Chapter Two Hundred and Eighty-Three Paid the Table 3/3
The people Fazheng mentioned were all teenagers and young people in their teens and twenties. In history, after Dong Zhuo died, Li Jue, Guo Si and others first beat away Lu Bu, and then killed Fan Chou.
After driving Zhang Ji away, the two men attacked each other again. Natural and man-made disasters occurred in the Guanzhong area, and only a fraction of the original more than 300,000 households died and escaped.
The people from Guanzhong either fled to Hanzhong or Jingzhou. Those who fled to Hanzhong were recruited by Liu Yan and formed a group called "Dongzhou Soldiers". The Dongzhou Soldiers were brave and good at fighting, and participated in Liu Yan's campaign against the local powerful and powerful people in Yizhou.
During the suppression of the scholars. After Liu Yan died and Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, he gradually alienated the Dongzhou Army Group. Then these people united with those in Shu who were dissatisfied with Liu Zhang and his son to welcome Liu Bei into Shu.
Among them, Fazheng became Liu Bei's military advisor, Meng Da became Liu Bei's general, and others were also recruited. For a time, Dongzhou soldiers were the most popular. These people actively participated in the political and military activities of Liu Bei's group, and were extremely eager to fight back home.
Go. Unfortunately, as time goes by, Fa Zheng, who was deeply trusted by Liu Bei, died of illness at the age of forty-five.
When Liu Bei heard that Fazheng was dead, he cried bitterly for several days and posthumously awarded him the title of "Yihou". During Liu Bei's lifetime, there was only one person in the Shu Han group who had received a posthumous title.
Chen Cheng wrote down the people Fazheng mentioned, and then said: "Now Dong Zhuo is approaching Chang'an. I have to be busy with military affairs first, and I will discuss it with you in detail later."
After that, he took his guards and soldiers and moved into Weiyang Palace. Weiyang Palace was expanded on the basis of Zhangtai of Qin Dynasty after Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty. It was once the center of political power and the symbol of the country. Logically speaking,
It would be a bit disrespectful to live here. But Lu Bu had trampled all etiquette and laws long ago. Now that Chen Cheng has led his troops to Weiyang Palace, no one thinks there is anything wrong.
In the past few years, Guanzhong was first affected by He Jin's conscription of troops and food, causing the people's livelihood to decline. Recently, it encountered the Lu Bu Rebellion, and wars broke out in the land that had always been peaceful. Not only did the people suffer, but the heroes and scholars died under the sword.
There are also many officials. Everyone has long been eager to hope that someone can stand up and end this turbulent situation.
Although the people coming now are from Xiliang, everyone is a little dissatisfied. However, the Xiliang army seems to have good military discipline and is not as barbaric as the rumors say, so everyone just pinched their noses and recognized it. But many people saw it.
Following Lu Bu, the expression on his face first turned to shock, and then turned to disgust.
Lu Bu saw this in his eyes and secretly resented in his heart: The people in Guanzhong are the most treacherous! They are either cheating or poisoning. These officials are also hateful. He wishes he could kill all these repetitive people!
The next morning, Zhao Yun came to report that the soldiers secretly escaped last night, and some people ran out of the military camp and looted the palace and people outside the city, asking what to do. Chen Cheng heard this news when he woke up early in the morning
, couldn't help but feel bad, and asked: "Didn't you tell them that as soon as Guanzhong is pacified, you will let them go home?"
"I've said it all."
"Huh, now that I've said it, let's deal with it as we should," Chen Cheng asked, "According to military law, what should we do?"
Zhao Yun replied: "Those who flee during the war, behead them! Take their parents, wives and children into the official ranks. Those who rob the people, behead them! Take them in..."
Chen Cheng waved his hand and said: "Human heads are not leeks. If you cut them off, they won't grow back. Bring them here first, and I'll ask again."
So, after he finished his breakfast, he walked out. In the square in front of Weiyang Palace, more than a thousand people were already kneeling in darkness. Chen Cheng walked out of the hall, looked down, and said in surprise: "There are so many people."
people?"
Zhao Yun said with a serious expression: "All the participating soldiers were arrested, and more than a hundred people were killed on the spot during the arrest!"
Chen Cheng pondered for a while and said: "We have just entered Guanzhong, and it would not be good to kill so many people at once, right?"
Before Zhao Yun could answer, Chen Cheng added: "There are only a few Han people in the world now, so don't kill them if you can. The fugitives will be sent to the Western Regions, and those who plunder the people will be dealt with in the same way as long as there is no blood on their hands."
Zhao Yun asked: "What should we do if we burn, kill, and humiliate the people?"
"Hmph, naturally all such people should be hanged, hung on both sides of the road, displayed to the public for three days, and then dug a hole and buried together."
Zhao Yun took two steps back, lowered his head and cupped his hands, and responded loudly: "No!"
Chen Cheng shook his head, stepped forward and took Zhao Yun's arm, saying: "When Zilong and I met at the end of our relationship, we treated each other with sincerity. If it's in front of everyone, that's it. There are only you and me here, so why bother?"
Zhao Yun laughed and said: "Since Wen Zheng said so, then I will be presumptuous!"
"Well, have you had breakfast? I have porridge and biscuits here, do you want some?"
"I've already eaten it in the army," Zhao Yun said with a smile: "I'm going to prepare the gallows... Well, do you want to hang the rebels here?"
