MTL - Poor Family-v2 Chapter 909 heavy responsibility light punishment

  Chapter 909 Heavy Responsibilities Light Punishments

After the morning court ended the next day, Qin Hui hurried to the imperial study of the Chuigong Palace. After waiting for a while, a little **** led him to the imperial study. Cup of tea!"

   "Thank you Qin Shilang very much." The little **** happily put away the golden melon seeds. Although it weighs only one penny, it is equivalent to one tael of silver, five or six pennies!

  Qin Hui smiled and asked again: "Who else is there in the imperial study?"

  The little **** looked at both sides, then whispered: "Fan Xiangguo and Lu Xiangguo are both here, and Huang Shangshu is also there. They seem to be discussing how to deal with Du Chong."

Qin Hui's heart skipped a beat, what a coincidence, they happened to be discussing Du Chong's matter, not long after, the little **** led Qin Hui to the gate of the imperial study, and asked Qin Hui to wait a moment, and he went in to report by himself. After a while, the little **** came out and said: " Qin Shilang, the official announces you to go in!"

Qin Hui tidied up his clothes, and then quickly walked into the imperial study room. As soon as he entered the imperial study room, he felt a threatening atmosphere coming towards him, and Fan Zhixu said angrily, "It's simply despicable and shameless. Xiao gave up Bianliang and fled, and wanted to shift the responsibility to General Yue. Could it be that General Yue acted without authorization when he went to rescue Du Chong's son-in-law? It was clear that he forced General Yue out, leaving the city empty of troops. I have to run away, Your Majesty, the consequences of Du Chong's wronging the country are extremely serious, and the responsibility is heavy, killing him is not enough to atone for his crimes, please Your Majesty order severe punishment."

  Beside Lu Yihao persuaded: "Fan Xianggong, don't get too excited. It's best to wait for the detailed investigation results before making a decision. We certainly don't want General Yue to be wronged, but we also want to give Du Liushou a chance to explain."

  Zhao Gou nodded, then asked Huang Qianshan, "What about Huang Shangshu's opinion?"

  Huang Qianshan said with a dry smile: "Wei Chen's thoughts are the same as Lu Xianggong's. Let's talk about it after the investigation results come out."

  Huang Qianshan is not willing to really intercede for Du Chong. In his opinion, delaying it and disposing of it later is already worthy of the heavy gift from the Du family.

   "Okay! I will wait for this matter, and I will give Du Chong a chance to explain. If it is really his responsibility, I will never forgive him lightly."

Fan Zhixu saw that the emperor's will was not as firm as it was at first, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, got up and left, Lu Yihao and Huang Qianshan also left one after another, at this time only Qin Hui was left in the imperial study, and he kept He remained silent, as if he had no attitude towards the Du Chong incident.

  Zhao Gou walked to the window with his hands behind his back and stared out of the window. After a long time, he sighed and said, "If Father is in Lin'an, would you be disappointed with me?"

  Qin Hui smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the matter is actually not complicated, but it needs to be handled carefully."

  Zhao Gou was startled, then turned around and asked, "What does Qin Aiqing mean by that?"

"Your Majesty, in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Yue Fei's attack must have been ordered by Du Chong, or even forced. Regardless of whether the Huazhou Defense Envoy is Du Chong's son-in-law, Du Chong is responsible for sending troops to rescue him. It is obviously untenable to put the responsibility on Yue Fei, take a step back and say, no matter whether Yue Fei attacked without authorization, as the supreme commander, Du Chong has an unshirkable responsibility."

   "Makes sense!"

  Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Then what do you mean by being careful?"

"Your Majesty, Du Chong is a civil servant and has no experience in leading troops to fight. He heard that it is impossible not to be afraid of a hundred thousand gold soldiers. Perhaps he thought that Bianliang could not be kept, so he led the army to retreat in order to preserve his strength. It was a wise move at the time, but because we were in different positions from Du Chong, we were in a safe rear area, and of course we were very angry at Du Chong abandoning the city and fleeing south, but if it was not Du Chong who was guarding the city, but someone else Minister, I believe the result will still be the same."

"Actually, I also understand that the situation at that time must have been very chaotic. The troops in the city were empty. Yue Fei's situation was unknown, and another 100,000 Jin soldiers came to kill him. It is understandable that he could not bear the pressure and withdraw his troops, but Bianliang in Tokyo is very small. But, I entrusted Tokyo to him, but he let me down and angered me too much."

"This is why I advised His Majesty to be cautious. Everyone knew that Bianliang could not be defended at that time, but they were severely punished by the court after withdrawing troops. I am worried that there will be no civil servants willing to defend the city for Your Majesty in the future. If the city is all Leave it to the general, is your Majesty relieved?"

Qin Hui finally found a breakthrough to exonerate Du Chong. He first admitted Du Chong's responsibility, but then proved that Du Chong was justifiable, and finally threw out his trump card. If you deal with Du Chong today, which civil servant will dare to work for you in the future? .

  Zhao Gou obviously didn't think about this question, he was stunned for a while, he thought for a long time and asked: "Then Yiqin Aiqing, how should we deal with this matter?"

Qin Hui waited for the opportunity, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, we first need to commend Yue Fei for his loyalty and bravery, and at the same time publicly criticize Du Chong for his incompetence and cowardice. What I mean by this humble official is that the board for beating Du Chong must be held high. But in the end, it will fall gently, I believe that the civil servants will feel His Majesty's compassion from the bottom of their hearts."

