The officials and generals began to whisper to each other and discuss in low voices.
There were twenty or thirty people sitting on both sides of the hall.
In addition to the generals of each school and the official staff of the general's office, there were also several people who had recently been appointed by Liu Cheng to serve as county magistrates in various places in Hedong.
Doorman.
At this time, Xu Shu stood up and asked the Chengmen Primary School: "Can you verify their identities?"
Xiao Xiao clasped his fists and said: "When they said they were Hedong officials, I didn't dare to neglect my humble position.
I immediately sent people to find several minor officials in the city to identify them on the city wall.
They all said it was indeed them."
After hearing this, Xu Shu clasped his fists at Liu Cheng and said: "My lord, opening the city gate at night is against the regulations, and there is a risk of being attacked by the enemy.
In addition, it is too rude for Zhang Shi and others to call the door at night.
Don't they know that in the city Wait all night and wait until dawn tomorrow to go into the city and pay a visit to the lord."
Lord Liu Cheng put a piece of mutton into his mouth, chewed it, and asked, "What do you think we should do with it?"
Xu Shu cupped his fists and said: "My subordinates suggest that they wait outside the city overnight.
As for how to deal with it tomorrow, I leave it to my lord to decide."
Liu Cheng touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
Du Ji, the new Linfen magistrate, stood up and said with cupped hands: "My lord, I have something to say.
I am worried that it will be leaked if I say it.
I don't know whether to say it or not."
Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment.
He glanced at the generals and officials on the left and right sides, waved his hands and said with a smile: "The people here today are all my close confidants.
I also believe that they will keep their mouths shut.
If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
"Nuo" Du Ji bowed and agreed, then stood up and said: "My lord, there are no bandits or aristocratic families in Hedong now.
It is the purest place in the Han Dynasty.
My lord has made corresponding arrangements here. and arrangements, Zhang Shi, Wang Yi, Wei Gu , Zhang Sheng and others are all members of Hedong aristocratic families.
If they are allowed to stay in Hedong as officials, then the aristocratic families in Hedong will revive and make a comeback.
The people in Hedong will fall into the exploitation of the aristocratic families again.
They will definitely destroy them.
The master's plan" Including Liu Cheng, everyone in the lobby was stunned after hearing Du Ji's words, but no one thought about this problem.
Now that Du Ji raised it, they realized that leaving Zhang Shi and others behind might be bad.
Liu Cheng thought over Du Ji's words and asked, "How do you think we should deal with it?"
Du Ji cupped his hands and said: "My lord, it is definitely impossible to expel them.
Not to mention others, the governor Zhang Shi is the governor of Hedong appointed by the imperial court, but the lord has no right to remove him from his official position, nor to expel him from his situation.
If it is done by force, these people will definitely speak ill of the lord everywhere, which will be detrimental to the lord's reputation.
These officials concealed the uprising of the Baibo Army.
They didn't report it, and they didn't even think of reporting it to the court until the situation got out of hand, asking the court to send troops to quell the rebellion.
This in itself was a crime of beheading.
Moreover, when the Baibo bandits attacked Anyi City, these people actually had to lead their troops to flee to Hongnong County and establish jurisdiction.
The thousands of people in the land are ignored, which is a serious crime against the three tribes.
Why doesn't the general use this as an excuse to kill them all to avoid future troubles?"
Liu Chengyi thought, yes, I have no right to remove you from office, but I have the right to kill people under the guise of a holiday axe, to conquer on behalf of the emperor.
A mere prefect is just a bird, and killing him is as easy as killing a chicken, not to mention it is fair and aboveboard.
Killing others until others have nothing to say, and everyone in the world will only think that these people deserve their crimes.
Liu Cheng looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Wenhe, what do you think of Du Ji's suggestion?"
"Ahem, cough, cough!"
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Jia Xu coughed several times in succession, "What lord?
I didn't hear Master Du clearly just now.
