After all, the previous scenes of those people being beheaded were seen by them, and now even the tough men were trembling with fear.
However, regardless of whether these people can walk on their own, even if they are paralyzed by fear, they will be carried one by one by the soldiers around them and escorted to the execution ground.
One after another, a famous criminal was taken to the execution ground and then beheaded.
It can be said that all the nobles and officials sitting there watching the beheading looked dull and pale at the moment. If it were not for the support of the seats under them, most of them might have collapsed on the ground.
Even Xu, who boasted that he had been used to all kinds of storms in his life, looked solemn at this time. After all, such a bloody scene was really not something that ordinary people could bear.
Just like Xu Pengju, who was following Wei Guogong Xu, was like this at this time. His face was pale and his forehead was covered with cold sweat, which showed that he was very frightened.
From morning to evening, the executioner alone changed several rounds. In the end, because there were too many corpses piled up on the execution ground, Li Huan had to send people to put the corpses with their heads cut off.
They got on carriages and were driven away in a steady stream.
Otherwise, it is conceivable that tens of thousands of corpses are piled up in one place, probably forming a hill.
Time passed by, and it must be said that Li Huan personally supervised and executed so many criminals in front of tens of thousands of people, and the deterrent effect was truly astonishing.
There were quite a few people who saw that scene with their own eyes that day. Although many people were frightened and retreated midway, there were still many people who persisted until the end.
The horrific scene at that time naturally became more terrifying after various processing in the mouths of these people.
There are even rumors that Li Huan killed hundreds of thousands of people in one day, with corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowing like rivers.
Needless to say, after this incident, Li Huan, who had a reputation as a murderer in the south of the Yangtze River, had really established his reputation as a murderer. However, the effect was immediately apparent.
Officials in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, who were still somewhat obedient to their orders, suddenly became extremely respectful and honest. Li Huan, who was in Nanjing, felt this most closely.
Of course, as Li Huan went on a killing spree in Nanjing, the impeachment of Li Huan among the capital was inevitable. Even the officials above the court had long been accustomed to Li Huan using the privilege of the imperial envoy to kill first and then report later.
, but if it is time to impeach, the officials will still impeach Li Huan without hesitation.
Even if they knew that Li Huan was deeply trusted by the emperor, their impeachment might not cause any harm to Li Huan, but these people firmly believed that Li Huan was now deeply trusted by the emperor, so whatever they said, the emperor would protect Li Huan.
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But if one day Li Huan is feared by the emperor, at that time, their impeachment of Li Huan, one by one, will become the emperor's weapon against Li Huan.
Therefore, even if it is not for the present, but to deal with Li Huan in the future, they will persist in impeaching Li Huan.
Above the court, the court meeting was going on as usual. Needless to say, it was natural to impeach Li Huan as usual before getting down to business.
Regardless of the officials, even Zhu Houzhao, who was the emperor, was somewhat used to it. It would be really strange if no one impeached Li Huan at any court meeting.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao looked at the officials and said, "Dear ministers, do you have anything to discuss today?
After the emperor finished speaking, he saw that among the hundreds of officials, many officials were silent. However, among the nobles, headed by the British Duke Zhang Lun and the Chengguo Duke Zhu Fu, they saw the British Duke Zhang Lun stepping forward.
He took one step and bowed to the emperor and said, "Return to your majesty, I have something to report."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Lun, nodded slightly and said, "Oh, I wonder what the British Lord wants?"
Zhang Lun slowly said: "Back to Your Majesty, King Ning's rebellion has been decided. Your Majesty previously asked your ministers to discuss how to reward the meritorious soldiers who have put down the rebellion. Now, your Majesty has come up with a reward plan. Please give me a reward."
His Majesty’s review.”
While talking, Zhang Lun took out a memorial and presented it.
Qiu serving at the side
Ju quickly stepped forward to take the memorial and presented it to the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao opened it expectantly, and then looked at it carefully.
Li Huan is now on his way back to the court. There are many meritorious soldiers this time. The court must decide on the reward early. Otherwise, once the army returns, if the court's reward has not been decided yet,
Both the imperial court and the emperor will inevitably lose military morale.
