Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 519: Civil and military and law (4)

This Guo Kui's reputation in the Northwest is really extraordinary. You must know that he was successively promoted by two generations of prime ministers, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi.

Is this the rhythm to pull him into the water?

Because in such a case, you are afraid of such a thing!

Facing everyone's stares, Guo Kui just smiled. After all, he has seen big scenes, and he has seen a lot of **** storms in officialdom.

"Prefect Lu, please rest assured that Mr. Guo is also one of today's witnesses. I will ask him about related matters later."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile, then lowered his head to read the copy.

At this time, most of the guests sitting here are seeing the imperial court trial for the first time. Seeing Zhang Fei dawdling and asking two questions, they flipped through the copy and couldn't help shaking their heads.

This is the so-called superiority by ability.

Are you prepared?

Cross your feet here.

For example, Bao Zheng and Fan Zhongyan tried the case by memorizing all the evidence beforehand, so that they could deal with unexpected events in court.

It is very embarrassing for literati to turn over the book while arguing.

After carefully reviewing the document, Zhang Fei raised his head, looked at Lu Shen and said, "At the beginning of the fourth year of Zhiping, the chief of the Xixia Tribe Ling hoped to join our dynasty, and the person in charge of this matter at that time seemed to be the prefect Lu." /

Lu Shen was taken aback for a moment, then nodded immediately.

Many civil servants were upset.

Many of them also knew about this matter, but it had nothing to do with the Suizhou battle. Zhang Fei suddenly mentioned this matter, apparently to catch Lu Shen's weakness.

Sure enough!

This kid tends to be kind.

On the contrary, the generals over at Zhong Er secretly rejoiced.

Zhang Fei asked: "I don't know how the prefect Lu made his choice at that time?"

Lu Shen said: "At first I refused."

Zhang Fei asked: "Why?"

Lu Shen said: "Because I am worried that it will trigger a war between the two countries."

If I were a pen, if he answered like this, then he would be finished, alas, I am a judge. Zhang Fei'an resisted the turmoil in his heart and nodded, "What about after that?"

Lu Shen said: "Later, Zizi was persuading me to accept his surrender, and I agreed. I remember that not long after, Xixia came to ask for someone, and Zizizheng gave me an idea to let Xixia use Jingxun in exchange , the other party did not agree, and the matter will be over."

In this case, he never denied Zhong Er's military talent and foresight, but he also believed that Zhong Er was arrogant and did not obey military orders.

Zhang Fei asked: "Who is this Jingxun?"

Lu Shen said: "Jing Xun was originally a general in Yanzhou, but later fled to Xixia because of a crime. He is very clear about the terrain of our Yanzhou."

Zhang Fei nodded, "Prefect Lu seems to be extremely cautious when facing the surrender of the enemy general. Can prefect Lu explain his position on foreign affairs?"

Lu Shen said: "I have always advocated peace talks, not war. Facts have proved that in peacetime, our Great Song Dynasty will gain a long-term advantage. It is hoped to provoke disasters, interrupt the prosperity of our country, and at the same time stabilize the uneasy situation in the opponent's country. And every time our Song Dynasty launches a war, no matter whether it wins or loses, the people will be devastated and mourned."

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, looked at Zhang Fei and said, "Has Judge Zhang seen the scene after the war?"

Zhang Fei froze for a moment, shook his head and said, "No."

Lu Shen said: "In exchange for food, eating grass and gnawing trees, there is no grass growing for a hundred miles. It is not a natural disaster, but caused by hunger. You will know why I want to avoid foreign wars as much as possible."

Many officials looked moved and nodded frequently.

Officials in the northwest know that what Lu Shen said is true.

But there are also some officials who sneered and muttered in their mouths, as if they wanted to go up and argue with Lu Shen.

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Although I haven't seen the life that prefect Lu said, I hope I don't see it in my lifetime. And I have seen prefect Lu's political achievements in Yongzhou, facing the harassment of local tribes, Lu Zhifu chose to rectify the local officials, strengthen the military, and use martial arts as a deterrent to subdue the enemy without fighting, and finally forced Nanjiao to send envoys to pay tribute, so that the people of the two places can be peaceful."

Lu Shen couldn't help being stunned, as if he was not used to it, in his heart, Zhang Fei was the enemy, but these words were obviously beneficial to him.

Is this a flattering tactic?

The guests on both sides also looked confused.

Which way are you facing?

Lu Shen's political achievements in Yongzhou can indeed prove that his proposition in Yanzhou is reasonable to some extent, and his proposition is consistent. The opponent dare not come to attack, he just does not advocate launching a war.

He is a standard dovish faction. Dove faction is not a surrender faction. Dove faction just believes that war cannot achieve political goals.

In fact, a mature political system must have both doves and hawks, because war is just a continuation of politics. The war can't bring any benefit, it must be fought to the end, and the ruling class will be put on top, unable to step down, and the country will be gone if it is fought.

If there are only doves, it means that people have bricks and I have a face, and it will be even worse if I take the Tianling Gai to pick up the mace, at least the hawks will fight back.

Only when both factions exist, can the ruling class choose to reuse the dove faction or the hawk faction according to the current situation.

