Yang Ming whipped Shiji to calm people's hearts. Although He Ruobi died, the remaining mess was not easy to deal with.
Moreover, such an undignified death will have a great impact on the military. Once someone comes forward to complain, it will be a headache.
Only a fool would insult He Ruobi's body.
Yang Ming also didn't expect that Yuwen Shiji was an idiot. Didn't you do well in the Tang Dynasty? Why does it seem that your brain is not bright at all now? Is it because you are still young and have not experienced severe beatings from society?
In this case, I will represent society and teach you a lesson.
Shiji's pitiful wailing was in his ears, but no one spoke for him, let alone sympathized with him.
Who made his father, Yu Wenshu, a lonely minister? Who made his behavior cause public outrage?
"Give the body to Song Guogong's son and give it a good burial," Yang Ming sighed, raised his hand to call Yang Wang over, and whispered:
"Just do what the imperial edict says. As for the women's papers, let them all be dismissed."
Yang Wang nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will handle it properly."
In fact, almost everyone thought that Yang Ming would stay and preside over the money distribution, but to their surprise, Yang Ming simply explained a few words about the aftermath and left.
In the Sui Dynasty, whenever a criminal's residence was raided, it was a good opportunity to share money, and it was an unspoken rule that everyone knew, and the emperor also knew it.
So many times, the people the emperor sent out to raid homes were usually his confidants, just to give him a chance to line his own pockets and make some extra money.
When Liu Chang's house was raided, the person in charge was Yang Yue. Didn't this old boy take a share for himself and give a share to Yang Ming?
But today, there are really too many people participating. Zuo Xiao, Wei Shixiang, Yuwen Shiji, as well as Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai. How can we divide them among so many people?
Then everyone will be indistinguishable.
Yang Wang didn't care whether the money was divided or not, but he knew that Shi Xiang did, so he pulled the other person aside and whispered:
"You lost too much last night. When you check the warehouse later, you can take some for yourself. I won't record it here."
Shi Xiang said with a grateful face: "If I don't take some, I won't be able to compensate the fallen soldiers. The money allocated above is not much, as you know."
"Of course I know. The King of Qin is fair. Even if he knew, he wouldn't say anything to you," Yang Wang said: "As for the rest, record them and turn them over to the treasury for sealing. You can let others take them at night. Don't touch them during the day."
Shi Xiang nodded: "I understand this."
When serving in the military, the first thing you have to learn is to please your superiors, and the second thing is to appease your subordinates. As long as you do these two things well, there won't be any problems.
The guards in the military mansion are all rough and tough, and few are literate. Don't talk to them about rules, but talk about money.
If people work hard for you and don't get any benefits, they won't work so hard next time.
Soldiers are supported by money. You can't support soldiers without money. Don't think that all the sixteen guards eat from the treasury. In fact, only the guards in the two guards and four houses have salaries. Except for a few people with established personnel, the rest are ordinary people.
Ordinary people, the country does not give you money, but the country gives you fields.
The Sui Dynasty was a government military system, which was characterized by the integration of soldiers and farmers. Soldiers served as soldiers during war, farmers during leisure time, and training was conducted between farmers.
There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the entire Guanzhong area. If they all feed on the treasury, they can bring down the country. Therefore, there are only left and right guards, which are the former left and right Yulin guards, plus the left and right guards who are responsible for guarding the imperial city and the gatekeepers.
The left and right prison guards can get salaries because these people are protecting the emperor.
The rest is called self-reliance, because each military mansion has its own public fields, but these fields cannot support so many soldiers, so you can find a way to make some money yourself. The emperor turned a blind eye to this.
Close one eye.
Shi Xiang took the money not for himself, or in other words, for himself, because if he didn't take money from He Ruobi's family property, he would have to pay for the soldiers himself.
The soldiers in Guanzhong are all arrogant soldiers. According to the pension standards of the Sui Dynasty, people don't buy it, so you have to exceed the standard pension.
For example, in other places, a death benefit of ten guans can be paid, but this is not possible in Guanzhong. It must be doubled at least. This is an unwritten rule.
Of the five thousand soldiers, in addition to the loss of ordnance, more than two hundred were killed and seven to eight hundred were injured. All of this is money.
Fortunately, this money is not even a drop in the bucket of He Ruobi's family property.
There were eighteen cellars in the Song Dynasty's palace, thirteen of which were used to hide money. The number was astonishing and even Yang Wang was frightened.
At the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Pei Xizai stayed and found Yang Wang, the person in charge of the property search appointed by Yang Ming, and whispered:
"Among the female scrolls, there is a personal scroll written by a concubine of the Qin King. Yang Shaoqing should be merciful."
