Chapter 31 Taizong Chapter 32 The Royal Power is Poured in Flesh and Blood
Chapter 2085 Taizong Chapter 32 The Royal Power is Poured in Flesh and Blood
Of course, the news of the corruption of Tianfu and the siege of Chengdu was enough to make the emperor restless. However, at this point, Liu Yang was able to stabilize himself. He was even able to joke about the Shu rebellion in front of his officials in the court.
With a relaxed look, he calmly controlled the internal and external affairs and organized matters to counter the rebellion.
Even though the emperor was really anxious in his heart, he always showed restraint on his face. The imperial edict to Yang Yanzhao's army clearly stated that he should not be impatient or advance lightly. Let the generals obey orders and the imperial court would ensure the supply of military supplies.
,etc.
Liu Yang tried his best to relieve the pressure on Yang Yanzhao. After all, he had been on the battlefield and knew some of the ways of military strategists. He knew that he could not be impatient and was unwilling to make any more strategic mistakes. Such measures were of course useful, to a certain extent.
Yang Yanzhao, who was entrusted with important tasks, was under greater pressure than the emperor.
Even though Liu Yang was so considerate and trusted him with all his heart, Yang Yanzhao still wanted to resolve the Shu rebellion as soon as possible.
The underlying reason for the rebel army's decision, whether it was to attack eastern Sichuan or to counterattack Chengdu, was simply a desire for survival, a beast-like instinct.
Due to continuous disasters, the food shortage in Sichuan and Sichuan has not lasted more than one or two years. When Pan You was in office, he could still try his best to coordinate relief, stabilize food prices, and appease people. However, the severe drought in the first year further aggravated the food crisis.
When the uprising broke out and wars continued frequently, the uprising vented its revenge anger on the serfs and untouchables to the exploiting class. At the same time, it also shattered the original social security and production and management order. The land was barren, food shortages, and hunger crises also formed a vicious crisis.
Cycle, this is also the direct reason why the chaos in Shu comes and goes and becomes more and more intense.
However, is Jiannan really short of food? Not necessarily, the shortage is not to this extent. However, just like the three treasures of land, salt, tea, and silk, food, a basic and life-saving material, is also concentrated among the powerful
, in the hands of landlords and wealthy businessmen.
Let them use their precious grains to relieve the poor. A small amount can be used to buy reputations. Large-scale relief is a matter for the government, and no one can open a charity. They can also distribute grains. Get money, land, and people.
Change
The oppression of the ruling class is increasing day by day. If they are not allowed to survive, the working people will naturally rebel. If such a fierce resistance movement is based solely on survival, it is destined to not go far.
After taking up the banner of "equalizing the wealth and the poor", although he is followed by thousands of people and has an aura of glory, at the same time, as a leader, Li Shun also has to feed the mouths of the four states who are waiting for food. The more chaos is caused, the greater the number of people.
As more and more people gathered together, and when hundreds of thousands of people spoke, survival was still the first consideration for the rebels.
Capture eastern Sichuan, and then go east to Huguang for food. While breaking the prison of Sichuan and Shu, it can also spread the glory of the rebel army to more places in the Han Dynasty. This idea was completely shattered with the defeat of the Battle of Luzhou.
Therefore, returning to Chengdu and continuing to forage for food from the Chengdu Plain, the land that has nurtured thousands of Shu children, is also a helpless choice. The insurgents who have no production capacity and no time to engage in food creation can only
to seize existing survival resources.
Even though this choice is tantamount to trapping oneself in a cage, as time goes by, the imperial army's quelling the chaos is coming from all directions towards Shu.
If the Wang and Li uprisings still had the justice of "anti-tyranny and equalizing the rich and poor" in the early stage of the uprising, then as Li Shun's army went north and was trapped in Chengdu, as the pressure for survival increased step by step, in the face of hunger and death
, that trace of justice was quickly wiped out.
The failure of peasant uprisings in the past dynasties was due not only to the stubbornness and strength of the reactionary forces, but also to the limitations of the rebels themselves. Wang and Li also failed to break this rule.
