宋朝建国之初,南方尚未统一,宋太祖赵匡胤(yìn)派大将曹彬率领几名将领征讨南方。一切准备就绪,大家将要出发之时赵匡胤特意在讲武殿摆下酒宴为他们饯行,酒过三巡,曹彬和将领们正打算辞别赵匡胤从怀中取出一封密信,亲手递到曹彬手中,并且告诉他:“这次出征江南,只要有人做了违背军纪的事情,不管什么职务,你都可以拆开这封信,然后将这人直接斩首,不必向我禀(bǐnɡ)奏。”将领们听了,都暗暗吓出一身冷汗他们一路跟随曹彬,直到平定江南,从头 The beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, the South has not yet unified, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin (generalissimo) Cao Bin led several generals consulted the South. Everything is ready, we will be starting when Zhao Kuangyin deliberately Wudian placed banquet for them to preserve, drink three tours, Cao Bin and generals are planning to bid farewell to Zhao Kuangyin out of his arms, a secret letter, personally handed Cao Bin hands, And tell him: “This expedition Jiangnan, as long as some people have done something contrary to military discipline, no matter what position, you can open the letter, and then be beheaded directly to this person, you do not have to play to me (bǐnɡ). ”The generals listened, all of them secretly scared a cold sweat they followed Cao Bin all the way, until Ping Jiangnan,