What did he say?"
Liu Cheng's eyes widened and he was stunned.
After a while, he pointed at Jia Xu and said, "Jia Wenhe, you old fox."
The other generals and officials finally understood why Jia Xu was pretending to be stupid.
This kind of thing was obviously an offending thing.
If the news that Jia Wenhe had agreed with Du Ji's suggestion to kill Zhang Shi and others spread, these people would official Friends in the field or friends from aristocratic families will definitely hate Jia Wenhe to the core when they learn the news.
Jia Wenhe obviously does not want to be hated by others.
Besides, this suggestion is not made by him.
He cannot make the mistake of following Du Ji to attract hatred. .
Liu Cheng didn't look at anyone else, and his eyes stayed on Du Ji.
Only then did he realize that Du Ji was actually very vicious at heart.
Even though he usually looked like a filial son, he was also quite modest.
When you really have to make a decision, you must be very decisive, never procrastinate, and never show mercy when killing people.
Liu Cheng pondered for a moment, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Where is Zhang Liao?"
Zhang Liao stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I have a humble job."
"You lead three thousand men to ambush the military camp in the city.
When Zhang Shi's men go to the military camp to camp, they will be surrounded and their weapons will be surrendered.
If there is resistance, they will be killed without mercy."
Zhang Liao cupped his fists and said: "Follow your orders."
Liu Cheng looked at Du Ji and said: "Du Ji, I will give you fifty personal soldiers.
After Zhang Shi and others enter the city, I will separate them from the soldiers and horses under my command in the name of the general summoning them, and then bring them directly to the city."
Lock him up in a big jail, and all the guards in the cell must be replaced by our soldiers, and the previous jailers are not allowed to be used."
Du Ji cupped his hands and said: "I obey"
"Go ahead" Liu Cheng waved his hand.
Zhang Liao and Du Ji once again cupped their fists and saluted Liu Cheng, then turned and left.
The officials in the lobby really admired Du Ji's determination and timing.
Although Du Ji's suggestion seemed a bit cruel, if he really did it, he would definitely offend all the nobles in the world, but the risks he took and what he gained were different.
It was directly proportional.
Du Ji was now completely on the opposite side of the gentry and became Liu Cheng's true supporter.
A true supporter would surely gain unimaginable trust and political status.
After Du Ji led fifty personal guards, he separated from Zhang Liao outside the palace gate.
He led fifty personal guards straight to the south gate, and the primary guard guarding the city gate took him up the tower.
When he came to the edge of the wall, Du Ji looked down.
Hundreds of people and horses were standing by the moat.
The first few people were riding horses, and there were people holding torches next to them, which illuminated their faces very clearly. .
Du Ji shouted to the people below: "Is this Mr.
Zhang, the governor of Hedong Province, Zhang Shi?
I'm here, Du Ji.
Does Mr.
Zhang still recognize his old friend?"
Zhang Shi looked up and saw a person appearing on the city wall.
Although it was a little far away, he could still see clearly.
It was indeed Du Ji.
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A smile appeared on his face and he said: "It turns out to be Bohou, why are you here?"
ah" Du Ji smiled and said: "It's a long story.
Let's talk about it later.
The general has an order to open the city gate and let Prefect Zhang and others enter the city."
The suspension bridge was lowered slowly, and the city gate creaked open.
Without any doubt, Zhang Shi waved his hand and led hundreds of his men through the suspension bridge and walked into the city gate.
Not long after, Zhang Shi and hundreds of people passed the suspension bridge.
The suspension bridge slowly rose again.
When they entered the urn city, the city gate closed again.
Du Ji came down from the city tower with fifty personal guards and said to Zhang Shi, "Brother Zhang, I haven't seen you for many years.
My eldest brother is still as charming as ever."
Zhang Shi shook his head: "Hey, it's a big shame this time.
It's okay not to mention it.
Aren't you the county magistrate in Zheng County?
