Chapter 389: Prostrate like a dog and cut off the crown with a sword
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 389: Prostrate like a dog and cut off the crown with a sword
When thousands of voices from outside the hall echoed to Liu Bei's voice, the ministers of Yizhou in the hall were instantly frightened and turned pale.
"The emperor's wrath will kill millions of people and bleed for thousands of miles."
Most of the ministers present have heard this sentence.
Even the ministers who have never heard this sentence have experienced such a scene back then.
That year, Liu Bei's white hair was not so prosperous. In that year, many Yizhou families fell under the wrath of Liu Bei's king.
The bloody scene back then, even to this day, is still vividly remembered by many ministers.
Therefore, although Liu Bei now looks older than in previous years, when he raised his sword and shouted the word "Hu Ben", many Yizhou ministers in the hall subconsciously ignored the white hair on Liu Bei's head.
There was a chill of extreme fear in their hearts.
Although the emperor is old, he can still draw his sword.
After realizing this, more Yizhou ministers knelt on the ground.
They all cried and begged Liu Bei to investigate.
However, no matter how many Yizhou ministers were crying in the main hall, it would not slow down the actions of Huben outside the main hall.
Thousands of tiger warriors will only obey Liu Bei's call at this moment.
Just a moment after thousands of tigers responded, groups of tigers holding sharp blades and wearing fine armor rushed straight into the hall under the leadership of Mi Wei.
After a while, the entire Mingde Hall was surrounded by bright and cold sword light.
And when this scene happened, the cries and begging for mercy in the entire hall became louder and louder.
The loud cries and begging for mercy that rose up into the sky seemed to be about to knock off the roof of Mingde Hall.
Seeing those ministers of Yizhou who were talking about the country's justice just now, but now they were like biting vicious dogs, wagging their tails at him when in danger, the anger in Liu Bei's heart became even stronger.
This is the "righteousness" of his great man!
Liu Bei didn't understand why they didn't cherish it even though he had given them a chance back then.
Liu Bei couldn't understand even more why they were not satisfied even though he had never been stingy in giving them status, honor, gold and silver.
The reason why Liu Bei convened this great court meeting was that he realized that the recent turmoil in the Han Dynasty was not only aimed at Mi Yang, but also an alternative challenge to his rule launched by many Yizhou ministers after they had rested for several years.
So in fact, long before the official meeting of the great dynasty was held, Liu Bei had thought about drawing his sword to intimidate them.
What he didn't expect was that those Yizhou aristocratic families had become so corrupt.
So corrupt that I can no longer expect anything from them.
In this case, Liu Bei is not a person who hesitates.
Liu Bei looked at the many Yizhou ministers kneeling on the ground. He looked at Mi Wei and ordered loudly:
"All ministers whose native place is in Yizhou will be taken away and sent to jail pending trial."
Although Mi Zhu only read the evidence of Qiao Yu's crime just now, there are still many evidence of the crime of Yizhou ministers that have not been stated clearly and have not been reviewed.
But looking at the extremely panicked behavior of many Yizhou ministers, it can be seen that most Yizhou ministers have evil intentions in their hearts.
In this case, Liu Bei could only temporarily imprison all the ministers of Yizhou as a precaution.
After the subsequent court officials have reviewed all the evidence, they will convict each of the Yizhou ministers. If there are any innocent Yizhou ministers who are imprisoned, they will be released.
Moreover, even if there is no other evidence of crime, Yizhou aristocratic families attach great importance to marriage from one generation to the next.
Now that we have irrefutable evidence of the Brazilian Qiao family's conspiracy, are we still afraid that the interrogation will not yield any evidence of the crimes of other Yizhou families?
When Liu Bei's order came out, the minister of Yizhou, who was closer to Liu Bei, was so frightened that he wanted to kneel down in front of Liu Bei step by step to beg for mercy.
But facing these bold ministers of Yizhou, Mi Wei would not be polite at all.
Although Mi Yang is not his younger brother, Mi Wei and Mi Yang are the only two people left in the second generation of the Mi family.
In addition, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang have a very good relationship, so Mi Wei loves Mi Yang as much as a younger brother.
In the past few days, these Yizhou ministers had slandered Mi Yang in every possible way, which had already filled Mi Wei's stomach with anger.
Now that the time has come to rectify these Yizhou aristocratic families, how could Mi Wei give up this great opportunity?
So after seeing the actions of those Yizhou ministers, Mi Wei immediately commanded some tigers to step forward and take those Yizhou ministers away first.
When Huben stepped forward to take away the Yizhou ministers, several Yizhou ministers could not understand the situation and wanted to resist.
Facing these ill-minded Yizhou ministers, Mi Wei had no habit of adapting to their shortcomings.
