Huang Qiong made such a gesture, even everyone knew that this was what the King of England said. But which of these officials dare not take it seriously? They all said in unison: "I don't dare, I don't dare. It is natural to cooperate with the King of England. It is the duty of a lower official. How can I understand this?" Each of these officials answered very happily. I am afraid that if I am slow to answer, I will become a traitor.
Looking at the officials in front of them who kept saying they didn't dare, they were wiping sweat secretly. Huang Qiong ignored them. Instead, he called his trusted Zhengzhou Prefecture and Zhengzhou fellow magistrates over and said, "You must be familiar with these two. One is the new Zhengzhou magistrate, and the other is your old colleague. ”
"Although the officials haven't gathered together yet, since the pacification envoy from Henan Road is also there, as well as the deputy envoy from the Transportation Department, I will not get involved in the aftermath of Zhengzhou Mansion. You can discuss it later and give it to me. Come up with a statement. It’s just that I’ll say the ugly things first. If someone takes this opportunity to make money from the country’s difficulties, don’t say that I won’t show any mercy.”
"When the time comes when the whole family goes to Guazhou to eat sand, don't regret it. However, I also know that I am seeking an official position just for food and clothing. Just relying on one or two ugly words said in front of me, you may not take it to heart. It's better to give you a long memory." After saying that, Huang Qiong waved his hand and walked out of the Zhengzhou government office first.
At this time, outside the Zhengzhou Magistrate's Yamen, I don't know when, a sea of people had already surrounded him. It was like everyone in Zhengzhou was rushing over. The civil and military officials who participated in the rebellion, led by the Zhengzhou prefect and the Zhengzhou military envoy, knelt in two rows along the street outside the prefect's Yamen. Behind each person, there is a sergeant of the Xiaoqi Battalion who temporarily acts as an axe-hand.
Seeing this scene, the newly appointed pacifier. After guessing what Huang Qiong was thinking, he no longer cared about his previous fear. He walked up to Huang Qiong in a few steps and said, "Your Majesty, what are you going to do? You want to kill civil and military officials in accordance with the "Daqi Laws"." Even if they are convicted of the serious crime of treason, they should be handed over to the three divisions for trial before they can be sentenced."
"Why do you think this means that this lord has the idea of interceding for them? Do you know what it means to do extraordinary things in extraordinary times? Before this king came, my father specially granted him the right to make emergency decisions. So don't talk about killing these people. People don’t need to ask for permission, but if they want to borrow your brain, there’s no problem.”
"Besides, don't you think that borrowing the heads of these people can protect the heads of more of your colleagues?" Huang Qiong was not angry at the words of the newly appointed acting Henan Road pacifier. Even when he said these words, the smile on his face was not less. But the smile on his face at this moment gave everyone a creepy feeling.
Seeing the King of England's tough attitude, the new pacifier was weighing his head. Especially when he saw the expressions of joy on the faces of his colleagues behind him after learning that the King of England was going to go on a killing spree, he immediately and wisely shut his mouth.
In fact, the new pacifier's plea was just a gesture. After all, he is now the acting pacifier of Henan Road, which is equivalent to the acting pacifier. Logically speaking, these people were his subordinates until the imperial court issued a decree to dismiss him. He has no reason not to plead for mercy, both in public and private matters.
Is it against the law for the King of England to kill these people? What he was more worried about was that once these people were escorted to Beijing, they would bite randomly. Even though I was just an academic and political student before, I didn't have anything to fear from them. But those of his current subordinates may not have this confidence. If there were really too many bites, what would he, the acting pacifier, do?
It would be better to kill these people now than to bite them randomly in order to survive after being sent to the capital. These people are all veterans of Henan's officialdom. If there is no connection between them, is it possible? If all officials were really as clean as water, who would come out to be this official?
Throughout the dynasties, no emperor would be merciful in dealing with rebellion. Once these people are escorted to Beijing, I am afraid that those who will be implicated will not be the same people as before. I am just an agent now, and I am still far away from becoming a full-time employee. If I had just taken office and had no subordinates available to me, wouldn't it be a big joke?
He was even more aware of the reason why the original colleagues behind him almost all looked happy when the King of England put on such a posture. I'm afraid that none of these people's bottoms are clean, and they are all worried that they will be implicated. Now that the King of England has taken the initiative to solve this problem for them, how can they not be happy?
He understands the dirty thoughts of his subordinates, and he wants to get angry but dare not. Although I feel as tired as eating flies, I have no choice but to endure it. Even on the surface, you still have to do what you need to do. Even if you can only show it to the group of duplicitous guys behind you, you still have to bite the bullet and do it.
He kept silent. Since he was captured at Hulao Pass, he has been asking to see Huang Qiong, but he has never seen even a shadow. Now I finally see the King of England's envoy. At this time, he was desperately trying to break free from the oppression of the two swordsmen behind him. While shouting desperately: "King of England, King of England, I am your cousin, a serious earl, you can't kill me."
It's just that his yelling got nothing in exchange for Huang Qiong except a contemptuous look. On the contrary, he was surrounded by a swordsman who was a little annoyed by his noise, so he directly found a rag and blocked his mouth. Although he is still struggling desperately, he is much cleaner.
