Chapter 1088 - Murder and Punishment (I)
The originally empty prison of the Ministry of Punishment was once again filled with prisoners in just one day. The last time the prison with hundreds of cells was so overcrowded had to be traced back to two years ago, and like two years ago, it was also many high-ranking officials and their families in the DPRK who were put into prison this time.
Prime Minister Li Gang and Taifu Song Jiang each have a single cell arrangement because of their noble status. However, the treatment of other prisoners was much worse, and almost every cell was crammed with more than 10 people, including officials from the DPRK and China, as well as the families of many officials.
In this kind of environment, I guessed what kind of ending would greet me, almost everyone cried with mournful faces, and from time to time there were also muffled cries, which really made people's hearts uneasy and unbearable.
Up to now, even those who firmly supported Li Gang's plot had completely regretted it at this time, especially after seeing that their family members were all arrested and imprisoned and suffering, these implicated officials were even more unbearable, and began to constantly insult Li Gang and Song Jiang for being harmful, and regretted their original choice.
At the beginning, only a few people dared to curse like this, and after the next day, the cold, damp, and stinking environment in the prison finally aroused the evil side in the hearts of many people, so the number of people who scolded continued to increase. All kinds of emphatic expressions fermented and stirred in this closed environment like a burst of stench, and all of them were transmitted to the two cells at the very end, and the faces of the two masterminds became more and more ugly.
It was only then that Li Gang realized how stupid the decision he had made was, and he actually wanted to win over these guys who seemed to be loyal and fearless, but were actually of inferior character, to kill the thieves and protect the society with him. This also made him feel a little more remorse and guilt in his heart, especially for Song Jiang, who was silent in front of him.
After enduring it for a long time, he finally spoke: "Mrs. Song, if you are angry in your heart, you can scold me a few words." It was indeed the old man who thought things simple, and dragged you into the water, causing you to be a good high-ranking official in the court, but now you have become a death row prisoner waiting for crimes. ”
Song Jiang, whose face was like an ancient well, didn't sigh lightly until he said this for a while: "It's no wonder that Li Xiang is here, and Song Jiang wants to be both public and private." I think that Song Jiang has been taught by his father since he was a child to be a person who is loyal and filial to both the sky and the earth. But if you think about it carefully, in the early years, it was useless, and you could only camp in the county government. Later, he embarked on a crooked road and fell into the grass and Liangshan. I thought that this life would be like this, and I could only shame my ancestors, but God treated me well, and I finally had the opportunity to serve the country.
"In those years, I, Song Jiang, finally did what I did, and I served the country a lot. Unexpectedly, in the end, I found out that the person I had been working for was actually a more unbearable existence than Cai Jing's high-ranking people. Those traitors are just abusing their power for personal gain, embezzlement and bribery, but Sun Tu is a real ambitionist. He can treat the king as a puppet, treat the world as his own bag, and his ambition is comparable to that of Cao Cao and Wang Mang!
"Such a traitor, even if you Li Xiang don't look for me to fight together, I, Song Jiang, will also think about eliminating harm for the country. So I don't blame you, if you want to blame it, you can only blame the injustice of heaven, and let us end up in failure, I still underestimated Sun Tu after all, I didn't expect him to see through my plan early on, and he will plan it......"
After saying this, Li Gang also sighed. In fact, in this incident, he can be regarded as having learned the horror of Sun Tu. Judging from those generals who suddenly defected, the depth of their thoughts and the ruthlessness of their methods are beyond the scope of their own and others.
He was only halfway through this sigh when he was interrupted by a faint voice in front of him: "I can't imagine that you, Song Gongming, have always regarded me as a hate, which is really sad." ”
This made Li Gang and Song Jiang's bodies suddenly shocked, and when they squinted carefully, they found that there were several figures standing in the black prison corridor at this moment, and the person who spoke first was the biggest winner, the damned national thief Sun Tu in their mouths!