Why are you here in Anyi?"
"Now that Tian is working under General You, I naturally have to follow General You.
Brother Zhang, why are you taking people back to Anyi so late?
Just now, when the general heard that you were back, he lost his temper.
If I hadn't tried my best to If I speak for Brother Zhang, I’m afraid that Brother Zhang and others will have to spend the night outside the city.”
Zhang Shi quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Oh, thank you Bohou for dealing with General You.
We also heard that Anyi City was conquered by General You, so we rushed back in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, we were a step too late.
It was dark.
Arrive” Du Ji nodded, looked at Wang Yi, Wei Gu, Zhang Sheng and others beside Du Ji, then looked at the hundreds of people behind them, and said: "Brother Zhang, it's cold at night, let's not stand here and talk.
Now, the general has summoned you all to meet at the prefect’s mansion, but there is no time to waste.
You’d better come with me to see the general.
I’ve made the general wait for a long time and gets angry.
I can’t afford the punishment.
Please go ahead.”
Zhang Shi cupped his hands and said: "Of course we will not embarrass Bohou, but we are just worried about how these soldiers will be placed after my brother's death."
Du Ji said: "This is easy to handle.
My younger brother has already made arrangements.
He has vacated several rows of houses in the military camp in the city, which is enough for them to live in.
He also sent people to prepare food.
They will definitely not be hungry or cold.
If Brother Zhang If you don’t worry, I’ll send someone to take them there right now.”
"That's okay."
Zhang Shi agreed and immediately told Zhang Sheng: "Take the soldiers and follow Bohou's people to the military camp to eat and rest.
If you have anything to do, we can talk about it tomorrow."
"Yes, sir" Zhang Sheng agreed with clasped fists and waved to the hundreds of soldiers behind him: "Follow me."
Seeing Zhang Sheng leading people away, Du Ji said to Zhang Shi: "Brother Zhang, let's go, please get in the car."
"Bohou is still thoughtful, thank you very much."
After Zhang Shi said this, he led Wang Yi, Wei Gu and others onto a carriage.
Du Ji got on the horse and led dozens of guards to escort the carriage to the prison. .
Not long after, the carriage stopped at the door of the prison.
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Du Ji rode on the horse and shouted: "Brother Zhang, we're here."
Zhang Shi, Wang Yi, Wei Gu and others stepped down from the carriage one after another.
When they saw the prison in front of them, their expressions suddenly changed.
Zhang Shi immediately said: "Bohou, what's going on?
Why did you bring us to the prison?"
Du Ji cupped his hands and said: "Gentlemen, the general has an order.
Hedong Governor Zhang Shi, Fu Cheng Wang Yi, Fu Fu Wei Gu, and County Lieutenant Zhang Sheng and others concealed and failed to report the rebellion of the bandit leader Guo Da and others, and failed to suppress it effectively. , loss of troops He lost his generals, lost the city and lost land one after another, and took the lead in escaping while guarding Anyi City, abandoning Hedong County and the people of the entire county.
His crime deserves to be punished by three tribes.
Now, you and others will be arrested and imprisoned, and the people who come will be executed at a later date.
Catch him" The guards swarmed up and pushed the three people to the ground.
Zhang Shi struggled violently and soon his hair was disheveled.
He shouted: "Bohou, Bohou, you and I have been friends for so many years.
Please consider that we have known each other for so many years."
I plead with General You for mercy, and I, Zhang Shi, will never forget it.”
Du Ji sighed: "Brother Zhang, I also want to help you, but I really can't do anything.
Come on, take me to prison."
Three days later, Zhang Shi, Wang Yi, Wei Gu, Zhang Sheng and others were taken to the execution ground set up outside the city to be executed.
A total of thirty-seven people, including their surviving relatives, were taken to the execution platform.
There were tens of thousands of people watching around.
After all their heads were beheaded, bursts of cheers erupted around the execution ground, which lasted for a long time
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