Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 199 Cai Zhou's Disposal

Zhongjun Dragon Tent
The furnishings are very simple, with a dragon case in the middle and two rows of tables on the left and right sides of the lower head.

There are nine bull candle lampstands along the four sides of the dragon tent.

Shen Cong, Chen Yan, Xiao Hao and the other three knelt in the middle, each of them was pale, and the weather was cold, but the three of them were sweating profusely on their bare backs.

Their heads were lowered very low, and they didn't dare to look directly at the emperor.

An hour passed, but the emperor didn't care about them at all.

Yes, His Majesty the Emperor has been letting them hang out for over an hour. He was scribbling with a pen on the table while his servant was studying ink.

As for why this is so.

Li Ye's old routine. When he was a local chief officer in his previous life, his subordinates did things that made him feel wrong. He would always let him air out when his subordinates were reporting work, so that they would be frightened and frightened. Good development.

But at this time, the emperor summoned Shen Cong and others, but did not speak to them. They were close at hand, but out of reach.

Think!

The more I think about it, the more scared I become!

It was cold and cold, my body was sore, and my legs seemed to be unconscious.

They already knew about Qin Zongquan's treatment.

Originally, Shen Cong and others had high expectations. They had the ability to capture the thief anyway, and held military power. According to the usual practice, it is not impossible for the imperial court to appoint a Jiedushi. Isn't that the case with the old enemy Zhu Wen!
It's a pity that today is different from the past. The current imperial court holds a strong army, and it can prove its strength by destroying 8 horses all the way in Luoyang.

The imperial army who had just entered the city was all armored and their morale was high. Thousands of carts and horses were loaded with food and grass, so that although there were 8 or [-] horses in Caizhou City, they did not have any intention of resisting.

The three of them exchanged glances from the corner of their eyes, all of them looked shocked.

The expectations are getting lower and lower, and in the end, I just want to keep my family and my life.

His Majesty the Emperor felt that it was almost done. He looked down and put down the pen in his hand.

Ni... Da...

The sound of writing made the three people below tremble!
Like a condemned prisoner awaiting final judgment.

His Majesty the Emperor got up and walked down from the desk, walked around the three of them, looked them over carefully, and finally stopped in front of Shen Cong.

"Who is Shen Cong?"

Shen Cong said tremblingly: "Back... Your Majesty, the last general is Shen Cong!"

"Where's Chen Yan?"

"The end is here!"

"Then you are Xiao Hao?"

"The last general will be Xiao Hao!"

Li Ye said: "Raise your heads up, I'll look at you!"

The three of them raised their heads slowly, Li Ye glanced around and saw that the three of them were all ashen, and their expressions were quite terrified!
"I didn't want to accept the surrender, but I still accepted the surrender. Do you know why?"

"..."

The three looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

The atmosphere is very dignified.

A high-ranking official with a generous salary, rich and powerful, holds military power in his hand, and sits in one side as a local emperor.

Such ideas have long since faded away.

Shen Cong said: "Your Majesty, although we are thieves, we will never waver in our obedience to Tang. We are loyal to His Majesty!"

"The last general is willing to be loyal to His Majesty!"

Li Ye waved his hand and said, "You will capture Qin Zongquan and save your life from dying. I naturally take such achievements to heart, but..."

The heartbeat of the three stagnated, and they heard the emperor say
"Under the hands of the Qin thieves, you slaughtered everywhere, looted everywhere, preyed on people, and committed crimes that both humans and gods hate. Could it be possible that you can become a Buddha immediately by putting down the butcher's knife?"

"His Majesty……"

"The last will be guilty!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me!"

Li Ye shook his head and said, "Do you know why I don't want to accept the surrender? I thought to myself, if you don't kill these people who have committed heinous crimes, why would the common people be angry? The old and weak captives you slaughtered.

You also have wives and children, if someone rapes your wives and daughters, tortures and kills your parents and children, can you forgive them with just a confession? "

The three of them fell to the ground, beads of sweat kept dripping, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Are you afraid? It’s right to be afraid. If you don’t let you feel fear from the bottom of your heart, there will still be chaos in the future.

The way to control the next is to hit a stick and give a sweet date.

Just when the three of them were panicking, His Majesty the Emperor sighed, changed the tone of the conversation, and said: "You have committed many crimes, and I am afraid that you will not end well. I remember your contributions, but I don't want to see that one day, your decapitated people will die." place."

"His Majesty!"

There is no need to die, as soon as the tense strings in the heart loosen, the three of them couldn't help weeping.

"Where is Shen Cong?"

"The end is here!"

"I gave you the title of governor of Caizhou. I am waiting for you. I will give you [-] yuan to surrender. The officials of the governor's office should send it to you. I want you to farm. If an acre of fertile land is barren, I will punish you for your crime!"

"No, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Shen Cong let out a long breath.

"Where is Xiao Hao?"

"I granted you the governor of Xuzhou, a man from Shunyi County. I will also give you [-] yuan to surrender as soldiers. If you have an acre of idle land in Xuzhou, I will punish you for your crime!"

"No, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness!"

After Li Ye finished speaking, he looked at Chen Yan.

"I appointed you as the governor of Wuzhou, male of Zhongshun County, and I will distribute [-] of you to go to Jiajia as soldiers, and all the officials should be the same as above, to farm in Wuzhou."

"No, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Li Ye nodded and said, "Get up, everyone! Serving as an official will benefit one side, and atone for your past evil deeds!"

"Your Majesty will surely live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

Li Ye turned to look at the servant, and said, "Help them untie the vines and give them clothes!"

"promise!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Not long after, the three of them put on their clothes and followed the emperor out of the big tent.

Caizhou, the western suburbs

All 7 to [-] soldiers were taken out of Caizhou City. The vast area was divided into two pieces. One piece was ordinary soldiers, about [-] people, listed on the left.

On the other side, there are officials of the puppet dynasty. There are about 4000 people with official positions in the Cai thief army listed on the right.

All the armor and weapons of the surrendered soldiers were removed, and the fully armed Zuohuwei Army, Fu Cun Army, and Sixth Cavalry Army were cruising around the periphery.

Zhu Zhen stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, all the ministries are under control."

Li Ye nodded and said, "Let's begin!"

"promise!"

In front of [-] soldiers, three or four thousand puppet court officials and veteran generals were all beheaded before the battle. Some people inside tried to resist. A group of cavalry rushed over, chopping melons and vegetables. All these unstable elements was swept away.

The soldiers and civilians of Caizhou are all horrified!

This kind of treatment has never been done by the emperor before, including Wang Jianjun.

In fact, because these people are so destructive, the imperial court has no way to screen them out. Even if they are tattooed as slaves, the emperor is not at ease, so he can only cut the mess quickly and deal with it first.

Li Ye turned his head to look at the three of Shen Cong, and saw that their faces were earthy and their eyes were twinkling.

The purpose of conferring the titles on these three people and the official position of governor is to appease the hearts of the army and the people of Caizhou, to kill and pull a wave.

As for the specific government affairs, if the management is good, the three people can naturally manage it;

They are just three banners.

(End of this chapter)