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After Ma Yongzhen received the information provided by the abbot Lama Nada Tu Hui at Lingzhao Temple, although he still could not detect the enemy's traces, he made temporary tactical adjustments:

He ordered Guo Yunlong to lead an army of 20,000 to continue westward, while he led an army of 30,000 to suspend at Lingzhao Temple and did not continue to advance westward.

This was so unexpected that she couldn't help but secretly complain.

Ma Yongzhen's stop frustrated their desire to attack Ma Yongzhen's grain road. And if they can't win by surprise, with their 8,000 troops, there is no certainty of victory in the front.

What to do?

Yatu turned into ants on a hot pot, and they were in a hurry in the Black Mountain, and if Ma Zhizhen delayed for a few more days, not only would they not have the opportunity to rob Ma Yongzhen's grain, but they would starve to death in the valley.

When the 8,000 men and horses came, in order to cover their whereabouts, they rode quickly and hid into the Black Mountain, carrying very limited grain and grass, which could not last for a few days.

Even Sukhbaru couldn't care about indulging in Yatu's beauty for the time being, and after receiving a report from Xi Zuo again that Ma Qizhen's 30,000-strong army still showed no signs of westward advance, he hurried to Yatu's big tent and asked, "Princess, what can I do about this?" Princess, come up with an idea. ”

In this case, Yatu, who has always had a lot of ideas, can't think of it, and a pair of beautiful eyebrows are about to crouch together.

Sukhbaru said: "Princess, if you don't send two thousand soldiers and horses to attack Guo Yunlong, if you succeed, you may let Ma Yongzhen rush over." ”

Yatu stroked his chest, shook his head and said, "No, at this time, once we send troops out, it is likely that our whereabouts will be exposed, and the consequences will be even stricter." ”

"But..."

This doesn't work, that doesn't work, do you have to wait here to die? If it weren't for Yatu, Sukhbaru would have scolded his mother a long time ago.

"But Princess. Let's wait any longer, the consequences will be as strict, there are only two or three days of grain and grass left in the army, and Ma Yongzhen has no intention of going west for a while, are we going to starve to death in this black mountain? ”

Yatu pinched and put a pair of pink fists, put them and pinched them, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, at night, let Meng En lead two thousand men and horses out of the mountain in the dark to hide his whereabouts." Let him not attack by force, and attack Guo Yunlong as the main thing. ”

"Princess, Guo Yunlong wants to also supply grain and grass, isn't it good to let Meng En attack Guo Yunlong's grain route?"

Yatu hurriedly stopped: "No, attacking Guo Yunlong's grain route will only force Guo Yunlong to retreat, which is even more unfavorable to us." ”

"Okay, my subordinates will go and let Meng En prepare to attack at night."

"Let him be careful, no matter what, he can't reveal our hiding place."

"Yes."

Despite Yatu's repeated commands to be careful. But what are the consequences of sending 2,000 men and horses to attack Guo Yunlong, can you really guarantee that your hiding place will not be exposed?

Tuya didn't know the bottom of this, after all, Ma Yongzhen's scouts were moving around now. The reconnaissance density is very large, and no one dares to guarantee whether Meng En will encounter the Qin army's scouts as soon as he goes out.

But now there is no other way to deal with the troubled Yatu except to take a risk.

Damn Ma Yongzhen. Why don't you leave when you go to Lingzhao Temple?

It's really a plan that can't catch up with the changes, and while Yatu in Montenegro is in a state of flux, Habatl in Wuding River is also a gray face. He gathered nearly 10,000 troops and prepared to encircle and annihilate the 1,000 Qin troops that Zhao Zhensheng came to help.

As a result, as soon as the first wave of 1,000 men and horses was sent to launch a tentative attack, they were killed by Zhao Zhensheng with a 69-style flintlock rifle, which was miserable.

The scene of slaughter frightened him no longer and fled with the rest of the men and horses.

Of course, the reason for the escape was not all scared, mainly because he had no food and grass.

Hadanbatel retreated so quickly that Su Jin, who had already formulated a plan for encirclement and annihilation, had not had time to implement it, and the enemy was already far away.

Then Su Jin received an order from Chang'an, asking him not to wave his troops deep first, so as not to scare away Qitate, and to wait for Li Dingguo in the west to guard Juyanhai, and Ma Yongzhen in the north to complete the siege.

It's already February, but the temperature in Chang'an is still very low, and it even snowed again on this day, the sky is full of clouds, and the snowflakes are flying sideways. The entire Xianyang Palace was shrouded in a vast white snowflake.

