Chapter 262: A Cup of Dove Wine
Chen Xi angrily drew his sword in his hand, and said with tears in his eyes: "Even if you die, you have to fight with them!" As he spoke, Chen Xi wanted to rush out.
"Stop!" Qian Zhou shouted in a deep voice, and Chen Xi had to stop and look at his father sadly.
Qian Zhou said calmly: "If you go out like this now, what's the difference between sending you to death?" Put away your sword, go, open the door of the house, and bring them here, for the Father is the mastermind of this affair, and I am the one they will take. β
"Fatherβ" Tears welled up in his eyes.
Qian Zhou shouted in a deep voice: "Men don't flick when they have tears, they are already in the age of being obedient to their fathers, so why are they afraid of death?" Go ahead! β
Chen Xi and the steward retreated in tears, and Qian Zhou calmly sat in front of several cases, there was only a wine jug and a wine glass on the several cases, and Qian Zhou calmly poured a glass of wine.
This is the dove wine he has prepared for himself, and if things fail, this wine will be his final destination.
Qian Zhou picked up his wine glass, and his mind was a little dazed. Qian Zhou is not a hypocritical person, not the kind of hypocrite who is sanctimonious on the surface, a man and a prostitute, whether it is a word or a stand, his moral integrity is indisputable, and the reputation of Confucius in Shu is by no means a wasted name. After Zhuge Liang died, Liu Chan issued an edict prohibiting ministers from going to Hanzhong for funeral, but Qian Zhou reacted quickly and preemptively traveled before the will was issued, becoming the only minister in Shu to go to mourn.
But Qian Zhou only respects Zhuge Liang's character rather than his political opinions, as a representative of the local forces in Yizhou, Qian Zhou is destined to have a different path from Zhuge Liang, his whole life has been fighting for the interests of the Yizhou family, even if he has come to this point today, if he is allowed to choose again, he will still take this road without hesitation.
If a person does not have ideals. What's the difference with salted fish? What's more, this is a salted fish, and there is still a chance to turn over.
But Qian Zhou has no chance to turn over, maybe without Liu Yin, the whole situation will be under his control, but it is precisely because of Liu Yin, his fateful enemy. made him miss the best opportunity, and also made the Yizhou Shijia salted fish turn into a bubble.
Qianqiu's merits and crimes, some descendants commented, and Qian Zhou no longer cared about what happened behind him.
Hurried footsteps sounded outside the door, and Qian Zhou did not hesitate to raise his glass and drink it all.
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Xu You, Zhou Ju, Yin Zong, Li Hu, Chen Xi, Wang You and others on the list were all arrested, and the top forces of the entire Yizhou Shi family were eradicated. The only thing that's regrettable. The mastermind of the mutiny, Dr. Guanglu, committed suicide in fear of crime, but was not able to be arrested.
As for how to deal with these rebellious ministers and rebellious parties, Dong Ju, Fan Jian and others suggested that they should all be beheaded and exterminate the three clans, after all, Xu You and others committed the crime of rebellion, and there are precedents to follow for the crime of treason to be sentenced to death.
The confrontation between the Jingxiang faction and the Yizhou faction has been going on for a long time, although the contradictions between the two sides have weakened a lot over the years, even in order to fight against Jiang Wei's main battle faction. The two factions of Jingyi have also joined forces to suppress it. But the deep-rooted factional strife in the bones could not heal the rift between the two sides. If it is really to seize the opportunity, both sides have the idea of killing the other.
Now the entire Yizhou faction is involved in the mutiny of assassinating the Son of Heaven, for the Jingxiang faction, this is undoubtedly the last chance to suppress the other party, the leader of the Yizhou faction, Qian Zhou, has committed suicide in fear of crime, if Xu You Zhouju and others can be eliminated again. Then the entire Yizhou faction will inevitably collapse, and the position of the Jingxiang faction will inevitably be consolidated and strengthened.
It is precisely because of such selfish intentions that Jing Xiang, headed by Dong Ju and Fan Jian, advocated severe punishment in dealing with the rebellion against the party.
However, Liu Yin has a different opinion. Liu Yin hated the party struggle within the imperial court, and the reason why Shu Han came to this point today is that each faction bears an unshirkable responsibility. Fighting each other, fighting openly and secretly, the Shu Han Dynasty was declining under such internal friction, and finally came to the brink of destruction.
Qian Zhou's death is not worthy of sympathy, he is completely to blame, but the fall of Dong Ju and Fan Jian makes people feel cold. The Shu Han court has come to this point, and it can no longer withstand the toss, and these people from the Jingxiang faction are still clinging to the interests of their small group until now, and they have abandoned the overall situation of Shu Han to the back of their minds, making people speechless.
It is easy to kill Xu You and Zhou Ju, but the consequences caused by it are immeasurable. The big tree of Yizhou Shijia has grown for hundreds of years in the land of Bashu, with deep roots, complex branches and leaves, and these people are at most just a few branches on this towering tree that seem to be more obvious, even if they are cut off, the foundation of Yizhou's power may not be able to shake.
On the contrary, if Xu You Zhouju is eliminated, the bottom forces of the entire Yizhou system will be shaken, out of resentment, out of fear, it will only make them more desperate, or rise up, or surrender to Wu, no matter what the result, for the eventful Shu Han, it is an unbearable burden.
Therefore, Liu Yin advocated a light punishment, changed the sentence of beheading the Yi people to the punishment of exile, and went to Yongchang County, the farthest county in Shu Han, where Xu You Zhouju and others and their families were transferred, and never hired.
The leaders of the Yizhou faction can be matched together, one can show the emperor's might, and the other can deter the low-level forces of the Yizhou faction, so that they dare not act rashly.
Now that the southward migration has reached the most critical moment, if this matter is not handled properly, it is likely to cause great turmoil and jeopardize the foundation of Shu Han's rule.
Liu Yin's suggestion was supported by Zhang Shao and Huo Yi, and Liu Chan did not dare to kill at this time, so he allowed Liu Yin to play, and exiled more than 30 people including Xu You, Wu Ju, Yin Zong, Li Hu, Qian Xi, and Wang You to Yongchang County, along with their relatives, even if they did not count the three clans, there were thousands of people, which shows how deep the heritage of these Yijia scholars is.
In fact, there were far more than these 30 families involved in the rebellion, except that the Xu family, the Zhou family, etc. were wealthy families in Yizhou, and some other small and medium-sized families were attached to these big families. In accordance with Liu Yin's principle that the first evil must be punished and coercion is not asked, Liu Chan issued an order to pardon these small and medium-sized scholars, but ordered that these scholars must leave Chengdu within two days and move to Nanzhong, otherwise the two crimes will be punished together.
Migration and exile are two different concepts, after migrating to Nanzhong, one is free, and exile to Nanzhong is a criminal body, and the treatment of the two is very different. After this incident, the Yizhou scholars also settled down a lot and obediently moved to Nanzhong. (To be continued......)