Dozens of envoys from all over Jingzhou gathered behind Mi Yang and watched as Mi Yang whipped Li Yan hard and hard with the cane in his hand.
At the same time, they also heard the words from Mi Yang:
"I came to Jingzhou alone for the great cause of unification of the Han Dynasty.
Although the Han Dynasty has flourished, how easy is it to unify the Han Dynasty?
This can only be done if all the ministers of the Han Dynasty work together and work together to unite one heart and one mind.
You have such an ambition, why don’t you!
As a general valued by the late emperor, you have gone against the grain and caused resentment among the people of Yiyang.
The good reputation of the late emperor has been brought into disgrace because of you.
But for this crime, you will die a hundred times to redeem yourself!"
As he spoke, Mi Yang seemed to really want to whip Li Yan to death, waving the cane in his hand harder and harder.
Li Yan is a battle-hardened general, and his physical fitness is not comparable to ordinary people.
However, no matter how brave the warrior is, how can he last long under Mi Yang's constant whipping?
After Mi Yang whipped him ten times in a row, Li Yan's back became bloody and miserable.
After Mi Yang whipped him hard again, Li Yan finally couldn't hold on anymore. At this time, he couldn't even scream, and he lay down on the ground and fainted.
Li Yan's fainting startled Li Feng next to him.
Li Feng was afraid that Mi Yang would really whip Li Yan to death. At this time, he forgot his inner fear and jumped directly on Li Yan to bear the next whipping for Li Yan.
However, Li Feng's act of saving his father did not make Mi Yang determined to let Li Yan go.
Mi Yang looked at Ding Feng and said, "Drag Li Feng away."
As soon as Mi Yang said these words, before Ding Feng could take action, the expressions of the surrounding envoys changed drastically.
Can Da Sima really want to whip Li Yan to death?
The process of Mi Yang whipping Li Yan just now had made them tremble with fear.
You know, even though Li Yan was deprived of his military power by Mi Yang, he is still a former general.
In the military system of the Han Dynasty, the position of former general was very high.
At least in the current Jingzhou, Li Yan is the person with the highest status except Mi Yang.
Besides, it is well known that Li Yan is planning on people from the Mi Yang faction!
Precisely because of Li Yan's prominent status and special status, the tragic scene of him being whipped in public had a greater impact on envoys from all over the world.
For a moment, the envoys from all over the country couldn't help but ask themselves, even Li Yan committed such a crime, let alone their master who was inferior to Li Yan?
It was only now that envoys from all over the world realized that Mi Yang's character was by no means just like Liu Bei's. At least in some aspects, he was ruthless and decisive that Liu Bei did not have.
And because of Li Yan's prominent position, the envoys could not sit back and watch Mi Yang really whip Li Yan to death.
Maybe they can't go against Mi Yang's decision, but not doing something and being unable to do it are two different things.
When he thought of this, Chen Dao was the first to react.
Chen Dao rushed to Mi Yang's side, knelt down and hugged Mi Yang's thigh and said:
"Da Sima, we can't fight anymore!
The former general is old and if we continue to fight, he will die."
Chen Dao was the first person to report Li Yan to Mi Yang, but the reason why Chen Dao reported Li Yan to Mi Yang was because he was worried that Li Yan would ruin national affairs for personal gain, not because he had any personal enmity with Li Yan.
From the bottom of his heart, Chen Dao had no intention of using this incident to kill Li Yan.
When Mi Yang saw that Chen Dao suddenly came out to stop him, he said angrily: "Sinners like this will die if they die, so what's the harm?"
As Mi Yang saw Li Feng being forcefully pulled away by Ding Feng, he was about to raise the cane again.
Before Mi Yang could put down the cane in his hand, the surrounding envoys all knelt down and begged Mi Yang:
"Da Sima, please spare the life of the former general!"
"Da Sima, the former general knew he was wrong."
"Da Sima, the former general owes much to the great man!"
