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Chapter 335 The culprit was divided into pieces!
Liu Sheng couldn't help but sneer after hearing Gao Mingheng's words, "What a 'I wonder where the people below made mistakes when doing things' suddenly took away all the parental and official responsibilities of you Kaifeng people.

Shouldn't you have thought about the possibility of causing the Yellow River to burst its banks and cause floods when you decided to activate the 'breaking of the embankments'? "

Gao Mingheng did not practice to the extent of being completely shameless.

Hearing Liu Sheng's words, he fell silent.

When Liu Sheng saw Gao Mingheng's expression, he knew he was right.

According to the information he obtained from Xunfengwei and other sources, the Yellow River burst its banks and flooded the city. These Ming officials and dignitaries quickly obtained ships to leave the city, and some were even prepared.

How could we have been so well prepared if we had not been on guard against the Yellow River bursting its banks.

These people certainly don't want the Yellow River to burst its banks and cause floods. But they must also be aware of the dangers of breaching the dam.

In the final analysis, it was just to defend the city and eliminate some of the intruders, but in vain to take care of the lives and property of the people of Kaifeng.

This is a typical feudal bureaucratic thought: as long as the city of Kaifeng is defended and the King of Zhou is preserved, no matter how many people die, they will all have merit in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty.

Historical events also prove this.

A flood more violent than this time and space broke out, causing flooding six to seven hundred miles southeast of Kaifeng, affecting millions of people. Kaifeng and many other cities were lost. But because the king of Zhou, Gao Mingheng, and Huang were saved, Shu and other officials were actually promoted afterwards, and there was even a commendation in their resumes for "defending the territory and destroying the enemy"!

It's simply a big joke in the world!
These people are not afraid that the hundreds of thousands of Kaifeng people who died due to the flood will turn into ghosts and claim their lives!

Of course, it is said that in history, the Ming Army and the Chuang Army successively used the strategy of breaking the embankment. The Ming army wanted to divert water to fill the moat and wash away some of the invading troops; the invading army wanted to submerge the city walls with water and assist in the siege.

Although there were no problems in the actual operation between the two sides in history, and the gap was closed after the embankment broke, it left huge hidden dangers, which caused the Yellow River to burst its embankments during the autumn flood.

If Liu Sheng is allowed to comment, both parties are stupid and bad!

No party really has the people at heart.

Although the flood that broke out at this time was relatively small, and the Yi army went north to search and rescue people, which greatly reduced the number of people who died when the Yellow River burst its banks, it is estimated that tens of thousands or even 10,000+ people were still killed.

Therefore, Liu Sheng did not want to let go of these officials in Kaifeng easily.

He stared at Gao Mingheng sharply and said: "The dignified Governor of the Ming Dynasty, how dare you do something but dare not say it?"

"That's all," Gao Mingheng sighed, "since you want to hold those responsible for the Yellow River bursting its banks, I will make everything clear.

On that day, the recommendation official Huang Shu proposed this plan, and we had a heated debate. Liang Bing, the envoy to the left, Sang Kaidi, the Tongzhi of Guanhe, and Wang Xie, the county magistrate, firmly disagreed with this matter and thought it was too risky.

The Yellow River embankment has been in disrepair in recent years. If the place where the embankment breaks is not selected well, it is likely to cause the embankment to break and cause floods.

However, a few days later, the invading army sent news of Sun Chuanting's defeat. Everyone in the city knew that Kaifeng was alone and helpless, and they had no choice but to save themselves. Only then did we adopt the plan to breach the embankment. "

Liu Sheng did not want to kill all the Ming officials in Kaifeng, but the main decision-maker definitely wanted to punish the people and give an explanation to the people of Kaifeng.

He asked: "Who are the people who decided to 'break the embankment'?"

Gao Mingheng was slightly silent again.

