Chapter 779: Profit
Taking the initiative to admit "guilty" will not win Han Jian's mercy and extra kindness, since Han Jian has decided to start with these people, he will not just say "intimidation". Just when several officials and gentry knelt down to plead guilty, Han Jian waved his hand and turned back to sit down in front of the main seat, and the sword and axe hand rushed in, escorting all the officials and gentry who knelt on the ground.
The whole hall became nervous, and those who confessed their guilt shouted "spare their lives", but they were dragged outside. The rest of the people inside were all cold-faced, and they first looked back at those unlucky colleagues, and while glad that they didn't take the initiative to ask Han Jian for guilt like them, they were also worried about themselves. Now that Han Jian suddenly appeared, and the soldiers and horses of the Xianbei Left Khan King were defeated, the next thing was a purge, and Han Jian would not just say a few words and punish a few people and end it.
At this time, Han Jian, the initiator of the matter, was sitting on the main seat, drinking tea very easily and indifferently. The more plain Han Jian's performance, the more nervous the people present were, they all knew that Han Jian was not easy to mess with, this time Han Jian led his troops to the north on the way to the very unpleasant, there were local soldiers and horses of the Hebei generation on the way to obstruct and sneak attack, Han Jian was very "embarrassed" to arrive in Beichuan City. Perhaps it was the "unbearable" performance of the soldiers and horses led by Han Jian on the road that made many people covet Beichuan and even the entire Hebei region, and they would want to take a step back and hook up with the Xianbei people. But this is also right in the middle, although not every official gentry was qualified to see the fierceness of the imperial court's ironclad cavalry in the city, but they had also heard of it, if Han Jian transferred such a lethal soldier and horse on the way to come, why would it be embarrassing? This can only be said that Han Jian has been showing weakness since the beginning. But there are still many people who fall into Han Jian's trap.
"Since I ascended the throne, I have not been able to sleep well. On the day of my accession to the throne, the news of the invasion of the northern barbarians happened to reach my ears. If the Xianbei barbarians don't want me to drive to the border in person, but those who secretly stumble are all Han Chinese! Do you want to be slaves to the country? Han Jian could still speak calmly at the beginning, but he was full of emotion at the end. Some timid people were already frightened and their legs were weak when they heard Han Jian's roar, and now Han Jian was so loud and "intimidated". Simply someone has already knelt on the ground to plead guilty, and then no matter who they are on the ground, they will not explicitly say that they are pleading guilty for colluding with the Xianbei people. Rather, he asked for "ignorance" and failure to "show compassion for the emperor".
Han Jian was already on the verge of killing, and finally suddenly waved his hand and said, "It's okay." After all, I have been on the throne for a short time, and there are still people in the world who are not convinced. This is also reasonable, come on. Take down all the people who were involved with Di Yi before. I'd like to see it. Who else dares to put the safety of my Central Plains at risk and secretly communicate with Di Yi! β
With that, another group of axemen came in. This time, these axe men seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and they stepped forward to take down some people, and they didn't even need to be instructed and instructed. Although there were not many people who won it this time, those officials and gentry who knelt on the ground were all worried that they would be next. And seeing the people next to them being escorted away with a dirty face, they also felt that the end was coming.
But Han Jian doesn't seem to have expanded the situation very much. did not "catch it all", waiting for the knife and axe hand to retreat again. Many people breathed a sigh of relief again.
Han Jian took another sip of tea and said, "You go back and introspect behind closed doors!" Now the northern soldiers are in urgent need of reinforcements to go north, and there is still a shortage of food, grass and baggage, if you still have the slightest loyalty and patriotism, you should also know how to do something for the northern soldiers, and you don't need to be reminded of everything! β
Han Jian said that he would not remind, but this has been reminded very clearly. It is impossible to let these people in front of them go to the border to fight with the Xianbei people, and all these people can do is donate food and materials. But if they are asked to donate "sincerely", they will not be able to donate much, and it is better to come directly to the house. But Han Jian can't mess up his backyard first, even if Han Jian wants to take this group of people to the end, but he still has to care about the stability of the rear, he can only punish some people, and some families who have a very solid family background will be "brought to justice" first, and more families need to be so scared and stimulated, so they will obediently donate money and food.
