Volume 10 Chapter 223

Chapter 223

After sending Ling Shuang away, Tang Yin was also planning to set off to return to Feng Country, but at this time, Letian sent a reconnaissance report, a reconnaissance report from Zeping County of Mo Country.

Located in the north of Zeping County, near the border between Mo Country and New Mo Country, there is a frontier fortress arranged by the Mo Army. According to the information detected by the Sky Eye, there are about 500 Mo Army soldiers stationed in this fortress, among which no spiritual practitioners were found, and they are basically ordinary soldiers. The function of this fortress is not to defend the New Mo Country, but mainly to serve as an early warning.

After reading this reconnaissance report, Tang Yin immediately decided to postpone his departure for one day.

Now his spiritual energy is empty and he needs to recover. This Mo Country fortress has neither too many nor too few soldiers, and it happens to be not far from Cangping, which is just right for him to make up for his spiritual energy.

That night, Tang Yin took only Cheng Jin to ride a fast horse out of the city, leaving Cangping and quietly approaching the fortress of the Mo Army. The two of them left at three o'clock in the morning and returned before five o'clock, without alarming anyone.

It was not until noon the next day that the Mo army discovered that an accident had occurred in a fortress near the capital of the new Mo country, and more than 500 soldiers inside had died mysteriously overnight.

The fortress was full of broken limbs and arms, but most of the soldiers died in the barracks, and their necks were slashed in their sleep.

The whole fortress was full of corpses, but it was not bloody, because there was no blood at all, but it was precisely because of this that it looked extremely strange and terrifying, as if the more than 500 soldiers had been sucked dry of blood by monsters.

The new Mo country was not aware of this matter, and the Mo country would not publicize it, but the tense atmosphere spread across the border of the Mo country. A fortress with more than 500 people stationed had such a tragedy happen without anyone noticing, and there was not even time to light fireworks as a warning. It was incredible and unimaginable. Other fortresses on the border were all in danger, fearing that the same bad luck would befall them.

The next day, Tang Yin, full of energy, set out on his journey home. When he left Cangping, the monarch and ministers of Xinmo Kingdom came out of the city to see him off. The scene was so grand and large-scale that it seemed as if Tang Yin was the monarch of Xinmo Kingdom.

Following Tang Yin, the direct army of Feng Kingdom, Pingyuan Army, Huwei Army and Feilong Army also left.

After this war, the four armies suffered heavy losses. When they joined together, there were only more than 200,000 people. Fortunately, for Feng Kingdom, the war was over, and the four armies could rest and recover after returning home.

A month later, Yancheng.

Tang Yin led the Feng army back in triumph, and was naturally welcomed by the people of Feng State in the capital. In fact, for Tang Yin, this war was not a victory, and Feng State failed to annex Mo State in one go, but for other Feng people, this war was already a great victory. Not only did it save the precarious Yu State, but it also separated Mo State from five counties, greatly weakening Mo State's national strength. Moreover, with these five counties as a buffer, it is difficult for Mo State to attack Feng State again.

At present, there are gradually two voices in Feng State regarding Tang Yin, the monarch. One is absolute support, believing that Tang Yin is a hero who has revitalized and risen Feng State, while the other voice holds an opposing attitude, believing that Tang Yin's warlike and aggressive fighting has led to a sharp decline in the young and strong population of Feng State. Now in the counties and counties of Feng State, adult women are far more than adult men. If the war continues like this, the young and strong people of Feng State will soon die out, which is a sign of the country's demise.

After meeting the imperial court ministers and the royal court ministers who came to greet him, Tang Yin sat in a semi-open carriage and returned to the palace.

In the lobby of the palace, Tang Yin's three wives Wu Mei, Fan Min, and Yuan Qianyi had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing that his wives had all come, Tang Yin smiled and walked forward quickly. Without waiting for them to greet him, he first presented the gifts he brought back from the Mo Kingdom one by one.

The gifts he gave were carefully selected according to the preferences of the three women. The gift for Wu Mei was a sword obtained from the Mo Kingdom, the gift for Fan Min was a precious and rare jewel, and the gift for Yuan Qianyi was a book collected by the Mo Kingdom.

He knew the characteristics of the three wives clearly. Wu Mei liked martial arts, Yuan Qianyi liked literature, and Fan Min appreciated money the most. The three women were all very happy with the gifts he gave, and they were very happy with their husband's thoughtfulness.

In addition to these gifts, Tang Yin also asked his subordinates to divide a part of the gold, silver and jewelry seized in the war into three boxes and send them to the residences of Wu Mei, Fan Min and Yuan Qianyi. He has never been a stingy person, especially to his women.

After changing clothes, Tang Yin dressed in casual clothes and chatted with the three ladies in the garden of the courtyard while eating tea and snacks. He did not talk about the bloody war, but only talked about some interesting and new things he saw in Mo Country.

Halfway through, a guard hurried over, clasped his hands and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty, the palace has sent someone to urge you to go to the palace to meet the emperor immediately."

