Many years later, Tai Shi Ling recorded the Beicheng incident that occurred in the summer of that year in a highly respected tone in "History of the Han Empire: The Yuan Gong Family". Although it is said that the duty of a historian is not to hide evil, not to promote good, and to strive for an objective and fair record, but for this matter, the Sima historian, who is famous for his iron and straight writing, is full of sincere reverence between the lines.

“…… Yuan Gong was generous and generous, and felt the grace of the Son of Heaven to know the encounter, so he allowed him to drive. Shi Xungui was rampant, controlling the government and the opposition, the Son of Heaven had grand plans, and he was frustrated. And even allowed his disciples to crisscross the market and dominate Chang'an. The Lu family, which is suitable for civilians, was poisoned by it, his father died and his sister died, and only the younger brother remained. Yuan Gong was furious when he heard this, rose up alone, and generously made a speech in the downtown of Chang'an, instilling the original meaning of life and death in public, encouraging equal rights, and the people admired it. Nearly 10,000 people followed Yuan Gong to beg for thieves. Then he went straight to the north city, Xuanwu Zhenwei! Cut off the minions of the evildoers, the people were angry and burned the letter into the palace, and the rest were worried. Subsequently, the Son of Heaven made it clear that his henchmen were guilty of crimes at home and abroad, and everyone in the world cut their teeth. After being copied and exterminated, where there are more than ten families, those who depose the border are not counted, and the court is half empty. Soon after, the Son of Heaven issued an edict strictly prohibiting the world from using punishment for private use and killing people to atone for crimes. There are also farmers and industrialists who are one, and they are not allowed to be bullied and deprived at will, and the power of the Yuan Gong is also ......! ”

The name behind him, the merit of creation, for the current Yuan Zhao, he has not thought of so much. The reason why he was angry at the crown was just for the flower that hurriedly withered in the red dust.

For the goodness and beauty in this world, Yuan Zhao has always treated it with the greatest respect. So last time, he could avenge him by beheading the Xiongnu Zuoxian King for the sake of that loyal and unyielding envoy Sun Lian. This time, he can also destroy the first evil Li family for the sake of the woman he has only seen once, but this is not enough, that account is far from finished.

Looking at the raging fire in front of him, there was a faint mournful wail in his ears, and then gradually weakened and disappeared. Yuan Zhao's face didn't have any expression, and he didn't feel a little unbearable in his heart.

None of the people hidden in the secret passage under the balcony escaped. By the time the fire on the ground is extinguished, it should be cooked through, right?

Yuan Zhao patted Lu Jun's shoulder, turned around and walked outside, the kid followed him closely, his eyes were firm, and he didn't leave an inch. The Li family is finished, annihilated in the anger of the people, and completely disappeared from this world.

And the rest can be handed over to the emperor to deal with, and the punishment can be announced to the world, so that the owners and wealthy families will have a fear of life from now on, which is what he wants to achieve the most.

The doors of each family's mansion were closed, hearing the angry tide on the street, and seeing the sky-high fire of the Marquis of Xincheng's mansion, no one could still maintain the usual arrogance, and those few people who caused this catastrophe had already been beaten and scolded hundreds of times by their respective family owners, but now even if they were killed, it would be useless.

Most of the minions raised by the family have been killed outside the mansion, and when they wanted to send a few more brave people out to ask for help, they were all shot without exception. Those elite cavalrymen in black robes, one by one, like the god of death harvesting life, patrolled back and forth, tightly blocking the entire Xuanwu Street, shouting loudly and ordering the people in the house not to move, waiting in place, otherwise, they would be killed! And what made them even more desperate was that the Yulin Army in the palace also drove over. But they didn't come to save them, but they came to help the guard, and surrounded the mansions so tightly that not to mention that people wanted to escape, not even a bird could fly out.

At this time, the people of the Chang'an Mansion also moved, and began to maintain order, persuade and coordinate the people, and prevent the riots from spreading again. The Lord Bo was shouting loudly, saying that the first evil was punished, and it was very happy. The little marquis has already entered the palace to participate in the court meeting, and he will definitely get the holy decree, and the rest of these evildoers will definitely not be able to escape. Therefore, everyone must abide by the order, so as not to cause accidents, and then it will live up to the good intentions of the little marquis......

