Chapter 337 Life and death are all in one heart! [1 more]
Chu Yi just asked Jiao Fang and others, and after hearing what Jiao Fang, Wang Hua, and Chen Ding said, he already roughly understood their opinions.
The eyes of several people fell on Chu Yi. Chu Yi pondered for a while and said slowly: "Just now, Mr. Chu has said that those who surrender will not be killed. Now that the words have been spoken, it is hard to go back on it..."
Chen Ding couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "But Lord Governor, not killing is not enough to shock people's hearts..."
Chu Yi smiled and glanced at Chen Ding and said, "Master Chen, please listen to what I have to say!"
Obviously Chen Ding insisted on killing all the surrendered soldiers. It's not that Chen Ding was ruthless, but in Chen Ding's eyes, what these rebels did was not worthy of sympathy at all.
Chu Yi continued: "Of course, although it is said not to kill, it is only for those soldiers who are being carried away, but Guo Xun's cronies and servants must be screened out and then beheaded in public!"
Hearing what Chu Yi said, it was obvious that Chu Yi chose a compromise. Some of the soldiers were indeed unfairly accused. According to what they did, even if they were killed, no one would think it was too much.
Chu Yi chose to kill some of Guo Xun's confidants, but he also had his own considerations.
On the one hand, it is because he said before that those who surrender will not be killed, so as a superior, credibility is very important. If he said it not long ago, but turned around and overthrew it himself, it would definitely leave an unpleasant impression on others.
The impression of keeping one's word.
If people think that he is a person who does not keep his word, then this will be the biggest loss to Chu Yi.
But now Chu Yi only kills some of them and spares most of them. In this way, he can establish his prestige by killing without breaking his promise. Even if the news spreads, people in the world will not say anything about Chu Yi.
After all, it is very rare for a large number of people to survive the serious crime of rebellion. As for everyone, I am afraid that only people with a slightly normal mind will not have such thoughts.
Wang Hua had previously hoped that Chu Yi would not go on a killing spree. After all, killing thousands of people would be quite ominous in Wang Hua's opinion.
Now after hearing what Chu Yi said, Wang Hua bowed to Chu Yi and said: "I would like to express my gratitude to the governor for the help of these soldiers."
However, Wang Hua looked serious and said: "Although the Governor and His Majesty were kind and pardoned their death penalty, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped. The lower official suggested that the Governor send these soldiers and their families into exile in the bitter cold of Liaodong.
Let the earth serve as a warning!”
Obviously, although Wang Hua said he was interceding for these soldiers, he was not an ignorant person. If he was really an ignorant person, he would probably not be valued by Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao and let you take charge of the Ministry of Personnel.
In fact, even if Wang Hua didn't mention it, Chu Yi would do it. It was nothing more than the choice of the place of exile. Now that Wang Hua has spoken, Jiao Fang and Chen Ding obviously have no objections, so Chu Yi nodded slightly.
He nodded and said: "In that case, then this matter has been settled and will be handed over to Chen Ding and Wang Hua for personal supervision."
Wang Hua and Chen Ding saluted Chu Yi.
At this moment, Cao Shaoqin said: "Lord Governor, in addition to the surrendered soldiers, Jiang Mian and other officials and the Zhu family who were robbed from prison by Guo Xun have all been captured and are waiting to be punished."
Chu Yi raised his brows. He had to say that Jiang Mian and others were really unlucky. They were captured from the Great Chao Meeting and thrown into prison.
When he first entered the prison, he thought he was dead this time, but not long after, Guo Xun rescued him from the prison, which suddenly gave these people hope.
However, just after escaping from death, it only took an hour, and they were caught again.
Some officials couldn't stand the excitement and went crazy.
Chu Yi waved his hand and said: "Send people to repair the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and put all these people into the prison to wait for the imperial court to punish them!"
Thousands of surrendered soldiers have now been escorted to an abandoned military camp by the Beijing troops and horses who came later and were put under guard. In addition to the blood on the ground in front of the palace gate that has not yet been cleaned up, whether it is the rebels or the imperial army,
All the bodies have been cleaned up.
In the capital, the Guo Xun Rebellion caused great commotion.
When Guo Xun led his troops to attack the Forbidden City, it indeed attracted the attention of many people. These people were frightened by Guo Xun's audacity and closed their homes tightly for fear of being implicated.
