Ma Yin, Ma Xun and other rebels were escorted to Jinling for trial on the tenth day of the seventh lunar month. However, on the third day after the rebels were escorted to Jinling, the imperial edict of Emperor Tianyou was issued.
All the female relatives, old and young, were demoted to Leying and became prostitutes. The male relatives, old and young, did not have to wait until the autumn, and were all executed in the Western Market in public.
This is the punishment of the five clans.
Except for Ma Yin, Ma Xun and his son, all the other rebels and their relatives who were escorted to Jinling for trial were also executed.
At one time, more than 5,000 heads rolled to the ground in Jinling City.
Han Qian received a report in Tanzhou that there had been a heavy rain in Jinling after the centralized executions, causing the streams and ditches flowing through Xicheng to be red with blood.
The letter also said that Ma Yin was taken to Chongwen Hall before his clan members were executed. It is not known what Ma Yin said in Chongwen Hall. Emperor Tianyou temporarily changed the order and ordered that all Ma Yin's sons and grandsons, including the crown prince, be arrested.
There were thirty-seven people in total, including Ma Xun, and the punishment was changed from beheading to being hacked into pieces.
The execution process was described in detail in the letter. So many people were executed together. Each person used two horses to tie their armpits and hips respectively, and then the horses pulled them to both sides, slowly pulling their bodies to the limit.
After a day of torture, pull it off completely.
It was after the fall of Yueyang City that Ma Yuanheng and his son surrendered after being captured. They were not pardoned. Ma Yuanheng, his four legitimate sons, and seventeen grandchildren, young and old, were all executed in the West City.
After receiving the letter, Han Qian had nightmares for three days in a row. He dreamed that he was torn apart by a car in the city, his intestines and stomach were broken, and his feces and urine came out. He felt groggy when discussing things for days, as if he was infected with a disease.
On July 30th, Han Qian discussed matters in the afternoon and went back to his residence to rest for an hour. Then he learned that Shen He, the young eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who had come to Tanzhou to convey the order, was approaching Yuelu Mountain by boat. The third prince sent someone to ask for him.
He, Zhang Ping and Chai Jian, as representatives, rushed to Yuelu Mountain to meet Shen He.
Han Qian hurriedly washed up and went out of the city with Zhang Ping to Yuelu Mountain.
It was the end of July, the end of summer in Tanzhou, and the weather was no longer so hot.
Shen He abandoned the ship and landed at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, changed his carriage and horses and set off.
There was a gentle breeze blowing at the foot of the mountain, but it was of no use to the sick-looking Shen He. When he saw Han Qian, Zhang Ping, who had lost an arm, stood in front of the bank to greet him, his official robes soaked with sweat.
But he trotted over with great interest, raised his hands and said: "This time I want to congratulate Mr. Han, Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Chai..."
Before Shen He came over with the imperial edict, Emperor Tianyou's rewards for the third prince and the generals of the Longque Army had already been conveyed to Tanzhou by courier.
Emperor Tianyou decided to imitate the Xingtai system implemented in the early years of the previous dynasty and set up Hunan Xingtai, which had jurisdiction over eight states: Yue, Lang, Tan, Shao, Heng, Chen, Xu and Yong. Yang Yuanpu was appointed as the Xingtai Shangshu and the governor of Hunan provinces.
The state's military affairs; the administrative office of Taiwan was established in Tanzhou, and Yang Yuanpu also served as the governor of Tanzhou.
As a result, the civil and military power of Donghuting, the prefectures and counties on both sides of the Xiangjiang River and the Yuanjiang River under the jurisdiction of the former Hunan Observatory was almost concentrated in the third prince.
In the future, Hunan Xingtai will serve as the representative of the Privy Council and the highest local military and political agency of the Shangshu Province, with full authority to deal with the post-war resettlement of the Tan'e states and the post-war operations against the Zhao Sheng and Luo Jia rebels.
Yang Yuanpu was also awarded the title of King of Tan and the title of Prince.
Shen Yang led Prince Fu as the left prime minister, and Li Pu concurrently led the right prime minister.
After the expansion of the Dragon Bird Army, the Left and Right Dragon Bird Army will be organized, with Zheng Hui and Li Zhigao serving as commanders and capital commanders of the Left and Right Dragon Bird Army. They will also serve as commanders of Tanzhou Sima and Shaozhou Governor. Gao Chengyuan, who has outstanding military exploits and meritorious service in guarding,
Guo Liang, Zhou Pang, and Zhou Shu served as deputy commanders of the army and capital commanders.
Zhang Han, Gao Long, Miao Yong and other surrendered generals also performed meritorious service by beheading generals to sacrifice the city or attacking the city and seizing territory. They were admitted to the Longque Army and awarded the posts of mid-level and senior generals such as Du Yuhou or Deputy Du Yuhou.
