Zhu Dongshan, the Minister of Punishment, suddenly came out and said: "Reporting to the sage, Taishi Cunxu led the troops to rebel, and everyone was able to kill him. However, I thought I could send envoys to meet Taishi Cunxu and persuade him to abandon his weapons and surrender.
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After Lu Junzhong of the Punishment Department was killed by Qin Xiao, Zhu Dongshan became the top figure in the Punishment Department.
Tantai Xuanye knew that the Ministry of Punishment was good at constructing crimes. In order to eliminate the Prime Minister's Party, he did not deal harshly with the Ministry of Punishment. Instead, he used the Ministry of Punishment as a tool to cause a bloody storm in Kyoto.
Whether he wanted to or not, Zhu Dongshan naturally became a hound at the feet of Tantai Xuanye, replacing Lu Junzhong's role as a saint.
"Master Zhu, since he led the troops from Rouxuan Town to Kyoto, he has made up his mind. Do you think you can persuade him to surrender?" Su Lun, Minister of War, sneered.
Zhu Dongshan said: "Tai Shi Cunxu has followed Tai Shi Hong since childhood, and the father-son relationship is very deep. If Tai Shi Hong is used as a threat, Tai Shi Cunxu may not surrender. He may have something to ask for when he brings troops to Beijing, but I think
He shouldn't be trying to usurp the throne. As long as we figure out what he wants and use Tai Shihong as a hostage, there might be a chance."
At this time, many people suddenly remembered that Taishi Cunxu's family members were still in Kyoto, especially Taishi Hong. When they heard that Zhu Dongshan wanted to use Taishi Hong as a threat, they all felt that this was a good idea.
After most of the veterans retired, they either returned to their hometowns to retire, or settled in the Jiangnan area with a suitable climate.
But after Tai Shihong retired from the army, he was given a mansion and left in Kyoto to retire. In the final analysis, he was guarded in Kyoto as a hostage.
After all, Taishi Cunxu
He held a large number of troops and was not a direct descendant of Xiahou, but the court was quite defensive.
Now that Taishi Cunxu has rebelled, Taishi Hong can certainly come in handy.
But few of the officials knew that Taishi Hong had been secretly rescued from Kyoto by Li Chengqing's pawnshop, and Taishi Cunxu's relatives were no longer in the general's mansion.
The saint did not speak, but said calmly: "Xuan Ziyi Supervisor Tian Teng comes to the temple!"
Soon, Tian Teng, dressed in purple, hurriedly came to the hall, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "Slave Tian Teng, please bow to the saint!"
When the ministers saw Tian Teng, their faces turned ugly.
After Xiahou ascended the throne, he reused eunuchs and set up purple-robed prisons. The original purpose was to use eunuchs to check and balance the courtiers. Therefore, although the courtiers did not dare to openly offend the eunuchs, they were extremely disgusted and despised in their hearts.
Ziyi Jian is the yamen with the strongest eunuch power, which makes people talk about it with disdain, so the officials are disgusted with Ziyi Jian, but also fear it.
However, everyone also knows that today's Purple Clothes Prison can no longer be compared with the past.
Before Tian Teng, the chief supervisor of the Ziyi Supervisor was Wei Wuya. The two supervisors, Xiao Jianzhi and Luo Hu, were also powerful characters that made people jealous. Even the four young supervisors under them were all
An outstanding person.
But Tantai Xuanye cleaned up all the yamen in Kyoto, especially the Ziyi Prison. All the once famous figures in the Ziyi Prison disappeared, and the little-known Tian Teng jumped onto the stage.
"Tian Teng, where is Tai Shihong?" the saint asked directly.
Tian Teng raised his head and glanced at the saint. He was startled at first, but then quickly lowered his head and said, "I don't know!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers were in a state of confusion
There was an uproar and everyone was surprised.
"Tell it like it is."
