Chapter Four Hundred and Thirty Officials Execution
Among the government offices of Jinling City.
Li Xiuyuan sat on the main seat without hesitation, but he felt that the bookcase in front of him was too obstructive, so he had someone move it to the side.
The people standing in the lobby at this moment are not the yamen servants in the yamen, but all the commanders under his command.
Each one of them can lead a thousand troops, and their martial arts skills stand out from the eight thousand escorts. Although they are not as good as martial arts masters, all eight of them are not damaged after a battle.
One, this shows how strong their martial arts skills are.
A depressing and solemn atmosphere filled the yamen.
Li Xiuyuan didn't even have time to wash off the blood on his black armor. He just took a short rest before taking over the management and defense of the big city of Jinling City.
The civil and military officials in the city were either dead or imprisoned for surrendering before leaving the city. Only a few civil servants remained.
Civil servants do not have official positions and are not qualified to take charge of affairs.
"When fighting against foreigners, we must first pacify the interior. First bring in Li Liangjin and the other civil and military officials who surrendered from the city. No, they are criminals convicted of adultery."
Li Xiuyuan had just finished instructing some civil servants to stabilize public order in the city, and he immediately spoke.
"Yes, General." A soldier outside the lobby responded, then turned and left.
After a while, a dozen civil and military officials were escorted in.
The leader was Commander Yang. At the moment, he was in a mess and looked nervous, but when he saw Li Xiuyuan, he showed a hint of joy.
"So you are the one leading the army? I thought it was some general who led the army. I didn't expect it was you, a scholar. Li Xiuyuan, you are really aware of current affairs and know how to rescue me. It seems that in your heart
I also know that if I die, you will not be able to get any benefits."
Ambassador Yang returned to his previous attitude and said somewhat arrogantly.
"But for the sake of you rescuing me, I will forget about the past. Now you only need to prepare a few fast horses for me, let Zuo Qianhu escort me, and escort Fu Tianchou to the capital.
That’s all right. When you get to the court, I will take credit for you.”
Li Xiuyuan looked at him calmly, ignoring his inappropriate words, and just said lightly: "Did you lead them out of the city to surrender to the rebels?"
Yang Shang's face stiffened, and then he shouted: "Li Xiuyuan, are you blaming me? You can't hold me accountable for what I want to do. Don't forget my identity."
"Is he the envoy of the imperial court?"
Li Xiuyuan said: "Of course I will not forget your identity, but I just want to know, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, all the civil and military officials who guarded the city and surrendered to the bandits committed what crime, and how should they be dealt with?"
After speaking, he looked at a civil servant next to him: "Mr. Duan Wenruo, you have been handling government affairs with Mr. Fu for many years, so you must think clearly."
Duan Wenruo's face hardened and he said in a deep voice: "Of course this subordinate knows that any civil or military officials who want to surrender to the city will be punished regardless of their rank."
"Envoy Yang, did you hear that?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"presumptuous."
Yang Shang's envoy shouted in a stern tone: "Li Xiuyuan, do you know what you are doing? It doesn't matter if you offend me, but you offend my father. Not only will you not be able to hold the position, but you will also have to be careful about the safety of your entire family. I advise you."
In a word, it would be good for you and me to let this matter go. If you want to worry about this matter, I will not be afraid of you."
"Press your father against me? I wonder how big an official your father is in the court, whether he is a minister of the Sixth Ministry, a minister, or a prime minister? But it doesn't matter to me. If you offend your father, you will be offended. But do you know what it means to offend me?
What's the end?" Li Xiuyuan stared at him coldly and asked.
"If you offend me, you will suffer the consequences even if you go to the underworld and become a ghost. You will be in a dilemma between life and death."
"You surrendered the city just to survive for yourself and ignored the people of the city. Not to mention that the court will not spare you, even I will not spare you. Not to mention that you are just an envoy, not even the prefect, governor, or commander-in-chief can get around you.
I called you here today to let you know why you died today, so as not to make your death unclear and think that I deliberately avenged my personal revenge."
