The strongest Marquis in history

When Zhao Qianku was sitting, it was evening when Linghu Qianli entered. He bowed to Zhao Ganku and solemnly said: "Your Majesty, Black Dragon Terrace has received news from some courtiers."

"Ministers in the court, many people have learned that the court is planning to evacuate Chang'an. Many people are talking about it and think that they cannot evacuate. They all want to protect themselves."

"According to the inquired information, these people who are unwilling to evacuate will not say that they will betray His Majesty, but that they will guard the imperial capital for His Majesty and swear to resist Wang Qi's attack."

"These people talk nicely, but in fact, they want to betray His Majesty and prepare to surrender to Qi."

"The general officials, Heilongtai has investigated clearly."

"Please take a look, Your Majesty."

Linghu Qianli took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to Zhao Gan's desk, and stood quietly aside.

Zhao Qian opened the letter and quickly browsed through it.The expression on his face became more and more serious, because according to the news from Heilongtai, six or seven out of ten civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty wanted to stay and fight to the death.

In other words, ready to surrender.

These people think that the general trend of Qi State has been established and cannot be stopped.

Zhao Gan was furious and directly tore up the letter, saying: "Grand Governor, you have done a good job."

Linghu Qianli said: "Your Majesty praises Miao, I am ashamed and dare not be ashamed. I suggest that at the court tomorrow, those who are unwilling to follow His Majesty to leave, all of them will be executed. Their respective families will also be wiped out, and all the money will be taken away from their homes. Wang Qi keeps any benefits."

Zhao Qian's eyes gradually flickered coldly, and his heart began to move.

These are the ones to betray.

All damn people.

To keep them, we can only fund the enemy, kill these people, and then confiscate all the money, which is the best choice.

Zhao Gan said in a deep voice: "Linghu Aiqing, there are probably many problems with this matter."

Linghu Qianli said: "Your Majesty, what's the problem?"

Zhao Qiandao: "Once the harsh measures are adopted, will people's hearts be distracted? Even after the news spreads, I am afraid that people in the world will think that I am a tyrant."

Linghu Qianli's eyes were fierce, and he said, "Your Majesty is in awe."

Zhao Gandao: "How to say?"

Linghu Qianli explained: "Your Majesty, the reason is actually very simple. Everyone in the world has already belonged to the Qi State, so why do you care what the people in the world think? These courtiers will all belong to the Qi State, so why are you being kind to them?"

"In other words, they are all enemies, and they will be killed naturally. As for how His Majesty is viewed by others, these are of no use. There is only one thing we have to consider now, and that is to increase our own strength as much as possible."

"Other than that, everything else is false."

Linghu Qianli knew very well that the little emperor actually had the intention to kill.It's just that it needs to be said through him, so I asked about it.

Zhao Qian really agreed: "Linghu Aiqing, you can make arrangements, and arrange people to be ready outside the hall tomorrow."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Linghu Qianli nodded and answered.

Zhao Gan waved his hand, Linghu Qianli turned around and retreated, continuing to arrange the follow-up matters.

Zhao Gan sat alone and went to bed very late at night.

One day passed, and the next morning.

The sun was rising, and the officials of the court had already arrived in the city early.These officials in the court each have their own thoughts in their hearts, and they have already figured out what to do next.

With the opening of the city gate, all civil and military officials, headed by Li Hongzhong, entered the city, and went straight to the imperial hall to stand still. Not long after, the voice of His Majesty was heard.

Zhao Gan was dressed in a dragon robe and gown, a twelve-pronged crown on his head, with his left hand holding the sword around his waist, and strode forward until he was seated in the main hall.

Zhao Qian looked around at the courtiers, and said straight to the point: "My dear friends, today I summoned you to discuss the matter of the court meeting. The Shang Shuling has notified you yesterday. I believe you all have your own ideas."

"Wang Qi's army is coming to Chang'an in Guanzhong. I have already said that I will withdraw to Xiliang. If you are willing to go with me, I will take it. If you don't want to go, stay in Chang'an."

Zhao Gandao: "What do you each think about?"

Li Hongzhong stepped forward and said first: "Your Majesty, I would like to go to Liangzhou with His Majesty. My Li family has been blessed by the emperor for generations. Now that Your Majesty wants to move the capital to Xiliang, the Li family should follow."

