Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 576 Those who offer advice to Xianbei shall be punished
"Shanggu County? Barbarians?" Wang Jun squinted his eyes, picked up the letter in his hand and looked at it again, and then looked towards the king, "Huns?"

Wang Qian nodded solemnly, but did not say anything. Instead, he turned to the man who hurried over and said, "Go and sort out the information for me, and then send it over. Don't panic now."

The man ran over in one breath, without even having time to rest, and reported eagerly. At this time, he was panting violently, waiting for Wang Jun's instructions. Unexpectedly, it was Wang Jun who spoke first. After hearing the order, the man subconsciously looked at Wang Jun glanced at the latter and saw that the latter was silent and seemed to agree with this decision, and then left.

"Is it really like what Chen Zhi wrote in this letter?" Wang Jun asked as soon as they left.

Wang Qian shook his head: "We haven't confirmed which army it is, so what Chen Zhixin said cannot be used as an example. However, this possibility cannot be ruled out. Maybe General, you should call that Bao Jingyan and ask for more details. , after all, a barbarian army can disrupt a county in Youzhou, but it is not enough to change the war situation. The top priority is still the war situation in the north. If there are going to be discrepancies in the siege as Chen Zhi predicts, then the situation will be very bad!"

Wang Jun snorted coldly and said disapprovingly: "Let the madman reflect by the firewood. He was brought back for questioning as soon as he was taken away. I'm afraid this man is even more arrogant. As for the situation in the north, There is no need to worry too much. Although Duan Ji's family members are here, they are still worried about insufficient food and grass. The siege of the city comes from all directions. So many people have been preparing for a long time, and with me controlling it behind the scenes, it is inevitable. And How could something go wrong? Your worries are unfounded."

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"It is precisely because it involves the four parties, no, including Murong Xianbei, that is the five parties, the forces of the five parties, 10,000+, nearly 20 soldiers and horses, gathered in the place of Jicheng, it is like countless links are put together. If there is a problem in one link, it will affect how much it will be affected."

Almost at the same time, Chen Zhi was discussing this matter with Chen Zi in the Dai County Yamen. Chen Zi was worried that the war would end quickly. After Wang Jun won a great victory, he would turn his guns and suppress Chen Zhi.

"Having said that, if there is no accident, the four parties will undoubtedly win. If the prefect asks Wang Jun for help at this time, I am afraid it will be self-defeating and give Wang Jun an excuse to legitimately intervene in Dai County."

Chen Zi's worry was not without reason. After the defeat of the Xianbei Kebo Zhen tribe, the situation in Dai County took on a new look, but the signs of Xiongnu scouts outside became more and more obvious. The inside seemed to be integrated by Chen Zhi, but that was not the case. Monolithic, especially the interior of the major aristocratic families, there are also problems.

Chen Zhize smiled and said: "I know what you are worried about. You are worried that Zhu Hong and the others will bring changes to the family situation that has finally calmed down. Don't worry, the Zhu family will know how to deal with this matter. Zhu Hong and others will be interrogated later. People, send someone to inform them.”

Chen Zi nodded, turned and left.

In the Dai County jail where this happened, Zhu Hongzheng was sitting on his knees, with his back straight and his shoulders straight, without squinting. At the same time, he was holding a book in his hand and was reading softly.

Outside across the wooden fence, several jailers saw him and couldn't help but praise him. He was indeed a descendant of everyone. He was a famous scholar and scholar from Daijun. He was calm and yearned for him.

But compared with Zhu Hong, several other aristocratic family members seemed a bit unbearable. They were locked in several cells nearby, but each of them had become a frightened bird. If there was any disturbance inside or outside the cell, they would think it was coming. Those who interrogated him couldn't help but worry.

Squeak.

The door was pushed open, and a jailer walked in. The people around him suddenly started up and looked at the person. They were relieved when they saw that this person was finally sitting at the table.

"Calm down."

Zhu Hong really couldn't bear to read it any longer, put down the book in his hand, looked at the few clansmen around him, frowned and shook his head, and said with a bit of resentment: "If you are so frightened, don't wait for the eunuch to ask, save the victim first." I was scared to death."

"Why is uncle so calm? After all, we have committed a crime. I heard that the leader of Xianbei was shown to the public, and the prefect didn't ask a few more questions from the beginning to the end. It can be seen that he hates this trip so much. When it comes to us, can we do it?" Survived?" In the cell next to him, the person closest to Zhu Hong came to the side and whispered to Zhu Hong.

Zhu Hong frowned and shook his head and said: "We are different from the Xianbei people. The Xianbei barbarians come and invade, and the killings are enough to anger the common people. However, we are the descendants of a noble family and have lived in Daijun for generations. It is also a critical moment for our survival." It is an expedient measure to save one's life. I believe that the prefect will understand our difficulties and be lenient. Afterwards, as long as we do more good deeds and sincerely repent, that will be enough."

There was a calmness and calmness in his voice, which was obviously different from when he was tied up and tied to a horse by the Xianbei people outside Dangcheng County. However, these words were not enough to persuade him. That nephew.

After all, he is young and has never seen the world.

With a sigh in his heart, Zhu Hong shook his head, and just as he was about to read the book in his hand again, the cell door opened again, but this time five men dressed as soldiers walked in, all of them tall and muscular.

