Shen Du's expression suddenly changed, and he instantly guessed who this young general was.

There are naturally many officials surnamed Qin, but the most famous one in Jiangnan today is of course Qin Xiao, the young minister of Dali Temple. The only one who can make Feixin respectfully address you as "sir" is Qin Xiao, who once caused a storm in Kyoto.

The thing under Qin Xiao’s crotch is naturally the Black Overlord.

He went to Jiangnan this time and brought the Black Overlord with him, but when he went to Suzhou City, he left the Black Overlord in the inner treasury.

Of course, Jiang Xiaochun did not dare to neglect Qin Shaoqing's mount. When he broke out from the inner treasury, he brought the Black Overlord out. After the Battle of Funiu Mountain, he returned the Black Overlord to Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao sat on the horse, looked at Shen Du up and down, and said with a smile: "General Shen, there is not a word on you. You represent the law of the Tang Dynasty. I don't know where to start?"

"It turns out to be Qin Shaoqing of Dali Temple." Shen Du knew Qin Xiao's reputation and saw him coming with thousands of soldiers and horses. He was surprised in his heart, but calm on his face: "This Lord Fei is spitting blood, please Qin Shaoqing to punish him. "

"oh?"

"The Shence Army is an elite force that protects the country and suppresses rebellion. It is not a matter of national law." Shen Du said: "I have never said that the Shence Army represents the law of the Tang Dynasty. This Lord Fei is talking nonsense and slandering this general, so he must be punished. If Qin Shaoqing considers that you are colleagues and cannot enforce the law impartially, I will have no choice but to report the matter to An Xing Hou in detail after I return to Hangzhou City. I believe An Xing Hou can make the decision for me."

"You say An Xing Hou on the left and An Xing Hou on the right. Do you want to say that everything you do is ordered by An Xing Hou?" Qin Xiao smiled, showing no harm to humans or animals.

Shen Du felt that this sentence seemed to be a trap, so he did not answer directly, but asked: "What does Qin Shaoqing mean by bringing so many people here? The Tang Dynasty has national laws, and local deployment of troops requires orders from the Ministry of War. You have thousands of people here. , they are definitely not soldiers and horses from Hangzhou, they are naturally brought from Suzhou. I would like to ask if there is any order from the Ministry of War to transfer troops from Suzhou?"

"No." Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "I don't have a transfer order from the Ministry of War."

Shen Du immediately sneered: "You didn't wither, you mobilized without permission, Qin Shaoqing, you are so bold, are you going to rebel?"

"General Shen, which one of your eyes saw that they are soldiers and horses of the imperial court?" Qin Xiao smiled and said: "They are local warriors among the people. They were involved in the Suzhou rebellion. They actively served the imperial court and wiped out the rebels for the imperial court."

Shen Du laughed loudly, pointed at the flag and said: "The loyal army of the Tang Dynasty, Qin Shaoqing, if you are not an officer and soldier, how can you display the banner of the Tang Dynasty? Either you are deploying troops without authorization, or you are pretending to be an officer and soldier, no matter which one, you are The sin is unforgivable.”

Although Qin Xiao has a great reputation in Kyoto, to the Shence Army, they are a group of their own. Behind the scenes in the palace, Shen Du really doesn't fear Qin Xiao.

At this moment, he only felt that he had grasped the key point. No matter how Qin Xiao argued, he could not escape the crime.

"Yes, we did use the banner of the Tang Army." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "In the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, Her Royal Highness the Princess temporarily recruited local warriors and raised the banner of the Zhongyong Army. However, the Zhongyong Army did not have a formal establishment, so it could not be counted as officers and soldiers. But they Now we are indeed countering the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, and Her Royal Highness the Princess also gave us the flag, so we will fly this flag. General Shen, I wonder if you are satisfied with this explanation?"

