There are nine clans, four from the father's clan, three from the mother's clan, and two from the wife's clan, totaling nine clans.
The four members of the father's clan refer to the children of the aunt, the sons of the sisters, the sons of the daughter, and the same clan;
The maternal clan refers to the maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother, and maternal uncle;
The second wife clan refers to the father-in-law and mother-in-law;
To kill the Nine Clan is to wipe out all the people who have anything to do with you in the human world.
Except for the records in history books and the discussions among common people after dinner, there will be no existence of you in this world.
"Your Majesty, according to the verification of the population register, there are 1,855 people in the Fan family in Jiexiu, 1,562 people in the Jin family in Datong, and 2,208 people in the Wang family in Xinzhou...
There are a total of 16,536 people in the eight families and nine clans. "
Having said this, Li Ruolian paused for a moment: "But we checked according to the population yellow list. The population of the nine ethnic groups in the eight families is 1,305 more than the yellow list. The total number is 17,800. One hundred and forty-one.”
After Li Ruolian finished speaking, he didn't dare to express his anger. The number was really too huge.
Behind them, Hou Yu and Du Yinxi had serious expressions on their faces, staring at Chongzhen closely, with their hearts in their throats.
Chongzhen was also slightly startled. He did not expect that there were more nine tribes in the Eight Families than he thought.
If this were placed in future generations, one tenth would be considered good.
In today's society, all these wealthy businessmen have three wives and four concubines, and there are few entertainment projects. There is no activity other than making people after dark.
If there were enough food, the Ming Dynasty's population could double three or four times within twenty years.
After losing his mind, Chongzhen stared at Bajia coldly.
"Congratulations to you, you will be the second recorded incident of killing nine clans in history, and you will be killing eight families at the same time.
With your charges of treason and killing the nine tribes, you are destined to leave a mark in the history books. "
PS: In fact, there is only one well-documented execution of the Nine Tribes in history, and that was during the Daye Period at the end of the Sui Dynasty, when Yang Xuangan rebelled, and Yang Guang executed the Nine Tribes. This is the only record.
As for the well-known fact that Fang Xiaoru was executed by ten tribes, it is just a legend. There is no historical record so far, and it is full of doubts and needs to be discussed.
"What are you doing with a sad face? You should be happy, right?
Because of your greed and shamelessness, you let more than ten thousand people walk the Yin-Yang Road and cross the Naihe Bridge with you, and you are still a wealthy businessman in the underworld! "
"Well... that's not right. No one in the world will give you paper money, and you won't have any money to spend in the underworld.
Just thinking about it makes me feel depressed for you. You have tens of millions of dollars before you, but you don’t have a penny in the underworld. "
"Your Majesty, many of them are infants and they don't know anything!"
"Your Majesty, many people from the Nine Clans don't know about this and were not involved. They are innocent!"
The hoarse voices of Wang Dayu and Tian Shenglan resounded throughout the courtyard.
"hehe……"
Chongzhen sneered a few times, his voice suddenly too high: "Now you know they are innocent?
When you did this, didn't you think that this was a serious crime against the Nine Clan?
Because of your support, hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line died on the battlefield? Whose son, whose husband, and whose father are they?
Have you ever thought about what their death means to the entire family?
Are you calling me innocent now, don’t you know? How ridiculous! "
Chongzhen's suppressed anger completely broke out.
Because of them, the little Jiannu rose up and dared to attack the Ming Dynasty;
Because of them, tens of thousands of soldiers on the front line died in battle and large areas of land fell;
They built slaves, attacked cities and plundered land, consumed a lot of energy and money, were unable to cope with the constant uprisings in the hinterland, and millions of people died;
Because of them, the Ming Dynasty perished decades early;
And because of them, they were humiliated by world powers hundreds of years later;
…
Although their liaison with slaves was not the main reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, they definitely had a share of 'credit' for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
The more Chongzhen talked, the angrier he became, and he stepped forward and kicked several people to the ground.
He seemed to be out of breath, and breathed hard a few more times.
The eight people who were kicked to the ground slowly struggled and knelt down again. Fan Yongdou said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, all the mistakes are our fault.
Although we had many options, it eventually led to a huge disaster.
The matter has come to this, and we have no excuse. We only hope that His Majesty will take into account the huge financial resources contributed by all the people in the world and our eight families, and show mercy to the innocent people of the Nine Tribes.
In exchange, we will hand over some undisclosed, top-secret information that is useful to the Ming Dynasty! "
"What qualifications do you have to make a deal with me? There are many means of imprisonment, I can wait!"
Chongzhen's harsh words were met with silence and resignation from the eight people.
The meaning is obvious, either we agree or we die with the secret.
They are all dead anyway, no matter the flood behind them.
Li Ruolian on the other side looked very ugly. After being tortured for several days, these people did not reveal all the secrets.
Instead, threatening His Majesty here is an extreme dereliction of duty.
Chongzhen stared at everyone, secretly thinking that everyone was an old fox.
It is estimated that from the moment the incident occurred, they were already ready to exchange secrets.
But it's okay, he's not planning to kill these nine tribes, it's okay to exchange some information.
If there were 20,000 prisoners, he would not hesitate to order them to be beheaded, and he would even bury them alive!
But the nearly 20,000 people, many of whom were innocent, were his subjects anyway, so he really couldn't give this order.
Besides, wouldn’t it be nice to send so many people to mine, open up wasteland, and build roads?
"Then tell me, I promise you, except for the three tribes, the other six tribes will handle it as appropriate based on the information you provide! You can judge for yourself whether you believe it or not!"
"We believe it!"
Jin Liangyu responded without any hesitation, and then looked at Li Ruolian: "Please bring me some pen and ink!"
Li Ruolian waved towards the distance and gave instructions. In just a moment, eight sets of pens, ink, paper and inkstones were placed in front of everyone.
Chongzhen glanced at Li Ruolian and others, and everyone immediately retreated a few feet away, staring closely at the field, for fear that these dying people would cause trouble.
Picking up a pen and dipping it in ink, which is usually a simple action, is now a huge burden for eight people.
But everyone gritted their teeth and started writing with trembling teeth for the sake of the lives of the nine members of their own clans.
It took a full quarter of an hour for everyone to finish writing, and there were only a few hundred words on the letter.
The eight people folded the written letter and placed it on the ground. Li Ruolian immediately stepped forward to put it away and then handed it to Chongzhen without even daring to lower his head during the whole process.
The less you know, the longer you live. He naturally understands this truth.
Chongzhen took the letters from everyone and looked through them one by one. In just a few dozen breaths, Chongzhen finished reading eight pieces of paper.
After pondering for a moment, Chongzhen looked at Du Yinxi who was waiting aside: "It is said that Qin Liangyu, Cao Bianjiao, and Zhou Yuji!"
