A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 148: The Eight Kings of the Early Han Dynasty Go Again, Great Purge
After hearing Bai Qing's inquiry about the conditions, the Han Emperor stopped talking in circles and said: "As long as King Bai deposes himself, all the troops accept the imperial reorganization, and hand over Yanmen County, Taiyuan County, Shangdang County and Handan County, I can do it." How about giving up the taxes of Hanoi County to you, but the county governor needs to be appointed by the court, and the Bai Kingdom’s army cannot exceed five thousand?"

Bai Qing thought for a long time and said: "I can go to the king's post, and the army can also accept the reorganization, but your Majesty must not discriminate against the generals of the Bai Kingdom, and should use them according to their talents. The three counties of Taiyuan can be handed over, and the governor of Hanoi can also be appointed by the court. , but its officials and county governors have no right to change them at will.

In addition, the Bai family must have the right to recommend talents to the central government every year, and Sun Yin must be handed over to me. The county seat of Hanoi County was moved to Huai County, and Chaoge was to be used as the private residence of the Bai family. "

"No, Sun Yin cannot be left to you. In addition, I allow the Bai family to recommend two talents every year, which does not occupy the quota of recommended talents for the Hanoi County Sheriff. It is impossible to leave all the appointments of Hanoi County officials to you, I It can be agreed that you retain two-thirds of the power to appoint officials in Hanoi County, and I agree with the rest. Also, I want to recruit people from the Bai family, and you must not stop me."

"Okay, we won't stop them, but His Majesty cannot force them to do so. They need to be willing."

"Of course!"

After determining the conditions, Bai Qing and Han Emperor parted ways.

Later, Bai Qing led his troops back to Chaoge, and the Han Emperor also withdrew his troops from Handan. The moment the Han troops withdrew, Bai Wei hurriedly found Bai Qing who was withdrawing his troops.

"Brother, how are you?"

Bai Qing smiled and said, "You must have been wronged!"

Bai Wei said sheepishly: "I am in jail and I have to ask my brother to rescue me. I am really ashamed, but I am still curious. What did my brother talk to Liu Bang and he just withdrew like this?"

Bai Qing said: "It's nothing, he just asked me to go to the king's house and hand over my fiefdom."

"Brother agrees?"

Bai Qing nodded, and Bai Wei suddenly said angrily: "Liu Ji actually used me to threaten his brother. I will go back immediately and raise troops to fight him to the death." After that, he turned and left.

"Stop!" Bai Qing scolded: "Why are you so anxious? Why do you look like Xiang Yu when you come back? Have you not accepted Xiang Yu's lesson?"

Bai Wei was still a little aggrieved, and sat down and said, "What do you think, brother? It took our ancestors hard work for hundreds of years to get this king's title, and we just gave it up like this?"

Bai Qing smiled, walked up to Bai Wei, reached out and patted Bai Wei's shoulder and said, "So what if you give up? Don't you know? Our ancestors had no intention of having the title of king, just for the convenience of Su Qin's contact with the six countries. Only after the Six Kingdoms took the dominant position did they ask the King of Zhou to assume the title of king. Even the ceremony was so simple.

Do you know what a king is? The king is the head of the country and the father of the people, so he must bear the responsibility of protecting the people under his rule. Now that the Han Emperor is powerful, our Bai family is not only unable to protect the people under his rule, but has become the source of trouble for the people.

If losing the title of king can help the people live and work in peace and contentment, then there is nothing wrong with it. Besides, losing the title of king means losing the shackles. In the past, our policies were only limited to the country, and other places were beyond our reach.

What about now? I can go further to fulfill the mission given to me by the Bai family. Under the leadership of the Zhou royal family, our ancestors were able to go as far as the Huaihe River and exterminate Dongyi. However, since the closure of the country, the Bai family has almost never left the country. He went even further, just enjoying himself in the enclosure.

It's better now, the world is unified again, don't you like battle formations? You don’t have to be trapped in the palace anymore. I will recommend to the Han Emperor that you go to the border and fight with the barbarians if you want to fight. Otherwise, if you fight with the people of the Xia Dynasty, no matter how good the fight is, you will not be allowed to stay. Criticize.

