"But, he has already redeemed himself with his merits?" Li Xu's eyes unknowingly glared at the boss again. He didn't like Yuan Wuben. In his opinion, this person's actions were transparent from head to toe.
In a weird way, he gave all the young and old in his family to others as slaves, and his own head was about to be cut off, but he seemed to be happy with it. But Yu Wenshiji's behavior of praising others while thinking about how to cut off their heads was also strange.
So unexpected.
"We in the Sui Dynasty will not hold the dead accountable for their crimes!" Yu Wenshiji patted Li Xu on the shoulder and explained to him as if he were comforting his little brother, "If I kill him now, the emperor will not destroy his clan in the future. He
Since his family has become the slaves of my Yuwen family, the Ministry of Punishment will naturally not get to the bottom of it. If we treat him as a prisoner and present him to the emperor, I am afraid that not only he himself will be punished in the future, but also his wife, children, children, and brothers at home.
Even Mr. Yuan’s cousins and cousins will be sent to the fortress to guard the border. If they go there, they will never come back!"
"Ah!" Li Xu opened his mouth so wide that he could have stuffed a whole egg into it. He didn't understand the laws on rebellion in the Sui Dynasty at all. So he always dreamed of meeting his mentor Yang Fuzi on the battlefield.
, and then secretly hid his mentor, waiting for the news to subside before letting him go. Now he found out how childish this idea was, so childish that it was almost laughable.
"There are rules in various places in the Central Plains that non-nephews of local prominent families are not allowed to serve as officials. Although Yuan Wuben is only a county captain, the Yuan family is also considered a large family in the local area. There are hundreds of people in the whole family. Let's kill him. In fact, it is
Save his whole family!" Yu Wenshi's words were like thunder, exploding over Li Xu's head.
After the prisoners were reorganized, Yuan Wuben was beheaded in front of all the recruits. Before his death, he was admirably calm. What was even more admirable was his family. Li Xu originally thought that Yuan Wuben was his nephew
He would hate himself to the core, but he soon discovered that there was nothing but sadness on the faces of the Yuan family members.
They seemed to have accepted this fate, or had anticipated today's outcome a long time ago, and the calmness they displayed was simply breathtaking.
"Only in this way can they have a chance to save their family!" After the killing ceremony, Cui Qian, a native of Boling, explained to Li Xu in private. "Becoming a slave of the Yuwen family, the emperor will not continue to pursue the guilt of rebellion. If in the future
Someone who has made meritorious service under Yuwen Supervisor can also request the family leader to restore his original surname!"
The Boling Cui family is one of the popular surnames today, so Xuzi believes that Cui Qian's words are the correct answer to the behavior of the Yuan family. Yuan Wuben's family exchanged one life and the humiliation of a generation for the opportunity for the entire family to continue.
But is it worth it? Li Xu found that the closer he got to the famous family, the less he understood the rules. Everything for the sake of the family seemed to be the first rule of conduct of these families. Under the requirements of this rule, they could give up everything
, justice, credibility, friendship, and even personal dignity and life.
"People like them," Cui Qian's words obviously refer to Yuan Wuben, "are not smart. Those smart people always bet on both ends, buying big on one end and small on the other. Whoever wins won't suffer any loss!"
"You mean Yang Xuangan's side?" Li Xu suddenly seemed to catch something in his heart, and he stopped involuntarily.
There is no news that the enemy has come to seize the city, so the atmosphere in Liyang City is relatively relaxed at the moment. Not far away, the new recruits are being led by veterans from the Xiongwu Camp and marching back to the military camp. Most people are in high spirits, as if they have just passed by
It was like a reincarnation. Qin Shixing, Li Anyuan, Zhao Ziming and others stood aside and pointed, using critical eyes to judge which team looked better and had stronger combat effectiveness. Further away, was responsible for control
Li Mengchang, the scout, is assigning tasks to a group of scouts who are about to set off. Most of the scouts are veterans of Xiongwu Camp, and there are also some new faces. Li Mengchang personally selected them from the surrendered soldiers. Everyone looks very good.
