Chapter 594: Naive and Sincere
Now, the families of two of the three have been killed by the mob, and they themselves are not going to survive.
So when they saw the Sixth Prince holding the Emperor's Sword, they even wanted to come and kill themselves as soon as possible.
The Emperor's Sword naturally could not do such a dirty thing, so Xue Lingxiao used his own sword to chop off the heads of these three people.
Zhao Cheng and other officials were dumbfounded.
The Sixth Prince just watched as Xue Lingxiao took the three heads away.
"Your Highness!" Zhao Cheng sighed, "Why are you doing this? They are bound to die."
"You are going to die, but isn't it better to die now?" The Sixth Prince smiled and returned the Emperor's Sword to Zhao Cheng: "If you die now, I will kill you."
Zhao Cheng was stunned. He didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
After a long while, he sighed.
This Sixth Prince is quite clear about it.
Xue Lingxiao threw the three bloody heads and a letter outside Qingzhou City.
Someone brought it back soon.
The letter was very simple, stating directly that I was Qi Yan, the sixth son of the emperor. Today, three governors were beheaded. In the future, more than seventy officials from the three states, big and small, would all suffer the same fate as long as they were found to have committed evil.
I hope the people in Qingzhou and Mizhou will stay calm.
The most touching thing in this letter is not who was killed or who he is.
Instead, he called the people in Qingzhou and Mizhou... common people.
Not a traitor, not a mob.
Next came ten carts of medicinal herbs, all of which were needed to treat the plague. The Sixth Prince sent people to collect all the medicinal herbs around.
They paid someone to send him outside Qingzhou.
In the imperial city, in the Taiji Palace, Qi Yixiu received the first official letter from Qi Yan.
But it was a letter of apology.
"My son was reckless. When the emperor saw the memorial, he thought he had made a mistake. I beg the emperor to show mercy."
Qi Yixiu didn't know what mood he was in when watching these.
And the childish yet sincere thoughts in the memorial.
'Although I have not seen the tragic situation in Mizhou with my own eyes, the people are so innocent. They are rebelling today because they cannot survive. I was born in the royal family and grew up in luxury. I don't know the suffering of the people. Now I am shocked to see it. I am here to plead for the people of the two states and ask for your help.'
Qi Yixiu watched and started laughing.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
When Chusi first learned that it was a letter of apology, he felt it was not good. But now when he saw the emperor smiling again, he was shocked.
"Make a copy of this memorial, send the copy to Yufu Palace, and send the memorial to the cabinet." Qi Yixiu waved his hand.
I received it on the fourth day of the New Year and hurriedly asked someone to copy it.
The more I copied, the more frightened I became.
Shen Chuliu was also shocked when she first learned that something happened in Qingzhou and Mizhou.
Now that he received the copied letter of apology, he changed from frowning to smiling and then shook his head.
'Those whose ancestors have military merits shall not be killed Those who have merits themselves shall not be killed Those who are the only sons in the family shall not be killed Those whose parents are still alive shall not be killed Those who have young children shall not be killed Those who have no houses shall not be killed Those who have no land shall not be killed'
These were written by the Sixth Prince himself, referring to the rebellious people if they are willing to surrender.
These principles alone can save countless people from death.
What's more, he was talking about the leaders, not the ordinary people who followed.
At this moment, Shen Chuliu thought the same as Qi Yixiu.
How childish, yet sincere?
Shen Chuliu knew very well that Qi Yixiu was partial to Qi Yan.
And never again did she understand why as clearly as she does now.
Yes, why?
Because of Qi Yanzhen.
He never concealed his immature ambitions in front of his father. He never played dumb in front of his father, and he never pretended to understand in front of his father.
Everything is like this letter of apology.
It’s like saying to your father, look, I have done so many things, I know I shouldn’t have done them, but I still did them, can you forgive me?
Then he said, "Look, I have thought of so many things, Father, will these be useful?"
It was even like he was telling his father directly, I am not willing to be ordinary, I have encountered such a thing, and I want to do something.
Is Qi Yixiu afraid that the princes will compete for the position of crown prince?
No, he is not afraid.
But he doesn't like to deceive, such as pretending to be stupid or smart.
Perhaps Qi Yan will not succeed, but even if he fails, he is still a sincere child in his father's heart.
This means that even if he loses, he will not be completely defeated or lose his life.
Shen Chuliu let out a long sigh and walked out with a smile.
The memorial was sent from the cabinet to the Taiji Palace, and then sent back to the cabinet from the Taiji Palace.
The ministers looked at the memorial and didn't know what to do.
The emperor did not punish the person, but instead sent the memorial back.
Finally, Pei Jiancheng said, "The most pressing issue is the people's riot. As for what the Sixth Prince will do, there is no rush. There are some good things in this memorial. Why don't you and I follow the memorial and draft a new one for the emperor to review? I am old now. It is said that one should promote the virtuous regardless of their relationship with him. Now it is not easy for me to ignore the matter."
Everyone responded with a smile.
I thought that the reason why the emperor cared so much about Master Pei was because of his personality.
Sure enough, on the third day, Qi Yixiu issued an edict to execute all nine clans of the three governors.
As for the officials below, their punishments ranged from executing their entire clan to exile, depending on the size of their rank and what they had done.
There are also a few who were not convicted, but that is another story.
After all, the Sixth Prince is still young, and no matter how thoughtful he is, it is still not enough.
Therefore, the things in his memorial can only be used as reference and cannot be used directly.
But sometimes a child's ideas can be useful.
At least the emperor never intended to kill the people of Qingzhou and Mizhou for their riot.
How could governing a country be so simple? So in the end, the policies issued by the emperor actually contained some of the things in the Sixth Prince's apology letter.
At this time, it is already the end of November and the twelfth lunar month is about to begin.
Yunzhou is not cold, it is actually hotter than the imperial city.
At this time, the people of Qingzhou and Mizhou were no longer as persistent as they were at the beginning. As those officials who had harmed them were beheaded, they actually began to feel a little regretful.
They were not forced to rebel because of their long-term life. It was all because of the tragic situation in Xikou Town that they did such a thing out of fear.
After all, they had lived in a prosperous era for a very long time, and their ancestors had lived a good life.
So, after just a few months of this chaos, they became afraid, fed up, and regretted their decision.
So at this time, when the imperial edict of the court resounded again, the vast majority of people just felt familiar.
Who doesn’t want to live a stable life?
A civil war was thus averted, which was naturally the best thing.
Of course, it is impossible for everyone to be forgiven.
Those who took the lead in the rebellion, as well as the garrison troops who rebelled and those who were paid by the emperor would not be able to escape.
But most of the ordinary soldiers among the civilians were fine.
Our Liuliu is clumsily telling his father that I am very capable. I don't know if I have expressed myself clearly, but in fact, many of the princes are good, such as Sisiwuwu and the like.
(End of this chapter)
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