Han Qian and his father took the initiative to write a petition requesting the abolition of the Wuling Army and the Wuling Army's defense of the envoy's office. They also received permission. Han Daoxun was awarded the third rank of Sanguan and continued to serve as the governor of Xuzhou. Tian Cheng succeeded Han Qian as the Sima of Xuzhou and the state camp soldier.
Horse messenger.
Han Qian succeeded Zheng Hui and officially served as the fifth-rank Tan Prince's Mansion Counselor to join the military. Zhang Ping succeeded Guo Rong, who had been kicked out long ago, as the Prime Minister of Tan Prince's Mansion.
The defense envoy of the Wuling Army was dismantled, and the Wuling Army was reduced to a state camp, which Xuzhou raised its own money and food to support.
Due to his meritorious service and inheriting the tradition of native surnames in Chenzhou, Xiying was able to inherit the posts of Sima and Military Envoy. However, the post of governor was held by another official from Jinling, which almost maintained the political ecology of Chenzhou before the war.
In addition to Xi Chang, Yang Qin, Feng Zhang and other people who continued to serve in Xuzhou, Han Qian also recommended Xi Xunqiao, Feng Xuan, Lin Haizheng, Gao Shao and others to serve in the Tan Palace; Xi Ying's son Xi Shepeng
Because of his extraordinary bravery, he was able to serve as a personal guard beside the third prince.
A large number of civil and military officers and generals such as Chai Jian, Zhou Yuan, Li Chong, Zhang Qian, Wang Lin, Han Chengmeng, Han Jianji, Qiao Weiyan, etc. were promoted and appointed.
In addition to promotions and titles, rewards are naturally indispensable.
However, this will have to be done based on the properties and property seized by the Longque Army in Tanzhou and other places, and it will take a few days for the Third Prince to issue a reward order.
The extra 500,000 yuan raised in the early stage were mainly used to reward mid-level and low-level generals with military exploits, so as to stabilize the morale of the generals.
In addition to the rebels who had been sent to Jinling for trial and eventually executed, Tanzhou City also imprisoned a large number of middle- and low-level rebels, surrendered generals, and their families.
They were lucky enough not to be sent to Jinling for trial and escaped death, but the treatment they could enjoy was completely different from that of Zhang Han, Gao Long, Miao Yong and others who surrendered and made military exploits. Their young female relatives were all working as prostitutes.
Battalion, the sons were all demoted to slaves and served as hard labor. Depending on the actual needs of the Longque Army, they were then sent to various places to serve as prisoners.
Compared with ordinary prisoners, the situation of these people is even more miserable.
Han Qian asked Wuling County Lieutenant Zhou Chu, Chief Registrar Zhao Jicheng and their families to stay with him to serve.
In addition to the approximately 25,000 elite Longque Army troops in the Tan Palace, the eight states under the jurisdiction of Hunan Xingtai can also form another local state camp of about 30,000 people. The command power is also concentrated in the military power of the governors of the states.
On the third prince.
At present, major generals such as Li Zhigao, Zheng Hui, Gao Chengyuan, Zhou Shu, Guo Liang, etc. also hold the positions of local governor, prefectural commander, and military commander. They are naturally responsible for the reorganization of these state camps.
The state camp troops and horses from the original Huangzhou and Jiangzhou were transferred north to Jingzhou, under the control of Jingzhou Governor Zhang Pei, to prevent Liang Jun who might go south to attack Nanyang Fangcheng's defense line at any time; Zhang Feng, Zhang Pei's son, also benefited from his meritorious service.
He was promoted to Sima of Jingzhou and led his troops back to Jingzhou to prevent war on the northern front.
Yang Zhitang, the prince of Yuzhang County, will also lead his troops back to Yuanzhou and Hongzhou, so that the third prince Yang Yuanpu will be fully responsible for the suppression of the remaining rebels of Zhao Sheng and Luo Jia.
At this point, the military and political power of the eight states under the jurisdiction of Hunan Xingtai was almost all concentrated in the three princes.
Zhang Ping lost one arm and was unable to ride, so he accompanied Shen He in the carriage.
Han Qian rode his horse along with the car. Along the way, he talked about the scenery and customs of Tanzhou and the current events in Jinling. He saw Shen He sitting in the car. Compared to two years ago, he looked as gray as if he had shed several layers of his shell. He was thin and had a sallow complexion, which further confirmed his previous guess.
The low-level eunuchs around Emperor Tianyou may be rotated continuously, but Shen He, as the young eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, must always accompany Emperor Tianyou. If there is something wrong with the incense candle, Shen He will inevitably suffer.
Han Qian asked with concern: "Master Shen came all the way here, seems a little acclimatized?"
