Volume 1, Chapter 79: Is it a merit or a sin?
When the Emperor of Zhou was discussing how to deal with Bai Qi, the entire court exploded.
The civil servants, headed by the prime minister, were ready to fight. They were originally going to suppress the military achievements of the generals in the court.
Bai Qi also offended the prime minister, the head of the civil service group, and killed the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, which was a slap in the face of the civil service group.
Now no civil servant can tolerate Bai Qi's continued promotion.
As soon as the Great Zhou Emperor finished speaking, the Minister of Rites jumped out:
"Your Majesty, I think Bai Qi is not only unworthy, but guilty!"
When the Emperor of the Great Zhou heard this, his mouth was stretched to the sky. Is it possible to do this?
He quickly said excitedly: "My dear, please speak quickly!"
He also gave the Minister of Rites an encouraging look, which showed that this idea was right!
The Minister of Rites received the hint from the Great Zhou Emperor, and he became even more excited, like a proud rooster, and his voice became even louder:
"Our original policy towards the Xiongnu was marriage. After the marriage, we would become brother nations."
"From now on, there will be no more wars on the border."
"This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people."
"But Bai Qi killed the first Khan of the Xiongnu for no reason. This has destroyed our policy of marriage with the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu will definitely not give up. If a war breaks out, there will be more casualties."
"Therefore, I think that Bai Qi is too aggressive and should be taken to Caishikou and beheaded to appease the anger of the Xiongnu."
The Minister of Rites spoke eloquently, becoming more and more excited, and the more he spoke, the more he felt that he was right.
He was speaking excitedly when a burly military officer next to him spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, which directly hit the Minister of Rites in the face.
"Fuck you!"
"Since when did it become a crime to fight the Huns?"
If there hadn't been someone holding him back, the general would have rushed over and kicked the Minister of Rites in the face a few times.
His action almost made the Minister of Rites faint. The Minister of Rites had never been humiliated like this in his life.
The most important thing is, how many days have you not brushed your teeth with willow twigs?
People from the Ministry of Rites stood up and pointed at the military generals and started cursing. Although they did not use a single dirty word, they still cursed the generals' ancestors for eighteen generations.
The military generals group was eager to fight after hearing this. They were not good at reasoning, so they were ready to take direct action.
If you can take action, don't talk too much.
Seeing that the war between civil and military officials was about to break out, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty angrily pounded the table, suppressing the chaos in the court, and angrily said: "It is said that a gentleman uses his mouth, not his fists!"
"Let's vote on the Minister of Rites' proposal in the court and see how many of the three officials and the six ministries agree or oppose it?"
When he said this, the civil service group almost laughed out loud.
Because most of the people in the Three Dukes and Six Ministries are from the civil service group, the military generals group is not included in this sequence.
At that time, the Prime Minister and the Grand Marshal immediately expressed their support for the Ministry of Rites' proposal. Except for the Ministry of Justice, which did not express an opinion, the other five departments immediately expressed their support.
General Cao Changqiu was so furious. As the leader of the military group, Bai Qi had made great military achievements, but in the eyes of the civil officials, he was not only unworthy, but guilty.
Where the hell can I go to seek justice?
He cursed directly:
"Do you still have some shame?"
"In the 853 years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, has anyone ever killed the Xiongnu Khan?"
"This is a rare achievement, but in your mouths, it has become a great crime of destroying the marriage with the Xiongnu!"
"Your Majesty, if you treat your soldiers like this, the Great Zhou may be in danger of extinction!"
When the military officers heard that the general was speaking for Bai Qi, they were filled with indignation and they came out to denounce the emperor and the civil officials.
At this moment, the Prime Minister said quietly, "Fighting is the business of the general! But how to reward the ministers is the business of me, the Prime Minister and the civil officials."
"Since ancient times, generals have not interfered in government affairs. Please do not exceed your authority, General!"
The prime minister's words left General Cao Changqiu speechless. If he continued to fight for an official position for Bai Qi, it would be equivalent to a military general interfering in politics.