Yang Wang was stunned and said: "I know who you are talking about, but this woman has a son. According to His Majesty's decree, she must be exiled."
Pei Xizai said: "There is a good place to go in exile, let's live in the south of the Yangtze River."
Jiangnan is Chen Shuyi's hometown. This cannot be considered an exile. Exile during the Sui Dynasty usually went to Lingnan. However, during the Kaihuang period, there was a precedent, that is, the fellow sufferer Du Yan and Wei Fusi were exiled to Jiangnan by Yang Jian.
Pei Xizai did not say that this was what King Qin meant, but Yang Wang knew it in his heart, so he nodded cheerfully and said:
"Don't worry, I will make arrangements."
For a person of He Ruobi's level, the marriage was naturally very involved. Among his concubines was Jing Zhaowei, so the Wei family would also come to the guarantor upon hearing the news.
His son's wives are still Bolingcui, Luoyang Yuan, and Hedong Liu. These are all people who need to be protected.
As for his two brothers, they have been dismissed from their posts, reduced to civilian status, and driven out of the capital.
The news of He Ruobi's execution quickly spread throughout the capital. This was a big event, the biggest event among the big events.
Hundreds of officials have already made a fuss at the Prince of Qin's palace, kneeling outside the palace gate to avenge He Ruobi.
Everyone is dead and the outcome has been decided, so now they can only redress their grievances and hope that they can give He Ruobi a posthumous title and retain his heirs, so as not to go down in history as a criminal.
This is why you must kill He Ruobi quickly.
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There was a lot of commotion outside the Prince of Qin's Palace. Shi Xiang was a smart man, so he personally led a thousand soldiers and came to the gate of the Prince's Palace to drive people away, hug or carry them. In short, these people must be evacuated early, otherwise the impact will be bad.
Fortunately, there were no ordinary people watching the excitement in Yirenfang, where Prince Qin's Mansion was located. Wu Houwei guarded all exits and did not allow anyone to enter, so it was not easy for outsiders to know what was going on here.
Yang Ming's dealings with Yuwen Shiji this time have come to an end. He will write clearly in his report to Yang Guang that he punished Shiji because he was disrespectful to the deceased. Dad will not protect Shiji because Yang
Guang would not allow anyone to insult He Ruobi's body.
Otherwise, the courtiers will be disappointed.
The right guard still refused to open the door, and Shi Wansui's face was shattered.
So Shi Wansui directly asked people to knock on the door, but Wang Yue, the commander of the camp, did not dare to shoot arrows outside, so the two groups of people opened a door and started a tug-of-war, hitting the outside and pushing against the inside.
Is the door broken? It doesn't matter. There have been thick obstacles piled inside, and it will be impossible to get in for a while.
As for Shi Wansui, he couldn't be tough, otherwise the two sides would start fighting directly.
Changsun Cheng's voice was almost hoarse, but Wang Yue refused to admit it. As he said, he would never open the door until he saw the King of Qin and the Duke of Song.
On the city tower, Wang Yue shouted to the people below:
"Tai Ping Gong, please do me a favor. The camp is not far from the capital. The general does not know the situation and dare not open the door to your house without permission. You can go and ask the King of Qin or the Duke of Song. As long as they come, I will humbly go down to plead guilty to you.
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Shi Wansui didn't answer, but he was still being bullied.
But the resistance inside was too fierce, with nearly a thousand people holding on inside, making it impossible to get in.
Changsun Cheng also looked helpless, rode his horse to Shi Wansui's side, and said:
"To be on the safe side, let's invite King Qin. If this continues, as long as someone misses and shoots an arrow, the situation will be out of control."
Shi Wansui still didn't say a word. Changsun Cheng knew that he couldn't let go of his dignity and actually acquiesced, so he hurriedly sent someone back to the capital to inform the King of Qin.
This Wang Yue participated in the Sui Dynasty's battle to destroy Chen. He had always been He Ruobi's confidant and favorite general. He also had the title of Shangkaifu Yitong Sansi. He was also famous for his toughness in the army.
Normally, he would definitely live forever, but in this situation, is face important?
Why did they come to Youhouwei's camp? And there was only an order from the King of Qin to mobilize troops? Where is the Duke of Song? Could it be that something happened?
If something happened to Song Guogong, Wang Yue knew that he would not be able to escape being liquidated.
After Yang Ming received the news, he was helpless. He thought that Wang Yue was really cautious enough. He didn't even recognize his own warrant and insisted on seeing someone?
He hopes that this matter will be resolved as soon as possible, because the sooner it is resolved, the limelight will pass quickly, and as time goes by, people will forget about it.
So he personally took two thousand steps out of the city and rushed to the Youhouwei camp.
