751 Liquidation of the Si Shang clan
The Tubo people present looked at Zheng Peng with complicated expressions, and Zheng Peng decisively killed and subverted their previous judgment and cognition.
Compared with the five big and three coarse, murderous Tang soldiers, Zheng Peng is obviously more elegant, especially to prevent his subordinates from committing violence against Tongji, and give Tongji a chance to ask questions, very Confucian general's demeanor, but no one expected that when the opponents all stood up, they didn't even say a word of persuasion to surrender, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of living lives turned into corpses.
Many people have just woken up to the fact that when fighting, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are like devils who have no feelings and can only kill, and the seemingly elegant general in front of them is the big leader of this terrible Tang army.
Without Zheng Peng opening his mouth again, Cui Xiyi shouted loudly: "The Tubo Kingdom is dead, there are people who are unwilling to submit to the Tang Dynasty, stand up, are there any?" ”
Cui Xiyi shouted three times in a row, but no one stood up, and the huge square was quiet, only the whirring wind was heard.
People who are not afraid of death, most of them died when the Tang army attacked the city, and when they retreated to the Potala Palace to hold on, they let the Tang army wipe out, and those who are really not afraid of death are not as many as imagined.
The Tang army is too terrible, they have a weapon that can shine and make a loud noise, the impregnable cement city wall, shield, armor, in front of the mysterious weapon is like paper paste, there is no way to resist, the capital city of Luo Some cities fell, Zampu Chide Zuzan saw that there was no hope of escape, and he was martyred, Chide Zuzan died, and the Tubo officials and people had a feeling of emptiness.
When the capital of the kingdom is gone, to whom will they be allegiant?
Besides, what Zheng Peng said is also right, Tubo has indeed called his ministers to the Tang Dynasty, and it seems logical to return to the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and it is very good to the countries and tribes that return to the Tang Dynasty.
Where are the piles of corpses piled up on a hill, and who would be stupid to send them to death?
After waiting for a while, Zheng Peng nodded with satisfaction, stood in front of the stage again, and said loudly: "There is a saying in Datang that those who know affairs are Junjie, you also see that Datang is strong and unstoppable, and there is only a dead end to fight against Datang, rest assured, as long as you sincerely return to Datang and be loyal to the emperor, you can guarantee that not only your life is safe, but also have the opportunity to be reused by Datang." ”
"General, how can I get the reuse of Datang?" There were bold people in the crowd, plucking up the courage to ask loudly.
Seeking wealth and danger, people with a heart have long calculated: Tubo has a harsh environment and poor property, and it is a foreign place for the Tang Dynasty, and the biggest possibility is that it will be unified like the Western Regions.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Zheng Peng laughed, clapped his hands and said: "This question is a good question, if you want to be reused by Datang, you must first show loyalty to Datang." ”
Someone started, and soon someone followed: "General, how do you show loyalty?" ”
"Simple, serve Datang and deal with those enemies who endanger Datang" Zheng Peng showed an imperceptible sneer on his lips: "Now there is an opportunity to show loyalty." ”
After that, Zheng Peng said to Guo Ziyi: "General Guo, bring people up." ”
Guo Ziyi responded, and quickly asked a group of people to come up, and tied these people to the wooden stakes prepared in advance.
Seeing the group of people on the new guard, the square, which had been silent for a long time, became lively again, pointing at the tied people one by one and pointing.
The people who were tied to the stake were not only from the Sishang clan, but also many of them were also high-ranking officials in Tibet, such as Hu Sang, the prime minister of the Inner Dynasty, from the Nanang clan; Deputy Prime Minister Doni, from the Wulu clan; Gongshan, the general of the court, from the Manzhichen clan; Dachang Benwo'er technique, from Wei's and so on, what is surprising is that there are not only people who hold official positions, but also ordinary people of the four major Shang clans, men, women and children, who are tied to the stake one by one.
Is this going to be reckoned?
Zheng Peng and the others discussed for a while, then waved their hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Tubo and Datang were once like brothers, but they became enemies because of villains. ”
As soon as the words fell, the scene was in an uproar, and Zheng Peng's words could be said to have sentenced the Sishang clan to death.
