Chapter 449: A City-wide Search
After Cheng Yue's order was sent to Zhongshu, Zhenjin danced happily and immediately signed and approved it. The morale of the top and bottom of Zhongshu Province was greatly boosted, and one order after another was sent from Zhongshu Province, with the words "Zhongshu Ling Zhenjin and Zhongshu Zuo Cheng Cheng Yue Strict Order" on them, which were quickly sent to the yamen.
When the yamen received the order, they did not dare to slack off, and all of them were urgently mobilized, and the inside of the yamen was to conduct a detailed investigation, and the outside was full of arresters and errands.
Large families were knocked on the door, and the children of the gentlemen were shackled. Most of the powerful people are in danger, and they strictly restrain their families, and the people are so happy that they set off firecrackers to celebrate, so that the price of firecrackers has tripled!
The people who were released because of the bald hemp were arrested again, and of course the Haoqiang of the capital wanted to find the lama theory, but all those who found the General System Yuan could only see the closed door of the General System Yuan. Let you knock at will, there is only one sentence in it - think about it behind closed doors, don't say more!
The prestige of Zhongshu Province has risen sharply, and Shangshu Province is happy to watch the excitement from the sidelines. Rectifying these people has always been Zhenjin's wish, but it depends on Cheng Yue to achieve it, despite this, Zhenjin is still full of energy to do things, and Cheng Yue doesn't have to worry about it at all.
The arrested people naturally had to find a way to get out, so whether it was Kublai Khan's desk or the side of the dignitaries of the court, there was an endless stream of pleas and requests.
Kublai Khan left all the pieces he received in the middle and ignored them. Among the dignitaries in the court, even Ah Shu, An Tong and others did not dare to go to Cheng Yue to intercede, so as not to be reprimanded by Cheng Yue.
The Zhongshu Province sent Buhumu to be responsible for starting a retrial of the gentlemen who were arrested again. With the acquiescence of the palace and the full support of Zhenjin and Cheng Yue, Buhumu did not receive much obstruction, and the case was resolved smoothly. Put all of them back in prison. Won the voice of the people with a "blue sky".
Li Ting captured more than 300 fledgling lamas outside the capital city within a few days. Because he always encountered resistance, he killed more than 100 people, and the rest were all sent to the prison of Zhongshu Province.
The homes of Jamyang Lalezhi and several other living Buddhas were confiscated, and the gold and silver property found was several times more than that of Gyalba Lebale, and Cheng Yue sent the money into the Zhongshu and made Buhumu responsible for compensating those who were poisoned by the lama.
In accordance with the consistent virtues of Tibetan Buddhism, a large number of human bones and human skin products were also recovered from their homes. Cheng Yue put them at the gate of Zhongshu Province for people to visit. The people of Dadu were horrified and angry after seeing it, one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, the crowd of visitors was always endless, the market was full of curses and criticisms, the reputation of the Red Sect was further hit, the lamas of Dadu were like rats crossing the street, no longer respected, but the Han people's interpretation and Taoism were more respected, and slowly regained the believers of the past.
Most of the abandoned women were significantly fewer the next day. The shop that Cheng Yue bought was not full. After all, most people don't want the ugliness of their family to be publicized, and women and children can stay at home and be slaves. It's a shame to be kicked out of the house.
Zhang Shufang registered more than 3,000 women who had been rescued by Cheng Yue and had come to defect one after another, divided them into several groups, and the craftsmen brought by Cheng Yue taught them various crafts, the most important of which were to spin cashmere and make wool. The textile industry can absorb a lot of labor and is one of the most suitable occupations for women.
On 13 February, Unar cleaned out nearly 600 women's corpses and more than 1,000 infant corpses from the Lotus Temple.
Cheng Yue then played Kublai Khan on the charges of the Lotus Temple, and asked to kill a cadre.
Kublai Khan was unwilling to kill so many lamas and sent the cantata back.
Cheng Yue re-played the chapter on the same day, Kublai Khan sent it back, Cheng Yue sent it again, and the words of the three recitals became more intense over and over again, and he refused to give up if he did not achieve his goal.
Kublai Khan was very embarrassed and sent Cheng Yue's recital to the important ministers of the court for inquiry. Ah Shu, Boyan, An Tong, Zhenjin, Yao Shu, Buhumu, Dou Mo, Hao Zhen, Xu Heng and others successively expressed their support, and a large number of generals and middle- and lower-level officials who had been insulted by the lama also submitted letters to second.
Ahma did not make a clear statement, but he did not stop the Shangshu and Shilang of the various ministries of Shangshu Province, and Zhang Hui, the left minister of Shangshu, even agreed with Cheng Yue's recital when the court, which shook the government and the opposition.
When Kublai Khan received the letters that flew like snowflakes, almost all of them fell to the ground and begged Kublai Khan to kill the lama, and even Chabi, who had always been merciful, also advocated severe punishment, and Nanbi and the other queens and concubines were even more indignant, and Kublai Khan was finally convinced.
On February 17, Kublai Khan approved Cheng Yue's recital, and the news came out, causing a sensation in the capital. The people beat gongs and drums, and most of the people were jubilant on all sides, and the people who went to the gate of the Zhennan Wangfu to thank them blocked the streets.
