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Zhao Ziliang held a brush in his hand and read a few words on the last book, put down the pen and stretched his body to stand up, at this time Du Fu walked over quickly with a few volumes of newspapers, Zhao Ziliang saw this and asked: "Is there something?" ”

Du Fu arched his hand and said: "King, Guo Ziyi, Zang Xiyan, Lu Qi and Liu Daoqian respectively sent fast horses to send a report!" Ge Shuyao persevered to the end, and Xiangyang defended; Liang Chongyi was beheaded by Guo Ziyi, and the Deng Zhou Army was absorbed; Li Zhongchen was desperate, and in desperation, he surrendered to Zang Xiyan with more than a dozen personal soldiers; Liu Daoqian has taken control of the generals and officials of Huaixi, and Dengzhou and Huaixi have returned to the rule of the imperial court!"

"Good! That's really good news! Zhao Ziliang was quite excited, he was a little tired from reviewing the recital just now, and after hearing the good news, the whole person suddenly became energetic.

"Solved Liang Chongyi and Li Zhongchen, this is also the biggest good news since the king took office, and it has also made a good start, and then the governance will be smoother and easier, and it will also give other officials and generals who are ready to move a slap in the face, so that they can weigh when they want to rebel, to see if they have the ability and capital!"

Zhao Ziliang immediately summoned the main staff and generals of the palace and the prime ministers, ministers, and officials of the imperial court to inform them of the good news.

In the palace, after hearing the good news, most of the ministers, officials, staff and generals of the palace were extremely excited, and there was an endless stream of praise and praise of merit.

Zhao Ziliang saw that Yuan Zai was silent, and he didn't know where his thoughts were, and asked: "Lord Yuan, you look absent-minded, do you think this matter is not worth being happy about?" ”

Yuan Zai came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "The king forgives the sin, the old minister is not unhappy, the old minister is thinking, since Li Zhongchen and Liang Chongyi have been resolved, will the court start to deal with the three towns of Heshuo next?" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand: "This matter is not urgent, you can't become a fat man by eating in one bite, things have to come step by step, and if you want to hurry, you can't reach it!" The affairs of Dengzhou, Xiangyang and Huaixi have not been dealt with, so they are in a hurry to deal with the three towns of Heshuo, which is too hasty, and now all the armies and departments of the imperial court are reorganizing and training, and various government affairs within the imperial court are also gradually unfolding, there is really not much energy to do other things, things have to be done step by step, and you can't be in a hurry! In addition to informing you of this news, I am anxious for you to discuss how to deal with the affairs of Dengzhou and Huaixi, especially for those officials and generals who follow Liang Chongyi and Li Zhongchen. Moreover, many of these people have contributed to the extermination of Liang Chongyi and Li Zhongchen, how should the imperial court treat these people? ”

After Zhao Ziliang's words fell, the ministers of the court immediately began to discuss in a low voice, and no one stood up to speak first, although this was not in the court, but it was also a court and political meeting, as officialdom and politicians, the ministers knew that they could not talk casually on this occasion, and speaking represented their own political position.

Lu Sigong, the jealous and hateful Shangshu of the Criminal Department, first stood up and fired: "King, those people have been following Li Zhongchen and Liang Chongyi for a long time, these two people are not good birds, they have been somewhat affected, the reason why they return to the imperial court is nothing more than a choice in a desperate situation, who can guarantee that they are truly obedient to the imperial court?" Maybe it's just a stopgap measure, and when the opportunity arises, they will do the opposite. Weichen believes that instead of keeping these troubles for them, it is better to simply punish them all according to the law, on the one hand, it shows the majesty of the imperial court's law, and on the other hand, it also shows the court's determination to pacify the feudal towns and towns, and the uncompromising attitude! ”

The prime minister, the Huangmen squire, the Taiwei palace envoy, and the Hongwen Chongxianguan scholar Wang Jin stood up and bowed his hand to Zhao Ziliang and said: "The king, Weichen thinks that this treatment is quite inappropriate, some people in Dengzhou and Huaixi really deserve to die, and some people are indeed guilty, but the court can't punish everyone because of this, there are many officials and generals who are coerced, and they have to submit to the thieves for the sake of their lives and the safety of their families, and some people have a lot of credit in this battle to pacify Dengzhou and Huaixi, even if they were guilty before, But this time to be able to assist the imperial court to quell the rebellion, it is also a great achievement, if the imperial court not only does not reward them, but also punish them, the officials and generals in other parts of the country are afraid that they will no longer dare to serve the imperial court and contribute to the imperial court, and they will follow those traitors all the way to the dark! This will make it more difficult for the imperial court to cut the feudal domain in the future! ”

