The path of the villain is not easy

Chapter 386

After seeing the palace, Changsun Ji met the prince, and after a simple salute, Changsun Ji sat aside.

This time it was not in the study, but in a living room. In this room, the crown prince was sitting in the center, and besides Changsun Ji, there were many other people on both sides.

Seeing that the meeting hadn't started yet, and knowing that there were still people who hadn't arrived, Changsun Ji took advantage of this time to secretly look at the other people in the room.

Beside him was a big man with beards. This man was known to Sun Ji, and he was the General Zhou Guangzhou that Eunuch He had told him about before.

Next to General Zhou, there was a thin man who looked familiar, and upon closer inspection, he was also an acquaintance, and it was the official named Shidi who was teased by Eunuch He earlier.

Opposite Changsun Ji, there are three people dressed as literati, one is a young man with white face, one is a middle-aged scholar, and the other is a chubby man who looks like a rich man.

The eldest grandson Ji of these three people only recognized one, that rich man whose body was different from ordinary people, this man could be regarded as a capable man under the crown prince, he could be said to be both civil and military.His name is Pang Ping, whose name is Shouhua. He is an official of Taizhong University, and he is an official with a salary of a thousand stones.

As if sensing Changsun Ji's gaze, Pang Ping looked at Changsun Ji and nodded to Changsun Ji.

Changsun Ji returned the salute with a smile, knowing that it seemed impolite to look at him like that, so he looked away, but he was surprised in his heart.Secretly said: "So high vigilance."

Ever since he refined Silver Hand's inner alchemy, his internal strength has been very high. He didn't expect that he was discovered by the other party just by taking a look at him.

Gathering his eyes, Changsun Ji sat there, calmed down and waited for the rest of the officials to arrive.

Because the places where the officials live are not the same, some are near and some are far, so the arrival time of the officials is not the same. When the last official arrives, it has been half an hour since Changsun Ji arrived.

After Changsun Ji, five more officials came one after another, including three military generals and two literati.

The prince looked at all the people in the audience, except for some who were being sent out of Beijing by him because of some matters, and some who were officials in other places, all of them were already in this hall.

He rolled up his hands and coughed lightly, seeing that all the people around him were looking at him, and then he said:
"A month and a half ago, there was news from Liangzhou that the country of the Western Regions ruled that the country of Yan was a subsidiary of the country and blatantly established an anti-Yan alliance. This is a provocation to the country of Yan."

"Your Highness, those little bastards in the Western Regions are looking for death. As long as Your Highness can give me five thousand soldiers, I will lead an expedition to the Western Regions and unscrew the dog head of the emperor of that country for His Highness, and come to the capital to give it to His Highness." Get discouraged." Sitting next to Zhou Guang, the Shidi gorilla yelled.

The prince glanced at Shidi Gorilla helplessly, and said with a smile: "I have always believed in General Shi's bravery, but let's put this matter aside for discussion, and now we need to discuss another matter first."

"The envoy sent by Liangzhou had set off half a month ago, but was directly detained by the prefect of Jinzhou when he was in Jinzhou, which caused the news to reach the capital half a month late. You say, how to deal with this Jinzhou prefect."

"Your Highness, this matter must be severely punished. Last time in Yanzhou, the envoy was killed in the middle of the way. This time Liangzhou is in this kind of incident. If there is no restraint, everyone will attack the envoy who sent the news to the capital. , that means the ears of the entire capital are blocked." The white-faced literati said.

The crown prince nodded and said, "Song Jijiu thinks how to deal with this person?"

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys. If the chicken is not killed enough to make the monkeys timid, then the chicken will be killed in vain. I suggest that His Highness send someone to kill the prefect of Jinzhou. Within three generations, the males will be reduced to slaves, and the females will be sent to the Jiaofang Division."

Hearing what Song Jijiu said, Changsun Ji frowned slightly. The white-faced young man looked gentle and elegant, but he didn't expect such a vicious attack. This was just to intercept an envoy. According to the strictest law, the prefect of Jinzhou had a prison There may not be a disaster, or a disaster of killing one's body, but the mouth of this Song priest is to destroy the other party's three generations.

"Your Highness, no. Your Highness has always been known for generosity and benevolence, but all the officials in the court think so, and even the common people think so. Although the prefect of Jinzhou is guilty, the crime is not so serious. If His Highness orders like this , I think it will affect His Highness's reputation."

Before Zhang Sunji could open his mouth to speak, the middle-aged scribe next to the white-faced youth opened his mouth.

"Your Highness, the main force of our army is currently being restrained in the north, and there are open provocations in the Western Regions. Now, there are some people in the country who are dishonest. At this time, governing the country must not only be benevolent and generous, but also use ruthless methods. You know, Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the emperor, the prefect of Jinzhou usually enjoys the salary of the imperial court, but now he does something harmful to the imperial court, he should be severely punished."

"It's nonsense. Although heavy punishments are used in troubled times, if it is just because the prefect of Jinzhou delayed the news, he will destroy the other party for three generations. Then who would dare to do things? The officials in the court are panicked, and there will be chaos that day. Your Highness , This kind of method is useless." The middle-aged scribe seemed to be annoyed by the white-faced youth's words, and shouted with a flushed face.

Changsun Ji looked at the two of them carefully, and he felt that what they said was very reasonable, but each had its own disadvantages.Listening to the two people talking, the two philosophies are fundamentally different.

Glancing at the crowd very naturally, and seeing that other people were acting as usual, Changsun Ji understood that the quarrel between these two people must not have happened once or twice.

"As a prefect, he will definitely not detain the messenger for no reason. I don't know the situation now, so it's hard to judge. I will send you two to Jinzhou tomorrow, bring the prefect of Jinzhou back, and ask why the other party behaved like this." Do as usual, and then make a decision." The prince glanced at the two of them, and then decided on the result.

The two nodded and agreed to obey, and did not continue to quarrel.

The prince looked at the crowd and continued, "How do you think about the affairs of the Western Regions?"

"Your Highness, things in the Western Regions are not complicated. The countries in the Western Regions are the best at bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Now that country has established an anti-Yan alliance, which has made a lot of noise, but it will not have any impact on us.

Across the vast desert, even if they come from an expedition, we can easily solve them with ease.As long as His Majesty returns from suppressing the rebellion, we don't need to take action, but just let out the noise, there will definitely be countries in the Western Regions who will take action for us to destroy that country directly. "Pang Ping said with cupped hands.

(End of this chapter)