There are many people who are doing the same kind of propaganda in the crowd. Sure enough, under the guidance of the organization, the people began to calm down, excitedly talking about everything that had just happened not long ago, speculating about what the emperor would do next.

What will the Emperor do? Yuan Zhao didn't even have to think about this problem. The talented emperor has already handed the refined treasure knife to the palm of his hand, will he not take advantage of the situation, kill and kill, and cut down all the side branches that are not pleasing to the eye? If he doesn't, then he doesn't deserve the title that the posterity will give him!

Yuan Zhao's guess was not wrong at all, when he came to the outside of Weiyang Palace, Fu Que asked for an order, asked to enter the palace to face the king, and there was a major event. He didn't have to wait long, and immediately the chamberlain came out and led him in.

Everything that happened in Chang'an City, the people in the court did not know the details, but there were already many speculations in their hearts. At this time, I saw the young man walking in from outside the hall, and his eyes converged together.

The young man named Yuan Zhao was not stained with a trace of dirt, and his black hair was clean and clean. He walked from the door of the main hall step by step, walked past everyone, came to the center of the main hall, under the nine dragon steps, bowed his head, and greeted the Son of Heaven.

The emperor looked at him, his heart was full of emotion, and his eyes were surprisingly bright. Previously, from the news that he kept sending back from Xifengwei's secret agents, he already knew everything about what happened on Xuanwu Street. Knowing that the big thing had been accomplished, he secretly ordered Li Kang to send the Yulin Army, which had been prepared a long time ago, to prepare for liquidation.

"Your Majesty, Chen Yuanzhao was angry for a while, and he did something illegal in Chang'an City, so I hereby come to ask for guilt."

After Yuan Zhao finished the salute, he straightened up, neither humble nor arrogant, and his face was calm.

The hall was quiet, and some people began to drum in their hearts, with a strong sense of unease. Because they saw that after hearing this, the emperor not only did not look angry, but a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

"Yuanqing, what illegal things can you do at such a young age? Let's hear it. ”

Yuan Zhao arched his hand upward, glanced around slightly, and saw that the closest to him were Prime Minister Tian Ying and Imperial Doctor Gongsun Hong, who were staring at him intently, as if they wanted to see something on his face.

"Your Majesty, early this morning, the minister heard about a tragic incident that happened in Chang'an. So when I was angry, I wanted to go to the Xincheng Houfu related to it to seek justice for others. Originally, the minister just wanted to punish the murderer severely. Unexpectedly, under the long-term influence of His Majesty's benevolence, all of my Han people have a chivalrous heart. After hearing such a tragedy, there are many people who feel the same way as the ministers. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and the emperor immediately took over the conversation with a tacit understanding.

"Hehe, that's good! In the more than 70 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, we have always ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety. ”

"That's exactly what Your Majesty said! So in the excitement of the crowd, the minister went with everyone. Unexpectedly, when I just entered Xuanwu Street, I was frantically blocked and killed by five or six hundred knife-wielding fanatics, who not only had private armor at home, but even had forbidden weapons such as strong bows and arrows! ”

"What! Is this true? They really used armor, bows and arrows! The emperor's face changed, and his tone began to become solemn.

The ministers couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts, could it be that the Xincheng Houfu and the nobles of the family used private soldiers to massacre the unarmed people? That's a bit too much to say.

However, the news they heard next was unexpected by all of them.

"Yes, these five or six hundred fanatics are all private soldiers raised in their mansions, and the people of Chang'an were shot and wounded more than ten people on the spot, and then fortunately, many righteous people rose up to resist and killed these minions who were fighting for the tiger, so as to avoid greater casualties among His Majesty's people."

"Good, good kill! How can this be reasonable, as a courtier, he dares to store armor privately, what kind of crime should he be guilty of! Tingwei, I ask you, what does the Han statute stipulate for this article? ”

Between their monarchs and ministers, if any of the civil and military officials below have not heard the emperor's attitude, then he is a fool! Tingwei Zhang Tang heard the emperor point on his head, although he was unwilling to recite this book for Yuan Zhao in his heart, he could only walk out of the class and said dryly: "Back to Your Majesty, the laws formulated by Emperor Gaozu clearly stipulate that no matter the subjects, there are private reserve soldiers, and those who have private storage and armor will be punished for the crime of treason, and the three clans will be punished!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a heavy hammer striking on everyone's hearts, and everyone was terrified in their hearts, and looked up at the person who was high above. This is the rhythm to be repeated!

