After the banquet, Yang Jun did not set off immediately, but proposed to go and see the battlefield and the captured Qingjiao bandits. Guo Mian was drunk and struggled to get up to accompany him, Guo Kun also got up and ordered people to prepare horses to accompany him, but Yang Jun refused.

Yang Jun only pointed at Lin Jue and said, "Let Lord Lin take the old man there, you guys are busy with your own business." You will also leave early tomorrow morning, and you need to convey orders to prepare for the removal at this moment, but you don't have to worry about me. It's okay to have Lord Lin accompany the old man. ”

Guo Mian was also too drunk to ride a horse, Guo Kun was naturally unable to disobey, so Lin Jue followed Yang Jun and others out of the mansion and got on the horse, and went straight to Dongcheng. went up to the inner city wall, walked along the artificially walled urn city, witnessed the battlefield pattern and asked Lin Jue about the battle of the day, Yang Jun nodded again and again, approving.

"Lin Jue, the old man is quite appreciative of you. Those of them who don't understand may think that fighting a war is as simple as a battle between soldiers, but for those of us who lead the army, we know how much it takes to win a battle. It is not only about bloodshed and life, but also about planning for change, judging the situation, and taking huge risks. The slightest mistake can be costly. With so many soldiers' lives in our hands, every military order means that the head is rolling, and the pressure is actually extremely great. The people who lead our army are not some warriors who only know how to fight and kill. I don't know how many people can understand these truths. Yang Jun said in a deep voice.

Lin Jue was also deeply touched when he heard it, Yang Jun really felt the atmosphere of the battlefield and knew the danger of the battle that day. This made Lin Jue feel a little intimidating. But this feeling was fleeting, and Lin Jue would not be stupid because of Yang Jun's few words.

"What Yang Shumi said is extremely true, if a good general is a good appearance, some people think that this is a word of elevation, but the lower officials think that this is a wise saying. Although the lower official was not born in the army, after experiencing the war, he knew that this was true. ”

"If a good general is good, it would be nice if I had a few more reasonable people like you in Da Zhou. It's a pity that they all think that everything is inferior, only the reading is high, and they all think that those of us who are martial artists are vulgar people. Even the old man and I are despised. ”

"Yang Shumi doesn't have to be as knowledgeable as them, and a real person who is sensible and reasonable will definitely not think so. Besides, Yang Shumi doesn't need to prove anything to them, Yang Shumi has made outstanding achievements in defending the family and the country, and the emperor knows all this. But seek to be faithful and have peace of mind, and what do you do regardless of the words and eyes of others? Lin Jue smiled.

"Well, well said! The old man feels more and more that you are angry with me. You don't care about anything like this, but you look like an old man when he was young. However, it is precisely because you have such thoughts that you dare to order the young people who are besieging the city to be shot with arrows, right? I heard that more than 2,000 teenagers died under this wall because they ordered to be shot, right? ”

Yang Jun turned his words, his eyes became as sharp as a knife, and he stared at Lin Jue's eyes and asked.

Lin Jue was shocked in his heart, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. Sure enough, this matter has spread to the capital. Since Yang Jun asked so, there must have been people in the capital who began to accuse and discuss.

Sure enough, I heard Yang Jun say in a deep voice: "After the victory of Xingren Mansion this time, when you are rewarded for meritorious deeds, the reward for you Lord Lin will be court."

The argument is very strong. It is said that during the battle that day, you ordered the shooting of the old men and young men in the city, right? Many ministers in the DPRK and China have quite a lot of criticism of your virtue, saying that you have lost your conscience in cold blood and ruthlessness, and people like you cannot be reused. Not only do you have to cancel your reward, but you also have to be punished with additional punishment. You know you've become a demonic figure in the eyes of some people? ”

Lin Jue was shocked, he was not surprised that he was criticized, he was surprised that what happened in the city that day was how it reached the capital. It was indeed he who suggested shooting those bandit boys who were besieging the city, but this matter was highly confidential, and everyone kept it secret afterwards. The court knew so quickly, one may be that someone in the army privately informed the court, and the second possibility is that Guo Mian, the king of Jin, made the matter clear on the report.

If the first possibility is fine, if the second possibility is the second possibility, then Guo Mian is obviously shirking responsibility. He feared that the matter would be blamed on him, so he put the blame for ordering the shooting of the boys on his own head so that he would not be blamed for it. Guo Mian is a scholar, he should know that this matter will be criticized by many people. The masters and officials in the court are more and more like the Virgin Mary, and if such a thing happens, they will definitely jump out and show their sense of existence, showing their moral superiority.

"So it seems that you really gave the order. You are so bold and vicious, you dare to give such an order? How can you shoot arrows at a group of unarmed teenagers and old men? Looking at Lin Jue's gloomy face, Yang Jun shouted coldly again.

