Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 521: Civil and military and law (6)

Many civil officials, including Lu Shen, sneered at Guo Kui's remarks.

But only so much.

No one is surprised by this.

Because everyone knows that Guo Kui was originally a military officer, and he definitely belongs to the main combat faction, and he must support the kind.

The key point is that the emperor gave Guo Kui a very high praise for his behavior at that time, and even said in court, "If you are here, I have no worries about going west."

At the same time, Guo Kui also has many supporters in the court. Fan Zhongyan and Han Qike have all supported him before.

Zhang Fei smiled slightly at this, and did not make too many comments. After all, he did not want to review the matter, but just asked: "Then I don't know why Guo Xianggong didn't come up with the edict in time?"

Guo Kui replied: "That's because the officials issued this edict, and they also took into account that our army is not prepared enough, and we should avoid a war with Xixia.

However, this kind of situation, in fact, has often happened in recent years. They often attack the opponent's city. Fortress, fortress, fortified defense. "

In the Qingli Treaty, there is an article that clearly states that both parties can freely build fortresses on their own territory without restriction.

The reason is very simple, no one trusts anyone.

In the two decades of peace, both sides built large-scale fortifications on the border, especially the Song Dynasty. When the two decades of peace passed, conflicts followed.

However, due to the existence of these fortifications and the internal problems of the two countries, the wars during this period were only tentative attacks.

The Song Dynasty didn't dare to fight, and Xixia didn't dare to fight either.

Guo Kui continued: "At that time, I found out that the Xixia side had already started a war, but I repelled Xixia's attacks several times. , lost two generals.

If I take out the edict right away, it will only distract our troops, so I plan to wait and see. But with the sudden death of Li Liangzuo, the leader of Xixia, the conflict came to an end. "

Zhang Fei nodded and asked: "Based on what Guo Xianggong saw, if Li Liangzuo hadn't passed away at that time, would Xixia have fought against our country?"

Guo Kui thought for a while, nodded and said: "Judging from the situation at that time, a war might break out, because Suizhou's geographical location is really critical, so even this year, Xixia has been fighting Do everything possible to claim Suizhou from our country."

"Really?" Zhang Fei asked again: "The Deputy Envoy Shi Caizhong also mentioned the importance of Suizhou. Can Guo Xianggong specifically talk about how important this Suizhou is?"

Guo Kui said: "Although there were many reasons for our army's defeat at Sanchuankou, Suizhou played a vital role in the entire battle. At that time, the Xixia army sent troops from Tumen in Suizhou. The sheep attacked the Security Army, but turned to attack Jinmingzhai, and then went straight to Yanzhou City.

The reason is that if the Xixia army departs from Suizhou, they can arrive at the city of Yanzhou within three days, leaving our reinforcements too late to rescue them, so that they lose their initiative. Therefore, as long as Suizhou is in the hands of Xixia, Yanzhou cannot sit back and relax.

It is precisely because of this that the father of Zhong Shiheng, the deputy envoy back then, and old general Zhong Shiheng were two hundred miles away from Yanzhou. He ignored the enemy's harassment, regardless of the dangerous terrain, and at any cost, he built Qingjian City. Protect Yanzhou. This point, I believe that Lu Zhifu is also very clear, otherwise, Lu Zhifu would not have sent a deputy envoy to garrison Qingjian City.

But now that our army has regained Suizhou, we can use Hengshan as a barrier, and Yanzhou will no longer have any worries. It can also reduce the burden on the rest of the roads, and at the same time take the initiative on the northern line. As long as our army goes west from Hengshan, it will be easy. You can attack Xixia, you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. "

"I see."

Zhang Fei nodded, and continued to ask: "Then Guo Xianggong thinks, what is the state of our country and Xixia during the four years of Zhiping?"

Guo Kui thought for a while, and said: "I have to admit that the Qingli agreement is still in effect, it has not been abolished, and it cannot be said to exist in name only. , Wochao also immediately stopped the Sui coins, and then Ichao also judged whether to fulfill the contract based on Xixia's words and deeds.

As I said before, occupying the opponent's city is also a common occurrence during this period. The border between the two countries is also constantly adjusted, but no large-scale war broke out, and often after the conflict, the two sides still There will be peace talks to ensure that the Qingli covenant can be implemented, but Suizhou is particularly important. "

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, "So in my personal opinion, in the four years of Zhiping, the two sides were in a state of peace rather than war, but it is indisputable that conflicts are also increasing day by day."

Zhang Fei nodded slightly, and said again: "According to Guo Xianggong, can I think that the behavior of such deputy envoys sending troops at the beginning was actually very common at that time, but because of the geographical location of Suizhou, it is It is extremely important, so there is indeed the possibility of triggering a war between the two sides."

Guo Kui nodded.

Zhang Fei asked again: "According to Guo Xianggong's judgment, was our army prepared for a big war at that time?"

Guo Kui said: "I think it is a success, because during the period of inducing surrender to Weiming Mountain, General Zhe Jishi Zhe had already deployed in the Dali River to prevent the opponent from sending troops to stop the surrender, and he won successive victories after that."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you, Mr. Guo, for testifying in court."

As Guo Kui went to court, not to mention the onlookers, even the two parties involved, Zhong Er and Lu Shen, looked bewildered.

It is completely impossible to see which side has the upper hand after these words.