For example, now, Zhao Xu began to reuse the hawk faction one after another, but he did not abandon the dove faction in the court. If he couldn't beat it, he had to turn back.

This foreign matter must be flexible, be brave when it is time to be brave, and be cowardly when it is time to be cowardly, but a mature politician will be very cowardly, at least not on the surface.

But inflexible diplomacy is definitely a dead end.

However, Lu Shen never thought of using his own evidence in Yongzhou to support his claim.

Conspiracy!

There must be a conspiracy!

There are sure to be twists and turns.

But just when everyone was cheering up and looking forward to the turning point, Zhang Fei said: "The chief judge has no problem for the time being, and the prefect Lu can go down and rest for a while."

This is gone?

Lu Shen was stunned.

What kind of trial is this.

The guests on both sides also looked at each other in blank dismay.

There is no result.

After this series of questions, no one can see which side Zhang Fei is leaning towards.

You must know that the people sitting here are all veteran officials in the officialdom, and their skills in observing words and expressions are all top-notch at the moment. After all, the people and things they encounter every day are very complicated.

In a daze, a court policeman had already stepped forward.

Lu Shen stood up, suddenly feeling unfinished, and wanted to continue chatting.

Because this kind of semi-open, straightforward chat is extremely rare in the officialdom, without those hypocritical compliments and vicious calculations.

Anyway, Zhang Fei asked directly, and he answered truthfully, no one shy away from it.

After coming down, he felt that this imperial court was really unusual.

Zhang Fei took the opportunity to drink a cup of tea, then knocked on the hammer and said, "The deputy envoy of the seed."

Chang Er came to the court very consciously, but compared to Lu Shen's calmness, his expression was a bit complicated. When he appeared in court, he was uneasy again, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles.

After Zhong Er sat down, Zhang Fei asked: "Deputy Minister Zhong, you should have heard the confession of prefect Lu just now."

The kind nodded.

Zhang Fei looked down at the copy, then raised his head and said: "According to the evidence we have obtained, in the content you reported to the court at the beginning, it clearly stated that you have successfully lured Wei Mingshan to surrender.

But Zhifu Lu said just now that you lied about the military situation just to ask the court to allow you to send troops. How do you explain this? "

Chang Er suddenly got excited and said: "I didn't lie, I just reported the truth."

It turned out that the words just now had been held back in his heart.

Zhang Fei asked curiously: "However, some soldiers saw that Wei Mingshan mounted his horse with a gun and was about to fight with our army. I wonder if this is true?"

Zhong Er hesitated for a moment, and said: "This is also true, but I only found out afterwards that Wei Mingshan did not agree to surrender."

Zhang Fei asked: "You only know after the fact?"

Zhong Er said: "Because I persuaded his brother Wei Mingshan to surrender through Wei Mingshan who had already surrendered, not because I had direct contact with Wei Mingshan. And Wei Mingyishan went through Wei Mingshan's confidant Li Wenxi To persuade them to surrender, but who would have thought that Li Wenxi would act as a hindrance, in order to get money, and lied that Wei Mingshan had agreed to surrender.

If I really just want to be greedy, then I don't need to spend money to induce surrender, which may fail. "

Zhang Fei nodded and asked again: "Then how did you accept the surrender of Wei Mingshan?"

Chang Er pondered for a moment, and said: "As Lu Zhifu said, I attacked with the whole army and surrounded the family account of Weiming Mountain by means of a surprise attack. But this is very normal on the battlefield."

Zhang Fei asked: "Really?"

Zhong Er nodded and said: "First of all, even if Wei Mingshan agrees to surrender, there may be fraud in it. I must be fully prepared. No matter whether the other party really surrenders or not, I will choose this way, so that I can Just in case.

I also reported the facts to the imperial court, and there will be no surprises if I am not sure about it. Therefore, in the edict issued by the imperial court later, it was also ordered to let Zhifu Lu and Xue Zhuanyun envoy at that time plan the matter, and I would contact the other party. It can be seen that the imperial court did not think that our army had taken Suizhou, but only supported our army Lure the other party.

Secondly, in the past cases of inducing surrender, many tribal leaders agreed to surrender, but their subordinates were unwilling to surrender. As a result, when our army accepted them to surrender, their subordinates rebelled and the whole plan failed. this opportunity.

This is also the reason why I sent troops without waiting for the imperial edict, because once the news of this kind of thing leaked out, most of the success would fall short, and it was a close call. "

Zhang Fei said: "So the deputy envoy considered all kinds of possible accidents at that time, and also made careful arrangements."

Chang Er nodded and said: "Before sending troops, I knew very clearly where the opponent's main force was, as well as the number and deployment of their soldiers and horses, so even if Wei Mingshan had no intention of surrendering at that time, our army could do it." Without spending a single soldier, three hundred chiefs, fifteen thousand households, and ten thousand soldiers were captured."

Zhang Fei said: "But did Deputy Envoy Zhong consider that this would lead to a war between our country and Xixia. At that time, the official had just ascended the throne, and we were not ready for war with Xixia."

Chang Er said: "I never thought that the Great Song Dynasty and Xixia coexisted peacefully at that time, and the war on the northwest border never stopped. Suizhou is my homeland in the Central Plains, but it is still occupied by Xixia. This is peace. Where do you start?"