"PS: I've been in poor health lately, so I was called out by my daughter-in-law to walk and exercise after dinner, and today's second shift, let me come back and code again."

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Glancing back at Zhao Hongrun, the Marquis of Su, Li Yang, the Marquis of Pingcheng, said with a little respect: "Back to His Royal Highness the King of Su, when the Marquis of Quliang and Kuangcheng traced down that village, Xiaohou had already received the support of the Marquis of Humu, the Marquis of Yuanling and several others, and led the army to capture Jinxiang again...... After receiving the report of Quliang Hou, Xiao Hou ordered to search the whole city's households, and sure enough, he found that many anti-thieves of the Bei Han Army who pretended to be civilians were mixed in the city, so he ordered to be killed, but what he did not expect was that when we ordered the arrest of the anti-thieves of the Bei Han Army in the city, the anti-thieves in the city rebelled with the people...... Your Royal Highness King Su, Xiao Hou has heard your Highness say, "If the people hold a sharp sword, they will no longer regard it as a people", therefore, Xiao Hou and several other adults ordered to slaughter every thief in the city who held a sharp sword......"

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Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this.

Indeed, "if the people hold a sharp sword, they will no longer regard them as the people", this is really what he once said, similar remarks include "If the people riot and kill the soldiers, they can be killed immediately" and so on, all in all, although Zhao Hongrun strictly restricts the soldiers under his command, he will never let his soldiers be harmed by some mobs because of "fear of hurting the people".

But then again, the slaughter of the entire Jinxiang County is a bit too much, right? Could it be that the Song people in the entire Jinxiang County are all Bei Bo Army? And there are no innocent people? - This Zhao Hongrun doesn't believe it.

Thinking of this, he frowned and said, "Even so, you don't have to slaughter the entire Jinxiang County, right?" ”

Hearing this, Li Yang, Marquis of Pingcheng, shook his head and said: "Your Royal Highness King Su, you don't know the situation at that time, in fact, it was not that we slaughtered Jinxiang County, but that it was difficult for us to ride a tiger at that time. …… At that time, in the entire county, the Song people attacked in groups, and there were even Bei Bo troops mixed in it, and it was difficult for us to distinguish who was a good citizen and who was a thief......"

According to the account of Li Yang, Marquis of Pingcheng, they gave two orders at that time.

First, at the beginning of the rebellion, the Song people in the whole city were ordered to return to their respective homes, close the doors, and any Song people who remained on the streets after the city's strict ban were punished as "pawns of the Northern Army" and were killed on the spot.

Second, after stabilizing the law and order in the streets of the city, he ordered the whole city to arrest and search the remnants of the Bei'an army from house to house.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned frequently.

In fact, objectively speaking, there is nothing wrong with these two orders, and the suppression of chaos in the city has always been in accordance with this step, but the question is, who can guarantee that the private soldiers under the command of Pingcheng Hou Li Yang and others will not take the opportunity to kill the people and loot?

These private soldiers and soldiers are not like the Shang Shui Army, Yan Ling Army, and Youma Army under Zhao Hongrun, they have generous treatment as soldiers, and they have farmhouses and livestock at home, just like the family background of a small landlord.

But the private soldiers of the aristocracy are different, these people are originally some scoundrels and rangers, who have neither money nor an "elite" sense of honor in their hands, and it is difficult to guarantee that they can still abide by their duties in the face of the temptation of huge interests.

Especially like this time in Jinxiang, as long as those innocent Song people are framed as the Northern Army, they can wantonly rob the wealth of those people, this kind of temptation, how many people can resist the soldiers of the aristocratic private army?

Therefore, in Zhao Hongrun's view, Pingcheng Marquis Li Yang and others ordered the whole city to search for the Northern Gang Army, which was an extremely misguided order - this order created an opportunity for some impure private soldiers to take the opportunity to slaughter and loot.

However, he must also admit that encountering an existence like the Northern Arm's Army is really a bit of a headache.

In this regard, he was secretly glad that it was not Zhao Shen, the king of Chengling, who was in trouble, otherwise, I am afraid that he Zhao Hongrun would be as anxious as King Qingxin this time.

"You shouldn't have ordered the whole city to be hunted down......"

Zhao Hongrun said pertinently.

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, he was immediately interrupted by Qingwang Hongxin: "Those are all rebels of the Northern Army, shouldn't they be arrested, and they should be tolerated and raised?" Old eight, you also lead troops to fight all year round, don't you even understand this truth? ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Qingwang Hongxin, saw the hot sweat in his head, his face turned red, and he looked excited, so he didn't say anything more.

Obviously, Qingwang Hongxin is already in a hurry at this time, for fear of being attacked by public opinion, so it is like going crazy to arrest whom, Zhao Hongrun doesn't want to spend effort to fight with him - anyway, this time, Qingwang Hongxin is destined to plant a big heel, because the Yongwang Party will never let go of this God-given opportunity to hit him.

"I don't know what the expression of King Nanliang is at this time?"

Out of curiosity, Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, but unexpectedly found that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, did not seem to intend to interject to Qingwang Hongxin at this time, but was frowning slightly and looking at Quliang Hou Sima Song and others, with a thoughtful look.

"What was he thinking?"

Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but be a little curious.

On that day, the Zongfu did not make a judgment on the nobles involved in the "Jinxiang Massacre" such as "Pingcheng Hou Li Yang" and "Quliang Hou Sima Song", because Pingcheng Hou Li Yang, Quliang Hou Sima Song, Kuangcheng Hou Jiyan and several others put forward the statement that the Bei Han Army "is a thief when it goes out, and it is a person when it enters" as a defense for their own behavior, and provided certain evidence as a basis.

