The city of Chang'an was not quiet all night, and this incident naturally left a very strong mark in the later history books, and there is even an allusion spread about it... Zhen Gong Night Catch. Chang'an City has not lacked such shocking events in the past few years, but no matter what happened before, it is more disturbing than Fang Jie's arrest of people overnight. When King Yi Yangyin rebelled, Emperor Tianyou also ordered to arrest people all over the city. Officials, large and small, plus family members and servants killed tens of thousands, and there were not enough horse-drawn carriages at Caishikou to transport corpses out of the city every day. .
When Yang Jian first returned to the court, he did not kill many people, but Yang Jian did not kill many courtiers and officials.
Wei Mu, who sits in Chang'an, kills people like hemp, but in the eyes of others, he is just a lunatic.
However, the whole night when Fang Jie's subordinates arrested people represented another meaning to those with discerning eyes. No matter how the previous people killed people, the sky in Chang'an City has not changed. But Fang Jie's attack this time may indicate that a new sky will soon cover the city of Chang'an.
This is a signal, a signal that Fang Jie wants to completely stabilize the court.
Fang Xie didn't enter Chang'an City, but that doesn't mean Fang Xie didn't kill him after entering the city. It's just that most successful people in history will not kill those who welcome them. Although most of these welcomers are hypocritical and speculative people, successful people must learn to accept all these.
But obviously, Fang Jie didn't intend to accept it.
Just after midnight, the Yamen of Chang'an Mansion was taken over by a large number of Xiaoqi schools, and all the officials who were on duty at night were unarmed and thrown directly into the prison. It didn't take long for them to have many companions. The yamen of the Xiaoqi School had a lot of prisoners, but they couldn't hold these many people, and the cells in Chang'an Mansion were quickly overcrowded.
When it was almost dawn, the prison cells of the Ministry of Criminal Justice were also full.
Even so, a large number of criminals were brought to the Black Banner Army camp for control. It is impossible for the outside world to guess how many people were arrested that night, but there is no doubt that this number must be extremely alarming.
Contrary to Fang Xie's expectation, after Pei Dazhi, the Prime Minister of Chang'an Mansion, was taken down, the old people of various families who had been in Chang'an City for many years could not sit still, and the carriages stopped outside Changchun Garden. Car after car. Fang Jie didn't see any of them, but let people remember that these people all came from the He family.
The presence of these people, even if Fang Jie never saw them, was a big gain.
When it was time for morning court, Fang Jie washed up, changed into court clothes, and went straight to Taiji Palace from Changchun Garden. Although Yang Qinyan, the eldest princess of the Sui Dynasty, has entrusted him with all court affairs, he is still a courtier of the Sui Dynasty in name, so the eldest princess still has to preside over the early court every morning, but she has handed over all the memorials to him. Fang Jie will not make any decisions at the meeting. She seems to have no mood or desire to face these court ministers. Relatively speaking, she prefers to spend the whole afternoon in a daze by the window in her original residence in Tai Chi Palace.
The number of people who came to court today was much less than usual, which made the already empty Tai Chi Hall even more empty. Except for the civilian and military generals of the Black Banner Army, who were basically all present, there were vacancies for all the officials in each yamen. No one is ignorant of what happened last night, so the faces of the courtiers other than the Black Banner Army are extremely solemn.
No one knew what Fang Jie would do next. And these people were not captured last night, who knows if a large number of Xiaoqi schools will flood in at the court meeting and capture them all? But they didn't dare not to come, because if they didn't come, they would be clearly giving Fang Xie a reason to attack.
In the past, the courtiers would gather together in twos and threes to whisper together before going to court, and even after entering the hall, some people chatted with each other from time to time. But today, everyone is quiet.
After Fang Jie walked into the hall, the courtiers turned their heads to look at him and then all quickly lowered their heads. No one dared to look into Fang Xie's eyes, as if poisonous arrows could be released from those eyes.
As soon as Fang Jie entered the hall, the civil servants and generals from the Black Banner Army bowed down and saluted at the same time: "I have seen the lord!"
Compared with those other courtiers who were dumbfounded and frightened, there was a clear distinction.
Fang Jie waved his hand, walked to the front of the queue and stopped. Originally, Yang Qinyan arranged a seat for him, but Fang Jie refused to accept it. The subordinates of the Black Banner Army didn't straighten up until Fang Xie got to his position and stood up. Compared with those restless courtiers, everyone in the Black Banner Army was very indifferent, as if nothing happened last night.
At this moment, Mu San came from the direction of the inner court, and after entering the main hall, he greeted Fang Xie first, then stood up straight and said loudly: "His Royal Highness said, I won't come here today. All court officials All report to the Duke of the Town to know, and the Duke of the Town makes the decision."
As soon as these words came out, all the courtiers gasped.
Everyone thought that the eldest princess Yang Qinyan could be bullied, but only now did she realize that this woman's mind was really terrifying. Fang Jie asked the Black Banner Army to take so many people last night, it is impossible for Yang Qinyan not to know. I didn't come to the morning court today, obviously to avoid this matter. Now it's all right, the eldest princess put aside this matter and pretended not to know about it, she didn't care about it, and let Fang Jie make a decision. Those who originally planned to take advantage of the eldest princess couldn't even see her shadow.
In fact, many people went outside the Tai Chi Palace last night, requesting to meet Her Highness the Princess. But Yang Qinyan asked people to tell the outsiders that the Tai Chi Palace does not open its doors at night, this is a rule, no matter how big things happen, they have to wait until tomorrow morning to discuss. Those who were turned away had to wait, but they didn't come to her at all.
