Chapter 783 Either beheaded or demoted
~Date: ~November 07~
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"Li Mi, the official appointed to the Sui Dynasty, Wang Xuanying, the son of Wang Shichong, the general of the Sui Dynasty. Dou Jiande rebelled violently, and we defeated him several times and surrendered to him repeatedly, but he never surrendered once. All three of them were captured by our court. I thought they should be presented to the Xin Dynasty temple and then treated differently." Changsun Wuji was the youngest among all prime ministers. Because he was the younger brother of Princess Chen, he was always humble and rarely had any disagreements with other prime ministers every time. However, this time, he was the first to stand up to oppose Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui.
Lu Guangli was over 60 years old and was considered a member of the clan of King Chen. At this time, he immediately said: "These three are all traitors and one of them is separatist forces. Why bother them with different levels? Of course, they are beheading directly to eliminate the dangers of Hebei and Henan."
Chen Kefu glanced at everyone, turned to Changsun Wuji and said, "Wuji, how do you treat it differently?"
In the past two years, Changsun Wuji has grown into a standard aristocrat. His tall figure and short beard that add a bit of majesticity to him. In addition, his Xianbei royal lineage makes him look more suave. At this time, he could no longer see the decaying little aristocrat who was kicked out of the house by his half-brother in Luoyang City, wandered on the streets, and finally lived in his uncle's house.
He was less than twenty years old and had become a prime minister of this emerging empire, and in less than a month, his sister Wugui would become the queen of the empire, and he would also become the oldest uncle, a uncle who was less than twenty years old. He was also one of the prime ministers of the empire. He had even received news that in the grand reward after Chen Kefu ascended the throne, he would be promoted from Duke of the county to Duke of the State.
The glory of the family in his father's era will be revived here. The glory of the family often wakes up in the middle of the night. Seeing that there are a large number of so-called relatives, friends and old friends who had despised him come to the door to ask for a meeting every day, he was thinking, if he had not gone to Shaolin Temple with his sister to burn incense that year, he would not have met Chen Kefu because of this. Then would their brother's fate be like this? The answer is no, he knew that all the glory of him, his sister and the Changsun family were tied to Chen Kefu. Therefore, he worked harder than anyone else to protect Chen Kefu's interests.
"Your Highness. I think that Li Mi was originally a nobleman in the Sui family. He lost his deer and then the world chased him. He raised an army to rebel against Sui. There was no big deal of right or wrong. Now he was defeated and surrendered. He only made himself king from beginning to end, and did not proclaim himself emperor. This is different from Wang Xuanying and Dou Jiande. Wang Xuanying was originally the son of Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong once surrendered to His Highness. After his death, Wang Xuanying inherited his power. Xuanying also contributed to His Highness's purge of Henan. However, Wang Xuanying rebelled in the end, which was unforgivable. Dou Jiande rebelled in a rash manner, and after His Highness entered Hebei, he refused to surrender. He fought repeatedly and fought to the death and did not surrender. This is a stubborn person."
"So I think these three should be treated separately. Li Mi is the same as most of the world's separatist heroes. They raised an army to rebel against the Sui Dynasty. Now they have failed to surrender. I think that although Li Mi used to fight with the court, they surrendered after defeat and showed good attitude. Now, we have newly established Henan, and there are still a large number of generals under Li Mi who are still fleeing to various places. For Li Mi, we can save one from death, demote him to a civilian and imprison him in Luoyang, and ask him to surrender his old subordinates. This can show your noble's benevolence and righteousness, and secondly, we can also surrender his old subordinates to avoid further chaos."
Chen Kefu did not say good or bad, and said calmly: "What should Wang Xuanying and Dou Jiande do with it?"
"Wang Xuan should surrender first and then rebel, and his crimes are unforgivable. The court must execute him publicly so that everyone in the world knows the consequences of surrendering and rebellion. However, his generals had made contributions to the court at the beginning, and could be judged according to his merits and demerits. Those who have made great mistakes are exempted from death, and those who have made great mistakes are executed. His soldiers can be dismissed to Liuzhou Island or Luozhou Island outside the pass, or to Weizhou to stock up on land and reclaim wasteland. They can not only avoid death, but also avoid future troubles."
"Okay." Chen Kefu nodded. Changsun Wuji's handling plan for Wang Xuanying was very consistent with Chen Kefu's wish. The people of the Wang clan must be eradicated, but ordinary soldiers can move them to the frontier. Anyway, the frontiers outside the Frontier are extremely in need of population, so if these soldiers are dispersed everywhere, there is no need to have the possibility of rebellion again.
Hearing Chen Kefu's praise, Changsun Wuji was very happy and smiled slightly at his uncle Gao Shilian on the side. In fact, today's solution was discussed by the two of them and some of their friends and staff.
"As for Dou Jiande, I think this person has a bad attitude and belongs to the peasant rebels. Such people must be severely punished. I suggest that all officers above the Hebei rebels team are beheaded and displayed in public. All the rebels' families must be exiled in Weizhou, and all young women will be sent to Jiaofangsi as prostitutes. Even those who have been in the army for more than half a year must be exiled and sent to the frontier's generals as slaves. The rest of those who have been in the army for less than one year and their families will be dispersed and moved to the two islands of Liuzhou and Luozhou. As for those who are being held captive, they must all immigrate to the frontier. For the Hebei rebels, it is just one word and must be severely punished so that they can help the kindness and power and let the people of the world know the outcome of being an enemy with the court."
