Chapter 35 The Third Task Dong Zhuo of the Three Kingdoms 3
After expelling the soldiers and horses from other counties, Lu Renbing sent the eighth lieutenant to lead the troops and horses to be stationed in Luoyang Baguan, replacing the eight captains set up by He Jin, and holding the surrounding defense of Luoyang. Occupy the main road in the western customs clearance.
At this time, Luoyang was completely controlled. Lu Renbing continued to transfer, and his old department, 30,000 Xiliang Iron Riders arrived in Luoyang in a steady stream. 20,000 were stationed in Chang'an, controlling Jing Zhaoyin and guarding against Han Sui Ma Teng. With the armies in place one after another, no one can shake Lu Renbing's strength in Luoyang.
Yuan Kui and others put forward the idea of reinstating the party members in the court, and Lu Renbing agreed, but rejected it, and the proposal to grant these party members the high-ranking officials of the prefecture and county should be granted, saying that the world was in turmoil and could not be hastily decided. It is suggested that all these party members should be summoned to Luoyang to discuss the state of affairs.
Under the pressure of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Emperor Ling pardoned the party members, but Emperor Ling himself was very disgusted with the party members, so he did not give these party members too high a position, and many of the implicated party members and their descendants were unemployed.
The party's stronghold, Taixue, also declined as a result.
In order to be recognized by the scholars, Dong Zhuo in history brainlessly gave these party members, state pastors, and county governors high positions, which directly led to the secession of these Kwantung princes.
Now Lu Renbing still wants to take back the state assassin history and the military and political power of the state pastor that Emperor Ling was forced to give, how can he still appoint these people? If you want to be an official, come to Luoyang, when Lu Renbing is in power, he is thinking about how to arrange these people. Although these party members are in collusion, it is undeniable that they are all people with integrity and ability, and there is no problem with the party members, at least morally.
Now Lu Renbing's imminent problem is to kill the white wave thief, who is known as 100,000, attacking Taiyuan and Hanoi, and is violent.
In history, Dong Zhuo sent Niu Fu to conquer Bai Bo, but he was defeated and returned, which directly led to Dong Zhuo's abandonment of Luoyang. Lu Renbing thought that he was underestimating the enemy, and it was also possible that Dong Zhuo had too few troops in Luoyang and his position was unstable, so he could not send more troops. only to lead to failure.
This time, Lu Renbing had a heavy army in his hands, plus the 30,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry who had just been transferred from Guanzhong, he had to succeed in a battle and destroy the White Wave Thief. Shocked the small in Luoyang City, and at the same time exercised his newly integrated Luoyang army.
Luoyang City was not peaceful, because after Lu Renbing entered the city, he arrested Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Wu Kuang and other people who participated in the looting of the palace on the charge of rebellion. Because they not only killed the eunuchs, but also burned the South Palace. Isn't it a joke that these charges have been lightly skipped in history.
Lu Renbing also arrested the generals who participated in the same crime, and the Luoyang prison was overcrowded. These people who followed Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao to participate in the storming of the palace were all the children of the official eunuchs, Yu Lin Lang, Hu Benlang, these armies who were supposed to defend the majesty of the Han family, turned out to be the sinners of the destruction of the Han Palace. Lu Renbing is worried that there is no excuse to gather military power, and this crime of burning down the palace and being conspiracy is not a ready-made crime.
There is no problem in killing eunuchs, it is the common wish of all people in the world. Lu Renbing would not arrest them on this charge, but robbing the palace and burning down the South Palace, where the emperor worked, was not a crime that could be easily accepted. What's more, in addition to the eunuchs, the palace maids and concubines in the palace were humiliated and killed, and there are not a few who have been divided?
While Lu Renbing took these people in custody, he generally counted the losses in the palace, and tried to find the corresponding responsible person for every flower and plant that was lost. Because of the blockade of the inner city, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and others didn't think that Lu Renbing dared to do anything to them. So unprepared, he was served by Lu Renbing.
In order to prevent them from being rescued, Lu Renbing imprisoned them, who had status, in the barracks. Ordinary soldiers, house slaves, imprisoned in the newly built prison. The residences of these people in the inner and outer cities of Luoyang were all sealed and searched.