Probably because he knew that if he didn't confess, someone else would confess, so he said in a bachelor's manner: "I, Liang Bing, the envoy to the left, Cai Maode, the envoy to the right, Su Zhuang, the governor of the branch, Wu Shidao, the prefect, Guan Hetong Zhisang Kaidi, Huang Shu, the official, and Wang Xie, the county magistrate.

In addition, there are also General Hu Dawei, Deputy General Chen Yongfu, and Staff General Gao Qian..."

After listening to Gao Mingheng mention a bunch of names, Liu Sheng compared the situation reported by Kaifeng Fuxunfengwei and found that almost all of them were true.

But there are two people Gao Mingheng did not mention.

One is Henan Xunjing Ling, and the other is Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen.

Ling Zao died in the battle to defend the city before the flood broke out.

But Zhu Gongzhen is not dead.

He then asked directly: "Where is Zhou King Zhu Gongzhen? Don't say that he did not participate in the discussion."

Gao Mingheng was silent for a moment and said: "The King of Zhou was just coerced by us, and he only participated in that meeting to observe."

Liu Sheng would not just listen to Gao Mingheng.

After having Gao Mingheng taken to another place for detention, Liu Sheng successively "interrogated" other Kaifeng officials and dignitaries, and finally figured out the matter.

The thing is basically the same as what Gao Mingheng said.

Among all Kaifeng officials, Liang Bing and Wang Xie firmly opposed the matter in both discussions. Sang Kaifeng objected the first time and reluctantly agreed the second time.

As for Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen, although he did not express his support for this proposal, he also acquiesced.

Finally, Liu Sheng asked people to bring all the civil servants and generals from Kaifeng to the king's tent and glanced at them coldly.

I don't know if Liu Sheng is too powerful now, or if these people feel a little guilty, they all lowered their heads under Liu Sheng's gaze. Even fierce generals like Hu Dawei and King Zhu Gongzhen of Zhou were no exception.

"This time the Yellow River burst its banks and millions of people were affected by the disaster. I don't know how many people were buried in the belly of fish and in the sand. Now that I have entered Kaifeng Mansion, I have to give an explanation to the people of Kaifeng.

The whole story of the dyke breach has been clearly investigated by Gu, and I think you all know it too, so I won’t go into details here. The culprit was Huang Shu, the official of Kaifeng Prefecture. Someone came and kidnapped this man and took him to various refugee camps in the north, where the people could scold him!

If the person is not dead after seven days, his five horses will be cut into pieces, and his head will be hung on the north wall of Kaifeng. The other corpses will be buried in all directions of Kaifeng City to commemorate the dead people! "

Although Huang Shu had realized that he would not get good results from the moment Liu Sheng interrogated everyone, he was still so frightened that he collapsed when he heard Liu Sheng's verdict.

After two guards came forward to tie him up, he struggled violently.

He was a Jinshi for the tenth year of Chongzhen. He was only in his thirties. He was still very young. He still had many blessings that he had not thought about and a lot of money that he had not spent. How could he be willing to die? Not to mention being scolded by hundreds of thousands of disaster victims and then torn into pieces and died.

So he lay on the ground and cried for mercy.

"Your Majesty! I am willing to surrender! I have a clever strategy that can help Your Majesty rule the world in three years! I just ask Your Majesty to spare my life, spare my life!"

Seeing Huang Shu showing such an ugly appearance, even the other Ming officials and military officers who were about to be sentenced couldn't help showing contempt.

Now that things have happened, why don't they hate Huang Shu?

If Huang Shu hadn't come up with the poisonous plan of "breaking the embankment", how could the flood have been caused? How did they end up in this situation?

Kaifeng City was besieged, and even if they surrendered, they would not suffer such a humiliating experience.

When Liu Sheng heard this, he made no secret of his disgust for Huang Shu and said coldly: "If people like you surrender to Wei, it will only ruin the reputation of Gu and Wei tribe. Even if Gu takes in a dog, he will not take in a dog."

