In the imperial prison, following He Shijin, Chen Suoxue and other civil servants who participated in the rebellion, several new guests came in today.
They will be executed at noon three days later in front of the entire city.
These people were Li Chengliang's sons, Li Rubai and Li Ruzhen, and Yang Hao, the former Liaodong manager who had lived in prison for several years.
Zhu Youxiao sentenced Yang Hao to be quartered on five horses for major crimes such as humiliating the country by losing the enemy and ruining state affairs. The Li brothers were sentenced to be cut in half and annihilate three tribes, and for many crimes such as treason and betrayal of the country, supporting the bandits, and refusing to fight for fear of the enemy.
Li Chengliang dug up graves and whipped the corpses, hanging them at the top of Liaoyang City as a warning to the generals.
His meaning is very simple. To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. Since you all regard Li Chengliang as your idol and all of you want to imitate the Li family, then I will first show you the fate of Li Chengliang and the Li family.
Your whole sample first.
Zhu Youxiao had a deep understanding of the Li family in Liaodong. Although Li Chengliang did make great military exploits for the Ming Dynasty in the early and middle period of Liang Dynasty, he even became a pillar of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong. Emperor Wanli even granted him the title Ning Yuanbo.
It can be said that Li Chengliang was the military general with the highest honor and greatest military exploits in the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years. Li Chengliang's general orders were more effective than the emperor's will outside the pass.
But what he did later, his extravagant style, rushing to report military achievements, and cultivating the bandits' self-respect, even if it was not enough to cut off ten of his heads, did he think that he would be fine if he died?
Unless Li Chengliang is whipped to death, Zhu Youxiao's hatred cannot be revealed.
In the past, no matter how much Zhu Youxiao hated the Li family, he would not have taken action with such a big fanfare. Although the prestige of the Li family has declined, after all, after running Liaodong for decades, this warlord will be said to be deeply rooted.
But things are different now. The two great victories of the Ming army against the Mongols and the Jiannu have shown everyone the muscles of his young emperor. Especially the victory in personal conquests, the emperor's reputation is no longer the same as before.
If it were the Li family in the middle period of Wanli, Zhu Youxiao would still be afraid of him, but now the Li family is just a grasshopper after the autumn, just waiting to die. It would be easy to confiscate their family and exterminate them.
Most of the direct descendants of the Li family are in the capital, and Li Chengliang is also buried in the suburbs of the capital. To capture them is just a matter of order.
What is more troublesome is the branches in Liaodong. Among the Liaodong military generals, some members of the Li family are still serving in the army, and those generals are also more or less related to the Li family.
In order to ensure the success of this operation, Zhu Youxiao not only sent Jin Yiwei to fetch people, but also asked Ma Xianglin to bring five thousand cavalry with him. If necessary, Xiong Tingbi could also provide support.
I believe that at this time, no such fool would dare to violate the imperial edict.
When Yang Hao, who had been in prison for a long time, saw that the Li brothers had been arrested, the last hope in his heart was shattered.
In fact, he had given up hope for a long time. Over the past few days, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government had been imprisoned, and he knew that no one outside could save him.
But people like to imagine after all. He originally thought that as long as Li was fine, his life would not be in danger, but now it seems that he was too naive.
Wei Zhongxian walked to the prison and looked at these former high-ranking ministers and said:
"After finishing the errands of the Li family and Yang Hao, you can prepare to accompany them!"
Yuan Yingtai and others felt insecure upon hearing this, and even before Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, his legs were shaking slightly.
Although Liu Yishen and Ye Xianggao were also scared, they were able to calm down. After all, they were both in their sixties or seventies, and life and death were not that important.
"Mr. Factory, Mr. Factory, I beg you, Mr. Factory, to save my life. I am willing to work as an ox or a horse for Mr. Factory!"
Chen Suoxue's psychological defense had already collapsed. When Wei Zhongxian came in to announce their death, he knelt on the ground with runny nose and tears and kowtowed repeatedly.
Wei Zhongxian turned around and took a look, with a disgusted expression on his face, spat out and went straight out.
After Wei Zhongxian left, the guard Fanzi took them and laughed:
"Hey, these officials are actually afraid of death. I thought they were all upright!"
"Mom, everyone usually pretends to be noble and talks about the teachings of saints, but it turns out that this is the teachings of saints."
Another person also laughed and said:
"Hahahaha, these sons of bitches are like this too. We usually get scolded by them a lot, but today we can see them kneeling down and begging for mercy. It's so happy!"
The laughter of the two men resounded throughout the prison, and those who were imprisoned could naturally hear it clearly.
Many people had expressions of resentment on their faces, and He Shijin, who was covered in blood, even clenched his fists.
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shenyang
Although the reward from the imperial court has not yet arrived, there are many generals in the government office, and Xiong Tingbi once again convened a military meeting to deal with Lao Nu.
Mao Wenlong sent his adopted grandson Kong Youde and his adopted grandson Geng Zhongming as messengers to Shenyang to report the victory. The two told Xiong Tingbi in detail about the current situation on the Korean border and the old slave village.
When Xiong Tingbi learned about Mao Wenlong's victory in the battle of Zhenjiang and the raid on Laozhai, he couldn't help but praise:
"Zhennan really lived up to my expectations. He led hundreds of troops to defeat thousands of slaves in Zhenjiang. He even sang all the way to Jiannu's old village and captured the traitor Tong Yangzhen, the old slave's son Babuhai and others. It really strengthened me.
The might of the Ming Dynasty’s army!”
Other generals immediately agreed and praised Xiong Tingbi for being such a powerful general.
When Xiong Tingbi praised Mao Wenlong so much, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming also felt proud. After all, they are Mao Wenlong's adopted grandsons!
While the Shenyang military generals in the lobby were enjoying themselves, Ma Xianglin and Sun Yunhe broke into the government office directly with the emperor's imperial edict.
It's not that the two of them didn't take Xiong Tingbi seriously, but before leaving, the emperor told them that they must use thunder to capture the generals of the Li family in the army to avoid unnecessary incidents.
"Tai Tai, a group of people broke in outside, and the leader seems to be the Jin Yiwei!"
Before Xiong Tingbi could react, Ma Xianglin and Sun Yunhe had already entered the lobby.
The two of them saluted at the same time:
"Taitai, please forgive me if I have offended you. We are here to handle important matters under your Majesty's order!"
After Ma Xianglin said this, he picked up the emperor's imperial edict and said loudly:
"The emperor, who is destined to carry the emperor, issued an edict: Li Chengliang supported the bandits and respected himself, sold slaves and betrayed the country, killed good people and took credit for their merits, was extravagant, ran horse markets without permission, suppressed his colleagues, excluded dissidents, bullied good people, and suppressed good people. He also secretly funded the old slaves to prepare armor for many times.
During the Wanli period, he violated the orders of Emperor Shenzong and the court many times, and he was punished. Many of his sons, nephews, and descendants were accomplices. The crime was not punishable. The family was immediately ransacked and the three clans were razed. The leader of the thieves, Li Chengliang, was dug up and whipped.
, the head is hung on the top of Liaoyang City!"
After saying that, he closed the imperial edict and looked at the general in the lobby and said coldly:
"Li Rubai and Li Ruzhen have been convicted and imprisoned. Your Majesty has sent me and I to capture the remaining members of the Li thief!"
As soon as Ma Xianglin finished speaking, the hearts of several generals kneeling on the ground suddenly started to beat rapidly, and they even broke into cold sweats.
"Capture all the remaining members of Thief Li!"
Ma Xianglin did not give them a chance to resist. With a command, dozens of sergeants and guards in fine armor rushed in from outside.