69novels Chapter 181
Chapter 181
As Gu Changan finished speaking, there was an uproar in the court.
Even Emperor Liu Xie was very surprised.
He did not expect Gu Changan to be so radical.
He actually wanted to execute Liu Yan’s two sons and their entire families.
Isn’t this forcing Liu Yan to rebel?
Cai Yong hurriedly stepped forward and said,”Your Majesty, no!”
“Liu Fan and Liu Dan are relatives of the Han royal family. This time they were deceived by the traitors!”
“Even if they are guilty of serious crimes, their families must not be implicated!”
Then Cai Yong turned to look at Gu Changan.
“General, why do you resort to such murderous means?”
“Why not follow suit? During the first rebellion in Guanzhong, only the ringleaders were executed and their families were spared!”
Gu Changan smiled coldly.
He did not give Cai Yong face just because he was Cai Wenji’s father.
“Lord Cai, it was because of the first rebellion in Guanzhong that I showed mercy!”
“Only then will there be a second Guanzhong rebellion!”
“If I show mercy this time, what should I do when the third Guanzhong rebellion breaks out?”
Faced with Gu Changan’s question,
Cai Yong was speechless.
Indeed, during the first Guanzhong rebellion,
Gu Changan’s request was to exterminate the three clans.
As a result, under the pleas of all the civil and military officials, the chief culprit was killed instead, and all other relatives and family members were sent to the military farms to become settlers.
Unmarried women or widows were forcibly married to unmarried officers in the army.
Unexpectedly, it didn’t take long for the second Guanzhong rebellion to break out.
Cai Yong didn’t know what to do.
Seeing this scene,
Taiwei Yang Biao hurriedly stood up.
His old face was full of worry.
“Your Majesty, there are many people involved in this case!”
“If all the relatives of the Han Dynasty were executed, how should the others be punished?”
“I beg your Majesty to think twice and not start killing.々～ 々～ ！”
Then, he turned to look at Gu Changan and said,”General, I hope you can be magnanimous and give these people’s families a chance!”
Taichang Zhongfu also said,”I hope Your Majesty will be lenient and only execute the main culprit!”
Guanglu Xun Deng Yuan also said,”Your Majesty, this case involves many officials in the court!”
“If the punishment is too severe, people may panic and the foundation of the country may be shaken!”
“”I beg your majesty to think twice!”
For a moment, all the civil and military officials were begging for mercy.
Liu Xie sat on the dragon throne.
He looked at the civil and military ministers who were begging below. He felt mixed emotions in his heart.
He knew that these civil and military ministers seemed to be begging him as the emperor.
But in fact, they were begging Gu Changan.
Although he was the emperor, there was only one person who could make the decision in this court, and that was Gu Changan.
Even in the depths of Liu Xie’s heart, he was still regretting why this audience rebellion did not succeed?
If Gu Changan died in this Guanzhong rebellion, the army of Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, would have been waiting in Hanzhong.
As long as Gu Changan died,
Liu Yan would lead the army out of Xiegu and directly take Chang’an City.
Although Gu Changan’s army was not damaged in strength, as long as there was no leader, these armies would inevitably become self-disordered.
To If only he would not change his orders every day like Wang Yun.
He promised high positions and generous salaries, and pardoned these generals of Gu Chang’an, maybe he could use them for his own purposes.
Unfortunately, all this can only be a fantasy.
The second is the rebellion in Guanzhong, which still ended in failure.
And it was in such an incredible way.
Emperor Liu Xie, after all, did not see it with his own eyes.
In his heart, he could not help but wonder, is this true or false?
If it is true.
Doesn’t it mean that Gu Chang’an is even more powerful than the former King of Western Chu, Xiang Yu.
Thinking of this.
Liu Xie couldn’t help but feel a little desperate.
Is there an end to his puppet emperor?
Can he get rid of the control of powerful ministers like Gu Chang’an?
Emperor Liu Xie looked at Gu Chang’an with complicated eyes.
He slowly said:”General, what do you think we should do?”
Gu Chang’an pondered for a moment, and slowly said
“Your Majesty, fellow ministers!”
“It’s not that I, Gu Changan, don’t want to let things go peacefully!”
“I don’t want to cause too much killing!”
“As I said just now, if the first rebellion is not severely punished, there will be a second one, and if the second rebellion is not severely punished, there will be a third one!”
“If I only kill the main culprit this time and let the others go, what if there is a third rebellion?”
“Many civil and military officials participated in the court this time!”
“Ministers standing in the court now, don’t you know anything about this?”
“¨「 ¨「 Have you never heard of it?”
“I’m afraid not!”
Gu Changan said this, his eyes were like lightning, sweeping across the court.
Many people subconsciously avoided Gu Changan’s gaze.
Gu Changan smiled slightly and continued to speak
“Are you thinking, what if it succeeds?”
“So even if you don’t participate, just pretend you know nothing!”
“No one informed me or my subordinates!”
“You just watched this happen before your eyes!”
“So at this time, you ask me to forgive these people, is this reasonable?”
As Gu Changan asked the question
, the entire court was silent. After a long while,
Cai
Yong said tremblingly:”I really don’t know about this matter!”
“If I knew, I would tell the general!”
Taiwei Yang Biao also said:”I know nothing about this matter, and I have never heard of it!”
Gu Changan smiled faintly and said:”You two know nothing, and I don’t need to explain the reason!”
“What about other ministers?”
Cai Yong and Yang Biao turned their heads and looked at the civil and military ministers in the court.
Among them were their close friends.
But these people avoided their gaze.
Cai Yong and Yang Biao could hardly believe their eyes.
They finally realized that they had been excluded by others without knowing it.
The reason was very simple.
Cai Yong’s daughter Cai Wenji married Gu Chang’an as a concubine.
Yang Biao was Gu Chang’an’s matchmaker and witness.
His son Yang Xiu now worked under Gu Chang’an.
For a moment,
Cai Yong and Yang Biao had mixed feelings in their hearts and felt a little discouraged…. ps:▄█ˉ█●Please, it’s on the shelves, please subscribe, flowers, evaluation votes, rewards, comments!.