The second day was not early, and the news fermented for a day. On the third day, there was a fierce debate at the court meeting, and Taiwan officials accused the front-line generals of not obeying the court's decree and causing trouble. Some officials accused Di Qing of not restraining his subordinates strictly, so this kind of tragedy would occur.

It was not until late afternoon that the pilgrimage meeting ended. Du Zhongxiao returned to the Yushitai, and before he sat down, a small yellow door came to deliver a decree, asking him to enter the palace immediately and discuss the government. Don't think about it, the chaos ahead this time has made it smooth, and the imperial court, which has won consecutive battles for several years, is a little anxious.

After cleaning up a little, Du Zhongxiao walked out of the Yushitai and walked towards Ouchi. This is the troubles of the ministers of the court, including the Imperial History. In the normal court meeting, the imperial history platform has its own fixed shifts, but except for particularly important matters, it is the rest of the imperial history discussions, and Du Zhongxiao does not have much time to speak for specific court politics. What's more, it is called to the apse to discuss matters in front of the palace.

At this time, it is a single-day pilgrimage, a double-day pilgrimage is not early, and with various holidays, there is not much time to go to court. Most of the major affairs of the country are discussed by the officials at the court meeting, and the general government is mostly discussed in the apse. There is no way, there are too many officials in the early dynasty, although there are classes in the queue, there are still endless arguments. Most of the government affairs are mostly mentioned in the early dynasty, and then discussed by the ministers after the next dynasty.

Like now, when fighting on the front line, even if it is not an early dynasty, the emperor is in Ouchi from morning to night, and there is almost no leisure. However, most of the time it is the Zai Zhi who is deliberating, and it is Du Zhongxiao's turn to come, so it is really a major event in the DPRK and China.

Entered the Chongzheng Palace, and behaved like a ceremony. Du Zhongxiao took a look, except for those who were on duty in the front hall, they were basically all there. The rest, such as Hanlin Bachelors, have Ouyang Xiu, Wang Zhu, Hu Su, and even Wang Su of Zhikaifeng Mansion has arrived.

When the personnel arrived, Zhao Zhen said: "Two days ago, there were party prisoners of war in Qinggangxia who made a rebellion and killed hundreds of people under the command envoy Ning Su. Now the rebel army is hiding in the mountains and forests, harassing everywhere, and the front line is miserable. Di Qingyan wanted to send 2,000 soldiers and horses into the mountains to suppress the chaos. It's just that there is no supply in the mountains and forests in winter, and it is extremely difficult to travel, so I hesitate for a while. Huanqing Road said that in the past year, most of the soldiers and horses on this road have been transferred to the Zhenrong army, and the troops are empty, for fear that the chaotic army will enter Huanqing Road and stir up the restlessness of the place. How to deal with it, as you come to discuss. ”

Jia Changchao said: "This rebel army was originally the party's garrison in Qinggangxia. The soldiers and horses of this dynasty marched and suppressed, and they were captured. Later, when the guards were unprepared at night, they suddenly rebelled and killed many soldiers. The guard general Bu Sheng took advantage of the chaos to escape, and after arriving at the Qingyuan Army, he invited the army to go to the army, and commanded Ning Su to personally command 500 soldiers to go to Qinggang Gorge to suppress. I didn't want the rebels to be extremely cunning, so they set up an ambush halfway and killed Ning Su in chaos. ”

Wen Yanbo said in a deep voice: "Since they were captured in a battle and became prisoners of war, why did they suddenly make a mess?" ”

Jia Changchao said: "The report from the front line did not mention this matter. Now the rebel army has seized the guns and cannons of Ningsu's department, and has attracted the attached people to join, and the number is really quite a lot. The most important thing is to exterminate the rebel army, and why the rebellion is caused is not a big matter. ”

Hu Sudao, a scholar from Hanlin, said: "Captain, since the army was sent in September last year, there have been many battles, and this is the first time that prisoners of war have rebelled, how can it be said that it doesn't matter why they are in turmoil!" I don't know the reason, I can't do anything to prevent it, I have flattened this time, and there will be next time! ”

Jia Changchao said: "It's also easy. The cardinal government has issued an order to Di Qing, ordering him to investigate the matter in detail and report it later. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It is not unusual for prisoners of war to make trouble, and there are no other reasons for this. But why did people from nearby Fanbu join after they made a rebellion? With the party as a party, all the fanbui under its rule were oppressed by it, especially the small fanbu. There is a famous decree in this dynasty, all the Tibetan tribes on the territory of the party are exempted from money and grain for three years, and there are many benefits, how can it be chaotic? ”