In the early days of the march north, there were still a large number of people cheering and welcoming the rebels, but the situation gradually changed. The rebels wanted to survive, and the soldiers and civilians around Chengdu also wanted to survive. Everyone could join together for the same goal.
, under the pressure of survival, it may also lead to hatred and harm to each other.
After several unsuccessful attacks, the rebel army gradually deteriorated in a subtle way. Those who neither fled into Chengdu nor fled elsewhere, but chose to stay and support Li Shun's army discovered
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The arrival of the rebels not only failed to improve their lives and give them the "fairness" they deserved, but instead aggravated the chaos and even lost their basic peace. Last year, there was a severe drought, which delayed farming. This year, the drought has eased, because the war has returned.
delayed.
What is even more unacceptable is that the rebel army also began to loot everywhere. In order to meet the needs of attacking Chengdu, Li Shun's men attacked from all directions, almost scraping away the land in nearby counties and counties, and devouring everything in sight like locusts.
get something
At this point, it completely violates the original intention of the uprising. As early as the beginning of Wang Xiaobo's uprising, during the process of liberating the small households, the rebels have always maintained a relatively good style and military discipline. Not to mention that Qiu has committed no crimes, but he has never committed any crimes.
In an act of abuse, even the wealthy landowners who were looted would be left with basic food rations.
This style of work has been maintained in the early days of Li Shun's army. However, this kind of "benevolence and righteousness" is too rare for a group of rebels composed of side households and common people, and it is difficult to last long.
Narrow horizons and inefficient organizational skills mean that they can only adopt simple and crude methods when facing problems. After the passion passes, they become even more crazy. In the face of survival problems, no power, justice, or ethics are to be feared, nor is there any morality, justice or shame.
Put them all aside.
Li Shun was also troubled by the changes in the rebel army. However, he had no good solution. Although he was the leader of the rebel army, he did not have a strong binding force on his subordinates. At the same time, he also needed various resources, especially
It was food to sustain the attack on Chengdu.
Capturing Chengdu may not necessarily solve the problem, but if we don't capture it, there will be only a dead end. What's more, the rebels can win the war because of the anger in their chests, the number of people, and the lack of fear of death. In the final analysis, they still rely on human lives.
Go fill it in.
The soldiers of the rebel army sacrificed so much, and the brothers and sisters in Shu should also contribute. On the other hand, if no one can live and rebel, you can still live. How can we help each other and stand side by side? Only if everyone becomes
Only this kind of people can break the long-lasting gray sky in Shu and win a glimmer of new hope for millions of Shu people.
Of course, it's not like Li Shun didn't do anything. After all, they were still volunteers to save the poor, and they were all elders of Shu, so they couldn't do anything too extreme.
Aware of the lack of control over his subordinates, Li Shun took it upon himself to believe that this was the reason why his authority was not solid. Although Li Shun's army was the core of the rebel army in Shu, they were actually various forces, with various sources coming together.
Although Li Shun was the leader, his subordinates responded to his leadership call, but they were not absolutely bound by him. The rebel army did not even have a clear organizational structure.
Therefore, in order to establish authority and restrain the rebels, Li Shun came up with a way: proclaiming himself king.
On February 15, the second year of Yongxi's reign, Li Shun, the leader of the rebel army, proclaimed himself King of Shu in Hanzhou.
The first thing Li Shun did after becoming king was to raise more troops and attack Chengdu. At the same time, Li Shun divided his troops in four directions and spread outward, plundering grain and soldiers. There was no way, the Chengdu plain could not support so many troops.
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However, the "Shu Army" sent to attack the surrounding areas suffered a heavy blow this time. Officers and soldiers from all states and counties tried their best to suppress the bandits. Obviously, people's hearts have quietly changed.
In particular, the 70,000 "Shu Army" who went north were almost wiped out by Cao Guangshi and Kang Jiying, and more than half of them were taken prisoner. Their intention to capture Jiange and block the imperial army from Beichuan also failed.
Li Shun's act of proclaiming himself king was like a farce, which not only completely angered the Han court, but also lost the last bit of public support. Except for those mud-legged people who longed for "the title of marquis and general",
No one really agrees.