Shangshu's right servant shot Cui Yuan stood up and arched his hand: "King, the old minister thinks that Lord Wang is reasonable, and he should treat Li Zhongchen, Liang Chongyi and their subordinate officials and generals differently, and Li Zhongchen and Liang Chongyi are not subject to the control of the imperial court, not that they are bent on breaking away from the control of the imperial court and disobeying the imperial court!" As we all know, over the years, the imperial court has been sluggish, and traitors have been in power in the court, forcing many talented and virtuous ministers to abandon their official positions or be demoted. A few days ago, someone bewitched the emperor to cut the feudal domain without preparation, which forced Li Zhongchen to rebel, is there nothing wrong with the imperial court? What's the deal with putting all the blame and guilt on the ministers? The old minister thought that since Liang Chongyi was dead, it would be fine, but Li Zhongchen surrendered to the imperial court, and the imperial court could not kill him because of his previous mistakes. He should be given a chance to reform himself, and Li Zhongchen has been fighting all the year round, and he has rich experience in leading troops and commanding battles, and the imperial court is now an eventful time, and it is the time to employ people, and he needs a general with rich experience in leading troops like Li Zhongchen, even if he is not allowed to lead the army, it is good to let him train the army. ”

"King, Weichen disagrees with Lord Cui's opinion!" Li Kuo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and bowed, and said: "If the imperial court does not dispose of Li Zhongchen, but lets him continue to be an official, is there still justice in this world?" In recent years, Li Zhongchen seized Huaixi, not only did he not accept the control and dispatch of the imperial court, but also wantonly scraped and brutalized the people in Huaixi, making the prefectures of Huaixi uninhabited for hundreds of miles, and the people's livelihood withered and the remnants of the people lived in unspeakable misery. He cultivated cronies, privately raised an army, and opposed the imperial court, and this time he also blatantly rebelled, if even the rebellion can be acquitted, then the officials and generals in other places can rebel as long as the imperial court does not satisfy them? When they are cornered, they surrender to the imperial court, and can they continue to be their officials? In this way, what kind of prestige does the imperial court have? If the imperial court behaves inappropriately in dealing with Li Zhongchen's affairs, Weichen dares to assert that there will be more and more feudal towns that will rebel in the future! ”

After Lu Sigong, Wang Jin, Cui Yuan, Li Kui and others stood up and expressed their positions and views, other courtiers also stood up and said their thoughts and suggestions, the order was very good, there was no big noise, and they tore each other apart. Zhao Ziliang has held such court and political meetings many times, and the phenomenon of court ministers making noise in the court has been corrected.

There were many different opinions on how to deal with the affairs of Li Zhongchen's Huaixi officials, generals, and Dengzhou officials, and the ministers of the imperial court engaged in heated debates around these different opinions. It can really be said that the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable!

In this matter, Zhao Ziliang originally thought that the opinions of the ministers of the imperial court should be very unanimous, and there would be no completely different opinions, but the current situation greatly surprised him. There are many ministers who think that it is of course okay to kill Li Zhongchen, he should have died, but keeping Li Zhongchen is much more beneficial to the court than killing Li Zhongchen, this suggestion has been said by many ministers with good reasons and righteousness, Zhao Ziliang thinks it makes sense, but after thinking about it carefully, it is not like that.

After listening to everyone's opinions, Zhao Ziliang said: "It seems that the adults have different opinions on how to deal with this matter, and each has its own reasoning. It was not easy for the king to make a decision for a while. In this way, you lords go back first, and this king will think about it again! ”

"Wait for the resignation!" The ministers saluted and withdrew from the palace one by one.

The palace staff stayed, and Zhao Ziliang asked, "What do you think about this matter?" Li Mi, you say it first! ”

Li Mi stood up and arched his hand: "King, Weichen thinks it is more appropriate to treat him differently, Liang Chongyi is dead, how to deal with his family?" According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, Liang Chongyi should be punished by the Nine Clans, and his wife and daughter were rushed into the palace to do miscellaneous labor, and the Nine Clans should also be punished, but if his wife and daughter can be pardoned, he should be able to win a lot of fame for the court and the king. Liang Chongyi and Li Zhongchen's henchmen should be questioned and executed, as for other officials and generals, they should be rewarded for their merits in the process of counterinsurgency, and as for whether to promote and knight, it depends on the king's intentions. Finally, how to deal with the problem of Li Zhongchen, Weichen believes that if he is not killed, the imperial court will reduce some resistance to other feudal towns in the future, but it will also bring more and greater trouble to the imperial court, and in the long run, the disadvantages will outweigh the benefits! ”

Zhao Ziliang's expression did not change after listening to Li Yu's words, and he looked at Gao Shang: "Gao Shang, what do you say?" ”

Gao Shang stood up and gave his hand, he didn't say how to deal with it, but talked about another topic: "King, authority is not a substantive thing, it can't be seen or touched, but it does exist in the hearts of the people, officials and people, and the greatest authority in the world is, of course, the authority of the imperial court!" It is not easy to establish the authority of the imperial court, it has to go through the painstaking management of generations or even generations of virtuous and wise kings and court ministers, and it is easy for it to weaken and disappear, and if there is only one major mistake by the king and the court, the authority of the court will be weakened! ”

Zhao Ziliang didn't interrupt him and let him continue.