Chapter 703: Chapter 3 Rectify People's Hearts
Dozens of envoys from all over Jingzhou gathered behind Mi Yang, watching Mi Yang whip Li Yan's body with the rattan in his hand.
At the same time, they also heard the words from Mi Yang's hatred of iron and steel:
"I came to Jingzhou alone for the unification of the Han Dynasty.
Although the Han dynasty is prosperous today, it is not easy to unify the great cause!
It is necessary for the ministers of our Han family to work together and work together with one heart and one mind.
If you have such an ambition, why don't you?
As a general valued by the previous emperor, you actually acted perversely, causing the resentment of the people of Yiyang to boil.
The reputation of the first emperor is also disgraced because of you.
But by this sin thou shalt die a hundred times."
As he spoke, Mi Yang seemed to really want to whip Li Yan to death, and the rattan in his hand waved harder and harder.
Li Yan is a battle-hardened general, and his physical fitness is not comparable to ordinary people.
It's just that no matter how brave the general, how long can he hold out under the constant whipping of Mi Yang?
After Mi Yang lashed more than a dozen times in a row, Li Yan's back had become a blur of flesh and blood, and it was extremely miserable.
And after Mi Yang whipped him hard again, Li Yan finally couldn't hold on anymore, and at this time he couldn't even scream, he just lay on the ground and fainted.
Li Yan's fainting startled Li Feng next to him.
Li Feng was afraid that Mi Yang would really whip Li Yan to death, he forgot the fear in his heart at this time, and pounced directly on Li Yan's body, and endured the next whipping for Li Yan.
It's just that Li Feng's act of saving his father did not make Mi Yang make up his mind to let Li Yan go.
Mi Yang looked at Ding Feng on the side and said, "Drag Li Feng away."
As soon as Mi Yang's words came out, before Ding Feng could take action, the faces of the surrounding onlookers changed drastically.
Da Sima really wants to whip Li Yan to death?
The process of Mi Yang's whipping of Li Yan just now made them tremble when they saw it for a long time.
You must know that although Li Yan was deprived of military power by Mi Yang, he is still a former general.
In the military system of the Han Dynasty, the position of former general is very high.
At least in the current Jingzhou, Li Yan is the person with the highest status except for Mi Yang.
Besides, as we all know, Li Yansuan is a member of the Miyang faction!
It is precisely because of Li Yan's prominent status and special status that the tragic scene of him being whipped in public has a greater impact on envoys from all over the world.
For a moment, the envoys from all over the world couldn't help but ask themselves in their hearts, even Li Yan's crime was still like this, let alone their sovereign who was inferior to Li Yan?
It is only now that envoys from all over the world realize that Mi Yang's character is by no means blindly like Liu Bei, at least in some aspects, he has a ruthlessness and determination that Liu Bei does not have.
And because of Li Yan's prominent status, the envoys couldn't sit back and watch Mi Yang really whip Li Yan to death.
Maybe they can't go against Mi Yang's decision, but there are some things that they don't do and can't do them, which are two different things.
Thinking of this, the first person to react was Chen Dao.
I saw Chen Zhi rushing to Mi Yang's side with an arrow step, kneeling down and hugging Mi Yang's thighs and saying:
"Da Sima, you can't fight anymore!
The former general is very old, and if he continues to fight, he will die."
Chen Zhi was the first person to sue Li Yan to Mi Yang, but the reason why Chen Zhi sued Li Yan to Mi Yang was because he was worried that Li Yan would ruin national affairs due to personal interests, not that he had a personal enmity with Li Yan.
In his heart, Chen Zhi didn't want to use this incident to cause Li Yan to die.
Mi Yang saw that it was Chen Zhi who suddenly came out to stop him, and he said angrily, "What does it matter if such a sinner dies and dies!"
Saying that, Mi Yang saw that Li Feng was forced to pull it apart by Ding Feng, and he was about to raise the rattan again.
And before Mi Yang could drop the rattan in his hand, the envoys from all over the surrounding areas knelt down in unison to plead with Mi Yang:
"Da Sima, I hope to spare the life of the former general!"