Just like our ancestors, as long as the Bai family did not commit suicide, the people of Xia would appreciate it if they mentioned it. Looking at Bai Qi again, even if he had great military exploits, because of the civil war between the Xia during the war, when the people of the Xia mentioned him, they would spit on him more than praise him. If all he killed were barbarians, I believe that the ancestors at that time would not If he is expelled from his ancestral home, a monument or statue will be erected for him. "

Bai Wei understood what he heard and said to Bai Qing: "Brother, I understand. I am narrow-minded and blinded by wealth and power. Don't worry, even if the Emperor of Han exempts me and doesn't seal anything, I will still go there." At the border, praise my name as the Bai family."

Bai Qing said happily: "If you think so, I am relieved, brother. You should return to Handan now. You must stabilize the situation in Handan."

After untying his knot, Bai Wei returned to Handan.

March 25

Bai Wangqing wrote to Chang'an in Chaoge: "Now there is Bai Wangqing. Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty favored him and named him the White King. He can appease the people and stabilize the place. However, over the years, the place has not only been unstable, but has become increasingly chaotic.

It is also said that the sky cannot have two days, and the country cannot have two masters. Now Baiguo and Handanguo have five counties in the world, almost one tenth of them. They have become the source of disaster that divides the world, and I am in fear all day long.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty was virtuous and meritorious, and was good at appointing talents and talents, which made the world stable and the people prosperous. Therefore, I believe that only by depriving himself of the title of king and returning the place to the central government can he live up to the aspirations of his ancestors and the wishes of the people. Your Majesty approves. "

In Chang'an City, Xiao He and Lu Pheasant followed the Han Emperor's wishes and first issued an edict to persuade them to stay:

"Prince Bai, after Yu the Great, he is a descendant of sages and ancient kings. His talent is enough to inspire a country, and his virtue is enough to be a model for the world. How can he be deprived of the title of king because of trivial matters? Although I am fortunate to have the world, I benefit from the generals." With his life, the princes will protect him, and he will be promoted as the common master of the world. I hope King Bai will think twice."

March 29
Bai Qing, who received a reply from Chang'an, wrote another one, saying that he was ashamed and had no face to meet his ancestors.

April th
After receiving the letter from King Bai, Chang'an accepted Bai Qing's application to resign as king, and then issued an edict in which he fully described Bai Qing's achievements. Finally, he decided to agree to Bai Qing's application, but he could not deny the merit, so Bai Qing was granted the title of Bai Gong, and Chao Ge was granted the title of Bai Gong.

After that, the Han Emperor issued successive edicts, canonizing Bai Wei as the Marquis of Xiuwu, Wang Zhang as the Marquis of Gaoping, and Sun Yin as the Marquis of Dongyang.

April 15th

Emperor Han led his army back to Chang'an and sent officials and troops to take over the cities of Bai Kingdom. Also returning was Sun Yin, Hou of Dongyang. According to Sun Yin's request, he was sealed in the south, away from the influence of the Bai family.

April 23
All the more than 200,000 White Army generals were reorganized by the Han Army. The old White Army generals had two choices. One was to serve in the central government, and the other was to serve in the border areas. Most of the former White Army generals chose the border areas.

Chaoge, Bai Qing looked at the Sun clan members in the hall with an expressionless face. "Your Majesty! Our Sun clan did not take refuge with the Han Emperor. It was Sun Yin who made his own decision. Our loyalty to the Bai clan is a lesson!" A pale-haired Sun clan elder knelt on the ground and cried.

They were the real grievances, because Sun Yin was valued by Bai Qing, so he had previously elected him as the patriarch of the Sun clan, thinking that he could rely on Sun Yin to gain a foothold in the Bai Kingdom and continue to be rich.

Who knew that Sun Yin would rebel directly without telling them, but he just walked away, leaving these tribesmen to accept Bai Qing's trial.

Bai Qing sarcastically said: "Your Majesty? I am no longer your Majesty. Thanks to Sun Yin's kindness, I am now Duke Bai."

A general of the Sun family was tied up and kneeling forward, crying: "Master, I will be deceived by Sun Yin and help the tyrants, which will lead to the collapse of the Bai Kingdom. His crime is unforgivable. I have no face to see the master of the family, and no face to see my ancestors.

However, Mo Jiang managed to survive just to tell the family leader that not all members of the Sun clan were ruthless people. It was Sun's fault that he had a traitor like Sun Yin, and the family wanted to punish him. Mo Jiang had nothing to say. .