Zhao Gan praised and said: "Shang Shuling is worthy of being a veteran, loyal and courageous, and can be a model for all officials."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to stay in Chang'an and resist Wang Qi's army for His Majesty."

At this moment, an official stood up.

The name of the person who stood up was Tian Yu, who is now the Minister of the Ministry of War. This is the cronies promoted by the little emperor Zhao Qian after he ascended the throne, and entrusted with important tasks, but now Tian Yu is the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, I am also willing to stay and fight to the death."

Another person stood up.

This person is Qi Yishi, the current Guozijian Jijiu. He is over fifty years old, and when he speaks, he looks righteous and awe-inspiring.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to fight to the death."

"I am an official of the Great Zhou Dynasty. How can I be frightened by Wang Qi? I am willing to fight to the death."

"Your Majesty, the minister is also willing to stay."

One by one, the courtiers stood up to express their views.Most of these courtiers are rooted in Chang'an, and all their interests are in Chang'an. If they leave, the local land will be gone, and the influence of the family will be gone after the family moves.

Many people are reluctant to leave for many reasons.

Together, these people are a powerful force.Each of them had already talked in private, considering that the law does not punish the public, and many people chose to stay, so they would not be afraid of Zhao Qian's punishment, so they would stand up one by one.

If there are few people, dare not act rashly.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Gan's face became even darker.The reason is simple, everyone gathered together, this scene has exceeded Zhao Qian's expectations.

The people who stood up now accounted for at least [-]% of the hundred officials, or even more.The chief officials of the six ministries of the three provinces of the imperial court, that is, Li Hongzhong, Minister of the Ministry, Jiang Yuanshan, the servant, and Yang Guilin, the order of the Secretary of State, all expressed their position to go together.

The governors of the three provinces and the six ministers, in fact, only Li Hongzhong survived Zhao Zhen's reign, while the rest were newly promoted and arranged by Zhao Gan.

Now, apart from the governors of the three provinces, four of the six ministers have to stay, as well as Guozi Jijiu, Dali Temple, and other department officials, most of them have to stay.

The so-called staying and defending is actually to stay and surrender, and he is unwilling to follow Zhao Gan.

This is the real purpose.

The more Zhao Qian thought about it, the more he got angry, the more difficult it was to suppress his anger in his heart, and he gradually became angry.He originally had a murderous intent, but now he saw that everyone had already stood up, and these people stood up without any hesitation.

Zhao Gan drew his sword out of its sheath and ordered: "I, Da Zhou, treat you well. You people have enjoyed high officials and generous salaries, and obtained endless benefits. But now you say you want to fight to the death, but in fact, you want to surrender Wang Qi, you people, damn it!"

Whoa! !

In the hall, there was an uproar.

All the officials who were about to stay were shocked, with disbelief on their faces.

what happened?

How could the emperor go back on his word.

Tian Yu shouted: "Your Majesty, that's not what you said just now. Yesterday you sent the Minister's order to pass the letter, and that's not what you said, but now the order is changed day by day."

Qi Yishi echoed: "Your Majesty, do you want to cut yourself off from the world?"

The rest of the officials began to chime in.

All blame the emperor.

In their view, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty accounted for more than [-]%, and dozens of prominent ministers had to stay.Even if the emperor is dissatisfied in his heart, even if the emperor has any ideas, what can he do?

Zhao Gan listened to Tian Yu and the others talking, and looked over one by one. On his slightly immature face, there was a murderous intent that looked like a demon. He said directly: "Linghu Qianli!"

"exist!"

Linghu entered with great strides.

Zhao Gan flicked his sleeves and said, "All those who surrendered to Wang Qi will not be left behind. Kill them!"

"I obey my orders!"

Linghu Qianli got the order, and with one order, the killers of the Black Dragon Terrace who had been ambushing on both sides of the hall for a long time came out directly, and slashed people without any hesitation at all.

The screams resounded through the hall.

Officials ran around trying to escape, but these officials in the court were pampered and had little ability.Even those who can serve in the court are all of a certain age.

In front of the killers at Heilongtai, he was slaughtered just by meeting him.In a short period of time, all the people who wanted to stay were slaughtered, and no one was left behind.

In the hall, there was a smell of blood.

Blood flowed, staining the ground of the hall red, and the puddles of blood were even more disgusting.