Sure enough, after Han Jian finished speaking, the officials and gentry present felt as happy in their hearts. It turns out that the price of not needing to be questioned is to donate enough money, food and materials, which is much stronger than raiding the house and asking for sin. After Han Jian finished saying this, he seemed to feel a little tired, Han Jian whispered a few words to the people next to him, and then Han Jian got up and left, and the remaining officials and gentry stood up in rejoicing, looked into the courtyard, and then left the official residence of the Beiwang Mansion. When they went out, they learned that none of those who had confessed their "guilt" had been forgiven, and they had been directly sent to prison for questioning. Most people are rejoicing that if they had knelt down with those people before, they would not have solved the problem by simply donating some money and food. Now Han Jian is "understandable" doing this, because it is these people who admit their guilt, which also saves the link of "torture into a trick", Han Jian directly asks them for guilt and then confiscates the family property, and solves the problem.
Some people came out of the Beiwang Mansion, but they still didn't dare to talk about it. When they were far away, these people dared to talk a little. At this time, the battle outside the city had just ended, and the cleaning of the battlefield had not yet been completed, and the royal banner of the Left Khan King was also being chased. In this case, Han Jian actually cleaned the interior, which made many people feel unconvinced. But they also had to admit that when it came to the ability to eat meat and drink blood, although Su Tingxia was already at the demon level, compared to Han Jian, the "master", it was still a small thing. Su Tingxia was too direct, using open robbery, while Han Jian used coercion and inducement to make people obediently hand over things.
When Han Jian returned to the inner hall, Fa Yi was making tea for Han Jian, and after two days of staying up late to arrange tactics and plans, Han Jian was already very tired. After all, Fa Yi is Han Jian's pillow person, and Han Jian did not hide things from her, and she also knew very well that what Han Jian needed most now was rest. When Han Jian came in, Fa Ye handed over the tea, all of which were some teas that soothe the nerves and help sleep, Fa Yi was from the Shangqing Palace after all, and he was born in "Taoism", and Taoism still has a lot of research on health preservation. I also know some of the Fa to some extent.
"Alas! It's still too tiring to do things, think about how good it would be to go back to Luoyang earlier and get together as a family. Han Jian sat down. looked lazy, and the prestige of secretly fighting with those officials and gentry in the front hall just now also disappeared. Fa didn't say much, and when Han Jian drank the tea and took the teacup, Han Jian smiled, "It's still Yi'er that you know my heart best." β
Fa Yi said: "Your Majesty should rest early." β
Han Jian smiled: "Even Yi'er, you regard me as a high emperor? If you want to say that the woman next to me, Yi'er, you and Wen'er have known each other for the longest time. Why are there so many clichΓ©s? Don't be busy resting first, didn't say that Luoyang came to the letter yesterday, and yesterday I was busy with business and couldn't check it in advance to avoid distraction. If you don't look at it now, I don't know how much I remember it! β
Fa Yi went back to get the "family letters" from Luoyang, which were all sent by the female relatives in the East Wangfu of Luoyang, and there was a greeting. There are also those who miss them. There are also those who truthfully tell the situation of Dongwangfu and Luoyang. Han Jian saw it, and he was generally relieved, to say that Lin Xiaoshu's delivery was imminent, and he couldn't accompany him in Luoyang, Han Jian was also quite concerned.
"Bring the pen, I'll go back one by one." Han Jian said to the law.
Fa Ye did not obey the order, but shook his head slightly and said, "Rest first." β
Han Jian smiled, to say that Zeng Fa was also his master. Although he is the king of the east and the lord, and the law is also a teacher but a servant. But Fa Yi also has the prestige of a master on weekdays, and Han Jian also gave her enough respect. But when Fa Yi married into the Dongwang Mansion and followed Han Jianjian, he lacked this kind of prestige as a master and a respected elder, usually Han Jian obeyed what she said, and would not even mention any opinions. In fact, Fa Yi also knows how to be a wife, she has her own logic of doing things, but when Han Jian only took her on the expedition this time, she was also told by Han Jian's side women to take good care of Han Jian so that Han Jian would not be too busy with official duties. Now Fa Yi did not obey Han Jian as before, but shook his head to let Han Jian go to rest earlier.
