Chapter 354: For Households Above 100, All Nine Clans Will Be Killed

In the first year of Zhaowu of the Tang Dynasty, the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month was the Zhongyuan Festival.

The month-long "Youyun Rebellion" in the Tang Dynasty finally came to an end with the arrest of the main culprit, Liu Ziyu, Wuyi Bo of the Tang Dynasty.

Liu Ziyu and his lieutenants Li Meng, Dong Tianbao and other rebel generals failed to escape in the end and were captured alive by the former subordinates of Gui, Shun and Tanzhou who turned against them in battle;

On the other hand, the new Turkic Khan Bat'er, who seemed to be born in the year of the cat and had nine lives, was once again allowed to save one life. He fled Juyongguan with dozens of dead Turks and fled northward.

After this battle, Chen Huaian, the young founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, used thunderous means to put down the rebellion of the Youyun border general, who cooperated with the enemy Turkic puppet Khan Baterli Yingwai, and his prestige as an emperor rose to a higher level.

It's night.

On the Jiapigou battlefield outside Juyong Pass, newly built tombs stand alone on the vast plain. Buried under the tombs are tens of thousands of corpses, including Youyun soldiers who participated in the rebellion, and those who came here. The imperial guards died on the battlefield in the fight against rebellion.

Originally, according to the opinions of the imperial military department and the generals who participated in the counter-rebellion, the corpses of the Youyun rebels who participated in the rebellion should be exposed in the wilderness and allowed to be eaten by wild dogs, in order to wake up the aftermath. purpose.

However, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian finally defied all opinions and ordered that all the soldiers who died on the Jiapigou battlefield be buried.

There is no other reason than that these Youyun rebels were once part of the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army under his command, Chen Huaian, and they made great contributions to the expansion of territory and the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.

After the imperial court's counter-rebellion army rested and reorganized in Juyongguan for several days, the troops divided into four groups and set off.

Three of them were led by generals assigned by the imperial military department, and went to Guizhou, Shunzhou, and Tanzhou to take over the city defense and military affairs in each place.

The other route, led by Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian himself, turned back to Youzhou City to meet up with Pang Xianchu, Duke of Jin, Li Jingyu, Minister of War, and the remaining six officials of the imperial court who had rushed here.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Ziyu, the rebel leader who was detained during this period, requested to meet the current Holy Master Chen Huaian several times, but was refused.

In desperation, Liu Ziyu, as the defeated general, had no choice but to curse in the cell every day until he was severely punished by the Jinwu guards who came to interrogate him!

On this day, in Youzhou City.

The original garrison of Youzhou General Luo Pingan's General Mansion has now become a temporary camp for Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian. A group of Tang generals and officials accompanying the six ministries gathered in the meeting hall of the General Mansion to discuss how to deal with this "Youzhou incident". The problem of rebel generals and soldiers in the "Cloud Mutiny".

As the former leader and helmsman of the Youyun clan, Zhao Wang Liu Xinwu, who single-handedly established the Youyun Sixteen Provinces civil servants and generals group, also moved a stool and sat in the meeting hall, quietly listening to the opinions of all parties.

Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian has ordered that all soldiers and officials of the six ministries can speak freely about how to deal with the rebels without any worries.

The meeting hall suddenly became noisy.

The first person to speak up was Li Jingyu, Minister of the Ministry of War. He advocated the execution of all the generals of more than 100 families who participated in the rebellion. As for the soldiers of Youyun who participated in the rebellion, they were all reduced to slave status and were assigned to participate in the construction of the dynasty's capital move to the north.

Li Jingyu said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, "In troubled times, heavy rules are used, and Shen Ke is given strong medicine." We must not be merciful in dealing with the generals and soldiers of Youyun Prefecture who participated in the rebellion this time. We must use thunderous means to achieve the effect. The role of shocking all parties and alerting future generations;”

"I suggest that the generals of more than a hundred households who participated in the rebellion be executed, and that all generals who participated in the rebellion be executed by the Nine Clans;"

"As for the other soldiers who participated in the rebellion, all of them will be deprived of their Tang Dynasty military status and reduced to slave status!"

After a pause, Li Jingyu continued: "The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs have been clamoring that moving the capital will waste people and money. We can take this opportunity to use these more than 100,000 rebel soldiers as laborers, and we can save a lot of expenses. !”

"What Mr. Li said is absolutely true!"

At this time, Cui Sanyun, the Minister of Punishment, also stood up and expressed his opinion, saying: "Reporting to your Majesty, the treatment of those who rebelled and conspired in the past dynasties all ended with the execution of the Nine Tribes;"

"I believe that Master Li's opinions are completely consistent with the methods used by past dynasties to deal with rebels;"

"only--"

With that said, Cui Sanyun, the Minister of Punishment, continued: "We still need to discuss how to deal with the rebel soldiers in Guizhou, Shunzhou and Tanzhou who surrendered to the imperial court before the battle;"

"In any case, the rebel soldiers in Guizhou, Shunzhou, and Tanzhou all performed meritoriously, and the rebel leader Liu Ziyu was also captured by them;"

After thinking about it, Cui Sanyun added: "Furthermore, Liu Ziyu has a special status. Before dealing with him, King Zhao, King Zhao, must first make a statement to sever the father-son relationship with Liu Ziyu;"

"Of course, this King Zhao is just Liu Ziyu's adoptive father. This is something everyone in the court knows;"

Cui Sanyun looked at Zhao Wang Liu Xinwu who had a sullen face and said nothing, and laughed and said: "But, we have to consider the impact, right?"

"My suggestion is that it is best for King Zhao to tell the world to sever ties with Liu Ziyu, the leader of the thieves, so that our Ministry of Punishment will have no pressure when sentencing and sentencing!"

As soon as Cui Sanyun, the Minister of Punishment, said these words, the huge meeting hall suddenly became silent.

Everyone subconsciously cast their eyes towards Liu Xinwu, the Prince of Zhao, who was sitting in the corner without saying a word.

Obviously, everyone present was not a fool, and they all heard the hidden meaning of Cui Sanyun's words. If Liu Xinwu, the Prince of Zhao, did not sever his father-son relationship with Liu Ziyu, then Liu Xinwu, as the adoptive father, would also be among the nine clans of Liu Ziyu, the thief leader;

Furthermore, the current queen Liu Shujun was also Liu Ziyu's adopted sister. If the nine clans were really to be executed, wouldn't it be Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian who would be executed in the end?

This, isn't this a joke?

So, Cui Sanyun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, suggested that Liu Xinwu, the Prince of Zhao, should first issue a statement to sever his father-son relationship with Liu Ziyu, so that the Ministry of Justice could then act according to the rules!

However, these words sounded particularly harsh and heartbreaking to Liu Xinwu, the Prince of Zhao.

But he didn't know how to refute Cui Sanyun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice.

"Lord Cui, the matter of severing the father-son relationship between the King of Zhao and the bandit leader Liu Ziyu can be put aside for now!"

Just as everyone in the meeting hall was silent, Duke of Jin Pang Xianchu suddenly stood up, saluted Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian on the main seat, and then said slowly: "Your Majesty, all the adults-"

"I have a different opinion on how to deal with the Youyun soldiers who participated in the rebellion!"

"I think that executing all the generals above the 100 households who participated in the rebellion and killing all their nine clans is a bit too much;"

"As for depriving all the soldiers in the Youyun area of ​​their military status and reducing them to slavery, it is even more inappropriate!"