I thought that Guo Xun could make some noise, but in the end, Guo Xun was blocked from the palace gate and was beheaded by Chu Yi who arrived shortly after.
Even so, there was a lot of trouble in the capital. After all, Guo Xun robbed the Prison Department Prison and the Dongchang Prison. Many of the most vicious people imprisoned there also took the opportunity to escape and caused quite a stir in the capital.
movement.
At this moment, groups of soldiers were patrolling the streets in the capital and cooperating with the Jinyiwei and Dongchang people to capture the escaped felons.
Although the capital city is large, when tens of thousands of troops from the Beijing camp appear on the long streets one after another, it can be said that in this huge capital, soldiers from the Beijing camp can be seen on almost every street.
Those felons who originally escaped from the prison thought they could take the opportunity to do whatever they wanted in the capital. What they didn't expect was that before they could recover, the troops from the capital camp began to cooperate with the Jin Yiwei and went around the East Factory to capture them.
Among these felons, there are also some extremely vicious people in the world, who were originally imprisoned in the Jinyiwei Prison. Fortunately, most of these people have been crippled in their cultivation. Otherwise, these people alone would probably bring chaos to the capital.
Flying dog jumps.
Even so, there were still some people whose cultivation was not abolished and caused quite a bit of trouble.
Until it was completely dark, there were still soldiers from the Beijing camp holding torches patrolling the long street. After some suppression, nine out of ten felons who escaped had been captured, and there were only a few left.
, either they were smart enough to hide, or they broke into some wealthy people's houses and tried to do evil, but were beaten to death. I really thought those wealthy people had no defense at all.
In the palace.
Although he experienced the Guo Xun Rebellion, the emperor was not affected at all. After visiting the Queen Mother and the Empress, Zhu Houzhao returned to his residence.
Zhu Houzhao originally lived in the Qianqing Palace, but the Qianqing Palace was reduced to ashes in the fire. A few days ago, he settled in the Queen's Kunning Palace, but Zhu Houzhao could not live in the Kunning Palace forever, so Zhu Houzhao moved from
Kunning Palace moved out and randomly selected a palace as his temporary residence.
In the main hall, several figures were standing there respectfully, including Jiao Fang, Chen Ding, Wang Hua and others.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao also sat there and glanced at a few people, and said to Gu Dayong on the side: "Gu Dayong, give some seats to the adults!"
Chu Yi sat first at the bottom, while Jiao Fang and others also took their seats after thanking the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of solemnity on his face: "The Qing family members have been staying in the palace for a day. Normally, I should let these Qing family members go back to the palace to have a rest. However, the Qing family members also know that the imperial court has undergone great changes.
, but I want to listen to the opinions of several members of your family."
At the court meeting during the day, Zhu Houzhao could be said to have made decisions arbitrarily and decisively made arrangements for the officials in the court without any discussion with Jiao Fang, Chen Ding, Wang Hua and others.
Now Zhu Houzhao summoned several people, obviously to communicate with several important cabinet ministers, and also to listen to the opinions of several important cabinet ministers.
After all, Zhu Houzhao can be arbitrary with his holy heart, but if the cabinet ministers are dissatisfied, it will be harmful to both Zhu Houzhao and the court.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao also had good intentions in retaining several important cabinet ministers.
Chu Yi sat there with no intention of speaking. After all, this was an exchange between Zhu Houzhao and several important cabinet ministers. He could not replace Zhu Houzhao. After all, Zhu Houzhao was the emperor.
It would be an absolute lie if the elders said they had no idea about what Zhu Houzhao did today.
Just like Chen Ding, Chen Ding has always been loyal and upright. Of course, he is somewhat pedantic in temperament, but there is no doubt about his loyalty.
After listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, he just stroked his beard and didn't rush to speak.
For example, although Wang Hua said he had some thoughts in his mind, he did not rush to speak, but Chen Ding was different. His temperament meant that he could not remain silent.
I saw Chen Ding bowing his hands to the emperor, slowly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
Seeing Chen Ding speak, Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "Mr. Chen Ge is a veteran of several dynasties. I have always respected him very much. If Mr. Chen Ge has anything to say, just say it. I will not offend others with my words!"
