eyes, asked.

"My father was involved in it at the time. He was also deeply deceived. He had no intention of harming Beijing and Xiangzhou. But he made a big mistake and moved to Tubo. He brought it on himself and had no intention of complaining." After hearing Zhu Zhi's unkind words, Zhang Jin was shocked.

Thinking that the Sikong Mansion was still worried about them after all, he turned pale with fright and quickly defended.

"Really? However, I heard that some people were exiled to Furnace City and spoke ill of Sikong Mansion overtly and covertly, even to the point of blatantly speaking." Zhu Zhi said in a deep voice.

"..." The late autumn on the plateau was already quite chilly. At this moment, Zhang Jin was dripping with sweat down his back. He knelt down and sat down at the desk and said, "When I first set foot in a bitter cold land, I suffered from hunger and disease, and some died of hunger in the wilderness.

After all, it is inevitable that some complaints will be spread, but after the past two years of hard labor, the initial impatience and resentment have long been wiped away, and what is left is only regret for the major sins committed in the past..."

"Okay, stop covering up for others,"

Zhu Zhi waved her hand and said,

"However, speaking of which, you should be resentful. The late emperor treated your Zhang family so well. When the late emperor died of illness, he still wanted to expel the barbarians and regain the Central Plains. But in the years after the late emperor passed away, what did your Zhang family do to regain the Central Plains?

You should be resentful that traitors like Wang and Jin deceived your father's aspirations. You should be resentful that you didn't die on the battlefield in an upright manner. You should be resentful that you couldn't die for the country uprightly, but you were reduced to this situation. In the end, you can only

He died in silence due to hunger and cold! Do you still remember that when the late emperor moved the capital to Ye, you could not bear to see the children of aristocratic families forgetting the hatred of the country and the family and spending all day in the building to drink and have fun with prostitutes. You once drew your sword and cut off the friendship with them.

He said that a man should join the army and fight for the country, and wrap his body in horse leather, in order to seek fame for all generations, rather than for one life's enjoyment? It's not that you have forgotten all these things in the past few years. What makes you forget these things? You really don't have a trace in your heart.

Resentment?"

After Zhang Jin sat down at the case in bewilderment, he recalled the heroic words of his youth, and his face was filled with shame, and he did not dare to look up at Zhu Zhi, who had a stern voice.

"Zhang Jin, please raise your head. I don't mean to humiliate you by saying these words."

Zhu Zhi said in a deep voice,

"Before I came to Fuqiang City, I went to Biyang to see the envoy. The complaints you said in Lucheng have long been spread to Sikong Mansion, and you can't imagine who will report these things you said in secret.

Yousi, according to the truth, the Prime Minister should not care about your life and death. You are responsible for everything. However, the Prime Minister never forgets old feelings. When I say goodbye, I have to carefully screen them. If there are indeed those who have reformed their past mistakes, you can do it appropriately.

It's a pity that I understand that there are not many people who have completely changed their past, and I can't betray the trust of the envoy and pretend to forgive those who are resentful. No matter how much you say, I won't believe it.

, I can only give you a chance now: Fanying will recruit some soldiers from exiled prisoners. After recruiting, you can be forgiven of old sins and serve in the army as civilians. If you are willing, I can give you a place!"

"I am willing to join the army and fight!" Zhang Jin cried with tears streaming down his face and knelt down on the ground. "I would rather die on the battlefield as a citizen of Dai Viet than die silently as a prisoner in this bitter cold land!"

Xu Huai hopes that the future Xiyan County will be a place where Han and Chinese people live together. Not only will the Khitan, Qiang and Yi and even Tubo people live here, but there should also be a large number of Han people reproducing here. Only in the future can it be possible to ensure that Gongga Mountain

The more cold and dangerous land to the west is gradually integrated into the empire. However, the climate between Gongga Mountain and Qionglai Mountain is only as mild as that of the cold and alpine land to the west of Gongga Mountain. Compared with the Central Plains, the environment is still too harsh.

Well, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for anyone to be willing to move here. So where did the Han people in Fuqiang, Lucheng and other places come from? If the prisoners of exile and hard labor are never pardoned, won't the Han people in these places always be inferior to others?

One end?

Another thing is that if Lucheng and Fuqiang City are to develop, most of the thousands of exiled prisoners must be able to read and write, so they cannot be completely eliminated.

Of course, all prisoners must be pardoned and employed without screening.

That won't make them feel grateful, or even make them more resentful. Instead, it will become a hidden danger to the Sikong Mansion in the future.

Except for Xiyan County, Zhu Zhi is the main person in charge of Sikong Mansion in the southwest. He has the right to specialize in these matters. However, after discussing with Xiao Linshi, Zhao Shan and others, they felt that Wang Boqian, Jin Zhuangchen and others who had been executed were the direct heirs.

Still cannot forgive at will, but should be used as a model to serve as a warning to others.

However, implicated descendants, relatives and friends can now be exempted from hard labor.

The great victory in Yingzhou resulted in a huge prisoner collection. There was a steady stream of prisoners of war that could be sent over to serve as hard labor, and there was no need to worry about having no one to do arduous and heavy physical labor.

However, Qian Shangduan, Zhang Xin and their young family are causing headaches for the Sikong Mansion.

On the one hand, they were former ministers of the late emperor. Even though Qian Shangduan had secretly defected to King Huai a long time ago, Emperor Jianji did not punish him severely when he was still alive. On the other hand, they did have various connections with the Jingxiang lineage. Sikong Mansion

Don't be too mean or unkind.

After the incident of escaping from Beijing, Wang Boqian, Jin Zhuangchen, Luo Nanguang and others were all sentenced to death. In the end, Qian Shangduan was given to Qian Shangduan. Zhang Xin and Zhang Xin were spared, but they were sentenced to death for being deceived and blindly following.

Of course, if there is any difference between Qian Shangduan and Zhang Xin, it is that Qian Shangduan had deliberately sought refuge with King Huai very early on. After Emperor Shaolong ascended the throne, he was also a core member of the Qiandi family and actively worked for Emperor Shaolong and his family.

Qian Di planned to deal with Jing and Xiang.

Zhang Xin was actually a bit mediocre and did not have a strong ability to discern situations. Emperor Jianji was very loyal when he was there. When Emperor Shaolong came to the throne, he felt that Emperor Shaolong did not kick him aside and made him serve as the imperial envoy.

He felt that Emperor Shaolong was very kind to him, and did not think that other former emperor's old ministers would be expelled from the center one by one. In the end, he participated in the escape from the capital by accident.

Therefore, Qian Shangduan and his family, Zhu Zhi, decided not to pardon them. Even if they would not be tortured with hard labor, they would be ordered to live in the furnace city as exiles until their old age.

Zhu Zhi has the exclusive power to pardon Zhang Xin and his family as appropriate, but considering Zhang Xin's great influence in the Jingsheng Army (Harajuku Guards), Zhang Jin also served as a general in the Harajuku Guards.

After that, he still served in the Imperial City Department and stayed in the palace. If he could not calm down their resentment, even if he was not afraid of how much harm they would cause, it was Zhu Zhi who did it inappropriately and not beautifully after all - even if Zhu Zhi knew

Xu Huai still thought of being lenient to Zhang Xin and his son, even if Zhang Xin bowed his head and admitted his mistake, took his father and his son back to Xiangyang, and Biyang would re-appoint him.
Chapter completed!