Chapter 124 [Learn Guo Ziyi's memorials]
"My bird letter is also from Anyang County."
"And the content is also the tragedy you have played, but its content is more detailed."
"The most important thing is that this is an urgent report sent to me by Guo Ziyi himself."
"Above this bird letter, Guo Ziyi's statement is similar to yours. There are also giant bandits in Anyang County, and officials from the Anyang County Government were killed, but the criminals who committed the crime were different."
"For example, in your memorial, you described Guo Ziyi as a villain who killed officials and rebelled, and said with certainty, and seemed full of righteous indignation."
"But I carefully recalled your memorial just now, but I found that you were guessing and inference all the article. To apply a statement I just learned, my dear, you are clearly a routine that you have suspected of being guilty."
"Hahahaha, there are always suspicions. After hearing this statement, do you all feel very novel?"
"I also feel very novel, but after the novelty, I suddenly felt panic in my heart."
When the emperor said this, he suddenly stood up slowly from the dragon throne, then glanced at the court and looked at every official present.
"There is any suspicion, and if you think you have a guilty one, you will infer it in the way you are guilty. Then the result can be imagined, and it will inevitably confirm the suspect."
"But the rules of the Tang Dynasty are tolerant. Few officials are guilty of being convicted for their words, so they dare to say anything and speak out. Sometimes when an official participates in others, the most basic method is to have such suspicion."
"I think that someone is guilty, and I guess he did it..."
"My dear friends recalled, did you often say this when you participated in the report? And when the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty made the final ruling, I also believed your words and made a decision on the matter when you participated in the report."
"This scares me!"
"I have actually believed in the slander that has been for decades."
"Those who are convicted of slander, those who are punished for their suspicion of being guilty, are they wronged?"
Since the 28th year of Kaiyuan, the emperor has rarely discussed it in such a long way.
At this moment, the civil and military officials in the court felt awe-inspiring, as if they had returned to the youthful era of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was decisive at that time and had a ruthless and fierce attitude when doing things. The officials of the court at that time would never dare to be as casual as in recent years.
However, just when the ministers were in awe of their hearts, the emperor slowly sat back on the dragon throne, as if he was in poor spirits and yawned in great sleepiness.
"I'm so old, I feel tired after saying a little."
The emperor was yawning, his eyes seemed to become turbid, but he did not forget the serious matter just now and asked Gao Lishi to take out a memorial.
"There are many officials attending court today, so I won't let everyone circulate them one by one, otherwise it will take too long to make it impossible for me to return to the palace to rest early."
"Let Gao Lishi read it to everyone. My dear friends listen to Guo Ziyi's memorial. After listening later, I still have a few questions. I may ask you everyone at that time, let you tell me your opinion."
"Especially, Sun Aiqing, when you participated in Guo Ziyi, the method used was to be suspected of being guilty. So now you listen to Guo Ziyi's bird transmission letter and see how they wrote to the emperor."
"But you don't have to learn, because you may not have a chance in the future."
The ministers below moved their hearts and vaguely heard the emperor's suggestion.
What does it mean to ‘no chance to use it in the future?’
For officials, it means at least abolition of the verdict.
If it is a little more serious, you will have to pay your life even if you lose your official position.
The minister who wrote the memorial gradually pale and his body trembled involuntarily. He almost blurted out subconsciously and said anxiously and panickedly: "Your Majesty, I am not guilty. The dynasty rule of our Tang Dynasty has not been punished for words."
The emperor yawned again, as if his energy was getting worse, but his words were very cold, exuding a sense of killing like an emperor: "That was the past, not the present."
In just eight words, all the ministers present felt a stern heart.
...
At this time, Gao Lishi unfolded the bird's letter and recited it loudly in the court:
"Your Majesty the Emperor, I am Guo Ziyi. Before the seventeenth day, I set off to leave Chang'an. The ox cart was on the way, walking for a long time, walking for more than 80 miles a day, passing through fourteen prefectures..."
"I arrived in Anyang County today at night. This place is 1,200 miles away from Chang'an and 1,200 miles away from my minister's jurisdiction. It's a coincidence, it's half and half."
"Since the night comes and the caravan needs to stay, I sent a request to a village called Niujia Village, hoping that the other party can let us stay for one night."
"At first, the village refused. Although he spoke urged, his expression was a little sad. After indirect attacks, his subordinates gradually learned the inside story of the sadness of the village."
"So there are thieves."
"And it's a giant bandit."
"That night, I ambushed the woods with one thousand cavalry and waited for a while. The bandits attacked, and the number of people was 5,000, and there were more than 500 horse-riding bandits."
"It's very scary."
"As only 1,200 miles away from Chang'an, there were such a huge number of bandits. I was angry and led my subordinates to fight hard. After a night of hard fighting, I barely repelled the bandits..."
"The next morning, I continued to set off. Due to the attack of bandits last night, the people of Niujia Village were panicked and even begged me to take them to migrate."
"Migration is a major event, and the local government office must cooperate. So the Weichen hurried to the county office to let the local officials communicate with each other. However, after entering the county office, he was shocked to find that all the county officials were killed."
"It turned out that there were more than one band of thieves last night. It turned out that there were two bands of thieves at the same time last night. One of them attacked the villages and towns, slaughtered the villages and robbed the money and grains, and the other attacked the county town and killed all local officials."
"The bandits who attacked the villages and towns were pacified by me, but the bandits who attacked the county town had already escaped. I originally wanted to guard this place for a while and find out the bandits to pacify them, but my wife is already eight months pregnant and can't afford to wait. In desperation, I can only set off to continue my journey."
"But I was worried and thought that the bandits here should not be ignored, so I wrote a letter of birds overnight to report to Your Majesty to know early. I also asked Your Majesty to make a decision in time and send troops to guard..."
"I specifically recommend one person, thinking that he can take on this position, but Bai Xiaode, the general of Qianniu Guard, let him lead his troops to take charge."
"You don't need to give too many troops, just 5,000 troops. When facing bandit troubles, you should be able to barely defeat them."
"Above, the guards of the five prefectures on the southeastern Shandong Road, the general of Langya and Guo Ziyi, wrote a secret report."
After reading this memorial, the civil and military officials in the court were silent.
What a great memorial.
A memorial achieved several goals.
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