Wang Yaochen, who participated in politics, said: "The news from Huanqing Road, after Di Qing's troops occupied Weizhou, under the rule of Dasuo, they robbed money and raped people, and many small Tibetan tribes were angry. This time, the Tibetan tribe made a rebellion together, and I think it was because of this incident. ”

When Du Zhongxiao heard this, his face couldn't help but darken: "The most important thing in front-line combat is that the military discipline is strict!" This is something that the imperial court explicitly prohibits, how can the army let them do whatever they want! Once you lose people's hearts, chaos will arise! ”

Jia Changchao said: "The cardinal government doesn't know about this matter, if this is the case, it must be severely punished!" ”

Tian said: "I want to come to the front line without fighting for two months, and the generals are slack, so this kind of thing will happen." The Privy Council sent officials over to investigate the matter and punish them severely. The most important thing now is what to do with the rebels. ”

Du Zhongxiao said in a deep voice: "Deputy envoy, the first place to govern the place is in the hearts of the people, the hearts of the people are not in the court, and the chaos cannot be cured!" What big deal can a few hundred partisan prisoners of war do? What I am afraid of now is that the people there are in turmoil, the people are resentful of the court, and there are more and more rebellions! With more than 200,000 troops in his hands, such a small mess is naturally not difficult to quell, and there is no need for the imperial court to send special people. However, if, as just said, the army does not follow military discipline and arouses the resentment of the people under its rule, it should be investigated immediately. ”

Wen Yanbo said: "According to Zhongcheng's meaning, the rebels can just let Di Qing pacify themselves?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Naturally. The southern Huanqing Road mobilized troops to strictly guard its own walled cities and passes to prevent it from going south. Captain Di Tai in the north sent generals to lead the troops to quell the chaos. For the disease of ringworm and scabies, there is no need to send a large army to quell the chaos. However, the lack of discipline in the front-line army and the provocation of civil unrest will cause a lot of chaos. First, the occupied area is unstable and has to be guarded by a large army all the time. Again, when the unoccupied places hear about this, they will inevitably resist to the death, making the war even more difficult. The imperial court originally used the king to level the world, but if it lost the support of the people, it would be difficult to govern it in the future. ”

This is an old problem of the forbidden army, and the military discipline is far from good during the battle, and sometimes it is extremely chaotic. In the early days of the founding of the country, because of poor military discipline and resentment among the people, large-scale chaos was caused. One of the most important aspects of the whole army's reorganization and training is to strictly rectify military discipline with the help of the reform of the military system. Now it seems that the military discipline of Di Qing's department is far from being a good word.

Seeing that Jia Changchao and Tian did not speak, Zhao Zhen said: "Now that the chaos has started, for the sake of the stability of the front-line army, we must immediately put down the rebellion." The Privy Council ordered him to immediately send people south to quell the rebellion. In matters of military discipline on the front line, officials can be sent there to strictly investigate the matter. ”

Jia Changchao arched his hand: "The minister obeys the holy order." Cui Xuan's 50,000 soldiers and horses can be ordered to send troops. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head slightly, knowing the situation on the front line, it should have a lot to do with the emperor's attitude. The practices and habits of the forbidden army have been handed down since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and Zhao Zhen will not give up. As for provoking public anger, the forbidden army is like this, and this kind of thing has not been done less in the past.

Wen Yanbo said: "The so-called rebellion of less than 1,000 people is not a big trouble, as long as a large army is dispatched, it should not be pacified." The most important thing at present is that the military discipline at the front is not strict and the people's will is unstable, and this is a serious disaster. According to the practice of this dynasty, this kind of matter should have the participation of imperial history officials and go to the front line to strictly investigate. Only by strictly enforcing military discipline can we prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Zhongcheng thinks, who is the right person to send?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Wu Zhongfu, who serves the imperial history, has a clear name, is not afraid of the powerful, and can be competent for this matter." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Yes." Ordered Wu Zhongfu and the chamberlain to go to Weizhou to find out the matter and restrain military discipline. The Privy Council once again ordered his troops to strictly order the army not to disturb military discipline and poison the people. If there is a disobedience to military discipline, you can do it cheaply! ”