Sima An put his hands in his big sleeves and came to the imperial study, the white marble steps outside the hall were piled up with snow, and the corner of the hall was wrapped in green pine and silver makeup, and the snow was like a flower.

After the little eunuch reported, Qin Mu invited him into the hall, and Sima An bowed: "Minister, Sima An, see Your Majesty." ”

"Mr. Sima is exempt, come, give Mr. Sima a seat."

"Thank you."

After Sima An sat down, Qin Mu closed the piece in his hand, put down his pen and asked, "Mr. Sima came to see me today, what is the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, the leaders of the three tribes of Sunit, Bahrain, and Chahar have arrived in Chang'an."

"Well, let the Nong Dianzhang be settled first, and when the other clan leaders arrive, I will meet them together."

"Your Majesty, regarding the construction of the asphalt road from Chengdu to Chang'an, the ministers of Nanjing, after being invited by His Royal Highness the Prince, have agreed to borrow 10 million dragon coins from Huitong Bank every year for road construction." At this time, Sima An took out a piece of music, and the little eunuch hurriedly went up to take it, held it high above the top, and presented it to the general.

Although Qin Ye is called Jianguo, he is still too young, and the so-called prince gathers all the ministers to discuss it, which is just a formality, mainly the three auxiliary ministers who stayed in Nanjing, Lu Zhenfei, Yang Tinglin, and Liu Boquan, presided over his affairs.

Sima An continued: "However, the ministers of Nanjing believe that it is advisable to survey and plan first, and to carry out construction, we should wait until after the autumn harvest at the earliest.

At that time, try to use as few prisoners as possible, and hire more young and strong laborers along the way, so as to reduce the hidden dangers caused by the excessive number of prisoners, and also give the rest of the people along the way a chance to work in the slack time. ”

Qin Mu opened the recital and read it, and then said: "The ministers of Nanjing are thoughtful, well, then handle it accordingly." After saying that, Qin Mu waved his hand, and several eunuchs and palace maids in the hall hurriedly bowed and withdrew.

When there were only two people left in the imperial study, Qin Mu then spoke: "Regarding the presumption of innocence and the matter of local judicial power, I asked Mr. Sima to think of some strategies last time, can Mr. Sima have a good plan to teach me?" ”

Sima An came today, mainly to talk about this matter, and he didn't mention it at first, because there were eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, so he dealt with it.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been thinking about it for a long time, and the matter is serious, and the minister thinks that this matter should be gradual and feasible."

"Mr. Sima, please say, how to step by step?"

"It is too much to separate the judicial power from the hands of the state and county magistrates, so the ministers think that it is not appropriate to immediately set up another official office and another official. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause a great backlash. The minister's meaning is to first transfer the judicial power to the deputy of the state and county, and the state will be supported by the same knowledge, and the county will be supported by the county to support the power of criminal and prison trials.

In doing so, we can first divide the role of local officials, and at least the governors and county officials in the prefectures and counties will not oppose this reform, and will support it instead. This way there will be much less resistance. ”

Qin Mu was silent after listening, playing with a piece of Hetian jade carving in his hand, Sima An no longer bothered his train of thought, and moved his gaze to the map of Fuchun Mountain on the wall.

After a long while, Qin Mucai said: "Although Mr. Sima's policy can greatly reduce the voice of opposition, I think there is still something wrong. These fellow intellectuals and county magistrates, in terms of criminal prisons, may not be as experienced as the county magistrates;

When the judicial power is placed in their hands, the prison will not only be difficult to improve, but may even become worse, so that it is tantamount to giving people a handle, and after a while, the opposition will probably be louder and more vigorous. ”

"Although His Majesty's concern is not unreasonable, but my Great Qin has a vast territory and many prefectures and counties, where can I find so many experienced people to act as a prisoner at one time?

If you want to train, it is better to directly train Tongzhi and county Cheng, and for some Tongzhi and County Cheng who are still not qualified after training, they will be transferred out first and replaced with suitable candidates. After these steps are arranged, these fellow intellectuals and county officials are familiar with the affairs of the criminal prison, and then they officially take over the judicial power of the state and county.

This is the first step, and when they are on the track, they will change their official positions and set up another official office. Then don't send officials to fill the vacancy in Tongzhi County, and the minister thinks that this may be effective in reducing the voice of opposition. ”

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PS: Thank you all for your birthday wishes, thank you! To be honest, I haven't celebrated my birthday for many years, I have a single, no cake, no candles, no one cares, and I often forget when it is my birthday, and sometimes I suddenly remember it after it has passed. I remember it this year, but I can only sigh: I am a year older again!.

(To be continued......)