Chapter 355: I Have Made up My Mind and Issued an Edict of Self-Blame

Wow!

As soon as Pang Xianchu, the Duke of Jin, said these words, there was an uproar in the meeting hall.

The civil servants and generals present all turned their attention to the Duke of Jin, Pang Xianchu, who originally directed their gazes at Zhao Wang Liu Xinwu.

Although at this time, Pang Xianchu, the Duke of Jin, had not expressed a specific attitude on how to deal with the Youyun soldiers who participated in the rebellion.

However, it is not difficult to tell from his tone and demeanor that his opinions will be very different from those of Li Jingyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Cui Sanyun, Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

As expected, Pang Xianchu's next words immediately made all the civil servants and generals in the meeting hall look sideways and take a breath of cold air.

Pang Xianchu continued to speak slowly and leisurely: "For the record, Your Majesty, I believe that since Liu Ziyu, the leader of the rebels, has been arrested, all of his loyal generals will also die, and those who were captured will be captured;"

"Then, the Youyun mutiny should come to an end here. It should not be expanded, let alone a large-scale purge of the border troops when the new dynasty has just been established and there are powerful enemies outside."

"I believe that the generals with a household of more than 1,000 households in Youyun's army who participated in the mutiny will be dealt with as appropriate according to the degree of their participation in the mutiny. The grassroots generals and front-line soldiers with 1,000 households and below will not be held accountable for their participation in the mutiny. responsibility;"

"After all, these front-line officers and soldiers only participated in this mutiny after obeying the orders of their superiors!"

After a pause, Pang Xianchu continued: "In the past few days, I have visited no less than a hundred front-line officers who participated in the mutiny, and I also learned some information from their mouths that I had not grasped before;"

"These front-line officers and soldiers all have feelings for the emperor and the Tang Dynasty. The reason why they participated in this mutiny is that most of them were bewitched by Liu Ziyu, the leader of the bandit, and the orders and prohibitions in the army. constraints;"

"They all believe that the purpose of raising troops to appease the people is to eliminate the traitors in the court, to support the country of the Tang Dynasty, and to fight for loyalty;"

"But I never thought that all of this was a fallacy fabricated by Liu Ziyu, the culprit!"

Finally, Pang Xianchu, the Duke of Jin, concluded his speech by saying: "Your Majesty, sirs, no matter what, these frontline officers and soldiers in Youyun area were once part of the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army under the Emperor's command;"

"Most of them have sacrificed their lives and blood for the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and made great contributions;"

"It was not their original intention to participate in the mutiny this time, but they were bewitched and coerced by the bandit leader Liu Ziyu, and were finally forced to do it;"

"Now, the mutiny has been put down, and the traitor leader Liu Ziyu's monstrous words have been clarified. If we really kill all the generals of more than a hundred households in the army of Youyun Prefecture and their nine tribes, who will be the soldiers stationed at the border in the future? Will you still work for the imperial court? "

"Furthermore, the thirty-six countries in the Western Region and the Abbasid Dynasty in the Eastern Expedition are all watching how we deal with this Youyun mutiny;"

"If you are not careful, it will lead to a big disaster!"

"I still hope, I hope the emperor will think twice!"

After Pang Xianchu's sincere speech, the huge meeting hall once again fell into an eerie silence.

Suddenly, a voice like thunder suddenly sounded: "Your Majesty, the general also agrees with the Duke of Jin. It is not appropriate to go on a killing spree at this time!"

The person who spoke was surprisingly Zhao Zilong, who temporarily served as the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Forest Army of the Tang Dynasty!

Zhao Zilong became famous in the first battle at Juyongguan.

Although the civil and military officials in the court did not know Zhao Zilong's origins, they admired his bravery on the battlefield. Seeing that he was highly valued by the emperor, they respected him even more.

Zhao Zilong stood up and saluted Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, and then expressed his views in detail: "Your Majesty, the last general had battles with the rebels from Youyun Prefecture outside Juyong Pass for several days;"

"On the battlefield, the general can feel that the frontline officers and soldiers of Youyun Prefecture have deep feelings for both the emperor and the Tang Dynasty;"

"It is precisely because of their loyalty that they have strengthened their belief in fighting on the battlefield, and they have also demonstrated their strong combat effectiveness and fighting will;"

"In their opinion, they are all fighting for the emperor and the Tang Dynasty!"

Zhao Zilong continued: "It wasn't until they found out that they had been deceived that they suddenly woke up and even took the initiative to put down their weapons on the battlefield and chose to return to the side of the emperor and the court;"

"It can be seen from this that these frontline officers and soldiers are still loyal to the emperor and the Tang Dynasty, but they were deceived by traitors before;"

"Since the blood of the people of the Tang Dynasty flows in their bones, and they are all soldiers who are absolutely loyal to the emperor and the court, the responsibility for Youyun's mutiny should not be imposed on them!"