Chen Ding thanked the emperor first, then looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty has taken down Jiang Mian and other officials with ulterior motives today. The veteran highly agrees. Even the new officials promoted by Your Majesty, based on my daily observation, I have also done everything possible."
They are all talented people, and your Majesty’s move can be described as a wise act!”
Hearing Chen Ding, who always liked to find fault with him, call his actions sage, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile a little.
However, Chen Ding changed his words and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being bold. Although the Zhu family is guilty, it will not lead to the annihilation of the clan. I sincerely ask your Majesty to give you a lighter sentence..."
Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly turned gloomy. Although he knew that Chen Ding was loyal and had no selfish thoughts, Chen Ding was so pedantic at this moment that he begged him to let go of the Zhu family. This naturally made Zhu Houzhao very upset.
For being unhappy.
Fortunately, although Zhu Houzhao said he was quite unhappy, he would not be angry with Chen Ding because of this. After all, Chen Ding was a bit pedantic, and his ability and loyalty were the most important.
At least the household department was in good order under the leadership of Chen Ding, and Zhu Houzhao did not have to worry about corruption in the household department. It must be said that Chen Ding was quite conscientious.
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao's face turned a little ugly, both Wang Hua and Jiao Fang couldn't help but sweat for Chen Ding.
Who doesn't know that Zhu Houzhao ordered Chu Yi to specially escort the Zhu family to the capital, although some officials in the capital, instigated by thoughtful people, wrote to the emperor, begging the emperor to forgive the Zhu family's serious crime.
But everyone knew Zhu Houzhao's attitude. If Zhu Houzhao was willing to pardon the Zhu family, he would not have escorted the Zhu family all the way to the capital.
Now it was clear that Chen Ding would not open which pot and pick up which pot, which would offend the emperor. That was not surprising.
With a slight cough, Jiao Fang saw that Zhu Houzhao looked a little angry and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chen is not interceding for the Zhu family. He is just afraid that once your Majesty kills the Zhu family, it will have extremely bad effects. Mr. Chen
Loyalty is a lesson, I hope your Majesty will take notice!"
Wang Hua and several cabinet ministers also stood up and stepped forward to plead for Chen Ding.
Chen Ding frowned, glanced at Jiao Fang and others, sighed softly, but looked at Zhu Houzhao with a bit of stubbornness.
Zhu Houzhao was annoyed, but he was not angry at Chen Ding because of this. He just saw Chen Ding's stubborn look and couldn't help having a headache, and subconsciously looked at Chu Yi.
Zhu Houzhao didn't know how to deal with Chen Ding. He originally thought that Chu Yi could give him some advice, but Chu Yi was sitting there calmly, looking lost in thought.
Zhu Houzhao knew just by looking at Chu Yi's expression that Chu Yi had no intention of helping him in this regard. He took a deep breath and said to Chen Ding: "Mr. Chen Ge is a little tired, Gu Daban, it's getting late. Send someone."
Send Mr. Chen Ge back to his hometown, the chaos in the capital is still uncertain, don't let anything happen."
When Chen Ding saw this, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Houzhao did not get angry at him, and Chen Ding was naturally moved. However, this did not mean that he would give up his opinions. Instead, he took a step forward and wanted to speak before making further comments.
But at this moment, Jiao Fang, Wang Hua and other ministers quickly stopped Chen Ding and said: "Master Chen, Your Majesty took pity on us and other ministers, and personally sent the palace servant to escort Master Chen back to the palace. What an honor it is."
Pamper me!"
At this moment, Gu Dayong also came over and said to Chen Ding with a smile on his face: "Master Chen, please come with us!"
While talking, Gu Dayong stretched out his hand to pull Chen Ding. Chen Ding had no strength to restrain the chicken, so how could he resist Gu Dayong? He was pulled out involuntarily.
Chen Ding couldn't help but look back to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, think twice, think twice..."
Seeing Chen Ding being dragged away by Gu Dayong, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief. He was holding back the anger in his heart but could not vent it, which naturally made Zhu Houzhao look quite ugly.
His eyes fell on Jiao Fang and Wang Hua, and Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of evil in his tone: "Don't you, your dear family, also want to persuade me to pardon the Zhu family?"
Just by looking at Zhu Houzhao's expression, any fool would know that Zhu Houzhao's patience was limited, not even Chen Ding. If even they followed Chen Ding in admonishing Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao would not be so patient.
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