689 has no chance of repentance

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On September 15, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, a large group of people came to the south of Zhuozhou City.

"Sir, I'm in Zhuozhou."

Li Yan came to Li Zixiao's carriage and said,

"Well, send someone into the city, inform Qi Wei and Han Tong of them, and arrange for the army to enter the city."

Inside the carriage, Li Zixiao's voice came out.

"Yes." Li Yan responded.

"By the way, report Zilong's situation to me as soon as possible."

As soon as Li Yan turned around to leave, he heard Li Zixiao's voice coming from inside the carriage again.

"Yes, sir."

At this time, the south gate of Zhuozhou City was also opened, and several teams of White Dragon Army soldiers lined up from inside, and Qi Wei and Han Tong rode out.

"Subordinate Qi Wei (Han Tong), welcome the lord!"

"Two love generals, you have worked hard, get up quickly."

Li Zixiao walked out of the carriage, came to Qi Wei and Han Tong, personally helped the two of them, and said with a smile.

"Serve the lord, don't dare to work hard."

"Alright, let's get into the city."

Immediately, Li Zixiao took Li Yan, Qi Wei and Han Tong and other generals of the White Dragon Army into Zhuozhou City.

At the same time, Qi Wei and Han Tong were already in Zhuozhou City yesterday, recruiting people to set up camps, and at this time, Li Zixiao's army of more than 50,000 could be stationed as soon as they arrived.

Li Zixiao asked Li Yan to take charge of the garrison of the army in the city, and then took dozens of guards, accompanied by Qi Wei and Han Tong, and did not go to the Zhuozhou Mansion, but went straight to the military medical hall.

"What is the situation in Zhuozhou City now?" On the way, Li Zixiao asked Qi Wei and Han Tong.

"Lord Qiyu, now that Zhuozhou City is under our full control, order has been restored......"

Qi Wei briefly told Li Zixiao about the situation of Zhuozhou City at this time and the temporary policies they adopted.

"Hmph, you've done a good job of doing this, tonight Benjue will call a meeting of the generals, and then you can report in detail.

Now, Benjue only wants to hear good news about Zilong. ”

Li Zixiao rode on the horse, his face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice, praying for Zilong in his heart.

"Don't worry, Zilong will definitely be auspicious, and with Doctor Han's help, it will be fine." Han Tong said.

"I hope so."

The three of them rode horses and soon came to the location of the military medical hall, and Li Zixiao directly turned over and dismounted and rushed into the compound of the military medical hall.

Although Han Jishi had already arrived in Zhuozhou, he did not start to deal with Zhao Zilong's arrow wound until this morning, and more than two hours had passed since then.

Until Li Zixiao led the army into the city, Han Tong and Qi Wei didn't know whether Zhao Zilong's life was worry-free.

The two city defense sergeants standing guard at the gate did not dare to stop them after seeing that it was Li Zixiao, and knelt down to salute.

"See the sir."

Bo Chang was not surprised when he saw Li Zixiao coming in, because he knew that Li Zixiao would arrive with a large army today and bow down.

"Is Mr. Han still treating arrow wounds for General Zhao?"

Li Zixiao asked Bo Chang, because he saw that Bo Chang had just come out of the house, and he was still holding a wooden box with a lot of blood-stained cotton balls on it.

"Yes, sir, but don't worry, sir, the teacher has just safely pulled out the two most dangerous arrows on General Zilong's body, which can be regarded as saving his life.

Now the teacher is doing the final wound stitching, and he should come out later, and ask the lord to wait. ”

Bo Chang remained respectful in front of Li Zixiao and said.

"Alright, alright, Benjue is waiting here."

After Li Zixiao heard Bo Chang's words, he was also excited, and stood directly in the courtyard and waited.

After a stick of incense, Han Jishi walked out of the house with a tired face, and Li Zixiao immediately greeted him.

"Mr. Han, how is Zilong's injury?"

"Sir, you are here, the arrow wound on General Zilong's body, the old man has already taken care of it.

Next, as long as he can survive tonight and wake up and recuperate, it will be fine. ”

Han Jishi faced Li Zixiao, but he didn't have the cold arrogance before, and said seriously.

"That's good, hard work Doctor Han, you go down and rest."

Immediately, Li Zixiao entered the house to visit Zhao Zilong.

At this time, Zhao Zilong was still in a coma, his entire upper body was wrapped in a white cloth, and he was lying on the bed.

"Zilong, you have to get better quickly, you said that you want to be the lord of Huo Quai.

When you are cured, Benjue will give you the opportunity to gallop out of the prairie and chase the barbarians north. ”

Li Zixiao sat in front of Zhao Zilong's hospital bed and said softly, Qi Wei and Han Tong quietly retreated when they saw this scene.

Half a day later, Li Zixiao came out of the house and just walked out of the compound of the military medical hall with Qi Wei and Han Tong.