But Shen He didn't care much and said: "My body was fine in Beijing. After riding on the boat for a few days, it was really bumpy and my body couldn't stand it. If I hadn't had symptoms just after leaving Beijing, I would have They all suspect that they are infected with the miasma - even if they are beaten to death in Jinling, I won’t be able to take a boat, and no matter how hard it is, I will go back on horseback."
Shen He didn't look like he was seasick. It should be that Anning Palace had another way to cover up the poison that Shen He had been exposed to. However, it quickly became apparent after leaving Jinling. Han Qian asked, "Did he contract the miasma?" , I have two subordinates in this humble position who are good at medicine. If they have free time tomorrow, they may be able to diagnose and treat Mr. Shen."
"That's good!" Shen He knew Han Qian's abilities, and his body was really weak. Even if Han Qian didn't mention it, he would have to find a doctor to prescribe some medicine to replenish his health when he went to Tanzhou.
"By the way, Your Majesty, is your old man still in good health recently?" Han Qian asked again.
No one would think that Han Qian had ulterior motives for asking this, but Shen He was still slightly startled, and after a while he said: "Your Majesty, I have been slightly ill for the past few days before I left Jinling, but it is not of any concern."
After all, His Majesty is so old. As the third prince's top adviser, Han Qian always pays attention to His Majesty's physical condition. It is really normal.
Now that the Third Prince's side has gained momentum, Shen He could do a good job by revealing some information.
Zhang Ping frowned slightly after hearing this.
After all, from what Shen He said, Emperor Tianyou's condition was slightly more serious than "an occasional slight ailment." It was just that they couldn't ask to what extent Emperor Tianyou's body was ailed, and they probably wouldn't know if they asked Shen He. He said that it was a pity that there was no news from the imperial concubine and the palace master.
In order to prepare for the war to reduce the vassal vassal, they also used too many people.
Han Qian seemed to have asked the question accidentally and forgot about it in the blink of an eye. He changed the subject and asked Shen He: "The youngest daughter of the Lord of Shu, Wang Jian, Princess Qingyang, is in Tanzhou with the Marquis of Changxiang, Wang Yong, but her identity has not been disclosed yet. , Master Shen, have you heard any rumors in Jinling?"
Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, has not yet gone to Jinling, but if Shu is really interested in a marriage alliance, he should release the news first to test the reaction here.
Of course, the Shu Kingdom would only use this information to test the palace through old friends with whom they had contacts, but Jinyun Tower's spies left in Jinling might not be able to find out, so Han Qian only asked this when he saw Shen He.
Shen He glanced at Chai Jian who was riding behind him, laughed, and said to Han Qian: "Some time ago, Concubine Shi summoned Lady Xinchanghou to see the palace. She mentioned that when His Highness was young, he married Lady Xinchanghou as his companion. That's enough, but now that she has grown up, it should be time to take in a concubine. However, Shen doesn't know whether the concubine is intended to be a Shu girl."
Han Qian glanced at Chai Jian and thought that Marquis Xinchang and others had heard the news. He secretly felt that although the concubine was probably from the Shenling Division, her attitude towards the third prince's marriage to the concubine was not necessarily the same as that of Li. They agree.
The carriages and horses soon entered the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion. The third prince Yang Yuanpu had already led Shen Yang, Xinchang Hou Li Pu and other generals who had stayed in Tanzhou City to set up the incense table in the front hall of the Yamen, waiting to receive the order.
More than 300 soldiers and guards of the Marriage Mansion were standing at the front steps of the corridor wearing bright armor, holding halberds in their hands and emitting a sharp cold light.
Dozens of beautiful maids wearing tube top skirts stood in front of the main hall. Their jade arms and snowy breasts gave the ceremony an air of splendor and luxury.
Yang Yuanpu, wearing a gold-embroidered python dragon robe, led the generals out. At this time, his childishness was gone from his face, and his slightly thin cheeks seemed to have been cut with a knife. He had a rare perseverance and calm demeanor at his age.
Shen He announced the decree in public, conferring the title of Prince of Tan, the third prince, and the Minister of Hunan Xingtai. He also specially invited Prince Yong of Changxiang to come and watch the ceremony.
At this time, Princess Qingyang still appeared in front of everyone disguised as a man, but as long as one is not blind and knows that she lives in a separate house with the Marquis of Changxiang, one can guess her identity.
During this period, Princess Qingyang visited the back house of the Jiedushi Mansion very frequently and spent time with the third prince. Their relationship quickly warmed up. Han Qian suspected that if the Marquis of Changxiang hadn't stared at him with boredom, the third prince would have followed her very early. The Princess of Qingyang has done something cowardly.
Princess Qingyang was specially arranged to attend the ceremony next to the Marquis of Changxiang, Wang Yong. Han Qian, who was standing behind Zhang Ping to receive the order, could only see her slender snow-white neck, secretly feeling that the third prince was conferring the title of Tan this time. The Queen and the Marquis of Changxiang should be able to formally initiate the marriage, right?