Han Jian smiled and hugged Fa Yi and said, "It's okay to say everything." It's just to write a few letters home, if you go to rest, you will inevitably have to sleep until tomorrow, then Xin'er and Li'er, as well as those nagging aunts, will have to worry about one more day? Let me write something back first, tell them that we are safe, and tell them that we have won the battle, so that they will be happy and happy! β
Fa Yi thought about it for a while, which was a little difficult, and then got up to take the pen for Han Jian. Fa Yi can also feel that after the victory of today's war, as the supervisor of the planning and final execution of the war, Han Jian is still very happy, these days Han Jian has been hiding in the official residence of the Beiwang Mansion, and even except for a few henchmen, no one else is seen, Han Jian has been hanging over his head. If it weren't for the trap of Xianbei Left Khan Wang Zhong and the victory today, I'm afraid Han Jian would not have such a relaxed and happy mood to write a letter home.
Waiting for the method to also present the pen, Han Jian simply took the pen and wrote something on the paper. are all very vernacular words, which roughly explain the current situation in Beichuan, and also let the female dependents of the family not worry too much. Although Fa Yi didn't care about military affairs, she still felt that it was not good for Han Jian to say these words so clearly, and some of the meaning of leaking the military plane, but Han Jian still wrote it. When Han Jian finished writing, there was no longer a smile on his originally relaxed face, and he seemed to be holding the pen as if he couldn't let go of something.
Fa also sensed that Han Jian was disappointed that Yang Rui did not receive a letter. When Han Jian asked Fa Yi to present the letter to his family just now, he specially asked her to see if there was a letter from the palace, and Fa Ye has always been very respectful to Yang Rui, and even she did not dare to consider herself a sister in front of Yang Rui, this time Han Jian ascended the throne as the emperor, she and Yang Rui never met again, and she didn't know anything about Yang Rui's situation in the palace now.
"Alright. If you help me forward it, I won't go over in person. Han Jian folded the letter and smiled at Fa Yi.
Fa Yi's face turned slightly red, in the past, Han Jian called her "master", she also felt that it was very common, but now Han Jian easily does not call her master, every time she calls her, she will feel a little strange, and she feels that Han Jian will be bad. But this time Han Jian was so tired that he didn't have time to have more intimacy with her, Han Jian just used such a way in exchange for a very subtle change in the relationship between the two.
Fa also went out to get people to deliver letters, while Han Jian went to rest. Han Jian hadn't closed his eyes for two or three days, and sure enough, as he said, he slept for seven or eight hours. When Han Jian woke up, it was the second half of the night, and Fa Ye was meditating and exercising, which was also her special way of resting. And there is already a light outside, which means that there are still people waiting for him to report the matter.
Yesterday's big victory with the Xianbei people made the situation in the north improve immediately, and there was a feeling of seeing the blue sky through the clouds. And after the battle, Han Jian left the front line of the battlefield and returned to the Beiwang Mansion, in fact, the generals under many things do not care about the decision, especially when it comes to military affairs, they have become accustomed to everything being ordered by Han Jian, and Han Jian's role in the military system of the entire Dongwang Mansion is like a pillar.
Han Jian got up, and Fa Yi also opened his eyes and sorted out Han Jian's clothes. Han Jian briefly sorted it out, and then went to the side hall to meet Jiangling, who had just finished cleaning the battlefield and came to report it. These generals did not have as much rest as he did, and although these men did not sleep for a few days, they had been preparing for this battle since the morning, and they had not closed their eyes for a day and a night.
After the following report, Han Jian was still very satisfied with the results. Just as Han Jian saw with his own eyes yesterday, the men and horses of the Left Khan King were basically wiped out. But what made Han Jian sigh was that the Khan King of the Left still fled with a few of his relatives, and the pursuing men and horses have not caught up so far. You must know that the Left Khan, as the third person in the Xianbei royal family today, is also one of the most powerful contenders for the future Great Khan, and if he can be captured alive, it will be of great help to this war. Letting the Left Khan escape now also means that he may have to fight this brave general again on the front line of the battlefield in the future, and when the Xianbei people are prepared, it is unknown whether they can gnaw off the difficult bone of the Left Khan.
"Your Majesty, the gentry and wealthy men in the city have donated a large amount of money and grain since yesterday, and they are still being counted. The official residence of the criminal officer that His Majesty handed over to him has now been liquidated, and I ask Your Majesty to show it! β
Immediately, an official presented a detailed list to Han Jian. It has only been less than a day's work, and the soldiers below are also very fast. You must know that these soldiers who came to Beichuan with Han Jian were very aggrieved, in the days when Han Jian was "missing", they were ridiculed and pressured too much by the gentry in the city, and now they are more like they are getting back with profits. (To be continued......)