Chapter 850: Penalty to atone
Yin Ziqi's identity is not the same as Yan Zhuang and others, he was originally a captured enemy who would receive special courtesy from Qin and Jin, so he was able to be at today's banquet. If this person can understand current affairs, Qin Jin doesn't mind continuing this courtesy, but if he is shameless, Qin Jin will naturally not entertain him with good food and drink.
Therefore, Yang Xing ordered Yin Ziqi to be taken out, but instead of stopping it, Qin Jin pretended not to see it. Yin Ziqi was already injured and sick, and his body was weak, and he was no longer a strong opponent of the wolf-like Shenwu Army, so he could only let the other party drag him out like a little chicken who was powerless to resist. Fortunately, Yin Ziqi didn't have any out-of-the-ordinary behavior, otherwise he didn't know what kind of punishment he would incur.
Everyone present looked at each other, and the generals didn't even dare to show more atmosphere, Yin Ziqi was so majestic at the beginning, he didn't expect that he would fall to this point.
Yang Xingben obviously didn't intend to expose Yin Ziqi's article, but said coldly:
"What kind of stand does the general of the defeated army and the captured army have? How is this surnamed Yin compared to Cui Qianyou back then?"
Cui Qianyou's merits and status are indeed far superior to Yin Ziqi's, this person only took more than ten days to capture Luoyang, and even defeated Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi, who were famous in the Western Regions, forcing these two world-famous generals to have no power to fight back, and Yin Ziqi is indeed inferior to Yin Ziqi in comparison.
However, everyone's hearts were full of suspicions, what did Yang Xingben mention that Cui Qianyou, who had already done the ancient, did?
Yang Xingben glanced at everyone for a week, and only after a long time did he answer coldly again.
"Cui Qianyou was also a hero at that time, but it didn't turn out that he died in prison, he was dragged to a mass grave by the jailers and buried in the belly of a jackal......"
Hearing this, everyone was in their hearts, they all knew that Cui Qianyou was captured by the Tang Dynasty and disappeared later, but they never expected the end to be so miserable.
"If anyone wants to follow in Cui Qianyou's footsteps, Yang can fulfill him!"
At this time, how can you no longer express your position? So, all the ministers and generals expressed their willingness to die for the Tang Dynasty, and Yin Ziqi had nothing to do with them.
In fact, more than half of the ministers and generals present here are former ministers of the Tang Dynasty, who surrendered to An Lushan when the thieves were powerful, and now seeing that the Tang Dynasty has come back to life, they naturally plan to take refuge in the Tang Dynasty again, in exchange for the best interests of themselves and their families.
In this regard, Qin Jin had already studied the minds of these people thoroughly. He didn't mind making this cake a little bigger, but in the end, it was up to him whether to pursue it.
Qin Jin, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
"Everyone, if you can abandon the darkness and rejoin the Tang Dynasty, it shows that you all have your hearts towards the court, and Qin will also show your hearts to the court and to the Son of Heaven. ”
As soon as these words came out, all the subordinates and generals praised Qin Jin for his wisdom and martial arts and broad-mindedness, and Qin Jin had heard a lot of these flattering words in the past few days, and he no longer felt numb.
After a long time, Qin Jin changed his words again.
"But their respective cultivation depends on your specific performance, since ancient times, there is no imperial court that will not pursue the retainers who have repeatedly rebelled, even if Qin has the intention to plan for you, you must also have enough words, otherwise everything may be empty talk......"
After saying these words, everyone's hearts and livers that had been put down were suspended again, and those with poor psychological quality were drenched in cold sweat and at a loss.
Qin Jin first promoted and then suppressed, which was nothing more than telling them that the imperial court would not let go of these subordinates and generals for no reason, and if they wanted to keep themselves and their families' wealth, they must have something to atone for.
As for why they atoned for their sins, everyone was short of breath, not everyone had the same good luck as Da Xixun, but it was just a ventilating message, so he was listed as the first credit by Dr. Qin and replaced by the guest.
There will never be a person in this world who is waiting to be killed, and everyone here is searching their stomachs, but anyone who can think of a little bit of news or twists and turns that can be used is the guarantee of life and wealth. As a result, calls for important military intelligence have arisen one after another......
However, the vast majority of people worked in vain, and what should have been a joyful feast turned into a farce for each party.
Yang Xingben watched the clumsy performances of these people at both ends of the first rat coldly, and had no intention of stopping them.
What if these people could give useful information, but he was disappointed, and all he got was a few words that were difficult to distinguish between true and false, and did not help the situation.
"Shut up!"
Yang Xingben finally couldn't help it, so he stopped and maintained order.
"When this is the market?
Yang Xingben was cold-faced in the eyes of all the subordinates and generals, just a roar was enough, and the scene suddenly became quiet, so quiet that even a needle on the ground could be heard clearly.
The servants in the army brought all kinds of hot and cold delicacies one after another, and added wine, but where did the people present still have the slightest heart to taste the food, and they all looked at Qin Jin who had always cherished words like gold.
Seeing this, Qin Jin smiled slightly.
