Du Fu couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, is this punishment too severe?
Marshal Li has been dismissed from all official positions and titles because of this?"
Zhao Ziliang turned to look at Du Fu and asked, "Do you think this disposal is too important?
Why don't you go raise horses for him?"
Du Fu shrank his neck and backed away speechlessly.
Li Baoyu cupped his fists and said: "The soldiers led by the general turned against the imperial court and rebelled.
Even if the general is not in charge, even if the general has no knowledge, the general still cannot escape the blame.
Even if the king wants to kill the general, it is right.
And The general was only deprived of his official position and title.
This punishment is light enough.
I wonder where the king wants the general to raise horses."
Zhao Ziliang said: "The Huaixi Army is being reorganized now.
A large number of old, weak, sick and disabled people will be eliminated.
There will definitely be a shortage of people to raise horses.
Go to Huaixi and raise a good horse for me."
Li Baoyu agreed: "Yes" "And" Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said, "take your concubine who is raising outside home.
Don't let your war horse get crippled because of this concubine again."
"Yes" Li Baoyu left, and he left with peace of mind.
After coming out of the Prince Regent's Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his life was saved.
It stands to reason that the mistake he made this time was enough to cut off his head.
He caused the army to rebel due to dereliction of duty.
The reason why he was not cut off was not because of his great military exploits, but because he had a better attitude towards admitting his mistakes and repented.
During this period, all contact with anyone in the DPRK was cut off.
Li Baoyu knew that his previous siding with the prince was definitely a very unstable factor for him.
He had some understanding of Zhao Ziliang.
Now that Zhao Ziliang is in power, he must break the original political structure of the court.
In the past, officials who were on the same side and had factions They must all be targeted.
It will happen sooner or later.
Don’t look at it.
Some people are still living happily, but they may be imprisoned at any time.
It is not easy to find a crime for any official these days who has a clean butt.
Therefore, Li Baoyu has closed his door tightly for this month.
Every time the prince sent someone to come, he turned him away.
In this way, he expressed his feelings to the regent's palace and finally saved his old life.
After Li Baoyu left, Du Fu couldn't help but asked: "Your Majesty, did you really ask Li Baoyu to raise horses?
He once served as Sikong, Situ, and Prime Minister.
Let him raise horses.
How can he really put down his dignity?
Although Li Baoyu was a prince before, people, but There should be no doubt about this person's loyalty to the imperial court.
This person has learned some skills from Li Guangbi.
After a period of experience, he is also a good leader in commanding troops.
There are not many such people in the Tang Army today. " The Tang Dynasty went through the Anshi Rebellion and the subsequent wars in the following years.
With the deaths of a large number of famous generals such as Li Yi, Wang Zhongsi, Huangfu Weiming, Ge Shuhan, Li Guangbi, and Lai Ai, the number of generals in the Tang Army has begun to decline.
If you don't take it, the older generation is dead and the new generation of famous generals have not yet grown up.
There are really not many generals in the army who are talented and have rich experience in commanding troops.
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The court is often faced with a situation where there are no generals available.
Zhao Ziliang is also facing this dilemma.
Before the new generation of generals has grown up, the best way is to use veterans and boldly promote newcomers, giving them opportunities and allowing them to get enough experience, so that they can grow up quickly.
Li Baoyu was a veteran worth using, but he had sided with the prince before, and he did make a big mistake this time.
Zhao Ziliang punished Li Baoyu so severely, on the one hand, he wanted to tell everyone that whether he was There are rules and regulations for running a country or an army.
Anyone who makes a mistake will be punished, and standards will never be relaxed just because of one person.
On the other hand, Li Baoyu is also beaten and beaten to make him remember.
Think about how severe the punishment is to let a person who has been a prime minister raise horses.
For some people, this punishment is more uncomfortable than killing him.
Zhao Ziliang said: "You don't understand how to employ people.
Naturally, I have my own intentions in doing this.
Do you have anything else to do?"
Du Fu heard this and cupped his hands and said: "There is one thing.
Ju Wenzhen and others have been sentenced at Dali Temple.
Tomorrow at noon they will be taken to the Xuanwu Gate and beheaded at the Yushitai.
According to the king's wishes, only Ju Wenzhen and his family will be sentenced."
The cronies were held accountable and did not expand the scope of the implication, otherwise all the eunuchs in the palace would have been arrested."
Zhao Ziliang nodded: "Okay, I know, go tell me to prepare some food and drinks outside.
After all, Ju Wenzhen is also a person close to the emperor.
He was also a powerful and prominent figure.
Tonight, I will go and see him off."
"yes" That night, the gate of the Tianlao was opened.
Countless soldiers and horses lined up in front of the gate with torches held high.
The entire Tianlao was illuminated by lights.
This situation rarely happened because according to regulations, after dark, After that, no one is allowed to visit the prison.
But the person who came this time was an exception, he was Zhao Ziliang.
The Tianlao is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment.
Zhao Ziliang's arrival alarmed Lu Sigong, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Yan Yong, the warden of the Tianlao.
