Catching Monsters

Chapter 189 Waiting for a Result

"Jiang Yun is a bit reckless. He even detained people from the Northern Hu delegation who came to pay tribute." Xiao Yuzheng said calmly.

After all, the eunuch Zhao Zhongyi is far from being comparable to Feng Yu.

If Feng Yu was here, he would definitely hear some praise in Xiao Yuzheng's words, but Zhao Zhongyi misunderstood it and thought that Xiao Yuzheng was dissatisfied with it.

Zhao Zhongyi quickly bowed and asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, this mere Jinyiwei centurion is indeed a bit disrespectful to do this. How about I go and reprimand him and bring the Northern Hu envoys here?"

Xiao Yuzheng stared at Zhao Zhongyi with a swift gaze and asked, "According to you, this Northern Hu envoy killed my Great Zhou people in the street, and you're just going to let it go like this?"

"That's not what I meant." Zhao Zhongyi thought to himself that something was wrong and knelt on the ground...

Xiao Yuzheng has an unpredictable personality, and his words and his true thoughts are sometimes very different and difficult to guess. Only Feng Yu has followed him for many years and knows him very well.

No other eunuch has such ability.

Soon, Xiao Yuzheng frowned, looked at all the civil and military officials in the court, and told them what happened in Juxiang Tower.

In the imperial court, hundreds of officials, including those from the six ministries, the Censorate, the Dali Temple, the Tongzhengsi, the Taichang Temple, as well as military generals and nobles, had different expressions when they heard the news.

"My dear ministers, in your opinion, how should we deal with this Northern Hu envoy who killed someone in the street?"

The civil and military officials present all looked at each other at this moment, and then the Minister of Justice of the Six Ministries stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, according to our Great Zhou laws, if someone kills someone in the street, the circumstances are serious and the person can be beheaded in the street."

The newly appointed Minister of Revenue is the former Left Vice Minister, Cao Huai.

Cao Huai said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you must be cautious. The treasury is empty now. If the Hu people use this as an excuse to cause trouble, I'm afraid we can't afford it."

The military commanders present frowned slightly. Du Huaian, the Minister of War, said in a deep voice, "How can the capital allow the Hu people to be so rampant? Your Majesty, in my opinion, kill this group of Hu people, and I will lead the troops to the battle. Within half a year, we will definitely defeat the Hu people's royal court."

Cao Huai's lips moved slightly. Half a year? How could Du Huaian really have dealt with the Hu people? He was just bragging without worrying about his tongue.

Although Du Huaian was the Minister of War, his military achievements all came from suppressing bandits in the southwest and suppressing the southern barbarians.

He was good at leading troops to search for barbarians in the mountains of the south, but he knew nothing about fighting on the grasslands.

Hundreds of Northern Hu tribes were scattered across the vast grassland.

The largest of them was the Wanyan tribe, but even if they were conquered and annihilated, new tribes would soon emerge on the grassland.

Can’t be killed.

On the contrary, the amount of food and fodder needed for the war was an astronomical figure.

If we prepare one million shi of grain in the rear and send them to the front, I'm afraid only 500,000 shi will be left.

This is just normal consumption and does not count as corruption. I'm afraid it would be pretty good if 300,000 stones could be delivered to the soldiers on the front line in the end.

If we go on an expedition to the grassland, the loss of food along the way will be even more alarming.

In the court, there were also meritorious generals who led troops in the northern border, but at this moment they were silent, because they had dealt with the Hu people before and knew that the Hu people were now strong in both men and horses.

Xiao Yuzheng also sighed slightly in his heart. He was the helmsman of the Great Zhou Dynasty and knew the current situation best.

However, killing people in the street would soon spread in the capital. If the Hu people were not severely punished, it would damage the dignity of the court.

It's really a dilemma.

Outside the Juxiang Tower, the Jinyiwei were surrounded and confronting these Hu people.

The Hu people, holding weapons and looking ferocious, looked at the many Jinyiwei surrounding the door with unfriendly expressions. "Chief, I have caused trouble for you."

A tall and strong Hu man stood in front of Tuoba Anyi with his head down: "That breakfast shop owner insulted us Hu people, he deserves to die!"

Tuoba Anyi sat at a table, frowning slightly. This was not something he had planned on purpose, but was purely an accident. He touched the green ring in his hand and said slowly, "Don't worry, I will take care of this matter."

He sat in the house, waiting quietly. He didn't believe that Jiang Yun was not anxious.

After all, people in the Zhou Dynasty attached great importance to these etiquette matters. He didn't believe that Jiang Yun really dared to keep him here.

On the other hand, Jiang Yun was drinking tea in the tea shop opposite Juxiang Tower and was not in a hurry.

"Sir Wu, stop looking at Juxiang Tower. Have some tea." Jiang Yun said as he poured a cup of tea for Wu Qiao who was sitting opposite him.

Wu Qiao was not as carefree as Jiang Yun. He had no intention of drinking tea at this moment. He took the teacup and put it aside, saying, "Captain Jiang, this murderer has not been arrested yet. I'm afraid that the higher-ups will blame us later."

"How about you give an order to let the Jinyiwei go in and arrest the murderer..."

"Didn't Lord Wu see it? Those barbarians inside look so ferocious. If they really try to capture them by force, who knows how many of my brothers would be killed or injured." Jiang Yun shook his head.

"But it's not a good idea to keep the stalemate going like this." Wu Qiao said in a deep voice: "His Majesty in the palace is still waiting for the Northern Hu envoys to arrive."

"The people of the capital are also waiting for a result."

Jiang Yun shook his head and said slowly, "Lord Wu, can't you see that if we really catch that bearded man, will the Northern Hu envoys let it go? Will they still be able to pay tribute to the palace?"

"With this situation, forget about asking them to pay tribute. The first thing we should do is to arrest the murderer and make him pay with his life."

Wu Qiao frowned deeply, still feeling somewhat worried: "But if we kill this barbarian, what should we do if the northern barbarians take the opportunity to start a war?"

"I am a Jinyiwei, this is not something I should consider."

Jiang Yun said this, took a sip of tea, and thought to himself, these officials are certainly not stupid to have reached this point, but they are trapped in an inherent mindset that everything must have a legitimate reason.

Jiang Yun could see that Bei Hu, Tuoba Anyi, was talking about starting a war...

Dogs that bite often don't bark.

If the Northern Hu were really that powerful, there would be no need for such continuous threats.

Do we still need to pay tribute and use the silver awarded by His Majesty the Emperor to purchase supplies?
Wouldn't it be better to open up the border and come in to rob?

As for using this as an excuse to start a war, it is nonsense.

I am really stronger than you. Anything can be a reason for me to attack you.

Take ten thousand steps back.

Even if Hu Zi really sent troops to attack Da Zhou because of this matter.

What does it have to do with me? The generals from all sides will take care of it.

Right now, it is really necessary to severely punish this bearded man.

At this time, a Jinyiwei quickly walked into the teahouse and said, "Captain Jiang, the leader of the Hu people claims to want to see you and have a talk."

"He can't sit still?" Jiang Yun looked towards the direction of Juxiang Tower with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)