Chapter 969: The Fall of the Northern Ya
After three times of plum blossoms, after more than half an hour of clouds and rain, the two of them finally calmed down on the bed.
"Thank you!" Guo Song calmed down for a moment and said.
Ying Caihe leaned on his chest and said with a sly smile: "Does the master mean that I am working the bed, or on the boat?" β
"Both!"
Guo Song stroked her skin with amazing elasticity, he could feel the changes in Ying Cai and her physical fitness, and her martial arts should be more sophisticated.
Ying Caihe suddenly thought of something, and after a while, she asked faintly, "Does the master want to kill the little emperor?" β
Guo Song was puzzled and asked, "Why do you ask that?" β
"It's nothing, it's just the kid...... Ay! β
She sighed softly, not knowing what to say.
Guo Song smiled slightly: "It seems that you like that little emperor very much, but I can tell you clearly, I will not kill him, nor will I change him, do you think I will like an emperor who is extremely smart and has great ambitions since then?" β
"I knew the master wouldn't ......"
A big stone fell in Ying Caihe's heart, and she took the initiative to hug Guo Song's neck and kiss it, her eyes full of wild hints.
Guo Song was provoked again, he turned over and got on his horse again, and started a big battle again.
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A few days later, all the fleets arrived in Chengdu one after another, Guo Song was not interested in the return of the hundred officials, he handed it over to Wen Ji to deal with, but put forward two principles, the first is to come and go freely, and second, to choose the best and then use.
He actually didn't like these officials very much, when Zhang Yansheng committed suicide, all of them were silent, and none of them dared to speak, maybe there were many talented people among them, but Guo Song really didn't like this kind of soft bones.
Fortunately, Wen Ji repeatedly persuaded him that these officials have wives and children, and it doesn't matter if they die, but what should the family do, they were retaliated against by the eunuchs, and their fate was very tragic, and their difficulties should be understood.
Guo Song finally accepted Wen Ji's persuasion and slightly changed his perception of these officials, so he set these two principles, he was not embarrassed by these officials, whether he wanted to stay in Chengdu, whether he wanted to go to Chang'an, or if he wanted to return to his hometown, he would all listen to him, but if he wanted to continue to stay as an official, he was sorry, he had to meet the conditions, so he was called merit-based reuse.
If the pits of the imperial court are filled by them, what will happen to their vassals in Chang'an?
Hearing the announcement, the officials were both disappointed and relieved, relieved that Guo Song did not hold them accountable, and the feeling of loss was also obvious, Guo Song no longer let them continue to serve in the court, in other words, they were all dismissed.
The officials had no choice but to take their own luggage and return to their homes in Chengdu, they began to think about their own futures, and if they wanted to stay in office, they went to Wen Ji where to register and prepare to be assessed, and they didn't want to be officials anymore, so they packed up and prepared to return to their hometowns.
Although Guo Song was relatively cold to the officials, he was very much looking forward to the goods that would be transported later, including the treasures and heavy weapons collected from all over the world after Li Shi moved south to Chengdu, as well as the huge amount of property collected by the eunuchs, which were more than 100 ships.
Of course, he will not take these wealth for himself, nor will he squander it into military spending, and this wealth will become a strong foundation for him to revitalize the world in the future.
Early that morning, large ships full of wealth appeared on the river, and the fleet of escorting the eunuchs of the Northern Ya also arrived.
The soldiers were busy unloading from the big ships, and the large wooden boxes on the docks were piled up, and this was only the unloading of a dozen large ships, and if they were all unloaded, the number would be unimaginable.
At the same time as unloading the goods, a team of ox carts was also transporting these wooden boxes into the city, and the ox carts shuttled back and forth, which was very noisy and lively.
Wen Ji accompanied Guo Song to inspect the dock, and at this time, one by one, the eunuchs of the Northern Ya with their hands tied behind their backs and hoods were escorted down from the big boat.
The first tall and fat man should be Ju Wenzhen, Wen Ji looked at the eunuchs in the distance and asked, "Your Highness is going to kill them all?" β
Guo Song nodded slowly, "Not only to kill, but also to publicly behead." β
"I seem to have heard that Huo Xianming committed suicide by taking poison?"