I saw a middle-aged man dressed in a slightly chubby body, wearing the official uniform of the four-rank prefect of the imperial court, and ran over.

"Yan Song, the prefect of Zhuozhou, is humble and meets Lord Li."

"Are you the prefect of Zhuozhou?"

Li Zixiao looked at Yan Song, who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were also slightly surprised, and then turned his head to look at Qi Wei next to him.

Because, in the battle report that Qi Wei sent to Li Zixiao before, it seems that there is no mention of this Zhuozhou prefect, only a Zhang Zhenguo who died in battle and was destroyed by the Tartars.

Li Zixiao instinctively thought that the prefect of Zhuozhou was also dead, but at this time, he saw Yan Song appearing in front of him alive, Li Zixiao was of course surprised.

Qi Wei felt Li Zixiao's eyes and understood Li Zixiao's doubts, so he immediately stepped forward and attached himself to Li Zixiao's ear and whispered a few words.

Then, I saw that Li Zixiao's face turned cold directly, and his eyes were full of anger.

"Yes, the lowly position is Yan Song, the prefect of Zhuozhou, and when he heard that the lord led a large army into the city, the lowly post immediately rushed over."

It's a pity that Yan Song knelt on the ground at this time, couldn't see the changes in Li Zixiao's face and eyes, and said happily.

"Someone, arrest this sinner who betrayed the country for glory and fornicated with the Tartars, and Benjue."

As a result, Li Zixiao's angry shout directly frightened Yan Song.

"Sir......"

Yan Song raised his head in a panic, and saw Li Zixiao glaring at him, and then the two guards who rushed out from behind directly clamped Yan Song.

"Sir, the lowly position is wronged, the lowly position really has no fornication with the Tartar! Wrongful in office. ”

Yan Song's face turned pale with fright, and he howled loudly, defending himself.

"What about the wronged? Qi Wei, tell me, have you wronged him? Li Zixiao said coldly.

Then, Qi Wei walked out, looked at Yan Song, and said coldly: "Governor Yan, who was the person who let the Tartar enter the city gate before, don't say you don't know."

After the Tartars entered the city, when Zhang Garrison led the troops to fight with the Tartars, what were you doing, don't say you forgot.

Then now Ben will tell you that it was your own nephew who opened the gate of Zhuozhou City at night.

After the Tartars entered the city, why they didn't kill you, it was because you surrendered to the Tartars, not only to show the way for the Tartars, but also to help the Tartars capture the people in the city.

Do you really think that all this will not be found out?

It's a pity that your nephew fled with the Tartars, and if it weren't for the fact that you were the prefect of Zhuozhou, he wouldn't have moved you.

Thinking about letting the lord come, let the lord decide what to do with you, what else do you have to quibble about now.

Do you want me to bring those who know the people of the city who have seen you kneel to the tartars and grovel to you one by one, and confront you? ”

Qi Wei's words, every time he said a word, Yan Song's face turned white, and finally he collapsed directly to the ground.

Because he knew that all that Qi Wei said was true, and he also wanted to hide it, but there were too many people who witnessed him surrender to the Tartars before, and he couldn't hide it if he wanted to.

Yan Song was suddenly very envious at this time, his own nephew who fled with the Tartars.

"Sir, I know that I am wrong, I am willing to accept punishment and repent."

Yan Song knew that it was useless for him to defend himself, so he simply lowered his attitude and took the initiative to admit his mistakes, and he also hoped that Li Zixiao would send him to the capital to be tried by the imperial court because of his status as the prefect of Zhuozhou.

As long as he gets to the capital, everything will take a turn for the better, and he has a teacher who is a household servant in the court.

Moreover, Yan Song was also a member of the Middle East Forest Party in the Ming Dynasty, and the Donglin Party at this time was deeply rooted in the Ming Dynasty, and even Chongzhen couldn't do anything.

Therefore, as long as Yan Song is allowed to leave Li Zixiao's hands and be sent to the capital for trial, then Yan Song will dare to guarantee the safety of his life and have a comeback.

It's a pity that at this time, Li Zixiao's eyes showed a hint of playfulness, as if he had insight into Yan Song's thoughts.

Li Zixiao sneered and said: "People have to pay the price for what they have done, and if they do something wrong, they will be punished."

But not every mistake is a chance to repent.

Such a big crime as fornicating with a Tartar and betraying the country for glory, do you think it can still give you a chance to repent?

If you commit such a heinous crime and still don't die, then how many people will have to follow suit!

Your sin is a capital sin, you know?

Now that the Tartars have entered the customs, there is chaos everywhere, and Benjue has no time to send someone to send you to Beijing for trial, so Benjue will execute you, a sinner, in Zhuozhou City. ”

"Take him down, put him in prison temporarily, and after two days, Benjue will hold a 'public trial meeting' in Zhuozhou City, and personally behead him in front of the people of the city."