Although Guo Kui said that the rash attack at that time might trigger a big war, he also explained that the geographical location of Suizhou is very important.

After a short rest, Zhang Fei said, "Zheng Xie, a scholar of the Imperial Academy."

Hearing about this person, Lu Shen couldn't help showing surprise.

Many civil servants also looked around, and said in surprise: "Zheng Yifu is here too."

No one knows about most of the witnesses.

However, this Zheng Xie had been in the Hanlin Academy in the capital at that time, and his appearance surprised many people. He had nothing to testify.

But I saw an old man who knew the fate very well, waving his big sleeves, and came to the court. Although he was white-haired, he had an extraordinary bearing, and his clothes were very simple, very similar to Lu Shen.

This person's name is Zheng Xie, who was born as a number one scholar. He is also a highly educated, honest and upright official. He was able to become the number one scholar in the Song Dynasty. Naturally, his literary talents are extremely high among scholars. fame.

In any case, the appearance of Zheng Xie made the civil officials feel good and fair.

Guo Kui was born as a military general, and has always been a main fighter, and he definitely supports Zhong Er, and this Zheng Xie is a proper civil servant, a peacemaker, and has a very good relationship with Lu Shen. , he has been talking to Lu Shen all the time, thinking that Lu Shen has suffered unfairly, and he also contributed a lot to this retrial.

This at least proves that so far, Zhang Fei is still very fair, and he didn't say that he specially found some main fighters to testify.

Zhang Fei stretched out his hand slightly to signal, "Scholar Zheng, please sit down."

In fact, Zhang Fei should stand up and salute according to the etiquette, but Zheng Xie knew that Zhang Fei should not expect too much from him in terms of etiquette, so he cupped his hands to thank him, and then sat down.

Zhang Fei said: "Before that, I still want to thank Xueshi Zheng for going so far to come here to testify in court."

"President Zhang is serious. In fact, I should thank President Zhang for giving me a chance to testify in court."

Speaking, Zheng Xie immediately said again: "But just now, the old man has been listening for a long time, and there is a problem that has not been solved."

These academicians of the Hanlin Academy are all very powerful, and when they come up, they are mainly anti-clients.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Scholar Zheng, please tell me."

Zheng Xie said: "Just now, even Zhong Er himself admitted that he sent troops without an edict. At the same time, the imperial edict asked Lu Zhifu and Xue Zhuanyun to preside over this matter. However, when Lu Zhifu Zhong Er was ordered to be recalled, but Zhong Er still refused. Isn't this a disobedience to the imperial edict?

Perhaps this is in the Zhengshitang, and the success or failure of this matter can be judged, but the imperial court wants to talk about the law. Although the old man is not as proficient in the law as Judge Zhang, he can also memorize "Song Xingtong", I really don't know what else is there trialable. "

As soon as these words came out, many people present nodded their heads as if they were suddenly awakened.

You are playing tricks here, asking seven questions and eight questions, but the facts are solid evidence, and even Zhong Er himself admitted that he must be guilty according to the law.

All eyes were on Zhang Fei.

Chang Er was even more uneasy, he knew this Zheng Xie, at that time Zheng Xie strongly suggested that the officials arrest him directly as a warning to others, so when he saw this person, he immediately felt bad!

Zhang Fei explained calmly: "This is mainly because the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it takes several days for edicts to go back and forth. Ask the court for advice on everything, and this is also allowed by military law."

Zheng Xie immediately said: "The old man understands what President Zhang said, but this is not a battlefield, but whether to fight or not to fight. This must be allowed by the court. , wantonly set off military disasters, this is a sign of national subjugation."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Xueshi Zheng is right, that's why the chief judge invited Xueshi Zheng to come here to testify."

Zheng Xie was taken aback for a moment: "I don't know what the chief judge means by this?"

Zhang Fei said: "In the view of the chief judge, from the beginning of the induction of surrender to the final recovery of Suizhou, this is one thing, because since it has decided to induce the surrender of the other party's generals, then the imperial court hopes to recover Suizhou. Behavior is questionable.

As for the Deputy Envoy Zhong's final decision to send troops, it was only a step in the whole matter, not a separate incident, after all, Wei Mingyishan had already been recruited before.

It's like in a battle, the general must make a timely judgment based on the changes in the frontline situation. Of course, whether the judgment of the deputy envoy is forced by the situation still needs to be judged.

However, before that, we must be sure of one thing, that is, how the court viewed the lured surrender of the famous mountain. If the inducement to surrender was denied at the beginning, then such a secondary envoy's behavior must constitute the crime of disobeying the imperial edict, so there is no need for a retrial.

However, according to their previous confessions, the court does not seem to prevent this behavior. According to our investigation, Xueshi Zheng participated in the decision-making of this matter fully, which is why I invited Xueshi Zheng to come. "

After these words, almost everyone treated Zhang Fei differently.

Including Zhong Er, Zhong Gu, Zhe Jizu and other generals.

Before they felt wronged, it was from a strategic point of view and the result theory. The fact is that the recovery of Suizhou will reverse the passive situation on the northern front. But they never dared to argue with each other from the perspective of justice.

Because they also feel that this is not arguable.

However, after Zhang Fei's analysis, it is completely worthwhile to argue!

Amazing!

This can find loopholes.