Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 112 Han Wu Era ([-])

another five months later

Large-scale civil uprisings broke out in Langya, Taishan, Yingchuan, Runan, Nanyang, Huainan, Qinghe, Changshan and other counties, ranging from thousands to tens of thousands. Even bigger.

They captured the city, killed court officials, seized the manors of the tyrants, distributed the wealth in the manors of the tyrants, distributed the fields of the tyrants to the rebellious landless refugees, and refused to pay taxes to the court.

This time, the powerful gentry can't sit still anymore. They can allow small-scale civil uprisings to persist and disgust the court, and they can indulge or even support the killing of court officials against the people. The rebels beat up local tyrants and divided up their fields.

Kill court officials and rebel as you please, but it is absolutely not allowed to divide the land by beating local tyrants!

The tyrants not only hope that the people will rebel, but also hope that the rebellious people will simply rebel without attacking their manors or taking away their fields; I don't want the court to collect their taxes.

Only willing to enjoy rights, unwilling to assume obligations.

This kind of ambivalence makes it difficult for them to control the delicate relationship with the court and the people.

For the tyrants, it is a good thing for the people to make a big noise, which can reduce the court's attention to these powerful gentry, but it is not a good thing to make a big noise, because there is a high probability that their property will be taken away by the anti-people.

Therefore, under such a background, the powerful gentry who had been fighting against the imperial court unexpectedly chose to unite with the imperial court for the first time in order to wipe out millions of rebels who were intensifying.

Changan
Weiyang Palace

main hall
"Yeah!"

"They all think I'm old and I'm not good enough, so they all come to test me?"

"The local tyrants dared to kill the governor I sent out, the unruly people dared to rebel and attack the city, the Huns who were beaten away dared to return to Mobei and continue to go south, all of you still want to participate in the struggle for the throne, don't you think I can't do it? ?ah?!"

Emperor Liu Che glanced at the ministers below, because the dragon was like thunder.

"I want to let the people of the world, the Western Regions, and the Huns understand that even if I am old, it is not something they can try."

"I will kill all those prefects and county magistrates in the local area who hide their money and refuse to give it to me! I will kill all the powerful nobles who hide money and refuse to give it to me! I will kill all the unruly people who dare to rebel! As for the Huns, they must be killed. Until they become extinct!"

"Anyone who is my enemy will die!"

All the ministers dared not speak, and those who dared to speak back at this time would have to be skinned even if they did not die.

"There is also that Li Ling. I have high hopes for him, but he surrendered to the Huns. What kind of famous general is he? Why didn't he commit suicide and die for his country? Ah? Why?!!!"

The emperor was furious, and Li Guangli took the opportunity to jump out to add fuel to the fire: "Your Majesty, Li Ling's surrender to the Xiongnu is really a shame and a great humiliation to the Han Dynasty. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, traitors who surrender to the Huns should be punished and wiped out as an example to others!"

Li Guangli had no enmity with Li Guang's family, so he just wanted to please the emperor, because everyone could see that the emperor wanted to kill Li Ling's family in his heart.

As for some of the former disciples of the Wei family, they had some issues with Li Guang's family before. For example, Wei Qing's subordinate, Gongsun Ao, did not deal with Li Guang.

Although Wei Qing himself did not want to fight for power and profit, his subordinates did.

Therefore, those disciples and former officials of the Wei family also threw stones at them one after another: "Li Ling's treason and defection to the enemy should be punished for the crime of killing the three clans!"

Seeing everyone saying this, the emperor felt a little better, but he remembered that Li Ling was recommended by Sima Qian, so he asked Sima Qian: "Sima Qian, Taishi Ling, I remember that Li Ling was recommended by you. Back then, you said that Li Ling was recommended by Sima Qian. You are a great talent, now Li Ling has defected to the enemy, do you have anything to say?"

Everyone was either throwing stones at the well to please the emperor or their interests, or they were just like Wang Changjiong staring at the pillars of the palace in a daze, not daring to say a word.

Only the unlucky Sima Qian was called by the emperor's name, so he stood up from the crowd and said respectfully to Emperor Liu Che: "Your Majesty, I think whether General Li Ling has defected to the enemy is still open to discussion. What if General Li Ling is outnumbered and has to feign surrender? "

"According to the report from our envoy to Shanyuting of the Huns, Li Ling is training soldiers and teaching the art of war to the Huns! Is this a false surrender? You call this a false surrender?!!!" The emperor was furious.

"Maybe it's just the same name, or maybe the messenger misheard..." Sima Qian wanted to continue explaining.

"Okay, don't talk about it." The emperor waved his hand, and then said to Li Guangli: "General Ershi, tell everyone, if the recommended person commits treason and death, what should the recommender do?"

"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Great Han Dynasty, if the recommender commits treason, the recommender shall be punished with death!" Li Guangli replied.

"Sima Qian, what else do you have to say?" The emperor was not dissatisfied with Sima Qian. Everything was done in business. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, Sima Qian should indeed be sentenced to death, because he was the one who recommended Li Ling to be an official in the court. Be responsible to your recommendees.

"Sir, I have nothing to say. I just hope that Your Majesty will think twice before acting. Whether General Li Ling committed treason, whether he surrendered falsely or actually surrendered, no one knows about this matter. We can't jump to conclusions just because of the envoy's words!" Sima Qian's heart was ashamed, he was doomed now.

"Hmph!" Seeing that Sima Qian was still speaking for Li Ling at this time, Emperor Liu Che snorted coldly: "Destroy the three clans of Li Ling! Decapitate the Taishi Ling Sima Qian for public display!"

"Your Majesty!!!" Sima Qian felt wronged in his heart.

"Drag it down!" The emperor asked Sima Qian to be dragged down, out of sight and out of mind.

Ugh……

Wang Changjiong, who was sitting in the crowd, was very helpless watching this scene. It was impossible for him to stand up and intercede for his student Sima Qian at this time. What if the emperor killed him in a fit of anger?
However, beheading for public display can't be beheaded immediately, but locked in a prison first, and then beheaded after a while, so it's not completely hopeless.

After finalizing the matter of Li Ling's surrender, the emperor began to deal with the matter of millions against the people: "Li Guangli, I appointed you as the chariot general, and Jiang Chong, the embroidered messenger, as the left general. You two command [-] elite cavalry. , quickly wipe out the millions of rebels in the counties of the Kanto region."

"Sir, obey the order!"

Although there are only 5 people, it is necessary to wipe out millions of rebels, but this is actually a very easy task, purely to give Li Guangli military merit.

After all, how could a million farmers with hoes defeat 100 armored cavalry?

This is impossible!
What's more, these millions of rebels are still scattered all over the place, and each group is only 3 people.

In addition, now the powerful gentry in various places have stopped supplying supplies to the anti-people, and they are also training private soldiers to assist the government in suppressing the anti-people.

With so many factors, a million rebels are nothing more than a million corpses to the court.

(End of this chapter)