In theory, the first thing Tang Yin should do when he returns to the capital is to go to the palace to meet the emperor and tell him about the situation and results of the Fengmo War. However, he ignored all this and rushed home without stopping after entering Yancheng to reunite with his three wives. Now, not only is the emperor waiting for him in the main hall of the palace, but even the ministers of the imperial court are also present, without any absence, waiting only for him.

After listening to the guard's report, Tang Yin smiled calmly and said, "No hurry! Let them continue to wait!"

"Etiquette is nothing more than human kindness! Your Majesty has just returned to the capital. He has been tired from the journey. Why can't you rest a little longer in the palace? Go and tell the people in the palace that your Majesty will not go to see the saint today." Wu Mei looked at the guards who came to report the news. He said dissatisfiedly.

The guard hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Yes! Madam!" As he spoke, he gestured to leave. Yuan Qianyi raised his hand to stop him. He first shook his head at Wu Mei, indicating that she should not act impulsively, and then said to Tang Yin: "Etiquette cannot be broken. Husband, please don't give up on others for such a trivial matter!"

Tang Yin smiled and said calmly: "Qianyi is too worried. Let alone no one dares to make irresponsible remarks. Even if someone is dissatisfied with me, what can I do?" As he spoke, he waved to the guard and said: "Just follow Leping's instructions. Just do what Madam (Wumei) wants!”

"Yes!" The guard did not dare to delay any longer and took the order and left.

Yuan Qianyi knew that Tang Yin no longer paid attention to the so-called emperor and the imperial court, but he could think so in his heart. On the surface, he should still be able to get by, otherwise the ministers in the imperial court might secretly cause trouble again. .

She frowned and whispered: "Husband..."

Tang Yin patted her hand and said with a smile: "I'm really tired and don't want to see those mediocre people in the imperial court again."

After hearing what he said, Yuan Qianyi couldn't say anything more and sighed quietly in her heart.

Tang Yin was too lazy to go to the palace. Being tired was just one aspect, but it was true that he felt uncomfortable now.

The wounds on his body were all scarred, but they were extremely itchy. However, there was no special medicine to relieve the itching, which made him upset. Unfortunately, before he had time to rest, the two prime ministers Shangguan Yuanji and Qiu Zhen came to see him.

The monarch has been away from the capital for so long, and there are really not many backlogged affairs in Feng Kingdom. Thanks to Shangguan Yuanji's presence, the government affairs left to Tang Yin at this time are basically Shangguan Yuanji's reports, and the reform plan for the current system and laws of Feng Kingdom .

Three ladies from other countries, Tang Yin, Shangguan Yuanji and Qiu Zhen, went to the study. After sitting down, he yawned and asked, "Two prime ministers, is the matter really urgent enough that it must be handled today? Change it to Not tomorrow?”

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yuanji took a step back cunningly and replied: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen's affairs are not urgent, but Prime Minister Qiu seems to be. Wei Chen came here through Prime Minister Qiu's light."

Tang Yin smiled, raised his head and said, "Okay, let's talk about your lack of urgency first!"

Shangguan Yuanji handed a volume of memorials to Tang Yin and said, "Your Majesty, this is the legal reform suggested by the minister."

Tang Yin took it curiously, unfolded it and murmured: "Three checks and three trials system?"

"Yes! Your Majesty, as our country continues to fight, the population is shrinking. This makes me understand that no matter what time, people are the most useful." Shangguan Yuanji said: "Every year, there are cases involving the death penalty in our country. There are no less than 10,000 cases, and there are more than 100 cases involving the extermination of the nine tribes. Therefore, I specially proposed to implement a three-investigation and three-trial system for these two types of cases to ensure that they are foolproof and to prevent unjust and wrongful convictions as much as possible. "

"What does Prime Minister Shangguan mean? After the case is investigated, the investigation process will be reviewed, and then re-examined and re-examined, and finally re-investigated and re-tried?" Qiu Zhen asked with raised eyebrows.

Shangguan Yuanji nodded and said, "Although there are still discrepancies, that's roughly it."

Before Tang Yin could speak, Qiu Zhen shook his head and asked, "How much manpower does this system of three inspections and three trials cost, and how long does it take?"

Shangguan Yuanji said sternly: "No matter how much manpower is spent on death penalty cases and cases of annihilation of nine tribes, it is worth it. Once a person dies, he will not be resurrected. How can it be a trivial matter when human life is involved? As for the delay, it will be very long. This is exactly what I want. The longer the delay, the more likely it is that new clues and new suspicions will be discovered, which will overturn the conclusion of the entire case. We should not execute the law with the mentality of executing the prisoner as soon as possible. The law should be enforced with the mentality of saving one or more lives as much as possible."

Qiu Zhen blinked, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "You should use the most important codes in this world! I can't understand the suggestion of Prime Minister Shangguan, and I can't agree with it."

Tang Yin also became more and more confused as he listened. According to Shangguan Yuanji's theory, it was tantamount to excusing the prisoners on death row. Would this condone people's misbehavior and lawlessness? This kind of thing cannot be concluded even in modern times.

He paused for a while and asked: "Is there really a serious problem with our country's population?"

Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji had the same attitude towards this point. They both nodded and said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!"