"Well, you need not be afraid and discouraged, even if you do not have decent merits, it is not that there is no room for manoeuvre. ”
Hearing Qin Jin's words, there was still room for relaxation, and everyone was like a drowning man grasping a life-saving straw, and they were so excited that they rushed to it, and said:
"The doctor has a life, and he will serve his life with death......"
Qin Jin smiled again:
"Which one is going to let the seat die? It's too serious, what have they done, after Qin Mou has investigated here, he will naturally have an account, if he doesn't have enough credit to atone for his crimes, or he can use his family wealth to fund the court to quell the rebellion, Qin Mou will definitely intercede with the court accordingly......"
At this point, everyone understood what Qin Jin meant, the so-called forgiveness is just an exchange of family wealth, which also made the vast majority of people present breathe a sigh of relief, because some of them are either from a big family, or they are family members for generations, and their family assets are very rich. This way of atonement for their sins is not difficult for them.
So everyone once again praised Qin Jin's wisdom and martial arts.
Qin Jin smiled and accepted their flattery, but his face turned cold.
"If you really want to atone for your sins, you must draw a line with the past, if you have half-hearted actions, even if Qin has a good intention, you can't escape the punishment of heaven!"
"Doctor, don't worry, I'm waiting here to live as a Datang person, and I'm a ghost of Datang when I die, so I don't dare again. Don't dare ......"
Qin Jin nodded with satisfaction on the surface, in fact, only these people's words were farting, if the Tang Dynasty lost power again, and the people present kept saying that they were willing to be the ghosts of the Tang Dynasty, how many people could fulfill their oath?
However, he has never been discriminate in his actions, even if these ministers at both ends of the rat head are no exception, as long as the goal is achieved, everything is fine.
"Qin is the most clear in everything, such as Yin Ziqi, who is unrepentant, must be played in the imperial court, and the canonical punishment will be corrected to warn the world. I hope you will all take this as a warning!"
To a prestigious enemy general like Yin Ziqi, Qin Jin did have the idea of trying to use it, but this person refused to cooperate, and he could only develop the use value of this person from other aspects, such as the Ming Dynasty canonical punishment, in order to set an example.
After this feast, Yin Ziqi's treatment soon changed, not only did he lose all his preferential treatment, but he himself was also put on a bright red prison uniform and then thrown into a wooden cage. And the place where the wooden cage is placed is near the left side of the imperial road in the imperial city, but all the ministers and generals who pass by here are all worried and sigh when they see it.
Qin Jin disposed of Yin Ziqi in unexpected ways, and sure enough, those subordinates who were about to move stopped a lot. Especially Yan Zhuang, who was about to move, he always felt that Qin Jin's eyes flashed with undisguised killing intent when he looked at him these days, and every time he was like this, even if the scorching sun was on his head, he still couldn't help but shiver again and again.
He is now very remorseful, he shouldn't act too hastily, and he can't separate Fang Xuan and Qin Jin, but he has fallen into an embarrassing situation that he can't live forever.
As far as his own intentions are concerned, Yan Zhuang did not involuntarily intend to bring down Qin Jin, this method of discord is just instinct or habit of self-preservation. If Qin Jin was busy fighting and was anxious, to a certain extent, he would naturally be relatively safe.
It's a pity, how can everything be as he wishes? This time it's self-defeating, every time he enters the end door, he sees Yin Ziqi in the cage to show the public, the tragic situation is really unbearable to see, and for Yan Zhuang, it is more of a rabbit and a fox who is sad.
He was afraid that one day, this would be his fate.
It is precisely because of this that in order to completely dispel Qin Jin's dissatisfaction with himself, even if he is a person who has the merit of doing something anyway, he also took the lead in setting an example and donating all his properties in Luoyang City.
Sure enough, Qin Jin was quite satisfied with his performance, not only reported the reward, but also promised to ask the court for merit for him.
Seeing Qin Jin's eyebrows and smiles, Yan Zhuang's apprehensive heart was somewhat stable, but when he dreamed back at midnight, he couldn't help but regret the millions of family fortunes that had left him.
And Qin Jin couldn't see Yan Zhuang's thoughts, since this person was so knowledgeable, he could naturally let him go for the time being and watch the follow-up performance.
Yang Xingben sighed:
"I can't think of it, I can't think of it, Yan Zhuang has only been working hard for a few years, and he has accumulated millions of family fortunes, if this person is a prime minister for ten years, wouldn't he have to be rich and rival the country?"
Since it had only been three days since Qin Jin had invited his ministers to surrender to the generals, the money received by the Shenwu Army for atonement had already piled up.
This is also the first time that Yang Xingben feels that it is so useful to take advantage of it.
"The doctor doesn't really intend to let these rebellious thieves go, does he? Even if the doctor is willing to let them go, there will definitely be people in the court who will oppose them. ”
Qin Jin said:
"Since the rules have been set, if there is no great evil, it is not impossible to intercede, and the important thing is to prepare for the march to Hebei as soon as possible. At present, if the two tributaries of the rebels in Dugi Province cannot be pacified as soon as possible, we can only be pinned down in Luoyang and cannot cross the river!"