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Mu San looked at the faces of those courtiers, feeling both complacent and depressed. He is now a legitimate official, but since he was born as a eunuch, it is the most convenient for him to enter and leave the Taiji Palace, so he is still in charge of the affairs of the palace for the time being. Although this feeling of being the head of the harem is very cool, he wants to stand in the Tai Chi Hall and participate in political affairs like the rest of the Black Banner Army.
"Last night."
Fang Jie turned around and looked at the courtiers, his eyes swept slowly.
"Xiaoqi school and my own barracks have captured some people. Those who are still here can rest assured that the people I ordered to capture are all people who are not good for the court. As for what crimes have been committed, there will be a notice later. I am now Just point out a few people and talk about why you want to take them."
"A while ago in Chang'an City, there were rebels who rebelled, took control of the government, dismissed all officials, and sentenced the emperor to death. This person did not show his true face, so many people still don't know his identity. Later, there were rumors that this person was from the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Taizu... What a nonsense. Those who made up such a lie have obvious intentions to subvert the Sui Dynasty. It is ridiculous that there are still people who believe such a lie."
"As far as I know, most of the children of the royal family in the city died at the hands of this person. If this person is the resurrection of Emperor Taizu, would he do vicious things like slaughtering his own descendants? Such an obvious truth, but many people don't I understand. During those days, you were probably all in this Tai Chi Hall, right? I never force everyone to maintain an unchanging loyalty to Tai Sui. We will pursue the reasons of all of you present, because you are only begging for perfection, and you are not acting like a thief."
"The traitor has killed so many royal dignitaries. If such a crime can be indulged, what is the difference from the traitor? Lou Kongyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Wu Hao, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Duan Chun, Minister of Dali Temple, Pei Dazhi, Chancellor of Chang'an Mansion... These people, the hands Holding the important power to maintain the law and order of the Sui Dynasty, but became an accomplice of the rebels during the rebellion. I don't need to say that you know better than me how many royal families in Chang'an City were arrested by them personally. "
Fang Jie paused for a moment and continued: "The reason why the eldest princess doesn't come to the early court is because she can't face such a person and still stand in the court hall!"
The courtiers lowered their heads, and no one dared to interrupt.
"I have only thought about it, and sincerely cooperate with all the ministers and workers after entering the city to stabilize Chang'an and even stabilize the world. But this is just my wishful thinking... The wicked have their own governance, and I will be the wicked who governs the wicked. In troubled times When using heavy scriptures, I will only say these words once, and I will not mention them again in the future.”
"There is something I want to discuss with you."
Fang Jie paced slowly in the main hall: "The Yamen of the Xiaoqi School has been interrogating overnight since last night, and no one can hide secrets in the Yamen of the Xiaoqi School. But... After all, the manpower of Xiaoqi School is limited, and they are not busy these days." It's nothing else... Dugu will coordinate and make arrangements later, and everyone in the morning court will go to the interrogation."
Fang Jie smiled: "There is another advantage to doing this. No matter how powerful the Xiaoqi School is, it is not familiar with the affairs in Chang'an City. The arrested ones have known you for many years. You don't need to interrogate them to know what secrets they have." , as long as I see you sitting there, I won’t allow them to stop recruiting.”
After saying this, Man Chao was shocked.
ruthless!
Fang Jie's move was too ruthless.
The courtiers were asked to interrogate the courtiers. One of the former colleagues sat in the lobby to judge the other and became a prisoner. Both the prisoner and the judge knew each other very well, and they couldn't hide any filth. If the interrogation continues like this, it may not turn the person sitting in the lobby into a prisoner.
If the trial continues like this, there will be no more civil and military personnel left in the Manchu Dynasty.
At this moment, the courtiers were filled with fear and anger, and Fang Jie made it clear that he wanted to catch them all.
"this… "
After the little emperor ascended the throne, the veteran Yu Aishan, who was invited out again, pondered for a moment, took a step forward and bowed and said, "My lord, this method is very clever, so that those who do evil will have nowhere to hide. It's just... full The civil and military forces of the court are all involved in this matter, and there are other things in the court that cannot be estimated. If the court stops, it will not benefit the people. In the opinion of the veterans, it is better to ask all the ministers and workers to go home and think about it with all their heart. What are the crimes of the traitors caught, and then each write a report and submit it to the Duke."
In fact, when I say this, I am bargaining. He has completely disregarded other things. If you know what he said, Fang Jie can ask him, since you all know what crimes those people committed, why didn't you expose them? If Fang Jie asked, it would be a dead end with no solution. If Fang Jie doesn't ask, there is still room for relaxation.
It has to be said that Jiang is still old and hot, and Yu Aishan's move seems to have forced him to retreat, so why not retreat to advance
"It makes sense."
Fang Jie smiled slightly: "Let's leave it at that, and you will spend more time thinking about it later. Those traitors don't die, but after all, they are still sorry for the innocent souls who died, right?"
The implication of these words is that if those people don't die, you may also be bitten to death.
"But it's up to the Duke to decide!"
Yu Aishan breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and quietly wiped the sweat from his palms on his cuffs.
Fang Xie is really forcing people to die without paying for their lives, leaving the life and death of those arrested to the courtiers to decide. In order to protect themselves, the rest of the people can only deal with the arrested people to death. But obviously Fang Jie didn't intend to really kill the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Since there was room for them, they could still get along with each other in the future.
Yu Aishan secretly glanced at Fang Jie, the young man had a gentle smile on his lips, but it was like a knife.