King Jiangxia's face was as pale as a pile of mud, and his whole body was trembling. He wanted to open his mouth to beg for mercy, but failed to make a sound.
Zhou Quan stepped forward, reached out and used force to remove King Jiang Xia's chin. Then he dragged King Jiang Xia out.
King Nan'an's face was covered with blood, and he got up in great embarrassment. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Sheng Hong looked over coldly, with a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes, and said in a cold tone: "King Nan'an, you have returned from your lost way and redeemed your sins. I will spare you for the time being. However, if you have any objections in the future, Jiang Xia
The king’s today is your future.”
King Nan'an was trembling all over, and he couldn't say anything at all. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely keep my peace from now on, and I will never dare to have second thoughts again."
Sheng Hong did not look at King Nan'an anymore, but glanced at Fenyang County Prince and other clan princes and princes: "As soon as noon passed, the execution of King Jiangxia was carried out. Fenyang County King led all the clan princes, princes, princes and vassal kings to watch the execution."
"The vassal kings in the prison of Zongren Mansion were also brought into the palace, so that they could see with their own eyes the fate of King Jiangxia."
The emperor's wrath is frightening.
The power of the emperor is terrifying.
Prince Fenyang did not have the courage to look at Sheng Hong and bowed his head in agreement. Not to mention all the princes, princes and vassals. They all bowed their heads in agreement, as honest as a bunch of quails.
…
This Lingchi torture lasted for three full days.
A total of three thousand cuts were made, and all the bones were visible. The King of Jiangxia screamed miserably for three days before finally dying.
The princes and princes who were watching the execution vomited for three days in a row. After that, they all fell ill. Not to mention the princes who returned to the capital, many of them fainted within three days.
However, the emperor had an edict and he could not leave the palace even if he fainted. An imperial doctor was on hand to administer acupuncture and ginseng soup to ensure that he would wake up after a while and continue to observe the execution.
The vassal princes who originally refused to hand over their private soldiers cried bitterly and begged to see the emperor and hand over their private soldiers.
Unfortunately, they relented too late.
The emperor didn't see them, so he ordered Prince Fenyang and Prince An to interrogate them one by one to confirm that they had handed over their private seals and all their private soldiers, but still locked them in prison. When the feudal king was pacified, when could they be released from prison.
These vassal kings were so remorseful that their intestines were almost green.
If they had known that such a day would come, they really should not have listened to King Jiangxia's lies and landed themselves in such a predicament. In the past, they hoped that King Yingchuan and King Hejing would last longer, but now they wish they were defeated immediately.
Among the vassal kings who were released from the prison first, no one dared to complain anymore, but they were secretly glad.
Fortunately, I saw the opportunity early and surrendered in time. There is no need to suffer in prison.
However, after this incident, the dignity and glory of the vassal kings were gone, and there was no longer any holy family to speak of. They all behaved with their heads down and their tails between their legs.
Only Prince Chenliu's Palace was not affected by this turmoil at all, and still had a strong connection with the Holy Family.
The emperor often summoned King Chenliu to the palace to speak, and Empress Xie often summoned the female family members of Prince Chenliu to the palace to have an audience, and they were often rewarded generously. The children and grandchildren of King Chenliu were the first to have a good future. The crown prince of Chenliu, now
He has joined the Ministry of War. The eldest grandson of King Chenliu works as an errand in the clan's mansion and is highly regarded.
It is enviable.
Who said that King Chen Liu was timid, cowardly, old and confused? This is the real wise man who is good at protecting himself!
Just relying on the merit of being the first to surrender to the emperor, the Chenliu Palace will be able to gain a stable footing and maintain its wealth for decades without any problem.
The few vassal kings who had been saved once again gathered at the palace of Prince Chenliu and made a heartfelt confession to Prince Chenliu: "I regret that I should have listened to King Jiangxia's instigation and almost made a big mistake."
"What Uncle Wang Chenliu said is the real good advice!"
"From now on, we will all look up to Chen Liu and Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang is quite honorable in front of the emperor, and he can help us a lot in the future."
They are old and it doesn't matter if they wait to die. But they still have children and grandchildren!
As soon as King Jiangxia died, King Chenliu's illness automatically recovered. His face was red, he was full of energy, his ears and eyes were clear. He didn't look at all like he was senile.
Several vassal kings burst into tears, but King Chenliu didn't appear to be moved at all. He laughed and said: "As soon as I'm old, I will be old and useless. I don't know when I will return to the west. What do you think of me as the leader? I have time.
It’s true that you go to Fenyang County Prince’s Mansion and Prince An’s Mansion more often.”
"Don't say these boring words today. Come, come, have a drink."
The vassal kings: "..."
This slippery old fox!
However, what the old fox said does make sense.
After this incident, the vassal princes were suppressed to the point where they could not hold their heads up. Any further contact in private would only arouse the emperor's suspicion and displeasure.
It would be better to go to Fenyang County Prince's Mansion and Prince An's Mansion to show your goodwill. Prince Fenyang County is Zongzheng of the clan and is the emperor's confidant. Prince An is the emperor's younger brother and the most trusted by the emperor. Showing favor to them is to please the emperor.
!
The vassal princes reacted quickly and hurriedly raised their glasses to King Chenliu.
King Chenliu drank the wine happily and felt extremely comfortable.
Facts have proved that he made the wisest choice that day.
…
The emperor's establishment of power not only shocked all the vassal kings and clan members.
Even the civil servants and military generals have become more calm recently.
There were those who praised the emperor for being vigorous, resolute, wise and mighty, but naturally there were also those who privately criticized the emperor for being too ruthless: "The king of Jiangxia deserved his death and can only be relieved by being cut into pieces with a thousand swords. However, more than a hundred people in the Jiangxia palace were all killed."
, this is a bit too harsh."
"On the day of the execution, corpses were everywhere in the Jiangxia Prince's palace, and even the Jiangxia Prince's soldiers were all killed."
"Yes! The crime is not as bad as that of women and children. No matter what, we should leave some blood to King Jiangxia. The younger children must be kept."
"Prince Ning and the others rebelled back then and were sentenced to death. However, his wife and children were fine and are now living in the palace."
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, they were shouted back.
"This is different from the rebellion that King Ning, King Fujian, and King Lu made back then. They conspired to assassinate the late emperor, but almost no courtiers were harmed, and the harem was also safe. Therefore, the emperor also spared no effort and saved their wives and children."
"Conspiracy and rebellion is a heinous crime. If it weren't for the King of Jiangxia, how could the Divine Guards have suffered a huge defeat and why so many soldiers had been killed and injured?"
"King Hajing has thirty thousand more troops. I don't know how long the war will continue. I don't know how many soldiers and civilians will be killed or injured. How can the emperor deter those ambitious vassal kings without killing them?"
"That's right! The private soldiers handed over by the vassal kings one after another add up to hundreds of thousands of troops. If all these elite soldiers rebel, Da Qi will be in civil strife and war, and there will never be peace again."
These gossips rarely reached the palace, and also reached the ears of the emperor and empress.