As the counter-rebellion armies entered Shu one after another and reorganized their armaments, the countdown to its defeat began. Even the chaotic city of Chengdu was aroused by a group of people who "share the same hatred and hatred".
Of course, the fundamental reason is that the imperial reinforcements are about to arrive, and the rebel army's self-destructive approach on the Chengdu Plain has been spurned by everyone in Chengdu. No one can guarantee that after the city is broken, what will happen to the hungry and red-eyed rebels?
Do something.
Therefore, the rebel attack stimulated by Li Shun becoming king became even more frenzied, but the Chengdu defenders resisted more resolutely and powerfully. From time to time, they were able to send elite troops out of the city to attack, causing huge losses to the rebel army and seriously hindering their attack.
When things got urgent, Chengdu's city defense power had actually been taken over by the chief envoy Xiang Deming. Shangguan Zheng and other Taoist generals were gradually reduced to executors, and at the same time they did not dare to complain at all.
Xiang Deming even drew a red line for the defenders: those who lost their guard would be executed, those who were timid and those who disobeyed were executed, but at the same time, he also said that there would be enough food, enough soldiers, and enough weapons.
Under such an attack and defense, one can imagine how cruel the fighting around the Chengdu city walls was. Dead people are a very common thing, but since the outbreak of the Shu Rebellion, has there ever been a day when people have not died?
In fact, when the chaos has developed to this point, not only the court officials are reflecting on it, but also the dignitaries and landlords in Sichuan who have suffered heavy losses are reflecting on it. The poor people who have sacrificed countless bloodshed and death in exchange for the reflection of the ruling class are also reflecting on it.
Can’t help but reflect:
In the past, even if you were exploited, squeezed, sold into slavery, even like a dog, you always had a chance to survive. Even if you fell into a bandit, you wouldn't have killed so many people, shed so much blood, and used violent methods driven by fanaticism.
, will only destroy all the remaining stability and hope, and eventually bury everyone. This is a war with no winner.
In the late period of the Shu Rebellion, those who followed Li Shun to attack Chengdu were just a group of numb beasts with only survival instincts. The legendary Jinguan City, behind the copper and iron walls, seemed to be the place of hope. Stepping into Chengdu City, it was like walking into
bright future.
However, this last delusion was completely shattered as the imperial army's counter-rebellion army moved southward and westward. When the rebel army completely collapsed and even the "King of Shu" Li Shun died in the battle, Chengdu, a large city
The most stubborn fortress of the ruling class in the southwest still stands tall and firm as a mountain.
However, under the sunshine that pierces the dark clouds, the city made of countless flesh and blood is almost eye-catching. Behind the warm tones is a biting cold.
The fall of the rebel army can be said to be a self-destruction, like a firework that turns into dust after being released to its fullest.
Yang Yanzhao's army went south. After only four or five battles, hundreds of thousands of rebels collapsed. Of course, it may be correct to say that they were hundreds of thousands of refugees.
In contrast, how to clean up the land of abundance that seems to have been plagued by thousands of locusts, and how to settle the people who have survived like worms or the chaotic people are more urgent, more urgent, and more challenging matters
After Li Shun, although there were lingering chaos, no matter how hard it was, the vitality of Shu was severely damaged, and the people of Shu could no longer care about their anger. Eating and surviving were still the first priorities. Maybe they would consider rebuilding their homes later?
On the tenth day of April in the summer of the second year of Yongxi's reign, in the Chui Gong Palace, the Han Emperor Liu Yang was still sitting behind the imperial desk with his back straight, looking at the memorials attentively. Less than two years after he took the throne, the wrinkles on his face were getting deeper and deeper.
, but the imperial aura in his body became more and more profound.
His Highness, Xu Shilian, Wang Dan, and Zhao Defang, the three cabinet bachelors, were all immersed in their desks, carefully and conscientiously arranging memorials and writing official documents. The scene was extremely serious.
Accompanied by a burst of hurried footsteps, the chamberlain Zheng Yuan walked in. People who had been waiting for the emperor for a long time could tell something from the frequency of the footsteps of these chamberlains. Although they kept the movements of their hands, the ministers present acted either deliberately or unconsciously.
