Three hundred and seventieth eight chapters Zhengshuo dispute (six)
Liu Yu pulled out the sword and rubbed against Lan He's clothes, who was kneeling on the ground with his head pressed on his head, wiped some blood off. Then Liu Yu lifted the sword and looked at the official in front of him.
"Who else is not afraid of death? Just come out and try it!"
A middle-aged official struggled to pounce on Liu Yu and shouted, "Why are you afraid of death when a real man dies?"
When the man struggled away, he was about to hit Liu Yu's sword. Liu Yu was surprised that he was looking for death like this. He originally wanted to send the sword to fulfill his wish, but at the critical moment, he still shrank the sword back. The man could not hit the sword, and the guards held him down and screamed.
Liu Yu smiled and said, "If you want to be a wise minister, I won't help you! Take him down and take good care of him."
The man obviously ignored Liu Yu's kindness and continued to curse. Liu Yu ignored it. After the person was taken away, Liu Yu raised his sword again and asked, "Who else?"
A wealthy official in his fifties and sixties, Hu Yuyan, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple of the Ministry of Rites, was ready to move, and stood up and said, "Isn't it just a dead person..."
He also followed the posture of the middle-aged official before and crashed into Liu Yu's sword. Liu Yu sneered. Hu Yuyan knew at a glance that he was a greedy person who was afraid of death. He was quite jealous. He thought that Liu Yu would hold on for a second time if he kept his hands. When he hit him, he did not speed up but obviously had a desire to retreat. Liu Yu was waiting for him to come over, but not only did not withdraw his sword, but instead sent the sword forward for a distance. Hu Yuyan did not expect that Liu Yu would reach out and unable to retract his momentum. The sword stabbed into his chest. Fortunately, he was not stupid, and it was not too late to stop the rush in time. The sword stabbed in more than an inch, and blood was flowing.
"If you want to die, I will fulfill your wishes! Come on!"
Liu Yu said that he wanted to stab the sword again. When Hu Yuyan saw that Liu Yu was really here, he fainted with a terror.
Liu Yu looked at Hu Yuyan, who was lying on the ground like a dead pig, and compared the sword. He felt that the stabbing of such a person was a bit "sting" and was a bit unfair. He cursed, "One of them was fainted!" and took the sword back.
"Who else?"
Liu Yu asked loudly. No one of the officials who had already cursed and participated in the coup spoke out. They just saw Liu Yu's viciousness and ruthlessness, and also saw Liu Yu's capriciousness and treacherous behavior. At this time, even if they had integrity in their hearts, they were shocked by the two actions that Liu Yu had shown just now. They also knew that there was only a dead end now.
Liu Yu looked around. No one was moving, and he inserted the bloody sword back into the sheath. At this time, Qi Fang, who was responsible for clearing the rebellion of the Imperial Guards inside the palace, also led his troops to come. When he saw Qi Fang's troops, which should have been stationed outside the city, these officials were completely disheartened. This was what Liu Yu set out. Unfortunately, they thought Su Dian could accomplish everything in one fell swoop. After surrendering, they were burdened by it.
Qi Fang stepped forward and knelt on one knee to report: "The rebels will kill the troops in the Imperial Guards, and the rest will be temporarily detained in the west of the city to wait for the departing."
"Um."
Liu Yu nodded calmly, and suddenly seemed to lower his voice, but it could also make the tone of nearby officials hear, "How many have they been killed?"
Qi Fang continued to report: "More than 300 people."
Liu Yu smiled and said, "That's not much. It's just about the same as this one."
When Liu Yu said this, his tone seemed very relaxed, but it also made all the civil and military officials below feel palpitations regardless of whether they participated in the coup. Liu Yu looked just a young general of twenty-five years old, but he was very serious in his work and was even more calm in dealing with things. He seemed to be just a matter of course to kill many people.
When the officials were nervous about how Liu Yu would deal with the criminal officials, Liu Yu suddenly stretched out his hand in the direction of the carriage. Only then did people think of the carriage that Liu Yu brought along the way. They were guessing who was inside. When the female military guards arrested the people inside, the officials couldn't help but take a breath.
There was only one person on the carriage. The second master of the Lan family, who was beaten and injured, was formerly the Minister of War. Lan Jing was also Liu Yu's old subordinate and made great achievements in the battle to pacify Huainan.
When people saw Lan Jing, thinking of Lan He's abnormal reaction before, all this showed that Liu Yu had planned it, and he might have known all the arrangements for this coup. When Lan Jing was taken to the officials to kneel down, Liu Yu sighed: "I, Liu Wenyan, treat your Lan family well. If I had not recommended it to the emperor, the Lan family would have been declining, and the remaining people in the court would be just Lan Jing's military officer. In just a short time, Lan Jing ascended the right commander of the Imperial Guard. You, Lan He, have a heavy responsibility, and you rose up in the court and stood in front of the officials. What I thought at the beginning was that the left and right ministers in the court could do their best to assist the emperor in supporting the country and safeguard the people's livelihood. Unexpectedly, you, Lan He, joined the right prime minister in the blink of an eye, and the world became the world of you two prime ministers.
