On the tenth day of the first month of March, Zhao Junsheng led the army back to Jixian County.

It has been five days since the handling of prisoners, rewarding meritorious soldiers, compensating fallen soldiers, rewarding meritorious generals and colonels, and listening to reports from Pei Jin, Liang Lian and others on the affairs of various local government affairs in the past few months.

In the evening of this day, Zhao Junsheng returned to the backyard after handling the military and political affairs of the yamen in the front yard of the palace, and Hua Mulan came over with a regular dress and said, "Change your clothes, wash up and have dinner!" ”

"Good!" Zhao Junsheng opened his arms, asked Zhao Junsheng to take off the royal robe on his body, put on his regular clothes, and washed his hands in the basin of water called by the maid, and then walked to the table with Mulan and sat down.

Zhao Junsheng looked at his son Zhao Dong and walked over accompanied by the maid and asked, "Son, what are you doing today?" ”

Zhao Dong said: "Play! ”

"What to play?" Hua Mulan scolded her son and said to Zhao Junsheng: "Your son is getting more and more skinny, taking advantage of people's inattention to treat the stationery supplies in your study as toys, the ink splashed on the ground, a stack of papers was torn up by him and laid a layer on the ground, and the two paintings you like were also painted by him with a pen, and the inkstone was also broken on the ground by him when he played with it, and he also used a pen to draw his little face like a clown!" ”

Zhao Junsheng was not angry after hearing this, which child is not like this? If a child is not naughty, most of the children are sick, and adults will have to worry about it at that time.

Zhao Junsheng reached out and touched his son's little head and asked, "Son, how old are you this year?" ”

"Two years old!" Zhao Dong's eyes flickered a few times and he replied.

"Well, they're two years old, this one is for you to play!" Zhao Junsheng took out a carved wooden horse like a trick and handed it over, this wooden horse was carved by him in his spare time, the craftsmanship is quite exquisite, and it is also painted, and it looks as bright as new.

His son Zhao Dong was very happy to play with it, and he couldn't put it down.

After his son played for a while, the meal was already on the table, Zhao Junsheng said: "Son, it's time for dinner, you put down the toy first, and then play after eating, you can't play when you eat, be obedient, and tomorrow your father will make you a toy!" ”

"Okay!" Zhao Dong reluctantly put the toy Trojan horse next to him, he was only two years old, and his language function was not fully developed, so he could only say some simple words.

Before going to bed, Mulan came over and saw Zhao Junsheng sitting at the table carving something with a knife, and asked, "What is this?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said without raising his head: "Make a toy, promise to make another toy for him tomorrow, then you must do what you say!" ”

With a smile on her face, Mulan turned to sit on the edge of the bed, remembering something and asking, "By the way, what are you going to do with those rebellious warriors?" ”

Zhao Junsheng couldn't help but look up at Mulan, "Listen to what you mean, what do you think about this?" ”

Hua Mulan pondered for a moment and said, "I think it's best to punish only a few leaders severely, and the other followers should still be punished lightly, and as for their families, don't pursue them!" ”

Zhao Junsheng continued to sharpen the wood with a knife, "Since ancient times, the crime of rebellion has been the punishment of the Nine Clans, which is intolerable to any ruler, how can you say that only the leaders will be punished, and the other followers and their families will be punished lightly?" ”

Hua Mulan said: "I think, we can't leave the impression that Youzhou can't accommodate the wealthy families of the Shi clan to people from the outside world, most of the books, talents, and wisdom in this world are in the hands of the Shi clan, and if Youzhou wants to develop and grow, it is not possible to do without these, we only need to use the Shi clan to prevent them from sitting big, and we don't need to kill them all!" ”

"In the past few years, although you have vigorously supported the Hanmen in Youzhou and promoted capable officials to officials, at least half of the officials in various places under my rule in Youzhou are people of the scholar clan, if they kill on a large scale, they will not be able to make these people return to their hearts, and now you need to work together within Youzhou, instead of departing from morality!"

"In this matter, if you only punish the evil, and treat other followers and their families lightly, you have both a deterrent power and magnanimity, and through this matter, you have also declared your attitude to the world, we are not trying to exterminate the wealthy families of the scholars, as long as they abide by the law, they will naturally be safe, if they are still for so many land taxes, commercial taxes, trying to control the military and government by controlling the promotion of officials, they will naturally be ruthlessly attacked!"

Zhao Junsheng listened to Mulan's words and fell into deep thought, "What you said is not unreasonable, this matter ······ I think about it! ”

Early the next morning, Zhao Junsheng ordered the execution of several of the leaders who started the rebellion, and some of the other followers were sentenced to life imprisonment, and some were sentenced to ten years and eight years, and their families were not affected.

The outside world has different opinions on Zhao Junsheng's disposal, even within Youzhou, but this does not affect Zhao Junsheng's attitude on this matter.

After finishing these things, Zhao Junsheng finally had time to meet Gao Jinzhi, the general of the Southern Dynasty, who was the most important general of the Southern Dynasty captured by the cadres so far.

Zhao Junsheng took a few soldiers and some daily necessities to the place where Gao Jinzhi was placed, which was a mansion in the middle of the city, but it was quiet in the middle of the city.