Many people know this law set by Emperor Gaozu, but they don't take it seriously. For many years, this law has been a mere formality, a dead letter.

Because the background of the times is different, the reason why Emperor Gaozu set up this rule was because the war in the world had just subsided at that time, and some brave soldiers in the army had nowhere to go after retiring from the army, so they attached themselves to the original general's mansion and became their personal arm.

In this way, the forces in each mansion are too large, and in Chang'an City, it poses a great threat to Weiyang Palace. That's why Gaozu set this law, no matter how much merit you have, you are only allowed to have a small number of guards in your home, and you are absolutely not allowed to exceed the prescribed number.

As for armor, bows and arrows and other heavy weapons, they are strictly prohibited. In the Gaozu Dynasty, there were many families of the founding heroes who were exterminated because they violated this law.

It's just that later, in the Wenjing and Jing dynasties, there were very few people who offended by this, and this crime gradually seemed to be forgotten. However, the courtiers pretended to forget, but the royal family did not forget, and occasionally took it out and used it once. The most recent example is that fifteen years ago, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty interrogated Zhou Yafu, the imperial lieutenant, on the charge of buying a shield privately and wanting to rebel. Although it is full of intrigue and the need for power, this crime is indeed a killer weapon!

And today, at the official court meeting of this Hanyuan Palace, when today's son stretched out his hand to this killer weapon again, what he wanted to do was already self-evident.

Sure enough, when I heard Zhang Tang's answer, I got the answer I wanted to hear. Liu Che nodded to indicate that he understood, and waved his hand to let him step aside. Then he motioned for Yuan Zhao to continue.

"Your Majesty! After a bloody battle on the street, facing these people who regard life as a mustard, it has aroused the anger in the hearts of the people. Everyone should know that anything can happen in such a situation. Therefore, the people of Chang'an rushed into the Xincheng Hou Mansion, and in the chaos, they didn't know how to walk the water, maybe Xincheng Hou knew that he was guilty of a big crime, and he had no face to face His Majesty and the people of the world again? Maybe it's a soul asking for a life? Anyway, the final result was that the people of the Xincheng Houfu Li family were all buried in the fire and burned to death. ”

As if feeling the fear in the hearts of some of the officials present, Yuan Zhao decided to add some more weight to them, preferably to scare them to death.

The silence in the hall was terrible, and the sound of nervous spitting could be heard clearly. The hundred officials looked at each other, and they all saw an unbelievable look on each other's faces.

What, what ......? Xincheng Hou Lizhi died like this? Everyone in the Li family was burned to death!

Prime Minister Tian Jue's eyes widened suddenly, and when he saw the young man under his nose calmly finish these words, he peeked at the emperor's slightly joyful expression on the throne, and his heart turned over and over, and the waves were stormy.

I see! Things have come to this point, to say that the emperor did not know in advance, and he did not believe it when he was killed. The political landscape of the court is about to change dramatically! There are a lot of people who are going to be unlucky.

There are not a few people who have the same consciousness as him. Imperial Doctor Gongsun Hong and Tingwei Zhang Tang's eyes flickered, and they were all thinking about how to express their stance next in their hearts, so as to stand on the right side in this great change.

Ji Di, Zheng Shi and a large number of people who have always been close to Yuan Zhao, looking at his back at this time, I can't say what it feels like. Let's say that he does things Meng Lang, but he handles it so tactfully. Say he's thoughtful, but he's always prone to impulsiveness. But there is one thing in common that is the same in their hearts. Seeing that this kid's weight in the political arena of the Han Dynasty is becoming more and more important, all these people who have placed expectations on him feel extremely relieved in their hearts.