"Putting the execution in a residential area will let everyone know that although we don't like killing, we are not afraid of killing either. After that, we will copy more of the three chapters of the agreement between Emperor Gaozu and the people of Guanzhong and paste it everywhere."
"promise!"
Following Zhao Yun's order, the wolf-like Xiliang Army rushed into the crowd of people kneeling on the ground, dragged dozens of people out, and then escorted them to the residential area in the north of the city. The remaining people were each
After being whipped ten times, he was driven by soldiers to Xiliang, and then continued westward until he reached the distant Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions.
In Liangzhou now, the only two types of death penalty are hanging and hanging. In addition, there are only two types of punishment: whipping and cane. All other punishments have been abandoned. If you commit a capital crime, you can usually pay to be exempted from the crime. If you cannot be exempted from the crime,
, or those who have no money, those with high status will be beheaded, and those with low status will be hanged.
Now that those rebels have no one to help pay for their sins, they naturally can't travel with them to the Western Regions, so they can only be hung on the high gallows.
It should be said that it is human nature to watch the excitement at any time and anywhere. When two tall gallows were erected in the center of the street, many people gathered around and asked what they were for. After hearing that they were
After someone wanted to kill someone, many people screamed in surprise.
After the dozens of rebel soldiers were escorted over, the place was already surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. Zhao Yun mobilized a thousand soldiers and horses to maintain order, and then the place was cleared. The military judge stood on the high platform,
He loudly said what kind of laws these people had broken and why they were killed, and then simply said: "Bring them to us!"
The rebel soldiers who were brought up burst into tears and shouted: "Spare our lives, spare our lives! We were just confused for a moment, so we killed people now, and we won't dare to do it again!"
The expressionless tooth soldier put the rope on the heads of the rebels. After all four were tied, the military judge gave an order, and the wooden planks on the high platform suddenly opened, and several rebels fell down. Then they fell down.
There was a crisp "click" sound. Under the combined action of gravity and the rope, the necks of the four people were immediately broken, and the living lives suddenly turned into corpses.
There was a burst of exclamation from the surrounding crowd, and then there was another burst of cheers. Although many of these rebels were Guanzhong people, they were also causing harm to Guanzhong people. The local people hated them with all their heart, and when they saw them
When these scum died, they all applauded. Those whose relatives had been killed were even more excited and wanted to rush to the gallows, but the Xiliang soldiers who maintained order pulled them back with their guns.
In the attic of a palace not far away, Chen Cheng couldn't help but shook his head when he saw soldiers beating the people. Wei Ran saw it and asked in a low voice: "How about I send someone to talk to them? Let those soldiers be nice to the people.
a little?"
Chen Cheng turned to look at Wei Ran, and then asked Liu Qian, who also came to watch the execution, "Do you want to send someone to talk about it?"
Liu Qian sneered and said, "No need!"
Chen Cheng then asked Wei Ran: "Did you hear what the princess said?"
Wei Ran said with some embarrassment: "I heard it."
The efficiency of the gallows was not as good as that of beheading, but the speed of killing was not slow. Soon, dozens of rebels were hanged, then transported by carts outside the city and hung on both sides of the road. Onlookers watched
The people still had unfinished business and were chatting loudly about what had just happened.
Murders are not uncommon. Lu Bu chopped off the heads of countless officials in Chang'an. However, this method of hanging people is rarely seen by locals. After the crowd had dispersed, the military judge led the soldiers again
, and used glue to paste notices in various places in Chang'an.
The message on the notice was very brief, with only a few lines. It read: "Chen Cheng, the shepherd of Liangzhou, General of Hussars, and Marquis of Julu, said: Now that I have entered Guanzhong, I will make a pact with my elders: those who kill will die, and those who injure others and those who steal will be punished!"
"Three chapters of agreement?"
Most of the officials and scholars in the city sneered secretly when they saw it. In their eyes, Lu Bu was like a monkey, and Chen Cheng was not much better in their eyes, but he was another man who didn't know how much he weighed because of his strong soldiers and horses.
There were only a few people, but there were also many people who looked thoughtful after reading the notice.
Soon, when Chen Cheng was still preparing to mobilize his troops to attack Dong Zhuo's army coming along the Weishui River, many people signed a memorial, enumerating Lu Bu's crimes in Guanzhong, and demanding that the general be executed.
"Tsk, tsk," Liu Qian is now an intern in the bodyguards. She usually follows Chen Cheng and helps with some documents. When she saw the memorial, she said with disdain: "These people saw that Lu Bu was defeated.
They all jumped out, why didn't you see them come out to talk before?"
A man sitting next to him suddenly slapped the table and said angrily: "Princess, be careful! Tens of thousands of people from Guanzhong died fighting Lu Bu, including more than twenty ministers and generals. How can we say that no one spoke out?"
Liu Qian looked to the side angrily and said angrily: "Fa Xiaozhi, how dare you speak like this? Who gave you the courage!"
It turned out that the person who made the case was none other than Fa Zheng, Fa Xiaozhi. Although Fa Zheng was only over ten years old, he was very familiar with the geography of Guanzhong. More importantly, Chen Cheng had a good impression of him, so he summoned him to his side.
Hearing that Liu Qian looked down on the people in Guanzhong, she couldn't help but get angry.