It was also because the two of them were disturbed by their own minds that they didn't notice that it had quieted down here, and no one opened their mouths to scold, of course, because everyone found out that Sun Tu had brought people to come, and they didn't dare to be presumptuous. At this time, he was in the dark, but people couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, only a pair of eyes flashed with a strange light, just staring at Song Jiang: "I think I have done my best to you, among the many brothers around me, you Song Jiang has the highest status, even higher than Tong Mu." But not only do you not know how to reciprocate, but you unite with people with ulterior motives to put me to death, is this what you Song Jiang called loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness? ”
Being glared at by Sun Tu, Song Jiang only felt a chill rise from his back. But soon, he forcibly suppressed this emotion again, and looked back at Sun Tu without letting go: "Since you have heard everything, why bother to ask?" There is no contradiction between you and me, and it is natural that I am your enemy. ”
"Okay, a good man and a thief don't stand together." Sun Tu sighed lightly, took two steps forward, revealing a face that was also expressionless, obviously Song Jiang's answer did not make him angry: "To be honest, I haven't been able to figure out a simple truth until now, why can't you understand it?" What is the most important thing in this country? Is it the useless faint king who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun in the palace, or the people all over the world? ”
"Presumptuous, Sun Tu, you dare to evaluate the Son of Heaven like this, you ......" Li Gang suddenly changed color and shouted angrily, but only halfway through the words, he was interrupted by Sun Tu: "Is there something wrong with what I said?" How many things has Zhao Ji done since he succeeded to the throne that is beneficial to the country and the people? However, over the past few decades, he has continued to increase taxes, reused traitors such as Cai Jing and Gao Yu, and even listened to slander to make a Huashi Gang that made the people in Jiangnan miserable and forced out the Fangla Rebellion...... This kind of piece, that point is what a Ming Jun should do, is it wrong to say that he is a faint king? ”
Li Gang's heart jumped violently when he drank this, but he couldn't come up with a word to refute it, so he could only say after gasping for a while: "Even so, it's not your reason to slander the king with your ministers, this is a big crime of bullying the king!" ”
"Bully?" The corners of Sun Tu's mouth twitched, and he said disdainfully: "I've done everything, are you still afraid to say it?" ”
"You...... You really admit that you have a bad plot and are a traitor! Song Jiang also immediately seized the opportunity and shouted: "That's why I will do everything to make enemies of you, this is the duty of a courtier, you have no right to accuse!" ”
"That's why I say that you are really stupid, because to this day, you still put your so-called loyalty only on one person, and do not want to be loyal to the whole country and nation." Sun Tu sighed, shook his head and said, "The people are precious, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light." The ancient sages have already made their words very clear, but you still don't know how to be flexible, no wonder you have today's end.
"For me, whether it is a king or a court, it is just a premise to ensure that the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. If they can't even do that, then it's not worth defending and there's no need for me to exist. I am only loyal to this concept in my heart, and I just want to seek a benefit for the people of the world and do what I can for the prosperity of my Han people. Do you know that if it weren't for my Sun Tu, as early as a few years ago, the Jin army would have entered Tokyo, the Great Song Dynasty would have already perished, and the so-called Emperor of Heaven in your mouth would have become a plaything captive in the hands of those barbarians. And what I have done is to save hundreds of people and this country and nation! ”
"That's nonsense!" The two shouted loudly in unison, even at this time, they still couldn't accept Sun Tu's strange theory.
Sun Tu didn't mean to blame them, just smiled and shook his head. What I said was the truth, and it was the direction of the original history, but now no one will believe it. Who called Jin Ren to be beaten by himself two or three years ago, and he could only shrink in the northeast corner? In fact, even in the original history, before the Jin people really hit the city of Tokyo, no one in the world would believe that the seemingly prosperous and powerful Great Song Dynasty would be wiped out by an inconspicuous small tribe?
Looking at the stubborn two, Sun Tu no longer tried to persuade them, but just said with a pale face: "Song Jiang, I came here today just to tell you the fact that your loyalty is actually completely wrong. The imperial court has already decided on the law of dealing with you, beheading and abandoning the city, and destroying the three clans! ”
When these words came out of Sun Tu's mouth, everyone in the prison was stunned for a moment, and then the cries of pain rang out. No matter how prepared they were, those people never imagined that they would end up like this, let alone accept such a miserable end. If Sun Tu wasn't still here, I was afraid that these people would insult Li Gang, and their words would be a hundred times stronger and more vicious than before.
It was Song Jiang and Li Gang, who were also completely stunned at this time. The annihilation of the three tribes means that the clansmen of his parents and wives who are closest to him will be implicated and killed, and there are too many people involved. Maybe Song Jiang is only a little lucky, he has not married a wife until now, but he has rarely affected the people of the family.
But as long as he thought that his parents' tombs would also be implicated in this, as well as his brother Song Qing in Yuncheng, he was in pain again, and the whole person fell into a trance. As for Li Gang, the situation is even worse than him, he has five sons in the township, they have not benefited from themselves, but now they are going to die because of this, and the family of his deceased wife......
Looking at the performance of the two of them, listening to the bitter crying of those around him, Sun Tu finally felt more comfortable. The purpose of his visit is not only to kill them all, but also to kill people and punish their hearts. He just wants to make these enemies regret their original decision, so that even if they die, they will not have peace!