Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 189 Kill or not kill
Li Buqi couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and asked, "Did you kill too many people?"

However, Wen Yanbo said indifferently: "How can we deter the bandits if there are fewer kills? What should they do if they come out to make trouble again after the army moves to the defense?"

It turned out that I only knew that Da Song's gang of civil servants were fierce, but I didn't expect it to be so cruel.According to Wen Yanbo's idea, at least several thousand people should be killed. Li Buqi thought he was brave, but he didn't have the guts either.

Judging from past rumors, Wen Yanbo is someone who takes human life seriously.At that time, Wen Yanbo had just returned to Beijing. Some people said that he was capable. They gave an example. They said that when he was the magistrate of Yizhou, he played football in the official residence of Qianxia. He admitted his mistake, so Wen Yanbo let them in, asked what happened, and ordered the soldier to be taken out to be whipped, but the soldier still refused to plead guilty, so Wen Yanbo asked someone to behead him, and then returned home after kicking the ball.

Through this example, Li Buqi knew that Wen Yanbo was not a good bird, so he didn't intend to entangle with human feelings, and just said: "The lower officials think that the incident in Beizhou is so big, and the culprit is indeed Zhang Yiyi. If It wasn't because he extorted money and withheld food and grass from the soldiers, and some disturbances were nothing more than scabies. If you want to kill him, you must kill Zhang Deyi first."

Wen Yanbo's face immediately fell down: "I don't kill scholar-bureaucrats in Song Dynasty."

Li Buqi asked: "Can a scum like Zhang Deyi be called a scholar?"

"The matter of Zhang Deyi will be decided by His Majesty and the ministers." Wen Yanbo used Zhao Guanjia as a shield again.

Li Buqi said respectfully: "Your Majesty does not agree with the method of appeasement. Since this is the case, I have to state my opinion to Your Majesty on my own."

"Well, let's leave it at that." Wen Yanbo said with a dark face.

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Zhao Zhen and the ministers first breathed a sigh of relief when they received the document of Beizhou's victory, but immediately disagreed because of the memorials submitted by the appeasement envoy and the deputy envoy.

"Your Majesty, I think what Deputy Wen Shu said is true. The chaos in Beizhou caused the Maitreya Sect to move around Hebei, and the whole world was shaken. Now everyone in the world is watching. If this time is lightly let go, then there must be lucky people to follow suit. , I am afraid that the country will have no peace in the future." Chen Zhizhong said impassionedly in the Chongzheng Palace.Of course he, the prime minister, doesn't want this kind of trouble to happen again, otherwise it would be his dereliction of duty as the prime minister.

Wu Yu, who returned to the class during the incident, immediately said: "I think it is impossible. Deputy Wenshu only said that he would kill people to imitate others, but he did not say how many people he would kill. Li Junjian said that he would kill thousands of people according to Deputy Wenshu's method. I thought Killing too many people will damage His Majesty's holiness, so it is better to follow what Li Buqi said and carefully screen out the rebellious thieves. Those who commit serious crimes will be sent to Salmonella Island, and those who are threatening will be punished lightly. Such a combination of kindness and power will lead to long-term peace and stability way."

Chen Zhizhong wanted to say more, but Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said resolutely: "Chen Qing doesn't need to say any more. I think Li Buqi's accusations of Zhang Deyi's crimes are shocking. It seems that there is a reason for what happened in Beizhou. I have made up my mind. Just like Li Buqi's method, we still only punish the chief culprit, and don't question the subordinates."

Chen Zhizhong wanted to argue, but suddenly noticed the rare firmness in Zhao Zhen's tone, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, and stopped abruptly.Then I heard Zhao Zhen sigh: "Wen Qing only said that he was afraid that some lucky people would follow that Wang Ze, but he never thought that Wang Ze would also follow others. If that example cannot be removed, even if everyone in Beizhou is killed How can it be?"

Chen Zhizhong immediately remembered that Li Buqi's memorial said that he found a post in Beizhou City calling for self-reliance as king, and it used Li Yuanhao, the lord of Xixia, as an example.Judging from the emperor's tone, it is true that he has deep resentment towards Li Yuanhao.He couldn't help scolding Li Buqi in his heart for being ignorant of current affairs—the emperor was thinking about fighting Xixia, so wouldn't he, as the prime minister, be responsible for raising military expenses and transporting food and grass, adding a lot of troubles in vain?

