C507 Law and Merits
C507 Law and Merits
After all, they were all officials. How could they not know the rules of the Qin Country?
But...
His Majesty directly said the word "Outer Sanctum of the Northern Region."
The Northern Sanctum had all heard of it and was not one of the Nine Paths. It was just a way of addressing the northern border that people were familiar with.
Moreover, His Majesty rarely said this word.
After all, His Majesty's words had to be true. His words were followed by the law, and they were close to the power of God.
Cui Sanjin was shocked.
He started to tremble.
His Majesty said again, "In fact, you did this because many officials have their own businesses in the Beijiang Road. But Xiao Huai'en did not give you any benefits at all, so you used your official business to take revenge. You could have done it easily, but you used your position to create obstacles for the northern expedition. Do you think you can do it without anyone knowing? Do you really think Zhen is deaf and blind, or do you think Zhen is a fool? "
" Your Majesty, this old official... This old official was wronged! This old official is doing things according to the procedure! "
" You still dare to say that?! "
His Majesty was furious.
A person beside him quickly stood up and said with a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, according to investigation, Lord Cui did not violate the law of Qin Country. If..."
He did not dare to say the following words.
At that time, Prime Minister Lee stood up and said loudly, "Since Lord Cui did not violate the law of Qin Country, although he wanted to delay, how detestable, but it was only a mistake and not a crime! Your Majesty, if everything is judged by reason, then what about the law of Qin Country? If reason is more important than law, then what about the law of Qin Country?"
His Majesty was so angry that he asked in a deep voice," Then according to what my beloved Minister Li said, how should I judge? Under the circumstances where I knew that he had made a mistake in the battle and had even damaged thousands of my elite soldiers! "
Prime Minister Lee said in a clear voice, "It can only be that morality is not suitable for the position. It can be exempted from officials, but not heavy punishment."
"What if I want to heavily punish him?"
Prime Minister Lee thought for a moment and said, "It can be shakedowns, can be banished, but it can't be sentenced to death, nor can it be punished repeatedly. This is the greatest limit."
The corner of His Majesty's eyes twitched a few times.
He had already understood the entire process of the northern expedition.
The biggest and most infuriating part was caused by Cui Sanjin.
However, he had to consider what Prime Minister Lee had said.
After all, this was the law of Qin Country!
Taking a deep breath, His Majesty said in a deep voice, "Then let's do it this way!"
"Thank you, Lord, for your graciousness."
Prime Minister Lee cupped his hands and sighed.
"What are you thanking Zhen for?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving the Law a position."
"Hmph."
His Majesty sneered.
Prime Minister Lee was definitely the person he hated the most among all the civil and military officials in the court.
He was also the person he could not leave at all.
He waved his hand and let Prime Minister Lee return to his seat.
After that, he gave Cui Sanjin a sentence according to Prime Minister Lee's words.
Many people finally reacted at this moment.
At the same time, they understood one thing.
The credit for the northern expedition was definitely not small!
The loss of a few thousand people had caused His Majesty to be furious, and he was the first to speak of it.
Could this be the greatest loss during the northern expedition?
Northern Expedition!
That was a direct confrontation with the Northern Wei side!
It was not impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to be filled in. Many people had even made such preparations.
But only now did they realize that the matter of the northern expedition was completely different from what they had imagined.
His Majesty took a deep breath. The hostility on his face disappeared, and what replaced it was an expression of joy that could not be concealed no matter what.
"I believe that everyone has already heard about the northern expedition this time. However, I believe that none of the Lords present know the exact details."
After saying that, His Majesty waved his hand.
The eunuch immediately shouted, "General Huyi of the northern expedition, Hai Borui greets you!"
Hai Borui?
The officials were shocked once again.
Only a small portion of them knew this name.
Because this wasn't a very loud name.
Moreover, the prefix of this name wasn't Zheng Beihuai.
He was a Thousand Households.
He was an ordinary officer of the Southern Guardian Office.
Because he had a good relationship with the Directorate of Celestials, he was in charge of the tens of thousands of troops that the Southern Prefecture's Directorate of Celestials had lent to Xiao Huai'en.
At the same time, there were seventeen other commanders who were at the same level as him.
Such a figure was truly not considered to have shown his face amongst the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty.
At this moment, those who did not know his background were puzzled. At the same time, they were searching for the origin of this name in their minds.
Those who knew his background widened their eyes, and their faces were filled with disbelief.
From a Thousand Households to a Great General...
General Huai Yi was an official that had been established more than a hundred years ago. He was a rank two official. He had been there for many years, but no one had been able to fill his position.
He naturally said that this general had been promoted because of his contributions to the north.
All the officers knew about the transfer of this official position.
However, they could not understand what kind of contribution could make a thousand households suddenly become a rank two official in the Imperial Court. !
The biggest promotion in Qin Country was to be promoted to rank three.
Three grades per grade.
It was nine grades in total.
Only those with great achievements could enjoy such an upgrade.
However, the Thousand Households only had a rank of Rank-6.
This was a jump of more than Rank-4, a total of 13 ranks!
When Hai Borui entered, all of the officials turned their heads to look at him curiously.
However, their curiosity immediately turned into surprise.
They couldn't even bear to look at him directly, so they turned their heads away.
Hai Borui was supported by someone to come in.
Because he had lost one of his legs.
A whole leg.
There was also an arm and an eye.
It was as if there was only one thing left on his body.
It was more like "half a person."
The sound of the walking stick echoed throughout the entire hall.
It sounded like...
It sounded like blood was dripping down.
"This official, Hai Borui, greets Your Majesty!"
It was a loud and powerful voice.
His Majesty quickly said, "Your body is not convenient, so don't kneel. Men, take a seat."
A former household of a thousand.
All the civil and military officials were standing.
But he was sitting.
And he was not so careful.
Instead, he had a smile on his face, neither servile nor overbearing.
Just his bearing alone was enough to make people look at him in surprise.
They couldn't help but think.
Why hadn't they heard of such an interesting figure before?
His Majesty sighed and asked in a soft voice, "I've read the report of the northern expedition, and it's mostly good news. However, I can see the bitterness in it from you. I do not want to hear the battle report of the meritorious officials. I want to hear what really happened at that time. "
At this time, Hai Borui had an embarrassed look on his face. He cupped his hands and said," Your majesty, this official was injured and was arranged to deliver a letter leisurely. This official does not speak well and the matter of the northern expedition cannot be explained. If your majesty wants to hear it... there is one person who can explain it more clearly."
" Oh? Who is it?"
Hai Borui said," It is Old General Xiao, the young duke of Leng family. He is the commander of the Third Grade Imperial Guards, Leng Feng. "
Hearing this name, the officials finally heaved a sigh of relief.
It was not to say how Leng Feng was like.
It was that everyone knew him!
Among the children of the Leng family, he was the one who had a promising future.
Furthermore, he was the leader of the Imperial Guards. He was the one who patrolled the capital, and many people had seen him before. They were even very familiar with him.
Originally, he was a rank four official, but now he had become a rank three official. Furthermore, his position hadn't changed much, so everyone could finally accept it.
In their hearts, they finally felt that there was something normal about him.
However, when Leng Feng was summoned in, all of the officials were stunned once again.
Because...
The same person was Ming Ming.
He was also dressed in his usual attire.
His face did not change much.
However, it gave people the feeling that he had changed into a different person!
It was extremely sudden and clear.