Li Zixiao waved his hand at the two guards and motioned to take Yan Song down.

After the two guards got Li Zixiao's signal, they directly dragged Yan Song away, no matter how Yan Song resisted and struggled, he couldn't break free from the iron palms of the two fierce soldiers.

"No, Lord Li, you can't do this, this official is a fourth-grade official of the imperial court, the prefect of Zhuozhou, you have no right to kill me, you are tantamount to rebellion, it is a rebellion, and the saint will not agree."

Yan Song was dragged away, his face panicked, and he yelled, hoping to grasp the last straw.

"Hmph, Benjue doesn't care if you are a member of the four grades of the imperial court, as long as you dare to fornicate with the Tartars and give your life to the Tartars, the Lord will want your head.

If the saint says that Benjue fights the Tartars, it is equivalent to rebellion, then Benjue rebels.

It's just that in that case, I'm afraid that Benjue will have to break his promise to Lord Lu. ”

Li Zixiao looked at Yan Song, who was dragged away, and Yan Song's shout, unmoved, and said in a deep voice.

"Sir, do you really want to publicly execute Yan Song this time?"

Qi Wei asked in a low voice to Li Zixiao at this time.

"Hmm."

Li Zixiao nodded, and then continued: "Go and arrest all the family members of the Yan Governor's Mansion."

The men were put in prison, and the women and children were temporarily imprisoned in their homes awaiting treatment. ”

When Qi Wei heard this, he knew that Li Zixiao was not only going to kill Yan Song, but even his family did not plan to let go.

Then, Li Zixiao was heard to continue: "From today onwards, the decree of 'traitors, no mercy' set by Benjue will not only be implemented on our territory.

But whoever is met by Benjue in the future, any Ming man who surrenders to the Tartars, whether he is a noble official or an ordinary person, must be dealt with.

Benjue just wants to tell all the subjects of the Ming Dynasty that whoever dares to take the initiative to lead the way for the Tartars and surrender to the Tartars, Benjue will want his life.

The more these noble officials surrendered to the Tartars, the more severely the Lord punished.

They enjoy the privileges of the Ming Dynasty on weekdays, and they live better than ordinary people, but they choose to betray at a critical moment, and they are more hateful than ordinary people. ”

"That lord, in this way, I am afraid that the soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Tartar Han Army at this time will not dare to surrender to us again in the future because of this decree of the lord!"

Qi Wei said a little worriedly.

Li Zixiao glanced at Qi Wei, knew what Qi Wei was worried about, and said, "Don't worry, Benjue will distinguish between these two types of people."

Didn't you report in the war report before, saying that there was a soldier of the Han Army with the Blue Banner named Xu You, who led people to turn against the water at a critical moment and hit the Tartars back!

This time, Benjue will reward him and send a signal to all the soldiers of the Han Eight Banners who serve the Tartars. ”

"The lord is wise." Qi Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said.

He was really worried that Li Zixiao would adopt a one-size-fits-all approach, and punish all the Han people who surrendered to the Tartars and gave their lives to the Tartars, regardless of the reason.

You must know that at this time, there are many Han people who have surrendered to the Tartars and served the Tartars, but they are actually forced to do so, and they are not of such a nature as Yan Song.

Li Zixiao believes that if he is really in Zhuozhou this time, he will openly kill Yan Song, a member of the fourth rank of the imperial court.

It will not only shock the imperial court, but also other Ming noble officials who are still working for the Tartars, or thinking of surrendering to the Tartars, and the impact should be not small.

The result is that there are pros and cons, and the advantage is that many Ming officials should think more about whether to surrender to the Tatars in the future when facing the Tartar attack.

The disadvantage is that in this way, I am afraid that those Han officials who have already taken the initiative to surrender to Tartar will never take the initiative to surrender when they encounter Li Zixiao's army in the future.

Let them work even more desperately for the Tartars in the future, because they know that if they fall into the hands of Li Zixiao, it will be a death!

"Sir, this time, in addition to Yan Song, the prefect of Zhuozhou, the officials in the city who took the initiative to surrender to the Tartars after the city was broken by the Tartars, there is also a general judge named Ding Liang, and more than 20 other officials.

At this time, they were still in the city, and their subordinates only sent people to monitor them, and they had not been arrested, just waiting for the lord to come and deal with them personally. ”

Qi Wei stood up and reported.

"Then now, you go and take people and arrest all these officials, and like Yan Song, all the adult males in their family are arrested and put in prison.

The other women and children are temporarily under house arrest in their homes, and not a single one is to be spared. ”

Li Zixiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said coldly.

"Yes, my subordinates will do it."

After Qi Wei heard this, he answered, and went down to carry out Li Zixiao's order.

(End of chapter)