He glanced at Zheng Yuan from the corner of his eye.
The only one who remained motionless was Emperor Liu Yang, who didn't even raise his eyelids. After calming down his breathing, Zheng Yuan bowed and bowed: "I would like to report to the official family and ask for an audience with Cao Shuxiang outside the palace!"
Liu Yang finally raised his head, stared in the direction outside the palace, and said: "Xuan!"
Soon, Cao Bin's slender face appeared in everyone's sight. Everyone in the palace, including the emperor Liu Yang, put down their work and looked at Cao Bin.
Seeing the courtesy, Cao Bin seemed to be able to feel the anticipation. He held a military report with both hands and solemnly said: "Your Majesty, the chaos in Shu has been calmed down!"
After saying this, Xu Shilian and his ministers couldn't help but look happy. If it weren't for the restriction of etiquette, they would all be excited and excited.
Liu Yang was very restrained. Shangguan Zheng had submitted a similar report last winter, but what awaited the big man was the "Li Shun Rebellion". After waving his hand, Zheng Yuan immediately stepped forward and submitted Cao Bin's military report to Liu Yang.
Yang hands.
Each memorial seems to have a little inspiration attached to it, and each letter has a different temperament. The military report to recruit Yang Yanzhao is not detailed in content, and the wording is more simple, but the one to Liu Yang
But it is a strong affirmation.
After a while, Liu Yangfang raised his head and tilted his head to the southwest. His blurred eyes showed extremely complex emotions, and he murmured: "The resentment has almost dissipated."
After saying this, Liu Yang stood up, quickly walked down the steps of the palace, and walked out. The emperor's performance was surprising, but everyone followed almost instinctively.
The monarch and his ministers walked in a hurry and walked in a hurry, but the emperor personally took the lead, walking along the palace road, passing through many forbidden buildings, and arriving in front of the Qianyuan Palace.
Ziwei City is very big, but this was probably the most tiring walk for everyone. Liu Yang only looked up and breathed a little quickly. Then without resting, he got into the back of the palace, found the stairs, and started to climb them.
Even in later generations, the Qianyuan Hall was a high-rise building with more than 20 floors. There was a viewing pavilion on the top of the building. Emperor Shizu often climbed the tower to look into the distance when he was in his prime. Liu Yang also accompanied him, but this was the first time he used the emperor's name.
Identity goes upstairs.
After crowding out the servants, Feng Feng stood alone and looked straight to the southwest. After waiting for a long time, the servant Zheng Yuan became anxious, and Liu Yang turned around.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
"Official!"
Several courtiers following upstairs looked at the emperor and called out with concern. Liu Yang glanced around and waved his hand: "Come downstairs!"
I don’t know whether it’s because he has vented his emotions enough, or simply because he is too cold at high places, but Liu Yang’s nose is red.
"Go to the Political Affairs Hall and invite all the ministers to come here to discuss matters!" Returning to the Chui Gong Hall and sitting down again, Liu Yang told Zhao Defang, saying in a serious and solemn tone: "It's time to deal with the aftermath!"
The news of the pacification of the Shu rebellion spread rapidly throughout the country under the promotion of the imperial court, and was reported to officials and people in all prefectures and counties across the country. Details of the pacification of the rebellion were also reported to Luoyang from many people and officials one after another, allowing the imperial court to obtain more information.
Comprehensive understanding.
After several rounds of detailed discussions, various arrangements for aid to Shu were carried out in an orderly manner under the overall control of the imperial court. The most important thing among them was to ensure the supply of various relief materials, especially grain and
Medicinal materials are the rarest in Sichuan.
For this reason, the imperial court decided to use the Finance Envoy Zhang Yongquan as the Southwest Transfer Envoy to personally ensure the dispatch and arrangement of aid supplies to Shu. Such an arrangement seemed to indicate something. After all, under normal circumstances, even if the Finance Secretary is required to send someone and a deputy envoy
It's enough for his job.
As a result, throughout the spring, summer, and autumn of the second year of Yongxi's reign, along the water and land transportation lines leading to Sichuan and Shu, the imperial court raised aid materials from various places and transported them to Shu.
