"Um."
Zhao Zhen thought there was nothing wrong.
Seeing that he agreed, Fan Zhongyan said, "Then I will ask Fu Bi to come up with a plan and calculate how much the court will spend each year if this is done."
"Let Xia Song liaise with him. In addition to the military, the logistics department must also be rectified."
Zhao Jun continued, "The Three Yamen and the Ministry of War have been merged. Those sons of noble families will be dealt with as needed, and those who need to be sentenced will be sentenced. The rest will be taken care of."
He thought about it and said, "Just give them a nominal military title and let them retire."
"People are being arrested everywhere right now, and many battalions are seriously short of officers. If we can't mobilize personnel to fill the gaps in a short period of time, it will be troublesome if the Liao Kingdom and Western Xia attack."
Fan Zhongyan raised the question.
The imperial court has arrested many people, including imperial envoys from various places. It is estimated that there are more than 20,000 people in prison across the country.
We are still in the stage of collecting evidence. The Dali Temple, the Court of Criminal Justice and the Ministry of Police are extremely busy, reviewing official documents every day.
The only case that was dealt with was the case of treason, which was tried in court the next day. Many participants were sentenced to death, and a large number of family members of those involved were implicated, such as the Ma, Yang, Han, Zhao and Wang families.
I guess the next few months will be busy.
Moreover, with so many people arrested, there is no one to fill the gaps for the time being, which requires the mobilization of a large number of manpower.
"So many outstanding and brave soldiers emerged during the Song-Xia and Song-Liao wars. It is reasonable for the court to commend their bravery and promote them to officers."
Zhao Jun thought for a moment and said, "Let the Ministry of War handle Lao Fan's matter. Discuss a plan with Fu Bi and replace him with the outstanding soldiers you trained before."
Zhao Zhen opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally swallowed it back.
It was Old Fan who noticed this and quickly said, "I won't get involved in this matter. I also don't think it's appropriate for the Ministry of War to handle it. Let the Privy Council draft it."
"Why?"
Zhao Jun was puzzled when he suddenly caught sight of Zhao Zhen. He suddenly understood and said, "Oh, then let the Privy Council come."
The Minister of War Fu Bi was an ally of Fan Zhongyan, and Fan himself had a very high prestige in the army.
If all the middle and lower-level officers of the imperial guards were elite soldiers trained by him in the northwest, then if he made a call in the future, wouldn't the entire Song army come under his command?
Then what is the purpose of Zhao Zhen as emperor?
Just give it to Fan Zhongyan.
So although Zhao Zhen knew that he should not be suspicious of Fan Zhongyan, this thing was like a hunting instinct. As an emperor, he could not agree to let Fan Zhongyan's people everywhere in the army.
"Then let the Privy Council draft it."
Zhao Zhen felt relieved after hearing Fan Zhongyan's words. The Privy Councilor Wang Deyong was still relatively loyal. He and Fan were just partners before, and there was no superior-subordinate relationship between them. So there was no need to worry.
"Let's do this for now. Arrest the people first, sentence those who should be sentenced, and exile those who should be exiled. Then, immediately recruit more officers and train the combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty's imperial guards."
Zhao Jun looked around and said, "Right now, I'm still worried about the situation in Liao and Xixia. If they take advantage of this moment to send troops, it will be quite troublesome. However, our firepower is far superior to what it was before. If they come, they'll just be eating their food."
"We still can't take it lightly."
Wang Zeng said, "Let's focus on military affairs at home first. This redundant army has been delayed for a long time."
"Um."
Zhao Zhen and Zhao Jun both responded.
The plan to cut redundant troops started last year, but it has been delayed for almost a year.
It's time to start dealing with the three redundancies as planned.
Zhao Jun concluded, "Then our mission for the second half of this year is to thoroughly rectify the military situation. Next February, we will launch the third national New Deal and completely eliminate the three redundancies."
"Meeting adjourned!"
Seeing that nothing else mattered, Zhao Zhen announced the end of the meeting.
Everyone said goodbye and left.
But Zhao Jun didn't make any movement.
Seeing that he hadn't left, Zhao Zhen glanced at the notebook that had just arrived today and asked, "Grandson, what's wrong?"
"I want to ask you what to do with those people in Zhao Yunrang's family?"
Zhao Jun laughed and said, "If it's treason, then the execution of nine clans has nothing to do with me. Brother, you are in it. So, just execute his family. It's up to you whether you want to execute them or not."
In ancient times, the punishment of nine clans actually had the same meaning as the extermination of three clans. The extermination of three clans refers to the father's clan, the mother's clan, the wife's clan, and all people within five generations of the three clans.
It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the punishment of killing nine generations of a clan was changed to killing all related people, including friends, teachers, students, etc.
Zhao Jun and Zhao Yunrang didn't even mention the fifth degree, I'm afraid it was the tenth degree, so naturally it wouldn't matter.
But Zhao Zhen is different. Zhao Yunrang and he have the same grandfather.
Although Zhao Yunrang's father Zhao Yuanfen and Zhao Zhen's father Zhao Heng were not born of the same mother, they were still his uncles, so Zhao Yunrang was within the third degree of mourning.
If the nine clans were dealt with according to the law, then Zhao Zhen and even the entire Northern Song royal family would have no chance of escaping and would all be killed.
Therefore, Zhao Jun's suggestion was to kill only his family and not implicate the entire clan.
Just deal with Zhao Yunrang's son and wife and be done with it. Don't make the scope too wide, otherwise Zhao Zhen will be embarrassed.
Zhao Zhen was at a loss for words and asked, "When did I ever intend to have him charged with treason?"
"What, are you soft-hearted?"
Zhao Jun asked.
"That's not the case, he."
Zhao Zhen said with a complicated expression: "After all, he committed the crime of treason."
"So what does the old man say?"
Zhao Jun asked again.
"Don't air your dirty laundry in public"
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "Just declare to the public that it was the son of a noble family who did it. As for the Grand Secretary, just say he died suddenly. Give them and their husband a decent death."
"I don't mind you. I'm just worried that if you don't get rid of the root of the problem, you'll be in trouble in the future. What if someone in their family grows up and takes revenge?"
Zhao Jun patted his butt and stood up and said, "But it's not my place to make the decision on this matter. I still like Song Zhezong very much, so I didn't take the initiative to kill their family members. You can do whatever you want."
"Well, don't worry. From now on, I will keep a close watch on the royal family and will not let them cause any more trouble."
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Zhao Zhen's eyes.
The Northern Song Dynasty had very strict management over the royal family. Not only were they forbidden to leave Bianliang, they were also imprisoned.
Now that this kind of thing has happened again, he will naturally know what to do.
The emperor is a tiger after all.
Even though Zhao Zhen, the tiger, usually eats vegetarian food, he won't hesitate to eat meat when it's time to do so!
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