Following Mi Wei's suggestion, Huben, who was responsible for escorting away the Yizhou ministers, immediately raised his scabbard and struck them hard on the back several times.
Under the severe pain, the Yizhou ministers finally gave up their struggle and obediently allowed Huben behind them to take them away.
It's just that not only these Yizhou ministers in the main hall showed signs of resistance, but many Yizhou ministers also felt that they were from a wealthy family and held noble and high positions, so when faced with Huben who stepped forward to take them away, he said:
Very uncooperative.
How can a descendant of an aristocratic family be humiliated at the hands of a disciple?
But after seeing this phenomenon, before Mi Wei could give the order, Liu Bei's face turned cold and he ordered sharply to the many tigers in the hall:
"Everyone is waiting to die, so why should there be any doubt?
Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot!"
When Liu Bei's order was heard by many tigers and warriors, their spirits were all shocked, and the movements of their hands instantly became rough.
There are even many Huben who no longer use their scabbards to point at the Yizhou ministers, but instead use their blades.
After hearing these words, many Yizhou ministers had their energy and spirit drained from their bodies in an instant.
One by one, Yizhou ministers collapsed on the ground like dead dogs, allowing Huben to drag them away one by one from the floor of the hall.
Under the threat of killing without mercy, the tigers and soldiers greatly accelerated the progress of dragging many Yizhou ministers out of the hall.
Soon after, the hall suddenly became empty, and the loud, noisy, and annoying cries and begging for mercy disappeared in an instant.
However, there is still a Yizhou minister who has not been dragged away in the main hall, and that person is Qiao Yu.
The reason why Qiao Yu was not dragged out of the hall by the tiger warriors was not because the tiger warriors did not see him.
It's just because among the many ministers of Yizhou, he is the only one who has been proven to have rebellious intentions.
Other Yizhou ministers still needed to be dragged away to jail to await trial, but Qiao Yu did not need this step.
What awaits him is not a trial, but a judgment of guilt.
After the other Yizhou ministers were dragged away, everyone's eyes in the hall were focused on Qiao Yu, even Liu Bei.
Looking at Qiao Yu who was heartbroken, Liu Bei's face clearly showed disgust.
Liu Bei wanted to directly issue an edict to exterminate Qiao Yu's clan, but his idea was blocked by Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang stepped forward and advised Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, destroy one easy task and eliminate all difficulties."
After hearing Zhuge Liang's advice, Liu Bei immediately realized what Zhuge Liang meant.
It is completely sufficient to exterminate the Brazilian Qiao family based on the current evidence. However, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang painstakingly planned this grand meeting, and they did not want to target just one family.
What the two of them, the monarch and his ministers, want is that with the help of this great dynasty, the entire Yizhou family will suffer a heavy blow.
To achieve this goal, we cannot temporarily exterminate the Brazilian Qiao clan.
Because although the boxes Mi Zhu brought contained many incriminating evidences against the Yizhou family, those incriminating evidences had not yet been systematically sorted out.
In this case, Zhuge Liang did not know which Yizhou families had evidence of crimes.
It is also unclear whether the crimes committed by those Yizhou aristocratic families who have obtained evidence of their crimes can bring them to a standstill.
Therefore, Qiao Yu cannot be exterminated for the time being. As long as Liu Bei does not issue an order to exterminate Qiao Yu's clan in Brazil, Qiao Yu will still have hope in his heart.
With hope, Zhuge Liang can then use the Brazilian Qiao clan and assist Mi Zhu to bring evidence, thereby gradually disintegrating the power of the entire Yizhou family.
After understanding the meaning of Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei immediately changed his mind.
Liu Bei ordered in front of all his ministers: "Qiao Yu has conspired to rebel and will be imprisoned to be executed."
After saying this order, Liu Bei then ordered: "Order Huben to go to the Qiao Mansion to arrest a group of Qiao clan members and put them all in jail pending trial."
Qiao Yu, who collapsed on the ground, knew that he was destined to die, so when he heard Liu Bei's first order, he didn't react much.
But when he heard that Liu Bei wanted to attack the entire Qiao clan, a look of panic immediately appeared on his face.
In desperation, he wanted to plead with Liu Bei, but before he could utter his plea, he was dragged out of the hall by the tiger behind him.
After receiving Liu Bei's order, Mi Wei immediately led a group of tiger warriors and ran out of the main hall and hurried out of the palace gate.
After temporarily dealing with the affairs of the Minister of Yizhou, Liu Bei walked up to Liu Ba step by step with a long sword in hand.
If Liu Bei was angry at the Yizhou minister's treasonous act, then Liu Ba's collusion with them made Liu Bei feel a little sad.
Liu Bei knew that Liu Ba had never been truly loyal to him.