Huang Qiong didn't take his cousin's shouting seriously at all. Facing Deputy Ambassador Guo who came forward to ask for instructions because the time had come, he nodded slightly. With Huang Qiong's nod, the Zhengzhou magistrate's office was once again filled with people. More than a hundred officials, officials, and even scholars who participated in the rebellion were killed.
After the execution was completed, Huang Qiong turned around and said to the officials who were trembling with fear: "What should be shown to you, I let you see. What should not be shown to you, I also let you see." You should have some ideas in your mind about what to do in the future. If anyone is thinking of doing dirty things, don't tell me that I will send you to keep them company."
"If I dare to kill an earl or a Zhengzhou magistrate today, I may not dare to kill you pacifiers and transfer envoys. The people are rich and the people are anointed. I will see how you deal with it. I don't want you to be the same as them today." The end. Take care of yourself, take care of yourself, take care of yourself."
Having said that, Huang Qiong ignored these officials, let alone glanced at the execution ground. He took the reins of the horse from Liu Hu, got on his horse and left quickly. A group of frightened officials were left behind, staring at each other. They really wanted these people to die, but this scene was still a bit too much for civil servants like them.
When the King of England was leaving, the three took care of themselves. And although there was a slight smile on his face, his extremely cold eyes made these people's hearts twitch. Some of the timid ones were even frightened by the scene in front of them. One of them, the Bianzhou magistrate, had unknown water stains on his crotch at this time.
This is not a few officials, not a dozen officials. Instead, hundreds of civil and military officials, including civil servants, scholars, and officials, were killed in one breath. Even the chief arrester of Zhengzhou Prefecture and most of the police officers were not spared. The blood and human heads all over the street made these officials look at each other, and they were also distracted.
It turned out that almost all the officials of Zhengzhou Prefecture and Zhengzhou Soldiers and Horses Envoy were stewed with a spoonful. Even those who are looking forward to the death of these people do not have any fear in their hearts. Seeing this scene in front of them, all the officials present were frightened, fearing that one day this man would find trouble with them, and they would become the one those people pointed at them.
Huang Qiong, who quickly returned to Prince Jing's Mansion, ignored what these officials thought. Huang Qiong, who returned to Prince Jing's Mansion, just stood quietly in the study, not knowing what he was thinking. In fact, Huang Qiong didn't know that it was a taboo to kill these officials. He could even imagine that those memorials attacking him might even bury him.
It has been hundreds of years since the founding of the Qi Dynasty, and many officials who committed crimes have been killed. But he was the only one who killed so many people in one go without any trial by the three divisions. Huang Qiong also knew that even if these officials had a thousand damn reasons, they should not kill them themselves. By doing this, it can be said that he has put himself on the opposite side of the entire civil service group.
But Huang Qiong knew that there was really nothing he could do about it now. They had previously killed dozens of evil slaves from Prince Jing's Mansion, as well as yamen servants and policemen from Zhengzhou Mansion, but not only did they not stop the rumors in Zhengzhou Mansion, they even got worse and worse. Now there are rumors in the entire Zhengzhou Mansion that he delayed in dealing with the reversal of property in Prince Jing's Mansion because he wanted to seize these properties.
Some people who don't know the truth have knelt outside Prince Jing's Mansion many times to pray, hoping that he can return the family property that was occupied by Prince Jing's Mansion. Although Deputy Ambassador Guo has arranged for people to investigate, where did these rumors come from? But they are arrested again and again, and they are all ordinary people who have been fooled. No one could catch the real person behind the scenes.
After the previous killing of chickens and monkeys failed to achieve the desired effect, Huang Qiong had no choice but to adopt this method. Not only did it shock those people behind, but also those who tried to put their hands into the pool of water. As well as those officials, big and small, who want to take the opportunity to make a fortune. Presumably these heads of sufficient weight should make some heads that are ready to move sober up.
Can what I have done really suppress those behind the scenes? But Huang Qiong didn't have much confidence in his heart. He just stood by the window, looking at the small courtyard where he temporarily lived in Prince Jing's Mansion, until dark. Liu Hu, who was guarding outside Huang Qiong's door, looked worriedly at Huang Qiong, who was as straight as a pine tree and had been standing for most of the day.
Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, it was already dinner time, but the King of England was still standing there quietly. Even if the dinner was not passed around, the place was not moved. Liu Hu, who really couldn't bear it, was about to open the door and go in to persuade. But they saw Princess Jing coming to this courtyard with her sister-in-law and several maids carrying dinner.
Seeing Liu Hu, Princess Jing didn't say anything. He just led the people behind him into Huang Qiong's study. He lit the candles in the study room, directed the maids to put the dishes on the table, and dismissed everyone except Liu Hu's sister-in-law. Princess Jing walked up behind Huang Qiong and sighed softly: "Ninth brother, why do you have to cause yourself such trouble?"
"Let's not talk about the ancestral system that Emperor Taizu established back then, which prohibits the slaughter of civil servants. Your move alone directly pushed the entire civil service system to its own opposition. This approach of yours has broken the entire officialdom at the moment. It’s an unspoken rule, you are making enemies for yourself.”