"When the saint ascended the throne, three states and seven counties rebelled. If General Shen still has a memory, he should remember that the rebels in Nanyang County were rampant at that time. Although Master Huang Xinghuang in Nanyang County was only a county magistrate, he organized nearly a thousand people to resist Rebels." Feixin said seriously behind Qin Xiao: "Although Lord Huang Xing died in the battle, the saint greatly commended him and gave Lord Huang Xing the title of Evergreen Earl. , are also praised

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prize."

Shen Du's lips moved, but no words came out.

"What we did this time was to imitate Uncle Chang Qing's act of loyalty." Qin Xiao looked at Shen Du and said with a smile: "The Suzhou rebels were wiped out, but there are still remnants of the rebels who have fled to Hangzhou. We have been ordered to do so. His Highness has ordered us to come to Hangzhou. In addition to chasing down the rebels, we must also maintain order in Hangzhou. We will never allow people with ulterior motives to take the opportunity to cause harm to Hangzhou. I wonder if General Shen understands my explanation?"

Shen Du snorted coldly and said, "In that case, even if you go to chase the rebels, why do you want to intercept us halfway?"

"Okay, I will tell you the truth about General Shen's question." Qin Xiao's expression became serious: "It's my turn to ask you next." He raised his hand and pointed to the prison lane: "Who is being detained in the prison car?"

Shen Du thought that you were asking questions knowingly, so he said calmly: "Both the young and old of the Wei family in Jiaxing are rebels against the party and are being escorted to Hangzhou City."

"I won't ask who convicted them first." Qin Xiao stretched out his hand and said, "Bring over the arrest warrant!"

Shen Du shook his head and said: "No. We followed the order of Anxing Marquis to go to Jiaxing to arrest the rebels. We don't have an arrest warrant, only military orders. Military orders are like mountains, so we must obey them. If Qin Shaoqing wants to see the arrest warrant, he can go to Hangzhou The city is looking for Anxing Hou."

"Don't worry, I will naturally pay a visit to Anxinghou." Qin Xiao said slowly: "I am only dealing with the matters at hand. General Shen, can't you get the arrest warrant?"

Shen Du snorted coldly: "So what if I can't take it out?"

"Come here, check the vehicle behind." Qin Xiao ordered in a cold voice: "Look at what's on the vehicle."

Yuwen Chengchao remained silent until now and nodded to Zhao Shengtai beside him. Zhao Shengtai immediately led the people to the vehicle behind.

Seeing this, Shen Du pressed the handle of the knife and said sternly: "Who dares!"

"What? General Shen has any objections?"

Shen Du said coldly: "Qin Shaoqing, the things in the car are all stolen goods. You are not qualified to inspect the vehicle. Are you really not afraid that An Xing will blame you when the time comes?"

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Even if the sky falls, I will still carry it. I have decided to take care of the things in the car today." He said loudly: "Whoever dares to stop him will be killed immediately!"

Zhao Shengtai led a group of people over like wolves and tigers, pried open several boxes in the vehicle behind, and quickly brought a few things over, saying: "Master Qin, the boxes are full of gold and silver treasures, and there are many more Antique calligraphy and painting.”

Qin Xiao took a white jade dragonfly and asked Shen Du: "General Shen, give me an explanation."

"What explanation?" Shen Du said angrily: "If you dare to pry open the box, this matter will not end here."

Qin Xiao said sternly: "I want you to give me an explanation. Why are there so many belongings when detaining prisoners?"

"Of course they are the proceeds from confiscating the house." Shen Du was not afraid and responded tit for tat: "I was ordered to arrest the rebels, ransacked the house and transported the confiscated property back to Hangzhou. What's wrong with this?"

"Searching your home?" Qin Xiao nodded and said with a smile, "I understand." He said to Fei Xin, "Master Fei, tell me, is General Shen qualified to confiscate your home?"

