For the next few days, Chang'an was completely enveloped in blood, carnage, and panic. Those soldiers who followed Ma Teng and Guo Yan, those scholars who participated in the rebellion plan, and even countless innocent people were constantly sent to the square of Chang'an to be beheaded for public display. Even their corpses were not buried in the ground, but were chopped up into a pulp and scattered into the fields.

The floor tiles of the entire square in Chang'an were directly dyed red by blood during this period, and the strong smell of blood filled Chang'an City for a long time.

But compared to them, the young women among their people were undoubtedly more miserable. The life of the beautiful is still better, but Zhang Ning rewarded Jiang Jian and those who have meritorious service, and even many people are directly accepted as concubines. And the days of those who are less beautiful can only be described as miserable in the dark, and they are used as military prostitutes, and they can only be forced to open their thighs every day to meet the atrocities of one or more soldiers.

Although there were nearly 1,000 women who were used as military prostitutes this time, there were far more than 200,000 soldiers in the entire Chang'an City...... There are many women who can't bear this miserable day and want to commit suicide, but the vast majority of women just bear it silently. After all, not everyone can have the courage to face such a thing as suicide, let alone those who are defenseless and difficult to have a chance to be alone, even if they want to commit suicide, it is very difficult. And once they are found or fail to commit suicide, what awaits them will be an even more terrifying future.

Prime Minister's house.

Ma Chao, Wang Yi and others gathered in the conference hall and looked at Zhang Ning in a daze, but they couldn't slow down for a long time.

"What's wrong? Frightened? Zhang Ning chuckled and looked at everyone, obviously expecting them to show this kind of reaction.

Zhang Ning's words brought everyone back to their senses, and then they heard Wang Yi ask cautiously, "Meiyangjun, is this matter ...... Some are in a hurry? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ning glanced around at everyone and asked with a smile, "Do you think so too?" ”

Hearing Zhang Ning's inquiry, everyone glanced at each other, but they didn't know how to answer, for a long time, Ma Chaocai said angrily, "The mother will make such a decision, there must be full consideration, although the child does not understand, but will definitely act according to the mother's orders!" ”

Ma Chao's words seemed to set an example for everyone, but as soon as his words fell, Yang Fu, Zhao Ang, Yan Xing and others opened their mouths to echo each other.

"You guys......" Zhang Ning shook his head when he heard this, and said with a bitter smile, "No need to do this, if you have anything to say, just say it." With that, Zhang Ning turned his head to look at Wang Yi and smiled, "Junqi, tell me what you think." ”

When Wang heard this, he hurriedly said respectfully, "Meiyangjun, the lower officials think that if they really do this, it is likely to attract the crusade of the people of the world, and the people will also think that we are traitors who want to usurp and rebel......"

"Alas, Junqi, if I don't do this, the people of the world won't think so?" Zhang Ning sighed when he heard this. One sentence suddenly made Wang Yi stunned over there, wanting to refute but not knowing how to speak.

At the same time, a thought came to everyone's hearts at the same time, "Yes...... At this point, even if we don't do anything, won't the people of the world think that we are thieves? ”

Seeing everyone's thoughtful expressions, Zhang Ning smiled again, "Over the years, although we have ostensibly controlled the imperial court, in fact, who in the world really obeys us?" Even those people don't think so in the slightest......"

Hearing this, Wang Yi moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't say a word when the words came to her mouth, because she found that what she wanted to say no longer meant anything.

What is the greatest benefit that can be obtained after holding the Son of Heaven and the imperial court hostage? Commanding the Heroes? Apparently impossible! Dong Zhuo couldn't do it in the past, let alone Ma Teng and Zhang Ning now. The real benefit is that you can get a lot of soldiers! is like Dong Zhuo, even if he went against the grain and abolished the emperor and established another one, and even moved the capital to Chang'an, resulting in the displacement of hundreds of people, there were still a large number of scholars who joined the service.

On the one hand, this is because Dong Zhuo has always been following Li Ru's requirements to be a corporal of Lixian, and he is humble and tolerant of all the scholars with high reputation. On the other hand, it is because of Dong Zhuo's identity that the scholar can accept.

Dong Zhuo was born in a poor family, and although his father Jun was only a lieutenant of the Lun clan, he was also an official. Moreover, Dong Zhuo's military exploits are outstanding, and he has been named a general before entering the court.