Seeing this killing, Zhao Gan felt extremely happy, but he still felt a little nauseous.He suppressed the discomfort in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Linghu Qianli, immediately slaughter the family members of these officials, and bring everyone's money and food to me. Since these people want to surrender to Wang Qi, they should all die. When slaughtering the whole family."

"Yes!"

Linghu Qianli responded directly.

This matter has already been decided, and he has even mobilized soldiers to prepare.As long as he gives an order, the army under his command will act quickly to wipe out the families of these important ministers in a short period of time.

Chapter 774 Hell

Cao Xuan was also in the crowd. Seeing this scene, he rolled his eyes and thought in his heart.

Gradually, there was light in his eyes.

Already have an idea.

Then, he still kept his eyes on his nose, his nose and his heart, and stood firmly in the hall.

Zhao Gan flicked his sleeves and ordered: "Masters, I have already said yesterday that we are going to leave. Presumably, you have already made arrangements, so let's go on our own, and bring your family members with us. We will meet at the gate of the west city. Then leave. Time is fast, we must seize the time."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Everyone left in a hurry.

These people are extremely shrewd, so when Zhao Gan apparently let the officials stay, they would play it safe and never take the initiative to stand up.Just like this, their choices preserved themselves.

They left one by one, and Cao Xuan followed him out of the imperial city.

When Cao Xuan came out of the imperial city, he called his confidant Cheng Lin directly. Cen Wen was captured in the past, but Cheng Lin was still by his side. He looked directly at Cheng Lin and ordered, "Master Cheng, go to the palace today. Zhao Gan slaughtered nearly [-]% of the officials."

"Now, people have been sent to raid the family and exterminate the family to rob Chang'an's money. This incident will inevitably cause turmoil. There will even be countless people who will directly rob the people."

"You order our soldiers to also plunder, rob money, food, and capture young men."

"When we are about to leave Chang'an, we have to leave. In addition, we set fire to the places we robbed. Anyway, it's the emperor's fault, and we won't leave any benefits to Wang Qi."

Cheng Lin nodded when she heard it.

He doesn't have any mercy, this is the enemy anyway.He quickly made arrangements, and the soldiers under Cao Xuan started to act.The entire city of Chang'an became chaotic within a short period of time, with soldiers looting everywhere and even setting fires everywhere.

Chang'an City is like hell on earth.

Countless people fled everywhere, but they were beheaded and killed by soldiers in the end.Even gradually, people have started to set fires, causing countless local people to die tragically.

This scene was discovered by Li Yannian who was shopping in the city.

He hurried back to the mansion, and saw Li Hongzhong who had just returned and was ordering to pack his bags.

Li Yannian said: "Grandfather, what happened to the robbery and arson in the city?"

Li Hongzhong said: "What else can happen? Naturally, His Majesty broke the jar and didn't want to leave a good place for Wang Qi, so he ordered the massacre of the place. That's why this scene happened."

Li Yannian said: "In the city of Chang'an, countless people live. One by one, the people are chased, arrested, slaughtered, there are screams everywhere, and dead bodies are everywhere. How can this be done? Grandfather, the emperor has nothing to do with the tyrant. What's the difference. You are still ordering to leave with Zhao Gan, but your grandson disagrees."

Li Hongzhong said: "Since you don't agree, stay and join Wang Qi."

"what!"

Li Yannian exclaimed.

He was surprised.

His grandfather, who had always been determined to stand on the emperor's side and serve the emperor, suddenly changed his mind, which surprised and shocked him.

Li Hongzhong said in a deep voice: "Yesterday the emperor asked the old man to inform the officials that those who are willing to leave with him should follow him. Those who are not willing to leave with him can stay voluntarily, and the emperor will not interfere."

"At that time, the old man had doubts. He thought it was impossible. The emperor was not such a good person. It's just that many officials in the court thought that the emperor's law does not blame the public, and there is no way to arrest people."

"So this morning at the court meeting, when the emperor asked, countless people stood up. Almost [-]% of the officials wanted to stay in Chang'an, and they even pretended to be defending Chang'an for the emperor."

"Then, the emperor asked Linghu to lead people thousands of miles away, and slaughtered them all. The family members of these people would also be exterminated, and all family money, etc., would be confiscated."

"As for the looting soldiers in the city, who will take care of them? The emperor has already given up on Chang'an, so no one is going to take care of ordinary people. Today's Great Zhou has no way out."