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The next moment, all kinds of pleading words poured into Mi Yang's ears.
After Mi Yang heard those pleading words, hesitation appeared on his face for the first time.
Mi Yang's hesitation was quickly noticed by Deng Zhi among the ministers.
Deng Zhi, who came from a well-known family, had heard too much secret political information since he was a child.
Good experience allows Deng Zhi to make the most accurate judgment at this time.
Deng Zhi was seen kneeling all the way to Mi Yang's body, hugging Mi Yang's other thigh, and said with a trembling voice:
"In the battle of Yizhou, the former general led his army back to normal, which enabled the late emperor to march into Chengdu.
Later and former generals served in various places, put down rebellions, and improved people's livelihood. The late emperor often praised him and called him a hero in assisting the Han Dynasty.
Everyone in the world says that the Great Sima has the style of the late Emperor. If the Great Sima whips the former general to death in public today, it will hurt the late Emperor's reputation for mercy!"
"Besides, Great Sima Fangcai also said that to unify the country, the Han Dynasty needed a large number of talented people. Although the former general had shortcomings in personal ethics, his talents were excellent.
Why didn't Da Sima spare his life so that he could make meritorious deeds in the future?
Talented people are easy to kill, but not easy to get, Great Sima!"
Deng Zhi spoke with tears in his words.
Mi Yang was quite moved by his appearance, as if he was willing to sacrifice himself to protect Mi Yang's reputation and to promote the Han Dynasty's foundation.
Whether it should be said or not, some things are still the expertise of children from aristocratic families.
After listening to Deng Zhi's words, Mi Yang looked at the envoys kneeling down to plead for Li Yan, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"You, you are falling into injustice!
If I spare Li Yan's life today, but if someone imitates Li Yan in the future, what will happen?"
Needless to say, Mi Yang is essentially a child of the same family.
Deng Zhi saw that Mi Yang's tone was loosening, but he still did not change his mind because of concerns. At this time, no matter how stupid he was, he knew what to say.
Deng Zhi quickly wiped away the tears on his face, and then took the lead in expressing his stance:
"Don't worry, Sir!
Teaching and punishing is a centuries-old tradition of our Han Dynasty.
If there are former generals who have set an example, but future generations dare to do it again, then there will be no need for the Grand Sima to worry about it. I will fight to the death to severely punish him and will never tolerate it!"
As soon as Deng Zhi said this, Mi Yang's eyes showed satisfaction.
But the envoys who were still pleading for Li Yan just now were stunned for a moment.
They seemed to have noticed something.
When Mi Yang saw that the envoys had no comments, he took the initiative to ask:
"What do you think of what Deng Jingzhou said?"
As soon as Mi Yang said these words, all the envoys gradually came to their senses.
This is the Jingzhou version of the "Three Chapters of the Covenant"!
But the situation has reached this point, can they say no?
Once they say no, aren't they clearly telling the world that the master behind them will do illegal things in the future?
People who can be messengers would not be so stupid.
Therefore, after thinking for a while, the envoys kowtowed to Mi Yang and expressed their agreement with Deng Zhi's proposal.
Seeing that "all sentiments are hard to resolve," even though Mi Yang was a high-ranking commander, he could not go his own way.
Mi Yang finally chose to put down the cane in his hand, but his intention to punish Li Yan was not false.
So Mi Yang said to the ministers present:
"Li Yan can be exempted from death penalty, but he cannot escape from living crime.
Now I have issued an edict to deprive Li Yan of his post as general, and demote him three ranks in a row to the rank of lieutenant, as punishment!"
After finishing speaking, Mi Yang threw the cane in his hand on the ground, turned around and left.
Seeing Mi Yang's leaving figure, the kneeling envoys from various places breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Mi Yang's cane just whipped Li Yan's body, was it not whipping their hearts?
Some envoys became alert when they thought of the illegal things their masters had done in private.
Go back quickly and persuade them to stop!
This chapter has been completed!