"To be polite to Li Mi's rebels, to be fair to Wang Xuanying's rebels, to punish Dou Jiande's rebels with severe grave. Only in this way can people in the world know the benevolence and righteousness of your highness and the majesty of your highness." Changsun Wuji said seriously.
Chen Kefu looked at Fang Xuanling.
"I am attached to the Speaker Sun's proposal."
"Chen Jie, what about you?"
"I'm going to discuss it."
"Mr. Lu?"
“Additional.”
"Two Marshal Li, these three people are captured by you. What about your opinions?" Chen Kefu looked at Li Benlei and Li Jing, the two general representatives of the prime ministers.
Li Jing pondered for a while and said, "Dou Jiande is quite popular in Hebei. Beheading him is to eliminate future troubles. Wang Xuanying and the Wang clan are also very good at governing the army. The Wang family is not ambition, so it is very appropriate to kill them at this time. However, Li Mi is a man with a low-key man and narrow-minded man. He has gradually become unpopular due to internal strife. After this great defeat, Li Mi's leader of the world has long become a thing of the past. Few of his subordinates have been convinced by him. He can't make any troubles. Instead, it can demonstrate the benevolence and righteousness of His Highness. When we were in Hebei, we killed a lot, and many powerful men and people in the world have prejudice against King Chen. Now, this can improve the concept of the world. I agree with Lord Changsun's proposal."
Seeing that the Nine Prime Ministers had already unified their opinions, Chen Kefu also spoke out: "I think that the Sui Dynasty lost its deer and the world would be expelled. Li Mi was a nobleman of the previous dynasty. He surrendered in one fell swoop, and he could just follow the current situation and be demoted to a commoner. Dou Jiande and Wang Xuanying could not be the same as the grassroots, but they dared to call the emperor the emperor "The Head is to warn the world that there should be no intention of rebelling against bandits. Now we are about to unify the world and kill Dou Jiande, which will benefit the stability of the world. At this time, as Wuji proposed, we will deal with the soldiers of the three rebels of Xia, Zheng and Wei first. As for Li Mi, Wang Xuanying, Dou Jiande and his subordinates, they will be temporarily detained. When I ascend the throne, I will present them to the Taimiao, and then publicly announce their disposal to the people of the world."
"Wuji, follow me." Chen Kefu was very satisfied with Changsun Wuji's performance today. At this time, there were some things that needed to be said to him alone. Changsun Wuji followed Chen Kefu, and the two of them left the hall and came to a pavilion behind.
Chen Kefu personally poured a glass of wine for Changsun Wuji. This action made Changsun Wuji a little flattered and quickly got up.
"Two days ago, Wugui told me that when he was invented, he used his family as trust. So although you were young, I used you as the prime minister twice and she didn't say anything anymore. But if you are about to be unified today, everything needs to be orthodox. You are less than twenty years old and all are prime ministers and promoted to the prime ministers, which is rare in ancient times. This is not a blessing for the Changsun family, but a disaster for the Changsun family. After I ascended the throne, I will release you as a prefect, and I will not be able to confer your title as your Duke. I don't agree with Wugui and don't give me a good face. I originally wanted to agree to her, but today's handling of Li Mi and the other three made me both surprised and surprised. Wuji, your performance today made me look at you with admiration."
Changsun Wuji came over very happily at first, but when he heard Chen Kefu's words, his happiness disappeared in an instant. At the beginning of the first day of the year, he felt that he had achieved this point, which was his own efforts. But when Chen Kefu praised him, he quickly calmed down. He was indeed too young to sit in this position in less than 20 years. Among the people he knew and knew, Chen Kefu was only about the same age as him, but he was unaware of it and could not compare with Chen Kefu. He remembered that Li Shimin was already a county duke at the time, but he thought that he was really different from Li Shimin. Thinking of this, the unwillingness in his heart also melted away.
He picked up the glass of wine that Chen Kefu poured him, and he gradually returned to his usual calmness⌒Though he thought about it carefully, he still understood the reason why his sister was good for him│He still understood. He mustered up the courage to say: "In fact, today's proposal was mainly the proposal of my uncle Gao Prime Minister, and he just gave me the opportunity to raise it. I just got the award so much that I understood that I still have many shortcomings. I am too young and willing to ask Your Majesty to be transferred to the prefect, accumulate some political experience in the local area before coming back to assist Your Majesty."
Chen Kefu was stunned for a moment: "Are you telling the truth?"
"This is indeed the heartfelt words in my heart."
He reached out and patted Wuji's shoulder, and Chen Kefu nodded: "Very good. Since you think so, I will fulfill your wishes. You can prepare and go to Hedong immediately to take over as the governor of Hedong Province. Wait for you to work hard in Hedong for a few years, and I will let you return to Beijing at that time."
"Hedong Province? Governor? Will you leave immediately?" Changsun Wuji asked several questions in a row, and was stunned on the spot. (To be continued...
Chapter completed!