They hurriedly came to accompany Zhao Ziliang into the Tianlao.
Warden Yan Yong pointed to a cell in front of him and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, this is Cell No. 1, and Ju Wenzhen is locked in it."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Since there are cells with certain sizes, are there other cells with other sizes and who are being held in them?"
Yan Yong introduced: "Back to your Majesty, prisoners are held in Tianlao according to their title, official position and status.
There are three types of cells in Tianlao, namely Tianzihao, Dizihao and Renzihao.
The emperor's relatives, relatives, imperial clan They are generally locked up in the Tianzihao cell; officials above the fourth rank are locked up in the Dizihao cell, and those below the fourth rank are locked up in the Renzihao cell.
Although Ju Wenzhen is extremely powerful, he is only in the fifth rank, so he is locked up.
Herringbone Cell" Zhao Ziliang nodded and pointed at the cell door: "Open" "Yes" Yan Yong agreed and told the jailer: "Open the cell"
After the cell was opened, the jailer went in first, checked inside the cell, and then exited the cell.
The warden asked someone to bring in a small table and two small benches.
Zhao Ziliang walked in with the food box and said to Ju Wenzhen who was looking at him: "I heard about the verdict of Dali Temple and you will be on your way tomorrow.
I am here to see you off."
Ju Wenzhen, who was in ragged clothes, with a dirty face and disheveled hair, slowly stood up and laughed hoarsely: "The Za family has been with the emperor all year round.
They have enjoyed the world's wealth, exhausted all the power in the world, and once dominated the world.
It can be said that it is a glorious sight.
At that time, there were many followers and disciples.
Unexpectedly, before his death, no one came to visit the Zajia family.
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The one who came to see the Zajia family was actually the king."
Zhao Ziliang pointed to the small bench opposite the short table: "Sit down, I will drink with you tonight."
"In this case, the Zajia family would be disrespectful."
Ju Wenzhen cupped his hands, tidied his hair and sat on the small bench.
Zhao Ziliang sat opposite Ju Wenzhen, put the food box on the ground, opened it and took out a few dishes and a A wine flask and two small wine cups, place the chopsticks, and fill them with wine "Please" Zhao Ziliang extended his hand to a glass of wine.
Ju Wenzhen picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhao Ziliang poured the wine again.
While pouring the wine, he asked: "Eunuch Ju, do you regret it?"
Ju Wenzhen sneered when he heard this: "Don't you think it's unnecessary for the regent to ask this question?
When the court fights, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
How can there be any regrets?"
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "Eunuch Ju, what you said is wrong.
Ming emperors in all dynasties have issued decrees that the harem and eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics.
As an eunuch, my duty is to serve the emperor, but you rely on the emperor's favor to interfere in government affairs and frame loyalties."
If you are like Gao Lishi, who is favored by the emperor and can keep himself clean, who can do anything to you?
Who will have nothing to do to deal with such a person?
When Gao Lishi was alive, he was as favored by the emperor as you.
Let him Have you ever relied on the emperor's favor to do whatever you wanted?
No one in the government or the public respects him.
No one gives a thumbs up when talking about him.
Back then, he had a little dispute with me, and it was all because of Bian Lingcheng.
Although he said something about me in front of the emperor.
Bad words, obstruction He interfered with my promotion, but never harmed me.
This shows that he is a sensible person who knows what can and cannot be done.
If you can stick to your duty, your life will be very comfortable now.
Stay here” Ju Wenzhen was stunned for a moment, and then sighed for a long time: "After hearing what you said, I really regret it."
Zhao Ziliang took a sip from the wine glass and said: "If you are just fighting for power with me and have not committed any other crimes, especially colluding with the feudal town to achieve your own goals, colluding with the feudal town, and betraying the interests of the court, I can consider it.
I'll let you go and let you enjoy your old age, but you have gone too far.
You are just a political opponent.
If the outcome has been decided, there is no need to kill the opponent, but your behavior has violated the bottom line of being an official.
People can be disloyal. court, because It is they who support the imperial court.
The imperial court should be loyal to their officials but cannot be disloyal to the imperial court.
You spend the salary given to you by your employer but collude with outsiders to betray the employer.
You have no professional ethics and literacy.
Do you think you should die for a rip-off like you?
You are a person who is despised no matter where you go.
You keep saying that you are protecting the family business for the emperor, but in fact it is for your own sake.
Don’t be too selfish as a person.
People who are too selfish will only end up betraying each other."
Ju Wenzhen picked up the wine glass and drank another cup.
After putting down the wine cup, he suddenly burst into tears.
He knelt down in the direction of the palace and said, "Your Majesty, this old slave is guilty.
This old slave is guilty.
This old slave deserves death."
Zhao Ziliang did not say anything to stop him, and allowed Ju Wenzhen to cry.
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Ju Wenzhen cried for a while, wiped away his tears and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, please let me take my own life."
Zhao Ziliang stood up and walked out.
As he walked away, he said, "Eunuch Ju, you still don't understand.
It's not that I can't tolerate you, but that the law of the Tang Dynasty cannot tolerate you."