When several soldiers saw him, they recognized the person coming. The leader, Chen Ju, a personal soldier of Chen Zhi, immediately came forward to greet him.

Chen Ju held the handle of the knife with one hand, waved it with the other, and said, "Okay, no need to be polite, bring Zhu Hong and others out, we are here to escort them to the court!"

The jailer sprang into action.

Zhu Hong and the others had different expressions when they heard this. The young man who was talking to Zhu Hong just now softened and turned pale. He was dragged out of the cell with his arms crossed.The others were not much better. Including Zhu Hong, there were four of them in total. Three of them seemed to have their bones pulled out, and they collapsed in front of Chen Ju and the others. Only Zhu Hong walked steadily. He walked up to a few people by himself.

"You have some courage." Chen Ju nodded, and then asked people to go up, grab a few people, and escort them all the way to the government.

On the way, Zhu Hong was also thinking in his mind, weighing the pros and cons. He thought that when he first arrived, Daijun's family sent someone to contact him, asking him not to cause trouble and stay in prison with peace of mind, and his family would keep him safe. Calm down slowly.

But his peace of mind was shaken when he arrived at the main hall of the yamen, because here he saw not only Chen Zhi, who was on the left, and the guards waiting in full force, but also Zhu Liu and Zhu Xian from the Zhu family. .

These two Zhu Hong are very familiar. They are members of the Zhu family in Daijun. He naturally knows that these two are powerful figures in the family, one is the current patriarch, and the other is the person in power in the family. If he saw him, Zhu Hong would inevitably go up and fawn over him, but the occasion and time were not right at the moment, so he still nodded.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Liu and Zhu Xian turned away when they saw his expression, unwilling to look over again.

This scene immediately made Zhu Hong's heart thump, and he realized that something was wrong.

But before he could think carefully about the source, Chen Zhi's voice came from above with a crisp sound -

"Zhu Hong, do you know your guilt?"

"Do you know the crime?" Zhu Hong looked around. After seeing Chen Zhi, he lowered his head to show humility, but said, "Prefect Mingjian, I don't know where the crime comes from?"

Chen Zhi said indifferently: "Xianbei drove the people to attack the city, and there were many injuries and injuries, all of which were suffered for no reason. I asked the Xianbei people and witnesses, and they all said that you gave the Xianbei people an idea. You can be called the mastermind or the accomplice. Such a crime, and you still say you don’t know what it is?”

Zhu Hong heard the disadvantages from the words, and quickly said: "The prefect, Xianbei is cruel, and I don't know how many times people were driven out to attack the city in the past. How can I be blamed? Besides, I am shoulder-to-shoulder There are more than a thousand lives in the fort. If you don't do something, will the clansman be implicated? Two clan brothers, you are also members of the Zhu family, so you can't help but speak for me. ?”

Zhu Liu coughed and tentatively said to Chen Zhi: "Prefect, what he said makes sense. Should we be lenient..."

But before he finished speaking, Zhu Xian grabbed the words and said: "It is the authority of the prefect to interrogate and judge cases. We are just here to watch, wait for the verdict, and then obey. We don't dare to interfere with the prefect!"

Zhu Liu was stunned for a moment, thinking about the instructions given by Taigong Zhu before coming here, and knowing that he had accidentally committed an old habit just now, he couldn't help but shut up.

But when Zhu Hong saw him in the hall, he completely realized that something was wrong. His original calmness and calmness immediately disappeared. He cupped his hands and said to Chen Zhi: "Prefect, my Zhu family..."

"The people being interrogated in this hall today are you, Zhu Hong, and several accomplices, not the Zhu family!"

Chen Zhi was stunned and stopped Zhu Hong from speaking.

Chen Zhi shook his head and said in a cold tone: "You said that in order to protect the thousands of people in the family, can you erase the guilt? Who will explain the reasons for the people and the families that were destroyed by you? Han law has ' The crime of rebellion is a crime of great rebellion, and according to the law, the three tribes of barbarians should be punished! Parents, wives, and co-creators will all abandon the market!"

After saying this, Zhu Liu and Zhu Xian couldn't sit still, so they wanted to speak out.

Fortunately, Chen Zhi followed the conversation, and said again: "But after all, you have been coerced, so I only want to punish the leader, and kill you masterminds, as an example to others!"

When the people behind Zhu Hong heard the verdict, their faces immediately turned pale, and one of them even felt his legs weaken and collapsed directly to the ground.

The remaining two people were like ants on a hot pot, but they were helpless. They could only look at Zhu Liu and Zhu Xian, but when they saw the two people looking relieved, they knew something was wrong, and turned their eyes for help. On Zhu Hong.

"No!" Zhu Hong's face changed drastically, and he said in a voice that was almost pleading: "Prefect, you can't do this. I was helpless at the time. Besides, this was done by Xianbei people, and those who hurt people were defending the city. What does it have to do with me!"

"So the head of the Xianbei leader is already hanging at the city gate!" Chen Zhi looked at Zhu Hong, shook his head and said, "It's even more nonsense to complain about the city. Wu Guangshu is setting an example by fulfilling his duty of guarding the land. If I punish him, everyone will open the door in the future. If you sacrifice the city, Dai County will collapse!"

(End of this chapter)