"My minister Li Jian reported: On the night of the 23rd day of the first month of the fifth year of Jianye, the Semu Guards wanted to rebel. Fortunately, the loyal and patriotic Semu soldiers reported the matter first and said... I ordered my troops to put down the rebellion and killed 30,000 rebels.
There were 1,677 people, and 129 were captured. After interrogation of the defeated prisoners, it was found that they were killed because they were told by spies of the Samarkand Kingdom and were also dissatisfied with the imperial court. I charged them with treason.
Those who were defeated and captured have been beheaded."
Li Jian wrote this in a public memorial.
"In the middle of the night on the 23rd, I sent thousands of able-bodied men to pretend to be soldiers delivering rewards. They pushed carts to the front of the eight guard camps and called for the gates to be opened. By this time, most of the people in the strongholds were already asleep.
The soldiers quietly killed the gatekeepers, took out clay pots filled with oil and poured it on them, lit fires with torches, and burned everyone in the village to death. Occasionally, those who escaped from the camp were also killed."
"Among the camps, only the massacre of Ma Xing's troops had some twists and turns. When the strong men came to the camp of Ma Xing's troops, Ma Xing was patrolling the camp. For some reason, he noticed something was wrong and shouted loudly to wake up a few people. Okay.
Most of the people in the village were drinking, and not many people were awakened, so they were all killed smoothly."
"The Semu people didn't steal many things, and they have all been replaced with treasure notes and gold and silver that are light and easy to carry. The gold and silver can also be recovered from the ashes, so the price paid is not high."
"Also, before Ma Xing died, he asked his ministers: 'Why don't you give them a way to survive?'"
The above is not what Li Jian wrote in the secret letter.
The above is not what Li Jian wrote in the secret letter.
Li Jian is not stupid. If he writes such content in the letter, if the letter is discovered, it will be a big scandal. It doesn't matter that he will be completely criticized by the civil servants and leave an infamy in the history books, but Yunxi's reputation will be damaged.
But it is a big deal. Orders to massacre prisoners will be criticized in history books by civil servants. Such blatant massacre of one's own soldiers will be considered an act of subjugation, and will also affect the implementation of many subsequent government orders. It was agreed a few days ago
The letter Xi sent to Zhang Wen did not specify what he was asked to do. Those things were already explained to Zhang Wen before he left Beijing.
Therefore, Li Jian only wrote four words in the secret letter: "I have done it." The above content was what Li Jian said to Yunxi face to face after he went to Annan.
In order to make things look more real, he also left behind a small number of semu people, the people who were the first to report before. They were all the spies placed in the guardhouse by Jin Yiwei before, and they believed in the Cross Cult or the Tianfang Cult.
Those who did not have deep faith would send their children to study Confucianism; even the spies of Jinyiwei, if their faith was too deep, would be burned clean by fire.
Yunxi's hands shook. Although he had made a decision on this matter long before he left the capital, his heart still couldn't be completely calm after seeing the report. Deliberate massacre was completely different from committing a crime during the robbery.
Spontaneous, spontaneous killings are always different.
'I am not doing this for myself, I am doing it for the sake of the Chinese nation. If there are gods in the sky, the Chinese gods will definitely protect me.' Yunxi thought silently in his heart.
Then he suddenly remembered a sentence he saw many years ago: 'All the great villains, the great villains who kill people, are the ones who have a lofty ideal.' Could it be that I have become like this now?
Big villain?
After sighing for a while, Yunxi put this emotion away. No matter whether what he did was correct or not, since he had already done it, he should not think about whether he should do it or not.
He lowered his head and commented on the memorial: "I already know. What I love you did is very appropriate. I have no other opinions."
He also wrote: "Transfer to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army." "All the soldiers who followed the rebellion are guilty of treason. The Governor's Office of the Fifth Army will decide how to deal with their families."
After criticizing this memorial, Yunxi stood up, opened the window and took a breath of fresh air. He returned to the table and burned the letter and paper to ashes before sitting down and continuing to criticize the memorial.
After a long time, Wang Xi reminded: "Your Majesty, it is already noon."
"It's already noon?" Yunxi said this, put down the memorial in front of him, and said to Wang Xi: "The memorials I just criticized, especially the more important ones, must be issued immediately and let the local authorities
Handle it as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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In the next three days, Yunxi criticized and answered the memorials every day, especially the memorials coming from Annan. He also took the time to meet with the princes in Guangzhou to enhance their relationship.
On the second day of February, when the dragon raised its head, Yunxi, several princes, princesses, his two concubines, and Chen Liping, the future princess of King Jingjiang, set out for Annan.
This was the third time that Yunxi met Chen Liping. She was wearing Annan-style clothes. She walked up to Yunxi, bowed and said, "I, Mrs. Chen, have met your majesty."
"Get up quickly. You have already bowed six times to my nephew. Even if he is not married yet, he is still part of your family. Just call me uncle. Although most people will not see their relatives before getting married, ours is not an ordinary family.