Tian Teng had already secretly reported the disappearance of Tai Shihong's family to Xia Hou. Now when he asked again in front of the ministers, Tian Teng felt that something was wrong, but he could only say: "Reporting to the sage, it is a slave who did something wrong. Tai Shi Hongyi
The whole family suddenly disappeared, and I sent people to search all over the capital, but there was no trace of them. If there is no accident, someone should have taken them away from the capital."
Zhu Dongshan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, was surprised and said: "How is this possible? Manager Tiantian, the General's Mansion has always been secretly monitored by your people from the Ziyi Prison, and we, the Ministry of Punishments, cannot interfere. I heard that every corner of the General's Mansion is monitored by people from the Ziyi Prison.
, then how can a large family leave just as they say?"
Tian Teng knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak.
"So Tai Shihong escaped from your purple-robed prisoner?" The saint's tone was calm, but everyone could hear the chill in his words.
Tian Teng said: "This slave deserves to be punished by death. I beg the saint to punish me!"
"Where are the warriors in front of the palace?" the saint said coldly.
Immediately, two golden-armored warriors in front of the palace entered the palace and walked behind Tian Teng.
"In your hands, the prestige of the Purple Clothes Prison will be lost." The saint said coldly: "Taishi Hong slipped away from under your nose, but you didn't notice it, causing the capital to be in danger. You really deserve to die. The warriors in front of the palace, immediately
Behead!"
Tian Teng raised his head abruptly, and before he had time to beg for mercy, a warrior behind him had already drawn his sword out of its sheath, and swung it down neatly. Tian Teng's head and body were immediately separated.
Blood spurted out and sprinkled on the marble floor.
All the officials were shocked, and some even exclaimed in surprise.
No one thought that the saint would actually
Then directly let the samurai in front of the palace kill people in the Tai Chi Palace.
This has never happened since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
Although there were ministers who were sentenced to death during court meetings, they were also taken down and killed by the warriors in front of the palace. This Tai Chi Palace has never seen blood.
For a moment, the ministers felt a chill running through their bodies, and they bowed their heads, not even daring to breathe loudly.
"I will send someone to persuade Taishi Cunxu to surrender." The saint said slowly: "But we must be prepared to hold on to Kyoto and wait for reinforcements. The Wuchuan border army and Pei Xiaogong sent troops to serve the king, and they will not surrender from the sky. Kyoto needs to defend Kyoto with all its strength and wait for their arrival.
." He said loudly: "Where is Mo Xingde, the commander of the Wuwei camp?"
A general came out and knelt down and said respectfully: "I'm here!"
"I will hand over the troops and horses of Kyoto to your command. You will be responsible for the defense of Kyoto. What is the situation now?"
Mo Xingde said respectfully: "I have already agreed on the defense deployment with the generals, and the deployment was completed yesterday. I can guarantee with my head that even if Tai Shi Cunxu comes to kill, it will never be possible to break through Kyoto, otherwise I will die to apologize."
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"Very good." The saint nodded and said, "But are there any difficulties?"
Tang Changgeng, the original commander of the Wuwei camp, followed Xiahou Yuanzhen to attack the imperial city, but eventually fell into a trap and was completely defeated. Afterwards, almost all the senior generals of the Wuwei camp were wiped out.
Mo Xingde was originally guarding the border in Wuchuan Town, but was transferred to Kyoto by Tantai Xuanye. After Tang Changgeng and other generals of the Wuwei camp were executed, Tantai Xuanye took control of the Wuwei camp with a large number of confidant generals, while Mo Xingde took over the Tang Dynasty.
Chang Geng replaced him.
Although it was thanks to Tantai Xuanye that he was able to take the position in the Wuwei camp, Mo Xingde had experienced it at the border and his military talents were very outstanding.
If you don't, you won't be taken seriously by Tantai Xuanye.
At present, the enemy is great. The saint knows that Mo Xingde is the best general to defend Kyoto, and there is a deep hatred between Wuchuan Town and the Taishi family. Therefore, when Taishi Cunxu leads his troops to kill him, Mo Xingde will fight to the end, so he will conquer Kyoto.
Defense is entrusted to this person.
