Chapter 112: Paying Homage to the Heroic Spirits
The heads of the noble families cursed in their hearts, this Li Heng is really a fence-sitter, he is completely serving the King Li like a dog!
He looked at Yan Jiulang again. The Yan family was the head of the Yanzhou noble families, and Yan Jiulang was the first noble family to show goodwill to King Li. The Yan family also had a business partnership with King Li.
There are many young men from the Yan family in the Yanzhou army. As long as Yan Jiulang opposes, they will immediately unite against the enemy.
Although you, the King of Li, are strong, with that kerosene, can you still kill all of us?
We have given you enough face by coming to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers, but you still want to kill them all! Yan Jiu did not avoid the burning gazes of the crowd, and asked the King of Li frankly, "I wonder how many of the Yan family members are among the deserters?"
Jin Sui glanced at Li Heng, who immediately understood what he meant. He stepped forward to take the list and quickly looked through it, reading out thirteen names in a row:
"Master Yan, these thirteen people are deserters from the Yan family. Another forty-eight people from the Yan family died in the battle at the border town."
Yan Jiulang shouted, "Shiyilang, you must return to the city immediately and bring these thirteen people to the border town and hand them over to the prince for disposal."
"Since they chose to join the army, they must abide by military rules and discipline. My Yan family despises deserters the most!"
Then he said to Jin Sui: "Your Highness, there is no need to wait three days. Yan Jiu will give you an explanation today, and give an explanation to the spirits of the sacrificed soldiers!"
As soon as these words came out, all the nobles could not hide their anger, but they did not dare to question him. They all cursed Yan Jiu secretly, wondering what kind of magic potion the King of Li had fed him?
The dignified head of the Yan family, under the tyranny of the King of Li, dared not even fart! Jin Sui raised the list again and asked loudly: "Everyone here, who objects?"
The head of the Zhou family clenched and unclenched his fists, and clenched and unclenched them again. In such a solemn occasion, he did not dare to take advantage of his seniority like he did in the last meeting held by Li Heng.
This is the territory of the King of Li. If you rebel against him in public, you will bring fatal disaster to your family!
Seeing that even the head of the Zhou family was silent, no one dared to step forward. They all bowed and said, "We will send the deserters back and leave it to the prince to deal with."
After all, the reason why the nobles agreed so readily was, firstly, they were afraid of King Li's military power, and secondly, they did not take the lives of those deserters seriously.
If their direct descendants were among the deserters, do you think they would agree so readily? The lives of the collateral branches are not important, preserving the family is the most important thing.
If the Yan family's actions showed that they were not against King Li, then Zheng Pengpeng was wholeheartedly supporting King Li.
Because Zheng Pengpeng has already brought those deserters and cattle and horses!
The Zheng family guards led more than a hundred people to kneel in front of the mourning hall. Zheng Pengpeng tried hard not to fall down, and said with a folded hand: "Your Highness, when Zheng Yun fled the Zheng family, he took some people with him. The rest are all here. These people include deserters and thieves who stole supplies that night."
"Your Majesty, please check the roster and deal with it according to military regulations!"
The hundred or so people kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying that they were instigated by Zheng Yun to take advantage of the war to riot. They also said that they fled because they saw others fleeing, and they were not the leaders.
Jin Sui asked Li Heng and Cheng Yu to check, and in addition to matching the roster, Cheng Yu also checked to see if there was any impersonation.
Then Jin Sui asked Wei Zhubo to read out their crimes and sentenced them all to death by beheading.
He was beheaded in public outside the mourning hall to comfort the heroic spirit.
When more than a hundred bloody corpses were presented before everyone, no one from the aristocratic families dared to express any opposition.
The King of Li is so cruel! He kills without mercy! Logically speaking, the border town is in need of people, so wouldn't it be better to keep these people as hard labor and military slaves?
Or he could ask the Zheng family to pay gold and silver in exchange, and then take the opportunity to extort a large sum of money from the Zheng family, and from then on completely control the Zheng family.
I didn't expect that this King of Evil didn't want either people or money. He really wanted to deal with them according to military regulations and wanted to take their lives!
In the past, they all thought that King Li acted without rules, did not know the rules, and was not tactful at all. Now they know that he truly implemented the Xia law to the end and acted in accordance with the law.
"Burn these corpses together with the Tartar's corpses to pay tribute to the heroic spirits!"
Oil was poured on the Jingguan Temple, and the raging fire illuminated half the sky red.
Amid the raging fire, the bodies of the soldiers were buried. When the bugle was blown, the people gathered from all directions and spontaneously saw the soldiers off.
Born as a hero, died as a national hero. Soul, return home, loyal bones return home...
Wei Zhubo recited the eulogy while crying. Jinsui and Gu Changxiao personally erected a heroic monument with the names of the fallen soldiers in the cemetery.
The wind blows, yellow papers fly, and amid the cries of grief, the heroic spirits of the soldiers are reluctant to leave. They will forever protect this land...
This grand funeral made the Black Feather Camp and the Garrison Soldiers officially the number one army in Yan.
Gu Changxiao said that King Li's protection of his soldiers, both during their lifetime and after their death, would make the people of Yan respect the border troops, and young people would also aspire to join the army.
Jin Sui said in a deep voice: "I didn't think so much, I just wanted to give justice to the soldiers."
Jinsui treated the sacrificed soldiers' justice, including grand funerals, bounties, favorable official positions, and compensation for their families as top priorities.
As for justice for the living, the part she promised has been fulfilled, and there is also the reward that the court wants to give.
She left Li Heng to gather people to write a memorial to the court. She asked several generals one by one, and no one wanted to use this military achievement to leave the border.
Cheng Yu didn't even want to take the opportunity to contact the Cheng family. Han Xing and Hei Hu didn't care about the court's rewards at all, and repeatedly said that they just wanted to be under the prince's command.
Only Wei Zhubo was promised by Jinsui before: "With this military achievement, Lord Wei can return to Chang'an to take up his post."
Wei Zhubo was not as happy as he had imagined. Returning to Chang'an had always been his dream, but he never expected to realize it in this way.
He was full of reluctance: "Your Majesty, Border Town is in need of people right now, how can I leave at this critical moment?"
Jin Sui looked at him quietly. Suddenly, two lines of hot tears rolled down his round face. He seemed to be talking to himself, or explaining to Jin Sui:
"But my wife and daughter waited for me in Chang'an for six years! When I was exiled, my daughter was only two years old, babbling and learning to walk. She hugged my legs and cried, 'Daddy'."
"The wife would rather die than divorce, so she took the children back to her parents' home to live, and was subjected to harsh criticism from her brother and sister-in-law."
“They are all waiting for me to come back.”
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being selfish. It's not that I don't want to suffer at the border, but I feel so sorry for my wife and daughter that I can't give up this opportunity."
Jin Sui hurriedly handed him a handkerchief and said, "I understand your feelings. I have already told Chief Secretary Cheng. Chief Secretary Wei, you have been at the border for many years and have worked hard without complaint. We have all seen it."
“The border does need people, but your wife and daughter need you more.
Don't worry, with this victory, I will ask the court for a good official position for you, so that you can spend more time with your family and make up for all these years."
This is what Jin Sui asked Gu Changxiao. Although King Li was exiled to the border, he still has some connections in the court. If he asks the Ministry of Personnel to take care of him, Wei Zhubo will be able to get a good position when he returns to Chang'an with his military achievements.
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