Strong and smart. From today on, they will be led by veterans and go out to perform tasks for the Sui Dynasty. Li Mengchang promised them that after the counter-rebellion is over, they will be promoted to the Xiongwu Camp and officially become members of the Sui Dynasty soldiers.
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"Of course, General Lang thinks that the reason why Han Shihe and Yu Rou surrendered to the enemy is because they did not dare to return to the city after the defeat? No matter how courageous Fan Zigai is, he would not dare to offend so many aristocratic families easily!" Cui Qian and Li
Xu stood side by side and reminded in a low voice.
If Fan Zigai dares to kill all of the more than forty nobles' sons, after the counter-rebellion is over, he who is left behind in the eastern capital will definitely be scrapped to ashes by several big families. If it wasn't entirely because of
Afraid of military law, why do those people rush to surrender to the enemy?
They are buying big or small! Xuzi's eyes lit up, and he finally understood Cui Qian's hint. More than forty children of aristocratic families have surrendered to the enemy one after another, just for the benefit of the family. In the family, someone must side with the rebels, and someone must side with the Sui Dynasty.
Here, in this way, no matter who wins the final victory between the court and the rebels, the glory of the family will be glorious with the achievements of the victor.
Is this really the case? Li Xu couldn't believe it. For a family, this may be the best strategy for survival, continuity, and growth. But for those who are responsible for the fate of the family, they know the moment they make a choice.
You may become an abandoned son. At the end of the war, the loser will be mercilessly abandoned by the family. They will not be qualified to enter the ancestral graves, enjoy the sacrifices of future generations, and no one will remember everything they have given to the family.
"If you don't believe me, how many of the people who have taken refuge in Yang Xuangan are the eldest sons of their families?" Cui Qian saw Li Xu's expression full of doubts and introduced another piece of evidence.
Lai Yuan, Yu Rou, Han Shihe, Pei Shuang, Zheng Yan... Many names flashed before his eyes, and Li Xu suddenly discovered that almost none of them was the eldest son of his family. He felt a little dizzy and his spine felt chilly.
There is a cold air flowing down vertically from the roots of the hair to the soles of the feet.
Under the influence of Xu Dayan, it has become a goal of Xu Zi's life to make great achievements and build his own family. But such a family is so cold and cruel. Thinking of this, Xu Zi felt a little guilty. He suddenly found that very
He was at a loss and almost didn't know what he was doing. He found that he was really stupid and could not understand his father's generation or those aristocratic families.
He was floating in the water like a feather, ups and downs, chasing the waves, with no goal and no sight of the other side.
Note 1: Cexun, a method of rewarding military exploits that emerged during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, is similar to modern merit-recording. One turn of Cexun is equivalent to one level of merit recording. The maximum is twelve turns, so Mulan Ci has
The phrase "Twelve rounds of Cexun".
Note 2: Empress Xiao, also known as Concubine Xiao in folklore, was the daughter of Xiao Kui, Emperor Wen of Liang Dynasty, and the wife of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty. After the death of Liang Dynasty, Xiao Kui defected to the Northern Zhou Dynasty and gave birth to this daughter. After the death of Sui Dynasty, she was received
Turk, later returned to the Tang Dynasty, was placed in the capital, and died in his eighties. According to official historical records, Yang Guang and the Xiao family had a deep relationship, which resulted in Yang Guang accepting very few concubines, which was completely different from the playboy emperor in unofficial history. Empress Xiao
When Yang Guang was seventeen years old, he gave birth to Yang Zhao. Calculated by a woman's childbearing age, she was over sixty when she returned to the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it is sheer nonsense to say that Li Shimin accepted her into the harem.
Note 3: In the military system of the Sui Dynasty, the general protecting the army was renamed Wu Benlang General, who was still the fourth rank. Wu Yalang General was his deputy, who was the fourth rank.
Note 4: That is Baima Mountain, at the northern foot of Beimang Mountain in Luoyang, Henan today
Note 5: Regarding the fact that Lai Yuan and others voted for Yang Xuangan, it is found in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" but not in "New (Old) Tang Book". It may have been fabricated by Sima Guang. This book is a novel, so it uses fancy terms.
Note 6: Yique Road is located on the bank of Yishui. (To be continued)