Cheng Yue immediately made a decision, and after asking Zhenjin for his life, he ordered to be beheaded the next day.
In the early morning of 18 February, more than 1,000 lamas were taken out of several prisons and escorted by Lu Wenhuan, Lu Shikui, and Fan Wenhu to the Bell and Drum Tower Execution Ground.
Most of the people of the city went out and flocked to the four avenues of the entire bell and drum tower, which was several times more lively than the New Year.
Just over a month ago, Cheng Yue, the king of Zhennan, cut off the ears of the disciples of the Eight Thoughts and Eight Kingdoms on the street here, and in just over a month, the living Buddha who was personally sent to the Lotus Temple by the King of Zhennan and several living Buddhas under the seat of the Eight Thoughts and Eight Kingdoms Masters and more than 1,000 lamas were all to be executed here! What a joy to behold!
The escorted lamas were no longer in the past, all with their necks hunched and their faces full of pitiful, and some of them tried to pretend to look like they were at home, but the fear of death was not easy to hide.
The people of the capital were unceremonious to them, ignoring the lama's wailings, and rushed to stone them, and the soldiers in charge of escorting them were also unsightly, and they were beaten to death and passed out, and dragged away by horses.
Seeing that no one stopped them, the people attacked more ruthlessly, and the lamas from Zhongshu Province to the Bell and Drum Tower were injured countless times, and several lamas were even beaten to death!
The lamas were taken to the execution ground, where they knelt down several streets, and the onlookers held their breath to see this once-in-a-lifetime scene.
Zhenjin and Cheng Yue did not come, and the main punishment was Bu Humu. Lu Wenhuan and the other three handed over orders to Bu Hu Mu, and Wu Wu Mu sent someone to count the number of people and verify the identity.
This process is very time-consuming, so it is clear that the execution time is noon, and it is necessary to set off from Zhongshu Province early in the morning.
One by one, the lamas were identified, and after each of them stood an executioner with a steel knife behind him.
After more than half of the inspection, a general in a new uniform rode alone, it was the deputy head of the escort army beside Cheng Yue - Ma Fu!
The onlookers shouted at him when they saw the uniform. The uniform has become a symbol of justice that is awe-inspiring everywhere.
Ma Fu walked in front of Buhumu, and the two saluted. Bu Humu wondered: "General Ma, does the prince have any orders?" Why did General Ma come here? ”
Ma Fu took out a warrant from his bosom and said, "The prince has an order, these lamas are not only extremely evil, but also insulting the Buddha, and they are not allowed to go on the road in the costume of the Buddha." Also, their bodies are filthy, so they should remove the root of their troubles and purify the Buddha! ”
Bu Mu was stunned, took the warrant and read it up and down, and asked tentatively: "General Ma, does the prince mean to ...... before beheading them?" Emasculated them? ”
Ma Fu said solemnly: "Don't ignore Lord Mu's difference, this is not castration." Adults thought, if you don't cut off their filth, won't so much filth go to the underworld, won't it stink? The Buddha wouldn't be happy, right? ”
Bu Humu smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect General Ma to have such a profound explanation of Buddhism, in fact, there is no need, the general only said that this is the order of the prince, and the subordinate should obey his orders." ”
Ma Fu smiled: "That's very good, I'll wait here for a while, the prince has another thing for me to do." ”
Buhumu nodded, looked sideways at the hour, called a team of supervisors, and said: "Order, go down, remove all the clothes on the lama's body, the executioner must castrate the person before execution, and the cut dirty things are packed in a basket and find a place to burn them." ”
The faces of all the eunuchs couldn't help but show strange smiles, and they all took the order and left.
In a few moments, the order was all delivered. The onlookers were very excited when they learned about it, and shouted: "Yes, you can't cheapen these bastards and castrate them!" ”
"Our Zhennan King just likes to eliminate harm for the people! Can't spare them! ”
"Haha, there's a good show to watch!"
"Can I help? I've got a knife with me, hehe. ”
"Go, don't make a mess, don't you see that the executioner has a dagger on his body? It's for cutting off heads, and it's better than your knife! ”
"This order of the prince is really applauding! I'll kowtow to the gate of the palace later! Who's going with me? ”
"Me!"
"I'll go too!"
"Count me in!"
"Rejoice! Our prince is happy to do things! It would be good if the prime minister of the Great Yuan Dynasty let our prince be the king! ”
"Cut! Can a mere prime minister be eye-catching? The flowers and rivers of the Southern Song Dynasty are all the prince's world, you can stay here for a few days, you can steal the fun, there is no such thing as marrying a princess, the prince is not here. ”
"Alas! I heard that the prince is going to leave after this thing, and if he comes back, he will have to fight Japan in the summer, I don't know if the metropolis will be the same after the prince leaves? ”
"No, the current Zhongshu Province is not the previous Zhongshu Province, there are many important ministers, even lamas can be killed, what else can't be done in Zhongshu Province? The prince is really at a loss to have a prince, Hong Fu Qi God. ”
"Of course, can the prince not be blessed? Having said that, we have also gained a lot of benefits, most of them are much cleaner than before, if the prince can live for another year and a half, how many blessings we will enjoy. ”
"Don't talk about it, start stripping clothes, freeze these dog offal!" (To be continued......)