It is believed that for this defense, Zhao Yuanyan, the Zongzheng of the Zongfu, Tang Zheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Xu Rong, the Qingzheng of the Dali Temple, will also have to think carefully after the trial before they can make a sentence.

The key lies in the positioning of the identity of those Song people in Jinxiang County: if it is determined that those Song people belong to the "people", then the behavior of the Qingwang Party nobles this time is extremely bad; However, if those Song people are defined as "rebels of the Northern Army", then the behavior of the nobles of the Qingwang Party has a relatively small impact.

Of course, this is just the court's treatment of the Qingwang Party nobles, as for the outside public opinion, Qingwang Hongxin and Qingwang Party, the reputation may have long been stinky, after all, the slaughter of the entire Jinxiang County, the negative impact of this matter is too great, no matter what grievances the Qingwang Party nobles such as Pingyang Hou Li Yang had at that time, the imperial court had to 'favor' Song County in this matter to save the image of Wei in the eyes of the world.

All in all, King Qingwang Hongxin is definitely going to be implicated this time, just like when Zhao Hongli, the former prince of the East Palace, was responsible for the "Beiyi Military Camp Roar" incident and removed himself as the prince.

In comparison, this incident was worse than the "Beiyi Military Camp Howling" incident that year, and directly affected the image of Wei in the Central Plains.

"King Qing is really ...... this time"

When leaving the interrogation hall, Zong Wei Chang Wei Jiao couldn't help but shake his head and sighed.

Before this incident, Qingwang Hongxin's reputation in the Liang Dynasty and the opposition can be said to be overwhelming Yongwang Hongyu, who was acting as the superintendent, but I believe that after this incident, Qingwang Hongxin may no longer be able to compete with Yongwang Hongyu in a short period of time.

If during this period of time, Yongwang Hongyu seizes the opportunity and vigorously suppresses Qingwang Hongxin, then the next new monarch of Wei, Yongwang Hongyu will have a great chance of winning.

"Let's go, it's none of our business." After saying a word to Wei Jiao, Zhao Hongrun walked out of the lobby.

At this time, he happened to see Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, take the initiative to greet Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, as if he wanted to say something to the latter, and took the latter to the corner of the corridor on the side.

"Huh?"

Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned, and suddenly recalled that Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, had looked at Quliang Hou Sima Song with an elusive gaze.

With a slight movement in his heart, he immediately stopped and looked at Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, and Sima Song, the marquis of Quliang, from a distance.

At the same time, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, had already called Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, to the corner of the corridor, and turned around to look at the latter with a cloudy expression.

Seeing this, Sima Song, Marquis of Quliang, asked suspiciously: "King of Nanliang, I don't know what you have to do with calling Xiaohou?" ”

I saw Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, looking up and down at Sima Song, Marquis of Quliang, and asked in a low voice, "Marquis Quliang, are you from King Yong?" ”

Hearing this, a trace of astonishment flashed on the face of Sima Song, Marquis of Quliang, and he asked in surprise: "Why did the king of Nanliang say this?" ”

Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, stared intently at Sima Song, Marquis of Quliang, and said in a deep voice: "The cause of this incident is that you sent a message to Pingcheng Hou and others, pointing out that the Northern Gang Army was mixed with the civilians, but you can stay out of the matter of "Jinxiang Massacre", heh, this is not quite right......

"King Nanliang misunderstood." Quliang Marquis Sima Song said with a wry smile: "Where did Xiao Hou know that Pingcheng Marquis would order the slaughter of Jinxiang County? …… Did the king of Nanliang suspect that Xiaohou deliberately harmed the rest of the princes? What a grievance! If the king of Nanliang can't trust Xiaohou, he can always trust the Marquis of Kuangcheng, right? It's not like I'm joining forces with the Marquis of Kuang Cheng to frame the rest of the princes, right? ”

"......" Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, looked at Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, suspiciously, and wanted to say something, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the distance, Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, was staring at them intently, and his face was full of consternation, so he changed his mind and said: "This matter, when I go back, this king will ask Kuang Chenghou and others carefully, I hope that this king is wrong, otherwise...... Even if King Yong has the reputation to protect you in the future, it is difficult to ensure that you are safe. ”

"King Nanliang, what you say is ......" Quliang Marquis Sima Song left with a wry smile.

Looking at the back of Quliang Marquis Sima Song leaving, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, walked in front of Zhao Hongrun in a rare way, and asked lightly, "Did you hear that?" ”

Zhao Hongrun shook his head, and then nodded again.

He didn't hear the conversation between Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, and Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, but he still saw the most crucial sentence from the change in the mouth of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang: Quliang Hou, are you a person from King Yong?

I have to say that this sentence surprised Zhao Hongrun, because as Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, said to Sima Song, Marquis of Quliang, Sima Song, was the key figure in the "Jinxiang Massacre" incident, because it was this person who broke the matter of "the rebels of the Northern Gang Army hiding among the civilians of Song County", so it attracted Li Yang of Pingcheng City to order the slaughter of the Song people in Jinxiang.

"If my guess is correct, do you think that 'that one' is more suitable to be the new king? Scold! ”

Dropping a sentence, Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, left by himself.

"Quliang Marquis Sima Song, is it really the "secret son" that King Yong Hongyu planted in the Qingwang Party?"

Looking at the back of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, who had left, Zhao Hongrun frowned and was silent for a long time.