Looking at the list above, Zhu Houzhao showed some satisfaction on his face after reading it, and then nodded to Zhang Lun and others and said: "I have already read this list, and overall there is no problem.
Later, the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the cabinet will discuss it together and finalize it."
Wang Yangming, who has now been promoted by the emperor to the position of chief minister of the cabinet, stepped forward and nodded respectfully after hearing this: "I accept your order."
On the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifth year of Zhengde's reign, the sky was filled with white snow, and the sky and the earth were completely white. The huge capital city was already covered by heavy snow, and the flow of people on the long street was obviously much thinner.
However, at this moment, a group of people and horses surrounded the Emperor Luan and headed toward the city gate.
After the mighty Emperor Luanjia came the officials of the imperial court. Needless to say, the emperor and officials could come out to welcome him. Except for Li Huan who returned to the court from his army, probably no one else could have such treatment.
With the news that Li Huan put down the rebellion of King Ning and wiped out hundreds of thousands of rebels in just one day, many people in the capital were amazed by Li Huan's brilliant results.
However, with the news that Li Huan killed tens of thousands of imperial prisoners in Nanjing City Prison, the perception of Li Huan in the capital was very complicated. Some people clapped their hands and applauded, while others privately regarded Li Huan as a murderer.
magic.
However, no matter what, one thing does not change because of everyone's opinions, that is, Li Huan has made extraordinary achievements this time, and once he returns, he will definitely be promoted to a higher position, and his power will be even greater than before.
You must know that there is a news circulating in private. It is said that because of Li Huan's unparalleled achievements this time, the emperor will canonize Li Huan as the Duke of the country. He will be hereditary and become the most noble person in the Ming Dynasty.
One of the nobles.
Li Huan himself was conferred the title of Champion Marquis. Now, if he were to be conferred the title of Duke of the State, no one would be able to say anything about his military exploits.
Therefore, the rumors among the public that Li Huan will be named the Duke of the Kingdom are getting more and more intense, and gradually some people begin to speculate about what Li Huan's title will be.
For example, the Duke of Ying, the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Cheng, and the Duke of Ding all have their own titles, so what title will Li Huan have?
Snowflakes were falling from the sky and the earth. There were few people on the long street, but when Emperor Luanjia and the officials passed by, the people who had been driven aside by the royal guards in advance watched with great excitement as Emperor Luanjia passed by them.
In front of the city gate, white gradually appeared on the cleared ground, while Emperor Zhu Houzhao and all the officials stood in front of the city gate, letting the snowflakes fall.
Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a fur robe, didn't feel any chill at all. Not to mention the extremely warm fur robe, he was wearing a single suit. With his innate state and cultivation level that was not afraid of cold and heat, it was impossible for the outside world to protect him.
affected by the weather.
However, this was a hardship for many officials. Some unprepared officials had a lot of snowflakes falling on their bodies in the cold wind. They were shivering at the moment and cursed Li Huan countless times in their hearts.
Suddenly, a group of dark figures could be seen vaguely in the distance, slowly approaching in the wind and snow. When they got a little closer, the people in front of the city gate could clearly see the neatly-organized and fierce-looking army slowly approaching.
Come slowly.
These soldiers walked with an inexplicable power, and it was clear at a glance that this was definitely an elite army that had fought in hundreds of battles.
The leader was none other than Li Huan, who was dressed in military uniform.
Li Huan saw the emperor Luan Jia in front of the city gate from a distance and the officials who had been waiting for a long time. Even though Li Huan had already received the news, he still couldn't help but feel a little excited and drove his horse forward.
As he approached, Li Huan got off his horse and immediately bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Li Huan
Huan has fulfilled his mission and has put down King Ning's rebellion. He came here to report back to His Majesty.
Before Li Huan could bow down to him, Zhu Houzhao took a few steps forward to support Li Huan. He looked at Li Huan, who looked like a weathered man. He patted Li Huan's cold stomach with his big hand and laughed loudly:
"I knew Li Qing would not let me down.,
At the same time, dozens or hundreds of generals also bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "I will wait to see your Majesty. Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
As dozens or hundreds of generals shouted in unison, and tens of thousands of troops behind them returned to the court, it can be said that the morale of the soldiers who saw the Emperor personally welcoming him reached its peak at this moment, followed closely by the high-ranking officers of the hundreds of generals.