Lin Jue sighed and said slowly: "Lord Yang, that is not some unarmed teenager, and they are not innocent. The subordinate officials believe that on the battlefield, there is only a distinction between friend and foe, and there is no difference between men, women, and children. They are all fanatical supporters of the Youth Sect, perhaps they are bewitched, brainwashed, and don't know what they are doing. However, their actions are aiding and abetting. The order to shoot them was indeed my insistence, but the lower officials did not think it was wrong to do so. If I don't give the order to shoot them, they will endanger the lives of the soldiers and the safety of the city. Lin Jue is not a murderer, but he will never do that kind of woman's kindness. For the sake of the victory of the war and the overall situation of quelling the rebellion, the subordinate officials did not care much. ”

Yang Jun glared at Lin Jue and said, "You mean, you haven't had the slightest remorse until now?" Do you still think you did the right thing? ”

Lin Jue frowned and thought for a while: "Exactly, if time is reversed and the situation of the day is returned, I will also order them to be shot." And...... I would have ordered it earlier, so that the lives of more than 100 of my brothers who had been burned to death and wounded by them in my city. ”

Yang Jun shouted coldly: "Aren't you afraid that someone will attack you about this matter afterwards?" For example, many ministers now say that you are cold-blooded and ruthless, and you have lost all your conscience? You're not afraid of being saddled with such infamy? ”

Lin Jue paused and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid." Of course, the lower officials do not want to be infamy, but even so, they cannot ignore the war situation and the major matter of counterinsurgency because they are afraid of being infamy. If someone has to be scolded, then the lower officials will bear this infamy. In order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible and restore the order of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Preface, let the people avoid the suffering of poison, I admit it! ”

Yang Jun stared at Lin Jue with blazing eyes, and suddenly burst out laughing. While laughing, he reached out and patted Lin Jue's shoulder and said, "Hahahaha, good, good." Very good. Lin Jue, I didn't misread you, and I didn't protect you either. The emperor asked me, if you have done such a thing, should you give a reprimand and avoid the credit. I told the emperor that there was nothing wrong with what you did, and if the court punished you for this, I am afraid that no one would be willing to sacrifice all his heart for the court in the future. To tell you the truth, I told the emperor about my example back then, and the emperor immediately understood. That's why the matter was not pursued. ”

Lin Jue was stunned and looked at Yang Jun puzzled. Yang Jun turned his head, looked at the vast scenery of the mountains and fields outside the city under the autumn sun, patted the battlements in front of him, and was silent for a long time.

"Lin Jue, do you think that the old man is suddenly a little uncomfortable and abrupt about your maintenance like this? In fact, you don't have to think about it, the old man said, I just think that you and the old man's temperament is somewhat similar, and you can see the essence of things like the old man, so you will only act for the purpose, and will not be bound by some false morality. That's what I appreciate about you. Lin Jue, you must have heard of the 'Extinction Order', right? ”

Yang Jun turned his head, looked at Lin Jue with his eyes like lightning and asked.

In an instant, Lin Jue understood as if he had been empowered. Since Yang Jun's arrival, Lin Jue really wondered why he was a little different from him, and he looked quite approving. He also said that he protected himself in front of the emperor, so Lin Jue couldn't help but feel a little wary. He had no relationship with Yang Jun, and this person suddenly showed goodwill, which always felt strange to Lin Jue. But now, Lin Jue seemed to understand something.

Lin Jue had naturally heard of the term extinction order, from Yang Xiu's mouth, and from other people's mouths. And the appearance of the term extinction order will be tightly bound to one person, and this person is the privy envoy Yang Jun.

The Yang Shumi in front of him has an unbearable black history. After the pacification of the Western Xia, the scandal of the 'extermination order', which was not even recorded in the "History of the National Dynasty", came from him. In order to completely quell the rebellion in the Western Xia and achieve long-term peace and stability, Yang Jun almost killed the men who were higher than the horses in the Western Xia Party after the war. This is the infamous "Extinction Order". Not only that, but he also ordered to take the young. All the children were brought back to the interior of the Great Zhou and scattered in the various state capitals of the Great Zhou for foster care, so that they could accept the etiquette and culture of the Great Zhou. When these children grew up, they no longer knew what Western Xia was. Both physically and spiritually, all the Western Xia tribes were castrated.

This practice was fiercely criticized by many scholars and doctors in the Great Zhou Dynasty, who scolded him for being immoral and inhumane. Even the former emperor, who was extremely important to Yang Jun at that time, finally couldn't stand it and left Yang Jun idle for a few years to appease the anger of the public.

However, it is precisely because of the extinction order that there has been no major chaos in Western Xia so far. Although Yang Jun's method is simple and crude, it is effective. It's just that no one mentioned this matter as his credit later, but was regarded as his black spot. Only people of knowledge know the deep meaning behind Yang Jun doing such an inhumane thing. Fortunately, the former emperor and the current emperor Guo Chong are understandable people, so it is possible for Yang Jun to sit firmly in the position of this privy envoy.

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors