Yang Ming whipped Shiji to calm people's hearts. Although He Ruobi died, the remaining mess was not easy to deal with.
Moreover, such an undignified death will have a great impact on the military. Once someone comes forward to complain, it will be a headache.
Only a fool would insult He Ruobi's body.
Yang Ming also didn't expect that Yuwen Shiji was an idiot. Didn't you do well in the Tang Dynasty? Why does it seem like my brain is not bright at all right now? Is it because you are still young and have not experienced severe beatings from society?
In this case, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of society.
Shiji's miserable wailing was in his ears, but no one spoke for him, let alone sympathized with him.
Why did his father Yu Wenshu become a lonely minister? Who caused his behavior to cause public outrage?
"Give the body to Song Guogong's son and give it a good burial," Yang Ming sighed, raised his hand to call Yang Wang over, and whispered:
"Just do what the imperial edict says. As for the women's papers, let them all be dismissed."
Yang Wang nodded: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will handle it properly."
In fact, almost everyone thought that Yang Ming would stay and preside over the money distribution, but to their surprise, Yang Ming simply explained a few words about the aftermath and left.
In the Sui Dynasty, whenever a criminal's residence was raided, it was a good opportunity to share money, and it was an unspoken rule that everyone knew, and the emperor also knew it.
So many times, the people the emperor sent out to raid homes were usually his confidants, just to give him a chance to line his own pockets and make some extra money.
When Liu Chang's house was raided, the person in charge was Yang Yue. Didn't this old boy take a share for himself and give a share to Yang Ming?
But today, there are really too many people participating, including Zuo Xiao, Wei Shixiang, Yu Wenshiji, as well as Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai. How can we divide them among so many people?
Then everyone will be indistinguishable.
Yang Wang didn't care whether the money was divided or not, but he knew that Shi Xiang did, so he pulled the other person aside and whispered:
"You suffered too much loss last night. When you check the warehouse later, you can take some for yourself. I won't record it here."
Shi Xiang said with a grateful face: "If I don't take some, I won't be able to compensate the fallen soldiers. The money allocated above is not much, as you know."
"Of course I know. The King of Qin is fair. Even if he knows, he won't say anything to you," Yang Wang said: "As for the rest, record them as they are and turn them over to the treasury for sealing. You can let others take them at night, and don't move them during the day."
Shi Xiang nodded: "I understand this."
When working in the military, the first thing you have to learn is to please your superiors, and the second thing is to appease your subordinates. As long as you do these two things well, there won't be any problems.
The guards in the military mansion are all rough and tough, and few are literate. Don't talk to them about rules, but talk about money.
If people work hard for you and don't get any benefits, they won't work so hard next time.
Soldiers are supported by money. You can't support soldiers without money. Don't think that all the sixteen guards eat from the national treasury. In fact, only the guards of the two guards and four houses have salaries. Except for a few people with establishments, the rest are ordinary people. Ordinary people, the country does not pay you, but the country gives you fields.
The Great Sui Dynasty was a government military system, which was characterized by the integration of soldiers and farmers. Soldiers served as soldiers during war, farmers during leisure time, and training during farming breaks.
There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the entire Guanzhong area. If they all feed on the treasury, they can bring down the country. Therefore, there are only left and right guards, which are the former left and right Yulin guards, plus the left and right guards who are responsible for guarding the imperial city and the gatekeepers. The left and right prison guards can get salaries because these people are protecting the emperor.
The rest is called self-reliance, because each military palace has its own public fields, but these fields cannot support so many soldiers, so you can find a way to make some money yourself. The emperor also turned a blind eye to this. Close one eye.
Shi Xiang took the money not for himself, or in other words, for himself, because if he didn't take money from He Ruobi's family property, he would have to pay for the soldiers himself.
The soldiers in Guanzhong are all arrogant soldiers. According to the pension standards of the Sui Dynasty, people don't buy it, so you have to exceed the standard pension.
For example, in other places, ten guan of compensation for death in battle can be paid, but this cannot be done in Guanzhong. It must be doubled at least. This is an unwritten rule.
Of the five thousand soldiers, in addition to the loss of ordnance, more than two hundred died and seven to eight hundred were injured. All this is money.
Fortunately, this money is not even a drop in the bucket of He Ruobi's family property.
There were eighteen cellars in the Song Guogong's mansion, thirteen of which were used to hide money. The number was astonishing and even Yang Wang was frightened.
At the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Pei Xizai stayed and found Yang Wang, the person in charge of the property search appointed by Yang Ming, and whispered:
"Among the female scrolls, there is a personal scroll from the concubine of the King of Qin. Yang Shaoqing should be merciful."
Yang Wang was stunned and said: "I know who you are talking about, but this woman has a son. According to His Majesty's decree, she must be exiled."
Pei Xizai said: "There is a good place to go in exile, let's live in the south of the Yangtze River."
Jiangnan is Chen Shuyi's hometown. This cannot be considered an exile. Exiles in the Sui Dynasty usually went to Lingnan. However, during the Kaihuang period, there was a precedent, that is, Du Yanwei Fusi, a fellow sufferer, was exiled to Jiangnan by Yang Jian.
Pei Xizai didn't say that this was King Qin's intention, but Yang Wang knew it in his heart, so he nodded cheerfully and said:
"Don't worry, I will make arrangements."
For a person of He Ruobi's level, he was naturally involved in the marriage. His concubine also had someone from Jing Zhaowei, so the Wei family would also come to the guarantor after hearing the news.
His son's wives are still Bolingcui, Luoyang Yuan, and Hedong Liu. These are all people who need to be protected.
As for his two brothers, they have been dismissed from office, reduced to civilian status, and driven out of the capital.
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The news of He Ruobi's execution quickly spread throughout the capital. This was a big event, the biggest event among the big events.
Hundreds of officials have already made a fuss at Prince Qin's palace, kneeling outside the palace gate to avenge He Ruobi.
Everyone is dead and the outcome has been decided, so they can only redress their grievances at the moment, hoping that they can give He Ruobi a posthumous title and retain his heirs, so as not to go down in history as a criminal.
This is why, killing He Ruobi must be quick.
If you move slowly, it won't be that easy if you want to kill someone.
There was a lot of commotion outside the Prince of Qin's Palace. Shi Xiang was a smart man, so he personally led a thousand soldiers and came to the gate of the Prince's Palace to drive people away, hug or carry them. In short, these people must be evacuated early, otherwise the impact will be bad.
Fortunately, there were no ordinary people watching the excitement in Yirenfang, where Prince Qin's Mansion was located. Wu Houwei guarded all exits and did not allow anyone to enter, so it was not easy for outsiders to know what was going on here.
Yang Ming's dealings with Yuwen Shiji this time have come to an end. He will write clearly in his report to Yang Guang that he punished Shiji because he was disrespectful to the deceased. Dad will not protect Shiji because Yang Guang would not allow anyone to insult He Ruobi's body.
Otherwise, the courtiers will be disappointed.
The right guard still refused to open the door, and Shi Wansui's face was shattered.
So Shi Wansui directly asked people to knock on the door, but Wang Yue, the commander of the camp, did not dare to shoot arrows outside, so two groups of people opened a door and started a tug-of-war, hitting the outside and pushing against the inside.
The door is broken? No problem, there were already thick obstacles piled up inside, and it would be impossible to get in for a while.
As for Shi Wansui, he couldn't be tough, otherwise the two sides would start fighting directly.
Changsun Cheng's voice was almost hoarse from shouting. Wang Yue just refused to admit it. As he said, he would never open the door until he saw the King of Qin and the Duke of Song.
On the city tower, Wang Yue shouted to the people below:
"Tai Ping Gong, please do me a favor. The camp is not far from the capital. The general does not know the situation and dare not open the door to your house without authorization. You go and ask the King of Qin or the Duke of Song. As long as they come, I will humbly go down to plead guilty to you. "
Shi Wansui didn't answer, which was still annoying.
But the resistance inside was too fierce. Nearly a thousand people were holding on inside and couldn't get in at all.
Changsun Cheng also looked helpless, rode his horse to Shi Wansui's side, and said:
"To be on the safe side, let's invite King Qin. If this continues, as long as someone accidentally shoots an arrow, the situation will be out of control."
Shi Wansui still remained silent. Changsun Cheng knew that he could not let go of his dignity, but he actually acquiesced, so he hurriedly sent people back to Beijing to inform King Qin.
This Wang Yue participated in the Sui Dynasty's battle to destroy Chen. He had always been He Ruobi's confidant and favorite general. He also had the title of Shangkaifu Yitong Third Division, and was also famous for his toughness in the army.
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Normally, he would definitely live forever, but in this situation, is face important?
Why did they come to the right guard's camp? And there was only an order from King Qin to mobilize troops? Where is Song Guogong? Could something have happened?
If something happened to Song Guogong, Wang Yue knew that he would not be able to escape being liquidated.
After Yang Ming received the news, he was helpless. He thought to himself that Wang Yue was really cautious enough. He didn't even recognize his own warrant. Why did he insist on seeing someone?
He hopes that this matter will be resolved as soon as possible, because the sooner it is resolved, the limelight will pass quickly, and as time goes by, people will forget about it.
So he personally took two thousand steps out of the city and rushed to the Youhouwei camp.