Yang was shocked and said: "What? Li Xiuyuan, you dare to kill me. Don't you want your life? You are just a scholar, and I have not mentioned the matter of raising tens of thousands of private soldiers, but you dare to do anything to me?"
Thoughts of killing.”
"Scholar? I am no longer a scholar. Now I have entered the military service and am a guerrilla general. Although I am a general with the smallest position, I have the right to recruit and form an army privately. The crime of raising private soldiers does not count against me.
Come up."
After speaking, Li Xiuyuan took out an official seal and showed it to these people.
"How, how is it possible? Last month you were clearly a scholar." Yang Shang was angry and angry, and began to panic in his heart.
Li Xiuyuan said: "This is all thanks to you corrupt officials. The price of buying and selling official positions has been clearly marked in the capital. It is not difficult at all to buy an undesirable military position and a thankless guerrilla general position."
"Now that we have the position of guerrilla general, an army with tens of thousands of cavalry is beyond the limit."
Yang Shangshi said again that he now hates those corrupt officials in his heart.
He actually did something like buying and selling an official position.
Li Xiuyuan said: "I'm too lazy to discuss the issue of exceeding the limit with you. Even if it is exceeding the limit, it is not something you can control. Take this person under custody and I will go out and kill him myself later."
"Yes, General."
The two soldiers responded and immediately escorted Commander Yang out.
Envoy Yang was completely panicked now. He hurriedly shouted: "Li Xiuyuan, do you really dare to kill me? I am an envoy sent by the imperial court. If you kill me, it is tantamount to rebellion. Do you want to rebel?"
But seeing that Li Xiuyuan still had no intention of stopping him, he cried again: "Sir, please save me, save me. Don't let this Li Xiuyuan cause chaos. Even if I am dead, you will not be much better off. Hurry, hurry up and save me."
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The remaining dozen civil and military officials had different expressions on their faces at this moment. They wanted to speak but did not dare.
They all knew in their minds how guilty their previous act of dedicating the city was.
Even if the news reaches the capital and leaves, he will inevitably end up being executed.
"Wait a minute."
A military attache who looked like a general suddenly said: "Guerrilla General Li Xiuyuan, are you? You are just a casual official. In terms of rank, this general is above you. You should be dispatched by me. Now you are killing the imperial envoy without authorization.
Do you know how serious your crime is?"
"Don't stop, take us out first." Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said, "Who are you?"
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Yangzhou," the military attaché said.
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief? Where are your soldiers?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The deputy commander's face immediately sank and he didn't know how to refute.
"As a deputy commander-in-chief, he is not a general without even a single soldier by his side. Do you think I am going to execute Ambassador Yang today? I'm sorry, but you, the deputy commander-in-chief, are among them. Come and take him into custody.
Go down and prepare to chop." Li Xiuyuan waved his hand.
"Yes, General."
Immediately, two more soldiers came in, pressed the deputy commander and walked out.
The deputy commander shouted: "Li Xiuyuan, a mere guerrilla general of yours dares to kill me, the deputy commander. You are impatient, aren't you? Even though I have no soldiers around me, my position is higher than yours. If you want to kill me,
The officer can only do so with His Majesty's imperial edict, even the Ministry of War has no right to kill a deputy commander-in-chief."
"To kill you, a traitor who collaborates with the enemy, do you still need so many complicated procedures? I'll cut off your head first, and then I'll give you the court's order. Don't worry, you won't be unjustly killed," Li Xiuyuan said.
"A mere guerrilla general, you are seeking your own death."
The deputy commander was so strong that he kept shouting.
Li Xiuyuan glanced at the remaining dozen civil and military officials. Wherever his eyes passed, these civil and military officials were all silent and did not dare to say a word.
"It is impossible to forgive you. The court will not forgive you, and I will not forgive you, but I can give you two ways to die."
"General, I beg you to spare your life. We have no intention of surrendering the city. Everything is under the attention of Commander-in-Chief Yang. I and the others are just following orders. Please spare your life, General."
These civil and military officials turned pale with fright and immediately knelt down.