We all bowed down to the emperor and shouted long live the emperor.
Suddenly, tens of thousands of people shouted long live the cry in unison throughout the sky, as if the heaven and earth were affected, and the originally fluttering snowflakes gradually stopped.
The sound of the mountain shouting "Long Live the Mountain" exploded like thunder, the sound shook for miles, and spread into the capital. Countless people in the capital clearly heard the deafening sound of the mountain shouting "Long Live the Mountain".
Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on the soldiers who were bowing to him. Feeling the evil aura of the great army of hundreds of battles coming towards him, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but feel proud. He suppressed the joy in his heart and stepped forward, raising his hands in the air.
He shouted: "The soldiers fought for the country. I am here to thank all the soldiers. Neither I nor the court will forget the merits of the soldiers. Please stand up quickly without courtesy!"
It has to be said that Zhu Houzhao, with his innate cultivation, opened his mouth at this moment, but his voice spread in all directions, and tens of thousands of soldiers could clearly hear the emperor's voice.
Suddenly, the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers were boiling with excitement, and they once again shouted long live.
It took a while for these soldiers to vent their inner excitement, and then tens of thousands of soldiers headed to the camp outside the city under the leadership of their respective generals.
Zhu Houzhao personally took Li Huan to board Luanjia. Dozens of generals who had made great achievements were authorized by the emperor to follow Luanjia as the emperor's guards. Surrounded by hundreds of officials, they rushed towards the imperial city in a mighty way.
go.
In the huge palace in the imperial city, the cold wind outside was blocked, but inside the palace was full of spring.
The emperor is at the top of the list, followed by Li Huan and a group of meritorious soldiers. In addition to Zhang Lun and other nobles, the civil servants who can accompany him in this palace are at least third-rank and most important ministers.
Needless to say, this must be a celebration banquet prepared by the emperor for Li Huan and other soldiers. Naturally, the protagonists of this celebration banquet are the soldiers headed by Li Huan.
Some of the more rude generals drank some wine and couldn't help but start bragging about how they fought bravely to quell the rebellion of King Ning, taking the lead and how many rebels they killed.
These generals spoke vulgarly and behaved in a manner that could be described as rude, causing many of the civil servants and ministers nearby to frown.
But in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, it was a sign of true temperament. Instead of making Zhu Houzhao feel that these generals were disrespectful, they actually felt closer to them.
After drinking for a while, the right servant of the Ministry of Etiquette raised his glass and said to Li Huan: "The champion, I would like to propose a toast to you.
Li Huan couldn't help but glance at the other person, faintly feeling the hostility flowing in the other person's eyes, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he sat there as steady as a mountain. He casually raised the wine glass in his hand and said lightly to the other person: "Servant Sun, please!
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Sun Wei drank it all in one gulp, then his expression changed and he stared at Li Huan and said:
"The Champion is so murderous. I heard that the Champion killed tens of thousands of people in Nanjing this time. Aren't you afraid that the Champion will not be able to close his eyes when you sleep at night?"
It was obvious that Sun Wei was deliberately targeting Li Huan because Li Huan killed so many officials, nobles, powerful people, and gentry at one time. Many people couldn't help but look at Sun Wei with a strange look after hearing this.
You must know that this is a reception banquet specially set by the emperor for Li Huan and others to receive the wind and wash the dust. It can be said that anyone who is not a fool will definitely know what to say and what not to say at this reception banquet.
The result was not bad. The originally good atmosphere was completely destroyed because of Sun Wei's words. The Emperor, who was originally smiling, was now staring at Sun Wei with an unkind expression.
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He looked at Sun Wei one after another, then at Li Huan, and then secretly looked at the emperor.
Some people had a look of anticipation in their eyes, as if they were looking forward to something.
On the contrary, Li Huan listened to Sun Wei's words and looked at Sun Wei with a bit of disdain: "Li's men have contaminated countless lives, and the number of people who died under Li's sword on the battlefield is even more countless. However, what Li said
Everyone who was killed deserved their punishment, and they all had their own way to die. Li felt that he had no regrets in his heart, so what could he do worse than that?"