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 in pieces for major crimes such as humiliating the country by killing the enemy and destroying state affairs. The Li brothers were sentenced to be cut in half for many crimes such as treason and betrayal of the country, supporting the bandits, and not fighting for fear of the enemy. Three tribes were wiped out, and another Li Chengliang dug up graves and whipped the corpses, and hung them at the top of Liaoyang City to warn 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.
Regarding the Li family in Liaodong, Zhu Youxiao had a deep understanding of evil. Although Li Chengliang did make great achievements for the Ming Dynasty in the early and middle period of Liang Dynasty, he even became the pillar of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong. Emperor Wanli even granted him the title of Ning Yuanbo.
It can be said that he was the military general with the highest honor and greatest military exploits in the Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years. Li Chengliang's general orders were more effective than the emperor's will outside the pass.
But what he did later, such as his extravagant style, rushing to report military achievements, and self-respect for the bandits, even cutting off ten of his heads was not enough. Do you think that everything will be fine if you die?
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 in such a big way. Although the Li family's prestige had declined, after all, after running Liaodong for decades, this warlord would be said to be deeply rooted.
But things are different now. The two great victories of the Ming army against Mongolia and Jiannu have shown everyone the muscles of his young emperor. Especially the victory of the personal expedition, the emperor's reputation is no longer the same.
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 were in the capital, and Li Chengliang was also buried in the suburbs of the capital. It was just a matter of order to capture them.
What is more troublesome is the branches in Liaodong. Among the generals in Liaodong, 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. Xiong Tingbi could also provide support when necessary.
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 people outside could not protect 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 he saw Wei Zhongxian coming 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. 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 satisfying!"
The laughter of the two policemen rang through the entire prison, and those in prison 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 court has not yet arrived, there are many military generals in the government office, and Xiong Tingbi once again convened a military meeting to deal with the old slaves.
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 North Korean border and the Jiannu Lao 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, praising Xiong Tingbi for being such a powerful general.
Xiong Tingbi praised Mao Wenlong so much, and Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming also felt proud. After all, they are Mao Wenlong's adopted grandsons!
While the Shenyang army 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 those generals from 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 of Heaven, the edict says: Li Chengliang was self-respecting by supporting the invaders, selling slaves and betraying the country, killing good people for credit, being extravagant, running horse markets without permission, suppressing colleagues, excluding dissidents, bullying good people, and secretly subsidizing the old slaves to prepare armor for many times. During the Wanli period, he violated the orders of Emperor Shenzong and the imperial court many times. 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 finishing speaking, 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 us to capture the remaining members of Thieves Li!"
As soon as Ma Xianglin finished speaking, the hearts of several generals kneeling on the ground suddenly started beating fast, 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.
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