Outside the city gate, Fang Xuanling shouted upward:
"He Ruobi has been executed. King Qin is here. Open the city gate quickly."
Wang Yue's face was ashen, and he burst into tears. He saw Yang Ming and confirmed that he was the King of Qin.
So he ordered that the obstacles at the city gate be cleared, and he personally led the generals out of the city to plead guilty.
"General Wang Yue, please pay homage to His Highness," Wang Yue choked with sobs. If someone else had told him that Song Guogong was dead, he would not have believed it. But with King Qin here, the matter was already clear.
Yang Ming sat on the horse and nodded: "The eldest grandson holds my king's warrant, why don't you recognize it?"
"The matter is so important that the general will not dare to admit it," Wang Yue said.
Yang Ming said: "Do you know the crime?"
"The general knows the crime," Wang Yue raised his head and cried: "The general knows what will happen next, so please, for the sake of the Duke of Song to destroy Chen for the Sui Dynasty, let everyone go. The general is willing to bear the blame alone."
This man saw very clearly that once He Ruobi died, his confidants on the right guard would be liquidated and no one would be left alive.
This kind of liquidation is not the kind that only kills one person, but harms the family members.
For example, Wang Yue would be beheaded on a crime. At the same time, his family would be exiled, and all his relatives would be implicated.
As soon as he said these words, dozens of generals kneeling behind him also took the initiative to plead guilty, hoping that Yang Ming would be noble and not implicate their family affairs.
The strictness with which He Ruobi manages the army is evident, but it is a pity for these elite soldiers who are not afraid of death.
Before Yang Ming could speak, Wang Yue suddenly stood up, drew out the sword from his waist, placed it on his neck, raised his head and said:
"The last general has been in the army for half his life, and he has only served the general in his whole life. The fault of this incident is only mine. All the generals in the camp, I hope that your highness will be given a lighter sentence."
After that, Wang Yue wiped his knife and died on the spot.
Seeing this, other people also drew their swords. In their opinion, if they actively sought death, they might still have a chance to save their families.
Yang Ming shouted angrily: "Stop! Let me see who dares to move again?"
His shout was effective, and all the generals stopped their movements and looked at Yang Ming.
Yang Ming said in a deep voice: "I don't want to involve too many people. Wang Yue didn't die, but he was too anxious."
This sentence was actually used to appease everyone. Wang Yue must die because he was the one who isolated Zheng Yuanshou and Wei Baoluan. Once He Ruobi died and without their backers, Zheng Yuanshou and Wei Baoluan would be the first to attack him. .
Moreover, if Yang Ming didn't kill a few people at the right guard, it would be difficult for his father Yang Guang to explain it. Now that Wang Yue took the initiative to kill himself, it actually fulfilled Yang Ming's wish.
Shi Wansui and Chang Suncheng originally intended to plead for mercy on behalf of the right marshal generals, but they saw that Yang Ming was trying to be arrogant, so there was no need to plead for mercy, and Yang Ming had to do it.
"Come here, take off their weapons and take care of them," Yang Ming said, looking at the corpses on the ground: "General Wang will be buried with a generous burial, and his family will be generously sympathized with."
"Thank you, King Qin, for your kindness!"
All the generals knelt down and shouted for King Qin, because they had guessed that if King Qin let Wang Yue's family go, their family members should be fine too.
Yang Ming would not take the risk of entering the military camp as it had not yet stabilized, so he asked Shi Wansui and Chang Suncheng to go in and take over while he returned to the capital.
He Ruobi was executed in an ambush, and the right guard was temporarily suppressed, but the people's hearts were already in chaos. Someone from the Yushitai brought news, and many people in the capital took the initiative to mourn for He Ruobi.
What is prestige? This is it.
Even though He Ruobi had never done anything serious after the battle against Chen, his reputation was already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and part of it was deliberately created by Yang Jian back then.
Public opinion cannot be suppressed, and can only be allowed to take its course, as time will fade it.
After returning to the palace, Yang Ming still drafted a report. He would report the entire incident truthfully. But for the remaining generals on the right guard, Yang Ming planned to protect them, because a large part of them were really innocent.
In fact, strictly speaking, He Ruobi is also innocent.
This means that the king and his minister are dead.
Zheng Yuanshou and Wei Baoluan were relieved, but there was still a problem before them. The people in the right guard were dissatisfied with them, and Yang Ming refused to go on a killing spree to liquidate He Ruobi's old generals. From now on, they would be in the right guard. It will still be difficult.
So the two of them worked together to find Yang Ming, hoping that Yang Ming would raise the butcher knife he had put down again.
is it possible?
Putting down the butcher knife, I immediately became a Buddha. Buddha does not kill people.