But Ma Teng is completely different, he is a thief! A real rebel who rebelled! Even if his ancestor was Ma Yuan, after entering the imperial court, he also studied with Corporal Dong Zhuo Lixian for a period of time, but it did not make any change in the scholars and even the sergeants and doctors of the court. In the end, at Zhang Ning's suggestion, he completely ignored the court and the emperor, and even monitored them all.

Of course, this was also a helpless move on the part of Ma Teng and Zhang Ning, because in the face of Li Yi, they really didn't dare to let these scholars act at will, let alone trust them.

And Ma Teng is still like this, let alone Zhang Ning or Ma Chao now?

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Zhang Ning smiled again, "Since the matter is a foregone conclusion, why not make the world more chaotic, in this way, it will be more beneficial to us!" And although I can't find out specific information, I estimate that Li Yi is afraid that he will send troops to Chang'an next year. If the world is in chaos, maybe it will delay him for a while, and even make him completely unable to get out......"

After speaking, Zhang Ning glanced around at everyone again, suddenly showed a weird smile, and said with a slightly seductive tone, "And...... Don't you want to be a hero of the new dynasty? ”

Hearing Zhang Ning's words, Ma Chao's eyes suddenly lit up, and his expression became excited. New Dynasty ...... Doesn't that mean that he Ma Chao is......

And the people on the side also showed excited looks, for them, the local heroes of Liangzhou, if they can really become the heroes of the establishment of the new dynasty, even if they die, it is worth it.

Only Wang Yishang can keep her sanity, maybe because she is a woman? "Meiyangjun, Xia Guan still feels that this move is a little inappropriate, and besides, the heroes of the world may not ......accept it," Wang Yi said worriedly.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter if you accept it or not, just tell them that the court has given them such an identity. If there is chaos today, there will definitely be many ambitious people, just like the Yuan Shu people...... Just add a little fire ...... them," Zhang Ning chuckled when he heard this.

The next day, Zhang Ning held a court meeting in the main hall of the imperial city that had not been held for an unknown amount of time. When they heard this order, many scholars and doctors still couldn't believe it, because they really couldn't figure out the purpose of Zhang Ning's court meeting. However, they all came anyway, because the soldier in charge of the message informed them to participate in the court meeting, and also told them what would happen if they didn't go......

In the main hall, the place where Liu Xie was supposed to sit was empty, while Zhang Ning was sitting at the bottom of the steps, and on the opposite side, Ma Chao was sitting.

Strictly speaking, only Dong Zhuo and Ma Teng were qualified to sit in this position, but for those scholars and doctors sitting below, it didn't matter where Zhang Ning sat at all, even if they sat in the emperor's position, what could they do? Well...... What can they do? It can be said that the killings of the past few days have almost eliminated the only remaining resistance in their hearts.

By the way, during this time, Zhang Ning was completely at the foreground, although this was not what Zhang Ning wanted, but since it had been exposed, she would not be afraid of anything.

After glancing around at everyone, Zhang Ning immediately nodded at the little yellow door standing on the side. Subsequently, under the gaze of everyone, the eunuch who had just been named the Little Yellow Gate by Zhang Ning read out what may be the most nonsense holy decree since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

The front one was okay, but the cause of the turmoil in Chang'an was blamed on Jia Xu, Zhong Xuan and others. and posthumously recognized the deceased Ma Teng as his middle father, and Zhang Ning became Guotai.

At the same time, Zhang Ning was promoted to the Marquis of Meiyang, Ma Chao worshiped the Great Sima, and Wang Yi was promoted to Du Yangjun......

All the Wenchen military generals under Zhang Ning's command, regardless of whether they are adults or not, have all been given official positions, and they are not low.

All the scholars remained silent, and no one objected. Even if Ma Teng and Zhang Ning became Liu Xie's stepfather and mother...... Even if the Great Sima has been gone for a long time...... Even if some people already have official positions......

In fact, this kind of thing has long been expected by everyone, after all, this turmoil is so big, I don't know how many people died, and it is normal to reward a group of people. As for whether the official position is reasonable? Are some of the appointments a bit overstepping? But they didn't bother to pay attention to it, anyway, in the minds of the scholars, these were just a farce.

It was only then that the little yellow door read out the decree that made these scholars unable to sit still.

"Da Sima Ma Chao quelled the rebellion and saved me from fire and water...... Specially sealed as the Duke of Qin, plus nine tin ......"