The detainees, Lu Renbing, did not ask their identities, but were interrogated day and night, making sure that they explained everything they had done on the day of the attack on the palace, and asked them repeatedly, day and night, until they were consistent in what they said, until nothing was omitted, and that they confessed what their colleagues had done. Under the temptation of being meritorious and able to atone, those military servants took the lead in betraying their superiors and colleagues, followed by those good and friendly men of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and the willpower of the Lang officials who served as the children of the official eunuchs was not strong, plus they thought that even if they confessed, it was nothing, and they just wanted to hurry up and get out.
In the face of the mountain of confessions, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao, the three most determined people, also had to confess their plan to attack the imperial city, and the burning of Nangong was an accident and was not in the plan. But Lu Renbing didn't believe it, and he had to admit that burning down Nangong was their plan.
The three of them didn't want to admit it even when they died, and Lu Renbing wouldn't be in a hurry, anyway, he had people interrogate them every day until they were exhausted. Anyway, their fox friends have already confessed. The burning of the Nangong was indeed not in the plan, it was the killing of Yuan Shu, who saw that the emperor and the queen mother were robbed, and ordered to be burned in a fit of anger.
Lu Renbing didn't care about this, and Lu Renbing now began to let them confess the mastermind behind it, such as Taifu Yuan Kui, did he know? Does Yuan Ji know?
What is Lu Zhi's opinion, what did Yang Biao do, what did Sikong Liu Hong do, did these Lang officials' fathers and brothers know about it, and did they participate?
Not only interrogated them, but Lu Renbing also focused on searching the residences and homes of these people. Correspondence is a top priority.
Of course, the harvest is amazing, especially the mastermind Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu's family has harvested a large number of letters, among these letters, the connection with the famous people in the prefectures and counties of the world, the contempt for the royal family in the words, and the vows for the officials after the extermination of the eunuchs should not be too naked.
In addition, the utensils, treasures, calligraphy and paintings in the palace are searched from these people's homes in cars, and of course, the palace beauties treasured by these people are indispensable, and the total number of people has reached 1,000. Yuan Shu treasured 12 people, Yuan Shao also collected 8, and Cao Apu also collected 4, which is worthy of being a loyal and good general of the Han Dynasty.
Originally, when Lu Renbing was detaining these people, Yuan Kui, Yang Biao and others were still pressuring Lu Renbing in the court, asking him to release them quickly, after all, behind these people is the entire family of officials in the world.
But Lu Renbing, who didn't accept the call at all, directly brought the confessions and evidence that had been collected to the court, and asked Tingwei, according to the Han law, how should the crimes of these people be sentenced? Is there a problem with the three clans?
Tingwei was speechless, and Lu Zhi, who was known as a great Confucian, was also silent. Yuan Kui, Yang Biao trembled angrily, not knowing what to do. Because their children are all among them, if they punish the three clans, their heads are also on the list.
The only consolation is that the family backgrounds of these Lang officials include all the families of the Han Dynasty, and no one can escape. Unless Dong Zhuo is crazy, he will correct all of them. It's just to ask them for favor.
Lu Renbing didn't care about himself either, and told them in public, "The crime of treason is not forgiven, and from the evidence collected so far, it is difficult for everyone in the court to escape from it, so how to deal with the aftermath and how to deal with it depends on the consultation of the princes." I only have three opinions, the South Palace must be repaired, the losses of the royal family must be compensated, and the fright of His Majesty and the Queen Mother must have an explanation. ”
Lu Renbing wanted to expose the faces of these people in front of Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian, and then claim to be the protector of the royal family.
Lu Renbing threatened these people that if he could not give him a satisfactory answer, he would enforce the law impartially and make the crimes of those people public. In addition to punishing the three clans, Lu Renbing also threatened them to spread what they had done all over the world, and also beat them into the legend of the ministers, erect a monument outside the city gate, and spread it to future generations.
The anger made the big rus tremble.
Lu Renbing only said it verbally, but did not really do it, so these ministers are still discussing it in private. Lu Renbing was not in a hurry, and calmly arranged his army.