"It doesn't matter if he dies, the head is there, the three of them are the first evil, and the eunuchs below are also evil, and they will also be killed, and then they will be their sons and grandsons, if they have not committed anything that hurts heaven and reason, they can be spared a death, but their family property will be confiscated."
After a pause, Guo Song looked at Wen Ji sharply, "This matter should have been carried out a long time ago!" I wonder where we have got? β
Wen Ji is good in all aspects, shrewd and capable, clear thinking, long-term vision, not afraid to do big things, and not negligent in doing small things, but he has a weakness, that is, he is a little woman's kindness, that is, his heart is too soft.
Wen Ji's face was a little hot, and he muttered: "The list has been drawn up, there are a total of ninety-seven households, which basically monopolize the reputation industry of Bashu, and they have also figured out the farms and warehouses in various parts of Yizhou. β
"And then?" Guo Song asked.
"Then according to the orders of His Highness, all the grain, oil, cloth, tea cakes, and salt were confiscated."
Guo Song nodded, "If I'm not mistaken, this matter will end here, right!" β
Wen Ji had to nod and sighed: "They all came to beg me, crying and crying, they are all old people and children, how can I start?" β
"Wen Envoy-kunβ"
Guo Song raised his voice slightly, "I don't want to exterminate their families, I just let them spit out all the ill-gotten gains they have swallowed over the years, this request is not excessive, if they think that I, Guo Song, will not be guilty of the past, then they are very wrong, none of the eunuchs of the Northern Ya will live, these families have committed no less sins than the eunuchs of the Northern Ya, they want to escape this catastrophe safe and sound?" β
Wen Ji knew that King Jin couldn't rub sand in his eyes, and if he didn't make a move, he wouldn't be able to make a move, so he hurriedly said: "Please give Your Highness another half a month of humble service, and I will definitely settle this matter completely." β
Guo Song nodded, "You might as well tell them that it's okay to want money or not life, and it's okay to want life or not wealth, it's up to them to choose." β
Speaking of this step, Guo Song believes that he doesn't need to be verbose anymore, if Wen Ji still doesn't understand, then he can only change his appearance.
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The next day, the Jin army posted a notice in the whole city, and at three o'clock in the afternoon of the fifth day of the fifth month of May, all the eunuchs of the Northern Ya were killed in Dongshi Square, and the news immediately caused a sensation in the whole city, and for two days, all the streets and alleys were discussing this matter. Chengdu and even the whole Bashu was too bitter by the eunuchs, I don't know how many people were ruined by them, I don't know how many people want to eat their flesh, sleep their skin, this news makes countless people beat gongs and drums to celebrate the end of the eunuch party, cheering to the heavens.
The fifth day of the fifth month of May was three days later, and as soon as the day dawned, the people of the whole city rushed to Dongshi Square from all directions.
The time gradually came to noon, more than 100,000 people gathered in the East Market Square, a huge wooden platform has been erected on the East Market Square, the wooden platform is surrounded by a fence, the fence is full of soldiers, to prevent the people from attacking and beheading the platform when they are excited.
Not far away, there is also a long row of tall wooden stakes, one of which already has a human head hanging on it, and there is a big sign underneath: 'Huo Xianming, has committed suicide in fear of sin'.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! The drums began to beat, and the dense crowd began to get excited.
One by one the eunuchs were carried on the high platform by the tall executioner, most of them were dull-eyed, looked confused, did not shout, did not shout or make trouble, this is also a small trick of public beheading, do not let the beheaded person cry and shout wronged, and win the sympathy of the onlookers, so that the effect of killing them is reduced, so many prisoners will be fed medicine or drunk before departure, so that they are in a state of confusion, and finally beheaded like a puppet.
The two kneeling in front were Ju Wenzhen and Dou Wenchang, and behind them were more than sixty other eunuchs from the Northern Ya.
At this moment, a sergeant shouted: "It's three o'clock in the afternoon!" β
Guo Song threw out an arrow, "Chop!" β
"Slashβ" the sergeant shouted.
More than sixty executioners raised their machetes high, and in a burst of exclamations, the machetes slashed down fiercely.......
Next, more than 60 human heads are to be hung on wooden stakes for seven days.
Under the severe iron fist of Guo Song, the Northern Ya, which had plagued the Southern Tang Dynasty for nearly ten years, was finally completely destroyed.