"Qingzhou Mu Liu Bei has worked hard for many years...... Named the king of Qi, add nine tin ......"

"Later General Yuan Shu has worked hard for many years...... Named Chen Gong, plus nine tin ......"

"Yangzhou Mu Liu Miao has worked hard for many years...... Named the king of Wu, add nine tin ......"

One after another, appointments came out of Xiao Huangmen's mouth, and in the end, Xiao Huangmen's tone couldn't help but tremble a little. And what about the scholars below? I was sweating profusely and trembling all over.

"Wushuang Marquis Li Yi, for many years to destroy the Yellow Turban, set the Huns, and crusade against Dong thieves...... Named Zhao Gong, add nine tin ......"

"Nonsense! It's just nonsense! Enchantress! Do you want to bring the world back to the time of the Warring States?! An angry shout came from below, and everyone looked at it, but it was Sikong Zhao Wen.

I saw him staring at Zhang Ning with tears in his eyes, and scolded with a hideous expression. And then, more than a dozen scholars stood up and followed Zhao Wen to scold Zhang Ning.

It's a pity that Zhang Ning just smiled at this, and didn't even mean to refute. Instead, Ma Chao clapped his hands, and then dozens of soldiers from the Tiger Army rushed in and dragged Zhao Wen and the others down.

Listening to the invective from outside, the rest of the scholars lowered their heads and chose to remain silent. Seeing this, Zhang Ning suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, Zhao Sikong's words are not wrong, Ben Hou really intends to let the world return to the time of the Warring States Period...... What about you? Do you want to be the founding hero of the new dynasty and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, or go to the square to be loyal to the Han family? ”

Yes, Zhang Ning had a direct showdown, and after Ma Teng's death, Zhang Ning has been thinking about the next countermeasures. At the beginning, she planned to do business as usual, but Ma Teng was replaced by Ma Chao. and prepared to make Ma Chao pregnant Fu Shou and Wang Yi at the same time, and finally put the son of Ma Chao and Wang Yi on the throne on the grounds that Liu Xie died of illness.

However, then Zhang Ning found that this method was not very suitable for solving the current dilemma, because Li Yi could not give her such a long time. As mentioned earlier, all indications indicate that Li Yi is likely to send troops to Chang'an next year or even after the autumn harvest this year. In this case, where does Zhang Ning have time to continue to implement the previously customized plan?

And now it is different from the past, the prestige of the Han family has completely lost any prestige under her efforts over the years. In addition, at this time, those local forces have basically formed a situation of separating princes. So, she had to prepare for the worst.

Hearing Zhang Ning's words, the scholars and doctors remained silent, they lowered their heads silently, but they didn't know what they were thinking.

Seeing this, Zhang Ning smiled again, "Ladies and gentlemen, in the past when the Qin Dynasty was in turmoil, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang once said such a thing when they rebelled. And Liu Bang is the best proof of these words, his father Liu Xuan is just a poor man who farms the land, and Liu Bang himself is only a pavilion chief, but in the end, he still created the foundation of the Han family for hundreds of years? ”

"If you are willing to be loyal to the Marquis and the Duke of Qin, then wait until the day of the establishment of the new dynasty will be the time for you to pay homage to the marquis. And now, you can continue to enjoy the glory and wealth......" Zhang Ning looked around at the people who had been bowing their heads and said with a smile, "So, please make a choice now, who agrees with this holy order?" Who is against? ”

With Zhang Ning's words, the little yellow door on the side took out a roll of paper from his sleeve and handed it to a scholar doctor on the left, but it was Zhang Xi, the big farmer. At the same time, another attendant brought pen and ink.

I saw Zhang Xi looking down at the content on the paper, silent for a long time. In this regard, Zhang Ning did not have any urging, just sat in his position and watched all this with a smile.

I don't know how long it took, but I heard Zhang Xi sigh, then picked up the pen and wrote his name in the blank space under the paper, and bit his finger and pressed a blood-red handprint next to the name. Then, he handed it to the person next to him.

Like Zhang Xi, the scholar doctor was also hesitating, but he had much less time to hesitate than Zhang Xi. After a while, he also wrote his name on it and pressed his fingerprint. One by one, soon, the originally blank space was densely filled with countless names, and the bloody fingerprints seemed to indicate the future of the Han Dynasty.