Li Buqi kicked the Ming Hao recommended by him back, which made him angry enough. Now the new and old hatred turned into anger, so he had to put a stumbling block on Li Buqi: "The minister leads the decree. It's just that there are so many people. It is definitely not easy to screen them one by one, and Gao Jilong who knows Beizhou alone may not be able to do it well. Since Li Buqi has this idea, it is better to let him stay in Beizhou for a while. Then the rest of the party. When Beizhou is stable, we will withdraw our troops and return to the court."

The emperor felt that this suggestion was reasonable, so he nodded.Chen Zhizhong was about to resign from the palace, when the emperor asked again: "What do you think should be done with this Zhang Deyi? If it weren't for his excessive taxation and greed, such a big thing might not happen this time. I thought Zhang Deyi One must not be spared lightly, and killing is not enough to rectify Gangji."

This time Chen Zhizhong and Wu Yu said in unison: "Your Majesty, you can't do it! The Maitreya Sect has planned Wang Ze's rebellion for a long time, so I think that although Zhang Deyi is guilty and should be punished, he should be handed over to the Secretary for any crime. Your Majesty will kill scholar-bureaucrats in his anger."

Seeing that both Chen Zhizhong and Wu Yu said that, the privy envoy Xia Ji also said: "Chen Xianggong is very right. The imperial court has always not killed scholars and bureaucrats. Your majesty's easing of this rule will damage your majesty's morality."

The ministers agreed, and Zhao Zhen had no choice but to let everyone withdraw, but his heart could not be calm for a long time.It is good that Guochao is not good at killing scholar-bureaucrats, but Zhang Deyi caused such a big mess, if he doesn't deal with it strictly, won't everyone follow suit?Your prime ministers keep saying that they are afraid that someone will follow Wang Ze, so why are you not afraid that all the officials in the world will follow Zhang Deyi?
The account that Li Buqi calculated for Zhao Zhen in the memorial made Zhao Zhen feel very distressed: this year, Beizhou spent money like running water, and the whole state was turned into red land. Hebei's summer grain harvest is also certain. deficit.If there are a few more riots in Beizhou, how will we live this day!

At this time, in Zhao Zhen's heart, Li Buqi, who had just won the battle, was not only a capable minister, but also a great loyal minister.Only Li Buqi showed everything in front of him, the emperor. Although he was annoyed subconsciously, he still knew intellectually that only people like Li Buqi could let him know about Da Song's family background. what it looks like.So when he thought of Li Buqi's coming, he felt much better, and decided to wait for Li Buqi to return to Beijing to ask him if there was any way to avoid things like Beizhou from happening.

Seems to have found a solution to the problem, Zhao Zhen decided not to work today, and went back to the harem to soothe his mood. He didn't sleep well all night after receiving Li Buqi's memorial yesterday.

After Wen Yanbo received the imperial decree to let him return to Beijing, although he was not satisfied with the result, he still handed over the business to Li Buqi and brought him back to Beijing without saying a word.Tokyo, in front of the emperor, is the place where he can publicize his great talents.Now taking advantage of Beizhou's big victory, it is not impossible for him to take another step up.

After Li Buqi and Gao Jilong sent Wen Yanbo away, they returned to the government office and Li Buqi asked Gao Jilong, "Gaozhi Prefecture, now Beizhou is dilapidated and all the people have fled. I don't know what you will do next?"

Gao Jilong said: "Naturally, we need to appease the people, resume production, and rebuild Beizhou."

Li Buqi asked: "Are there any specific measures?"

"The first is to ask the imperial court to allocate food for disaster relief, and the second is to lure the population to cultivate. As long as we survive this year and distribute those rebels, Beizhou will be stable."

Li Buqi said: "Okay, since this is the case, Kochi Prefecture will be in charge of all political affairs. I am mainly responsible for dealing with those who make trouble. How about it?"

Gao Jilong was overjoyed: Dealing with the rioters is a trouble whether it is to appease or kill them, and it has little to do with the magistrate's performance evaluation, so he is happy to have someone share it.So he immediately said: "Dare not to follow orders."

When Gao Jilong went back to serve as director, Li Buqi asked Tao Lin: "You have seen a big battle, and you should be on your own. Have you figured out which direction to go? There are hundreds of people, and now they are all outlaws. It is enough to use them up." Occupy the next great foundation."

(End of this chapter)