Chapter 22 The Imperial Court Orders Troops
Early morning, Luoyang City.
Luoyang's humane energy has not been put away, and it still maintains the state of suppressing Luoyang.
The Habayashi Army rushed into the houses of wealthy families, followed by a roaring noise, and then the Habayashi Army escorted out piles of men, women, old and children.
Groups of people were imprisoned in large prisons. The cells in Luoyang were so full that they were crowded together without even touching the floor.
Everyone in Luoyang City knows about the hustle and bustle last night, but they don't know the undercurrent behind it, but everyone knows what is about to happen.
The timid residents stayed at home and did not dare to go out. Even if there was no food at home to satisfy their hunger, they would not take a step out.
The courageous residents quietly stared at the street outside the window, but when they saw the Yulin army passing by, they immediately retreated into their houses and did not dare to peek.
Some residents who were desperate for their lives ran to the street and tried to get something from the corpses, but were later captured by patrolling soldiers and helped the army clean up.
"Damn Yellow Turbans, I don't know how many people are going to die this time!" The veterans who had experienced the turmoil of the party were extremely angry. They did not want to experience that kind of turmoil again.
All the civil and military officials gathered outside the palace gate. They smelled the bloody smell, and they were all a little unbearable.
Even though soldiers had cleaned the entrance to the south gate, the traces of the war at the entrance to the palace had not been eliminated, and the strong smell of blood in the air had not been dissipated.
It wasn't until Liu Hong summoned them that they carefully followed each other into the Golden Palace, but they had no time to care about the smell of blood in the air, because Liu Hong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty who rarely went to court, was sitting in the main hall.
Liu Hong's face looked very bad. It could be seen from his expression that he was in an extremely angry state.
No one would try to offend an emperor who was talking about the Constitution, especially if he was in a state of rage.
Behind Han Emperor Liu Hong stood ten regular attendants, but the sharp-eyed minister noticed that two of them were missing.
"Say it!"
Liu Hong's voice was a little weak, but it made everyone feel his endless killing intent.
Someone actually tried to break into the palace? Liu Hong, whose life was threatened, had made up his mind that no matter who was behind it, he would die.
Zhang Rang, who was behind Liu Hong, stepped forward and announced to the ministers: "Your Majesty decreed that all the rebels who participated in the riot yesterday will be beheaded in public! The general will also send emergency military information to the ministers!"
General He Jin stepped forward and said loudly: "Last night, the Taiping Dao demon Zhang Jiao gathered a crowd to rebel. Rebels from all the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty responded! At present, Julu has been captured by the rebels!"
There was a burst of discussion in the court hall. Most of them knew that Taiping Dao was going to rebel, but they didn't expect that Zhang Jiao would start a rebellion in advance.
He Jin added again: "Taipingdao has been established for more than ten years, and there have been rebellions for a long time. However, officials from various places either failed to notice it, or failed to report the knowledge. They all failed in their responsibilities. What's more, some even colluded with the rebels.
In fact, it is a crime worthy of death."
Liu Hong tried his best to calm down, closed his eyes, and said impatiently: "General, read out what you found."
"Here!"
He Jin responded, took out the list, and started reading each one.
Seeing He Jinzhen taking out the list, many people in the court changed their expressions, and some timid ones even became incontinent and found it difficult to deal with themselves.
"Emperor Dog, accept your fate!"
Before He Jin could speak, a minister stepped forward, took out a dagger from somewhere, and stabbed Liu Hong.
"Hmph! Soaring Dragon!"
Liu Hong opened his eyes, and without waiting for the guards to come forward to protect him, several dragon-shaped energy appeared and directly beat the rebel until his whole body was broken.
"Drag it down and kill the nine tribes!"
"No!" After the Yulin army dragged the rebels down to the main hall, Liu Hong motioned for He Jin to continue.
The new ministers present were all horrified. This was the first time they had seen Liu Hong take action. What's more, now that the Luoyang Formation was activated, Liu Hong could actually use extraordinary means.
He Jin also felt a chill in his back. For the first time, he truly recognized his nominal brother-in-law. When he saw Liu Hong's signal, he quickly read the list aloud.
"Zhongchang attendants Feng Xu and Xu Feng secretly colluded with the Yellow Turban thieves and deliberately mobilized the palace gate guards to leave to facilitate the rebel thieves' conspiracy."
Liu Hong's expression became even more angry. Shi Changshi was his most trusted eunuch, and his daily misdeeds were the product of his connivance.
He never expected that the person he trusted the most would actually betray him. He gritted his teeth and said, "These two people will be torn apart, and everyone involved will be punished."
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty wanted to kill the two people and the nine clans, but the two were eunuchs and had no heirs, so he could only kill those involved instead.
He Jin continued to read: "Servant Li Jue provides shelter for the Yellow Turbans."
"punish!"
Whenever He Jin said a name, Liu Hong would coldly say a word: kill, behead, scrape, or tear.
Killing means beheading, punishing means killing the three tribes, splitting means splitting the car into pieces, and cutting into pieces means cutting into pieces with thousands of swords.
Many officials whose names were read stood in the court hall. They were lucky, but when they heard their names, they collapsed to the ground. The Yulin army dragged them out of the hall. The result can be imagined.
Among them, the word "kill" appears to be particularly benevolent. After participating in such a turmoil, the only result was beheading... At least his family was saved. Officials who received the word "kill" would even be grateful and shout "long live the emperor."
He Jin read the list for a whole hour.
"Your Majesty, there are a total of eighteen courtiers on the list. There are 324 officials, big and small, in Luoyang City. There are also 1,253 thieves. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty."
What else is there to see? You’ve already killed everyone who deserves to be killed, so why are you looking at the list? Does it make you angry?
Zhang Rang took the list and handed it to Liu Hong, who threw it away.
"General, there are rebels in the thirteen states now. How should we deal with them?"
"Don't worry, your majesty. The demonic path of Taiping deceives people's hearts and seems to be very powerful. However, the rebels come from the fields. Most of them are rabble-rousers, so there is nothing to worry about. As long as the imperial court sends a few generals who are good at conquering and fighting, it will be enough to put an end to the chaos.
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Although He Jin was born a butcher, he was a representative of the scholars after all. There were too many scholars behind him who gave advice and gave He Jin a thorough analysis of everything. This is why He Jin was able to talk eloquently.
"Is there a suitable candidate?"
Before he finished speaking, Grand Tutor Yuan Wei stepped forward.
"I recommend Zhu Jun, Marquis of Duting, who is proficient in the military. He once served as the governor of Jiaozhou and quelled the rebellion in Jiaozhou. With his great talents, it is easy to pacify the rebels."
He Jin glanced at Grand Tutor Yuan Wei with dissatisfaction. He didn't speak to any of the generals. Even if you are the third prince, how can you steal the limelight?
Although he was dissatisfied, He Jin still stepped forward and said: "I recommend a person, Yilang Huangfu Song, who is the son of Huangfu Gui, the general who conquered the Liao Dynasty. After the general, he was loyal to our great Han Dynasty. He was a filial and honest person, good at using troops.
Chapter completed!