It's just that he thinks that he has great trust in Liu Ba and has given Liu Ba ample opportunities to display his talents. He doesn't understand why Liu Ba is so stubborn that he doesn't regret it.
If it weren't for Liu Ba's help today, the Yizhou family would not have received so much support from the beginning.
When Liu Ba saw Liu Bei coming up to him with his sword raised, a look of fear quickly appeared on his face.
With his noble character, he quickly regained his composure.
When he made that choice that day, he had already thought about what would happen if he failed.
It's just a matter of death.
Liu Ba felt no shame in dying for his beliefs.
When Liu Bei came to Liu Ba, he suppressed his anger and asked Liu Ba: "I want to rule the world, but Zichu is dedicated to chaos. What I did today makes me sad. Is it the evil of the people and ministers?"
All the ministers in the hall heard the anger and sadness from Liu Bei's words.
Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei and Liu Ba and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He had persuaded Liu Ba.
In the face of Liu Bei's accusation, Liu Ba just said: "I am loyal to the emperor, but loyal to the country. My relatives are dictatorial, and I want to bring disaster. What I did today was all out of a public spirit."
But it was okay if Liu Ba didn't say these words. When he said these words, Liu Bei became even more angry.
"The dictatorship of foreign relatives may be a way to bring disaster, but you don't see Xiaowu's guard Huo Hu!
If a minister has two minds, he can cause chaos in the country even if he is not a relative, just like those rebellious ministers today.
If a minister is dedicated to serving the country, even if he is a relative, he can serve the monarch and guard the people, just like today's Weiwei.
How can we be too worried and jealous just because of our status?
It’s not that I don’t understand the way of Meng De, it’s just that I don’t bother to do it!
I am very disappointed that you are a member of the Han clan, but you cannot share the same ideals with me."
After saying these words, Liu Bei raised his sword and struck Liu Bade on the head with one sword.
The sword moves with the wind, and everyone knows that Liu Bei is a master of swordsmanship. At such a close distance, if Liu Bei wants to take Liu Ba's life, Liu Ba will not be able to escape.
But just when everyone thought that Liu Bei was about to be splashed with blood five steps in front of him, to everyone's surprise, when the sword flashed, Liu Bei chopped off the crown and hat on Liu Ba's head.
When Liu Bei chopped off the crown and hat that symbolized his official position and fell to the ground, Liu Ba's long hair was instantly disheveled, and he looked extremely embarrassed.
"Shang Shu Ling Liu Ba has an old illness and is unable to take part in events, so he is relieved of his post as Shangshu Ling."
"From now on, just stay at home and take care of your illness."
Liu Bei's first sentence was for the world to hear, and the second sentence was his warning to Liu Ba.
If it had been Cao Cao or Sun Quan, Liu Ba's behavior might have been punishable by death.
It's just that Liu Bei is different. He is a grateful person. Liu Ba plays an indispensable role in making this great man the country he is today.
Moreover, Liu Ba is still a member of the Han clan.
So even though he knew that Liu Ba was not loyal to him, and even though Liu Ba had violated a big taboo between monarchs and ministers, Liu Bei finally decided to spare Liu Ba's life.
When Liu Ba saw that Liu Bei only demoted him but did not take his life, he was a little surprised and at the same time he became completely lost.
With Liu Bei's forgiveness, the disheveled Liu Ba walked step by step towards the outside of the hall, and soon his lonely figure disappeared among the people in the hall.
After Liu Bei finished handling Liu Ba's matter, Zhuge Liang resigned to Liu Bei, and then led many of his officials to leave the hall.
Such a sudden change happened to the big man today, and there were many things he needed to do in time to deal with the aftermath.
After the people in the hall were almost gone, Mi Zhu looked at Liu Bei who was slowly walking towards him with a smile on his face. He seemed to have seen the scene when he and Liu Bei first met.
That year, Cao Cao slaughtered Xu, and Tao Qian, the herdsman of Xuzhou, asked for help everywhere but no one came to save him.
That year Liu Bei was still a small state minister, but he led three thousand soldiers and galloped thousands of miles to Xuzhou to guard the door of life for the people of Xuzhou.
At that time, he and Cao Cao were completely unequal in strength, but he was not afraid at all. What was he doing?
What he did back then is what he is doing today.
Thinking of this, Mi Zhu also had a smile on his face.
It's great that nothing has changed in decades.
But just when Liu Bei was about to walk in front of Mi Zhu, Mi Zhu, who could no longer support his body, fell straight down under Liu Bei's panicked eyes.
"Zhu is willing to swear that I will do everything in my power to support you in the future."
This is the oath a young man made in front of Liu Bei decades ago.
Liu Bei has never changed, and neither has he.
(End of chapter)
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