, there is no need to pay too much attention to it." Yunxi said immediately, and asked Xiyi to help her.
At this time, Li Shaer whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, judging from her face, she is strong and independent, and she is quite suitable for King Jingjiang. However, there is always a sense of depression between her eyebrows, but there is also a hint of joy.
I can't understand it." As a man, Yunxi couldn't look at women too much, especially his future niece-in-law, so he asked Li Sha'er to help with the inspection.
'The depression is probably because the throne that has been passed down by my family for two hundred years will fall into the hands of others; the joy is probably because the throne will fall into the hands of my future husband.'
'It seems that she has more use value. She can actively cooperate with Zanyi's actions so that Annan can become Zanyi's place more smoothly.' Yunxi thought in his heart.
Chen Liping pushed for a while before letting Xiyi help her up. Yunhe said a few more words to her, and just as he was letting her retreat to her cabin, she suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask of your Majesty.
"
"What do you mean?" Yunxi hurriedly asked Xiyi to help him. Why did he suddenly kneel down? What do you want?
"Your Majesty, I request your Majesty not to let go of Hu Jiya, Hu Hancang and his son, but to kill them for conspiracy to usurp the throne," Chen Liping said.
"This," Yunxi paused and said, "Ms. Chen, I can understand that you are very resentful towards the father and son, but I have my own thoughts on such a major military matter, so it is better for you to stay less involved."
Yunxi has actually decided to kill both father and son, but he will never agree to Chen Liping's request now. What if she interferes in political affairs in Annan in the future? This trend must be stopped from the beginning.
"Your Majesty," Chen Liping thought that Yunxi meant to let their father and son go, so she kowtowed heavily and said, "I know that the Ming Dynasty has always respected the elderly and promoted filial piety, but people like Hu Jisu are despicable, shameless, and rebellious.
, if he cannot be punished, and if even such a person should be forgiven, how can it not be a way to support justice and maintain integrity?"
"Although Hu Hancang's decision to become the king was not something he could decide by himself, after he succeeded to the throne, he also showed that he was on the same level as Hu Ji Ya. He also personally led troops to fight with the army and annihilated tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers. How could he have any intention of repenting? Your Majesty must not do that either. Indulge him."
"Furthermore, the Hu family and his son have been in power for several years, which has caused a lot of resentment among the people of Annan. Both the gentry and the common people are extremely resentful towards them. If they are not killed, the Annan government and the public will definitely talk about it. I am afraid that the rule of the Ming Dynasty will be undermined." unfavorable."
Yunxi's pupils shrank. The first few words were just that. Although the last few words sounded like good words, they actually contained a threat. Although Chen Liping herself was not in a good position, Daming's loss was even greater.
Yunxi was not very happy. No one had dared to threaten him for a long time; he would not tell her when he was threatened that he had decided to execute Hu Jiyou and his son.
"How can we women understand such a national event? Your Majesty must have his own reasons for his decision before. Besides, there are so many people watching on the pier. How can you let the people laugh at it? You still Get up first and wait until we get to Annan." Li Sha'er immediately came over and said, and forcibly helped her up. Although Chen Liping's strength was not small, it was still incomparable to Li Sha'er, who had been practicing martial arts all year round.
At this time, Chen Liping also noticed that there were so many outsiders watching. She knew that the royal family of the Central Plains Dynasty attached great importance to face, and it would be terrible if she lost the royal face. She stood up quickly, but still wanted to speak.
But Yunxi didn't want to listen to her anymore, and forced the palace maid to help her into the cabin. Chen Liping didn't dare to make a fuss, so she could only follow her in obediently.
And he immediately turned his head and said to Wang Xi: "Immediately order someone to send a message to Jinyiwei, and ask the Jinyiwei in Guangdong and the capital to check and find out who she has been in contact with these days. Such words are not from an ignorant person. If she can tell, there must be someone teaching her behind her back."
Although what Chen Liping said made him very unhappy, he could still understand it. After all, her relatives were killed by Hu Jiyou. It is human nature to want to avenge your relatives, and he would not blame her too much; but if there are other Annan She will never accept the old minister's instigation behind her back.
'Most of them are the old officials of the Chen Dynasty. These people are loyal to the Chen Dynasty. Seeing that the Ming Dynasty is plotting Annan, the Chen Dynasty will never recover, so they will definitely make small moves.'
'If the Ming Dynasty revives the Chen Dynasty, these people can be trusted, but now that I want to make Zan Yi the local king, they will not obey me. Those who have not surrendered to the Ming Dynasty for fame and fortune or fear of death are worthy of trust. All of them must be trusted. Get rid of.'
Yunxi had already made up his mind and heard Li Shaer's words to persuade him not to be angry. He smiled and said: "My husband is the emperor and has a big heart. He will not blame her just because she has extenuating circumstances."
'But the people around her can't be kept.' He added in his heart.
