The riots in the night ended quickly and violently, so violently that many people had already settled down before they had time to make a choice. Too many people were still locked in their rooms, wondering whether to follow the rebellion or stay loyal to the emperor.
Faced with the dilemma of choice, before they could make up their minds on what to do, the drums of counterinsurgency had already subsided.
There were corpses everywhere in the streets and alleys of Taiyuan, and there were blood stains everywhere. The White Lotus Sect mobilized tens of thousands of people, but most of them just followed the booing. There were also people who joined the rebel team to rob shops and insult women. Who really dared to pick up the sword?
There are very few people who fight against the army.
The White Lotus Sect was able to assemble about 5,000 disciples. They divided their troops into two groups, marched all the way into the inner courtyard of the palace, and besieged Prince Zhong's Mansion. The men and horses attacking the palace were overwhelming under the cover of the imperial army, and the two thousand people who besieged Prince Zhong's Mansion were not the main attack in the first place.
In addition, the soldiers in Prince Zhong's Mansion are extremely powerful in combat, so they have been blocked outside.
However, there was no difference in their fate. The team attacking the palace was blocked by Zhaoxian's imperial army and the soldiers ambushing in the Chengxian Hall, and they were squeezed to death. The three thousand White Lotus disciples died heroically, but in the long river of history
Not even a splash was made. None of the people who invaded the palace, including Dongfang Lunri, survived. The White Lotus disciples who besieged Prince Zhong's Mansion were plowed back and forth several times by the cavalry of the Black Qilin Army.
There are only a handful of people who can barely survive.
The first peasant uprising in the Han Dynasty was extinguished so quickly. Let's put it this way, the first peasant uprising was not spectacular. After all, the impact was too small. It was extinguished before the news spread to Taiyuan Prefecture.
As for the other group of people who rebelled, the more than 4,000 imperial troops had already lost nearly 2,000 people from the Gyeonggi camp before Sun Sheng committed suicide. Those who were still alive had no way out but to surrender after Sun Sheng committed suicide. There was no one to command them.
The two thousand men did not even have the courage to resist in front of the men and horses from the Gyeonggi camp who had come to support them from all directions. The men of the Gyeonggi camp who had annihilated the White Lotus Sect disciples and dispersed the people were seven times the number of those who rebelled against the imperial army. They were blocked in the
In addition to being shot at as targets on the street, they had no choice but to surrender.
The more than 700 people led by King Hui Liu Zhi personally were killed by fifty Qilin Guards, nearly two hundred of whom were killed silently. The subsequent counterattack was even more pale and feeble. The small plum blossom formation composed of fifty Qilin Guards was like ten heads.
The beasts from ancient times can even chew their bones into crumbs if swallowed.
King Hui's suicide marked the complete failure of the rebellion. The adults who planned to follow him and raised the flag of rebellion learned the news that King Hui was dead before they had time to rush out of the house. They could only pretend to be nonchalant and retreat or simply pretend to be protective.
Your Majesty intends to get away with it.
The adults who were hiding and shivering at home finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't have any great merits in escorting them, they were hiding at home honestly, right? There was no merit and no fault. In short, they got through it.
Under the personal leadership of Pei Hao, the officials from the Criminal Department cooperated with the people from the Eight Inspection Department to cast nets on the street to catch fish. No one with a white cloth on his arm was left behind. These people were all disciples of the White Lotus Sect and could catch fish.
Just arrest him, and if he can't be caught, kill him. Pei Hao learned from Sima Lu in his approach to criminal matters, and both of them were equally ruthless.
The people in the Eighth Inspection Department were better, and they arrested those who could. In fact, those who resisted violently were knocked down and tied up. The officers from the Criminal Department started killing people under Pei Hao's instructions. They only persuaded them once and did not give up their resistance.
He just hacked them to death. Pei Hao didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. He could only use harsh methods to deal with these rebellious guys. It's understandable that in troubled times, the rules are heavy.
Yue Qilin couldn't stand Pei Hao's methods, so he led his people to the other side. Pei Hao ignored him and continued to work for His Majesty in his own way. Most of the people who followed the rebellion saw that things were not going well.
They all tore off the white cloth strips and ran home. When the people got hot-headed, they would rebel if they wanted to. But when they calmed down, they would be so frightened that they would hide in their nests and tremble like a frightened rabbit.
The situation in Taiyuan Mansion was quickly brought under control. The envoys sent by the Liao Dynasty to urge the Northern Han Dynasty to send troops to Zhou Dynasty and Emperor Xiao took refuge in Prince Zhong's Mansion. Although Prince Zhong's Mansion was small, at least no one would collude with the rebels to open the door. Besides,
In the past few days, seven to eight hundred more elite soldiers have been dispatched to Prince Zhong's Mansion bit by bit. If they can't stop the attack of two thousand mobs, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty can collectively find a piece of tofu and kill them.
The person in charge of directing the resistance at the front door was Zhongyi Houwang Banjin. More than a hundred fine armored warriors were stationed at the door, and two to three hundred people guarded the wall. The White Lotus people launched attacks again and again, but they could not get past the thunder pool. Dead bodies were on the wall at the door.
There was no one alive who could step into Prince Zhong's palace. Without any nervousness at all, Marquis Zhongyi moved a stool and sat inside the door, watching the rioters die on their own as if they were watching a play.
The wall at the back door was short, but the door was also small. Sanjiang Marquis Cheng Yihou rode back and forth to patrol. Hundreds of armored warriors blocked the back door and the wall. A burst of wolf-fang arrows shot past, and the White Lotus Sect disciples who rushed in front were severely beaten.