It would be fine if you and Yuan Bolang are in love with each other and become enemies with me. At the beginning, you joined forces with Min Shaoqing to kill me and caused me to live in the Western Regions for a lifetime. Today, you join forces with your rebel ministers to plot against and commit big rebellions, how can the national law tolerate it?"
Liu Yu clenched his fists, so that he could detect his anger. Just when everyone thought that Liu Yu would attack on the spot and asked Lan and his father and son on the spot, and the Lan family would be confiscated. Liu Yu suddenly changed his tone and said, "But today you have made great contributions in reporting rebellion, and finally you will be lost. Take them back to the house and see the strictness. After the matter is found out, you will discuss it!"
Among the main officials who committed the crime, Wen Yilanhe ranked first, Wu Yiwei ranked first, and Wu Yiwei ranked first. Now Ye Wei is dead, Lan He is also imprisoned, and the remaining ones are the handling of more than a hundred officials involved in the coup. Everyone held their breath and focused. When Liu Yu made the final verdict, Liu Yu did not make a decision immediately. He just ordered: "Today, all officials, who are involved in the plot or those who are involved in the affairs, will be resigned on the spot, and those who are in charge of the title and salary will be demoted to the people. Don't worry, the mansion has prepared for you a long time ago. Go back and wait for the verdict."
The people below also understood Liu Yu's first half, but in the second half, Liu Yu prepared something for them in the mansion, which made them feel a little suspicious. When they were escorted back to the mansion by the new soldiers, they realized that their mansion had been surrounded by groups. Because Liu Yu had already learned all the details of the coup beforehand, and even the officials who were plotting to do business were investigated clearly, so the army could accurately surround the mansions of the perpetrators after entering the city. This included not only civil officials and military generals who had appeared in Yuanqiu Hall, but also many who had not shown up, including the Imperial Guards and Generals.
For a time, there were many soldiers in Chang'an City. Although there was no nominal martial law in the city, there were only soldiers and the City Defense Department on the streets and alleys, and no people dared to go out under such circumstances.
Under the strict protection of the soldiers, the imperial carriage returned to the palace. Liu Yu immediately summoned the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate and the three ministers of Dali Temple to enter the palace to discuss matters. The other officials who had not committed the crime were not allowed to go home and all had to wait in the palace.
A lively and grand ceremony of the throne could no longer continue. As for when to resume the re-organization, Liu Yu did not say that the people below dared not ask. At this time, not only were civil and military officials, but also foreign envoys waiting in the palace. They thought that the Dashun Dynasty should be considered a peaceful and prosperous era. Unexpectedly, less than two months after coming to Chang'an City, the emperor was overthrown, and now the ceremony of the throne cannot be held normally. Only then did they realize that chaos is not only unique to their small foreign countries, but even the heavenly court cannot be spared.
There is a Sansi Dingguan in the front hall of the Imperial Palace, and on the side of Fengcui Palace, all officials are still talking to Han Sheng.
There are so many officials who committed the crime this time, and they are involved in a wide range of connections. Nearly half of the middle and upper-level officials were investigated at one time, and it is hard to say whether the court will operate normally tomorrow. This is just the officials who committed the crime. If the investigation continues, there will be countless officials in the court who are involved in this matter. Judging from Liu Yu's vicious behavior today, Liu Yu wants to use this matter to carry out a major purge in Chang'an City. These officials who have not committed the crime should also consider their own wealth and lives, and plead with Han Sheng, the only one who can speak to Liu Yu.
Han Sheng was also very cramped at this time.
Han Sheng didn't hear any news about what happened today, mainly because Liu Yu concealed it from him, and others thought that his relationship with Liu Yu would not communicate with him, which made him watch a military coup today like an outsider. Now returning to the palace, with his right prime minister and his relationship with Liu Yu, Liu Yu should definitely call him over to discuss it, but at this time, like other officials, he could only wait for news in Fengcui Palace, which made him have to wonder whether Liu Yu was already suspected that he knew about the information and was ready to alienate him.
Han Sheng also understood that at this time, Liu Yu was no longer the twelve young master of the Liu family who was idle in the chess building for the whole day. Liu Yu, who monopolized the power, was decisive and had no rules in his work. Even today, he could still perform a play in Yuanqiu Hall step by step and force the rebels to appear on their own. What an adventurous spirit is this. If it were someone else, he would never let this happen. Preventing problems before they happen is the fundamental reason.
Han Sheng could not see through Liu Yu's thoughts, and he didn't know what Liu Yu was going to do next.
At this time, the atmosphere in Yaqian Hall was very depressing, because some people in the Three Divisions participated in today's coup, so the helmsman of the Three Division, Wang Jian, the Minister of Justice, Bai Yu, the Censor of the Censorate, and Wu Lin, the Minister of the Dali Temple, did not dare to express their opinions casually. Liu Yu was angry, and if he was inappropriate, it might cause trouble.
Chapter completed!