He himself will not be upright and will be criticized by others.
Then everything he said for Bai Qi would have even less credibility.
This is where the Prime Minister and others are so powerful.
General Cao Changqiu pointed at the prime minister and didn't say a word for a long time. Finally, he flicked his sleeves and went straight back to the military camp. He didn't want to waste another word with these bastards.
The military generals had no way to deal with it, because this was the killing move of the civil officials against the military generals.
The Emperor of the Great Zhou really wanted to give the Prime Minister a thumbs up at this moment. Experience always makes the most sense.
"Okay, now that everyone has reached a consensus,"
"Then issue an imperial decree to the world. Bai Qi killed the first Khan of the Xiongnu without reason and disrupted the marriage. He has committed a serious crime against the country. The sentence is: behead him in public!"
As soon as the Emperor of the Great Zhou finished speaking, Cao Changqiu almost turned up his sleeves and left.
The military generals were arguing even more, and each of them looked at the Emperor of Zhou as if he were a fool.
Just at this moment.
The young eunuch outside the hall uttered a long, thin voice: "Your Majesty, Duke Qin Zheng of Qin wants to see you!"
Before the Emperor of the Great Zhou could respond, Duke Qin Zheng of Qin walked in, and behind him was his eldest son, Qin Pojun, the Marquis of Suppressing Rebellion.
Both of them were wearing armor and had Qin swords hanging from their waists. Behind them was a guard wearing black armor, who was Hei Bing, who was in charge of the Hei Bing Platform.
After the three of them entered the hall, a cold light flashed in the prime minister's eyes.
Duke Qin Zheng of Qin looked at the emperor and said,
"I was outside just now and heard that the court decided to deal with Bai Qi. May I ask if the emperor has any opinion on this matter?"
When the emperor saw the Duke of Qin, he snorted. Among the four princes and eight dukes, the Duke of Qin had the greatest power and the strongest military force.
Even he had to give some face to the Duke of Qin. After all, the Qin people were the most brave and aggressive. In every war, it was basically the Qin soldiers who rushed to the front.
Therefore, when the Emperor of the Great Zhou treated Qin Zheng, the Duke of Qin, he was more polite than he was to General Cao Changqiu. The Emperor smiled and said:
"Duke Qin, you are too late. The civil and military officials have collectively discussed and concluded that Bai Qi is indeed guilty!"
Master Pan also left the stage immediately, looked at Duke Qin with an unfriendly look and said, "Duke Qin, are you here to call for punishment? Do you also want the military to interfere in government affairs?"
Duke Qin glanced coldly at the emperor and the civil officials, snorted and said:
"That's not the case!"
"Since all the civil and military officials in the court and the emperor have made this decision, I am unwilling to interfere in the government affairs."
"but!"
"Bai Qi is an old Qin man, and I, Duke Qin, am the leader of the old Qin people. I, the old Qin people, fought bloody battles in the front, but when I return, I will be punished by the civil and military officials in the court."
"In this case, I hereby ask the emperor to allow all the old Qin people to retire and return to their fields, and I will also return to my fiefdom to live out my remaining years."
"Also, get Yang Wudi out of the Qin people's territory. We Qin people will not defend Honghua City anymore. We must strictly follow the emperor's decision and live in harmony with the Xiongnu."
"Are you satisfied now?"
As he said this, Duke Qin Zheng of Qin took off his helmet and threw it at the emperor's feet, and also threw away his tiger talisman.
Qin Pojun behind him did the same thing. He smashed his helmet directly on Master Pan's face, almost making Master Pan bleed from the nose.
Duke Qin's words stunned everyone in the court.
Are all 300,000 Qin family soldiers going to be disarmed and return to their hometowns?
Who will guard the territory?
What a good strategy of retreating to advance! The prime minister narrowed his eyes. This Duke Qin is not easy to deal with!
He immediately closed his eyes and decided not to get involved in the matter, just wait and see what would happen.
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