"Da Sima, the former general knows that he is wrong."
"Daiji
Ma, the former general has a lot to do with the big man!"
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The next moment, all kinds of words of plea poured into Mi Yang's ears.
And after Mi Yang heard those words of pleading, a look of hesitation appeared on his face for the first time.
Mi Yang's hesitation was soon noticed by Deng Zhi among the ministers.
Deng Zhi, who was born in a famous family, has heard too many secret political insights since he was a child.
Good experience can enable Deng Zhi to make the most accurate judgment at this time.
I saw Deng Zhi walking all the way to Mi Yang's body, hugging Mi Yang's other thigh, and said with a tremor in his mouth:
"In the Battle of Yizhou that year, the former general led the army to return to the right, so that the first emperor could drive into Chengdu for a long time.
Later, the former generals successively served in the locality, quelled the rebellion, and rectified the people's livelihood, and the first emperor was praised a lot, and was called a meritorious hero of the Han Dynasty.
Everyone in the world says that Da Sima has the style of the first emperor, and if Da Sima whips the former general to death in public today, it will hurt the name of the first emperor's leniency!"
"Besides, Da Sima Fangcai also said that the Han Dynasty dominates the mountains and rivers, and what is needed is a large number of virtuous and handsome men, although the former general has a loss of personal morality, but his talent is good.
Why didn't Da Sima spare his life, so that he could make meritorious service in the future?
Talents are easy to kill, but not easy to get, Da Sima!"
Deng Zhi was crying as he spoke.
His appearance, in order to maintain Mi Yang's name and die for the foundation of the Han Dynasty, made Mi Yang quite moved.
Should I say it or not, some things are still professional for the children of the family.
And after Mi Yang listened to Deng Zhi's words, he looked at the envoys who knelt down to intercede for Li Yan, and his face showed helplessness.
"You, you are alone in injustice!
If Li Yan's life is spared today, and someone will follow Li Yan's example in the future, then what?"
Should I say it or not, in essence, Mi Yang is also a child of a family.
Deng Zhi saw that Mi Yang's tone was loose, but he still didn't change his mind because of his concerns, at this time, no matter how stupid he was, he knew what to say.
Deng Zhi quickly wiped the tears from his face, and then took the lead in saying:
"Don't worry!
Teaching and punishing it is a century-old tradition of our Han family.
If there is a former general who has a military precedent in the front, but there are still those who dare to commit it again, there is no need for the great Sima to worry about it, and the minister will swear to death to punish him severely, and he will not be tolerated!"
As soon as Deng Zhi said this, Mi Yang's eyes showed satisfaction.
It's just that the envoys who were still pleading for Li Yan were stunned for a while.
They seemed to sense something.
Seeing that the envoys did not have a postscript, Mi Yang took the initiative to ask:
"What do you think of what Deng Jingzhou said?"
As soon as Mi Yang's words came out, all the messengers gradually reacted.
This is Jingzhou's version of the "Three Chapters of the Law"!
But the situation has developed to this point, can they say no?
Once they say no, aren't they clearly telling the people of the world that the lord behind them will do illegal things in the future?
Those who can be messengers will not be stupid and dull like this.
Therefore, after a little thought, the envoys kowtowed to Mi Yang again and again, expressing their approval of Deng Zhi's proposal.
Seeing that "public affection is difficult", although Mi Yang is a great Sima, it is not easy to insist on doing it.
Mi Yang finally chose to put down the rattan in his hand, but he wanted to punish Li Yanzhi, but it was not fake.
So Mi Yang said to the ministers present:
"Li Yan's capital crime can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped.
Today, Gu issued an edict to deprive Li Yan of his position as a former general, and demoted him to a third rank in a row to a lieutenant as a punishment!"
After finishing speaking, Mi Yang threw the rattan in his hand on the ground and turned to leave.
Looking at Mi Yang's departing back, the kneeling envoys from all over the country breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Mi Yang's rattan was whipped on Li Yan's body, why wasn't it whipping their hearts?
Some of the messengers thought of their own lords,
The wickedness of the things they did in private awakened their hearts.
Hurry back and persuade them to cut off!
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