In the Baihua Hall, Zhao Yanxun was sitting on the main seat, flanked by two concubines with extraordinary manners.
In the hall, there was music and dancing, and the performance was unique, making Zhao Yanxun nod his head.
As the core of power in the palace, what Zhao Yanxun needs to do most is to hire the right people, and does not need to cover all specific matters.
So whenever he has free time, he relaxes himself as much as possible and makes his life easier.
While Zhao Yanxun was watching, the little eunuch who appeared outside the Baihua Hall was noticed by Huo An, who was serving in the hall.
So he quietly walked out of the hall and asked directly: "What's the matter?"
"Father-in-law, Wang Cheng from Qianhu in Nancheng is asking to see you, saying that he has an urgent military intelligence report!"
"I know, go back!"
After dismissing the young eunuch, Huo An turned around and went back to report, only to see that Zhao Yanxun had already stood up and said to the two concubines: "My dear concubine, I have something to do, and I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you!"
As soon as the system perception was turned on, Zhao Yanxun knew what was going on outside, so he didn't waste any more time and stood up to say goodbye to the two princesses.
When Huo An approached, Zhao Yanxun walked straight outside before he could report the situation.
All the musicians and dancers in the hall moved to both sides and bowed down to see him off. Lin Jingyu and the others also got up and sent them outside.
After leaving the flower hall, it only took less than three minutes for Zhao Yanxun to return to Jinshen Hall.
"When Wang Cheng comes in!"
Zhao Yanxun issued the order, and Wang Cheng outside took a deep breath and led Wang Shan into the hall.
"Your Majesty Wang Cheng (Wang Shan) comes to see the prince!"
Taking the tea cup from Huo An, Zhao Yanxun took a sip, and then asked: "Tell me, what's important?"
"Reporting to your lord, this morning, the Wangshan Division stationed by the Bahe River was attacked and killed by thieves... There were eleven casualties in total, and one person is missing!"
With a "pop" sound, Zhao Yanxun put the tea cup back on the table. At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall became solemn.
As if there was a heavy weight on his body, Wang Cheng, who was kneeling on the ground, pressed his waist down a lot.
"Eleven casualties? How many were injured? How many were killed?"
Zhao Yanxun asked so sharply that Wang Cheng did not dare to reply.
Wang Shan, who was kneeling next to him, was also extremely nervous at this time. Fortunately, Wang Cheng was supporting him in front of him.
No matter how scared he was, Wang Cheng finally replied: "Reply to the prince, eleven people died!"
The hall fell into dead silence, which made Wang and Cheng feel even more tortured.
"Eleven people died at once..."
After Zhao Yanxun read this sentence, he turned back to Huo An and said: "Go and call the people from the Privy Council and ask them to come and listen to...this strange news!"
After Huo An left, Zhao Yanxun stopped talking, and there was a dead silence in the hall, which made Wang Cheng and Wang Cheng extremely tormented.
The office of the Privy Council was on the west side in front of the palace, so Huo An quickly found Chen Guan and the others and took them all the way to the Jinshen Hall.
Entering the main hall, Chen and Guan saw Wang Cheng kneeling inside. They still didn't know what happened.
"See Your Highness!"
"Get up!"
After Chen Guan and Chen Guan stood up, Zhao Yanxun said: "My dear friends, Wang Cheng said he has something important to report, so he asked you to come and listen!"
Having said this, Zhao Yanxun glanced at Wang Cheng and said in a cold tone: "Tell me the details honestly!"
"As you command!"
Immediately afterwards, Wang Chengcheng told the story of what happened by the Bahe River, and from time to time asked Wang Shan to make supplements.
The outline of the entire incident appeared before Zhao Yanxun's eyes.
After hearing the whole process, he found it even more incredible that the soldiers who died in the battle were actually attacked and killed by thieves.
"My dear friends, these soldiers were not killed by monsters, but were attacked and killed by living people... Do you think this is too unbelievable?"
At this moment, both Guan Hetai and Chen Anming were mentally evaluating Zhao Yanxun's attitude and the possible final direction of the matter.
So when Zhao Yanxun asked the question, Chen Anming and Chen Anming did not answer. They just waited for Zhao Yanxun to speak again.
"When I stationed troops outside Yuanyang City, did I not give strict instructions that time to ensure my own safety when stationed outside?"
"I talked about it every day, every month, until I got tired of it. I thought you had engraved it into my bones..."
"Who would have thought that something like this would eventually happen?"
Hearing this, everyone present could guess that the next step was to hold people accountable.
Sure enough, I heard Zhao Yanxun continue to say: "Is it because you are not supervising well, or is it because the people below are violating it?"
Either of these two options is fatal.
The direct responsibility lies in the poor supervision of the election, but the selection of people below is a result of poor supervision.
But at this point, if you think you can escape by waiting, you will only cause yourself more trouble.
I saw Chen and Guan kneeling down again and repented on the spot: "I am guilty, please punish me!"
"A guilty plea? Can the dead soldier come back to life?"
"A team of eleven people was wiped out, and a large amount of food was stolen. This is a shame that my palace has never suffered before!"
This is indeed a shameful thing. Even if these people die at the claws of zombies, Zhao Yanxun can relatively accept it.
Putting aside the crime of attacking and killing the thieves, this time it was directly demonstrated that the grassroots officers and soldiers had weak safety awareness.
After the palace's successive victories, they had lost their initial caution, and this was an extremely fatal behavior.
"Wang Cheng himself was not strict with his subordinates. He was relieved of his duties at Qianhu Station, but still took charge of the military affairs of Qianhu Station to see the consequences!"
Such a punishment was unacceptable to Wang Cheng and was severe, but at this moment he did not dare to complain.
"I accept your order!"
Chen Guan and others understood that Zhao Yanxun was killing the chicken to show the monkey, and he wanted to use this harsh method to warn the thousands of households below.
"Hundred Household Wangshan, demoted to general banner!"
"I accept your order!"
At this time, Zhao Yanxun glanced at Chen Guan and the others.
"The Privy Council is responsible for the lack of supervision. The two Privy Councilors will be fined one month's salary!"
"I accept your order!"
A fine of one month's salary is already a very serious punishment under the current conditions. After all, officials nowadays can only live on their salary.
The internal investigation of the palace a few months ago severely shocked the officials below, and now the atmosphere of being an official is very upright.
But the matter was not over yet. I heard Zhao Yanxun continue: "This afternoon, the Privy Council organized all the officers of the general banner and above in Yuanyang City to... copy the four words 'safety alert' a hundred times in the palace grounds!
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"After you finish copying, Wang Cheng, tell them everything about what happened by the Bahe River in front of everyone!"
"Do you understand?"
The dead man present quickly replied: "I understand!"
"I'll give you two hours to prepare. I will send someone to the scene to supervise you. Please step back!"
Zhao Yanxun's tone was sharp, and the four people present kowtowed quickly: "I retire!"