Si Shang clan, that is the foundation of Tubo, is also recognized as a famous family, most of the important official positions and territories in Tubo are under the control of the Si Shang clan, listening to Zheng Peng's meaning, it seems to take the Si Shang clan, if the Si Shang clan is removed, almost more than half of the nobles in Tubo will be cleaned up.
Zheng Peng ignored the whispers in the square and continued: "The Sishang clan is the tumor of Tubo, gaining power internally, oppressing and exploiting the people; All kinds of provocations to the outside world, causing trouble, dragging the army and the people into a cruel war, you think about it, how much of the spoils obtained in the battle, the Sishang clan took away; The cattle and sheep that you have worked hard to raise for a year, who ate the fattest ones, and how many of them were forced into the pen of the Sishang clan, and you say, the Sishang clan is hateful or hateful?"
The sensational words are like stones thrown onto the surface of a calm lake, setting off a circle of ripples in the hearts of ordinary officials and people in Tibet:
"Yes, every time we fight, we are desperate on the front line, and those guys from the Sishang clan are hiding behind, and they take the biggest and best share every time."
"I don't know how many times I have to pay taxes a year, and I work hard all year round to pay taxes to those damn nobles."
"There are a lot of taxes, and when you are busy, you have to work for the people of the Sishang clan for nothing, and you don't even have food."
"They scolded when they wanted, beat us when they wanted, and treated us like animals."
The more the people in the square scolded, the more angry they became, the more ugly things were exposed, and some of the brave ones saw that the enemies who had bullied or harmed them were tied to wooden stakes and secretly pinched snow balls from the ground to smash them, while the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty saw it and turned a blind eye.
They had already received a secret order from above, and as long as the people of Tibet did not make too much trouble, they would let them.
Zheng Peng saw that the rhythm was under his control, and there was a look of satisfaction in his eyes.
In the Tang Dynasty, there are laws that require the master not to abuse and kill slaves at will, many educated families also pay attention to family style, treat slaves at home, it can be said that the slaves of the Tang Dynasty are much happier than the slaves of Tibet, in Tibet, the master can dispose of slaves at will, and the nobles and officials also regard ordinary people as their own slaves.
If you really count the accounts, the suffering of the people of Tibet will not be able to be told for three days and three nights.
Seeing that the heat was almost the same, Zheng Peng signaled to be quiet again, took out a horizontal knife from the waist of the guard on the side, threw it on the open space of the square with a snap, and said loudly: "These people who are tied to the stake are all from the Sishang clan, people are here, the knife is on the ground, who wants to show loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, pick up the knife, kill one at will, does anyone dare to come up." ”
What, kill the people of the Sishang clan with your own hands?
Seeing the horizontal knife thrown on the snow and shining cold, the people of Tibet looked at each other, no one knew what to say, and the scene fell into a very uncomfortable silence.
"Brother Guo" Lu Jin asked in a low voice: "The Sishang clan is a famous family in Tubo, it is powerful, there are many talents in the clan, and its status in the hearts of the people of Tubo is very high, if they are recruited for the use of the Tang Dynasty, they will definitely be able to control Tubo in the shortest possible time, the boss does this, it is equivalent to forcing the Sishang clan into a desperate situation, they resist desperately, it will increase the difficulty of controlling here, and it may also increase a lot of casualties." ”
If you are disobedient, you can deal with it directly, but as soon as Zheng Peng makes a move, he will get rid of the deep-rooted Sishang clan, or the kind that will be pushed to the end with a pole, Lu Jin couldn't figure it out for a while.
Guo Ziyi whispered: "It's because the influence of the Sishang clan is too great, so the general will choose to root them out, so as not to leave future troubles." ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"Simple, the Sishang clan has always been at the top of Tubo, what do you want to be rich or not, what Datang gave them, not necessarily comparable to what they originally had, that is, there is fear in their hearts, not necessarily gratitude, once Datang relaxes or there is something changed, these people will rebel, but supporting the new agents is different, Datang gave them, far more than before, grateful, not only cherish everything in front of them, but also find ways to protect everything they get, which is conducive to our conquest plan, and most of them have no background, so they can only hug Datang's thighs tightly."