There are state and county officials and local wealthy families. This investigation involves several states. If they are all arrested, the number of people will be around three thousand at least. If the accomplices are killed, the number will be added to tens of thousands. Kill them all to shock them.
The goal can indeed be achieved, but it is a bit too harsh.
If these people are replenished in the border states and the land is reclaimed, it will be a good way to benefit the country and the people. Moreover, this can also give them the maximum punishment and alert the officials all over the world.
After all, immigrating to Bianzhou now is equivalent to exile, which is simply more unacceptable than death.
Rather than giving those bastards a good time, it's better to torture them slowly and let them make their final contribution to the empire.
"Okay, let's do it like this." Li Zhiyun decided, "Du Ruhui, you will take charge of this matter. After sorting out the details, we will hand it over to the Political Affairs Hall for discussion."
"yes."
When they heard that the emperor gave up the massacre, the prime ministers immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't mind beheading those who caused great harm, but they had to stop the emperor from going on a killing spree.
"But." Li Zhiyun added: "Those who have committed serious crimes do not need to be treated like this and will be beheaded directly!"
"Yes." Du Ruhui agreed.
He knew that the emperor would definitely kill people this time. If he didn't kill people, how could he give an explanation to the people of the Central Plains and how could he deter those daring people?
Punishing only the culprits would be regarded as mercy outside the law. Otherwise, the emperor's original plan was to execute all the culprits in one go.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun said again: "All the prisoner's family property has been confiscated. Order the Ministry of Civil Affairs to take stock of this matter and prepare a memorial and send it over as soon as possible."
"According to the decree."
Changle Hall.
Yu'er has returned to the palace and brought Yang Gongren's handwritten letter to Queen Yang. After reading Yang Gongren's handwritten letter, Queen Yang was so angry that she overturned the bed table for the first time, scaring the serving maids to kneel on the ground.
"It's so stupid!" Queen Yang looked angry, wishing to summon Yang Gongren and reprimand him face to face for his stupidity.
She had heard about the policy of sharing a small family into a single household from her husband earlier, and knew that this was a system that her husband wanted to implement. Due to the obstruction of her family, it had not been widely promoted. She finally tried it in Luozhou and Zhengzhou.
But being plotted against by the Hongnong Yang family, isn’t this looking for death?
She really couldn't figure out why Yang Gongren was so stupid since he didn't implement this policy in Guozhou and had no influence on the Hongnong Yang family.
Take precautions before they happen?
idiot!
Although her husband was not the founder of the country, he was the emperor on horseback who followed the late emperor to conquer the world with swords and spears. He had a very strong temper. How could he run counter to her? Furthermore, even if one day, Guozhou would also implement the method of dividing the country into small groups.
Mu, but the money Hongnong Yang has earned from holding the brand these years is still very little!
She was so angry that she couldn't bear to be grateful and only wanted to guard that one-third of an acre of land.
Yu'er reminded in a low voice: "My father-in-law was also captured and taken to Chang'an."
"He deserves it!" Queen Yang was furious. "In the past, he, the governor of Guozhou, was promoted by Your Majesty. Once he became powerful, he didn't even know his surname or who he was loyal to. If you don't arrest him, how can you arrest the people!"
Yu'er stopped talking and lowered her head in silence.
Speaking of Yang Xu, Empress Yang became extremely angry. Before His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne, Yang of Hongnong was greedy for Tang Xiang and other profits, and begged her many times. The Emperor sympathized with her and not only gave her a brand, but also promoted Yang Xu
Become the governor of Guozhou.
But these people don’t remember any kindness!
This leaves her with no face to face her husband.
Guilt was one thing, Yang Gongren was dismissed as prime minister, which was another thing that disappointed her. Now that Chengzhao has grown up and become the legitimate son, as a result, the Yang family in Hongnong caused such trouble, who knows what His Majesty the Emperor is thinking.
"Woo..."