Feixin said solemnly: "Under the law of the Tang Dynasty, if a criminal commits a serious crime, the court can confiscate his or her property. To raid a house, you need to report to Dali Temple. If a saint issues a confiscation order, there can be palace guards who are responsible for confiscating the house. If there is no explicit order, The imperial guards in the palace may confiscate the property, and the Dali Temple or the officials of the Ministry of Punishment may order the property to be confiscated."

"I understand." Qin Xiao nodded and said: "

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If you want to quarrel, you must meet three conditions. The first one is that the person whose house is being searched must be guilty of a serious crime. The second one is that it requires the will of a saint. The third one is that not everyone is qualified to do it. It needs to be carried out by the palace guards or the law officials. .”

Feixin nodded and said, "That's exactly it."

"So, General Shen and Shence Army are not qualified to raid homes?"

"Firstly, whether the Jiaxing Wei family has committed a felony requires a thorough investigation by the Third Law Division. Before the Three Laws Division concludes the case, it cannot be convicted. Secondly, General Shen does not even have an arrest warrant, so it is naturally impossible for him to have the saint's house raid. Purpose." Fei Xin said slowly: "Thirdly, even if they want to ransack the house, the Shence Army is not qualified. They have exceeded their authority."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "The matter is now clear. Of course, if the saint specially ordered the Shence Army to confiscate the Wei family, of course our Dali Temple cannot interfere. So if General Shen can come up with the order to confiscate the Wei family, we will leave immediately ." He stretched out his hand and said: "General Shen, if there is no arrest warrant, does the saint have the intention to confiscate the house?"

Shen Du vaguely felt that things could not get better today, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "We have just arrived in Jiangnan not long ago, and we have just discovered the Wei family rebellion in Jiaxing, so naturally we have no time to ask the saint for an order."

"In this case, you are not following the order to confiscate your homes." Qin Xiao's face became stern: "I often hear that during times of war and chaos, there will be some daring soldiers who take advantage of the chaos to plunder people's property. Before coming to Hangzhou this time, The princess had told us not only to wipe out the rebels, but also to protect the people from harm and plunder. General Shen, you led a team of people without an arrest warrant or the intention to ransack their homes, but you arrested a large group of people and held them captive. More than a dozen carts of property, I want to know, are you robbing people's property?"

Shen Du was shocked.

In fact, every time the Shence Army sends out troops, it is common for the Shence Army to steal some local people's wealth and support, but no one will definitely care about this kind of thing.

After all, the Shence Army is not only the elite troops guarding Kyoto, but the backstage is the palace. It is not even directly controlled by the Ministry of War. It is a sharp blade held directly in the hands of the saint. Such an army has always been arrogant. If it really He did some transgressive things, but the civil and military officials in the court turned a blind eye, and no one would embarrass the Shence Army.

For Shen Du, bringing a team of soldiers and horses to confiscate a gentry household was as simple as eating and sleeping. After all, this was what the Shence Army had done for many years.

When they were pacifying the Queen Mother Society in Qingzhou, the Shence Army had done such things many times. Now that the Jiangnan family was directly involved in the rebellion, it was the best thing to do. It was justifiable to steal the family, and there was Anxing Hou Xiahou Ning on top of it. , Shen Du never thought there was anything wrong with this matter.

But when Qin Xiao said something, he suddenly realized that if Dali Temple really wanted to hold on to this matter, it would be really troublesome.

"Qin Shaoqing, you can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense." Shen Du immediately said: "It is unreasonable to say that we plundered people's wealth. We followed the order of Anxing Marquis, are you saying that Anxing Marquis gave way? Are we plundering people’s property?”

Xiahou Ning, the Marquis of Anxing, was the son of the Prime Minister and the nephew of the current saint. Looking at the civil and military officials of the dynasty, almost no one dared to be the enemy of the Marquis of Anxing.

Although the young young minister of Dali Temple has been favored by the saint recently, ministers are still ministers. Even if he is favored by the saint again, will he still be able to match Xia Houning's status in the heart of the saint?
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