But please, for the sake of the Sun family’s loyalty for so many years and the sake of our ancestors, please spare the loyal Bai family members. The general will use his life to remonstrate! "

After saying that, he stood up and bumped into the pillar next to him, blood and brains scattered all over the floor.

The women and children of the Sun family nearby screamed and trembled in fear.

Bai Qing sighed as he watched. He also knew that these people had many wrongdoings, but if there was no punishment, how could they lead the team?

The Sun clan members in this hall include former generals from the Bai Army, ministers from the court, officials from the city, and even his personal guards.

Finally, Bai Qing said to the current head of the Sun clan: "I have always known the loyalty of the Sun clan to the Bai clan. However, because of the people in your clan, the Bai clan was damaged and even the Bai Kingdom collapsed, so We must not go unpunished, otherwise other clans will follow suit in the future, do you understand?"

The elder of the Sun clan said with a gray face: "The guilty minister knows it!"

Bai Qing changed the topic and said: "However, your Sun family has been following the Bai family for more than three hundred years and has made countless great and small achievements. Therefore, I have decided that you, the Sun family, will make your own decisions."

The Sun clan elder knew that they would not be wiped out by the clan, so he said in surprise: "Thank you, head of the family, thank you, head of the family!"

Bai Qing added: "Although it is up to your clan to take action, you must satisfy me, and there is only this one chance, otherwise I will die personally. When the time comes, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The Sun clan always knew that the Sun clan was going to undergo a major change this time, but this situation was already the best, so they kept thanking them with discounts.

Bai Qing knew that this clan elder had always been loyal to the Bai family, so he asked him to take the lead in setting up a five-member tribunal to deal with the Sun family's betrayal.

The five members of the Sun family were discussing in a room. Since all the Sun family members, old and young, had been caught and imprisoned, they only needed to discuss a list and then kill people according to the list.

An old man from the Sun clan said: "How can we be sure? What does Mr. Bai mean?"

"Don't think about bailing out! I won't be satisfied if I don't kill a bloody man this time."

A younger member of the Sun clan said: "First of all, people who are close to Sun Yin must be included in the list."

"Where is the limit?" "Within three generations!" "What is the age limit?" "Any other age limit, no matter how old it is, all of his branch will report it."

"In addition, what should we do with the generals and tribesmen who participated in helping Sun Yin?" "All those who were directly involved should be reported, along with their immediate family members. All within three generations will be punished with hard labor for a period of thirty years."

"Everyone who knows Sun Yin's plan and has not told it will be expelled from their ancestral home, and their descendants will not be included in the family tree. All those within three generations will be imprisoned in the clan area and will not be allowed to leave for ten years."

"Also, those who have positions in the Sun family will give up one-third of their positions to other clans. The Sun family will lie dormant and retreat for thirty years, and then come out to take action after thirty years."

"If this happens, my Sun family will be reduced to a third-rate family!"

"Pedantry, it's good if it's not destroyed. As long as we survive, with the help of my Sun family's family education, why worry about being able to revive it? When our ancestor Sun Wu founded the family as a poor man, we can't do it?"

"Okay, I agree, let's do it!"

The final ruling meeting gave Bai Qing a set of opinions and a list. Even Bai Qing thought it was a bit cruel, but in order to deter other clans, Bai Qing still agreed. However, he circled some people who did not participate in the rebellion after investigation. But some people who were talented and distantly related to Sun Yin pardoned them.

April 24
The Sun clan members identified as rebellious were executed en masse at a prosperous intersection in the west of Chaoge City.

A large number of people came to watch. This was the first time that the Bai family executed so many people at one time, and it was also a large clan close to the Bai family.

There were people of all ages from the Sun clan who were executed. The execution lasted for two hours before it was over. The entire intersection was already stained red with blood. After other clans saw it, they knew that the Bai clan was not only kind but also powerful.

The Sun family has also completely declined in the Bai family sequence. It was originally a first-class family second only to the Bai family, and was reduced to a third-rate family. Originally there were thousands of people in the clan, and the population was prosperous, but now there are only thousands, and almost all of them have been lost. Two-thirds of the clan members.

Sun Yin, who was far away in Chang'an, also felt a chill down his spine after hearing about it. He rushed back to his southern fiefdom overnight and decided to wait until the news passed before returning to Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)