Volume 1, Chapter 79 Is it a merit or a crime?

When the Great Zhou Emperor discussed how to treat Bai Qi, the entire court exploded.

The civil service group headed by the prime minister was ready to fight. They were going to suppress the military merits of the generals in the court,

and Bai Qi offended the prime minister, the head of the civil service group, and beheaded the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. This was simply a slap in the face of the civil service group.

Now no civil servant can tolerate Bai Qi's continued promotion.

When the Great Zhou Emperor had just finished speaking, the Minister of Rites jumped out:

"Your Majesty, I think Bai Qi is not only unmeritorious, but guilty!"

When the Great Zhou Emperor heard this, the corners of his mouth were about to rise to the sky. Can it still be handled this way?

He hurriedly said excitedly: "My dear, please speak quickly!"

He also gave the Minister of Rites an encouraging look. This idea is right!

After receiving the hint from the Great Zhou Emperor, the Minister of Rites was even more excited, like a proud rooster, and his voice became even louder:

"We originally had a policy of marriage with the Xiongnu. After the marriage, we will become brotherly countries."

"From now on, there will be no more wars on the border."

"This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people."

"But Bai Qi killed the first Khan of the Xiongnu for no reason, which destroyed our policy of marriage with the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu will definitely not give up. Once a war breaks out, there will be more deaths." "

Therefore, I think that Bai Qi is too aggressive and should be taken to Caishikou and beheaded to appease the anger of the Xiongnu."

The Minister of Rites talked eloquently, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the more he felt that he was right.

He was just talking when a burly general next to him spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, which directly sprayed on the face of the Minister of Rites.

"Fuck you!"

"When did it become a crime to fight the Huns?"

If there was no one holding him back, the general would have rushed over and kicked the Minister of Rites in the face.

His action almost made the Minister of Rites faint. He had never been humiliated like this before.

The most important thing is, how many days have you not brushed your teeth with willow branches?

The people from the Ministry of Rites stood up and pointed at the generals and cursed them. Although they didn't use a single dirty word, they listed the generals' ancestors for eighteen generations.

The generals were eager to fight. They were not good at reasoning, so they were ready to fight.

They would never talk nonsense if they could fight.

Seeing that the war between civil officials and military officials was about to break out, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty pounded the table angrily, suppressed the chaos in the court, and said angrily: "It is said that a gentleman should use his mouth instead of his hands!"

"Let's vote on the proposal of the Minister of Rites in the court and see how many people in the three officials and the six ministries agree and how many people oppose it?"

When he said this, the civil officials almost laughed out loud.

Because most of the three officials and six ministries were from the civil officials, and the military officials were not included in this sequence.

At that time, the prime minister and the general immediately expressed their support for the proposal of the Ministry of Rites. Except for the Ministry of Justice, which did not express an opinion, the other five departments immediately expressed their support.

General Cao Changqiu was furious. As the boss of the military officials, Bai Qi had made great military achievements, but in the eyes of the civil officials,

he was not only unworthy, but also guilty. Where can I go to reason with this?

He cursed directly:

"Do you still have any shame?"

"In the 853 years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, has anyone killed the Xiongnu Khan?"

"This is an unprecedented achievement, but in your mouth, it has become a great crime of destroying the Xiongnu marriage!"

"Your Majesty, if you treat the soldiers like this, be careful that the Great Zhou Dynasty is in danger of extinction!"

When the military generals heard that the generals spoke for Bai Qi, they were filled with righteous indignation and came out to angrily criticize the emperor and the civil officials.

At this moment, the prime minister said quietly: "Fighting is the general's business! But how to reward the ministers is the business of me, the prime minister and the civil officials."

"Since ancient times, generals have not interfered in politics. Please don't exceed your authority!"

The prime minister's words made the general Cao Changqiu speechless. If he continued to fight for an official position for Bai Qi, it would be equivalent to a military general interfering in politics.

He himself would be unrighteous and criticized by others.

Then all the words he said for Bai Qi would have no credibility.

This is where the prime minister and others are powerful.

General Cao Changqiu pointed at the prime minister and didn't say a word for a long time. Finally, he threw his sleeves and went back to the military camp, not wanting to waste another word with these bastards.

The military generals had no way to deal with it, because this was the killer move of the civil officials against the military generals. The emperor

of the Great Zhou Dynasty really wanted to give the prime minister a thumbs up at this moment. The old ones are still the best.

"Okay, since everyone has reached a consensus,"

"Then let the world know that Bai Qi killed the first Khan of the Xiongnu for no reason, disrupted the marriage, and committed a serious crime against the country. The verdict: behead him in public!" As soon as the emperor

of the Great Zhou Dynasty finished speaking, Cao Changqiu almost threw his sleeves and left.

The military generals quarreled even more, looking at the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty like a fool.

At this time.

The eunuch outside the hall made a long and thin voice: "Your Majesty, Qin Zheng, the Duke of Qin, wants to see you!"

Before the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty could respond, Qin Zheng, the Duke of Qin, had already walked in, and behind him was his own son, Qin Pojun, the Marquis of Suppressing Rebellion.

Both of them were wearing armor, with Qin swords hanging from their waists, and behind them was a guard wearing black armor, who was the Black Ice in charge of the Black Ice Platform.

After the three entered the hall, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the prime minister.

Duke Qin Zheng of Qin looked at the emperor and said,

"I was just outside and heard that the court decided to deal with Bai Qi. May I ask if the emperor has any questions about this?"

The emperor saw Duke Qin and snorted. Among the four princes and eight dukes, Duke Qin had the greatest power and the strongest military force.

Even he had to give Duke Qin some face, after all, the old Qin people were the most brave and aggressive. Every time there was a war, it was basically the old Qin soldiers who rushed to the front.

Therefore, when the Emperor of the Great Zhou treated Duke Qin Zheng, he was more polite than he was to General Cao Changqiu. The Emperor smiled and said,

"Duke Qin, you are late. The civil and military officials have collectively discussed and Bai Qi is indeed guilty!"

Master Pan also came out immediately, looked at Duke Qin with unfriendly eyes and said, "Duke Qin, are you here to call an army to punish him? Do you also want military generals to interfere in government affairs?"

Duke Qin glanced at the Emperor and the civil officials coldly, snorted and said,

"No!"

"Since the civil and military officials and the Emperor have made such a decision, I am unwilling to interfere in government affairs."

"But!"

"Bai Qi is an old Qin man, and I, Duke Qin Zheng, am the leader of the old Qin people. I, an old Qin man, fought bloody battles in the front, but I have to be punished by the whole court when I come back."

"In this case, I hereby ask the emperor to let all the old Qin people take off their armor and return to the fields, and I will also return to

my fiefdom to enjoy my old age." "In addition, let Yang Wudi get out of the old Qin people's territory, and we old Qin people will not defend Honghua City. We will strictly follow the resolution of the emperor and live in harmony with the Xiongnu."

"Are you satisfied now?"

As he said this, Duke Qin Zheng took off his helmet and threw it at the feet of the emperor, and also threw away his tiger talisman.

Qin Pojun behind him did the same thing. He smashed his helmet directly on the face of Master Pan, almost making Master Pan bleed from his nose.

The words of Duke Qin made everyone in the court dumbfounded.

Three hundred thousand Qin family soldiers are going to take off their armor and return to the fields?

Who will guard the territory?

What a good way to retreat in order to advance. The prime minister narrowed his eyes. This Duke Qin is not easy to deal with! He immediately closed his eyes and rested

, intending not to get involved in this matter and wait and see what happens.