Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 273 What is the crime?

No one expected that Wang Mang would say such a thing, even Wang Jitang himself did not expect that the words that were originally brewing on his lips could not help but be retracted.

Wang Mang knew that what he said would surprise everyone, so he didn't take it seriously. He looked at Wang Jitang and said, "Your choice is very correct. I won't kill you, but what you committed is a serious crime of treason. Don't punish me. It's not enough to convince people's hearts, that is, the so-called death penalty is inevitable, but living crime is inevitable, for this, what kind of punishment do you think you should bear."

Wang Jitang was shocked again, he didn't expect Wang Mang to let his life go so lightly, his expression finally changed under great joy and grief, and he bowed his head and said: "The guilty minister deserves death, if you can get your majesty's forgiveness, you can escape forever. Life is already a blessing, how dare you ask for anything else, everything is determined by His Majesty alone."

Everyone in the tent was very satisfied with Wang Jitang's answer. They were all here to put down the rebellion. As the number two rebel, Wang Jitang's head is still very valuable. Now such a valuable head is delivered to the door by himself. The big guy originally There is some resistance, isn't this reducing everyone's credit?
If Wang Jitang showed some domineering and arrogant attitude, everyone would provoke the emperor to be angry, and would make Wang Jitang unable to eat his pockets, but seeing Wang Jitang's attitude was so correct, everyone understood that this person not only saved his life, but his future future was also guaranteed. good.

Being an official in the court, in addition to doing things, being a person is also very important, and sometimes, being a person is far more important than doing things.

As a party involved, Wang Jitang also felt the changes in the people around him, and he was overjoyed, knowing that this had slightly reduced the hostility of the people towards him, and what he had to do in the future was to get on good terms with many people and fully integrate into the court.

Wang Mang saw that Wang Jitang was so knowledgeable about current affairs, he nodded secretly, and said, "My dear friends, how did you deal with Wang Jitang's situation before?"

Everyone couldn't help slandering, your emperor pardoned Wang Jitang's capital crime, how can you tell them, they can't say that they used to beheaded and sacrificed to the flag, right?

Fortunately, not all of them were beheaded when encountering this kind of situation before, but all the people present were the pillars of the imperial court, all of them were knowledgeable and familiar with historical allusions.

Soon, Li Hong was the first to speak: "Your Majesty Qizuo, in the tenth year of Qianyuan, the King of Luoyang refused to obey the imperial edict and rebelled. crime, but all his titles were taken away, and he was treated as a common people."

Li Hong's words meant that Wang Jitang's titles would be taken away and he would become ordinary people. This is a very severe punishment.

But if what Li Hong said is serious, what Haifeng said is even more serious. Haifeng said directly: "What Master Li said, I think it is inappropriate. In the 13th year of Fengxiang, King Min's words were often disrespectful to the emperor, and the emperor was furious. All the noble titles of King Min were removed, and the whole family was exiled in the cloud, and the descendants of King Min are still living in the cloud, so I think Wang Jitang should follow the story of King Min."

What Haifeng said was ruthless. King Min was exiled by his family just because his words offended the emperor, and he has not been able to return to the court until now. What Wang Jitang committed was a more serious crime of treason than King Min. It would be magnanimous not to be beheaded. According to Haifeng, at least the whole family must be exiled like King Min, and live in the bitter cold for the rest of his life.

Wang Jitang changed the expressions of Li Hong and Haifeng slightly. He had done enough homework on the ministers of the court and was familiar with them. He did not expect that these two ministers who were barely old friends would attack her like this. Ruthless, Wang Jitang couldn't help but question his choice.

Fortunately, not all the people present today felt that Wang Jitang deserved to die. Wang Yongji looked at Wang Jitang, but he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Li Shangshu and Master Hai said is very correct, but whether it is King Min or Luoyang King, what they committed happened at a certain time, and I think that when doing things, we should seek truth from facts, and we should treat them differently at different times.”

"Then what high opinion do you have?" Li Hong said displeased.

"I can't talk about it, but I just talk about it from a strategic point of view. Now that the imperial court has sent troops to suppress the rebellion and has not fought a single battle, it can be said that the overall situation is stable. At this time, Wang Jitang led his troops to surrender to the imperial court. At this time, the morale of our army has been greatly improved, and the momentum and strength of the rebel army have been greatly weakened. It can be said that Wang Jitang's actions have made great contributions, can you admit it?" Wang Yongji looked at the crowd and asked.

Li Hong couldn't help nodding his head and said: "My lord Wang is right, so what does my lord Wang think?"

"Take it lightly!" Wang Yongji said: "Your Majesty, the so-called "soldier attack plan", I believe that the imperial court should set Wang Jitang as a benchmark and attract countless rebel leaders to vote, so as to achieve the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting. As the best policy, how to deal with it is up to His Majesty's holy judgment!"

Wang Mang glanced at Wang Yongji, and couldn't help secretly praising him as a soldier who fought in war. It was true to say that, although Wang Mang didn't know how to fight, he knew that at this time, he pardoned Wang Jitang and gave him generous treatment. The impact on the morale of the rebel army will be huge. I am afraid that even the current leader of the rebel army, Wang Xi, will be moved when he hears about it.

After all, the ship of the rebel army was about to sink, and this was something that everyone could see. The people on this ship naturally also flew separately in the face of catastrophe.

And Wang Jitang's role at this time is too great!

Thinking of this, Wang Mang couldn't help but look at Wang Jitang. Wang Jitang knelt on the ground without looking up, but Wang Mang wondered if this person had thought of this a long time ago, so he dared to come here to gamble his life.

Although Wang Mang has not expressed his position yet, Wang Mang's attitude is to tell everyone that he is very inclined to Wang Yongji's words. Faced with this situation, Wang Jianguo broke his mouth and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, as far as I know, Wang Jitang is in the rebel army. The prestige in the army is quite high, if Wang Yongji can be used as the vanguard, it will have twice the result with half the effort to conquer the rebels."

As the former imperial general who conquered the South, Wang Jian's words are very decisive. After all, he has fought against the rebels for many years, and he is very familiar with the rebels. Moreover, he has made many military exploits, has a great reputation, and has a high prestige among the courtiers. Even if he spoke, everyone present had to consider his opinion.

Besides, Wang Jian's words are very interesting. He actually wants to use Wang Jitang's troops as the vanguard.

At that time, a Wang Jitang who has no power, even if he is still a prince, it will be nothing. There will be more princes in Daqin, and there will be more people who are not as good as the Ninth Grade Sesame Official.

"I think General Wang's words are reasonable, and I second my opinion!" Changsun Wuji was the first to speak.

Following Changsun Wuji's words, all other generals present expressed their agreement with Wang Jian's opinion. Seeing this, Wang Mang said, "Wang Jitang, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)