It's a bit ironic to say that the whole of Sichuan and Shu, especially Jiannan, has exported money, grain and materials for more than 30 years. This is the first time that it has been reported. It is just that it was obtained in this way, which is somewhat cruel. Crying child
If there is milk to eat, only the bleeding child will have meat to eat.
While the court was starting to deal with the aftermath of the Shu Rebellion, a team carrying the emperor's secret orders also set out from Luoyang. Xu Shilian, a bachelor of the cabinet, was going to Chengdu to succeed Wang Shenrui as the prefect of Chengdu.
Accompanying him were Lin Te, the martial arts envoy, and Xiang Minzhong, the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Justice. They went to Chengdu with one thing in mind: to arrest people.
Whether it was the death of Pan You or the chaos in Shu, although it was full of filth and many details were destroyed in the war, it still allowed the court to seize a lot of clues. Not to mention that the people with lofty ideals in Shu were attracted by the land of Tianfu.
After being tortured and reporting various reports in pain, Wu Desi alone collected a large amount of criminal evidence in the process of quelling the chaos.
During the siege of Chengdu, every one of those people who rushed into the city to take refuge was, strictly speaking, guilty. Of course, small fish and shrimps were not worthy of the imperial court taking the matter so seriously and going to war.
The first person to be captured was none other than Wang Shenrui, the former prefect of Chengdu! Following closely behind, more than 300 nobles of Sichuan and Sichuan, bureaucrats and some powerful landlords with serious crimes were captured one after another, each of whom was famous and famous.
A surname, a distinguished person.
Among them, what shocked Sichuan and Sichuan was that even the heads of the "Two Kings" family, Wang Shenjun and Wang Zhaoyong, were also arrested. There were many charges, but there were only two core ones: deceiving the emperor and disrupting the law, the culprit of the chaos in Shu!
These people could basically hold more than 60% of the say in Shu. If the imperial court was so implicated in arresting them, then an incident might have occurred in a matter of seconds. However, the chaos was over, and strong troops were in Shu.
When the imperial order comes, arresting people or killing them is as easy as flipping a finger.
In the autumn and September of the second year of Yongxi, after nearly half a year of arrests, interrogations, and convictions, 317 officials (citizens) who were guilty of the Shu rebellion, led by brothers Wang Shenjun and Wang Shenrui, were taken to Luoyang Nanshi for execution. The people of Luoyang,
The audience was packed with people and the response was enthusiastic. After all, it had been many years since we had seen such lively mass executions.
Of course, this is obviously not just an edict and execution. In order to reach this resolution, the court had countless wrestling matches over the past few months. Some supported severe punishment, while others suggested a lighter punishment.
, generally speaking, the latter is mostly the case.
A thing hurts its own kind, a rabbit dies and a fox is sad. From nobles to bureaucrats, most people are not willing to see such a large-scale execution of their own class colleagues.
What's more, this kind of precedent is the authority that only Emperor Shizu has, and it is also the atrocities of Emperor Shizu that have been criticized by the scholar-bureaucrats. He is a benevolent master, how can he learn from the late emperor?
Therefore, before Emperor Liu Yangzhu approved the verdict, there were voices of admonishment and heavy resistance. However, to the surprise of many people, although he was allowed to make noise, when he approved the death penalty, the kind emperor
without the slightest hesitation
With the flash of the sword, more than 300 heads fell to the ground, and in the second year of Yongxi's reign, they were smeared with a layer of bright blood. However, compared to the hundreds of thousands of casualties in the Shu Rebellion, these more than 300 heads fell to the ground.
It also alerts the nobles, bureaucrats, landlords and wealthy households all over the world.
It turns out that Renhou is so ruthless when he kills people now, especially when it involves high-ranking dignitaries.
Wang Quanbin worked hard and worked hard to earn the title of duke by destroying Dali. At this point, it was passed down from generation to generation. All his family property was lost, all his immediate relatives were exiled overseas, and he was completely eliminated from the upper class circles of the Han Dynasty!
At this point, Emperor Yongxi's authority was truly established. It was unforgettable and engraved in the soul. Without thunderous means, it was obviously impossible to do it just by being kind, courteous and thrifty.