of troops can be saved for other purposes. In this way, there are still many places with weak terrain, and it is basically enough to send a small number of troops to garrison.

The place where a large number of people need to be guarded is mainly the section of the road from Qishanling to the southern border, and other areas can be scattered and guarded.Calculated in this way, although 5 horses are not ample, they are still barely enough.

After considering these situations, Du Wangshan nodded in agreement again and said: "The empress is considerate, and I really admire Du Wangshan. If this is the case, I will go down and arrange the deployment of troops."

Gu Xinning nodded and said, "Then everything will be left to Mr. Du. I will talk to Haobai, so Mr. Du doesn't have to worry about it."

"Yes."

"Also, can Master Du still find the whereabouts of King Zheng?" Gu Xinning suddenly mentioned Ye Jinfeng.

Du Wangshan frowned and said, "King Zheng didn't explain his whereabouts before he left, but if you want to find him, you should be able to find him. It's just that King Zheng once told Weichen not to look for him if he is fine, unless the country is in danger. , the moment when the country is in danger, otherwise he doesn't want to have anything to do with the imperial court."

Gu Xinning smiled and said: "Isn't that just right, now that internal and external troubles are resurging, it is the moment when the country is in danger and the country is in danger."

"This" said with some embarrassment on the Internet.

Gu Xinning glanced at Du Wangshan and said with a smile: "Lord Du, don't panic, I don't intend to force you to be strong, but if Zuo Haobai goes to the Liuli Kingdom, and I'm not in the palace, all the seniors and any middle-level dispatchers will be forced to do so." The burden is on Master Du alone, I am just worried that Master Du will be overwhelmed."

Master Du was stunned when he heard the words and asked, "Is the empress also leaving the palace?"

Gu Xinning nodded and said: "Well, I want to go to Qishanling to look for the emperor in person. No matter what, I must find the emperor. The only thing in the scriptures is Mr. Lao Du. If you feel that you are not enough, Mr. Du may as well Finding King Zheng, the two of them can also discuss, after the last incident in Donghai Nanjun, it is not difficult to see that although King Zheng has a way of doing things, but in terms of efficiency and overall consideration, he is still more than competent."

Du Wangshan also nodded and said: "That's right, King Zheng is not a rough man as the world sees him. In fact, King Zheng is rough but fine. Well, when necessary, I will try to find King Zheng back. It's just that the empress Is it really necessary to go to Qishanling in person?"

Tens of thousands of troops surrounded the mountain to search, and the scale was not small. Gu Xinning was alone, and the places she could find were limited. There was basically no difference between one more person and one less person, so Du Wangshan believed that the search for people could be left to the army. Gu Xinning should be in the middle of the command to control the overall situation, and in the capital, he can receive intelligence and news from all parties as quickly as possible.

But Gu Xinning still shook her head and said: "One day I can't find the emperor, and I can't calm down for a day. I want to get all the information about Qishanling as quickly as possible, so going to Qishanling is the best way." Ways and means, the affairs of Beijing, with Master Du here, I can feel at ease, and I am so anxious to get rid of the Empress Dowager and Ran Yunmo, so that I can rush to Qishanling as soon as possible to relieve my worries."

Seeing that Gu Xinning had made up his mind to go, Du Wangshan stopped persuading her and could only follow Xinning's arrangements.Said to Gu Xinning: "Then I wish your mother a smooth journey, find the emperor as soon as possible, and help the country."

Gu Xinning nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Du. Since that's the case, Mr. Du will arrange it!"

"Yes, I will leave." After Du Wangshan bowed and clasped his fists, he respectfully exited the Hall of Qinzheng and went to arrange the necessary matters.

But Gu Xinning thought of another thing, so she drove out of the palace and went to the prison, wanting to meet this person named Zhou Yu'an. For Zhou Yu'an, this year it can be said that she only knows him, but has never seen his true face. Of course, before that, Gu Xinning didn't want to see him at all,
All the people who framed their father were people with hideous faces. For people with hateful faces, what is the difference between seeing and not seeing them?Anyway, he already got what he deserved, why should I care about him?

If it was before, Gu Xinning would have thought so and would have done the same, but now, due to the appearance of Zhou Changsheng, Gu Xinning had to re-evaluate the importance of Zhou Yu'an, so she decided to go to see her in person.

(End of this chapter)