The chaos in the capital was quelled in less than two days.
This was a rebellion that Xiao Shaozong had planned all his life, but it was put down within two days. People who didn't know the truth just thought that this rebellion was nothing, but only those involved in it knew that although it lasted less than two days, But the danger involved is extraordinary.
If Xiao Shaozong hadn't been overconfident, if Qining hadn't found the only way to turn things around in a desperate situation, then the outcome of this rebellion would have been completely different.
When Emperor Longtai walked out of the Chengtian Palace, many ministers were pleased, but many were still frightened.
At least many officials headed by Dou Kui were extremely frightened. Not only had these people followed Xiao Shaozong's orders during the rebellion, they had even discussed that Xiao Shaozong should inherit the throne. This was of course an unpardonable crime.
The emperor issued several decrees in turn.
The first order was to Qin Chong, the commander of the Xuanwu Camp who was kneeling down to plead guilty.
Qin Chong can be said to be the main force behind Xiao Shaozong's rebellion. He commanded nearly 10,000 troops to besiege the imperial city and launched an attack on the imperial city. Although the casualties on both sides were not too heavy, they still resulted in hundreds of casualties. Of course, this It is also an unpardonable sin.
After the Xuanwu Camp retreated, Qin Chong saw the emperor appear and immediately dropped the sword in his hand, and was immediately tied up and controlled by the people from Kyoto Prefecture.
Since the founding of the Chu Kingdom, Qin Chong was the first military general to point his sword at the imperial city. When Qin Chong was tied up in front of the palace, countless officials begged the emperor to severely punish the traitorous generals, but contrary to everyone's expectations, the emperor did not He ordered Qin Zhong to be killed. Although Qin Zhong was removed from his official position, he only used the excuse of transferring troops without receiving orders from the Ministry of War. He also transferred Qin Zhong to the remote Xichuan Army to serve in the army. For Qin Zhong's The family members were not implicated in any good, and even the soldiers from Qin Zhong and below in the Xuanwu Camp were not punished in any way.
Considering Qin Chong's guilt, it was a matter of course to confiscate his family and exterminate his family. Even Qin Chong himself thought that a disaster was imminent, so after the emperor issued this punishment order, the officials thought they had heard wrongly, and Qin Chong could not believe it.
As for the second will, it is quite interesting.
The Black Knife Battalion also followed them into the capital this time, and they have been besieging the east gate. During the attack, the Xuanwu Battalion was still the main force, but the Black Knife Battalion did not act rashly. Not a single sword was moved, not a single pawn was lost. If they entered the capital, After a trip, after the emperor appeared, the siege immediately stopped, and all the troops including the Xuanwu Camp and the Black Blade Camp had quickly evacuated from the capital.
According to the decree, Qu Yanzhi was not punished. Instead, the Black Scale Battalion, which had been merged into the Black Blade Battalion, was merged into the two battalions, and Qu Yanzhi was still commanded.
As for the third decree, many ministers were in an uproar.
Having killed the first culprit, the rest will not be investigated.
In the decree, the emperor announced to the world that many civil and military ministers and related people who were involved at this time were deceived by Xiao Shaozong. Everyone was just concerned about the emperor's safety and would never be deceived by Xiao Shaozong.
And except for a very small number of people, everyone else is doing their job and being loyal to the court.
Many ministers thought that after this rebellion, the court was likely to usher in a major purge, but they never expected that the emperor would be so lenient.
Xiao Shaozong's rebellion ended dismally. In fact, everyone knew that after getting rid of Xiao Shaozong, no one would be able to stir up trouble again.
The emperor did not impose a large-scale prison edict, but he greatly increased the rewards for those who had merit this time.
Naturally, the first to bear the brunt was the Yulin Camp guarding the Imperial City. Chi Fengdian rebelled and was killed. The emperor promoted Xu Qing, who had played a major role in the rebellion, to take over the post of commander of the Yulin Camp, but instead asked Yu Biegu to succeed Qin Chong. , served as the new commander of Xuanwu Camp.
The emperor still has not disclosed to the public the death of Ximen Wuhen, the former god prince of the Shenhou Mansion. Everyone thought that Ximen Wuhen was traveling far away. If Qu Xiaocang was still alive, the position of god prince would naturally be handed over to Qu Xiaocang, but Qu Xiaocang died in the battle in the palace, and more than half of the Beidou Seven Stars in Shenhou Mansion were killed or injured. Lieutenant Lian Zhen Hong Mendao had left the capital not long ago and went to the northwest, so now only Wenwu Erqu was in charge of Shenhou Mansion.
To be fair, neither Han Tianxiao nor Wu Qu Xiaowei had the strength to succeed Shenhou. Therefore, the emperor did not directly issue a decree to confer the title of Shenhou, but asked Han Tianxiao to temporarily take charge of the Shenhou Mansion.
As for Kyoto Prefecture and other related personnel, there were also rewards. However, the emperor obviously felt that Tie Zheng's most suitable position was to sit in Kyoto Prefecture, so he was not promoted, but he gave Tie Zheng the qualification to enter the palace at any time. Before this, only the four hereditary princes and six ministers of the empire had this privilege.
But what surprised everyone was that the emperor did not issue a decree to reward Qining, who played the most important role in suppressing the rebellion.
For Qi Ning personally, he didn't care about any rewards the emperor had for him. He was satisfied to see that the emperor was safe and sound and the capital had returned to calm in a short period of time.
Although Xiao Shaozong's sword did not hurt Qi Ning's vitals, it still penetrated between Qi Ning's sternum. Although it did not threaten his life and was applied with the golden sore medicine from Shenhou Mansion, the injury did not heal so quickly. It can be cured, but there is nothing else, except that once standing or sitting up, the chest will hurt, so Qining was carried back to the Protector's Mansion from the palace, and spent the next few days lying on the bed. Rest and recuperate.