The government did not put Gao Jinzhi in a prisoner camp or prison, but chose to give him shelter here, using the method of solitary confinement, only deploying some guards inside and outside the courtyard, and not allowing him to go out, and other prisoners did not have this treatment for him.

When Zhao Junsheng arrived, Gao Jinzhi was practicing boxing, and Lu Shuang, the personal guard, was about to scold and remind Gao Jinzhi, but Zhao Junsheng waved his hand at him, and then stood aside and waited.

After a long time, after Gao Jinzhi finished practicing boxing, he picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, and came over to hug his fists and salute: "Gao Jinzhi has seen the King of Dry!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "This king brought some daily necessities to General Gao, I hope the general can get used to it!" ”

"Thank you, General, in fact, Gao doesn't lack anything here, just a little by yourself!"

Zhao Junsheng motioned for the guards to take the things over and asked, "Is the general still used to living here?" ”

Gao Jinzhi was not afraid, and he was even more polite, "King Qian's confinement of Gao here, it is better to kill Gao with a knife, in this way, King Qian's worries are relieved, and Gao is also relieved!" ”

Zhao Junsheng shook his head and said: "The general looks down on his life so much, this king thinks it is a big mistake, you must know that your life is not owned by you alone, how much effort did your parents spend to give birth to you?" How high do they expect from you? Your wife and children will all depend on you, and if you die, how will they live? You can't just look out for your own selfishness. Yes, this king knows that you want to be a loyal minister, and this king also respects and admires loyal ministers, but your situation is different from others, others surrender or are captured, and you are unconsciously tied up by your subordinates and made a vote! ”

Gao Jinzhi said: "There is actually no difference for Gao, Gao will not surrender!" ”

Zhao Junsheng looked at him and continued: "Since General Gao was captured, the general's wife and children have a very hard time at home, enduring the white eyes and abuse of the people around them all day long, and some people even try to plot against them, and the government has sent people to keep an eye on them, this king has ordered someone to find a way to bring them to Youzhou, and now they have entered the rule of this king, I believe that it will not be long before the general will be able to reunite with them!" ”

Gao Jinzhi's face changed when he heard this, "The king is really painstaking!" ”

"The general doesn't have to die. From now on, this king will not impose any restrictions on you, you can go wherever you want, as long as you don't go out of the city, no one will embarrass you! Everything will wait for the general to see his wife and children, and at that time, if the general still refuses to serve the king, the king will no longer force the general, and the general's family can live under the rule of the king, and see how the rule of the king is different from Liu Song! ”

Two months later, Tan Daoji, who had withdrawn his troops and returned to the territory of Liu Song, received an edict to go to Jiankang to meet the emperor, with whom he had a long talk.

Liu Yikang originally listened to the provocation of the slanderous ministers and recalled Tan Daoji to Jiankang to kill him this time, but after talking deeply with Tan Daoji, he was reluctant to start, after all, Tan Daoji was the most experienced in fighting with the Northern Dynasties, after killing him, who would deal with the barbarians?

Liu Yikang asked Tan Daoji to return to Jiangzhou immediately, train the whole army, take strict precautions against the northern captives, and not slack off, Tan Daoji agreed, and immediately left the palace.

The ministers of the Southern Dynasty, who had a dislike for Tan Daoji, saw that the emperor had let Tan Daoji go, so he immediately spoke, and Liu Yikang was shaken again, so he repented and ordered to send troops to intercept Tan Daoji.

Tan Daoji, who was already on his way back to Jiangzhou, was stopped and arrested and imprisoned by soldiers and horses sent by the emperor on the middle of the road, and several of Tan Daoji's sons were also arrested one after another.

A few days later, the emperor's envoy suddenly led troops to Jiangzhou to arrest Xue Tong, who was commanding the army, and Xue Tong and Tan Daoji's sons in Jiangzhou were all arrested and escorted back to Jiankang and handed over to the Tingwei Mansion for beheading.

The Liu Song court of the Southern Dynasty tried its best to blacken Tan Daoji's image among the people, blaming him for the loss of Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places, and treating him as an unfaithful person who had been raising his own funds.

The news soon spread to Youzhou, and Gao Jinzhi, who heard the news, was hit hard, he was declared a traitor by Liu Song before, and he seemed very calm, and this time, even people like Tan Daoji were killed, and they were slandered as disloyal by the imperial court, is there still heavenly reason in this world?

"Is General Gao here?" Li Bao came to Gao Jinzhi's home in Jixian County with some gifts with two people, and his wife and children had been taken over by Youzhou to unite with him.

"Are you looking for my grandfather?" A teenage boy opened the door and asked.

"I'm a friend of Grandpa, my name is Li Bao, is your Grandpa at home?" Li Bao asked.

"In!"

The boy took Gao Jinzhi into the yard, there was a clanging sound in the yard, Li Bao walked over to take a look, it turned out that Gao Jinzhi was striking iron in a corner of the yard, and the weapons next to him were also placed with some weapons and farm tools made by Gao Jinzhi.

"Brother Li is here, I'll catch up with you after I finish beating this hoe, you go to the hall and sit down first!" Gao Jinzhi said.

Li Baodao: "Senior brother, you are a rare warrior in the world but now you are doing such a living, why bother? ”

Gao Jinyi said while striking iron: "This house is still given by your master, my Gao family has no property and no job here, if you don't want to make money, shouldn't the family drink the northwest wind?" ”

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