"Other difficulties can be solved by me." Mo Xingde said respectfully: "As long as the soldiers can be fed and drank well, I can lead them to guard Kyoto and wait for the arrival of King Qin's troops."
The saint smiled and said: "My dear friends, I have heard this. Commander Mo is full of confidence. With such a fierce general, the rebels will definitely be defeated. According to my decree, Mo Xingde will be granted the title of General Yunhui and a reward of one thousand taels!"
The ministers were all surprised, thinking that General Yunhui was awarded a third-grade military honor, but the empire had not awarded a third-grade general in many years.
Previously, Tantai Xuanye had been conferred the rank of Third-Rank Returning General, the same rank as General Yunhui.
But you can understand it if you think about it.
Now is the time to employ people. The defense of Kyoto requires Mo Xingde's efforts. If you want the horse to run, you must first let the horse eat some grass and reward Mo Xingde before he can work hard.
Mo Xingde obviously did not expect to receive this conferment and hurriedly thanked him.
"The generals and soldiers are protecting Kyoto with their orders, but I don't know how you, my beloved lords, can help?" The saint glanced at the ministers and said slowly: "My dear lords, you all know that there is a panic in Kyoto because of food. It is natural to punish profiteers.
It is indispensable, but to make the people of Kyoto feel at ease, just punishing some profiteers is of no use. Both the army and the people need to eat food. As long as a large amount of food appears in Kyoto, the people can feel at ease and the soldiers will no longer have to worry about anything. In this way, the army and the people are united.
, we should be able to defeat the rebels.”
None of the ministers were fools. As soon as the saint said these words, everyone knew his intention. They all lowered their heads and said nothing.
The saint frowned slightly and suddenly said loudly: "Someone, bring them up!"
The ministers then raised their heads, a little confused, not knowing who to bring up.
Soon, I saw more than a dozen warriors in front of the palace escorting four or five people into the palace. Those people had their hands tied behind their backs, and all of them looked frightened.
"Master Hu?" someone exclaimed.
"Isn't that Liu E, the chief administrator of Taichang Temple?"
"Bai Yuanfu, the young minister of Taifu Temple!"
There was a commotion in the palace, just because everyone recognized that the people who were escorted up were all officials from the capital.
Several people were pushed to the ground by the warriors in front of the palace. Several people were frightened. When they saw the head of the purple-robed prisoner Tian Teng who had not been cleaned up in the palace, they were even more frightened.
"When these people heard that the rebels had arrived in the capital, they immediately packed up their gold and silver and prepared to escape secretly." The saint said slowly with a mocking look on his face: "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. They eat the salary of the imperial court.
, I was supposed to serve the imperial court. But when there was any disturbance, I thought not of the imperial court, but of my own family and life. These people were all captured by the people from the Purple Clothes Prison after they fled out of the city with their families. My dear friends, with your
In my opinion, how should we punish these rebellious ministers who only care about their own wealth and lives but cannot share the difficulties with the court?"
The officials had different expressions, and some even had cold sweat on their foreheads.
In fact, many of these courtiers had the idea of escape and planned to take the opportunity to escape before Kyoto City was besieged, but they did not have time to act.
Who could have imagined it, but someone has already taken the lead in escaping for his life?
, but was caught again.
Everyone knew that these people would never end well, so they were glad that they did not take any action, as even thinking about it made them scared.
"Sage, these disloyal ministers are tantamount to rebellion." Zhu Dongshan of the Ministry of Punishment cupped his hands and said: "I believe that we must be severely punished, otherwise it will be difficult to uphold the law!"
The saint nodded and said: "Very good." He raised his hand, made a chopping motion, and said calmly: "Then kill them all!"
When the people kneeling in the hall heard this, they were all terrified and begged for mercy. However, the warriors in front of the hall did not hesitate at all. They all drew their swords out of their sheaths and chopped them down neatly.
In the blink of an eye, the heads of several officials were chopped off, blood splattered all over the ground, and several heads rolled on the ground of Tai Chi Hall, which was horrifying.