The soldiers who had previously blocked the Duke Protector's Mansion had naturally withdrawn long ago, and the Duke Protector's Mansion had returned to its former peace, but the more than 200 people in the mansion were still frightened.
During these days of blockade, except for some people who could go out to buy food and drink under the supervision of soldiers, no one else could leave the house. Everyone was in fear day and night. No one knew when the disaster was coming. Until everyone When Ning returned to the house, everyone realized that a catastrophe had disappeared, and there was great joy in clearing away the clouds and seeing the sun again.
Tang Nuo finally came back. He personally helped Qining prepare medicine for the past two days, while Ximen Zhanying stayed by his side.
However, without Gu Qinghan in the house, Qining seemed to be missing something. Under the protection of the Beggar Gang, Gu Qinghan and Tian Xuerong left the capital to avoid trouble. Even Qining didn't know where they were, but he also understood that since the capital Once things stabilized, the beggar gang would naturally escort them back to Beijing soon.
At dusk, the old housekeeper Han Shou hurriedly came to report that the eldest son of the Yuan Mansion, Yuan Rong, came to visit.
In fact, there were so many people coming to visit in the past two days, but Tang Nuo asked Qi Ning to recuperate for a few days. If people came and went, it would inevitably affect the recovery of the injury. Therefore, Qi Ning asked the old housekeeper to refuse all visitors, and the officials in the capital also Knowing that Qin Ning was recovering from his injuries, he stopped coming to disturb him. However, the gifts he received in the past few days filled two rooms. Qin Ning did not refuse all comers. This time he risked his life to save his life. Chaos, the rewards from the palace have not come, but there is no psychological burden in accepting some generous gifts from ministers.
Qining had been recuperating for the past few days. Although he still felt some pain from strenuous movements, sitting up was no longer a serious problem.
"Let Mr. Yuan come over!"
When Yuan Rong entered the room, he sighed: "Young Master, do you know that our Yuan family was almost killed by you!"
Qi Ning leaned on the bed and said with a smile: "I thought you were sending a generous gift, so I recognized you for coming in. If you are here to cause trouble, leave now."
Yuan Rong came over and said, "I found some ginseng, deer antler, and cordyceps for you. They are all good supplements, but don't say I came here empty-handed." He sat down on the chair beside the bed and said, "You asked your grandfather to give you some iron." Zheng's invitation is to drag our Yuan family into trouble. If Xiao Shaozong's rebellion succeeds and the emperor settles the score, our Yuan family will be the first to be labeled as your accomplices."
Qi Ning said: "The national crisis is facing us. The three generations of the Yuan family have to do something to receive the emperor's favor. Why, is it the old minister who asked you to come and settle accounts with me?"
"That's not true." Yuan Rong laughed, and then said: "I heard that the situation between you and Xiao Shaozong changed, but it's a pity that I didn't see it. It's a pity. Yes, how is the injury?"
"This is like a human saying." Qi Ning smiled and said: "It's not serious. Why are you in the mood to come here?"
"They say that when officials from the DPRK and China came to visit you, they were turned away. I thought that I still had a good relationship with you, so I wouldn't be shut out, so I made a bet of five thousand taels of silver. Come in." Yuan Rong said with a smile: "Fortunately, you gave me face and didn't let me lose these five thousand taels."
Qi Ning stretched out his hand and said, "Bring the money here. You won the bet because of me. This money belongs to me!"
Yuan Rong shrank and said: "I haven't received the money yet, how can I give it to you? You have made an unparalleled contribution this time, and the palace will naturally reward you generously. When the time comes, you will have so much money that you won't be able to spend it all. Do you care about this mere five thousand taels?"
Qi Ning sighed: "Anyway, until now, I haven't seen a single tael of silver in the palace."
"This is strange." Yuan Rong said: "It stands to reason that you have made such a great contribution, so you should be rewarded. You are already a duke, so it is impossible for the emperor to make you king. Since the establishment of the dynasty, no one with a different surname has been made king. Since it is impossible If you are granted the title of king, the palace should give you more benefits."
Qining pursed his lips and said, "Get a glass of water to drink!"
Yuan Rong stood up and poured a glass of water, brought it over, fed Qining and took a few sips, then said: "It's okay if you don't reward me, but the emperor actually spared Dou Kui and his gang. I heard that when the army besieged the city, Dou Kui secretly encouraged many officials to support Xiao Shaozong's ascension to the throne. This man was double-dealing and extremely despicable, so he should have his head chopped off. There were also a bunch of people who wanted to be in favor of others. When the emperor was in danger, they all acted according to the prevailing circumstances. They turned to Xiao Shaozong, and when the rebellion was put down, they all wrote to cut Xiao Shaozong's body into pieces, hehe... As expected, they were all people who knew how to be officials."
"Does the Emperor have any decree on how to dispose of Xiao Shaozong's body?"
"I heard that the emperor sent someone to bury him properly. Although he could not enter the royal family cemetery, he still found a place near the royal family cemetery." Yuan Rong sighed: "The emperor is so kind and kind as never before."
Qi Ning said lightly: "This is great wisdom. Don't forget that the Qinhuai Army is still fighting in the front. At this time, even if the sky falls and the earth falls, the emperor will try his best to stabilize the court. Xiao Shaozong is really going to be implicated in this rebellion. , countless people will be involved, and the emperor will be angry and lay down millions of corpses, but now is not the time for the emperor to be angry. Although Dou Kui is two-faced, he still has some skills in raising food and grass. From the time our army went north, Dou Kui He is responsible for grain and fodder logistics. If he is moved, the logistics will be in chaos. There is really no one who can replace him now!"