Outside the city gate, Fang Xuanling shouted upward:
"He Ruobi has been executed. King Qin is here. Open the city gate quickly."
Wang Yue's face was ashen, and he burst into tears. He saw Yang Ming and confirmed that he was the King of Qin.
So he ordered that the obstacles at the city gate be cleared, and he personally led the generals out of the city to plead guilty.
"General Wang Yue, please pay homage to His Highness," Wang Yue choked with sobs. If someone else had told him that Song Guogong was dead, he would not have believed it. But with the King of Qin here, the matter was already clear.
Yang Ming sat on the horse and nodded: "The eldest grandson holds my king's warrant, why don't you recognize it?"
"The matter is so important that the general will not dare to admit it," Wang Yue said.
Yang Ming said: "Do you know your sin?"
"The general knows the crime," Wang Yue raised his head and cried: "The general knows what will happen next, so please, for the sake of Song Guogong destroying Chen for the Sui Dynasty, please let everyone go. The general is willing to bear the blame alone."
This man saw very clearly that once He Ruobi died, his confidants on the right guard would be liquidated, and no one would be left alive.
This kind of liquidation is not just about killing one person, but the kind that harms the family members.
For example, Wang Yue would be beheaded on a crime, his family would be exiled, and his relatives would be implicated.
As soon as he said these words, dozens of generals kneeling behind him also took the initiative to plead guilty, hoping that Yang Ming would be noble and not implicate their family records.
The strictness with which He Ruobi manages the army is evident, but it is a pity for these elite soldiers who are not afraid of death.
Before Yang Ming could speak, Wang Yue suddenly stood up, drew out the sword from his waist, placed it on his neck, raised his head and said:
"The last general has been in the army for half his life, and he has only served the general in his whole life. This crime is only mine, and all the generals in the camp, I hope that your highness will be given a lighter sentence."
After that, Wang Yue wiped his knife and died on the spot.
Seeing this, other people also drew their swords one after another. In their opinion, if they took the initiative to die, they might still have a chance to save their families.
Yang Ming shouted angrily: "Stop! Let me see who dares to move again?"
His threatening voice had an effect, and all the generals stopped their movements and looked at Yang Ming.
Yang Ming said in a deep voice: "I don't want to involve too many people. Wang Yue didn't die, but he was too anxious."
This sentence was actually used to appease everyone. Wang Yue must die because he was the one who isolated Zheng Yuanshou and Wei Baoluan. Once He Ruobi died and without their backers, Zheng Yuanshou and Wei Baoluan would be the first to take action on him.
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Moreover, if Yang Ming didn't kill a few people at the right guard, it would be difficult for his father Yang Guang to explain it. Now that Wang Yue took the initiative to kill himself, it actually fulfilled Yang Ming's wish.
Shi Wansui and Zhang Suncheng originally intended to plead for mercy on behalf of the right guard generals, but they saw that Yang Ming meant to show his superiority, so there was no need to plead for mercy, and Yang Ming had to do it.
"Come here, take off their weapons and take care of them," Yang Ming said as he glanced at the corpses on the ground: "General Wang will be given a generous burial and his family will be generously sympathized with."
"Thank you, King Qin, for your kindness!"
All the generals knelt down and shouted for King Qin, because they had guessed that if King Qin let Wang Yue's family go, their family members should be fine too.
Yang Ming would not take the risk of entering the military camp. It had not yet stabilized, so he asked Shi Wansui and Chang Suncheng to go in and take over, while he returned to the capital.
He Ruobi was executed, and the right guard was temporarily suppressed, but the people's hearts were already in chaos. Someone from the Yushitai brought news, and many people in the capital took the initiative to mourn for He Ruobi.
What is prestige? This is it.
Even though He Ruobi had not done anything serious after the battle against Chen, his reputation had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and part of it was deliberately created by Yang Jian back then.
Public opinion cannot be suppressed, and can only be allowed to take its course, as time will dissipate it.
After returning to the palace, Yang Ming still drafted a report. He would report the entire incident truthfully. But for the remaining generals on the right guard, Yang Ming planned to protect them, because a large part of them were really innocent.
In fact, strictly speaking, He Ruobi is also innocent.
This means that the king and his minister are dead.
Zheng Yuanshou and Wei Baoluan were relieved, but there was still a problem before them. The people in the right guard were dissatisfied with them, and Yang Ming refused to go on a killing spree to liquidate He Ruobi's old generals. From now on, they would be in the right guard.
It will still be difficult.
So the two of them joined forces and went to find Yang Ming, hoping that Yang Ming would put down the butcher knife and raise it again.
is it possible?
Putting down the butcher knife, I immediately became a Buddha. Buddhas do not kill people.