Chapter 226: Rather Be a Tyrant
After listening to what Wang Chengyin said, Emperor Chongzhen was speechless for a long time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
At this time, Sun Chengzong said to Wang Chengyin: "Wang Chengyin, even if what you said is all true, it is difficult for you to resist your crime of bullying the king today?!" Left and right, don't take him down quickly! β
After Sun Chengzong, the Minister of Military Aircraft, said this, according to the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who were lined with guns under the cloud platform, he immediately stepped forward to hold Wang Chengyin down.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen said to the troops who stepped down: "What Sun Chengzong, the Minister of Military Aircraft, said is good, even if what you Wang Chengyin said is all true, it is difficult to resist your crime of leading the crowd to bully the king!" You don't have to wait for me to investigate, take the initiative to report it, even if Jizhen and the Governor's Mansion ignore it, you can also report it to the Governor's Mansion of Zhili. β
"Juyong Pass is the throat of western Beijing, once it is lost, the Beijing division is in danger! At that time, you Wang Chengyin and Guanzhong General Zuo, although it is difficult to atone for his sins! β
Having said this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly said loudly: "Wang Chengyin, the general of Juyong Guan, and the general of Guanzhong, deceived and deceived the king, knew the law and violated the law, and the crime was unforgivable. β
"As for the sergeants and soldiers and the businessmen who pretend to be soldiers, they will be guarded by the Shenji Battalion and wait for the place to be released!"
After saying these words, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head and left, got off the cloud platform, and returned to the city tower at the head of Nanguan City not far away, accompanied by a group of attendants and military attachΓ©s.
Liu Wenbing, Wen Zhenmeng and the Shenji Battalion quickly implemented Emperor Chongzhen's decision, and Wang Chengyin, Liu Zhen, Wang Pei and other Juyongguan generals were tied up by Wuhua and handed over to the Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Guards under Wang Guoxing's care.
The remaining people who were at a loss for what to do were all unarmed when they were assembled in front of the emperor for inspection, but at this time, facing the muzzles of the two thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, they were all stunned, and no one dared to move a step.
When Wang Guoxing hurriedly took his Jinyi guards and escorted Wang Chengyin and other Juyong Pass generals and more than 20 generals and colonels to the bottom of the city tower of Nanguan City, Emperor Chongzhen was talking to the two military ministers, and only heard the emperor say: "With Wang Chengyin's confession, I don't want to wait any longer.
"Li Aiqing, you will return to Beijing today with the Beijing Battalion Supervisor Yu Shi Wenzhen Meng, and together with the Jinyi Guard, the commander Gong Yonggu, rushed to the 3,000 battalion of the Beijing Division overnight to spread my will, and remove Li Guozhen, the commander of the 3,000 battalion of Xiangcheng Bo, from the post of commander and minister. Then, he went to Xiangcheng Bofu to spread my will, secretly arrested Li Guozhen, and went to Jinyi to guard the prison. After I return to Beijing, I will dispose of it. β
After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen said to Sun Chengzong again: "Sun Aiqing, after a while, you will also send someone to Jizhen quickly, and send Liu Ce to see him, and say that I want to explain to him face to face the construction of Juyongguan and the defense of the city. Make sure he arrives before sunset tomorrow! β
After listening to the emperor's explanation, Sun Chengzong and Li Banghua glanced at each other, both bowed down and hugged their fists in promise, and immediately sent someone to call Wen Zhenmeng, and they prepared two holy decrees in front of the emperor, and Emperor Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to use the emperor's seal he carried, and this matter was a certainty.
Of course, the two knew what the emperor's purpose was to arrest Li Guozhen and summon Liu Ce to Juyongguan, and they originally wanted to persuade the emperor to be cautious, but thinking of what they had been trying to do for so many years but had not been able to do, the emperor arranged it in a few words, and he was also full of emotion in his heart, and he didn't say anything more.
At that moment, Sun Chengzong arranged for his henchmen to take the emperor's decree and a team of Jinyi guards from the Gongwei Division out of Nanguan City and rushed to Changping.
From Juyongguan to Changping, from Changping to Shunyi, and then from Shunyi to Jizhou, a total of about 200 miles away, fast horses can always arrive overnight, and then calculate the time when Liu Ce rushed to see the driver, there should be no problem tomorrow evening.
Sun Chengzong arranged for someone to convey the emperor's will, and discussed with Li Banghua and Wen Zhenmeng some precautions for them to take Xiangchengbo into custody after returning to Beijing, and then sent away Li Banghua, the minister of military aircraft, and Wen Zhenmeng, the imperial historian of the Beijing camp.