What's more, if you are not severely punished today, how can you explain to the people affected by the disaster? How can we warn future generations not to use such vicious tactics to implicate hundreds of thousands of innocent people again? ! "

After saying that, Liu Sheng waved his hand and signaled the guards to drag Huang Shu out quickly.

Huang Shu did more than just "proposing a plan to break the embankment and cause a flood" in history.

After the city of Kaifeng was flooded, he was promoted to the supervisory envoy of Jiangxi and later the censor of Henan for his "conservation and advice".

At that time, Chongzhen gave Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen 3000 taels of silver as living expenses, but this guy directly embezzled [-] taels!
Later, he was transferred to the Huguang patrol and became Zuo Liangyu's supervisor. When the Qing army went south in the first year of Hongguang, he encouraged Zuo's father and son to go east to attack the Hongguang court.

Because Zuo Liangyu died of illness on the way, he induced Zuo Menggeng to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

Then, in order to perform meritorious service, he pretended that he had not surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and took advantage of his friendship with Jin Sheng, a celebrity from his hometown (Huizhou), to guide the Qing army to capture Jin Sheng alive, causing a serious blow to the Huizhou anti-Qing rebels.

Later, because this man coveted the savings of the Zheng family in Fujian, he sent troops to capture the Zhongzuo Institute (Xiamen)... In short, he was a despicable, selfish, greedy, and a little clever traitor.

If Liu Sheng met such a person, he would not kill him, so why should he keep him overnight?

After Huang Shu's cry for mercy faded away and the camp became quiet, all the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty in Kaifeng became nervous, even Gao Mingheng, who was relatively calm at first.

Although Liu Sheng had an explanation.

But they still felt that Liu Sheng's execution of Huang Shu was too cruel.

It's not that they were quartered by five horses, but that they camped for seven days and were scolded by the victims - they were all aloof people before, so if they were also punished like this, who could bear it?
Liu Sheng glanced at everyone again, "Liang Bing, Wang Xie."

After hearing Liu Sheng's roll call, both of them stood up.

Compared to others, they were less nervous, but equally apprehensive.

But I heard Liu Sheng say: "You two are officials in Kaifeng. You have no bad reputation, and you even have some policies that are beneficial to the people. This time you firmly opposed the implementation of the plan to break the dike, so you should be innocent."

But you can also be regarded as the parents of the people of Kaifeng, and you are also responsible for this matter, so I will punish you to three months of hard labor in Kaifeng Mansion. Can you admit punishment? "

Liang Bing was 70 years old. After experiencing the flood and being captured, his physical condition was obviously worse than before, but he still handed over his hands and said: "We are really sorry for the people of Kaifeng, and we are willing to accept the punishment."

Wang Xie was much younger, in his thirties, and he also cupped his hands and said: "I am willing to accept the punishment."

Liu Sheng nodded slightly and said loudly: "Take these two down to change clothes, and then ask the doctor to see if Mr. Liang has any physical discomfort."

Although Liu Sheng was against the king, Liang Bing couldn't help but feel grateful when he heard this, bowed to Liu Sheng again, and then left the king's tent.

When he arrived outside the tent, he suddenly realized that the reason why he felt this way was mainly because he agreed with Liu Sheng's attitude towards the people.

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Liu Sheng continued to announce the sentences of others.

"Sang Kaidi was sentenced to one year of hard labor!"

"Gao Mingheng, Su Zhuang, Wu Shidao, and Hu Dawei were sentenced to five years of hard labor!"

"Zhu Gongzhen, Chen Yongfu, Gao Qian and others were sentenced to three years of hard labor!"

"The location for hard labor is limited to Kaifeng Mansion. No one is allowed to be transferred to other places without special orders!"

After hearing what Liu Sheng said, Gao Mingheng was secretly relieved at first, and then his face was full of bitterness.

Although Liu Sheng did not let them go to the camp and be reviled by the victims, he restricted them to hard labor in Kaifeng. If the victims knew their identities, they would still suffer a lot, and it might not even be much worse than being reviled when they went to the camp.

　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)