"Dead? Hum! Although a man is dead, his sins are not avoidable, and the sins and evils he has committed must be investigated one by one, recorded in the record, and proclaimed to the world, so that everyone may know why he perished, and take it as a warning. It also saves me the reputation of a poisonous minister. This matter will be left to the Tingwei Mansion to handle. ”

Zhang Tang agreed with a straight face, the holy order is hard to disobey! Secretly, there are 10,000 grass and mud horses roaring past in his heart, Yuan Zhao has a good reputation, but he threw down a lot of messes and went to clean up the mess for him himself, do you do such a thing!

As for how the rest of the lords' families were to be convicted, the emperor was just about to speak, and many courtiers below who had a premonition of something bad had already come out of their work and knelt down, saying that they had something to do.

The emperor glanced at it, and already knew in his heart that these people were all protégés and former officials of those families, and they all had a deep relationship with them. Among them, there are many important ministers in high positions, and at this critical moment, they must have come to shout and defend themselves.

There were a lot of people, and there were as many as thirty or forty people, all of whom were angry and serious. But what he said was not a cry for injustice, but a naked coercion.

"Your Majesty, as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, how can you treat the old ministers who have made great contributions to this country like this! Let this ignorant child incite the people in the market, attack the Hou Mansion, and slaughter the lords. Wouldn't this chill the world! I hope that Your Majesty will severely punish the murderers and bring them to justice one by one, which is the right way! Otherwise, your subordinates will be centrifuged, and the saintly virtue will be at a loss, and the gains will outweigh the losses! ”

It was Zuo Neishi Fu Yuan who spoke, he was a member of the family of Fu Kuan, the Marquis of Yangling, and an uncle of Fu Yanbing, a son of a gentleman. can be regarded as a high authority, at this time, the leader stood up, and between his words, he was straightforward, which showed the unconvincing in his heart.

Liu Che sat there, not speaking, no expression on his face, he was just watching the performances of these officials and listening to what else they had to rely on.

After Fu Yuan finished speaking, he stood aside and did not retreat. Next, the one who spoke with his neck was the middle doctor Xiahou Yougong, this person is the descendant of Xiahou Ying, Marquis of Ruyin, and he and the Chen family of Qu Shunhou are sons and daughters, and when he heard that this matter might involve the Chen family, he couldn't help but stand up.

The Xiahou family of Ruyin is different from those families, the family style is quite simple, and the wind is very good between the government and the opposition, which is due to the inheritance of the character of their ancestor Xiahou Ying.

When it comes to the status of the Xiahou family, it is also second to none in Chang'an City. In the royal family, they also have great respect for their family. This was obtained by virtue of Xiahou Ying's loyalty.

The relationship between the Xiahou family and the old Liu family is too iron! Xiahou Ying and Gaozu Emperor Liu Bang are iron buddies, from the time Liu Bang was still a small pavilion chief, they began to drive a carriage to pull him, until he became the emperor. That's his full-time royal chauffeur!

Many times, Xiahou Ying dragged Liu Bang to flee for his life in thousands of troops, and life and death were often on the line. Including Liu Bang and Lu Hou's children, he saved their lives. Therefore, the old Liu family is grateful to the Xiahou family up and down.

Now, seeing that Xiahou Yougong also stood up, the emperor finally sat up straight, frowning slightly, he didn't care about the other courtiers. But for this person, he can't be rude, he must convince people with reason, otherwise it will be a loss of holiness if it is preached.

"Your Majesty, whether it is the Li family or the rest of the family, they have committed crimes, and naturally they are punished by national law, how can they be bullied by civilians! What's more, a few days ago, the heavenly thunder repeatedly destroyed the temple, which was a warning from heaven. Your Majesty's plain robe has not yet been taken off, and now the thunder is rolling outside the hall, hasn't Your Majesty heard it? If you do this again, you are not afraid that Providence will be angry again? ”

Xiahou Yougong is already in his fifties, and what he said is not polite at all, because he has this confidence.

Liu Che's face was suffocated, and sure enough, the hall was dark and gloomy at this moment, and the thunder sounded again in the sky over Chang'an. Isn't God dissatisfied again? It's too good at picking the right time!

In the midst of this shock, a clear voice sounded in everyone's ears.

"What providence! What a warning! None of them are fearful. As long as Your Majesty has the heart of serving the people, God, you must also retreat from Sansher! ”