At this time, Wang Guoxing went up to the city tower and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Wang Chengyin and others have been detained in the city, how to deal with it, please ask the emperor to make it clear!" β
Emperor Chongzhen, who had already calculated this, did not ask anyone's opinion, and said directly: "Wang Chengyin will stay first, and when Liu Ce comes, let him see him." As for the others, it is useless to leave them behind, and they will all be killed! β
As soon as these words came out, Sun Chengzong and the others were shocked, this long-lived lord looked not very old, but his heart was ruthless, and he really deserved to be the emperor of the family!
Hai Lanzhu, who was always by her side, looked at the emperor and wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. Even in the Mongolian steppe, the decisions of the tribal leaders are not for their concubines to ask, let alone the Ming Dynasty, which has always been greater than the rules.
Hai Lanzhu followed Emperor Chongzhen out on such a trip, and her understanding of the young emperor is even deeper, such a powerful and resolute man is the husband she has always dreamed of!
As Hai Lanzhu's mind turned, a series of screams came from the downstairs of the city.
In addition to Wang Chengyin, the general of Juyongguan, the remaining 20 or so officials, including Liu Zhen and Wang Pei, have all landed on the ground.
It's not that the emperor is ruthless, it's really not okay if you don't kill them. If you don't kill them, those soldiers in Juyong Pass will always be a force to be reckoned with. After killing these generals, they immediately became an unorganized rabble.
Sun Chengzong was speechless as he watched the Jinyi guards of the Zhenfu Division under the city complete the killing, and after a while, he saw Wang Guoxing coming up to restore his life, Sun Chengzong said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, what should be done with the 1,400 soldiers and civilians who are under the custody of Yuntai?" β
Emperor Chongzhen said: "What does Sun Aiqing think should be done? β
Sun Chengzong said: "If they are guilty, those old and weak soldiers are just deceived and coerced, and hundreds of them are still dragged by force. If they are not guilty, after all, they followed Wang Chengyin and others to deceive and deceive the king. Now, Juyongguan has been exterminated, and these people are just a group of rabble. The minister thought that it was not important to deal with them, but to warn future generations. β
After listening to what Sun Chengzong said, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Since this is the case, let's deal with it according to the method of Lu Shanji, the governor of Liaodong in August." The men were convicted in the city, and then they were punished. Among the 1,400 people, regardless of the soldiers and the common people, the law of eleven killings will be carried out, and the remaining people will be imprisoned in the Beiguan urn city after the execution, and they will be disposed of after tomorrow. This matter will be arranged by Sun Aiqing. β
After all these things were arranged, the sun was about to set on the western hills.
The old and weak soldiers of Juyong Guan under the Yuntai, as well as those scoundrels and idlers who were temporarily brought in to pretend to be the soldiers of Guan, also ushered in their fate at this time.
Of course, it is useless to cry out for injustice, and resistance is only a kind of futility.
In the end, except for the thirty or fifty people who tried to break free and escaped, they were killed on the spot by the musketeers of the Shenji Battalion, and everyone else quickly accepted their fate honestly, and squatted on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs.
There are not a few businessmen and civilians in Juyong Pass, but there are not many who dare to come to the vicinity to watch and peep.
However, even so, the news of the emperor's arrival at Juyong Pass quickly spread to every corner of the city, and then spread the news that the emperor Yuntai ordered troops, and Wang Chengyin, the general of Juyong Pass, indiscriminately pulled Zhuang Ding to pretend to be a soldier and deceived the emperor to be arrested.
The reputation of the general Wang Chengyin and his subordinates among the merchants and people of Juyongguan was already very poor, and the emperor's handling of it was quite popular for a while.
However, some people are happy and some are sad, some people applaud, and some people gnash their teeth and hate it.
With the implementation of the 11th Killing Method, and the soldiers who were killed for trying to resist or escape, more than 170 heads were cut off before sunset and placed on the cloud platform in the center of the castle for onlookers.
At the same time, the charges and charges of these people were also posted on the boulders around the cloud platform.
The emperor's thunderous means shocked everyone in the city, and this great emperor, who was already known as the emperor of the family, was once again crowned as a tyrant in the hearts of many people.
It is better to be a tyrant than a faint king. This is one of the creeds of the current Emperor Chongzhen.
There is still a difference between a tyrant and a faint king. A person like Qin Shi Huang is a real tyrant, but no one can say that he is a faint king.
There are also two such emperors in the Ming Dynasty, such as Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, a Hu Weiyong case, a Lanyu case, and an empty seal case, all kinds of people who were implicated and killed before and after, etc., counting hundreds of thousands of people. He must be a complete tyrant. But such a tyrant, you can't say that he is a faint king.
Another example is Zhu Yuanzhang's son, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, who is also a tyrant, but who can say that he is a faint monarch?