If you tear off a layer, the people behind will no longer dare to rush to death.
They kept shouting at the back door. They persisted until the end and did not wait for the news that the front door had been breached by Pao Ze. What they waited for was the black-armored knights blocking the way from both ends of the street. The leader of the hall shouted, and everyone began to run away.
But where could they go if there was no way out? Those who surrendered saved their lives, while those who resisted were skewered by the long horse's candied haws.
When the sun emerged, the blood stains on the street had already solidified. The frozen blood was still red, but would never flow again. The dead bodies were dragged out of Taiyuan City one by one by the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Camp in horse-drawn carriages.
, it took a full day to find all the carriages that could be found in Taiyuan Prefecture.
The envoy of Daliao did not wait for the dead bodies to be removed before leaving Taiyuan Mansion as if fleeing under the protection of a hundred wolf riders. He did not dare to look back until he disappeared.
The ministers arrived at the Zhengtai Hall for the morning court with trepidation. They originally thought that the morning court would be postponed, but Emperor Xiao still arrived on time, and there was not even a trace of fatigue on his face. Lu Sen was in the palace at night, right next to the Chengxian Hall.
Behind the three hundred soldiers, he watched Dongfang Lunri being hacked to death by the Mo Dao warriors of the Forbidden Army, but he still felt uneasy. It was not until the large group of black unicorn cavalry escorted His Majesty back to the palace that Lu Sen felt relieved for a long time.
tone.
There were so many people dead in front of the Chengxian Hall that almost every step would step on a corpse. Under the command of Zhaoxian, the pardoned Imperial Army began to clean up the corpses. Because of the cold weather, the corpses were frozen in blood and moved on the ground.
They couldn't move it, so they tried to lift it up, and large pieces of skin with flesh attached to them were torn off and stained on the ground. When most of the dead bodies were lifted up, large pieces of skin were torn off their faces, and their bloody faces were hideous and terrifying.
The cavalry of the Black Qilin Army patrolled back and forth in the palace. The three armies took turns to be on duty, with Shengtu Yehu taking charge in the middle.
The number of civil and military officials who came to court in the main hall looked less than half as usual. Most of those who came were not ashamed. As for those who did not come, not all of them had such rebellious intentions. Most of them were scared out of their wits.
Dare to go out. Several ministers' mansions were attacked by White Lotus Sect disciples, their money was robbed, their wives and maids were raped and humiliated, and all the men were killed. When Pei Hao and Yue Qilin led people to clean up the streets, they suddenly
In the young man's yard, he chopped down the scum that was still naked and twitching on the innocent woman.
The eunuch Xiaoliuzi on duty counted the number of people attending court and found that it happened to be one more than half.
The ministers looked at each other and saw deep uneasiness on each other's faces. The warriors on duty were replaced by cavalry from the Black Kirin Army, and they stood in two rows from the entrance of the main hall to the palace gate. Sixty people were also arranged in the main hall.
He is a knight in black armor, and his bloody black armor makes people shudder.
The cavalrymen pulled down their visors, and the ghost patterns painted on the black unicorn army's visors made everyone tremble in their hearts. Everyone seemed to have an illusion that behind the lifelike visors were actually hidden figures from
Hell's life-killing yaksha.
After Emperor Xiao sat down, all the officials knelt down and shouted long live.
Emperor Xiao glanced down coldly, and then gestured to Liu Ling. Liu Ling nodded to Emperor Xiao and then stood up and said: "Masters, I believe everyone knows what happened last night. I am here.
I would like to inform everyone again that you don’t need to panic. King Hui Liu Zhi colluded with the White Lotus Sect to rebel, and has been suppressed. The first offenders were all punished. Lord Pei Hao and Lord Yue Qilin are leading people to clean up the remaining culprits. I believe they will be cleared up in a while.
clean."
Liu Ling turned back and glanced at Emperor Xiao, who said: "I am very pleased. Those who came to court this morning are all loyal ministers to me. I have made a note of it in my heart."
Liu Ling said: "They are just a bunch of young people, so you adults don't need to worry about it. After the morning court is over, you all will tell me about the situation at home and write a list of what you have lost to Mr. Lu Sen. Your Majesty has decreed that today
All losses suffered by your lords this evening will be replenished from the national treasury."
Hearing what he said, both civil and military officials knelt down to thank him.
In fact, there is nothing to discuss in today's morning meeting. Hui Wang Liu Zhi and Dongfang Lunri have committed suicide, and the Holy Mother of the White Lotus Sect is on the run. The other criminals have been caught and killed, and the results will be announced after the trial. As for what to do to Hui Wang Liu Zhi
The adults don't want to mention the punishment for the time being, after all, no one can guess what Emperor Xiao has planned.
Prince Hui's mansion has been controlled by the Black Qilin Army. The princess, the prince, several of Prince Hui's concubines, and the children of concubines have not escaped. But now these people are only controlled in the palace and are not allowed to move around at will, not all of them.
He was arrested and escorted to Tianlao. The adults were smarter than monkeys, so naturally they would not express any random opinions here. Although everyone thought that King Hui's execution was not an exaggeration, but Emperor Xiao's generous temper was not exaggerated.
We all know it, so we all plan to take a look at the situation before talking about it.
Liu Ling also knew what Emperor Xiao was waiting for. He could only smile bitterly at Emperor Xiao's wishful thinking. At this time, who had the guts to intercede on behalf of the rebels?
But Liu Ling didn't worry about anything. Emperor Xiao was a rational and scary emperor. Such an emperor often didn't care much about other people's opinions when making decisions. (To be continued)