  Zhao Gou was obviously tempted. He rubbed his hands in thought for a while, and finally loosened his brows. Zhao Gou asked with a smile, "Qin Aiqing, what do you want to see me today?"

  Of course Qin Hui would not say that he came here just for Du Chong's affairs, he bowed slightly and said, "Today, I have come here to report to His Majesty the situation of the various inspections."

A few days later, the results of the investigation came out. Yushi Chen Zuo impeached Du Chong for being greedy for life and fearing death, and abandoned Bianliang in Tokyo, which led to the defeat of the entire army in the Central Plains. The casualties were heavy, and it was suggested that the court should punish Du Chong severely for the two crimes.

But the final punishment conclusion was beyond most people's expectations. Emperor Zhao Gou decreed that Du Chong was removed from the post of staying behind in Tokyo on the grounds of misjudgment of the enemy's situation and wrong decision-making. Although he was timid and cowardly, he abandoned the city and fled south, but Du Chong Unwilling to dedicate the city for glory, without losing his loyalty to the emperor, he was demoted to a fifth-rank Zhongsan doctor and served as the shipbuilding envoy of Mingzhou, ordering him to build warships in Mingzhou to atone for his sins.

At the same time, Zhao Gou issued an order to commend Yue Fei for being loyal, brave and patriotic, for sticking to his duty, and fighting to the death to regain Tokyo. Wan Shou Jingxiang line.

   Zhao Gou's will fully accepted Qin Hui's suggestion, rewarding Yue Fei, and punishing Du Chong heavily.

Just when everyone in the court was discussing that Yue Fei was the biggest beneficiary of this incident, Qin Hui knew in his heart that he was the biggest beneficiary of this incident. He penetrated Zhao Gou's heart and finally directly won his trust. Soon, he will be promoted again.

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On the 20th day of the first lunar month, that is, the fifth day after the end of the Central Plains War, Marshal Wan Yanxie, the capital of the Southern Expedition of the Jin Kingdom, arrived in Taiyuan with an army of 100,000. No matter how brilliant the battle was, it could not compare to the pressure and anxiety brought to him by the fall of Taiyuan.

  The Taiyuan Song Army was like a thorn in his back, making him restless day and night, so just after the Central Plains Campaign ended, Wan Yanxie personally led the army to Taiyuan Mansion.

At this time, the army of Taiyuan Mansion gathered. In addition to the 60,000 Jin soldiers who were originally confronting the Song army in Taiyuan Mansion, another 100,000 troops came, bringing the total strength of the Jin Kingdom in Taiyuan Mansion to as many as 160,000. Xie has also decided to take Taiyuan City at all costs.

The civil war in Taiyuan City was clouded. Li Yanqing issued mobilization orders twice, mobilizing all the young men and women in the city to participate in the defense of the city. The response was like a cloud. Out of the 200,000 people in the city, 80,000 were excluded. , and the rest, ranging from 50-year-olds to 15-year-old boys, nearly 100,000 men and women were incorporated into the wartime militia, responsible for logistics, food, transportation, and care of wounded soldiers. The production of a defensive weapon.

Li Yanqing knows better than anyone else the importance of Taiyuan City in the entire battle situation. It can be said that as long as Taiyuan City is firmly controlled, Jin soldiers will not be able to continue to attack Jianghuai, and the battle between Song and Jin will only be concentrated in the Central Plains, Hebei and other areas. In the Shandong area, the south can be kept.

   It was precisely because of his determination to defend Taiyuan that Li Yanqing also made a desperate move to fully mobilize the army and civilians to defend Taiyuan.

  Early in the morning, Li Yanqing, dressed in armor with a mountain pattern along the river and wearing a phoenix-winged hood, was standing in front of the battlements and staring at the north. After a long time, he said to Liu Kai, his lieutenant beside him, "I want to give up Loufan Pass and Yanmen Pass. What do you think?"

Of course Liu Kai knew that Li Yanqing was not just talking about it, he had this idea after careful consideration, Liu Kai pondered for a while and said: "Actually, after the Jin soldiers broke through Jingxing, Datong's reinforcements are of little significance, and Loufan Pass and Yanmen Pass have also lost their strategy. It is indeed necessary to consider the whereabouts of the two Song armies."

Li Yanqing sighed, "I am afraid that in half a month, the Yellow River will start to thaw, and it will not be easy for them to retreat to Shaanxi Road at that time. I am worried that Wan Yanxie will concentrate his forces to wipe them out and use it to encourage the Jin soldiers in Taiyuan However, I decided to let them abandon Yanmen Pass and Loufan Pass, and return to Shaanxi Road to defend Yan'an Mansion."

   "The humble officials understand, so I will arrange the eagle letter to inform them to retreat immediately."

  Liu Kai saluted and left in a hurry. Just now Liu Kai mentioned Yingxin, which reminded Li Yanqing of something, and he immediately ordered his left and right, "Let Zhang Shun come to see me!"

   Not long after, Zhang Shun hurried up to the city, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute, "See the capital control!"

   "How's the investigation on the carrier pigeon?"

The matter of the carrier pigeon may involve spies who slipped through the net in the city. At present, the Song army uses carrier eagles instead of carrier pigeons when communicating with the outside world. Li Yanqing attached great importance to this matter, and he ordered Zhang Shun to be fully responsible for investigating the matter.

  Zhang Shun clasped his fists and said: "The humble job has already taken shape, please give the humble job a little more time, and we will give you a unified result before noon today."

  【There is another chapter around eight o'clock】

  (end of this chapter)