Feeling tired and having a headache, Empress Yang couldn't help but sob softly. How could she be so unlucky to be in such a family and not help her even if she didn't help her?
"Empress."
Yu'er and other daughters came to comfort him one after another.
After a while, Queen Yang regained her composure and said: "This matter ends here. No one is allowed to discuss it or mention it any more."
"yes."
"Everyone, go down."
The maids left, and Queen Yang knelt down quietly. Now, she couldn't do anything, because whatever she did would be suspected of helping the Hongnong Yang family get away with it, the only thing she could do was to stay quiet and pretend she didn't know anything.
Her natal family has already hated her husband, and she must not cause any more troubles to her husband.
However, who can understand the pain and tangle in my heart?
"A bunch of trash!" Queen Yang sighed.
She now finally understood what her husband meant by the phrase "pig teammates".
Early March.
The war in the Central Plains finally came to an end. Five governors were arrested, nearly thirty county magistrates were implicated, principal criminals and accomplices, officials' family records, landlords' family records, all added together, more than 11,000 people.
This disease affected a wide area, involving more than half of the Central Plains and more than ten states.
After the political affairs hall submitted the punishment plan, the emperor reviewed and approved it, and finally decided to execute more than 120 culprits, and the rest had their property confiscated, and were all exiled to Shengzhou and Yunzhou, and ordered to reclaim wasteland.
Among the five governors, one who was about to be taken to the execution ground attracted the attention of the officials.
He is Yang Xu.
Thinking of Yang Gongren's dismissal as prime minister, officials all speculated that the Hongnong Yang family was deeply involved behind this incident.
The emperor wanted to execute even the queen's family members, so why talk about anything else?
No one dared to go to Shu to ask for mercy, no one.
Dali Temple Prison.
Yang Gongren, accompanied by Han Zhongliang, the minister of Dali Temple, went to see Yang Xu off on his last journey.
"Mr. Yang, do it yourself."
After sending Yang Gongren to the door of the cell, Han Zhongliang said goodbye. Yang Xu had been sentenced to death and no one could save him. It didn't matter how long Yang Gongren had to stay. The premise was that Yang Gongren didn't do stupid things.
"Thank you Mr. Han."
After sending Han Zhongliang away, Yang Gongren looked at Yang Xu.
"Brother." Yang Xu stepped forward quickly, the chains tied to him rattling.
"Third brother." Yang Gongren looked at his brother with disheveled hair and said bitterly, "I am the one who hurt you."
Yang Xu's heart dropped. Did you come here to tell me the good news?
"Brother..." He asked with trembling lips: "I...Your Majesty, what is he going to do with me?"
Yang Gongren bit his lip and cried, "The first evil will be punished."
ah?
Yang Xu suddenly felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
how so?
"Brother, you have to save me!"
"I...I was dismissed by His Majesty." Yang Gongren cried helplessly.
Yang Xu followed closely and said: "There is also the Queen, please ask the Queen to intercede for me and intercede with Your Majesty!"
Yang Gongren shook his head, "The Queen, you don't see me."
It seemed like the final blow broke through Yang Xu's psychological defense, and he fell to the ground like a lost soul.
"how so......"
He had been arrested before, and the worst-case scenario he had in mind was to be dismissed from office. But he did not expect that the emperor would kill someone.
Yes, the current emperor is not a good person. He conquers the world and kills many people. How could he not kill people?
It's me, it's me who is too stupid, I have lived in peace for too long, and I have forgotten that the emperor is a horseback emperor, an overlord who came out of the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty.
Yang Gongren was speechless and burst into tears. He could only cry with his younger brother.
In the distance, Han Zhongliang, who was quietly observing, withdrew his gaze with an expressionless face. In fact, he hated these bastards in his heart. These days, the Dali Temple prison was full, and he was working overtime every day to check the prisoner information.
But thousands of people were arrested at once. How could he check them? He almost died suddenly.